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Employer firm births in Arizona

Employer firm births in Arizona was 11,411 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.7% from 2022. That is the 15th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count11,411
Change on 2022-1.7%
Rank15th of 51US states ranked
Series high12,6512006
Series low6,9711980
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Employer firm births in Arizona, 1978 to 2023

6,0008,00010K12K14K19781985199219992006201320231978: 7,482 count1979: 7,037 count1980: 6,971 count1981: 7,079 count1982: 7,136 count1983: 7,437 count1984: 8,784 count1985: 9,179 count1986: 9,228 count1987: 9,167 count1988: 8,771 count1989: 8,436 count1990: 8,147 count1991: 7,817 count1992: 7,602 count1993: 7,999 count1994: 8,910 count1995: 9,184 count1996: 9,229 count1997: 9,517 count1998: 8,910 count1999: 8,972 count2000: 8,749 count2001: 8,702 count2002: 8,810 count2003: 9,191 count2004: 9,958 count2005: 10,797 count2006: 12,651 count2007: 11,768 count2008: 10,732 count2009: 8,143 count2010: 7,546 count2011: 7,843 count2012: 7,803 count2013: 7,778 count2014: 7,833 count2015: 8,076 count2016: 8,391 count2017: 8,828 count2018: 8,992 count2019: 9,069 count2020: 9,272 count2021: 10,618 count2022: 11,609 count2023: 11,411 count6,0008,00010K12K14K19781994201020231978: 7,482 count1979: 7,037 count1980: 6,971 count1981: 7,079 count1982: 7,136 count1983: 7,437 count1984: 8,784 count1985: 9,179 count1986: 9,228 count1987: 9,167 count1988: 8,771 count1989: 8,436 count1990: 8,147 count1991: 7,817 count1992: 7,602 count1993: 7,999 count1994: 8,910 count1995: 9,184 count1996: 9,229 count1997: 9,517 count1998: 8,910 count1999: 8,972 count2000: 8,749 count2001: 8,702 count2002: 8,810 count2003: 9,191 count2004: 9,958 count2005: 10,797 count2006: 12,651 count2007: 11,768 count2008: 10,732 count2009: 8,143 count2010: 7,546 count2011: 7,843 count2012: 7,803 count2013: 7,778 count2014: 7,833 count2015: 8,076 count2016: 8,391 count2017: 8,828 count2018: 8,992 count2019: 9,069 count2020: 9,272 count2021: 10,618 count2022: 11,609 count2023: 11,411 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved 2026-10-22, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
202311,411
202211,609
202110,618
20209,272
20199,069
20188,992
20178,828
20168,391
20158,076
20147,833
20137,778
20127,803
20117,843
20107,546
20098,143
200810,732
200711,768
200612,651
200510,797
20049,958
20039,191
20028,810
20018,702
20008,749
19998,972
19988,910
19979,517
19969,229
19959,184
19948,910
19937,999
19927,602
19917,817
19908,147
19898,436
19888,771
19879,167
19869,228
19859,179
19848,784
19837,437
19827,136
19817,079
19806,971
19797,037
19787,482

Compared with United States

Place2023
Arizona11,411
United States508,777

Arizona compared with nearby places

Alabama: 5,688 countAlaska: 1,222 countArizona: 11,411 countArkansas: 3,866 countCalifornia: 70,055 countColorado: 11,839 countConnecticut: 4,349 countDelaware: 2,248 countDistrict of Columbia: 1,129 countFlorida: 51,518 countGeorgia: 17,841 countHawaii: 1,736 countIdaho: 4,074 countIllinois: 16,056 countIndiana: 8,106 countIowa: 3,717 countKansas: 3,975 countKentucky: 4,803 countLouisiana: 5,480 countMaine: 2,288 countMaryland: 7,811 countMassachusetts: 9,985 countMichigan: 11,814 countMinnesota: 7,296 countMississippi: 3,132 countMissouri: 8,453 countMontana: 2,708 countNebraska: 2,871 countNevada: 5,829 countNew Hampshire: 2,040 countNew Jersey: 14,547 countNew Mexico: 2,617 countNew York: 33,208 countNorth Carolina: 16,322 countNorth Dakota: 1,287 countOhio: 11,994 countOklahoma: 5,463 countOregon: 7,399 countPennsylvania: 14,288 countRhode Island: 1,563 countSouth Carolina: 7,641 countSouth Dakota: 1,605 countTennessee: 8,740 countTexas: 47,108 countUtah: 7,199 countVermont: 1,068 countVirginia: 11,835 countWashington: 12,280 countWest Virginia: 1,532 countWisconsin: 6,856 countWyoming: 1,808 count
  • Under 1,900
  • 1,900 to 3,800
  • 3,800 to 5,800
  • 5,800 to 8,500
  • 8,500 to 14K
  • 14K and over
Employer firm births, 2023, count. Arizona is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

New employer firms: firms of age zero in March of the year, meaning that every establishment of the firm had its first employees during the previous twelve months. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics, which calls these firms startups.

A firm counts only when it has employees, so a business without staff is not a birth, and a new branch, merger or change of ownership of an existing firm is not a birth either. Not the same as business_applications (requests for an employer number) or enterprise_births (European business demography). The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978 (Employer firm births, Arizona, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Employer firm births, Arizona, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/arizona. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Employer firm births, Arizona, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/arizona.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Employer firm births, Arizona, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/arizona (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Arizona?

Employer firm births in Arizona was 11,411 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.7% from 2022. That is the 15th highest of 51 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-22.

What was the highest employer firm births in Arizona?

12,651 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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