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Employer firm births in Baldwin County

Employer firm births in Baldwin County was 439 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 11.8% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 65 counties in 2023.

2023, count439
Change on 2022-11.8%
Rank4th of 65Counties in Alabama ranked
Series high4982022
Series low1701981
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Employer firm births in Baldwin County, 1978 to 2023

10020030040050019781985199219992006201320231978: 258 count1979: 224 count1980: 227 count1981: 170 count1982: 192 count1983: 200 count1984: 288 count1985: 287 count1986: 260 count1987: 249 count1988: 246 count1989: 251 count1990: 268 count1991: 248 count1992: 266 count1993: 314 count1994: 387 count1995: 371 count1996: 370 count1997: 347 count1998: 357 count1999: 358 count2000: 320 count2001: 311 count2002: 310 count2003: 336 count2004: 403 count2005: 418 count2006: 443 count2007: 432 count2008: 368 count2009: 337 count2010: 262 count2011: 293 count2012: 277 count2013: 298 count2014: 321 count2015: 328 count2016: 337 count2017: 348 count2018: 352 count2019: 363 count2020: 367 count2021: 416 count2022: 498 count2023: 439 count10020030040050019781994201020231978: 258 count1979: 224 count1980: 227 count1981: 170 count1982: 192 count1983: 200 count1984: 288 count1985: 287 count1986: 260 count1987: 249 count1988: 246 count1989: 251 count1990: 268 count1991: 248 count1992: 266 count1993: 314 count1994: 387 count1995: 371 count1996: 370 count1997: 347 count1998: 357 count1999: 358 count2000: 320 count2001: 311 count2002: 310 count2003: 336 count2004: 403 count2005: 418 count2006: 443 count2007: 432 count2008: 368 count2009: 337 count2010: 262 count2011: 293 count2012: 277 count2013: 298 count2014: 321 count2015: 328 count2016: 337 count2017: 348 count2018: 352 count2019: 363 count2020: 367 count2021: 416 count2022: 498 count2023: 439 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
2023439
2022498
2021416
2020367
2019363
2018352
2017348
2016337
2015328
2014321
2013298
2012277
2011293
2010262
2009337
2008368
2007432
2006443
2005418
2004403
2003336
2002310
2001311
2000320
1999358
1998357
1997347
1996370
1995371
1994387
1993314
1992266
1991248
1990268
1989251
1988246
1987249
1986260
1985287
1984288
1983200
1982192
1981170
1980227
1979224
1978258

Compared with Alabama and United States

Place2023
Baldwin County439
Alabama5,688
United States508,777

Baldwin County compared with nearby places

Autauga County: 49 countBaldwin County: 439 countBarbour County: 17 countBibb County: 16 countBlount County: 55 countBullock County: 8 countButler County: 20 countCalhoun County: 98 countChambers County: 23 countCherokee County: 23 countChilton County: 39 countChoctaw County: 10 countClarke County: 24 countClay County: 14 countCleburne County: 13 countCoffee County: 61 countColbert County: 71 countConecuh County: 11 countCovington County: 46 countCrenshaw County: 7 countCullman County: 107 countDale County: 41 countDallas County: 17 countDeKalb County: 57 countElmore County: 71 countEscambia County: 33 countEtowah County: 95 countFayette County: 13 countFranklin County: 29 countGeneva County: 29 countGreene County: 7 countHale County: 10 countHenry County: 14 countHouston County: 136 countJackson County: 55 countJefferson County: 887 countLamar County: 14 countLauderdale County: 115 countLawrence County: 18 countLee County: 220 countLimestone County: 103 countMacon County: 14 countMadison County: 554 countMarengo County: 22 countMarion County: 29 countMarshall County: 135 countMobile County: 443 countMonroe County: 22 countMontgomery County: 287 countMorgan County: 126 countPerry County: 6 countPickens County: 8 countPike County: 22 countRandolph County: 25 countRussell County: 45 countSt. Clair County: 101 countShelby County: 334 countSumter County: 15 countTalladega County: 46 countTallapoosa County: 48 countTuscaloosa County: 214 countWalker County: 54 countWashington County: 14 countWilcox County: 8 countWinston County: 20 count
  • Under 14
  • 14 to 20
  • 20 to 29
  • 29 to 55
  • 55 to 120
  • 120 and over
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Employer firm births, 2023, count. Baldwin County 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_cty_fac.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, Baldwin County, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.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, Baldwin County, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/baldwin-county-alabama. 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, Baldwin County, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/baldwin-county-alabama.

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, Baldwin County, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/baldwin-county-alabama (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-22},
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What is the employer firm births in Baldwin County?

Employer firm births in Baldwin County was 439 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 11.8% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 65 counties 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 Baldwin County?

498 in 2022, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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