Employer firm births in Bergen County

Employer firm births in Bergen County was 1,942 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 3.1% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 21 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,942

Change on 2022-3.1%

Rank1st of 21Counties in New Jersey ranked

Series high2,6041988

Series low1,7312010

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Employer firm births in Bergen County, 1978 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	1,942
2022	2,005
2021	1,921
2020	1,805
2019	1,918
2018	1,887
2017	1,929
2016	1,872
2015	1,851
2014	1,869
2013	1,859
2012	1,948
2011	1,811
2010	1,731
2009	1,770
2008	1,988
2007	2,267
2006	2,383
2005	2,326
2004	2,213
2003	2,094
2002	2,179
2001	1,947
2000	1,984
1999	2,130
1998	2,332
1997	2,502
1996	2,472
1995	2,452
1994	2,124
1993	2,164
1992	1,930
1991	2,060
1990	2,307
1989	2,483
1988	2,604
1987	2,501
1986	2,561
1985	2,401
1984	2,389
1983	2,205
1982	2,105
1981	2,089
1980	1,994
1979	2,129
1978	2,051

Compared with New Jersey and United States

Place	2023
Bergen County	1,942
New Jersey	14,547
United States	508,777

Bergen County compared with nearby places

Under 190
190 to 510
510 to 770
770 to 1,100
1,100 and over

Employer firm births, 2023, count. Bergen County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer firm births 51 places
Counties in New Jersey by employer firm births 21 places

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, Bergen 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, Bergen 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/bergen-county-new-jersey. 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, Bergen 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/bergen-county-new-jersey.

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, Bergen 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/bergen-county-new-jersey (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978: Employer firm births, Bergen County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-22},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/bergen-county-new-jersey. Publisher attribution: 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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What is the employer firm births in Bergen County?

Employer firm births in Bergen County was 1,942 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 3.1% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 21 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 Bergen County?

2,604 in 1988, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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