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Employer firm births in Bucks County

Employer firm births in Bucks County was 1,041 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 7.3% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,041
Change on 2022-7.3%
Rank4th of 67Counties in Pennsylvania ranked
Series high1,4271987
Series low8231980
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Employer firm births in Bucks County, 1978 to 2023

8001,0001,2001,4001,60019781985199219992006201320231978: 953 count1979: 892 count1980: 823 count1981: 861 count1982: 840 count1983: 969 count1984: 1,054 count1985: 1,205 count1986: 1,267 count1987: 1,427 count1988: 1,333 count1989: 1,351 count1990: 1,272 count1991: 1,060 count1992: 1,045 count1993: 1,042 count1994: 1,058 count1995: 1,208 count1996: 1,145 count1997: 1,186 count1998: 1,147 count1999: 1,126 count2000: 1,108 count2001: 1,035 count2002: 1,088 count2003: 1,115 count2004: 1,176 count2005: 1,280 count2006: 1,289 count2007: 1,157 count2008: 1,150 count2009: 967 count2010: 870 count2011: 918 count2012: 959 count2013: 941 count2014: 935 count2015: 964 count2016: 1,018 count2017: 958 count2018: 973 count2019: 1,016 count2020: 1,033 count2021: 1,049 count2022: 1,123 count2023: 1,041 count8001,0001,2001,4001,60019781994201020231978: 953 count1979: 892 count1980: 823 count1981: 861 count1982: 840 count1983: 969 count1984: 1,054 count1985: 1,205 count1986: 1,267 count1987: 1,427 count1988: 1,333 count1989: 1,351 count1990: 1,272 count1991: 1,060 count1992: 1,045 count1993: 1,042 count1994: 1,058 count1995: 1,208 count1996: 1,145 count1997: 1,186 count1998: 1,147 count1999: 1,126 count2000: 1,108 count2001: 1,035 count2002: 1,088 count2003: 1,115 count2004: 1,176 count2005: 1,280 count2006: 1,289 count2007: 1,157 count2008: 1,150 count2009: 967 count2010: 870 count2011: 918 count2012: 959 count2013: 941 count2014: 935 count2015: 964 count2016: 1,018 count2017: 958 count2018: 973 count2019: 1,016 count2020: 1,033 count2021: 1,049 count2022: 1,123 count2023: 1,041 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
20231,041
20221,123
20211,049
20201,033
20191,016
2018973
2017958
20161,018
2015964
2014935
2013941
2012959
2011918
2010870
2009967
20081,150
20071,157
20061,289
20051,280
20041,176
20031,115
20021,088
20011,035
20001,108
19991,126
19981,147
19971,186
19961,145
19951,208
19941,058
19931,042
19921,045
19911,060
19901,272
19891,351
19881,333
19871,427
19861,267
19851,205
19841,054
1983969
1982840
1981861
1980823
1979892
1978953

Compared with Pennsylvania and United States

Place2023
Bucks County1,041
Pennsylvania14,288
United States508,777

Bucks County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 112 countAllegheny County: 1,544 countArmstrong County: 56 countBeaver County: 125 countBedford County: 34 countBerks County: 401 countBlair County: 118 countBradford County: 51 countBucks County: 1,041 countButler County: 230 countCambria County: 88 countCameron County: 6 countCarbon County: 60 countCentre County: 147 countChester County: 741 countClarion County: 30 countClearfield County: 62 countClinton County: 31 countColumbia County: 66 countCrawford County: 79 countCumberland County: 319 countDauphin County: 351 countDelaware County: 687 countElk County: 26 countErie County: 184 countFayette County: 88 countForest County: 3 countFranklin County: 124 countFulton County: 13 countGreene County: 35 countHuntingdon County: 31 countIndiana County: 73 countJefferson County: 45 countJuniata County: 26 countLackawanna County: 177 countLancaster County: 675 countLawrence County: 67 countLebanon County: 141 countLehigh County: 372 countLuzerne County: 338 countLycoming County: 99 countMcKean County: 32 countMercer County: 96 countMifflin County: 43 countMonroe County: 183 countMontgomery County: 1,314 countMontour County: 15 countNorthampton County: 310 countNorthumberland County: 60 countPerry County: 33 countPhiladelphia County: 1,766 countPike County: 68 countPotter County: 11 countSchuylkill County: 95 countSnyder County: 40 countSomerset County: 73 countSullivan County: 7 countSusquehanna County: 45 countTioga County: 34 countUnion County: 47 countVenango County: 36 countWarren County: 19 countWashington County: 257 countWayne County: 59 countWestmoreland County: 327 countWyoming County: 24 countYork County: 427 count
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  • 30 to 50
  • 50 to 70
  • 70 to 130
  • 130 to 340
  • 340 and over
Employer firm births, 2023, count. Bucks 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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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, Bucks 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

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Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Employer firm births, Bucks 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/bucks-county-pennsylvania. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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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, Bucks 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/bucks-county-pennsylvania.

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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, Bucks 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/bucks-county-pennsylvania (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Bucks County?

Employer firm births in Bucks County was 1,041 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 7.3% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 67 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 Bucks County?

1,427 in 1987, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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