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Employer firm births in Champaign County

Employer firm births in Champaign County was 210 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 5% from 2022. That is the 10th highest of 98 counties in 2023.

2023, count210
Change on 2022-5%
Rank10th of 98Counties in Illinois ranked
Series high3621978
Series low1592017
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Employer firm births in Champaign County, 1978 to 2023

15020025030035040019781985199219992006201320231978: 362 count1979: 261 count1980: 222 count1981: 220 count1982: 256 count1983: 265 count1984: 242 count1985: 275 count1986: 287 count1987: 242 count1988: 265 count1989: 219 count1990: 211 count1991: 189 count1992: 207 count1993: 233 count1994: 236 count1995: 262 count1996: 279 count1997: 250 count1998: 220 count1999: 210 count2000: 214 count2001: 188 count2002: 195 count2003: 190 count2004: 217 count2005: 234 count2006: 214 count2007: 223 count2008: 210 count2009: 174 count2010: 172 count2011: 195 count2012: 167 count2013: 191 count2014: 177 count2015: 221 count2016: 195 count2017: 159 count2018: 216 count2019: 221 count2020: 168 count2021: 207 count2022: 221 count2023: 210 count10020030040019781994201020231978: 362 count1979: 261 count1980: 222 count1981: 220 count1982: 256 count1983: 265 count1984: 242 count1985: 275 count1986: 287 count1987: 242 count1988: 265 count1989: 219 count1990: 211 count1991: 189 count1992: 207 count1993: 233 count1994: 236 count1995: 262 count1996: 279 count1997: 250 count1998: 220 count1999: 210 count2000: 214 count2001: 188 count2002: 195 count2003: 190 count2004: 217 count2005: 234 count2006: 214 count2007: 223 count2008: 210 count2009: 174 count2010: 172 count2011: 195 count2012: 167 count2013: 191 count2014: 177 count2015: 221 count2016: 195 count2017: 159 count2018: 216 count2019: 221 count2020: 168 count2021: 207 count2022: 221 count2023: 210 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
2023210
2022221
2021207
2020168
2019221
2018216
2017159
2016195
2015221
2014177
2013191
2012167
2011195
2010172
2009174
2008210
2007223
2006214
2005234
2004217
2003190
2002195
2001188
2000214
1999210
1998220
1997250
1996279
1995262
1994236
1993233
1992207
1991189
1990211
1989219
1988265
1987242
1986287
1985275
1984242
1983265
1982256
1981220
1980222
1979261
1978362

Compared with Illinois and United States

Place2023
Champaign County210
Illinois16,056
United States508,777

Champaign County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 86 countBond County: 15 countBoone County: 54 countBrown County: 5 countBureau County: 24 countCalhoun County: 7 countCarroll County: 15 countCass County: 9 countChampaign County: 210 countChristian County: 25 countClark County: 22 countClay County: 15 countClinton County: 35 countColes County: 39 countCook County: 7,269 countCrawford County: 13 countCumberland County: 11 countDeKalb County: 79 countDe Witt County: 12 countDouglas County: 27 countDuPage County: 1,665 countEdgar County: 11 countEdwards County: 4 countEffingham County: 57 countFayette County: 21 countFord County: 18 countFranklin County: 33 countFulton County: 26 countGallatin County: 3 countGreene County: 9 countGrundy County: 55 countHamilton County: 7 countHancock County: 16 countHardin County: 3 countHenry County: 44 countIroquois County: 25 countJackson County: 41 countJasper County: 8 countJefferson County: 37 countJersey County: 14 countJo Daviess County: 27 countJohnson County: 6 countKane County: 749 countKankakee County: 84 countKendall County: 199 countKnox County: 33 countLake County: 1,023 countLaSalle County: 95 countLawrence County: 9 countLee County: 23 countLivingston County: 37 countLogan County: 14 countMcDonough County: 25 countMcHenry County: 391 countMcLean County: 158 countMacon County: 77 countMacoupin County: 34 countMadison County: 265 countMarion County: 49 countMarshall County: 10 countMason County: 15 countMassac County: 6 countMenard County: 17 countMercer County: 18 countMonroe County: 48 countMontgomery County: 39 countMorgan County: 30 countMoultrie County: 8 countOgle County: 60 countPeoria County: 158 countPerry County: 12 countPiatt County: 15 countPike County: 17 countPutnam County: 9 countRandolph County: 25 countRichland County: 18 countRock Island County: 112 countSt. Clair County: 180 countSaline County: 16 countSangamon County: 235 countSchuyler County: 6 countScott County: 5 countShelby County: 17 countStark County: 9 countStephenson County: 31 countTazewell County: 115 countUnion County: 24 countVermilion County: 43 countWabash County: 11 countWarren County: 13 countWashington County: 12 countWayne County: 18 countWhite County: 9 countWhiteside County: 36 countWill County: 956 countWilliamson County: 77 countWinnebago County: 239 countWoodford County: 46 count
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Employer firm births, 2023, count. Champaign 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, Champaign 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, Champaign 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/champaign-county-illinois. 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, Champaign 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/champaign-county-illinois.

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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, Champaign 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/champaign-county-illinois (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Champaign County?

Employer firm births in Champaign County was 210 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 5% from 2022. That is the 10th highest of 98 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 Champaign County?

362 in 1978, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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