Employer firm births in Chesapeake city

Employer firm births in Chesapeake city was 338 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3% from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 131 counties in 2023.

2023, count338

Change on 2022+3%

Rank8th of 131Counties in Virginia ranked

Series high4482006

Series low1551980

Employer firm births in Chesapeake city, 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	338
2022	328
2021	343
2020	277
2019	323
2018	285
2017	280
2016	270
2015	258
2014	260
2013	259
2012	273
2011	259
2010	265
2009	297
2008	386
2007	407
2006	448
2005	380
2004	401
2003	344
2002	302
2001	281
2000	292
1999	282
1998	306
1997	308
1996	283
1995	291
1994	269
1993	257
1992	248
1991	282
1990	308
1989	295
1988	300
1987	336
1986	327
1985	299
1984	291
1983	213
1982	191
1981	175
1980	155
1979	181
1978	215

Compared with Virginia and United States

Place	2023
Chesapeake city	338
Virginia	11,835
United States	508,777

Chesapeake city compared with nearby places

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Employer firm births, 2023, count. Chesapeake city 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 Virginia by employer firm births 133 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, Chesapeake city, 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, Chesapeake city, 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/chesapeake-city-virginia. 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, Chesapeake city, 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/chesapeake-city-virginia.

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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, Chesapeake city, 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/chesapeake-city-virginia (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-22},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/chesapeake-city-virginia. 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 Chesapeake city?

Employer firm births in Chesapeake city was 338 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3% from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 131 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 Chesapeake city?

448 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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