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Employer firm births in Colorado

Employer firm births in Colorado was 11,839 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 4.2% from 2022. That is the 12th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count11,839
Change on 2022-4.2%
Rank12th of 51US states ranked
Series high12,5212006
Series low8,4581990
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Employer firm births in Colorado, 1978 to 2023

8,0009,00010K11K12K13K19781985199219992006201320231978: 9,890 count1979: 9,387 count1980: 8,972 count1981: 8,894 count1982: 8,935 count1983: 9,167 count1984: 10,457 count1985: 10,164 count1986: 9,523 count1987: 9,100 count1988: 8,748 count1989: 8,538 count1990: 8,458 count1991: 8,598 count1992: 8,689 count1993: 9,816 count1994: 10,631 count1995: 11,031 count1996: 10,798 count1997: 11,025 count1998: 10,908 count1999: 10,378 count2000: 10,667 count2001: 10,795 count2002: 10,582 count2003: 11,000 count2004: 11,298 count2005: 12,116 count2006: 12,521 count2007: 12,164 count2008: 11,325 count2009: 9,324 count2010: 8,955 count2011: 9,064 count2012: 9,229 count2013: 9,447 count2014: 9,883 count2015: 10,469 count2016: 11,022 count2017: 11,118 count2018: 11,402 count2019: 11,580 count2020: 11,380 count2021: 12,038 count2022: 12,359 count2023: 11,839 count8,00010K12K14K19781994201020231978: 9,890 count1979: 9,387 count1980: 8,972 count1981: 8,894 count1982: 8,935 count1983: 9,167 count1984: 10,457 count1985: 10,164 count1986: 9,523 count1987: 9,100 count1988: 8,748 count1989: 8,538 count1990: 8,458 count1991: 8,598 count1992: 8,689 count1993: 9,816 count1994: 10,631 count1995: 11,031 count1996: 10,798 count1997: 11,025 count1998: 10,908 count1999: 10,378 count2000: 10,667 count2001: 10,795 count2002: 10,582 count2003: 11,000 count2004: 11,298 count2005: 12,116 count2006: 12,521 count2007: 12,164 count2008: 11,325 count2009: 9,324 count2010: 8,955 count2011: 9,064 count2012: 9,229 count2013: 9,447 count2014: 9,883 count2015: 10,469 count2016: 11,022 count2017: 11,118 count2018: 11,402 count2019: 11,580 count2020: 11,380 count2021: 12,038 count2022: 12,359 count2023: 11,839 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
202311,839
202212,359
202112,038
202011,380
201911,580
201811,402
201711,118
201611,022
201510,469
20149,883
20139,447
20129,229
20119,064
20108,955
20099,324
200811,325
200712,164
200612,521
200512,116
200411,298
200311,000
200210,582
200110,795
200010,667
199910,378
199810,908
199711,025
199610,798
199511,031
199410,631
19939,816
19928,689
19918,598
19908,458
19898,538
19888,748
19879,100
19869,523
198510,164
198410,457
19839,167
19828,935
19818,894
19808,972
19799,387
19789,890

Compared with United States

Place2023
Colorado11,839
United States508,777

Colorado compared with nearby places

Alabama: 5,688 countAlaska: 1,222 countArizona: 11,411 countArkansas: 3,866 countCalifornia: 70,055 countColorado: 11,839 countConnecticut: 4,349 countDelaware: 2,248 countDistrict of Columbia: 1,129 countFlorida: 51,518 countGeorgia: 17,841 countHawaii: 1,736 countIdaho: 4,074 countIllinois: 16,056 countIndiana: 8,106 countIowa: 3,717 countKansas: 3,975 countKentucky: 4,803 countLouisiana: 5,480 countMaine: 2,288 countMaryland: 7,811 countMassachusetts: 9,985 countMichigan: 11,814 countMinnesota: 7,296 countMississippi: 3,132 countMissouri: 8,453 countMontana: 2,708 countNebraska: 2,871 countNevada: 5,829 countNew Hampshire: 2,040 countNew Jersey: 14,547 countNew Mexico: 2,617 countNew York: 33,208 countNorth Carolina: 16,322 countNorth Dakota: 1,287 countOhio: 11,994 countOklahoma: 5,463 countOregon: 7,399 countPennsylvania: 14,288 countRhode Island: 1,563 countSouth Carolina: 7,641 countSouth Dakota: 1,605 countTennessee: 8,740 countTexas: 47,108 countUtah: 7,199 countVermont: 1,068 countVirginia: 11,835 countWashington: 12,280 countWest Virginia: 1,532 countWisconsin: 6,856 countWyoming: 1,808 count
  • Under 1,900
  • 1,900 to 3,800
  • 3,800 to 5,800
  • 5,800 to 8,500
  • 8,500 to 14K
  • 14K and over
Employer firm births, 2023, count. Colorado 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_fa.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, Colorado, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.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, Colorado, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/colorado. 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, Colorado, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/colorado.

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, Colorado, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/colorado (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Colorado?

Employer firm births in Colorado was 11,839 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 4.2% from 2022. That is the 12th highest of 51 states 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 Colorado?

12,521 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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