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Employer firm births in Connecticut

Employer firm births in Connecticut was 4,349 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 5% from 2022. That is the 31st highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count4,349
Change on 2022-5%
Rank31st of 51US states ranked
Series high8,1781988
Series low3,7002010
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Employer firm births in Connecticut, 1978 to 2023

3,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,0009,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 6,017 count1979: 5,906 count1980: 5,589 count1981: 5,477 count1982: 5,352 count1983: 5,907 count1984: 6,781 count1985: 7,005 count1986: 7,482 count1987: 8,152 count1988: 8,178 count1989: 7,829 count1990: 6,541 count1991: 5,362 count1992: 5,114 count1993: 5,373 count1994: 5,458 count1995: 5,697 count1996: 5,356 count1997: 5,287 count1998: 5,135 count1999: 4,701 count2000: 4,705 count2001: 4,492 count2002: 4,793 count2003: 4,544 count2004: 5,036 count2005: 5,242 count2006: 5,208 count2007: 4,774 count2008: 4,658 count2009: 3,825 count2010: 3,700 count2011: 3,716 count2012: 4,040 count2013: 4,126 count2014: 3,915 count2015: 3,825 count2016: 4,263 count2017: 3,747 count2018: 3,870 count2019: 4,056 count2020: 3,999 count2021: 4,180 count2022: 4,578 count2023: 4,349 count2,0004,0006,0008,00010K19781994201020231978: 6,017 count1979: 5,906 count1980: 5,589 count1981: 5,477 count1982: 5,352 count1983: 5,907 count1984: 6,781 count1985: 7,005 count1986: 7,482 count1987: 8,152 count1988: 8,178 count1989: 7,829 count1990: 6,541 count1991: 5,362 count1992: 5,114 count1993: 5,373 count1994: 5,458 count1995: 5,697 count1996: 5,356 count1997: 5,287 count1998: 5,135 count1999: 4,701 count2000: 4,705 count2001: 4,492 count2002: 4,793 count2003: 4,544 count2004: 5,036 count2005: 5,242 count2006: 5,208 count2007: 4,774 count2008: 4,658 count2009: 3,825 count2010: 3,700 count2011: 3,716 count2012: 4,040 count2013: 4,126 count2014: 3,915 count2015: 3,825 count2016: 4,263 count2017: 3,747 count2018: 3,870 count2019: 4,056 count2020: 3,999 count2021: 4,180 count2022: 4,578 count2023: 4,349 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
20234,349
20224,578
20214,180
20203,999
20194,056
20183,870
20173,747
20164,263
20153,825
20143,915
20134,126
20124,040
20113,716
20103,700
20093,825
20084,658
20074,774
20065,208
20055,242
20045,036
20034,544
20024,793
20014,492
20004,705
19994,701
19985,135
19975,287
19965,356
19955,697
19945,458
19935,373
19925,114
19915,362
19906,541
19897,829
19888,178
19878,152
19867,482
19857,005
19846,781
19835,907
19825,352
19815,477
19805,589
19795,906
19786,017

Compared with United States

Place2023
Connecticut4,349
United States508,777

Connecticut 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. Connecticut 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, Connecticut, 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, Connecticut, 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/connecticut. 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, Connecticut, 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/connecticut.

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, Connecticut, 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/connecticut (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Connecticut?

Employer firm births in Connecticut was 4,349 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 5% from 2022. That is the 31st 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 Connecticut?

8,178 in 1988, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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