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Employer firm births in Cuyahoga County

Employer firm births in Cuyahoga County was 1,492 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 5.9% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 88 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,492
Change on 2022-5.9%
Rank2nd of 88Counties in Ohio ranked
Series high2,3681978
Series low1,1962018
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Employer firm births in Cuyahoga County, 1978 to 2023

1,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,368 count1979: 2,215 count1980: 2,112 count1981: 2,090 count1982: 2,047 count1983: 2,195 count1984: 2,349 count1985: 2,233 count1986: 2,344 count1987: 2,272 count1988: 2,209 count1989: 2,344 count1990: 2,190 count1991: 2,212 count1992: 2,063 count1993: 2,141 count1994: 2,206 count1995: 2,185 count1996: 2,134 count1997: 2,136 count1998: 1,994 count1999: 1,734 count2000: 1,661 count2001: 1,678 count2002: 1,756 count2003: 1,673 count2004: 1,813 count2005: 1,919 count2006: 1,857 count2007: 1,646 count2008: 1,532 count2009: 1,282 count2010: 1,287 count2011: 1,336 count2012: 1,409 count2013: 1,287 count2014: 1,308 count2015: 1,241 count2016: 1,254 count2017: 1,284 count2018: 1,196 count2019: 1,305 count2020: 1,315 count2021: 1,541 count2022: 1,586 count2023: 1,492 count1,0001,5002,0002,50019781994201020231978: 2,368 count1979: 2,215 count1980: 2,112 count1981: 2,090 count1982: 2,047 count1983: 2,195 count1984: 2,349 count1985: 2,233 count1986: 2,344 count1987: 2,272 count1988: 2,209 count1989: 2,344 count1990: 2,190 count1991: 2,212 count1992: 2,063 count1993: 2,141 count1994: 2,206 count1995: 2,185 count1996: 2,134 count1997: 2,136 count1998: 1,994 count1999: 1,734 count2000: 1,661 count2001: 1,678 count2002: 1,756 count2003: 1,673 count2004: 1,813 count2005: 1,919 count2006: 1,857 count2007: 1,646 count2008: 1,532 count2009: 1,282 count2010: 1,287 count2011: 1,336 count2012: 1,409 count2013: 1,287 count2014: 1,308 count2015: 1,241 count2016: 1,254 count2017: 1,284 count2018: 1,196 count2019: 1,305 count2020: 1,315 count2021: 1,541 count2022: 1,586 count2023: 1,492 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
20231,492
20221,586
20211,541
20201,315
20191,305
20181,196
20171,284
20161,254
20151,241
20141,308
20131,287
20121,409
20111,336
20101,287
20091,282
20081,532
20071,646
20061,857
20051,919
20041,813
20031,673
20021,756
20011,678
20001,661
19991,734
19981,994
19972,136
19962,134
19952,185
19942,206
19932,141
19922,063
19912,212
19902,190
19892,344
19882,209
19872,272
19862,344
19852,233
19842,349
19832,195
19822,047
19812,090
19802,112
19792,215
19782,368

Compared with Ohio and United States

Place2023
Cuyahoga County1,492
Ohio11,994
United States508,777

Cuyahoga County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 25 countAllen County: 78 countAshland County: 44 countAshtabula County: 82 countAthens County: 47 countAuglaize County: 40 countBelmont County: 49 countBrown County: 23 countButler County: 397 countCarroll County: 23 countChampaign County: 27 countClark County: 91 countClermont County: 208 countClinton County: 35 countColumbiana County: 71 countCoshocton County: 29 countCrawford County: 26 countCuyahoga County: 1,492 countDarke County: 49 countDefiance County: 35 countDelaware County: 353 countErie County: 73 countFairfield County: 179 countFayette County: 26 countFranklin County: 1,600 countFulton County: 37 countGallia County: 27 countGeauga County: 133 countGreene County: 157 countGuernsey County: 36 countHamilton County: 988 countHancock County: 68 countHardin County: 19 countHarrison County: 10 countHenry County: 17 countHighland County: 30 countHocking County: 30 countHolmes County: 73 countHuron County: 34 countJackson County: 26 countJefferson County: 45 countKnox County: 65 countLake County: 240 countLawrence County: 26 countLicking County: 170 countLogan County: 51 countLorain County: 257 countLucas County: 435 countMadison County: 46 countMahoning County: 227 countMarion County: 39 countMedina County: 203 countMeigs County: 11 countMercer County: 38 countMiami County: 114 countMonroe County: 9 countMontgomery County: 532 countMorgan County: 15 countMorrow County: 28 countMuskingum County: 67 countNoble County: 12 countOttawa County: 29 countPaulding County: 19 countPerry County: 29 countPickaway County: 40 countPike County: 20 countPortage County: 130 countPreble County: 30 countPutnam County: 26 countRichland County: 106 countRoss County: 41 countSandusky County: 43 countScioto County: 56 countSeneca County: 51 countShelby County: 47 countStark County: 362 countSummit County: 625 countTrumbull County: 146 countTuscarawas County: 86 countUnion County: 84 countVan Wert County: 19 countVinton County: 6 countWarren County: 311 countWashington County: 43 countWayne County: 120 countWilliams County: 31 countWood County: 116 countWyandot County: 17 count
  • Under 30
  • 30 to 50
  • 50 to 80
  • 80 to 190
  • 190 and over
Employer firm births, 2023, count. Cuyahoga 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, Cuyahoga 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, Cuyahoga 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/cuyahoga-county-ohio. 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, Cuyahoga 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/cuyahoga-county-ohio.

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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, Cuyahoga 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/cuyahoga-county-ohio (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978: Employer firm births, Cuyahoga County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-22},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/cuyahoga-county-ohio. 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 Cuyahoga County?

Employer firm births in Cuyahoga County was 1,492 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 5.9% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 88 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 Cuyahoga County?

2,368 in 1978, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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