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Employer firm births in Davidson County

Employer firm births in Davidson County was 1,394 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.8% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 92 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,394
Change on 2022-0.8%
Rank1st of 92Counties in Tennessee ranked
Series high1,4581984
Series low8512011
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Employer firm births in Davidson County, 1978 to 2023

8001,0001,2001,4001,60019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,242 count1979: 1,209 count1980: 1,123 count1981: 1,041 count1982: 1,037 count1983: 1,266 count1984: 1,458 count1985: 1,315 count1986: 1,323 count1987: 1,406 count1988: 1,366 count1989: 1,407 count1990: 1,326 count1991: 1,206 count1992: 1,204 count1993: 1,276 count1994: 1,242 count1995: 1,343 count1996: 1,296 count1997: 1,247 count1998: 1,224 count1999: 1,033 count2000: 998 count2001: 931 count2002: 1,027 count2003: 1,018 count2004: 1,086 count2005: 996 count2006: 1,128 count2007: 1,112 count2008: 1,074 count2009: 853 count2010: 867 count2011: 851 count2012: 931 count2013: 1,022 count2014: 1,069 count2015: 1,061 count2016: 1,104 count2017: 1,126 count2018: 1,167 count2019: 1,159 count2020: 1,186 count2021: 1,261 count2022: 1,405 count2023: 1,394 count8001,0001,2001,4001,60019781994201020231978: 1,242 count1979: 1,209 count1980: 1,123 count1981: 1,041 count1982: 1,037 count1983: 1,266 count1984: 1,458 count1985: 1,315 count1986: 1,323 count1987: 1,406 count1988: 1,366 count1989: 1,407 count1990: 1,326 count1991: 1,206 count1992: 1,204 count1993: 1,276 count1994: 1,242 count1995: 1,343 count1996: 1,296 count1997: 1,247 count1998: 1,224 count1999: 1,033 count2000: 998 count2001: 931 count2002: 1,027 count2003: 1,018 count2004: 1,086 count2005: 996 count2006: 1,128 count2007: 1,112 count2008: 1,074 count2009: 853 count2010: 867 count2011: 851 count2012: 931 count2013: 1,022 count2014: 1,069 count2015: 1,061 count2016: 1,104 count2017: 1,126 count2018: 1,167 count2019: 1,159 count2020: 1,186 count2021: 1,261 count2022: 1,405 count2023: 1,394 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
20231,394
20221,405
20211,261
20201,186
20191,159
20181,167
20171,126
20161,104
20151,061
20141,069
20131,022
2012931
2011851
2010867
2009853
20081,074
20071,112
20061,128
2005996
20041,086
20031,018
20021,027
2001931
2000998
19991,033
19981,224
19971,247
19961,296
19951,343
19941,242
19931,276
19921,204
19911,206
19901,326
19891,407
19881,366
19871,406
19861,323
19851,315
19841,458
19831,266
19821,037
19811,041
19801,123
19791,209
19781,242

Compared with Tennessee and United States

Place2023
Davidson County1,394
Tennessee8,740
United States508,777

Davidson County compared with nearby places

Anderson County: 90 countBedford County: 58 countBenton County: 8 countBledsoe County: 4 countBlount County: 138 countBradley County: 97 countCampbell County: 38 countCannon County: 14 countCarroll County: 23 countCarter County: 47 countCheatham County: 48 countChester County: 8 countClaiborne County: 25 countClay County: 6 countCocke County: 21 countCoffee County: 60 countCrockett County: 12 countCumberland County: 66 countDavidson County: 1,394 countDecatur County: 15 countDeKalb County: 24 countDickson County: 68 countDyer County: 32 countFayette County: 51 countFentress County: 25 countFranklin County: 53 countGibson County: 46 countGiles County: 31 countGrainger County: 17 countGreene County: 57 countGrundy County: 6 countHamblen County: 64 countHamilton County: 563 countHardeman County: 9 countHardin County: 36 countHawkins County: 36 countHaywood County: 14 countHenderson County: 31 countHenry County: 39 countHickman County: 20 countHouston County: 12 countHumphreys County: 14 countJackson County: 12 countJefferson County: 52 countJohnson County: 20 countKnox County: 688 countLauderdale County: 14 countLawrence County: 36 countLewis County: 15 countLincoln County: 41 countLoudon County: 71 countMcMinn County: 40 countMcNairy County: 25 countMacon County: 22 countMadison County: 108 countMarion County: 29 countMarshall County: 35 countMaury County: 127 countMeigs County: 4 countMonroe County: 45 countMontgomery County: 260 countMoore County: 4 countMorgan County: 8 countObion County: 27 countOverton County: 24 countPerry County: 9 countPickett County: 5 countPolk County: 17 countPutnam County: 106 countRhea County: 34 countRoane County: 41 countRobertson County: 101 countRutherford County: 430 countScott County: 26 countSequatchie County: 18 countSevier County: 158 countShelby County: 969 countSmith County: 24 countStewart County: 12 countSullivan County: 140 countSumner County: 285 countTipton County: 39 countTrousdale County: 9 countUnicoi County: 11 countUnion County: 10 countWarren County: 36 countWashington County: 160 countWayne County: 13 countWeakley County: 33 countWhite County: 25 countWilliamson County: 673 countWilson County: 244 count
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Employer firm births, 2023, count. Davidson 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, Davidson 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, Davidson 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/davidson-county-tennessee. 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, Davidson 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/davidson-county-tennessee.

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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, Davidson 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/davidson-county-tennessee (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Davidson County?

Employer firm births in Davidson County was 1,394 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.8% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 92 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 Davidson County?

1,458 in 1984, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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