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Employer firm births in Delaware

Employer firm births in Delaware was 2,248 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.3% from 2022. That is the 41st highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count2,248
Change on 2022+4.3%
Rank41st of 51US states ranked
Series high2,2482023
Series low9711981
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Employer firm births in Delaware, 1978 to 2023

5001,0001,5002,0002,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,093 count1979: 1,128 count1980: 984 count1981: 971 count1982: 986 count1983: 1,177 count1984: 1,303 count1985: 1,340 count1986: 1,448 count1987: 1,458 count1988: 1,514 count1989: 1,627 count1990: 1,567 count1991: 1,425 count1992: 1,332 count1993: 1,465 count1994: 1,517 count1995: 1,582 count1996: 1,480 count1997: 1,547 count1998: 1,665 count1999: 1,628 count2000: 1,785 count2001: 1,630 count2002: 1,510 count2003: 1,524 count2004: 1,601 count2005: 1,563 count2006: 1,613 count2007: 1,428 count2008: 1,406 count2009: 1,155 count2010: 1,092 count2011: 1,106 count2012: 1,202 count2013: 1,141 count2014: 1,211 count2015: 1,234 count2016: 1,370 count2017: 1,382 count2018: 1,475 count2019: 1,474 count2020: 2,204 count2021: 1,988 count2022: 2,155 count2023: 2,248 count5001,0001,5002,0002,50019781994201020231978: 1,093 count1979: 1,128 count1980: 984 count1981: 971 count1982: 986 count1983: 1,177 count1984: 1,303 count1985: 1,340 count1986: 1,448 count1987: 1,458 count1988: 1,514 count1989: 1,627 count1990: 1,567 count1991: 1,425 count1992: 1,332 count1993: 1,465 count1994: 1,517 count1995: 1,582 count1996: 1,480 count1997: 1,547 count1998: 1,665 count1999: 1,628 count2000: 1,785 count2001: 1,630 count2002: 1,510 count2003: 1,524 count2004: 1,601 count2005: 1,563 count2006: 1,613 count2007: 1,428 count2008: 1,406 count2009: 1,155 count2010: 1,092 count2011: 1,106 count2012: 1,202 count2013: 1,141 count2014: 1,211 count2015: 1,234 count2016: 1,370 count2017: 1,382 count2018: 1,475 count2019: 1,474 count2020: 2,204 count2021: 1,988 count2022: 2,155 count2023: 2,248 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
20232,248
20222,155
20211,988
20202,204
20191,474
20181,475
20171,382
20161,370
20151,234
20141,211
20131,141
20121,202
20111,106
20101,092
20091,155
20081,406
20071,428
20061,613
20051,563
20041,601
20031,524
20021,510
20011,630
20001,785
19991,628
19981,665
19971,547
19961,480
19951,582
19941,517
19931,465
19921,332
19911,425
19901,567
19891,627
19881,514
19871,458
19861,448
19851,340
19841,303
19831,177
1982986
1981971
1980984
19791,128
19781,093

Compared with United States

Place2023
Delaware2,248
United States508,777

Delaware 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. Delaware 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, Delaware, 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, Delaware, 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/delaware. 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, Delaware, 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/delaware.

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, Delaware, 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/delaware (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Delaware?

Employer firm births in Delaware was 2,248 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.3% from 2022. That is the 41st 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 Delaware?

2,248 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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