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Employer firm births in Denver County

Employer firm births in Denver County was 1,863 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 4% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 64 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,863
Change on 2022-4%
Rank1st of 64Counties in Colorado ranked
Series high1,9402022
Series low1,3002009
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Employer firm births in Denver County, 1978 to 2023

1,2001,4001,6001,8002,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,910 count1979: 1,711 count1980: 1,666 count1981: 1,728 count1982: 1,776 count1983: 1,738 count1984: 1,847 count1985: 1,801 count1986: 1,622 count1987: 1,591 count1988: 1,552 count1989: 1,481 count1990: 1,487 count1991: 1,486 count1992: 1,465 count1993: 1,522 count1994: 1,603 count1995: 1,634 count1996: 1,458 count1997: 1,505 count1998: 1,456 count1999: 1,351 count2000: 1,313 count2001: 1,400 count2002: 1,309 count2003: 1,408 count2004: 1,485 count2005: 1,501 count2006: 1,588 count2007: 1,511 count2008: 1,458 count2009: 1,300 count2010: 1,421 count2011: 1,354 count2012: 1,482 count2013: 1,523 count2014: 1,566 count2015: 1,698 count2016: 1,774 count2017: 1,752 count2018: 1,888 count2019: 1,844 count2020: 1,852 count2021: 1,887 count2022: 1,940 count2023: 1,863 count1,2001,4001,6001,8002,00019781994201020231978: 1,910 count1979: 1,711 count1980: 1,666 count1981: 1,728 count1982: 1,776 count1983: 1,738 count1984: 1,847 count1985: 1,801 count1986: 1,622 count1987: 1,591 count1988: 1,552 count1989: 1,481 count1990: 1,487 count1991: 1,486 count1992: 1,465 count1993: 1,522 count1994: 1,603 count1995: 1,634 count1996: 1,458 count1997: 1,505 count1998: 1,456 count1999: 1,351 count2000: 1,313 count2001: 1,400 count2002: 1,309 count2003: 1,408 count2004: 1,485 count2005: 1,501 count2006: 1,588 count2007: 1,511 count2008: 1,458 count2009: 1,300 count2010: 1,421 count2011: 1,354 count2012: 1,482 count2013: 1,523 count2014: 1,566 count2015: 1,698 count2016: 1,774 count2017: 1,752 count2018: 1,888 count2019: 1,844 count2020: 1,852 count2021: 1,887 count2022: 1,940 count2023: 1,863 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
20231,863
20221,940
20211,887
20201,852
20191,844
20181,888
20171,752
20161,774
20151,698
20141,566
20131,523
20121,482
20111,354
20101,421
20091,300
20081,458
20071,511
20061,588
20051,501
20041,485
20031,408
20021,309
20011,400
20001,313
19991,351
19981,456
19971,505
19961,458
19951,634
19941,603
19931,522
19921,465
19911,486
19901,487
19891,481
19881,552
19871,591
19861,622
19851,801
19841,847
19831,738
19821,776
19811,728
19801,666
19791,711
19781,910

Compared with Colorado and United States

Place2023
Denver County1,863
Colorado11,839
United States508,777

Denver County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 754 countAlamosa County: 22 countArapahoe County: 1,312 countArchuleta County: 41 countBaca County: 4 countBent County: 4 countBoulder County: 815 countBroomfield County: 152 countChaffee County: 90 countCheyenne County: 3 countClear Creek County: 29 countConejos County: 10 countCostilla County: 3 countCrowley County: 0 countCuster County: 9 countDelta County: 75 countDenver County: 1,863 countDolores County: 5 countDouglas County: 765 countEagle County: 179 countElbert County: 65 countEl Paso County: 1,327 countFremont County: 52 countGarfield County: 186 countGilpin County: 18 countGrand County: 57 countGunnison County: 72 countHinsdale County: 4 countHuerfano County: 11 countJackson County: 5 countJefferson County: 1,157 countKiowa County: 0 countKit Carson County: 9 countLake County: 21 countLa Plata County: 168 countLarimer County: 689 countLas Animas County: 31 countLincoln County: 5 countLogan County: 20 countMesa County: 295 countMineral County: 4 countMoffat County: 22 countMontezuma County: 40 countMontrose County: 105 countMorgan County: 35 countOtero County: 19 countOuray County: 21 countPark County: 49 countPhillips County: 6 countPitkin County: 93 countProwers County: 6 countPueblo County: 191 countRio Blanco County: 13 countRio Grande County: 19 countRoutt County: 125 countSaguache County: 14 countSan Juan County: 5 countSan Miguel County: 48 countSedgwick County: 4 countSummit County: 120 countTeller County: 51 countWashington County: 6 countWeld County: 529 countYuma County: 16 count
  • Under 10
  • 10 to 30
  • 30 to 70
  • 70 to 190
  • 190 and over
Employer firm births, 2023, count. Denver 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, Denver 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, Denver 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/denver-county-colorado. 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, Denver 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/denver-county-colorado.

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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, Denver 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/denver-county-colorado (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Denver County?

Employer firm births in Denver County was 1,863 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 4% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 64 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 Denver County?

1,940 in 2022, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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