Employer firm births in El Paso County

Employer firm births in El Paso County was 1,327 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 64 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,327

Change on 2022-1%

Rank2nd of 64Counties in Colorado ranked

Series high1,3632006

Series low7861991

Employer firm births in El Paso County, 1978 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	1,327
2022	1,340
2021	1,243
2020	1,136
2019	1,240
2018	1,208
2017	1,166
2016	1,137
2015	987
2014	1,038
2013	930
2012	930
2011	919
2010	943
2009	956
2008	1,087
2007	1,306
2006	1,363
2005	1,241
2004	1,186
2003	1,126
2002	1,130
2001	1,072
2000	1,072
1999	989
1998	1,037
1997	1,078
1996	1,081
1995	1,098
1994	1,123
1993	1,034
1992	851
1991	786
1990	789
1989	879
1988	937
1987	1,038
1986	1,124
1985	1,193
1984	1,144
1983	1,034
1982	833
1981	813
1980	850
1979	968
1978	971

Compared with Colorado and United States

Place	2023
El Paso County	1,327
Colorado	11,839
United States	508,777

El Paso County compared with nearby places

Under 10
10 to 30
30 to 70
70 to 190
190 and over

Employer firm births, 2023, count. El Paso County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer firm births 51 places
Counties in Colorado by employer firm births 64 places

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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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, El Paso 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

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, El Paso 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/el-paso-county-colorado. 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, El Paso 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/el-paso-county-colorado.

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, El Paso 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/el-paso-county-colorado (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978: Employer firm births, El Paso 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/el-paso-county-colorado. 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.},
}

RIS

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What is the employer firm births in El Paso County?

Employer firm births in El Paso County was 1,327 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1% from 2022. That is the 2nd 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 El Paso County?

1,363 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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