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Employer firm births in Erie County

Employer firm births in Erie County was 1,109 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.9% from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 62 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,109
Change on 2022+1.9%
Rank8th of 62Counties in New York ranked
Series high1,5911978
Series low9742009
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Employer firm births in Erie County, 1978 to 2023

8001,0001,2001,4001,60019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,591 count1979: 1,387 count1980: 1,313 count1981: 1,229 count1982: 1,248 count1983: 1,359 count1984: 1,463 count1985: 1,463 count1986: 1,503 count1987: 1,443 count1988: 1,545 count1989: 1,543 count1990: 1,505 count1991: 1,360 count1992: 1,229 count1993: 1,217 count1994: 1,321 count1995: 1,326 count1996: 1,239 count1997: 1,236 count1998: 1,120 count1999: 984 count2000: 1,066 count2001: 1,068 count2002: 1,087 count2003: 1,112 count2004: 1,135 count2005: 1,188 count2006: 1,175 count2007: 1,139 count2008: 1,088 count2009: 974 count2010: 978 count2011: 1,013 count2012: 1,035 count2013: 1,069 count2014: 1,073 count2015: 1,054 count2016: 1,163 count2017: 1,134 count2018: 1,092 count2019: 1,079 count2020: 1,057 count2021: 981 count2022: 1,088 count2023: 1,109 count8001,0001,2001,4001,60019781994201020231978: 1,591 count1979: 1,387 count1980: 1,313 count1981: 1,229 count1982: 1,248 count1983: 1,359 count1984: 1,463 count1985: 1,463 count1986: 1,503 count1987: 1,443 count1988: 1,545 count1989: 1,543 count1990: 1,505 count1991: 1,360 count1992: 1,229 count1993: 1,217 count1994: 1,321 count1995: 1,326 count1996: 1,239 count1997: 1,236 count1998: 1,120 count1999: 984 count2000: 1,066 count2001: 1,068 count2002: 1,087 count2003: 1,112 count2004: 1,135 count2005: 1,188 count2006: 1,175 count2007: 1,139 count2008: 1,088 count2009: 974 count2010: 978 count2011: 1,013 count2012: 1,035 count2013: 1,069 count2014: 1,073 count2015: 1,054 count2016: 1,163 count2017: 1,134 count2018: 1,092 count2019: 1,079 count2020: 1,057 count2021: 981 count2022: 1,088 count2023: 1,109 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
20231,109
20221,088
2021981
20201,057
20191,079
20181,092
20171,134
20161,163
20151,054
20141,073
20131,069
20121,035
20111,013
2010978
2009974
20081,088
20071,139
20061,175
20051,188
20041,135
20031,112
20021,087
20011,068
20001,066
1999984
19981,120
19971,236
19961,239
19951,326
19941,321
19931,217
19921,229
19911,360
19901,505
19891,543
19881,545
19871,443
19861,503
19851,463
19841,463
19831,359
19821,248
19811,229
19801,313
19791,387
19781,591

Compared with New York and United States

Place2023
Erie County1,109
New York33,208
United States508,777

Erie County compared with nearby places

Albany County: 511 countAllegany County: 32 countBronx County: 1,191 countBroome County: 149 countCattaraugus County: 71 countCayuga County: 61 countChautauqua County: 101 countChemung County: 64 countChenango County: 43 countClinton County: 62 countColumbia County: 99 countCortland County: 36 countDelaware County: 74 countDutchess County: 443 countErie County: 1,109 countEssex County: 55 countFranklin County: 37 countFulton County: 60 countGenesee County: 45 countGreene County: 90 countHamilton County: 9 countHerkimer County: 54 countJefferson County: 103 countKings County: 5,010 countLewis County: 13 countLivingston County: 58 countMadison County: 57 countMonroe County: 932 countMontgomery County: 50 countNassau County: 3,169 countNew York County: 5,242 countNiagara County: 214 countOneida County: 163 countOnondaga County: 498 countOntario County: 132 countOrange County: 733 countOrleans County: 39 countOswego County: 102 countOtsego County: 59 countPutnam County: 157 countQueens County: 4,051 countRensselaer County: 136 countRichmond County: 801 countRockland County: 932 countSt. Lawrence County: 72 countSaratoga County: 289 countSchenectady County: 170 countSchoharie County: 39 countSchuyler County: 18 countSeneca County: 31 countSteuben County: 92 countSuffolk County: 2,958 countSullivan County: 145 countTioga County: 37 countTompkins County: 100 countUlster County: 315 countWarren County: 102 countWashington County: 62 countWayne County: 87 countWestchester County: 1,626 countWyoming County: 30 countYates County: 39 count
  • Under 40
  • 40 to 60
  • 60 to 100
  • 100 to 150
  • 150 to 790
  • 790 and over
Employer firm births, 2023, count. Erie 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, Erie 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, Erie 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/erie-county-new-york. 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, Erie 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/erie-county-new-york.

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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, Erie 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/erie-county-new-york (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Erie County?

Employer firm births in Erie County was 1,109 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.9% from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 62 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 Erie County?

1,591 in 1978, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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