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Employer firm births in Fairfax County

Employer firm births in Fairfax County was 1,853 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.8% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 131 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,853
Change on 2022+1.8%
Rank1st of 131Counties in Virginia ranked
Series high2,1572006
Series low1,0661978
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Employer firm births in Fairfax County, 1978 to 2023

1,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,25019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,066 count1979: 1,095 count1980: 1,157 count1981: 1,194 count1982: 1,209 count1983: 1,285 count1984: 1,628 count1985: 1,798 count1986: 1,693 count1987: 1,735 count1988: 1,927 count1989: 1,885 count1990: 1,876 count1991: 1,523 count1992: 1,582 count1993: 1,796 count1994: 1,806 count1995: 1,893 count1996: 1,833 count1997: 2,009 count1998: 1,877 count1999: 1,762 count2000: 1,791 count2001: 1,683 count2002: 1,763 count2003: 1,821 count2004: 2,014 count2005: 2,074 count2006: 2,157 count2007: 2,091 count2008: 1,981 count2009: 1,691 count2010: 1,675 count2011: 1,680 count2012: 1,753 count2013: 1,733 count2014: 1,749 count2015: 1,788 count2016: 1,804 count2017: 1,775 count2018: 1,772 count2019: 1,785 count2020: 1,697 count2021: 1,792 count2022: 1,821 count2023: 1,853 count1,0001,5002,0002,50019781994201020231978: 1,066 count1979: 1,095 count1980: 1,157 count1981: 1,194 count1982: 1,209 count1983: 1,285 count1984: 1,628 count1985: 1,798 count1986: 1,693 count1987: 1,735 count1988: 1,927 count1989: 1,885 count1990: 1,876 count1991: 1,523 count1992: 1,582 count1993: 1,796 count1994: 1,806 count1995: 1,893 count1996: 1,833 count1997: 2,009 count1998: 1,877 count1999: 1,762 count2000: 1,791 count2001: 1,683 count2002: 1,763 count2003: 1,821 count2004: 2,014 count2005: 2,074 count2006: 2,157 count2007: 2,091 count2008: 1,981 count2009: 1,691 count2010: 1,675 count2011: 1,680 count2012: 1,753 count2013: 1,733 count2014: 1,749 count2015: 1,788 count2016: 1,804 count2017: 1,775 count2018: 1,772 count2019: 1,785 count2020: 1,697 count2021: 1,792 count2022: 1,821 count2023: 1,853 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
20231,853
20221,821
20211,792
20201,697
20191,785
20181,772
20171,775
20161,804
20151,788
20141,749
20131,733
20121,753
20111,680
20101,675
20091,691
20081,981
20072,091
20062,157
20052,074
20042,014
20031,821
20021,763
20011,683
20001,791
19991,762
19981,877
19972,009
19961,833
19951,893
19941,806
19931,796
19921,582
19911,523
19901,876
19891,885
19881,927
19871,735
19861,693
19851,798
19841,628
19831,285
19821,209
19811,194
19801,157
19791,095
19781,066

Compared with Virginia and United States

Place2023
Fairfax County1,853
Virginia11,835
United States508,777

Fairfax County compared with nearby places

Accomack County: 33 countAlbemarle County: 179 countAlleghany County: 6 countAmelia County: 20 countAmherst County: 31 countAppomattox County: 14 countArlington County: 322 countAugusta County: 76 countBath County: 7 countBedford County: 100 countBotetourt County: 39 countBrunswick County: 15 countBuchanan County: 19 countBuckingham County: 19 countCampbell County: 72 countCaroline County: 34 countCarroll County: 22 countCharles City County: 7 countCharlotte County: 14 countChesterfield County: 540 countClarke County: 21 countCraig County: 6 countCulpeper County: 62 countCumberland County: 9 countDickenson County: 10 countDinwiddie County: 23 countEssex County: 18 countFairfax County: 1,853 countFauquier County: 124 countFloyd County: 25 countFluvanna County: 26 countFranklin County: 69 countFrederick County: 115 countGiles County: 15 countGloucester County: 45 countGoochland County: 36 countGrayson County: 15 countGreene County: 20 countGreensville County: 4 countHalifax County: 34 countHanover County: 158 countHenrico County: 543 countHenry County: 26 countIsle of Wight County: 55 countJames City County: 124 countKing and Queen County: 6 countKing George County: 19 countKing William County: 16 countLancaster County: 22 countLee County: 9 countLoudoun County: 972 countLouisa County: 51 countLunenburg County: 10 countMadison County: 15 countMathews County: 8 countMecklenburg County: 37 countMiddlesex County: 18 countMontgomery County: 109 countNelson County: 23 countNew Kent County: 35 countNorthampton County: 17 countNorthumberland County: 13 countNottoway County: 12 countOrange County: 48 countPage County: 20 countPatrick County: 10 countPittsylvania County: 37 countPowhatan County: 49 countPrince Edward County: 30 countPrince George County: 14 countPrince William County: 605 countPulaski County: 30 countRappahannock County: 10 countRichmond County: 9 countRoanoke County: 117 countRockbridge County: 23 countRockingham County: 88 countRussell County: 11 countScott County: 12 countShenandoah County: 57 countSmyth County: 25 countSouthampton County: 12 countSpotsylvania County: 191 countStafford County: 203 countSurry County: 5 countSussex County: 14 countTazewell County: 30 countWarren County: 58 countWashington County: 59 countWestmoreland County: 21 countWise County: 23 countWythe County: 33 countYork County: 64 countAlexandria city: 201 countBristol city: 30 countBuena Vista city: 9 countCharlottesville city: 104 countChesapeake city: 338 countColonial Heights city: 22 countCovington city: 5 countDanville city: 37 countEmporia city: 8 countFairfax city: 112 countFalls Church city: 50 countFranklin city: 16 countFredericksburg city: 82 countGalax city: 13 countHampton city: 132 countHarrisonburg city: 72 countHopewell city: 19 countLexington city: 11 countLynchburg city: 98 countManassas city: 71 countManassas Park city: 22 countMartinsville city: 16 countNewport News city: 176 countNorfolk city: 244 countNorton city: 7 countPetersburg city: 36 countPoquoson city: 13 countPortsmouth city: 83 countRadford city: 13 countRichmond city: 390 countRoanoke city: 129 countSalem city: 34 countStaunton city: 33 countSuffolk city: 96 countVirginia Beach city: 711 countWaynesboro city: 25 countWilliamsburg city: 31 countWinchester city: 68 count
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Employer firm births, 2023, count. Fairfax 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, Fairfax 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, Fairfax 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/fairfax-county-virginia. 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, Fairfax 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/fairfax-county-virginia.

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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, Fairfax 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/fairfax-county-virginia (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Fairfax County?

Employer firm births in Fairfax County was 1,853 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.8% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 131 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 Fairfax County?

2,157 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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