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Employer firm births in Florida

Employer firm births in Florida was 51,518 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.1% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count51,518
Change on 2022+0.1%
Rank2nd of 51US states ranked
Series high51,5182023
Series low28,0891978
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Employer firm births in Florida, 1978 to 2023

25K30K35K40K45K50K55K19781985199219992006201320231978: 28,089 count1979: 28,389 count1980: 28,674 count1981: 29,641 count1982: 28,401 count1983: 31,059 count1984: 34,539 count1985: 35,354 count1986: 36,905 count1987: 37,549 count1988: 38,274 count1989: 37,570 count1990: 38,090 count1991: 34,320 count1992: 35,244 count1993: 37,648 count1994: 37,508 count1995: 37,085 count1996: 37,260 count1997: 36,591 count1998: 35,612 count1999: 34,594 count2000: 33,652 count2001: 34,517 count2002: 37,120 count2003: 40,749 count2004: 49,186 count2005: 49,317 count2006: 50,503 count2007: 45,616 count2008: 39,984 count2009: 33,985 count2010: 34,148 count2011: 36,423 count2012: 37,487 count2013: 36,823 count2014: 37,082 count2015: 39,027 count2016: 40,607 count2017: 40,587 count2018: 40,828 count2019: 42,819 count2020: 42,833 count2021: 51,290 count2022: 51,449 count2023: 51,518 count20K30K40K50K60K19781994201020231978: 28,089 count1979: 28,389 count1980: 28,674 count1981: 29,641 count1982: 28,401 count1983: 31,059 count1984: 34,539 count1985: 35,354 count1986: 36,905 count1987: 37,549 count1988: 38,274 count1989: 37,570 count1990: 38,090 count1991: 34,320 count1992: 35,244 count1993: 37,648 count1994: 37,508 count1995: 37,085 count1996: 37,260 count1997: 36,591 count1998: 35,612 count1999: 34,594 count2000: 33,652 count2001: 34,517 count2002: 37,120 count2003: 40,749 count2004: 49,186 count2005: 49,317 count2006: 50,503 count2007: 45,616 count2008: 39,984 count2009: 33,985 count2010: 34,148 count2011: 36,423 count2012: 37,487 count2013: 36,823 count2014: 37,082 count2015: 39,027 count2016: 40,607 count2017: 40,587 count2018: 40,828 count2019: 42,819 count2020: 42,833 count2021: 51,290 count2022: 51,449 count2023: 51,518 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
202351,518
202251,449
202151,290
202042,833
201942,819
201840,828
201740,587
201640,607
201539,027
201437,082
201336,823
201237,487
201136,423
201034,148
200933,985
200839,984
200745,616
200650,503
200549,317
200449,186
200340,749
200237,120
200134,517
200033,652
199934,594
199835,612
199736,591
199637,260
199537,085
199437,508
199337,648
199235,244
199134,320
199038,090
198937,570
198838,274
198737,549
198636,905
198535,354
198434,539
198331,059
198228,401
198129,641
198028,674
197928,389
197828,089

Compared with United States

Place2023
Florida51,518
United States508,777

Florida 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. Florida 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, Florida, 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, Florida, 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/florida. 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, Florida, 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/florida.

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, Florida, 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/florida (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the employer firm births in Florida?

Employer firm births in Florida was 51,518 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.1% from 2022. That is the 2nd 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 Florida?

51,518 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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