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Employer firm births in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region

Employer firm births in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region was 377 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.1% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 9 counties in 2023.

2023, count377
Change on 2022-2.1%
Rank5th of 9Counties in Connecticut ranked
Series high6221987
Series low2822018

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Employer firm births in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, 1978 to 2023

20030040050060070019781985199219992006201320231978: 519 count1979: 465 count1980: 417 count1981: 420 count1982: 411 count1983: 447 count1984: 502 count1985: 511 count1986: 551 count1987: 622 count1988: 589 count1989: 566 count1990: 472 count1991: 426 count1992: 421 count1993: 411 count1994: 457 count1995: 441 count1996: 406 count1997: 364 count1998: 353 count1999: 368 count2000: 393 count2001: 374 count2002: 383 count2003: 374 count2004: 390 count2005: 453 count2006: 436 count2007: 374 count2008: 393 count2009: 305 count2010: 311 count2011: 285 count2012: 333 count2013: 349 count2014: 309 count2015: 304 count2016: 340 count2017: 311 count2018: 282 count2019: 312 count2020: 339 count2021: 371 count2022: 385 count2023: 377 count20030040050060070019781994201020231978: 519 count1979: 465 count1980: 417 count1981: 420 count1982: 411 count1983: 447 count1984: 502 count1985: 511 count1986: 551 count1987: 622 count1988: 589 count1989: 566 count1990: 472 count1991: 426 count1992: 421 count1993: 411 count1994: 457 count1995: 441 count1996: 406 count1997: 364 count1998: 353 count1999: 368 count2000: 393 count2001: 374 count2002: 383 count2003: 374 count2004: 390 count2005: 453 count2006: 436 count2007: 374 count2008: 393 count2009: 305 count2010: 311 count2011: 285 count2012: 333 count2013: 349 count2014: 309 count2015: 304 count2016: 340 count2017: 311 count2018: 282 count2019: 312 count2020: 339 count2021: 371 count2022: 385 count2023: 377 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
2023377
2022385
2021371
2020339
2019312
2018282
2017311
2016340
2015304
2014309
2013349
2012333
2011285
2010311
2009305
2008393
2007374
2006436
2005453
2004390
2003374
2002383
2001374
2000393
1999368
1998353
1997364
1996406
1995441
1994457
1993411
1992421
1991426
1990472
1989566
1988589
1987622
1986551
1985511
1984502
1983447
1982411
1981420
1980417
1979465
1978519

Compared with Connecticut and United States

Place2023
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region377
Connecticut4,349
United States508,777

Greater Bridgeport Planning Region compared with nearby places

Capitol Planning Region: 1,093 countGreater Bridgeport Planning Region: 377 countLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region: 217 countNaugatuck Valley Planning Region: 494 countNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region: 84 countNorthwest Hills Planning Region: 143 countSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region: 643 countSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region: 252 countWestern Connecticut Planning Region: 1,050 count
  • Under 190
  • 190 to 280
  • 280 to 470
  • 470 to 810
  • 810 and over
Employer firm births, 2023, count. Greater Bridgeport Planning Region 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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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, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, 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, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, 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/greater-bridgeport-planning-region-connecticut. 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, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, 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/greater-bridgeport-planning-region-connecticut.

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, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, 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/greater-bridgeport-planning-region-connecticut (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, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, 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/greater-bridgeport-planning-region-connecticut. 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.},
}
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What is the employer firm births in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region?

Employer firm births in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region was 377 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.1% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 9 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 Greater Bridgeport Planning Region?

622 in 1987, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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