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Employer firm births in Hawaii

Employer firm births in Hawaii was 1,736 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.9% from 2022. That is the 44th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count1,736
Change on 2022-1.9%
Rank44th of 51US states ranked
Series high2,4121988
Series low1,3282012
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Employer firm births in Hawaii, 1978 to 2023

1,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,313 count1979: 2,367 count1980: 2,392 count1981: 2,360 count1982: 2,088 count1983: 2,339 count1984: 2,142 count1985: 2,035 count1986: 2,086 count1987: 2,220 count1988: 2,412 count1989: 2,270 count1990: 2,337 count1991: 2,214 count1992: 1,978 count1993: 1,964 count1994: 1,863 count1995: 1,911 count1996: 1,910 count1997: 1,808 count1998: 1,703 count1999: 1,594 count2000: 1,728 count2001: 1,675 count2002: 1,842 count2003: 1,803 count2004: 1,930 count2005: 1,961 count2006: 2,043 count2007: 1,944 count2008: 1,713 count2009: 1,501 count2010: 1,358 count2011: 1,345 count2012: 1,328 count2013: 1,387 count2014: 1,448 count2015: 1,502 count2016: 1,506 count2017: 1,578 count2018: 1,562 count2019: 1,661 count2020: 1,564 count2021: 1,473 count2022: 1,770 count2023: 1,736 count1,0001,5002,0002,50019781994201020231978: 2,313 count1979: 2,367 count1980: 2,392 count1981: 2,360 count1982: 2,088 count1983: 2,339 count1984: 2,142 count1985: 2,035 count1986: 2,086 count1987: 2,220 count1988: 2,412 count1989: 2,270 count1990: 2,337 count1991: 2,214 count1992: 1,978 count1993: 1,964 count1994: 1,863 count1995: 1,911 count1996: 1,910 count1997: 1,808 count1998: 1,703 count1999: 1,594 count2000: 1,728 count2001: 1,675 count2002: 1,842 count2003: 1,803 count2004: 1,930 count2005: 1,961 count2006: 2,043 count2007: 1,944 count2008: 1,713 count2009: 1,501 count2010: 1,358 count2011: 1,345 count2012: 1,328 count2013: 1,387 count2014: 1,448 count2015: 1,502 count2016: 1,506 count2017: 1,578 count2018: 1,562 count2019: 1,661 count2020: 1,564 count2021: 1,473 count2022: 1,770 count2023: 1,736 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
20231,736
20221,770
20211,473
20201,564
20191,661
20181,562
20171,578
20161,506
20151,502
20141,448
20131,387
20121,328
20111,345
20101,358
20091,501
20081,713
20071,944
20062,043
20051,961
20041,930
20031,803
20021,842
20011,675
20001,728
19991,594
19981,703
19971,808
19961,910
19951,911
19941,863
19931,964
19921,978
19912,214
19902,337
19892,270
19882,412
19872,220
19862,086
19852,035
19842,142
19832,339
19822,088
19812,360
19802,392
19792,367
19782,313

Compared with United States

Place2023
Hawaii1,736
United States508,777

Hawaii 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. Hawaii 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, Hawaii, 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, Hawaii, 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/hawaii. 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, Hawaii, 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/hawaii.

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, Hawaii, 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/hawaii (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Hawaii?

Employer firm births in Hawaii was 1,736 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.9% from 2022. That is the 44th 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 Hawaii?

2,412 in 1988, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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