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Employer firm births in Hennepin County

Employer firm births in Hennepin County was 1,992 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 8.6% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 86 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,992
Change on 2022-8.6%
Rank1st of 86Counties in Minnesota ranked
Series high2,5401996
Series low1,7562010

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Employer firm births in Hennepin County, 1978 to 2023

1,6001,8002,0002,2002,4002,60019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,184 count1979: 2,115 count1980: 1,992 count1981: 2,057 count1982: 2,025 count1983: 2,318 count1984: 2,494 count1985: 2,527 count1986: 2,535 count1987: 2,427 count1988: 2,502 count1989: 2,364 count1990: 2,379 count1991: 2,352 count1992: 2,180 count1993: 2,505 count1994: 2,538 count1995: 2,445 count1996: 2,540 count1997: 2,530 count1998: 2,414 count1999: 2,317 count2000: 2,275 count2001: 2,221 count2002: 2,175 count2003: 2,211 count2004: 2,460 count2005: 2,404 count2006: 2,466 count2007: 2,376 count2008: 2,110 count2009: 1,847 count2010: 1,756 count2011: 1,856 count2012: 1,896 count2013: 1,907 count2014: 1,924 count2015: 1,962 count2016: 2,085 count2017: 2,125 count2018: 1,981 count2019: 1,932 count2020: 1,946 count2021: 2,149 count2022: 2,180 count2023: 1,992 count1,6001,8002,0002,2002,4002,60019781994201020231978: 2,184 count1979: 2,115 count1980: 1,992 count1981: 2,057 count1982: 2,025 count1983: 2,318 count1984: 2,494 count1985: 2,527 count1986: 2,535 count1987: 2,427 count1988: 2,502 count1989: 2,364 count1990: 2,379 count1991: 2,352 count1992: 2,180 count1993: 2,505 count1994: 2,538 count1995: 2,445 count1996: 2,540 count1997: 2,530 count1998: 2,414 count1999: 2,317 count2000: 2,275 count2001: 2,221 count2002: 2,175 count2003: 2,211 count2004: 2,460 count2005: 2,404 count2006: 2,466 count2007: 2,376 count2008: 2,110 count2009: 1,847 count2010: 1,756 count2011: 1,856 count2012: 1,896 count2013: 1,907 count2014: 1,924 count2015: 1,962 count2016: 2,085 count2017: 2,125 count2018: 1,981 count2019: 1,932 count2020: 1,946 count2021: 2,149 count2022: 2,180 count2023: 1,992 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
20231,992
20222,180
20212,149
20201,946
20191,932
20181,981
20172,125
20162,085
20151,962
20141,924
20131,907
20121,896
20111,856
20101,756
20091,847
20082,110
20072,376
20062,466
20052,404
20042,460
20032,211
20022,175
20012,221
20002,275
19992,317
19982,414
19972,530
19962,540
19952,445
19942,538
19932,505
19922,180
19912,352
19902,379
19892,364
19882,502
19872,427
19862,535
19852,527
19842,494
19832,318
19822,025
19812,057
19801,992
19792,115
19782,184

Compared with Minnesota and United States

Place2023
Hennepin County1,992
Minnesota7,296
United States508,777

Hennepin County compared with nearby places

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Employer firm births, 2023, count. Hennepin 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, Hennepin 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, Hennepin 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/hennepin-county-minnesota. 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, Hennepin 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/hennepin-county-minnesota.

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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, Hennepin 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/hennepin-county-minnesota (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-22},
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What is the employer firm births in Hennepin County?

Employer firm births in Hennepin County was 1,992 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 8.6% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 86 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 Hennepin County?

2,540 in 1996, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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