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Employer firm births in Hillsborough County

Employer firm births in Hillsborough County was 3,406 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count3,406
Change on 2022+1.2%
Rank5th of 67Counties in Florida ranked
Series high3,4872021
Series low1,8281978
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Employer firm births in Hillsborough County, 1978 to 2023

1,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,828 count1979: 1,955 count1980: 1,992 count1981: 2,107 count1982: 2,042 count1983: 2,357 count1984: 2,590 count1985: 2,533 count1986: 2,534 count1987: 2,454 count1988: 2,355 count1989: 2,195 count1990: 2,291 count1991: 2,069 count1992: 2,090 count1993: 2,117 count1994: 2,037 count1995: 2,067 count1996: 2,044 count1997: 2,125 count1998: 2,049 count1999: 1,997 count2000: 1,883 count2001: 1,989 count2002: 2,238 count2003: 2,433 count2004: 2,806 count2005: 2,930 count2006: 3,033 count2007: 2,855 count2008: 2,474 count2009: 2,150 count2010: 2,217 count2011: 2,310 count2012: 2,458 count2013: 2,332 count2014: 2,278 count2015: 2,453 count2016: 2,550 count2017: 2,605 count2018: 2,616 count2019: 2,807 count2020: 2,975 count2021: 3,487 count2022: 3,365 count2023: 3,406 count1,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019781994201020231978: 1,828 count1979: 1,955 count1980: 1,992 count1981: 2,107 count1982: 2,042 count1983: 2,357 count1984: 2,590 count1985: 2,533 count1986: 2,534 count1987: 2,454 count1988: 2,355 count1989: 2,195 count1990: 2,291 count1991: 2,069 count1992: 2,090 count1993: 2,117 count1994: 2,037 count1995: 2,067 count1996: 2,044 count1997: 2,125 count1998: 2,049 count1999: 1,997 count2000: 1,883 count2001: 1,989 count2002: 2,238 count2003: 2,433 count2004: 2,806 count2005: 2,930 count2006: 3,033 count2007: 2,855 count2008: 2,474 count2009: 2,150 count2010: 2,217 count2011: 2,310 count2012: 2,458 count2013: 2,332 count2014: 2,278 count2015: 2,453 count2016: 2,550 count2017: 2,605 count2018: 2,616 count2019: 2,807 count2020: 2,975 count2021: 3,487 count2022: 3,365 count2023: 3,406 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
20233,406
20223,365
20213,487
20202,975
20192,807
20182,616
20172,605
20162,550
20152,453
20142,278
20132,332
20122,458
20112,310
20102,217
20092,150
20082,474
20072,855
20063,033
20052,930
20042,806
20032,433
20022,238
20011,989
20001,883
19991,997
19982,049
19972,125
19962,044
19952,067
19942,037
19932,117
19922,090
19912,069
19902,291
19892,195
19882,355
19872,454
19862,534
19852,533
19842,590
19832,357
19822,042
19812,107
19801,992
19791,955
19781,828

Compared with Florida and United States

Place2023
Hillsborough County3,406
Florida51,518
United States508,777

Hillsborough County compared with nearby places

Alachua County: 415 countBaker County: 41 countBay County: 391 countBradford County: 25 countBrevard County: 1,103 countBroward County: 5,262 countCalhoun County: 8 countCharlotte County: 396 countCitrus County: 200 countClay County: 345 countCollier County: 1,177 countColumbia County: 78 countDeSoto County: 56 countDixie County: 11 countDuval County: 1,928 countEscambia County: 562 countFlagler County: 251 countFranklin County: 18 countGadsden County: 62 countGilchrist County: 25 countGlades County: 11 countGulf County: 43 countHamilton County: 11 countHardee County: 26 countHendry County: 70 countHernando County: 300 countHighlands County: 152 countHillsborough County: 3,406 countHolmes County: 22 countIndian River County: 339 countJackson County: 45 countJefferson County: 18 countLafayette County: 8 countLake County: 751 countLee County: 2,055 countLeon County: 492 countLevy County: 78 countLiberty County: 8 countMadison County: 18 countManatee County: 974 countMarion County: 698 countMartin County: 497 countMiami-Dade County: 8,449 countMonroe County: 318 countNassau County: 174 countOkaloosa County: 429 countOkeechobee County: 63 countOrange County: 3,945 countOsceola County: 965 countPalm Beach County: 4,476 countPasco County: 1,017 countPinellas County: 2,520 countPolk County: 1,155 countPutnam County: 94 countSt. Johns County: 799 countSt. Lucie County: 688 countSanta Rosa County: 276 countSarasota County: 1,159 countSeminole County: 1,094 countSumter County: 131 countSuwannee County: 60 countTaylor County: 27 countUnion County: 10 countVolusia County: 1,055 countWakulla County: 51 countWalton County: 272 countWashington County: 26 count
  • Under 30
  • 30 to 60
  • 60 to 270
  • 270 to 500
  • 500 to 1,100
  • 1,100 and over
Employer firm births, 2023, count. Hillsborough 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, Hillsborough 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, Hillsborough 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/hillsborough-county-florida. 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, Hillsborough 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/hillsborough-county-florida.

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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, Hillsborough 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/hillsborough-county-florida (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Hillsborough County?

Employer firm births in Hillsborough County was 3,406 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 67 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 Hillsborough County?

3,487 in 2021, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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