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Employer firm births in Honolulu County

Employer firm births in Honolulu County was 1,055 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.1% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 5 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,055
Change on 2022+1.1%
Rank1st of 5Counties in Hawaii ranked
Series high1,7551980
Series low8592012

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Employer firm births in Honolulu County, 1978 to 2023

8001,0001,2001,4001,6001,80019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,689 count1979: 1,716 count1980: 1,755 count1981: 1,728 count1982: 1,559 count1983: 1,753 count1984: 1,592 count1985: 1,478 count1986: 1,467 count1987: 1,577 count1988: 1,708 count1989: 1,596 count1990: 1,552 count1991: 1,510 count1992: 1,321 count1993: 1,296 count1994: 1,205 count1995: 1,285 count1996: 1,278 count1997: 1,200 count1998: 1,139 count1999: 1,073 count2000: 1,122 count2001: 1,066 count2002: 1,224 count2003: 1,187 count2004: 1,259 count2005: 1,237 count2006: 1,292 count2007: 1,239 count2008: 1,091 count2009: 970 count2010: 880 count2011: 896 count2012: 859 count2013: 923 count2014: 945 count2015: 962 count2016: 969 count2017: 1,046 count2018: 954 count2019: 1,043 count2020: 921 count2021: 901 count2022: 1,044 count2023: 1,055 count7501,0001,2501,5001,7502,00019781994201020231978: 1,689 count1979: 1,716 count1980: 1,755 count1981: 1,728 count1982: 1,559 count1983: 1,753 count1984: 1,592 count1985: 1,478 count1986: 1,467 count1987: 1,577 count1988: 1,708 count1989: 1,596 count1990: 1,552 count1991: 1,510 count1992: 1,321 count1993: 1,296 count1994: 1,205 count1995: 1,285 count1996: 1,278 count1997: 1,200 count1998: 1,139 count1999: 1,073 count2000: 1,122 count2001: 1,066 count2002: 1,224 count2003: 1,187 count2004: 1,259 count2005: 1,237 count2006: 1,292 count2007: 1,239 count2008: 1,091 count2009: 970 count2010: 880 count2011: 896 count2012: 859 count2013: 923 count2014: 945 count2015: 962 count2016: 969 count2017: 1,046 count2018: 954 count2019: 1,043 count2020: 921 count2021: 901 count2022: 1,044 count2023: 1,055 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
20231,055
20221,044
2021901
2020921
20191,043
2018954
20171,046
2016969
2015962
2014945
2013923
2012859
2011896
2010880
2009970
20081,091
20071,239
20061,292
20051,237
20041,259
20031,187
20021,224
20011,066
20001,122
19991,073
19981,139
19971,200
19961,278
19951,285
19941,205
19931,296
19921,321
19911,510
19901,552
19891,596
19881,708
19871,577
19861,467
19851,478
19841,592
19831,753
19821,559
19811,728
19801,755
19791,716
19781,689

Compared with Hawaii and United States

Place2023
Honolulu County1,055
Hawaii1,736
United States508,777

Honolulu County compared with nearby places

Hawaii County: 251 countHonolulu County: 1,055 countKalawao County: 0 countKauai County: 136 countMaui County: 295 count
  • Under 110
  • 110 to 210
  • 210 to 270
  • 270 to 450
  • 450 and over
Employer firm births, 2023, count. Honolulu 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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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, Honolulu 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

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, Honolulu 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/honolulu-county-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, Honolulu 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/honolulu-county-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, Honolulu 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/honolulu-county-hawaii (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978: Employer firm births, Honolulu County, 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/honolulu-county-hawaii. 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 Honolulu County?

Employer firm births in Honolulu County was 1,055 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.1% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 5 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 Honolulu County?

1,755 in 1980, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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