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Employer firm births in Idaho

Employer firm births in Idaho was 4,074 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 7.5% from 2022. That is the 32nd highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count4,074
Change on 2022-7.5%
Rank32nd of 51US states ranked
Series high4,5172006
Series low1,9251982
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Employer firm births in Idaho, 1978 to 2023

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,978 count1979: 2,536 count1980: 2,328 count1981: 2,064 count1982: 1,925 count1983: 2,105 count1984: 2,444 count1985: 2,324 count1986: 2,175 count1987: 2,074 count1988: 2,073 count1989: 2,066 count1990: 2,421 count1991: 2,116 count1992: 2,292 count1993: 2,473 count1994: 2,882 count1995: 2,901 count1996: 2,964 count1997: 3,098 count1998: 2,861 count1999: 2,799 count2000: 2,783 count2001: 2,728 count2002: 2,727 count2003: 2,989 count2004: 3,310 count2005: 3,713 count2006: 4,517 count2007: 4,154 count2008: 3,398 count2009: 2,469 count2010: 2,228 count2011: 2,257 count2012: 2,329 count2013: 2,355 count2014: 2,595 count2015: 2,630 count2016: 2,891 count2017: 2,972 count2018: 3,317 count2019: 3,658 count2020: 3,659 count2021: 3,983 count2022: 4,405 count2023: 4,074 count1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019781994201020231978: 2,978 count1979: 2,536 count1980: 2,328 count1981: 2,064 count1982: 1,925 count1983: 2,105 count1984: 2,444 count1985: 2,324 count1986: 2,175 count1987: 2,074 count1988: 2,073 count1989: 2,066 count1990: 2,421 count1991: 2,116 count1992: 2,292 count1993: 2,473 count1994: 2,882 count1995: 2,901 count1996: 2,964 count1997: 3,098 count1998: 2,861 count1999: 2,799 count2000: 2,783 count2001: 2,728 count2002: 2,727 count2003: 2,989 count2004: 3,310 count2005: 3,713 count2006: 4,517 count2007: 4,154 count2008: 3,398 count2009: 2,469 count2010: 2,228 count2011: 2,257 count2012: 2,329 count2013: 2,355 count2014: 2,595 count2015: 2,630 count2016: 2,891 count2017: 2,972 count2018: 3,317 count2019: 3,658 count2020: 3,659 count2021: 3,983 count2022: 4,405 count2023: 4,074 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
20234,074
20224,405
20213,983
20203,659
20193,658
20183,317
20172,972
20162,891
20152,630
20142,595
20132,355
20122,329
20112,257
20102,228
20092,469
20083,398
20074,154
20064,517
20053,713
20043,310
20032,989
20022,727
20012,728
20002,783
19992,799
19982,861
19973,098
19962,964
19952,901
19942,882
19932,473
19922,292
19912,116
19902,421
19892,066
19882,073
19872,074
19862,175
19852,324
19842,444
19832,105
19821,925
19812,064
19802,328
19792,536
19782,978

Compared with United States

Place2023
Idaho4,074
United States508,777

Idaho 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. Idaho 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, Idaho, 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, Idaho, 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/idaho. 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, Idaho, 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/idaho.

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, Idaho, 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/idaho (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Idaho?

Employer firm births in Idaho was 4,074 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 7.5% from 2022. That is the 32nd 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 Idaho?

4,517 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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