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Employer firm births in Indiana

Employer firm births in Indiana was 8,106 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 19th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count8,106
Change on 2022-0%
Rank19th of 51US states ranked
Series high11,0771984
Series low5,9442010
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Employer firm births in Indiana, 1978 to 2023

4,0006,0008,00010K12K19781985199219992006201320231978: 9,494 count1979: 9,045 count1980: 8,061 count1981: 7,455 count1982: 7,339 count1983: 8,954 count1984: 11,077 count1985: 9,329 count1986: 9,353 count1987: 9,489 count1988: 9,305 count1989: 9,237 count1990: 9,356 count1991: 8,612 count1992: 8,475 count1993: 8,978 count1994: 9,378 count1995: 9,704 count1996: 9,379 count1997: 9,269 count1998: 8,886 count1999: 8,129 count2000: 7,916 count2001: 7,667 count2002: 8,225 count2003: 7,964 count2004: 8,528 count2005: 8,363 count2006: 8,912 count2007: 8,410 count2008: 7,827 count2009: 6,230 count2010: 5,944 count2011: 6,166 count2012: 6,313 count2013: 6,179 count2014: 6,038 count2015: 6,085 count2016: 6,433 count2017: 6,524 count2018: 6,759 count2019: 6,471 count2020: 6,583 count2021: 7,415 count2022: 8,109 count2023: 8,106 count4,0006,0008,00010K12K19781994201020231978: 9,494 count1979: 9,045 count1980: 8,061 count1981: 7,455 count1982: 7,339 count1983: 8,954 count1984: 11,077 count1985: 9,329 count1986: 9,353 count1987: 9,489 count1988: 9,305 count1989: 9,237 count1990: 9,356 count1991: 8,612 count1992: 8,475 count1993: 8,978 count1994: 9,378 count1995: 9,704 count1996: 9,379 count1997: 9,269 count1998: 8,886 count1999: 8,129 count2000: 7,916 count2001: 7,667 count2002: 8,225 count2003: 7,964 count2004: 8,528 count2005: 8,363 count2006: 8,912 count2007: 8,410 count2008: 7,827 count2009: 6,230 count2010: 5,944 count2011: 6,166 count2012: 6,313 count2013: 6,179 count2014: 6,038 count2015: 6,085 count2016: 6,433 count2017: 6,524 count2018: 6,759 count2019: 6,471 count2020: 6,583 count2021: 7,415 count2022: 8,109 count2023: 8,106 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
20238,106
20228,109
20217,415
20206,583
20196,471
20186,759
20176,524
20166,433
20156,085
20146,038
20136,179
20126,313
20116,166
20105,944
20096,230
20087,827
20078,410
20068,912
20058,363
20048,528
20037,964
20028,225
20017,667
20007,916
19998,129
19988,886
19979,269
19969,379
19959,704
19949,378
19938,978
19928,475
19918,612
19909,356
19899,237
19889,305
19879,489
19869,353
19859,329
198411,077
19838,954
19827,339
19817,455
19808,061
19799,045
19789,494

Compared with United States

Place2023
Indiana8,106
United States508,777

Indiana 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. Indiana 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, Indiana, 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, Indiana, 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/indiana. 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, Indiana, 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/indiana.

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, Indiana, 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/indiana (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Indiana?

Employer firm births in Indiana was 8,106 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 19th 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 Indiana?

11,077 in 1984, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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