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Employer firm births in Iowa

Employer firm births in Iowa was 3,717 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.5% from 2022. That is the 35th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count3,717
Change on 2022-1.5%
Rank35th of 51US states ranked
Series high6,5601978
Series low3,0632014
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Employer firm births in Iowa, 1978 to 2023

3,0004,0005,0006,0007,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 6,560 count1979: 5,905 count1980: 5,444 count1981: 5,032 count1982: 4,532 count1983: 4,864 count1984: 5,840 count1985: 4,822 count1986: 4,457 count1987: 4,576 count1988: 4,446 count1989: 4,533 count1990: 4,553 count1991: 4,297 count1992: 4,407 count1993: 4,429 count1994: 4,691 count1995: 4,763 count1996: 4,623 count1997: 4,534 count1998: 4,497 count1999: 4,019 count2000: 4,019 count2001: 3,686 count2002: 3,999 count2003: 4,088 count2004: 4,205 count2005: 4,264 count2006: 4,572 count2007: 4,073 count2008: 3,994 count2009: 3,251 count2010: 3,160 count2011: 3,182 count2012: 3,210 count2013: 3,086 count2014: 3,063 count2015: 3,235 count2016: 3,376 count2017: 3,362 count2018: 3,693 count2019: 3,420 count2020: 3,481 count2021: 3,504 count2022: 3,773 count2023: 3,717 count3,0004,0005,0006,0007,00019781994201020231978: 6,560 count1979: 5,905 count1980: 5,444 count1981: 5,032 count1982: 4,532 count1983: 4,864 count1984: 5,840 count1985: 4,822 count1986: 4,457 count1987: 4,576 count1988: 4,446 count1989: 4,533 count1990: 4,553 count1991: 4,297 count1992: 4,407 count1993: 4,429 count1994: 4,691 count1995: 4,763 count1996: 4,623 count1997: 4,534 count1998: 4,497 count1999: 4,019 count2000: 4,019 count2001: 3,686 count2002: 3,999 count2003: 4,088 count2004: 4,205 count2005: 4,264 count2006: 4,572 count2007: 4,073 count2008: 3,994 count2009: 3,251 count2010: 3,160 count2011: 3,182 count2012: 3,210 count2013: 3,086 count2014: 3,063 count2015: 3,235 count2016: 3,376 count2017: 3,362 count2018: 3,693 count2019: 3,420 count2020: 3,481 count2021: 3,504 count2022: 3,773 count2023: 3,717 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
20233,717
20223,773
20213,504
20203,481
20193,420
20183,693
20173,362
20163,376
20153,235
20143,063
20133,086
20123,210
20113,182
20103,160
20093,251
20083,994
20074,073
20064,572
20054,264
20044,205
20034,088
20023,999
20013,686
20004,019
19994,019
19984,497
19974,534
19964,623
19954,763
19944,691
19934,429
19924,407
19914,297
19904,553
19894,533
19884,446
19874,576
19864,457
19854,822
19845,840
19834,864
19824,532
19815,032
19805,444
19795,905
19786,560

Compared with United States

Place2023
Iowa3,717
United States508,777

Iowa 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. Iowa 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, Iowa, 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, Iowa, 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/iowa. 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, Iowa, 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/iowa.

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, Iowa, 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/iowa (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Iowa?

Employer firm births in Iowa was 3,717 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.5% from 2022. That is the 35th 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 Iowa?

6,560 in 1978, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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