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Employer firm births in Jefferson County

Employer firm births in Jefferson County was 887 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.4% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 65 counties in 2023.

2023, count887
Change on 2022+3.4%
Rank1st of 65Counties in Alabama ranked
Series high1,3821984
Series low6312013
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Employer firm births in Jefferson County, 1978 to 2023

6008001,0001,2001,40019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,344 count1979: 1,254 count1980: 1,093 count1981: 1,048 count1982: 957 count1983: 1,139 count1984: 1,382 count1985: 1,290 count1986: 1,301 count1987: 1,381 count1988: 1,332 count1989: 1,282 count1990: 1,237 count1991: 1,129 count1992: 1,043 count1993: 1,067 count1994: 1,163 count1995: 1,142 count1996: 1,044 count1997: 1,099 count1998: 1,036 count1999: 957 count2000: 894 count2001: 872 count2002: 958 count2003: 901 count2004: 974 count2005: 994 count2006: 967 count2007: 1,023 count2008: 838 count2009: 679 count2010: 660 count2011: 759 count2012: 777 count2013: 631 count2014: 705 count2015: 681 count2016: 750 count2017: 739 count2018: 734 count2019: 799 count2020: 753 count2021: 850 count2022: 858 count2023: 887 count6008001,0001,2001,40019781994201020231978: 1,344 count1979: 1,254 count1980: 1,093 count1981: 1,048 count1982: 957 count1983: 1,139 count1984: 1,382 count1985: 1,290 count1986: 1,301 count1987: 1,381 count1988: 1,332 count1989: 1,282 count1990: 1,237 count1991: 1,129 count1992: 1,043 count1993: 1,067 count1994: 1,163 count1995: 1,142 count1996: 1,044 count1997: 1,099 count1998: 1,036 count1999: 957 count2000: 894 count2001: 872 count2002: 958 count2003: 901 count2004: 974 count2005: 994 count2006: 967 count2007: 1,023 count2008: 838 count2009: 679 count2010: 660 count2011: 759 count2012: 777 count2013: 631 count2014: 705 count2015: 681 count2016: 750 count2017: 739 count2018: 734 count2019: 799 count2020: 753 count2021: 850 count2022: 858 count2023: 887 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
2023887
2022858
2021850
2020753
2019799
2018734
2017739
2016750
2015681
2014705
2013631
2012777
2011759
2010660
2009679
2008838
20071,023
2006967
2005994
2004974
2003901
2002958
2001872
2000894
1999957
19981,036
19971,099
19961,044
19951,142
19941,163
19931,067
19921,043
19911,129
19901,237
19891,282
19881,332
19871,381
19861,301
19851,290
19841,382
19831,139
1982957
19811,048
19801,093
19791,254
19781,344

Compared with Alabama and United States

Place2023
Jefferson County887
Alabama5,688
United States508,777

Jefferson County compared with nearby places

Autauga County: 49 countBaldwin County: 439 countBarbour County: 17 countBibb County: 16 countBlount County: 55 countBullock County: 8 countButler County: 20 countCalhoun County: 98 countChambers County: 23 countCherokee County: 23 countChilton County: 39 countChoctaw County: 10 countClarke County: 24 countClay County: 14 countCleburne County: 13 countCoffee County: 61 countColbert County: 71 countConecuh County: 11 countCovington County: 46 countCrenshaw County: 7 countCullman County: 107 countDale County: 41 countDallas County: 17 countDeKalb County: 57 countElmore County: 71 countEscambia County: 33 countEtowah County: 95 countFayette County: 13 countFranklin County: 29 countGeneva County: 29 countGreene County: 7 countHale County: 10 countHenry County: 14 countHouston County: 136 countJackson County: 55 countJefferson County: 887 countLamar County: 14 countLauderdale County: 115 countLawrence County: 18 countLee County: 220 countLimestone County: 103 countMacon County: 14 countMadison County: 554 countMarengo County: 22 countMarion County: 29 countMarshall County: 135 countMobile County: 443 countMonroe County: 22 countMontgomery County: 287 countMorgan County: 126 countPerry County: 6 countPickens County: 8 countPike County: 22 countRandolph County: 25 countRussell County: 45 countSt. Clair County: 101 countShelby County: 334 countSumter County: 15 countTalladega County: 46 countTallapoosa County: 48 countTuscaloosa County: 214 countWalker County: 54 countWashington County: 14 countWilcox County: 8 countWinston County: 20 count
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Employer firm births, 2023, count. Jefferson 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, Jefferson 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, Jefferson 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/jefferson-county-alabama. 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, Jefferson 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/jefferson-county-alabama.

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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, Jefferson 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/jefferson-county-alabama (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Jefferson County?

Employer firm births in Jefferson County was 887 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.4% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 65 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 Jefferson County?

1,382 in 1984, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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