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Employer firm births in Jefferson County

Employer firm births in Jefferson County was 1,031 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.4% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 115 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,031
Change on 2022+1.4%
Rank1st of 115Counties in Kentucky ranked
Series high1,3321986
Series low7772010
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Employer firm births in Jefferson County, 1978 to 2023

6008001,0001,2001,40019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,181 count1979: 1,221 count1980: 1,026 count1981: 1,037 count1982: 1,058 count1983: 1,233 count1984: 1,313 count1985: 1,244 count1986: 1,332 count1987: 1,190 count1988: 1,220 count1989: 1,269 count1990: 1,221 count1991: 1,177 count1992: 1,160 count1993: 1,179 count1994: 1,240 count1995: 1,271 count1996: 1,231 count1997: 1,276 count1998: 1,151 count1999: 1,056 count2000: 1,011 count2001: 1,059 count2002: 971 count2003: 970 count2004: 1,157 count2005: 1,128 count2006: 1,080 count2007: 1,035 count2008: 1,007 count2009: 838 count2010: 777 count2011: 809 count2012: 871 count2013: 838 count2014: 876 count2015: 800 count2016: 939 count2017: 895 count2018: 906 count2019: 988 count2020: 887 count2021: 992 count2022: 1,017 count2023: 1,031 count6008001,0001,2001,40019781994201020231978: 1,181 count1979: 1,221 count1980: 1,026 count1981: 1,037 count1982: 1,058 count1983: 1,233 count1984: 1,313 count1985: 1,244 count1986: 1,332 count1987: 1,190 count1988: 1,220 count1989: 1,269 count1990: 1,221 count1991: 1,177 count1992: 1,160 count1993: 1,179 count1994: 1,240 count1995: 1,271 count1996: 1,231 count1997: 1,276 count1998: 1,151 count1999: 1,056 count2000: 1,011 count2001: 1,059 count2002: 971 count2003: 970 count2004: 1,157 count2005: 1,128 count2006: 1,080 count2007: 1,035 count2008: 1,007 count2009: 838 count2010: 777 count2011: 809 count2012: 871 count2013: 838 count2014: 876 count2015: 800 count2016: 939 count2017: 895 count2018: 906 count2019: 988 count2020: 887 count2021: 992 count2022: 1,017 count2023: 1,031 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
20231,031
20221,017
2021992
2020887
2019988
2018906
2017895
2016939
2015800
2014876
2013838
2012871
2011809
2010777
2009838
20081,007
20071,035
20061,080
20051,128
20041,157
2003970
2002971
20011,059
20001,011
19991,056
19981,151
19971,276
19961,231
19951,271
19941,240
19931,179
19921,160
19911,177
19901,221
19891,269
19881,220
19871,190
19861,332
19851,244
19841,313
19831,233
19821,058
19811,037
19801,026
19791,221
19781,181

Compared with Kentucky and United States

Place2023
Jefferson County1,031
Kentucky4,803
United States508,777

Jefferson County compared with nearby places

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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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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

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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-kentucky. 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-kentucky.

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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-kentucky (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Jefferson County?

Employer firm births in Jefferson County was 1,031 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.4% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 115 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?

1,332 in 1986, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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