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Employer firm births in Josephine County

Employer firm births in Josephine County was 127 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 9.9% from 2022. That is the 12th highest of 36 counties in 2023.

2023, count127
Change on 2022-9.9%
Rank12th of 36Counties in Oregon ranked
Series high2011978
Series low952012
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Employer firm births in Josephine County, 1978 to 2023

7510012515017520022519781985199219992006201320231978: 201 count1979: 199 count1980: 163 count1981: 134 count1982: 131 count1983: 134 count1984: 179 count1985: 164 count1986: 164 count1987: 143 count1988: 151 count1989: 141 count1990: 143 count1991: 141 count1992: 113 count1993: 144 count1994: 173 count1995: 165 count1996: 144 count1997: 138 count1998: 134 count1999: 146 count2000: 138 count2001: 148 count2002: 151 count2003: 169 count2004: 169 count2005: 192 count2006: 192 count2007: 154 count2008: 125 count2009: 111 count2010: 100 count2011: 118 count2012: 95 count2013: 96 count2014: 104 count2015: 97 count2016: 131 count2017: 139 count2018: 133 count2019: 121 count2020: 136 count2021: 137 count2022: 141 count2023: 127 count5010015020025019781994201020231978: 201 count1979: 199 count1980: 163 count1981: 134 count1982: 131 count1983: 134 count1984: 179 count1985: 164 count1986: 164 count1987: 143 count1988: 151 count1989: 141 count1990: 143 count1991: 141 count1992: 113 count1993: 144 count1994: 173 count1995: 165 count1996: 144 count1997: 138 count1998: 134 count1999: 146 count2000: 138 count2001: 148 count2002: 151 count2003: 169 count2004: 169 count2005: 192 count2006: 192 count2007: 154 count2008: 125 count2009: 111 count2010: 100 count2011: 118 count2012: 95 count2013: 96 count2014: 104 count2015: 97 count2016: 131 count2017: 139 count2018: 133 count2019: 121 count2020: 136 count2021: 137 count2022: 141 count2023: 127 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
2023127
2022141
2021137
2020136
2019121
2018133
2017139
2016131
201597
2014104
201396
201295
2011118
2010100
2009111
2008125
2007154
2006192
2005192
2004169
2003169
2002151
2001148
2000138
1999146
1998134
1997138
1996144
1995165
1994173
1993144
1992113
1991141
1990143
1989141
1988151
1987143
1986164
1985164
1984179
1983134
1982131
1981134
1980163
1979199
1978201

Compared with Oregon and United States

Place2023
Josephine County127
Oregon7,399
United States508,777

Josephine County compared with nearby places

Baker County: 36 countBenton County: 130 countClackamas County: 843 countClatsop County: 106 countColumbia County: 58 countCoos County: 98 countCrook County: 63 countCurry County: 43 countDeschutes County: 635 countDouglas County: 168 countGilliam County: 5 countGrant County: 8 countHarney County: 13 countHood River County: 67 countJackson County: 402 countJefferson County: 39 countJosephine County: 127 countKlamath County: 95 countLake County: 9 countLane County: 541 countLincoln County: 85 countLinn County: 178 countMalheur County: 32 countMarion County: 586 countMorrow County: 14 countMultnomah County: 1,629 countPolk County: 114 countSherman County: 4 countTillamook County: 47 countUmatilla County: 93 countUnion County: 26 countWallowa County: 21 countWasco County: 42 countWashington County: 889 countWheeler County: 4 countYamhill County: 169 count
  • Under 10
  • 10 to 40
  • 40 to 80
  • 80 to 120
  • 120 to 430
  • 430 and over
Employer firm births, 2023, count. Josephine 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, Josephine 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, Josephine 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/josephine-county-oregon. 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, Josephine 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/josephine-county-oregon.

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, Josephine 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/josephine-county-oregon (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978: Employer firm births, Josephine County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-22},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/josephine-county-oregon. Publisher attribution: 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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What is the employer firm births in Josephine County?

Employer firm births in Josephine County was 127 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 9.9% from 2022. That is the 12th highest of 36 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 Josephine County?

201 in 1978, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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