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Employer firm births in Kansas

Employer firm births in Kansas was 3,975 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 5.1% from 2022. That is the 33rd highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count3,975
Change on 2022+5.1%
Rank33rd of 51US states ranked
Series high6,1621984
Series low3,1432010
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Employer firm births in Kansas, 1978 to 2023

3,0004,0005,0006,0007,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 5,644 count1979: 5,412 count1980: 4,796 count1981: 4,928 count1982: 4,733 count1983: 5,178 count1984: 6,162 count1985: 5,359 count1986: 5,134 count1987: 4,840 count1988: 4,905 count1989: 4,741 count1990: 4,536 count1991: 4,440 count1992: 4,393 count1993: 4,681 count1994: 4,900 count1995: 4,925 count1996: 4,829 count1997: 4,844 count1998: 4,638 count1999: 4,359 count2000: 4,389 count2001: 4,166 count2002: 4,288 count2003: 4,324 count2004: 4,568 count2005: 4,549 count2006: 4,588 count2007: 4,258 count2008: 3,947 count2009: 3,418 count2010: 3,143 count2011: 3,198 count2012: 3,298 count2013: 3,228 count2014: 3,344 count2015: 3,292 count2016: 3,543 count2017: 3,407 count2018: 3,390 count2019: 3,402 count2020: 3,312 count2021: 3,553 count2022: 3,781 count2023: 3,975 count3,0004,0005,0006,0007,00019781994201020231978: 5,644 count1979: 5,412 count1980: 4,796 count1981: 4,928 count1982: 4,733 count1983: 5,178 count1984: 6,162 count1985: 5,359 count1986: 5,134 count1987: 4,840 count1988: 4,905 count1989: 4,741 count1990: 4,536 count1991: 4,440 count1992: 4,393 count1993: 4,681 count1994: 4,900 count1995: 4,925 count1996: 4,829 count1997: 4,844 count1998: 4,638 count1999: 4,359 count2000: 4,389 count2001: 4,166 count2002: 4,288 count2003: 4,324 count2004: 4,568 count2005: 4,549 count2006: 4,588 count2007: 4,258 count2008: 3,947 count2009: 3,418 count2010: 3,143 count2011: 3,198 count2012: 3,298 count2013: 3,228 count2014: 3,344 count2015: 3,292 count2016: 3,543 count2017: 3,407 count2018: 3,390 count2019: 3,402 count2020: 3,312 count2021: 3,553 count2022: 3,781 count2023: 3,975 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
20233,975
20223,781
20213,553
20203,312
20193,402
20183,390
20173,407
20163,543
20153,292
20143,344
20133,228
20123,298
20113,198
20103,143
20093,418
20083,947
20074,258
20064,588
20054,549
20044,568
20034,324
20024,288
20014,166
20004,389
19994,359
19984,638
19974,844
19964,829
19954,925
19944,900
19934,681
19924,393
19914,440
19904,536
19894,741
19884,905
19874,840
19865,134
19855,359
19846,162
19835,178
19824,733
19814,928
19804,796
19795,412
19785,644

Compared with United States

Place2023
Kansas3,975
United States508,777

Kansas 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. Kansas 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, Kansas, 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, Kansas, 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/kansas. 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, Kansas, 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/kansas.

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, Kansas, 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/kansas (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Kansas?

Employer firm births in Kansas was 3,975 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 5.1% from 2022. That is the 33rd 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 Kansas?

6,162 in 1984, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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