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Employer firm births in King County

Employer firm births in King County was 4,079 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 6.5% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 38 counties in 2023.

2023, count4,079
Change on 2022-6.5%
Rank1st of 38Counties in Washington ranked
Series high4,7122006
Series low3,5212009
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Employer firm births in King County, 1978 to 2023

3,5003,7504,0004,2504,5004,75019781985199219992006201320231978: 4,127 count1979: 3,960 count1980: 3,709 count1981: 3,601 count1982: 3,533 count1983: 3,844 count1984: 4,328 count1985: 4,131 count1986: 4,304 count1987: 4,262 count1988: 4,305 count1989: 4,250 count1990: 4,530 count1991: 4,150 count1992: 4,176 count1993: 4,308 count1994: 4,413 count1995: 4,504 count1996: 4,486 count1997: 4,495 count1998: 4,368 count1999: 4,009 count2000: 4,087 count2001: 3,700 count2002: 3,701 count2003: 3,806 count2004: 4,067 count2005: 4,445 count2006: 4,712 count2007: 4,692 count2008: 4,477 count2009: 3,521 count2010: 3,521 count2011: 3,761 count2012: 3,737 count2013: 3,808 count2014: 3,887 count2015: 4,081 count2016: 4,366 count2017: 4,286 count2018: 4,547 count2019: 4,343 count2020: 4,062 count2021: 4,162 count2022: 4,363 count2023: 4,079 count3,5004,0004,5005,00019781994201020231978: 4,127 count1979: 3,960 count1980: 3,709 count1981: 3,601 count1982: 3,533 count1983: 3,844 count1984: 4,328 count1985: 4,131 count1986: 4,304 count1987: 4,262 count1988: 4,305 count1989: 4,250 count1990: 4,530 count1991: 4,150 count1992: 4,176 count1993: 4,308 count1994: 4,413 count1995: 4,504 count1996: 4,486 count1997: 4,495 count1998: 4,368 count1999: 4,009 count2000: 4,087 count2001: 3,700 count2002: 3,701 count2003: 3,806 count2004: 4,067 count2005: 4,445 count2006: 4,712 count2007: 4,692 count2008: 4,477 count2009: 3,521 count2010: 3,521 count2011: 3,761 count2012: 3,737 count2013: 3,808 count2014: 3,887 count2015: 4,081 count2016: 4,366 count2017: 4,286 count2018: 4,547 count2019: 4,343 count2020: 4,062 count2021: 4,162 count2022: 4,363 count2023: 4,079 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
20234,079
20224,363
20214,162
20204,062
20194,343
20184,547
20174,286
20164,366
20154,081
20143,887
20133,808
20123,737
20113,761
20103,521
20093,521
20084,477
20074,692
20064,712
20054,445
20044,067
20033,806
20023,701
20013,700
20004,087
19994,009
19984,368
19974,495
19964,486
19954,504
19944,413
19934,308
19924,176
19914,150
19904,530
19894,250
19884,305
19874,262
19864,304
19854,131
19844,328
19833,844
19823,533
19813,601
19803,709
19793,960
19784,127

Compared with Washington and United States

Place2023
King County4,079
Washington12,280
United States508,777

King County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 18 countAsotin County: 23 countBenton County: 299 countChelan County: 172 countClallam County: 129 countClark County: 882 countColumbia County: 5 countCowlitz County: 132 countDouglas County: 65 countFerry County: 15 countFranklin County: 148 countGrant County: 154 countGrays Harbor County: 93 countIsland County: 123 countJefferson County: 50 countKing County: 4,079 countKitsap County: 376 countKittitas County: 101 countKlickitat County: 36 countLewis County: 122 countLincoln County: 14 countMason County: 66 countOkanogan County: 61 countPacific County: 38 countPend Oreille County: 22 countPierce County: 1,231 countSan Juan County: 76 countSkagit County: 226 countSkamania County: 15 countSnohomish County: 1,328 countSpokane County: 879 countStevens County: 55 countThurston County: 364 countWahkiakum County: 5 countWalla Walla County: 74 countWhatcom County: 466 countWhitman County: 42 countYakima County: 314 count
  • Under 20
  • 20 to 60
  • 60 to 100
  • 100 to 150
  • 150 to 370
  • 370 and over
  • No data
Employer firm births, 2023, count. King 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, King 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, King 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/king-county-washington. 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, King 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/king-county-washington.

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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, King 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/king-county-washington (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in King County?

Employer firm births in King County was 4,079 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 6.5% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 38 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 King County?

4,712 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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