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Employer firm births in Kings County

Employer firm births in Kings County was 5,010 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.8% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 62 counties in 2023.

2023, count5,010
Change on 2022-1.8%
Rank2nd of 62Counties in New York ranked
Series high5,6282016
Series low2,4271982
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Employer firm births in Kings County, 1978 to 2023

2,0003,0004,0005,0006,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,772 count1979: 2,687 count1980: 2,549 count1981: 2,555 count1982: 2,427 count1983: 2,943 count1984: 2,801 count1985: 3,227 count1986: 3,262 count1987: 3,281 count1988: 3,262 count1989: 3,205 count1990: 2,980 count1991: 2,789 count1992: 2,708 count1993: 2,793 count1994: 2,841 count1995: 3,093 count1996: 3,224 count1997: 3,533 count1998: 3,469 count1999: 3,211 count2000: 3,151 count2001: 3,403 count2002: 3,381 count2003: 3,751 count2004: 4,164 count2005: 4,018 count2006: 4,192 count2007: 4,252 count2008: 4,353 count2009: 4,524 count2010: 4,739 count2011: 5,098 count2012: 5,218 count2013: 5,166 count2014: 5,259 count2015: 5,301 count2016: 5,628 count2017: 5,374 count2018: 5,210 count2019: 5,269 count2020: 5,151 count2021: 4,440 count2022: 5,102 count2023: 5,010 count2,0003,0004,0005,0006,00019781994201020231978: 2,772 count1979: 2,687 count1980: 2,549 count1981: 2,555 count1982: 2,427 count1983: 2,943 count1984: 2,801 count1985: 3,227 count1986: 3,262 count1987: 3,281 count1988: 3,262 count1989: 3,205 count1990: 2,980 count1991: 2,789 count1992: 2,708 count1993: 2,793 count1994: 2,841 count1995: 3,093 count1996: 3,224 count1997: 3,533 count1998: 3,469 count1999: 3,211 count2000: 3,151 count2001: 3,403 count2002: 3,381 count2003: 3,751 count2004: 4,164 count2005: 4,018 count2006: 4,192 count2007: 4,252 count2008: 4,353 count2009: 4,524 count2010: 4,739 count2011: 5,098 count2012: 5,218 count2013: 5,166 count2014: 5,259 count2015: 5,301 count2016: 5,628 count2017: 5,374 count2018: 5,210 count2019: 5,269 count2020: 5,151 count2021: 4,440 count2022: 5,102 count2023: 5,010 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
20235,010
20225,102
20214,440
20205,151
20195,269
20185,210
20175,374
20165,628
20155,301
20145,259
20135,166
20125,218
20115,098
20104,739
20094,524
20084,353
20074,252
20064,192
20054,018
20044,164
20033,751
20023,381
20013,403
20003,151
19993,211
19983,469
19973,533
19963,224
19953,093
19942,841
19932,793
19922,708
19912,789
19902,980
19893,205
19883,262
19873,281
19863,262
19853,227
19842,801
19832,943
19822,427
19812,555
19802,549
19792,687
19782,772

Compared with New York and United States

Place2023
Kings County5,010
New York33,208
United States508,777

Kings County compared with nearby places

Albany County: 511 countAllegany County: 32 countBronx County: 1,191 countBroome County: 149 countCattaraugus County: 71 countCayuga County: 61 countChautauqua County: 101 countChemung County: 64 countChenango County: 43 countClinton County: 62 countColumbia County: 99 countCortland County: 36 countDelaware County: 74 countDutchess County: 443 countErie County: 1,109 countEssex County: 55 countFranklin County: 37 countFulton County: 60 countGenesee County: 45 countGreene County: 90 countHamilton County: 9 countHerkimer County: 54 countJefferson County: 103 countKings County: 5,010 countLewis County: 13 countLivingston County: 58 countMadison County: 57 countMonroe County: 932 countMontgomery County: 50 countNassau County: 3,169 countNew York County: 5,242 countNiagara County: 214 countOneida County: 163 countOnondaga County: 498 countOntario County: 132 countOrange County: 733 countOrleans County: 39 countOswego County: 102 countOtsego County: 59 countPutnam County: 157 countQueens County: 4,051 countRensselaer County: 136 countRichmond County: 801 countRockland County: 932 countSt. Lawrence County: 72 countSaratoga County: 289 countSchenectady County: 170 countSchoharie County: 39 countSchuyler County: 18 countSeneca County: 31 countSteuben County: 92 countSuffolk County: 2,958 countSullivan County: 145 countTioga County: 37 countTompkins County: 100 countUlster County: 315 countWarren County: 102 countWashington County: 62 countWayne County: 87 countWestchester County: 1,626 countWyoming County: 30 countYates County: 39 count
  • Under 40
  • 40 to 60
  • 60 to 100
  • 100 to 150
  • 150 to 790
  • 790 and over
Employer firm births, 2023, count. Kings 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, Kings 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, Kings 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/kings-county-new-york. 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, Kings 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/kings-county-new-york.

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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, Kings 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/kings-county-new-york (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Kings County?

Employer firm births in Kings County was 5,010 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.8% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 62 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 Kings County?

5,628 in 2016, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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