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Employer firm births in Lake County

Employer firm births in Lake County was 1,023 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.1% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 98 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,023
Change on 2022-2.1%
Rank3rd of 98Counties in Illinois ranked
Series high1,2612005
Series low8021981
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Employer firm births in Lake County, 1978 to 2023

8009001,0001,1001,2001,30019781985199219992006201320231978: 865 count1979: 894 count1980: 835 count1981: 802 count1982: 867 count1983: 900 count1984: 969 count1985: 1,072 count1986: 1,148 count1987: 1,086 count1988: 1,182 count1989: 1,224 count1990: 1,256 count1991: 1,103 count1992: 1,161 count1993: 1,194 count1994: 1,195 count1995: 1,250 count1996: 1,243 count1997: 1,251 count1998: 1,208 count1999: 1,175 count2000: 1,169 count2001: 1,109 count2002: 1,201 count2003: 1,178 count2004: 1,210 count2005: 1,261 count2006: 1,246 count2007: 1,233 count2008: 1,182 count2009: 1,012 count2010: 996 count2011: 1,050 count2012: 1,036 count2013: 1,005 count2014: 954 count2015: 1,009 count2016: 1,055 count2017: 983 count2018: 998 count2019: 944 count2020: 989 count2021: 1,007 count2022: 1,045 count2023: 1,023 count8001,0001,2001,40019781994201020231978: 865 count1979: 894 count1980: 835 count1981: 802 count1982: 867 count1983: 900 count1984: 969 count1985: 1,072 count1986: 1,148 count1987: 1,086 count1988: 1,182 count1989: 1,224 count1990: 1,256 count1991: 1,103 count1992: 1,161 count1993: 1,194 count1994: 1,195 count1995: 1,250 count1996: 1,243 count1997: 1,251 count1998: 1,208 count1999: 1,175 count2000: 1,169 count2001: 1,109 count2002: 1,201 count2003: 1,178 count2004: 1,210 count2005: 1,261 count2006: 1,246 count2007: 1,233 count2008: 1,182 count2009: 1,012 count2010: 996 count2011: 1,050 count2012: 1,036 count2013: 1,005 count2014: 954 count2015: 1,009 count2016: 1,055 count2017: 983 count2018: 998 count2019: 944 count2020: 989 count2021: 1,007 count2022: 1,045 count2023: 1,023 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
20231,023
20221,045
20211,007
2020989
2019944
2018998
2017983
20161,055
20151,009
2014954
20131,005
20121,036
20111,050
2010996
20091,012
20081,182
20071,233
20061,246
20051,261
20041,210
20031,178
20021,201
20011,109
20001,169
19991,175
19981,208
19971,251
19961,243
19951,250
19941,195
19931,194
19921,161
19911,103
19901,256
19891,224
19881,182
19871,086
19861,148
19851,072
1984969
1983900
1982867
1981802
1980835
1979894
1978865

Compared with Illinois and United States

Place2023
Lake County1,023
Illinois16,056
United States508,777

Lake County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 86 countBond County: 15 countBoone County: 54 countBrown County: 5 countBureau County: 24 countCalhoun County: 7 countCarroll County: 15 countCass County: 9 countChampaign County: 210 countChristian County: 25 countClark County: 22 countClay County: 15 countClinton County: 35 countColes County: 39 countCook County: 7,269 countCrawford County: 13 countCumberland County: 11 countDeKalb County: 79 countDe Witt County: 12 countDouglas County: 27 countDuPage County: 1,665 countEdgar County: 11 countEdwards County: 4 countEffingham County: 57 countFayette County: 21 countFord County: 18 countFranklin County: 33 countFulton County: 26 countGallatin County: 3 countGreene County: 9 countGrundy County: 55 countHamilton County: 7 countHancock County: 16 countHardin County: 3 countHenry County: 44 countIroquois County: 25 countJackson County: 41 countJasper County: 8 countJefferson County: 37 countJersey County: 14 countJo Daviess County: 27 countJohnson County: 6 countKane County: 749 countKankakee County: 84 countKendall County: 199 countKnox County: 33 countLake County: 1,023 countLaSalle County: 95 countLawrence County: 9 countLee County: 23 countLivingston County: 37 countLogan County: 14 countMcDonough County: 25 countMcHenry County: 391 countMcLean County: 158 countMacon County: 77 countMacoupin County: 34 countMadison County: 265 countMarion County: 49 countMarshall County: 10 countMason County: 15 countMassac County: 6 countMenard County: 17 countMercer County: 18 countMonroe County: 48 countMontgomery County: 39 countMorgan County: 30 countMoultrie County: 8 countOgle County: 60 countPeoria County: 158 countPerry County: 12 countPiatt County: 15 countPike County: 17 countPutnam County: 9 countRandolph County: 25 countRichland County: 18 countRock Island County: 112 countSt. Clair County: 180 countSaline County: 16 countSangamon County: 235 countSchuyler County: 6 countScott County: 5 countShelby County: 17 countStark County: 9 countStephenson County: 31 countTazewell County: 115 countUnion County: 24 countVermilion County: 43 countWabash County: 11 countWarren County: 13 countWashington County: 12 countWayne County: 18 countWhite County: 9 countWhiteside County: 36 countWill County: 956 countWilliamson County: 77 countWinnebago County: 239 countWoodford County: 46 count
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Employer firm births, 2023, count. Lake 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, Lake 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, Lake 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/lake-county-illinois. 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, Lake 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/lake-county-illinois.

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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, Lake 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/lake-county-illinois (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Lake County?

Employer firm births in Lake County was 1,023 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.1% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 98 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 Lake County?

1,261 in 2005, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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