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Employer firm births in Lee County

Employer firm births in Lee County was 2,055 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 8.1% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,055
Change on 2022+8.1%
Rank7th of 67Counties in Florida ranked
Series high2,0552023
Series low7211980
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Employer firm births in Lee County, 1978 to 2023

5001,0001,5002,0002,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 750 count1979: 801 count1980: 721 count1981: 794 count1982: 871 count1983: 893 count1984: 1,006 count1985: 1,018 count1986: 1,079 count1987: 1,154 count1988: 1,212 count1989: 1,178 count1990: 1,152 count1991: 1,014 count1992: 1,067 count1993: 955 count1994: 1,035 count1995: 1,020 count1996: 1,014 count1997: 1,069 count1998: 1,046 count1999: 1,070 count2000: 1,081 count2001: 1,155 count2002: 1,277 count2003: 1,351 count2004: 1,615 count2005: 1,826 count2006: 1,914 count2007: 1,590 count2008: 1,392 count2009: 1,173 count2010: 1,176 count2011: 1,236 count2012: 1,331 count2013: 1,300 count2014: 1,283 count2015: 1,373 count2016: 1,413 count2017: 1,522 count2018: 1,433 count2019: 1,478 count2020: 1,515 count2021: 1,774 count2022: 1,901 count2023: 2,055 count5001,0001,5002,0002,50019781994201020231978: 750 count1979: 801 count1980: 721 count1981: 794 count1982: 871 count1983: 893 count1984: 1,006 count1985: 1,018 count1986: 1,079 count1987: 1,154 count1988: 1,212 count1989: 1,178 count1990: 1,152 count1991: 1,014 count1992: 1,067 count1993: 955 count1994: 1,035 count1995: 1,020 count1996: 1,014 count1997: 1,069 count1998: 1,046 count1999: 1,070 count2000: 1,081 count2001: 1,155 count2002: 1,277 count2003: 1,351 count2004: 1,615 count2005: 1,826 count2006: 1,914 count2007: 1,590 count2008: 1,392 count2009: 1,173 count2010: 1,176 count2011: 1,236 count2012: 1,331 count2013: 1,300 count2014: 1,283 count2015: 1,373 count2016: 1,413 count2017: 1,522 count2018: 1,433 count2019: 1,478 count2020: 1,515 count2021: 1,774 count2022: 1,901 count2023: 2,055 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
20232,055
20221,901
20211,774
20201,515
20191,478
20181,433
20171,522
20161,413
20151,373
20141,283
20131,300
20121,331
20111,236
20101,176
20091,173
20081,392
20071,590
20061,914
20051,826
20041,615
20031,351
20021,277
20011,155
20001,081
19991,070
19981,046
19971,069
19961,014
19951,020
19941,035
1993955
19921,067
19911,014
19901,152
19891,178
19881,212
19871,154
19861,079
19851,018
19841,006
1983893
1982871
1981794
1980721
1979801
1978750

Compared with Florida and United States

Place2023
Lee County2,055
Florida51,518
United States508,777

Lee County compared with nearby places

Alachua County: 415 countBaker County: 41 countBay County: 391 countBradford County: 25 countBrevard County: 1,103 countBroward County: 5,262 countCalhoun County: 8 countCharlotte County: 396 countCitrus County: 200 countClay County: 345 countCollier County: 1,177 countColumbia County: 78 countDeSoto County: 56 countDixie County: 11 countDuval County: 1,928 countEscambia County: 562 countFlagler County: 251 countFranklin County: 18 countGadsden County: 62 countGilchrist County: 25 countGlades County: 11 countGulf County: 43 countHamilton County: 11 countHardee County: 26 countHendry County: 70 countHernando County: 300 countHighlands County: 152 countHillsborough County: 3,406 countHolmes County: 22 countIndian River County: 339 countJackson County: 45 countJefferson County: 18 countLafayette County: 8 countLake County: 751 countLee County: 2,055 countLeon County: 492 countLevy County: 78 countLiberty County: 8 countMadison County: 18 countManatee County: 974 countMarion County: 698 countMartin County: 497 countMiami-Dade County: 8,449 countMonroe County: 318 countNassau County: 174 countOkaloosa County: 429 countOkeechobee County: 63 countOrange County: 3,945 countOsceola County: 965 countPalm Beach County: 4,476 countPasco County: 1,017 countPinellas County: 2,520 countPolk County: 1,155 countPutnam County: 94 countSt. Johns County: 799 countSt. Lucie County: 688 countSanta Rosa County: 276 countSarasota County: 1,159 countSeminole County: 1,094 countSumter County: 131 countSuwannee County: 60 countTaylor County: 27 countUnion County: 10 countVolusia County: 1,055 countWakulla County: 51 countWalton County: 272 countWashington County: 26 count
  • Under 30
  • 30 to 60
  • 60 to 270
  • 270 to 500
  • 500 to 1,100
  • 1,100 and over
Employer firm births, 2023, count. Lee 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, Lee 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, Lee 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/lee-county-florida. 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, Lee 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/lee-county-florida.

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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, Lee 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/lee-county-florida (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Lee County?

Employer firm births in Lee County was 2,055 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 8.1% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 67 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 Lee County?

2,055 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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