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Employer firm births in Lewis and Clark County

Employer firm births in Lewis and Clark County was 152 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 5.6% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 52 counties in 2023.

2023, count152
Change on 2022-5.6%
Rank5th of 52Counties in Montana ranked
Series high1762021
Series low891991
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Employer firm births in Lewis and Clark County, 1978 to 2023

8010012014016018019781985199219992006201320231978: 158 count1979: 144 count1980: 109 count1981: 127 count1982: 117 count1983: 136 count1984: 146 count1985: 155 count1986: 122 count1987: 141 count1988: 111 count1989: 124 count1990: 95 count1991: 89 count1992: 124 count1993: 92 count1994: 133 count1995: 134 count1996: 151 count1997: 143 count1998: 142 count1999: 120 count2000: 130 count2001: 105 count2002: 121 count2003: 124 count2004: 140 count2005: 127 count2006: 144 count2007: 142 count2008: 149 count2009: 113 count2010: 107 count2011: 114 count2012: 99 count2013: 118 count2014: 108 count2015: 102 count2016: 121 count2017: 136 count2018: 123 count2019: 138 count2020: 155 count2021: 176 count2022: 161 count2023: 152 count7510012515017520019781994201020231978: 158 count1979: 144 count1980: 109 count1981: 127 count1982: 117 count1983: 136 count1984: 146 count1985: 155 count1986: 122 count1987: 141 count1988: 111 count1989: 124 count1990: 95 count1991: 89 count1992: 124 count1993: 92 count1994: 133 count1995: 134 count1996: 151 count1997: 143 count1998: 142 count1999: 120 count2000: 130 count2001: 105 count2002: 121 count2003: 124 count2004: 140 count2005: 127 count2006: 144 count2007: 142 count2008: 149 count2009: 113 count2010: 107 count2011: 114 count2012: 99 count2013: 118 count2014: 108 count2015: 102 count2016: 121 count2017: 136 count2018: 123 count2019: 138 count2020: 155 count2021: 176 count2022: 161 count2023: 152 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
2023152
2022161
2021176
2020155
2019138
2018123
2017136
2016121
2015102
2014108
2013118
201299
2011114
2010107
2009113
2008149
2007142
2006144
2005127
2004140
2003124
2002121
2001105
2000130
1999120
1998142
1997143
1996151
1995134
1994133
199392
1992124
199189
199095
1989124
1988111
1987141
1986122
1985155
1984146
1983136
1982117
1981127
1980109
1979144
1978158

Compared with Montana and United States

Place2023
Lewis and Clark County152
Montana2,708
United States508,777

Lewis and Clark County compared with nearby places

Beaverhead County: 26 countBig Horn County: 5 countBlaine County: 9 countBroadwater County: 23 countCarbon County: 34 countCarter County: 0 countCascade County: 106 countChouteau County: 14 countCuster County: 25 countDaniels County: 3 countDawson County: 11 countDeer Lodge County: 16 countFallon County: 4 countFergus County: 27 countFlathead County: 394 countGallatin County: 506 countGlacier County: 10 countGolden Valley County: 0 countGranite County: 5 countHill County: 24 countJefferson County: 21 countJudith Basin County: 4 countLake County: 72 countLewis and Clark County: 152 countLiberty County: 4 countLincoln County: 59 countMcCone County: 4 countMadison County: 32 countMeagher County: 3 countMineral County: 10 countMissoula County: 304 countMusselshell County: 8 countPark County: 55 countPetroleum County: 0 countPhillips County: 6 countPondera County: 15 countPowder River County: 4 countPowell County: 11 countRavalli County: 124 countRichland County: 27 countRoosevelt County: 9 countRosebud County: 6 countSanders County: 33 countSheridan County: 5 countSilver Bow County: 62 countStillwater County: 25 countSweet Grass County: 8 countTeton County: 24 countToole County: 11 countTreasure County: 3 countValley County: 14 countYellowstone County: 357 count
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Employer firm births, 2023, count. Lewis and Clark 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, Lewis and Clark 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, Lewis and Clark 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/lewis-and-clark-county-montana. 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, Lewis and Clark 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/lewis-and-clark-county-montana.

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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, Lewis and Clark 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/lewis-and-clark-county-montana (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978: Employer firm births, Lewis and Clark County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-22},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/lewis-and-clark-county-montana. Publisher attribution: 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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What is the employer firm births in Lewis and Clark County?

Employer firm births in Lewis and Clark County was 152 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 5.6% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 52 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 Lewis and Clark County?

176 in 2021, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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