Employer firm births in Lincoln County

Employer firm births in Lincoln County was 14 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 39.1% from 2022. That is the 36th highest of 38 counties in 2023.

2023, count14
Change on 2022-39.1%
Series high331984
Series low82012
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Employer firm births in Lincoln County, 1978 to 2023

510152025303519781985199219992006201320231978: 17 count1979: 18 count1980: 15 count1981: 11 count1982: 17 count1983: 16 count1984: 33 count1985: 14 count1986: 22 count1987: 22 count1988: 11 count1989: 20 count1990: 10 count1991: 17 count1992: 14 count1993: 10 count1994: 11 count1995: 19 count1996: 27 count1997: 15 count1998: 23 count1999: 14 count2000: 23 count2001: 11 count2002: 9 count2003: 15 count2004: 21 count2005: 17 count2006: 18 count2007: 14 count2008: 25 count2009: 15 count2010: 19 count2011: 12 count2012: 8 count2013: 12 count2014: 10 count2015: 8 count2016: 15 count2017: 8 count2018: 11 count2019: 16 count2020: 9 count2021: 13 count2022: 23 count2023: 14 count01020304019781994201020231978: 17 count1979: 18 count1980: 15 count1981: 11 count1982: 17 count1983: 16 count1984: 33 count1985: 14 count1986: 22 count1987: 22 count1988: 11 count1989: 20 count1990: 10 count1991: 17 count1992: 14 count1993: 10 count1994: 11 count1995: 19 count1996: 27 count1997: 15 count1998: 23 count1999: 14 count2000: 23 count2001: 11 count2002: 9 count2003: 15 count2004: 21 count2005: 17 count2006: 18 count2007: 14 count2008: 25 count2009: 15 count2010: 19 count2011: 12 count2012: 8 count2013: 12 count2014: 10 count2015: 8 count2016: 15 count2017: 8 count2018: 11 count2019: 16 count2020: 9 count2021: 13 count2022: 23 count2023: 14 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
202314
202223
202113
20209
201916
201811
20178
201615
20158
201410
201312
20128
201112
201019
200915
200825
200714
200618
200517
200421
200315
20029
200111
200023
199914
199823
199715
199627
199519
199411
199310
199214
199117
199010
198920
198811
198722
198622
198514
198433
198316
198217
198111
198015
197918
197817

Compared with Washington and United States

Place2023
Lincoln County14
Washington12,280
United States508,777

Lincoln 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. Lincoln 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, Lincoln 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, Lincoln 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/lincoln-county-washington. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, Lincoln 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/lincoln-county-washington.

Harvard

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, Lincoln 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/lincoln-county-washington (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

BibTeX
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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, Lincoln County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-22},
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What is the employer firm births in Lincoln County?

Employer firm births in Lincoln County was 14 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 39.1% from 2022. That is the 36th 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 Lincoln County?

33 in 1984, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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