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Employer firm births in Los Angeles County

Employer firm births in Los Angeles County was 21,714 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 8.6% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 58 counties in 2023.

2023, count21,714
Change on 2022-8.6%
Rank1st of 58Counties in California ranked
Series high23,7572022
Series low14,5392010
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Employer firm births in Los Angeles County, 1978 to 2023

14K16K18K20K22K24K19781985199219992006201320231978: 18,250 count1979: 18,103 count1980: 17,278 count1981: 17,454 count1982: 16,425 count1983: 16,297 count1984: 17,843 count1985: 18,015 count1986: 18,940 count1987: 19,277 count1988: 18,582 count1989: 18,844 count1990: 18,556 count1991: 17,063 count1992: 15,930 count1993: 15,250 count1994: 15,575 count1995: 16,963 count1996: 17,251 count1997: 17,147 count1998: 16,424 count1999: 15,832 count2000: 16,136 count2001: 15,776 count2002: 16,821 count2003: 17,994 count2004: 18,682 count2005: 19,107 count2006: 20,697 count2007: 19,571 count2008: 18,256 count2009: 15,425 count2010: 14,539 count2011: 15,684 count2012: 16,788 count2013: 16,695 count2014: 17,579 count2015: 18,086 count2016: 19,185 count2017: 18,831 count2018: 19,146 count2019: 20,099 count2020: 22,347 count2021: 21,874 count2022: 23,757 count2023: 21,714 count12.5K15K17.5K20K22.5K25K19781994201020231978: 18,250 count1979: 18,103 count1980: 17,278 count1981: 17,454 count1982: 16,425 count1983: 16,297 count1984: 17,843 count1985: 18,015 count1986: 18,940 count1987: 19,277 count1988: 18,582 count1989: 18,844 count1990: 18,556 count1991: 17,063 count1992: 15,930 count1993: 15,250 count1994: 15,575 count1995: 16,963 count1996: 17,251 count1997: 17,147 count1998: 16,424 count1999: 15,832 count2000: 16,136 count2001: 15,776 count2002: 16,821 count2003: 17,994 count2004: 18,682 count2005: 19,107 count2006: 20,697 count2007: 19,571 count2008: 18,256 count2009: 15,425 count2010: 14,539 count2011: 15,684 count2012: 16,788 count2013: 16,695 count2014: 17,579 count2015: 18,086 count2016: 19,185 count2017: 18,831 count2018: 19,146 count2019: 20,099 count2020: 22,347 count2021: 21,874 count2022: 23,757 count2023: 21,714 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
202321,714
202223,757
202121,874
202022,347
201920,099
201819,146
201718,831
201619,185
201518,086
201417,579
201316,695
201216,788
201115,684
201014,539
200915,425
200818,256
200719,571
200620,697
200519,107
200418,682
200317,994
200216,821
200115,776
200016,136
199915,832
199816,424
199717,147
199617,251
199516,963
199415,575
199315,250
199215,930
199117,063
199018,556
198918,844
198818,582
198719,277
198618,940
198518,015
198417,843
198316,297
198216,425
198117,454
198017,278
197918,103
197818,250

Compared with California and United States

Place2023
Los Angeles County21,714
California70,055
United States508,777

Los Angeles County compared with nearby places

Alameda County: 2,705 countAlpine County: 0 countAmador County: 58 countButte County: 252 countCalaveras County: 76 countColusa County: 19 countContra Costa County: 1,672 countDel Norte County: 27 countEl Dorado County: 370 countFresno County: 1,340 countGlenn County: 23 countHumboldt County: 177 countImperial County: 141 countInyo County: 21 countKern County: 950 countKings County: 107 countLake County: 63 countLassen County: 24 countLos Angeles County: 21,714 countMadera County: 186 countMarin County: 569 countMariposa County: 19 countMendocino County: 120 countMerced County: 233 countModoc County: 11 countMono County: 33 countMonterey County: 520 countNapa County: 238 countNevada County: 223 countOrange County: 7,387 countPlacer County: 855 countPlumas County: 35 countRiverside County: 3,681 countSacramento County: 2,489 countSan Benito County: 102 countSan Bernardino County: 3,403 countSan Diego County: 6,461 countSan Francisco County: 2,046 countSan Joaquin County: 1,060 countSan Luis Obispo County: 490 countSan Mateo County: 1,313 countSanta Barbara County: 710 countSanta Clara County: 3,032 countSanta Cruz County: 428 countShasta County: 244 countSierra County: 3 countSiskiyou County: 57 countSolano County: 567 countSonoma County: 801 countStanislaus County: 639 countSutter County: 191 countTehama County: 44 countTrinity County: 12 countTulare County: 479 countTuolumne County: 85 countVentura County: 1,342 countYolo County: 265 countYuba County: 78 count
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Employer firm births, 2023, count. Los Angeles 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, Los Angeles 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, Los Angeles 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/los-angeles-county-california. 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, Los Angeles 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/los-angeles-county-california.

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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, Los Angeles 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/los-angeles-county-california (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Los Angeles County?

Employer firm births in Los Angeles County was 21,714 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 8.6% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 58 counties in 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. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-22.

What was the highest employer firm births in Los Angeles County?

23,757 in 2022, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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