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Employer firm births in Maine

Employer firm births in Maine was 2,288 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 4.3% from 2022. That is the 40th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count2,288
Change on 2022-4.3%
Rank40th of 51US states ranked
Series high3,4281987
Series low1,6882010
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Employer firm births in Maine, 1978 to 2023

1,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,616 count1979: 2,344 count1980: 2,055 count1981: 1,968 count1982: 1,827 count1983: 2,144 count1984: 2,668 count1985: 2,732 count1986: 3,112 count1987: 3,428 count1988: 3,407 count1989: 3,297 count1990: 2,646 count1991: 2,184 count1992: 2,144 count1993: 2,331 count1994: 2,416 count1995: 2,618 count1996: 2,628 count1997: 2,565 count1998: 2,684 count1999: 2,533 count2000: 2,458 count2001: 2,390 count2002: 2,341 count2003: 2,327 count2004: 2,555 count2005: 2,565 count2006: 2,721 count2007: 2,554 count2008: 2,228 count2009: 1,727 count2010: 1,688 count2011: 1,757 count2012: 1,735 count2013: 1,695 count2014: 1,799 count2015: 1,816 count2016: 2,038 count2017: 1,944 count2018: 1,915 count2019: 1,988 count2020: 2,046 count2021: 2,197 count2022: 2,392 count2023: 2,288 count1,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019781994201020231978: 2,616 count1979: 2,344 count1980: 2,055 count1981: 1,968 count1982: 1,827 count1983: 2,144 count1984: 2,668 count1985: 2,732 count1986: 3,112 count1987: 3,428 count1988: 3,407 count1989: 3,297 count1990: 2,646 count1991: 2,184 count1992: 2,144 count1993: 2,331 count1994: 2,416 count1995: 2,618 count1996: 2,628 count1997: 2,565 count1998: 2,684 count1999: 2,533 count2000: 2,458 count2001: 2,390 count2002: 2,341 count2003: 2,327 count2004: 2,555 count2005: 2,565 count2006: 2,721 count2007: 2,554 count2008: 2,228 count2009: 1,727 count2010: 1,688 count2011: 1,757 count2012: 1,735 count2013: 1,695 count2014: 1,799 count2015: 1,816 count2016: 2,038 count2017: 1,944 count2018: 1,915 count2019: 1,988 count2020: 2,046 count2021: 2,197 count2022: 2,392 count2023: 2,288 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
20232,288
20222,392
20212,197
20202,046
20191,988
20181,915
20171,944
20162,038
20151,816
20141,799
20131,695
20121,735
20111,757
20101,688
20091,727
20082,228
20072,554
20062,721
20052,565
20042,555
20032,327
20022,341
20012,390
20002,458
19992,533
19982,684
19972,565
19962,628
19952,618
19942,416
19932,331
19922,144
19912,184
19902,646
19893,297
19883,407
19873,428
19863,112
19852,732
19842,668
19832,144
19821,827
19811,968
19802,055
19792,344
19782,616

Compared with United States

Place2023
Maine2,288
United States508,777

Maine compared with nearby places

Alabama: 5,688 countAlaska: 1,222 countArizona: 11,411 countArkansas: 3,866 countCalifornia: 70,055 countColorado: 11,839 countConnecticut: 4,349 countDelaware: 2,248 countDistrict of Columbia: 1,129 countFlorida: 51,518 countGeorgia: 17,841 countHawaii: 1,736 countIdaho: 4,074 countIllinois: 16,056 countIndiana: 8,106 countIowa: 3,717 countKansas: 3,975 countKentucky: 4,803 countLouisiana: 5,480 countMaine: 2,288 countMaryland: 7,811 countMassachusetts: 9,985 countMichigan: 11,814 countMinnesota: 7,296 countMississippi: 3,132 countMissouri: 8,453 countMontana: 2,708 countNebraska: 2,871 countNevada: 5,829 countNew Hampshire: 2,040 countNew Jersey: 14,547 countNew Mexico: 2,617 countNew York: 33,208 countNorth Carolina: 16,322 countNorth Dakota: 1,287 countOhio: 11,994 countOklahoma: 5,463 countOregon: 7,399 countPennsylvania: 14,288 countRhode Island: 1,563 countSouth Carolina: 7,641 countSouth Dakota: 1,605 countTennessee: 8,740 countTexas: 47,108 countUtah: 7,199 countVermont: 1,068 countVirginia: 11,835 countWashington: 12,280 countWest Virginia: 1,532 countWisconsin: 6,856 countWyoming: 1,808 count
  • Under 1,900
  • 1,900 to 3,800
  • 3,800 to 5,800
  • 5,800 to 8,500
  • 8,500 to 14K
  • 14K and over
Employer firm births, 2023, count. Maine 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_fa.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, Maine, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.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, Maine, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/maine. 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, Maine, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/maine.

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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, Maine, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/maine (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Maine?

Employer firm births in Maine was 2,288 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 4.3% from 2022. That is the 40th highest of 51 states 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 Maine?

3,428 in 1987, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Employer firm births elsewhere in United States

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