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Employer firm births in Maricopa County

Employer firm births in Maricopa County was 8,152 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.6% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 15 counties in 2023.

2023, count8,152
Change on 2022-0.6%
Rank1st of 15Counties in Arizona ranked
Series high8,2222006
Series low4,1751980
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Employer firm births in Maricopa County, 1978 to 2023

4,0005,0006,0007,0008,0009,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 4,571 count1979: 4,314 count1980: 4,175 count1981: 4,413 count1982: 4,481 count1983: 4,719 count1984: 5,551 count1985: 5,930 count1986: 5,927 count1987: 5,891 count1988: 5,567 count1989: 5,289 count1990: 5,111 count1991: 4,937 count1992: 4,876 count1993: 4,979 count1994: 5,590 count1995: 5,886 count1996: 5,887 count1997: 6,063 count1998: 5,741 count1999: 5,786 count2000: 5,626 count2001: 5,591 count2002: 5,613 count2003: 5,954 count2004: 6,522 count2005: 7,088 count2006: 8,222 count2007: 7,735 count2008: 7,177 count2009: 5,423 count2010: 5,203 count2011: 5,394 count2012: 5,428 count2013: 5,464 count2014: 5,491 count2015: 5,664 count2016: 5,864 count2017: 6,326 count2018: 6,492 count2019: 6,475 count2020: 6,610 count2021: 7,624 count2022: 8,204 count2023: 8,152 count4,0006,0008,00010K19781994201020231978: 4,571 count1979: 4,314 count1980: 4,175 count1981: 4,413 count1982: 4,481 count1983: 4,719 count1984: 5,551 count1985: 5,930 count1986: 5,927 count1987: 5,891 count1988: 5,567 count1989: 5,289 count1990: 5,111 count1991: 4,937 count1992: 4,876 count1993: 4,979 count1994: 5,590 count1995: 5,886 count1996: 5,887 count1997: 6,063 count1998: 5,741 count1999: 5,786 count2000: 5,626 count2001: 5,591 count2002: 5,613 count2003: 5,954 count2004: 6,522 count2005: 7,088 count2006: 8,222 count2007: 7,735 count2008: 7,177 count2009: 5,423 count2010: 5,203 count2011: 5,394 count2012: 5,428 count2013: 5,464 count2014: 5,491 count2015: 5,664 count2016: 5,864 count2017: 6,326 count2018: 6,492 count2019: 6,475 count2020: 6,610 count2021: 7,624 count2022: 8,204 count2023: 8,152 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
20238,152
20228,204
20217,624
20206,610
20196,475
20186,492
20176,326
20165,864
20155,664
20145,491
20135,464
20125,428
20115,394
20105,203
20095,423
20087,177
20077,735
20068,222
20057,088
20046,522
20035,954
20025,613
20015,591
20005,626
19995,786
19985,741
19976,063
19965,887
19955,886
19945,590
19934,979
19924,876
19914,937
19905,111
19895,289
19885,567
19875,891
19865,927
19855,930
19845,551
19834,719
19824,481
19814,413
19804,175
19794,314
19784,571

Compared with Arizona and United States

Place2023
Maricopa County8,152
Arizona11,411
United States508,777

Maricopa County compared with nearby places

Apache County: 32 countCochise County: 114 countCoconino County: 220 countGila County: 48 countGraham County: 24 countGreenlee County: 3 countLa Paz County: 23 countMaricopa County: 8,152 countMohave County: 282 countNavajo County: 117 countPima County: 1,230 countPinal County: 434 countSanta Cruz County: 67 countYavapai County: 479 countYuma County: 192 count
  • Under 30
  • 30 to 100
  • 100 to 200
  • 200 to 440
  • 440 and over
Employer firm births, 2023, count. Maricopa 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, Maricopa 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, Maricopa 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/maricopa-county-arizona. 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, Maricopa 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/maricopa-county-arizona.

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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, Maricopa 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/maricopa-county-arizona (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-22},
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What is the employer firm births in Maricopa County?

Employer firm births in Maricopa County was 8,152 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.6% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 15 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 Maricopa County?

8,222 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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