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Employer firm births in Maryland

Employer firm births in Maryland was 7,811 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.4% from 2022. That is the 20th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count7,811
Change on 2022-2.4%
Rank20th of 51US states ranked
Series high9,6642006
Series low6,0892010
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Employer firm births in Maryland, 1978 to 2023

6,0007,0008,0009,00010K19781985199219992006201320231978: 6,859 count1979: 6,869 count1980: 6,497 count1981: 6,313 count1982: 6,404 count1983: 7,405 count1984: 8,497 count1985: 9,457 count1986: 9,475 count1987: 9,412 count1988: 9,649 count1989: 9,650 count1990: 9,356 count1991: 8,144 count1992: 7,886 count1993: 8,532 count1994: 8,421 count1995: 8,972 count1996: 8,472 count1997: 8,879 count1998: 8,287 count1999: 7,844 count2000: 7,690 count2001: 7,754 count2002: 8,345 count2003: 8,161 count2004: 9,031 count2005: 9,306 count2006: 9,664 count2007: 8,619 count2008: 7,820 count2009: 6,474 count2010: 6,089 count2011: 6,357 count2012: 6,675 count2013: 6,521 count2014: 6,665 count2015: 6,644 count2016: 6,915 count2017: 6,883 count2018: 6,872 count2019: 6,984 count2020: 7,032 count2021: 7,545 count2022: 7,999 count2023: 7,811 count6,0007,0008,0009,00010K19781994201020231978: 6,859 count1979: 6,869 count1980: 6,497 count1981: 6,313 count1982: 6,404 count1983: 7,405 count1984: 8,497 count1985: 9,457 count1986: 9,475 count1987: 9,412 count1988: 9,649 count1989: 9,650 count1990: 9,356 count1991: 8,144 count1992: 7,886 count1993: 8,532 count1994: 8,421 count1995: 8,972 count1996: 8,472 count1997: 8,879 count1998: 8,287 count1999: 7,844 count2000: 7,690 count2001: 7,754 count2002: 8,345 count2003: 8,161 count2004: 9,031 count2005: 9,306 count2006: 9,664 count2007: 8,619 count2008: 7,820 count2009: 6,474 count2010: 6,089 count2011: 6,357 count2012: 6,675 count2013: 6,521 count2014: 6,665 count2015: 6,644 count2016: 6,915 count2017: 6,883 count2018: 6,872 count2019: 6,984 count2020: 7,032 count2021: 7,545 count2022: 7,999 count2023: 7,811 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
20237,811
20227,999
20217,545
20207,032
20196,984
20186,872
20176,883
20166,915
20156,644
20146,665
20136,521
20126,675
20116,357
20106,089
20096,474
20087,820
20078,619
20069,664
20059,306
20049,031
20038,161
20028,345
20017,754
20007,690
19997,844
19988,287
19978,879
19968,472
19958,972
19948,421
19938,532
19927,886
19918,144
19909,356
19899,650
19889,649
19879,412
19869,475
19859,457
19848,497
19837,405
19826,404
19816,313
19806,497
19796,869
19786,859

Compared with United States

Place2023
Maryland7,811
United States508,777

Maryland 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. Maryland 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, Maryland, 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, Maryland, 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/maryland. 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, Maryland, 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/maryland.

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, Maryland, 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/maryland (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Maryland?

Employer firm births in Maryland was 7,811 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.4% from 2022. That is the 20th 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 Maryland?

9,664 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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