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Employer firm births in Mecklenburg County

Employer firm births in Mecklenburg County was 2,544 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 7.5% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 99 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,544
Change on 2022-7.5%
Rank1st of 99Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high2,7502022
Series low9231982

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Employer firm births in Mecklenburg County, 1978 to 2023

5001,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,063 count1979: 1,052 count1980: 984 count1981: 993 count1982: 923 count1983: 1,122 count1984: 1,426 count1985: 1,342 count1986: 1,361 count1987: 1,401 count1988: 1,534 count1989: 1,533 count1990: 1,500 count1991: 1,299 count1992: 1,269 count1993: 1,319 count1994: 1,486 count1995: 1,528 count1996: 1,633 count1997: 1,650 count1998: 1,656 count1999: 1,722 count2000: 1,590 count2001: 1,606 count2002: 1,596 count2003: 1,596 count2004: 1,799 count2005: 1,908 count2006: 2,049 count2007: 2,008 count2008: 1,901 count2009: 1,503 count2010: 1,683 count2011: 1,633 count2012: 1,765 count2013: 1,757 count2014: 1,834 count2015: 1,894 count2016: 2,012 count2017: 2,184 count2018: 2,212 count2019: 2,094 count2020: 2,204 count2021: 2,501 count2022: 2,750 count2023: 2,544 count5001,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019781994201020231978: 1,063 count1979: 1,052 count1980: 984 count1981: 993 count1982: 923 count1983: 1,122 count1984: 1,426 count1985: 1,342 count1986: 1,361 count1987: 1,401 count1988: 1,534 count1989: 1,533 count1990: 1,500 count1991: 1,299 count1992: 1,269 count1993: 1,319 count1994: 1,486 count1995: 1,528 count1996: 1,633 count1997: 1,650 count1998: 1,656 count1999: 1,722 count2000: 1,590 count2001: 1,606 count2002: 1,596 count2003: 1,596 count2004: 1,799 count2005: 1,908 count2006: 2,049 count2007: 2,008 count2008: 1,901 count2009: 1,503 count2010: 1,683 count2011: 1,633 count2012: 1,765 count2013: 1,757 count2014: 1,834 count2015: 1,894 count2016: 2,012 count2017: 2,184 count2018: 2,212 count2019: 2,094 count2020: 2,204 count2021: 2,501 count2022: 2,750 count2023: 2,544 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
20232,544
20222,750
20212,501
20202,204
20192,094
20182,212
20172,184
20162,012
20151,894
20141,834
20131,757
20121,765
20111,633
20101,683
20091,503
20081,901
20072,008
20062,049
20051,908
20041,799
20031,596
20021,596
20011,606
20001,590
19991,722
19981,656
19971,650
19961,633
19951,528
19941,486
19931,319
19921,269
19911,299
19901,500
19891,533
19881,534
19871,401
19861,361
19851,342
19841,426
19831,122
1982923
1981993
1980984
19791,052
19781,063

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2023
Mecklenburg County2,544
North Carolina16,322
United States508,777

Mecklenburg County compared with nearby places

Alamance County: 214 countAlexander County: 29 countAlleghany County: 15 countAnson County: 13 countAshe County: 42 countAvery County: 26 countBeaufort County: 70 countBertie County: 12 countBladen County: 24 countBrunswick County: 256 countBuncombe County: 640 countBurke County: 85 countCabarrus County: 390 countCaldwell County: 79 countCamden County: 7 countCarteret County: 128 countCaswell County: 9 countCatawba County: 229 countChatham County: 116 countCherokee County: 43 countChowan County: 20 countClay County: 14 countCleveland County: 89 countColumbus County: 49 countCraven County: 122 countCumberland County: 339 countCurrituck County: 44 countDare County: 114 countDavidson County: 169 countDavie County: 48 countDuplin County: 43 countDurham County: 530 countEdgecombe County: 32 countForsyth County: 554 countFranklin County: 93 countGaston County: 265 countGates County: 3 countGraham County: 13 countGranville County: 57 countGreene County: 20 countGuilford County: 830 countHalifax County: 46 countHarnett County: 122 countHaywood County: 94 countHenderson County: 199 countHertford County: 13 countHoke County: 29 countHyde County: 5 countIredell County: 373 countJackson County: 57 countJohnston County: 326 countJones County: 7 countLee County: 73 countLenoir County: 70 countLincoln County: 141 countMcDowell County: 42 countMacon County: 63 countMadison County: 32 countMartin County: 21 countMecklenburg County: 2,544 countMitchell County: 18 countMontgomery County: 33 countMoore County: 164 countNash County: 124 countNew Hanover County: 582 countNorthampton County: 13 countOnslow County: 210 countOrange County: 236 countPamlico County: 16 countPasquotank County: 54 countPender County: 140 countPerquimans County: 11 countPerson County: 43 countPitt County: 217 countPolk County: 41 countRandolph County: 161 countRichmond County: 40 countRobeson County: 76 countRockingham County: 97 countRowan County: 158 countRutherford County: 64 countSampson County: 55 countScotland County: 24 countStanly County: 88 countStokes County: 35 countSurry County: 87 countSwain County: 19 countTransylvania County: 71 countUnion County: 486 countVance County: 38 countWake County: 2,389 countWarren County: 17 countWashington County: 8 countWatauga County: 93 countWayne County: 113 countWilkes County: 62 countWilson County: 85 countYadkin County: 39 countYancey County: 34 count
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Employer firm births, 2023, count. Mecklenburg 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, Mecklenburg 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, Mecklenburg 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/mecklenburg-county-north-carolina. 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, Mecklenburg 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/mecklenburg-county-north-carolina.

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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, Mecklenburg 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/mecklenburg-county-north-carolina (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Mecklenburg County?

Employer firm births in Mecklenburg County was 2,544 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 7.5% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 99 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 Mecklenburg County?

2,750 in 2022, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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