Employer firm births in Merrimack County

Employer firm births in Merrimack County was 212 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 7.4% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 10 counties in 2023.

2023, count212

Change on 2022-7.4%

Rank3rd of 10Counties in New Hampshire ranked

Series high4351987

Series low1372014

Employer firm births in Merrimack County, 1978 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	212
2022	229
2021	191
2020	185
2019	200
2018	178
2017	168
2016	193
2015	145
2014	137
2013	156
2012	189
2011	156
2010	172
2009	173
2008	219
2007	240
2006	259
2005	264
2004	289
2003	238
2002	242
2001	225
2000	209
1999	228
1998	268
1997	307
1996	296
1995	269
1994	269
1993	215
1992	214
1991	260
1990	282
1989	338
1988	372
1987	435
1986	359
1985	331
1984	302
1983	241
1982	187
1981	180
1980	193
1979	255
1978	246

Compared with New Hampshire and United States

Place	2023
Merrimack County	212
New Hampshire	2,040
United States	508,777

Merrimack County compared with nearby places

Under 93
93 to 110
110 to 130
130 to 280
280 and over

Employer firm births, 2023, count. Merrimack County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer firm births 51 places
Counties in New Hampshire by employer firm births 10 places

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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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, Merrimack 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

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, Merrimack 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/merrimack-county-new-hampshire. 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, Merrimack 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/merrimack-county-new-hampshire.

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, Merrimack 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/merrimack-county-new-hampshire (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firm_births_merrimack_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978: Employer firm births, Merrimack County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-22},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/merrimack-county-new-hampshire. Publisher attribution: 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.},
}

RIS

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What is the employer firm births in Merrimack County?

Employer firm births in Merrimack County was 212 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 7.4% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 10 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 Merrimack County?

435 in 1987, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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