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Employer firm births in Michigan

Employer firm births in Michigan was 11,814 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.3% from 2022. That is the 14th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count11,814
Change on 2022-1.3%
Rank14th of 51US states ranked
Series high15,9681995
Series low9,2772010
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Employer firm births in Michigan, 1978 to 2023

8,00010K12K14K16K19781985199219992006201320231978: 15,076 count1979: 14,157 count1980: 12,775 count1981: 12,166 count1982: 11,767 count1983: 13,626 count1984: 15,426 count1985: 15,149 count1986: 15,675 count1987: 15,642 count1988: 15,421 count1989: 15,694 count1990: 15,559 count1991: 14,209 count1992: 13,423 count1993: 14,288 count1994: 14,746 count1995: 15,968 count1996: 15,541 count1997: 15,496 count1998: 14,285 count1999: 13,251 count2000: 13,174 count2001: 12,620 count2002: 13,316 count2003: 12,939 count2004: 13,681 count2005: 13,753 count2006: 13,959 count2007: 12,624 count2008: 11,976 count2009: 10,023 count2010: 9,277 count2011: 9,949 count2012: 9,997 count2013: 9,968 count2014: 9,934 count2015: 10,449 count2016: 10,765 count2017: 10,173 count2018: 10,439 count2019: 10,209 count2020: 10,484 count2021: 10,559 count2022: 11,975 count2023: 11,814 count8,00010K12K14K16K19781994201020231978: 15,076 count1979: 14,157 count1980: 12,775 count1981: 12,166 count1982: 11,767 count1983: 13,626 count1984: 15,426 count1985: 15,149 count1986: 15,675 count1987: 15,642 count1988: 15,421 count1989: 15,694 count1990: 15,559 count1991: 14,209 count1992: 13,423 count1993: 14,288 count1994: 14,746 count1995: 15,968 count1996: 15,541 count1997: 15,496 count1998: 14,285 count1999: 13,251 count2000: 13,174 count2001: 12,620 count2002: 13,316 count2003: 12,939 count2004: 13,681 count2005: 13,753 count2006: 13,959 count2007: 12,624 count2008: 11,976 count2009: 10,023 count2010: 9,277 count2011: 9,949 count2012: 9,997 count2013: 9,968 count2014: 9,934 count2015: 10,449 count2016: 10,765 count2017: 10,173 count2018: 10,439 count2019: 10,209 count2020: 10,484 count2021: 10,559 count2022: 11,975 count2023: 11,814 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
202311,814
202211,975
202110,559
202010,484
201910,209
201810,439
201710,173
201610,765
201510,449
20149,934
20139,968
20129,997
20119,949
20109,277
200910,023
200811,976
200712,624
200613,959
200513,753
200413,681
200312,939
200213,316
200112,620
200013,174
199913,251
199814,285
199715,496
199615,541
199515,968
199414,746
199314,288
199213,423
199114,209
199015,559
198915,694
198815,421
198715,642
198615,675
198515,149
198415,426
198313,626
198211,767
198112,166
198012,775
197914,157
197815,076

Compared with United States

Place2023
Michigan11,814
United States508,777

Michigan 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. Michigan 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, Michigan, 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, Michigan, 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/michigan. 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, Michigan, 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/michigan.

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, Michigan, 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/michigan (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Michigan?

Employer firm births in Michigan was 11,814 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.3% from 2022. That is the 14th 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 Michigan?

15,968 in 1995, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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