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Employer firm births in Middlesex County

Employer firm births in Middlesex County was 1,489 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.4% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 21 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,489
Change on 2022+0.4%
Rank2nd of 21Counties in New Jersey ranked
Series high1,7702006
Series low9641980
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Employer firm births in Middlesex County, 1978 to 2023

8001,0001,2001,4001,6001,80019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,033 count1979: 1,033 count1980: 964 count1981: 967 count1982: 969 count1983: 1,167 count1984: 1,185 count1985: 1,319 count1986: 1,473 count1987: 1,520 count1988: 1,575 count1989: 1,531 count1990: 1,321 count1991: 1,237 count1992: 1,227 count1993: 1,291 count1994: 1,351 count1995: 1,465 count1996: 1,584 count1997: 1,595 count1998: 1,552 count1999: 1,484 count2000: 1,442 count2001: 1,428 count2002: 1,381 count2003: 1,522 count2004: 1,621 count2005: 1,689 count2006: 1,770 count2007: 1,644 count2008: 1,547 count2009: 1,270 count2010: 1,202 count2011: 1,368 count2012: 1,438 count2013: 1,340 count2014: 1,397 count2015: 1,276 count2016: 1,416 count2017: 1,319 count2018: 1,228 count2019: 1,374 count2020: 1,208 count2021: 1,262 count2022: 1,483 count2023: 1,489 count7501,0001,2501,5001,7502,00019781994201020231978: 1,033 count1979: 1,033 count1980: 964 count1981: 967 count1982: 969 count1983: 1,167 count1984: 1,185 count1985: 1,319 count1986: 1,473 count1987: 1,520 count1988: 1,575 count1989: 1,531 count1990: 1,321 count1991: 1,237 count1992: 1,227 count1993: 1,291 count1994: 1,351 count1995: 1,465 count1996: 1,584 count1997: 1,595 count1998: 1,552 count1999: 1,484 count2000: 1,442 count2001: 1,428 count2002: 1,381 count2003: 1,522 count2004: 1,621 count2005: 1,689 count2006: 1,770 count2007: 1,644 count2008: 1,547 count2009: 1,270 count2010: 1,202 count2011: 1,368 count2012: 1,438 count2013: 1,340 count2014: 1,397 count2015: 1,276 count2016: 1,416 count2017: 1,319 count2018: 1,228 count2019: 1,374 count2020: 1,208 count2021: 1,262 count2022: 1,483 count2023: 1,489 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
20231,489
20221,483
20211,262
20201,208
20191,374
20181,228
20171,319
20161,416
20151,276
20141,397
20131,340
20121,438
20111,368
20101,202
20091,270
20081,547
20071,644
20061,770
20051,689
20041,621
20031,522
20021,381
20011,428
20001,442
19991,484
19981,552
19971,595
19961,584
19951,465
19941,351
19931,291
19921,227
19911,237
19901,321
19891,531
19881,575
19871,520
19861,473
19851,319
19841,185
19831,167
1982969
1981967
1980964
19791,033
19781,033

Compared with New Jersey and United States

Place2023
Middlesex County1,489
New Jersey14,547
United States508,777

Middlesex County compared with nearby places

Atlantic County: 344 countBergen County: 1,942 countBurlington County: 579 countCamden County: 654 countCape May County: 193 countCumberland County: 124 countEssex County: 1,290 countGloucester County: 321 countHudson County: 1,034 countHunterdon County: 211 countMercer County: 510 countMiddlesex County: 1,489 countMonmouth County: 1,192 countMorris County: 892 countOcean County: 1,129 countPassaic County: 774 countSalem County: 52 countSomerset County: 598 countSussex County: 178 countUnion County: 938 countWarren County: 113 count
  • Under 190
  • 190 to 510
  • 510 to 770
  • 770 to 1,100
  • 1,100 and over
Employer firm births, 2023, count. Middlesex 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, Middlesex 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, Middlesex 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/middlesex-county-new-jersey. 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, Middlesex 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/middlesex-county-new-jersey.

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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, Middlesex 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/middlesex-county-new-jersey (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978: Employer firm births, Middlesex County, 1978 to 2023}},
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What is the employer firm births in Middlesex County?

Employer firm births in Middlesex County was 1,489 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.4% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 21 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 Middlesex County?

1,770 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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