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Employer firm births in Milwaukee County

Employer firm births in Milwaukee County was 1,108 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 3.2% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 71 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,108
Change on 2022-3.2%
Rank1st of 71Counties in Wisconsin ranked
Series high1,4961984
Series low7902011
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Employer firm births in Milwaukee County, 1978 to 2023

6008001,0001,2001,4001,60019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,493 count1979: 1,297 count1980: 1,249 count1981: 1,150 count1982: 1,180 count1983: 1,482 count1984: 1,496 count1985: 1,329 count1986: 1,408 count1987: 1,458 count1988: 1,401 count1989: 1,372 count1990: 1,327 count1991: 1,172 count1992: 1,172 count1993: 1,261 count1994: 1,227 count1995: 1,201 count1996: 1,148 count1997: 1,103 count1998: 1,154 count1999: 928 count2000: 1,012 count2001: 902 count2002: 1,113 count2003: 964 count2004: 1,098 count2005: 1,125 count2006: 1,123 count2007: 1,099 count2008: 976 count2009: 871 count2010: 836 count2011: 790 count2012: 809 count2013: 869 count2014: 884 count2015: 891 count2016: 944 count2017: 947 count2018: 963 count2019: 980 count2020: 961 count2021: 1,039 count2022: 1,145 count2023: 1,108 count6008001,0001,2001,4001,60019781994201020231978: 1,493 count1979: 1,297 count1980: 1,249 count1981: 1,150 count1982: 1,180 count1983: 1,482 count1984: 1,496 count1985: 1,329 count1986: 1,408 count1987: 1,458 count1988: 1,401 count1989: 1,372 count1990: 1,327 count1991: 1,172 count1992: 1,172 count1993: 1,261 count1994: 1,227 count1995: 1,201 count1996: 1,148 count1997: 1,103 count1998: 1,154 count1999: 928 count2000: 1,012 count2001: 902 count2002: 1,113 count2003: 964 count2004: 1,098 count2005: 1,125 count2006: 1,123 count2007: 1,099 count2008: 976 count2009: 871 count2010: 836 count2011: 790 count2012: 809 count2013: 869 count2014: 884 count2015: 891 count2016: 944 count2017: 947 count2018: 963 count2019: 980 count2020: 961 count2021: 1,039 count2022: 1,145 count2023: 1,108 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
20231,108
20221,145
20211,039
2020961
2019980
2018963
2017947
2016944
2015891
2014884
2013869
2012809
2011790
2010836
2009871
2008976
20071,099
20061,123
20051,125
20041,098
2003964
20021,113
2001902
20001,012
1999928
19981,154
19971,103
19961,148
19951,201
19941,227
19931,261
19921,172
19911,172
19901,327
19891,372
19881,401
19871,458
19861,408
19851,329
19841,496
19831,482
19821,180
19811,150
19801,249
19791,297
19781,493

Compared with Wisconsin and United States

Place2023
Milwaukee County1,108
Wisconsin6,856
United States508,777

Milwaukee County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 19 countAshland County: 24 countBarron County: 60 countBayfield County: 31 countBrown County: 300 countBuffalo County: 25 countBurnett County: 23 countCalumet County: 60 countChippewa County: 92 countClark County: 42 countColumbia County: 75 countCrawford County: 16 countDane County: 732 countDodge County: 74 countDoor County: 54 countDouglas County: 53 countDunn County: 51 countEau Claire County: 153 countFlorence County: 6 countFond du Lac County: 89 countForest County: 10 countGrant County: 40 countGreen County: 47 countGreen Lake County: 30 countIowa County: 15 countIron County: 10 countJackson County: 15 countJefferson County: 103 countJuneau County: 26 countKenosha County: 149 countKewaunee County: 22 countLa Crosse County: 140 countLafayette County: 15 countLanglade County: 27 countLincoln County: 31 countManitowoc County: 64 countMarathon County: 141 countMarinette County: 38 countMarquette County: 15 countMilwaukee County: 1,108 countMonroe County: 49 countOconto County: 38 countOneida County: 70 countOutagamie County: 246 countOzaukee County: 140 countPepin County: 7 countPierce County: 42 countPolk County: 64 countPortage County: 70 countPrice County: 17 countRacine County: 189 countRichland County: 18 countRock County: 134 countRusk County: 23 countSt. Croix County: 149 countSauk County: 76 countSawyer County: 27 countShawano County: 42 countSheboygan County: 99 countTaylor County: 23 countTrempealeau County: 37 countVernon County: 42 countVilas County: 52 countWalworth County: 127 countWashburn County: 18 countWashington County: 180 countWaukesha County: 564 countWaupaca County: 55 countWaushara County: 24 countWinnebago County: 163 countWood County: 67 count
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Employer firm births, 2023, count. Milwaukee 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, Milwaukee 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, Milwaukee 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/milwaukee-county-wisconsin. 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, Milwaukee 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/milwaukee-county-wisconsin.

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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, Milwaukee 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/milwaukee-county-wisconsin (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Milwaukee County?

Employer firm births in Milwaukee County was 1,108 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 3.2% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 71 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 Milwaukee County?

1,496 in 1984, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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