Employer firm births in Minnehaha County

Employer firm births in Minnehaha County was 353 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 5.4% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 57 counties in 2023.

2023, count353

Change on 2022+5.4%

Rank1st of 57Counties in South Dakota ranked

Series high3532023

Series low1842011

Employer firm births in Minnehaha 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	353
2022	335
2021	292
2020	299
2019	283
2018	285
2017	271
2016	263
2015	240
2014	262
2013	231
2012	213
2011	184
2010	240
2009	240
2008	274
2007	300
2006	327
2005	300
2004	301
2003	294
2002	301
2001	286
2000	292
1999	304
1998	304
1997	287
1996	314
1995	311
1994	338
1993	279
1992	263
1991	298
1990	312
1989	245
1988	254
1987	267
1986	290
1985	334
1984	306
1983	250
1982	213
1981	214
1980	272
1979	274
1978	351

Compared with South Dakota and United States

Place	2023
Minnehaha County	353
South Dakota	1,605
United States	508,777

Minnehaha County compared with nearby places

Under 4
4 to 7
7 to 10
10 to 14
14 to 35
35 and over
No data

Employer firm births, 2023, count. Minnehaha 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 South Dakota by employer firm births 66 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, Minnehaha 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, Minnehaha 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/minnehaha-county-south-dakota. 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, Minnehaha 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/minnehaha-county-south-dakota.

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, Minnehaha 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/minnehaha-county-south-dakota (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firm_births_minnehaha_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, Minnehaha 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/minnehaha-county-south-dakota. 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 Minnehaha County?

Employer firm births in Minnehaha County was 353 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 5.4% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 57 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 Minnehaha County?

353 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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