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Employer firm births in Minnesota

Employer firm births in Minnesota was 7,296 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 3.4% from 2022. That is the 23rd highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count7,296
Change on 2022-3.4%
Rank23rd of 51US states ranked
Series high9,5212006
Series low6,1742010
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Employer firm births in Minnesota, 1978 to 2023

6,0007,0008,0009,00010K19781985199219992006201320231978: 8,376 count1979: 8,172 count1980: 7,220 count1981: 6,866 count1982: 6,386 count1983: 7,294 count1984: 8,781 count1985: 8,475 count1986: 8,164 count1987: 8,016 count1988: 8,054 count1989: 8,015 count1990: 8,057 count1991: 7,829 count1992: 7,580 count1993: 8,103 count1994: 8,376 count1995: 8,547 count1996: 8,611 count1997: 8,883 count1998: 8,702 count1999: 8,186 count2000: 8,248 count2001: 8,075 count2002: 8,498 count2003: 8,778 count2004: 9,196 count2005: 9,114 count2006: 9,521 count2007: 8,558 count2008: 7,699 count2009: 6,609 count2010: 6,174 count2011: 6,404 count2012: 6,425 count2013: 6,255 count2014: 6,489 count2015: 6,610 count2016: 7,024 count2017: 6,927 count2018: 6,619 count2019: 6,615 count2020: 6,659 count2021: 7,189 count2022: 7,551 count2023: 7,296 count6,0007,0008,0009,00010K19781994201020231978: 8,376 count1979: 8,172 count1980: 7,220 count1981: 6,866 count1982: 6,386 count1983: 7,294 count1984: 8,781 count1985: 8,475 count1986: 8,164 count1987: 8,016 count1988: 8,054 count1989: 8,015 count1990: 8,057 count1991: 7,829 count1992: 7,580 count1993: 8,103 count1994: 8,376 count1995: 8,547 count1996: 8,611 count1997: 8,883 count1998: 8,702 count1999: 8,186 count2000: 8,248 count2001: 8,075 count2002: 8,498 count2003: 8,778 count2004: 9,196 count2005: 9,114 count2006: 9,521 count2007: 8,558 count2008: 7,699 count2009: 6,609 count2010: 6,174 count2011: 6,404 count2012: 6,425 count2013: 6,255 count2014: 6,489 count2015: 6,610 count2016: 7,024 count2017: 6,927 count2018: 6,619 count2019: 6,615 count2020: 6,659 count2021: 7,189 count2022: 7,551 count2023: 7,296 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
20237,296
20227,551
20217,189
20206,659
20196,615
20186,619
20176,927
20167,024
20156,610
20146,489
20136,255
20126,425
20116,404
20106,174
20096,609
20087,699
20078,558
20069,521
20059,114
20049,196
20038,778
20028,498
20018,075
20008,248
19998,186
19988,702
19978,883
19968,611
19958,547
19948,376
19938,103
19927,580
19917,829
19908,057
19898,015
19888,054
19878,016
19868,164
19858,475
19848,781
19837,294
19826,386
19816,866
19807,220
19798,172
19788,376

Compared with United States

Place2023
Minnesota7,296
United States508,777

Minnesota 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. Minnesota 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, Minnesota, 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, Minnesota, 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/minnesota. 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, Minnesota, 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/minnesota.

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, Minnesota, 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/minnesota (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Minnesota?

Employer firm births in Minnesota was 7,296 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 3.4% from 2022. That is the 23rd 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 Minnesota?

9,521 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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