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Employer firm births in Missouri

Employer firm births in Missouri was 8,453 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 4.5% from 2022. That is the 18th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count8,453
Change on 2022-4.5%
Rank18th of 51US states ranked
Series high11,2022005
Series low7,5082011
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Employer firm births in Missouri, 1978 to 2023

7,0008,0009,00010K11K12K19781985199219992006201320231978: 10,263 count1979: 9,978 count1980: 8,720 count1981: 8,440 count1982: 7,877 count1983: 9,372 count1984: 10,853 count1985: 10,413 count1986: 10,476 count1987: 10,431 count1988: 10,046 count1989: 10,325 count1990: 9,946 count1991: 9,139 count1992: 9,118 count1993: 9,799 count1994: 10,366 count1995: 10,491 count1996: 10,015 count1997: 9,712 count1998: 9,248 count1999: 8,838 count2000: 8,832 count2001: 7,883 count2002: 9,566 count2003: 9,939 count2004: 11,135 count2005: 11,202 count2006: 10,370 count2007: 9,455 count2008: 8,679 count2009: 7,546 count2010: 7,968 count2011: 7,508 count2012: 7,730 count2013: 9,077 count2014: 9,993 count2015: 10,258 count2016: 10,464 count2017: 9,967 count2018: 9,059 count2019: 9,033 count2020: 8,036 count2021: 8,362 count2022: 8,852 count2023: 8,453 count7,0008,0009,00010K11K12K19781994201020231978: 10,263 count1979: 9,978 count1980: 8,720 count1981: 8,440 count1982: 7,877 count1983: 9,372 count1984: 10,853 count1985: 10,413 count1986: 10,476 count1987: 10,431 count1988: 10,046 count1989: 10,325 count1990: 9,946 count1991: 9,139 count1992: 9,118 count1993: 9,799 count1994: 10,366 count1995: 10,491 count1996: 10,015 count1997: 9,712 count1998: 9,248 count1999: 8,838 count2000: 8,832 count2001: 7,883 count2002: 9,566 count2003: 9,939 count2004: 11,135 count2005: 11,202 count2006: 10,370 count2007: 9,455 count2008: 8,679 count2009: 7,546 count2010: 7,968 count2011: 7,508 count2012: 7,730 count2013: 9,077 count2014: 9,993 count2015: 10,258 count2016: 10,464 count2017: 9,967 count2018: 9,059 count2019: 9,033 count2020: 8,036 count2021: 8,362 count2022: 8,852 count2023: 8,453 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
20238,453
20228,852
20218,362
20208,036
20199,033
20189,059
20179,967
201610,464
201510,258
20149,993
20139,077
20127,730
20117,508
20107,968
20097,546
20088,679
20079,455
200610,370
200511,202
200411,135
20039,939
20029,566
20017,883
20008,832
19998,838
19989,248
19979,712
199610,015
199510,491
199410,366
19939,799
19929,118
19919,139
19909,946
198910,325
198810,046
198710,431
198610,476
198510,413
198410,853
19839,372
19827,877
19818,440
19808,720
19799,978
197810,263

Compared with United States

Place2023
Missouri8,453
United States508,777

Missouri 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. Missouri 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, Missouri, 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, Missouri, 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/missouri. 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, Missouri, 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/missouri.

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, Missouri, 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/missouri (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Missouri?

Employer firm births in Missouri was 8,453 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 4.5% from 2022. That is the 18th 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 Missouri?

11,202 in 2005, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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