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Employer firm births in Montana

Employer firm births in Montana was 2,708 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.9% from 2022. That is the 38th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count2,708
Change on 2022-0.9%
Rank38th of 51US states ranked
Series high3,0222006
Series low1,7552010
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Employer firm births in Montana, 1978 to 2023

1,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,697 count1979: 2,533 count1980: 2,108 count1981: 2,110 count1982: 2,023 count1983: 2,123 count1984: 2,513 count1985: 2,206 count1986: 2,108 count1987: 2,087 count1988: 1,967 count1989: 1,794 count1990: 1,835 count1991: 1,777 count1992: 1,965 count1993: 1,991 count1994: 2,209 count1995: 2,389 count1996: 2,402 count1997: 2,322 count1998: 2,352 count1999: 2,114 count2000: 2,144 count2001: 2,099 count2002: 2,105 count2003: 2,185 count2004: 2,669 count2005: 2,606 count2006: 3,022 count2007: 2,823 count2008: 2,417 count2009: 1,917 count2010: 1,755 count2011: 1,780 count2012: 1,873 count2013: 1,866 count2014: 1,865 count2015: 1,965 count2016: 2,010 count2017: 1,993 count2018: 2,111 count2019: 2,148 count2020: 2,312 count2021: 2,402 count2022: 2,732 count2023: 2,708 count1,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019781994201020231978: 2,697 count1979: 2,533 count1980: 2,108 count1981: 2,110 count1982: 2,023 count1983: 2,123 count1984: 2,513 count1985: 2,206 count1986: 2,108 count1987: 2,087 count1988: 1,967 count1989: 1,794 count1990: 1,835 count1991: 1,777 count1992: 1,965 count1993: 1,991 count1994: 2,209 count1995: 2,389 count1996: 2,402 count1997: 2,322 count1998: 2,352 count1999: 2,114 count2000: 2,144 count2001: 2,099 count2002: 2,105 count2003: 2,185 count2004: 2,669 count2005: 2,606 count2006: 3,022 count2007: 2,823 count2008: 2,417 count2009: 1,917 count2010: 1,755 count2011: 1,780 count2012: 1,873 count2013: 1,866 count2014: 1,865 count2015: 1,965 count2016: 2,010 count2017: 1,993 count2018: 2,111 count2019: 2,148 count2020: 2,312 count2021: 2,402 count2022: 2,732 count2023: 2,708 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
20232,708
20222,732
20212,402
20202,312
20192,148
20182,111
20171,993
20162,010
20151,965
20141,865
20131,866
20121,873
20111,780
20101,755
20091,917
20082,417
20072,823
20063,022
20052,606
20042,669
20032,185
20022,105
20012,099
20002,144
19992,114
19982,352
19972,322
19962,402
19952,389
19942,209
19931,991
19921,965
19911,777
19901,835
19891,794
19881,967
19872,087
19862,108
19852,206
19842,513
19832,123
19822,023
19812,110
19802,108
19792,533
19782,697

Compared with United States

Place2023
Montana2,708
United States508,777

Montana 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. Montana 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, Montana, 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, Montana, 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/montana. 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, Montana, 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/montana.

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, Montana, 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/montana (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Montana?

Employer firm births in Montana was 2,708 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.9% from 2022. That is the 38th 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 Montana?

3,022 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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