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Employer firm births in Montgomery County

Employer firm births in Montgomery County was 1,469 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 6.9% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 24 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,469
Change on 2022-6.9%
Rank1st of 24Counties in Maryland ranked
Series high1,9551988
Series low1,2101981
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Employer firm births in Montgomery County, 1978 to 2023

1,2001,4001,6001,8002,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,267 count1979: 1,248 count1980: 1,317 count1981: 1,210 count1982: 1,276 count1983: 1,569 count1984: 1,639 count1985: 1,812 count1986: 1,839 count1987: 1,808 count1988: 1,955 count1989: 1,853 count1990: 1,909 count1991: 1,596 count1992: 1,543 count1993: 1,795 count1994: 1,689 count1995: 1,849 count1996: 1,660 count1997: 1,821 count1998: 1,722 count1999: 1,650 count2000: 1,650 count2001: 1,664 count2002: 1,732 count2003: 1,649 count2004: 1,803 count2005: 1,848 count2006: 1,906 count2007: 1,717 count2008: 1,569 count2009: 1,334 count2010: 1,303 count2011: 1,375 count2012: 1,361 count2013: 1,346 count2014: 1,468 count2015: 1,341 count2016: 1,428 count2017: 1,377 count2018: 1,362 count2019: 1,365 count2020: 1,372 count2021: 1,439 count2022: 1,578 count2023: 1,469 count1,2001,4001,6001,8002,00019781994201020231978: 1,267 count1979: 1,248 count1980: 1,317 count1981: 1,210 count1982: 1,276 count1983: 1,569 count1984: 1,639 count1985: 1,812 count1986: 1,839 count1987: 1,808 count1988: 1,955 count1989: 1,853 count1990: 1,909 count1991: 1,596 count1992: 1,543 count1993: 1,795 count1994: 1,689 count1995: 1,849 count1996: 1,660 count1997: 1,821 count1998: 1,722 count1999: 1,650 count2000: 1,650 count2001: 1,664 count2002: 1,732 count2003: 1,649 count2004: 1,803 count2005: 1,848 count2006: 1,906 count2007: 1,717 count2008: 1,569 count2009: 1,334 count2010: 1,303 count2011: 1,375 count2012: 1,361 count2013: 1,346 count2014: 1,468 count2015: 1,341 count2016: 1,428 count2017: 1,377 count2018: 1,362 count2019: 1,365 count2020: 1,372 count2021: 1,439 count2022: 1,578 count2023: 1,469 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
20231,469
20221,578
20211,439
20201,372
20191,365
20181,362
20171,377
20161,428
20151,341
20141,468
20131,346
20121,361
20111,375
20101,303
20091,334
20081,569
20071,717
20061,906
20051,848
20041,803
20031,649
20021,732
20011,664
20001,650
19991,650
19981,722
19971,821
19961,660
19951,849
19941,689
19931,795
19921,543
19911,596
19901,909
19891,853
19881,955
19871,808
19861,839
19851,812
19841,639
19831,569
19821,276
19811,210
19801,317
19791,248
19781,267

Compared with Maryland and United States

Place2023
Montgomery County1,469
Maryland7,811
United States508,777

Montgomery County compared with nearby places

Allegany County: 57 countAnne Arundel County: 779 countBaltimore County: 1,113 countCalvert County: 97 countCaroline County: 38 countCarroll County: 199 countCecil County: 95 countCharles County: 202 countDorchester County: 28 countFrederick County: 363 countGarrett County: 55 countHarford County: 282 countHoward County: 638 countKent County: 20 countMontgomery County: 1,469 countPrince George's County: 1,068 countQueen Anne's County: 78 countSt. Mary's County: 111 countSomerset County: 21 countTalbot County: 58 countWashington County: 128 countWicomico County: 104 countWorcester County: 109 countBaltimore city: 709 count
  • Under 60
  • 60 to 100
  • 100 to 180
  • 180 to 670
  • 670 and over
Employer firm births, 2023, count. Montgomery 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, Montgomery 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, Montgomery 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/montgomery-county-maryland. 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, Montgomery 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/montgomery-county-maryland.

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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, Montgomery 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/montgomery-county-maryland (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Montgomery County?

Employer firm births in Montgomery County was 1,469 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 6.9% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 24 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 Montgomery County?

1,955 in 1988, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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