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Employer firm births in Montgomery County

Employer firm births in Montgomery County was 1,314 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 6.3% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,314
Change on 2022-6.3%
Rank3rd of 67Counties in Pennsylvania ranked
Series high1,8191987
Series low1,1002010
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Employer firm births in Montgomery County, 1978 to 2023

1,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,452 count1979: 1,514 count1980: 1,396 count1981: 1,371 count1982: 1,347 count1983: 1,544 count1984: 1,617 count1985: 1,612 count1986: 1,810 count1987: 1,819 count1988: 1,798 count1989: 1,757 count1990: 1,704 count1991: 1,497 count1992: 1,413 count1993: 1,500 count1994: 1,449 count1995: 1,587 count1996: 1,534 count1997: 1,608 count1998: 1,459 count1999: 1,371 count2000: 1,409 count2001: 1,364 count2002: 1,391 count2003: 1,446 count2004: 1,557 count2005: 1,550 count2006: 1,473 count2007: 1,393 count2008: 1,295 count2009: 1,221 count2010: 1,100 count2011: 1,124 count2012: 1,150 count2013: 1,202 count2014: 1,169 count2015: 1,176 count2016: 1,221 count2017: 1,185 count2018: 1,221 count2019: 1,251 count2020: 1,268 count2021: 1,346 count2022: 1,403 count2023: 1,314 count1,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002,00019781994201020231978: 1,452 count1979: 1,514 count1980: 1,396 count1981: 1,371 count1982: 1,347 count1983: 1,544 count1984: 1,617 count1985: 1,612 count1986: 1,810 count1987: 1,819 count1988: 1,798 count1989: 1,757 count1990: 1,704 count1991: 1,497 count1992: 1,413 count1993: 1,500 count1994: 1,449 count1995: 1,587 count1996: 1,534 count1997: 1,608 count1998: 1,459 count1999: 1,371 count2000: 1,409 count2001: 1,364 count2002: 1,391 count2003: 1,446 count2004: 1,557 count2005: 1,550 count2006: 1,473 count2007: 1,393 count2008: 1,295 count2009: 1,221 count2010: 1,100 count2011: 1,124 count2012: 1,150 count2013: 1,202 count2014: 1,169 count2015: 1,176 count2016: 1,221 count2017: 1,185 count2018: 1,221 count2019: 1,251 count2020: 1,268 count2021: 1,346 count2022: 1,403 count2023: 1,314 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
20231,314
20221,403
20211,346
20201,268
20191,251
20181,221
20171,185
20161,221
20151,176
20141,169
20131,202
20121,150
20111,124
20101,100
20091,221
20081,295
20071,393
20061,473
20051,550
20041,557
20031,446
20021,391
20011,364
20001,409
19991,371
19981,459
19971,608
19961,534
19951,587
19941,449
19931,500
19921,413
19911,497
19901,704
19891,757
19881,798
19871,819
19861,810
19851,612
19841,617
19831,544
19821,347
19811,371
19801,396
19791,514
19781,452

Compared with Pennsylvania and United States

Place2023
Montgomery County1,314
Pennsylvania14,288
United States508,777

Montgomery County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 112 countAllegheny County: 1,544 countArmstrong County: 56 countBeaver County: 125 countBedford County: 34 countBerks County: 401 countBlair County: 118 countBradford County: 51 countBucks County: 1,041 countButler County: 230 countCambria County: 88 countCameron County: 6 countCarbon County: 60 countCentre County: 147 countChester County: 741 countClarion County: 30 countClearfield County: 62 countClinton County: 31 countColumbia County: 66 countCrawford County: 79 countCumberland County: 319 countDauphin County: 351 countDelaware County: 687 countElk County: 26 countErie County: 184 countFayette County: 88 countForest County: 3 countFranklin County: 124 countFulton County: 13 countGreene County: 35 countHuntingdon County: 31 countIndiana County: 73 countJefferson County: 45 countJuniata County: 26 countLackawanna County: 177 countLancaster County: 675 countLawrence County: 67 countLebanon County: 141 countLehigh County: 372 countLuzerne County: 338 countLycoming County: 99 countMcKean County: 32 countMercer County: 96 countMifflin County: 43 countMonroe County: 183 countMontgomery County: 1,314 countMontour County: 15 countNorthampton County: 310 countNorthumberland County: 60 countPerry County: 33 countPhiladelphia County: 1,766 countPike County: 68 countPotter County: 11 countSchuylkill County: 95 countSnyder County: 40 countSomerset County: 73 countSullivan County: 7 countSusquehanna County: 45 countTioga County: 34 countUnion County: 47 countVenango County: 36 countWarren County: 19 countWashington County: 257 countWayne County: 59 countWestmoreland County: 327 countWyoming County: 24 countYork County: 427 count
  • Under 30
  • 30 to 50
  • 50 to 70
  • 70 to 130
  • 130 to 340
  • 340 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-pennsylvania. 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-pennsylvania.

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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-pennsylvania (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Montgomery County?

Employer firm births in Montgomery County was 1,314 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 6.3% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 67 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?

1,819 in 1987, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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