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Employer firm births in Multnomah County

Employer firm births in Multnomah County was 1,629 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 6.7% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 36 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,629
Change on 2022-6.7%
Rank1st of 36Counties in Oregon ranked
Series high1,8701978
Series low1,2742009
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Employer firm births in Multnomah County, 1978 to 2023

1,2001,4001,6001,8002,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,870 count1979: 1,604 count1980: 1,609 count1981: 1,552 count1982: 1,379 count1983: 1,448 count1984: 1,612 count1985: 1,548 count1986: 1,631 count1987: 1,605 count1988: 1,508 count1989: 1,487 count1990: 1,460 count1991: 1,427 count1992: 1,404 count1993: 1,486 count1994: 1,634 count1995: 1,693 count1996: 1,656 count1997: 1,563 count1998: 1,506 count1999: 1,414 count2000: 1,409 count2001: 1,435 count2002: 1,361 count2003: 1,439 count2004: 1,494 count2005: 1,543 count2006: 1,768 count2007: 1,623 count2008: 1,601 count2009: 1,274 count2010: 1,394 count2011: 1,479 count2012: 1,518 count2013: 1,456 count2014: 1,545 count2015: 1,577 count2016: 1,818 count2017: 1,756 count2018: 1,650 count2019: 1,623 count2020: 1,611 count2021: 1,520 count2022: 1,746 count2023: 1,629 count1,2001,4001,6001,8002,00019781994201020231978: 1,870 count1979: 1,604 count1980: 1,609 count1981: 1,552 count1982: 1,379 count1983: 1,448 count1984: 1,612 count1985: 1,548 count1986: 1,631 count1987: 1,605 count1988: 1,508 count1989: 1,487 count1990: 1,460 count1991: 1,427 count1992: 1,404 count1993: 1,486 count1994: 1,634 count1995: 1,693 count1996: 1,656 count1997: 1,563 count1998: 1,506 count1999: 1,414 count2000: 1,409 count2001: 1,435 count2002: 1,361 count2003: 1,439 count2004: 1,494 count2005: 1,543 count2006: 1,768 count2007: 1,623 count2008: 1,601 count2009: 1,274 count2010: 1,394 count2011: 1,479 count2012: 1,518 count2013: 1,456 count2014: 1,545 count2015: 1,577 count2016: 1,818 count2017: 1,756 count2018: 1,650 count2019: 1,623 count2020: 1,611 count2021: 1,520 count2022: 1,746 count2023: 1,629 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
20231,629
20221,746
20211,520
20201,611
20191,623
20181,650
20171,756
20161,818
20151,577
20141,545
20131,456
20121,518
20111,479
20101,394
20091,274
20081,601
20071,623
20061,768
20051,543
20041,494
20031,439
20021,361
20011,435
20001,409
19991,414
19981,506
19971,563
19961,656
19951,693
19941,634
19931,486
19921,404
19911,427
19901,460
19891,487
19881,508
19871,605
19861,631
19851,548
19841,612
19831,448
19821,379
19811,552
19801,609
19791,604
19781,870

Compared with Oregon and United States

Place2023
Multnomah County1,629
Oregon7,399
United States508,777

Multnomah County compared with nearby places

Baker County: 36 countBenton County: 130 countClackamas County: 843 countClatsop County: 106 countColumbia County: 58 countCoos County: 98 countCrook County: 63 countCurry County: 43 countDeschutes County: 635 countDouglas County: 168 countGilliam County: 5 countGrant County: 8 countHarney County: 13 countHood River County: 67 countJackson County: 402 countJefferson County: 39 countJosephine County: 127 countKlamath County: 95 countLake County: 9 countLane County: 541 countLincoln County: 85 countLinn County: 178 countMalheur County: 32 countMarion County: 586 countMorrow County: 14 countMultnomah County: 1,629 countPolk County: 114 countSherman County: 4 countTillamook County: 47 countUmatilla County: 93 countUnion County: 26 countWallowa County: 21 countWasco County: 42 countWashington County: 889 countWheeler County: 4 countYamhill County: 169 count
  • Under 10
  • 10 to 40
  • 40 to 80
  • 80 to 120
  • 120 to 430
  • 430 and over
Employer firm births, 2023, count. Multnomah 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, Multnomah 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, Multnomah 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/multnomah-county-oregon. 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, Multnomah 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/multnomah-county-oregon.

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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, Multnomah 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/multnomah-county-oregon (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-22},
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What is the employer firm births in Multnomah County?

Employer firm births in Multnomah County was 1,629 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 6.7% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 36 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 Multnomah County?

1,870 in 1978, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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