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Employer firm births in Nebraska

Employer firm births in Nebraska was 2,871 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.5% from 2022. That is the 37th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count2,871
Change on 2022+1.5%
Rank37th of 51US states ranked
Series high3,6421984
Series low2,1812010
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Employer firm births in Nebraska, 1978 to 2023

2,0002,5003,0003,5004,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 3,517 count1979: 3,524 count1980: 3,162 count1981: 3,017 count1982: 2,875 count1983: 3,093 count1984: 3,642 count1985: 3,267 count1986: 2,902 count1987: 2,793 count1988: 2,876 count1989: 2,916 count1990: 2,797 count1991: 2,667 count1992: 2,756 count1993: 2,784 count1994: 2,945 count1995: 2,917 count1996: 2,907 count1997: 2,998 count1998: 2,824 count1999: 2,698 count2000: 2,732 count2001: 2,672 count2002: 2,690 count2003: 2,684 count2004: 2,796 count2005: 2,865 count2006: 2,959 count2007: 2,803 count2008: 2,669 count2009: 2,299 count2010: 2,181 count2011: 2,224 count2012: 2,333 count2013: 2,289 count2014: 2,359 count2015: 2,393 count2016: 2,576 count2017: 2,599 count2018: 2,478 count2019: 2,368 count2020: 2,496 count2021: 2,622 count2022: 2,829 count2023: 2,871 count2,0002,5003,0003,5004,00019781994201020231978: 3,517 count1979: 3,524 count1980: 3,162 count1981: 3,017 count1982: 2,875 count1983: 3,093 count1984: 3,642 count1985: 3,267 count1986: 2,902 count1987: 2,793 count1988: 2,876 count1989: 2,916 count1990: 2,797 count1991: 2,667 count1992: 2,756 count1993: 2,784 count1994: 2,945 count1995: 2,917 count1996: 2,907 count1997: 2,998 count1998: 2,824 count1999: 2,698 count2000: 2,732 count2001: 2,672 count2002: 2,690 count2003: 2,684 count2004: 2,796 count2005: 2,865 count2006: 2,959 count2007: 2,803 count2008: 2,669 count2009: 2,299 count2010: 2,181 count2011: 2,224 count2012: 2,333 count2013: 2,289 count2014: 2,359 count2015: 2,393 count2016: 2,576 count2017: 2,599 count2018: 2,478 count2019: 2,368 count2020: 2,496 count2021: 2,622 count2022: 2,829 count2023: 2,871 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
20232,871
20222,829
20212,622
20202,496
20192,368
20182,478
20172,599
20162,576
20152,393
20142,359
20132,289
20122,333
20112,224
20102,181
20092,299
20082,669
20072,803
20062,959
20052,865
20042,796
20032,684
20022,690
20012,672
20002,732
19992,698
19982,824
19972,998
19962,907
19952,917
19942,945
19932,784
19922,756
19912,667
19902,797
19892,916
19882,876
19872,793
19862,902
19853,267
19843,642
19833,093
19822,875
19813,017
19803,162
19793,524
19783,517

Compared with United States

Place2023
Nebraska2,871
United States508,777

Nebraska 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. Nebraska 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, Nebraska, 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, Nebraska, 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/nebraska. 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, Nebraska, 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/nebraska.

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, Nebraska, 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/nebraska (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Nebraska?

Employer firm births in Nebraska was 2,871 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.5% from 2022. That is the 37th 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 Nebraska?

3,642 in 1984, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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