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Employer firm births in New York County

Employer firm births in New York County was 5,242 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.7% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 62 counties in 2023.

2023, count5,242
Change on 2022+0.7%
Rank1st of 62Counties in New York ranked
Series high8,1981987
Series low4,4902021
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Employer firm births in New York County, 1978 to 2023

4,0005,0006,0007,0008,0009,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 7,697 count1979: 7,237 count1980: 7,231 count1981: 7,242 count1982: 6,998 count1983: 8,112 count1984: 7,909 count1985: 8,117 count1986: 8,164 count1987: 8,198 count1988: 8,030 count1989: 7,791 count1990: 7,328 count1991: 6,733 count1992: 6,833 count1993: 7,199 count1994: 7,453 count1995: 7,511 count1996: 7,948 count1997: 8,130 count1998: 7,487 count1999: 6,606 count2000: 6,908 count2001: 6,453 count2002: 6,104 count2003: 6,551 count2004: 7,126 count2005: 7,406 count2006: 7,585 count2007: 7,143 count2008: 7,043 count2009: 6,267 count2010: 6,498 count2011: 6,842 count2012: 6,970 count2013: 6,771 count2014: 6,793 count2015: 6,614 count2016: 6,319 count2017: 6,003 count2018: 5,794 count2019: 5,718 count2020: 5,596 count2021: 4,490 count2022: 5,204 count2023: 5,242 count4,0005,0006,0007,0008,0009,00019781994201020231978: 7,697 count1979: 7,237 count1980: 7,231 count1981: 7,242 count1982: 6,998 count1983: 8,112 count1984: 7,909 count1985: 8,117 count1986: 8,164 count1987: 8,198 count1988: 8,030 count1989: 7,791 count1990: 7,328 count1991: 6,733 count1992: 6,833 count1993: 7,199 count1994: 7,453 count1995: 7,511 count1996: 7,948 count1997: 8,130 count1998: 7,487 count1999: 6,606 count2000: 6,908 count2001: 6,453 count2002: 6,104 count2003: 6,551 count2004: 7,126 count2005: 7,406 count2006: 7,585 count2007: 7,143 count2008: 7,043 count2009: 6,267 count2010: 6,498 count2011: 6,842 count2012: 6,970 count2013: 6,771 count2014: 6,793 count2015: 6,614 count2016: 6,319 count2017: 6,003 count2018: 5,794 count2019: 5,718 count2020: 5,596 count2021: 4,490 count2022: 5,204 count2023: 5,242 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
20235,242
20225,204
20214,490
20205,596
20195,718
20185,794
20176,003
20166,319
20156,614
20146,793
20136,771
20126,970
20116,842
20106,498
20096,267
20087,043
20077,143
20067,585
20057,406
20047,126
20036,551
20026,104
20016,453
20006,908
19996,606
19987,487
19978,130
19967,948
19957,511
19947,453
19937,199
19926,833
19916,733
19907,328
19897,791
19888,030
19878,198
19868,164
19858,117
19847,909
19838,112
19826,998
19817,242
19807,231
19797,237
19787,697

Compared with New York and United States

Place2023
New York County5,242
New York33,208
United States508,777

New York County compared with nearby places

Albany County: 511 countAllegany County: 32 countBronx County: 1,191 countBroome County: 149 countCattaraugus County: 71 countCayuga County: 61 countChautauqua County: 101 countChemung County: 64 countChenango County: 43 countClinton County: 62 countColumbia County: 99 countCortland County: 36 countDelaware County: 74 countDutchess County: 443 countErie County: 1,109 countEssex County: 55 countFranklin County: 37 countFulton County: 60 countGenesee County: 45 countGreene County: 90 countHamilton County: 9 countHerkimer County: 54 countJefferson County: 103 countKings County: 5,010 countLewis County: 13 countLivingston County: 58 countMadison County: 57 countMonroe County: 932 countMontgomery County: 50 countNassau County: 3,169 countNew York County: 5,242 countNiagara County: 214 countOneida County: 163 countOnondaga County: 498 countOntario County: 132 countOrange County: 733 countOrleans County: 39 countOswego County: 102 countOtsego County: 59 countPutnam County: 157 countQueens County: 4,051 countRensselaer County: 136 countRichmond County: 801 countRockland County: 932 countSt. Lawrence County: 72 countSaratoga County: 289 countSchenectady County: 170 countSchoharie County: 39 countSchuyler County: 18 countSeneca County: 31 countSteuben County: 92 countSuffolk County: 2,958 countSullivan County: 145 countTioga County: 37 countTompkins County: 100 countUlster County: 315 countWarren County: 102 countWashington County: 62 countWayne County: 87 countWestchester County: 1,626 countWyoming County: 30 countYates County: 39 count
  • Under 40
  • 40 to 60
  • 60 to 100
  • 100 to 150
  • 150 to 790
  • 790 and over
Employer firm births, 2023, count. New York 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, New York 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, New York 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/new-york-county-new-york. 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, New York 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/new-york-county-new-york.

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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, New York 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/new-york-county-new-york (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in New York County?

Employer firm births in New York County was 5,242 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.7% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 62 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 New York County?

8,198 in 1987, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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