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Employer firm births in Ohio

Employer firm births in Ohio was 11,994 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.8% from 2022. That is the 11th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count11,994
Change on 2022-1.8%
Rank11th of 51US states ranked
Series high17,3061987
Series low9,3632010
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Employer firm births in Ohio, 1978 to 2023

8,00010K12K14K16K18K19781985199219992006201320231978: 16,856 count1979: 16,385 count1980: 14,630 count1981: 14,138 count1982: 13,599 count1983: 14,965 count1984: 17,201 count1985: 16,175 count1986: 16,844 count1987: 17,306 count1988: 16,628 count1989: 16,949 count1990: 16,265 count1991: 15,159 count1992: 14,414 count1993: 15,357 count1994: 15,724 count1995: 16,668 count1996: 15,846 count1997: 15,856 count1998: 14,981 count1999: 13,578 count2000: 13,339 count2001: 12,735 count2002: 13,575 count2003: 13,190 count2004: 13,880 count2005: 13,940 count2006: 14,048 count2007: 12,510 count2008: 11,844 count2009: 9,727 count2010: 9,363 count2011: 9,821 count2012: 10,266 count2013: 9,935 count2014: 9,688 count2015: 9,862 count2016: 10,030 count2017: 10,159 count2018: 9,983 count2019: 10,454 count2020: 10,347 count2021: 11,786 count2022: 12,211 count2023: 11,994 count8,00010K12K14K16K18K19781994201020231978: 16,856 count1979: 16,385 count1980: 14,630 count1981: 14,138 count1982: 13,599 count1983: 14,965 count1984: 17,201 count1985: 16,175 count1986: 16,844 count1987: 17,306 count1988: 16,628 count1989: 16,949 count1990: 16,265 count1991: 15,159 count1992: 14,414 count1993: 15,357 count1994: 15,724 count1995: 16,668 count1996: 15,846 count1997: 15,856 count1998: 14,981 count1999: 13,578 count2000: 13,339 count2001: 12,735 count2002: 13,575 count2003: 13,190 count2004: 13,880 count2005: 13,940 count2006: 14,048 count2007: 12,510 count2008: 11,844 count2009: 9,727 count2010: 9,363 count2011: 9,821 count2012: 10,266 count2013: 9,935 count2014: 9,688 count2015: 9,862 count2016: 10,030 count2017: 10,159 count2018: 9,983 count2019: 10,454 count2020: 10,347 count2021: 11,786 count2022: 12,211 count2023: 11,994 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
202311,994
202212,211
202111,786
202010,347
201910,454
20189,983
201710,159
201610,030
20159,862
20149,688
20139,935
201210,266
20119,821
20109,363
20099,727
200811,844
200712,510
200614,048
200513,940
200413,880
200313,190
200213,575
200112,735
200013,339
199913,578
199814,981
199715,856
199615,846
199516,668
199415,724
199315,357
199214,414
199115,159
199016,265
198916,949
198816,628
198717,306
198616,844
198516,175
198417,201
198314,965
198213,599
198114,138
198014,630
197916,385
197816,856

Compared with United States

Place2023
Ohio11,994
United States508,777

Ohio 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. Ohio 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, Ohio, 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, Ohio, 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/ohio. 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, Ohio, 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/ohio.

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, Ohio, 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/ohio (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Ohio?

Employer firm births in Ohio was 11,994 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.8% from 2022. That is the 11th 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 Ohio?

17,306 in 1987, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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