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Employer firm births in Oklahoma

Employer firm births in Oklahoma was 5,463 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.4% from 2022. That is the 29th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count5,463
Change on 2022+3.4%
Rank29th of 51US states ranked
Series high8,6841984
Series low4,4422010
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Employer firm births in Oklahoma, 1978 to 2023

4,0005,0006,0007,0008,0009,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 7,866 count1979: 7,703 count1980: 7,388 count1981: 7,775 count1982: 8,441 count1983: 7,875 count1984: 8,684 count1985: 7,494 count1986: 6,710 count1987: 5,825 count1988: 5,726 count1989: 5,793 count1990: 5,790 count1991: 5,695 count1992: 5,660 count1993: 5,997 count1994: 6,173 count1995: 6,145 count1996: 6,134 count1997: 6,329 count1998: 5,904 count1999: 5,484 count2000: 5,333 count2001: 5,156 count2002: 5,386 count2003: 5,278 count2004: 5,525 count2005: 5,861 count2006: 6,074 count2007: 5,928 count2008: 5,751 count2009: 4,921 count2010: 4,442 count2011: 4,586 count2012: 4,847 count2013: 4,813 count2014: 4,814 count2015: 4,786 count2016: 4,813 count2017: 4,716 count2018: 4,739 count2019: 4,995 count2020: 4,981 count2021: 5,166 count2022: 5,284 count2023: 5,463 count4,0006,0008,00010K19781994201020231978: 7,866 count1979: 7,703 count1980: 7,388 count1981: 7,775 count1982: 8,441 count1983: 7,875 count1984: 8,684 count1985: 7,494 count1986: 6,710 count1987: 5,825 count1988: 5,726 count1989: 5,793 count1990: 5,790 count1991: 5,695 count1992: 5,660 count1993: 5,997 count1994: 6,173 count1995: 6,145 count1996: 6,134 count1997: 6,329 count1998: 5,904 count1999: 5,484 count2000: 5,333 count2001: 5,156 count2002: 5,386 count2003: 5,278 count2004: 5,525 count2005: 5,861 count2006: 6,074 count2007: 5,928 count2008: 5,751 count2009: 4,921 count2010: 4,442 count2011: 4,586 count2012: 4,847 count2013: 4,813 count2014: 4,814 count2015: 4,786 count2016: 4,813 count2017: 4,716 count2018: 4,739 count2019: 4,995 count2020: 4,981 count2021: 5,166 count2022: 5,284 count2023: 5,463 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
20235,463
20225,284
20215,166
20204,981
20194,995
20184,739
20174,716
20164,813
20154,786
20144,814
20134,813
20124,847
20114,586
20104,442
20094,921
20085,751
20075,928
20066,074
20055,861
20045,525
20035,278
20025,386
20015,156
20005,333
19995,484
19985,904
19976,329
19966,134
19956,145
19946,173
19935,997
19925,660
19915,695
19905,790
19895,793
19885,726
19875,825
19866,710
19857,494
19848,684
19837,875
19828,441
19817,775
19807,388
19797,703
19787,866

Compared with United States

Place2023
Oklahoma5,463
United States508,777

Oklahoma 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. Oklahoma 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, Oklahoma, 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, Oklahoma, 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/oklahoma. 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, Oklahoma, 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/oklahoma.

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, Oklahoma, 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/oklahoma (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Oklahoma?

Employer firm births in Oklahoma was 5,463 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.4% from 2022. That is the 29th 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 Oklahoma?

8,684 in 1984, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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