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Employer firm births in Oklahoma County

Employer firm births in Oklahoma County was 1,474 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.7% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 76 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,474
Change on 2022+1.7%
Rank1st of 76Counties in Oklahoma ranked
Series high2,0961982
Series low1,1682011
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Employer firm births in Oklahoma County, 1978 to 2023

1,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002,0002,20019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,772 count1979: 1,741 count1980: 1,734 count1981: 1,903 count1982: 2,096 count1983: 1,950 count1984: 1,911 count1985: 1,761 count1986: 1,607 count1987: 1,419 count1988: 1,380 count1989: 1,435 count1990: 1,393 count1991: 1,442 count1992: 1,415 count1993: 1,511 count1994: 1,541 count1995: 1,453 count1996: 1,487 count1997: 1,482 count1998: 1,424 count1999: 1,335 count2000: 1,302 count2001: 1,220 count2002: 1,310 count2003: 1,308 count2004: 1,327 count2005: 1,385 count2006: 1,442 count2007: 1,372 count2008: 1,348 count2009: 1,202 count2010: 1,169 count2011: 1,168 count2012: 1,194 count2013: 1,244 count2014: 1,288 count2015: 1,285 count2016: 1,315 count2017: 1,277 count2018: 1,270 count2019: 1,328 count2020: 1,306 count2021: 1,417 count2022: 1,449 count2023: 1,474 count1,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,25019781994201020231978: 1,772 count1979: 1,741 count1980: 1,734 count1981: 1,903 count1982: 2,096 count1983: 1,950 count1984: 1,911 count1985: 1,761 count1986: 1,607 count1987: 1,419 count1988: 1,380 count1989: 1,435 count1990: 1,393 count1991: 1,442 count1992: 1,415 count1993: 1,511 count1994: 1,541 count1995: 1,453 count1996: 1,487 count1997: 1,482 count1998: 1,424 count1999: 1,335 count2000: 1,302 count2001: 1,220 count2002: 1,310 count2003: 1,308 count2004: 1,327 count2005: 1,385 count2006: 1,442 count2007: 1,372 count2008: 1,348 count2009: 1,202 count2010: 1,169 count2011: 1,168 count2012: 1,194 count2013: 1,244 count2014: 1,288 count2015: 1,285 count2016: 1,315 count2017: 1,277 count2018: 1,270 count2019: 1,328 count2020: 1,306 count2021: 1,417 count2022: 1,449 count2023: 1,474 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
20231,474
20221,449
20211,417
20201,306
20191,328
20181,270
20171,277
20161,315
20151,285
20141,288
20131,244
20121,194
20111,168
20101,169
20091,202
20081,348
20071,372
20061,442
20051,385
20041,327
20031,308
20021,310
20011,220
20001,302
19991,335
19981,424
19971,482
19961,487
19951,453
19941,541
19931,511
19921,415
19911,442
19901,393
19891,435
19881,380
19871,419
19861,607
19851,761
19841,911
19831,950
19822,096
19811,903
19801,734
19791,741
19781,772

Compared with Oklahoma and United States

Place2023
Oklahoma County1,474
Oklahoma5,463
United States508,777

Oklahoma County compared with nearby places

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Employer firm births, 2023, count. Oklahoma 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, Oklahoma 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, Oklahoma 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/oklahoma-county-oklahoma. 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, Oklahoma 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/oklahoma-county-oklahoma.

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

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What is the employer firm births in Oklahoma County?

Employer firm births in Oklahoma County was 1,474 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.7% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 76 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 Oklahoma County?

2,096 in 1982, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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