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Employer firm births in Orange County

Employer firm births in Orange County was 7,387 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 3.8% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 58 counties in 2023.

2023, count7,387
Change on 2022-3.8%
Rank2nd of 58Counties in California ranked
Series high7,9002006
Series low5,3252010

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Employer firm births in Orange County, 1978 to 2023

5,0006,0007,0008,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 6,426 count1979: 6,323 count1980: 6,209 count1981: 6,095 count1982: 5,703 count1983: 5,705 count1984: 6,281 count1985: 6,509 count1986: 6,770 count1987: 6,815 count1988: 6,686 count1989: 6,684 count1990: 6,792 count1991: 5,960 count1992: 5,632 count1993: 5,331 count1994: 5,590 count1995: 5,690 count1996: 6,084 count1997: 6,242 count1998: 6,075 count1999: 5,753 count2000: 5,905 count2001: 5,875 count2002: 6,179 count2003: 6,644 count2004: 7,080 count2005: 7,351 count2006: 7,900 count2007: 7,157 count2008: 6,409 count2009: 5,612 count2010: 5,325 count2011: 5,452 count2012: 5,759 count2013: 5,931 count2014: 6,182 count2015: 6,220 count2016: 6,668 count2017: 6,632 count2018: 6,490 count2019: 7,113 count2020: 7,779 count2021: 7,356 count2022: 7,676 count2023: 7,387 count5,0006,0007,0008,00019781994201020231978: 6,426 count1979: 6,323 count1980: 6,209 count1981: 6,095 count1982: 5,703 count1983: 5,705 count1984: 6,281 count1985: 6,509 count1986: 6,770 count1987: 6,815 count1988: 6,686 count1989: 6,684 count1990: 6,792 count1991: 5,960 count1992: 5,632 count1993: 5,331 count1994: 5,590 count1995: 5,690 count1996: 6,084 count1997: 6,242 count1998: 6,075 count1999: 5,753 count2000: 5,905 count2001: 5,875 count2002: 6,179 count2003: 6,644 count2004: 7,080 count2005: 7,351 count2006: 7,900 count2007: 7,157 count2008: 6,409 count2009: 5,612 count2010: 5,325 count2011: 5,452 count2012: 5,759 count2013: 5,931 count2014: 6,182 count2015: 6,220 count2016: 6,668 count2017: 6,632 count2018: 6,490 count2019: 7,113 count2020: 7,779 count2021: 7,356 count2022: 7,676 count2023: 7,387 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
20237,387
20227,676
20217,356
20207,779
20197,113
20186,490
20176,632
20166,668
20156,220
20146,182
20135,931
20125,759
20115,452
20105,325
20095,612
20086,409
20077,157
20067,900
20057,351
20047,080
20036,644
20026,179
20015,875
20005,905
19995,753
19986,075
19976,242
19966,084
19955,690
19945,590
19935,331
19925,632
19915,960
19906,792
19896,684
19886,686
19876,815
19866,770
19856,509
19846,281
19835,705
19825,703
19816,095
19806,209
19796,323
19786,426

Compared with California and United States

Place2023
Orange County7,387
California70,055
United States508,777

Orange County compared with nearby places

Alameda County: 2,705 countAlpine County: 0 countAmador County: 58 countButte County: 252 countCalaveras County: 76 countColusa County: 19 countContra Costa County: 1,672 countDel Norte County: 27 countEl Dorado County: 370 countFresno County: 1,340 countGlenn County: 23 countHumboldt County: 177 countImperial County: 141 countInyo County: 21 countKern County: 950 countKings County: 107 countLake County: 63 countLassen County: 24 countLos Angeles County: 21,714 countMadera County: 186 countMarin County: 569 countMariposa County: 19 countMendocino County: 120 countMerced County: 233 countModoc County: 11 countMono County: 33 countMonterey County: 520 countNapa County: 238 countNevada County: 223 countOrange County: 7,387 countPlacer County: 855 countPlumas County: 35 countRiverside County: 3,681 countSacramento County: 2,489 countSan Benito County: 102 countSan Bernardino County: 3,403 countSan Diego County: 6,461 countSan Francisco County: 2,046 countSan Joaquin County: 1,060 countSan Luis Obispo County: 490 countSan Mateo County: 1,313 countSanta Barbara County: 710 countSanta Clara County: 3,032 countSanta Cruz County: 428 countShasta County: 244 countSierra County: 3 countSiskiyou County: 57 countSolano County: 567 countSonoma County: 801 countStanislaus County: 639 countSutter County: 191 countTehama County: 44 countTrinity County: 12 countTulare County: 479 countTuolumne County: 85 countVentura County: 1,342 countYolo County: 265 countYuba County: 78 count
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Employer firm births, 2023, count. Orange 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, Orange 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, Orange 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/orange-county-california. 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, Orange 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/orange-county-california.

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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, Orange 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/orange-county-california (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Orange County?

Employer firm births in Orange County was 7,387 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 3.8% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 58 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 Orange County?

7,900 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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