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Employer firm births in Orange County

Employer firm births in Orange County was 3,945 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.5% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count3,945
Change on 2022-0.5%
Rank4th of 67Counties in Florida ranked
Series high3,9642022
Series low1,3451978

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Employer firm births in Orange County, 1978 to 2023

1,0002,0003,0004,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,345 count1979: 1,370 count1980: 1,373 count1981: 1,367 count1982: 1,393 count1983: 1,600 count1984: 1,746 count1985: 1,820 count1986: 1,876 count1987: 1,925 count1988: 1,980 count1989: 2,068 count1990: 2,101 count1991: 1,953 count1992: 2,031 count1993: 2,127 count1994: 2,158 count1995: 2,113 count1996: 2,110 count1997: 2,166 count1998: 1,967 count1999: 2,001 count2000: 1,928 count2001: 1,965 count2002: 2,160 count2003: 2,495 count2004: 3,117 count2005: 3,208 count2006: 3,291 count2007: 2,905 count2008: 2,682 count2009: 2,144 count2010: 2,215 count2011: 2,369 count2012: 2,553 count2013: 2,524 count2014: 2,552 count2015: 2,708 count2016: 2,961 count2017: 2,945 count2018: 3,055 count2019: 3,265 count2020: 3,128 count2021: 3,706 count2022: 3,964 count2023: 3,945 count1,0002,0003,0004,00019781994201020231978: 1,345 count1979: 1,370 count1980: 1,373 count1981: 1,367 count1982: 1,393 count1983: 1,600 count1984: 1,746 count1985: 1,820 count1986: 1,876 count1987: 1,925 count1988: 1,980 count1989: 2,068 count1990: 2,101 count1991: 1,953 count1992: 2,031 count1993: 2,127 count1994: 2,158 count1995: 2,113 count1996: 2,110 count1997: 2,166 count1998: 1,967 count1999: 2,001 count2000: 1,928 count2001: 1,965 count2002: 2,160 count2003: 2,495 count2004: 3,117 count2005: 3,208 count2006: 3,291 count2007: 2,905 count2008: 2,682 count2009: 2,144 count2010: 2,215 count2011: 2,369 count2012: 2,553 count2013: 2,524 count2014: 2,552 count2015: 2,708 count2016: 2,961 count2017: 2,945 count2018: 3,055 count2019: 3,265 count2020: 3,128 count2021: 3,706 count2022: 3,964 count2023: 3,945 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
20233,945
20223,964
20213,706
20203,128
20193,265
20183,055
20172,945
20162,961
20152,708
20142,552
20132,524
20122,553
20112,369
20102,215
20092,144
20082,682
20072,905
20063,291
20053,208
20043,117
20032,495
20022,160
20011,965
20001,928
19992,001
19981,967
19972,166
19962,110
19952,113
19942,158
19932,127
19922,031
19911,953
19902,101
19892,068
19881,980
19871,925
19861,876
19851,820
19841,746
19831,600
19821,393
19811,367
19801,373
19791,370
19781,345

Compared with Florida and United States

Place2023
Orange County3,945
Florida51,518
United States508,777

Orange County compared with nearby places

Alachua County: 415 countBaker County: 41 countBay County: 391 countBradford County: 25 countBrevard County: 1,103 countBroward County: 5,262 countCalhoun County: 8 countCharlotte County: 396 countCitrus County: 200 countClay County: 345 countCollier County: 1,177 countColumbia County: 78 countDeSoto County: 56 countDixie County: 11 countDuval County: 1,928 countEscambia County: 562 countFlagler County: 251 countFranklin County: 18 countGadsden County: 62 countGilchrist County: 25 countGlades County: 11 countGulf County: 43 countHamilton County: 11 countHardee County: 26 countHendry County: 70 countHernando County: 300 countHighlands County: 152 countHillsborough County: 3,406 countHolmes County: 22 countIndian River County: 339 countJackson County: 45 countJefferson County: 18 countLafayette County: 8 countLake County: 751 countLee County: 2,055 countLeon County: 492 countLevy County: 78 countLiberty County: 8 countMadison County: 18 countManatee County: 974 countMarion County: 698 countMartin County: 497 countMiami-Dade County: 8,449 countMonroe County: 318 countNassau County: 174 countOkaloosa County: 429 countOkeechobee County: 63 countOrange County: 3,945 countOsceola County: 965 countPalm Beach County: 4,476 countPasco County: 1,017 countPinellas County: 2,520 countPolk County: 1,155 countPutnam County: 94 countSt. Johns County: 799 countSt. Lucie County: 688 countSanta Rosa County: 276 countSarasota County: 1,159 countSeminole County: 1,094 countSumter County: 131 countSuwannee County: 60 countTaylor County: 27 countUnion County: 10 countVolusia County: 1,055 countWakulla County: 51 countWalton County: 272 countWashington County: 26 count
  • Under 30
  • 30 to 60
  • 60 to 270
  • 270 to 500
  • 500 to 1,100
  • 1,100 and over
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-florida. 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-florida.

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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-florida (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-22},
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What is the employer firm births in Orange County?

Employer firm births in Orange County was 3,945 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.5% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 67 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?

3,964 in 2022, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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