Employer firm births in Orange County
Employer firm births in Orange County was 236 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 6% from 2022. That is the 15th highest of 99 counties in 2023.
Employer firm births in Orange County, 1978 to 2023
All 46 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 236 |
| 2022 | 251 |
| 2021 | 209 |
| 2020 | 214 |
| 2019 | 196 |
| 2018 | 190 |
| 2017 | 198 |
| 2016 | 237 |
| 2015 | 192 |
| 2014 | 161 |
| 2013 | 160 |
| 2012 | 163 |
| 2011 | 173 |
| 2010 | 168 |
| 2009 | 176 |
| 2008 | 192 |
| 2007 | 201 |
| 2006 | 226 |
| 2005 | 211 |
| 2004 | 192 |
| 2003 | 219 |
| 2002 | 207 |
| 2001 | 217 |
| 2000 | 207 |
| 1999 | 205 |
| 1998 | 235 |
| 1997 | 237 |
| 1996 | 240 |
| 1995 | 231 |
| 1994 | 204 |
| 1993 | 183 |
| 1992 | 185 |
| 1991 | 205 |
| 1990 | 224 |
| 1989 | 191 |
| 1988 | 209 |
| 1987 | 211 |
| 1986 | 219 |
| 1985 | 228 |
| 1984 | 244 |
| 1983 | 184 |
| 1982 | 151 |
| 1981 | 150 |
| 1980 | 143 |
| 1979 | 153 |
| 1978 | 166 |
Compared with North Carolina and United States
| Place | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Orange County | 236 |
| North Carolina | 16,322 |
| United States | 508,777 |
Orange County compared with nearby places
- Under 20
- 20 to 40
- 40 to 60
- 60 to 100
- 100 to 220
- 220 and over
- No data
Rankings
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.
How to cite
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.Citation styles
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, 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
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, 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-north-carolina. 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, 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-north-carolina.
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, 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-north-carolina (Accessed: 22 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_firm_births_orange_2023,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{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}},
year = {2025},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv},
urldate = {2026-10-22},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/orange-county-north-carolina. Publisher attribution: 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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What is the employer firm births in Orange County?
Employer firm births in Orange County was 236 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 6% from 2022. That is the 15th highest of 99 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?
251 in 2022, the highest value since 1978 in this series.