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Employer firm births in Oregon

Employer firm births in Oregon was 7,399 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 3% from 2022. That is the 22nd highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count7,399
Change on 2022-3%
Rank22nd of 51US states ranked
Series high8,5062006
Series low5,5402010
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Employer firm births in Oregon, 1978 to 2023

5,0006,0007,0008,0009,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 8,366 count1979: 7,906 count1980: 7,469 count1981: 6,697 count1982: 5,874 count1983: 6,063 count1984: 7,233 count1985: 6,908 count1986: 7,182 count1987: 7,194 count1988: 6,776 count1989: 6,924 count1990: 6,833 count1991: 6,481 count1992: 6,489 count1993: 6,785 count1994: 7,750 count1995: 7,921 count1996: 7,729 count1997: 7,599 count1998: 7,236 count1999: 6,929 count2000: 6,681 count2001: 6,628 count2002: 6,511 count2003: 6,888 count2004: 7,251 count2005: 8,060 count2006: 8,506 count2007: 7,977 count2008: 7,395 count2009: 5,776 count2010: 5,540 count2011: 5,731 count2012: 5,869 count2013: 5,761 count2014: 6,101 count2015: 6,312 count2016: 6,905 count2017: 7,030 count2018: 7,186 count2019: 7,077 count2020: 6,886 count2021: 6,836 count2022: 7,624 count2023: 7,399 count5,0006,0007,0008,0009,00019781994201020231978: 8,366 count1979: 7,906 count1980: 7,469 count1981: 6,697 count1982: 5,874 count1983: 6,063 count1984: 7,233 count1985: 6,908 count1986: 7,182 count1987: 7,194 count1988: 6,776 count1989: 6,924 count1990: 6,833 count1991: 6,481 count1992: 6,489 count1993: 6,785 count1994: 7,750 count1995: 7,921 count1996: 7,729 count1997: 7,599 count1998: 7,236 count1999: 6,929 count2000: 6,681 count2001: 6,628 count2002: 6,511 count2003: 6,888 count2004: 7,251 count2005: 8,060 count2006: 8,506 count2007: 7,977 count2008: 7,395 count2009: 5,776 count2010: 5,540 count2011: 5,731 count2012: 5,869 count2013: 5,761 count2014: 6,101 count2015: 6,312 count2016: 6,905 count2017: 7,030 count2018: 7,186 count2019: 7,077 count2020: 6,886 count2021: 6,836 count2022: 7,624 count2023: 7,399 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
20237,399
20227,624
20216,836
20206,886
20197,077
20187,186
20177,030
20166,905
20156,312
20146,101
20135,761
20125,869
20115,731
20105,540
20095,776
20087,395
20077,977
20068,506
20058,060
20047,251
20036,888
20026,511
20016,628
20006,681
19996,929
19987,236
19977,599
19967,729
19957,921
19947,750
19936,785
19926,489
19916,481
19906,833
19896,924
19886,776
19877,194
19867,182
19856,908
19847,233
19836,063
19825,874
19816,697
19807,469
19797,906
19788,366

Compared with United States

Place2023
Oregon7,399
United States508,777

Oregon 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. Oregon 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, Oregon, 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, Oregon, 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/oregon. 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, Oregon, 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/oregon.

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, Oregon, 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/oregon (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Oregon?

Employer firm births in Oregon was 7,399 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 3% from 2022. That is the 22nd 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 Oregon?

8,506 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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