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Employer firm births in Pierce County

Employer firm births in Pierce County was 1,231 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 14.6% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 38 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,231
Change on 2022-14.6%
Rank3rd of 38Counties in Washington ranked
Series high1,5432006
Series low8791982
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Employer firm births in Pierce County, 1978 to 2023

8001,0001,2001,4001,60019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,093 count1979: 1,098 count1980: 946 count1981: 891 count1982: 879 count1983: 882 count1984: 1,144 count1985: 1,013 count1986: 1,004 count1987: 1,038 count1988: 1,036 count1989: 1,106 count1990: 1,128 count1991: 1,106 count1992: 1,188 count1993: 1,236 count1994: 1,266 count1995: 1,184 count1996: 1,199 count1997: 1,264 count1998: 1,201 count1999: 1,219 count2000: 1,120 count2001: 1,114 count2002: 1,093 count2003: 1,190 count2004: 1,279 count2005: 1,302 count2006: 1,543 count2007: 1,407 count2008: 1,260 count2009: 990 count2010: 884 count2011: 959 count2012: 1,046 count2013: 982 count2014: 1,030 count2015: 940 count2016: 1,095 count2017: 1,212 count2018: 1,214 count2019: 1,246 count2020: 1,244 count2021: 1,290 count2022: 1,442 count2023: 1,231 count8001,0001,2001,4001,60019781994201020231978: 1,093 count1979: 1,098 count1980: 946 count1981: 891 count1982: 879 count1983: 882 count1984: 1,144 count1985: 1,013 count1986: 1,004 count1987: 1,038 count1988: 1,036 count1989: 1,106 count1990: 1,128 count1991: 1,106 count1992: 1,188 count1993: 1,236 count1994: 1,266 count1995: 1,184 count1996: 1,199 count1997: 1,264 count1998: 1,201 count1999: 1,219 count2000: 1,120 count2001: 1,114 count2002: 1,093 count2003: 1,190 count2004: 1,279 count2005: 1,302 count2006: 1,543 count2007: 1,407 count2008: 1,260 count2009: 990 count2010: 884 count2011: 959 count2012: 1,046 count2013: 982 count2014: 1,030 count2015: 940 count2016: 1,095 count2017: 1,212 count2018: 1,214 count2019: 1,246 count2020: 1,244 count2021: 1,290 count2022: 1,442 count2023: 1,231 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
20231,231
20221,442
20211,290
20201,244
20191,246
20181,214
20171,212
20161,095
2015940
20141,030
2013982
20121,046
2011959
2010884
2009990
20081,260
20071,407
20061,543
20051,302
20041,279
20031,190
20021,093
20011,114
20001,120
19991,219
19981,201
19971,264
19961,199
19951,184
19941,266
19931,236
19921,188
19911,106
19901,128
19891,106
19881,036
19871,038
19861,004
19851,013
19841,144
1983882
1982879
1981891
1980946
19791,098
19781,093

Compared with Washington and United States

Place2023
Pierce County1,231
Washington12,280
United States508,777

Pierce County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 18 countAsotin County: 23 countBenton County: 299 countChelan County: 172 countClallam County: 129 countClark County: 882 countColumbia County: 5 countCowlitz County: 132 countDouglas County: 65 countFerry County: 15 countFranklin County: 148 countGrant County: 154 countGrays Harbor County: 93 countIsland County: 123 countJefferson County: 50 countKing County: 4,079 countKitsap County: 376 countKittitas County: 101 countKlickitat County: 36 countLewis County: 122 countLincoln County: 14 countMason County: 66 countOkanogan County: 61 countPacific County: 38 countPend Oreille County: 22 countPierce County: 1,231 countSan Juan County: 76 countSkagit County: 226 countSkamania County: 15 countSnohomish County: 1,328 countSpokane County: 879 countStevens County: 55 countThurston County: 364 countWahkiakum County: 5 countWalla Walla County: 74 countWhatcom County: 466 countWhitman County: 42 countYakima County: 314 count
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  • 20 to 60
  • 60 to 100
  • 100 to 150
  • 150 to 370
  • 370 and over
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Employer firm births, 2023, count. Pierce 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, Pierce 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, Pierce 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/pierce-county-washington. 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, Pierce 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/pierce-county-washington.

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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, Pierce 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/pierce-county-washington (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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

Employer firm births in Pierce County was 1,231 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 14.6% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 38 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 Pierce County?

1,543 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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