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Employer firm births in Pinellas County

Employer firm births in Pinellas County was 2,520 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,520
Change on 2022+0.9%
Rank6th of 67Counties in Florida ranked
Series high2,5631987
Series low1,6682010
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Employer firm births in Pinellas County, 1978 to 2023

1,6001,8002,0002,2002,4002,60019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,845 count1979: 1,907 count1980: 1,945 count1981: 1,890 count1982: 1,923 count1983: 2,169 count1984: 2,307 count1985: 2,446 count1986: 2,446 count1987: 2,563 count1988: 2,525 count1989: 2,443 count1990: 2,440 count1991: 2,274 count1992: 2,258 count1993: 2,385 count1994: 2,343 count1995: 2,225 count1996: 2,224 count1997: 2,170 count1998: 2,181 count1999: 2,001 count2000: 1,954 count2001: 1,995 count2002: 1,992 count2003: 2,249 count2004: 2,525 count2005: 2,466 count2006: 2,459 count2007: 2,263 count2008: 2,089 count2009: 1,717 count2010: 1,668 count2011: 1,793 count2012: 1,823 count2013: 1,766 count2014: 1,702 count2015: 1,850 count2016: 1,907 count2017: 1,929 count2018: 2,037 count2019: 2,035 count2020: 2,064 count2021: 2,275 count2022: 2,498 count2023: 2,520 count1,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,75019781994201020231978: 1,845 count1979: 1,907 count1980: 1,945 count1981: 1,890 count1982: 1,923 count1983: 2,169 count1984: 2,307 count1985: 2,446 count1986: 2,446 count1987: 2,563 count1988: 2,525 count1989: 2,443 count1990: 2,440 count1991: 2,274 count1992: 2,258 count1993: 2,385 count1994: 2,343 count1995: 2,225 count1996: 2,224 count1997: 2,170 count1998: 2,181 count1999: 2,001 count2000: 1,954 count2001: 1,995 count2002: 1,992 count2003: 2,249 count2004: 2,525 count2005: 2,466 count2006: 2,459 count2007: 2,263 count2008: 2,089 count2009: 1,717 count2010: 1,668 count2011: 1,793 count2012: 1,823 count2013: 1,766 count2014: 1,702 count2015: 1,850 count2016: 1,907 count2017: 1,929 count2018: 2,037 count2019: 2,035 count2020: 2,064 count2021: 2,275 count2022: 2,498 count2023: 2,520 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
20232,520
20222,498
20212,275
20202,064
20192,035
20182,037
20171,929
20161,907
20151,850
20141,702
20131,766
20121,823
20111,793
20101,668
20091,717
20082,089
20072,263
20062,459
20052,466
20042,525
20032,249
20021,992
20011,995
20001,954
19992,001
19982,181
19972,170
19962,224
19952,225
19942,343
19932,385
19922,258
19912,274
19902,440
19892,443
19882,525
19872,563
19862,446
19852,446
19842,307
19832,169
19821,923
19811,890
19801,945
19791,907
19781,845

Compared with Florida and United States

Place2023
Pinellas County2,520
Florida51,518
United States508,777

Pinellas 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. Pinellas 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, Pinellas 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, Pinellas 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/pinellas-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, Pinellas 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/pinellas-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, Pinellas 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/pinellas-county-florida (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Pinellas County?

Employer firm births in Pinellas County was 2,520 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from 2022. That is the 6th 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 Pinellas County?

2,563 in 1987, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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