Employer firm births in Providence County

Employer firm births in Providence County was 950 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.8% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 5 counties in 2023.

2023, count950

Change on 2022-2.8%

Rank1st of 5Counties in Rhode Island ranked

Series high1,4501988

Series low6532009

Employer firm births in Providence County, 1978 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	950
2022	977
2021	858
2020	845
2019	863
2018	821
2017	778
2016	826
2015	731
2014	714
2013	721
2012	734
2011	715
2010	673
2009	653
2008	846
2007	907
2006	1,061
2005	1,054
2004	1,121
2003	991
2002	894
2001	812
2000	889
1999	874
1998	990
1997	1,026
1996	1,044
1995	1,030
1994	1,019
1993	1,002
1992	932
1991	1,007
1990	1,158
1989	1,344
1988	1,450
1987	1,430
1986	1,293
1985	1,190
1984	1,183
1983	1,054
1982	879
1981	929
1980	982
1979	1,119
1978	1,129

Compared with Rhode Island and United States

Place	2023
Providence County	950
Rhode Island	1,563
United States	508,777

Providence County compared with nearby places

Under 110
110 to 170
170 to 210
210 to 370
370 and over

Employer firm births, 2023, count. Providence County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer firm births 51 places
Counties in Rhode Island by employer firm births 5 places

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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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, Providence 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, Providence 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/providence-county-rhode-island. 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, Providence 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/providence-county-rhode-island.

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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, Providence 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/providence-county-rhode-island (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firm_births_providence_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, Providence 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/providence-county-rhode-island. 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.},
}

RIS

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What is the employer firm births in Providence County?

Employer firm births in Providence County was 950 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.8% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 5 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 Providence County?

1,450 in 1988, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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