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Employer firm births in Queens County

Employer firm births in Queens County was 4,051 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.7% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 62 counties in 2023.

2023, count4,051
Change on 2022+2.7%
Rank3rd of 62Counties in New York ranked
Series high4,4222016
Series low2,4061982
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Employer firm births in Queens County, 1978 to 2023

2,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,575 count1979: 2,504 count1980: 2,442 count1981: 2,442 count1982: 2,406 count1983: 2,717 count1984: 2,816 count1985: 3,031 count1986: 3,163 count1987: 3,138 count1988: 3,083 count1989: 3,171 count1990: 2,920 count1991: 2,738 count1992: 2,663 count1993: 2,847 count1994: 2,821 count1995: 3,049 count1996: 3,145 count1997: 3,386 count1998: 3,151 count1999: 2,780 count2000: 2,927 count2001: 2,993 count2002: 3,213 count2003: 3,564 count2004: 3,760 count2005: 3,965 count2006: 3,911 count2007: 3,821 count2008: 3,765 count2009: 3,853 count2010: 3,811 count2011: 3,983 count2012: 4,340 count2013: 4,338 count2014: 4,263 count2015: 4,266 count2016: 4,422 count2017: 4,369 count2018: 4,239 count2019: 4,104 count2020: 3,975 count2021: 3,422 count2022: 3,944 count2023: 4,051 count2,0003,0004,0005,00019781994201020231978: 2,575 count1979: 2,504 count1980: 2,442 count1981: 2,442 count1982: 2,406 count1983: 2,717 count1984: 2,816 count1985: 3,031 count1986: 3,163 count1987: 3,138 count1988: 3,083 count1989: 3,171 count1990: 2,920 count1991: 2,738 count1992: 2,663 count1993: 2,847 count1994: 2,821 count1995: 3,049 count1996: 3,145 count1997: 3,386 count1998: 3,151 count1999: 2,780 count2000: 2,927 count2001: 2,993 count2002: 3,213 count2003: 3,564 count2004: 3,760 count2005: 3,965 count2006: 3,911 count2007: 3,821 count2008: 3,765 count2009: 3,853 count2010: 3,811 count2011: 3,983 count2012: 4,340 count2013: 4,338 count2014: 4,263 count2015: 4,266 count2016: 4,422 count2017: 4,369 count2018: 4,239 count2019: 4,104 count2020: 3,975 count2021: 3,422 count2022: 3,944 count2023: 4,051 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
20234,051
20223,944
20213,422
20203,975
20194,104
20184,239
20174,369
20164,422
20154,266
20144,263
20134,338
20124,340
20113,983
20103,811
20093,853
20083,765
20073,821
20063,911
20053,965
20043,760
20033,564
20023,213
20012,993
20002,927
19992,780
19983,151
19973,386
19963,145
19953,049
19942,821
19932,847
19922,663
19912,738
19902,920
19893,171
19883,083
19873,138
19863,163
19853,031
19842,816
19832,717
19822,406
19812,442
19802,442
19792,504
19782,575

Compared with New York and United States

Place2023
Queens County4,051
New York33,208
United States508,777

Queens County compared with nearby places

Albany County: 511 countAllegany County: 32 countBronx County: 1,191 countBroome County: 149 countCattaraugus County: 71 countCayuga County: 61 countChautauqua County: 101 countChemung County: 64 countChenango County: 43 countClinton County: 62 countColumbia County: 99 countCortland County: 36 countDelaware County: 74 countDutchess County: 443 countErie County: 1,109 countEssex County: 55 countFranklin County: 37 countFulton County: 60 countGenesee County: 45 countGreene County: 90 countHamilton County: 9 countHerkimer County: 54 countJefferson County: 103 countKings County: 5,010 countLewis County: 13 countLivingston County: 58 countMadison County: 57 countMonroe County: 932 countMontgomery County: 50 countNassau County: 3,169 countNew York County: 5,242 countNiagara County: 214 countOneida County: 163 countOnondaga County: 498 countOntario County: 132 countOrange County: 733 countOrleans County: 39 countOswego County: 102 countOtsego County: 59 countPutnam County: 157 countQueens County: 4,051 countRensselaer County: 136 countRichmond County: 801 countRockland County: 932 countSt. Lawrence County: 72 countSaratoga County: 289 countSchenectady County: 170 countSchoharie County: 39 countSchuyler County: 18 countSeneca County: 31 countSteuben County: 92 countSuffolk County: 2,958 countSullivan County: 145 countTioga County: 37 countTompkins County: 100 countUlster County: 315 countWarren County: 102 countWashington County: 62 countWayne County: 87 countWestchester County: 1,626 countWyoming County: 30 countYates County: 39 count
  • Under 40
  • 40 to 60
  • 60 to 100
  • 100 to 150
  • 150 to 790
  • 790 and over
Employer firm births, 2023, count. Queens 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, Queens 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, Queens 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/queens-county-new-york. 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, Queens 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/queens-county-new-york.

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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, Queens 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/queens-county-new-york (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Queens County?

Employer firm births in Queens County was 4,051 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.7% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 62 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 Queens County?

4,422 in 2016, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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