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Employer firm births in Riverside County

Employer firm births in Riverside County was 3,681 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 3.1% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 58 counties in 2023.

2023, count3,681
Change on 2022-3.1%
Rank4th of 58Counties in California ranked
Series high3,7982022
Series low1,5371982

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Employer firm births in Riverside County, 1978 to 2023

1,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,853 count1979: 1,875 count1980: 1,764 count1981: 1,609 count1982: 1,537 count1983: 1,562 count1984: 1,991 count1985: 2,044 count1986: 2,058 count1987: 2,301 count1988: 2,381 count1989: 2,479 count1990: 2,673 count1991: 2,307 count1992: 2,092 count1993: 1,908 count1994: 1,931 count1995: 1,921 count1996: 2,072 count1997: 2,049 count1998: 2,125 count1999: 2,197 count2000: 2,255 count2001: 2,350 count2002: 2,472 count2003: 2,644 count2004: 2,902 count2005: 3,221 count2006: 3,638 count2007: 3,271 count2008: 2,932 count2009: 2,405 count2010: 2,312 count2011: 2,247 count2012: 2,360 count2013: 2,335 count2014: 2,470 count2015: 2,621 count2016: 2,684 count2017: 2,828 count2018: 2,967 count2019: 3,031 count2020: 3,317 count2021: 3,420 count2022: 3,798 count2023: 3,681 count1,0002,0003,0004,00019781994201020231978: 1,853 count1979: 1,875 count1980: 1,764 count1981: 1,609 count1982: 1,537 count1983: 1,562 count1984: 1,991 count1985: 2,044 count1986: 2,058 count1987: 2,301 count1988: 2,381 count1989: 2,479 count1990: 2,673 count1991: 2,307 count1992: 2,092 count1993: 1,908 count1994: 1,931 count1995: 1,921 count1996: 2,072 count1997: 2,049 count1998: 2,125 count1999: 2,197 count2000: 2,255 count2001: 2,350 count2002: 2,472 count2003: 2,644 count2004: 2,902 count2005: 3,221 count2006: 3,638 count2007: 3,271 count2008: 2,932 count2009: 2,405 count2010: 2,312 count2011: 2,247 count2012: 2,360 count2013: 2,335 count2014: 2,470 count2015: 2,621 count2016: 2,684 count2017: 2,828 count2018: 2,967 count2019: 3,031 count2020: 3,317 count2021: 3,420 count2022: 3,798 count2023: 3,681 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
20233,681
20223,798
20213,420
20203,317
20193,031
20182,967
20172,828
20162,684
20152,621
20142,470
20132,335
20122,360
20112,247
20102,312
20092,405
20082,932
20073,271
20063,638
20053,221
20042,902
20032,644
20022,472
20012,350
20002,255
19992,197
19982,125
19972,049
19962,072
19951,921
19941,931
19931,908
19922,092
19912,307
19902,673
19892,479
19882,381
19872,301
19862,058
19852,044
19841,991
19831,562
19821,537
19811,609
19801,764
19791,875
19781,853

Compared with California and United States

Place2023
Riverside County3,681
California70,055
United States508,777

Riverside County compared with nearby places

Alameda County: 2,705 countAlpine County: 0 countAmador County: 58 countButte County: 252 countCalaveras County: 76 countColusa County: 19 countContra Costa County: 1,672 countDel Norte County: 27 countEl Dorado County: 370 countFresno County: 1,340 countGlenn County: 23 countHumboldt County: 177 countImperial County: 141 countInyo County: 21 countKern County: 950 countKings County: 107 countLake County: 63 countLassen County: 24 countLos Angeles County: 21,714 countMadera County: 186 countMarin County: 569 countMariposa County: 19 countMendocino County: 120 countMerced County: 233 countModoc County: 11 countMono County: 33 countMonterey County: 520 countNapa County: 238 countNevada County: 223 countOrange County: 7,387 countPlacer County: 855 countPlumas County: 35 countRiverside County: 3,681 countSacramento County: 2,489 countSan Benito County: 102 countSan Bernardino County: 3,403 countSan Diego County: 6,461 countSan Francisco County: 2,046 countSan Joaquin County: 1,060 countSan Luis Obispo County: 490 countSan Mateo County: 1,313 countSanta Barbara County: 710 countSanta Clara County: 3,032 countSanta Cruz County: 428 countShasta County: 244 countSierra County: 3 countSiskiyou County: 57 countSolano County: 567 countSonoma County: 801 countStanislaus County: 639 countSutter County: 191 countTehama County: 44 countTrinity County: 12 countTulare County: 479 countTuolumne County: 85 countVentura County: 1,342 countYolo County: 265 countYuba County: 78 count
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Employer firm births, 2023, count. Riverside 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, Riverside 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, Riverside 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/riverside-county-california. 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, Riverside 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/riverside-county-california.

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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, Riverside 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/riverside-county-california (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Riverside County?

Employer firm births in Riverside County was 3,681 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 3.1% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 58 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 Riverside County?

3,798 in 2022, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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