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Employer firm births in Sacramento County

Employer firm births in Sacramento County was 2,489 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 4.2% from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 58 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,489
Change on 2022-4.2%
Rank8th of 58Counties in California ranked
Series high2,5982022
Series low1,4752010
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Employer firm births in Sacramento County, 1978 to 2023

1,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,75019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,922 count1979: 2,069 count1980: 1,964 count1981: 1,833 count1982: 1,752 count1983: 1,839 count1984: 2,036 count1985: 2,249 count1986: 2,221 count1987: 2,206 count1988: 2,111 count1989: 2,010 count1990: 2,256 count1991: 2,191 count1992: 1,879 count1993: 1,736 count1994: 1,717 count1995: 1,678 count1996: 1,705 count1997: 1,639 count1998: 1,689 count1999: 1,671 count2000: 1,703 count2001: 1,580 count2002: 1,809 count2003: 1,886 count2004: 1,912 count2005: 2,119 count2006: 2,270 count2007: 2,070 count2008: 1,929 count2009: 1,772 count2010: 1,475 count2011: 1,537 count2012: 1,643 count2013: 1,604 count2014: 1,610 count2015: 1,745 count2016: 1,779 count2017: 1,843 count2018: 1,936 count2019: 2,135 count2020: 2,291 count2021: 2,270 count2022: 2,598 count2023: 2,489 count1,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019781994201020231978: 1,922 count1979: 2,069 count1980: 1,964 count1981: 1,833 count1982: 1,752 count1983: 1,839 count1984: 2,036 count1985: 2,249 count1986: 2,221 count1987: 2,206 count1988: 2,111 count1989: 2,010 count1990: 2,256 count1991: 2,191 count1992: 1,879 count1993: 1,736 count1994: 1,717 count1995: 1,678 count1996: 1,705 count1997: 1,639 count1998: 1,689 count1999: 1,671 count2000: 1,703 count2001: 1,580 count2002: 1,809 count2003: 1,886 count2004: 1,912 count2005: 2,119 count2006: 2,270 count2007: 2,070 count2008: 1,929 count2009: 1,772 count2010: 1,475 count2011: 1,537 count2012: 1,643 count2013: 1,604 count2014: 1,610 count2015: 1,745 count2016: 1,779 count2017: 1,843 count2018: 1,936 count2019: 2,135 count2020: 2,291 count2021: 2,270 count2022: 2,598 count2023: 2,489 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
20232,489
20222,598
20212,270
20202,291
20192,135
20181,936
20171,843
20161,779
20151,745
20141,610
20131,604
20121,643
20111,537
20101,475
20091,772
20081,929
20072,070
20062,270
20052,119
20041,912
20031,886
20021,809
20011,580
20001,703
19991,671
19981,689
19971,639
19961,705
19951,678
19941,717
19931,736
19921,879
19912,191
19902,256
19892,010
19882,111
19872,206
19862,221
19852,249
19842,036
19831,839
19821,752
19811,833
19801,964
19792,069
19781,922

Compared with California and United States

Place2023
Sacramento County2,489
California70,055
United States508,777

Sacramento 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. Sacramento 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, Sacramento 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, Sacramento 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/sacramento-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, Sacramento 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/sacramento-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, Sacramento 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/sacramento-county-california (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Sacramento County?

Employer firm births in Sacramento County was 2,489 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 4.2% from 2022. That is the 8th 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 Sacramento County?

2,598 in 2022, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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