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Employer firm births in Salt Lake County

Employer firm births in Salt Lake County was 2,491 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.6% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 27 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,491
Change on 2022-0.6%
Rank1st of 27Counties in Utah ranked
Series high2,5292007
Series low1,4861991

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Employer firm births in Salt Lake County, 1978 to 2023

1,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,75019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,933 count1979: 1,695 count1980: 1,530 count1981: 1,592 count1982: 1,504 count1983: 1,550 count1984: 1,745 count1985: 1,677 count1986: 1,616 count1987: 1,697 count1988: 1,614 count1989: 1,560 count1990: 1,498 count1991: 1,486 count1992: 1,594 count1993: 1,716 count1994: 1,844 count1995: 1,944 count1996: 2,091 count1997: 2,089 count1998: 1,943 count1999: 1,861 count2000: 1,861 count2001: 1,940 count2002: 2,029 count2003: 2,069 count2004: 2,185 count2005: 2,338 count2006: 2,478 count2007: 2,529 count2008: 2,268 count2009: 1,762 count2010: 1,797 count2011: 1,782 count2012: 1,919 count2013: 1,845 count2014: 1,783 count2015: 1,807 count2016: 1,951 count2017: 2,036 count2018: 2,063 count2019: 2,163 count2020: 2,206 count2021: 2,403 count2022: 2,505 count2023: 2,491 count1,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019781994201020231978: 1,933 count1979: 1,695 count1980: 1,530 count1981: 1,592 count1982: 1,504 count1983: 1,550 count1984: 1,745 count1985: 1,677 count1986: 1,616 count1987: 1,697 count1988: 1,614 count1989: 1,560 count1990: 1,498 count1991: 1,486 count1992: 1,594 count1993: 1,716 count1994: 1,844 count1995: 1,944 count1996: 2,091 count1997: 2,089 count1998: 1,943 count1999: 1,861 count2000: 1,861 count2001: 1,940 count2002: 2,029 count2003: 2,069 count2004: 2,185 count2005: 2,338 count2006: 2,478 count2007: 2,529 count2008: 2,268 count2009: 1,762 count2010: 1,797 count2011: 1,782 count2012: 1,919 count2013: 1,845 count2014: 1,783 count2015: 1,807 count2016: 1,951 count2017: 2,036 count2018: 2,063 count2019: 2,163 count2020: 2,206 count2021: 2,403 count2022: 2,505 count2023: 2,491 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
20232,491
20222,505
20212,403
20202,206
20192,163
20182,063
20172,036
20161,951
20151,807
20141,783
20131,845
20121,919
20111,782
20101,797
20091,762
20082,268
20072,529
20062,478
20052,338
20042,185
20032,069
20022,029
20011,940
20001,861
19991,861
19981,943
19972,089
19962,091
19951,944
19941,844
19931,716
19921,594
19911,486
19901,498
19891,560
19881,614
19871,697
19861,616
19851,677
19841,745
19831,550
19821,504
19811,592
19801,530
19791,695
19781,933

Compared with Utah and United States

Place2023
Salt Lake County2,491
Utah7,199
United States508,777

Salt Lake County compared with nearby places

Beaver County: 9 countBox Elder County: 76 countCache County: 291 countCarbon County: 24 countDavis County: 604 countDuchesne County: 37 countEmery County: 15 countGarfield County: 8 countGrand County: 40 countIron County: 170 countJuab County: 27 countKane County: 30 countMillard County: 25 countMorgan County: 31 countRich County: 8 countSalt Lake County: 2,491 countSan Juan County: 20 countSanpete County: 39 countSevier County: 43 countSummit County: 211 countTooele County: 97 countUintah County: 88 countUtah County: 1,585 countWasatch County: 138 countWashington County: 655 countWayne County: 11 countWeber County: 437 count
  • Under 20
  • 20 to 30
  • 30 to 80
  • 80 to 280
  • 280 and over
  • No data
Employer firm births, 2023, count. Salt Lake 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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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, Salt Lake 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, Salt Lake 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/salt-lake-county-utah. 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, Salt Lake 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/salt-lake-county-utah.

Harvard

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, Salt Lake 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/salt-lake-county-utah (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Salt Lake County?

Employer firm births in Salt Lake County was 2,491 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.6% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 27 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 Salt Lake County?

2,529 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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