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Employer firm births in San Diego County

Employer firm births in San Diego County was 6,461 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 5.3% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 58 counties in 2023.

2023, count6,461
Change on 2022-5.3%
Rank3rd of 58Counties in California ranked
Series high6,8262022
Series low4,4511982
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Employer firm births in San Diego County, 1978 to 2023

4,0004,5005,0005,5006,0006,5007,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 5,404 count1979: 5,279 count1980: 4,823 count1981: 4,718 count1982: 4,451 count1983: 4,701 count1984: 5,388 count1985: 5,478 count1986: 5,714 count1987: 5,989 count1988: 5,907 count1989: 5,980 count1990: 6,165 count1991: 5,374 count1992: 4,797 count1993: 4,559 count1994: 4,752 count1995: 4,873 count1996: 5,029 count1997: 5,052 count1998: 5,052 count1999: 4,958 count2000: 4,907 count2001: 5,236 count2002: 5,378 count2003: 5,678 count2004: 5,944 count2005: 6,301 count2006: 6,625 count2007: 6,220 count2008: 5,730 count2009: 5,065 count2010: 4,645 count2011: 5,141 count2012: 4,921 count2013: 4,925 count2014: 5,526 count2015: 5,535 count2016: 5,688 count2017: 5,778 count2018: 5,883 count2019: 6,021 count2020: 6,320 count2021: 6,156 count2022: 6,826 count2023: 6,461 count4,0005,0006,0007,00019781994201020231978: 5,404 count1979: 5,279 count1980: 4,823 count1981: 4,718 count1982: 4,451 count1983: 4,701 count1984: 5,388 count1985: 5,478 count1986: 5,714 count1987: 5,989 count1988: 5,907 count1989: 5,980 count1990: 6,165 count1991: 5,374 count1992: 4,797 count1993: 4,559 count1994: 4,752 count1995: 4,873 count1996: 5,029 count1997: 5,052 count1998: 5,052 count1999: 4,958 count2000: 4,907 count2001: 5,236 count2002: 5,378 count2003: 5,678 count2004: 5,944 count2005: 6,301 count2006: 6,625 count2007: 6,220 count2008: 5,730 count2009: 5,065 count2010: 4,645 count2011: 5,141 count2012: 4,921 count2013: 4,925 count2014: 5,526 count2015: 5,535 count2016: 5,688 count2017: 5,778 count2018: 5,883 count2019: 6,021 count2020: 6,320 count2021: 6,156 count2022: 6,826 count2023: 6,461 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
20236,461
20226,826
20216,156
20206,320
20196,021
20185,883
20175,778
20165,688
20155,535
20145,526
20134,925
20124,921
20115,141
20104,645
20095,065
20085,730
20076,220
20066,625
20056,301
20045,944
20035,678
20025,378
20015,236
20004,907
19994,958
19985,052
19975,052
19965,029
19954,873
19944,752
19934,559
19924,797
19915,374
19906,165
19895,980
19885,907
19875,989
19865,714
19855,478
19845,388
19834,701
19824,451
19814,718
19804,823
19795,279
19785,404

Compared with California and United States

Place2023
San Diego County6,461
California70,055
United States508,777

San Diego 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. San Diego 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, San Diego 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, San Diego 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/san-diego-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, San Diego 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/san-diego-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, San Diego 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/san-diego-county-california (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in San Diego County?

Employer firm births in San Diego County was 6,461 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 5.3% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 58 counties in 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. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-22.

What was the highest employer firm births in San Diego County?

6,826 in 2022, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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