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Employer firm births in San Francisco County

Employer firm births in San Francisco County was 2,046 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 6.5% from 2022. That is the 9th highest of 58 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,046
Change on 2022-6.5%
Rank9th of 58Counties in California ranked
Series high2,5441985
Series low1,6732003
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Employer firm births in San Francisco County, 1978 to 2023

1,6001,8002,0002,2002,4002,60019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,423 count1979: 2,452 count1980: 2,247 count1981: 2,349 count1982: 2,205 count1983: 2,404 count1984: 2,467 count1985: 2,544 count1986: 2,540 count1987: 2,439 count1988: 2,509 count1989: 2,399 count1990: 2,335 count1991: 2,103 count1992: 1,984 count1993: 1,978 count1994: 2,028 count1995: 2,051 count1996: 2,123 count1997: 2,318 count1998: 2,109 count1999: 1,926 count2000: 2,158 count2001: 1,867 count2002: 1,698 count2003: 1,673 count2004: 1,785 count2005: 1,909 count2006: 2,062 count2007: 1,950 count2008: 1,930 count2009: 1,774 count2010: 1,813 count2011: 1,976 count2012: 2,203 count2013: 2,152 count2014: 2,305 count2015: 2,329 count2016: 2,310 count2017: 2,262 count2018: 2,121 count2019: 2,250 count2020: 2,331 count2021: 1,944 count2022: 2,188 count2023: 2,046 count1,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,75019781994201020231978: 2,423 count1979: 2,452 count1980: 2,247 count1981: 2,349 count1982: 2,205 count1983: 2,404 count1984: 2,467 count1985: 2,544 count1986: 2,540 count1987: 2,439 count1988: 2,509 count1989: 2,399 count1990: 2,335 count1991: 2,103 count1992: 1,984 count1993: 1,978 count1994: 2,028 count1995: 2,051 count1996: 2,123 count1997: 2,318 count1998: 2,109 count1999: 1,926 count2000: 2,158 count2001: 1,867 count2002: 1,698 count2003: 1,673 count2004: 1,785 count2005: 1,909 count2006: 2,062 count2007: 1,950 count2008: 1,930 count2009: 1,774 count2010: 1,813 count2011: 1,976 count2012: 2,203 count2013: 2,152 count2014: 2,305 count2015: 2,329 count2016: 2,310 count2017: 2,262 count2018: 2,121 count2019: 2,250 count2020: 2,331 count2021: 1,944 count2022: 2,188 count2023: 2,046 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
20232,046
20222,188
20211,944
20202,331
20192,250
20182,121
20172,262
20162,310
20152,329
20142,305
20132,152
20122,203
20111,976
20101,813
20091,774
20081,930
20071,950
20062,062
20051,909
20041,785
20031,673
20021,698
20011,867
20002,158
19991,926
19982,109
19972,318
19962,123
19952,051
19942,028
19931,978
19921,984
19912,103
19902,335
19892,399
19882,509
19872,439
19862,540
19852,544
19842,467
19832,404
19822,205
19812,349
19802,247
19792,452
19782,423

Compared with California and United States

Place2023
San Francisco County2,046
California70,055
United States508,777

San Francisco 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 Francisco 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 Francisco 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 Francisco 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-francisco-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 Francisco 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-francisco-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 Francisco 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-francisco-county-california (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in San Francisco County?

Employer firm births in San Francisco County was 2,046 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 6.5% from 2022. That is the 9th 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 Francisco County?

2,544 in 1985, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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