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Employer firm births in San Luis Obispo County

Employer firm births in San Luis Obispo County was 490 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 10.6% from 2022. That is the 23rd highest of 58 counties in 2023.

2023, count490
Change on 2022-10.6%
Rank23rd of 58Counties in California ranked
Series high6982006
Series low3901993

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Employer firm births in San Luis Obispo County, 1978 to 2023

30040050060070019781985199219992006201320231978: 585 count1979: 553 count1980: 533 count1981: 489 count1982: 438 count1983: 466 count1984: 649 count1985: 689 count1986: 630 count1987: 591 count1988: 617 count1989: 617 count1990: 656 count1991: 527 count1992: 443 count1993: 390 count1994: 476 count1995: 479 count1996: 464 count1997: 473 count1998: 495 count1999: 526 count2000: 519 count2001: 516 count2002: 539 count2003: 555 count2004: 548 count2005: 622 count2006: 698 count2007: 661 count2008: 547 count2009: 484 count2010: 403 count2011: 394 count2012: 432 count2013: 420 count2014: 445 count2015: 507 count2016: 477 count2017: 492 count2018: 499 count2019: 495 count2020: 531 count2021: 513 count2022: 548 count2023: 490 count30040050060070019781994201020231978: 585 count1979: 553 count1980: 533 count1981: 489 count1982: 438 count1983: 466 count1984: 649 count1985: 689 count1986: 630 count1987: 591 count1988: 617 count1989: 617 count1990: 656 count1991: 527 count1992: 443 count1993: 390 count1994: 476 count1995: 479 count1996: 464 count1997: 473 count1998: 495 count1999: 526 count2000: 519 count2001: 516 count2002: 539 count2003: 555 count2004: 548 count2005: 622 count2006: 698 count2007: 661 count2008: 547 count2009: 484 count2010: 403 count2011: 394 count2012: 432 count2013: 420 count2014: 445 count2015: 507 count2016: 477 count2017: 492 count2018: 499 count2019: 495 count2020: 531 count2021: 513 count2022: 548 count2023: 490 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
2023490
2022548
2021513
2020531
2019495
2018499
2017492
2016477
2015507
2014445
2013420
2012432
2011394
2010403
2009484
2008547
2007661
2006698
2005622
2004548
2003555
2002539
2001516
2000519
1999526
1998495
1997473
1996464
1995479
1994476
1993390
1992443
1991527
1990656
1989617
1988617
1987591
1986630
1985689
1984649
1983466
1982438
1981489
1980533
1979553
1978585

Compared with California and United States

Place2023
San Luis Obispo County490
California70,055
United States508,777

San Luis Obispo 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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  • 200 to 600
  • 600 to 1,500
  • 1,500 and over
Employer firm births, 2023, count. San Luis Obispo 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, San Luis Obispo 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, San Luis Obispo 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-luis-obispo-county-california. 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, San Luis Obispo 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-luis-obispo-county-california.

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, San Luis Obispo 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-luis-obispo-county-california (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978: Employer firm births, San Luis Obispo County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-22},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/san-luis-obispo-county-california. Publisher attribution: 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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What is the employer firm births in San Luis Obispo County?

Employer firm births in San Luis Obispo County was 490 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 10.6% from 2022. That is the 23rd 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 San Luis Obispo County?

698 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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