Employer firm births in Santa Clara County

Employer firm births in Santa Clara County was 3,032 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 4.2% from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 58 counties in 2023.

2023, count3,032

Change on 2022-4.2%

Rank6th of 58Counties in California ranked

Series high3,6451985

Series low2,5062010

Employer firm births in Santa Clara County, 1978 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	3,032
2022	3,166
2021	2,799
2020	3,263
2019	3,163
2018	3,066
2017	3,165
2016	3,258
2015	3,060
2014	3,028
2013	2,971
2012	3,147
2011	2,873
2010	2,506
2009	2,592
2008	3,050
2007	3,258
2006	3,421
2005	3,278
2004	3,138
2003	2,936
2002	2,841
2001	3,282
2000	3,454
1999	3,240
1998	3,437
1997	3,452
1996	3,407
1995	3,211
1994	3,061
1993	2,975
1992	2,907
1991	2,976
1990	3,322
1989	3,350
1988	3,440
1987	3,282
1986	3,312
1985	3,645
1984	3,613
1983	3,121
1982	3,087
1981	3,287
1980	3,398
1979	3,329
1978	3,444

Compared with California and United States

Place	2023
Santa Clara County	3,032
California	70,055
United States	508,777

Santa Clara County compared with nearby places

Under 100
100 to 200
200 to 600
600 to 1,500
1,500 and over

Employer firm births, 2023, count. Santa Clara County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer firm births 51 places
Counties in California by employer firm births 58 places

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, Santa Clara 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, Santa Clara 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/santa-clara-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, Santa Clara 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/santa-clara-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, Santa Clara 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/santa-clara-county-california (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978: Employer firm births, Santa Clara County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-22},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/santa-clara-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 Santa Clara County?

Employer firm births in Santa Clara County was 3,032 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 4.2% from 2022. That is the 6th 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 Santa Clara County?

3,645 in 1985, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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