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Employer firm births in Snohomish County

Employer firm births in Snohomish County was 1,328 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.2% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 38 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,328
Change on 2022-1.2%
Rank2nd of 38Counties in Washington ranked
Series high1,5882006
Series low7551982
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Employer firm births in Snohomish County, 1978 to 2023

6008001,0001,2001,4001,60019781985199219992006201320231978: 956 count1979: 989 count1980: 808 count1981: 809 count1982: 755 count1983: 869 count1984: 1,042 count1985: 1,053 count1986: 1,076 count1987: 1,111 count1988: 1,059 count1989: 1,155 count1990: 1,275 count1991: 1,085 count1992: 1,202 count1993: 1,206 count1994: 1,156 count1995: 1,287 count1996: 1,318 count1997: 1,273 count1998: 1,316 count1999: 1,143 count2000: 1,236 count2001: 1,184 count2002: 1,177 count2003: 1,221 count2004: 1,351 count2005: 1,431 count2006: 1,588 count2007: 1,515 count2008: 1,456 count2009: 1,031 count2010: 958 count2011: 1,015 count2012: 1,046 count2013: 1,119 count2014: 1,148 count2015: 1,195 count2016: 1,208 count2017: 1,231 count2018: 1,365 count2019: 1,286 count2020: 1,214 count2021: 1,362 count2022: 1,344 count2023: 1,328 count7501,0001,2501,5001,75019781994201020231978: 956 count1979: 989 count1980: 808 count1981: 809 count1982: 755 count1983: 869 count1984: 1,042 count1985: 1,053 count1986: 1,076 count1987: 1,111 count1988: 1,059 count1989: 1,155 count1990: 1,275 count1991: 1,085 count1992: 1,202 count1993: 1,206 count1994: 1,156 count1995: 1,287 count1996: 1,318 count1997: 1,273 count1998: 1,316 count1999: 1,143 count2000: 1,236 count2001: 1,184 count2002: 1,177 count2003: 1,221 count2004: 1,351 count2005: 1,431 count2006: 1,588 count2007: 1,515 count2008: 1,456 count2009: 1,031 count2010: 958 count2011: 1,015 count2012: 1,046 count2013: 1,119 count2014: 1,148 count2015: 1,195 count2016: 1,208 count2017: 1,231 count2018: 1,365 count2019: 1,286 count2020: 1,214 count2021: 1,362 count2022: 1,344 count2023: 1,328 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
20231,328
20221,344
20211,362
20201,214
20191,286
20181,365
20171,231
20161,208
20151,195
20141,148
20131,119
20121,046
20111,015
2010958
20091,031
20081,456
20071,515
20061,588
20051,431
20041,351
20031,221
20021,177
20011,184
20001,236
19991,143
19981,316
19971,273
19961,318
19951,287
19941,156
19931,206
19921,202
19911,085
19901,275
19891,155
19881,059
19871,111
19861,076
19851,053
19841,042
1983869
1982755
1981809
1980808
1979989
1978956

Compared with Washington and United States

Place2023
Snohomish County1,328
Washington12,280
United States508,777

Snohomish County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 18 countAsotin County: 23 countBenton County: 299 countChelan County: 172 countClallam County: 129 countClark County: 882 countColumbia County: 5 countCowlitz County: 132 countDouglas County: 65 countFerry County: 15 countFranklin County: 148 countGrant County: 154 countGrays Harbor County: 93 countIsland County: 123 countJefferson County: 50 countKing County: 4,079 countKitsap County: 376 countKittitas County: 101 countKlickitat County: 36 countLewis County: 122 countLincoln County: 14 countMason County: 66 countOkanogan County: 61 countPacific County: 38 countPend Oreille County: 22 countPierce County: 1,231 countSan Juan County: 76 countSkagit County: 226 countSkamania County: 15 countSnohomish County: 1,328 countSpokane County: 879 countStevens County: 55 countThurston County: 364 countWahkiakum County: 5 countWalla Walla County: 74 countWhatcom County: 466 countWhitman County: 42 countYakima County: 314 count
  • Under 20
  • 20 to 60
  • 60 to 100
  • 100 to 150
  • 150 to 370
  • 370 and over
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Employer firm births, 2023, count. Snohomish 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, Snohomish 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, Snohomish 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/snohomish-county-washington. 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, Snohomish 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/snohomish-county-washington.

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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, Snohomish 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/snohomish-county-washington (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Snohomish County?

Employer firm births in Snohomish County was 1,328 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.2% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 38 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 Snohomish County?

1,588 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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