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Employer firm births in South Dakota

Employer firm births in South Dakota was 1,605 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.1% from 2022. That is the 45th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count1,605
Change on 2022-0.1%
Rank45th of 51US states ranked
Series high1,8231978
Series low1,1172011
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Employer firm births in South Dakota, 1978 to 2023

1,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,823 count1979: 1,709 count1980: 1,487 count1981: 1,342 count1982: 1,215 count1983: 1,331 count1984: 1,632 count1985: 1,495 count1986: 1,327 count1987: 1,398 count1988: 1,327 count1989: 1,322 count1990: 1,555 count1991: 1,377 count1992: 1,331 count1993: 1,409 count1994: 1,551 count1995: 1,528 count1996: 1,556 count1997: 1,509 count1998: 1,504 count1999: 1,386 count2000: 1,349 count2001: 1,336 count2002: 1,494 count2003: 1,402 count2004: 1,507 count2005: 1,545 count2006: 1,721 count2007: 1,539 count2008: 1,415 count2009: 1,300 count2010: 1,163 count2011: 1,117 count2012: 1,236 count2013: 1,208 count2014: 1,223 count2015: 1,311 count2016: 1,289 count2017: 1,245 count2018: 1,302 count2019: 1,284 count2020: 1,340 count2021: 1,349 count2022: 1,607 count2023: 1,605 count1,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002,00019781994201020231978: 1,823 count1979: 1,709 count1980: 1,487 count1981: 1,342 count1982: 1,215 count1983: 1,331 count1984: 1,632 count1985: 1,495 count1986: 1,327 count1987: 1,398 count1988: 1,327 count1989: 1,322 count1990: 1,555 count1991: 1,377 count1992: 1,331 count1993: 1,409 count1994: 1,551 count1995: 1,528 count1996: 1,556 count1997: 1,509 count1998: 1,504 count1999: 1,386 count2000: 1,349 count2001: 1,336 count2002: 1,494 count2003: 1,402 count2004: 1,507 count2005: 1,545 count2006: 1,721 count2007: 1,539 count2008: 1,415 count2009: 1,300 count2010: 1,163 count2011: 1,117 count2012: 1,236 count2013: 1,208 count2014: 1,223 count2015: 1,311 count2016: 1,289 count2017: 1,245 count2018: 1,302 count2019: 1,284 count2020: 1,340 count2021: 1,349 count2022: 1,607 count2023: 1,605 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
20231,605
20221,607
20211,349
20201,340
20191,284
20181,302
20171,245
20161,289
20151,311
20141,223
20131,208
20121,236
20111,117
20101,163
20091,300
20081,415
20071,539
20061,721
20051,545
20041,507
20031,402
20021,494
20011,336
20001,349
19991,386
19981,504
19971,509
19961,556
19951,528
19941,551
19931,409
19921,331
19911,377
19901,555
19891,322
19881,327
19871,398
19861,327
19851,495
19841,632
19831,331
19821,215
19811,342
19801,487
19791,709
19781,823

Compared with United States

Place2023
South Dakota1,605
United States508,777

South Dakota compared with nearby places

Alabama: 5,688 countAlaska: 1,222 countArizona: 11,411 countArkansas: 3,866 countCalifornia: 70,055 countColorado: 11,839 countConnecticut: 4,349 countDelaware: 2,248 countDistrict of Columbia: 1,129 countFlorida: 51,518 countGeorgia: 17,841 countHawaii: 1,736 countIdaho: 4,074 countIllinois: 16,056 countIndiana: 8,106 countIowa: 3,717 countKansas: 3,975 countKentucky: 4,803 countLouisiana: 5,480 countMaine: 2,288 countMaryland: 7,811 countMassachusetts: 9,985 countMichigan: 11,814 countMinnesota: 7,296 countMississippi: 3,132 countMissouri: 8,453 countMontana: 2,708 countNebraska: 2,871 countNevada: 5,829 countNew Hampshire: 2,040 countNew Jersey: 14,547 countNew Mexico: 2,617 countNew York: 33,208 countNorth Carolina: 16,322 countNorth Dakota: 1,287 countOhio: 11,994 countOklahoma: 5,463 countOregon: 7,399 countPennsylvania: 14,288 countRhode Island: 1,563 countSouth Carolina: 7,641 countSouth Dakota: 1,605 countTennessee: 8,740 countTexas: 47,108 countUtah: 7,199 countVermont: 1,068 countVirginia: 11,835 countWashington: 12,280 countWest Virginia: 1,532 countWisconsin: 6,856 countWyoming: 1,808 count
  • Under 1,900
  • 1,900 to 3,800
  • 3,800 to 5,800
  • 5,800 to 8,500
  • 8,500 to 14K
  • 14K and over
Employer firm births, 2023, count. South Dakota 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_fa.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, South Dakota, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.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, South Dakota, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/south-dakota. 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, South Dakota, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/south-dakota.

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, South Dakota, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/south-dakota (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in South Dakota?

Employer firm births in South Dakota was 1,605 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.1% from 2022. That is the 45th highest of 51 states 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 South Dakota?

1,823 in 1978, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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