Employer firm births in St. Louis County

Employer firm births in St. Louis County was 1,497 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 8% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 114 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,497

Change on 2022-8%

Rank1st of 114Counties in Missouri ranked

Series high2,2631986

Series low1,2782009

Employer firm births in St. Louis 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	1,497
2022	1,628
2021	1,718
2020	1,735
2019	2,056
2018	1,873
2017	2,149
2016	2,229
2015	2,182
2014	2,099
2013	1,842
2012	1,578
2011	1,422
2010	1,369
2009	1,278
2008	1,479
2007	1,659
2006	1,698
2005	1,831
2004	1,773
2003	1,670
2002	1,705
2001	1,415
2000	1,618
1999	1,620
1998	1,760
1997	1,867
1996	1,884
1995	1,940
1994	2,074
1993	2,045
1992	1,882
1991	1,897
1990	2,166
1989	2,193
1988	2,109
1987	2,244
1986	2,263
1985	2,201
1984	2,062
1983	1,901
1982	1,607
1981	1,783
1980	1,711
1979	1,873
1978	1,886

Compared with Missouri and United States

Place	2023
St. Louis County	1,497
Missouri	8,453
United States	508,777

St. Louis County compared with nearby places

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Employer firm births, 2023, count. St. Louis 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 Missouri by employer firm births 115 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, St. Louis 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, St. Louis 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/st-louis-county-missouri. 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, St. Louis 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/st-louis-county-missouri.

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, St. Louis 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/st-louis-county-missouri (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firm_births_st_2023,
  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, St. Louis 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/st-louis-county-missouri. 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 St. Louis County?

Employer firm births in St. Louis County was 1,497 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 8% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 114 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 St. Louis County?

2,263 in 1986, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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