Employer firm births in St. Mary's County

Employer firm births in St. Mary's County was 111 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.7% from 2022. That is the 12th highest of 24 counties in 2023.

2023, count111

Change on 2022+3.7%

Rank12th of 24Counties in Maryland ranked

Series high1502007

Series low632013

Employer firm births in St. Mary's 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	111
2022	107
2021	94
2020	90
2019	101
2018	87
2017	93
2016	83
2015	76
2014	70
2013	63
2012	97
2011	86
2010	85
2009	80
2008	109
2007	150
2006	147
2005	124
2004	131
2003	102
2002	96
2001	101
2000	97
1999	105
1998	106
1997	115
1996	107
1995	115
1994	115
1993	105
1992	98
1991	114
1990	120
1989	132
1988	128
1987	123
1986	106
1985	107
1984	113
1983	90
1982	67
1981	69
1980	83
1979	89
1978	98

Compared with Maryland and United States

Place	2023
St. Mary's County	111
Maryland	7,811
United States	508,777

St. Mary's County compared with nearby places

Under 60
60 to 100
100 to 180
180 to 670
670 and over

Employer firm births, 2023, count. St. Mary's 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 Maryland by employer firm births 24 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. Mary's 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. Mary's 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-marys-county-maryland. 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. Mary's 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-marys-county-maryland.

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. Mary's 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-marys-county-maryland (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. Mary's 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-marys-county-maryland. 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.},
}

RIS

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What is the employer firm births in St. Mary's County?

Employer firm births in St. Mary's County was 111 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.7% from 2022. That is the 12th highest of 24 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. Mary's County?

150 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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