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Employer firm births in Suffolk County

Employer firm births in Suffolk County was 2,958 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.3% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 62 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,958
Change on 2022-1.3%
Rank5th of 62Counties in New York ranked
Series high3,9001986
Series low2,5991981
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Employer firm births in Suffolk County, 1978 to 2023

2,5003,0003,5004,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,667 count1979: 2,750 count1980: 2,629 count1981: 2,599 count1982: 2,617 count1983: 3,074 count1984: 3,205 count1985: 3,550 count1986: 3,900 count1987: 3,844 count1988: 3,666 count1989: 3,593 count1990: 3,247 count1991: 3,060 count1992: 2,856 count1993: 2,930 count1994: 3,005 count1995: 3,114 count1996: 3,212 count1997: 3,272 count1998: 3,155 count1999: 2,921 count2000: 2,921 count2001: 3,051 count2002: 3,072 count2003: 3,272 count2004: 3,514 count2005: 3,530 count2006: 3,618 count2007: 3,326 count2008: 3,267 count2009: 2,778 count2010: 2,865 count2011: 2,729 count2012: 2,919 count2013: 2,876 count2014: 2,865 count2015: 2,650 count2016: 2,948 count2017: 2,913 count2018: 2,809 count2019: 2,930 count2020: 2,676 count2021: 2,833 count2022: 2,996 count2023: 2,958 count2,5003,0003,5004,00019781994201020231978: 2,667 count1979: 2,750 count1980: 2,629 count1981: 2,599 count1982: 2,617 count1983: 3,074 count1984: 3,205 count1985: 3,550 count1986: 3,900 count1987: 3,844 count1988: 3,666 count1989: 3,593 count1990: 3,247 count1991: 3,060 count1992: 2,856 count1993: 2,930 count1994: 3,005 count1995: 3,114 count1996: 3,212 count1997: 3,272 count1998: 3,155 count1999: 2,921 count2000: 2,921 count2001: 3,051 count2002: 3,072 count2003: 3,272 count2004: 3,514 count2005: 3,530 count2006: 3,618 count2007: 3,326 count2008: 3,267 count2009: 2,778 count2010: 2,865 count2011: 2,729 count2012: 2,919 count2013: 2,876 count2014: 2,865 count2015: 2,650 count2016: 2,948 count2017: 2,913 count2018: 2,809 count2019: 2,930 count2020: 2,676 count2021: 2,833 count2022: 2,996 count2023: 2,958 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
20232,958
20222,996
20212,833
20202,676
20192,930
20182,809
20172,913
20162,948
20152,650
20142,865
20132,876
20122,919
20112,729
20102,865
20092,778
20083,267
20073,326
20063,618
20053,530
20043,514
20033,272
20023,072
20013,051
20002,921
19992,921
19983,155
19973,272
19963,212
19953,114
19943,005
19932,930
19922,856
19913,060
19903,247
19893,593
19883,666
19873,844
19863,900
19853,550
19843,205
19833,074
19822,617
19812,599
19802,629
19792,750
19782,667

Compared with New York and United States

Place2023
Suffolk County2,958
New York33,208
United States508,777

Suffolk County compared with nearby places

Albany County: 511 countAllegany County: 32 countBronx County: 1,191 countBroome County: 149 countCattaraugus County: 71 countCayuga County: 61 countChautauqua County: 101 countChemung County: 64 countChenango County: 43 countClinton County: 62 countColumbia County: 99 countCortland County: 36 countDelaware County: 74 countDutchess County: 443 countErie County: 1,109 countEssex County: 55 countFranklin County: 37 countFulton County: 60 countGenesee County: 45 countGreene County: 90 countHamilton County: 9 countHerkimer County: 54 countJefferson County: 103 countKings County: 5,010 countLewis County: 13 countLivingston County: 58 countMadison County: 57 countMonroe County: 932 countMontgomery County: 50 countNassau County: 3,169 countNew York County: 5,242 countNiagara County: 214 countOneida County: 163 countOnondaga County: 498 countOntario County: 132 countOrange County: 733 countOrleans County: 39 countOswego County: 102 countOtsego County: 59 countPutnam County: 157 countQueens County: 4,051 countRensselaer County: 136 countRichmond County: 801 countRockland County: 932 countSt. Lawrence County: 72 countSaratoga County: 289 countSchenectady County: 170 countSchoharie County: 39 countSchuyler County: 18 countSeneca County: 31 countSteuben County: 92 countSuffolk County: 2,958 countSullivan County: 145 countTioga County: 37 countTompkins County: 100 countUlster County: 315 countWarren County: 102 countWashington County: 62 countWayne County: 87 countWestchester County: 1,626 countWyoming County: 30 countYates County: 39 count
  • Under 40
  • 40 to 60
  • 60 to 100
  • 100 to 150
  • 150 to 790
  • 790 and over
Employer firm births, 2023, count. Suffolk 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, Suffolk 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, Suffolk 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/suffolk-county-new-york. 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, Suffolk 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/suffolk-county-new-york.

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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, Suffolk 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/suffolk-county-new-york (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Suffolk County?

Employer firm births in Suffolk County was 2,958 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.3% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 62 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 Suffolk County?

3,900 in 1986, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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