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Employer firm births in Thurston County

Employer firm births in Thurston County was 364 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 15% from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 38 counties in 2023.

2023, count364
Change on 2022-15%
Rank8th of 38Counties in Washington ranked
Series high4852007
Series low2691983
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Employer firm births in Thurston County, 1978 to 2023

25030035040045050019781985199219992006201320231978: 354 count1979: 341 count1980: 330 count1981: 275 count1982: 284 count1983: 269 count1984: 355 count1985: 326 count1986: 335 count1987: 373 count1988: 366 count1989: 326 count1990: 380 count1991: 376 count1992: 378 count1993: 406 count1994: 431 count1995: 424 count1996: 424 count1997: 422 count1998: 373 count1999: 391 count2000: 338 count2001: 378 count2002: 361 count2003: 407 count2004: 428 count2005: 424 count2006: 484 count2007: 485 count2008: 484 count2009: 312 count2010: 320 count2011: 322 count2012: 314 count2013: 315 count2014: 335 count2015: 372 count2016: 372 count2017: 396 count2018: 381 count2019: 379 count2020: 394 count2021: 402 count2022: 428 count2023: 364 count20030040050019781994201020231978: 354 count1979: 341 count1980: 330 count1981: 275 count1982: 284 count1983: 269 count1984: 355 count1985: 326 count1986: 335 count1987: 373 count1988: 366 count1989: 326 count1990: 380 count1991: 376 count1992: 378 count1993: 406 count1994: 431 count1995: 424 count1996: 424 count1997: 422 count1998: 373 count1999: 391 count2000: 338 count2001: 378 count2002: 361 count2003: 407 count2004: 428 count2005: 424 count2006: 484 count2007: 485 count2008: 484 count2009: 312 count2010: 320 count2011: 322 count2012: 314 count2013: 315 count2014: 335 count2015: 372 count2016: 372 count2017: 396 count2018: 381 count2019: 379 count2020: 394 count2021: 402 count2022: 428 count2023: 364 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
2023364
2022428
2021402
2020394
2019379
2018381
2017396
2016372
2015372
2014335
2013315
2012314
2011322
2010320
2009312
2008484
2007485
2006484
2005424
2004428
2003407
2002361
2001378
2000338
1999391
1998373
1997422
1996424
1995424
1994431
1993406
1992378
1991376
1990380
1989326
1988366
1987373
1986335
1985326
1984355
1983269
1982284
1981275
1980330
1979341
1978354

Compared with Washington and United States

Place2023
Thurston County364
Washington12,280
United States508,777

Thurston 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. Thurston 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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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, Thurston 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, Thurston 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/thurston-county-washington. 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, Thurston 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/thurston-county-washington.

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, Thurston 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/thurston-county-washington (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978: Employer firm births, Thurston County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-22},
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What is the employer firm births in Thurston County?

Employer firm births in Thurston County was 364 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 15% from 2022. That is the 8th 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 Thurston County?

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

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