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Employer firm births in Utah

Employer firm births in Utah was 7,199 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 3.5% from 2022. That is the 24th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count7,199
Change on 2022-3.5%
Rank24th of 51US states ranked
Series high7,4632022
Series low3,0061982
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Employer firm births in Utah, 1978 to 2023

3,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 3,940 count1979: 3,489 count1980: 3,156 count1981: 3,196 count1982: 3,006 count1983: 3,022 count1984: 3,348 count1985: 3,338 count1986: 3,195 count1987: 3,252 count1988: 3,157 count1989: 3,116 count1990: 3,024 count1991: 3,062 count1992: 3,324 count1993: 3,603 count1994: 4,109 count1995: 4,397 count1996: 4,659 count1997: 4,712 count1998: 4,550 count1999: 4,539 count2000: 4,474 count2001: 4,720 count2002: 5,077 count2003: 5,253 count2004: 5,690 count2005: 5,937 count2006: 6,788 count2007: 6,915 count2008: 6,075 count2009: 4,693 count2010: 4,618 count2011: 4,563 count2012: 4,763 count2013: 4,682 count2014: 4,787 count2015: 4,926 count2016: 5,195 count2017: 5,418 count2018: 5,756 count2019: 5,991 count2020: 6,133 count2021: 7,154 count2022: 7,463 count2023: 7,199 count2,0004,0006,0008,00019781994201020231978: 3,940 count1979: 3,489 count1980: 3,156 count1981: 3,196 count1982: 3,006 count1983: 3,022 count1984: 3,348 count1985: 3,338 count1986: 3,195 count1987: 3,252 count1988: 3,157 count1989: 3,116 count1990: 3,024 count1991: 3,062 count1992: 3,324 count1993: 3,603 count1994: 4,109 count1995: 4,397 count1996: 4,659 count1997: 4,712 count1998: 4,550 count1999: 4,539 count2000: 4,474 count2001: 4,720 count2002: 5,077 count2003: 5,253 count2004: 5,690 count2005: 5,937 count2006: 6,788 count2007: 6,915 count2008: 6,075 count2009: 4,693 count2010: 4,618 count2011: 4,563 count2012: 4,763 count2013: 4,682 count2014: 4,787 count2015: 4,926 count2016: 5,195 count2017: 5,418 count2018: 5,756 count2019: 5,991 count2020: 6,133 count2021: 7,154 count2022: 7,463 count2023: 7,199 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
20237,199
20227,463
20217,154
20206,133
20195,991
20185,756
20175,418
20165,195
20154,926
20144,787
20134,682
20124,763
20114,563
20104,618
20094,693
20086,075
20076,915
20066,788
20055,937
20045,690
20035,253
20025,077
20014,720
20004,474
19994,539
19984,550
19974,712
19964,659
19954,397
19944,109
19933,603
19923,324
19913,062
19903,024
19893,116
19883,157
19873,252
19863,195
19853,338
19843,348
19833,022
19823,006
19813,196
19803,156
19793,489
19783,940

Compared with United States

Place2023
Utah7,199
United States508,777

Utah 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. Utah 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, Utah, 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, Utah, 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/utah. 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, Utah, 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/utah.

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, Utah, 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/utah (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Utah?

Employer firm births in Utah was 7,199 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 3.5% from 2022. That is the 24th 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 Utah?

7,463 in 2022, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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