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Employer firm births in Virginia

Employer firm births in Virginia was 11,835 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 3.3% from 2022. That is the 13th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count11,835
Change on 2022-3.3%
Rank13th of 51US states ranked
Series high14,0022006
Series low8,4041982
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Employer firm births in Virginia, 1978 to 2023

8,00010K12K14K16K19781985199219992006201320231978: 10,065 count1979: 9,746 count1980: 8,992 count1981: 8,754 count1982: 8,404 count1983: 9,348 count1984: 12,342 count1985: 12,805 count1986: 12,206 count1987: 12,299 count1988: 12,762 count1989: 12,621 count1990: 12,266 count1991: 10,452 count1992: 10,420 count1993: 11,008 count1994: 11,273 count1995: 12,091 count1996: 11,601 count1997: 12,027 count1998: 11,596 count1999: 10,734 count2000: 10,834 count2001: 10,640 count2002: 11,137 count2003: 11,325 count2004: 13,046 count2005: 13,325 count2006: 14,002 count2007: 13,006 count2008: 11,949 count2009: 9,820 count2010: 9,120 count2011: 9,651 count2012: 9,790 count2013: 9,708 count2014: 9,780 count2015: 10,095 count2016: 10,388 count2017: 10,503 count2018: 10,375 count2019: 10,647 count2020: 10,553 count2021: 11,422 count2022: 12,241 count2023: 11,835 count8,00010K12K14K16K19781994201020231978: 10,065 count1979: 9,746 count1980: 8,992 count1981: 8,754 count1982: 8,404 count1983: 9,348 count1984: 12,342 count1985: 12,805 count1986: 12,206 count1987: 12,299 count1988: 12,762 count1989: 12,621 count1990: 12,266 count1991: 10,452 count1992: 10,420 count1993: 11,008 count1994: 11,273 count1995: 12,091 count1996: 11,601 count1997: 12,027 count1998: 11,596 count1999: 10,734 count2000: 10,834 count2001: 10,640 count2002: 11,137 count2003: 11,325 count2004: 13,046 count2005: 13,325 count2006: 14,002 count2007: 13,006 count2008: 11,949 count2009: 9,820 count2010: 9,120 count2011: 9,651 count2012: 9,790 count2013: 9,708 count2014: 9,780 count2015: 10,095 count2016: 10,388 count2017: 10,503 count2018: 10,375 count2019: 10,647 count2020: 10,553 count2021: 11,422 count2022: 12,241 count2023: 11,835 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
202311,835
202212,241
202111,422
202010,553
201910,647
201810,375
201710,503
201610,388
201510,095
20149,780
20139,708
20129,790
20119,651
20109,120
20099,820
200811,949
200713,006
200614,002
200513,325
200413,046
200311,325
200211,137
200110,640
200010,834
199910,734
199811,596
199712,027
199611,601
199512,091
199411,273
199311,008
199210,420
199110,452
199012,266
198912,621
198812,762
198712,299
198612,206
198512,805
198412,342
19839,348
19828,404
19818,754
19808,992
19799,746
197810,065

Compared with United States

Place2023
Virginia11,835
United States508,777

Virginia 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. Virginia 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, Virginia, 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, Virginia, 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/virginia. 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, Virginia, 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/virginia.

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, Virginia, 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/virginia (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Virginia?

Employer firm births in Virginia was 11,835 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 3.3% from 2022. That is the 13th 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 Virginia?

14,002 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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