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Employer firm births in Washington County

Employer firm births in Washington County was 889 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 9.9% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 36 counties in 2023.

2023, count889
Change on 2022-9.9%
Rank2nd of 36Counties in Oregon ranked
Series high1,1081996
Series low6031983
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Employer firm births in Washington County, 1978 to 2023

6008001,0001,20019781985199219992006201320231978: 665 count1979: 700 count1980: 719 count1981: 666 count1982: 643 count1983: 603 count1984: 771 count1985: 779 count1986: 798 count1987: 842 count1988: 775 count1989: 828 count1990: 875 count1991: 847 count1992: 801 count1993: 880 count1994: 1,017 count1995: 1,018 count1996: 1,108 count1997: 1,019 count1998: 967 count1999: 907 count2000: 878 count2001: 859 count2002: 832 count2003: 905 count2004: 970 count2005: 1,007 count2006: 1,083 count2007: 1,081 count2008: 990 count2009: 857 count2010: 792 count2011: 810 count2012: 787 count2013: 842 count2014: 850 count2015: 879 count2016: 879 count2017: 933 count2018: 912 count2019: 881 count2020: 945 count2021: 866 count2022: 987 count2023: 889 count6008001,0001,20019781994201020231978: 665 count1979: 700 count1980: 719 count1981: 666 count1982: 643 count1983: 603 count1984: 771 count1985: 779 count1986: 798 count1987: 842 count1988: 775 count1989: 828 count1990: 875 count1991: 847 count1992: 801 count1993: 880 count1994: 1,017 count1995: 1,018 count1996: 1,108 count1997: 1,019 count1998: 967 count1999: 907 count2000: 878 count2001: 859 count2002: 832 count2003: 905 count2004: 970 count2005: 1,007 count2006: 1,083 count2007: 1,081 count2008: 990 count2009: 857 count2010: 792 count2011: 810 count2012: 787 count2013: 842 count2014: 850 count2015: 879 count2016: 879 count2017: 933 count2018: 912 count2019: 881 count2020: 945 count2021: 866 count2022: 987 count2023: 889 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
2023889
2022987
2021866
2020945
2019881
2018912
2017933
2016879
2015879
2014850
2013842
2012787
2011810
2010792
2009857
2008990
20071,081
20061,083
20051,007
2004970
2003905
2002832
2001859
2000878
1999907
1998967
19971,019
19961,108
19951,018
19941,017
1993880
1992801
1991847
1990875
1989828
1988775
1987842
1986798
1985779
1984771
1983603
1982643
1981666
1980719
1979700
1978665

Compared with Oregon and United States

Place2023
Washington County889
Oregon7,399
United States508,777

Washington County compared with nearby places

Baker County: 36 countBenton County: 130 countClackamas County: 843 countClatsop County: 106 countColumbia County: 58 countCoos County: 98 countCrook County: 63 countCurry County: 43 countDeschutes County: 635 countDouglas County: 168 countGilliam County: 5 countGrant County: 8 countHarney County: 13 countHood River County: 67 countJackson County: 402 countJefferson County: 39 countJosephine County: 127 countKlamath County: 95 countLake County: 9 countLane County: 541 countLincoln County: 85 countLinn County: 178 countMalheur County: 32 countMarion County: 586 countMorrow County: 14 countMultnomah County: 1,629 countPolk County: 114 countSherman County: 4 countTillamook County: 47 countUmatilla County: 93 countUnion County: 26 countWallowa County: 21 countWasco County: 42 countWashington County: 889 countWheeler County: 4 countYamhill County: 169 count
  • Under 10
  • 10 to 40
  • 40 to 80
  • 80 to 120
  • 120 to 430
  • 430 and over
Employer firm births, 2023, count. Washington 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, Washington 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, Washington 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/washington-county-oregon. 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, Washington 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/washington-county-oregon.

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, Washington 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/washington-county-oregon (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-22},
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What is the employer firm births in Washington County?

Employer firm births in Washington County was 889 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 9.9% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 36 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 Washington County?

1,108 in 1996, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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