Employer firm births in Watonwan County

Employer firm births in Watonwan County was 8 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 33.3% from 2022. That is the 72nd highest of 86 counties in 2023.

2023, count8

Change on 2022+33.3%

Rank72nd of 86Counties in Minnesota ranked

Series high351984

Series low42009

Employer firm births in Watonwan County, 1978 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	8
2022	6
2021	12
2020	11
2019	13
2018	7
2017	13
2016	11
2015	9
2014	9
2013	5
2012	12
2011	10
2010	10
2009	4
2008	15
2007	8
2006	11
2005	15
2004	17
2003	15
2002	16
2001	13
2000	15
1999	14
1998	20
1997	17
1996	9
1995	9
1994	21
1993	20
1992	24
1991	14
1990	22
1989	13
1988	19
1987	14
1986	18
1985	25
1984	35
1983	22
1982	22
1981	24
1980	13
1979	26
1978	24

Compared with Minnesota and United States

Place	2023
Watonwan County	8
Minnesota	7,296
United States	508,777

Watonwan County compared with nearby places

Under 10
10 to 20
20 to 40
40 to 70
70 and over
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Employer firm births, 2023, count. Watonwan County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer firm births 51 places
Counties in Minnesota by employer firm births 87 places

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, Watonwan 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, Watonwan 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/watonwan-county-minnesota. 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, Watonwan 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/watonwan-county-minnesota.

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, Watonwan 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/watonwan-county-minnesota (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, Watonwan County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-22},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/watonwan-county-minnesota. Publisher attribution: 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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What is the employer firm births in Watonwan County?

Employer firm births in Watonwan County was 8 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 33.3% from 2022. That is the 72nd highest of 86 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 Watonwan County?

35 in 1984, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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