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Employer firm births in Westchester County

Employer firm births in Westchester County was 1,626 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 10.6% from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 62 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,626
Change on 2022-10.6%
Rank6th of 62Counties in New York ranked
Series high2,3311988
Series low1,6002021
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Employer firm births in Westchester County, 1978 to 2023

1,6001,8002,0002,2002,40019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,797 count1979: 1,818 count1980: 1,737 count1981: 1,744 count1982: 1,786 count1983: 2,053 count1984: 2,123 count1985: 2,174 count1986: 2,303 count1987: 2,251 count1988: 2,331 count1989: 2,199 count1990: 2,080 count1991: 1,910 count1992: 1,698 count1993: 1,820 count1994: 1,890 count1995: 2,100 count1996: 2,008 count1997: 2,075 count1998: 2,068 count1999: 1,883 count2000: 1,880 count2001: 1,786 count2002: 1,864 count2003: 1,964 count2004: 2,056 count2005: 2,155 count2006: 2,206 count2007: 1,994 count2008: 1,887 count2009: 1,744 count2010: 1,662 count2011: 1,726 count2012: 1,783 count2013: 1,692 count2014: 1,762 count2015: 1,743 count2016: 1,830 count2017: 1,704 count2018: 1,643 count2019: 1,711 count2020: 1,669 count2021: 1,600 count2022: 1,819 count2023: 1,626 count1,6001,8002,0002,2002,40019781994201020231978: 1,797 count1979: 1,818 count1980: 1,737 count1981: 1,744 count1982: 1,786 count1983: 2,053 count1984: 2,123 count1985: 2,174 count1986: 2,303 count1987: 2,251 count1988: 2,331 count1989: 2,199 count1990: 2,080 count1991: 1,910 count1992: 1,698 count1993: 1,820 count1994: 1,890 count1995: 2,100 count1996: 2,008 count1997: 2,075 count1998: 2,068 count1999: 1,883 count2000: 1,880 count2001: 1,786 count2002: 1,864 count2003: 1,964 count2004: 2,056 count2005: 2,155 count2006: 2,206 count2007: 1,994 count2008: 1,887 count2009: 1,744 count2010: 1,662 count2011: 1,726 count2012: 1,783 count2013: 1,692 count2014: 1,762 count2015: 1,743 count2016: 1,830 count2017: 1,704 count2018: 1,643 count2019: 1,711 count2020: 1,669 count2021: 1,600 count2022: 1,819 count2023: 1,626 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
20231,626
20221,819
20211,600
20201,669
20191,711
20181,643
20171,704
20161,830
20151,743
20141,762
20131,692
20121,783
20111,726
20101,662
20091,744
20081,887
20071,994
20062,206
20052,155
20042,056
20031,964
20021,864
20011,786
20001,880
19991,883
19982,068
19972,075
19962,008
19952,100
19941,890
19931,820
19921,698
19911,910
19902,080
19892,199
19882,331
19872,251
19862,303
19852,174
19842,123
19832,053
19821,786
19811,744
19801,737
19791,818
19781,797

Compared with New York and United States

Place2023
Westchester County1,626
New York33,208
United States508,777

Westchester County compared with nearby places

Albany County: 511 countAllegany County: 32 countBronx County: 1,191 countBroome County: 149 countCattaraugus County: 71 countCayuga County: 61 countChautauqua County: 101 countChemung County: 64 countChenango County: 43 countClinton County: 62 countColumbia County: 99 countCortland County: 36 countDelaware County: 74 countDutchess County: 443 countErie County: 1,109 countEssex County: 55 countFranklin County: 37 countFulton County: 60 countGenesee County: 45 countGreene County: 90 countHamilton County: 9 countHerkimer County: 54 countJefferson County: 103 countKings County: 5,010 countLewis County: 13 countLivingston County: 58 countMadison County: 57 countMonroe County: 932 countMontgomery County: 50 countNassau County: 3,169 countNew York County: 5,242 countNiagara County: 214 countOneida County: 163 countOnondaga County: 498 countOntario County: 132 countOrange County: 733 countOrleans County: 39 countOswego County: 102 countOtsego County: 59 countPutnam County: 157 countQueens County: 4,051 countRensselaer County: 136 countRichmond County: 801 countRockland County: 932 countSt. Lawrence County: 72 countSaratoga County: 289 countSchenectady County: 170 countSchoharie County: 39 countSchuyler County: 18 countSeneca County: 31 countSteuben County: 92 countSuffolk County: 2,958 countSullivan County: 145 countTioga County: 37 countTompkins County: 100 countUlster County: 315 countWarren County: 102 countWashington County: 62 countWayne County: 87 countWestchester County: 1,626 countWyoming County: 30 countYates County: 39 count
  • Under 40
  • 40 to 60
  • 60 to 100
  • 100 to 150
  • 150 to 790
  • 790 and over
Employer firm births, 2023, count. Westchester 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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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, Westchester 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

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Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Employer firm births, Westchester 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/westchester-county-new-york. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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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, Westchester 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/westchester-county-new-york.

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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, Westchester 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/westchester-county-new-york (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Westchester County?

Employer firm births in Westchester County was 1,626 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 10.6% from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 62 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 Westchester County?

2,331 in 1988, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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