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Employer firm births in Western Connecticut Planning Region

Employer firm births in Western Connecticut Planning Region was 1,050 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 4.8% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 9 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,050
Change on 2022-4.8%
Rank2nd of 9Counties in Connecticut ranked
Series high1,7721987
Series low8822009

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Employer firm births in Western Connecticut Planning Region, 1978 to 2023

8001,0001,2001,4001,6001,80019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,295 count1979: 1,397 count1980: 1,299 count1981: 1,222 count1982: 1,291 count1983: 1,373 count1984: 1,584 count1985: 1,583 count1986: 1,726 count1987: 1,772 count1988: 1,735 count1989: 1,697 count1990: 1,506 count1991: 1,265 count1992: 1,254 count1993: 1,341 count1994: 1,372 count1995: 1,456 count1996: 1,325 count1997: 1,342 count1998: 1,334 count1999: 1,151 count2000: 1,235 count2001: 1,057 count2002: 1,193 count2003: 1,097 count2004: 1,175 count2005: 1,226 count2006: 1,258 count2007: 1,154 count2008: 1,121 count2009: 882 count2010: 936 count2011: 941 count2012: 1,046 count2013: 1,109 count2014: 977 count2015: 982 count2016: 1,091 count2017: 959 count2018: 957 count2019: 978 count2020: 1,024 count2021: 976 count2022: 1,103 count2023: 1,050 count7501,0001,2501,5001,7502,00019781994201020231978: 1,295 count1979: 1,397 count1980: 1,299 count1981: 1,222 count1982: 1,291 count1983: 1,373 count1984: 1,584 count1985: 1,583 count1986: 1,726 count1987: 1,772 count1988: 1,735 count1989: 1,697 count1990: 1,506 count1991: 1,265 count1992: 1,254 count1993: 1,341 count1994: 1,372 count1995: 1,456 count1996: 1,325 count1997: 1,342 count1998: 1,334 count1999: 1,151 count2000: 1,235 count2001: 1,057 count2002: 1,193 count2003: 1,097 count2004: 1,175 count2005: 1,226 count2006: 1,258 count2007: 1,154 count2008: 1,121 count2009: 882 count2010: 936 count2011: 941 count2012: 1,046 count2013: 1,109 count2014: 977 count2015: 982 count2016: 1,091 count2017: 959 count2018: 957 count2019: 978 count2020: 1,024 count2021: 976 count2022: 1,103 count2023: 1,050 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
20231,050
20221,103
2021976
20201,024
2019978
2018957
2017959
20161,091
2015982
2014977
20131,109
20121,046
2011941
2010936
2009882
20081,121
20071,154
20061,258
20051,226
20041,175
20031,097
20021,193
20011,057
20001,235
19991,151
19981,334
19971,342
19961,325
19951,456
19941,372
19931,341
19921,254
19911,265
19901,506
19891,697
19881,735
19871,772
19861,726
19851,583
19841,584
19831,373
19821,291
19811,222
19801,299
19791,397
19781,295

Compared with Connecticut and United States

Place2023
Western Connecticut Planning Region1,050
Connecticut4,349
United States508,777

Western Connecticut Planning Region compared with nearby places

Capitol Planning Region: 1,093 countGreater Bridgeport Planning Region: 377 countLower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region: 217 countNaugatuck Valley Planning Region: 494 countNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region: 84 countNorthwest Hills Planning Region: 143 countSouth Central Connecticut Planning Region: 643 countSoutheastern Connecticut Planning Region: 252 countWestern Connecticut Planning Region: 1,050 count
  • Under 190
  • 190 to 280
  • 280 to 470
  • 470 to 810
  • 810 and over
Employer firm births, 2023, count. Western Connecticut Planning Region 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, Western Connecticut Planning Region, 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, Western Connecticut Planning Region, 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/western-connecticut-planning-region-connecticut. 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, Western Connecticut Planning Region, 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/western-connecticut-planning-region-connecticut.

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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, Western Connecticut Planning Region, 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/western-connecticut-planning-region-connecticut (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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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, Western Connecticut Planning Region, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-22},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/western-connecticut-planning-region-connecticut. 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 Western Connecticut Planning Region?

Employer firm births in Western Connecticut Planning Region was 1,050 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 4.8% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 9 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 Western Connecticut Planning Region?

1,772 in 1987, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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