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Employer firm births in Wisconsin

Employer firm births in Wisconsin was 6,856 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 25th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count6,856
Change on 2022-0%
Rank25th of 51US states ranked
Series high9,2511984
Series low5,3662010
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Employer firm births in Wisconsin, 1978 to 2023

5,0006,0007,0008,0009,00010K19781985199219992006201320231978: 9,156 count1979: 8,228 count1980: 7,384 count1981: 6,969 count1982: 6,739 count1983: 7,811 count1984: 9,251 count1985: 8,332 count1986: 8,124 count1987: 8,443 count1988: 8,182 count1989: 8,276 count1990: 8,177 count1991: 7,636 count1992: 7,433 count1993: 8,165 count1994: 8,240 count1995: 8,493 count1996: 8,216 count1997: 8,255 count1998: 8,043 count1999: 7,332 count2000: 7,397 count2001: 6,935 count2002: 7,574 count2003: 7,241 count2004: 7,618 count2005: 8,013 count2006: 8,223 count2007: 7,712 count2008: 6,806 count2009: 5,752 count2010: 5,366 count2011: 5,412 count2012: 5,580 count2013: 5,542 count2014: 5,659 count2015: 5,812 count2016: 6,234 count2017: 5,920 count2018: 6,013 count2019: 6,007 count2020: 5,931 count2021: 5,927 count2022: 6,859 count2023: 6,856 count5,0006,0007,0008,0009,00010K19781994201020231978: 9,156 count1979: 8,228 count1980: 7,384 count1981: 6,969 count1982: 6,739 count1983: 7,811 count1984: 9,251 count1985: 8,332 count1986: 8,124 count1987: 8,443 count1988: 8,182 count1989: 8,276 count1990: 8,177 count1991: 7,636 count1992: 7,433 count1993: 8,165 count1994: 8,240 count1995: 8,493 count1996: 8,216 count1997: 8,255 count1998: 8,043 count1999: 7,332 count2000: 7,397 count2001: 6,935 count2002: 7,574 count2003: 7,241 count2004: 7,618 count2005: 8,013 count2006: 8,223 count2007: 7,712 count2008: 6,806 count2009: 5,752 count2010: 5,366 count2011: 5,412 count2012: 5,580 count2013: 5,542 count2014: 5,659 count2015: 5,812 count2016: 6,234 count2017: 5,920 count2018: 6,013 count2019: 6,007 count2020: 5,931 count2021: 5,927 count2022: 6,859 count2023: 6,856 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
20236,856
20226,859
20215,927
20205,931
20196,007
20186,013
20175,920
20166,234
20155,812
20145,659
20135,542
20125,580
20115,412
20105,366
20095,752
20086,806
20077,712
20068,223
20058,013
20047,618
20037,241
20027,574
20016,935
20007,397
19997,332
19988,043
19978,255
19968,216
19958,493
19948,240
19938,165
19927,433
19917,636
19908,177
19898,276
19888,182
19878,443
19868,124
19858,332
19849,251
19837,811
19826,739
19816,969
19807,384
19798,228
19789,156

Compared with United States

Place2023
Wisconsin6,856
United States508,777

Wisconsin 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. Wisconsin 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, Wisconsin, 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, Wisconsin, 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/wisconsin. 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, Wisconsin, 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/wisconsin.

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, Wisconsin, 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/wisconsin (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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

Employer firm births in Wisconsin was 6,856 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 25th 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 Wisconsin?

9,251 in 1984, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Employer firm births elsewhere in United States

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