# Counties in Kentucky by employer firm births, 2023

All 115 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable. 5 counties have no value for that period and are not ranked.

- Indicator id: `employer_firm_births`
- Unit: count
- 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.
- 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 (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-22
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/kentucky-counties

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Jefferson County | 1,031 |
| 2 | Fayette County | 528 |
| 3 | Boone County | 160 |
| 4 | Warren County | 153 |
| 5 | Kenton County | 136 |
| 6 | Oldham County | 115 |
| 7 | Hardin County | 113 |
| 8 | Jessamine County | 105 |
| 9 | Madison County | 103 |
| 10 | Daviess County | 91 |
| 11 | McCracken County | 85 |
| 12 | Bullitt County | 82 |
| 12 | Campbell County | 82 |
| 14 | Scott County | 78 |
| 15 | Shelby County | 74 |
| 16 | Pulaski County | 60 |
| 17 | Laurel County | 59 |
| 17 | Nelson County | 59 |
| 19 | Boyd County | 57 |
| 20 | Franklin County | 55 |
| 21 | Henderson County | 53 |
| 22 | Christian County | 46 |
| 22 | Woodford County | 46 |
| 24 | Clark County | 45 |
| 25 | Barren County | 44 |
| 25 | Pike County | 44 |
| 27 | Calloway County | 43 |
| 28 | Muhlenberg County | 37 |
| 29 | Boyle County | 36 |
| 30 | Marshall County | 35 |
| 31 | Whitley County | 34 |
| 32 | Floyd County | 33 |
| 32 | Hopkins County | 33 |
| 34 | Grayson County | 32 |
| 34 | Taylor County | 32 |
| 36 | Graves County | 29 |
| 37 | Montgomery County | 28 |
| 38 | Russell County | 25 |
| 39 | Grant County | 24 |
| 40 | Simpson County | 22 |
| 41 | Anderson County | 21 |
| 41 | Meade County | 21 |
| 41 | Mercer County | 21 |
| 44 | Adair County | 20 |
| 44 | Johnson County | 20 |
| 44 | Perry County | 20 |
| 44 | Rowan County | 20 |
| 48 | Bell County | 19 |
| 48 | Garrard County | 19 |
| 48 | Greenup County | 19 |
| 48 | Larue County | 19 |
| 48 | Logan County | 19 |
| 48 | Marion County | 19 |
| 48 | Powell County | 19 |
| 48 | Spencer County | 19 |
| 48 | Wayne County | 19 |
| 57 | Hart County | 18 |
| 57 | Lincoln County | 18 |
| 59 | Harrison County | 17 |
| 60 | Carter County | 16 |
| 61 | Breckinridge County | 15 |
| 61 | Edmonson County | 15 |
| 61 | Ohio County | 15 |
| 64 | Bourbon County | 14 |
| 64 | Fleming County | 14 |
| 64 | Knox County | 14 |
| 64 | Trigg County | 14 |
| 68 | Casey County | 13 |
| 68 | Clinton County | 13 |
| 68 | Green County | 13 |
| 68 | Letcher County | 13 |
| 68 | Todd County | 13 |
| 68 | Union County | 13 |
| 74 | Monroe County | 12 |
| 75 | Ballard County | 11 |
| 75 | Carroll County | 11 |
| 75 | Estill County | 11 |
| 75 | Henry County | 11 |
| 75 | Lawrence County | 11 |
| 75 | Magoffin County | 11 |
| 81 | Allen County | 10 |
| 81 | Martin County | 10 |
| 81 | McLean County | 10 |
| 81 | Rockcastle County | 10 |
| 81 | Trimble County | 10 |
| 86 | Bracken County | 9 |
| 86 | Caldwell County | 9 |
| 88 | Lyon County | 8 |
| 88 | Mason County | 8 |
| 88 | Pendleton County | 8 |
| 91 | Cumberland County | 7 |
| 91 | Hancock County | 7 |
| 91 | Jackson County | 7 |
| 91 | McCreary County | 7 |
| 91 | Morgan County | 7 |
| 91 | Washington County | 7 |
| 91 | Wolfe County | 7 |
| 98 | Butler County | 6 |
| 98 | Carlisle County | 6 |
| 98 | Clay County | 6 |
| 98 | Crittenden County | 6 |
| 98 | Harlan County | 6 |
| 98 | Knott County | 6 |
| 104 | Livingston County | 5 |
| 104 | Nicholas County | 5 |
| 104 | Owen County | 5 |
| 104 | Webster County | 5 |
| 108 | Bath County | 4 |
| 108 | Breathitt County | 4 |
| 108 | Fulton County | 4 |
| 108 | Lewis County | 4 |
| 108 | Metcalfe County | 4 |
| 113 | Gallatin County | 3 |
| 113 | Robertson County | 3 |
| 115 | Leslie County | 0 |