# Counties in Montana by employer firm births, 2023

All 52 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable. 4 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/montana-counties

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Gallatin County | 506 |
| 2 | Flathead County | 394 |
| 3 | Yellowstone County | 357 |
| 4 | Missoula County | 304 |
| 5 | Lewis and Clark County | 152 |
| 6 | Ravalli County | 124 |
| 7 | Cascade County | 106 |
| 8 | Lake County | 72 |
| 9 | Silver Bow County | 62 |
| 10 | Lincoln County | 59 |
| 11 | Park County | 55 |
| 12 | Carbon County | 34 |
| 13 | Sanders County | 33 |
| 14 | Madison County | 32 |
| 15 | Fergus County | 27 |
| 15 | Richland County | 27 |
| 17 | Beaverhead County | 26 |
| 18 | Custer County | 25 |
| 18 | Stillwater County | 25 |
| 20 | Hill County | 24 |
| 20 | Teton County | 24 |
| 22 | Broadwater County | 23 |
| 23 | Jefferson County | 21 |
| 24 | Deer Lodge County | 16 |
| 25 | Pondera County | 15 |
| 26 | Chouteau County | 14 |
| 26 | Valley County | 14 |
| 28 | Dawson County | 11 |
| 28 | Powell County | 11 |
| 28 | Toole County | 11 |
| 31 | Glacier County | 10 |
| 31 | Mineral County | 10 |
| 33 | Blaine County | 9 |
| 33 | Roosevelt County | 9 |
| 35 | Musselshell County | 8 |
| 35 | Sweet Grass County | 8 |
| 37 | Phillips County | 6 |
| 37 | Rosebud County | 6 |
| 39 | Big Horn County | 5 |
| 39 | Granite County | 5 |
| 39 | Sheridan County | 5 |
| 42 | Fallon County | 4 |
| 42 | Judith Basin County | 4 |
| 42 | Liberty County | 4 |
| 42 | McCone County | 4 |
| 42 | Powder River County | 4 |
| 47 | Daniels County | 3 |
| 47 | Meagher County | 3 |
| 47 | Treasure County | 3 |
| 50 | Carter County | 0 |
| 50 | Golden Valley County | 0 |
| 50 | Petroleum County | 0 |