Counties in New York by employer firm births

New York County had the highest employer firm births of 62 counties in 2013, at 6,771. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 7. The median was 82 and the figure for New York was 33,886. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest6,771New York County
Median8262 counties
New York33,886History

Map of counties, 2013

Albany County: 434 countAllegany County: 34 countBronx County: 1,363 countBroome County: 178 countCattaraugus County: 51 countCayuga County: 65 countChautauqua County: 110 countChemung County: 67 countChenango County: 42 countClinton County: 73 countColumbia County: 92 countCortland County: 32 countDelaware County: 43 countDutchess County: 400 countErie County: 1,069 countEssex County: 52 countFranklin County: 27 countFulton County: 59 countGenesee County: 47 countGreene County: 61 countHamilton County: 7 countHerkimer County: 34 countJefferson County: 94 countKings County: 5,166 countLewis County: 21 countLivingston County: 58 countMadison County: 59 countMonroe County: 839 countMontgomery County: 30 countNassau County: 2,959 countNew York County: 6,771 countNiagara County: 187 countOneida County: 182 countOnondaga County: 520 countOntario County: 130 countOrange County: 460 countOrleans County: 32 countOswego County: 97 countOtsego County: 63 countPutnam County: 123 countQueens County: 4,338 countRensselaer County: 149 countRichmond County: 733 countRockland County: 591 countSt. Lawrence County: 68 countSaratoga County: 307 countSchenectady County: 156 countSchoharie County: 28 countSchuyler County: 19 countSeneca County: 31 countSteuben County: 77 countSuffolk County: 2,876 countSullivan County: 86 countTioga County: 32 countTompkins County: 105 countUlster County: 216 countWarren County: 76 countWashington County: 60 countWayne County: 86 countWestchester County: 1,692 countWyoming County: 28 countYates County: 31 count
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  • 580 and over
count, 2013. 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. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2013

New York County: 6,771 countNew York County6,771Kings County: 5,166 countKings County5,166Queens County: 4,338 countQueens County4,338Nassau County: 2,959 countNassau County2,959Suffolk County: 2,876 countSuffolk County2,876Westchester County: 1,692 countWestchester County1,692Bronx County: 1,363 countBronx County1,363Erie County: 1,069 countErie County1,069Monroe County: 839 countMonroe County839Richmond County: 733 countRichmond County733Rockland County: 591 countRockland County591Onondaga County: 520 countOnondaga County520Orange County: 460 countOrange County460Albany County: 434 countAlbany County434Dutchess County: 400 countDutchess County400Saratoga County: 307 countSaratoga County307Ulster County: 216 countUlster County216Niagara County: 187 countNiagara County187Oneida County: 182 countOneida County182Broome County: 178 countBroome County178Schenectady County: 156 countSchenectady County156Rensselaer County: 149 countRensselaer County149Ontario County: 130 countOntario County130Putnam County: 123 countPutnam County123Chautauqua County: 110 countChautauqua County110Tompkins County: 105 countTompkins County105Oswego County: 97 countOswego County97Jefferson County: 94 countJefferson County94Columbia County: 92 countColumbia County92Sullivan County: 86 countSullivan County86Wayne County: 86 countWayne County86Steuben County: 77 countSteuben County77Warren County: 76 countWarren County76Clinton County: 73 countClinton County73St. Lawrence County: 68 countSt. Lawrence County68Chemung County: 67 countChemung County67Cayuga County: 65 countCayuga County65Otsego County: 63 countOtsego County63Greene County: 61 countGreene County61Washington County: 60 countWashington County60New York County: 6,771 countNew York County6,771Kings County: 5,166 countKings County5,166Queens County: 4,338 countQueens County4,338Nassau County: 2,959 countNassau County2,959Suffolk County: 2,876 countSuffolk County2,876Westchester County: 1,692 countWestchester County1,692Bronx County: 1,363 countBronx County1,363Erie County: 1,069 countErie County1,069Monroe County: 839 countMonroe County839Richmond County: 733 countRichmond County733Rockland County: 591 countRockland County591Onondaga County: 520 countOnondaga County520Orange County: 460 countOrange County460Albany County: 434 countAlbany County434Dutchess County: 400 countDutchess County400Saratoga County: 307 countSaratoga County307Ulster County: 216 countUlster County216Niagara County: 187 countNiagara County187Oneida County: 182 countOneida County182Broome County: 178 countBroome County178Schenectady County: 156 countSchenectady County156Rensselaer County: 149 countRensselaer County149Ontario County: 130 countOntario County130Putnam County: 123 countPutnam County123Chautauqua County: 110 countChautauqua County110Tompkins County: 105 countTompkins County105Oswego County: 97 countOswego County97Jefferson County: 94 countJefferson County94Columbia County: 92 countColumbia County92Sullivan County: 86 countSullivan County86Wayne County: 86 countWayne County86Steuben County: 77 countSteuben County77Warren County: 76 countWarren County76Clinton County: 73 countClinton County73St. Lawrence County: 68 countSt. Lawrence County68Chemung County: 67 countChemung County67Cayuga County: 65 countCayuga County65Otsego County: 63 countOtsego County63Greene County: 61 countGreene County61Washington County: 60 countWashington County60
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.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
count
Change on 2012
1New York County6,771-2.9%
2Kings County5,166-1%
3Queens County4,338-0%
4Nassau County2,959+1.4%
5Suffolk County2,876-1.5%
6Westchester County1,692-5.1%
7Bronx County1,363+2.9%
8Erie County1,069+3.3%
9Monroe County839-8.1%
10Richmond County733-4.2%
11Rockland County591+0.9%
12Onondaga County520+1%
13Orange County460-13.7%
14Albany County434+4.6%
15Dutchess County400-8%
16Saratoga County307+3.4%
17Ulster County216-15.3%
18Niagara County187-10.1%
19Oneida County182-9.9%
20Broome County178-5.8%
21Schenectady County156+7.6%
22Rensselaer County149-14.4%
23Ontario County130+7.4%
24Putnam County123-17.4%
25Chautauqua County110-10.6%
26Tompkins County105+12.9%
27Oswego County97-29.7%
28Jefferson County94+11.9%
29Columbia County92+21.1%
30Sullivan County86+7.5%
30Wayne County86+8.9%
32Steuben County77-1.3%
33Warren County76-30.3%
34Clinton County73+14.1%
35St. Lawrence County68-15%
36Chemung County67+13.6%
37Cayuga County65-1.5%
38Otsego County63+12.5%
39Greene County61-1.6%
40Washington County60+15.4%
41Fulton County59+59.5%
41Madison County59+5.4%
43Livingston County58+16%
44Essex County52+8.3%
45Cattaraugus County51-17.7%
46Genesee County47-13%
47Delaware County43-10.4%
48Chenango County42+16.7%
49Allegany County34-10.5%
49Herkimer County34-22.7%
51Cortland County32-37.3%
51Orleans County32+10.3%
51Tioga County32-44.8%
54Seneca County31-13.9%
54Yates County31+40.9%
56Montgomery County30-16.7%
57Schoharie County28+3.7%
57Wyoming County28-22.2%
59Franklin County270%
60Lewis County21-19.2%
61Schuyler County19+11.8%
62Hamilton County70%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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 (Counties in New York by employer firm births, 2013) [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, Counties in New York by employer firm births, 2013. 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/rankings/employer-firm-births/new-york-counties?period=2013. 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. Counties in New York by employer firm births, 2013. 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/rankings/employer-firm-births/new-york-counties?period=2013.

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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, Counties in New York by employer firm births, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/new-york-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firm births?

New York County, with 6,771 in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firm births?

Hamilton County, with 7 in 2013.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

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