Counties in New York by employer firm births

New York County had the highest employer firm births of 62 counties in 2014, at 6,793. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 11. The median was 79 and the figure for New York was 34,072. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest6,793New York County
Median7962 counties
New York34,072History

Map of counties, 2014

Albany County: 435 countAllegany County: 28 countBronx County: 1,330 countBroome County: 197 countCattaraugus County: 56 countCayuga County: 67 countChautauqua County: 95 countChemung County: 61 countChenango County: 36 countClinton County: 60 countColumbia County: 81 countCortland County: 38 countDelaware County: 34 countDutchess County: 427 countErie County: 1,073 countEssex County: 47 countFranklin County: 27 countFulton County: 41 countGenesee County: 53 countGreene County: 60 countHamilton County: 11 countHerkimer County: 48 countJefferson County: 83 countKings County: 5,259 countLewis County: 23 countLivingston County: 51 countMadison County: 61 countMonroe County: 843 countMontgomery County: 36 countNassau County: 3,027 countNew York County: 6,793 countNiagara County: 181 countOneida County: 200 countOnondaga County: 466 countOntario County: 129 countOrange County: 554 countOrleans County: 30 countOswego County: 117 countOtsego County: 44 countPutnam County: 142 countQueens County: 4,263 countRensselaer County: 149 countRichmond County: 771 countRockland County: 632 countSt. Lawrence County: 43 countSaratoga County: 267 countSchenectady County: 152 countSchoharie County: 13 countSchuyler County: 27 countSeneca County: 30 countSteuben County: 74 countSuffolk County: 2,865 countSullivan County: 86 countTioga County: 37 countTompkins County: 117 countUlster County: 257 countWarren County: 84 countWashington County: 40 countWayne County: 77 countWestchester County: 1,762 countWyoming County: 35 countYates County: 25 count
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count, 2014. 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, 2014

New York County: 6,793 countNew York County6,793Kings County: 5,259 countKings County5,259Queens County: 4,263 countQueens County4,263Nassau County: 3,027 countNassau County3,027Suffolk County: 2,865 countSuffolk County2,865Westchester County: 1,762 countWestchester County1,762Bronx County: 1,330 countBronx County1,330Erie County: 1,073 countErie County1,073Monroe County: 843 countMonroe County843Richmond County: 771 countRichmond County771Rockland County: 632 countRockland County632Orange County: 554 countOrange County554Onondaga County: 466 countOnondaga County466Albany County: 435 countAlbany County435Dutchess County: 427 countDutchess County427Saratoga County: 267 countSaratoga County267Ulster County: 257 countUlster County257Oneida County: 200 countOneida County200Broome County: 197 countBroome County197Niagara County: 181 countNiagara County181Schenectady County: 152 countSchenectady County152Rensselaer County: 149 countRensselaer County149Putnam County: 142 countPutnam County142Ontario County: 129 countOntario County129Oswego County: 117 countOswego County117Tompkins County: 117 countTompkins County117Chautauqua County: 95 countChautauqua County95Sullivan County: 86 countSullivan County86Warren County: 84 countWarren County84Jefferson County: 83 countJefferson County83Columbia County: 81 countColumbia County81Wayne County: 77 countWayne County77Steuben County: 74 countSteuben County74Cayuga County: 67 countCayuga County67Chemung County: 61 countChemung County61Madison County: 61 countMadison County61Clinton County: 60 countClinton County60Greene County: 60 countGreene County60Cattaraugus County: 56 countCattaraugus County56Genesee County: 53 countGenesee County53New York County: 6,793 countNew York County6,793Kings County: 5,259 countKings County5,259Queens County: 4,263 countQueens County4,263Nassau County: 3,027 countNassau County3,027Suffolk County: 2,865 countSuffolk County2,865Westchester County: 1,762 countWestchester County1,762Bronx County: 1,330 countBronx County1,330Erie County: 1,073 countErie County1,073Monroe County: 843 countMonroe County843Richmond County: 771 countRichmond County771Rockland County: 632 countRockland County632Orange County: 554 countOrange County554Onondaga County: 466 countOnondaga County466Albany County: 435 countAlbany County435Dutchess County: 427 countDutchess County427Saratoga County: 267 countSaratoga County267Ulster County: 257 countUlster County257Oneida County: 200 countOneida County200Broome County: 197 countBroome County197Niagara County: 181 countNiagara County181Schenectady County: 152 countSchenectady County152Rensselaer County: 149 countRensselaer County149Putnam County: 142 countPutnam County142Ontario County: 129 countOntario County129Oswego County: 117 countOswego County117Tompkins County: 117 countTompkins County117Chautauqua County: 95 countChautauqua County95Sullivan County: 86 countSullivan County86Warren County: 84 countWarren County84Jefferson County: 83 countJefferson County83Columbia County: 81 countColumbia County81Wayne County: 77 countWayne County77Steuben County: 74 countSteuben County74Cayuga County: 67 countCayuga County67Chemung County: 61 countChemung County61Madison County: 61 countMadison County61Clinton County: 60 countClinton County60Greene County: 60 countGreene County60Cattaraugus County: 56 countCattaraugus County56Genesee County: 53 countGenesee County53
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

RankCounties2014
count
Change on 2013
1New York County6,793+0.3%
2Kings County5,259+1.8%
3Queens County4,263-1.7%
4Nassau County3,027+2.3%
5Suffolk County2,865-0.4%
6Westchester County1,762+4.1%
7Bronx County1,330-2.4%
8Erie County1,073+0.4%
9Monroe County843+0.5%
10Richmond County771+5.2%
11Rockland County632+6.9%
12Orange County554+20.4%
13Onondaga County466-10.4%
14Albany County435+0.2%
15Dutchess County427+6.8%
16Saratoga County267-13%
17Ulster County257+19%
18Oneida County200+9.9%
19Broome County197+10.7%
20Niagara County181-3.2%
21Schenectady County152-2.6%
22Rensselaer County1490%
23Putnam County142+15.4%
24Ontario County129-0.8%
25Oswego County117+20.6%
25Tompkins County117+11.4%
27Chautauqua County95-13.6%
28Sullivan County860%
29Warren County84+10.5%
30Jefferson County83-11.7%
31Columbia County81-12%
32Wayne County77-10.5%
33Steuben County74-3.9%
34Cayuga County67+3.1%
35Chemung County61-9%
35Madison County61+3.4%
37Clinton County60-17.8%
37Greene County60-1.6%
39Cattaraugus County56+9.8%
40Genesee County53+12.8%
41Livingston County51-12.1%
42Herkimer County48+41.2%
43Essex County47-9.6%
44Otsego County44-30.2%
45St. Lawrence County43-36.8%
46Fulton County41-30.5%
47Washington County40-33.3%
48Cortland County38+18.8%
49Tioga County37+15.6%
50Chenango County36-14.3%
50Montgomery County36+20%
52Wyoming County35+25%
53Delaware County34-20.9%
54Orleans County30-6.3%
54Seneca County30-3.2%
56Allegany County28-17.6%
57Franklin County270%
57Schuyler County27+42.1%
59Yates County25-19.4%
60Lewis County23+9.5%
61Schoharie County13-53.6%
62Hamilton County11+57.1%

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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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, Counties in New York by employer firm births, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firm births?

New York County, with 6,793 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firm births?

Hamilton County, with 11 in 2014.

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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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