# Counties in Virginia by employer firm births, 2023

All 131 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable. 2 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/virginia-counties

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Fairfax County | 1,853 |
| 2 | Loudoun County | 972 |
| 3 | Virginia Beach city | 711 |
| 4 | Prince William County | 605 |
| 5 | Henrico County | 543 |
| 6 | Chesterfield County | 540 |
| 7 | Richmond city | 390 |
| 8 | Chesapeake city | 338 |
| 9 | Arlington County | 322 |
| 10 | Norfolk city | 244 |
| 11 | Stafford County | 203 |
| 12 | Alexandria city | 201 |
| 13 | Spotsylvania County | 191 |
| 14 | Albemarle County | 179 |
| 15 | Newport News city | 176 |
| 16 | Hanover County | 158 |
| 17 | Hampton city | 132 |
| 18 | Roanoke city | 129 |
| 19 | Fauquier County | 124 |
| 19 | James City County | 124 |
| 21 | Roanoke County | 117 |
| 22 | Frederick County | 115 |
| 23 | Fairfax city | 112 |
| 24 | Montgomery County | 109 |
| 25 | Charlottesville city | 104 |
| 26 | Bedford County | 100 |
| 27 | Lynchburg city | 98 |
| 28 | Suffolk city | 96 |
| 29 | Rockingham County | 88 |
| 30 | Portsmouth city | 83 |
| 31 | Fredericksburg city | 82 |
| 32 | Augusta County | 76 |
| 33 | Campbell County | 72 |
| 33 | Harrisonburg city | 72 |
| 35 | Manassas city | 71 |
| 36 | Franklin County | 69 |
| 37 | Winchester city | 68 |
| 38 | York County | 64 |
| 39 | Culpeper County | 62 |
| 40 | Washington County | 59 |
| 41 | Warren County | 58 |
| 42 | Shenandoah County | 57 |
| 43 | Isle of Wight County | 55 |
| 44 | Louisa County | 51 |
| 45 | Falls Church city | 50 |
| 46 | Powhatan County | 49 |
| 47 | Orange County | 48 |
| 48 | Gloucester County | 45 |
| 49 | Botetourt County | 39 |
| 50 | Danville city | 37 |
| 50 | Mecklenburg County | 37 |
| 50 | Pittsylvania County | 37 |
| 53 | Goochland County | 36 |
| 53 | Petersburg city | 36 |
| 55 | New Kent County | 35 |
| 56 | Caroline County | 34 |
| 56 | Halifax County | 34 |
| 56 | Salem city | 34 |
| 59 | Accomack County | 33 |
| 59 | Staunton city | 33 |
| 59 | Wythe County | 33 |
| 62 | Amherst County | 31 |
| 62 | Williamsburg city | 31 |
| 64 | Bristol city | 30 |
| 64 | Prince Edward County | 30 |
| 64 | Pulaski County | 30 |
| 64 | Tazewell County | 30 |
| 68 | Fluvanna County | 26 |
| 68 | Henry County | 26 |
| 70 | Floyd County | 25 |
| 70 | Smyth County | 25 |
| 70 | Waynesboro city | 25 |
| 73 | Dinwiddie County | 23 |
| 73 | Nelson County | 23 |
| 73 | Rockbridge County | 23 |
| 73 | Wise County | 23 |
| 77 | Carroll County | 22 |
| 77 | Colonial Heights city | 22 |
| 77 | Lancaster County | 22 |
| 77 | Manassas Park city | 22 |
| 81 | Clarke County | 21 |
| 81 | Westmoreland County | 21 |
| 83 | Amelia County | 20 |
| 83 | Greene County | 20 |
| 83 | Page County | 20 |
| 86 | Buchanan County | 19 |
| 86 | Buckingham County | 19 |
| 86 | Hopewell city | 19 |
| 86 | King George County | 19 |
| 90 | Essex County | 18 |
| 90 | Middlesex County | 18 |
| 92 | Northampton County | 17 |
| 93 | Franklin city | 16 |
| 93 | King William County | 16 |
| 93 | Martinsville city | 16 |
| 96 | Brunswick County | 15 |
| 96 | Giles County | 15 |
| 96 | Grayson County | 15 |
| 96 | Madison County | 15 |
| 100 | Appomattox County | 14 |
| 100 | Charlotte County | 14 |
| 100 | Prince George County | 14 |
| 100 | Sussex County | 14 |
| 104 | Galax city | 13 |
| 104 | Northumberland County | 13 |
| 104 | Poquoson city | 13 |
| 104 | Radford city | 13 |
| 108 | Nottoway County | 12 |
| 108 | Scott County | 12 |
| 108 | Southampton County | 12 |
| 111 | Lexington city | 11 |
| 111 | Russell County | 11 |
| 113 | Dickenson County | 10 |
| 113 | Lunenburg County | 10 |
| 113 | Patrick County | 10 |
| 113 | Rappahannock County | 10 |
| 117 | Buena Vista city | 9 |
| 117 | Cumberland County | 9 |
| 117 | Lee County | 9 |
| 117 | Richmond County | 9 |
| 121 | Emporia city | 8 |
| 121 | Mathews County | 8 |
| 123 | Bath County | 7 |
| 123 | Charles City County | 7 |
| 123 | Norton city | 7 |
| 126 | Alleghany County | 6 |
| 126 | Craig County | 6 |
| 126 | King and Queen County | 6 |
| 129 | Covington city | 5 |
| 129 | Surry County | 5 |
| 131 | Greensville County | 4 |