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How Long Have America's Companies Been In Business?

There are 5.4 million companies in the United States with paid employees but how old are they? According to new research from the U.S. Census Bureau, one on ten U.S. companies is less than two years old. This infographic was recently featured on Forbes.

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This chart shows the length of time U.S. firms with employees have been in business.

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Number of firms in the United States in 2022, by number on employees (in 1,000s)
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Number of firms with employees in the United States from 2007 to 2022
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Number of employer and non-employer small businesses in the United States from 1997 to 2022
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Projected number of firms in the United States from 2019 to 2026, by firm size
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Number of business establishments with employees in the United States in 2023, by industry
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Number of new businesses less than one year old in the United States from March 1994 to March 2025

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