Download experimental Business Dynamics Statistics of Coastal Counties (BDS-CC) data tables below. Variable definitions can be found in the BDS-Coastal Counties Definitions page.

Data Sources

The BDS-Coastal Counties is an experimental product of the U.S. Census Bureau. The BDS-CC was developed by the Center for Economic Studies (CES). The BDS-CC data are compiled from the Longitudinal Business Database (LBD) and the coastal counties classifications from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The LBD is a longitudinal database of business establishments and firms with coverage starting in 1976.

The Census Bureau has reviewed this data product to ensure appropriate access, use, and disclosure avoidance protection of the confidential source data used to produce this product (Data Management System (DMS) number: P-7508369, Disclosure Review Board (DRB) approval number: CBDRB-FY25-0042).