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Establishment entry rate in Alabama

Establishment entry rate in Alabama was 9.306% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.6 pts from 2022. That is the 34th highest of 51 states in 2023.

20239.306%
Change on 2022-0.6 pts
Rank34th of 51US states ranked
Series high15.9951978
Series low7.492018

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Establishment entry rate in Alabama, 1978 to 2023

681012141619781985199219992006201320231978: 15.995 %1979: 14.238 %1980: 12.638 %1981: 12.367 %1982: 11.689 %1983: 12.735 %1984: 15.987 %1985: 14.079 %1986: 14.558 %1987: 14.577 %1988: 13.866 %1989: 13.582 %1990: 12.625 %1991: 12.202 %1992: 11.732 %1993: 11.716 %1994: 12.327 %1995: 12.346 %1996: 11.94 %1997: 12.028 %1998: 11.138 %1999: 10.587 %2000: 10.11 %2001: 10.389 %2002: 11.219 %2003: 10.423 %2004: 10.467 %2005: 10.361 %2006: 11.299 %2007: 11.157 %2008: 9.251 %2009: 7.991 %2010: 7.964 %2011: 8.188 %2012: 8.547 %2013: 8.126 %2014: 8.107 %2015: 8.491 %2016: 8.379 %2017: 8.134 %2018: 7.49 %2019: 8.178 %2020: 7.725 %2021: 9.423 %2022: 9.906 %2023: 9.306 %57.51012.51517.519781994201020231978: 15.995 %1979: 14.238 %1980: 12.638 %1981: 12.367 %1982: 11.689 %1983: 12.735 %1984: 15.987 %1985: 14.079 %1986: 14.558 %1987: 14.577 %1988: 13.866 %1989: 13.582 %1990: 12.625 %1991: 12.202 %1992: 11.732 %1993: 11.716 %1994: 12.327 %1995: 12.346 %1996: 11.94 %1997: 12.028 %1998: 11.138 %1999: 10.587 %2000: 10.11 %2001: 10.389 %2002: 11.219 %2003: 10.423 %2004: 10.467 %2005: 10.361 %2006: 11.299 %2007: 11.157 %2008: 9.251 %2009: 7.991 %2010: 7.964 %2011: 8.188 %2012: 8.547 %2013: 8.126 %2014: 8.107 %2015: 8.491 %2016: 8.379 %2017: 8.134 %2018: 7.49 %2019: 8.178 %2020: 7.725 %2021: 9.423 %2022: 9.906 %2023: 9.306 %
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Period%
20239.306
20229.906
20219.423
20207.725
20198.178
20187.49
20178.134
20168.379
20158.491
20148.107
20138.126
20128.547
20118.188
20107.964
20097.991
20089.251
200711.157
200611.299
200510.361
200410.467
200310.423
200211.219
200110.389
200010.11
199910.587
199811.138
199712.028
199611.94
199512.346
199412.327
199311.716
199211.732
199112.202
199012.625
198913.582
198813.866
198714.577
198614.558
198514.079
198415.987
198312.735
198211.689
198112.367
198012.638
197914.238
197815.995

Compared with United States

Place2023
Alabama9.306
United States10.608

Rankings

Definition

Establishments that opened during the year (employees in March of the year and none a year earlier), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

An establishment is a single physical location, so a new branch of an existing firm counts as an entry: this is not the rate of new firms. Not comparable with enterprise_birth_rate, which counts new enterprises in Europe. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Establishment entry rate, Alabama, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Establishment entry rate, Alabama, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/establishment-entry-rate/alabama. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Establishment entry rate, Alabama, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/establishment-entry-rate/alabama.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Establishment entry rate, Alabama, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/establishment-entry-rate/alabama (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the establishment entry rate in Alabama?

Establishment entry rate in Alabama was 9.306% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.6 pts from 2022. That is the 34th highest of 51 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest establishment entry rate in Alabama?

15.995% in 1978, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Establishment entry rate elsewhere in United States

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