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Establishment entry rate in California

Establishment entry rate in California was 11.401% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.33 pts from 2022. That is the 12th highest of 51 states in 2023.

202311.401%
Change on 2022-2.33 pts
Rank12th of 51US states ranked
Series high18.1081978
Series low10.1062009

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Establishment entry rate in California, 1978 to 2023

10121416182019781985199219992006201320231978: 18.108 %1979: 16.851 %1980: 15.58 %1981: 15.181 %1982: 14.199 %1983: 14.401 %1984: 15.82 %1985: 15.42 %1986: 15.871 %1987: 15.97 %1988: 15.217 %1989: 14.845 %1990: 14.438 %1991: 13.871 %1992: 12.306 %1993: 11.574 %1994: 12.392 %1995: 12.602 %1996: 12.724 %1997: 13.057 %1998: 12.445 %1999: 12.35 %2000: 12.015 %2001: 12.135 %2002: 13.256 %2003: 12.504 %2004: 12.325 %2005: 12.778 %2006: 13.808 %2007: 12.851 %2008: 11.181 %2009: 10.106 %2010: 10.18 %2011: 10.917 %2012: 11.132 %2013: 10.933 %2014: 11.287 %2015: 11.244 %2016: 11.346 %2017: 10.948 %2018: 10.623 %2019: 10.978 %2020: 11.614 %2021: 11.835 %2022: 13.734 %2023: 11.401 %1012.51517.52019781994201020231978: 18.108 %1979: 16.851 %1980: 15.58 %1981: 15.181 %1982: 14.199 %1983: 14.401 %1984: 15.82 %1985: 15.42 %1986: 15.871 %1987: 15.97 %1988: 15.217 %1989: 14.845 %1990: 14.438 %1991: 13.871 %1992: 12.306 %1993: 11.574 %1994: 12.392 %1995: 12.602 %1996: 12.724 %1997: 13.057 %1998: 12.445 %1999: 12.35 %2000: 12.015 %2001: 12.135 %2002: 13.256 %2003: 12.504 %2004: 12.325 %2005: 12.778 %2006: 13.808 %2007: 12.851 %2008: 11.181 %2009: 10.106 %2010: 10.18 %2011: 10.917 %2012: 11.132 %2013: 10.933 %2014: 11.287 %2015: 11.244 %2016: 11.346 %2017: 10.948 %2018: 10.623 %2019: 10.978 %2020: 11.614 %2021: 11.835 %2022: 13.734 %2023: 11.401 %
%. 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%
202311.401
202213.734
202111.835
202011.614
201910.978
201810.623
201710.948
201611.346
201511.244
201411.287
201310.933
201211.132
201110.917
201010.18
200910.106
200811.181
200712.851
200613.808
200512.778
200412.325
200312.504
200213.256
200112.135
200012.015
199912.35
199812.445
199713.057
199612.724
199512.602
199412.392
199311.574
199212.306
199113.871
199014.438
198914.845
198815.217
198715.97
198615.871
198515.42
198415.82
198314.401
198214.199
198115.181
198015.58
197916.851
197818.108

Compared with United States

Place2023
California11.401
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, California, 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, California, 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/california. 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, California, 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/california.

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, California, 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/california (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the establishment entry rate in California?

Establishment entry rate in California was 11.401% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.33 pts from 2022. That is the 12th 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 California?

18.108% in 1978, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Establishment entry rate elsewhere in United States

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