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Establishment entry rate in Delaware

Establishment entry rate in Delaware was 12.811% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 51 states in 2023.

202312.811%
Change on 20220 pts
Rank2nd of 51US states ranked
Series high15.4221987
Series low8.9192009

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Establishment entry rate in Delaware, 1978 to 2023

81012141619781985199219992006201320231978: 13.091 %1979: 13.076 %1980: 10.965 %1981: 11.02 %1982: 11.326 %1983: 13.443 %1984: 13.518 %1985: 13.748 %1986: 15.132 %1987: 15.422 %1988: 14.79 %1989: 15.044 %1990: 13.889 %1991: 13.704 %1992: 12.748 %1993: 12.055 %1994: 12.684 %1995: 12.951 %1996: 11.932 %1997: 13.138 %1998: 12.494 %1999: 12.287 %2000: 13.099 %2001: 12.432 %2002: 12.561 %2003: 11.202 %2004: 11.825 %2005: 10.769 %2006: 11.746 %2007: 11.398 %2008: 10.118 %2009: 8.919 %2010: 9.031 %2011: 9.192 %2012: 9.791 %2013: 9.556 %2014: 9.442 %2015: 9.99 %2016: 10.332 %2017: 9.703 %2018: 9.733 %2019: 9.734 %2020: 12.7 %2021: 11.903 %2022: 12.808 %2023: 12.811 %81012141619781994201020231978: 13.091 %1979: 13.076 %1980: 10.965 %1981: 11.02 %1982: 11.326 %1983: 13.443 %1984: 13.518 %1985: 13.748 %1986: 15.132 %1987: 15.422 %1988: 14.79 %1989: 15.044 %1990: 13.889 %1991: 13.704 %1992: 12.748 %1993: 12.055 %1994: 12.684 %1995: 12.951 %1996: 11.932 %1997: 13.138 %1998: 12.494 %1999: 12.287 %2000: 13.099 %2001: 12.432 %2002: 12.561 %2003: 11.202 %2004: 11.825 %2005: 10.769 %2006: 11.746 %2007: 11.398 %2008: 10.118 %2009: 8.919 %2010: 9.031 %2011: 9.192 %2012: 9.791 %2013: 9.556 %2014: 9.442 %2015: 9.99 %2016: 10.332 %2017: 9.703 %2018: 9.733 %2019: 9.734 %2020: 12.7 %2021: 11.903 %2022: 12.808 %2023: 12.811 %
%. 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%
202312.811
202212.808
202111.903
202012.7
20199.734
20189.733
20179.703
201610.332
20159.99
20149.442
20139.556
20129.791
20119.192
20109.031
20098.919
200810.118
200711.398
200611.746
200510.769
200411.825
200311.202
200212.561
200112.432
200013.099
199912.287
199812.494
199713.138
199611.932
199512.951
199412.684
199312.055
199212.748
199113.704
199013.889
198915.044
198814.79
198715.422
198615.132
198513.748
198413.518
198313.443
198211.326
198111.02
198010.965
197913.076
197813.091

Compared with United States

Place2023
Delaware12.811
United States10.608

Delaware compared with nearby places

Alabama: 9.306 %Alaska: 10.681 %Arizona: 12.409 %Arkansas: 9.621 %California: 11.401 %Colorado: 11.787 %Connecticut: 8.782 %Delaware: 12.811 %District of Columbia: 9.125 %Florida: 13.105 %Georgia: 11.793 %Hawaii: 9.199 %Idaho: 12.055 %Illinois: 9.526 %Indiana: 10.123 %Iowa: 8.572 %Kansas: 9.177 %Kentucky: 9.375 %Louisiana: 8.934 %Maine: 9.416 %Maryland: 9.756 %Massachusetts: 9.603 %Michigan: 9.751 %Minnesota: 8.887 %Mississippi: 9.077 %Missouri: 10.032 %Montana: 11.41 %Nebraska: 8.953 %Nevada: 12.537 %New Hampshire: 8.792 %New Jersey: 10.507 %New Mexico: 10.272 %New York: 10.53 %North Carolina: 10.711 %North Dakota: 9.251 %Ohio: 8.707 %Oklahoma: 10.049 %Oregon: 10.255 %Pennsylvania: 8.262 %Rhode Island: 9.283 %South Carolina: 10.692 %South Dakota: 9.533 %Tennessee: 10.614 %Texas: 11.85 %Utah: 12.766 %Vermont: 8.944 %Virginia: 10.019 %Washington: 10.852 %West Virginia: 9.167 %Wisconsin: 8.843 %Wyoming: 12.737 %
  • Under 8.9
  • 8.9 to 9.3
  • 9.3 to 9.8
  • 9.8 to 11
  • 11 to 12
  • 12 and over
Establishment entry rate, 2023, %. Delaware is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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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.

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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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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, Delaware, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Establishment entry rate, Delaware, 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/delaware. 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, Delaware, 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/delaware.

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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, Delaware, 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/delaware (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the establishment entry rate in Delaware?

Establishment entry rate in Delaware was 12.811% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 2nd 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 Delaware?

15.422% in 1987, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Establishment entry rate elsewhere in United States

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