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Establishment entry rate in Iowa

Establishment entry rate in Iowa was 8.572% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.02 pts from 2022. That is the 50th highest of 51 states in 2023.

20238.572%
Change on 2022-0.02 pts
Rank50th of 51US states ranked
Series high13.2591978
Series low7.162014

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Establishment entry rate in Iowa, 1978 to 2023

6810121419781985199219992006201320231978: 13.259 %1979: 11.662 %1980: 10.707 %1981: 10.324 %1982: 9.54 %1983: 10.402 %1984: 11.697 %1985: 9.935 %1986: 10.043 %1987: 10.966 %1988: 10.457 %1989: 10.186 %1990: 10.014 %1991: 10.033 %1992: 9.549 %1993: 9.04 %1994: 9.52 %1995: 9.734 %1996: 9.375 %1997: 9.645 %1998: 9.201 %1999: 8.795 %2000: 8.394 %2001: 8.089 %2002: 9.324 %2003: 9.33 %2004: 8.929 %2005: 8.893 %2006: 10.378 %2007: 9.016 %2008: 8.099 %2009: 7.267 %2010: 7.411 %2011: 7.516 %2012: 7.794 %2013: 7.339 %2014: 7.16 %2015: 7.743 %2016: 7.841 %2017: 7.558 %2018: 7.727 %2019: 7.301 %2020: 7.63 %2021: 8.382 %2022: 8.588 %2023: 8.572 %6810121419781994201020231978: 13.259 %1979: 11.662 %1980: 10.707 %1981: 10.324 %1982: 9.54 %1983: 10.402 %1984: 11.697 %1985: 9.935 %1986: 10.043 %1987: 10.966 %1988: 10.457 %1989: 10.186 %1990: 10.014 %1991: 10.033 %1992: 9.549 %1993: 9.04 %1994: 9.52 %1995: 9.734 %1996: 9.375 %1997: 9.645 %1998: 9.201 %1999: 8.795 %2000: 8.394 %2001: 8.089 %2002: 9.324 %2003: 9.33 %2004: 8.929 %2005: 8.893 %2006: 10.378 %2007: 9.016 %2008: 8.099 %2009: 7.267 %2010: 7.411 %2011: 7.516 %2012: 7.794 %2013: 7.339 %2014: 7.16 %2015: 7.743 %2016: 7.841 %2017: 7.558 %2018: 7.727 %2019: 7.301 %2020: 7.63 %2021: 8.382 %2022: 8.588 %2023: 8.572 %
%. 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%
20238.572
20228.588
20218.382
20207.63
20197.301
20187.727
20177.558
20167.841
20157.743
20147.16
20137.339
20127.794
20117.516
20107.411
20097.267
20088.099
20079.016
200610.378
20058.893
20048.929
20039.33
20029.324
20018.089
20008.394
19998.795
19989.201
19979.645
19969.375
19959.734
19949.52
19939.04
19929.549
199110.033
199010.014
198910.186
198810.457
198710.966
198610.043
19859.935
198411.697
198310.402
19829.54
198110.324
198010.707
197911.662
197813.259

Compared with United States

Place2023
Iowa8.572
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, Iowa, 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, Iowa, 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/iowa. 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, Iowa, 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/iowa.

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, Iowa, 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/iowa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the establishment entry rate in Iowa?

Establishment entry rate in Iowa was 8.572% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.02 pts from 2022. That is the 50th 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 Iowa?

13.259% in 1978, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Establishment entry rate elsewhere in United States

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