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Establishment entry rate in Kentucky

Establishment entry rate in Kentucky was 9.375% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.34 pts from 2022. That is the 33rd highest of 51 states in 2023.

20239.375%
Change on 2022-0.34 pts
Rank33rd of 51US states ranked
Series high14.7371984
Series low7.5782018

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Establishment entry rate in Kentucky, 1978 to 2023

681012141619781985199219992006201320231978: 14.648 %1979: 13.686 %1980: 11.534 %1981: 11.419 %1982: 11.943 %1983: 12.411 %1984: 14.737 %1985: 12.701 %1986: 13.241 %1987: 13.268 %1988: 13.129 %1989: 12.767 %1990: 12.079 %1991: 11.751 %1992: 10.976 %1993: 11.158 %1994: 10.906 %1995: 11.329 %1996: 10.992 %1997: 11.329 %1998: 10.778 %1999: 10.28 %2000: 9.782 %2001: 9.714 %2002: 10.688 %2003: 9.623 %2004: 9.787 %2005: 9.92 %2006: 10.488 %2007: 10.114 %2008: 8.779 %2009: 8.035 %2010: 8.033 %2011: 8.145 %2012: 8.455 %2013: 8.805 %2014: 9.254 %2015: 8.638 %2016: 8.28 %2017: 8.095 %2018: 7.578 %2019: 8.121 %2020: 7.689 %2021: 9.113 %2022: 9.71 %2023: 9.375 %
%. 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%
20239.375
20229.71
20219.113
20207.689
20198.121
20187.578
20178.095
20168.28
20158.638
20149.254
20138.805
20128.455
20118.145
20108.033
20098.035
20088.779
200710.114
200610.488
20059.92
20049.787
20039.623
200210.688
20019.714
20009.782
199910.28
199810.778
199711.329
199610.992
199511.329
199410.906
199311.158
199210.976
199111.751
199012.079
198912.767
198813.129
198713.268
198613.241
198512.701
198414.737
198312.411
198211.943
198111.419
198011.534
197913.686
197814.648

Compared with United States

Place2023
Kentucky9.375
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, Kentucky, 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, Kentucky, 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/kentucky. 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, Kentucky, 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/kentucky.

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, Kentucky, 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/kentucky (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the establishment entry rate in Kentucky?

Establishment entry rate in Kentucky was 9.375% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.34 pts from 2022. That is the 33rd 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 Kentucky?

14.737% in 1984, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Establishment entry rate elsewhere in United States

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