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Establishment entry rate in Maine

Establishment entry rate in Maine was 9.416% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.24 pts from 2022. That is the 32nd highest of 51 states in 2023.

20239.416%
Change on 2022-1.24 pts
Rank32nd of 51US states ranked
Series high16.4721987
Series low7.9922018

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Establishment entry rate in Maine, 1978 to 2023

68101214161819781985199219992006201320231978: 15.111 %1979: 13.085 %1980: 11.495 %1981: 11.27 %1982: 10.768 %1983: 12.442 %1984: 14.779 %1985: 13.881 %1986: 15.474 %1987: 16.472 %1988: 15.615 %1989: 14.602 %1990: 11.315 %1991: 11.053 %1992: 10.599 %1993: 11.1 %1994: 11.508 %1995: 11.755 %1996: 11.733 %1997: 11.828 %1998: 11.432 %1999: 10.921 %2000: 10.457 %2001: 10.418 %2002: 11.075 %2003: 10.448 %2004: 10.35 %2005: 10.282 %2006: 11.558 %2007: 10.741 %2008: 9.278 %2009: 8.046 %2010: 8.934 %2011: 8.903 %2012: 9.075 %2013: 8.746 %2014: 9.034 %2015: 9.031 %2016: 9.616 %2017: 8.421 %2018: 7.992 %2019: 8.647 %2020: 8.496 %2021: 9.818 %2022: 10.656 %2023: 9.416 %7.51012.51517.519781994201020231978: 15.111 %1979: 13.085 %1980: 11.495 %1981: 11.27 %1982: 10.768 %1983: 12.442 %1984: 14.779 %1985: 13.881 %1986: 15.474 %1987: 16.472 %1988: 15.615 %1989: 14.602 %1990: 11.315 %1991: 11.053 %1992: 10.599 %1993: 11.1 %1994: 11.508 %1995: 11.755 %1996: 11.733 %1997: 11.828 %1998: 11.432 %1999: 10.921 %2000: 10.457 %2001: 10.418 %2002: 11.075 %2003: 10.448 %2004: 10.35 %2005: 10.282 %2006: 11.558 %2007: 10.741 %2008: 9.278 %2009: 8.046 %2010: 8.934 %2011: 8.903 %2012: 9.075 %2013: 8.746 %2014: 9.034 %2015: 9.031 %2016: 9.616 %2017: 8.421 %2018: 7.992 %2019: 8.647 %2020: 8.496 %2021: 9.818 %2022: 10.656 %2023: 9.416 %
%. 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%
20239.416
202210.656
20219.818
20208.496
20198.647
20187.992
20178.421
20169.616
20159.031
20149.034
20138.746
20129.075
20118.903
20108.934
20098.046
20089.278
200710.741
200611.558
200510.282
200410.35
200310.448
200211.075
200110.418
200010.457
199910.921
199811.432
199711.828
199611.733
199511.755
199411.508
199311.1
199210.599
199111.053
199011.315
198914.602
198815.615
198716.472
198615.474
198513.881
198414.779
198312.442
198210.768
198111.27
198011.495
197913.085
197815.111

Compared with United States

Place2023
Maine9.416
United States10.608

Maine 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 %
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Establishment entry rate, 2023, %. Maine 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, Maine, 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, Maine, 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/maine. 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, Maine, 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/maine.

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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, Maine, 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/maine (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the establishment entry rate in Maine?

Establishment entry rate in Maine was 9.416% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.24 pts from 2022. That is the 32nd 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 Maine?

16.472% in 1987, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Establishment entry rate elsewhere in United States

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