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Establishment entry rate in Massachusetts

Establishment entry rate in Massachusetts was 9.603% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.36 pts from 2022. That is the 29th highest of 51 states in 2023.

20239.603%
Change on 2022-1.36 pts
Rank29th of 51US states ranked
Series high14.0251987
Series low7.9532009

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Establishment entry rate in Massachusetts, 1978 to 2023

681012141619781985199219992006201320231978: 11.88 %1979: 11.213 %1980: 10.525 %1981: 10.65 %1982: 10.557 %1983: 11.528 %1984: 12.556 %1985: 12.565 %1986: 13.377 %1987: 14.025 %1988: 13.578 %1989: 12.423 %1990: 10.43 %1991: 10.218 %1992: 9.791 %1993: 10.225 %1994: 10.727 %1995: 11.285 %1996: 10.54 %1997: 11.072 %1998: 10.013 %1999: 10.535 %2000: 10.194 %2001: 9.917 %2002: 10.694 %2003: 10.862 %2004: 9.97 %2005: 9.865 %2006: 10.826 %2007: 9.796 %2008: 8.75 %2009: 7.953 %2010: 8.687 %2011: 8.78 %2012: 9.129 %2013: 8.857 %2014: 8.661 %2015: 8.756 %2016: 9.498 %2017: 8.816 %2018: 8.382 %2019: 8.715 %2020: 8.624 %2021: 8.952 %2022: 10.967 %2023: 9.603 %681012141619781994201020231978: 11.88 %1979: 11.213 %1980: 10.525 %1981: 10.65 %1982: 10.557 %1983: 11.528 %1984: 12.556 %1985: 12.565 %1986: 13.377 %1987: 14.025 %1988: 13.578 %1989: 12.423 %1990: 10.43 %1991: 10.218 %1992: 9.791 %1993: 10.225 %1994: 10.727 %1995: 11.285 %1996: 10.54 %1997: 11.072 %1998: 10.013 %1999: 10.535 %2000: 10.194 %2001: 9.917 %2002: 10.694 %2003: 10.862 %2004: 9.97 %2005: 9.865 %2006: 10.826 %2007: 9.796 %2008: 8.75 %2009: 7.953 %2010: 8.687 %2011: 8.78 %2012: 9.129 %2013: 8.857 %2014: 8.661 %2015: 8.756 %2016: 9.498 %2017: 8.816 %2018: 8.382 %2019: 8.715 %2020: 8.624 %2021: 8.952 %2022: 10.967 %2023: 9.603 %
%. 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%
20239.603
202210.967
20218.952
20208.624
20198.715
20188.382
20178.816
20169.498
20158.756
20148.661
20138.857
20129.129
20118.78
20108.687
20097.953
20088.75
20079.796
200610.826
20059.865
20049.97
200310.862
200210.694
20019.917
200010.194
199910.535
199810.013
199711.072
199610.54
199511.285
199410.727
199310.225
19929.791
199110.218
199010.43
198912.423
198813.578
198714.025
198613.377
198512.565
198412.556
198311.528
198210.557
198110.65
198010.525
197911.213
197811.88

Compared with United States

Place2023
Massachusetts9.603
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, Massachusetts, 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, Massachusetts, 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/massachusetts. 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, Massachusetts, 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/massachusetts.

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, Massachusetts, 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/massachusetts (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the establishment entry rate in Massachusetts?

Establishment entry rate in Massachusetts was 9.603% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.36 pts from 2022. That is the 29th 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 Massachusetts?

14.025% in 1987, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Establishment entry rate elsewhere in United States

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