Establishment entry rate in Mercer County
Establishment entry rate in Mercer County was 10.902% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.1 pts from 2022. That is the 15th highest of 54 counties in 2023.
Establishment entry rate in Mercer County, 2010 to 2023
All 14 values
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 10.902 |
| 2022 | 7.804 |
| 2021 | 7.852 |
| 2020 | 6.55 |
| 2019 | 8.345 |
| 2018 | 5.439 |
| 2017 | 5.742 |
| 2016 | 6.535 |
| 2015 | 5.087 |
| 2014 | 5.533 |
| 2013 | 5.643 |
| 2012 | 6.183 |
| 2011 | 6.462 |
| 2010 | 8.184 |
Compared with West Virginia and United States
| Place | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Mercer County | 10.902 |
| West Virginia | 9.167 |
| United States | 10.608 |
Mercer County compared with nearby places
- Under 7.5
- 7.5 to 8.1
- 8.1 to 9.4
- 9.4 to 10
- 10 to 12
- 12 and over
- No data
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_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
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, Mercer County, 2010 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv
MLA 9
Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Establishment entry rate, Mercer County, 2010 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/establishment-entry-rate/mercer-county-west-virginia. 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, Mercer County, 2010 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/establishment-entry-rate/mercer-county-west-virginia.
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, Mercer County, 2010 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/establishment-entry-rate/mercer-county-west-virginia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_establishment_entry_rate_mercer_2023,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010: Establishment entry rate, Mercer County, 2010 to 2023}},
year = {2025},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/establishment-entry-rate/mercer-county-west-virginia. Publisher attribution: 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\_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the establishment entry rate in Mercer County?
Establishment entry rate in Mercer County was 10.902% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.1 pts from 2022. That is the 15th highest of 54 counties 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 Mercer County?
10.902% in 2023, the highest value since 2010 in this series.