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Establishment entry rate in Virginia

Establishment entry rate in Virginia was 10.019% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.74 pts from 2022. That is the 25th highest of 51 states in 2023.

202310.019%
Change on 2022-0.74 pts
Rank25th of 51US states ranked
Series high15.3891984
Series low8.7722020

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Establishment entry rate in Virginia, 1978 to 2023

81012141619781985199219992006201320231978: 14.963 %1979: 13.64 %1980: 12.279 %1981: 12.401 %1982: 12.09 %1983: 13.058 %1984: 15.389 %1985: 15.035 %1986: 14.777 %1987: 15.126 %1988: 14.872 %1989: 14.268 %1990: 13.244 %1991: 12.138 %1992: 11.593 %1993: 11.407 %1994: 11.519 %1995: 12.06 %1996: 11.471 %1997: 12.346 %1998: 11.757 %1999: 10.875 %2000: 10.888 %2001: 10.911 %2002: 11.905 %2003: 11.414 %2004: 11.773 %2005: 11.536 %2006: 12.732 %2007: 11.67 %2008: 10.032 %2009: 9.449 %2010: 9.246 %2011: 9.847 %2012: 9.434 %2013: 9.595 %2014: 9.418 %2015: 9.518 %2016: 9.644 %2017: 9.043 %2018: 8.817 %2019: 9.078 %2020: 8.772 %2021: 10.032 %2022: 10.764 %2023: 10.019 %81012141619781994201020231978: 14.963 %1979: 13.64 %1980: 12.279 %1981: 12.401 %1982: 12.09 %1983: 13.058 %1984: 15.389 %1985: 15.035 %1986: 14.777 %1987: 15.126 %1988: 14.872 %1989: 14.268 %1990: 13.244 %1991: 12.138 %1992: 11.593 %1993: 11.407 %1994: 11.519 %1995: 12.06 %1996: 11.471 %1997: 12.346 %1998: 11.757 %1999: 10.875 %2000: 10.888 %2001: 10.911 %2002: 11.905 %2003: 11.414 %2004: 11.773 %2005: 11.536 %2006: 12.732 %2007: 11.67 %2008: 10.032 %2009: 9.449 %2010: 9.246 %2011: 9.847 %2012: 9.434 %2013: 9.595 %2014: 9.418 %2015: 9.518 %2016: 9.644 %2017: 9.043 %2018: 8.817 %2019: 9.078 %2020: 8.772 %2021: 10.032 %2022: 10.764 %2023: 10.019 %
%. 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%
202310.019
202210.764
202110.032
20208.772
20199.078
20188.817
20179.043
20169.644
20159.518
20149.418
20139.595
20129.434
20119.847
20109.246
20099.449
200810.032
200711.67
200612.732
200511.536
200411.773
200311.414
200211.905
200110.911
200010.888
199910.875
199811.757
199712.346
199611.471
199512.06
199411.519
199311.407
199211.593
199112.138
199013.244
198914.268
198814.872
198715.126
198614.777
198515.035
198415.389
198313.058
198212.09
198112.401
198012.279
197913.64
197814.963

Compared with United States

Place2023
Virginia10.019
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, Virginia, 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, Virginia, 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/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, Virginia, 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/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, Virginia, 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/virginia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the establishment entry rate in Virginia?

Establishment entry rate in Virginia was 10.019% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.74 pts from 2022. That is the 25th 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 Virginia?

15.389% in 1984, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Establishment entry rate elsewhere in United States

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