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Establishment entry rate in Washington

Establishment entry rate in Washington was 10.852% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.22 pts from 2022. That is the 13th highest of 51 states in 2023.

202310.852%
Change on 2022-1.22 pts
Rank13th of 51US states ranked
Series high18.541978
Series low9.5132009

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Establishment entry rate in Washington, 1978 to 2023

810121416182019781985199219992006201320231978: 18.54 %1979: 16.202 %1980: 14.707 %1981: 14.274 %1982: 13.921 %1983: 15.072 %1984: 16.008 %1985: 14.514 %1986: 15.281 %1987: 15.298 %1988: 14.953 %1989: 14.632 %1990: 14.753 %1991: 14.31 %1992: 13.761 %1993: 13.26 %1994: 13.478 %1995: 13.251 %1996: 13.605 %1997: 13.788 %1998: 12.822 %1999: 12.155 %2000: 11.863 %2001: 11.882 %2002: 12.525 %2003: 12.26 %2004: 12.343 %2005: 12.975 %2006: 13.745 %2007: 12.967 %2008: 11.382 %2009: 9.513 %2010: 10.143 %2011: 10.245 %2012: 10.324 %2013: 10.645 %2014: 10.441 %2015: 10.864 %2016: 10.811 %2017: 10.581 %2018: 10.53 %2019: 10.292 %2020: 10.122 %2021: 11.315 %2022: 12.076 %2023: 10.852 %7.51012.51517.52019781994201020231978: 18.54 %1979: 16.202 %1980: 14.707 %1981: 14.274 %1982: 13.921 %1983: 15.072 %1984: 16.008 %1985: 14.514 %1986: 15.281 %1987: 15.298 %1988: 14.953 %1989: 14.632 %1990: 14.753 %1991: 14.31 %1992: 13.761 %1993: 13.26 %1994: 13.478 %1995: 13.251 %1996: 13.605 %1997: 13.788 %1998: 12.822 %1999: 12.155 %2000: 11.863 %2001: 11.882 %2002: 12.525 %2003: 12.26 %2004: 12.343 %2005: 12.975 %2006: 13.745 %2007: 12.967 %2008: 11.382 %2009: 9.513 %2010: 10.143 %2011: 10.245 %2012: 10.324 %2013: 10.645 %2014: 10.441 %2015: 10.864 %2016: 10.811 %2017: 10.581 %2018: 10.53 %2019: 10.292 %2020: 10.122 %2021: 11.315 %2022: 12.076 %2023: 10.852 %
%. 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%
202310.852
202212.076
202111.315
202010.122
201910.292
201810.53
201710.581
201610.811
201510.864
201410.441
201310.645
201210.324
201110.245
201010.143
20099.513
200811.382
200712.967
200613.745
200512.975
200412.343
200312.26
200212.525
200111.882
200011.863
199912.155
199812.822
199713.788
199613.605
199513.251
199413.478
199313.26
199213.761
199114.31
199014.753
198914.632
198814.953
198715.298
198615.281
198514.514
198416.008
198315.072
198213.921
198114.274
198014.707
197916.202
197818.54

Compared with United States

Place2023
Washington10.852
United States10.608

Washington 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, %. Washington 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, Washington, 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, Washington, 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/washington. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, Washington, 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/washington.

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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, Washington, 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/washington (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the establishment entry rate in Washington?

Establishment entry rate in Washington was 10.852% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.22 pts from 2022. That is the 13th 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 Washington?

18.54% in 1978, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Establishment entry rate elsewhere in United States

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