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Establishment entry rate in West Virginia

Establishment entry rate in West Virginia was 9.167% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.02 pts from 2022. That is the 39th highest of 51 states in 2023.

20239.167%
Change on 2022-0.02 pts
Rank39th of 51US states ranked
Series high14.5511984
Series low6.7962018

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Establishment entry rate in West Virginia, 1978 to 2023

681012141619781985199219992006201320231978: 13.325 %1979: 14.156 %1980: 11.584 %1981: 11.81 %1982: 11.159 %1983: 11.567 %1984: 14.551 %1985: 12.968 %1986: 12.321 %1987: 13.033 %1988: 12.73 %1989: 11.712 %1990: 11.544 %1991: 11.26 %1992: 10.52 %1993: 10.576 %1994: 10.501 %1995: 10.954 %1996: 10.392 %1997: 10.942 %1998: 9.789 %1999: 9.436 %2000: 9.126 %2001: 8.619 %2002: 9.774 %2003: 9.431 %2004: 9.534 %2005: 9.602 %2006: 10.102 %2007: 9.314 %2008: 8.003 %2009: 7.519 %2010: 6.857 %2011: 7.623 %2012: 7.401 %2013: 7.122 %2014: 6.959 %2015: 7.562 %2016: 7.145 %2017: 7.28 %2018: 6.796 %2019: 7.434 %2020: 6.814 %2021: 7.932 %2022: 9.191 %2023: 9.167 %
%. 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%
20239.167
20229.191
20217.932
20206.814
20197.434
20186.796
20177.28
20167.145
20157.562
20146.959
20137.122
20127.401
20117.623
20106.857
20097.519
20088.003
20079.314
200610.102
20059.602
20049.534
20039.431
20029.774
20018.619
20009.126
19999.436
19989.789
199710.942
199610.392
199510.954
199410.501
199310.576
199210.52
199111.26
199011.544
198911.712
198812.73
198713.033
198612.321
198512.968
198414.551
198311.567
198211.159
198111.81
198011.584
197914.156
197813.325

Compared with United States

Place2023
West Virginia9.167
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, West 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, West 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/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, West 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/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, West 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/west-virginia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the establishment entry rate in West Virginia?

Establishment entry rate in West Virginia was 9.167% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.02 pts from 2022. That is the 39th 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 West Virginia?

14.551% in 1984, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Establishment entry rate elsewhere in United States

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