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Counties in Arkansas by establishment entry rate, 2023

Cleveland County had the highest establishment entry rate of 75 counties in 2023, at 14.667%. Ashley County had the lowest, at 3.432%. The median was 8.939% and the figure for Arkansas was 9.621%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest14.667Cleveland County
Lowest3.432Ashley County
Median8.93975 counties
Arkansas9.621History

Top 40 counties, 2023

Cleveland County: 14.667 %Cleveland County14.667Madison County: 14.085 %Madison County14.085Saline County: 12.305 %Saline County12.305Grant County: 12.302 %Grant County12.302Benton County: 12.216 %Benton County12.216Marion County: 11.765 %Marion County11.765Lonoke County: 11.702 %Lonoke County11.702Lincoln County: 11.594 %Lincoln County11.594Carroll County: 11.535 %Carroll County11.535Perry County: 11.458 %Perry County11.458Crawford County: 11.386 %Crawford County11.386Washington County: 11.045 %Washington County11.045Dallas County: 10.759 %Dallas County10.759Johnson County: 10.014 %Johnson County10.014Craighead County: 9.901 %Craighead County9.901Pope County: 9.852 %Pope County9.852Faulkner County: 9.816 %Faulkner County9.816Baxter County: 9.773 %Baxter County9.773Pike County: 9.73 %Pike County9.73Cleburne County: 9.689 %Cleburne County9.689Yell County: 9.655 %Yell County9.655White County: 9.559 %White County9.559Stone County: 9.459 %Stone County9.459Ouachita County: 9.434 %Ouachita County9.434Conway County: 9.412 %Conway County9.412Izard County: 9.399 %Izard County9.399Boone County: 9.366 %Boone County9.366Fulton County: 9.329 %Fulton County9.329Poinsett County: 9.31 %Poinsett County9.31Miller County: 9.192 %Miller County9.192Sharp County: 9.184 %Sharp County9.184Montgomery County: 9.167 %Montgomery County9.167Garland County: 9.062 %Garland County9.062Scott County: 9.057 %Scott County9.057Cross County: 9.051 %Cross County9.051Independence County: 9.03 %Independence County9.03Franklin County: 9.028 %Franklin County9.028Lafayette County: 8.939 %Lafayette County8.939Pulaski County: 8.89 %Pulaski County8.89Lawrence County: 8.889 %Lawrence County8.889
%. 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.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Cleveland County14.667-3.51 pts
2Madison County14.085+4.35 pts
3Saline County12.305+0.98 pts
4Grant County12.302+0.34 pts
5Benton County12.216+1.48 pts
6Marion County11.765-0.27 pts
7Lonoke County11.702+1.3 pts
8Lincoln County11.594+1.26 pts
9Carroll County11.535-1.51 pts
10Perry County11.458+3.38 pts
11Crawford County11.386+2.21 pts
12Washington County11.045+0.83 pts
13Dallas County10.759+3.97 pts
14Johnson County10.014+0.99 pts
15Craighead County9.901-2.08 pts
16Pope County9.852+0.44 pts
17Faulkner County9.816-3.34 pts
18Baxter County9.773-1.22 pts
19Pike County9.73-4.32 pts
20Cleburne County9.689-1.55 pts
21Yell County9.655+0.97 pts
22White County9.559-0.67 pts
23Stone County9.459-3.33 pts
24Ouachita County9.434+2.89 pts
25Conway County9.412-0.67 pts
26Izard County9.399+1.09 pts
27Boone County9.366-0.07 pts
28Fulton County9.329-4.2 pts
29Poinsett County9.31-1.59 pts
30Miller County9.192+0.96 pts
31Sharp County9.184+0.44 pts
32Montgomery County9.167+5 pts
33Garland County9.062-1.14 pts
34Scott County9.057-1.51 pts
35Cross County9.051-0.7 pts
36Independence County9.03+2.72 pts
37Franklin County9.028-2.26 pts
38Lafayette County8.939-0.2 pts
39Pulaski County8.89-0.37 pts
40Lawrence County8.889-1.25 pts
40Little River County8.889+2.5 pts
42Randolph County8.844-0.03 pts
43Sevier County8.66-0.47 pts
44Howard County8.627+1.16 pts
45Greene County8.562-1.54 pts
46Logan County8.408+1.52 pts
47St. Francis County8.399-1.64 pts
48Sebastian County8.37+0.55 pts
49Drew County8.258-1.17 pts
50Calhoun County8.108-0.22 pts
51Jefferson County8.067+1.14 pts
52Polk County7.949-1.05 pts
53Newton County7.947-3.9 pts
54Searcy County7.93-4.14 pts
55Columbia County7.769+1 pts
56Clay County7.707-1.52 pts
57Mississippi County7.62-2.38 pts
58Arkansas County7.475+0.39 pts
59Clark County7.451-1.95 pts
60Hot Spring County7.351+0.3 pts
61Bradley County7.323-2.72 pts
62Crittenden County7.134-1.36 pts
63Lee County6.829+1.35 pts
64Jackson County6.814+3.08 pts
65Union County6.285-0.25 pts
66Chicot County6.128-5.01 pts
67Phillips County6.08-0.9 pts
68Hempstead County5.722-2.24 pts
69Van Buren County5.455-5.47 pts
70Woodruff County5.128-4.44 pts
71Prairie County4.724-2.12 pts
72Desha County4.554-1.74 pts
73Monroe County4.321-0.47 pts
74Nevada County3.81-8.45 pts
75Ashley County3.432-5.18 pts

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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.

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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 (Counties in Arkansas by establishment entry rate, 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, Counties in Arkansas by establishment entry rate, 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/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/arkansas-counties. 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. Counties in Arkansas by establishment entry rate, 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/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/arkansas-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Arkansas by establishment entry rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/arkansas-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Cleveland County, with 14.667% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Ashley County, with 3.432% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

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