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Counties in Arkansas by establishment entry rate

Cleveland County had the highest establishment entry rate of 75 counties in 2012, at 14.013%. Nevada County had the lowest, at 2.655%. The median was 7.825% and the figure for Arkansas was 8.443%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.013Cleveland County
Lowest2.655Nevada County
Median7.82575 counties
Arkansas8.443History

Map of counties, 2012

Arkansas County: 4.969 %Ashley County: 5.658 %Baxter County: 7.339 %Benton County: 9.58 %Boone County: 8.749 %Bradley County: 5.497 %Calhoun County: 8.14 %Carroll County: 11.481 %Chicot County: 5.213 %Clark County: 6.309 %Clay County: 8.015 %Cleburne County: 7.885 %Cleveland County: 14.013 %Columbia County: 6.977 %Conway County: 7.523 %Craighead County: 8.513 %Crawford County: 8.556 %Crittenden County: 7.896 %Cross County: 8.48 %Dallas County: 6.202 %Desha County: 5.769 %Drew County: 5.752 %Faulkner County: 11.136 %Franklin County: 7.336 %Fulton County: 7.453 %Garland County: 9.113 %Grant County: 6.036 %Greene County: 8.583 %Hempstead County: 8.152 %Hot Spring County: 6.195 %Howard County: 9.269 %Independence County: 6.878 %Izard County: 8.718 %Jackson County: 9.779 %Jefferson County: 5.767 %Johnson County: 8.529 %Lafayette County: 6.218 %Lawrence County: 4.314 %Lee County: 7.407 %Lincoln County: 8.029 %Little River County: 6.135 %Logan County: 5.831 %Lonoke County: 10.55 %Madison County: 9.605 %Marion County: 9.901 %Miller County: 9.518 %Mississippi County: 6.484 %Monroe County: 4.494 %Montgomery County: 8.271 %Nevada County: 2.655 %Newton County: 6.25 %Ouachita County: 5.68 %Perry County: 8.421 %Phillips County: 6.708 %Pike County: 7.692 %Poinsett County: 8.855 %Polk County: 7.825 %Pope County: 7.461 %Prairie County: 7.383 %Pulaski County: 8.327 %Randolph County: 8.251 %St. Francis County: 8.21 %Saline County: 9.335 %Scott County: 5.333 %Searcy County: 7.66 %Sebastian County: 8.41 %Sevier County: 5.469 %Sharp County: 8.127 %Stone County: 7.223 %Union County: 7.238 %Van Buren County: 9.349 %Washington County: 10.153 %White County: 9.541 %Woodruff County: 7.229 %Yell County: 7.89 %
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%, 2012. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2012

Cleveland County: 14.013 %Cleveland County14.013Carroll County: 11.481 %Carroll County11.481Faulkner County: 11.136 %Faulkner County11.136Lonoke County: 10.55 %Lonoke County10.55Washington County: 10.153 %Washington County10.153Marion County: 9.901 %Marion County9.901Jackson County: 9.779 %Jackson County9.779Madison County: 9.605 %Madison County9.605Benton County: 9.58 %Benton County9.58White County: 9.541 %White County9.541Miller County: 9.518 %Miller County9.518Van Buren County: 9.349 %Van Buren County9.349Saline County: 9.335 %Saline County9.335Howard County: 9.269 %Howard County9.269Garland County: 9.113 %Garland County9.113Poinsett County: 8.855 %Poinsett County8.855Boone County: 8.749 %Boone County8.749Izard County: 8.718 %Izard County8.718Greene County: 8.583 %Greene County8.583Crawford County: 8.556 %Crawford County8.556Johnson County: 8.529 %Johnson County8.529Craighead County: 8.513 %Craighead County8.513Cross County: 8.48 %Cross County8.48Perry County: 8.421 %Perry County8.421Sebastian County: 8.41 %Sebastian County8.41Pulaski County: 8.327 %Pulaski County8.327Montgomery County: 8.271 %Montgomery County8.271Randolph County: 8.251 %Randolph County8.251St. Francis County: 8.21 %St. Francis County8.21Hempstead County: 8.152 %Hempstead County8.152Calhoun County: 8.14 %Calhoun County8.14Sharp County: 8.127 %Sharp County8.127Lincoln County: 8.029 %Lincoln County8.029Clay County: 8.015 %Clay County8.015Crittenden County: 7.896 %Crittenden County7.896Yell County: 7.89 %Yell County7.89Cleburne County: 7.885 %Cleburne County7.885Polk County: 7.825 %Polk County7.825Pike County: 7.692 %Pike County7.692Searcy County: 7.66 %Searcy County7.66Cleveland County: 14.013 %Cleveland County14.013Carroll County: 11.481 %Carroll County11.481Faulkner County: 11.136 %Faulkner County11.136Lonoke County: 10.55 %Lonoke County10.55Washington County: 10.153 %Washington County10.153Marion County: 9.901 %Marion County9.901Jackson County: 9.779 %Jackson County9.779Madison County: 9.605 %Madison County9.605Benton County: 9.58 %Benton County9.58White County: 9.541 %White County9.541Miller County: 9.518 %Miller County9.518Van Buren County: 9.349 %Van Buren County9.349Saline County: 9.335 %Saline County9.335Howard County: 9.269 %Howard County9.269Garland County: 9.113 %Garland County9.113Poinsett County: 8.855 %Poinsett County8.855Boone County: 8.749 %Boone County8.749Izard County: 8.718 %Izard County8.718Greene County: 8.583 %Greene County8.583Crawford County: 8.556 %Crawford County8.556Johnson County: 8.529 %Johnson County8.529Craighead County: 8.513 %Craighead County8.513Cross County: 8.48 %Cross County8.48Perry County: 8.421 %Perry County8.421Sebastian County: 8.41 %Sebastian County8.41Pulaski County: 8.327 %Pulaski County8.327Montgomery County: 8.271 %Montgomery County8.271Randolph County: 8.251 %Randolph County8.251St. Francis County: 8.21 %St. Francis County8.21Hempstead County: 8.152 %Hempstead County8.152Calhoun County: 8.14 %Calhoun County8.14Sharp County: 8.127 %Sharp County8.127Lincoln County: 8.029 %Lincoln County8.029Clay County: 8.015 %Clay County8.015Crittenden County: 7.896 %Crittenden County7.896Yell County: 7.89 %Yell County7.89Cleburne County: 7.885 %Cleburne County7.885Polk County: 7.825 %Polk County7.825Pike County: 7.692 %Pike County7.692Searcy County: 7.66 %Searcy County7.66
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Cleveland County14.013+7.76 pts
2Carroll County11.481+2.95 pts
3Faulkner County11.136-0.46 pts
4Lonoke County10.55+1.88 pts
5Washington County10.153+1 pts
6Marion County9.901+0.7 pts
7Jackson County9.779+2.56 pts
8Madison County9.605-3.88 pts
9Benton County9.58-2.11 pts
10White County9.541-0.16 pts
11Miller County9.518+1.56 pts
12Van Buren County9.349-2.08 pts
13Saline County9.335-2.29 pts
14Howard County9.269+0.45 pts
15Garland County9.113-0.26 pts
16Poinsett County8.855+0.56 pts
17Boone County8.749+1.79 pts
18Izard County8.718+0.18 pts
19Greene County8.583+0.17 pts
20Crawford County8.556+0.35 pts
21Johnson County8.529-1.15 pts
22Craighead County8.513+0.16 pts
23Cross County8.48+2.08 pts
24Perry County8.421+1.05 pts
25Sebastian County8.41-1.08 pts
26Pulaski County8.327-0.29 pts
27Montgomery County8.271-3.45 pts
28Randolph County8.251-1.07 pts
29St. Francis County8.21+1 pts
30Hempstead County8.152+1.96 pts
31Calhoun County8.14-4.58 pts
32Sharp County8.127-1.26 pts
33Lincoln County8.029-0.51 pts
34Clay County8.015+2.2 pts
35Crittenden County7.896+1.85 pts
36Yell County7.89+1.5 pts
37Cleburne County7.885-0.76 pts
38Polk County7.825+1.07 pts
39Pike County7.692-3.74 pts
40Searcy County7.66-1.66 pts
41Conway County7.523-1.58 pts
42Pope County7.461-1.29 pts
43Fulton County7.453+2.62 pts
44Lee County7.407+0.03 pts
45Prairie County7.383+2.27 pts
46Baxter County7.339-1.21 pts
47Franklin County7.336+0.03 pts
48Union County7.238+0.49 pts
49Woodruff County7.229+4.03 pts
50Stone County7.223-0.74 pts
51Columbia County6.977-0.56 pts
52Independence County6.878-1.62 pts
53Phillips County6.708-1.13 pts
54Mississippi County6.484-1.08 pts
55Clark County6.309+1.16 pts
56Newton County6.25-12.05 pts
57Lafayette County6.218+1.12 pts
58Dallas County6.202-0.27 pts
59Hot Spring County6.195+1.86 pts
60Little River County6.135+0.68 pts
61Grant County6.036-1.08 pts
62Logan County5.831-2.37 pts
63Desha County5.769-0.64 pts
64Jefferson County5.767+0.35 pts
65Drew County5.752-3.17 pts
66Ouachita County5.68-0.27 pts
67Ashley County5.658-3.57 pts
68Bradley County5.497-3.85 pts
69Sevier County5.469-1.18 pts
70Scott County5.333-2.33 pts
71Chicot County5.213-0.39 pts
72Arkansas County4.969-0.65 pts
73Monroe County4.494-4.42 pts
74Lawrence County4.314-1.38 pts
75Nevada County2.655-2.45 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, 2012) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Arkansas by establishment entry rate, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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. Counties in Arkansas by establishment entry rate, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Cleveland County, with 14.013% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Nevada County, with 2.655% in 2012.

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