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Counties in Arkansas by establishment entry rate

Clay County had the highest establishment entry rate of 75 counties in 2013, at 13.24%. Ashley County had the lowest, at 4.528%. The median was 7.937% and the figure for Arkansas was 8.708%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.24Clay County
Lowest4.528Ashley County
Median7.93775 counties
Arkansas8.708History

Map of counties, 2013

Arkansas County: 8.524 %Ashley County: 4.528 %Baxter County: 6.625 %Benton County: 9.69 %Boone County: 7.489 %Bradley County: 9.19 %Calhoun County: 4.938 %Carroll County: 9.641 %Chicot County: 8.193 %Clark County: 6.765 %Clay County: 13.24 %Cleburne County: 7.283 %Cleveland County: 5.161 %Columbia County: 6.463 %Conway County: 9.067 %Craighead County: 10.099 %Crawford County: 6.67 %Crittenden County: 7.116 %Cross County: 7.715 %Dallas County: 6.452 %Desha County: 6.219 %Drew County: 7.926 %Faulkner County: 10.182 %Franklin County: 8.812 %Fulton County: 6.962 %Garland County: 7.887 %Grant County: 12.205 %Greene County: 7.951 %Hempstead County: 9.128 %Hot Spring County: 6.904 %Howard County: 7.356 %Independence County: 8.612 %Izard County: 7.752 %Jackson County: 7.21 %Jefferson County: 7.422 %Johnson County: 12.968 %Lafayette County: 13 %Lawrence County: 6.897 %Lee County: 7.576 %Lincoln County: 10.182 %Little River County: 7.453 %Logan County: 8.58 %Lonoke County: 11.056 %Madison County: 5.028 %Marion County: 10.687 %Miller County: 8.477 %Mississippi County: 6.142 %Monroe County: 7.778 %Montgomery County: 8.397 %Nevada County: 5.505 %Newton County: 6.579 %Ouachita County: 7.407 %Perry County: 5.208 %Phillips County: 6.658 %Pike County: 10.029 %Poinsett County: 11.078 %Polk County: 7.059 %Pope County: 8.078 %Prairie County: 10.067 %Pulaski County: 8.605 %Randolph County: 9.651 %St. Francis County: 7.789 %Saline County: 10.703 %Scott County: 10.702 %Searcy County: 9.483 %Sebastian County: 6.997 %Sevier County: 8.611 %Sharp County: 8.945 %Stone County: 5.023 %Union County: 6.25 %Van Buren County: 9.199 %Washington County: 10.671 %White County: 9.601 %Woodruff County: 7.937 %Yell County: 10.158 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Clay County: 13.24 %Clay County13.24Lafayette County: 13 %Lafayette County13Johnson County: 12.968 %Johnson County12.968Grant County: 12.205 %Grant County12.205Poinsett County: 11.078 %Poinsett County11.078Lonoke County: 11.056 %Lonoke County11.056Saline County: 10.703 %Saline County10.703Scott County: 10.702 %Scott County10.702Marion County: 10.687 %Marion County10.687Washington County: 10.671 %Washington County10.671Faulkner County: 10.182 %Faulkner County10.182Lincoln County: 10.182 %Lincoln County10.182Yell County: 10.158 %Yell County10.158Craighead County: 10.099 %Craighead County10.099Prairie County: 10.067 %Prairie County10.067Pike County: 10.029 %Pike County10.029Benton County: 9.69 %Benton County9.69Randolph County: 9.651 %Randolph County9.651Carroll County: 9.641 %Carroll County9.641White County: 9.601 %White County9.601Searcy County: 9.483 %Searcy County9.483Van Buren County: 9.199 %Van Buren County9.199Bradley County: 9.19 %Bradley County9.19Hempstead County: 9.128 %Hempstead County9.128Conway County: 9.067 %Conway County9.067Sharp County: 8.945 %Sharp County8.945Franklin County: 8.812 %Franklin County8.812Independence County: 8.612 %Independence County8.612Sevier County: 8.611 %Sevier County8.611Pulaski County: 8.605 %Pulaski County8.605Logan County: 8.58 %Logan County8.58Arkansas County: 8.524 %Arkansas County8.524Miller County: 8.477 %Miller County8.477Montgomery County: 8.397 %Montgomery County8.397Chicot County: 8.193 %Chicot County8.193Pope County: 8.078 %Pope County8.078Greene County: 7.951 %Greene County7.951Woodruff County: 7.937 %Woodruff County7.937Drew County: 7.926 %Drew County7.926Garland County: 7.887 %Garland County7.887Clay County: 13.24 %Clay County13.24Lafayette County: 13 %Lafayette County13Johnson County: 12.968 %Johnson County12.968Grant County: 12.205 %Grant County12.205Poinsett County: 11.078 %Poinsett County11.078Lonoke County: 11.056 %Lonoke County11.056Saline County: 10.703 %Saline County10.703Scott County: 10.702 %Scott County10.702Marion County: 10.687 %Marion County10.687Washington County: 10.671 %Washington County10.671Faulkner County: 10.182 %Faulkner County10.182Lincoln County: 10.182 %Lincoln County10.182Yell County: 10.158 %Yell County10.158Craighead County: 10.099 %Craighead County10.099Prairie County: 10.067 %Prairie County10.067Pike County: 10.029 %Pike County10.029Benton County: 9.69 %Benton County9.69Randolph County: 9.651 %Randolph County9.651Carroll County: 9.641 %Carroll County9.641White County: 9.601 %White County9.601Searcy County: 9.483 %Searcy County9.483Van Buren County: 9.199 %Van Buren County9.199Bradley County: 9.19 %Bradley County9.19Hempstead County: 9.128 %Hempstead County9.128Conway County: 9.067 %Conway County9.067Sharp County: 8.945 %Sharp County8.945Franklin County: 8.812 %Franklin County8.812Independence County: 8.612 %Independence County8.612Sevier County: 8.611 %Sevier County8.611Pulaski County: 8.605 %Pulaski County8.605Logan County: 8.58 %Logan County8.58Arkansas County: 8.524 %Arkansas County8.524Miller County: 8.477 %Miller County8.477Montgomery County: 8.397 %Montgomery County8.397Chicot County: 8.193 %Chicot County8.193Pope County: 8.078 %Pope County8.078Greene County: 7.951 %Greene County7.951Woodruff County: 7.937 %Woodruff County7.937Drew County: 7.926 %Drew County7.926Garland County: 7.887 %Garland County7.887
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Clay County13.24+5.22 pts
2Lafayette County13+6.78 pts
3Johnson County12.968+4.44 pts
4Grant County12.205+6.17 pts
5Poinsett County11.078+2.22 pts
6Lonoke County11.056+0.51 pts
7Saline County10.703+1.37 pts
8Scott County10.702+5.37 pts
9Marion County10.687+0.79 pts
10Washington County10.671+0.52 pts
11Faulkner County10.182-0.95 pts
11Lincoln County10.182+2.15 pts
13Yell County10.158+2.27 pts
14Craighead County10.099+1.59 pts
15Prairie County10.067+2.68 pts
16Pike County10.029+2.34 pts
17Benton County9.69+0.11 pts
18Randolph County9.651+1.4 pts
19Carroll County9.641-1.84 pts
20White County9.601+0.06 pts
21Searcy County9.483+1.82 pts
22Van Buren County9.199-0.15 pts
23Bradley County9.19+3.69 pts
24Hempstead County9.128+0.98 pts
25Conway County9.067+1.54 pts
26Sharp County8.945+0.82 pts
27Franklin County8.812+1.48 pts
28Independence County8.612+1.73 pts
29Sevier County8.611+3.14 pts
30Pulaski County8.605+0.28 pts
31Logan County8.58+2.75 pts
32Arkansas County8.524+3.55 pts
33Miller County8.477-1.04 pts
34Montgomery County8.397+0.13 pts
35Chicot County8.193+2.98 pts
36Pope County8.078+0.62 pts
37Greene County7.951-0.63 pts
38Woodruff County7.937+0.71 pts
39Drew County7.926+2.17 pts
40Garland County7.887-1.23 pts
41St. Francis County7.789-0.42 pts
42Monroe County7.778+3.28 pts
43Izard County7.752-0.97 pts
44Cross County7.715-0.77 pts
45Lee County7.576+0.17 pts
46Boone County7.489-1.26 pts
47Little River County7.453+1.32 pts
48Jefferson County7.422+1.65 pts
49Ouachita County7.407+1.73 pts
50Howard County7.356-1.91 pts
51Cleburne County7.283-0.6 pts
52Jackson County7.21-2.57 pts
53Crittenden County7.116-0.78 pts
54Polk County7.059-0.77 pts
55Sebastian County6.997-1.41 pts
56Fulton County6.962-0.49 pts
57Hot Spring County6.904+0.71 pts
58Lawrence County6.897+2.58 pts
59Clark County6.765+0.46 pts
60Crawford County6.67-1.89 pts
61Phillips County6.658-0.05 pts
62Baxter County6.625-0.71 pts
63Newton County6.579+0.33 pts
64Columbia County6.463-0.51 pts
65Dallas County6.452+0.25 pts
66Union County6.25-0.99 pts
67Desha County6.219+0.45 pts
68Mississippi County6.142-0.34 pts
69Nevada County5.505+2.85 pts
70Perry County5.208-3.21 pts
71Cleveland County5.161-8.85 pts
72Madison County5.028-4.58 pts
73Stone County5.023-2.2 pts
74Calhoun County4.938-3.2 pts
75Ashley County4.528-1.13 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Clay County, with 13.24% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Ashley County, with 4.528% in 2013.

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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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