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Counties in Arkansas by establishment entry rate

Cleveland County had the highest establishment entry rate of 75 counties in 2014, at 13.836%. Grant County had the lowest, at 3.468%. The median was 7.477% and the figure for Arkansas was 8.16%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.836Cleveland County
Lowest3.468Grant County
Median7.47775 counties
Arkansas8.16History

Map of counties, 2014

Arkansas County: 7.645 %Ashley County: 3.622 %Baxter County: 7.38 %Benton County: 9.609 %Boone County: 9.169 %Bradley County: 9.725 %Calhoun County: 5.195 %Carroll County: 8.838 %Chicot County: 7.317 %Clark County: 7.113 %Clay County: 8.681 %Cleburne County: 9.774 %Cleveland County: 13.836 %Columbia County: 6.816 %Conway County: 8.258 %Craighead County: 8.167 %Crawford County: 8.655 %Crittenden County: 8.09 %Cross County: 7.82 %Dallas County: 8.625 %Desha County: 7.035 %Drew County: 6.183 %Faulkner County: 8.74 %Franklin County: 8.614 %Fulton County: 10.794 %Garland County: 8.073 %Grant County: 3.468 %Greene County: 6.336 %Hempstead County: 5.348 %Hot Spring County: 9.735 %Howard County: 4.635 %Independence County: 7.539 %Izard County: 6.186 %Jackson County: 8.28 %Jefferson County: 7.067 %Johnson County: 8.227 %Lafayette County: 4.808 %Lawrence County: 8.642 %Lee County: 5.512 %Lincoln County: 4.396 %Little River County: 3.81 %Logan County: 6.471 %Lonoke County: 9.315 %Madison County: 8.403 %Marion County: 7.254 %Miller County: 8.35 %Mississippi County: 8.005 %Monroe County: 4.959 %Montgomery County: 9.16 %Nevada County: 7.477 %Newton County: 6.897 %Ouachita County: 5.214 %Perry County: 5.319 %Phillips County: 5.284 %Pike County: 5.952 %Poinsett County: 7.738 %Polk County: 7.229 %Pope County: 7.634 %Prairie County: 7.432 %Pulaski County: 8.682 %Randolph County: 8.027 %St. Francis County: 4.684 %Saline County: 9.4 %Scott County: 6.061 %Searcy County: 4.425 %Sebastian County: 6.318 %Sevier County: 3.929 %Sharp County: 7.554 %Stone County: 6.651 %Union County: 5.493 %Van Buren County: 10.345 %Washington County: 10.007 %White County: 8.36 %Woodruff County: 4.819 %Yell County: 6.774 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Cleveland County: 13.836 %Cleveland County13.836Fulton County: 10.794 %Fulton County10.794Van Buren County: 10.345 %Van Buren County10.345Washington County: 10.007 %Washington County10.007Cleburne County: 9.774 %Cleburne County9.774Hot Spring County: 9.735 %Hot Spring County9.735Bradley County: 9.725 %Bradley County9.725Benton County: 9.609 %Benton County9.609Saline County: 9.4 %Saline County9.4Lonoke County: 9.315 %Lonoke County9.315Boone County: 9.169 %Boone County9.169Montgomery County: 9.16 %Montgomery County9.16Carroll County: 8.838 %Carroll County8.838Faulkner County: 8.74 %Faulkner County8.74Pulaski County: 8.682 %Pulaski County8.682Clay County: 8.681 %Clay County8.681Crawford County: 8.655 %Crawford County8.655Lawrence County: 8.642 %Lawrence County8.642Dallas County: 8.625 %Dallas County8.625Franklin County: 8.614 %Franklin County8.614Madison County: 8.403 %Madison County8.403White County: 8.36 %White County8.36Miller County: 8.35 %Miller County8.35Jackson County: 8.28 %Jackson County8.28Conway County: 8.258 %Conway County8.258Johnson County: 8.227 %Johnson County8.227Craighead County: 8.167 %Craighead County8.167Crittenden County: 8.09 %Crittenden County8.09Garland County: 8.073 %Garland County8.073Randolph County: 8.027 %Randolph County8.027Mississippi County: 8.005 %Mississippi County8.005Cross County: 7.82 %Cross County7.82Poinsett County: 7.738 %Poinsett County7.738Arkansas County: 7.645 %Arkansas County7.645Pope County: 7.634 %Pope County7.634Sharp County: 7.554 %Sharp County7.554Independence County: 7.539 %Independence County7.539Nevada County: 7.477 %Nevada County7.477Prairie County: 7.432 %Prairie County7.432Baxter County: 7.38 %Baxter County7.38Cleveland County: 13.836 %Cleveland County13.836Fulton County: 10.794 %Fulton County10.794Van Buren County: 10.345 %Van Buren County10.345Washington County: 10.007 %Washington County10.007Cleburne County: 9.774 %Cleburne County9.774Hot Spring County: 9.735 %Hot Spring County9.735Bradley County: 9.725 %Bradley County9.725Benton County: 9.609 %Benton County9.609Saline County: 9.4 %Saline County9.4Lonoke County: 9.315 %Lonoke County9.315Boone County: 9.169 %Boone County9.169Montgomery County: 9.16 %Montgomery County9.16Carroll County: 8.838 %Carroll County8.838Faulkner County: 8.74 %Faulkner County8.74Pulaski County: 8.682 %Pulaski County8.682Clay County: 8.681 %Clay County8.681Crawford County: 8.655 %Crawford County8.655Lawrence County: 8.642 %Lawrence County8.642Dallas County: 8.625 %Dallas County8.625Franklin County: 8.614 %Franklin County8.614Madison County: 8.403 %Madison County8.403White County: 8.36 %White County8.36Miller County: 8.35 %Miller County8.35Jackson County: 8.28 %Jackson County8.28Conway County: 8.258 %Conway County8.258Johnson County: 8.227 %Johnson County8.227Craighead County: 8.167 %Craighead County8.167Crittenden County: 8.09 %Crittenden County8.09Garland County: 8.073 %Garland County8.073Randolph County: 8.027 %Randolph County8.027Mississippi County: 8.005 %Mississippi County8.005Cross County: 7.82 %Cross County7.82Poinsett County: 7.738 %Poinsett County7.738Arkansas County: 7.645 %Arkansas County7.645Pope County: 7.634 %Pope County7.634Sharp County: 7.554 %Sharp County7.554Independence County: 7.539 %Independence County7.539Nevada County: 7.477 %Nevada County7.477Prairie County: 7.432 %Prairie County7.432Baxter County: 7.38 %Baxter County7.38
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Cleveland County13.836+8.68 pts
2Fulton County10.794+3.83 pts
3Van Buren County10.345+1.15 pts
4Washington County10.007-0.66 pts
5Cleburne County9.774+2.49 pts
6Hot Spring County9.735+2.83 pts
7Bradley County9.725+0.54 pts
8Benton County9.609-0.08 pts
9Saline County9.4-1.3 pts
10Lonoke County9.315-1.74 pts
11Boone County9.169+1.68 pts
12Montgomery County9.16+0.76 pts
13Carroll County8.838-0.8 pts
14Faulkner County8.74-1.44 pts
15Pulaski County8.682+0.08 pts
16Clay County8.681-4.56 pts
17Crawford County8.655+1.98 pts
18Lawrence County8.642+1.74 pts
19Dallas County8.625+2.17 pts
20Franklin County8.614-0.2 pts
21Madison County8.403+3.38 pts
22White County8.36-1.24 pts
23Miller County8.35-0.13 pts
24Jackson County8.28+1.07 pts
25Conway County8.258-0.81 pts
26Johnson County8.227-4.74 pts
27Craighead County8.167-1.93 pts
28Crittenden County8.09+0.97 pts
29Garland County8.073+0.19 pts
30Randolph County8.027-1.62 pts
31Mississippi County8.005+1.86 pts
32Cross County7.82+0.11 pts
33Poinsett County7.738-3.34 pts
34Arkansas County7.645-0.88 pts
35Pope County7.634-0.44 pts
36Sharp County7.554-1.39 pts
37Independence County7.539-1.07 pts
38Nevada County7.477+1.97 pts
39Prairie County7.432-2.63 pts
40Baxter County7.38+0.75 pts
41Chicot County7.317-0.88 pts
42Marion County7.254-3.43 pts
43Polk County7.229+0.17 pts
44Clark County7.113+0.35 pts
45Jefferson County7.067-0.35 pts
46Desha County7.035+0.82 pts
47Newton County6.897+0.32 pts
48Columbia County6.816+0.35 pts
49Yell County6.774-3.38 pts
50Stone County6.651+1.63 pts
51Logan County6.471-2.11 pts
52Greene County6.336-1.61 pts
53Sebastian County6.318-0.68 pts
54Izard County6.186-1.57 pts
55Drew County6.183-1.74 pts
56Scott County6.061-4.64 pts
57Pike County5.952-4.08 pts
58Lee County5.512-2.06 pts
59Union County5.493-0.76 pts
60Hempstead County5.348-3.78 pts
61Perry County5.319+0.11 pts
62Phillips County5.284-1.37 pts
63Ouachita County5.214-2.19 pts
64Calhoun County5.195+0.26 pts
65Monroe County4.959-2.82 pts
66Woodruff County4.819-3.12 pts
67Lafayette County4.808-8.19 pts
68St. Francis County4.684-3.1 pts
69Howard County4.635-2.72 pts
70Searcy County4.425-5.06 pts
71Lincoln County4.396-5.79 pts
72Sevier County3.929-4.68 pts
73Little River County3.81-3.64 pts
74Ashley County3.622-0.91 pts
75Grant County3.468-8.74 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Cleveland County, with 13.836% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Grant County, with 3.468% in 2014.

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