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Counties in Arkansas by establishment entry rate

Pike County had the highest establishment entry rate of 75 counties in 2015, at 11.31%. Monroe County had the lowest, at 2.833%. The median was 7.684% and the figure for Arkansas was 8.52%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.31Pike County
Lowest2.833Monroe County
Median7.68475 counties
Arkansas8.52History

Map of counties, 2015

Arkansas County: 7.684 %Ashley County: 3.769 %Baxter County: 7.236 %Benton County: 10.207 %Boone County: 7.869 %Bradley County: 6.276 %Calhoun County: 5.369 %Carroll County: 7.711 %Chicot County: 6.88 %Clark County: 5.037 %Clay County: 5.996 %Cleburne County: 10.093 %Cleveland County: 3.822 %Columbia County: 4.9 %Conway County: 10.914 %Craighead County: 8.453 %Crawford County: 8.917 %Crittenden County: 7.911 %Cross County: 8.396 %Dallas County: 4.36 %Desha County: 6.574 %Drew County: 7.377 %Faulkner County: 11.006 %Franklin County: 11.273 %Fulton County: 10.658 %Garland County: 8.023 %Grant County: 5.578 %Greene County: 7.31 %Hempstead County: 5.691 %Hot Spring County: 5.714 %Howard County: 7.26 %Independence County: 9.023 %Izard County: 8.673 %Jackson County: 8.931 %Jefferson County: 6.536 %Johnson County: 10.734 %Lafayette County: 5.911 %Lawrence County: 9.274 %Lee County: 4.839 %Lincoln County: 10.909 %Little River County: 4.502 %Logan County: 5.663 %Lonoke County: 8.438 %Madison County: 9.04 %Marion County: 9.819 %Miller County: 7.157 %Mississippi County: 6.955 %Monroe County: 2.833 %Montgomery County: 6.107 %Nevada County: 8.333 %Newton County: 8.108 %Ouachita County: 7.368 %Perry County: 8.696 %Phillips County: 7.297 %Pike County: 11.31 %Poinsett County: 8.321 %Polk County: 8.948 %Pope County: 10.114 %Prairie County: 5.575 %Pulaski County: 8.619 %Randolph County: 5.042 %St. Francis County: 5.981 %Saline County: 8.534 %Scott County: 6.993 %Searcy County: 8.219 %Sebastian County: 6.942 %Sevier County: 4.829 %Sharp County: 7.595 %Stone County: 11.111 %Union County: 6.948 %Van Buren County: 9.814 %Washington County: 9.97 %White County: 8.534 %Woodruff County: 7.469 %Yell County: 10.219 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Pike County: 11.31 %Pike County11.31Franklin County: 11.273 %Franklin County11.273Stone County: 11.111 %Stone County11.111Faulkner County: 11.006 %Faulkner County11.006Conway County: 10.914 %Conway County10.914Lincoln County: 10.909 %Lincoln County10.909Johnson County: 10.734 %Johnson County10.734Fulton County: 10.658 %Fulton County10.658Yell County: 10.219 %Yell County10.219Benton County: 10.207 %Benton County10.207Pope County: 10.114 %Pope County10.114Cleburne County: 10.093 %Cleburne County10.093Washington County: 9.97 %Washington County9.97Marion County: 9.819 %Marion County9.819Van Buren County: 9.814 %Van Buren County9.814Lawrence County: 9.274 %Lawrence County9.274Madison County: 9.04 %Madison County9.04Independence County: 9.023 %Independence County9.023Polk County: 8.948 %Polk County8.948Jackson County: 8.931 %Jackson County8.931Crawford County: 8.917 %Crawford County8.917Perry County: 8.696 %Perry County8.696Izard County: 8.673 %Izard County8.673Pulaski County: 8.619 %Pulaski County8.619Saline County: 8.534 %Saline County8.534White County: 8.534 %White County8.534Craighead County: 8.453 %Craighead County8.453Lonoke County: 8.438 %Lonoke County8.438Cross County: 8.396 %Cross County8.396Nevada County: 8.333 %Nevada County8.333Poinsett County: 8.321 %Poinsett County8.321Searcy County: 8.219 %Searcy County8.219Newton County: 8.108 %Newton County8.108Garland County: 8.023 %Garland County8.023Crittenden County: 7.911 %Crittenden County7.911Boone County: 7.869 %Boone County7.869Carroll County: 7.711 %Carroll County7.711Arkansas County: 7.684 %Arkansas County7.684Sharp County: 7.595 %Sharp County7.595Woodruff County: 7.469 %Woodruff County7.469Pike County: 11.31 %Pike County11.31Franklin County: 11.273 %Franklin County11.273Stone County: 11.111 %Stone County11.111Faulkner County: 11.006 %Faulkner County11.006Conway County: 10.914 %Conway County10.914Lincoln County: 10.909 %Lincoln County10.909Johnson County: 10.734 %Johnson County10.734Fulton County: 10.658 %Fulton County10.658Yell County: 10.219 %Yell County10.219Benton County: 10.207 %Benton County10.207Pope County: 10.114 %Pope County10.114Cleburne County: 10.093 %Cleburne County10.093Washington County: 9.97 %Washington County9.97Marion County: 9.819 %Marion County9.819Van Buren County: 9.814 %Van Buren County9.814Lawrence County: 9.274 %Lawrence County9.274Madison County: 9.04 %Madison County9.04Independence County: 9.023 %Independence County9.023Polk County: 8.948 %Polk County8.948Jackson County: 8.931 %Jackson County8.931Crawford County: 8.917 %Crawford County8.917Perry County: 8.696 %Perry County8.696Izard County: 8.673 %Izard County8.673Pulaski County: 8.619 %Pulaski County8.619Saline County: 8.534 %Saline County8.534White County: 8.534 %White County8.534Craighead County: 8.453 %Craighead County8.453Lonoke County: 8.438 %Lonoke County8.438Cross County: 8.396 %Cross County8.396Nevada County: 8.333 %Nevada County8.333Poinsett County: 8.321 %Poinsett County8.321Searcy County: 8.219 %Searcy County8.219Newton County: 8.108 %Newton County8.108Garland County: 8.023 %Garland County8.023Crittenden County: 7.911 %Crittenden County7.911Boone County: 7.869 %Boone County7.869Carroll County: 7.711 %Carroll County7.711Arkansas County: 7.684 %Arkansas County7.684Sharp County: 7.595 %Sharp County7.595Woodruff County: 7.469 %Woodruff County7.469
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Pike County11.31+5.36 pts
2Franklin County11.273+2.66 pts
3Stone County11.111+4.46 pts
4Faulkner County11.006+2.27 pts
5Conway County10.914+2.66 pts
6Lincoln County10.909+6.51 pts
7Johnson County10.734+2.51 pts
8Fulton County10.658-0.14 pts
9Yell County10.219+3.44 pts
10Benton County10.207+0.6 pts
11Pope County10.114+2.48 pts
12Cleburne County10.093+0.32 pts
13Washington County9.97-0.04 pts
14Marion County9.819+2.57 pts
15Van Buren County9.814-0.53 pts
16Lawrence County9.274+0.63 pts
17Madison County9.04+0.64 pts
18Independence County9.023+1.48 pts
19Polk County8.948+1.72 pts
20Jackson County8.931+0.65 pts
21Crawford County8.917+0.26 pts
22Perry County8.696+3.38 pts
23Izard County8.673+2.49 pts
24Pulaski County8.619-0.06 pts
25Saline County8.534-0.87 pts
25White County8.534+0.17 pts
27Craighead County8.453+0.29 pts
28Lonoke County8.438-0.88 pts
29Cross County8.396+0.58 pts
30Nevada County8.333+0.86 pts
31Poinsett County8.321+0.58 pts
32Searcy County8.219+3.79 pts
33Newton County8.108+1.21 pts
34Garland County8.023-0.05 pts
35Crittenden County7.911-0.18 pts
36Boone County7.869-1.3 pts
37Carroll County7.711-1.13 pts
38Arkansas County7.684+0.04 pts
39Sharp County7.595+0.04 pts
40Woodruff County7.469+2.65 pts
41Drew County7.377+1.19 pts
42Ouachita County7.368+2.15 pts
43Greene County7.31+0.97 pts
44Phillips County7.297+2.01 pts
45Howard County7.26+2.63 pts
46Baxter County7.236-0.14 pts
47Miller County7.157-1.19 pts
48Scott County6.993+0.93 pts
49Mississippi County6.955-1.05 pts
50Union County6.948+1.46 pts
51Sebastian County6.942+0.62 pts
52Chicot County6.88-0.44 pts
53Desha County6.574-0.46 pts
54Jefferson County6.536-0.53 pts
55Bradley County6.276-3.45 pts
56Montgomery County6.107-3.05 pts
57Clay County5.996-2.68 pts
58St. Francis County5.981+1.3 pts
59Lafayette County5.911+1.1 pts
60Hot Spring County5.714-4.02 pts
61Hempstead County5.691+0.34 pts
62Logan County5.663-0.81 pts
63Grant County5.578+2.11 pts
64Prairie County5.575-1.86 pts
65Calhoun County5.369+0.17 pts
66Randolph County5.042-2.98 pts
67Clark County5.037-2.08 pts
68Columbia County4.9-1.92 pts
69Lee County4.839-0.67 pts
70Sevier County4.829+0.9 pts
71Little River County4.502+0.69 pts
72Dallas County4.36-4.26 pts
73Cleveland County3.822-10.01 pts
74Ashley County3.769+0.15 pts
75Monroe County2.833-2.13 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Pike County, with 11.31% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Monroe County, with 2.833% in 2015.

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