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Counties in Arkansas by establishment entry rate

Fulton County had the highest establishment entry rate of 75 counties in 2016, at 12.384%. Chicot County had the lowest, at 2.513%. The median was 8.696% and the figure for Arkansas was 9.052%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.384Fulton County
Lowest2.513Chicot County
Median8.69675 counties
Arkansas9.052History

Map of counties, 2016

Arkansas County: 5.678 %Ashley County: 5.563 %Baxter County: 9.1 %Benton County: 11.479 %Boone County: 8.523 %Bradley County: 9.302 %Calhoun County: 5.405 %Carroll County: 9.446 %Chicot County: 2.513 %Clark County: 8.824 %Clay County: 3.971 %Cleburne County: 8.302 %Cleveland County: 9.333 %Columbia County: 4.356 %Conway County: 6.138 %Craighead County: 9.869 %Crawford County: 9.293 %Crittenden County: 6.11 %Cross County: 5.144 %Dallas County: 6.111 %Desha County: 6.028 %Drew County: 7.588 %Faulkner County: 10.147 %Franklin County: 7.313 %Fulton County: 12.384 %Garland County: 9.568 %Grant County: 6.122 %Greene County: 8.56 %Hempstead County: 5.97 %Hot Spring County: 9.772 %Howard County: 4.753 %Independence County: 10.705 %Izard County: 9.476 %Jackson County: 4.207 %Jefferson County: 6.376 %Johnson County: 9.154 %Lafayette County: 4.188 %Lawrence County: 8.696 %Lee County: 5.691 %Lincoln County: 9.929 %Little River County: 10.863 %Logan County: 8.696 %Lonoke County: 11.29 %Madison County: 9.605 %Marion County: 7.732 %Miller County: 8.724 %Mississippi County: 9.416 %Monroe County: 4.13 %Montgomery County: 3.953 %Nevada County: 9.091 %Newton County: 10.596 %Ouachita County: 4.716 %Perry County: 5.556 %Phillips County: 10.67 %Pike County: 8.696 %Poinsett County: 8.284 %Polk County: 7.981 %Pope County: 9.046 %Prairie County: 8.392 %Pulaski County: 9.444 %Randolph County: 9.508 %St. Francis County: 4.578 %Saline County: 10.698 %Scott County: 7.914 %Searcy County: 10.092 %Sebastian County: 7.187 %Sevier County: 8.589 %Sharp County: 11.092 %Stone County: 9.976 %Union County: 5.298 %Van Buren County: 9.137 %Washington County: 10.408 %White County: 9.367 %Woodruff County: 6.723 %Yell County: 9.506 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Fulton County: 12.384 %Fulton County12.384Benton County: 11.479 %Benton County11.479Lonoke County: 11.29 %Lonoke County11.29Sharp County: 11.092 %Sharp County11.092Little River County: 10.863 %Little River County10.863Independence County: 10.705 %Independence County10.705Saline County: 10.698 %Saline County10.698Phillips County: 10.67 %Phillips County10.67Newton County: 10.596 %Newton County10.596Washington County: 10.408 %Washington County10.408Faulkner County: 10.147 %Faulkner County10.147Searcy County: 10.092 %Searcy County10.092Stone County: 9.976 %Stone County9.976Lincoln County: 9.929 %Lincoln County9.929Craighead County: 9.869 %Craighead County9.869Hot Spring County: 9.772 %Hot Spring County9.772Madison County: 9.605 %Madison County9.605Garland County: 9.568 %Garland County9.568Randolph County: 9.508 %Randolph County9.508Yell County: 9.506 %Yell County9.506Izard County: 9.476 %Izard County9.476Carroll County: 9.446 %Carroll County9.446Pulaski County: 9.444 %Pulaski County9.444Mississippi County: 9.416 %Mississippi County9.416White County: 9.367 %White County9.367Cleveland County: 9.333 %Cleveland County9.333Bradley County: 9.302 %Bradley County9.302Crawford County: 9.293 %Crawford County9.293Johnson County: 9.154 %Johnson County9.154Van Buren County: 9.137 %Van Buren County9.137Baxter County: 9.1 %Baxter County9.1Nevada County: 9.091 %Nevada County9.091Pope County: 9.046 %Pope County9.046Clark County: 8.824 %Clark County8.824Miller County: 8.724 %Miller County8.724Lawrence County: 8.696 %Lawrence County8.696Logan County: 8.696 %Logan County8.696Pike County: 8.696 %Pike County8.696Sevier County: 8.589 %Sevier County8.589Greene County: 8.56 %Greene County8.56Fulton County: 12.384 %Fulton County12.384Benton County: 11.479 %Benton County11.479Lonoke County: 11.29 %Lonoke County11.29Sharp County: 11.092 %Sharp County11.092Little River County: 10.863 %Little River County10.863Independence County: 10.705 %Independence County10.705Saline County: 10.698 %Saline County10.698Phillips County: 10.67 %Phillips County10.67Newton County: 10.596 %Newton County10.596Washington County: 10.408 %Washington County10.408Faulkner County: 10.147 %Faulkner County10.147Searcy County: 10.092 %Searcy County10.092Stone County: 9.976 %Stone County9.976Lincoln County: 9.929 %Lincoln County9.929Craighead County: 9.869 %Craighead County9.869Hot Spring County: 9.772 %Hot Spring County9.772Madison County: 9.605 %Madison County9.605Garland County: 9.568 %Garland County9.568Randolph County: 9.508 %Randolph County9.508Yell County: 9.506 %Yell County9.506Izard County: 9.476 %Izard County9.476Carroll County: 9.446 %Carroll County9.446Pulaski County: 9.444 %Pulaski County9.444Mississippi County: 9.416 %Mississippi County9.416White County: 9.367 %White County9.367Cleveland County: 9.333 %Cleveland County9.333Bradley County: 9.302 %Bradley County9.302Crawford County: 9.293 %Crawford County9.293Johnson County: 9.154 %Johnson County9.154Van Buren County: 9.137 %Van Buren County9.137Baxter County: 9.1 %Baxter County9.1Nevada County: 9.091 %Nevada County9.091Pope County: 9.046 %Pope County9.046Clark County: 8.824 %Clark County8.824Miller County: 8.724 %Miller County8.724Lawrence County: 8.696 %Lawrence County8.696Logan County: 8.696 %Logan County8.696Pike County: 8.696 %Pike County8.696Sevier County: 8.589 %Sevier County8.589Greene County: 8.56 %Greene County8.56
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Fulton County12.384+1.73 pts
2Benton County11.479+1.27 pts
3Lonoke County11.29+2.85 pts
4Sharp County11.092+3.5 pts
5Little River County10.863+6.36 pts
6Independence County10.705+1.68 pts
7Saline County10.698+2.16 pts
8Phillips County10.67+3.37 pts
9Newton County10.596+2.49 pts
10Washington County10.408+0.44 pts
11Faulkner County10.147-0.86 pts
12Searcy County10.092+1.87 pts
13Stone County9.976-1.13 pts
14Lincoln County9.929-0.98 pts
15Craighead County9.869+1.42 pts
16Hot Spring County9.772+4.06 pts
17Madison County9.605+0.57 pts
18Garland County9.568+1.54 pts
19Randolph County9.508+4.47 pts
20Yell County9.506-0.71 pts
21Izard County9.476+0.8 pts
22Carroll County9.446+1.73 pts
23Pulaski County9.444+0.83 pts
24Mississippi County9.416+2.46 pts
25White County9.367+0.83 pts
26Cleveland County9.333+5.51 pts
27Bradley County9.302+3.03 pts
28Crawford County9.293+0.38 pts
29Johnson County9.154-1.58 pts
30Van Buren County9.137-0.68 pts
31Baxter County9.1+1.86 pts
32Nevada County9.091+0.76 pts
33Pope County9.046-1.07 pts
34Clark County8.824+3.79 pts
35Miller County8.724+1.57 pts
36Lawrence County8.696-0.58 pts
36Logan County8.696+3.03 pts
36Pike County8.696-2.61 pts
39Sevier County8.589+3.76 pts
40Greene County8.56+1.25 pts
41Boone County8.523+0.65 pts
42Prairie County8.392+2.82 pts
43Cleburne County8.302-1.79 pts
44Poinsett County8.284-0.04 pts
45Polk County7.981-0.97 pts
46Scott County7.914+0.92 pts
47Marion County7.732-2.09 pts
48Drew County7.588+0.21 pts
49Franklin County7.313-3.96 pts
50Sebastian County7.187+0.25 pts
51Woodruff County6.723-0.75 pts
52Jefferson County6.376-0.16 pts
53Conway County6.138-4.78 pts
54Grant County6.122+0.54 pts
55Dallas County6.111+1.75 pts
56Crittenden County6.11-1.8 pts
57Desha County6.028-0.55 pts
58Hempstead County5.97+0.28 pts
59Lee County5.691+0.85 pts
60Arkansas County5.678-2.01 pts
61Ashley County5.563+1.79 pts
62Perry County5.556-3.14 pts
63Calhoun County5.405+0.04 pts
64Union County5.298-1.65 pts
65Cross County5.144-3.25 pts
66Howard County4.753-2.51 pts
67Ouachita County4.716-2.65 pts
68St. Francis County4.578-1.4 pts
69Columbia County4.356-0.54 pts
70Jackson County4.207-4.72 pts
71Lafayette County4.188-1.72 pts
72Monroe County4.13+1.3 pts
73Clay County3.971-2.03 pts
74Montgomery County3.953-2.15 pts
75Chicot County2.513-4.37 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Fulton County, with 12.384% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Chicot County, with 2.513% in 2016.

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