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Counties in Arkansas by establishment entry rate

Grant County had the highest establishment entry rate of 74 counties in 2017, at 11.67%. Lee County had the lowest, at 2.5%. The median was 8% and the figure for Arkansas was 8.717%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.67Grant County
Lowest2.5Lee County
Median874 counties
Arkansas8.717History

Map of counties, 2017

Arkansas County: 7.717 %Ashley County: 5.941 %Baxter County: 8.445 %Benton County: 11.658 %Boone County: 7.314 %Bradley County: 5.895 %Calhoun County: 5.442 %Carroll County: 8.353 %Chicot County: 8.163 %Clark County: 9.563 %Clay County: 6.25 %Cleburne County: 10.745 %Cleveland County: 11.111 %Columbia County: 6.433 %Conway County: 8.136 %Craighead County: 9.45 %Crawford County: 8.905 %Crittenden County: 7.37 %Cross County: 8.421 %Dallas County: 5 %Desha County: 9.541 %Drew County: 7.537 %Faulkner County: 9.918 %Franklin County: 8.519 %Fulton County: 6.231 %Garland County: 8.986 %Grant County: 11.67 %Greene County: 7.557 %Hempstead County: 5.946 %Hot Spring County: 8.034 %Howard County: 5.607 %Independence County: 7.362 %Izard County: 9.828 %Jackson County: 8.667 %Jefferson County: 7.207 %Johnson County: 7.978 %Lafayette County: 5.405 %Lawrence County: 8.284 %Lee County: 2.5 %Lincoln County: 9.319 %Little River County: 8.833 %Logan County: 9.51 %Lonoke County: 8.668 %Madison County: 11.444 %Marion County: 7.216 %Miller County: 10.209 %Mississippi County: 7.229 %Monroe County: 10.465 %Montgomery County: 7.563 %Newton County: 3.947 %Ouachita County: 5.476 %Perry County: 9.249 %Phillips County: 6.713 %Pike County: 8.023 %Poinsett County: 5.638 %Polk County: 6.747 %Pope County: 8.295 %Prairie County: 7.018 %Pulaski County: 8.373 %Randolph County: 9.524 %St. Francis County: 7.488 %Saline County: 9.935 %Scott County: 9.353 %Searcy County: 10.233 %Sebastian County: 7.436 %Sevier County: 4.918 %Sharp County: 7.445 %Stone County: 6.25 %Union County: 5.483 %Van Buren County: 7.719 %Washington County: 10.142 %White County: 9.059 %Woodruff County: 6.78 %Yell County: 6.859 %
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%, 2017. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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, 2017

Grant County: 11.67 %Grant County11.67Benton County: 11.658 %Benton County11.658Madison County: 11.444 %Madison County11.444Cleveland County: 11.111 %Cleveland County11.111Cleburne County: 10.745 %Cleburne County10.745Monroe County: 10.465 %Monroe County10.465Searcy County: 10.233 %Searcy County10.233Miller County: 10.209 %Miller County10.209Washington County: 10.142 %Washington County10.142Saline County: 9.935 %Saline County9.935Faulkner County: 9.918 %Faulkner County9.918Izard County: 9.828 %Izard County9.828Clark County: 9.563 %Clark County9.563Desha County: 9.541 %Desha County9.541Randolph County: 9.524 %Randolph County9.524Logan County: 9.51 %Logan County9.51Craighead County: 9.45 %Craighead County9.45Scott County: 9.353 %Scott County9.353Lincoln County: 9.319 %Lincoln County9.319Perry County: 9.249 %Perry County9.249White County: 9.059 %White County9.059Garland County: 8.986 %Garland County8.986Crawford County: 8.905 %Crawford County8.905Little River County: 8.833 %Little River County8.833Lonoke County: 8.668 %Lonoke County8.668Jackson County: 8.667 %Jackson County8.667Franklin County: 8.519 %Franklin County8.519Baxter County: 8.445 %Baxter County8.445Cross County: 8.421 %Cross County8.421Pulaski County: 8.373 %Pulaski County8.373Carroll County: 8.353 %Carroll County8.353Pope County: 8.295 %Pope County8.295Lawrence County: 8.284 %Lawrence County8.284Chicot County: 8.163 %Chicot County8.163Conway County: 8.136 %Conway County8.136Hot Spring County: 8.034 %Hot Spring County8.034Pike County: 8.023 %Pike County8.023Johnson County: 7.978 %Johnson County7.978Van Buren County: 7.719 %Van Buren County7.719Arkansas County: 7.717 %Arkansas County7.717Grant County: 11.67 %Grant County11.67Benton County: 11.658 %Benton County11.658Madison County: 11.444 %Madison County11.444Cleveland County: 11.111 %Cleveland County11.111Cleburne County: 10.745 %Cleburne County10.745Monroe County: 10.465 %Monroe County10.465Searcy County: 10.233 %Searcy County10.233Miller County: 10.209 %Miller County10.209Washington County: 10.142 %Washington County10.142Saline County: 9.935 %Saline County9.935Faulkner County: 9.918 %Faulkner County9.918Izard County: 9.828 %Izard County9.828Clark County: 9.563 %Clark County9.563Desha County: 9.541 %Desha County9.541Randolph County: 9.524 %Randolph County9.524Logan County: 9.51 %Logan County9.51Craighead County: 9.45 %Craighead County9.45Scott County: 9.353 %Scott County9.353Lincoln County: 9.319 %Lincoln County9.319Perry County: 9.249 %Perry County9.249White County: 9.059 %White County9.059Garland County: 8.986 %Garland County8.986Crawford County: 8.905 %Crawford County8.905Little River County: 8.833 %Little River County8.833Lonoke County: 8.668 %Lonoke County8.668Jackson County: 8.667 %Jackson County8.667Franklin County: 8.519 %Franklin County8.519Baxter County: 8.445 %Baxter County8.445Cross County: 8.421 %Cross County8.421Pulaski County: 8.373 %Pulaski County8.373Carroll County: 8.353 %Carroll County8.353Pope County: 8.295 %Pope County8.295Lawrence County: 8.284 %Lawrence County8.284Chicot County: 8.163 %Chicot County8.163Conway County: 8.136 %Conway County8.136Hot Spring County: 8.034 %Hot Spring County8.034Pike County: 8.023 %Pike County8.023Johnson County: 7.978 %Johnson County7.978Van Buren County: 7.719 %Van Buren County7.719Arkansas County: 7.717 %Arkansas County7.717
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Grant County11.67+5.55 pts
2Benton County11.658+0.18 pts
3Madison County11.444+1.84 pts
4Cleveland County11.111+1.78 pts
5Cleburne County10.745+2.44 pts
6Monroe County10.465+6.33 pts
7Searcy County10.233+0.14 pts
8Miller County10.209+1.48 pts
9Washington County10.142-0.27 pts
10Saline County9.935-0.76 pts
11Faulkner County9.918-0.23 pts
12Izard County9.828+0.35 pts
13Clark County9.563+0.74 pts
14Desha County9.541+3.51 pts
15Randolph County9.524+0.02 pts
16Logan County9.51+0.81 pts
17Craighead County9.45-0.42 pts
18Scott County9.353+1.44 pts
19Lincoln County9.319-0.61 pts
20Perry County9.249+3.69 pts
21White County9.059-0.31 pts
22Garland County8.986-0.58 pts
23Crawford County8.905-0.39 pts
24Little River County8.833-2.03 pts
25Lonoke County8.668-2.62 pts
26Jackson County8.667+4.46 pts
27Franklin County8.519+1.21 pts
28Baxter County8.445-0.65 pts
29Cross County8.421+3.28 pts
30Pulaski County8.373-1.07 pts
31Carroll County8.353-1.09 pts
32Pope County8.295-0.75 pts
33Lawrence County8.284-0.41 pts
34Chicot County8.163+5.65 pts
35Conway County8.136+2 pts
36Hot Spring County8.034-1.74 pts
37Pike County8.023-0.67 pts
38Johnson County7.978-1.18 pts
39Van Buren County7.719-1.42 pts
40Arkansas County7.717+2.04 pts
41Montgomery County7.563+3.61 pts
42Greene County7.557-1 pts
43Drew County7.537-0.05 pts
44St. Francis County7.488+2.91 pts
45Sharp County7.445-3.65 pts
46Sebastian County7.436+0.25 pts
47Crittenden County7.37+1.26 pts
48Independence County7.362-3.34 pts
49Boone County7.314-1.21 pts
50Mississippi County7.229-2.19 pts
51Marion County7.216-0.52 pts
52Jefferson County7.207+0.83 pts
53Prairie County7.018-1.37 pts
54Yell County6.859-2.65 pts
55Woodruff County6.78+0.06 pts
56Polk County6.747-1.23 pts
57Phillips County6.713-3.96 pts
58Columbia County6.433+2.08 pts
59Clay County6.25+2.28 pts
59Stone County6.25-3.73 pts
61Fulton County6.231-6.15 pts
62Hempstead County5.946-0.02 pts
63Ashley County5.941+0.38 pts
64Bradley County5.895-3.41 pts
65Poinsett County5.638-2.65 pts
66Howard County5.607+0.85 pts
67Union County5.483+0.18 pts
68Ouachita County5.476+0.76 pts
69Calhoun County5.442+0.04 pts
70Lafayette County5.405+1.22 pts
71Dallas County5-1.11 pts
72Sevier County4.918-3.67 pts
73Newton County3.947-6.65 pts
74Lee County2.5-3.19 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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2017 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Grant County, with 11.67% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Lee County, with 2.5% in 2017.

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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. 1 counties have no value for 2017 and are not ranked.

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