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Counties in Arkansas by establishment entry rate

Cleveland County had the highest establishment entry rate of 73 counties in 2018, at 16.552%. Sevier County had the lowest, at 2.972%. The median was 7.581% and the figure for Arkansas was 8.27%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.552Cleveland County
Lowest2.972Sevier County
Median7.58173 counties
Arkansas8.27History

Map of counties, 2018

Arkansas County: 6.783 %Ashley County: 5.983 %Baxter County: 8.188 %Benton County: 9.78 %Boone County: 8.648 %Bradley County: 5.957 %Carroll County: 9.41 %Chicot County: 5.598 %Clark County: 11.268 %Clay County: 5.948 %Cleburne County: 8.186 %Cleveland County: 16.552 %Columbia County: 6.897 %Conway County: 7.378 %Craighead County: 7.95 %Crawford County: 8.498 %Crittenden County: 6.266 %Cross County: 4.412 %Dallas County: 5.682 %Desha County: 5.996 %Drew County: 7.796 %Faulkner County: 10.07 %Franklin County: 5.214 %Fulton County: 6.25 %Garland County: 8.362 %Grant County: 5.952 %Greene County: 8.975 %Hempstead County: 5.205 %Hot Spring County: 8.185 %Howard County: 5.725 %Independence County: 7.453 %Izard County: 4.03 %Jackson County: 9.06 %Jefferson County: 6.427 %Johnson County: 6.162 %Lawrence County: 10.196 %Lee County: 5.172 %Lincoln County: 9.22 %Little River County: 6.897 %Logan County: 12.041 %Lonoke County: 9.363 %Madison County: 9.794 %Marion County: 11.253 %Miller County: 6.892 %Mississippi County: 5.461 %Monroe County: 5.814 %Montgomery County: 15.768 %Nevada County: 4.762 %Newton County: 9.459 %Ouachita County: 5.31 %Perry County: 11.494 %Phillips County: 11.095 %Pike County: 7.429 %Poinsett County: 9.24 %Polk County: 7.416 %Pope County: 8.616 %Prairie County: 5.091 %Pulaski County: 7.914 %Randolph County: 8.403 %St. Francis County: 6.53 %Saline County: 10.072 %Scott County: 6.429 %Searcy County: 14.747 %Sebastian County: 8.298 %Sevier County: 2.972 %Sharp County: 5.812 %Stone County: 6.468 %Union County: 5.131 %Van Buren County: 7.581 %Washington County: 9.484 %White County: 8.394 %Woodruff County: 9.091 %Yell County: 8.214 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Cleveland County: 16.552 %Cleveland County16.552Montgomery County: 15.768 %Montgomery County15.768Searcy County: 14.747 %Searcy County14.747Logan County: 12.041 %Logan County12.041Perry County: 11.494 %Perry County11.494Clark County: 11.268 %Clark County11.268Marion County: 11.253 %Marion County11.253Phillips County: 11.095 %Phillips County11.095Lawrence County: 10.196 %Lawrence County10.196Saline County: 10.072 %Saline County10.072Faulkner County: 10.07 %Faulkner County10.07Madison County: 9.794 %Madison County9.794Benton County: 9.78 %Benton County9.78Washington County: 9.484 %Washington County9.484Newton County: 9.459 %Newton County9.459Carroll County: 9.41 %Carroll County9.41Lonoke County: 9.363 %Lonoke County9.363Poinsett County: 9.24 %Poinsett County9.24Lincoln County: 9.22 %Lincoln County9.22Woodruff County: 9.091 %Woodruff County9.091Jackson County: 9.06 %Jackson County9.06Greene County: 8.975 %Greene County8.975Boone County: 8.648 %Boone County8.648Pope County: 8.616 %Pope County8.616Crawford County: 8.498 %Crawford County8.498Randolph County: 8.403 %Randolph County8.403White County: 8.394 %White County8.394Garland County: 8.362 %Garland County8.362Sebastian County: 8.298 %Sebastian County8.298Yell County: 8.214 %Yell County8.214Baxter County: 8.188 %Baxter County8.188Cleburne County: 8.186 %Cleburne County8.186Hot Spring County: 8.185 %Hot Spring County8.185Craighead County: 7.95 %Craighead County7.95Pulaski County: 7.914 %Pulaski County7.914Drew County: 7.796 %Drew County7.796Van Buren County: 7.581 %Van Buren County7.581Independence County: 7.453 %Independence County7.453Pike County: 7.429 %Pike County7.429Polk County: 7.416 %Polk County7.416Cleveland County: 16.552 %Cleveland County16.552Montgomery County: 15.768 %Montgomery County15.768Searcy County: 14.747 %Searcy County14.747Logan County: 12.041 %Logan County12.041Perry County: 11.494 %Perry County11.494Clark County: 11.268 %Clark County11.268Marion County: 11.253 %Marion County11.253Phillips County: 11.095 %Phillips County11.095Lawrence County: 10.196 %Lawrence County10.196Saline County: 10.072 %Saline County10.072Faulkner County: 10.07 %Faulkner County10.07Madison County: 9.794 %Madison County9.794Benton County: 9.78 %Benton County9.78Washington County: 9.484 %Washington County9.484Newton County: 9.459 %Newton County9.459Carroll County: 9.41 %Carroll County9.41Lonoke County: 9.363 %Lonoke County9.363Poinsett County: 9.24 %Poinsett County9.24Lincoln County: 9.22 %Lincoln County9.22Woodruff County: 9.091 %Woodruff County9.091Jackson County: 9.06 %Jackson County9.06Greene County: 8.975 %Greene County8.975Boone County: 8.648 %Boone County8.648Pope County: 8.616 %Pope County8.616Crawford County: 8.498 %Crawford County8.498Randolph County: 8.403 %Randolph County8.403White County: 8.394 %White County8.394Garland County: 8.362 %Garland County8.362Sebastian County: 8.298 %Sebastian County8.298Yell County: 8.214 %Yell County8.214Baxter County: 8.188 %Baxter County8.188Cleburne County: 8.186 %Cleburne County8.186Hot Spring County: 8.185 %Hot Spring County8.185Craighead County: 7.95 %Craighead County7.95Pulaski County: 7.914 %Pulaski County7.914Drew County: 7.796 %Drew County7.796Van Buren County: 7.581 %Van Buren County7.581Independence County: 7.453 %Independence County7.453Pike County: 7.429 %Pike County7.429Polk County: 7.416 %Polk County7.416
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Cleveland County16.552+5.44 pts
2Montgomery County15.768+8.21 pts
3Searcy County14.747+4.51 pts
4Logan County12.041+2.53 pts
5Perry County11.494+2.24 pts
6Clark County11.268+1.71 pts
7Marion County11.253+4.04 pts
8Phillips County11.095+4.38 pts
9Lawrence County10.196+1.91 pts
10Saline County10.072+0.14 pts
11Faulkner County10.07+0.15 pts
12Madison County9.794-1.65 pts
13Benton County9.78-1.88 pts
14Washington County9.484-0.66 pts
15Newton County9.459+5.51 pts
16Carroll County9.41+1.06 pts
17Lonoke County9.363+0.7 pts
18Poinsett County9.24+3.6 pts
19Lincoln County9.22-0.1 pts
20Woodruff County9.091+2.31 pts
21Jackson County9.06+0.39 pts
22Greene County8.975+1.42 pts
23Boone County8.648+1.33 pts
24Pope County8.616+0.32 pts
25Crawford County8.498-0.41 pts
26Randolph County8.403-1.12 pts
27White County8.394-0.66 pts
28Garland County8.362-0.62 pts
29Sebastian County8.298+0.86 pts
30Yell County8.214+1.36 pts
31Baxter County8.188-0.26 pts
32Cleburne County8.186-2.56 pts
33Hot Spring County8.185+0.15 pts
34Craighead County7.95-1.5 pts
35Pulaski County7.914-0.46 pts
36Drew County7.796+0.26 pts
37Van Buren County7.581-0.14 pts
38Independence County7.453+0.09 pts
39Pike County7.429-0.59 pts
40Polk County7.416+0.67 pts
41Conway County7.378-0.76 pts
42Columbia County6.897+0.46 pts
42Little River County6.897-1.94 pts
44Miller County6.892-3.32 pts
45Arkansas County6.783-0.93 pts
46St. Francis County6.53-0.96 pts
47Stone County6.468+0.22 pts
48Scott County6.429-2.92 pts
49Jefferson County6.427-0.78 pts
50Crittenden County6.266-1.1 pts
51Fulton County6.25+0.02 pts
52Johnson County6.162-1.82 pts
53Desha County5.996-3.54 pts
54Ashley County5.983+0.04 pts
55Bradley County5.957+0.06 pts
56Grant County5.952-5.72 pts
57Clay County5.948-0.3 pts
58Monroe County5.814-4.65 pts
59Sharp County5.812-1.63 pts
60Howard County5.725+0.12 pts
61Dallas County5.682+0.68 pts
62Chicot County5.598-2.57 pts
63Mississippi County5.461-1.77 pts
64Ouachita County5.31-0.17 pts
65Franklin County5.214-3.3 pts
66Hempstead County5.205-0.74 pts
67Lee County5.172+2.67 pts
68Union County5.131-0.35 pts
69Prairie County5.091-1.93 pts
70Nevada County4.762n/a
71Cross County4.412-4.01 pts
72Izard County4.03-5.8 pts
73Sevier County2.972-1.95 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. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2018 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Cleveland County, with 16.552% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Sevier County, with 2.972% in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

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. 2 counties have no value for 2018 and are not ranked.

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