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Counties in Arkansas by establishment entry rate

Newton County had the highest establishment entry rate of 74 counties in 2019, at 17.568%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 3.61%. The median was 7.95% and the figure for Arkansas was 8.765%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.568Newton County
Lowest3.61Lincoln County
Median7.9574 counties
Arkansas8.765History

Map of counties, 2019

Arkansas County: 9.912 %Ashley County: 5.747 %Baxter County: 6.939 %Benton County: 10.807 %Boone County: 7.65 %Bradley County: 5.64 %Carroll County: 11.031 %Chicot County: 4.167 %Clark County: 8.431 %Clay County: 5.303 %Cleburne County: 8.905 %Cleveland County: 9.722 %Columbia County: 7.723 %Conway County: 9.387 %Craighead County: 9.679 %Crawford County: 7.835 %Crittenden County: 8.474 %Cross County: 5.63 %Dallas County: 4.624 %Desha County: 4.982 %Drew County: 4.564 %Faulkner County: 11.176 %Franklin County: 8.224 %Fulton County: 9.119 %Garland County: 9.624 %Grant County: 8.284 %Greene County: 6.538 %Hempstead County: 8.815 %Hot Spring County: 7.479 %Howard County: 7.859 %Independence County: 8.396 %Izard County: 5.836 %Jackson County: 7.654 %Jefferson County: 5.497 %Johnson County: 10.379 %Lafayette County: 9.945 %Lawrence County: 10.832 %Lee County: 6.809 %Lincoln County: 3.61 %Little River County: 6.329 %Logan County: 7.184 %Lonoke County: 8.791 %Madison County: 8.101 %Marion County: 12.06 %Miller County: 9.28 %Mississippi County: 5.687 %Monroe County: 6.006 %Montgomery County: 6.504 %Nevada County: 8.04 %Newton County: 17.568 %Ouachita County: 5.169 %Perry County: 8.889 %Phillips County: 4.571 %Pike County: 11.173 %Poinsett County: 4.885 %Polk County: 5.097 %Pope County: 7.407 %Prairie County: 8.889 %Pulaski County: 8.594 %Randolph County: 5.137 %St. Francis County: 3.931 %Saline County: 11.163 %Scott County: 7.326 %Searcy County: 12.335 %Sebastian County: 8.118 %Sevier County: 11.814 %Sharp County: 7.547 %Stone County: 8.5 %Union County: 7.363 %Van Buren County: 5.566 %Washington County: 10.876 %White County: 7.575 %Woodruff County: 8.163 %Yell County: 8.726 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Newton County: 17.568 %Newton County17.568Searcy County: 12.335 %Searcy County12.335Marion County: 12.06 %Marion County12.06Sevier County: 11.814 %Sevier County11.814Faulkner County: 11.176 %Faulkner County11.176Pike County: 11.173 %Pike County11.173Saline County: 11.163 %Saline County11.163Carroll County: 11.031 %Carroll County11.031Washington County: 10.876 %Washington County10.876Lawrence County: 10.832 %Lawrence County10.832Benton County: 10.807 %Benton County10.807Johnson County: 10.379 %Johnson County10.379Lafayette County: 9.945 %Lafayette County9.945Arkansas County: 9.912 %Arkansas County9.912Cleveland County: 9.722 %Cleveland County9.722Craighead County: 9.679 %Craighead County9.679Garland County: 9.624 %Garland County9.624Conway County: 9.387 %Conway County9.387Miller County: 9.28 %Miller County9.28Fulton County: 9.119 %Fulton County9.119Cleburne County: 8.905 %Cleburne County8.905Perry County: 8.889 %Perry County8.889Prairie County: 8.889 %Prairie County8.889Hempstead County: 8.815 %Hempstead County8.815Lonoke County: 8.791 %Lonoke County8.791Yell County: 8.726 %Yell County8.726Pulaski County: 8.594 %Pulaski County8.594Stone County: 8.5 %Stone County8.5Crittenden County: 8.474 %Crittenden County8.474Clark County: 8.431 %Clark County8.431Independence County: 8.396 %Independence County8.396Grant County: 8.284 %Grant County8.284Franklin County: 8.224 %Franklin County8.224Woodruff County: 8.163 %Woodruff County8.163Sebastian County: 8.118 %Sebastian County8.118Madison County: 8.101 %Madison County8.101Nevada County: 8.04 %Nevada County8.04Howard County: 7.859 %Howard County7.859Crawford County: 7.835 %Crawford County7.835Columbia County: 7.723 %Columbia County7.723Newton County: 17.568 %Newton County17.568Searcy County: 12.335 %Searcy County12.335Marion County: 12.06 %Marion County12.06Sevier County: 11.814 %Sevier County11.814Faulkner County: 11.176 %Faulkner County11.176Pike County: 11.173 %Pike County11.173Saline County: 11.163 %Saline County11.163Carroll County: 11.031 %Carroll County11.031Washington County: 10.876 %Washington County10.876Lawrence County: 10.832 %Lawrence County10.832Benton County: 10.807 %Benton County10.807Johnson County: 10.379 %Johnson County10.379Lafayette County: 9.945 %Lafayette County9.945Arkansas County: 9.912 %Arkansas County9.912Cleveland County: 9.722 %Cleveland County9.722Craighead County: 9.679 %Craighead County9.679Garland County: 9.624 %Garland County9.624Conway County: 9.387 %Conway County9.387Miller County: 9.28 %Miller County9.28Fulton County: 9.119 %Fulton County9.119Cleburne County: 8.905 %Cleburne County8.905Perry County: 8.889 %Perry County8.889Prairie County: 8.889 %Prairie County8.889Hempstead County: 8.815 %Hempstead County8.815Lonoke County: 8.791 %Lonoke County8.791Yell County: 8.726 %Yell County8.726Pulaski County: 8.594 %Pulaski County8.594Stone County: 8.5 %Stone County8.5Crittenden County: 8.474 %Crittenden County8.474Clark County: 8.431 %Clark County8.431Independence County: 8.396 %Independence County8.396Grant County: 8.284 %Grant County8.284Franklin County: 8.224 %Franklin County8.224Woodruff County: 8.163 %Woodruff County8.163Sebastian County: 8.118 %Sebastian County8.118Madison County: 8.101 %Madison County8.101Nevada County: 8.04 %Nevada County8.04Howard County: 7.859 %Howard County7.859Crawford County: 7.835 %Crawford County7.835Columbia County: 7.723 %Columbia County7.723
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Newton County17.568+8.11 pts
2Searcy County12.335-2.41 pts
3Marion County12.06+0.81 pts
4Sevier County11.814+8.84 pts
5Faulkner County11.176+1.11 pts
6Pike County11.173+3.74 pts
7Saline County11.163+1.09 pts
8Carroll County11.031+1.62 pts
9Washington County10.876+1.39 pts
10Lawrence County10.832+0.64 pts
11Benton County10.807+1.03 pts
12Johnson County10.379+4.22 pts
13Lafayette County9.945n/a
14Arkansas County9.912+3.13 pts
15Cleveland County9.722-6.83 pts
16Craighead County9.679+1.73 pts
17Garland County9.624+1.26 pts
18Conway County9.387+2.01 pts
19Miller County9.28+2.39 pts
20Fulton County9.119+2.87 pts
21Cleburne County8.905+0.72 pts
22Perry County8.889-2.61 pts
22Prairie County8.889+3.8 pts
24Hempstead County8.815+3.61 pts
25Lonoke County8.791-0.57 pts
26Yell County8.726+0.51 pts
27Pulaski County8.594+0.68 pts
28Stone County8.5+2.03 pts
29Crittenden County8.474+2.21 pts
30Clark County8.431-2.84 pts
31Independence County8.396+0.94 pts
32Grant County8.284+2.33 pts
33Franklin County8.224+3.01 pts
34Woodruff County8.163-0.93 pts
35Sebastian County8.118-0.18 pts
36Madison County8.101-1.69 pts
37Nevada County8.04+3.28 pts
38Howard County7.859+2.13 pts
39Crawford County7.835-0.66 pts
40Columbia County7.723+0.83 pts
41Jackson County7.654-1.41 pts
42Boone County7.65-1 pts
43White County7.575-0.82 pts
44Sharp County7.547+1.73 pts
45Hot Spring County7.479-0.71 pts
46Pope County7.407-1.21 pts
47Union County7.363+2.23 pts
48Scott County7.326+0.9 pts
49Logan County7.184-4.86 pts
50Baxter County6.939-1.25 pts
51Lee County6.809+1.64 pts
52Greene County6.538-2.44 pts
53Montgomery County6.504-9.26 pts
54Little River County6.329-0.57 pts
55Monroe County6.006+0.19 pts
56Izard County5.836+1.81 pts
57Ashley County5.747-0.24 pts
58Mississippi County5.687+0.23 pts
59Bradley County5.64-0.32 pts
60Cross County5.63+1.22 pts
61Van Buren County5.566-2.02 pts
62Jefferson County5.497-0.93 pts
63Clay County5.303-0.65 pts
64Ouachita County5.169-0.14 pts
65Randolph County5.137-3.27 pts
66Polk County5.097-2.32 pts
67Desha County4.982-1.01 pts
68Poinsett County4.885-4.36 pts
69Dallas County4.624-1.06 pts
70Phillips County4.571-6.52 pts
71Drew County4.564-3.23 pts
72Chicot County4.167-1.43 pts
73St. Francis County3.931-2.6 pts
74Lincoln County3.61-5.61 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 2019 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Newton County, with 17.568% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Lincoln County, with 3.61% in 2019.

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. 1 counties have no value for 2019 and are not ranked.

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