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Counties in Arkansas by establishment entry rate

Stone County had the highest establishment entry rate of 75 counties in 2020, at 12.107%. Lee County had the lowest, at 2.521%. The median was 7.826% and the figure for Arkansas was 8.482%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.107Stone County
Lowest2.521Lee County
Median7.82675 counties
Arkansas8.482History

Map of counties, 2020

Arkansas County: 4.709 %Ashley County: 7.331 %Baxter County: 8.602 %Benton County: 11.129 %Boone County: 7.872 %Bradley County: 7.826 %Calhoun County: 11.679 %Carroll County: 9.776 %Chicot County: 5.333 %Clark County: 7.51 %Clay County: 5.426 %Cleburne County: 8.922 %Cleveland County: 9.722 %Columbia County: 6.33 %Conway County: 8.258 %Craighead County: 8.424 %Crawford County: 7.125 %Crittenden County: 8.442 %Cross County: 9.778 %Dallas County: 3.54 %Desha County: 6.44 %Drew County: 8.602 %Faulkner County: 9.621 %Franklin County: 7.063 %Fulton County: 7.784 %Garland County: 7.655 %Grant County: 8.795 %Greene County: 7.661 %Hempstead County: 4.645 %Hot Spring County: 7.818 %Howard County: 7.229 %Independence County: 7.433 %Izard County: 7.407 %Jackson County: 5.95 %Jefferson County: 7.781 %Johnson County: 4.769 %Lafayette County: 6.742 %Lawrence County: 6.667 %Lee County: 2.521 %Lincoln County: 11.278 %Little River County: 10.794 %Logan County: 6.765 %Lonoke County: 9.469 %Madison County: 11.529 %Marion County: 10.864 %Miller County: 7.562 %Mississippi County: 7.407 %Monroe County: 7.251 %Montgomery County: 3.361 %Nevada County: 8 %Newton County: 8.108 %Ouachita County: 8.676 %Perry County: 10.989 %Phillips County: 4.451 %Pike County: 10.87 %Poinsett County: 8.558 %Polk County: 6.75 %Pope County: 8.065 %Prairie County: 8.148 %Pulaski County: 7.93 %Randolph County: 9.705 %St. Francis County: 9.371 %Saline County: 12.03 %Scott County: 8.856 %Searcy County: 6.167 %Sebastian County: 7.3 %Sevier County: 4.948 %Sharp County: 5.852 %Stone County: 12.107 %Union County: 5.583 %Van Buren County: 9.178 %Washington County: 9.342 %White County: 9.461 %Woodruff County: 8.299 %Yell County: 7.547 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Stone County: 12.107 %Stone County12.107Saline County: 12.03 %Saline County12.03Calhoun County: 11.679 %Calhoun County11.679Madison County: 11.529 %Madison County11.529Lincoln County: 11.278 %Lincoln County11.278Benton County: 11.129 %Benton County11.129Perry County: 10.989 %Perry County10.989Pike County: 10.87 %Pike County10.87Marion County: 10.864 %Marion County10.864Little River County: 10.794 %Little River County10.794Cross County: 9.778 %Cross County9.778Carroll County: 9.776 %Carroll County9.776Cleveland County: 9.722 %Cleveland County9.722Randolph County: 9.705 %Randolph County9.705Faulkner County: 9.621 %Faulkner County9.621Lonoke County: 9.469 %Lonoke County9.469White County: 9.461 %White County9.461St. Francis County: 9.371 %St. Francis County9.371Washington County: 9.342 %Washington County9.342Van Buren County: 9.178 %Van Buren County9.178Cleburne County: 8.922 %Cleburne County8.922Scott County: 8.856 %Scott County8.856Grant County: 8.795 %Grant County8.795Ouachita County: 8.676 %Ouachita County8.676Baxter County: 8.602 %Baxter County8.602Drew County: 8.602 %Drew County8.602Poinsett County: 8.558 %Poinsett County8.558Crittenden County: 8.442 %Crittenden County8.442Craighead County: 8.424 %Craighead County8.424Woodruff County: 8.299 %Woodruff County8.299Conway County: 8.258 %Conway County8.258Prairie County: 8.148 %Prairie County8.148Newton County: 8.108 %Newton County8.108Pope County: 8.065 %Pope County8.065Nevada County: 8 %Nevada County8Pulaski County: 7.93 %Pulaski County7.93Boone County: 7.872 %Boone County7.872Bradley County: 7.826 %Bradley County7.826Hot Spring County: 7.818 %Hot Spring County7.818Fulton County: 7.784 %Fulton County7.784Stone County: 12.107 %Stone County12.107Saline County: 12.03 %Saline County12.03Calhoun County: 11.679 %Calhoun County11.679Madison County: 11.529 %Madison County11.529Lincoln County: 11.278 %Lincoln County11.278Benton County: 11.129 %Benton County11.129Perry County: 10.989 %Perry County10.989Pike County: 10.87 %Pike County10.87Marion County: 10.864 %Marion County10.864Little River County: 10.794 %Little River County10.794Cross County: 9.778 %Cross County9.778Carroll County: 9.776 %Carroll County9.776Cleveland County: 9.722 %Cleveland County9.722Randolph County: 9.705 %Randolph County9.705Faulkner County: 9.621 %Faulkner County9.621Lonoke County: 9.469 %Lonoke County9.469White County: 9.461 %White County9.461St. Francis County: 9.371 %St. Francis County9.371Washington County: 9.342 %Washington County9.342Van Buren County: 9.178 %Van Buren County9.178Cleburne County: 8.922 %Cleburne County8.922Scott County: 8.856 %Scott County8.856Grant County: 8.795 %Grant County8.795Ouachita County: 8.676 %Ouachita County8.676Baxter County: 8.602 %Baxter County8.602Drew County: 8.602 %Drew County8.602Poinsett County: 8.558 %Poinsett County8.558Crittenden County: 8.442 %Crittenden County8.442Craighead County: 8.424 %Craighead County8.424Woodruff County: 8.299 %Woodruff County8.299Conway County: 8.258 %Conway County8.258Prairie County: 8.148 %Prairie County8.148Newton County: 8.108 %Newton County8.108Pope County: 8.065 %Pope County8.065Nevada County: 8 %Nevada County8Pulaski County: 7.93 %Pulaski County7.93Boone County: 7.872 %Boone County7.872Bradley County: 7.826 %Bradley County7.826Hot Spring County: 7.818 %Hot Spring County7.818Fulton County: 7.784 %Fulton County7.784
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Stone County12.107+3.61 pts
2Saline County12.03+0.87 pts
3Calhoun County11.679n/a
4Madison County11.529+3.43 pts
5Lincoln County11.278+7.67 pts
6Benton County11.129+0.32 pts
7Perry County10.989+2.1 pts
8Pike County10.87-0.3 pts
9Marion County10.864-1.2 pts
10Little River County10.794+4.47 pts
11Cross County9.778+4.15 pts
12Carroll County9.776-1.26 pts
13Cleveland County9.7220 pts
14Randolph County9.705+4.57 pts
15Faulkner County9.621-1.55 pts
16Lonoke County9.469+0.68 pts
17White County9.461+1.89 pts
18St. Francis County9.371+5.44 pts
19Washington County9.342-1.53 pts
20Van Buren County9.178+3.61 pts
21Cleburne County8.922+0.02 pts
22Scott County8.856+1.53 pts
23Grant County8.795+0.51 pts
24Ouachita County8.676+3.51 pts
25Baxter County8.602+1.66 pts
25Drew County8.602+4.04 pts
27Poinsett County8.558+3.67 pts
28Crittenden County8.442-0.03 pts
29Craighead County8.424-1.26 pts
30Woodruff County8.299+0.14 pts
31Conway County8.258-1.13 pts
32Prairie County8.148-0.74 pts
33Newton County8.108-9.46 pts
34Pope County8.065+0.66 pts
35Nevada County8-0.04 pts
36Pulaski County7.93-0.66 pts
37Boone County7.872+0.22 pts
38Bradley County7.826+2.19 pts
39Hot Spring County7.818+0.34 pts
40Fulton County7.784-1.33 pts
41Jefferson County7.781+2.28 pts
42Greene County7.661+1.12 pts
43Garland County7.655-1.97 pts
44Miller County7.562-1.72 pts
45Yell County7.547-1.18 pts
46Clark County7.51-0.92 pts
47Independence County7.433-0.96 pts
48Izard County7.407+1.57 pts
48Mississippi County7.407+1.72 pts
50Ashley County7.331+1.58 pts
51Sebastian County7.3-0.82 pts
52Monroe County7.251+1.25 pts
53Howard County7.229-0.63 pts
54Crawford County7.125-0.71 pts
55Franklin County7.063-1.16 pts
56Logan County6.765-0.42 pts
57Polk County6.75+1.65 pts
58Lafayette County6.742-3.2 pts
59Lawrence County6.667-4.17 pts
60Desha County6.44+1.46 pts
61Columbia County6.33-1.39 pts
62Searcy County6.167-6.17 pts
63Jackson County5.95-1.7 pts
64Sharp County5.852-1.69 pts
65Union County5.583-1.78 pts
66Clay County5.426+0.12 pts
67Chicot County5.333+1.17 pts
68Sevier County4.948-6.87 pts
69Johnson County4.769-5.61 pts
70Arkansas County4.709-5.2 pts
71Hempstead County4.645-4.17 pts
72Phillips County4.451-0.12 pts
73Dallas County3.54-1.08 pts
74Montgomery County3.361-3.14 pts
75Lee County2.521-4.29 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Stone County, with 12.107% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Lee County, with 2.521% in 2020.

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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.

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