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Counties in Arkansas by establishment entry rate

Perry County had the highest establishment entry rate of 75 counties in 2021, at 17.436%. Cleveland County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 8.722% and the figure for Arkansas was 9.606%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.436Perry County
Lowest0Cleveland County
Median8.72275 counties
Arkansas9.606History

Map of counties, 2021

Arkansas County: 9.832 %Ashley County: 7.576 %Baxter County: 11.162 %Benton County: 11.506 %Boone County: 8.318 %Bradley County: 6.25 %Calhoun County: 8.571 %Carroll County: 10.232 %Chicot County: 6.648 %Clark County: 9.127 %Clay County: 8.171 %Cleburne County: 9.328 %Cleveland County: 0 %Columbia County: 6.324 %Conway County: 5.752 %Craighead County: 9.894 %Crawford County: 7.77 %Crittenden County: 9.637 %Cross County: 9.145 %Dallas County: 7.229 %Desha County: 6.522 %Drew County: 10.386 %Faulkner County: 12.125 %Franklin County: 8.059 %Fulton County: 8.408 %Garland County: 11.01 %Grant County: 9.63 %Greene County: 7.744 %Hempstead County: 6.612 %Hot Spring County: 9.013 %Howard County: 8.765 %Independence County: 9.06 %Izard County: 8.312 %Jackson County: 6.623 %Jefferson County: 8.366 %Johnson County: 9.929 %Lafayette County: 11.429 %Lawrence County: 8.818 %Lee County: 6.926 %Lincoln County: 12.734 %Little River County: 7.595 %Logan County: 8.722 %Lonoke County: 10.844 %Madison County: 10.294 %Marion County: 13.429 %Miller County: 7.661 %Mississippi County: 6.215 %Monroe County: 10.651 %Montgomery County: 14.167 %Nevada County: 9.756 %Newton County: 13.333 %Ouachita County: 6.697 %Perry County: 17.436 %Phillips County: 5.581 %Pike County: 6.434 %Poinsett County: 8.946 %Polk County: 7.134 %Pope County: 7.536 %Prairie County: 5.993 %Pulaski County: 9.905 %Randolph County: 8.562 %St. Francis County: 7.241 %Saline County: 10.369 %Scott County: 4.461 %Searcy County: 9.735 %Sebastian County: 8.733 %Sevier County: 5.846 %Sharp County: 8.056 %Stone County: 9.324 %Union County: 6.357 %Van Buren County: 11.299 %Washington County: 9.889 %White County: 10.217 %Woodruff County: 4.31 %Yell County: 7.931 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Perry County: 17.436 %Perry County17.436Montgomery County: 14.167 %Montgomery County14.167Marion County: 13.429 %Marion County13.429Newton County: 13.333 %Newton County13.333Lincoln County: 12.734 %Lincoln County12.734Faulkner County: 12.125 %Faulkner County12.125Benton County: 11.506 %Benton County11.506Lafayette County: 11.429 %Lafayette County11.429Van Buren County: 11.299 %Van Buren County11.299Baxter County: 11.162 %Baxter County11.162Garland County: 11.01 %Garland County11.01Lonoke County: 10.844 %Lonoke County10.844Monroe County: 10.651 %Monroe County10.651Drew County: 10.386 %Drew County10.386Saline County: 10.369 %Saline County10.369Madison County: 10.294 %Madison County10.294Carroll County: 10.232 %Carroll County10.232White County: 10.217 %White County10.217Johnson County: 9.929 %Johnson County9.929Pulaski County: 9.905 %Pulaski County9.905Craighead County: 9.894 %Craighead County9.894Washington County: 9.889 %Washington County9.889Arkansas County: 9.832 %Arkansas County9.832Nevada County: 9.756 %Nevada County9.756Searcy County: 9.735 %Searcy County9.735Crittenden County: 9.637 %Crittenden County9.637Grant County: 9.63 %Grant County9.63Cleburne County: 9.328 %Cleburne County9.328Stone County: 9.324 %Stone County9.324Cross County: 9.145 %Cross County9.145Clark County: 9.127 %Clark County9.127Independence County: 9.06 %Independence County9.06Hot Spring County: 9.013 %Hot Spring County9.013Poinsett County: 8.946 %Poinsett County8.946Lawrence County: 8.818 %Lawrence County8.818Howard County: 8.765 %Howard County8.765Sebastian County: 8.733 %Sebastian County8.733Logan County: 8.722 %Logan County8.722Calhoun County: 8.571 %Calhoun County8.571Randolph County: 8.562 %Randolph County8.562Perry County: 17.436 %Perry County17.436Montgomery County: 14.167 %Montgomery County14.167Marion County: 13.429 %Marion County13.429Newton County: 13.333 %Newton County13.333Lincoln County: 12.734 %Lincoln County12.734Faulkner County: 12.125 %Faulkner County12.125Benton County: 11.506 %Benton County11.506Lafayette County: 11.429 %Lafayette County11.429Van Buren County: 11.299 %Van Buren County11.299Baxter County: 11.162 %Baxter County11.162Garland County: 11.01 %Garland County11.01Lonoke County: 10.844 %Lonoke County10.844Monroe County: 10.651 %Monroe County10.651Drew County: 10.386 %Drew County10.386Saline County: 10.369 %Saline County10.369Madison County: 10.294 %Madison County10.294Carroll County: 10.232 %Carroll County10.232White County: 10.217 %White County10.217Johnson County: 9.929 %Johnson County9.929Pulaski County: 9.905 %Pulaski County9.905Craighead County: 9.894 %Craighead County9.894Washington County: 9.889 %Washington County9.889Arkansas County: 9.832 %Arkansas County9.832Nevada County: 9.756 %Nevada County9.756Searcy County: 9.735 %Searcy County9.735Crittenden County: 9.637 %Crittenden County9.637Grant County: 9.63 %Grant County9.63Cleburne County: 9.328 %Cleburne County9.328Stone County: 9.324 %Stone County9.324Cross County: 9.145 %Cross County9.145Clark County: 9.127 %Clark County9.127Independence County: 9.06 %Independence County9.06Hot Spring County: 9.013 %Hot Spring County9.013Poinsett County: 8.946 %Poinsett County8.946Lawrence County: 8.818 %Lawrence County8.818Howard County: 8.765 %Howard County8.765Sebastian County: 8.733 %Sebastian County8.733Logan County: 8.722 %Logan County8.722Calhoun County: 8.571 %Calhoun County8.571Randolph County: 8.562 %Randolph County8.562
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Perry County17.436+6.45 pts
2Montgomery County14.167+10.81 pts
3Marion County13.429+2.56 pts
4Newton County13.333+5.22 pts
5Lincoln County12.734+1.46 pts
6Faulkner County12.125+2.5 pts
7Benton County11.506+0.38 pts
8Lafayette County11.429+4.69 pts
9Van Buren County11.299+2.12 pts
10Baxter County11.162+2.56 pts
11Garland County11.01+3.35 pts
12Lonoke County10.844+1.38 pts
13Monroe County10.651+3.4 pts
14Drew County10.386+1.78 pts
15Saline County10.369-1.66 pts
16Madison County10.294-1.23 pts
17Carroll County10.232+0.46 pts
18White County10.217+0.76 pts
19Johnson County9.929+5.16 pts
20Pulaski County9.905+1.97 pts
21Craighead County9.894+1.47 pts
22Washington County9.889+0.55 pts
23Arkansas County9.832+5.12 pts
24Nevada County9.756+1.76 pts
25Searcy County9.735+3.57 pts
26Crittenden County9.637+1.2 pts
27Grant County9.63+0.84 pts
28Cleburne County9.328+0.41 pts
29Stone County9.324-2.78 pts
30Cross County9.145-0.63 pts
31Clark County9.127+1.62 pts
32Independence County9.06+1.63 pts
33Hot Spring County9.013+1.2 pts
34Poinsett County8.946+0.39 pts
35Lawrence County8.818+2.15 pts
36Howard County8.765+1.54 pts
37Sebastian County8.733+1.43 pts
38Logan County8.722+1.96 pts
39Calhoun County8.571-3.11 pts
40Randolph County8.562-1.14 pts
41Fulton County8.408+0.62 pts
42Jefferson County8.366+0.58 pts
43Boone County8.318+0.45 pts
44Izard County8.312+0.9 pts
45Clay County8.171+2.74 pts
46Franklin County8.059+1 pts
47Sharp County8.056+2.2 pts
48Yell County7.931+0.38 pts
49Crawford County7.77+0.64 pts
50Greene County7.744+0.08 pts
51Miller County7.661+0.1 pts
52Little River County7.595-3.2 pts
53Ashley County7.576+0.24 pts
54Pope County7.536-0.53 pts
55St. Francis County7.241-2.13 pts
56Dallas County7.229+3.69 pts
57Polk County7.134+0.38 pts
58Lee County6.926+4.41 pts
59Ouachita County6.697-1.98 pts
60Chicot County6.648+1.31 pts
61Jackson County6.623+0.67 pts
62Hempstead County6.612+1.97 pts
63Desha County6.522+0.08 pts
64Pike County6.434-4.44 pts
65Union County6.357+0.77 pts
66Columbia County6.324-0.01 pts
67Bradley County6.25-1.58 pts
68Mississippi County6.215-1.19 pts
69Prairie County5.993-2.15 pts
70Sevier County5.846+0.9 pts
71Conway County5.752-2.51 pts
72Phillips County5.581+1.13 pts
73Scott County4.461-4.39 pts
74Woodruff County4.31-3.99 pts
75Cleveland County0-9.72 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.

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Perry County, with 17.436% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Cleveland County, with 0% in 2021.

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