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Counties in Arkansas by establishment entry rate

Cleveland County had the highest establishment entry rate of 75 counties in 2022, at 18.182%. Jackson County had the lowest, at 3.735%. The median was 9.415% and the figure for Arkansas was 9.794%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.182Cleveland County
Lowest3.735Jackson County
Median9.41575 counties
Arkansas9.794History

Map of counties, 2022

Arkansas County: 7.08 %Ashley County: 8.615 %Baxter County: 10.989 %Benton County: 10.738 %Boone County: 9.437 %Bradley County: 10.046 %Calhoun County: 8.333 %Carroll County: 13.047 %Chicot County: 11.142 %Clark County: 9.403 %Clay County: 9.231 %Cleburne County: 11.244 %Cleveland County: 18.182 %Columbia County: 6.773 %Conway County: 10.08 %Craighead County: 11.983 %Crawford County: 9.178 %Crittenden County: 8.489 %Cross County: 9.749 %Dallas County: 6.79 %Desha County: 6.296 %Drew County: 9.424 %Faulkner County: 13.159 %Franklin County: 11.287 %Fulton County: 13.529 %Garland County: 10.198 %Grant County: 11.957 %Greene County: 10.105 %Hempstead County: 7.967 %Hot Spring County: 7.051 %Howard County: 7.466 %Independence County: 6.306 %Izard County: 8.312 %Jackson County: 3.735 %Jefferson County: 6.924 %Johnson County: 9.027 %Lafayette County: 9.143 %Lawrence County: 10.142 %Lee County: 5.479 %Lincoln County: 10.332 %Little River County: 6.39 %Logan County: 6.886 %Lonoke County: 10.4 %Madison County: 9.732 %Marion County: 12.037 %Miller County: 8.234 %Mississippi County: 10 %Monroe County: 4.79 %Montgomery County: 4.167 %Nevada County: 12.264 %Newton County: 11.842 %Ouachita County: 6.542 %Perry County: 8.081 %Phillips County: 6.984 %Pike County: 14.054 %Poinsett County: 10.897 %Polk County: 8.997 %Pope County: 9.415 %Prairie County: 6.844 %Pulaski County: 9.257 %Randolph County: 8.874 %St. Francis County: 10.039 %Saline County: 11.324 %Scott County: 10.566 %Searcy County: 12.069 %Sebastian County: 7.816 %Sevier County: 9.129 %Sharp County: 8.741 %Stone County: 12.785 %Union County: 6.534 %Van Buren County: 10.929 %Washington County: 10.213 %White County: 10.225 %Woodruff County: 9.565 %Yell County: 8.681 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Cleveland County: 18.182 %Cleveland County18.182Pike County: 14.054 %Pike County14.054Fulton County: 13.529 %Fulton County13.529Faulkner County: 13.159 %Faulkner County13.159Carroll County: 13.047 %Carroll County13.047Stone County: 12.785 %Stone County12.785Nevada County: 12.264 %Nevada County12.264Searcy County: 12.069 %Searcy County12.069Marion County: 12.037 %Marion County12.037Craighead County: 11.983 %Craighead County11.983Grant County: 11.957 %Grant County11.957Newton County: 11.842 %Newton County11.842Saline County: 11.324 %Saline County11.324Franklin County: 11.287 %Franklin County11.287Cleburne County: 11.244 %Cleburne County11.244Chicot County: 11.142 %Chicot County11.142Baxter County: 10.989 %Baxter County10.989Van Buren County: 10.929 %Van Buren County10.929Poinsett County: 10.897 %Poinsett County10.897Benton County: 10.738 %Benton County10.738Scott County: 10.566 %Scott County10.566Lonoke County: 10.4 %Lonoke County10.4Lincoln County: 10.332 %Lincoln County10.332White County: 10.225 %White County10.225Washington County: 10.213 %Washington County10.213Garland County: 10.198 %Garland County10.198Lawrence County: 10.142 %Lawrence County10.142Greene County: 10.105 %Greene County10.105Conway County: 10.08 %Conway County10.08Bradley County: 10.046 %Bradley County10.046St. Francis County: 10.039 %St. Francis County10.039Mississippi County: 10 %Mississippi County10Cross County: 9.749 %Cross County9.749Madison County: 9.732 %Madison County9.732Woodruff County: 9.565 %Woodruff County9.565Boone County: 9.437 %Boone County9.437Drew County: 9.424 %Drew County9.424Pope County: 9.415 %Pope County9.415Clark County: 9.403 %Clark County9.403Pulaski County: 9.257 %Pulaski County9.257Cleveland County: 18.182 %Cleveland County18.182Pike County: 14.054 %Pike County14.054Fulton County: 13.529 %Fulton County13.529Faulkner County: 13.159 %Faulkner County13.159Carroll County: 13.047 %Carroll County13.047Stone County: 12.785 %Stone County12.785Nevada County: 12.264 %Nevada County12.264Searcy County: 12.069 %Searcy County12.069Marion County: 12.037 %Marion County12.037Craighead County: 11.983 %Craighead County11.983Grant County: 11.957 %Grant County11.957Newton County: 11.842 %Newton County11.842Saline County: 11.324 %Saline County11.324Franklin County: 11.287 %Franklin County11.287Cleburne County: 11.244 %Cleburne County11.244Chicot County: 11.142 %Chicot County11.142Baxter County: 10.989 %Baxter County10.989Van Buren County: 10.929 %Van Buren County10.929Poinsett County: 10.897 %Poinsett County10.897Benton County: 10.738 %Benton County10.738Scott County: 10.566 %Scott County10.566Lonoke County: 10.4 %Lonoke County10.4Lincoln County: 10.332 %Lincoln County10.332White County: 10.225 %White County10.225Washington County: 10.213 %Washington County10.213Garland County: 10.198 %Garland County10.198Lawrence County: 10.142 %Lawrence County10.142Greene County: 10.105 %Greene County10.105Conway County: 10.08 %Conway County10.08Bradley County: 10.046 %Bradley County10.046St. Francis County: 10.039 %St. Francis County10.039Mississippi County: 10 %Mississippi County10Cross County: 9.749 %Cross County9.749Madison County: 9.732 %Madison County9.732Woodruff County: 9.565 %Woodruff County9.565Boone County: 9.437 %Boone County9.437Drew County: 9.424 %Drew County9.424Pope County: 9.415 %Pope County9.415Clark County: 9.403 %Clark County9.403Pulaski County: 9.257 %Pulaski County9.257
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Cleveland County18.182+18.18 pts
2Pike County14.054+7.62 pts
3Fulton County13.529+5.12 pts
4Faulkner County13.159+1.03 pts
5Carroll County13.047+2.82 pts
6Stone County12.785+3.46 pts
7Nevada County12.264+2.51 pts
8Searcy County12.069+2.33 pts
9Marion County12.037-1.39 pts
10Craighead County11.983+2.09 pts
11Grant County11.957+2.33 pts
12Newton County11.842-1.49 pts
13Saline County11.324+0.96 pts
14Franklin County11.287+3.23 pts
15Cleburne County11.244+1.92 pts
16Chicot County11.142+4.49 pts
17Baxter County10.989-0.17 pts
18Van Buren County10.929-0.37 pts
19Poinsett County10.897+1.95 pts
20Benton County10.738-0.77 pts
21Scott County10.566+6.11 pts
22Lonoke County10.4-0.44 pts
23Lincoln County10.332-2.4 pts
24White County10.225+0.01 pts
25Washington County10.213+0.32 pts
26Garland County10.198-0.81 pts
27Lawrence County10.142+1.32 pts
28Greene County10.105+2.36 pts
29Conway County10.08+4.33 pts
30Bradley County10.046+3.8 pts
31St. Francis County10.039+2.8 pts
32Mississippi County10+3.79 pts
33Cross County9.749+0.6 pts
34Madison County9.732-0.56 pts
35Woodruff County9.565+5.25 pts
36Boone County9.437+1.12 pts
37Drew County9.424-0.96 pts
38Pope County9.415+1.88 pts
39Clark County9.403+0.28 pts
40Pulaski County9.257-0.65 pts
41Clay County9.231+1.06 pts
42Crawford County9.178+1.41 pts
43Lafayette County9.143-2.29 pts
44Sevier County9.129+3.28 pts
45Johnson County9.027-0.9 pts
46Polk County8.997+1.86 pts
47Randolph County8.874+0.31 pts
48Sharp County8.741+0.69 pts
49Yell County8.681+0.75 pts
50Ashley County8.615+1.04 pts
51Crittenden County8.489-1.15 pts
52Calhoun County8.333-0.24 pts
53Izard County8.3120 pts
54Miller County8.234+0.57 pts
55Perry County8.081-9.36 pts
56Hempstead County7.967+1.35 pts
57Sebastian County7.816-0.92 pts
58Howard County7.466-1.3 pts
59Arkansas County7.08-2.75 pts
60Hot Spring County7.051-1.96 pts
61Phillips County6.984+1.4 pts
62Jefferson County6.924-1.44 pts
63Logan County6.886-1.84 pts
64Prairie County6.844+0.85 pts
65Dallas County6.79-0.44 pts
66Columbia County6.773+0.45 pts
67Ouachita County6.542-0.16 pts
68Union County6.534+0.18 pts
69Little River County6.39-1.21 pts
70Independence County6.306-2.75 pts
71Desha County6.296-0.23 pts
72Lee County5.479-1.45 pts
73Monroe County4.79-5.86 pts
74Montgomery County4.167-10 pts
75Jackson County3.735-2.89 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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Arkansas by establishment entry rate, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

Harvard

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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Cleveland County, with 18.182% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Jackson County, with 3.735% in 2022.

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.

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