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Counties in California by establishment entry rate

Sierra County had the highest establishment entry rate of 58 counties in 2013, at 19.802%. Del Norte County had the lowest, at 6.329%. The median was 9.737% and the figure for California was 10.933%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.802Sierra County
Lowest6.329Del Norte County
Median9.73758 counties
California10.933History

Map of counties, 2013

Alameda County: 10.546 %Alpine County: 13.333 %Amador County: 13.708 %Butte County: 9.972 %Calaveras County: 9.252 %Colusa County: 8.116 %Contra Costa County: 10.437 %Del Norte County: 6.329 %El Dorado County: 12.177 %Fresno County: 9.139 %Glenn County: 7.212 %Humboldt County: 7.938 %Imperial County: 8.558 %Inyo County: 11.123 %Kern County: 9.867 %Kings County: 8.296 %Lake County: 9.659 %Lassen County: 7.397 %Los Angeles County: 11.607 %Madera County: 9.708 %Marin County: 10.18 %Mariposa County: 7.951 %Mendocino County: 8.475 %Merced County: 8.681 %Modoc County: 6.734 %Mono County: 10.917 %Monterey County: 8.958 %Napa County: 10.182 %Nevada County: 10.749 %Orange County: 11.419 %Placer County: 11.842 %Plumas County: 12.64 %Riverside County: 11.803 %Sacramento County: 10.492 %San Benito County: 9.41 %San Bernardino County: 10.658 %San Diego County: 11.304 %San Francisco County: 11.789 %San Joaquin County: 8.895 %San Luis Obispo County: 9.765 %San Mateo County: 10.391 %Santa Barbara County: 8.94 %Santa Clara County: 11.523 %Santa Cruz County: 9.533 %Shasta County: 8.089 %Sierra County: 19.802 %Siskiyou County: 9.7 %Solano County: 8.608 %Sonoma County: 9.327 %Stanislaus County: 9.791 %Sutter County: 9.472 %Tehama County: 9.297 %Trinity County: 12.946 %Tulare County: 8.279 %Tuolumne County: 7.395 %Ventura County: 10.72 %Yolo County: 9.405 %Yuba County: 11.074 %
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%, 2013. 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.

All counties, 2013

Sierra County: 19.802 %Sierra County19.802Amador County: 13.708 %Amador County13.708Alpine County: 13.333 %Alpine County13.333Trinity County: 12.946 %Trinity County12.946Plumas County: 12.64 %Plumas County12.64El Dorado County: 12.177 %El Dorado County12.177Placer County: 11.842 %Placer County11.842Riverside County: 11.803 %Riverside County11.803San Francisco County: 11.789 %San Francisco County11.789Los Angeles County: 11.607 %Los Angeles County11.607Santa Clara County: 11.523 %Santa Clara County11.523Orange County: 11.419 %Orange County11.419San Diego County: 11.304 %San Diego County11.304Inyo County: 11.123 %Inyo County11.123Yuba County: 11.074 %Yuba County11.074Mono County: 10.917 %Mono County10.917Nevada County: 10.749 %Nevada County10.749Ventura County: 10.72 %Ventura County10.72San Bernardino County: 10.658 %San Bernardino County10.658Alameda County: 10.546 %Alameda County10.546Sacramento County: 10.492 %Sacramento County10.492Contra Costa County: 10.437 %Contra Costa County10.437San Mateo County: 10.391 %San Mateo County10.391Napa County: 10.182 %Napa County10.182Marin County: 10.18 %Marin County10.18Butte County: 9.972 %Butte County9.972Kern County: 9.867 %Kern County9.867Stanislaus County: 9.791 %Stanislaus County9.791San Luis Obispo County: 9.765 %San Luis Obispo County9.765Madera County: 9.708 %Madera County9.708Siskiyou County: 9.7 %Siskiyou County9.7Lake County: 9.659 %Lake County9.659Santa Cruz County: 9.533 %Santa Cruz County9.533Sutter County: 9.472 %Sutter County9.472San Benito County: 9.41 %San Benito County9.41Yolo County: 9.405 %Yolo County9.405Sonoma County: 9.327 %Sonoma County9.327Tehama County: 9.297 %Tehama County9.297Calaveras County: 9.252 %Calaveras County9.252Fresno County: 9.139 %Fresno County9.139Monterey County: 8.958 %Monterey County8.958Santa Barbara County: 8.94 %Santa Barbara County8.94San Joaquin County: 8.895 %San Joaquin County8.895Merced County: 8.681 %Merced County8.681Solano County: 8.608 %Solano County8.608Imperial County: 8.558 %Imperial County8.558Mendocino County: 8.475 %Mendocino County8.475Kings County: 8.296 %Kings County8.296Tulare County: 8.279 %Tulare County8.279Colusa County: 8.116 %Colusa County8.116Shasta County: 8.089 %Shasta County8.089Mariposa County: 7.951 %Mariposa County7.951Humboldt County: 7.938 %Humboldt County7.938Lassen County: 7.397 %Lassen County7.397Tuolumne County: 7.395 %Tuolumne County7.395Glenn County: 7.212 %Glenn County7.212Modoc County: 6.734 %Modoc County6.734Del Norte County: 6.329 %Del Norte County6.329Sierra County: 19.802 %Sierra County19.802Amador County: 13.708 %Amador County13.708Alpine County: 13.333 %Alpine County13.333Trinity County: 12.946 %Trinity County12.946Plumas County: 12.64 %Plumas County12.64El Dorado County: 12.177 %El Dorado County12.177Placer County: 11.842 %Placer County11.842Riverside County: 11.803 %Riverside County11.803San Francisco County: 11.789 %San Francisco County11.789Los Angeles County: 11.607 %Los Angeles County11.607Santa Clara County: 11.523 %Santa Clara County11.523Orange County: 11.419 %Orange County11.419San Diego County: 11.304 %San Diego County11.304Inyo County: 11.123 %Inyo County11.123Yuba County: 11.074 %Yuba County11.074Mono County: 10.917 %Mono County10.917Nevada County: 10.749 %Nevada County10.749Ventura County: 10.72 %Ventura County10.72San Bernardino County: 10.658 %San Bernardino County10.658Alameda County: 10.546 %Alameda County10.546Sacramento County: 10.492 %Sacramento County10.492Contra Costa County: 10.437 %Contra Costa County10.437San Mateo County: 10.391 %San Mateo County10.391Napa County: 10.182 %Napa County10.182Marin County: 10.18 %Marin County10.18Butte County: 9.972 %Butte County9.972Kern County: 9.867 %Kern County9.867Stanislaus County: 9.791 %Stanislaus County9.791San Luis Obispo County: 9.765 %San Luis Obispo County9.765Madera County: 9.708 %Madera County9.708Siskiyou County: 9.7 %Siskiyou County9.7Lake County: 9.659 %Lake County9.659Santa Cruz County: 9.533 %Santa Cruz County9.533Sutter County: 9.472 %Sutter County9.472San Benito County: 9.41 %San Benito County9.41Yolo County: 9.405 %Yolo County9.405Sonoma County: 9.327 %Sonoma County9.327Tehama County: 9.297 %Tehama County9.297Calaveras County: 9.252 %Calaveras County9.252Fresno County: 9.139 %Fresno County9.139Monterey County: 8.958 %Monterey County8.958Santa Barbara County: 8.94 %Santa Barbara County8.94San Joaquin County: 8.895 %San Joaquin County8.895Merced County: 8.681 %Merced County8.681Solano County: 8.608 %Solano County8.608Imperial County: 8.558 %Imperial County8.558Mendocino County: 8.475 %Mendocino County8.475Kings County: 8.296 %Kings County8.296Tulare County: 8.279 %Tulare County8.279Colusa County: 8.116 %Colusa County8.116Shasta County: 8.089 %Shasta County8.089Mariposa County: 7.951 %Mariposa County7.951Humboldt County: 7.938 %Humboldt County7.938Lassen County: 7.397 %Lassen County7.397Tuolumne County: 7.395 %Tuolumne County7.395Glenn County: 7.212 %Glenn County7.212Modoc County: 6.734 %Modoc County6.734Del Norte County: 6.329 %Del Norte County6.329
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Sierra County19.802+9.6 pts
2Amador County13.708+3.14 pts
3Alpine County13.333-2.29 pts
4Trinity County12.946+2.61 pts
5Plumas County12.64-1 pts
6El Dorado County12.177+0.64 pts
7Placer County11.842-0.84 pts
8Riverside County11.803-0.42 pts
9San Francisco County11.789-0.39 pts
10Los Angeles County11.607-0.23 pts
11Santa Clara County11.523-0.46 pts
12Orange County11.419+0.09 pts
13San Diego County11.304-0.28 pts
14Inyo County11.123+5.07 pts
15Yuba County11.074+0.05 pts
16Mono County10.917+1.37 pts
17Nevada County10.749-0.59 pts
18Ventura County10.72+0.68 pts
19San Bernardino County10.658+0.06 pts
20Alameda County10.546-0 pts
21Sacramento County10.492-0.46 pts
22Contra Costa County10.437+0.1 pts
23San Mateo County10.391-0.67 pts
24Napa County10.182+0.48 pts
25Marin County10.18-0.6 pts
26Butte County9.972+0.92 pts
27Kern County9.867-0.63 pts
28Stanislaus County9.791+1.12 pts
29San Luis Obispo County9.765-0.34 pts
30Madera County9.708-0.19 pts
31Siskiyou County9.7+1.78 pts
32Lake County9.659-1.31 pts
33Santa Cruz County9.533-0.36 pts
34Sutter County9.472+0.38 pts
35San Benito County9.41-1.63 pts
36Yolo County9.405-0.23 pts
37Sonoma County9.327-0.65 pts
38Tehama County9.297-1.22 pts
39Calaveras County9.252-0.77 pts
40Fresno County9.139-0.28 pts
41Monterey County8.958-0.28 pts
42Santa Barbara County8.94-0.08 pts
43San Joaquin County8.895-0.61 pts
44Merced County8.681-0.91 pts
45Solano County8.608-0.88 pts
46Imperial County8.558-0.39 pts
47Mendocino County8.475-0.03 pts
48Kings County8.296+0.3 pts
49Tulare County8.279-0.41 pts
50Colusa County8.116+0.23 pts
51Shasta County8.089-1.34 pts
52Mariposa County7.951-3.9 pts
53Humboldt County7.938+0.42 pts
54Lassen County7.397-0.91 pts
55Tuolumne County7.395-2.16 pts
56Glenn County7.212-3.46 pts
57Modoc County6.734-2.05 pts
58Del Norte County6.329-1.92 pts

Other periods

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 California by establishment entry rate, 2013) [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 California by establishment entry rate, 2013. 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/california-counties?period=2013. 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 California by establishment entry rate, 2013. 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/california-counties?period=2013.

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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 California by establishment entry rate, 2013 [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/california-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Sierra County, with 19.802% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Del Norte County, with 6.329% in 2013.

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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