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Counties in California by establishment entry rate

San Diego County had the highest establishment entry rate of 58 counties in 2014, at 12.092%. Alpine County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 10.032% and the figure for California was 11.287%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.092San Diego County
Lowest0Alpine County
Median10.03258 counties
California11.287History

Map of counties, 2014

Alameda County: 10.842 %Alpine County: 0 %Amador County: 10.188 %Butte County: 8.487 %Calaveras County: 11.266 %Colusa County: 7.278 %Contra Costa County: 11.054 %Del Norte County: 7.937 %El Dorado County: 11.796 %Fresno County: 9.667 %Glenn County: 8.696 %Humboldt County: 7.058 %Imperial County: 11.128 %Inyo County: 5.864 %Kern County: 11.015 %Kings County: 10.122 %Lake County: 10.598 %Lassen County: 11.295 %Los Angeles County: 12.07 %Madera County: 10.605 %Marin County: 10.444 %Mariposa County: 7.728 %Mendocino County: 8.56 %Merced County: 8.617 %Modoc County: 6.186 %Mono County: 8.105 %Monterey County: 9.606 %Napa County: 9.83 %Nevada County: 9.452 %Orange County: 11.537 %Placer County: 11.302 %Plumas County: 11.813 %Riverside County: 12.088 %Sacramento County: 10.573 %San Benito County: 10.864 %San Bernardino County: 11.052 %San Diego County: 12.092 %San Francisco County: 12.053 %San Joaquin County: 10.026 %San Luis Obispo County: 9.689 %San Mateo County: 10.99 %Santa Barbara County: 9.108 %Santa Clara County: 11.124 %Santa Cruz County: 10.038 %Shasta County: 8.889 %Sierra County: 7.921 %Siskiyou County: 7.7 %Solano County: 10.487 %Sonoma County: 10.693 %Stanislaus County: 9.427 %Sutter County: 9.59 %Tehama County: 9.709 %Trinity County: 8.333 %Tulare County: 9.463 %Tuolumne County: 8.024 %Ventura County: 10.414 %Yolo County: 9.611 %Yuba County: 11.796 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

San Diego County: 12.092 %San Diego County12.092Riverside County: 12.088 %Riverside County12.088Los Angeles County: 12.07 %Los Angeles County12.07San Francisco County: 12.053 %San Francisco County12.053Plumas County: 11.813 %Plumas County11.813El Dorado County: 11.796 %El Dorado County11.796Yuba County: 11.796 %Yuba County11.796Orange County: 11.537 %Orange County11.537Placer County: 11.302 %Placer County11.302Lassen County: 11.295 %Lassen County11.295Calaveras County: 11.266 %Calaveras County11.266Imperial County: 11.128 %Imperial County11.128Santa Clara County: 11.124 %Santa Clara County11.124Contra Costa County: 11.054 %Contra Costa County11.054San Bernardino County: 11.052 %San Bernardino County11.052Kern County: 11.015 %Kern County11.015San Mateo County: 10.99 %San Mateo County10.99San Benito County: 10.864 %San Benito County10.864Alameda County: 10.842 %Alameda County10.842Sonoma County: 10.693 %Sonoma County10.693Madera County: 10.605 %Madera County10.605Lake County: 10.598 %Lake County10.598Sacramento County: 10.573 %Sacramento County10.573Solano County: 10.487 %Solano County10.487Marin County: 10.444 %Marin County10.444Ventura County: 10.414 %Ventura County10.414Amador County: 10.188 %Amador County10.188Kings County: 10.122 %Kings County10.122Santa Cruz County: 10.038 %Santa Cruz County10.038San Joaquin County: 10.026 %San Joaquin County10.026Napa County: 9.83 %Napa County9.83Tehama County: 9.709 %Tehama County9.709San Luis Obispo County: 9.689 %San Luis Obispo County9.689Fresno County: 9.667 %Fresno County9.667Yolo County: 9.611 %Yolo County9.611Monterey County: 9.606 %Monterey County9.606Sutter County: 9.59 %Sutter County9.59Tulare County: 9.463 %Tulare County9.463Nevada County: 9.452 %Nevada County9.452Stanislaus County: 9.427 %Stanislaus County9.427Santa Barbara County: 9.108 %Santa Barbara County9.108Shasta County: 8.889 %Shasta County8.889Glenn County: 8.696 %Glenn County8.696Merced County: 8.617 %Merced County8.617Mendocino County: 8.56 %Mendocino County8.56Butte County: 8.487 %Butte County8.487Trinity County: 8.333 %Trinity County8.333Mono County: 8.105 %Mono County8.105Tuolumne County: 8.024 %Tuolumne County8.024Del Norte County: 7.937 %Del Norte County7.937Sierra County: 7.921 %Sierra County7.921Mariposa County: 7.728 %Mariposa County7.728Siskiyou County: 7.7 %Siskiyou County7.7Colusa County: 7.278 %Colusa County7.278Humboldt County: 7.058 %Humboldt County7.058Modoc County: 6.186 %Modoc County6.186Inyo County: 5.864 %Inyo County5.864Alpine County: 0 %Alpine County0San Diego County: 12.092 %San Diego County12.092Riverside County: 12.088 %Riverside County12.088Los Angeles County: 12.07 %Los Angeles County12.07San Francisco County: 12.053 %San Francisco County12.053Plumas County: 11.813 %Plumas County11.813El Dorado County: 11.796 %El Dorado County11.796Yuba County: 11.796 %Yuba County11.796Orange County: 11.537 %Orange County11.537Placer County: 11.302 %Placer County11.302Lassen County: 11.295 %Lassen County11.295Calaveras County: 11.266 %Calaveras County11.266Imperial County: 11.128 %Imperial County11.128Santa Clara County: 11.124 %Santa Clara County11.124Contra Costa County: 11.054 %Contra Costa County11.054San Bernardino County: 11.052 %San Bernardino County11.052Kern County: 11.015 %Kern County11.015San Mateo County: 10.99 %San Mateo County10.99San Benito County: 10.864 %San Benito County10.864Alameda County: 10.842 %Alameda County10.842Sonoma County: 10.693 %Sonoma County10.693Madera County: 10.605 %Madera County10.605Lake County: 10.598 %Lake County10.598Sacramento County: 10.573 %Sacramento County10.573Solano County: 10.487 %Solano County10.487Marin County: 10.444 %Marin County10.444Ventura County: 10.414 %Ventura County10.414Amador County: 10.188 %Amador County10.188Kings County: 10.122 %Kings County10.122Santa Cruz County: 10.038 %Santa Cruz County10.038San Joaquin County: 10.026 %San Joaquin County10.026Napa County: 9.83 %Napa County9.83Tehama County: 9.709 %Tehama County9.709San Luis Obispo County: 9.689 %San Luis Obispo County9.689Fresno County: 9.667 %Fresno County9.667Yolo County: 9.611 %Yolo County9.611Monterey County: 9.606 %Monterey County9.606Sutter County: 9.59 %Sutter County9.59Tulare County: 9.463 %Tulare County9.463Nevada County: 9.452 %Nevada County9.452Stanislaus County: 9.427 %Stanislaus County9.427Santa Barbara County: 9.108 %Santa Barbara County9.108Shasta County: 8.889 %Shasta County8.889Glenn County: 8.696 %Glenn County8.696Merced County: 8.617 %Merced County8.617Mendocino County: 8.56 %Mendocino County8.56Butte County: 8.487 %Butte County8.487Trinity County: 8.333 %Trinity County8.333Mono County: 8.105 %Mono County8.105Tuolumne County: 8.024 %Tuolumne County8.024Del Norte County: 7.937 %Del Norte County7.937Sierra County: 7.921 %Sierra County7.921Mariposa County: 7.728 %Mariposa County7.728Siskiyou County: 7.7 %Siskiyou County7.7Colusa County: 7.278 %Colusa County7.278Humboldt County: 7.058 %Humboldt County7.058Modoc County: 6.186 %Modoc County6.186Inyo County: 5.864 %Inyo County5.864Alpine County: 0 %Alpine County0
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1San Diego County12.092+0.79 pts
2Riverside County12.088+0.28 pts
3Los Angeles County12.07+0.46 pts
4San Francisco County12.053+0.26 pts
5Plumas County11.813-0.83 pts
6El Dorado County11.796-0.38 pts
6Yuba County11.796+0.72 pts
8Orange County11.537+0.12 pts
9Placer County11.302-0.54 pts
10Lassen County11.295+3.9 pts
11Calaveras County11.266+2.01 pts
12Imperial County11.128+2.57 pts
13Santa Clara County11.124-0.4 pts
14Contra Costa County11.054+0.62 pts
15San Bernardino County11.052+0.39 pts
16Kern County11.015+1.15 pts
17San Mateo County10.99+0.6 pts
18San Benito County10.864+1.45 pts
19Alameda County10.842+0.3 pts
20Sonoma County10.693+1.37 pts
21Madera County10.605+0.9 pts
22Lake County10.598+0.94 pts
23Sacramento County10.573+0.08 pts
24Solano County10.487+1.88 pts
25Marin County10.444+0.26 pts
26Ventura County10.414-0.31 pts
27Amador County10.188-3.52 pts
28Kings County10.122+1.83 pts
29Santa Cruz County10.038+0.51 pts
30San Joaquin County10.026+1.13 pts
31Napa County9.83-0.35 pts
32Tehama County9.709+0.41 pts
33San Luis Obispo County9.689-0.08 pts
34Fresno County9.667+0.53 pts
35Yolo County9.611+0.21 pts
36Monterey County9.606+0.65 pts
37Sutter County9.59+0.12 pts
38Tulare County9.463+1.18 pts
39Nevada County9.452-1.3 pts
40Stanislaus County9.427-0.36 pts
41Santa Barbara County9.108+0.17 pts
42Shasta County8.889+0.8 pts
43Glenn County8.696+1.48 pts
44Merced County8.617-0.06 pts
45Mendocino County8.56+0.09 pts
46Butte County8.487-1.48 pts
47Trinity County8.333-4.61 pts
48Mono County8.105-2.81 pts
49Tuolumne County8.024+0.63 pts
50Del Norte County7.937+1.61 pts
51Sierra County7.921-11.88 pts
52Mariposa County7.728-0.22 pts
53Siskiyou County7.7-2 pts
54Colusa County7.278-0.84 pts
55Humboldt County7.058-0.88 pts
56Modoc County6.186-0.55 pts
57Inyo County5.864-5.26 pts
58Alpine County0-13.33 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 California by establishment entry rate, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

San Diego County, with 12.092% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Alpine County, with 0% in 2014.

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