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Counties in California by establishment entry rate

Alpine County had the highest establishment entry rate of 58 counties in 2015, at 17.544%. Trinity County had the lowest, at 6.772%. The median was 10.137% and the figure for California was 11.244%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.544Alpine County
Lowest6.772Trinity County
Median10.13758 counties
California11.244History

Map of counties, 2015

Alameda County: 10.694 %Alpine County: 17.544 %Amador County: 7.942 %Butte County: 9.4 %Calaveras County: 10.855 %Colusa County: 7.941 %Contra Costa County: 10.444 %Del Norte County: 11.488 %El Dorado County: 12.151 %Fresno County: 9.433 %Glenn County: 7.186 %Humboldt County: 8.329 %Imperial County: 10.122 %Inyo County: 7.188 %Kern County: 10.378 %Kings County: 7.114 %Lake County: 9.871 %Lassen County: 11.507 %Los Angeles County: 12.009 %Madera County: 10.497 %Marin County: 10.26 %Mariposa County: 9.077 %Mendocino County: 8.341 %Merced County: 10.597 %Modoc County: 9.059 %Mono County: 9.14 %Monterey County: 9.062 %Napa County: 9.471 %Nevada County: 10.577 %Orange County: 11.285 %Placer County: 11.212 %Plumas County: 14.549 %Riverside County: 12.322 %Sacramento County: 11.143 %San Benito County: 9.666 %San Bernardino County: 11.026 %San Diego County: 11.791 %San Francisco County: 12.018 %San Joaquin County: 10.151 %San Luis Obispo County: 10.583 %San Mateo County: 10.892 %Santa Barbara County: 9.586 %Santa Clara County: 11.194 %Santa Cruz County: 10.044 %Shasta County: 9.423 %Sierra County: 8.163 %Siskiyou County: 8.025 %Solano County: 9.398 %Sonoma County: 9.756 %Stanislaus County: 9.653 %Sutter County: 9.105 %Tehama County: 11.632 %Trinity County: 6.772 %Tulare County: 9.617 %Tuolumne County: 10.361 %Ventura County: 10.577 %Yolo County: 10.548 %Yuba County: 10.047 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Alpine County: 17.544 %Alpine County17.544Plumas County: 14.549 %Plumas County14.549Riverside County: 12.322 %Riverside County12.322El Dorado County: 12.151 %El Dorado County12.151San Francisco County: 12.018 %San Francisco County12.018Los Angeles County: 12.009 %Los Angeles County12.009San Diego County: 11.791 %San Diego County11.791Tehama County: 11.632 %Tehama County11.632Lassen County: 11.507 %Lassen County11.507Del Norte County: 11.488 %Del Norte County11.488Orange County: 11.285 %Orange County11.285Placer County: 11.212 %Placer County11.212Santa Clara County: 11.194 %Santa Clara County11.194Sacramento County: 11.143 %Sacramento County11.143San Bernardino County: 11.026 %San Bernardino County11.026San Mateo County: 10.892 %San Mateo County10.892Calaveras County: 10.855 %Calaveras County10.855Alameda County: 10.694 %Alameda County10.694Merced County: 10.597 %Merced County10.597San Luis Obispo County: 10.583 %San Luis Obispo County10.583Nevada County: 10.577 %Nevada County10.577Ventura County: 10.577 %Ventura County10.577Yolo County: 10.548 %Yolo County10.548Madera County: 10.497 %Madera County10.497Contra Costa County: 10.444 %Contra Costa County10.444Kern County: 10.378 %Kern County10.378Tuolumne County: 10.361 %Tuolumne County10.361Marin County: 10.26 %Marin County10.26San Joaquin County: 10.151 %San Joaquin County10.151Imperial County: 10.122 %Imperial County10.122Yuba County: 10.047 %Yuba County10.047Santa Cruz County: 10.044 %Santa Cruz County10.044Lake County: 9.871 %Lake County9.871Sonoma County: 9.756 %Sonoma County9.756San Benito County: 9.666 %San Benito County9.666Stanislaus County: 9.653 %Stanislaus County9.653Tulare County: 9.617 %Tulare County9.617Santa Barbara County: 9.586 %Santa Barbara County9.586Napa County: 9.471 %Napa County9.471Fresno County: 9.433 %Fresno County9.433Shasta County: 9.423 %Shasta County9.423Butte County: 9.4 %Butte County9.4Solano County: 9.398 %Solano County9.398Mono County: 9.14 %Mono County9.14Sutter County: 9.105 %Sutter County9.105Mariposa County: 9.077 %Mariposa County9.077Monterey County: 9.062 %Monterey County9.062Modoc County: 9.059 %Modoc County9.059Mendocino County: 8.341 %Mendocino County8.341Humboldt County: 8.329 %Humboldt County8.329Sierra County: 8.163 %Sierra County8.163Siskiyou County: 8.025 %Siskiyou County8.025Amador County: 7.942 %Amador County7.942Colusa County: 7.941 %Colusa County7.941Inyo County: 7.188 %Inyo County7.188Glenn County: 7.186 %Glenn County7.186Kings County: 7.114 %Kings County7.114Trinity County: 6.772 %Trinity County6.772Alpine County: 17.544 %Alpine County17.544Plumas County: 14.549 %Plumas County14.549Riverside County: 12.322 %Riverside County12.322El Dorado County: 12.151 %El Dorado County12.151San Francisco County: 12.018 %San Francisco County12.018Los Angeles County: 12.009 %Los Angeles County12.009San Diego County: 11.791 %San Diego County11.791Tehama County: 11.632 %Tehama County11.632Lassen County: 11.507 %Lassen County11.507Del Norte County: 11.488 %Del Norte County11.488Orange County: 11.285 %Orange County11.285Placer County: 11.212 %Placer County11.212Santa Clara County: 11.194 %Santa Clara County11.194Sacramento County: 11.143 %Sacramento County11.143San Bernardino County: 11.026 %San Bernardino County11.026San Mateo County: 10.892 %San Mateo County10.892Calaveras County: 10.855 %Calaveras County10.855Alameda County: 10.694 %Alameda County10.694Merced County: 10.597 %Merced County10.597San Luis Obispo County: 10.583 %San Luis Obispo County10.583Nevada County: 10.577 %Nevada County10.577Ventura County: 10.577 %Ventura County10.577Yolo County: 10.548 %Yolo County10.548Madera County: 10.497 %Madera County10.497Contra Costa County: 10.444 %Contra Costa County10.444Kern County: 10.378 %Kern County10.378Tuolumne County: 10.361 %Tuolumne County10.361Marin County: 10.26 %Marin County10.26San Joaquin County: 10.151 %San Joaquin County10.151Imperial County: 10.122 %Imperial County10.122Yuba County: 10.047 %Yuba County10.047Santa Cruz County: 10.044 %Santa Cruz County10.044Lake County: 9.871 %Lake County9.871Sonoma County: 9.756 %Sonoma County9.756San Benito County: 9.666 %San Benito County9.666Stanislaus County: 9.653 %Stanislaus County9.653Tulare County: 9.617 %Tulare County9.617Santa Barbara County: 9.586 %Santa Barbara County9.586Napa County: 9.471 %Napa County9.471Fresno County: 9.433 %Fresno County9.433Shasta County: 9.423 %Shasta County9.423Butte County: 9.4 %Butte County9.4Solano County: 9.398 %Solano County9.398Mono County: 9.14 %Mono County9.14Sutter County: 9.105 %Sutter County9.105Mariposa County: 9.077 %Mariposa County9.077Monterey County: 9.062 %Monterey County9.062Modoc County: 9.059 %Modoc County9.059Mendocino County: 8.341 %Mendocino County8.341Humboldt County: 8.329 %Humboldt County8.329Sierra County: 8.163 %Sierra County8.163Siskiyou County: 8.025 %Siskiyou County8.025Amador County: 7.942 %Amador County7.942Colusa County: 7.941 %Colusa County7.941Inyo County: 7.188 %Inyo County7.188Glenn County: 7.186 %Glenn County7.186Kings County: 7.114 %Kings County7.114Trinity County: 6.772 %Trinity County6.772
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Alpine County17.544+17.54 pts
2Plumas County14.549+2.74 pts
3Riverside County12.322+0.23 pts
4El Dorado County12.151+0.36 pts
5San Francisco County12.018-0.04 pts
6Los Angeles County12.009-0.06 pts
7San Diego County11.791-0.3 pts
8Tehama County11.632+1.92 pts
9Lassen County11.507+0.21 pts
10Del Norte County11.488+3.55 pts
11Orange County11.285-0.25 pts
12Placer County11.212-0.09 pts
13Santa Clara County11.194+0.07 pts
14Sacramento County11.143+0.57 pts
15San Bernardino County11.026-0.03 pts
16San Mateo County10.892-0.1 pts
17Calaveras County10.855-0.41 pts
18Alameda County10.694-0.15 pts
19Merced County10.597+1.98 pts
20San Luis Obispo County10.583+0.89 pts
21Nevada County10.577+1.13 pts
21Ventura County10.577+0.16 pts
23Yolo County10.548+0.94 pts
24Madera County10.497-0.11 pts
25Contra Costa County10.444-0.61 pts
26Kern County10.378-0.64 pts
27Tuolumne County10.361+2.34 pts
28Marin County10.26-0.18 pts
29San Joaquin County10.151+0.13 pts
30Imperial County10.122-1.01 pts
31Yuba County10.047-1.75 pts
32Santa Cruz County10.044+0.01 pts
33Lake County9.871-0.73 pts
34Sonoma County9.756-0.94 pts
35San Benito County9.666-1.2 pts
36Stanislaus County9.653+0.23 pts
37Tulare County9.617+0.15 pts
38Santa Barbara County9.586+0.48 pts
39Napa County9.471-0.36 pts
40Fresno County9.433-0.23 pts
41Shasta County9.423+0.53 pts
42Butte County9.4+0.91 pts
43Solano County9.398-1.09 pts
44Mono County9.14+1.04 pts
45Sutter County9.105-0.48 pts
46Mariposa County9.077+1.35 pts
47Monterey County9.062-0.54 pts
48Modoc County9.059+2.87 pts
49Mendocino County8.341-0.22 pts
50Humboldt County8.329+1.27 pts
51Sierra County8.163+0.24 pts
52Siskiyou County8.025+0.33 pts
53Amador County7.942-2.25 pts
54Colusa County7.941+0.66 pts
55Inyo County7.188+1.32 pts
56Glenn County7.186-1.51 pts
57Kings County7.114-3.01 pts
58Trinity County6.772-1.56 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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 California by establishment entry rate, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Alpine County, with 17.544% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Trinity County, with 6.772% in 2015.

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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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