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Counties in Colorado by establishment entry rate, 2023

Gilpin County had the highest establishment entry rate of 62 counties in 2023, at 22.4%. Prowers County had the lowest, at 3.306%. The median was 10.921% and the figure for Colorado was 11.787%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.4Gilpin County
Lowest3.306Prowers County
Median10.92162 counties
Colorado11.787History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 12.475 %Alamosa County: 8.677 %Arapahoe County: 11.678 %Archuleta County: 12.382 %Baca County: 6.369 %Bent County: 11.538 %Boulder County: 11.51 %Broomfield County: 11.103 %Chaffee County: 13.104 %Cheyenne County: 9.901 %Clear Creek County: 14.386 %Conejos County: 11.009 %Costilla County: 9.302 %Custer County: 10.791 %Delta County: 12.869 %Denver County: 12.342 %Dolores County: 10.526 %Douglas County: 13.436 %Eagle County: 10.303 %Elbert County: 16.623 %El Paso County: 12.54 %Fremont County: 9.693 %Garfield County: 12.834 %Gilpin County: 22.4 %Grand County: 12.763 %Gunnison County: 10.107 %Hinsdale County: 12.632 %Huerfano County: 13.919 %Jackson County: 12.281 %Jefferson County: 11.653 %Kit Carson County: 6.786 %Lake County: 13.876 %La Plata County: 10.845 %Larimer County: 10.493 %Las Animas County: 12.798 %Lincoln County: 4.861 %Logan County: 7.231 %Mesa County: 12.392 %Mineral County: 9.174 %Moffat County: 9.357 %Montezuma County: 7.753 %Montrose County: 11.043 %Morgan County: 8.126 %Otero County: 7.958 %Ouray County: 11.05 %Park County: 16.961 %Phillips County: 7.087 %Pitkin County: 10.503 %Prowers County: 3.306 %Pueblo County: 9.463 %Rio Blanco County: 10.951 %Rio Grande County: 7.692 %Routt County: 10.89 %Saguache County: 15.385 %San Juan County: 16.807 %San Miguel County: 9.341 %Sedgwick County: 7.407 %Summit County: 10.39 %Teller County: 10.891 %Washington County: 10 %Weld County: 12.365 %Yuma County: 10.247 %
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%, 2023. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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, 2023

Gilpin County: 22.4 %Gilpin County22.4Park County: 16.961 %Park County16.961San Juan County: 16.807 %San Juan County16.807Elbert County: 16.623 %Elbert County16.623Saguache County: 15.385 %Saguache County15.385Clear Creek County: 14.386 %Clear Creek County14.386Huerfano County: 13.919 %Huerfano County13.919Lake County: 13.876 %Lake County13.876Douglas County: 13.436 %Douglas County13.436Chaffee County: 13.104 %Chaffee County13.104Delta County: 12.869 %Delta County12.869Garfield County: 12.834 %Garfield County12.834Las Animas County: 12.798 %Las Animas County12.798Grand County: 12.763 %Grand County12.763Hinsdale County: 12.632 %Hinsdale County12.632El Paso County: 12.54 %El Paso County12.54Adams County: 12.475 %Adams County12.475Mesa County: 12.392 %Mesa County12.392Archuleta County: 12.382 %Archuleta County12.382Weld County: 12.365 %Weld County12.365Denver County: 12.342 %Denver County12.342Jackson County: 12.281 %Jackson County12.281Arapahoe County: 11.678 %Arapahoe County11.678Jefferson County: 11.653 %Jefferson County11.653Bent County: 11.538 %Bent County11.538Boulder County: 11.51 %Boulder County11.51Broomfield County: 11.103 %Broomfield County11.103Ouray County: 11.05 %Ouray County11.05Montrose County: 11.043 %Montrose County11.043Conejos County: 11.009 %Conejos County11.009Rio Blanco County: 10.951 %Rio Blanco County10.951Teller County: 10.891 %Teller County10.891Routt County: 10.89 %Routt County10.89La Plata County: 10.845 %La Plata County10.845Custer County: 10.791 %Custer County10.791Dolores County: 10.526 %Dolores County10.526Pitkin County: 10.503 %Pitkin County10.503Larimer County: 10.493 %Larimer County10.493Summit County: 10.39 %Summit County10.39Eagle County: 10.303 %Eagle County10.303Gilpin County: 22.4 %Gilpin County22.4Park County: 16.961 %Park County16.961San Juan County: 16.807 %San Juan County16.807Elbert County: 16.623 %Elbert County16.623Saguache County: 15.385 %Saguache County15.385Clear Creek County: 14.386 %Clear Creek County14.386Huerfano County: 13.919 %Huerfano County13.919Lake County: 13.876 %Lake County13.876Douglas County: 13.436 %Douglas County13.436Chaffee County: 13.104 %Chaffee County13.104Delta County: 12.869 %Delta County12.869Garfield County: 12.834 %Garfield County12.834Las Animas County: 12.798 %Las Animas County12.798Grand County: 12.763 %Grand County12.763Hinsdale County: 12.632 %Hinsdale County12.632El Paso County: 12.54 %El Paso County12.54Adams County: 12.475 %Adams County12.475Mesa County: 12.392 %Mesa County12.392Archuleta County: 12.382 %Archuleta County12.382Weld County: 12.365 %Weld County12.365Denver County: 12.342 %Denver County12.342Jackson County: 12.281 %Jackson County12.281Arapahoe County: 11.678 %Arapahoe County11.678Jefferson County: 11.653 %Jefferson County11.653Bent County: 11.538 %Bent County11.538Boulder County: 11.51 %Boulder County11.51Broomfield County: 11.103 %Broomfield County11.103Ouray County: 11.05 %Ouray County11.05Montrose County: 11.043 %Montrose County11.043Conejos County: 11.009 %Conejos County11.009Rio Blanco County: 10.951 %Rio Blanco County10.951Teller County: 10.891 %Teller County10.891Routt County: 10.89 %Routt County10.89La Plata County: 10.845 %La Plata County10.845Custer County: 10.791 %Custer County10.791Dolores County: 10.526 %Dolores County10.526Pitkin County: 10.503 %Pitkin County10.503Larimer County: 10.493 %Larimer County10.493Summit County: 10.39 %Summit County10.39Eagle County: 10.303 %Eagle County10.303
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Gilpin County22.4+10.68 pts
2Park County16.961+2.18 pts
3San Juan County16.807+2.89 pts
4Elbert County16.623+1.75 pts
5Saguache County15.385+8.18 pts
6Clear Creek County14.386-2.13 pts
7Huerfano County13.919+2.97 pts
8Lake County13.876+0.54 pts
9Douglas County13.436-1.19 pts
10Chaffee County13.104-1.08 pts
11Delta County12.869-1.83 pts
12Garfield County12.834+0.06 pts
13Las Animas County12.798+0.34 pts
14Grand County12.763-0.47 pts
15Hinsdale County12.632-1.23 pts
16El Paso County12.54-0.87 pts
17Adams County12.475+0.11 pts
18Mesa County12.392+0.45 pts
19Archuleta County12.382-0.87 pts
20Weld County12.365-0.81 pts
21Denver County12.342-0.71 pts
22Jackson County12.281-6.69 pts
23Arapahoe County11.678-0.69 pts
24Jefferson County11.653-0.65 pts
25Bent County11.538+5.6 pts
26Boulder County11.51-1.15 pts
27Broomfield County11.103-1.26 pts
28Ouray County11.05-3.16 pts
29Montrose County11.043-1.5 pts
30Conejos County11.009-1.25 pts
31Rio Blanco County10.951-2.96 pts
32Teller County10.891-6.47 pts
33Routt County10.89-1.93 pts
34La Plata County10.845-0.63 pts
35Custer County10.791-7.52 pts
36Dolores County10.526-13.33 pts
37Pitkin County10.503-0.05 pts
38Larimer County10.493-1.86 pts
39Summit County10.39-0.98 pts
40Eagle County10.303-1.45 pts
41Yuma County10.247+2.55 pts
42Gunnison County10.107-0.43 pts
43Washington County10-5.15 pts
44Cheyenne County9.901-1.31 pts
45Fremont County9.693-1.19 pts
46Pueblo County9.463-0.27 pts
47Moffat County9.357-2.17 pts
48San Miguel County9.341-2.66 pts
49Costilla County9.302-7.37 pts
50Mineral County9.174-3.67 pts
51Alamosa County8.677+1.1 pts
52Morgan County8.126-0.39 pts
53Otero County7.958-2.08 pts
54Montezuma County7.753-2.73 pts
55Rio Grande County7.692-3.66 pts
56Sedgwick County7.407+2.9 pts
57Logan County7.231-1.89 pts
58Phillips County7.087-0.91 pts
59Kit Carson County6.786+1.27 pts
60Baca County6.369-2.66 pts
61Lincoln County4.861+0.71 pts
62Prowers County3.306-4.71 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. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2023 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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 Colorado by establishment entry rate, 2023) [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 Colorado by establishment entry rate, 2023. 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/colorado-counties. 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 Colorado by establishment entry rate, 2023. 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/colorado-counties.

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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 Colorado by establishment entry rate, 2023 [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/colorado-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Gilpin County, with 22.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Prowers County, with 3.306% in 2023.

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. 2 counties have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.

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