# Counties in Colorado by establishment entry rate, 2023

All 62 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable. 2 counties have no value for that period and are not ranked.

- Indicator id: `establishment_entry_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/colorado-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Gilpin County | 22.4 |
| 2 | Park County | 16.961 |
| 3 | San Juan County | 16.807 |
| 4 | Elbert County | 16.623 |
| 5 | Saguache County | 15.385 |
| 6 | Clear Creek County | 14.386 |
| 7 | Huerfano County | 13.919 |
| 8 | Lake County | 13.876 |
| 9 | Douglas County | 13.436 |
| 10 | Chaffee County | 13.104 |
| 11 | Delta County | 12.869 |
| 12 | Garfield County | 12.834 |
| 13 | Las Animas County | 12.798 |
| 14 | Grand County | 12.763 |
| 15 | Hinsdale County | 12.632 |
| 16 | El Paso County | 12.54 |
| 17 | Adams County | 12.475 |
| 18 | Mesa County | 12.392 |
| 19 | Archuleta County | 12.382 |
| 20 | Weld County | 12.365 |
| 21 | Denver County | 12.342 |
| 22 | Jackson County | 12.281 |
| 23 | Arapahoe County | 11.678 |
| 24 | Jefferson County | 11.653 |
| 25 | Bent County | 11.538 |
| 26 | Boulder County | 11.51 |
| 27 | Broomfield County | 11.103 |
| 28 | Ouray County | 11.05 |
| 29 | Montrose County | 11.043 |
| 30 | Conejos County | 11.009 |
| 31 | Rio Blanco County | 10.951 |
| 32 | Teller County | 10.891 |
| 33 | Routt County | 10.89 |
| 34 | La Plata County | 10.845 |
| 35 | Custer County | 10.791 |
| 36 | Dolores County | 10.526 |
| 37 | Pitkin County | 10.503 |
| 38 | Larimer County | 10.493 |
| 39 | Summit County | 10.39 |
| 40 | Eagle County | 10.303 |
| 41 | Yuma County | 10.247 |
| 42 | Gunnison County | 10.107 |
| 43 | Washington County | 10 |
| 44 | Cheyenne County | 9.901 |
| 45 | Fremont County | 9.693 |
| 46 | Pueblo County | 9.463 |
| 47 | Moffat County | 9.357 |
| 48 | San Miguel County | 9.341 |
| 49 | Costilla County | 9.302 |
| 50 | Mineral County | 9.174 |
| 51 | Alamosa County | 8.677 |
| 52 | Morgan County | 8.126 |
| 53 | Otero County | 7.958 |
| 54 | Montezuma County | 7.753 |
| 55 | Rio Grande County | 7.692 |
| 56 | Sedgwick County | 7.407 |
| 57 | Logan County | 7.231 |
| 58 | Phillips County | 7.087 |
| 59 | Kit Carson County | 6.786 |
| 60 | Baca County | 6.369 |
| 61 | Lincoln County | 4.861 |
| 62 | Prowers County | 3.306 |