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Counties in Colorado by establishment entry rate

Mineral County had the highest establishment entry rate of 61 counties in 2012, at 22.449%. Kiowa County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 10.164% and the figure for Colorado was 11.366%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.449Mineral County
Lowest0Kiowa County
Median10.16461 counties
Colorado11.366History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 10.851 %Alamosa County: 7.692 %Arapahoe County: 11.622 %Archuleta County: 9.988 %Baca County: 5.556 %Bent County: 5.085 %Boulder County: 12.059 %Broomfield County: 12.396 %Chaffee County: 11.164 %Cheyenne County: 7.143 %Clear Creek County: 10.642 %Conejos County: 7.273 %Custer County: 10.4 %Delta County: 9.356 %Denver County: 11.866 %Dolores County: 18.919 %Douglas County: 14.635 %Eagle County: 11.828 %Elbert County: 16.246 %El Paso County: 10.927 %Fremont County: 8.742 %Garfield County: 11.937 %Gilpin County: 10.97 %Grand County: 9.932 %Gunnison County: 12.383 %Hinsdale County: 6.061 %Huerfano County: 8.362 %Jefferson County: 11.388 %Kiowa County: 0 %Kit Carson County: 7.709 %Lake County: 7.975 %La Plata County: 11.292 %Larimer County: 12.078 %Las Animas County: 9.052 %Lincoln County: 8.621 %Logan County: 7.13 %Mesa County: 10.434 %Mineral County: 22.449 %Moffat County: 7.517 %Montezuma County: 7.478 %Montrose County: 9.924 %Morgan County: 8.987 %Otero County: 5.314 %Ouray County: 12.874 %Park County: 10.164 %Phillips County: 9.524 %Pitkin County: 10.558 %Prowers County: 7.04 %Pueblo County: 7.389 %Rio Blanco County: 7.674 %Rio Grande County: 10.175 %Routt County: 12.613 %Saguache County: 9.434 %San Juan County: 9.615 %San Miguel County: 10.579 %Sedgwick County: 5.755 %Summit County: 13.233 %Teller County: 11.062 %Washington County: 10.753 %Weld County: 10.666 %Yuma County: 8.375 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Mineral County: 22.449 %Mineral County22.449Dolores County: 18.919 %Dolores County18.919Elbert County: 16.246 %Elbert County16.246Douglas County: 14.635 %Douglas County14.635Summit County: 13.233 %Summit County13.233Ouray County: 12.874 %Ouray County12.874Routt County: 12.613 %Routt County12.613Broomfield County: 12.396 %Broomfield County12.396Gunnison County: 12.383 %Gunnison County12.383Larimer County: 12.078 %Larimer County12.078Boulder County: 12.059 %Boulder County12.059Garfield County: 11.937 %Garfield County11.937Denver County: 11.866 %Denver County11.866Eagle County: 11.828 %Eagle County11.828Arapahoe County: 11.622 %Arapahoe County11.622Jefferson County: 11.388 %Jefferson County11.388La Plata County: 11.292 %La Plata County11.292Chaffee County: 11.164 %Chaffee County11.164Teller County: 11.062 %Teller County11.062Gilpin County: 10.97 %Gilpin County10.97El Paso County: 10.927 %El Paso County10.927Adams County: 10.851 %Adams County10.851Washington County: 10.753 %Washington County10.753Weld County: 10.666 %Weld County10.666Clear Creek County: 10.642 %Clear Creek County10.642San Miguel County: 10.579 %San Miguel County10.579Pitkin County: 10.558 %Pitkin County10.558Mesa County: 10.434 %Mesa County10.434Custer County: 10.4 %Custer County10.4Rio Grande County: 10.175 %Rio Grande County10.175Park County: 10.164 %Park County10.164Archuleta County: 9.988 %Archuleta County9.988Grand County: 9.932 %Grand County9.932Montrose County: 9.924 %Montrose County9.924San Juan County: 9.615 %San Juan County9.615Phillips County: 9.524 %Phillips County9.524Saguache County: 9.434 %Saguache County9.434Delta County: 9.356 %Delta County9.356Las Animas County: 9.052 %Las Animas County9.052Morgan County: 8.987 %Morgan County8.987Mineral County: 22.449 %Mineral County22.449Dolores County: 18.919 %Dolores County18.919Elbert County: 16.246 %Elbert County16.246Douglas County: 14.635 %Douglas County14.635Summit County: 13.233 %Summit County13.233Ouray County: 12.874 %Ouray County12.874Routt County: 12.613 %Routt County12.613Broomfield County: 12.396 %Broomfield County12.396Gunnison County: 12.383 %Gunnison County12.383Larimer County: 12.078 %Larimer County12.078Boulder County: 12.059 %Boulder County12.059Garfield County: 11.937 %Garfield County11.937Denver County: 11.866 %Denver County11.866Eagle County: 11.828 %Eagle County11.828Arapahoe County: 11.622 %Arapahoe County11.622Jefferson County: 11.388 %Jefferson County11.388La Plata County: 11.292 %La Plata County11.292Chaffee County: 11.164 %Chaffee County11.164Teller County: 11.062 %Teller County11.062Gilpin County: 10.97 %Gilpin County10.97El Paso County: 10.927 %El Paso County10.927Adams County: 10.851 %Adams County10.851Washington County: 10.753 %Washington County10.753Weld County: 10.666 %Weld County10.666Clear Creek County: 10.642 %Clear Creek County10.642San Miguel County: 10.579 %San Miguel County10.579Pitkin County: 10.558 %Pitkin County10.558Mesa County: 10.434 %Mesa County10.434Custer County: 10.4 %Custer County10.4Rio Grande County: 10.175 %Rio Grande County10.175Park County: 10.164 %Park County10.164Archuleta County: 9.988 %Archuleta County9.988Grand County: 9.932 %Grand County9.932Montrose County: 9.924 %Montrose County9.924San Juan County: 9.615 %San Juan County9.615Phillips County: 9.524 %Phillips County9.524Saguache County: 9.434 %Saguache County9.434Delta County: 9.356 %Delta County9.356Las Animas County: 9.052 %Las Animas County9.052Morgan County: 8.987 %Morgan County8.987
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Mineral County22.449+4.67 pts
2Dolores County18.919+4.83 pts
3Elbert County16.246+4.44 pts
4Douglas County14.635-0.6 pts
5Summit County13.233+1.63 pts
6Ouray County12.874+0.54 pts
7Routt County12.613+1.51 pts
8Broomfield County12.396-1.67 pts
9Gunnison County12.383+0.39 pts
10Larimer County12.078+0.38 pts
11Boulder County12.059-0.16 pts
12Garfield County11.937+0.8 pts
13Denver County11.866+0.23 pts
14Eagle County11.828-0.2 pts
15Arapahoe County11.622+0.01 pts
16Jefferson County11.388+0.16 pts
17La Plata County11.292+0.04 pts
18Chaffee County11.164+1.8 pts
19Teller County11.062-4.07 pts
20Gilpin County10.97-8.24 pts
21El Paso County10.927-0.44 pts
22Adams County10.851-0.53 pts
23Washington County10.753+3.23 pts
24Weld County10.666-0.52 pts
25Clear Creek County10.642-3.98 pts
26San Miguel County10.579-2.61 pts
27Pitkin County10.558-0.79 pts
28Mesa County10.434-0.48 pts
29Custer County10.4-1.14 pts
30Rio Grande County10.175+2.41 pts
31Park County10.164-1.06 pts
32Archuleta County9.988-3.3 pts
33Grand County9.932-2.72 pts
34Montrose County9.924+2.5 pts
35San Juan County9.615-1.6 pts
36Phillips County9.524+3.99 pts
37Saguache County9.434-4.2 pts
38Delta County9.356-2.55 pts
39Las Animas County9.052-1.44 pts
40Morgan County8.987+0.14 pts
41Fremont County8.742-2.31 pts
42Lincoln County8.621+1.84 pts
43Yuma County8.375-1.46 pts
44Huerfano County8.362-3.6 pts
45Lake County7.975-2.3 pts
46Kit Carson County7.709+2.97 pts
47Alamosa County7.692+1.62 pts
48Rio Blanco County7.674-2.58 pts
49Moffat County7.517-0.72 pts
50Montezuma County7.478-1.6 pts
51Pueblo County7.389-1.1 pts
52Conejos County7.273+0.34 pts
53Cheyenne County7.143-1.33 pts
54Logan County7.13+1.35 pts
55Prowers County7.04+2.68 pts
56Hinsdale County6.061+0.4 pts
57Sedgwick County5.755n/a
58Baca County5.556-11.79 pts
59Otero County5.314-0.74 pts
60Bent County5.085+0.32 pts
61Kiowa County0n/a

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. 3 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2012 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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Mineral County, with 22.449% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Kiowa County, with 0% in 2012.

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. 3 counties have no value for 2012 and are not ranked.

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