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Counties in Colorado by establishment entry rate

Hinsdale County had the highest establishment entry rate of 61 counties in 2014, at 20%. Dolores County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 10.627% and the figure for Colorado was 11.785%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20Hinsdale County
Lowest0Dolores County
Median10.62761 counties
Colorado11.785History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 11.737 %Alamosa County: 8.315 %Arapahoe County: 12.006 %Archuleta County: 9.235 %Baca County: 8.108 %Bent County: 7.08 %Boulder County: 11.882 %Broomfield County: 12.551 %Chaffee County: 10.66 %Cheyenne County: 9.524 %Clear Creek County: 15.038 %Conejos County: 5.435 %Custer County: 12.821 %Delta County: 9.06 %Denver County: 12.659 %Dolores County: 0 %Douglas County: 14.976 %Eagle County: 11.516 %Elbert County: 17.284 %El Paso County: 11.972 %Fremont County: 9.834 %Garfield County: 11.663 %Gilpin County: 17.797 %Grand County: 10.627 %Gunnison County: 9.877 %Hinsdale County: 20 %Huerfano County: 7.22 %Jackson County: 13.793 %Jefferson County: 11.187 %Kiowa County: 15.152 %Kit Carson County: 9.283 %Lake County: 15.616 %La Plata County: 9.766 %Larimer County: 11.397 %Las Animas County: 8.371 %Lincoln County: 7.792 %Logan County: 4.887 %Mesa County: 9.568 %Moffat County: 7.723 %Montezuma County: 12.038 %Montrose County: 9.323 %Morgan County: 7.981 %Otero County: 5.993 %Ouray County: 12.529 %Park County: 16.109 %Phillips County: 9.639 %Pitkin County: 11.535 %Prowers County: 6.832 %Pueblo County: 7.795 %Rio Blanco County: 10.451 %Rio Grande County: 7.166 %Routt County: 13.704 %Saguache County: 8.911 %San Juan County: 12.766 %San Miguel County: 10.693 %Sedgwick County: 7.353 %Summit County: 11.726 %Teller County: 13.628 %Washington County: 8.511 %Weld County: 13.384 %Yuma County: 10.084 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Hinsdale County: 20 %Hinsdale County20Gilpin County: 17.797 %Gilpin County17.797Elbert County: 17.284 %Elbert County17.284Park County: 16.109 %Park County16.109Lake County: 15.616 %Lake County15.616Kiowa County: 15.152 %Kiowa County15.152Clear Creek County: 15.038 %Clear Creek County15.038Douglas County: 14.976 %Douglas County14.976Jackson County: 13.793 %Jackson County13.793Routt County: 13.704 %Routt County13.704Teller County: 13.628 %Teller County13.628Weld County: 13.384 %Weld County13.384Custer County: 12.821 %Custer County12.821San Juan County: 12.766 %San Juan County12.766Denver County: 12.659 %Denver County12.659Broomfield County: 12.551 %Broomfield County12.551Ouray County: 12.529 %Ouray County12.529Montezuma County: 12.038 %Montezuma County12.038Arapahoe County: 12.006 %Arapahoe County12.006El Paso County: 11.972 %El Paso County11.972Boulder County: 11.882 %Boulder County11.882Adams County: 11.737 %Adams County11.737Summit County: 11.726 %Summit County11.726Garfield County: 11.663 %Garfield County11.663Pitkin County: 11.535 %Pitkin County11.535Eagle County: 11.516 %Eagle County11.516Larimer County: 11.397 %Larimer County11.397Jefferson County: 11.187 %Jefferson County11.187San Miguel County: 10.693 %San Miguel County10.693Chaffee County: 10.66 %Chaffee County10.66Grand County: 10.627 %Grand County10.627Rio Blanco County: 10.451 %Rio Blanco County10.451Yuma County: 10.084 %Yuma County10.084Gunnison County: 9.877 %Gunnison County9.877Fremont County: 9.834 %Fremont County9.834La Plata County: 9.766 %La Plata County9.766Phillips County: 9.639 %Phillips County9.639Mesa County: 9.568 %Mesa County9.568Cheyenne County: 9.524 %Cheyenne County9.524Montrose County: 9.323 %Montrose County9.323Hinsdale County: 20 %Hinsdale County20Gilpin County: 17.797 %Gilpin County17.797Elbert County: 17.284 %Elbert County17.284Park County: 16.109 %Park County16.109Lake County: 15.616 %Lake County15.616Kiowa County: 15.152 %Kiowa County15.152Clear Creek County: 15.038 %Clear Creek County15.038Douglas County: 14.976 %Douglas County14.976Jackson County: 13.793 %Jackson County13.793Routt County: 13.704 %Routt County13.704Teller County: 13.628 %Teller County13.628Weld County: 13.384 %Weld County13.384Custer County: 12.821 %Custer County12.821San Juan County: 12.766 %San Juan County12.766Denver County: 12.659 %Denver County12.659Broomfield County: 12.551 %Broomfield County12.551Ouray County: 12.529 %Ouray County12.529Montezuma County: 12.038 %Montezuma County12.038Arapahoe County: 12.006 %Arapahoe County12.006El Paso County: 11.972 %El Paso County11.972Boulder County: 11.882 %Boulder County11.882Adams County: 11.737 %Adams County11.737Summit County: 11.726 %Summit County11.726Garfield County: 11.663 %Garfield County11.663Pitkin County: 11.535 %Pitkin County11.535Eagle County: 11.516 %Eagle County11.516Larimer County: 11.397 %Larimer County11.397Jefferson County: 11.187 %Jefferson County11.187San Miguel County: 10.693 %San Miguel County10.693Chaffee County: 10.66 %Chaffee County10.66Grand County: 10.627 %Grand County10.627Rio Blanco County: 10.451 %Rio Blanco County10.451Yuma County: 10.084 %Yuma County10.084Gunnison County: 9.877 %Gunnison County9.877Fremont County: 9.834 %Fremont County9.834La Plata County: 9.766 %La Plata County9.766Phillips County: 9.639 %Phillips County9.639Mesa County: 9.568 %Mesa County9.568Cheyenne County: 9.524 %Cheyenne County9.524Montrose County: 9.323 %Montrose County9.323
%. 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
1Hinsdale County20+6.14 pts
2Gilpin County17.797+9.25 pts
3Elbert County17.284+3.38 pts
4Park County16.109+0.8 pts
5Lake County15.616+5.15 pts
6Kiowa County15.152n/a
7Clear Creek County15.038+2.59 pts
8Douglas County14.976+0.4 pts
9Jackson County13.793n/a
10Routt County13.704+2.57 pts
11Teller County13.628+2.93 pts
12Weld County13.384+1.3 pts
13Custer County12.821+4.66 pts
14San Juan County12.766+6.64 pts
15Denver County12.659+0.61 pts
16Broomfield County12.551+0.12 pts
17Ouray County12.529+0.38 pts
18Montezuma County12.038+1.08 pts
19Arapahoe County12.006+0.2 pts
20El Paso County11.972+0.36 pts
21Boulder County11.882-0.01 pts
22Adams County11.737+0.55 pts
23Summit County11.726-1.3 pts
24Garfield County11.663+0.07 pts
25Pitkin County11.535-0.11 pts
26Eagle County11.516-2.08 pts
27Larimer County11.397-0.29 pts
28Jefferson County11.187-0.13 pts
29San Miguel County10.693-2.29 pts
30Chaffee County10.66-0.86 pts
31Grand County10.627+0.24 pts
32Rio Blanco County10.451-1.9 pts
33Yuma County10.084+2.37 pts
34Gunnison County9.877-0.05 pts
35Fremont County9.834+0.09 pts
36La Plata County9.766-1.67 pts
37Phillips County9.639+4.04 pts
38Mesa County9.568+0.9 pts
39Cheyenne County9.524-0.09 pts
40Montrose County9.323-1.09 pts
41Kit Carson County9.283+3.39 pts
42Archuleta County9.235-2.17 pts
43Delta County9.06-0.55 pts
44Saguache County8.911-1.93 pts
45Washington County8.511-1.17 pts
46Las Animas County8.371-0.35 pts
47Alamosa County8.315+1.97 pts
48Baca County8.108+4.45 pts
49Morgan County7.981-0.03 pts
50Pueblo County7.795-0.91 pts
51Lincoln County7.792+2.48 pts
52Moffat County7.723-1.33 pts
53Sedgwick County7.353n/a
54Huerfano County7.22-6.3 pts
55Rio Grande County7.166-0.59 pts
56Bent County7.08+1.86 pts
57Prowers County6.832-1.67 pts
58Otero County5.993-1.12 pts
59Conejos County5.435-7.21 pts
60Logan County4.887-2.81 pts
61Dolores County0-15.19 pts

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 2014 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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APA 7

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, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Colorado 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/colorado-counties?period=2014. 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 Colorado 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/colorado-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 Colorado 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/colorado-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Hinsdale County, with 20% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Dolores County, with 0% in 2014.

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 2014 and are not ranked.

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