Data / Rankings / Establishment entry rate / Counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado by establishment entry rate

Dolores County had the highest establishment entry rate of 64 counties in 2016, at 24.691%. Crowley County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 10.598% and the figure for Colorado was 12.302%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest24.691Dolores County
Lowest0Crowley County
Median10.59864 counties
Colorado12.302History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 12.655 %Alamosa County: 7.12 %Arapahoe County: 12.681 %Archuleta County: 14.252 %Baca County: 5.369 %Bent County: 7.339 %Boulder County: 12.591 %Broomfield County: 13.785 %Chaffee County: 10.574 %Cheyenne County: 5.31 %Clear Creek County: 15.046 %Conejos County: 7.805 %Costilla County: 7.895 %Crowley County: 0 %Custer County: 9.016 %Delta County: 9.154 %Denver County: 12.831 %Dolores County: 24.691 %Douglas County: 14.364 %Eagle County: 11.397 %Elbert County: 12.253 %El Paso County: 14 %Fremont County: 12.067 %Garfield County: 11.116 %Gilpin County: 12.876 %Grand County: 11.523 %Gunnison County: 13.128 %Hinsdale County: 9.346 %Huerfano County: 16.794 %Jackson County: 4.615 %Jefferson County: 12.002 %Kiowa County: 8.955 %Kit Carson County: 8.048 %Lake County: 13.105 %La Plata County: 10.622 %Larimer County: 11.819 %Las Animas County: 11.573 %Lincoln County: 5.809 %Logan County: 7.685 %Mesa County: 9.084 %Mineral County: 16.822 %Moffat County: 7.123 %Montezuma County: 10.849 %Montrose County: 9.666 %Morgan County: 6.958 %Otero County: 7.494 %Ouray County: 9.955 %Park County: 13.39 %Phillips County: 2.372 %Pitkin County: 10.138 %Prowers County: 6.843 %Pueblo County: 9.919 %Rio Blanco County: 6.633 %Rio Grande County: 5.734 %Routt County: 11.942 %Saguache County: 11.268 %San Juan County: 19.565 %San Miguel County: 8.108 %Sedgwick County: 5.926 %Summit County: 13.206 %Teller County: 13.062 %Washington County: 9.852 %Weld County: 12.501 %Yuma County: 8.581 %
  • Under 7
  • 7 to 9
  • 9 to 11
  • 11 to 12
  • 12 to 13
  • 13 and over
%, 2016. 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, 2016

Dolores County: 24.691 %Dolores County24.691San Juan County: 19.565 %San Juan County19.565Mineral County: 16.822 %Mineral County16.822Huerfano County: 16.794 %Huerfano County16.794Clear Creek County: 15.046 %Clear Creek County15.046Douglas County: 14.364 %Douglas County14.364Archuleta County: 14.252 %Archuleta County14.252El Paso County: 14 %El Paso County14Broomfield County: 13.785 %Broomfield County13.785Park County: 13.39 %Park County13.39Summit County: 13.206 %Summit County13.206Gunnison County: 13.128 %Gunnison County13.128Lake County: 13.105 %Lake County13.105Teller County: 13.062 %Teller County13.062Gilpin County: 12.876 %Gilpin County12.876Denver County: 12.831 %Denver County12.831Arapahoe County: 12.681 %Arapahoe County12.681Adams County: 12.655 %Adams County12.655Boulder County: 12.591 %Boulder County12.591Weld County: 12.501 %Weld County12.501Elbert County: 12.253 %Elbert County12.253Fremont County: 12.067 %Fremont County12.067Jefferson County: 12.002 %Jefferson County12.002Routt County: 11.942 %Routt County11.942Larimer County: 11.819 %Larimer County11.819Las Animas County: 11.573 %Las Animas County11.573Grand County: 11.523 %Grand County11.523Eagle County: 11.397 %Eagle County11.397Saguache County: 11.268 %Saguache County11.268Garfield County: 11.116 %Garfield County11.116Montezuma County: 10.849 %Montezuma County10.849La Plata County: 10.622 %La Plata County10.622Chaffee County: 10.574 %Chaffee County10.574Pitkin County: 10.138 %Pitkin County10.138Ouray County: 9.955 %Ouray County9.955Pueblo County: 9.919 %Pueblo County9.919Washington County: 9.852 %Washington County9.852Montrose County: 9.666 %Montrose County9.666Hinsdale County: 9.346 %Hinsdale County9.346Delta County: 9.154 %Delta County9.154Dolores County: 24.691 %Dolores County24.691San Juan County: 19.565 %San Juan County19.565Mineral County: 16.822 %Mineral County16.822Huerfano County: 16.794 %Huerfano County16.794Clear Creek County: 15.046 %Clear Creek County15.046Douglas County: 14.364 %Douglas County14.364Archuleta County: 14.252 %Archuleta County14.252El Paso County: 14 %El Paso County14Broomfield County: 13.785 %Broomfield County13.785Park County: 13.39 %Park County13.39Summit County: 13.206 %Summit County13.206Gunnison County: 13.128 %Gunnison County13.128Lake County: 13.105 %Lake County13.105Teller County: 13.062 %Teller County13.062Gilpin County: 12.876 %Gilpin County12.876Denver County: 12.831 %Denver County12.831Arapahoe County: 12.681 %Arapahoe County12.681Adams County: 12.655 %Adams County12.655Boulder County: 12.591 %Boulder County12.591Weld County: 12.501 %Weld County12.501Elbert County: 12.253 %Elbert County12.253Fremont County: 12.067 %Fremont County12.067Jefferson County: 12.002 %Jefferson County12.002Routt County: 11.942 %Routt County11.942Larimer County: 11.819 %Larimer County11.819Las Animas County: 11.573 %Las Animas County11.573Grand County: 11.523 %Grand County11.523Eagle County: 11.397 %Eagle County11.397Saguache County: 11.268 %Saguache County11.268Garfield County: 11.116 %Garfield County11.116Montezuma County: 10.849 %Montezuma County10.849La Plata County: 10.622 %La Plata County10.622Chaffee County: 10.574 %Chaffee County10.574Pitkin County: 10.138 %Pitkin County10.138Ouray County: 9.955 %Ouray County9.955Pueblo County: 9.919 %Pueblo County9.919Washington County: 9.852 %Washington County9.852Montrose County: 9.666 %Montrose County9.666Hinsdale County: 9.346 %Hinsdale County9.346Delta County: 9.154 %Delta County9.154
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Dolores County24.691+1.83 pts
2San Juan County19.565+13.04 pts
3Mineral County16.822+2.39 pts
4Huerfano County16.794+10.64 pts
5Clear Creek County15.046+2.29 pts
6Douglas County14.364-0.93 pts
7Archuleta County14.252+2.54 pts
8El Paso County14+2.72 pts
9Broomfield County13.785+2.88 pts
10Park County13.39-3.08 pts
11Summit County13.206+0.44 pts
12Gunnison County13.128+2.69 pts
13Lake County13.105+2.61 pts
14Teller County13.062+0.94 pts
15Gilpin County12.876+2.96 pts
16Denver County12.831-0.18 pts
17Arapahoe County12.681+0.55 pts
18Adams County12.655-0.27 pts
19Boulder County12.591+1.2 pts
20Weld County12.501+0.41 pts
21Elbert County12.253-0.89 pts
22Fremont County12.067+1.77 pts
23Jefferson County12.002+0.47 pts
24Routt County11.942+0.06 pts
25Larimer County11.819-0.61 pts
26Las Animas County11.573+1.63 pts
27Grand County11.523+1.17 pts
28Eagle County11.397-1.77 pts
29Saguache County11.268+3.46 pts
30Garfield County11.116-1.97 pts
31Montezuma County10.849+3.98 pts
32La Plata County10.622-0.26 pts
33Chaffee County10.574+0.41 pts
34Pitkin County10.138-1.03 pts
35Ouray County9.955-3.08 pts
36Pueblo County9.919+0.78 pts
37Washington County9.852-0.35 pts
38Montrose County9.6660 pts
39Hinsdale County9.346+0.65 pts
40Delta County9.154-0.85 pts
41Mesa County9.084-0.3 pts
42Custer County9.016-11.82 pts
43Kiowa County8.955n/a
44Yuma County8.581-2.09 pts
45San Miguel County8.108-3.66 pts
46Kit Carson County8.048-2.63 pts
47Costilla County7.895-2.92 pts
48Conejos County7.805-4.63 pts
49Logan County7.685-2.26 pts
50Otero County7.494+1.37 pts
51Bent County7.339-1.51 pts
52Moffat County7.123-1.78 pts
53Alamosa County7.12-0.88 pts
54Morgan County6.958-1.52 pts
55Prowers County6.843+0.67 pts
56Rio Blanco County6.633+0.26 pts
57Sedgwick County5.926-4.44 pts
58Lincoln County5.809-3.4 pts
59Rio Grande County5.734-2.24 pts
60Baca County5.369-13.17 pts
61Cheyenne County5.31-10.91 pts
62Jackson County4.615-6.67 pts
63Phillips County2.372-5.35 pts
64Crowley County0-9.23 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. 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.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

Harvard

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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_colorado_by_2016,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010: Counties in Colorado by establishment entry rate, 2016}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/colorado-counties?period=2016. Publisher attribution: 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.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - U.S. Census Bureau
TI  - Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010: Counties in Colorado by establishment entry rate, 2016
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/09/25
PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/colorado-counties?period=2016
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/colorado-counties?period=2016.
N1  - Publisher attribution: 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.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in Colorado by establishment entry rate using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"establishment_entry_rate","level":"province","within":"Colorado","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=establishment_entry_rate&level=province&within=Colorado&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Dolores County, with 24.691% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Crowley County, with 0% in 2016.

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.

Establishment entry rate: other rankings

Counties in Colorado: more rankings