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Counties in Colorado by establishment entry rate

Dolores County had the highest establishment entry rate of 62 counties in 2018, at 16.495%. Crowley County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 10.587% and the figure for Colorado was 11.291%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.495Dolores County
Lowest0Crowley County
Median10.58762 counties
Colorado11.291History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 11.611 %Alamosa County: 7.668 %Arapahoe County: 11.1 %Archuleta County: 12.291 %Baca County: 6.849 %Bent County: 5.455 %Boulder County: 11.622 %Broomfield County: 12.83 %Chaffee County: 12.065 %Cheyenne County: 7.08 %Clear Creek County: 12.478 %Conejos County: 8.78 %Costilla County: 11.905 %Crowley County: 0 %Custer County: 11.966 %Delta County: 8.916 %Denver County: 12.007 %Dolores County: 16.495 %Douglas County: 13.674 %Eagle County: 10.758 %Elbert County: 15.456 %El Paso County: 11.537 %Fremont County: 7.629 %Garfield County: 10.005 %Gilpin County: 12.766 %Grand County: 10.376 %Gunnison County: 11.229 %Hinsdale County: 10.638 %Huerfano County: 9.701 %Jackson County: 13.445 %Jefferson County: 10.756 %Kit Carson County: 5.952 %Lake County: 9.809 %La Plata County: 9.916 %Larimer County: 11.067 %Las Animas County: 10.746 %Lincoln County: 8.594 %Logan County: 6.814 %Mesa County: 9.907 %Moffat County: 10.617 %Montezuma County: 8.315 %Montrose County: 10 %Morgan County: 8.288 %Otero County: 5.497 %Ouray County: 14.925 %Park County: 13.978 %Phillips County: 5.645 %Pitkin County: 10.335 %Prowers County: 6.583 %Pueblo County: 9.025 %Rio Blanco County: 5.82 %Rio Grande County: 13.445 %Routt County: 10.361 %Saguache County: 10.959 %San Juan County: 12.727 %San Miguel County: 10.556 %Sedgwick County: 10.072 %Summit County: 10.902 %Teller County: 15.372 %Washington County: 5.941 %Weld County: 12.421 %Yuma County: 6.78 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Dolores County: 16.495 %Dolores County16.495Elbert County: 15.456 %Elbert County15.456Teller County: 15.372 %Teller County15.372Ouray County: 14.925 %Ouray County14.925Park County: 13.978 %Park County13.978Douglas County: 13.674 %Douglas County13.674Jackson County: 13.445 %Jackson County13.445Rio Grande County: 13.445 %Rio Grande County13.445Broomfield County: 12.83 %Broomfield County12.83Gilpin County: 12.766 %Gilpin County12.766San Juan County: 12.727 %San Juan County12.727Clear Creek County: 12.478 %Clear Creek County12.478Weld County: 12.421 %Weld County12.421Archuleta County: 12.291 %Archuleta County12.291Chaffee County: 12.065 %Chaffee County12.065Denver County: 12.007 %Denver County12.007Custer County: 11.966 %Custer County11.966Costilla County: 11.905 %Costilla County11.905Boulder County: 11.622 %Boulder County11.622Adams County: 11.611 %Adams County11.611El Paso County: 11.537 %El Paso County11.537Gunnison County: 11.229 %Gunnison County11.229Arapahoe County: 11.1 %Arapahoe County11.1Larimer County: 11.067 %Larimer County11.067Saguache County: 10.959 %Saguache County10.959Summit County: 10.902 %Summit County10.902Eagle County: 10.758 %Eagle County10.758Jefferson County: 10.756 %Jefferson County10.756Las Animas County: 10.746 %Las Animas County10.746Hinsdale County: 10.638 %Hinsdale County10.638Moffat County: 10.617 %Moffat County10.617San Miguel County: 10.556 %San Miguel County10.556Grand County: 10.376 %Grand County10.376Routt County: 10.361 %Routt County10.361Pitkin County: 10.335 %Pitkin County10.335Sedgwick County: 10.072 %Sedgwick County10.072Garfield County: 10.005 %Garfield County10.005Montrose County: 10 %Montrose County10La Plata County: 9.916 %La Plata County9.916Mesa County: 9.907 %Mesa County9.907Dolores County: 16.495 %Dolores County16.495Elbert County: 15.456 %Elbert County15.456Teller County: 15.372 %Teller County15.372Ouray County: 14.925 %Ouray County14.925Park County: 13.978 %Park County13.978Douglas County: 13.674 %Douglas County13.674Jackson County: 13.445 %Jackson County13.445Rio Grande County: 13.445 %Rio Grande County13.445Broomfield County: 12.83 %Broomfield County12.83Gilpin County: 12.766 %Gilpin County12.766San Juan County: 12.727 %San Juan County12.727Clear Creek County: 12.478 %Clear Creek County12.478Weld County: 12.421 %Weld County12.421Archuleta County: 12.291 %Archuleta County12.291Chaffee County: 12.065 %Chaffee County12.065Denver County: 12.007 %Denver County12.007Custer County: 11.966 %Custer County11.966Costilla County: 11.905 %Costilla County11.905Boulder County: 11.622 %Boulder County11.622Adams County: 11.611 %Adams County11.611El Paso County: 11.537 %El Paso County11.537Gunnison County: 11.229 %Gunnison County11.229Arapahoe County: 11.1 %Arapahoe County11.1Larimer County: 11.067 %Larimer County11.067Saguache County: 10.959 %Saguache County10.959Summit County: 10.902 %Summit County10.902Eagle County: 10.758 %Eagle County10.758Jefferson County: 10.756 %Jefferson County10.756Las Animas County: 10.746 %Las Animas County10.746Hinsdale County: 10.638 %Hinsdale County10.638Moffat County: 10.617 %Moffat County10.617San Miguel County: 10.556 %San Miguel County10.556Grand County: 10.376 %Grand County10.376Routt County: 10.361 %Routt County10.361Pitkin County: 10.335 %Pitkin County10.335Sedgwick County: 10.072 %Sedgwick County10.072Garfield County: 10.005 %Garfield County10.005Montrose County: 10 %Montrose County10La Plata County: 9.916 %La Plata County9.916Mesa County: 9.907 %Mesa County9.907
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Dolores County16.495+1.11 pts
2Elbert County15.456+2.93 pts
3Teller County15.372+4.84 pts
4Ouray County14.925-0.29 pts
5Park County13.978-0.47 pts
6Douglas County13.674-0.18 pts
7Jackson County13.445+8.64 pts
7Rio Grande County13.445+4.51 pts
9Broomfield County12.83+0.41 pts
10Gilpin County12.766-1.09 pts
11San Juan County12.727-2.96 pts
12Clear Creek County12.478-1.3 pts
13Weld County12.421-0.44 pts
14Archuleta County12.291-0.63 pts
15Chaffee County12.065+1.19 pts
16Denver County12.007-0.09 pts
17Custer County11.966-1.71 pts
18Costilla County11.905-0.75 pts
19Boulder County11.622-0.27 pts
20Adams County11.611-1.22 pts
21El Paso County11.537+0.16 pts
22Gunnison County11.229-0.22 pts
23Arapahoe County11.1-1.04 pts
24Larimer County11.067-1.06 pts
25Saguache County10.959+3.48 pts
26Summit County10.902-1.03 pts
27Eagle County10.758-0.47 pts
28Jefferson County10.756-0.39 pts
29Las Animas County10.746+5.42 pts
30Hinsdale County10.638+0.33 pts
31Moffat County10.617+3.28 pts
32San Miguel County10.556+0.62 pts
33Grand County10.376+1.15 pts
34Routt County10.361-3.3 pts
35Pitkin County10.335-1.6 pts
36Sedgwick County10.072+2.72 pts
37Garfield County10.005-0.52 pts
38Montrose County10+0.92 pts
39La Plata County9.916-1.85 pts
40Mesa County9.907+0.57 pts
41Lake County9.809-0.81 pts
42Huerfano County9.701-0.67 pts
43Pueblo County9.025-0.39 pts
44Delta County8.916-2.45 pts
45Conejos County8.78+2.95 pts
46Lincoln County8.594-2.74 pts
47Montezuma County8.315+1.22 pts
48Morgan County8.288-2.73 pts
49Alamosa County7.668-0.59 pts
50Fremont County7.629-0.91 pts
51Cheyenne County7.08-5.65 pts
52Baca County6.849+2.71 pts
53Logan County6.814-0.52 pts
54Yuma County6.78+0.5 pts
55Prowers County6.583+1.25 pts
56Kit Carson County5.952-2.81 pts
57Washington County5.941-1.83 pts
58Rio Blanco County5.82-5.09 pts
59Phillips County5.645-5.42 pts
60Otero County5.497-1.27 pts
61Bent County5.455-3.72 pts
62Crowley County0-9.38 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. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2018 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Dolores County, with 16.495% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Crowley County, with 0% in 2018.

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 2018 and are not ranked.

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