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Counties in Colorado by establishment entry rate

Park County had the highest establishment entry rate of 61 counties in 2019, at 17.755%. Sedgwick County had the lowest, at 4.478%. The median was 10.309% and the figure for Colorado was 11.496%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.755Park County
Lowest4.478Sedgwick County
Median10.30961 counties
Colorado11.496History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 11.68 %Alamosa County: 6.243 %Arapahoe County: 11.58 %Archuleta County: 9.021 %Baca County: 9.589 %Bent County: 5.607 %Boulder County: 12.09 %Broomfield County: 10.684 %Chaffee County: 12.287 %Cheyenne County: 5.357 %Clear Creek County: 8.741 %Conejos County: 9.569 %Custer County: 11.017 %Delta County: 9.749 %Denver County: 12.271 %Dolores County: 13.725 %Douglas County: 14.6 %Eagle County: 9.677 %Elbert County: 12.443 %El Paso County: 11.553 %Fremont County: 9.184 %Garfield County: 10.34 %Gilpin County: 15.833 %Grand County: 10.309 %Gunnison County: 11.476 %Hinsdale County: 12.371 %Huerfano County: 9.091 %Jackson County: 8.475 %Jefferson County: 11.661 %Kit Carson County: 7.6 %Lake County: 13.684 %La Plata County: 10.033 %Larimer County: 10.777 %Las Animas County: 10.996 %Lincoln County: 5.512 %Logan County: 6.077 %Mesa County: 11.045 %Mineral County: 5.825 %Moffat County: 8.163 %Montezuma County: 6.921 %Montrose County: 8.629 %Morgan County: 11.043 %Otero County: 7.133 %Ouray County: 13.061 %Park County: 17.755 %Phillips County: 10.7 %Pitkin County: 8.438 %Prowers County: 5.975 %Pueblo County: 9.744 %Rio Blanco County: 6.667 %Rio Grande County: 6.504 %Routt County: 11.927 %Saguache County: 13.913 %San Juan County: 9.174 %San Miguel County: 10.816 %Sedgwick County: 4.478 %Summit County: 11.073 %Teller County: 12.373 %Washington County: 8.911 %Weld County: 11.562 %Yuma County: 7.666 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Park County: 17.755 %Park County17.755Gilpin County: 15.833 %Gilpin County15.833Douglas County: 14.6 %Douglas County14.6Saguache County: 13.913 %Saguache County13.913Dolores County: 13.725 %Dolores County13.725Lake County: 13.684 %Lake County13.684Ouray County: 13.061 %Ouray County13.061Elbert County: 12.443 %Elbert County12.443Teller County: 12.373 %Teller County12.373Hinsdale County: 12.371 %Hinsdale County12.371Chaffee County: 12.287 %Chaffee County12.287Denver County: 12.271 %Denver County12.271Boulder County: 12.09 %Boulder County12.09Routt County: 11.927 %Routt County11.927Adams County: 11.68 %Adams County11.68Jefferson County: 11.661 %Jefferson County11.661Arapahoe County: 11.58 %Arapahoe County11.58Weld County: 11.562 %Weld County11.562El Paso County: 11.553 %El Paso County11.553Gunnison County: 11.476 %Gunnison County11.476Summit County: 11.073 %Summit County11.073Mesa County: 11.045 %Mesa County11.045Morgan County: 11.043 %Morgan County11.043Custer County: 11.017 %Custer County11.017Las Animas County: 10.996 %Las Animas County10.996San Miguel County: 10.816 %San Miguel County10.816Larimer County: 10.777 %Larimer County10.777Phillips County: 10.7 %Phillips County10.7Broomfield County: 10.684 %Broomfield County10.684Garfield County: 10.34 %Garfield County10.34Grand County: 10.309 %Grand County10.309La Plata County: 10.033 %La Plata County10.033Delta County: 9.749 %Delta County9.749Pueblo County: 9.744 %Pueblo County9.744Eagle County: 9.677 %Eagle County9.677Baca County: 9.589 %Baca County9.589Conejos County: 9.569 %Conejos County9.569Fremont County: 9.184 %Fremont County9.184San Juan County: 9.174 %San Juan County9.174Huerfano County: 9.091 %Huerfano County9.091Park County: 17.755 %Park County17.755Gilpin County: 15.833 %Gilpin County15.833Douglas County: 14.6 %Douglas County14.6Saguache County: 13.913 %Saguache County13.913Dolores County: 13.725 %Dolores County13.725Lake County: 13.684 %Lake County13.684Ouray County: 13.061 %Ouray County13.061Elbert County: 12.443 %Elbert County12.443Teller County: 12.373 %Teller County12.373Hinsdale County: 12.371 %Hinsdale County12.371Chaffee County: 12.287 %Chaffee County12.287Denver County: 12.271 %Denver County12.271Boulder County: 12.09 %Boulder County12.09Routt County: 11.927 %Routt County11.927Adams County: 11.68 %Adams County11.68Jefferson County: 11.661 %Jefferson County11.661Arapahoe County: 11.58 %Arapahoe County11.58Weld County: 11.562 %Weld County11.562El Paso County: 11.553 %El Paso County11.553Gunnison County: 11.476 %Gunnison County11.476Summit County: 11.073 %Summit County11.073Mesa County: 11.045 %Mesa County11.045Morgan County: 11.043 %Morgan County11.043Custer County: 11.017 %Custer County11.017Las Animas County: 10.996 %Las Animas County10.996San Miguel County: 10.816 %San Miguel County10.816Larimer County: 10.777 %Larimer County10.777Phillips County: 10.7 %Phillips County10.7Broomfield County: 10.684 %Broomfield County10.684Garfield County: 10.34 %Garfield County10.34Grand County: 10.309 %Grand County10.309La Plata County: 10.033 %La Plata County10.033Delta County: 9.749 %Delta County9.749Pueblo County: 9.744 %Pueblo County9.744Eagle County: 9.677 %Eagle County9.677Baca County: 9.589 %Baca County9.589Conejos County: 9.569 %Conejos County9.569Fremont County: 9.184 %Fremont County9.184San Juan County: 9.174 %San Juan County9.174Huerfano County: 9.091 %Huerfano County9.091
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Park County17.755+3.78 pts
2Gilpin County15.833+3.07 pts
3Douglas County14.6+0.93 pts
4Saguache County13.913+2.95 pts
5Dolores County13.725-2.77 pts
6Lake County13.684+3.88 pts
7Ouray County13.061-1.86 pts
8Elbert County12.443-3.01 pts
9Teller County12.373-3 pts
10Hinsdale County12.371+1.73 pts
11Chaffee County12.287+0.22 pts
12Denver County12.271+0.26 pts
13Boulder County12.09+0.47 pts
14Routt County11.927+1.57 pts
15Adams County11.68+0.07 pts
16Jefferson County11.661+0.9 pts
17Arapahoe County11.58+0.48 pts
18Weld County11.562-0.86 pts
19El Paso County11.553+0.02 pts
20Gunnison County11.476+0.25 pts
21Summit County11.073+0.17 pts
22Mesa County11.045+1.14 pts
23Morgan County11.043+2.75 pts
24Custer County11.017-0.95 pts
25Las Animas County10.996+0.25 pts
26San Miguel County10.816+0.26 pts
27Larimer County10.777-0.29 pts
28Phillips County10.7+5.05 pts
29Broomfield County10.684-2.15 pts
30Garfield County10.34+0.33 pts
31Grand County10.309-0.07 pts
32La Plata County10.033+0.12 pts
33Delta County9.749+0.83 pts
34Pueblo County9.744+0.72 pts
35Eagle County9.677-1.08 pts
36Baca County9.589+2.74 pts
37Conejos County9.569+0.79 pts
38Fremont County9.184+1.55 pts
39San Juan County9.174-3.55 pts
40Huerfano County9.091-0.61 pts
41Archuleta County9.021-3.27 pts
42Washington County8.911+2.97 pts
43Clear Creek County8.741-3.74 pts
44Montrose County8.629-1.37 pts
45Jackson County8.475-4.97 pts
46Pitkin County8.438-1.9 pts
47Moffat County8.163-2.45 pts
48Yuma County7.666+0.89 pts
49Kit Carson County7.6+1.65 pts
50Otero County7.133+1.64 pts
51Montezuma County6.921-1.39 pts
52Rio Blanco County6.667+0.85 pts
53Rio Grande County6.504-6.94 pts
54Alamosa County6.243-1.42 pts
55Logan County6.077-0.74 pts
56Prowers County5.975-0.61 pts
57Mineral County5.825n/a
58Bent County5.607+0.15 pts
59Lincoln County5.512-3.08 pts
60Cheyenne County5.357-1.72 pts
61Sedgwick County4.478-5.59 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 2019 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Park County, with 17.755% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Sedgwick County, with 4.478% in 2019.

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 2019 and are not ranked.

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