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Counties in Colorado by establishment entry rate

Crowley County had the highest establishment entry rate of 62 counties in 2020, at 20.29%. Alamosa County had the lowest, at 5.319%. The median was 10.933% and the figure for Colorado was 11.291%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.29Crowley County
Lowest5.319Alamosa County
Median10.93362 counties
Colorado11.291History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 11.143 %Alamosa County: 5.319 %Arapahoe County: 11.014 %Archuleta County: 11.881 %Baca County: 10.667 %Bent County: 11.538 %Boulder County: 10.845 %Broomfield County: 11.75 %Chaffee County: 12.837 %Cheyenne County: 10.714 %Clear Creek County: 14.493 %Conejos County: 5.882 %Costilla County: 6.977 %Crowley County: 20.29 %Custer County: 19.592 %Delta County: 12.357 %Denver County: 12.337 %Dolores County: 13.084 %Douglas County: 13.821 %Eagle County: 11.072 %Elbert County: 14.312 %El Paso County: 11.014 %Fremont County: 11.543 %Garfield County: 10.651 %Gilpin County: 15.9 %Grand County: 11.697 %Gunnison County: 10.46 %Hinsdale County: 13.208 %Huerfano County: 15.094 %Jackson County: 10.169 %Jefferson County: 11.44 %Kit Carson County: 8.765 %Lake County: 10.853 %La Plata County: 9.981 %Larimer County: 10.368 %Las Animas County: 10.074 %Lincoln County: 12.355 %Logan County: 6.168 %Mesa County: 9.369 %Mineral County: 9.524 %Moffat County: 9.009 %Montezuma County: 10.678 %Montrose County: 11.765 %Morgan County: 7.698 %Otero County: 7.152 %Ouray County: 12 %Park County: 16.182 %Phillips County: 8.835 %Pitkin County: 11.646 %Prowers County: 6.07 %Pueblo County: 8.731 %Rio Blanco County: 7.386 %Rio Grande County: 12.621 %Routt County: 11.368 %Saguache County: 7.965 %San Juan County: 7.692 %San Miguel County: 10.133 %Summit County: 12.09 %Teller County: 10.437 %Washington County: 9.756 %Weld County: 11.594 %Yuma County: 8.099 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Crowley County: 20.29 %Crowley County20.29Custer County: 19.592 %Custer County19.592Park County: 16.182 %Park County16.182Gilpin County: 15.9 %Gilpin County15.9Huerfano County: 15.094 %Huerfano County15.094Clear Creek County: 14.493 %Clear Creek County14.493Elbert County: 14.312 %Elbert County14.312Douglas County: 13.821 %Douglas County13.821Hinsdale County: 13.208 %Hinsdale County13.208Dolores County: 13.084 %Dolores County13.084Chaffee County: 12.837 %Chaffee County12.837Rio Grande County: 12.621 %Rio Grande County12.621Delta County: 12.357 %Delta County12.357Lincoln County: 12.355 %Lincoln County12.355Denver County: 12.337 %Denver County12.337Summit County: 12.09 %Summit County12.09Ouray County: 12 %Ouray County12Archuleta County: 11.881 %Archuleta County11.881Montrose County: 11.765 %Montrose County11.765Broomfield County: 11.75 %Broomfield County11.75Grand County: 11.697 %Grand County11.697Pitkin County: 11.646 %Pitkin County11.646Weld County: 11.594 %Weld County11.594Fremont County: 11.543 %Fremont County11.543Bent County: 11.538 %Bent County11.538Jefferson County: 11.44 %Jefferson County11.44Routt County: 11.368 %Routt County11.368Adams County: 11.143 %Adams County11.143Eagle County: 11.072 %Eagle County11.072Arapahoe County: 11.014 %Arapahoe County11.014El Paso County: 11.014 %El Paso County11.014Lake County: 10.853 %Lake County10.853Boulder County: 10.845 %Boulder County10.845Cheyenne County: 10.714 %Cheyenne County10.714Montezuma County: 10.678 %Montezuma County10.678Baca County: 10.667 %Baca County10.667Garfield County: 10.651 %Garfield County10.651Gunnison County: 10.46 %Gunnison County10.46Teller County: 10.437 %Teller County10.437Larimer County: 10.368 %Larimer County10.368Crowley County: 20.29 %Crowley County20.29Custer County: 19.592 %Custer County19.592Park County: 16.182 %Park County16.182Gilpin County: 15.9 %Gilpin County15.9Huerfano County: 15.094 %Huerfano County15.094Clear Creek County: 14.493 %Clear Creek County14.493Elbert County: 14.312 %Elbert County14.312Douglas County: 13.821 %Douglas County13.821Hinsdale County: 13.208 %Hinsdale County13.208Dolores County: 13.084 %Dolores County13.084Chaffee County: 12.837 %Chaffee County12.837Rio Grande County: 12.621 %Rio Grande County12.621Delta County: 12.357 %Delta County12.357Lincoln County: 12.355 %Lincoln County12.355Denver County: 12.337 %Denver County12.337Summit County: 12.09 %Summit County12.09Ouray County: 12 %Ouray County12Archuleta County: 11.881 %Archuleta County11.881Montrose County: 11.765 %Montrose County11.765Broomfield County: 11.75 %Broomfield County11.75Grand County: 11.697 %Grand County11.697Pitkin County: 11.646 %Pitkin County11.646Weld County: 11.594 %Weld County11.594Fremont County: 11.543 %Fremont County11.543Bent County: 11.538 %Bent County11.538Jefferson County: 11.44 %Jefferson County11.44Routt County: 11.368 %Routt County11.368Adams County: 11.143 %Adams County11.143Eagle County: 11.072 %Eagle County11.072Arapahoe County: 11.014 %Arapahoe County11.014El Paso County: 11.014 %El Paso County11.014Lake County: 10.853 %Lake County10.853Boulder County: 10.845 %Boulder County10.845Cheyenne County: 10.714 %Cheyenne County10.714Montezuma County: 10.678 %Montezuma County10.678Baca County: 10.667 %Baca County10.667Garfield County: 10.651 %Garfield County10.651Gunnison County: 10.46 %Gunnison County10.46Teller County: 10.437 %Teller County10.437Larimer County: 10.368 %Larimer County10.368
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Crowley County20.29n/a
2Custer County19.592+8.57 pts
3Park County16.182-1.57 pts
4Gilpin County15.9+0.07 pts
5Huerfano County15.094+6 pts
6Clear Creek County14.493+5.75 pts
7Elbert County14.312+1.87 pts
8Douglas County13.821-0.78 pts
9Hinsdale County13.208+0.84 pts
10Dolores County13.084-0.64 pts
11Chaffee County12.837+0.55 pts
12Rio Grande County12.621+6.12 pts
13Delta County12.357+2.61 pts
14Lincoln County12.355+6.84 pts
15Denver County12.337+0.07 pts
16Summit County12.09+1.02 pts
17Ouray County12-1.06 pts
18Archuleta County11.881+2.86 pts
19Montrose County11.765+3.14 pts
20Broomfield County11.75+1.07 pts
21Grand County11.697+1.39 pts
22Pitkin County11.646+3.21 pts
23Weld County11.594+0.03 pts
24Fremont County11.543+2.36 pts
25Bent County11.538+5.93 pts
26Jefferson County11.44-0.22 pts
27Routt County11.368-0.56 pts
28Adams County11.143-0.54 pts
29Eagle County11.072+1.39 pts
30Arapahoe County11.014-0.57 pts
30El Paso County11.014-0.54 pts
32Lake County10.853-2.83 pts
33Boulder County10.845-1.24 pts
34Cheyenne County10.714+5.36 pts
35Montezuma County10.678+3.76 pts
36Baca County10.667+1.08 pts
37Garfield County10.651+0.31 pts
38Gunnison County10.46-1.02 pts
39Teller County10.437-1.94 pts
40Larimer County10.368-0.41 pts
41Jackson County10.169+1.69 pts
42San Miguel County10.133-0.68 pts
43Las Animas County10.074-0.92 pts
44La Plata County9.981-0.05 pts
45Washington County9.756+0.85 pts
46Mineral County9.524+3.7 pts
47Mesa County9.369-1.68 pts
48Moffat County9.009+0.85 pts
49Phillips County8.835-1.86 pts
50Kit Carson County8.765+1.17 pts
51Pueblo County8.731-1.01 pts
52Yuma County8.099+0.43 pts
53Saguache County7.965-5.95 pts
54Morgan County7.698-3.34 pts
55San Juan County7.692-1.48 pts
56Rio Blanco County7.386+0.72 pts
57Otero County7.152+0.02 pts
58Costilla County6.977n/a
59Logan County6.168+0.09 pts
60Prowers County6.07+0.1 pts
61Conejos County5.882-3.69 pts
62Alamosa County5.319-0.92 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 2020 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Crowley County, with 20.29% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Alamosa County, with 5.319% in 2020.

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 2020 and are not ranked.

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