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Counties in Colorado by establishment entry rate

Dolores County had the highest establishment entry rate of 63 counties in 2022, at 23.853%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 4.152%. The median was 12.356% and the figure for Colorado was 12.621%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.853Dolores County
Lowest4.152Lincoln County
Median12.35663 counties
Colorado12.621History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 12.361 %Alamosa County: 7.576 %Arapahoe County: 12.37 %Archuleta County: 13.248 %Baca County: 9.032 %Bent County: 5.941 %Boulder County: 12.665 %Broomfield County: 12.361 %Chaffee County: 14.184 %Cheyenne County: 11.215 %Clear Creek County: 16.517 %Conejos County: 12.264 %Costilla County: 16.667 %Crowley County: 12.346 %Custer County: 18.315 %Delta County: 14.7 %Denver County: 13.05 %Dolores County: 23.853 %Douglas County: 14.627 %Eagle County: 11.753 %Elbert County: 14.875 %El Paso County: 13.413 %Fremont County: 10.879 %Garfield County: 12.774 %Gilpin County: 11.715 %Grand County: 13.234 %Gunnison County: 10.537 %Hinsdale County: 13.861 %Huerfano County: 10.949 %Jackson County: 18.966 %Jefferson County: 12.299 %Kit Carson County: 5.512 %Lake County: 13.333 %La Plata County: 11.47 %Larimer County: 12.356 %Las Animas County: 12.462 %Lincoln County: 4.152 %Logan County: 9.125 %Mesa County: 11.945 %Mineral County: 12.844 %Moffat County: 11.527 %Montezuma County: 10.482 %Montrose County: 12.539 %Morgan County: 8.52 %Otero County: 10.04 %Ouray County: 14.206 %Park County: 14.779 %Phillips County: 8 %Pitkin County: 10.558 %Prowers County: 8.013 %Pueblo County: 9.732 %Rio Blanco County: 13.913 %Rio Grande County: 11.35 %Routt County: 12.816 %Saguache County: 7.207 %San Juan County: 13.913 %San Miguel County: 12.003 %Sedgwick County: 4.511 %Summit County: 11.367 %Teller County: 17.36 %Washington County: 15.152 %Weld County: 13.18 %Yuma County: 7.692 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Dolores County: 23.853 %Dolores County23.853Jackson County: 18.966 %Jackson County18.966Custer County: 18.315 %Custer County18.315Teller County: 17.36 %Teller County17.36Costilla County: 16.667 %Costilla County16.667Clear Creek County: 16.517 %Clear Creek County16.517Washington County: 15.152 %Washington County15.152Elbert County: 14.875 %Elbert County14.875Park County: 14.779 %Park County14.779Delta County: 14.7 %Delta County14.7Douglas County: 14.627 %Douglas County14.627Ouray County: 14.206 %Ouray County14.206Chaffee County: 14.184 %Chaffee County14.184Rio Blanco County: 13.913 %Rio Blanco County13.913San Juan County: 13.913 %San Juan County13.913Hinsdale County: 13.861 %Hinsdale County13.861El Paso County: 13.413 %El Paso County13.413Lake County: 13.333 %Lake County13.333Archuleta County: 13.248 %Archuleta County13.248Grand County: 13.234 %Grand County13.234Weld County: 13.18 %Weld County13.18Denver County: 13.05 %Denver County13.05Mineral County: 12.844 %Mineral County12.844Routt County: 12.816 %Routt County12.816Garfield County: 12.774 %Garfield County12.774Boulder County: 12.665 %Boulder County12.665Montrose County: 12.539 %Montrose County12.539Las Animas County: 12.462 %Las Animas County12.462Arapahoe County: 12.37 %Arapahoe County12.37Adams County: 12.361 %Adams County12.361Broomfield County: 12.361 %Broomfield County12.361Larimer County: 12.356 %Larimer County12.356Crowley County: 12.346 %Crowley County12.346Jefferson County: 12.299 %Jefferson County12.299Conejos County: 12.264 %Conejos County12.264San Miguel County: 12.003 %San Miguel County12.003Mesa County: 11.945 %Mesa County11.945Eagle County: 11.753 %Eagle County11.753Gilpin County: 11.715 %Gilpin County11.715Moffat County: 11.527 %Moffat County11.527Dolores County: 23.853 %Dolores County23.853Jackson County: 18.966 %Jackson County18.966Custer County: 18.315 %Custer County18.315Teller County: 17.36 %Teller County17.36Costilla County: 16.667 %Costilla County16.667Clear Creek County: 16.517 %Clear Creek County16.517Washington County: 15.152 %Washington County15.152Elbert County: 14.875 %Elbert County14.875Park County: 14.779 %Park County14.779Delta County: 14.7 %Delta County14.7Douglas County: 14.627 %Douglas County14.627Ouray County: 14.206 %Ouray County14.206Chaffee County: 14.184 %Chaffee County14.184Rio Blanco County: 13.913 %Rio Blanco County13.913San Juan County: 13.913 %San Juan County13.913Hinsdale County: 13.861 %Hinsdale County13.861El Paso County: 13.413 %El Paso County13.413Lake County: 13.333 %Lake County13.333Archuleta County: 13.248 %Archuleta County13.248Grand County: 13.234 %Grand County13.234Weld County: 13.18 %Weld County13.18Denver County: 13.05 %Denver County13.05Mineral County: 12.844 %Mineral County12.844Routt County: 12.816 %Routt County12.816Garfield County: 12.774 %Garfield County12.774Boulder County: 12.665 %Boulder County12.665Montrose County: 12.539 %Montrose County12.539Las Animas County: 12.462 %Las Animas County12.462Arapahoe County: 12.37 %Arapahoe County12.37Adams County: 12.361 %Adams County12.361Broomfield County: 12.361 %Broomfield County12.361Larimer County: 12.356 %Larimer County12.356Crowley County: 12.346 %Crowley County12.346Jefferson County: 12.299 %Jefferson County12.299Conejos County: 12.264 %Conejos County12.264San Miguel County: 12.003 %San Miguel County12.003Mesa County: 11.945 %Mesa County11.945Eagle County: 11.753 %Eagle County11.753Gilpin County: 11.715 %Gilpin County11.715Moffat County: 11.527 %Moffat County11.527
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Dolores County23.853+18.19 pts
2Jackson County18.966+8.53 pts
3Custer County18.315+4.36 pts
4Teller County17.36+1.12 pts
5Costilla County16.667+9.52 pts
6Clear Creek County16.517+2.79 pts
7Washington County15.152+5.15 pts
8Elbert County14.875-1.07 pts
9Park County14.779-0.31 pts
10Delta County14.7+2.9 pts
11Douglas County14.627-0.63 pts
12Ouray County14.206-3.73 pts
13Chaffee County14.184-1.9 pts
14Rio Blanco County13.913+5.82 pts
14San Juan County13.913-8.31 pts
16Hinsdale County13.861+6.38 pts
17El Paso County13.413+0.87 pts
18Lake County13.333-1.82 pts
19Archuleta County13.248+1.93 pts
20Grand County13.234+0.2 pts
21Weld County13.18+0.67 pts
22Denver County13.05-0.22 pts
23Mineral County12.844+3.41 pts
24Routt County12.816+1.56 pts
25Garfield County12.7740 pts
26Boulder County12.665-0.37 pts
27Montrose County12.539+0.14 pts
28Las Animas County12.462+3.08 pts
29Arapahoe County12.37-0.3 pts
30Adams County12.361-0.42 pts
30Broomfield County12.361-1.1 pts
32Larimer County12.356+0.48 pts
33Crowley County12.346-3.44 pts
34Jefferson County12.299-0.59 pts
35Conejos County12.264+3.4 pts
36San Miguel County12.003+0.87 pts
37Mesa County11.945+1.32 pts
38Eagle County11.753-1.72 pts
39Gilpin County11.715-8.29 pts
40Moffat County11.527-2.61 pts
41La Plata County11.47-0.14 pts
42Summit County11.367-2.58 pts
43Rio Grande County11.35-0.23 pts
44Cheyenne County11.215+0.21 pts
45Huerfano County10.949-6.57 pts
46Fremont County10.879-0.63 pts
47Pitkin County10.558-2.86 pts
48Gunnison County10.537-2.61 pts
49Montezuma County10.482+0.32 pts
50Otero County10.04+3.71 pts
51Pueblo County9.732-0.1 pts
52Logan County9.125+2.29 pts
53Baca County9.032+2.41 pts
54Morgan County8.52+0.71 pts
55Prowers County8.013+1.23 pts
56Phillips County8-3.34 pts
57Yuma County7.692-1.98 pts
58Alamosa County7.576+0.45 pts
59Saguache County7.207-7.97 pts
60Bent County5.941-5.94 pts
61Kit Carson County5.512-0.38 pts
62Sedgwick County4.511-6.18 pts
63Lincoln County4.152-6.6 pts

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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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2022 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Dolores County, with 23.853% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Lincoln County, with 4.152% in 2022.

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. 1 counties have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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