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Counties in Idaho by establishment entry rate

Jefferson County had the highest establishment entry rate of 42 counties in 2016, at 15.481%. Nez Perce County had the lowest, at 5.966%. The median was 9.803% and the figure for Idaho was 11.035%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.481Jefferson County
Lowest5.966Nez Perce County
Median9.80342 counties
Idaho11.035History

Map of counties, 2016

Ada County: 11.835 %Adams County: 14.563 %Bannock County: 10.158 %Bear Lake County: 8.654 %Benewah County: 7.026 %Bingham County: 8.177 %Blaine County: 10.526 %Boise County: 8.627 %Bonner County: 12.239 %Bonneville County: 9.793 %Boundary County: 10.543 %Butte County: 8 %Canyon County: 13.23 %Caribou County: 6.414 %Cassia County: 9.615 %Clearwater County: 9.813 %Custer County: 9.917 %Elmore County: 9.071 %Franklin County: 9.701 %Fremont County: 6.967 %Gem County: 11.73 %Gooding County: 8.267 %Idaho County: 9.606 %Jefferson County: 15.481 %Jerome County: 6.862 %Kootenai County: 11.89 %Latah County: 9.913 %Lemhi County: 7.157 %Lewis County: 8.911 %Lincoln County: 11.034 %Madison County: 12.894 %Minidoka County: 8.56 %Nez Perce County: 5.966 %Oneida County: 10.191 %Owyhee County: 6.494 %Payette County: 8.534 %Power County: 14.237 %Shoshone County: 10.131 %Teton County: 13.316 %Twin Falls County: 10.887 %Valley County: 13.699 %Washington County: 7.467 %
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%, 2016. 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.

All counties, 2016

Jefferson County: 15.481 %Jefferson County15.481Adams County: 14.563 %Adams County14.563Power County: 14.237 %Power County14.237Valley County: 13.699 %Valley County13.699Teton County: 13.316 %Teton County13.316Canyon County: 13.23 %Canyon County13.23Madison County: 12.894 %Madison County12.894Bonner County: 12.239 %Bonner County12.239Kootenai County: 11.89 %Kootenai County11.89Ada County: 11.835 %Ada County11.835Gem County: 11.73 %Gem County11.73Lincoln County: 11.034 %Lincoln County11.034Twin Falls County: 10.887 %Twin Falls County10.887Boundary County: 10.543 %Boundary County10.543Blaine County: 10.526 %Blaine County10.526Oneida County: 10.191 %Oneida County10.191Bannock County: 10.158 %Bannock County10.158Shoshone County: 10.131 %Shoshone County10.131Custer County: 9.917 %Custer County9.917Latah County: 9.913 %Latah County9.913Clearwater County: 9.813 %Clearwater County9.813Bonneville County: 9.793 %Bonneville County9.793Franklin County: 9.701 %Franklin County9.701Cassia County: 9.615 %Cassia County9.615Idaho County: 9.606 %Idaho County9.606Elmore County: 9.071 %Elmore County9.071Lewis County: 8.911 %Lewis County8.911Bear Lake County: 8.654 %Bear Lake County8.654Boise County: 8.627 %Boise County8.627Minidoka County: 8.56 %Minidoka County8.56Payette County: 8.534 %Payette County8.534Gooding County: 8.267 %Gooding County8.267Bingham County: 8.177 %Bingham County8.177Butte County: 8 %Butte County8Washington County: 7.467 %Washington County7.467Lemhi County: 7.157 %Lemhi County7.157Benewah County: 7.026 %Benewah County7.026Fremont County: 6.967 %Fremont County6.967Jerome County: 6.862 %Jerome County6.862Owyhee County: 6.494 %Owyhee County6.494Caribou County: 6.414 %Caribou County6.414Nez Perce County: 5.966 %Nez Perce County5.966Jefferson County: 15.481 %Jefferson County15.481Adams County: 14.563 %Adams County14.563Power County: 14.237 %Power County14.237Valley County: 13.699 %Valley County13.699Teton County: 13.316 %Teton County13.316Canyon County: 13.23 %Canyon County13.23Madison County: 12.894 %Madison County12.894Bonner County: 12.239 %Bonner County12.239Kootenai County: 11.89 %Kootenai County11.89Ada County: 11.835 %Ada County11.835Gem County: 11.73 %Gem County11.73Lincoln County: 11.034 %Lincoln County11.034Twin Falls County: 10.887 %Twin Falls County10.887Boundary County: 10.543 %Boundary County10.543Blaine County: 10.526 %Blaine County10.526Oneida County: 10.191 %Oneida County10.191Bannock County: 10.158 %Bannock County10.158Shoshone County: 10.131 %Shoshone County10.131Custer County: 9.917 %Custer County9.917Latah County: 9.913 %Latah County9.913Clearwater County: 9.813 %Clearwater County9.813Bonneville County: 9.793 %Bonneville County9.793Franklin County: 9.701 %Franklin County9.701Cassia County: 9.615 %Cassia County9.615Idaho County: 9.606 %Idaho County9.606Elmore County: 9.071 %Elmore County9.071Lewis County: 8.911 %Lewis County8.911Bear Lake County: 8.654 %Bear Lake County8.654Boise County: 8.627 %Boise County8.627Minidoka County: 8.56 %Minidoka County8.56Payette County: 8.534 %Payette County8.534Gooding County: 8.267 %Gooding County8.267Bingham County: 8.177 %Bingham County8.177Butte County: 8 %Butte County8Washington County: 7.467 %Washington County7.467Lemhi County: 7.157 %Lemhi County7.157Benewah County: 7.026 %Benewah County7.026Fremont County: 6.967 %Fremont County6.967Jerome County: 6.862 %Jerome County6.862Owyhee County: 6.494 %Owyhee County6.494Caribou County: 6.414 %Caribou County6.414Nez Perce County: 5.966 %Nez Perce County5.966
%. 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
1Jefferson County15.481-0.23 pts
2Adams County14.563+2.91 pts
3Power County14.237+5.08 pts
4Valley County13.699+0.39 pts
5Teton County13.316-3.03 pts
6Canyon County13.23+1.91 pts
7Madison County12.894+1.93 pts
8Bonner County12.239+0.39 pts
9Kootenai County11.89+0.24 pts
10Ada County11.835+0.72 pts
11Gem County11.73-0.37 pts
12Lincoln County11.034+2.76 pts
13Twin Falls County10.887+0.8 pts
14Boundary County10.543-1.03 pts
15Blaine County10.526-0.3 pts
16Oneida County10.191-4.48 pts
17Bannock County10.158+1.51 pts
18Shoshone County10.131+1.63 pts
19Custer County9.917-0.61 pts
20Latah County9.913+2.38 pts
21Clearwater County9.813+2.72 pts
22Bonneville County9.793-0.78 pts
23Franklin County9.701-2.63 pts
24Cassia County9.615+2.93 pts
25Idaho County9.606+2.03 pts
26Elmore County9.071+1.58 pts
27Lewis County8.911+0.95 pts
28Bear Lake County8.654+0.92 pts
29Boise County8.627-2.31 pts
30Minidoka County8.56+0.64 pts
31Payette County8.534-0.95 pts
32Gooding County8.267-2.02 pts
33Bingham County8.177-2.67 pts
34Butte County8-4.96 pts
35Washington County7.467-1.39 pts
36Lemhi County7.157-1.35 pts
37Benewah County7.026+0.39 pts
38Fremont County6.967-8.9 pts
39Jerome County6.862-2.6 pts
40Owyhee County6.494-3.31 pts
41Caribou County6.414-4.57 pts
42Nez Perce County5.966-1.42 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. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2016 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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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 Idaho 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

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Idaho 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/idaho-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 Idaho 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/idaho-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 Idaho 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/idaho-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Jefferson County, with 15.481% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Nez Perce County, with 5.966% 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. 2 counties have no value for 2016 and are not ranked.

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