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Counties in Idaho by establishment entry rate

Butte County had the highest establishment entry rate of 42 counties in 2017, at 20.408%. Cassia County had the lowest, at 6.73%. The median was 10.599% and the figure for Idaho was 10.75%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.408Butte County
Lowest6.73Cassia County
Median10.59942 counties
Idaho10.75History

Map of counties, 2017

Ada County: 11.16 %Adams County: 11.483 %Bannock County: 9.067 %Bear Lake County: 15.596 %Benewah County: 9.434 %Bingham County: 8.038 %Blaine County: 9.624 %Boise County: 12.977 %Bonner County: 12.821 %Bonneville County: 9.236 %Boundary County: 7.407 %Butte County: 20.408 %Canyon County: 12.297 %Caribou County: 10.557 %Cassia County: 6.73 %Clearwater County: 7.477 %Custer County: 17.391 %Elmore County: 10.143 %Franklin County: 10.642 %Fremont County: 12.917 %Gem County: 10.219 %Gooding County: 9.265 %Idaho County: 9.582 %Jefferson County: 12.679 %Jerome County: 11.222 %Kootenai County: 12.244 %Latah County: 9.052 %Lemhi County: 12.024 %Lewis County: 9.045 %Lincoln County: 13.514 %Madison County: 13.269 %Minidoka County: 7.523 %Nez Perce County: 7.031 %Oneida County: 9.877 %Owyhee County: 13.636 %Payette County: 8.865 %Power County: 7.407 %Shoshone County: 12.44 %Teton County: 12.304 %Twin Falls County: 9.861 %Valley County: 11.753 %Washington County: 11.828 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Butte County: 20.408 %Butte County20.408Custer County: 17.391 %Custer County17.391Bear Lake County: 15.596 %Bear Lake County15.596Owyhee County: 13.636 %Owyhee County13.636Lincoln County: 13.514 %Lincoln County13.514Madison County: 13.269 %Madison County13.269Boise County: 12.977 %Boise County12.977Fremont County: 12.917 %Fremont County12.917Bonner County: 12.821 %Bonner County12.821Jefferson County: 12.679 %Jefferson County12.679Shoshone County: 12.44 %Shoshone County12.44Teton County: 12.304 %Teton County12.304Canyon County: 12.297 %Canyon County12.297Kootenai County: 12.244 %Kootenai County12.244Lemhi County: 12.024 %Lemhi County12.024Washington County: 11.828 %Washington County11.828Valley County: 11.753 %Valley County11.753Adams County: 11.483 %Adams County11.483Jerome County: 11.222 %Jerome County11.222Ada County: 11.16 %Ada County11.16Franklin County: 10.642 %Franklin County10.642Caribou County: 10.557 %Caribou County10.557Gem County: 10.219 %Gem County10.219Elmore County: 10.143 %Elmore County10.143Oneida County: 9.877 %Oneida County9.877Twin Falls County: 9.861 %Twin Falls County9.861Blaine County: 9.624 %Blaine County9.624Idaho County: 9.582 %Idaho County9.582Benewah County: 9.434 %Benewah County9.434Gooding County: 9.265 %Gooding County9.265Bonneville County: 9.236 %Bonneville County9.236Bannock County: 9.067 %Bannock County9.067Latah County: 9.052 %Latah County9.052Lewis County: 9.045 %Lewis County9.045Payette County: 8.865 %Payette County8.865Bingham County: 8.038 %Bingham County8.038Minidoka County: 7.523 %Minidoka County7.523Clearwater County: 7.477 %Clearwater County7.477Boundary County: 7.407 %Boundary County7.407Power County: 7.407 %Power County7.407Nez Perce County: 7.031 %Nez Perce County7.031Cassia County: 6.73 %Cassia County6.73Butte County: 20.408 %Butte County20.408Custer County: 17.391 %Custer County17.391Bear Lake County: 15.596 %Bear Lake County15.596Owyhee County: 13.636 %Owyhee County13.636Lincoln County: 13.514 %Lincoln County13.514Madison County: 13.269 %Madison County13.269Boise County: 12.977 %Boise County12.977Fremont County: 12.917 %Fremont County12.917Bonner County: 12.821 %Bonner County12.821Jefferson County: 12.679 %Jefferson County12.679Shoshone County: 12.44 %Shoshone County12.44Teton County: 12.304 %Teton County12.304Canyon County: 12.297 %Canyon County12.297Kootenai County: 12.244 %Kootenai County12.244Lemhi County: 12.024 %Lemhi County12.024Washington County: 11.828 %Washington County11.828Valley County: 11.753 %Valley County11.753Adams County: 11.483 %Adams County11.483Jerome County: 11.222 %Jerome County11.222Ada County: 11.16 %Ada County11.16Franklin County: 10.642 %Franklin County10.642Caribou County: 10.557 %Caribou County10.557Gem County: 10.219 %Gem County10.219Elmore County: 10.143 %Elmore County10.143Oneida County: 9.877 %Oneida County9.877Twin Falls County: 9.861 %Twin Falls County9.861Blaine County: 9.624 %Blaine County9.624Idaho County: 9.582 %Idaho County9.582Benewah County: 9.434 %Benewah County9.434Gooding County: 9.265 %Gooding County9.265Bonneville County: 9.236 %Bonneville County9.236Bannock County: 9.067 %Bannock County9.067Latah County: 9.052 %Latah County9.052Lewis County: 9.045 %Lewis County9.045Payette County: 8.865 %Payette County8.865Bingham County: 8.038 %Bingham County8.038Minidoka County: 7.523 %Minidoka County7.523Clearwater County: 7.477 %Clearwater County7.477Boundary County: 7.407 %Boundary County7.407Power County: 7.407 %Power County7.407Nez Perce County: 7.031 %Nez Perce County7.031Cassia County: 6.73 %Cassia County6.73
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Butte County20.408+12.41 pts
2Custer County17.391+7.47 pts
3Bear Lake County15.596+6.94 pts
4Owyhee County13.636+7.14 pts
5Lincoln County13.514+2.48 pts
6Madison County13.269+0.38 pts
7Boise County12.977+4.35 pts
8Fremont County12.917+5.95 pts
9Bonner County12.821+0.58 pts
10Jefferson County12.679-2.8 pts
11Shoshone County12.44+2.31 pts
12Teton County12.304-1.01 pts
13Canyon County12.297-0.93 pts
14Kootenai County12.244+0.35 pts
15Lemhi County12.024+4.87 pts
16Washington County11.828+4.36 pts
17Valley County11.753-1.95 pts
18Adams County11.483-3.08 pts
19Jerome County11.222+4.36 pts
20Ada County11.16-0.68 pts
21Franklin County10.642+0.94 pts
22Caribou County10.557+4.14 pts
23Gem County10.219-1.51 pts
24Elmore County10.143+1.07 pts
25Oneida County9.877-0.31 pts
26Twin Falls County9.861-1.03 pts
27Blaine County9.624-0.9 pts
28Idaho County9.582-0.02 pts
29Benewah County9.434+2.41 pts
30Gooding County9.265+1 pts
31Bonneville County9.236-0.56 pts
32Bannock County9.067-1.09 pts
33Latah County9.052-0.86 pts
34Lewis County9.045+0.13 pts
35Payette County8.865+0.33 pts
36Bingham County8.038-0.14 pts
37Minidoka County7.523-1.04 pts
38Clearwater County7.477-2.34 pts
39Boundary County7.407-3.14 pts
39Power County7.407-6.83 pts
41Nez Perce County7.031+1.06 pts
42Cassia County6.73-2.88 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 2017 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Butte County, with 20.408% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Cassia County, with 6.73% in 2017.

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 2017 and are not ranked.

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