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Counties in Idaho by establishment entry rate

Boise County had the highest establishment entry rate of 42 counties in 2020, at 17.301%. Caribou County had the lowest, at 5%. The median was 11.163% and the figure for Idaho was 11.692%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.301Boise County
Lowest5Caribou County
Median11.16342 counties
Idaho11.692History

Map of counties, 2020

Ada County: 12.064 %Adams County: 13.023 %Bannock County: 9.936 %Bear Lake County: 9.483 %Benewah County: 9.821 %Bingham County: 9.612 %Blaine County: 10.189 %Boise County: 17.301 %Bonner County: 12.036 %Bonneville County: 10.152 %Boundary County: 15.143 %Butte County: 6.186 %Canyon County: 13.804 %Caribou County: 5 %Cassia County: 8.045 %Clearwater County: 13.198 %Custer County: 12.057 %Elmore County: 7.795 %Franklin County: 13.264 %Fremont County: 12.569 %Gem County: 15.026 %Gooding County: 6.309 %Idaho County: 12.978 %Jefferson County: 14.315 %Jerome County: 7.775 %Kootenai County: 13.28 %Latah County: 11.047 %Lemhi County: 8.397 %Lewis County: 12.973 %Lincoln County: 13.415 %Madison County: 12.484 %Minidoka County: 8.363 %Nez Perce County: 7.597 %Oneida County: 5.682 %Owyhee County: 13.521 %Payette County: 11.134 %Power County: 7.261 %Shoshone County: 9.18 %Teton County: 15.082 %Twin Falls County: 11.193 %Valley County: 12.454 %Washington County: 7.467 %
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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.

All counties, 2020

Boise County: 17.301 %Boise County17.301Boundary County: 15.143 %Boundary County15.143Teton County: 15.082 %Teton County15.082Gem County: 15.026 %Gem County15.026Jefferson County: 14.315 %Jefferson County14.315Canyon County: 13.804 %Canyon County13.804Owyhee County: 13.521 %Owyhee County13.521Lincoln County: 13.415 %Lincoln County13.415Kootenai County: 13.28 %Kootenai County13.28Franklin County: 13.264 %Franklin County13.264Clearwater County: 13.198 %Clearwater County13.198Adams County: 13.023 %Adams County13.023Idaho County: 12.978 %Idaho County12.978Lewis County: 12.973 %Lewis County12.973Fremont County: 12.569 %Fremont County12.569Madison County: 12.484 %Madison County12.484Valley County: 12.454 %Valley County12.454Ada County: 12.064 %Ada County12.064Custer County: 12.057 %Custer County12.057Bonner County: 12.036 %Bonner County12.036Twin Falls County: 11.193 %Twin Falls County11.193Payette County: 11.134 %Payette County11.134Latah County: 11.047 %Latah County11.047Blaine County: 10.189 %Blaine County10.189Bonneville County: 10.152 %Bonneville County10.152Bannock County: 9.936 %Bannock County9.936Benewah County: 9.821 %Benewah County9.821Bingham County: 9.612 %Bingham County9.612Bear Lake County: 9.483 %Bear Lake County9.483Shoshone County: 9.18 %Shoshone County9.18Lemhi County: 8.397 %Lemhi County8.397Minidoka County: 8.363 %Minidoka County8.363Cassia County: 8.045 %Cassia County8.045Elmore County: 7.795 %Elmore County7.795Jerome County: 7.775 %Jerome County7.775Nez Perce County: 7.597 %Nez Perce County7.597Washington County: 7.467 %Washington County7.467Power County: 7.261 %Power County7.261Gooding County: 6.309 %Gooding County6.309Butte County: 6.186 %Butte County6.186Oneida County: 5.682 %Oneida County5.682Caribou County: 5 %Caribou County5Boise County: 17.301 %Boise County17.301Boundary County: 15.143 %Boundary County15.143Teton County: 15.082 %Teton County15.082Gem County: 15.026 %Gem County15.026Jefferson County: 14.315 %Jefferson County14.315Canyon County: 13.804 %Canyon County13.804Owyhee County: 13.521 %Owyhee County13.521Lincoln County: 13.415 %Lincoln County13.415Kootenai County: 13.28 %Kootenai County13.28Franklin County: 13.264 %Franklin County13.264Clearwater County: 13.198 %Clearwater County13.198Adams County: 13.023 %Adams County13.023Idaho County: 12.978 %Idaho County12.978Lewis County: 12.973 %Lewis County12.973Fremont County: 12.569 %Fremont County12.569Madison County: 12.484 %Madison County12.484Valley County: 12.454 %Valley County12.454Ada County: 12.064 %Ada County12.064Custer County: 12.057 %Custer County12.057Bonner County: 12.036 %Bonner County12.036Twin Falls County: 11.193 %Twin Falls County11.193Payette County: 11.134 %Payette County11.134Latah County: 11.047 %Latah County11.047Blaine County: 10.189 %Blaine County10.189Bonneville County: 10.152 %Bonneville County10.152Bannock County: 9.936 %Bannock County9.936Benewah County: 9.821 %Benewah County9.821Bingham County: 9.612 %Bingham County9.612Bear Lake County: 9.483 %Bear Lake County9.483Shoshone County: 9.18 %Shoshone County9.18Lemhi County: 8.397 %Lemhi County8.397Minidoka County: 8.363 %Minidoka County8.363Cassia County: 8.045 %Cassia County8.045Elmore County: 7.795 %Elmore County7.795Jerome County: 7.775 %Jerome County7.775Nez Perce County: 7.597 %Nez Perce County7.597Washington County: 7.467 %Washington County7.467Power County: 7.261 %Power County7.261Gooding County: 6.309 %Gooding County6.309Butte County: 6.186 %Butte County6.186Oneida County: 5.682 %Oneida County5.682Caribou County: 5 %Caribou County5
%. 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
1Boise County17.301+0.69 pts
2Boundary County15.143+0.86 pts
3Teton County15.082-0.69 pts
4Gem County15.026+1.07 pts
5Jefferson County14.315-0 pts
6Canyon County13.804-1.28 pts
7Owyhee County13.521+2.18 pts
8Lincoln County13.415+0.68 pts
9Kootenai County13.28+1.04 pts
10Franklin County13.264-2.4 pts
11Clearwater County13.198+9.26 pts
12Adams County13.023-0.61 pts
13Idaho County12.978+2.7 pts
14Lewis County12.973+3.45 pts
15Fremont County12.569-1.25 pts
16Madison County12.484-0.62 pts
17Valley County12.454-0.54 pts
18Ada County12.064-0.28 pts
19Custer County12.057-1.37 pts
20Bonner County12.036-1.22 pts
21Twin Falls County11.193+1.69 pts
22Payette County11.134+0.76 pts
23Latah County11.047+1.13 pts
24Blaine County10.189-0.26 pts
25Bonneville County10.152-0.42 pts
26Bannock County9.936+0.79 pts
27Benewah County9.821+1.16 pts
28Bingham County9.612-1.4 pts
29Bear Lake County9.483+4.38 pts
30Shoshone County9.18+1.82 pts
31Lemhi County8.397-2.8 pts
32Minidoka County8.363-3.47 pts
33Cassia County8.045-2.23 pts
34Elmore County7.795-2.47 pts
35Jerome County7.775-1.12 pts
36Nez Perce County7.597+0.34 pts
37Washington County7.467-3.14 pts
38Power County7.261-2.61 pts
39Gooding County6.309-0.79 pts
40Butte County6.186n/a
41Oneida County5.682-9.01 pts
42Caribou County5-4.64 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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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, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Idaho 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/idaho-counties?period=2020. 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, 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/idaho-counties?period=2020.

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, 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/idaho-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Boise County, with 17.301% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Caribou County, with 5% 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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