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Counties in Indiana by establishment entry rate, 2023

Parke County had the highest establishment entry rate of 92 counties in 2023, at 15.504%. Wabash County had the lowest, at 6.259%. The median was 9.701% and the figure for Indiana was 10.123%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.504Parke County
Lowest6.259Wabash County
Median9.70192 counties
Indiana10.123History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 7.037 %Allen County: 9.901 %Bartholomew County: 10.037 %Benton County: 7.895 %Blackford County: 7.745 %Boone County: 12.046 %Brown County: 11.544 %Carroll County: 11.252 %Cass County: 9.667 %Clark County: 11.937 %Clay County: 10.718 %Clinton County: 11.796 %Crawford County: 9.266 %Daviess County: 10.616 %Dearborn County: 9.952 %Decatur County: 7.973 %DeKalb County: 9.242 %Delaware County: 8.028 %Dubois County: 6.539 %Elkhart County: 8.933 %Fayette County: 9.115 %Floyd County: 10.135 %Fountain County: 7.166 %Franklin County: 7.63 %Fulton County: 9.891 %Gibson County: 7.036 %Grant County: 8 %Greene County: 11.909 %Hamilton County: 11.822 %Hancock County: 13.036 %Harrison County: 9.04 %Hendricks County: 11.284 %Henry County: 9.629 %Howard County: 10.35 %Huntington County: 11.083 %Jackson County: 8.715 %Jasper County: 10.15 %Jay County: 8.179 %Jefferson County: 11.093 %Jennings County: 14.943 %Johnson County: 11.259 %Knox County: 10.469 %Kosciusko County: 9.314 %LaGrange County: 9.734 %Lake County: 10.059 %LaPorte County: 9.276 %Lawrence County: 10.791 %Madison County: 9.199 %Marion County: 10.755 %Marshall County: 7.511 %Martin County: 10.115 %Miami County: 8.333 %Monroe County: 11.131 %Montgomery County: 10.837 %Morgan County: 9.238 %Newton County: 8.889 %Noble County: 10.419 %Ohio County: 8.589 %Orange County: 8.264 %Owen County: 11.513 %Parke County: 15.504 %Perry County: 8.182 %Pike County: 7.937 %Porter County: 8.432 %Posey County: 13.017 %Pulaski County: 6.78 %Putnam County: 9.158 %Randolph County: 11.448 %Ripley County: 6.879 %Rush County: 9.605 %St. Joseph County: 9.747 %Scott County: 11.513 %Shelby County: 9.616 %Spencer County: 7.398 %Starke County: 9.441 %Steuben County: 9.014 %Sullivan County: 9.241 %Switzerland County: 12.749 %Tippecanoe County: 10.876 %Tipton County: 11.419 %Union County: 13.274 %Vanderburgh County: 9.49 %Vermillion County: 9.897 %Vigo County: 9.565 %Wabash County: 6.259 %Warren County: 12.766 %Warrick County: 10.949 %Washington County: 9.639 %Wayne County: 8.131 %Wells County: 10.589 %White County: 10.556 %Whitley County: 7.379 %
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%, 2023. 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, 2023

Parke County: 15.504 %Parke County15.504Jennings County: 14.943 %Jennings County14.943Union County: 13.274 %Union County13.274Hancock County: 13.036 %Hancock County13.036Posey County: 13.017 %Posey County13.017Warren County: 12.766 %Warren County12.766Switzerland County: 12.749 %Switzerland County12.749Boone County: 12.046 %Boone County12.046Clark County: 11.937 %Clark County11.937Greene County: 11.909 %Greene County11.909Hamilton County: 11.822 %Hamilton County11.822Clinton County: 11.796 %Clinton County11.796Brown County: 11.544 %Brown County11.544Owen County: 11.513 %Owen County11.513Scott County: 11.513 %Scott County11.513Randolph County: 11.448 %Randolph County11.448Tipton County: 11.419 %Tipton County11.419Hendricks County: 11.284 %Hendricks County11.284Johnson County: 11.259 %Johnson County11.259Carroll County: 11.252 %Carroll County11.252Monroe County: 11.131 %Monroe County11.131Jefferson County: 11.093 %Jefferson County11.093Huntington County: 11.083 %Huntington County11.083Warrick County: 10.949 %Warrick County10.949Tippecanoe County: 10.876 %Tippecanoe County10.876Montgomery County: 10.837 %Montgomery County10.837Lawrence County: 10.791 %Lawrence County10.791Marion County: 10.755 %Marion County10.755Clay County: 10.718 %Clay County10.718Daviess County: 10.616 %Daviess County10.616Wells County: 10.589 %Wells County10.589White County: 10.556 %White County10.556Knox County: 10.469 %Knox County10.469Noble County: 10.419 %Noble County10.419Howard County: 10.35 %Howard County10.35Jasper County: 10.15 %Jasper County10.15Floyd County: 10.135 %Floyd County10.135Martin County: 10.115 %Martin County10.115Lake County: 10.059 %Lake County10.059Bartholomew County: 10.037 %Bartholomew County10.037Parke County: 15.504 %Parke County15.504Jennings County: 14.943 %Jennings County14.943Union County: 13.274 %Union County13.274Hancock County: 13.036 %Hancock County13.036Posey County: 13.017 %Posey County13.017Warren County: 12.766 %Warren County12.766Switzerland County: 12.749 %Switzerland County12.749Boone County: 12.046 %Boone County12.046Clark County: 11.937 %Clark County11.937Greene County: 11.909 %Greene County11.909Hamilton County: 11.822 %Hamilton County11.822Clinton County: 11.796 %Clinton County11.796Brown County: 11.544 %Brown County11.544Owen County: 11.513 %Owen County11.513Scott County: 11.513 %Scott County11.513Randolph County: 11.448 %Randolph County11.448Tipton County: 11.419 %Tipton County11.419Hendricks County: 11.284 %Hendricks County11.284Johnson County: 11.259 %Johnson County11.259Carroll County: 11.252 %Carroll County11.252Monroe County: 11.131 %Monroe County11.131Jefferson County: 11.093 %Jefferson County11.093Huntington County: 11.083 %Huntington County11.083Warrick County: 10.949 %Warrick County10.949Tippecanoe County: 10.876 %Tippecanoe County10.876Montgomery County: 10.837 %Montgomery County10.837Lawrence County: 10.791 %Lawrence County10.791Marion County: 10.755 %Marion County10.755Clay County: 10.718 %Clay County10.718Daviess County: 10.616 %Daviess County10.616Wells County: 10.589 %Wells County10.589White County: 10.556 %White County10.556Knox County: 10.469 %Knox County10.469Noble County: 10.419 %Noble County10.419Howard County: 10.35 %Howard County10.35Jasper County: 10.15 %Jasper County10.15Floyd County: 10.135 %Floyd County10.135Martin County: 10.115 %Martin County10.115Lake County: 10.059 %Lake County10.059Bartholomew County: 10.037 %Bartholomew County10.037
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Parke County15.504+3.54 pts
2Jennings County14.943+4.88 pts
3Union County13.274+2.41 pts
4Hancock County13.036-0.17 pts
5Posey County13.017+5.3 pts
6Warren County12.766-4.09 pts
7Switzerland County12.749+2.31 pts
8Boone County12.046-0.21 pts
9Clark County11.937+1.96 pts
10Greene County11.909-1.52 pts
11Hamilton County11.822-0.2 pts
12Clinton County11.796+2.41 pts
13Brown County11.544+0.12 pts
14Owen County11.513+0.52 pts
14Scott County11.513+2.64 pts
16Randolph County11.448+1.14 pts
17Tipton County11.419-0.91 pts
18Hendricks County11.284-1.26 pts
19Johnson County11.259-0.58 pts
20Carroll County11.252+1.45 pts
21Monroe County11.131+2.4 pts
22Jefferson County11.093+5.65 pts
23Huntington County11.083+2.26 pts
24Warrick County10.949-0.49 pts
25Tippecanoe County10.876+1.4 pts
26Montgomery County10.837+3.28 pts
27Lawrence County10.791+1.91 pts
28Marion County10.755+0.52 pts
29Clay County10.718+1.76 pts
30Daviess County10.616+2.37 pts
31Wells County10.589+2.17 pts
32White County10.556+3.08 pts
33Knox County10.469+3.68 pts
34Noble County10.419+2.43 pts
35Howard County10.35+2.25 pts
36Jasper County10.15+2.29 pts
37Floyd County10.135+1.76 pts
38Martin County10.115-6.47 pts
39Lake County10.059+0.24 pts
40Bartholomew County10.037+1.9 pts
41Dearborn County9.952+1.54 pts
42Allen County9.901+0.3 pts
43Vermillion County9.897-0.21 pts
44Fulton County9.891+1.13 pts
45St. Joseph County9.747+1.37 pts
46LaGrange County9.734-2.42 pts
47Cass County9.667+0.94 pts
48Washington County9.639+0.98 pts
49Henry County9.629+1.32 pts
50Shelby County9.616-1.19 pts
51Rush County9.605+1.06 pts
52Vigo County9.565+0.8 pts
53Vanderburgh County9.49+1.77 pts
54Starke County9.441-1.91 pts
55Kosciusko County9.314+1.18 pts
56LaPorte County9.276+0.32 pts
57Crawford County9.266+0.39 pts
58DeKalb County9.242+0.1 pts
59Sullivan County9.241-1.55 pts
60Morgan County9.238-0.97 pts
61Madison County9.199-1.41 pts
62Putnam County9.158+0.4 pts
63Fayette County9.115+1.56 pts
64Harrison County9.04+1.89 pts
65Steuben County9.014-1.3 pts
66Elkhart County8.933-0.08 pts
67Newton County8.889-2.22 pts
68Jackson County8.715+1.08 pts
69Ohio County8.589-1.47 pts
70Porter County8.432-1.38 pts
71Miami County8.333-2.26 pts
72Orange County8.264-0.85 pts
73Perry County8.182+0.49 pts
74Jay County8.179-2.01 pts
75Wayne County8.131-0.55 pts
76Delaware County8.028-0.66 pts
77Grant County8-0.12 pts
78Decatur County7.973+1.36 pts
79Pike County7.937-2.7 pts
80Benton County7.895+2.07 pts
81Blackford County7.745+0.96 pts
82Franklin County7.63-1.07 pts
83Marshall County7.511-1.7 pts
84Spencer County7.398-1.8 pts
85Whitley County7.379-3.53 pts
86Fountain County7.166-1.97 pts
87Adams County7.037-1.73 pts
88Gibson County7.036-2.7 pts
89Ripley County6.879-2.78 pts
90Pulaski County6.78-0.4 pts
91Dubois County6.539-0.98 pts
92Wabash County6.259-0.61 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. 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 Indiana by establishment entry rate, 2023) [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 Indiana by establishment entry rate, 2023. 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/indiana-counties. 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 Indiana by establishment entry rate, 2023. 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/indiana-counties.

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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 Indiana by establishment entry rate, 2023 [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/indiana-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Parke County, with 15.504% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Wabash County, with 6.259% in 2023.

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.

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