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Counties in Indiana by establishment entry rate

Orange County had the highest establishment entry rate of 92 counties in 2012, at 12.356%. Dubois County had the lowest, at 4.211%. The median was 7.919% and the figure for Indiana was 8.537%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.356Orange County
Lowest4.211Dubois County
Median7.91992 counties
Indiana8.537History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 6.147 %Allen County: 8.029 %Bartholomew County: 7.674 %Benton County: 6.044 %Blackford County: 6.087 %Boone County: 11.337 %Brown County: 9.349 %Carroll County: 9.742 %Cass County: 6.782 %Clark County: 7.93 %Clay County: 9.524 %Clinton County: 5.745 %Crawford County: 5.957 %Daviess County: 7.593 %Dearborn County: 9.015 %Decatur County: 6.736 %DeKalb County: 6.715 %Delaware County: 7.481 %Dubois County: 4.211 %Elkhart County: 7.753 %Fayette County: 9.774 %Floyd County: 8.61 %Fountain County: 9.294 %Franklin County: 6.591 %Fulton County: 8.431 %Gibson County: 8.463 %Grant County: 6.213 %Greene County: 8.348 %Hamilton County: 11.875 %Hancock County: 9.897 %Harrison County: 9.776 %Hendricks County: 10.898 %Henry County: 6.83 %Howard County: 7.908 %Huntington County: 5.559 %Jackson County: 6.787 %Jasper County: 10.693 %Jay County: 7.848 %Jefferson County: 6.386 %Jennings County: 8.877 %Johnson County: 9.418 %Knox County: 6.275 %Kosciusko County: 6.899 %LaGrange County: 7.805 %Lake County: 8.441 %LaPorte County: 6.739 %Lawrence County: 8.302 %Madison County: 7.615 %Marion County: 9.668 %Marshall County: 6.69 %Martin County: 7.527 %Miami County: 7.394 %Monroe County: 8.311 %Montgomery County: 9.75 %Morgan County: 10.279 %Newton County: 9.94 %Noble County: 6.355 %Ohio County: 7.955 %Orange County: 12.356 %Owen County: 5.893 %Parke County: 9.211 %Perry County: 5.865 %Pike County: 7.008 %Porter County: 9.372 %Posey County: 6.601 %Pulaski County: 6.988 %Putnam County: 9.184 %Randolph County: 11.581 %Ripley County: 8.348 %Rush County: 7.599 %St. Joseph County: 7.207 %Scott County: 6.65 %Shelby County: 9.592 %Spencer County: 5.982 %Starke County: 6.291 %Steuben County: 8.207 %Sullivan County: 8.978 %Switzerland County: 9.129 %Tippecanoe County: 8.729 %Tipton County: 9.49 %Union County: 6.512 %Vanderburgh County: 6.995 %Vermillion County: 9.218 %Vigo County: 7.484 %Wabash County: 7.254 %Warren County: 6.504 %Warrick County: 10.447 %Washington County: 6.974 %Wayne County: 8.771 %Wells County: 8.311 %White County: 9.22 %Whitley County: 9.884 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Orange County: 12.356 %Orange County12.356Hamilton County: 11.875 %Hamilton County11.875Randolph County: 11.581 %Randolph County11.581Boone County: 11.337 %Boone County11.337Hendricks County: 10.898 %Hendricks County10.898Jasper County: 10.693 %Jasper County10.693Warrick County: 10.447 %Warrick County10.447Morgan County: 10.279 %Morgan County10.279Newton County: 9.94 %Newton County9.94Hancock County: 9.897 %Hancock County9.897Whitley County: 9.884 %Whitley County9.884Harrison County: 9.776 %Harrison County9.776Fayette County: 9.774 %Fayette County9.774Montgomery County: 9.75 %Montgomery County9.75Carroll County: 9.742 %Carroll County9.742Marion County: 9.668 %Marion County9.668Shelby County: 9.592 %Shelby County9.592Clay County: 9.524 %Clay County9.524Tipton County: 9.49 %Tipton County9.49Johnson County: 9.418 %Johnson County9.418Porter County: 9.372 %Porter County9.372Brown County: 9.349 %Brown County9.349Fountain County: 9.294 %Fountain County9.294White County: 9.22 %White County9.22Vermillion County: 9.218 %Vermillion County9.218Parke County: 9.211 %Parke County9.211Putnam County: 9.184 %Putnam County9.184Switzerland County: 9.129 %Switzerland County9.129Dearborn County: 9.015 %Dearborn County9.015Sullivan County: 8.978 %Sullivan County8.978Jennings County: 8.877 %Jennings County8.877Wayne County: 8.771 %Wayne County8.771Tippecanoe County: 8.729 %Tippecanoe County8.729Floyd County: 8.61 %Floyd County8.61Gibson County: 8.463 %Gibson County8.463Lake County: 8.441 %Lake County8.441Fulton County: 8.431 %Fulton County8.431Greene County: 8.348 %Greene County8.348Ripley County: 8.348 %Ripley County8.348Monroe County: 8.311 %Monroe County8.311Orange County: 12.356 %Orange County12.356Hamilton County: 11.875 %Hamilton County11.875Randolph County: 11.581 %Randolph County11.581Boone County: 11.337 %Boone County11.337Hendricks County: 10.898 %Hendricks County10.898Jasper County: 10.693 %Jasper County10.693Warrick County: 10.447 %Warrick County10.447Morgan County: 10.279 %Morgan County10.279Newton County: 9.94 %Newton County9.94Hancock County: 9.897 %Hancock County9.897Whitley County: 9.884 %Whitley County9.884Harrison County: 9.776 %Harrison County9.776Fayette County: 9.774 %Fayette County9.774Montgomery County: 9.75 %Montgomery County9.75Carroll County: 9.742 %Carroll County9.742Marion County: 9.668 %Marion County9.668Shelby County: 9.592 %Shelby County9.592Clay County: 9.524 %Clay County9.524Tipton County: 9.49 %Tipton County9.49Johnson County: 9.418 %Johnson County9.418Porter County: 9.372 %Porter County9.372Brown County: 9.349 %Brown County9.349Fountain County: 9.294 %Fountain County9.294White County: 9.22 %White County9.22Vermillion County: 9.218 %Vermillion County9.218Parke County: 9.211 %Parke County9.211Putnam County: 9.184 %Putnam County9.184Switzerland County: 9.129 %Switzerland County9.129Dearborn County: 9.015 %Dearborn County9.015Sullivan County: 8.978 %Sullivan County8.978Jennings County: 8.877 %Jennings County8.877Wayne County: 8.771 %Wayne County8.771Tippecanoe County: 8.729 %Tippecanoe County8.729Floyd County: 8.61 %Floyd County8.61Gibson County: 8.463 %Gibson County8.463Lake County: 8.441 %Lake County8.441Fulton County: 8.431 %Fulton County8.431Greene County: 8.348 %Greene County8.348Ripley County: 8.348 %Ripley County8.348Monroe County: 8.311 %Monroe County8.311
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Orange County12.356+6.54 pts
2Hamilton County11.875-0.33 pts
3Randolph County11.581+2.73 pts
4Boone County11.337+2.21 pts
5Hendricks County10.898+0.39 pts
6Jasper County10.693+3.84 pts
7Warrick County10.447+3.31 pts
8Morgan County10.279-0.4 pts
9Newton County9.94+4.18 pts
10Hancock County9.897+0.39 pts
11Whitley County9.884+2.4 pts
12Harrison County9.776+4.16 pts
13Fayette County9.774+0.75 pts
14Montgomery County9.75+2.47 pts
15Carroll County9.742+2.39 pts
16Marion County9.668+0.36 pts
17Shelby County9.592+2.06 pts
18Clay County9.524+1.67 pts
19Tipton County9.49+5.39 pts
20Johnson County9.418-1.59 pts
21Porter County9.372+0.56 pts
22Brown County9.349+1 pts
23Fountain County9.294+1.32 pts
24White County9.22+2.11 pts
25Vermillion County9.218+2.84 pts
26Parke County9.211+4.03 pts
27Putnam County9.184-0.7 pts
28Switzerland County9.129+1.72 pts
29Dearborn County9.015+1.4 pts
30Sullivan County8.978+1.41 pts
31Jennings County8.877+0.33 pts
32Wayne County8.771+0.1 pts
33Tippecanoe County8.729+0.88 pts
34Floyd County8.61+0.61 pts
35Gibson County8.463+0.55 pts
36Lake County8.441+0.1 pts
37Fulton County8.431+2.56 pts
38Greene County8.348-0.35 pts
38Ripley County8.348+0.76 pts
40Monroe County8.311+0.63 pts
40Wells County8.311+1.46 pts
42Lawrence County8.302+1.81 pts
43Steuben County8.207+0.45 pts
44Allen County8.029+0.41 pts
45Ohio County7.955+1.02 pts
46Clark County7.93-0.69 pts
47Howard County7.908+0.67 pts
48Jay County7.848+3.05 pts
49LaGrange County7.805-0.17 pts
50Elkhart County7.753+0.11 pts
51Bartholomew County7.674+0.48 pts
52Madison County7.615+0.51 pts
53Rush County7.599+0.07 pts
54Daviess County7.593-1.18 pts
55Martin County7.527-3.52 pts
56Vigo County7.484+0.42 pts
57Delaware County7.481+1.01 pts
58Miami County7.394+1.02 pts
59Wabash County7.254+1.18 pts
60St. Joseph County7.207-1.15 pts
61Pike County7.008+0.95 pts
62Vanderburgh County6.995-0.04 pts
63Pulaski County6.988+0.28 pts
64Washington County6.974+0.69 pts
65Kosciusko County6.899-1.33 pts
66Henry County6.83-1.1 pts
67Jackson County6.787-0.84 pts
68Cass County6.782+0.35 pts
69LaPorte County6.739+0.24 pts
70Decatur County6.736-0.47 pts
71DeKalb County6.715-0.23 pts
72Marshall County6.69+0.68 pts
73Scott County6.65+0.07 pts
74Posey County6.601-1.07 pts
75Franklin County6.591-1.2 pts
76Union County6.512-2.58 pts
77Warren County6.504+0.2 pts
78Jefferson County6.386+0.88 pts
79Noble County6.355-0.38 pts
80Starke County6.291-0.82 pts
81Knox County6.275+0.03 pts
82Grant County6.213-0.54 pts
83Adams County6.147+1.98 pts
84Blackford County6.087-1.19 pts
85Benton County6.044+0.08 pts
86Spencer County5.982-0.44 pts
87Crawford County5.957+1.12 pts
88Owen County5.893-4.81 pts
89Perry County5.865+0.33 pts
90Clinton County5.745-0.04 pts
91Huntington County5.559-2.19 pts
92Dubois County4.211-0.79 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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Orange County, with 12.356% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Dubois County, with 4.211% in 2012.

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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