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Counties in Indiana by establishment entry rate

Switzerland County had the highest establishment entry rate of 92 counties in 2014, at 13.223%. Orange County had the lowest, at 3.916%. The median was 7.155% and the figure for Indiana was 8.033%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.223Switzerland County
Lowest3.916Orange County
Median7.15592 counties
Indiana8.033History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 5.535 %Allen County: 8.375 %Bartholomew County: 7.683 %Benton County: 4.72 %Blackford County: 5.011 %Boone County: 9.233 %Brown County: 8.889 %Carroll County: 6.755 %Cass County: 4.923 %Clark County: 7.497 %Clay County: 6.512 %Clinton County: 5.92 %Crawford County: 5.286 %Daviess County: 9.932 %Dearborn County: 7.416 %Decatur County: 5.774 %DeKalb County: 8.511 %Delaware County: 7.407 %Dubois County: 5.421 %Elkhart County: 6.602 %Fayette County: 5.854 %Floyd County: 8.377 %Fountain County: 5.146 %Franklin County: 10.444 %Fulton County: 8.065 %Gibson County: 6.557 %Grant County: 6.478 %Greene County: 7.91 %Hamilton County: 11.349 %Hancock County: 7.095 %Harrison County: 6.37 %Hendricks County: 9.778 %Henry County: 9.162 %Howard County: 6.555 %Huntington County: 7.192 %Jackson County: 7.613 %Jasper County: 7.127 %Jay County: 5.738 %Jefferson County: 7.238 %Jennings County: 8.355 %Johnson County: 9.6 %Knox County: 5.075 %Kosciusko County: 7.883 %LaGrange County: 8.684 %Lake County: 8.403 %LaPorte County: 7.218 %Lawrence County: 7.022 %Madison County: 7.456 %Marion County: 9.078 %Marshall County: 7.016 %Martin County: 8.264 %Miami County: 10.009 %Monroe County: 7.957 %Montgomery County: 7.066 %Morgan County: 7.722 %Newton County: 6.598 %Noble County: 5.402 %Ohio County: 10.909 %Orange County: 3.916 %Owen County: 8.462 %Parke County: 10.667 %Perry County: 5.831 %Pike County: 5.348 %Porter County: 9.161 %Posey County: 5.784 %Pulaski County: 5.479 %Putnam County: 10.729 %Randolph County: 6.292 %Ripley County: 6.098 %Rush County: 7.941 %St. Joseph County: 6.908 %Scott County: 6.527 %Shelby County: 9.266 %Spencer County: 8.086 %Starke County: 6.102 %Steuben County: 6.264 %Sullivan County: 7.937 %Switzerland County: 13.223 %Tippecanoe County: 8.032 %Tipton County: 7.527 %Union County: 7.805 %Vanderburgh County: 6.461 %Vermillion County: 5.738 %Vigo County: 5.913 %Wabash County: 6.737 %Warren County: 6.78 %Warrick County: 6.567 %Washington County: 7.189 %Wayne County: 6.303 %Wells County: 5.679 %White County: 6.1 %Whitley County: 7.183 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Switzerland County: 13.223 %Switzerland County13.223Hamilton County: 11.349 %Hamilton County11.349Ohio County: 10.909 %Ohio County10.909Putnam County: 10.729 %Putnam County10.729Parke County: 10.667 %Parke County10.667Franklin County: 10.444 %Franklin County10.444Miami County: 10.009 %Miami County10.009Daviess County: 9.932 %Daviess County9.932Hendricks County: 9.778 %Hendricks County9.778Johnson County: 9.6 %Johnson County9.6Shelby County: 9.266 %Shelby County9.266Boone County: 9.233 %Boone County9.233Henry County: 9.162 %Henry County9.162Porter County: 9.161 %Porter County9.161Marion County: 9.078 %Marion County9.078Brown County: 8.889 %Brown County8.889LaGrange County: 8.684 %LaGrange County8.684DeKalb County: 8.511 %DeKalb County8.511Owen County: 8.462 %Owen County8.462Lake County: 8.403 %Lake County8.403Floyd County: 8.377 %Floyd County8.377Allen County: 8.375 %Allen County8.375Jennings County: 8.355 %Jennings County8.355Martin County: 8.264 %Martin County8.264Spencer County: 8.086 %Spencer County8.086Fulton County: 8.065 %Fulton County8.065Tippecanoe County: 8.032 %Tippecanoe County8.032Monroe County: 7.957 %Monroe County7.957Rush County: 7.941 %Rush County7.941Sullivan County: 7.937 %Sullivan County7.937Greene County: 7.91 %Greene County7.91Kosciusko County: 7.883 %Kosciusko County7.883Union County: 7.805 %Union County7.805Morgan County: 7.722 %Morgan County7.722Bartholomew County: 7.683 %Bartholomew County7.683Jackson County: 7.613 %Jackson County7.613Tipton County: 7.527 %Tipton County7.527Clark County: 7.497 %Clark County7.497Madison County: 7.456 %Madison County7.456Dearborn County: 7.416 %Dearborn County7.416Switzerland County: 13.223 %Switzerland County13.223Hamilton County: 11.349 %Hamilton County11.349Ohio County: 10.909 %Ohio County10.909Putnam County: 10.729 %Putnam County10.729Parke County: 10.667 %Parke County10.667Franklin County: 10.444 %Franklin County10.444Miami County: 10.009 %Miami County10.009Daviess County: 9.932 %Daviess County9.932Hendricks County: 9.778 %Hendricks County9.778Johnson County: 9.6 %Johnson County9.6Shelby County: 9.266 %Shelby County9.266Boone County: 9.233 %Boone County9.233Henry County: 9.162 %Henry County9.162Porter County: 9.161 %Porter County9.161Marion County: 9.078 %Marion County9.078Brown County: 8.889 %Brown County8.889LaGrange County: 8.684 %LaGrange County8.684DeKalb County: 8.511 %DeKalb County8.511Owen County: 8.462 %Owen County8.462Lake County: 8.403 %Lake County8.403Floyd County: 8.377 %Floyd County8.377Allen County: 8.375 %Allen County8.375Jennings County: 8.355 %Jennings County8.355Martin County: 8.264 %Martin County8.264Spencer County: 8.086 %Spencer County8.086Fulton County: 8.065 %Fulton County8.065Tippecanoe County: 8.032 %Tippecanoe County8.032Monroe County: 7.957 %Monroe County7.957Rush County: 7.941 %Rush County7.941Sullivan County: 7.937 %Sullivan County7.937Greene County: 7.91 %Greene County7.91Kosciusko County: 7.883 %Kosciusko County7.883Union County: 7.805 %Union County7.805Morgan County: 7.722 %Morgan County7.722Bartholomew County: 7.683 %Bartholomew County7.683Jackson County: 7.613 %Jackson County7.613Tipton County: 7.527 %Tipton County7.527Clark County: 7.497 %Clark County7.497Madison County: 7.456 %Madison County7.456Dearborn County: 7.416 %Dearborn County7.416
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Switzerland County13.223+3.31 pts
2Hamilton County11.349+0.5 pts
3Ohio County10.909+7.44 pts
4Putnam County10.729+3.72 pts
5Parke County10.667+2.24 pts
6Franklin County10.444+3.68 pts
7Miami County10.009+4.35 pts
8Daviess County9.932+1.17 pts
9Hendricks County9.7780 pts
10Johnson County9.6+0.58 pts
11Shelby County9.266+2.16 pts
12Boone County9.233+0.06 pts
13Henry County9.162+1.76 pts
14Porter County9.161+0.84 pts
15Marion County9.078+0.04 pts
16Brown County8.889+0.46 pts
17LaGrange County8.684+1.33 pts
18DeKalb County8.511+0.85 pts
19Owen County8.462+0.94 pts
20Lake County8.403+0.38 pts
21Floyd County8.377+0.42 pts
22Allen County8.375+1.11 pts
23Jennings County8.355+1.32 pts
24Martin County8.264+2.24 pts
25Spencer County8.086+3.31 pts
26Fulton County8.065+1.64 pts
27Tippecanoe County8.032-0.38 pts
28Monroe County7.957-0.04 pts
29Rush County7.941-0.49 pts
30Sullivan County7.937+1.68 pts
31Greene County7.91+0.32 pts
32Kosciusko County7.883+0.88 pts
33Union County7.805+3.96 pts
34Morgan County7.722-1.56 pts
35Bartholomew County7.683+1.03 pts
36Jackson County7.613+1.56 pts
37Tipton County7.527+0.42 pts
38Clark County7.497-0.28 pts
39Madison County7.456+0.73 pts
40Dearborn County7.416+1.56 pts
41Delaware County7.407+1.3 pts
42Jefferson County7.238+0.66 pts
43LaPorte County7.218+1.62 pts
44Huntington County7.192+1.21 pts
45Washington County7.189+0.34 pts
46Whitley County7.183+2.01 pts
47Jasper County7.127-0.73 pts
48Hancock County7.095-0.8 pts
49Montgomery County7.066+0.97 pts
50Lawrence County7.022+0.81 pts
51Marshall County7.016+1.36 pts
52St. Joseph County6.908-0.08 pts
53Warren County6.78-0.78 pts
54Carroll County6.755-0.75 pts
55Wabash County6.737+1.41 pts
56Elkhart County6.602-0.89 pts
57Newton County6.598-0.17 pts
58Warrick County6.567-2.79 pts
59Gibson County6.557-1.13 pts
60Howard County6.555-0.75 pts
61Scott County6.527-2.49 pts
62Clay County6.512+0.07 pts
63Grant County6.478+0.36 pts
64Vanderburgh County6.461-0.87 pts
65Harrison County6.37-2.38 pts
66Wayne County6.303+0.72 pts
67Randolph County6.292+0.6 pts
68Steuben County6.264-1.06 pts
69Starke County6.102-1.99 pts
70White County6.1-0.96 pts
71Ripley County6.098-2.04 pts
72Clinton County5.92-1.79 pts
73Vigo County5.913+1.29 pts
74Fayette County5.854+2.23 pts
75Perry County5.831-1.19 pts
76Posey County5.784-0.4 pts
77Decatur County5.774+0.56 pts
78Jay County5.738+0.06 pts
78Vermillion County5.738+1.29 pts
80Wells County5.679-0.23 pts
81Adams County5.535-0.62 pts
82Pulaski County5.479-1.52 pts
83Dubois County5.421-0.34 pts
84Noble County5.402-1.77 pts
85Pike County5.348-3.72 pts
86Crawford County5.286-5.15 pts
87Fountain County5.146-2.34 pts
88Knox County5.075-1.26 pts
89Blackford County5.011-0.33 pts
90Cass County4.923-1.21 pts
91Benton County4.72-3.24 pts
92Orange County3.916-5.22 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.

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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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Switzerland County, with 13.223% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Orange County, with 3.916% in 2014.

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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