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Counties in Indiana by establishment entry rate

Jay County had the highest establishment entry rate of 92 counties in 2018, at 13.243%. Blackford County had the lowest, at 2.179%. The median was 7.108% and the figure for Indiana was 7.919%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.243Jay County
Lowest2.179Blackford County
Median7.10892 counties
Indiana7.919History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 6.419 %Allen County: 7.578 %Bartholomew County: 7.045 %Benton County: 5.825 %Blackford County: 2.179 %Boone County: 9.777 %Brown County: 11.296 %Carroll County: 9.497 %Cass County: 4.587 %Clark County: 8.634 %Clay County: 4.689 %Clinton County: 8.533 %Crawford County: 12 %Daviess County: 6.852 %Dearborn County: 7.067 %Decatur County: 6.54 %DeKalb County: 6.243 %Delaware County: 6.415 %Dubois County: 5.458 %Elkhart County: 7.442 %Fayette County: 5.911 %Floyd County: 8.439 %Fountain County: 8.818 %Franklin County: 6.7 %Fulton County: 7.99 %Gibson County: 4.508 %Grant County: 7.149 %Greene County: 8.585 %Hamilton County: 10.95 %Hancock County: 8.488 %Harrison County: 8.056 %Hendricks County: 9.998 %Henry County: 5.871 %Howard County: 6.981 %Huntington County: 6.662 %Jackson County: 7.845 %Jasper County: 6.232 %Jay County: 13.243 %Jefferson County: 7.425 %Jennings County: 6.771 %Johnson County: 8.716 %Knox County: 6.223 %Kosciusko County: 6.497 %LaGrange County: 9.904 %Lake County: 8.522 %LaPorte County: 7.205 %Lawrence County: 9.238 %Madison County: 7.218 %Marion County: 8.324 %Marshall County: 8.036 %Martin County: 11 %Miami County: 5.5 %Monroe County: 10.243 %Montgomery County: 4.827 %Morgan County: 9.174 %Newton County: 8.102 %Noble County: 7.028 %Ohio County: 4.138 %Orange County: 5.682 %Owen County: 8.113 %Parke County: 9.071 %Perry County: 6.006 %Pike County: 5.42 %Porter County: 8.311 %Posey County: 6.203 %Pulaski County: 7.76 %Putnam County: 6.284 %Randolph County: 5.956 %Ripley County: 7.26 %Rush County: 6.195 %St. Joseph County: 7.702 %Scott County: 5.946 %Shelby County: 5.899 %Spencer County: 6.78 %Starke County: 6.597 %Steuben County: 6.745 %Sullivan County: 10.231 %Switzerland County: 10.042 %Tippecanoe County: 7.782 %Tipton County: 9.95 %Union County: 12.5 %Vanderburgh County: 6.789 %Vermillion County: 10.042 %Vigo County: 5.953 %Wabash County: 5.492 %Warren County: 2.521 %Warrick County: 6.605 %Washington County: 8.612 %Wayne County: 6.099 %Wells County: 6.503 %White County: 7.91 %Whitley County: 5.551 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Jay County: 13.243 %Jay County13.243Union County: 12.5 %Union County12.5Crawford County: 12 %Crawford County12Brown County: 11.296 %Brown County11.296Martin County: 11 %Martin County11Hamilton County: 10.95 %Hamilton County10.95Monroe County: 10.243 %Monroe County10.243Sullivan County: 10.231 %Sullivan County10.231Switzerland County: 10.042 %Switzerland County10.042Vermillion County: 10.042 %Vermillion County10.042Hendricks County: 9.998 %Hendricks County9.998Tipton County: 9.95 %Tipton County9.95LaGrange County: 9.904 %LaGrange County9.904Boone County: 9.777 %Boone County9.777Carroll County: 9.497 %Carroll County9.497Lawrence County: 9.238 %Lawrence County9.238Morgan County: 9.174 %Morgan County9.174Parke County: 9.071 %Parke County9.071Fountain County: 8.818 %Fountain County8.818Johnson County: 8.716 %Johnson County8.716Clark County: 8.634 %Clark County8.634Washington County: 8.612 %Washington County8.612Greene County: 8.585 %Greene County8.585Clinton County: 8.533 %Clinton County8.533Lake County: 8.522 %Lake County8.522Hancock County: 8.488 %Hancock County8.488Floyd County: 8.439 %Floyd County8.439Marion County: 8.324 %Marion County8.324Porter County: 8.311 %Porter County8.311Owen County: 8.113 %Owen County8.113Newton County: 8.102 %Newton County8.102Harrison County: 8.056 %Harrison County8.056Marshall County: 8.036 %Marshall County8.036Fulton County: 7.99 %Fulton County7.99White County: 7.91 %White County7.91Jackson County: 7.845 %Jackson County7.845Tippecanoe County: 7.782 %Tippecanoe County7.782Pulaski County: 7.76 %Pulaski County7.76St. Joseph County: 7.702 %St. Joseph County7.702Allen County: 7.578 %Allen County7.578Jay County: 13.243 %Jay County13.243Union County: 12.5 %Union County12.5Crawford County: 12 %Crawford County12Brown County: 11.296 %Brown County11.296Martin County: 11 %Martin County11Hamilton County: 10.95 %Hamilton County10.95Monroe County: 10.243 %Monroe County10.243Sullivan County: 10.231 %Sullivan County10.231Switzerland County: 10.042 %Switzerland County10.042Vermillion County: 10.042 %Vermillion County10.042Hendricks County: 9.998 %Hendricks County9.998Tipton County: 9.95 %Tipton County9.95LaGrange County: 9.904 %LaGrange County9.904Boone County: 9.777 %Boone County9.777Carroll County: 9.497 %Carroll County9.497Lawrence County: 9.238 %Lawrence County9.238Morgan County: 9.174 %Morgan County9.174Parke County: 9.071 %Parke County9.071Fountain County: 8.818 %Fountain County8.818Johnson County: 8.716 %Johnson County8.716Clark County: 8.634 %Clark County8.634Washington County: 8.612 %Washington County8.612Greene County: 8.585 %Greene County8.585Clinton County: 8.533 %Clinton County8.533Lake County: 8.522 %Lake County8.522Hancock County: 8.488 %Hancock County8.488Floyd County: 8.439 %Floyd County8.439Marion County: 8.324 %Marion County8.324Porter County: 8.311 %Porter County8.311Owen County: 8.113 %Owen County8.113Newton County: 8.102 %Newton County8.102Harrison County: 8.056 %Harrison County8.056Marshall County: 8.036 %Marshall County8.036Fulton County: 7.99 %Fulton County7.99White County: 7.91 %White County7.91Jackson County: 7.845 %Jackson County7.845Tippecanoe County: 7.782 %Tippecanoe County7.782Pulaski County: 7.76 %Pulaski County7.76St. Joseph County: 7.702 %St. Joseph County7.702Allen County: 7.578 %Allen County7.578
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Jay County13.243+7.38 pts
2Union County12.5+7.76 pts
3Crawford County12+4.03 pts
4Brown County11.296-0.2 pts
5Martin County11+0.69 pts
6Hamilton County10.95+0.2 pts
7Monroe County10.243+1.45 pts
8Sullivan County10.231+2.03 pts
9Switzerland County10.042+4.18 pts
9Vermillion County10.042+3.06 pts
11Hendricks County9.998-0.37 pts
12Tipton County9.95+4.57 pts
13LaGrange County9.904+1.92 pts
14Boone County9.777-0.06 pts
15Carroll County9.497-1.18 pts
16Lawrence County9.238+1.15 pts
17Morgan County9.174-0.35 pts
18Parke County9.071+1.3 pts
19Fountain County8.818-0.4 pts
20Johnson County8.716-1.02 pts
21Clark County8.634+0.43 pts
22Washington County8.612+1.12 pts
23Greene County8.585-0.75 pts
24Clinton County8.533+1.28 pts
25Lake County8.522+0.15 pts
26Hancock County8.488+0.82 pts
27Floyd County8.439-0.28 pts
28Marion County8.324-0.44 pts
29Porter County8.311+0.89 pts
30Owen County8.113-2.51 pts
31Newton County8.102-1.79 pts
32Harrison County8.056+0.03 pts
33Marshall County8.036+1.63 pts
34Fulton County7.99+2.2 pts
35White County7.91+2.13 pts
36Jackson County7.845-0.39 pts
37Tippecanoe County7.782-0.44 pts
38Pulaski County7.76-0.41 pts
39St. Joseph County7.702+0.09 pts
40Allen County7.578+0.31 pts
41Elkhart County7.442+0.13 pts
42Jefferson County7.425+1.32 pts
43Ripley County7.26+1.03 pts
44Madison County7.218+0.34 pts
45LaPorte County7.205+0.49 pts
46Grant County7.149+0.5 pts
47Dearborn County7.067-1.35 pts
48Bartholomew County7.045+0.2 pts
49Noble County7.028+0.96 pts
50Howard County6.981-1.34 pts
51Daviess County6.852-0.56 pts
52Vanderburgh County6.789-0.12 pts
53Spencer County6.78+0.98 pts
54Jennings County6.771-0.21 pts
55Steuben County6.745-1.49 pts
56Franklin County6.7-0.42 pts
57Huntington County6.662-0.52 pts
58Warrick County6.605-3.09 pts
59Starke County6.597-1.05 pts
60Decatur County6.54+0.13 pts
61Wells County6.503+0.65 pts
62Kosciusko County6.497-1.78 pts
63Adams County6.419+0.06 pts
64Delaware County6.415-0.28 pts
65Putnam County6.284-2.47 pts
66DeKalb County6.243+1.16 pts
67Jasper County6.232-2.81 pts
68Knox County6.223+2.06 pts
69Posey County6.203-0.61 pts
70Rush County6.195-0.86 pts
71Wayne County6.099-0.04 pts
72Perry County6.006-1.48 pts
73Randolph County5.956+1.44 pts
74Vigo County5.953-0.45 pts
75Scott County5.946+1.13 pts
76Fayette County5.911+0.63 pts
77Shelby County5.899-2.13 pts
78Henry County5.871-1.6 pts
79Benton County5.825+0.71 pts
80Orange County5.682+0.95 pts
81Whitley County5.551-1.86 pts
82Miami County5.5-2.46 pts
83Wabash County5.492+0.04 pts
84Dubois County5.458-0.21 pts
85Pike County5.42-1.59 pts
86Montgomery County4.827-3.81 pts
87Clay County4.689-3.36 pts
88Cass County4.587-1.04 pts
89Gibson County4.508-1.26 pts
90Ohio County4.138-2.57 pts
91Warren County2.521-5.71 pts
92Blackford County2.179-3.01 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Jay County, with 13.243% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Blackford County, with 2.179% in 2018.

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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