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Counties in Indiana by establishment entry rate

Boone County had the highest establishment entry rate of 92 counties in 2020, at 12.323%. Crawford County had the lowest, at 2.5%. The median was 7.141% and the figure for Indiana was 7.977%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.323Boone County
Lowest2.5Crawford County
Median7.14192 counties
Indiana7.977History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 5.93 %Allen County: 7.291 %Bartholomew County: 6.621 %Benton County: 10.423 %Blackford County: 10.066 %Boone County: 12.323 %Brown County: 9.683 %Carroll County: 9.402 %Cass County: 5.384 %Clark County: 9.237 %Clay County: 7.251 %Clinton County: 8.468 %Crawford County: 2.5 %Daviess County: 7.16 %Dearborn County: 7.511 %Decatur County: 5.295 %DeKalb County: 5.765 %Delaware County: 6.739 %Dubois County: 5.173 %Elkhart County: 7.087 %Fayette County: 6.218 %Floyd County: 8.868 %Fountain County: 7.292 %Franklin County: 7.57 %Fulton County: 6.483 %Gibson County: 5.784 %Grant County: 5.212 %Greene County: 6.314 %Hamilton County: 10.627 %Hancock County: 8.318 %Harrison County: 6.255 %Hendricks County: 11.023 %Henry County: 8.527 %Howard County: 6.149 %Huntington County: 5.665 %Jackson County: 6.598 %Jasper County: 6.638 %Jay County: 6.806 %Jefferson County: 6.846 %Jennings County: 8.229 %Johnson County: 10.619 %Knox County: 5.846 %Kosciusko County: 6.868 %LaGrange County: 7.877 %Lake County: 7.995 %LaPorte County: 6.421 %Lawrence County: 5.361 %Madison County: 7.239 %Marion County: 8.944 %Marshall County: 6.411 %Martin County: 6.897 %Miami County: 7.236 %Monroe County: 8.25 %Montgomery County: 6.613 %Morgan County: 8.994 %Newton County: 6.114 %Noble County: 6.63 %Ohio County: 8.824 %Orange County: 7.042 %Owen County: 8.149 %Parke County: 9.544 %Perry County: 7.915 %Pike County: 7.887 %Porter County: 8.63 %Posey County: 7.701 %Pulaski County: 5.575 %Putnam County: 8.475 %Randolph County: 5.368 %Ripley County: 6.903 %Rush County: 6.241 %St. Joseph County: 7.122 %Scott County: 8.696 %Shelby County: 8.54 %Spencer County: 6.015 %Starke County: 8.649 %Steuben County: 7.167 %Sullivan County: 9.667 %Switzerland County: 3.226 %Tippecanoe County: 8.675 %Tipton County: 8.652 %Union County: 4.484 %Vanderburgh County: 6.364 %Vermillion County: 6.329 %Vigo County: 6.044 %Wabash County: 6.222 %Warren County: 8.333 %Warrick County: 8.837 %Washington County: 9.882 %Wayne County: 5.918 %Wells County: 4.17 %White County: 7.895 %Whitley County: 6.061 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Boone County: 12.323 %Boone County12.323Hendricks County: 11.023 %Hendricks County11.023Hamilton County: 10.627 %Hamilton County10.627Johnson County: 10.619 %Johnson County10.619Benton County: 10.423 %Benton County10.423Blackford County: 10.066 %Blackford County10.066Washington County: 9.882 %Washington County9.882Brown County: 9.683 %Brown County9.683Sullivan County: 9.667 %Sullivan County9.667Parke County: 9.544 %Parke County9.544Carroll County: 9.402 %Carroll County9.402Clark County: 9.237 %Clark County9.237Morgan County: 8.994 %Morgan County8.994Marion County: 8.944 %Marion County8.944Floyd County: 8.868 %Floyd County8.868Warrick County: 8.837 %Warrick County8.837Ohio County: 8.824 %Ohio County8.824Scott County: 8.696 %Scott County8.696Tippecanoe County: 8.675 %Tippecanoe County8.675Tipton County: 8.652 %Tipton County8.652Starke County: 8.649 %Starke County8.649Porter County: 8.63 %Porter County8.63Shelby County: 8.54 %Shelby County8.54Henry County: 8.527 %Henry County8.527Putnam County: 8.475 %Putnam County8.475Clinton County: 8.468 %Clinton County8.468Warren County: 8.333 %Warren County8.333Hancock County: 8.318 %Hancock County8.318Monroe County: 8.25 %Monroe County8.25Jennings County: 8.229 %Jennings County8.229Owen County: 8.149 %Owen County8.149Lake County: 7.995 %Lake County7.995Perry County: 7.915 %Perry County7.915White County: 7.895 %White County7.895Pike County: 7.887 %Pike County7.887LaGrange County: 7.877 %LaGrange County7.877Posey County: 7.701 %Posey County7.701Franklin County: 7.57 %Franklin County7.57Dearborn County: 7.511 %Dearborn County7.511Fountain County: 7.292 %Fountain County7.292Boone County: 12.323 %Boone County12.323Hendricks County: 11.023 %Hendricks County11.023Hamilton County: 10.627 %Hamilton County10.627Johnson County: 10.619 %Johnson County10.619Benton County: 10.423 %Benton County10.423Blackford County: 10.066 %Blackford County10.066Washington County: 9.882 %Washington County9.882Brown County: 9.683 %Brown County9.683Sullivan County: 9.667 %Sullivan County9.667Parke County: 9.544 %Parke County9.544Carroll County: 9.402 %Carroll County9.402Clark County: 9.237 %Clark County9.237Morgan County: 8.994 %Morgan County8.994Marion County: 8.944 %Marion County8.944Floyd County: 8.868 %Floyd County8.868Warrick County: 8.837 %Warrick County8.837Ohio County: 8.824 %Ohio County8.824Scott County: 8.696 %Scott County8.696Tippecanoe County: 8.675 %Tippecanoe County8.675Tipton County: 8.652 %Tipton County8.652Starke County: 8.649 %Starke County8.649Porter County: 8.63 %Porter County8.63Shelby County: 8.54 %Shelby County8.54Henry County: 8.527 %Henry County8.527Putnam County: 8.475 %Putnam County8.475Clinton County: 8.468 %Clinton County8.468Warren County: 8.333 %Warren County8.333Hancock County: 8.318 %Hancock County8.318Monroe County: 8.25 %Monroe County8.25Jennings County: 8.229 %Jennings County8.229Owen County: 8.149 %Owen County8.149Lake County: 7.995 %Lake County7.995Perry County: 7.915 %Perry County7.915White County: 7.895 %White County7.895Pike County: 7.887 %Pike County7.887LaGrange County: 7.877 %LaGrange County7.877Posey County: 7.701 %Posey County7.701Franklin County: 7.57 %Franklin County7.57Dearborn County: 7.511 %Dearborn County7.511Fountain County: 7.292 %Fountain County7.292
%. 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
1Boone County12.323+0.42 pts
2Hendricks County11.023+1.01 pts
3Hamilton County10.627-0.1 pts
4Johnson County10.619+1.75 pts
5Benton County10.423+7.14 pts
6Blackford County10.066+6.98 pts
7Washington County9.882+2.28 pts
8Brown County9.683-2.9 pts
9Sullivan County9.667+2.43 pts
10Parke County9.544+1.44 pts
11Carroll County9.402+1.6 pts
12Clark County9.237+2.04 pts
13Morgan County8.994+0.37 pts
14Marion County8.944+0.37 pts
15Floyd County8.868+0.1 pts
16Warrick County8.837+0.29 pts
17Ohio County8.824n/a
18Scott County8.696+2.21 pts
19Tippecanoe County8.675+1.11 pts
20Tipton County8.652+3.75 pts
21Starke County8.649+2.63 pts
22Porter County8.63-0.28 pts
23Shelby County8.54+1.58 pts
24Henry County8.527+0.94 pts
25Putnam County8.475+1.21 pts
26Clinton County8.468+1.33 pts
27Warren County8.3330 pts
28Hancock County8.318+0.1 pts
29Monroe County8.25-0 pts
30Jennings County8.229+0.53 pts
31Owen County8.149-3.56 pts
32Lake County7.995-0.38 pts
33Perry County7.915+2.44 pts
34White County7.895+1.69 pts
35Pike County7.887+1.81 pts
36LaGrange County7.877-1.61 pts
37Posey County7.701+0.37 pts
38Franklin County7.57-0.79 pts
39Dearborn County7.511+0.08 pts
40Fountain County7.292+0.31 pts
41Allen County7.291+0.17 pts
42Clay County7.251-1.99 pts
43Madison County7.239-1.28 pts
44Miami County7.236-0.74 pts
45Steuben County7.167+1.97 pts
46Daviess County7.16+0.99 pts
47St. Joseph County7.122-0.39 pts
48Elkhart County7.087+0.08 pts
49Orange County7.042-3.43 pts
50Ripley County6.903+0.05 pts
51Martin County6.897-0.53 pts
52Kosciusko County6.868-0.27 pts
53Jefferson County6.846+0.37 pts
54Jay County6.806-1.01 pts
55Delaware County6.739-0.17 pts
56Jasper County6.638+0.63 pts
57Noble County6.63-0.11 pts
58Bartholomew County6.621-0.2 pts
59Montgomery County6.613+0.64 pts
60Jackson County6.598-0.04 pts
61Fulton County6.483-0.27 pts
62LaPorte County6.421+0.26 pts
63Marshall County6.411-1.08 pts
64Vanderburgh County6.364-0.09 pts
65Vermillion County6.3290 pts
66Greene County6.314+0.98 pts
67Harrison County6.255-1 pts
68Rush County6.241-2.78 pts
69Wabash County6.222-0 pts
70Fayette County6.218-0.07 pts
71Howard County6.149-2.62 pts
72Newton County6.114-3.33 pts
73Whitley County6.061-1.7 pts
74Vigo County6.044+0.85 pts
75Spencer County6.015-1.59 pts
76Adams County5.93+1.38 pts
77Wayne County5.918+0.08 pts
78Knox County5.846+0.41 pts
79Gibson County5.784+0.78 pts
80DeKalb County5.765-0.02 pts
81Huntington County5.665+0.04 pts
82Pulaski County5.575-1.37 pts
83Cass County5.384-0.54 pts
84Randolph County5.368-0.85 pts
85Lawrence County5.361-0.72 pts
86Decatur County5.295-3 pts
87Grant County5.212-1.83 pts
88Dubois County5.173-1.71 pts
89Union County4.484-5.56 pts
90Wells County4.17-2.39 pts
91Switzerland County3.226-8.11 pts
92Crawford County2.5-9.55 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, 2020) [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, 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/indiana-counties?period=2020. 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, 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/indiana-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 Indiana 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/indiana-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Boone County, with 12.323% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Crawford County, with 2.5% 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.

Establishment entry rate: other rankings

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