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Counties in Indiana by establishment entry rate

Ohio County had the highest establishment entry rate of 92 counties in 2021, at 18.919%. Fulton County had the lowest, at 4.364%. The median was 8.128% and the figure for Indiana was 9.094%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.919Ohio County
Lowest4.364Fulton County
Median8.12892 counties
Indiana9.094History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 8.088 %Allen County: 8.305 %Bartholomew County: 8.478 %Benton County: 9.524 %Blackford County: 7.539 %Boone County: 12.281 %Brown County: 17.247 %Carroll County: 8.069 %Cass County: 4.835 %Clark County: 9.829 %Clay County: 8.585 %Clinton County: 9.437 %Crawford County: 13.502 %Daviess County: 8.168 %Dearborn County: 10.134 %Decatur County: 8.755 %DeKalb County: 6.633 %Delaware County: 6.98 %Dubois County: 5.678 %Elkhart County: 7.82 %Fayette County: 8.684 %Floyd County: 8.483 %Fountain County: 9.444 %Franklin County: 8.926 %Fulton County: 4.364 %Gibson County: 5.81 %Grant County: 7.024 %Greene County: 10.883 %Hamilton County: 12.254 %Hancock County: 9.154 %Harrison County: 7.698 %Hendricks County: 11.202 %Henry County: 6.182 %Howard County: 7.247 %Huntington County: 11.118 %Jackson County: 7.197 %Jasper County: 8.394 %Jay County: 6.676 %Jefferson County: 10.754 %Jennings County: 5.224 %Johnson County: 11.356 %Knox County: 7.458 %Kosciusko County: 8.973 %LaGrange County: 9.691 %Lake County: 9.968 %LaPorte County: 7.456 %Lawrence County: 6.321 %Madison County: 8.035 %Marion County: 10.424 %Marshall County: 6.816 %Martin County: 5.985 %Miami County: 5.965 %Monroe County: 8.451 %Montgomery County: 6.931 %Morgan County: 10.047 %Newton County: 8.889 %Noble County: 7.561 %Ohio County: 18.919 %Orange County: 8.976 %Owen County: 8.726 %Parke County: 6.612 %Perry County: 4.931 %Pike County: 10.989 %Porter County: 7.69 %Posey County: 6.852 %Pulaski County: 6.932 %Putnam County: 11.676 %Randolph County: 9.568 %Ripley County: 7.965 %Rush County: 5.375 %St. Joseph County: 9.13 %Scott County: 7.568 %Shelby County: 6.872 %Spencer County: 6.107 %Starke County: 10.072 %Steuben County: 8.547 %Sullivan County: 6.814 %Switzerland County: 12.245 %Tippecanoe County: 8.717 %Tipton County: 8.418 %Union County: 9.091 %Vanderburgh County: 7.154 %Vermillion County: 7.627 %Vigo County: 7.039 %Wabash County: 6.949 %Warren County: 7.469 %Warrick County: 11.147 %Washington County: 5.232 %Wayne County: 7.234 %Wells County: 6.696 %White County: 9.108 %Whitley County: 7.233 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Ohio County: 18.919 %Ohio County18.919Brown County: 17.247 %Brown County17.247Crawford County: 13.502 %Crawford County13.502Boone County: 12.281 %Boone County12.281Hamilton County: 12.254 %Hamilton County12.254Switzerland County: 12.245 %Switzerland County12.245Putnam County: 11.676 %Putnam County11.676Johnson County: 11.356 %Johnson County11.356Hendricks County: 11.202 %Hendricks County11.202Warrick County: 11.147 %Warrick County11.147Huntington County: 11.118 %Huntington County11.118Pike County: 10.989 %Pike County10.989Greene County: 10.883 %Greene County10.883Jefferson County: 10.754 %Jefferson County10.754Marion County: 10.424 %Marion County10.424Dearborn County: 10.134 %Dearborn County10.134Starke County: 10.072 %Starke County10.072Morgan County: 10.047 %Morgan County10.047Lake County: 9.968 %Lake County9.968Clark County: 9.829 %Clark County9.829LaGrange County: 9.691 %LaGrange County9.691Randolph County: 9.568 %Randolph County9.568Benton County: 9.524 %Benton County9.524Fountain County: 9.444 %Fountain County9.444Clinton County: 9.437 %Clinton County9.437Hancock County: 9.154 %Hancock County9.154St. Joseph County: 9.13 %St. Joseph County9.13White County: 9.108 %White County9.108Union County: 9.091 %Union County9.091Orange County: 8.976 %Orange County8.976Kosciusko County: 8.973 %Kosciusko County8.973Franklin County: 8.926 %Franklin County8.926Newton County: 8.889 %Newton County8.889Decatur County: 8.755 %Decatur County8.755Owen County: 8.726 %Owen County8.726Tippecanoe County: 8.717 %Tippecanoe County8.717Fayette County: 8.684 %Fayette County8.684Clay County: 8.585 %Clay County8.585Steuben County: 8.547 %Steuben County8.547Floyd County: 8.483 %Floyd County8.483Ohio County: 18.919 %Ohio County18.919Brown County: 17.247 %Brown County17.247Crawford County: 13.502 %Crawford County13.502Boone County: 12.281 %Boone County12.281Hamilton County: 12.254 %Hamilton County12.254Switzerland County: 12.245 %Switzerland County12.245Putnam County: 11.676 %Putnam County11.676Johnson County: 11.356 %Johnson County11.356Hendricks County: 11.202 %Hendricks County11.202Warrick County: 11.147 %Warrick County11.147Huntington County: 11.118 %Huntington County11.118Pike County: 10.989 %Pike County10.989Greene County: 10.883 %Greene County10.883Jefferson County: 10.754 %Jefferson County10.754Marion County: 10.424 %Marion County10.424Dearborn County: 10.134 %Dearborn County10.134Starke County: 10.072 %Starke County10.072Morgan County: 10.047 %Morgan County10.047Lake County: 9.968 %Lake County9.968Clark County: 9.829 %Clark County9.829LaGrange County: 9.691 %LaGrange County9.691Randolph County: 9.568 %Randolph County9.568Benton County: 9.524 %Benton County9.524Fountain County: 9.444 %Fountain County9.444Clinton County: 9.437 %Clinton County9.437Hancock County: 9.154 %Hancock County9.154St. Joseph County: 9.13 %St. Joseph County9.13White County: 9.108 %White County9.108Union County: 9.091 %Union County9.091Orange County: 8.976 %Orange County8.976Kosciusko County: 8.973 %Kosciusko County8.973Franklin County: 8.926 %Franklin County8.926Newton County: 8.889 %Newton County8.889Decatur County: 8.755 %Decatur County8.755Owen County: 8.726 %Owen County8.726Tippecanoe County: 8.717 %Tippecanoe County8.717Fayette County: 8.684 %Fayette County8.684Clay County: 8.585 %Clay County8.585Steuben County: 8.547 %Steuben County8.547Floyd County: 8.483 %Floyd County8.483
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Ohio County18.919+10.1 pts
2Brown County17.247+7.56 pts
3Crawford County13.502+11 pts
4Boone County12.281-0.04 pts
5Hamilton County12.254+1.63 pts
6Switzerland County12.245+9.02 pts
7Putnam County11.676+3.2 pts
8Johnson County11.356+0.74 pts
9Hendricks County11.202+0.18 pts
10Warrick County11.147+2.31 pts
11Huntington County11.118+5.45 pts
12Pike County10.989+3.1 pts
13Greene County10.883+4.57 pts
14Jefferson County10.754+3.91 pts
15Marion County10.424+1.48 pts
16Dearborn County10.134+2.62 pts
17Starke County10.072+1.42 pts
18Morgan County10.047+1.05 pts
19Lake County9.968+1.97 pts
20Clark County9.829+0.59 pts
21LaGrange County9.691+1.81 pts
22Randolph County9.568+4.2 pts
23Benton County9.524-0.9 pts
24Fountain County9.444+2.15 pts
25Clinton County9.437+0.97 pts
26Hancock County9.154+0.84 pts
27St. Joseph County9.13+2.01 pts
28White County9.108+1.21 pts
29Union County9.091+4.61 pts
30Orange County8.976+1.93 pts
31Kosciusko County8.973+2.11 pts
32Franklin County8.926+1.36 pts
33Newton County8.889+2.77 pts
34Decatur County8.755+3.46 pts
35Owen County8.726+0.58 pts
36Tippecanoe County8.717+0.04 pts
37Fayette County8.684+2.47 pts
38Clay County8.585+1.33 pts
39Steuben County8.547+1.38 pts
40Floyd County8.483-0.38 pts
41Bartholomew County8.478+1.86 pts
42Monroe County8.451+0.2 pts
43Tipton County8.418-0.23 pts
44Jasper County8.394+1.76 pts
45Allen County8.305+1.01 pts
46Daviess County8.168+1.01 pts
47Adams County8.088+2.16 pts
48Carroll County8.069-1.33 pts
49Madison County8.035+0.8 pts
50Ripley County7.965+1.06 pts
51Elkhart County7.82+0.73 pts
52Harrison County7.698+1.44 pts
53Porter County7.69-0.94 pts
54Vermillion County7.627+1.3 pts
55Scott County7.568-1.13 pts
56Noble County7.561+0.93 pts
57Blackford County7.539-2.53 pts
58Warren County7.469-0.86 pts
59Knox County7.458+1.61 pts
60LaPorte County7.456+1.04 pts
61Howard County7.247+1.1 pts
62Wayne County7.234+1.32 pts
63Whitley County7.233+1.17 pts
64Jackson County7.197+0.6 pts
65Vanderburgh County7.154+0.79 pts
66Vigo County7.039+1 pts
67Grant County7.024+1.81 pts
68Delaware County6.98+0.24 pts
69Wabash County6.949+0.73 pts
70Pulaski County6.932+1.36 pts
71Montgomery County6.931+0.32 pts
72Shelby County6.872-1.67 pts
73Posey County6.852-0.85 pts
74Marshall County6.816+0.41 pts
75Sullivan County6.814-2.85 pts
76Wells County6.696+2.53 pts
77Jay County6.676-0.13 pts
78DeKalb County6.633+0.87 pts
79Parke County6.612-2.93 pts
80Lawrence County6.321+0.96 pts
81Henry County6.182-2.34 pts
82Spencer County6.107+0.09 pts
83Martin County5.985-0.91 pts
84Miami County5.965-1.27 pts
85Gibson County5.81+0.03 pts
86Dubois County5.678+0.5 pts
87Rush County5.375-0.87 pts
88Washington County5.232-4.65 pts
89Jennings County5.224-3 pts
90Perry County4.931-2.98 pts
91Cass County4.835-0.55 pts
92Fulton County4.364-2.12 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Ohio County, with 18.919% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Fulton County, with 4.364% in 2021.

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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