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Counties in Iowa by establishment entry rate

Mills County had the highest establishment entry rate of 99 counties in 2013, at 11.293%. Wright County had the lowest, at 3.161%. The median was 6.763% and the figure for Iowa was 7.339%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.293Mills County
Lowest3.161Wright County
Median6.76399 counties
Iowa7.339History

Map of counties, 2013

Adair County: 7.882 %Adams County: 7.547 %Allamakee County: 3.424 %Appanoose County: 6.529 %Audubon County: 10.811 %Benton County: 6.803 %Black Hawk County: 6.84 %Boone County: 6.763 %Bremer County: 5.217 %Buchanan County: 4.51 %Buena Vista County: 7.57 %Butler County: 4.538 %Calhoun County: 4.736 %Carroll County: 5.694 %Cass County: 6.742 %Cedar County: 4.724 %Cerro Gordo County: 6.193 %Cherokee County: 4.706 %Chickasaw County: 5.27 %Clarke County: 4.545 %Clay County: 5 %Clayton County: 5.907 %Clinton County: 5.857 %Crawford County: 6.046 %Dallas County: 10.727 %Davis County: 9.272 %Decatur County: 5.364 %Delaware County: 7.237 %Des Moines County: 5.944 %Dickinson County: 8.946 %Dubuque County: 6.372 %Emmet County: 5.508 %Fayette County: 5.675 %Floyd County: 7.612 %Franklin County: 7.154 %Fremont County: 8.219 %Greene County: 6.996 %Grundy County: 8.466 %Guthrie County: 6.098 %Hamilton County: 4.414 %Hancock County: 8.534 %Hardin County: 4.946 %Harrison County: 8.048 %Henry County: 7.66 %Howard County: 4.721 %Humboldt County: 6.597 %Ida County: 4.211 %Iowa County: 7.432 %Jackson County: 6.042 %Jasper County: 5.904 %Jefferson County: 9.116 %Johnson County: 9.026 %Jones County: 7.025 %Keokuk County: 9.39 %Kossuth County: 4.834 %Lee County: 7.742 %Linn County: 7.664 %Louisa County: 6.593 %Lucas County: 8.408 %Lyon County: 5.136 %Madison County: 7.121 %Mahaska County: 6.628 %Marion County: 8.188 %Marshall County: 5.816 %Mills County: 11.293 %Mitchell County: 5.351 %Monona County: 8.696 %Monroe County: 5.263 %Montgomery County: 7.573 %Muscatine County: 7.972 %O'Brien County: 3.742 %Osceola County: 7.317 %Page County: 6.566 %Palo Alto County: 6.19 %Plymouth County: 7.373 %Pocahontas County: 6.061 %Polk County: 8.876 %Pottawattamie County: 8.29 %Poweshiek County: 8.898 %Ringgold County: 7.792 %Sac County: 8.065 %Scott County: 7.296 %Shelby County: 7.075 %Sioux County: 6.694 %Story County: 7.355 %Tama County: 8.361 %Taylor County: 9.877 %Union County: 5.38 %Van Buren County: 5.714 %Wapello County: 6.823 %Warren County: 9.673 %Washington County: 7.466 %Wayne County: 6.275 %Webster County: 6.867 %Winnebago County: 5.449 %Winneshiek County: 4.437 %Woodbury County: 7.015 %Worth County: 4.834 %Wright County: 3.161 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Mills County: 11.293 %Mills County11.293Audubon County: 10.811 %Audubon County10.811Dallas County: 10.727 %Dallas County10.727Taylor County: 9.877 %Taylor County9.877Warren County: 9.673 %Warren County9.673Keokuk County: 9.39 %Keokuk County9.39Davis County: 9.272 %Davis County9.272Jefferson County: 9.116 %Jefferson County9.116Johnson County: 9.026 %Johnson County9.026Dickinson County: 8.946 %Dickinson County8.946Poweshiek County: 8.898 %Poweshiek County8.898Polk County: 8.876 %Polk County8.876Monona County: 8.696 %Monona County8.696Hancock County: 8.534 %Hancock County8.534Grundy County: 8.466 %Grundy County8.466Lucas County: 8.408 %Lucas County8.408Tama County: 8.361 %Tama County8.361Pottawattamie County: 8.29 %Pottawattamie County8.29Fremont County: 8.219 %Fremont County8.219Marion County: 8.188 %Marion County8.188Sac County: 8.065 %Sac County8.065Harrison County: 8.048 %Harrison County8.048Muscatine County: 7.972 %Muscatine County7.972Adair County: 7.882 %Adair County7.882Ringgold County: 7.792 %Ringgold County7.792Lee County: 7.742 %Lee County7.742Linn County: 7.664 %Linn County7.664Henry County: 7.66 %Henry County7.66Floyd County: 7.612 %Floyd County7.612Montgomery County: 7.573 %Montgomery County7.573Buena Vista County: 7.57 %Buena Vista County7.57Adams County: 7.547 %Adams County7.547Washington County: 7.466 %Washington County7.466Iowa County: 7.432 %Iowa County7.432Plymouth County: 7.373 %Plymouth County7.373Story County: 7.355 %Story County7.355Osceola County: 7.317 %Osceola County7.317Scott County: 7.296 %Scott County7.296Delaware County: 7.237 %Delaware County7.237Franklin County: 7.154 %Franklin County7.154Mills County: 11.293 %Mills County11.293Audubon County: 10.811 %Audubon County10.811Dallas County: 10.727 %Dallas County10.727Taylor County: 9.877 %Taylor County9.877Warren County: 9.673 %Warren County9.673Keokuk County: 9.39 %Keokuk County9.39Davis County: 9.272 %Davis County9.272Jefferson County: 9.116 %Jefferson County9.116Johnson County: 9.026 %Johnson County9.026Dickinson County: 8.946 %Dickinson County8.946Poweshiek County: 8.898 %Poweshiek County8.898Polk County: 8.876 %Polk County8.876Monona County: 8.696 %Monona County8.696Hancock County: 8.534 %Hancock County8.534Grundy County: 8.466 %Grundy County8.466Lucas County: 8.408 %Lucas County8.408Tama County: 8.361 %Tama County8.361Pottawattamie County: 8.29 %Pottawattamie County8.29Fremont County: 8.219 %Fremont County8.219Marion County: 8.188 %Marion County8.188Sac County: 8.065 %Sac County8.065Harrison County: 8.048 %Harrison County8.048Muscatine County: 7.972 %Muscatine County7.972Adair County: 7.882 %Adair County7.882Ringgold County: 7.792 %Ringgold County7.792Lee County: 7.742 %Lee County7.742Linn County: 7.664 %Linn County7.664Henry County: 7.66 %Henry County7.66Floyd County: 7.612 %Floyd County7.612Montgomery County: 7.573 %Montgomery County7.573Buena Vista County: 7.57 %Buena Vista County7.57Adams County: 7.547 %Adams County7.547Washington County: 7.466 %Washington County7.466Iowa County: 7.432 %Iowa County7.432Plymouth County: 7.373 %Plymouth County7.373Story County: 7.355 %Story County7.355Osceola County: 7.317 %Osceola County7.317Scott County: 7.296 %Scott County7.296Delaware County: 7.237 %Delaware County7.237Franklin County: 7.154 %Franklin County7.154
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Mills County11.293+2.87 pts
2Audubon County10.811+2.27 pts
3Dallas County10.727-1 pts
4Taylor County9.877+2.47 pts
5Warren County9.673-0.02 pts
6Keokuk County9.39+1.43 pts
7Davis County9.272+0.63 pts
8Jefferson County9.116-5.54 pts
9Johnson County9.026+1.22 pts
10Dickinson County8.946-1.79 pts
11Poweshiek County8.898+0.06 pts
12Polk County8.876-0.05 pts
13Monona County8.696+1.46 pts
14Hancock County8.534+0.64 pts
15Grundy County8.466+1.35 pts
16Lucas County8.408-1.14 pts
17Tama County8.361+0.83 pts
18Pottawattamie County8.29+0.18 pts
19Fremont County8.219-3.9 pts
20Marion County8.188+0.33 pts
21Sac County8.065+1.58 pts
22Harrison County8.048-1.13 pts
23Muscatine County7.972+0.92 pts
24Adair County7.882+0.29 pts
25Ringgold County7.792+2.71 pts
26Lee County7.742-0.18 pts
27Linn County7.664+0.08 pts
28Henry County7.66-1.32 pts
29Floyd County7.612+1.1 pts
30Montgomery County7.573+2.81 pts
31Buena Vista County7.57+3.23 pts
32Adams County7.547+2.81 pts
33Washington County7.466+0.99 pts
34Iowa County7.432-0.06 pts
35Plymouth County7.373+1.88 pts
36Story County7.355-0.51 pts
37Osceola County7.317+1.83 pts
38Scott County7.296-0.93 pts
39Delaware County7.237-1.79 pts
40Franklin County7.1540 pts
41Madison County7.121-0.57 pts
42Shelby County7.075-1.3 pts
43Jones County7.025-0.7 pts
44Woodbury County7.015-0.06 pts
45Greene County6.996-1.23 pts
46Webster County6.867-0.82 pts
47Black Hawk County6.84-0.55 pts
48Wapello County6.823+0.19 pts
49Benton County6.803-2.54 pts
50Boone County6.763+1.15 pts
51Cass County6.742-1.14 pts
52Sioux County6.694+0.5 pts
53Mahaska County6.628-0.2 pts
54Humboldt County6.597+1.14 pts
55Louisa County6.593-1.63 pts
56Page County6.566+1.3 pts
57Appanoose County6.529+0.85 pts
58Dubuque County6.372-1.21 pts
59Wayne County6.275-0.34 pts
60Cerro Gordo County6.193-1.27 pts
61Palo Alto County6.19+0.84 pts
62Guthrie County6.098-1.78 pts
63Pocahontas County6.061+2.14 pts
64Crawford County6.046-4.14 pts
65Jackson County6.042-1.59 pts
66Des Moines County5.944-0.54 pts
67Clayton County5.907-3.38 pts
68Jasper County5.904+0.86 pts
69Clinton County5.857-0.84 pts
70Marshall County5.816-2.21 pts
71Van Buren County5.714-5.76 pts
72Carroll County5.694-0.78 pts
73Fayette County5.675+0.04 pts
74Emmet County5.508-1.61 pts
75Winnebago County5.449-1.28 pts
76Union County5.38-0.91 pts
77Decatur County5.364+0.2 pts
78Mitchell County5.351-1.87 pts
79Chickasaw County5.27-3.18 pts
80Monroe County5.263-5.69 pts
81Bremer County5.217-1.76 pts
82Lyon County5.136-1.42 pts
83Clay County5-0.95 pts
84Hardin County4.946-3.64 pts
85Kossuth County4.834-2.42 pts
85Worth County4.834-3.73 pts
87Calhoun County4.736-0.33 pts
88Cedar County4.724-3.62 pts
89Howard County4.721+0.47 pts
90Cherokee County4.706-1.43 pts
91Clarke County4.545-1.6 pts
92Butler County4.538-0.61 pts
93Buchanan County4.51-3.49 pts
94Winneshiek County4.437-1.38 pts
95Hamilton County4.414-3.39 pts
96Ida County4.211-2.01 pts
97O'Brien County3.742-0.74 pts
98Allamakee County3.424-3.82 pts
99Wright County3.161-7.1 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 Iowa by establishment entry rate, 2013) [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 Iowa by establishment entry rate, 2013. 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/iowa-counties?period=2013. 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 Iowa by establishment entry rate, 2013. 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/iowa-counties?period=2013.

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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 Iowa by establishment entry rate, 2013 [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/iowa-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Mills County, with 11.293% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Wright County, with 3.161% in 2013.

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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