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Counties in Iowa by establishment entry rate

Taylor County had the highest establishment entry rate of 99 counties in 2014, at 12.598%. Calhoun County had the lowest, at 2.26%. The median was 6.335% and the figure for Iowa was 7.16%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.598Taylor County
Lowest2.26Calhoun County
Median6.33599 counties
Iowa7.16History

Map of counties, 2014

Adair County: 5.366 %Adams County: 5.825 %Allamakee County: 4.431 %Appanoose County: 5.654 %Audubon County: 5.279 %Benton County: 5.923 %Black Hawk County: 7.007 %Boone County: 7.573 %Bremer County: 5.986 %Buchanan County: 5.97 %Buena Vista County: 6.561 %Butler County: 5.298 %Calhoun County: 2.26 %Carroll County: 5.552 %Cass County: 6.335 %Cedar County: 7.199 %Cerro Gordo County: 5.284 %Cherokee County: 4.211 %Chickasaw County: 4.576 %Clarke County: 8.069 %Clay County: 7.13 %Clayton County: 8.077 %Clinton County: 7.648 %Crawford County: 6.642 %Dallas County: 9.905 %Davis County: 5.246 %Decatur County: 12.214 %Delaware County: 5.298 %Des Moines County: 6.295 %Dickinson County: 8.365 %Dubuque County: 6.176 %Emmet County: 6.272 %Fayette County: 6.145 %Floyd County: 2.949 %Franklin County: 8.442 %Fremont County: 12.457 %Greene County: 7.025 %Grundy County: 8.348 %Guthrie County: 8.316 %Hamilton County: 6.197 %Hancock County: 7.024 %Hardin County: 5.056 %Harrison County: 7.407 %Henry County: 7.423 %Howard County: 4.857 %Humboldt County: 7.055 %Ida County: 3.486 %Iowa County: 4.73 %Jackson County: 7.619 %Jasper County: 5.243 %Jefferson County: 8.364 %Johnson County: 8.238 %Jones County: 4.703 %Keokuk County: 4.751 %Kossuth County: 7.816 %Lee County: 6.663 %Linn County: 7.394 %Louisa County: 4.545 %Lucas County: 8.85 %Lyon County: 6 %Madison County: 8.1 %Mahaska County: 7.177 %Marion County: 8.754 %Marshall County: 5.946 %Mills County: 5.455 %Mitchell County: 8.518 %Monona County: 5.991 %Monroe County: 3.647 %Montgomery County: 5.489 %Muscatine County: 7.007 %O'Brien County: 5.637 %Osceola County: 10.619 %Page County: 7.268 %Palo Alto County: 5.479 %Plymouth County: 6.226 %Pocahontas County: 4.534 %Polk County: 8.958 %Pottawattamie County: 8.095 %Poweshiek County: 7.025 %Ringgold County: 8.621 %Sac County: 6.199 %Scott County: 7.009 %Shelby County: 6.831 %Sioux County: 6.714 %Story County: 6.906 %Tama County: 8.054 %Taylor County: 12.598 %Union County: 4.509 %Van Buren County: 6.691 %Wapello County: 5.402 %Warren County: 8.738 %Washington County: 5.868 %Wayne County: 9.717 %Webster County: 5.559 %Winnebago County: 6.09 %Winneshiek County: 5.93 %Woodbury County: 6.288 %Worth County: 3.077 %Wright County: 7.246 %
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  • 5.2 to 5.9
  • 5.9 to 6.3
  • 6.3 to 7.2
  • 7.2 to 8.3
  • 8.3 and over
%, 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

Taylor County: 12.598 %Taylor County12.598Fremont County: 12.457 %Fremont County12.457Decatur County: 12.214 %Decatur County12.214Osceola County: 10.619 %Osceola County10.619Dallas County: 9.905 %Dallas County9.905Wayne County: 9.717 %Wayne County9.717Polk County: 8.958 %Polk County8.958Lucas County: 8.85 %Lucas County8.85Marion County: 8.754 %Marion County8.754Warren County: 8.738 %Warren County8.738Ringgold County: 8.621 %Ringgold County8.621Mitchell County: 8.518 %Mitchell County8.518Franklin County: 8.442 %Franklin County8.442Dickinson County: 8.365 %Dickinson County8.365Jefferson County: 8.364 %Jefferson County8.364Grundy County: 8.348 %Grundy County8.348Guthrie County: 8.316 %Guthrie County8.316Johnson County: 8.238 %Johnson County8.238Madison County: 8.1 %Madison County8.1Pottawattamie County: 8.095 %Pottawattamie County8.095Clayton County: 8.077 %Clayton County8.077Clarke County: 8.069 %Clarke County8.069Tama County: 8.054 %Tama County8.054Kossuth County: 7.816 %Kossuth County7.816Clinton County: 7.648 %Clinton County7.648Jackson County: 7.619 %Jackson County7.619Boone County: 7.573 %Boone County7.573Henry County: 7.423 %Henry County7.423Harrison County: 7.407 %Harrison County7.407Linn County: 7.394 %Linn County7.394Page County: 7.268 %Page County7.268Wright County: 7.246 %Wright County7.246Cedar County: 7.199 %Cedar County7.199Mahaska County: 7.177 %Mahaska County7.177Clay County: 7.13 %Clay County7.13Humboldt County: 7.055 %Humboldt County7.055Greene County: 7.025 %Greene County7.025Poweshiek County: 7.025 %Poweshiek County7.025Hancock County: 7.024 %Hancock County7.024Scott County: 7.009 %Scott County7.009Taylor County: 12.598 %Taylor County12.598Fremont County: 12.457 %Fremont County12.457Decatur County: 12.214 %Decatur County12.214Osceola County: 10.619 %Osceola County10.619Dallas County: 9.905 %Dallas County9.905Wayne County: 9.717 %Wayne County9.717Polk County: 8.958 %Polk County8.958Lucas County: 8.85 %Lucas County8.85Marion County: 8.754 %Marion County8.754Warren County: 8.738 %Warren County8.738Ringgold County: 8.621 %Ringgold County8.621Mitchell County: 8.518 %Mitchell County8.518Franklin County: 8.442 %Franklin County8.442Dickinson County: 8.365 %Dickinson County8.365Jefferson County: 8.364 %Jefferson County8.364Grundy County: 8.348 %Grundy County8.348Guthrie County: 8.316 %Guthrie County8.316Johnson County: 8.238 %Johnson County8.238Madison County: 8.1 %Madison County8.1Pottawattamie County: 8.095 %Pottawattamie County8.095Clayton County: 8.077 %Clayton County8.077Clarke County: 8.069 %Clarke County8.069Tama County: 8.054 %Tama County8.054Kossuth County: 7.816 %Kossuth County7.816Clinton County: 7.648 %Clinton County7.648Jackson County: 7.619 %Jackson County7.619Boone County: 7.573 %Boone County7.573Henry County: 7.423 %Henry County7.423Harrison County: 7.407 %Harrison County7.407Linn County: 7.394 %Linn County7.394Page County: 7.268 %Page County7.268Wright County: 7.246 %Wright County7.246Cedar County: 7.199 %Cedar County7.199Mahaska County: 7.177 %Mahaska County7.177Clay County: 7.13 %Clay County7.13Humboldt County: 7.055 %Humboldt County7.055Greene County: 7.025 %Greene County7.025Poweshiek County: 7.025 %Poweshiek County7.025Hancock County: 7.024 %Hancock County7.024Scott County: 7.009 %Scott County7.009
%. 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
1Taylor County12.598+2.72 pts
2Fremont County12.457+4.24 pts
3Decatur County12.214+6.85 pts
4Osceola County10.619+3.3 pts
5Dallas County9.905-0.82 pts
6Wayne County9.717+3.44 pts
7Polk County8.958+0.08 pts
8Lucas County8.85+0.44 pts
9Marion County8.754+0.57 pts
10Warren County8.738-0.94 pts
11Ringgold County8.621+0.83 pts
12Mitchell County8.518+3.17 pts
13Franklin County8.442+1.29 pts
14Dickinson County8.365-0.58 pts
15Jefferson County8.364-0.75 pts
16Grundy County8.348-0.12 pts
17Guthrie County8.316+2.22 pts
18Johnson County8.238-0.79 pts
19Madison County8.1+0.98 pts
20Pottawattamie County8.095-0.19 pts
21Clayton County8.077+2.17 pts
22Clarke County8.069+3.52 pts
23Tama County8.054-0.31 pts
24Kossuth County7.816+2.98 pts
25Clinton County7.648+1.79 pts
26Jackson County7.619+1.58 pts
27Boone County7.573+0.81 pts
28Henry County7.423-0.24 pts
29Harrison County7.407-0.64 pts
30Linn County7.394-0.27 pts
31Page County7.268+0.7 pts
32Wright County7.246+4.09 pts
33Cedar County7.199+2.47 pts
34Mahaska County7.177+0.55 pts
35Clay County7.13+2.13 pts
36Humboldt County7.055+0.46 pts
37Greene County7.025+0.03 pts
37Poweshiek County7.025-1.87 pts
39Hancock County7.024-1.51 pts
40Scott County7.009-0.29 pts
41Black Hawk County7.007+0.17 pts
41Muscatine County7.007-0.97 pts
43Story County6.906-0.45 pts
44Shelby County6.831-0.24 pts
45Sioux County6.714+0.02 pts
46Van Buren County6.691+0.98 pts
47Lee County6.663-1.08 pts
48Crawford County6.642+0.6 pts
49Buena Vista County6.561-1.01 pts
50Cass County6.335-0.41 pts
51Des Moines County6.295+0.35 pts
52Woodbury County6.288-0.73 pts
53Emmet County6.272+0.76 pts
54Plymouth County6.226-1.15 pts
55Sac County6.199-1.87 pts
56Hamilton County6.197+1.78 pts
57Dubuque County6.176-0.2 pts
58Fayette County6.145+0.47 pts
59Winnebago County6.09+0.64 pts
60Lyon County6+0.86 pts
61Monona County5.991-2.71 pts
62Bremer County5.986+0.77 pts
63Buchanan County5.97+1.46 pts
64Marshall County5.946+0.13 pts
65Winneshiek County5.93+1.49 pts
66Benton County5.923-0.88 pts
67Washington County5.868-1.6 pts
68Adams County5.825-1.72 pts
69Appanoose County5.654-0.88 pts
70O'Brien County5.637+1.89 pts
71Webster County5.559-1.31 pts
72Carroll County5.552-0.14 pts
73Montgomery County5.489-2.08 pts
74Palo Alto County5.479-0.71 pts
75Mills County5.455-5.84 pts
76Wapello County5.402-1.42 pts
77Adair County5.366-2.52 pts
78Butler County5.298+0.76 pts
78Delaware County5.298-1.94 pts
80Cerro Gordo County5.284-0.91 pts
81Audubon County5.279-5.53 pts
82Davis County5.246-4.03 pts
83Jasper County5.243-0.66 pts
84Hardin County5.056+0.11 pts
85Howard County4.857+0.14 pts
86Keokuk County4.751-4.64 pts
87Iowa County4.73-2.7 pts
88Jones County4.703-2.32 pts
89Chickasaw County4.576-0.69 pts
90Louisa County4.545-2.05 pts
91Pocahontas County4.534-1.53 pts
92Union County4.509-0.87 pts
93Allamakee County4.431+1.01 pts
94Cherokee County4.211-0.5 pts
95Monroe County3.647-1.62 pts
96Ida County3.486-0.73 pts
97Worth County3.077-1.76 pts
98Floyd County2.949-4.66 pts
99Calhoun County2.26-2.48 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 Iowa 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 Iowa 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/iowa-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 Iowa 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/iowa-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 Iowa 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/iowa-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Taylor County, with 12.598% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Calhoun County, with 2.26% 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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