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Counties in Iowa by establishment entry rate

Van Buren County had the highest establishment entry rate of 99 counties in 2017, at 11.722%. Sac County had the lowest, at 3.425%. The median was 6.923% and the figure for Iowa was 7.558%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.722Van Buren County
Lowest3.425Sac County
Median6.92399 counties
Iowa7.558History

Map of counties, 2017

Adair County: 6.311 %Adams County: 9.375 %Allamakee County: 5.917 %Appanoose County: 9.8 %Audubon County: 8.721 %Benton County: 8.687 %Black Hawk County: 6.361 %Boone County: 8.238 %Bremer County: 7.298 %Buchanan County: 4.811 %Buena Vista County: 6.293 %Butler County: 6.24 %Calhoun County: 5.049 %Carroll County: 6.192 %Cass County: 7.256 %Cedar County: 7.365 %Cerro Gordo County: 7.216 %Cherokee County: 4.308 %Chickasaw County: 4.986 %Clarke County: 5.341 %Clay County: 6.75 %Clayton County: 5.889 %Clinton County: 7.215 %Crawford County: 6.914 %Dallas County: 11.297 %Davis County: 9.639 %Decatur County: 6.618 %Delaware County: 8.607 %Des Moines County: 6.135 %Dickinson County: 9.313 %Dubuque County: 7.101 %Emmet County: 4.693 %Fayette County: 7.312 %Floyd County: 7.723 %Franklin County: 5.854 %Fremont County: 9.622 %Greene County: 7.51 %Grundy County: 4.685 %Guthrie County: 10.163 %Hamilton County: 4.986 %Hancock County: 7.366 %Hardin County: 6.084 %Harrison County: 9.146 %Henry County: 5.628 %Howard County: 3.524 %Humboldt County: 7.117 %Ida County: 6.809 %Iowa County: 6.729 %Jackson County: 6.861 %Jasper County: 8.523 %Jefferson County: 9.353 %Johnson County: 8.02 %Jones County: 8.607 %Keokuk County: 9.406 %Kossuth County: 5.444 %Lee County: 7.275 %Linn County: 7.995 %Louisa County: 3.911 %Lucas County: 5.438 %Lyon County: 6.277 %Madison County: 11.014 %Mahaska County: 7.577 %Marion County: 6.809 %Marshall County: 6.812 %Mills County: 5.745 %Mitchell County: 5.489 %Monona County: 5.057 %Monroe County: 8.85 %Montgomery County: 9.171 %Muscatine County: 5.916 %O'Brien County: 6.023 %Osceola County: 6.25 %Page County: 4.061 %Palo Alto County: 9.091 %Plymouth County: 5.513 %Pocahontas County: 7.634 %Polk County: 9.029 %Pottawattamie County: 9.34 %Poweshiek County: 9.205 %Ringgold County: 6.957 %Sac County: 3.425 %Scott County: 7.289 %Shelby County: 4.972 %Sioux County: 6.432 %Story County: 7.939 %Tama County: 4.218 %Taylor County: 6.923 %Union County: 8.875 %Van Buren County: 11.722 %Wapello County: 4.795 %Warren County: 10.376 %Washington County: 6.981 %Wayne County: 9.375 %Webster County: 6.9 %Winnebago County: 6.408 %Winneshiek County: 7.427 %Woodbury County: 5.677 %Worth County: 4.819 %Wright County: 7.602 %
  • Under 5.4
  • 5.4 to 6.2
  • 6.2 to 6.9
  • 6.9 to 7.6
  • 7.6 to 9.1
  • 9.1 and over
%, 2017. 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, 2017

Van Buren County: 11.722 %Van Buren County11.722Dallas County: 11.297 %Dallas County11.297Madison County: 11.014 %Madison County11.014Warren County: 10.376 %Warren County10.376Guthrie County: 10.163 %Guthrie County10.163Appanoose County: 9.8 %Appanoose County9.8Davis County: 9.639 %Davis County9.639Fremont County: 9.622 %Fremont County9.622Keokuk County: 9.406 %Keokuk County9.406Adams County: 9.375 %Adams County9.375Wayne County: 9.375 %Wayne County9.375Jefferson County: 9.353 %Jefferson County9.353Pottawattamie County: 9.34 %Pottawattamie County9.34Dickinson County: 9.313 %Dickinson County9.313Poweshiek County: 9.205 %Poweshiek County9.205Montgomery County: 9.171 %Montgomery County9.171Harrison County: 9.146 %Harrison County9.146Palo Alto County: 9.091 %Palo Alto County9.091Polk County: 9.029 %Polk County9.029Union County: 8.875 %Union County8.875Monroe County: 8.85 %Monroe County8.85Audubon County: 8.721 %Audubon County8.721Benton County: 8.687 %Benton County8.687Delaware County: 8.607 %Delaware County8.607Jones County: 8.607 %Jones County8.607Jasper County: 8.523 %Jasper County8.523Boone County: 8.238 %Boone County8.238Johnson County: 8.02 %Johnson County8.02Linn County: 7.995 %Linn County7.995Story County: 7.939 %Story County7.939Floyd County: 7.723 %Floyd County7.723Pocahontas County: 7.634 %Pocahontas County7.634Wright County: 7.602 %Wright County7.602Mahaska County: 7.577 %Mahaska County7.577Greene County: 7.51 %Greene County7.51Winneshiek County: 7.427 %Winneshiek County7.427Hancock County: 7.366 %Hancock County7.366Cedar County: 7.365 %Cedar County7.365Fayette County: 7.312 %Fayette County7.312Bremer County: 7.298 %Bremer County7.298Van Buren County: 11.722 %Van Buren County11.722Dallas County: 11.297 %Dallas County11.297Madison County: 11.014 %Madison County11.014Warren County: 10.376 %Warren County10.376Guthrie County: 10.163 %Guthrie County10.163Appanoose County: 9.8 %Appanoose County9.8Davis County: 9.639 %Davis County9.639Fremont County: 9.622 %Fremont County9.622Keokuk County: 9.406 %Keokuk County9.406Adams County: 9.375 %Adams County9.375Wayne County: 9.375 %Wayne County9.375Jefferson County: 9.353 %Jefferson County9.353Pottawattamie County: 9.34 %Pottawattamie County9.34Dickinson County: 9.313 %Dickinson County9.313Poweshiek County: 9.205 %Poweshiek County9.205Montgomery County: 9.171 %Montgomery County9.171Harrison County: 9.146 %Harrison County9.146Palo Alto County: 9.091 %Palo Alto County9.091Polk County: 9.029 %Polk County9.029Union County: 8.875 %Union County8.875Monroe County: 8.85 %Monroe County8.85Audubon County: 8.721 %Audubon County8.721Benton County: 8.687 %Benton County8.687Delaware County: 8.607 %Delaware County8.607Jones County: 8.607 %Jones County8.607Jasper County: 8.523 %Jasper County8.523Boone County: 8.238 %Boone County8.238Johnson County: 8.02 %Johnson County8.02Linn County: 7.995 %Linn County7.995Story County: 7.939 %Story County7.939Floyd County: 7.723 %Floyd County7.723Pocahontas County: 7.634 %Pocahontas County7.634Wright County: 7.602 %Wright County7.602Mahaska County: 7.577 %Mahaska County7.577Greene County: 7.51 %Greene County7.51Winneshiek County: 7.427 %Winneshiek County7.427Hancock County: 7.366 %Hancock County7.366Cedar County: 7.365 %Cedar County7.365Fayette County: 7.312 %Fayette County7.312Bremer County: 7.298 %Bremer County7.298
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Van Buren County11.722+1.16 pts
2Dallas County11.297-1.42 pts
3Madison County11.014+1.07 pts
4Warren County10.376-0.67 pts
5Guthrie County10.163+3.99 pts
6Appanoose County9.8+1.1 pts
7Davis County9.639-0.33 pts
8Fremont County9.622-3.19 pts
9Keokuk County9.406+3.57 pts
10Adams County9.375n/a
10Wayne County9.375+1.38 pts
12Jefferson County9.353-1.84 pts
13Pottawattamie County9.34+1.89 pts
14Dickinson County9.313+1.4 pts
15Poweshiek County9.205+2.33 pts
16Montgomery County9.171+3.55 pts
17Harrison County9.146+1.94 pts
18Palo Alto County9.091+0.39 pts
19Polk County9.029-1.09 pts
20Union County8.875+1.82 pts
21Monroe County8.85+0.97 pts
22Audubon County8.721+1.72 pts
23Benton County8.687+0.62 pts
24Delaware County8.607+2.97 pts
24Jones County8.607+3.83 pts
26Jasper County8.523+0.36 pts
27Boone County8.238+1.04 pts
28Johnson County8.02-0.15 pts
29Linn County7.995+0.5 pts
30Story County7.939-0.64 pts
31Floyd County7.723+0.48 pts
32Pocahontas County7.634+1.12 pts
33Wright County7.602+1.86 pts
34Mahaska County7.577+0.89 pts
35Greene County7.51-3.33 pts
36Winneshiek County7.427+1.92 pts
37Hancock County7.366+0.35 pts
38Cedar County7.365+0.92 pts
39Fayette County7.312+1.54 pts
40Bremer County7.298+0.47 pts
41Scott County7.289-0.05 pts
42Lee County7.275+1.84 pts
43Cass County7.256-0.46 pts
44Cerro Gordo County7.216-1.34 pts
45Clinton County7.215-1.31 pts
46Humboldt County7.117+0.62 pts
47Dubuque County7.101+0.86 pts
48Washington County6.981+0.87 pts
49Ringgold County6.957+0.12 pts
50Taylor County6.923-5.38 pts
51Crawford County6.914+0.05 pts
52Webster County6.9+1.02 pts
53Jackson County6.861-0.84 pts
54Marshall County6.812-2.18 pts
55Ida County6.809+0.11 pts
55Marion County6.809+0.04 pts
57Clay County6.75+1.12 pts
58Iowa County6.729+1.22 pts
59Decatur County6.618+2.32 pts
60Sioux County6.432+0.09 pts
61Winnebago County6.408+0.84 pts
62Black Hawk County6.361-1.29 pts
63Adair County6.311-0.55 pts
64Buena Vista County6.293-1.79 pts
65Lyon County6.277-0.54 pts
66Osceola County6.25-2.92 pts
67Butler County6.24-2.02 pts
68Carroll County6.192+1.48 pts
69Des Moines County6.135-2.37 pts
70Hardin County6.084-1.39 pts
71O'Brien County6.023+2.35 pts
72Allamakee County5.917-1.4 pts
73Muscatine County5.916-0.49 pts
74Clayton County5.889-0.62 pts
75Franklin County5.854-2.12 pts
76Mills County5.745-3.17 pts
77Woodbury County5.677-1.62 pts
78Henry County5.628-0.33 pts
79Plymouth County5.513-2.31 pts
80Mitchell County5.489-0.57 pts
81Kossuth County5.444+0.8 pts
82Lucas County5.438-0.55 pts
83Clarke County5.341+0.69 pts
84Monona County5.057-5.88 pts
85Calhoun County5.049+0.02 pts
86Chickasaw County4.986+0.04 pts
86Hamilton County4.986-1.09 pts
88Shelby County4.972-2.47 pts
89Worth County4.819-0.49 pts
90Buchanan County4.811-1.6 pts
91Wapello County4.795-1.84 pts
92Emmet County4.693-0.94 pts
93Grundy County4.685-2.46 pts
94Cherokee County4.308-0.31 pts
95Tama County4.218-0.92 pts
96Page County4.061-2.1 pts
97Louisa County3.911-2.7 pts
98Howard County3.524-6.5 pts
99Sac County3.425-1.29 pts

Other periods

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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Van Buren County, with 11.722% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Sac County, with 3.425% in 2017.

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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