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Counties in Iowa by establishment entry rate

Adams County had the highest establishment entry rate of 99 counties in 2022, at 13.613%. Chickasaw County had the lowest, at 3.763%. The median was 8.141% and the figure for Iowa was 8.588%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.613Adams County
Lowest3.763Chickasaw County
Median8.14199 counties
Iowa8.588History

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 7.78 %Adams County: 13.613 %Allamakee County: 9.627 %Appanoose County: 8.24 %Audubon County: 8.333 %Benton County: 8.395 %Black Hawk County: 7.731 %Boone County: 8.141 %Bremer County: 6.221 %Buchanan County: 6.591 %Buena Vista County: 6.54 %Butler County: 9.639 %Calhoun County: 8.967 %Carroll County: 7.069 %Cass County: 6.235 %Cedar County: 8.747 %Cerro Gordo County: 7.238 %Cherokee County: 6.471 %Chickasaw County: 3.763 %Clarke County: 9.357 %Clay County: 5.888 %Clayton County: 11.765 %Clinton County: 6.873 %Crawford County: 8.499 %Dallas County: 12.125 %Davis County: 8.176 %Decatur County: 7.326 %Delaware County: 9.989 %Des Moines County: 6.394 %Dickinson County: 10.871 %Dubuque County: 8.596 %Emmet County: 8.203 %Fayette County: 7.345 %Floyd County: 6.847 %Franklin County: 6.922 %Fremont County: 12 %Greene County: 9.17 %Grundy County: 9.006 %Guthrie County: 8.032 %Hamilton County: 6.49 %Hancock County: 10.09 %Hardin County: 8.396 %Harrison County: 8.992 %Henry County: 6.075 %Howard County: 7.947 %Humboldt County: 7.871 %Ida County: 5.603 %Iowa County: 7.674 %Jackson County: 9.342 %Jasper County: 8.778 %Jefferson County: 9.191 %Johnson County: 10.375 %Jones County: 8.463 %Keokuk County: 9.351 %Kossuth County: 6.868 %Lee County: 4.983 %Linn County: 8.24 %Louisa County: 8.13 %Lucas County: 9.117 %Lyon County: 7.092 %Madison County: 12.155 %Mahaska County: 7.46 %Marion County: 7.658 %Marshall County: 9.264 %Mills County: 12.057 %Mitchell County: 7.76 %Monona County: 8.759 %Monroe County: 10.559 %Montgomery County: 6.204 %Muscatine County: 8.092 %O'Brien County: 9.307 %Osceola County: 6.612 %Page County: 7.762 %Palo Alto County: 6.628 %Plymouth County: 7.587 %Pocahontas County: 6.971 %Polk County: 10.013 %Pottawattamie County: 8.987 %Poweshiek County: 6.79 %Ringgold County: 9.91 %Sac County: 5.802 %Scott County: 8.326 %Shelby County: 6.944 %Sioux County: 6.304 %Story County: 8.804 %Tama County: 8.614 %Taylor County: 9.057 %Union County: 5.684 %Van Buren County: 10.853 %Wapello County: 5.632 %Warren County: 9.408 %Washington County: 8.998 %Wayne County: 10.879 %Webster County: 9.06 %Winnebago County: 5.792 %Winneshiek County: 5.941 %Woodbury County: 7.446 %Worth County: 5.521 %Wright County: 7.44 %
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  • 6.5 to 7.3
  • 7.3 to 8.1
  • 8.1 to 8.9
  • 8.9 to 9.6
  • 9.6 and over
%, 2022. 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, 2022

Adams County: 13.613 %Adams County13.613Madison County: 12.155 %Madison County12.155Dallas County: 12.125 %Dallas County12.125Mills County: 12.057 %Mills County12.057Fremont County: 12 %Fremont County12Clayton County: 11.765 %Clayton County11.765Wayne County: 10.879 %Wayne County10.879Dickinson County: 10.871 %Dickinson County10.871Van Buren County: 10.853 %Van Buren County10.853Monroe County: 10.559 %Monroe County10.559Johnson County: 10.375 %Johnson County10.375Hancock County: 10.09 %Hancock County10.09Polk County: 10.013 %Polk County10.013Delaware County: 9.989 %Delaware County9.989Ringgold County: 9.91 %Ringgold County9.91Butler County: 9.639 %Butler County9.639Allamakee County: 9.627 %Allamakee County9.627Warren County: 9.408 %Warren County9.408Clarke County: 9.357 %Clarke County9.357Keokuk County: 9.351 %Keokuk County9.351Jackson County: 9.342 %Jackson County9.342O'Brien County: 9.307 %O'Brien County9.307Marshall County: 9.264 %Marshall County9.264Jefferson County: 9.191 %Jefferson County9.191Greene County: 9.17 %Greene County9.17Lucas County: 9.117 %Lucas County9.117Webster County: 9.06 %Webster County9.06Taylor County: 9.057 %Taylor County9.057Grundy County: 9.006 %Grundy County9.006Washington County: 8.998 %Washington County8.998Harrison County: 8.992 %Harrison County8.992Pottawattamie County: 8.987 %Pottawattamie County8.987Calhoun County: 8.967 %Calhoun County8.967Story County: 8.804 %Story County8.804Jasper County: 8.778 %Jasper County8.778Monona County: 8.759 %Monona County8.759Cedar County: 8.747 %Cedar County8.747Tama County: 8.614 %Tama County8.614Dubuque County: 8.596 %Dubuque County8.596Crawford County: 8.499 %Crawford County8.499Adams County: 13.613 %Adams County13.613Madison County: 12.155 %Madison County12.155Dallas County: 12.125 %Dallas County12.125Mills County: 12.057 %Mills County12.057Fremont County: 12 %Fremont County12Clayton County: 11.765 %Clayton County11.765Wayne County: 10.879 %Wayne County10.879Dickinson County: 10.871 %Dickinson County10.871Van Buren County: 10.853 %Van Buren County10.853Monroe County: 10.559 %Monroe County10.559Johnson County: 10.375 %Johnson County10.375Hancock County: 10.09 %Hancock County10.09Polk County: 10.013 %Polk County10.013Delaware County: 9.989 %Delaware County9.989Ringgold County: 9.91 %Ringgold County9.91Butler County: 9.639 %Butler County9.639Allamakee County: 9.627 %Allamakee County9.627Warren County: 9.408 %Warren County9.408Clarke County: 9.357 %Clarke County9.357Keokuk County: 9.351 %Keokuk County9.351Jackson County: 9.342 %Jackson County9.342O'Brien County: 9.307 %O'Brien County9.307Marshall County: 9.264 %Marshall County9.264Jefferson County: 9.191 %Jefferson County9.191Greene County: 9.17 %Greene County9.17Lucas County: 9.117 %Lucas County9.117Webster County: 9.06 %Webster County9.06Taylor County: 9.057 %Taylor County9.057Grundy County: 9.006 %Grundy County9.006Washington County: 8.998 %Washington County8.998Harrison County: 8.992 %Harrison County8.992Pottawattamie County: 8.987 %Pottawattamie County8.987Calhoun County: 8.967 %Calhoun County8.967Story County: 8.804 %Story County8.804Jasper County: 8.778 %Jasper County8.778Monona County: 8.759 %Monona County8.759Cedar County: 8.747 %Cedar County8.747Tama County: 8.614 %Tama County8.614Dubuque County: 8.596 %Dubuque County8.596Crawford County: 8.499 %Crawford County8.499
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Adams County13.613+5.19 pts
2Madison County12.155+2.34 pts
3Dallas County12.125+0.23 pts
4Mills County12.057+0.08 pts
5Fremont County12+6.08 pts
6Clayton County11.765+5.19 pts
7Wayne County10.879+7.52 pts
8Dickinson County10.871+2.34 pts
9Van Buren County10.853+1.66 pts
10Monroe County10.559+3.79 pts
11Johnson County10.375+0.75 pts
12Hancock County10.09+2.48 pts
13Polk County10.013-0.29 pts
14Delaware County9.989+0.31 pts
15Ringgold County9.91-0.76 pts
16Butler County9.639+4.21 pts
17Allamakee County9.627+0.52 pts
18Warren County9.408-2.13 pts
19Clarke County9.357+4.55 pts
20Keokuk County9.351-0.54 pts
21Jackson County9.342+3.74 pts
22O'Brien County9.307+3.86 pts
23Marshall County9.264+1.26 pts
24Jefferson County9.191+0.61 pts
25Greene County9.17+3.97 pts
26Lucas County9.117+0.59 pts
27Webster County9.06+1.42 pts
28Taylor County9.057-5.12 pts
29Grundy County9.006+0.52 pts
30Washington County8.998+1.68 pts
31Harrison County8.992+0.75 pts
32Pottawattamie County8.987+0.97 pts
33Calhoun County8.967+1.82 pts
34Story County8.804-0.36 pts
35Jasper County8.778-0.04 pts
36Monona County8.759+1.07 pts
37Cedar County8.747+1.67 pts
38Tama County8.614+2.01 pts
39Dubuque County8.596+0.94 pts
40Crawford County8.499+5.35 pts
41Jones County8.463+1.77 pts
42Hardin County8.396+3.26 pts
43Benton County8.395+2.9 pts
44Audubon County8.333-0.57 pts
45Scott County8.3260 pts
46Appanoose County8.24-0.88 pts
46Linn County8.24-0.11 pts
48Emmet County8.203+1.88 pts
49Davis County8.176+2 pts
50Boone County8.141-0.35 pts
51Louisa County8.13-1.52 pts
52Muscatine County8.092+1.88 pts
53Guthrie County8.032-0.38 pts
54Howard County7.947+2.17 pts
55Humboldt County7.871+2.48 pts
56Adair County7.78+0.74 pts
57Page County7.762-2.01 pts
58Mitchell County7.76+3.3 pts
59Black Hawk County7.731-0.57 pts
60Iowa County7.674-0.55 pts
61Marion County7.658-4.11 pts
62Plymouth County7.587+0.86 pts
63Mahaska County7.46-1.41 pts
64Woodbury County7.446+0.25 pts
65Wright County7.44-2 pts
66Fayette County7.345+1.35 pts
67Decatur County7.326-3.16 pts
68Cerro Gordo County7.238-0.48 pts
69Lyon County7.092-2.01 pts
70Carroll County7.069+0.76 pts
71Pocahontas County6.971+1.17 pts
72Shelby County6.944-2.07 pts
73Franklin County6.922-0.61 pts
74Clinton County6.873-1.65 pts
75Kossuth County6.868+0.91 pts
76Floyd County6.847+1.47 pts
77Poweshiek County6.79-4.16 pts
78Palo Alto County6.628-1.46 pts
79Osceola County6.612+1.68 pts
80Buchanan County6.591+0.1 pts
81Buena Vista County6.54+1.58 pts
82Hamilton County6.49+0.13 pts
83Cherokee County6.471-0.65 pts
84Des Moines County6.394-0.63 pts
85Sioux County6.304-0.61 pts
86Cass County6.235+1.23 pts
87Bremer County6.221-0.19 pts
88Montgomery County6.204-4.22 pts
89Henry County6.075-1.75 pts
90Winneshiek County5.941-0.11 pts
91Clay County5.888+0.4 pts
92Sac County5.802-1.76 pts
93Winnebago County5.792-0.24 pts
94Union County5.684-0.96 pts
95Wapello County5.632-0.51 pts
96Ida County5.603-0.73 pts
97Worth County5.521-1.64 pts
98Lee County4.983-0.81 pts
99Chickasaw County3.763-3.04 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Adams County, with 13.613% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Chickasaw County, with 3.763% in 2022.

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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