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Counties in Kansas by establishment entry rate

Elk County had the highest establishment entry rate of 101 counties in 2018, at 14.286%. Wallace County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 6.536% and the figure for Kansas was 7.688%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.286Elk County
Lowest0Wallace County
Median6.536101 counties
Kansas7.688History

Map of counties, 2018

Allen County: 4.63 %Anderson County: 10.286 %Atchison County: 7.452 %Barber County: 3.857 %Barton County: 5.063 %Bourbon County: 5.136 %Brown County: 5.458 %Butler County: 8.851 %Chase County: 10.169 %Chautauqua County: 9.009 %Cherokee County: 7.325 %Cheyenne County: 4.211 %Clay County: 4.481 %Cloud County: 6.028 %Coffey County: 4.38 %Comanche County: 6.154 %Cowley County: 7.536 %Crawford County: 5.653 %Decatur County: 10.417 %Dickinson County: 6.09 %Doniphan County: 9.22 %Douglas County: 8.342 %Edwards County: 8.974 %Elk County: 14.286 %Ellis County: 6.907 %Ellsworth County: 3.077 %Finney County: 6.479 %Ford County: 6.376 %Franklin County: 6.421 %Geary County: 4.604 %Gove County: 2.667 %Graham County: 6.78 %Grant County: 9.744 %Gray County: 8.173 %Greeley County: 10.256 %Greenwood County: 7.362 %Hamilton County: 4.959 %Harper County: 6.027 %Harvey County: 5.686 %Haskell County: 10.256 %Jackson County: 9.15 %Jefferson County: 9.556 %Jewell County: 4.317 %Johnson County: 9.577 %Kearny County: 10 %Kingman County: 7.656 %Kiowa County: 5.78 %Labette County: 6.308 %Lane County: 6.838 %Leavenworth County: 9.262 %Lincoln County: 6.536 %Linn County: 13.26 %Logan County: 4.695 %Lyon County: 5.327 %McPherson County: 7.568 %Marion County: 6.78 %Marshall County: 6.116 %Meade County: 6.838 %Miami County: 9.468 %Mitchell County: 6.264 %Montgomery County: 4.357 %Morris County: 6.695 %Nemaha County: 3.598 %Neosho County: 6.545 %Ness County: 4.762 %Norton County: 5.97 %Osage County: 8.314 %Osborne County: 6.897 %Ottawa County: 9.486 %Phillips County: 8.314 %Pottawatomie County: 9.231 %Pratt County: 8.272 %Rawlins County: 3.125 %Reno County: 6.443 %Republic County: 5.66 %Rice County: 6.166 %Riley County: 7.415 %Rooks County: 5.848 %Rush County: 5.65 %Russell County: 6.809 %Saline County: 6.093 %Scott County: 4.457 %Sedgwick County: 7.886 %Seward County: 6.021 %Shawnee County: 6.347 %Sheridan County: 7.96 %Sherman County: 6.682 %Smith County: 8.163 %Stafford County: 3.922 %Stanton County: 8.475 %Stevens County: 6.015 %Sumner County: 7.264 %Thomas County: 5.307 %Trego County: 6.14 %Wabaunsee County: 4.58 %Wallace County: 0 %Washington County: 5.435 %Wichita County: 7.362 %Wilson County: 7.862 %Woodson County: 5.594 %Wyandotte County: 8.037 %
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%, 2018. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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, 2018

Elk County: 14.286 %Elk County14.286Linn County: 13.26 %Linn County13.26Decatur County: 10.417 %Decatur County10.417Anderson County: 10.286 %Anderson County10.286Greeley County: 10.256 %Greeley County10.256Haskell County: 10.256 %Haskell County10.256Chase County: 10.169 %Chase County10.169Kearny County: 10 %Kearny County10Grant County: 9.744 %Grant County9.744Johnson County: 9.577 %Johnson County9.577Jefferson County: 9.556 %Jefferson County9.556Ottawa County: 9.486 %Ottawa County9.486Miami County: 9.468 %Miami County9.468Leavenworth County: 9.262 %Leavenworth County9.262Pottawatomie County: 9.231 %Pottawatomie County9.231Doniphan County: 9.22 %Doniphan County9.22Jackson County: 9.15 %Jackson County9.15Chautauqua County: 9.009 %Chautauqua County9.009Edwards County: 8.974 %Edwards County8.974Butler County: 8.851 %Butler County8.851Stanton County: 8.475 %Stanton County8.475Douglas County: 8.342 %Douglas County8.342Osage County: 8.314 %Osage County8.314Phillips County: 8.314 %Phillips County8.314Pratt County: 8.272 %Pratt County8.272Gray County: 8.173 %Gray County8.173Smith County: 8.163 %Smith County8.163Wyandotte County: 8.037 %Wyandotte County8.037Sheridan County: 7.96 %Sheridan County7.96Sedgwick County: 7.886 %Sedgwick County7.886Wilson County: 7.862 %Wilson County7.862Kingman County: 7.656 %Kingman County7.656McPherson County: 7.568 %McPherson County7.568Cowley County: 7.536 %Cowley County7.536Atchison County: 7.452 %Atchison County7.452Riley County: 7.415 %Riley County7.415Greenwood County: 7.362 %Greenwood County7.362Wichita County: 7.362 %Wichita County7.362Cherokee County: 7.325 %Cherokee County7.325Sumner County: 7.264 %Sumner County7.264Elk County: 14.286 %Elk County14.286Linn County: 13.26 %Linn County13.26Decatur County: 10.417 %Decatur County10.417Anderson County: 10.286 %Anderson County10.286Greeley County: 10.256 %Greeley County10.256Haskell County: 10.256 %Haskell County10.256Chase County: 10.169 %Chase County10.169Kearny County: 10 %Kearny County10Grant County: 9.744 %Grant County9.744Johnson County: 9.577 %Johnson County9.577Jefferson County: 9.556 %Jefferson County9.556Ottawa County: 9.486 %Ottawa County9.486Miami County: 9.468 %Miami County9.468Leavenworth County: 9.262 %Leavenworth County9.262Pottawatomie County: 9.231 %Pottawatomie County9.231Doniphan County: 9.22 %Doniphan County9.22Jackson County: 9.15 %Jackson County9.15Chautauqua County: 9.009 %Chautauqua County9.009Edwards County: 8.974 %Edwards County8.974Butler County: 8.851 %Butler County8.851Stanton County: 8.475 %Stanton County8.475Douglas County: 8.342 %Douglas County8.342Osage County: 8.314 %Osage County8.314Phillips County: 8.314 %Phillips County8.314Pratt County: 8.272 %Pratt County8.272Gray County: 8.173 %Gray County8.173Smith County: 8.163 %Smith County8.163Wyandotte County: 8.037 %Wyandotte County8.037Sheridan County: 7.96 %Sheridan County7.96Sedgwick County: 7.886 %Sedgwick County7.886Wilson County: 7.862 %Wilson County7.862Kingman County: 7.656 %Kingman County7.656McPherson County: 7.568 %McPherson County7.568Cowley County: 7.536 %Cowley County7.536Atchison County: 7.452 %Atchison County7.452Riley County: 7.415 %Riley County7.415Greenwood County: 7.362 %Greenwood County7.362Wichita County: 7.362 %Wichita County7.362Cherokee County: 7.325 %Cherokee County7.325Sumner County: 7.264 %Sumner County7.264
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Elk County14.286+9.41 pts
2Linn County13.26+4.61 pts
3Decatur County10.417+6.21 pts
4Anderson County10.286+2.24 pts
5Greeley County10.256n/a
5Haskell County10.256-1.74 pts
7Chase County10.169-5.22 pts
8Kearny County10-0.06 pts
9Grant County9.744+4.64 pts
10Johnson County9.577-0.19 pts
11Jefferson County9.556+0.18 pts
12Ottawa County9.486-3.9 pts
13Miami County9.468+0.21 pts
14Leavenworth County9.262-0.46 pts
15Pottawatomie County9.231-1.25 pts
16Doniphan County9.220 pts
17Jackson County9.15+0.96 pts
18Chautauqua County9.009+3.7 pts
19Edwards County8.974+8.97 pts
20Butler County8.851+0.79 pts
21Stanton County8.475+8.47 pts
22Douglas County8.342+0.34 pts
23Osage County8.314+2.42 pts
23Phillips County8.314+3.23 pts
25Pratt County8.272+2.75 pts
26Gray County8.173-1.19 pts
27Smith County8.163+2.54 pts
28Wyandotte County8.037-0.44 pts
29Sheridan County7.96+0.82 pts
30Sedgwick County7.886-1.12 pts
31Wilson County7.862+0.3 pts
32Kingman County7.656-2.97 pts
33McPherson County7.568-0.49 pts
34Cowley County7.536+0.72 pts
35Atchison County7.452-0.34 pts
36Riley County7.415-0.23 pts
37Greenwood County7.362+0.74 pts
37Wichita County7.362+1.03 pts
39Cherokee County7.325+3.87 pts
40Sumner County7.264-2.06 pts
41Ellis County6.907+1.03 pts
42Osborne County6.897+0.88 pts
43Lane County6.838-1.57 pts
43Meade County6.838-0.03 pts
45Russell County6.809+1.76 pts
46Graham County6.78+1.4 pts
46Marion County6.78+1.58 pts
48Morris County6.695+1.78 pts
49Sherman County6.682-0.48 pts
50Neosho County6.545-2.21 pts
51Lincoln County6.536+2.69 pts
52Finney County6.479-1.45 pts
53Reno County6.443-0.2 pts
54Franklin County6.421-1.92 pts
55Ford County6.376-0.42 pts
56Shawnee County6.347-0.52 pts
57Labette County6.308-0.44 pts
58Mitchell County6.264-0.59 pts
59Rice County6.166+1.6 pts
60Comanche County6.154+1.5 pts
61Trego County6.14-0.53 pts
62Marshall County6.116+2.22 pts
63Saline County6.093+0.36 pts
64Dickinson County6.09+0.75 pts
65Cloud County6.028+0.11 pts
66Harper County6.027-0.48 pts
67Seward County6.021-1.8 pts
68Stevens County6.015-3.51 pts
69Norton County5.970 pts
70Rooks County5.848+2.45 pts
71Kiowa County5.78+0.1 pts
72Harvey County5.686-1.3 pts
73Republic County5.66+0.77 pts
74Crawford County5.653-2.02 pts
75Rush County5.65+1.16 pts
76Woodson County5.594-2.46 pts
77Brown County5.458-2.31 pts
78Washington County5.435-2.81 pts
79Lyon County5.327-0.95 pts
80Thomas County5.307+0.42 pts
81Bourbon County5.136-0.58 pts
82Barton County5.063-0.9 pts
83Hamilton County4.959+0.12 pts
84Ness County4.762+0.9 pts
85Logan County4.695-2.82 pts
86Allen County4.63-1.72 pts
87Geary County4.604-3.24 pts
88Wabaunsee County4.58-9.98 pts
89Clay County4.481-1.13 pts
90Scott County4.457-3.45 pts
91Coffey County4.38-2.71 pts
92Montgomery County4.357-1.66 pts
93Jewell County4.317-1.36 pts
94Cheyenne County4.211-2.1 pts
95Stafford County3.922-5.38 pts
96Barber County3.857+0.15 pts
97Nemaha County3.598-1.71 pts
98Rawlins County3.125-2.06 pts
99Ellsworth County3.077-4.8 pts
100Gove County2.667-3.42 pts
101Wallace County0-5.71 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. 4 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2018 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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 Kansas by establishment entry rate, 2018) [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 Kansas by establishment entry rate, 2018. 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/kansas-counties?period=2018. 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 Kansas by establishment entry rate, 2018. 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/kansas-counties?period=2018.

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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 Kansas by establishment entry rate, 2018 [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/kansas-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Elk County, with 14.286% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Wallace County, with 0% in 2018.

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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. 4 counties have no value for 2018 and are not ranked.

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