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Counties in Kansas by establishment entry rate

Hamilton County had the highest establishment entry rate of 104 counties in 2019, at 18.75%. Norton County had the lowest, at 2.469%. The median was 6.781% and the figure for Kansas was 7.935%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.75Hamilton County
Lowest2.469Norton County
Median6.781104 counties
Kansas7.935History

Map of counties, 2019

Allen County: 7.963 %Anderson County: 8.571 %Atchison County: 7.143 %Barber County: 2.915 %Barton County: 6.519 %Bourbon County: 6.432 %Brown County: 5.545 %Butler County: 8.998 %Chase County: 8.696 %Chautauqua County: 7.143 %Cherokee County: 5.397 %Cheyenne County: 5.376 %Clark County: 9.091 %Clay County: 6.173 %Cloud County: 4.693 %Coffey County: 4.061 %Comanche County: 4.58 %Cowley County: 4.982 %Crawford County: 6.452 %Decatur County: 4.188 %Dickinson County: 9.627 %Doniphan County: 8.571 %Douglas County: 9.013 %Edwards County: 8.861 %Elk County: 4.878 %Ellis County: 6.055 %Ellsworth County: 3.175 %Finney County: 8.202 %Ford County: 7.962 %Franklin County: 9.375 %Geary County: 8 %Gove County: 7.373 %Graham County: 5.78 %Grant County: 5.528 %Gray County: 6.683 %Greeley County: 10 %Greenwood County: 6.349 %Hamilton County: 18.75 %Harper County: 6.704 %Harvey County: 6.857 %Haskell County: 15.544 %Hodgeman County: 6.593 %Jackson County: 10.661 %Jefferson County: 6.667 %Jewell County: 11.594 %Johnson County: 9.693 %Kearny County: 7.453 %Kingman County: 6.265 %Kiowa County: 7.955 %Labette County: 4.728 %Lane County: 11.765 %Leavenworth County: 9.059 %Lincoln County: 7.692 %Linn County: 7.932 %Logan County: 9.39 %Lyon County: 6.945 %McPherson County: 7.083 %Marion County: 7.156 %Marshall County: 6.098 %Meade County: 2.564 %Miami County: 8.321 %Mitchell County: 6.407 %Montgomery County: 6.061 %Morris County: 13.061 %Morton County: 5.634 %Nemaha County: 4.878 %Neosho County: 6.675 %Ness County: 5.645 %Norton County: 2.469 %Osage County: 9.589 %Osborne County: 5.426 %Ottawa County: 13.127 %Pawnee County: 3.774 %Phillips County: 3.712 %Pottawatomie County: 8.256 %Pratt County: 6.519 %Rawlins County: 5.291 %Reno County: 6.614 %Republic County: 7.029 %Rice County: 3.523 %Riley County: 7.577 %Rooks County: 6.395 %Russell County: 4.741 %Saline County: 5.887 %Scott County: 5.042 %Sedgwick County: 8.029 %Seward County: 7.512 %Shawnee County: 6.902 %Sheridan County: 5.025 %Sherman County: 9.483 %Smith County: 4.959 %Stafford County: 3.239 %Stanton County: 5.217 %Stevens County: 9.302 %Sumner County: 8.447 %Thomas County: 4.013 %Trego County: 3.636 %Wabaunsee County: 6.923 %Wallace County: 10.753 %Washington County: 3.944 %Wichita County: 7.317 %Wilson County: 7.614 %Woodson County: 7.092 %Wyandotte County: 8.1 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Hamilton County: 18.75 %Hamilton County18.75Haskell County: 15.544 %Haskell County15.544Ottawa County: 13.127 %Ottawa County13.127Morris County: 13.061 %Morris County13.061Lane County: 11.765 %Lane County11.765Jewell County: 11.594 %Jewell County11.594Wallace County: 10.753 %Wallace County10.753Jackson County: 10.661 %Jackson County10.661Greeley County: 10 %Greeley County10Johnson County: 9.693 %Johnson County9.693Dickinson County: 9.627 %Dickinson County9.627Osage County: 9.589 %Osage County9.589Sherman County: 9.483 %Sherman County9.483Logan County: 9.39 %Logan County9.39Franklin County: 9.375 %Franklin County9.375Stevens County: 9.302 %Stevens County9.302Clark County: 9.091 %Clark County9.091Leavenworth County: 9.059 %Leavenworth County9.059Douglas County: 9.013 %Douglas County9.013Butler County: 8.998 %Butler County8.998Edwards County: 8.861 %Edwards County8.861Chase County: 8.696 %Chase County8.696Anderson County: 8.571 %Anderson County8.571Doniphan County: 8.571 %Doniphan County8.571Sumner County: 8.447 %Sumner County8.447Miami County: 8.321 %Miami County8.321Pottawatomie County: 8.256 %Pottawatomie County8.256Finney County: 8.202 %Finney County8.202Wyandotte County: 8.1 %Wyandotte County8.1Sedgwick County: 8.029 %Sedgwick County8.029Geary County: 8 %Geary County8Allen County: 7.963 %Allen County7.963Ford County: 7.962 %Ford County7.962Kiowa County: 7.955 %Kiowa County7.955Linn County: 7.932 %Linn County7.932Lincoln County: 7.692 %Lincoln County7.692Wilson County: 7.614 %Wilson County7.614Riley County: 7.577 %Riley County7.577Seward County: 7.512 %Seward County7.512Kearny County: 7.453 %Kearny County7.453Hamilton County: 18.75 %Hamilton County18.75Haskell County: 15.544 %Haskell County15.544Ottawa County: 13.127 %Ottawa County13.127Morris County: 13.061 %Morris County13.061Lane County: 11.765 %Lane County11.765Jewell County: 11.594 %Jewell County11.594Wallace County: 10.753 %Wallace County10.753Jackson County: 10.661 %Jackson County10.661Greeley County: 10 %Greeley County10Johnson County: 9.693 %Johnson County9.693Dickinson County: 9.627 %Dickinson County9.627Osage County: 9.589 %Osage County9.589Sherman County: 9.483 %Sherman County9.483Logan County: 9.39 %Logan County9.39Franklin County: 9.375 %Franklin County9.375Stevens County: 9.302 %Stevens County9.302Clark County: 9.091 %Clark County9.091Leavenworth County: 9.059 %Leavenworth County9.059Douglas County: 9.013 %Douglas County9.013Butler County: 8.998 %Butler County8.998Edwards County: 8.861 %Edwards County8.861Chase County: 8.696 %Chase County8.696Anderson County: 8.571 %Anderson County8.571Doniphan County: 8.571 %Doniphan County8.571Sumner County: 8.447 %Sumner County8.447Miami County: 8.321 %Miami County8.321Pottawatomie County: 8.256 %Pottawatomie County8.256Finney County: 8.202 %Finney County8.202Wyandotte County: 8.1 %Wyandotte County8.1Sedgwick County: 8.029 %Sedgwick County8.029Geary County: 8 %Geary County8Allen County: 7.963 %Allen County7.963Ford County: 7.962 %Ford County7.962Kiowa County: 7.955 %Kiowa County7.955Linn County: 7.932 %Linn County7.932Lincoln County: 7.692 %Lincoln County7.692Wilson County: 7.614 %Wilson County7.614Riley County: 7.577 %Riley County7.577Seward County: 7.512 %Seward County7.512Kearny County: 7.453 %Kearny County7.453
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Hamilton County18.75+13.79 pts
2Haskell County15.544+5.29 pts
3Ottawa County13.127+3.64 pts
4Morris County13.061+6.37 pts
5Lane County11.765+4.93 pts
6Jewell County11.594+7.28 pts
7Wallace County10.753+10.75 pts
8Jackson County10.661+1.51 pts
9Greeley County10-0.26 pts
10Johnson County9.693+0.12 pts
11Dickinson County9.627+3.54 pts
12Osage County9.589+1.28 pts
13Sherman County9.483+2.8 pts
14Logan County9.39+4.7 pts
15Franklin County9.375+2.95 pts
16Stevens County9.302+3.29 pts
17Clark County9.091n/a
18Leavenworth County9.059-0.2 pts
19Douglas County9.013+0.67 pts
20Butler County8.998+0.15 pts
21Edwards County8.861-0.11 pts
22Chase County8.696-1.47 pts
23Anderson County8.571-1.71 pts
23Doniphan County8.571-0.65 pts
25Sumner County8.447+1.18 pts
26Miami County8.321-1.15 pts
27Pottawatomie County8.256-0.97 pts
28Finney County8.202+1.72 pts
29Wyandotte County8.1+0.06 pts
30Sedgwick County8.029+0.14 pts
31Geary County8+3.4 pts
32Allen County7.963+3.33 pts
33Ford County7.962+1.59 pts
34Kiowa County7.955+2.17 pts
35Linn County7.932-5.33 pts
36Lincoln County7.692+1.16 pts
37Wilson County7.614-0.25 pts
38Riley County7.577+0.16 pts
39Seward County7.512+1.49 pts
40Kearny County7.453-2.55 pts
41Gove County7.373+4.71 pts
42Wichita County7.317-0.04 pts
43Marion County7.156+0.38 pts
44Atchison County7.143-0.31 pts
44Chautauqua County7.143-1.87 pts
46Woodson County7.092+1.5 pts
47McPherson County7.083-0.48 pts
48Republic County7.029+1.37 pts
49Lyon County6.945+1.62 pts
50Wabaunsee County6.923+2.34 pts
51Shawnee County6.902+0.55 pts
52Harvey County6.857+1.17 pts
53Harper County6.704+0.68 pts
54Gray County6.683-1.49 pts
55Neosho County6.675+0.13 pts
56Jefferson County6.667-2.89 pts
57Reno County6.614+0.17 pts
58Hodgeman County6.593n/a
59Barton County6.519+1.46 pts
59Pratt County6.519-1.75 pts
61Crawford County6.452+0.8 pts
62Bourbon County6.432+1.3 pts
63Mitchell County6.407+0.14 pts
64Rooks County6.395+0.55 pts
65Greenwood County6.349-1.01 pts
66Kingman County6.265-1.39 pts
67Clay County6.173+1.69 pts
68Marshall County6.098-0.02 pts
69Montgomery County6.061+1.7 pts
70Ellis County6.055-0.85 pts
71Saline County5.887-0.21 pts
72Graham County5.78-1 pts
73Ness County5.645+0.88 pts
74Morton County5.634n/a
75Brown County5.545+0.09 pts
76Grant County5.528-4.22 pts
77Osborne County5.426-1.47 pts
78Cherokee County5.397-1.93 pts
79Cheyenne County5.376+1.17 pts
80Rawlins County5.291+2.17 pts
81Stanton County5.217-3.26 pts
82Scott County5.042+0.58 pts
83Sheridan County5.025-2.93 pts
84Cowley County4.982-2.55 pts
85Smith County4.959-3.2 pts
86Elk County4.878-9.41 pts
86Nemaha County4.878+1.28 pts
88Russell County4.741-2.07 pts
89Labette County4.728-1.58 pts
90Cloud County4.693-1.33 pts
91Comanche County4.58-1.57 pts
92Decatur County4.188-6.23 pts
93Coffey County4.061-0.32 pts
94Thomas County4.013-1.29 pts
95Washington County3.944-1.49 pts
96Pawnee County3.774n/a
97Phillips County3.712-4.6 pts
98Trego County3.636-2.5 pts
99Rice County3.523-2.64 pts
100Stafford County3.239-0.68 pts
101Ellsworth County3.175+0.1 pts
102Barber County2.915-0.94 pts
103Meade County2.564-4.27 pts
104Norton County2.469-3.5 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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2019 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Hamilton County, with 18.75% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Norton County, with 2.469% in 2019.

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. 1 counties have no value for 2019 and are not ranked.

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