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Counties in Kentucky by establishment entry rate, 2023

Edmonson County had the highest establishment entry rate of 118 counties in 2023, at 19.444%. Mason County had the lowest, at 3.911%. The median was 9.212% and the figure for Kentucky was 9.375%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest19.444Edmonson County
Lowest3.911Mason County
Median9.212118 counties
Kentucky9.375History

Top 40 counties, 2023

Edmonson County: 19.444 %Edmonson County19.444Hart County: 16.352 %Hart County16.352Trimble County: 16.327 %Trimble County16.327Powell County: 16.304 %Powell County16.304Wolfe County: 15.789 %Wolfe County15.789Martin County: 14.05 %Martin County14.05Nicholas County: 13.889 %Nicholas County13.889Oldham County: 13.688 %Oldham County13.688Larue County: 13.433 %Larue County13.433Green County: 13.423 %Green County13.423Ballard County: 13.043 %Ballard County13.043Jessamine County: 12.821 %Jessamine County12.821Garrard County: 12.766 %Garrard County12.766Robertson County: 12.766 %Robertson County12.766Jackson County: 12.698 %Jackson County12.698Harrison County: 12.476 %Harrison County12.476Spencer County: 12.245 %Spencer County12.245Muhlenberg County: 11.859 %Muhlenberg County11.859Woodford County: 11.71 %Woodford County11.71Trigg County: 11.622 %Trigg County11.622Carlisle County: 11.538 %Carlisle County11.538Morgan County: 11.409 %Morgan County11.409Allen County: 11.379 %Allen County11.379Magoffin County: 11.348 %Magoffin County11.348Fleming County: 11.236 %Fleming County11.236Henry County: 11.196 %Henry County11.196Bracken County: 11.173 %Bracken County11.173Scott County: 11.123 %Scott County11.123Bullitt County: 10.951 %Bullitt County10.951Wayne County: 10.769 %Wayne County10.769Meade County: 10.59 %Meade County10.59Shelby County: 10.511 %Shelby County10.511Clark County: 10.504 %Clark County10.504Grant County: 10.405 %Grant County10.405Madison County: 10.383 %Madison County10.383Cumberland County: 10.363 %Cumberland County10.363Hancock County: 10.233 %Hancock County10.233Casey County: 10.219 %Casey County10.219Grayson County: 10.186 %Grayson County10.186Todd County: 10.08 %Todd County10.08
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Edmonson County19.444+7.5 pts
2Hart County16.352+7.03 pts
3Trimble County16.327+4.73 pts
4Powell County16.304-0.51 pts
5Wolfe County15.789-1.73 pts
6Martin County14.05+4.65 pts
7Nicholas County13.889+3.67 pts
8Oldham County13.688+0.62 pts
9Larue County13.433+5.27 pts
10Green County13.423+3.83 pts
11Ballard County13.043+1.28 pts
12Jessamine County12.821+2.63 pts
13Garrard County12.766-0.28 pts
13Robertson County12.766-6.28 pts
15Jackson County12.698+2.97 pts
16Harrison County12.476+2.29 pts
17Spencer County12.245-2.73 pts
18Muhlenberg County11.859-1.06 pts
19Woodford County11.71-1.22 pts
20Trigg County11.622+0.68 pts
21Carlisle County11.538+6.41 pts
22Morgan County11.409+5.95 pts
23Allen County11.379+0.17 pts
24Magoffin County11.348+0.48 pts
25Fleming County11.236+0.31 pts
26Henry County11.196-0.03 pts
27Bracken County11.173-0.26 pts
28Scott County11.123-0.68 pts
29Bullitt County10.951-0.22 pts
30Wayne County10.769+1.57 pts
31Meade County10.59-0.44 pts
32Shelby County10.511+0.43 pts
33Clark County10.504-0.63 pts
34Grant County10.405+0.91 pts
35Madison County10.383+0.39 pts
36Cumberland County10.363-0.05 pts
37Hancock County10.233+0.57 pts
38Casey County10.219-1.72 pts
39Grayson County10.186+0.78 pts
40Todd County10.08+0.19 pts
41Union County10.022+1.6 pts
42Lawrence County10+3.53 pts
43Jefferson County9.943+0.15 pts
44Simpson County9.819+1.1 pts
45Clinton County9.786+3.06 pts
46McLean County9.772-3.95 pts
47Franklin County9.764+0.3 pts
48Owen County9.717-3.62 pts
49Fayette County9.711-0.59 pts
50Hardin County9.7+1.78 pts
51Anderson County9.646+2.53 pts
52Taylor County9.641+2.21 pts
53Russell County9.539+0.43 pts
54Boyle County9.537+0.72 pts
55Mercer County9.509-1.2 pts
56Adair County9.508+2.4 pts
57Pendleton County9.494-3.41 pts
58Menifee County9.434-2.45 pts
59Nelson County9.219+0.92 pts
60Marion County9.206+0.9 pts
61Whitley County9.184-2.27 pts
62Marshall County9.167+0.52 pts
63Estill County9.036-2.91 pts
64McCreary County8.997-1.57 pts
65Warren County8.99-0.85 pts
66Calloway County8.981-0.81 pts
67Laurel County8.909-2.66 pts
68Letcher County8.846-1.58 pts
69Henderson County8.786+1.01 pts
70Monroe County8.763+0.83 pts
71Crittenden County8.759-0.06 pts
72Johnson County8.723-0.1 pts
73Floyd County8.722-1.18 pts
74Barren County8.69+1.06 pts
75Logan County8.657-1.28 pts
76Campbell County8.627-1.02 pts
77Metcalfe County8.531-3.4 pts
78Montgomery County8.421-1.49 pts
79Graves County8.394-0.86 pts
80Boone County8.369-0.67 pts
81Lyon County8.36-1.54 pts
82Bourbon County8.112-6.27 pts
83Bell County8.105+1.75 pts
84Knott County8.081-0.67 pts
85Kenton County8.037-0.74 pts
86Owsley County8+8 pts
87Carter County7.978-3.77 pts
88Bath County7.8740 pts
89Lincoln County7.871-2.07 pts
90Boyd County7.707-1.43 pts
91Pike County7.633-1.03 pts
92Fulton County7.627-4.52 pts
93Ohio County7.602+0.03 pts
94Christian County7.586-0.69 pts
95Carroll County7.565+0.27 pts
96Rockcastle County7.447-2.36 pts
97McCracken County7.428+0.3 pts
98Perry County7.343+0.75 pts
99Daviess County7.313-1.73 pts
100Greenup County7.022-7.12 pts
101Pulaski County6.912-2.16 pts
102Knox County6.839-1.49 pts
103Rowan County6.793-1.02 pts
104Caldwell County6.759-5.03 pts
105Breckinridge County6.716-1.83 pts
106Hopkins County6.695-0.26 pts
107Breathitt County6.689-0.6 pts
108Livingston County6.275-7.01 pts
109Washington County6.236-4.22 pts
110Butler County6.215-3.61 pts
111Webster County5.699-3.53 pts
112Gallatin County5.682-0.95 pts
113Harlan County5.572-2.91 pts
114Lewis County5.24-7.26 pts
115Clay County5.128-4.24 pts
116Hickman County4.762-4.26 pts
117Lee County4.494-5.51 pts
118Mason County3.911-5.09 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. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2023 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 Kentucky by establishment entry rate, 2023) [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 Kentucky by establishment entry rate, 2023. 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/kentucky-counties. 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 Kentucky by establishment entry rate, 2023. 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/kentucky-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Kentucky by establishment entry rate, 2023 [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/kentucky-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Edmonson County, with 19.444% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Mason County, with 3.911% in 2023.

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. 2 counties have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.

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