# Counties in Kentucky by establishment entry rate, 2023

All 118 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable. 2 counties have no value for that period and are not ranked.

- Indicator id: `establishment_entry_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/kentucky-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Edmonson County | 19.444 |
| 2 | Hart County | 16.352 |
| 3 | Trimble County | 16.327 |
| 4 | Powell County | 16.304 |
| 5 | Wolfe County | 15.789 |
| 6 | Martin County | 14.05 |
| 7 | Nicholas County | 13.889 |
| 8 | Oldham County | 13.688 |
| 9 | Larue County | 13.433 |
| 10 | Green County | 13.423 |
| 11 | Ballard County | 13.043 |
| 12 | Jessamine County | 12.821 |
| 13 | Garrard County | 12.766 |
| 13 | Robertson County | 12.766 |
| 15 | Jackson County | 12.698 |
| 16 | Harrison County | 12.476 |
| 17 | Spencer County | 12.245 |
| 18 | Muhlenberg County | 11.859 |
| 19 | Woodford County | 11.71 |
| 20 | Trigg County | 11.622 |
| 21 | Carlisle County | 11.538 |
| 22 | Morgan County | 11.409 |
| 23 | Allen County | 11.379 |
| 24 | Magoffin County | 11.348 |
| 25 | Fleming County | 11.236 |
| 26 | Henry County | 11.196 |
| 27 | Bracken County | 11.173 |
| 28 | Scott County | 11.123 |
| 29 | Bullitt County | 10.951 |
| 30 | Wayne County | 10.769 |
| 31 | Meade County | 10.59 |
| 32 | Shelby County | 10.511 |
| 33 | Clark County | 10.504 |
| 34 | Grant County | 10.405 |
| 35 | Madison County | 10.383 |
| 36 | Cumberland County | 10.363 |
| 37 | Hancock County | 10.233 |
| 38 | Casey County | 10.219 |
| 39 | Grayson County | 10.186 |
| 40 | Todd County | 10.08 |
| 41 | Union County | 10.022 |
| 42 | Lawrence County | 10 |
| 43 | Jefferson County | 9.943 |
| 44 | Simpson County | 9.819 |
| 45 | Clinton County | 9.786 |
| 46 | McLean County | 9.772 |
| 47 | Franklin County | 9.764 |
| 48 | Owen County | 9.717 |
| 49 | Fayette County | 9.711 |
| 50 | Hardin County | 9.7 |
| 51 | Anderson County | 9.646 |
| 52 | Taylor County | 9.641 |
| 53 | Russell County | 9.539 |
| 54 | Boyle County | 9.537 |
| 55 | Mercer County | 9.509 |
| 56 | Adair County | 9.508 |
| 57 | Pendleton County | 9.494 |
| 58 | Menifee County | 9.434 |
| 59 | Nelson County | 9.219 |
| 60 | Marion County | 9.206 |
| 61 | Whitley County | 9.184 |
| 62 | Marshall County | 9.167 |
| 63 | Estill County | 9.036 |
| 64 | McCreary County | 8.997 |
| 65 | Warren County | 8.99 |
| 66 | Calloway County | 8.981 |
| 67 | Laurel County | 8.909 |
| 68 | Letcher County | 8.846 |
| 69 | Henderson County | 8.786 |
| 70 | Monroe County | 8.763 |
| 71 | Crittenden County | 8.759 |
| 72 | Johnson County | 8.723 |
| 73 | Floyd County | 8.722 |
| 74 | Barren County | 8.69 |
| 75 | Logan County | 8.657 |
| 76 | Campbell County | 8.627 |
| 77 | Metcalfe County | 8.531 |
| 78 | Montgomery County | 8.421 |
| 79 | Graves County | 8.394 |
| 80 | Boone County | 8.369 |
| 81 | Lyon County | 8.36 |
| 82 | Bourbon County | 8.112 |
| 83 | Bell County | 8.105 |
| 84 | Knott County | 8.081 |
| 85 | Kenton County | 8.037 |
| 86 | Owsley County | 8 |
| 87 | Carter County | 7.978 |
| 88 | Bath County | 7.874 |
| 89 | Lincoln County | 7.871 |
| 90 | Boyd County | 7.707 |
| 91 | Pike County | 7.633 |
| 92 | Fulton County | 7.627 |
| 93 | Ohio County | 7.602 |
| 94 | Christian County | 7.586 |
| 95 | Carroll County | 7.565 |
| 96 | Rockcastle County | 7.447 |
| 97 | McCracken County | 7.428 |
| 98 | Perry County | 7.343 |
| 99 | Daviess County | 7.313 |
| 100 | Greenup County | 7.022 |
| 101 | Pulaski County | 6.912 |
| 102 | Knox County | 6.839 |
| 103 | Rowan County | 6.793 |
| 104 | Caldwell County | 6.759 |
| 105 | Breckinridge County | 6.716 |
| 106 | Hopkins County | 6.695 |
| 107 | Breathitt County | 6.689 |
| 108 | Livingston County | 6.275 |
| 109 | Washington County | 6.236 |
| 110 | Butler County | 6.215 |
| 111 | Webster County | 5.699 |
| 112 | Gallatin County | 5.682 |
| 113 | Harlan County | 5.572 |
| 114 | Lewis County | 5.24 |
| 115 | Clay County | 5.128 |
| 116 | Hickman County | 4.762 |
| 117 | Lee County | 4.494 |
| 118 | Mason County | 3.911 |