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Counties in Kentucky by establishment entry rate

Leslie County had the highest establishment entry rate of 119 counties in 2012, at 15%. Webster County had the lowest, at 3.646%. The median was 8.284% and the figure for Kentucky was 8.455%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15Leslie County
Lowest3.646Webster County
Median8.284119 counties
Kentucky8.455History

Map of counties, 2012

Adair County: 8.741 %Allen County: 10.127 %Anderson County: 11.345 %Ballard County: 10.042 %Barren County: 8.773 %Bath County: 11.966 %Bell County: 8.284 %Boone County: 9.706 %Bourbon County: 8.596 %Boyd County: 7.166 %Boyle County: 8.017 %Bracken County: 9.302 %Breathitt County: 7.792 %Breckinridge County: 9.393 %Bullitt County: 9.307 %Butler County: 8.434 %Caldwell County: 4.952 %Calloway County: 7.322 %Campbell County: 9.698 %Carlisle County: 9.231 %Carroll County: 5.492 %Carter County: 7.438 %Casey County: 6.17 %Christian County: 6.26 %Clark County: 8.607 %Clay County: 9.917 %Clinton County: 7.182 %Crittenden County: 11.96 %Cumberland County: 8.108 %Daviess County: 6.737 %Edmonson County: 9.091 %Elliott County: 7.5 %Estill County: 7.207 %Fayette County: 8.753 %Fleming County: 9.135 %Floyd County: 9.186 %Franklin County: 6.9 %Fulton County: 8.527 %Gallatin County: 13.333 %Garrard County: 9.164 %Grant County: 8.596 %Graves County: 9.441 %Grayson County: 9.318 %Green County: 7.692 %Greenup County: 5.989 %Hancock County: 4.926 %Hardin County: 8.216 %Harlan County: 4.52 %Harrison County: 7.28 %Hart County: 9.746 %Henderson County: 7.823 %Henry County: 6.484 %Hickman County: 8.974 %Hopkins County: 8.434 %Jackson County: 7.955 %Jefferson County: 9.163 %Jessamine County: 9.139 %Johnson County: 8.483 %Kenton County: 7.529 %Knott County: 9.384 %Knox County: 7.637 %Larue County: 9.281 %Laurel County: 6.848 %Lawrence County: 11.236 %Lee County: 5.495 %Leslie County: 15 %Letcher County: 7.302 %Lewis County: 6.723 %Lincoln County: 7.917 %Livingston County: 3.65 %Logan County: 5.915 %Lyon County: 5.018 %McCracken County: 7.325 %McCreary County: 4.762 %McLean County: 6.39 %Madison County: 9.853 %Magoffin County: 8.966 %Marion County: 7.176 %Marshall County: 6.766 %Martin County: 8.304 %Mason County: 5.931 %Meade County: 11.039 %Menifee County: 5.455 %Mercer County: 9.412 %Metcalfe County: 14.851 %Monroe County: 6.915 %Montgomery County: 6.307 %Morgan County: 10.794 %Muhlenberg County: 7.759 %Nelson County: 7.688 %Nicholas County: 5.674 %Ohio County: 6.938 %Oldham County: 9.141 %Owen County: 9.778 %Owsley County: 7.895 %Pendleton County: 10.658 %Perry County: 7.108 %Pike County: 9.244 %Powell County: 7.792 %Pulaski County: 7.416 %Rockcastle County: 8.911 %Rowan County: 7.955 %Russell County: 8.467 %Scott County: 10.763 %Shelby County: 8.323 %Simpson County: 7.133 %Spencer County: 12.317 %Taylor County: 9.065 %Todd County: 11.079 %Trigg County: 7.816 %Trimble County: 9.15 %Union County: 6.299 %Warren County: 8.767 %Washington County: 7.912 %Wayne County: 5.176 %Webster County: 3.646 %Whitley County: 7.489 %Wolfe County: 11.57 %Woodford County: 9.905 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Leslie County: 15 %Leslie County15Metcalfe County: 14.851 %Metcalfe County14.851Gallatin County: 13.333 %Gallatin County13.333Spencer County: 12.317 %Spencer County12.317Bath County: 11.966 %Bath County11.966Crittenden County: 11.96 %Crittenden County11.96Wolfe County: 11.57 %Wolfe County11.57Anderson County: 11.345 %Anderson County11.345Lawrence County: 11.236 %Lawrence County11.236Todd County: 11.079 %Todd County11.079Meade County: 11.039 %Meade County11.039Morgan County: 10.794 %Morgan County10.794Scott County: 10.763 %Scott County10.763Pendleton County: 10.658 %Pendleton County10.658Allen County: 10.127 %Allen County10.127Ballard County: 10.042 %Ballard County10.042Clay County: 9.917 %Clay County9.917Woodford County: 9.905 %Woodford County9.905Madison County: 9.853 %Madison County9.853Owen County: 9.778 %Owen County9.778Hart County: 9.746 %Hart County9.746Boone County: 9.706 %Boone County9.706Campbell County: 9.698 %Campbell County9.698Graves County: 9.441 %Graves County9.441Mercer County: 9.412 %Mercer County9.412Breckinridge County: 9.393 %Breckinridge County9.393Knott County: 9.384 %Knott County9.384Grayson County: 9.318 %Grayson County9.318Bullitt County: 9.307 %Bullitt County9.307Bracken County: 9.302 %Bracken County9.302Larue County: 9.281 %Larue County9.281Pike County: 9.244 %Pike County9.244Carlisle County: 9.231 %Carlisle County9.231Floyd County: 9.186 %Floyd County9.186Garrard County: 9.164 %Garrard County9.164Jefferson County: 9.163 %Jefferson County9.163Trimble County: 9.15 %Trimble County9.15Oldham County: 9.141 %Oldham County9.141Jessamine County: 9.139 %Jessamine County9.139Fleming County: 9.135 %Fleming County9.135Leslie County: 15 %Leslie County15Metcalfe County: 14.851 %Metcalfe County14.851Gallatin County: 13.333 %Gallatin County13.333Spencer County: 12.317 %Spencer County12.317Bath County: 11.966 %Bath County11.966Crittenden County: 11.96 %Crittenden County11.96Wolfe County: 11.57 %Wolfe County11.57Anderson County: 11.345 %Anderson County11.345Lawrence County: 11.236 %Lawrence County11.236Todd County: 11.079 %Todd County11.079Meade County: 11.039 %Meade County11.039Morgan County: 10.794 %Morgan County10.794Scott County: 10.763 %Scott County10.763Pendleton County: 10.658 %Pendleton County10.658Allen County: 10.127 %Allen County10.127Ballard County: 10.042 %Ballard County10.042Clay County: 9.917 %Clay County9.917Woodford County: 9.905 %Woodford County9.905Madison County: 9.853 %Madison County9.853Owen County: 9.778 %Owen County9.778Hart County: 9.746 %Hart County9.746Boone County: 9.706 %Boone County9.706Campbell County: 9.698 %Campbell County9.698Graves County: 9.441 %Graves County9.441Mercer County: 9.412 %Mercer County9.412Breckinridge County: 9.393 %Breckinridge County9.393Knott County: 9.384 %Knott County9.384Grayson County: 9.318 %Grayson County9.318Bullitt County: 9.307 %Bullitt County9.307Bracken County: 9.302 %Bracken County9.302Larue County: 9.281 %Larue County9.281Pike County: 9.244 %Pike County9.244Carlisle County: 9.231 %Carlisle County9.231Floyd County: 9.186 %Floyd County9.186Garrard County: 9.164 %Garrard County9.164Jefferson County: 9.163 %Jefferson County9.163Trimble County: 9.15 %Trimble County9.15Oldham County: 9.141 %Oldham County9.141Jessamine County: 9.139 %Jessamine County9.139Fleming County: 9.135 %Fleming County9.135
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Leslie County15+4.9 pts
2Metcalfe County14.851+7.08 pts
3Gallatin County13.333+9.39 pts
4Spencer County12.317-1.8 pts
5Bath County11.966+3.34 pts
6Crittenden County11.96+6.57 pts
7Wolfe County11.57+1.73 pts
8Anderson County11.345+0.7 pts
9Lawrence County11.236+2.6 pts
10Todd County11.079+2.41 pts
11Meade County11.039-2.57 pts
12Morgan County10.794+5.13 pts
13Scott County10.763+1.23 pts
14Pendleton County10.658+0.03 pts
15Allen County10.127+3.55 pts
16Ballard County10.042+1.78 pts
17Clay County9.917+4.19 pts
18Woodford County9.905+2.12 pts
19Madison County9.853+0.37 pts
20Owen County9.778-3.74 pts
21Hart County9.746-2.24 pts
22Boone County9.706-0.67 pts
23Campbell County9.698+2.72 pts
24Graves County9.441+1.35 pts
25Mercer County9.412+2.45 pts
26Breckinridge County9.393-0.06 pts
27Knott County9.384+3.31 pts
28Grayson County9.318-1.36 pts
29Bullitt County9.307+0.15 pts
30Bracken County9.302-3.27 pts
31Larue County9.281-1.02 pts
32Pike County9.244+1.32 pts
33Carlisle County9.231-5.4 pts
34Floyd County9.186+1.46 pts
35Garrard County9.164-1.2 pts
36Jefferson County9.163+1.18 pts
37Trimble County9.15-5.92 pts
38Oldham County9.141-1.64 pts
39Jessamine County9.139+1.32 pts
40Fleming County9.135+3.42 pts
41Edmonson County9.091+1.2 pts
42Taylor County9.065+2.66 pts
43Hickman County8.974-0.18 pts
44Magoffin County8.966+0.77 pts
45Rockcastle County8.911+1.75 pts
46Barren County8.773+1.87 pts
47Warren County8.767+0.09 pts
48Fayette County8.753+0.73 pts
49Adair County8.741+1.81 pts
50Clark County8.607+1.08 pts
51Bourbon County8.596+0.12 pts
51Grant County8.596-0.89 pts
53Fulton County8.527+3.18 pts
54Johnson County8.483+1.67 pts
55Russell County8.467-4.36 pts
56Butler County8.434+2.59 pts
56Hopkins County8.434+2.63 pts
58Shelby County8.323-1.44 pts
59Martin County8.304+4.88 pts
60Bell County8.284+3.61 pts
61Hardin County8.216-1.15 pts
62Cumberland County8.108-0.04 pts
63Boyle County8.017+0.12 pts
64Jackson County7.955+1.4 pts
64Rowan County7.955+0.8 pts
66Lincoln County7.917-0.9 pts
67Washington County7.912-4.62 pts
68Owsley County7.895n/a
69Henderson County7.823+2.48 pts
70Trigg County7.816-2.32 pts
71Breathitt County7.792+1.14 pts
71Powell County7.792-4.47 pts
73Muhlenberg County7.759+0.38 pts
74Green County7.692-3.06 pts
75Nelson County7.688-0.67 pts
76Knox County7.637+0.21 pts
77Kenton County7.529-1.12 pts
78Elliott County7.5-5.16 pts
79Whitley County7.489+1.63 pts
80Carter County7.438+1.31 pts
81Pulaski County7.416-0.5 pts
82McCracken County7.325+0.11 pts
83Calloway County7.322-1.87 pts
84Letcher County7.302-4.39 pts
85Harrison County7.28-1.4 pts
86Estill County7.207-0.42 pts
87Clinton County7.182-0.1 pts
88Marion County7.176-1.36 pts
89Boyd County7.166+1.91 pts
90Simpson County7.133+1.28 pts
91Perry County7.108-2.7 pts
92Ohio County6.938+1.82 pts
93Monroe County6.915-1.96 pts
94Franklin County6.9-0.94 pts
95Laurel County6.848-0.46 pts
96Marshall County6.766+0.36 pts
97Daviess County6.737-0.43 pts
98Lewis County6.723-1.41 pts
99Henry County6.484-4.93 pts
100McLean County6.39-0.02 pts
101Montgomery County6.307-2.79 pts
102Union County6.299-0.69 pts
103Christian County6.26-2.78 pts
104Casey County6.17-4.8 pts
105Greenup County5.989-0.15 pts
106Mason County5.931-0.84 pts
107Logan County5.915-1.28 pts
108Nicholas County5.674-3.92 pts
109Lee County5.495+2.23 pts
110Carroll County5.492-2.22 pts
111Menifee County5.455-7.39 pts
112Wayne County5.176+0.64 pts
113Lyon County5.018+1.6 pts
114Caldwell County4.952-0.29 pts
115Hancock County4.926-0.84 pts
116McCreary County4.762-5.07 pts
117Harlan County4.52-2.12 pts
118Livingston County3.65-10.37 pts
119Webster County3.646-2.22 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 2012 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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 Kentucky by establishment entry rate, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Leslie County, with 15% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Webster County, with 3.646% in 2012.

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 2012 and are not ranked.

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