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Counties in Kentucky by establishment entry rate

Casey County had the highest establishment entry rate of 119 counties in 2013, at 15.385%. Robertson County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 8.874% and the figure for Kentucky was 8.805%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.385Casey County
Lowest0Robertson County
Median8.874119 counties
Kentucky8.805History

Map of counties, 2013

Adair County: 10.545 %Allen County: 10.169 %Anderson County: 6.863 %Ballard County: 9.836 %Barren County: 8.994 %Bath County: 10.127 %Bell County: 7.592 %Boone County: 8.786 %Bourbon County: 9.496 %Boyd County: 7.851 %Boyle County: 6.725 %Bracken County: 10.405 %Breathitt County: 13.472 %Breckinridge County: 7.51 %Bullitt County: 8.238 %Butler County: 11.144 %Caldwell County: 7.294 %Calloway County: 10.587 %Campbell County: 7.659 %Carlisle County: 11.429 %Carroll County: 5.176 %Carter County: 9.418 %Casey County: 15.385 %Christian County: 6.024 %Clark County: 8.375 %Clay County: 4.228 %Clinton County: 6.575 %Crittenden County: 7.742 %Cumberland County: 4.545 %Daviess County: 6.844 %Edmonson County: 10.185 %Elliott County: 12.346 %Estill County: 8.459 %Fayette County: 9.26 %Fleming County: 9.412 %Floyd County: 8.234 %Franklin County: 9.51 %Fulton County: 7.605 %Gallatin County: 13.542 %Garrard County: 12.534 %Grant County: 6.195 %Graves County: 8.547 %Grayson County: 9.333 %Green County: 4.965 %Greenup County: 10.18 %Hancock County: 7.767 %Hardin County: 10.87 %Harlan County: 9.259 %Harrison County: 7.28 %Hart County: 12.397 %Henderson County: 5.364 %Henry County: 10.076 %Hickman County: 9.091 %Hopkins County: 6.721 %Jackson County: 13.26 %Jefferson County: 8.696 %Jessamine County: 10.862 %Johnson County: 9.302 %Kenton County: 9.617 %Knott County: 10.429 %Knox County: 8.705 %Larue County: 8.411 %Laurel County: 7.126 %Lawrence County: 7.658 %Lee County: 11.765 %Leslie County: 5.882 %Letcher County: 9.325 %Lewis County: 7.018 %Lincoln County: 7.904 %Livingston County: 11.636 %Logan County: 6.645 %Lyon County: 10.909 %McCracken County: 6.562 %McCreary County: 10.381 %McLean County: 5.096 %Madison County: 11.607 %Magoffin County: 10.884 %Marion County: 8.937 %Marshall County: 8.217 %Martin County: 8.421 %Mason County: 6.467 %Meade County: 13.228 %Mercer County: 11.471 %Metcalfe County: 11.321 %Monroe County: 12.869 %Montgomery County: 9.736 %Morgan County: 7.12 %Muhlenberg County: 6.184 %Nelson County: 9.862 %Nicholas County: 14.286 %Ohio County: 8.072 %Oldham County: 12.55 %Owen County: 4.444 %Owsley County: 10.256 %Pendleton County: 9.816 %Perry County: 6.885 %Pike County: 6.63 %Powell County: 12.102 %Pulaski County: 9.681 %Robertson County: 0 %Rockcastle County: 6.452 %Rowan County: 9.101 %Russell County: 7.122 %Scott County: 7.99 %Shelby County: 8.461 %Simpson County: 8.321 %Spencer County: 12.717 %Taylor County: 7.887 %Todd County: 10.028 %Trigg County: 5.213 %Trimble County: 4.11 %Union County: 9.357 %Warren County: 10.109 %Washington County: 7.877 %Wayne County: 6.99 %Webster County: 6.86 %Whitley County: 8.874 %Wolfe County: 14.063 %Woodford County: 10.23 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Casey County: 15.385 %Casey County15.385Nicholas County: 14.286 %Nicholas County14.286Wolfe County: 14.063 %Wolfe County14.063Gallatin County: 13.542 %Gallatin County13.542Breathitt County: 13.472 %Breathitt County13.472Jackson County: 13.26 %Jackson County13.26Meade County: 13.228 %Meade County13.228Monroe County: 12.869 %Monroe County12.869Spencer County: 12.717 %Spencer County12.717Oldham County: 12.55 %Oldham County12.55Garrard County: 12.534 %Garrard County12.534Hart County: 12.397 %Hart County12.397Elliott County: 12.346 %Elliott County12.346Powell County: 12.102 %Powell County12.102Lee County: 11.765 %Lee County11.765Livingston County: 11.636 %Livingston County11.636Madison County: 11.607 %Madison County11.607Mercer County: 11.471 %Mercer County11.471Carlisle County: 11.429 %Carlisle County11.429Metcalfe County: 11.321 %Metcalfe County11.321Butler County: 11.144 %Butler County11.144Lyon County: 10.909 %Lyon County10.909Magoffin County: 10.884 %Magoffin County10.884Hardin County: 10.87 %Hardin County10.87Jessamine County: 10.862 %Jessamine County10.862Calloway County: 10.587 %Calloway County10.587Adair County: 10.545 %Adair County10.545Knott County: 10.429 %Knott County10.429Bracken County: 10.405 %Bracken County10.405McCreary County: 10.381 %McCreary County10.381Owsley County: 10.256 %Owsley County10.256Woodford County: 10.23 %Woodford County10.23Edmonson County: 10.185 %Edmonson County10.185Greenup County: 10.18 %Greenup County10.18Allen County: 10.169 %Allen County10.169Bath County: 10.127 %Bath County10.127Warren County: 10.109 %Warren County10.109Henry County: 10.076 %Henry County10.076Todd County: 10.028 %Todd County10.028Nelson County: 9.862 %Nelson County9.862Casey County: 15.385 %Casey County15.385Nicholas County: 14.286 %Nicholas County14.286Wolfe County: 14.063 %Wolfe County14.063Gallatin County: 13.542 %Gallatin County13.542Breathitt County: 13.472 %Breathitt County13.472Jackson County: 13.26 %Jackson County13.26Meade County: 13.228 %Meade County13.228Monroe County: 12.869 %Monroe County12.869Spencer County: 12.717 %Spencer County12.717Oldham County: 12.55 %Oldham County12.55Garrard County: 12.534 %Garrard County12.534Hart County: 12.397 %Hart County12.397Elliott County: 12.346 %Elliott County12.346Powell County: 12.102 %Powell County12.102Lee County: 11.765 %Lee County11.765Livingston County: 11.636 %Livingston County11.636Madison County: 11.607 %Madison County11.607Mercer County: 11.471 %Mercer County11.471Carlisle County: 11.429 %Carlisle County11.429Metcalfe County: 11.321 %Metcalfe County11.321Butler County: 11.144 %Butler County11.144Lyon County: 10.909 %Lyon County10.909Magoffin County: 10.884 %Magoffin County10.884Hardin County: 10.87 %Hardin County10.87Jessamine County: 10.862 %Jessamine County10.862Calloway County: 10.587 %Calloway County10.587Adair County: 10.545 %Adair County10.545Knott County: 10.429 %Knott County10.429Bracken County: 10.405 %Bracken County10.405McCreary County: 10.381 %McCreary County10.381Owsley County: 10.256 %Owsley County10.256Woodford County: 10.23 %Woodford County10.23Edmonson County: 10.185 %Edmonson County10.185Greenup County: 10.18 %Greenup County10.18Allen County: 10.169 %Allen County10.169Bath County: 10.127 %Bath County10.127Warren County: 10.109 %Warren County10.109Henry County: 10.076 %Henry County10.076Todd County: 10.028 %Todd County10.028Nelson County: 9.862 %Nelson County9.862
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Casey County15.385+9.21 pts
2Nicholas County14.286+8.61 pts
3Wolfe County14.063+2.49 pts
4Gallatin County13.542+0.21 pts
5Breathitt County13.472+5.68 pts
6Jackson County13.26+5.3 pts
7Meade County13.228+2.19 pts
8Monroe County12.869+5.95 pts
9Spencer County12.717+0.4 pts
10Oldham County12.55+3.41 pts
11Garrard County12.534+3.37 pts
12Hart County12.397+2.65 pts
13Elliott County12.346+4.85 pts
14Powell County12.102+4.31 pts
15Lee County11.765+6.27 pts
16Livingston County11.636+7.99 pts
17Madison County11.607+1.75 pts
18Mercer County11.471+2.06 pts
19Carlisle County11.429+2.2 pts
20Metcalfe County11.321-3.53 pts
21Butler County11.144+2.71 pts
22Lyon County10.909+5.89 pts
23Magoffin County10.884+1.92 pts
24Hardin County10.87+2.65 pts
25Jessamine County10.862+1.72 pts
26Calloway County10.587+3.26 pts
27Adair County10.545+1.8 pts
28Knott County10.429+1.04 pts
29Bracken County10.405+1.1 pts
30McCreary County10.381+5.62 pts
31Owsley County10.256+2.36 pts
32Woodford County10.23+0.33 pts
33Edmonson County10.185+1.09 pts
34Greenup County10.18+4.19 pts
35Allen County10.169+0.04 pts
36Bath County10.127-1.84 pts
37Warren County10.109+1.34 pts
38Henry County10.076+3.59 pts
39Todd County10.028-1.05 pts
40Nelson County9.862+2.17 pts
41Ballard County9.836-0.21 pts
42Pendleton County9.816-0.84 pts
43Montgomery County9.736+3.43 pts
44Pulaski County9.681+2.26 pts
45Kenton County9.617+2.09 pts
46Franklin County9.51+2.61 pts
47Bourbon County9.496+0.9 pts
48Carter County9.418+1.98 pts
49Fleming County9.412+0.28 pts
50Union County9.357+3.06 pts
51Grayson County9.333+0.02 pts
52Letcher County9.325+2.02 pts
53Johnson County9.302+0.82 pts
54Fayette County9.26+0.51 pts
55Harlan County9.259+4.74 pts
56Rowan County9.101+1.15 pts
57Hickman County9.091+0.12 pts
58Barren County8.994+0.22 pts
59Marion County8.937+1.76 pts
60Whitley County8.874+1.39 pts
61Boone County8.786-0.92 pts
62Knox County8.705+1.07 pts
63Jefferson County8.696-0.47 pts
64Graves County8.547-0.89 pts
65Shelby County8.461+0.14 pts
66Estill County8.459+1.25 pts
67Martin County8.421+0.12 pts
68Larue County8.411-0.87 pts
69Clark County8.375-0.23 pts
70Simpson County8.321+1.19 pts
71Bullitt County8.238-1.07 pts
72Floyd County8.234-0.95 pts
73Marshall County8.217+1.45 pts
74Ohio County8.072+1.13 pts
75Scott County7.99-2.77 pts
76Lincoln County7.904-0.01 pts
77Taylor County7.887-1.18 pts
78Washington County7.877-0.04 pts
79Boyd County7.851+0.68 pts
80Hancock County7.767+2.84 pts
81Crittenden County7.742-4.22 pts
82Campbell County7.659-2.04 pts
83Lawrence County7.658-3.58 pts
84Fulton County7.605-0.92 pts
85Bell County7.592-0.69 pts
86Breckinridge County7.51-1.88 pts
87Caldwell County7.294+2.34 pts
88Harrison County7.280 pts
89Laurel County7.126+0.28 pts
90Russell County7.122-1.35 pts
91Morgan County7.12-3.67 pts
92Lewis County7.018+0.29 pts
93Wayne County6.99+1.81 pts
94Perry County6.885-0.22 pts
95Anderson County6.863-4.48 pts
96Webster County6.86+3.21 pts
97Daviess County6.844+0.11 pts
98Boyle County6.725-1.29 pts
99Hopkins County6.721-1.71 pts
100Logan County6.645+0.73 pts
101Pike County6.63-2.61 pts
102Clinton County6.575-0.61 pts
103McCracken County6.562-0.76 pts
104Mason County6.467+0.54 pts
105Rockcastle County6.452-2.46 pts
106Grant County6.195-2.4 pts
107Muhlenberg County6.184-1.58 pts
108Christian County6.024-0.24 pts
109Leslie County5.882-9.12 pts
110Henderson County5.364-2.46 pts
111Trigg County5.213-2.6 pts
112Carroll County5.176-0.32 pts
113McLean County5.096-1.29 pts
114Green County4.965-2.73 pts
115Cumberland County4.545-3.56 pts
116Owen County4.444-5.33 pts
117Clay County4.228-5.69 pts
118Trimble County4.11-5.04 pts
119Robertson County0n/a

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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 2013 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Casey County, with 15.385% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Robertson County, with 0% in 2013.

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 2013 and are not ranked.

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