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Counties in Kentucky by establishment entry rate

Trimble County had the highest establishment entry rate of 118 counties in 2015, at 15.385%. Fulton County had the lowest, at 2.985%. The median was 8.006% and the figure for Kentucky was 8.638%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.385Trimble County
Lowest2.985Fulton County
Median8.006118 counties
Kentucky8.638History

Map of counties, 2015

Adair County: 8.636 %Allen County: 7.64 %Anderson County: 7.455 %Ballard County: 9.129 %Barren County: 7.011 %Bath County: 6.923 %Bell County: 6.304 %Boone County: 9.26 %Bourbon County: 9.471 %Boyd County: 8.029 %Boyle County: 6.642 %Bracken County: 6.061 %Breathitt County: 11.137 %Breckinridge County: 8.618 %Bullitt County: 9.529 %Butler County: 7.303 %Caldwell County: 7.491 %Calloway County: 7.574 %Campbell County: 8.716 %Carlisle County: 10.127 %Carroll County: 9.677 %Carter County: 6.658 %Casey County: 12.329 %Christian County: 9.138 %Clark County: 7.096 %Clay County: 8.243 %Clinton County: 8.31 %Crittenden County: 6.711 %Cumberland County: 4.854 %Daviess County: 7.464 %Edmonson County: 10.811 %Elliott County: 10.204 %Estill County: 6.769 %Fayette County: 9.118 %Fleming County: 8.019 %Floyd County: 7.974 %Franklin County: 8.368 %Fulton County: 2.985 %Gallatin County: 7.368 %Garrard County: 12.152 %Grant County: 7.75 %Graves County: 6.447 %Grayson County: 7.792 %Green County: 6.272 %Greenup County: 3.942 %Hancock County: 4.878 %Hardin County: 8.802 %Harlan County: 5.644 %Harrison County: 7.491 %Hart County: 12.623 %Henderson County: 5.666 %Henry County: 13.433 %Hopkins County: 11.414 %Jackson County: 10.227 %Jefferson County: 8.793 %Jessamine County: 8.3 %Johnson County: 9.115 %Kenton County: 8.248 %Knott County: 6.854 %Knox County: 7.439 %Larue County: 6.118 %Laurel County: 7.582 %Lawrence County: 7.042 %Lee County: 6.218 %Leslie County: 10.476 %Letcher County: 10.509 %Lewis County: 6.557 %Lincoln County: 8.666 %Livingston County: 5.755 %Logan County: 5.889 %Lyon County: 10.453 %McCracken County: 8.137 %McCreary County: 8.982 %McLean County: 11.25 %Madison County: 10.056 %Magoffin County: 8.75 %Marion County: 6.335 %Marshall County: 7.556 %Martin County: 5.556 %Mason County: 6.373 %Meade County: 8.104 %Menifee County: 7.619 %Mercer County: 8.434 %Metcalfe County: 7.477 %Monroe County: 7.772 %Montgomery County: 7.626 %Morgan County: 7.333 %Muhlenberg County: 9.178 %Nelson County: 10.056 %Nicholas County: 7.143 %Ohio County: 7.504 %Oldham County: 9.277 %Owen County: 5.357 %Owsley County: 9.524 %Pendleton County: 4.938 %Perry County: 5.993 %Pike County: 8.907 %Powell County: 11.728 %Pulaski County: 8.833 %Rockcastle County: 5.222 %Rowan County: 7.33 %Russell County: 5.444 %Scott County: 11.608 %Shelby County: 14.211 %Simpson County: 8.926 %Spencer County: 10.585 %Taylor County: 8.435 %Todd County: 8.13 %Trigg County: 9.302 %Trimble County: 15.385 %Union County: 6.439 %Warren County: 9.922 %Washington County: 6.186 %Wayne County: 5.769 %Webster County: 6.824 %Whitley County: 7.993 %Wolfe County: 11.024 %Woodford County: 9.687 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Trimble County: 15.385 %Trimble County15.385Shelby County: 14.211 %Shelby County14.211Henry County: 13.433 %Henry County13.433Hart County: 12.623 %Hart County12.623Casey County: 12.329 %Casey County12.329Garrard County: 12.152 %Garrard County12.152Powell County: 11.728 %Powell County11.728Scott County: 11.608 %Scott County11.608Hopkins County: 11.414 %Hopkins County11.414McLean County: 11.25 %McLean County11.25Breathitt County: 11.137 %Breathitt County11.137Wolfe County: 11.024 %Wolfe County11.024Edmonson County: 10.811 %Edmonson County10.811Spencer County: 10.585 %Spencer County10.585Letcher County: 10.509 %Letcher County10.509Leslie County: 10.476 %Leslie County10.476Lyon County: 10.453 %Lyon County10.453Jackson County: 10.227 %Jackson County10.227Elliott County: 10.204 %Elliott County10.204Carlisle County: 10.127 %Carlisle County10.127Madison County: 10.056 %Madison County10.056Nelson County: 10.056 %Nelson County10.056Warren County: 9.922 %Warren County9.922Woodford County: 9.687 %Woodford County9.687Carroll County: 9.677 %Carroll County9.677Bullitt County: 9.529 %Bullitt County9.529Owsley County: 9.524 %Owsley County9.524Bourbon County: 9.471 %Bourbon County9.471Trigg County: 9.302 %Trigg County9.302Oldham County: 9.277 %Oldham County9.277Boone County: 9.26 %Boone County9.26Muhlenberg County: 9.178 %Muhlenberg County9.178Christian County: 9.138 %Christian County9.138Ballard County: 9.129 %Ballard County9.129Fayette County: 9.118 %Fayette County9.118Johnson County: 9.115 %Johnson County9.115McCreary County: 8.982 %McCreary County8.982Simpson County: 8.926 %Simpson County8.926Pike County: 8.907 %Pike County8.907Pulaski County: 8.833 %Pulaski County8.833Trimble County: 15.385 %Trimble County15.385Shelby County: 14.211 %Shelby County14.211Henry County: 13.433 %Henry County13.433Hart County: 12.623 %Hart County12.623Casey County: 12.329 %Casey County12.329Garrard County: 12.152 %Garrard County12.152Powell County: 11.728 %Powell County11.728Scott County: 11.608 %Scott County11.608Hopkins County: 11.414 %Hopkins County11.414McLean County: 11.25 %McLean County11.25Breathitt County: 11.137 %Breathitt County11.137Wolfe County: 11.024 %Wolfe County11.024Edmonson County: 10.811 %Edmonson County10.811Spencer County: 10.585 %Spencer County10.585Letcher County: 10.509 %Letcher County10.509Leslie County: 10.476 %Leslie County10.476Lyon County: 10.453 %Lyon County10.453Jackson County: 10.227 %Jackson County10.227Elliott County: 10.204 %Elliott County10.204Carlisle County: 10.127 %Carlisle County10.127Madison County: 10.056 %Madison County10.056Nelson County: 10.056 %Nelson County10.056Warren County: 9.922 %Warren County9.922Woodford County: 9.687 %Woodford County9.687Carroll County: 9.677 %Carroll County9.677Bullitt County: 9.529 %Bullitt County9.529Owsley County: 9.524 %Owsley County9.524Bourbon County: 9.471 %Bourbon County9.471Trigg County: 9.302 %Trigg County9.302Oldham County: 9.277 %Oldham County9.277Boone County: 9.26 %Boone County9.26Muhlenberg County: 9.178 %Muhlenberg County9.178Christian County: 9.138 %Christian County9.138Ballard County: 9.129 %Ballard County9.129Fayette County: 9.118 %Fayette County9.118Johnson County: 9.115 %Johnson County9.115McCreary County: 8.982 %McCreary County8.982Simpson County: 8.926 %Simpson County8.926Pike County: 8.907 %Pike County8.907Pulaski County: 8.833 %Pulaski County8.833
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Trimble County15.385+5.24 pts
2Shelby County14.211+4.48 pts
3Henry County13.433+1.22 pts
4Hart County12.623+0.86 pts
5Casey County12.329-0.02 pts
6Garrard County12.152-0.55 pts
7Powell County11.728+0.48 pts
8Scott County11.608+1.78 pts
9Hopkins County11.414+3.32 pts
10McLean County11.25+6.76 pts
11Breathitt County11.137-7.04 pts
12Wolfe County11.024+0.25 pts
13Edmonson County10.811-2.7 pts
14Spencer County10.585-0.18 pts
15Letcher County10.509+1.73 pts
16Leslie County10.476-3.18 pts
17Lyon County10.453+2.62 pts
18Jackson County10.227+4.73 pts
19Elliott County10.204-7.57 pts
20Carlisle County10.127+3.42 pts
21Madison County10.056-0.43 pts
21Nelson County10.056-0.62 pts
23Warren County9.922-0.43 pts
24Woodford County9.687-1.79 pts
25Carroll County9.677-0.21 pts
26Bullitt County9.529-1.35 pts
27Owsley County9.524-9.52 pts
28Bourbon County9.471+0.18 pts
29Trigg County9.302+0.63 pts
30Oldham County9.277-1.34 pts
31Boone County9.26+1.01 pts
32Muhlenberg County9.178-0.7 pts
33Christian County9.138+1.05 pts
34Ballard County9.129+0.93 pts
35Fayette County9.118-0.68 pts
36Johnson County9.115-0.77 pts
37McCreary County8.982-9.79 pts
38Simpson County8.926-0.23 pts
39Pike County8.907+0.62 pts
40Pulaski County8.833-1.73 pts
41Hardin County8.802-2.04 pts
42Jefferson County8.793-0.4 pts
43Magoffin County8.75-6.09 pts
44Campbell County8.716-0.49 pts
45Lincoln County8.666-1.09 pts
46Adair County8.636-1.85 pts
47Breckinridge County8.618-7.38 pts
48Taylor County8.435-0.29 pts
49Mercer County8.434+1.61 pts
50Franklin County8.368+1.33 pts
51Clinton County8.31+0.02 pts
52Jessamine County8.3-1.49 pts
53Kenton County8.248-1.67 pts
54Clay County8.243-1.34 pts
55McCracken County8.137+1.33 pts
56Todd County8.13+0.44 pts
57Meade County8.104-5.11 pts
58Boyd County8.029+0.46 pts
59Fleming County8.019+1.49 pts
60Whitley County7.993+3.02 pts
61Floyd County7.974-5.54 pts
62Grayson County7.792-2.85 pts
63Monroe County7.772-2.07 pts
64Grant County7.75-2.16 pts
65Allen County7.64-3.93 pts
66Montgomery County7.626-1.73 pts
67Menifee County7.619-5.84 pts
68Laurel County7.582+0.19 pts
69Calloway County7.574-1.21 pts
70Marshall County7.556-1.15 pts
71Ohio County7.504-2.25 pts
72Caldwell County7.491-0.87 pts
72Harrison County7.491-1.57 pts
74Metcalfe County7.477-0.82 pts
75Daviess County7.464+1.36 pts
76Anderson County7.455-2.74 pts
77Knox County7.439+0.93 pts
78Gallatin County7.368+3.11 pts
79Morgan County7.333+1.31 pts
80Rowan County7.33-7.14 pts
81Butler County7.303-5.16 pts
82Nicholas County7.143+1.51 pts
83Clark County7.096-1.69 pts
84Lawrence County7.042-3.51 pts
85Barren County7.011-0.43 pts
86Bath County6.923-13.71 pts
87Knott County6.854-3.08 pts
88Webster County6.824-0.53 pts
89Estill County6.769-4.21 pts
90Crittenden County6.711+0.13 pts
91Carter County6.658-5.79 pts
92Boyle County6.642-0.96 pts
93Lewis County6.557-5.36 pts
94Graves County6.447-1.79 pts
95Union County6.439-1 pts
96Mason County6.373+1.78 pts
97Marion County6.335-2.47 pts
98Bell County6.304+1.49 pts
99Green County6.272-6.36 pts
100Lee County6.218-2.12 pts
101Washington County6.186-3.16 pts
102Larue County6.118-5.12 pts
103Bracken County6.061-2.03 pts
104Perry County5.993-1.33 pts
105Logan County5.889-2.31 pts
106Wayne County5.769-2.07 pts
107Livingston County5.755-5.55 pts
108Henderson County5.666-0.59 pts
109Harlan County5.644-0.97 pts
110Martin County5.556-3.66 pts
111Russell County5.444-6.2 pts
112Owen County5.357-1.69 pts
113Rockcastle County5.222+0.15 pts
114Pendleton County4.938-1.1 pts
115Hancock County4.878+2.01 pts
116Cumberland County4.854-1.78 pts
117Greenup County3.942-7.8 pts
118Fulton County2.985-7.27 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. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2015 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Trimble County, with 15.385% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Fulton County, with 2.985% in 2015.

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 2015 and are not ranked.

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