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Counties in Kentucky by establishment entry rate

Trimble County had the highest establishment entry rate of 118 counties in 2018, at 18.321%. Hancock County had the lowest, at 2.956%. The median was 7.126% and the figure for Kentucky was 7.578%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.321Trimble County
Lowest2.956Hancock County
Median7.126118 counties
Kentucky7.578History

Map of counties, 2018

Adair County: 7.581 %Allen County: 6.378 %Anderson County: 7.837 %Ballard County: 6.667 %Barren County: 4.981 %Bath County: 11.255 %Bell County: 5.998 %Boone County: 8.039 %Bourbon County: 6.612 %Boyd County: 6.313 %Boyle County: 6.951 %Bracken County: 7.317 %Breathitt County: 6.322 %Breckinridge County: 6.312 %Bullitt County: 8.129 %Butler County: 7.122 %Caldwell County: 8.302 %Calloway County: 8.158 %Campbell County: 6.749 %Carlisle County: 11.043 %Carroll County: 3.791 %Carter County: 5.073 %Casey County: 10.68 %Christian County: 7.413 %Clark County: 6.227 %Clay County: 6.881 %Clinton County: 5.143 %Crittenden County: 6.984 %Cumberland County: 6.829 %Daviess County: 7.13 %Edmonson County: 7.805 %Elliott County: 12.5 %Estill County: 7.951 %Fayette County: 7.934 %Fleming County: 9.324 %Floyd County: 5.298 %Franklin County: 7.434 %Fulton County: 5.344 %Gallatin County: 6.593 %Garrard County: 8.564 %Grant County: 8.735 %Graves County: 5.116 %Grayson County: 6.996 %Green County: 9.524 %Greenup County: 7.151 %Hancock County: 2.956 %Hardin County: 8.09 %Harlan County: 7.268 %Harrison County: 5.169 %Hart County: 5.242 %Henderson County: 6.424 %Henry County: 9.877 %Hickman County: 9.091 %Hopkins County: 6.776 %Jefferson County: 8.006 %Jessamine County: 7.977 %Johnson County: 6.957 %Kenton County: 7.784 %Knott County: 7.237 %Knox County: 7.018 %Larue County: 6.234 %Laurel County: 7.579 %Lawrence County: 7.712 %Lee County: 6.63 %Leslie County: 7.254 %Letcher County: 7.692 %Lewis County: 6.034 %Lincoln County: 5.396 %Livingston County: 4.461 %Logan County: 6.022 %Lyon County: 11.039 %McCracken County: 7.653 %McCreary County: 7.166 %McLean County: 5.505 %Madison County: 8.665 %Magoffin County: 10.294 %Marion County: 8.882 %Marshall County: 7.772 %Martin County: 3.876 %Mason County: 6 %Meade County: 6.333 %Menifee County: 8.247 %Mercer County: 9.585 %Metcalfe County: 5.634 %Monroe County: 6.771 %Montgomery County: 6.62 %Morgan County: 5.387 %Muhlenberg County: 7.197 %Nelson County: 7.321 %Nicholas County: 6.015 %Ohio County: 7.45 %Oldham County: 10.01 %Owen County: 3.556 %Owsley County: 9.639 %Pendleton County: 7.895 %Perry County: 3.633 %Pike County: 6.256 %Powell County: 4.013 %Pulaski County: 6.748 %Rockcastle County: 5.099 %Rowan County: 4.819 %Russell County: 6.309 %Scott County: 9.343 %Shelby County: 9.014 %Simpson County: 7.494 %Spencer County: 12.565 %Taylor County: 6.501 %Todd County: 9.6 %Trigg County: 8.962 %Trimble County: 18.321 %Union County: 5.579 %Warren County: 7.001 %Washington County: 5.556 %Wayne County: 5.058 %Webster County: 9.719 %Whitley County: 6.983 %Wolfe County: 14.754 %Woodford County: 8.876 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Trimble County: 18.321 %Trimble County18.321Wolfe County: 14.754 %Wolfe County14.754Spencer County: 12.565 %Spencer County12.565Elliott County: 12.5 %Elliott County12.5Bath County: 11.255 %Bath County11.255Carlisle County: 11.043 %Carlisle County11.043Lyon County: 11.039 %Lyon County11.039Casey County: 10.68 %Casey County10.68Magoffin County: 10.294 %Magoffin County10.294Oldham County: 10.01 %Oldham County10.01Henry County: 9.877 %Henry County9.877Webster County: 9.719 %Webster County9.719Owsley County: 9.639 %Owsley County9.639Todd County: 9.6 %Todd County9.6Mercer County: 9.585 %Mercer County9.585Green County: 9.524 %Green County9.524Scott County: 9.343 %Scott County9.343Fleming County: 9.324 %Fleming County9.324Hickman County: 9.091 %Hickman County9.091Shelby County: 9.014 %Shelby County9.014Trigg County: 8.962 %Trigg County8.962Marion County: 8.882 %Marion County8.882Woodford County: 8.876 %Woodford County8.876Grant County: 8.735 %Grant County8.735Madison County: 8.665 %Madison County8.665Garrard County: 8.564 %Garrard County8.564Caldwell County: 8.302 %Caldwell County8.302Menifee County: 8.247 %Menifee County8.247Calloway County: 8.158 %Calloway County8.158Bullitt County: 8.129 %Bullitt County8.129Hardin County: 8.09 %Hardin County8.09Boone County: 8.039 %Boone County8.039Jefferson County: 8.006 %Jefferson County8.006Jessamine County: 7.977 %Jessamine County7.977Estill County: 7.951 %Estill County7.951Fayette County: 7.934 %Fayette County7.934Pendleton County: 7.895 %Pendleton County7.895Anderson County: 7.837 %Anderson County7.837Edmonson County: 7.805 %Edmonson County7.805Kenton County: 7.784 %Kenton County7.784Trimble County: 18.321 %Trimble County18.321Wolfe County: 14.754 %Wolfe County14.754Spencer County: 12.565 %Spencer County12.565Elliott County: 12.5 %Elliott County12.5Bath County: 11.255 %Bath County11.255Carlisle County: 11.043 %Carlisle County11.043Lyon County: 11.039 %Lyon County11.039Casey County: 10.68 %Casey County10.68Magoffin County: 10.294 %Magoffin County10.294Oldham County: 10.01 %Oldham County10.01Henry County: 9.877 %Henry County9.877Webster County: 9.719 %Webster County9.719Owsley County: 9.639 %Owsley County9.639Todd County: 9.6 %Todd County9.6Mercer County: 9.585 %Mercer County9.585Green County: 9.524 %Green County9.524Scott County: 9.343 %Scott County9.343Fleming County: 9.324 %Fleming County9.324Hickman County: 9.091 %Hickman County9.091Shelby County: 9.014 %Shelby County9.014Trigg County: 8.962 %Trigg County8.962Marion County: 8.882 %Marion County8.882Woodford County: 8.876 %Woodford County8.876Grant County: 8.735 %Grant County8.735Madison County: 8.665 %Madison County8.665Garrard County: 8.564 %Garrard County8.564Caldwell County: 8.302 %Caldwell County8.302Menifee County: 8.247 %Menifee County8.247Calloway County: 8.158 %Calloway County8.158Bullitt County: 8.129 %Bullitt County8.129Hardin County: 8.09 %Hardin County8.09Boone County: 8.039 %Boone County8.039Jefferson County: 8.006 %Jefferson County8.006Jessamine County: 7.977 %Jessamine County7.977Estill County: 7.951 %Estill County7.951Fayette County: 7.934 %Fayette County7.934Pendleton County: 7.895 %Pendleton County7.895Anderson County: 7.837 %Anderson County7.837Edmonson County: 7.805 %Edmonson County7.805Kenton County: 7.784 %Kenton County7.784
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Trimble County18.321n/a
2Wolfe County14.754+9.99 pts
3Spencer County12.565-2.99 pts
4Elliott County12.5+6.38 pts
5Bath County11.255+1.02 pts
6Carlisle County11.043+3.81 pts
7Lyon County11.039+3.94 pts
8Casey County10.68+4.88 pts
9Magoffin County10.294+1.9 pts
10Oldham County10.01+0.68 pts
11Henry County9.877+0.45 pts
12Webster County9.719+1.58 pts
13Owsley County9.639+2.74 pts
14Todd County9.6+4.28 pts
15Mercer County9.585+0.47 pts
16Green County9.524+1.31 pts
17Scott County9.343-0.04 pts
18Fleming County9.324-1.1 pts
19Hickman County9.091+1.57 pts
20Shelby County9.014-0.66 pts
21Trigg County8.962+3.53 pts
22Marion County8.882+3.24 pts
23Woodford County8.876-1.28 pts
24Grant County8.735-3.52 pts
25Madison County8.665+0.7 pts
26Garrard County8.564-1.86 pts
27Caldwell County8.302+0.34 pts
28Menifee County8.247+2.42 pts
29Calloway County8.158-3.1 pts
30Bullitt County8.129+0.24 pts
31Hardin County8.09+2.07 pts
32Boone County8.039-0.73 pts
33Jefferson County8.006+0.07 pts
34Jessamine County7.977-2.54 pts
35Estill County7.951+2.48 pts
36Fayette County7.934-1.21 pts
37Pendleton County7.895+0.03 pts
38Anderson County7.837+0.35 pts
39Edmonson County7.805-2.29 pts
40Kenton County7.784-0.2 pts
41Marshall County7.772-1.94 pts
42Lawrence County7.712-3.07 pts
43Letcher County7.692+0.57 pts
44McCracken County7.653+0.11 pts
45Adair County7.581-2.24 pts
46Laurel County7.579-0.44 pts
47Simpson County7.494-2.28 pts
48Ohio County7.45-0.1 pts
49Franklin County7.434+0.8 pts
50Christian County7.413-1.39 pts
51Nelson County7.321-1.09 pts
52Bracken County7.317+0.13 pts
53Harlan County7.268+1.25 pts
54Leslie County7.254-1.04 pts
55Knott County7.237-4.34 pts
56Muhlenberg County7.197-1.21 pts
57McCreary County7.166-1.19 pts
58Greenup County7.151-0.77 pts
59Daviess County7.13+1.03 pts
60Butler County7.122-1.7 pts
61Knox County7.018-0.96 pts
62Warren County7.001-1.28 pts
63Grayson County6.996+1.52 pts
64Crittenden County6.984-4.74 pts
65Whitley County6.983-0.98 pts
66Johnson County6.957+0.64 pts
67Boyle County6.951-1.27 pts
68Clay County6.881-1.28 pts
69Cumberland County6.829+2.04 pts
70Hopkins County6.776+0.82 pts
71Monroe County6.771+1.6 pts
72Campbell County6.749-0.86 pts
73Pulaski County6.748+0.26 pts
74Ballard County6.667-1.77 pts
75Lee County6.63+1.22 pts
76Montgomery County6.62-0.23 pts
77Bourbon County6.612-2.26 pts
78Gallatin County6.593-1.83 pts
79Taylor County6.501-0.85 pts
80Henderson County6.424-0.61 pts
81Allen County6.378-0.61 pts
82Meade County6.333-2.86 pts
83Breathitt County6.322-0.79 pts
84Boyd County6.313+0.43 pts
85Breckinridge County6.312-0.42 pts
86Russell County6.309+1.95 pts
87Pike County6.256-0.78 pts
88Larue County6.234-3.06 pts
89Clark County6.227-0.75 pts
90Lewis County6.034-0.58 pts
91Logan County6.022-1.09 pts
92Nicholas County6.015+0.04 pts
93Mason County6-1.48 pts
94Bell County5.998-0.94 pts
95Metcalfe County5.634+2.09 pts
96Union County5.579-1.21 pts
97Washington County5.556-0.98 pts
98McLean County5.505-0.56 pts
99Lincoln County5.396-2.15 pts
100Morgan County5.387-4.94 pts
101Fulton County5.344-3.96 pts
102Floyd County5.298-1.84 pts
103Hart County5.242-5.59 pts
104Harrison County5.169-0.25 pts
105Clinton County5.143-1.05 pts
106Graves County5.116-4.86 pts
107Rockcastle County5.099-0.9 pts
108Carter County5.073-3.28 pts
109Wayne County5.058-1.52 pts
110Barren County4.981-3.25 pts
111Rowan County4.819-3.26 pts
112Livingston County4.461-9.31 pts
113Powell County4.013-3.06 pts
114Martin County3.876-7.8 pts
115Carroll County3.791-5.13 pts
116Perry County3.633-1.52 pts
117Owen County3.556-5.22 pts
118Hancock County2.956-3.77 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 2018 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Trimble County, with 18.321% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Hancock County, with 2.956% in 2018.

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 2018 and are not ranked.

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