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Counties in Kentucky by establishment entry rate

Owen County had the highest establishment entry rate of 119 counties in 2021, at 14.847%. Robertson County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 8.487% and the figure for Kentucky was 9.113%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.847Owen County
Lowest0Robertson County
Median8.487119 counties
Kentucky9.113History

Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 6.355 %Allen County: 8.126 %Anderson County: 9.047 %Ballard County: 10.769 %Barren County: 7.81 %Bath County: 13.223 %Bell County: 7.674 %Boone County: 8.893 %Bourbon County: 8.584 %Boyd County: 6.42 %Boyle County: 7.803 %Bracken County: 5.78 %Breathitt County: 6.623 %Breckinridge County: 9.108 %Bullitt County: 12.279 %Butler County: 8.772 %Caldwell County: 5.738 %Calloway County: 10.692 %Campbell County: 9.594 %Carlisle County: 5.031 %Carroll County: 5.769 %Carter County: 5.442 %Casey County: 9.901 %Christian County: 6.537 %Clark County: 9.476 %Clay County: 5.53 %Clinton County: 6.627 %Crittenden County: 6.383 %Daviess County: 10.26 %Edmonson County: 9.278 %Elliott County: 8.219 %Estill County: 7.742 %Fayette County: 9.866 %Fleming County: 8.134 %Floyd County: 11.433 %Franklin County: 7.502 %Fulton County: 4.938 %Gallatin County: 6.667 %Garrard County: 14.251 %Grant County: 9.309 %Graves County: 10.578 %Grayson County: 8.416 %Green County: 6 %Greenup County: 7.872 %Hancock County: 13.065 %Hardin County: 10.914 %Harlan County: 7.77 %Harrison County: 7.243 %Hart County: 8.316 %Henderson County: 8.691 %Henry County: 9.278 %Hickman County: 10.687 %Hopkins County: 5.443 %Jackson County: 10.989 %Jefferson County: 9.401 %Jessamine County: 11.298 %Johnson County: 8.372 %Kenton County: 8.642 %Knott County: 10.847 %Knox County: 6.445 %Larue County: 9.769 %Laurel County: 9.394 %Lawrence County: 9.337 %Lee County: 4.469 %Leslie County: 8.046 %Letcher County: 6.427 %Lewis County: 6.557 %Lincoln County: 9.665 %Livingston County: 6.13 %Logan County: 6.129 %Lyon County: 9.459 %McCracken County: 7.442 %McCreary County: 8.392 %McLean County: 9.272 %Madison County: 9.188 %Magoffin County: 12.454 %Marion County: 8.374 %Marshall County: 8.379 %Martin County: 10.345 %Mason County: 6.667 %Meade County: 11.006 %Menifee County: 6.122 %Mercer County: 10.207 %Metcalfe County: 9.346 %Monroe County: 9.067 %Montgomery County: 10.4 %Morgan County: 9.428 %Muhlenberg County: 6.263 %Nelson County: 10.166 %Nicholas County: 8.824 %Ohio County: 8.721 %Oldham County: 13.106 %Owen County: 14.847 %Owsley County: 0 %Pendleton County: 9.15 %Perry County: 10.895 %Pike County: 6.775 %Powell County: 6.309 %Pulaski County: 8.487 %Robertson County: 0 %Rockcastle County: 8.914 %Rowan County: 10.625 %Russell County: 6.515 %Scott County: 9.676 %Shelby County: 9.124 %Simpson County: 8.859 %Spencer County: 12.091 %Taylor County: 7.635 %Todd County: 7.865 %Trigg County: 8.564 %Trimble County: 6.015 %Union County: 4.405 %Warren County: 8.946 %Washington County: 8.257 %Wayne County: 5.179 %Webster County: 6.806 %Whitley County: 8.281 %Wolfe County: 7.246 %Woodford County: 8.235 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Owen County: 14.847 %Owen County14.847Garrard County: 14.251 %Garrard County14.251Bath County: 13.223 %Bath County13.223Oldham County: 13.106 %Oldham County13.106Hancock County: 13.065 %Hancock County13.065Magoffin County: 12.454 %Magoffin County12.454Bullitt County: 12.279 %Bullitt County12.279Spencer County: 12.091 %Spencer County12.091Floyd County: 11.433 %Floyd County11.433Jessamine County: 11.298 %Jessamine County11.298Meade County: 11.006 %Meade County11.006Jackson County: 10.989 %Jackson County10.989Hardin County: 10.914 %Hardin County10.914Perry County: 10.895 %Perry County10.895Knott County: 10.847 %Knott County10.847Ballard County: 10.769 %Ballard County10.769Calloway County: 10.692 %Calloway County10.692Hickman County: 10.687 %Hickman County10.687Rowan County: 10.625 %Rowan County10.625Graves County: 10.578 %Graves County10.578Montgomery County: 10.4 %Montgomery County10.4Martin County: 10.345 %Martin County10.345Daviess County: 10.26 %Daviess County10.26Mercer County: 10.207 %Mercer County10.207Nelson County: 10.166 %Nelson County10.166Casey County: 9.901 %Casey County9.901Fayette County: 9.866 %Fayette County9.866Larue County: 9.769 %Larue County9.769Scott County: 9.676 %Scott County9.676Lincoln County: 9.665 %Lincoln County9.665Campbell County: 9.594 %Campbell County9.594Clark County: 9.476 %Clark County9.476Lyon County: 9.459 %Lyon County9.459Morgan County: 9.428 %Morgan County9.428Jefferson County: 9.401 %Jefferson County9.401Laurel County: 9.394 %Laurel County9.394Metcalfe County: 9.346 %Metcalfe County9.346Lawrence County: 9.337 %Lawrence County9.337Grant County: 9.309 %Grant County9.309Edmonson County: 9.278 %Edmonson County9.278Owen County: 14.847 %Owen County14.847Garrard County: 14.251 %Garrard County14.251Bath County: 13.223 %Bath County13.223Oldham County: 13.106 %Oldham County13.106Hancock County: 13.065 %Hancock County13.065Magoffin County: 12.454 %Magoffin County12.454Bullitt County: 12.279 %Bullitt County12.279Spencer County: 12.091 %Spencer County12.091Floyd County: 11.433 %Floyd County11.433Jessamine County: 11.298 %Jessamine County11.298Meade County: 11.006 %Meade County11.006Jackson County: 10.989 %Jackson County10.989Hardin County: 10.914 %Hardin County10.914Perry County: 10.895 %Perry County10.895Knott County: 10.847 %Knott County10.847Ballard County: 10.769 %Ballard County10.769Calloway County: 10.692 %Calloway County10.692Hickman County: 10.687 %Hickman County10.687Rowan County: 10.625 %Rowan County10.625Graves County: 10.578 %Graves County10.578Montgomery County: 10.4 %Montgomery County10.4Martin County: 10.345 %Martin County10.345Daviess County: 10.26 %Daviess County10.26Mercer County: 10.207 %Mercer County10.207Nelson County: 10.166 %Nelson County10.166Casey County: 9.901 %Casey County9.901Fayette County: 9.866 %Fayette County9.866Larue County: 9.769 %Larue County9.769Scott County: 9.676 %Scott County9.676Lincoln County: 9.665 %Lincoln County9.665Campbell County: 9.594 %Campbell County9.594Clark County: 9.476 %Clark County9.476Lyon County: 9.459 %Lyon County9.459Morgan County: 9.428 %Morgan County9.428Jefferson County: 9.401 %Jefferson County9.401Laurel County: 9.394 %Laurel County9.394Metcalfe County: 9.346 %Metcalfe County9.346Lawrence County: 9.337 %Lawrence County9.337Grant County: 9.309 %Grant County9.309Edmonson County: 9.278 %Edmonson County9.278
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Owen County14.847+3.19 pts
2Garrard County14.251+5.77 pts
3Bath County13.223+5.53 pts
4Oldham County13.106-0.32 pts
5Hancock County13.065+6.81 pts
6Magoffin County12.454+4.45 pts
7Bullitt County12.279+4.83 pts
8Spencer County12.091+0.98 pts
9Floyd County11.433+2.66 pts
10Jessamine County11.298+2.43 pts
11Meade County11.006+2.61 pts
12Jackson County10.989+5.28 pts
13Hardin County10.914+3.96 pts
14Perry County10.895+4.5 pts
15Knott County10.847+2.79 pts
16Ballard County10.769-4.62 pts
17Calloway County10.692+4.31 pts
18Hickman County10.687+4.67 pts
19Rowan County10.625+0.7 pts
20Graves County10.578+5 pts
21Montgomery County10.4+3.14 pts
22Martin County10.345+7.01 pts
23Daviess County10.26+3.65 pts
24Mercer County10.207+1.93 pts
25Nelson County10.166+1.85 pts
26Casey County9.901+2.51 pts
27Fayette County9.866+1.21 pts
28Larue County9.769+3.05 pts
29Scott County9.676+1.95 pts
30Lincoln County9.665+0.51 pts
31Campbell County9.594+1.62 pts
32Clark County9.476+3.54 pts
33Lyon County9.459+3.54 pts
34Morgan County9.428+0.46 pts
35Jefferson County9.401+1.26 pts
36Laurel County9.394+4 pts
37Metcalfe County9.346+1.73 pts
38Lawrence County9.337+1.51 pts
39Grant County9.309-1.35 pts
40Edmonson County9.278-3.22 pts
40Henry County9.278+0.63 pts
42McLean County9.272+5.36 pts
43Madison County9.188+0.94 pts
44Pendleton County9.15-1.38 pts
45Shelby County9.124+1.46 pts
46Breckinridge County9.108+0.07 pts
47Monroe County9.067+5.92 pts
48Anderson County9.047+3.01 pts
49Warren County8.946+0.82 pts
50Rockcastle County8.914-0.8 pts
51Boone County8.893+1.34 pts
52Simpson County8.859+1.08 pts
53Nicholas County8.824n/a
54Butler County8.772+1.78 pts
55Ohio County8.721+0.17 pts
56Henderson County8.691+3.13 pts
57Kenton County8.642+0.9 pts
58Bourbon County8.584+2.17 pts
59Trigg County8.564+3.25 pts
60Pulaski County8.487+2.3 pts
61Grayson County8.416+1.46 pts
62McCreary County8.392-2.61 pts
63Marshall County8.379+1.29 pts
64Marion County8.374+1.56 pts
65Johnson County8.372+2.92 pts
66Hart County8.316+1.2 pts
67Whitley County8.281+2.4 pts
68Washington County8.257+2.39 pts
69Woodford County8.235-0.06 pts
70Elliott County8.219+0.53 pts
71Fleming County8.134+1.44 pts
72Allen County8.126-3.88 pts
73Leslie County8.046n/a
74Greenup County7.872-0.63 pts
75Todd County7.865+4.05 pts
76Barren County7.81+0.01 pts
77Boyle County7.803+1.88 pts
78Harlan County7.77+2 pts
79Estill County7.742+3.39 pts
80Bell County7.674+1.85 pts
81Taylor County7.635-1.08 pts
82Franklin County7.502-0.27 pts
83McCracken County7.442+1.24 pts
84Wolfe County7.246-2.48 pts
85Harrison County7.243+0.96 pts
86Webster County6.806-0.07 pts
87Pike County6.775+0.14 pts
88Gallatin County6.667-0.08 pts
88Mason County6.667+2.14 pts
90Clinton County6.627+0.1 pts
91Breathitt County6.623+0.31 pts
92Lewis County6.557-5.16 pts
93Christian County6.537+0.12 pts
94Russell County6.515-0.26 pts
95Knox County6.445-1.05 pts
96Letcher County6.427-2.01 pts
97Boyd County6.42-1.04 pts
98Crittenden County6.383-0.97 pts
99Adair County6.355-4.15 pts
100Powell County6.309-5.38 pts
101Muhlenberg County6.263-1.38 pts
102Livingston County6.13-6.7 pts
103Logan County6.129+2.82 pts
104Menifee County6.122n/a
105Trimble County6.015+0.04 pts
106Green County6-3.93 pts
107Bracken County5.78-3.47 pts
108Carroll County5.769+1.06 pts
109Caldwell County5.738-3.32 pts
110Clay County5.53-3.13 pts
111Hopkins County5.443-0.96 pts
112Carter County5.442-2.9 pts
113Wayne County5.179+0.08 pts
114Carlisle County5.031-2.52 pts
115Fulton County4.938+0.98 pts
116Lee County4.469n/a
117Union County4.405-0.81 pts
118Owsley County0n/a
118Robertson 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 2021 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Owen County, with 14.847% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Robertson County, with 0% in 2021.

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 2021 and are not ranked.

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