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Counties in Kentucky by establishment entry rate

Robertson County had the highest establishment entry rate of 120 counties in 2022, at 19.048%. Owsley County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 9.795% and the figure for Kentucky was 9.71%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.048Robertson County
Lowest0Owsley County
Median9.795120 counties
Kentucky9.71History

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 7.107 %Allen County: 11.211 %Anderson County: 7.12 %Ballard County: 11.765 %Barren County: 7.633 %Bath County: 7.874 %Bell County: 6.36 %Boone County: 9.041 %Bourbon County: 14.386 %Boyd County: 9.133 %Boyle County: 8.813 %Bracken County: 11.429 %Breathitt County: 7.285 %Breckinridge County: 8.55 %Bullitt County: 11.176 %Butler County: 9.827 %Caldwell County: 11.789 %Calloway County: 9.792 %Campbell County: 9.651 %Carlisle County: 5.128 %Carroll County: 7.299 %Carter County: 11.749 %Casey County: 11.94 %Christian County: 8.271 %Clark County: 11.135 %Clay County: 9.368 %Clinton County: 6.728 %Crittenden County: 8.824 %Cumberland County: 10.417 %Daviess County: 9.046 %Edmonson County: 11.94 %Elliott County: 8.696 %Estill County: 11.95 %Fayette County: 10.302 %Fleming County: 10.926 %Floyd County: 9.899 %Franklin County: 9.461 %Fulton County: 12.146 %Gallatin County: 6.63 %Garrard County: 13.043 %Grant County: 9.496 %Graves County: 9.258 %Grayson County: 9.406 %Green County: 9.589 %Greenup County: 14.146 %Hancock County: 9.662 %Hardin County: 7.921 %Harlan County: 8.48 %Harrison County: 10.183 %Hart County: 9.322 %Henderson County: 7.777 %Henry County: 11.224 %Hickman County: 9.023 %Hopkins County: 6.953 %Jackson County: 9.73 %Jefferson County: 9.797 %Jessamine County: 10.195 %Johnson County: 8.819 %Kenton County: 8.775 %Knott County: 8.754 %Knox County: 8.325 %Larue County: 8.163 %Laurel County: 11.572 %Lawrence County: 6.468 %Lee County: 10 %Leslie County: 10.345 %Letcher County: 10.425 %Lewis County: 12.5 %Lincoln County: 9.945 %Livingston County: 13.281 %Logan County: 9.932 %Lyon County: 9.901 %McCracken County: 7.132 %McCreary County: 10.563 %McLean County: 13.725 %Madison County: 9.991 %Magoffin County: 10.87 %Marion County: 8.307 %Marshall County: 8.649 %Martin County: 9.402 %Mason County: 8.997 %Meade County: 11.026 %Menifee County: 11.881 %Mercer County: 10.709 %Metcalfe County: 11.927 %Monroe County: 7.937 %Montgomery County: 9.913 %Morgan County: 5.461 %Muhlenberg County: 12.917 %Nelson County: 8.301 %Nicholas County: 10.219 %Ohio County: 7.569 %Oldham County: 13.067 %Owen County: 13.333 %Owsley County: 0 %Pendleton County: 12.903 %Perry County: 6.589 %Pike County: 8.662 %Powell County: 16.817 %Pulaski County: 9.071 %Robertson County: 19.048 %Rockcastle County: 9.809 %Rowan County: 7.816 %Russell County: 9.106 %Scott County: 11.802 %Shelby County: 10.076 %Simpson County: 8.719 %Spencer County: 14.976 %Taylor County: 7.429 %Todd County: 9.89 %Trigg County: 10.945 %Trimble County: 11.594 %Union County: 8.426 %Warren County: 9.838 %Washington County: 10.455 %Wayne County: 9.2 %Webster County: 9.231 %Whitley County: 11.454 %Wolfe County: 17.518 %Woodford County: 12.934 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Robertson County: 19.048 %Robertson County19.048Wolfe County: 17.518 %Wolfe County17.518Powell County: 16.817 %Powell County16.817Spencer County: 14.976 %Spencer County14.976Bourbon County: 14.386 %Bourbon County14.386Greenup County: 14.146 %Greenup County14.146McLean County: 13.725 %McLean County13.725Owen County: 13.333 %Owen County13.333Livingston County: 13.281 %Livingston County13.281Oldham County: 13.067 %Oldham County13.067Garrard County: 13.043 %Garrard County13.043Woodford County: 12.934 %Woodford County12.934Muhlenberg County: 12.917 %Muhlenberg County12.917Pendleton County: 12.903 %Pendleton County12.903Lewis County: 12.5 %Lewis County12.5Fulton County: 12.146 %Fulton County12.146Estill County: 11.95 %Estill County11.95Casey County: 11.94 %Casey County11.94Edmonson County: 11.94 %Edmonson County11.94Metcalfe County: 11.927 %Metcalfe County11.927Menifee County: 11.881 %Menifee County11.881Scott County: 11.802 %Scott County11.802Caldwell County: 11.789 %Caldwell County11.789Ballard County: 11.765 %Ballard County11.765Carter County: 11.749 %Carter County11.749Trimble County: 11.594 %Trimble County11.594Laurel County: 11.572 %Laurel County11.572Whitley County: 11.454 %Whitley County11.454Bracken County: 11.429 %Bracken County11.429Henry County: 11.224 %Henry County11.224Allen County: 11.211 %Allen County11.211Bullitt County: 11.176 %Bullitt County11.176Clark County: 11.135 %Clark County11.135Meade County: 11.026 %Meade County11.026Trigg County: 10.945 %Trigg County10.945Fleming County: 10.926 %Fleming County10.926Magoffin County: 10.87 %Magoffin County10.87Mercer County: 10.709 %Mercer County10.709McCreary County: 10.563 %McCreary County10.563Washington County: 10.455 %Washington County10.455Robertson County: 19.048 %Robertson County19.048Wolfe County: 17.518 %Wolfe County17.518Powell County: 16.817 %Powell County16.817Spencer County: 14.976 %Spencer County14.976Bourbon County: 14.386 %Bourbon County14.386Greenup County: 14.146 %Greenup County14.146McLean County: 13.725 %McLean County13.725Owen County: 13.333 %Owen County13.333Livingston County: 13.281 %Livingston County13.281Oldham County: 13.067 %Oldham County13.067Garrard County: 13.043 %Garrard County13.043Woodford County: 12.934 %Woodford County12.934Muhlenberg County: 12.917 %Muhlenberg County12.917Pendleton County: 12.903 %Pendleton County12.903Lewis County: 12.5 %Lewis County12.5Fulton County: 12.146 %Fulton County12.146Estill County: 11.95 %Estill County11.95Casey County: 11.94 %Casey County11.94Edmonson County: 11.94 %Edmonson County11.94Metcalfe County: 11.927 %Metcalfe County11.927Menifee County: 11.881 %Menifee County11.881Scott County: 11.802 %Scott County11.802Caldwell County: 11.789 %Caldwell County11.789Ballard County: 11.765 %Ballard County11.765Carter County: 11.749 %Carter County11.749Trimble County: 11.594 %Trimble County11.594Laurel County: 11.572 %Laurel County11.572Whitley County: 11.454 %Whitley County11.454Bracken County: 11.429 %Bracken County11.429Henry County: 11.224 %Henry County11.224Allen County: 11.211 %Allen County11.211Bullitt County: 11.176 %Bullitt County11.176Clark County: 11.135 %Clark County11.135Meade County: 11.026 %Meade County11.026Trigg County: 10.945 %Trigg County10.945Fleming County: 10.926 %Fleming County10.926Magoffin County: 10.87 %Magoffin County10.87Mercer County: 10.709 %Mercer County10.709McCreary County: 10.563 %McCreary County10.563Washington County: 10.455 %Washington County10.455
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Robertson County19.048+19.05 pts
2Wolfe County17.518+10.27 pts
3Powell County16.817+10.51 pts
4Spencer County14.976+2.89 pts
5Bourbon County14.386+5.8 pts
6Greenup County14.146+6.27 pts
7McLean County13.725+4.45 pts
8Owen County13.333-1.51 pts
9Livingston County13.281+7.15 pts
10Oldham County13.067-0.04 pts
11Garrard County13.043-1.21 pts
12Woodford County12.934+4.7 pts
13Muhlenberg County12.917+6.65 pts
14Pendleton County12.903+3.75 pts
15Lewis County12.5+5.94 pts
16Fulton County12.146+7.21 pts
17Estill County11.95+4.21 pts
18Casey County11.94+2.04 pts
18Edmonson County11.94+2.66 pts
20Metcalfe County11.927+2.58 pts
21Menifee County11.881+5.76 pts
22Scott County11.802+2.13 pts
23Caldwell County11.789+6.05 pts
24Ballard County11.765+1 pts
25Carter County11.749+6.31 pts
26Trimble County11.594+5.58 pts
27Laurel County11.572+2.18 pts
28Whitley County11.454+3.17 pts
29Bracken County11.429+5.65 pts
30Henry County11.224+1.95 pts
31Allen County11.211+3.09 pts
32Bullitt County11.176-1.1 pts
33Clark County11.135+1.66 pts
34Meade County11.026+0.02 pts
35Trigg County10.945+2.38 pts
36Fleming County10.926+2.79 pts
37Magoffin County10.87-1.58 pts
38Mercer County10.709+0.5 pts
39McCreary County10.563+2.17 pts
40Washington County10.455+2.2 pts
41Letcher County10.425+4 pts
42Cumberland County10.417n/a
43Leslie County10.345+2.3 pts
44Fayette County10.302+0.44 pts
45Nicholas County10.219+1.39 pts
46Jessamine County10.195-1.1 pts
47Harrison County10.183+2.94 pts
48Shelby County10.076+0.95 pts
49Lee County10+5.53 pts
50Madison County9.991+0.8 pts
51Lincoln County9.945+0.28 pts
52Logan County9.932+3.8 pts
53Montgomery County9.913-0.49 pts
54Lyon County9.901+0.44 pts
55Floyd County9.899-1.53 pts
56Todd County9.89+2.03 pts
57Warren County9.838+0.89 pts
58Butler County9.827+1.05 pts
59Rockcastle County9.809+0.89 pts
60Jefferson County9.797+0.4 pts
61Calloway County9.792-0.9 pts
62Jackson County9.73-1.26 pts
63Hancock County9.662-3.4 pts
64Campbell County9.651+0.06 pts
65Green County9.589+3.59 pts
66Grant County9.496+0.19 pts
67Franklin County9.461+1.96 pts
68Grayson County9.406+0.99 pts
69Martin County9.402-0.94 pts
70Clay County9.368+3.84 pts
71Hart County9.322+1.01 pts
72Graves County9.258-1.32 pts
73Webster County9.231+2.42 pts
74Wayne County9.2+4.02 pts
75Boyd County9.133+2.71 pts
76Russell County9.106+2.59 pts
77Pulaski County9.071+0.58 pts
78Daviess County9.046-1.21 pts
79Boone County9.041+0.15 pts
80Hickman County9.023-1.66 pts
81Mason County8.997+2.33 pts
82Crittenden County8.824+2.44 pts
83Johnson County8.819+0.45 pts
84Boyle County8.813+1.01 pts
85Kenton County8.775+0.13 pts
86Knott County8.754-2.09 pts
87Simpson County8.719-0.14 pts
88Elliott County8.696+0.48 pts
89Pike County8.662+1.89 pts
90Marshall County8.649+0.27 pts
91Breckinridge County8.55-0.56 pts
92Harlan County8.48+0.71 pts
93Union County8.426+4.02 pts
94Knox County8.325+1.88 pts
95Marion County8.307-0.07 pts
96Nelson County8.301-1.87 pts
97Christian County8.271+1.73 pts
98Larue County8.163-1.61 pts
99Monroe County7.937-1.13 pts
100Hardin County7.921-2.99 pts
101Bath County7.874-5.35 pts
102Rowan County7.816-2.81 pts
103Henderson County7.777-0.91 pts
104Barren County7.633-0.18 pts
105Ohio County7.569-1.15 pts
106Taylor County7.429-0.21 pts
107Carroll County7.299+1.53 pts
108Breathitt County7.285+0.66 pts
109McCracken County7.132-0.31 pts
110Anderson County7.12-1.93 pts
111Adair County7.107+0.75 pts
112Hopkins County6.953+1.51 pts
113Clinton County6.728+0.1 pts
114Gallatin County6.63-0.04 pts
115Perry County6.589-4.31 pts
116Lawrence County6.468-2.87 pts
117Bell County6.36-1.31 pts
118Morgan County5.461-3.97 pts
119Carlisle County5.128+0.1 pts
120Owsley County00 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.

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Robertson County, with 19.048% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Owsley County, with 0% in 2022.

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.

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