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Counties in Maine by establishment entry rate

Piscataquis County had the highest establishment entry rate of 16 counties in 2012, at 13.867%. Kennebec County had the lowest, at 7.343%. The median was 9.242% and the figure for Maine was 9.075%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.867Piscataquis County
Lowest7.343Kennebec County
Median9.24216 counties
Maine9.075History

Map of counties, 2012

Androscoggin County: 9.014 %Aroostook County: 7.36 %Cumberland County: 9.388 %Franklin County: 11.969 %Hancock County: 10.388 %Kennebec County: 7.343 %Knox County: 9.467 %Lincoln County: 10.45 %Oxford County: 8.692 %Penobscot County: 7.917 %Piscataquis County: 13.867 %Sagadahoc County: 7.598 %Somerset County: 9.157 %Waldo County: 11.139 %Washington County: 8.955 %York County: 9.327 %
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%, 2012. 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.

All counties, 2012

Piscataquis County: 13.867 %Piscataquis County13.867Franklin County: 11.969 %Franklin County11.969Waldo County: 11.139 %Waldo County11.139Lincoln County: 10.45 %Lincoln County10.45Hancock County: 10.388 %Hancock County10.388Knox County: 9.467 %Knox County9.467Cumberland County: 9.388 %Cumberland County9.388York County: 9.327 %York County9.327Somerset County: 9.157 %Somerset County9.157Androscoggin County: 9.014 %Androscoggin County9.014Washington County: 8.955 %Washington County8.955Oxford County: 8.692 %Oxford County8.692Penobscot County: 7.917 %Penobscot County7.917Sagadahoc County: 7.598 %Sagadahoc County7.598Aroostook County: 7.36 %Aroostook County7.36Kennebec County: 7.343 %Kennebec County7.343Piscataquis County: 13.867 %Piscataquis County13.867Franklin County: 11.969 %Franklin County11.969Waldo County: 11.139 %Waldo County11.139Lincoln County: 10.45 %Lincoln County10.45Hancock County: 10.388 %Hancock County10.388Knox County: 9.467 %Knox County9.467Cumberland County: 9.388 %Cumberland County9.388York County: 9.327 %York County9.327Somerset County: 9.157 %Somerset County9.157Androscoggin County: 9.014 %Androscoggin County9.014Washington County: 8.955 %Washington County8.955Oxford County: 8.692 %Oxford County8.692Penobscot County: 7.917 %Penobscot County7.917Sagadahoc County: 7.598 %Sagadahoc County7.598Aroostook County: 7.36 %Aroostook County7.36Kennebec County: 7.343 %Kennebec County7.343
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Piscataquis County13.867+4.52 pts
2Franklin County11.969+3.88 pts
3Waldo County11.139-0.75 pts
4Lincoln County10.45+1.8 pts
5Hancock County10.388+2.05 pts
6Knox County9.467+0.31 pts
7Cumberland County9.388+0.06 pts
8York County9.327-0.05 pts
9Somerset County9.157-0.37 pts
10Androscoggin County9.014+0.55 pts
11Washington County8.955+0.38 pts
12Oxford County8.692-0.92 pts
13Penobscot County7.917+0.23 pts
14Sagadahoc County7.598+0.19 pts
15Aroostook County7.36-0.07 pts
16Kennebec County7.343-1.04 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. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Maine by establishment entry rate, 2012) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Maine by establishment entry rate, 2012. 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/maine-counties?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Maine by establishment entry rate, 2012. 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/maine-counties?period=2012.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Maine by establishment entry rate, 2012 [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/maine-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Piscataquis County, with 13.867% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Kennebec County, with 7.343% in 2012.

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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