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Counties in Maine by establishment entry rate

Waldo County had the highest establishment entry rate of 16 counties in 2014, at 13.123%. Piscataquis County had the lowest, at 7.105%. The median was 9.008% and the figure for Maine was 9.034%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.123Waldo County
Lowest7.105Piscataquis County
Median9.00816 counties
Maine9.034History

Map of counties, 2014

Androscoggin County: 8.095 %Aroostook County: 8.336 %Cumberland County: 8.79 %Franklin County: 8.678 %Hancock County: 9.225 %Kennebec County: 7.782 %Knox County: 9.63 %Lincoln County: 9.615 %Oxford County: 10.916 %Penobscot County: 8.758 %Piscataquis County: 7.105 %Sagadahoc County: 9.685 %Somerset County: 8.058 %Waldo County: 13.123 %Washington County: 11.577 %York County: 9.508 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Waldo County: 13.123 %Waldo County13.123Washington County: 11.577 %Washington County11.577Oxford County: 10.916 %Oxford County10.916Sagadahoc County: 9.685 %Sagadahoc County9.685Knox County: 9.63 %Knox County9.63Lincoln County: 9.615 %Lincoln County9.615York County: 9.508 %York County9.508Hancock County: 9.225 %Hancock County9.225Cumberland County: 8.79 %Cumberland County8.79Penobscot County: 8.758 %Penobscot County8.758Franklin County: 8.678 %Franklin County8.678Aroostook County: 8.336 %Aroostook County8.336Androscoggin County: 8.095 %Androscoggin County8.095Somerset County: 8.058 %Somerset County8.058Kennebec County: 7.782 %Kennebec County7.782Piscataquis County: 7.105 %Piscataquis County7.105Waldo County: 13.123 %Waldo County13.123Washington County: 11.577 %Washington County11.577Oxford County: 10.916 %Oxford County10.916Sagadahoc County: 9.685 %Sagadahoc County9.685Knox County: 9.63 %Knox County9.63Lincoln County: 9.615 %Lincoln County9.615York County: 9.508 %York County9.508Hancock County: 9.225 %Hancock County9.225Cumberland County: 8.79 %Cumberland County8.79Penobscot County: 8.758 %Penobscot County8.758Franklin County: 8.678 %Franklin County8.678Aroostook County: 8.336 %Aroostook County8.336Androscoggin County: 8.095 %Androscoggin County8.095Somerset County: 8.058 %Somerset County8.058Kennebec County: 7.782 %Kennebec County7.782Piscataquis County: 7.105 %Piscataquis County7.105
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Waldo County13.123+3.6 pts
2Washington County11.577+2.78 pts
3Oxford County10.916+0.93 pts
4Sagadahoc County9.685+1.07 pts
5Knox County9.63+1.45 pts
6Lincoln County9.615-0.52 pts
7York County9.508+0.83 pts
8Hancock County9.225+1.62 pts
9Cumberland County8.79-0.42 pts
10Penobscot County8.758+0.85 pts
11Franklin County8.678-0.51 pts
12Aroostook County8.336+0.13 pts
13Androscoggin County8.095+0.33 pts
14Somerset County8.058-0.14 pts
15Kennebec County7.782-0.58 pts
16Piscataquis County7.105-1.03 pts

Other periods

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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Waldo County, with 13.123% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Piscataquis County, with 7.105% in 2014.

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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