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Counties in Maine by establishment entry rate

Oxford County had the highest establishment entry rate of 16 counties in 2016, at 12.298%. Piscataquis County had the lowest, at 6.25%. The median was 9.505% and the figure for Maine was 9.616%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.298Oxford County
Lowest6.25Piscataquis County
Median9.50516 counties
Maine9.616History

Map of counties, 2016

Androscoggin County: 8.771 %Aroostook County: 8.436 %Cumberland County: 10.037 %Franklin County: 9.312 %Hancock County: 9.697 %Kennebec County: 8.868 %Knox County: 9.847 %Lincoln County: 12.179 %Oxford County: 12.298 %Penobscot County: 8.169 %Piscataquis County: 6.25 %Sagadahoc County: 10.762 %Somerset County: 9.256 %Waldo County: 10.996 %Washington County: 10.473 %York County: 9.289 %
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  • 11 and over
%, 2016. 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, 2016

Oxford County: 12.298 %Oxford County12.298Lincoln County: 12.179 %Lincoln County12.179Waldo County: 10.996 %Waldo County10.996Sagadahoc County: 10.762 %Sagadahoc County10.762Washington County: 10.473 %Washington County10.473Cumberland County: 10.037 %Cumberland County10.037Knox County: 9.847 %Knox County9.847Hancock County: 9.697 %Hancock County9.697Franklin County: 9.312 %Franklin County9.312York County: 9.289 %York County9.289Somerset County: 9.256 %Somerset County9.256Kennebec County: 8.868 %Kennebec County8.868Androscoggin County: 8.771 %Androscoggin County8.771Aroostook County: 8.436 %Aroostook County8.436Penobscot County: 8.169 %Penobscot County8.169Piscataquis County: 6.25 %Piscataquis County6.25Oxford County: 12.298 %Oxford County12.298Lincoln County: 12.179 %Lincoln County12.179Waldo County: 10.996 %Waldo County10.996Sagadahoc County: 10.762 %Sagadahoc County10.762Washington County: 10.473 %Washington County10.473Cumberland County: 10.037 %Cumberland County10.037Knox County: 9.847 %Knox County9.847Hancock County: 9.697 %Hancock County9.697Franklin County: 9.312 %Franklin County9.312York County: 9.289 %York County9.289Somerset County: 9.256 %Somerset County9.256Kennebec County: 8.868 %Kennebec County8.868Androscoggin County: 8.771 %Androscoggin County8.771Aroostook County: 8.436 %Aroostook County8.436Penobscot County: 8.169 %Penobscot County8.169Piscataquis County: 6.25 %Piscataquis County6.25
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Oxford County12.298+3.17 pts
2Lincoln County12.179+3.1 pts
3Waldo County10.996+0.51 pts
4Sagadahoc County10.762+4.13 pts
5Washington County10.473+3.25 pts
6Cumberland County10.037+0.59 pts
7Knox County9.847+0.82 pts
8Hancock County9.697-1.67 pts
9Franklin County9.312-0.21 pts
10York County9.289+0.06 pts
11Somerset County9.256+1.94 pts
12Kennebec County8.868+0.23 pts
13Androscoggin County8.771+0.09 pts
14Aroostook County8.436+0.72 pts
15Penobscot County8.169+0.57 pts
16Piscataquis County6.25-3.72 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Oxford County, with 12.298% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Piscataquis County, with 6.25% in 2016.

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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