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Counties in Maine by establishment entry rate

Oxford County had the highest establishment entry rate of 16 counties in 2017, at 10.666%. Aroostook County had the lowest, at 6.573%. The median was 8.615% and the figure for Maine was 8.421%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.666Oxford County
Lowest6.573Aroostook County
Median8.61516 counties
Maine8.421History

Map of counties, 2017

Androscoggin County: 7.802 %Aroostook County: 6.573 %Cumberland County: 8.909 %Franklin County: 10.233 %Hancock County: 8.628 %Kennebec County: 7.058 %Knox County: 8.471 %Lincoln County: 8.946 %Oxford County: 10.666 %Penobscot County: 7.113 %Piscataquis County: 7.04 %Sagadahoc County: 8.602 %Somerset County: 7.492 %Waldo County: 10.293 %Washington County: 9.887 %York County: 8.77 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Oxford County: 10.666 %Oxford County10.666Waldo County: 10.293 %Waldo County10.293Franklin County: 10.233 %Franklin County10.233Washington County: 9.887 %Washington County9.887Lincoln County: 8.946 %Lincoln County8.946Cumberland County: 8.909 %Cumberland County8.909York County: 8.77 %York County8.77Hancock County: 8.628 %Hancock County8.628Sagadahoc County: 8.602 %Sagadahoc County8.602Knox County: 8.471 %Knox County8.471Androscoggin County: 7.802 %Androscoggin County7.802Somerset County: 7.492 %Somerset County7.492Penobscot County: 7.113 %Penobscot County7.113Kennebec County: 7.058 %Kennebec County7.058Piscataquis County: 7.04 %Piscataquis County7.04Aroostook County: 6.573 %Aroostook County6.573Oxford County: 10.666 %Oxford County10.666Waldo County: 10.293 %Waldo County10.293Franklin County: 10.233 %Franklin County10.233Washington County: 9.887 %Washington County9.887Lincoln County: 8.946 %Lincoln County8.946Cumberland County: 8.909 %Cumberland County8.909York County: 8.77 %York County8.77Hancock County: 8.628 %Hancock County8.628Sagadahoc County: 8.602 %Sagadahoc County8.602Knox County: 8.471 %Knox County8.471Androscoggin County: 7.802 %Androscoggin County7.802Somerset County: 7.492 %Somerset County7.492Penobscot County: 7.113 %Penobscot County7.113Kennebec County: 7.058 %Kennebec County7.058Piscataquis County: 7.04 %Piscataquis County7.04Aroostook County: 6.573 %Aroostook County6.573
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Oxford County10.666-1.63 pts
2Waldo County10.293-0.7 pts
3Franklin County10.233+0.92 pts
4Washington County9.887-0.59 pts
5Lincoln County8.946-3.23 pts
6Cumberland County8.909-1.13 pts
7York County8.77-0.52 pts
8Hancock County8.628-1.07 pts
9Sagadahoc County8.602-2.16 pts
10Knox County8.471-1.38 pts
11Androscoggin County7.802-0.97 pts
12Somerset County7.492-1.76 pts
13Penobscot County7.113-1.06 pts
14Kennebec County7.058-1.81 pts
15Piscataquis County7.04+0.79 pts
16Aroostook County6.573-1.86 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Oxford County, with 10.666% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Aroostook County, with 6.573% in 2017.

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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