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Counties in Massachusetts by establishment entry rate

Nantucket County had the highest establishment entry rate of 14 counties in 2019, at 10.316%. Hampden County had the lowest, at 7.197%. The median was 8.547% and the figure for Massachusetts was 8.715%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.316Nantucket County
Lowest7.197Hampden County
Median8.54714 counties
Massachusetts8.715History

Map of counties, 2019

Barnstable County: 8.663 %Berkshire County: 8.025 %Bristol County: 8.292 %Dukes County: 8.427 %Essex County: 9.058 %Franklin County: 8.138 %Hampden County: 7.197 %Hampshire County: 8.159 %Middlesex County: 8.709 %Nantucket County: 10.316 %Norfolk County: 8.431 %Plymouth County: 8.837 %Suffolk County: 9.577 %Worcester County: 8.781 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Nantucket County: 10.316 %Nantucket County10.316Suffolk County: 9.577 %Suffolk County9.577Essex County: 9.058 %Essex County9.058Plymouth County: 8.837 %Plymouth County8.837Worcester County: 8.781 %Worcester County8.781Middlesex County: 8.709 %Middlesex County8.709Barnstable County: 8.663 %Barnstable County8.663Norfolk County: 8.431 %Norfolk County8.431Dukes County: 8.427 %Dukes County8.427Bristol County: 8.292 %Bristol County8.292Hampshire County: 8.159 %Hampshire County8.159Franklin County: 8.138 %Franklin County8.138Berkshire County: 8.025 %Berkshire County8.025Hampden County: 7.197 %Hampden County7.197Nantucket County: 10.316 %Nantucket County10.316Suffolk County: 9.577 %Suffolk County9.577Essex County: 9.058 %Essex County9.058Plymouth County: 8.837 %Plymouth County8.837Worcester County: 8.781 %Worcester County8.781Middlesex County: 8.709 %Middlesex County8.709Barnstable County: 8.663 %Barnstable County8.663Norfolk County: 8.431 %Norfolk County8.431Dukes County: 8.427 %Dukes County8.427Bristol County: 8.292 %Bristol County8.292Hampshire County: 8.159 %Hampshire County8.159Franklin County: 8.138 %Franklin County8.138Berkshire County: 8.025 %Berkshire County8.025Hampden County: 7.197 %Hampden County7.197
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Nantucket County10.316+0.22 pts
2Suffolk County9.577+0.5 pts
3Essex County9.058-0.26 pts
4Plymouth County8.837+0.49 pts
5Worcester County8.781+0.13 pts
6Middlesex County8.709+0.2 pts
7Barnstable County8.663+0.54 pts
8Norfolk County8.431+0.26 pts
9Dukes County8.427+0.84 pts
10Bristol County8.292+0.62 pts
11Hampshire County8.159+0.59 pts
12Franklin County8.138+0.49 pts
13Berkshire County8.025+2.59 pts
14Hampden County7.197+0.09 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 Massachusetts by establishment entry rate, 2019) [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 Massachusetts by establishment entry rate, 2019. 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/massachusetts-counties?period=2019. 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 Massachusetts by establishment entry rate, 2019. 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/massachusetts-counties?period=2019.

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 Massachusetts by establishment entry rate, 2019 [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/massachusetts-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Nantucket County, with 10.316% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Hampden County, with 7.197% in 2019.

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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