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Counties in Montana by establishment entry rate, 2023

Treasure County had the highest establishment entry rate of 54 counties in 2023, at 27.586%. Petroleum County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 11.086% and the figure for Montana was 11.41%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest27.586Treasure County
Lowest0Petroleum County
Median11.08654 counties
Montana11.41History

All counties, 2023

Treasure County: 27.586 %Treasure County27.586Wibaux County: 17.778 %Wibaux County17.778Mineral County: 17.674 %Mineral County17.674Teton County: 17.391 %Teton County17.391Broadwater County: 16.617 %Broadwater County16.617Madison County: 16.252 %Madison County16.252Stillwater County: 15.982 %Stillwater County15.982Pondera County: 14.603 %Pondera County14.603Lincoln County: 14.047 %Lincoln County14.047Carbon County: 13.867 %Carbon County13.867Liberty County: 13.675 %Liberty County13.675Toole County: 13.559 %Toole County13.559Park County: 13.222 %Park County13.222Flathead County: 13.206 %Flathead County13.206Sanders County: 13.174 %Sanders County13.174Meagher County: 12.903 %Meagher County12.903Lake County: 12.884 %Lake County12.884Gallatin County: 12.711 %Gallatin County12.711Chouteau County: 12.355 %Chouteau County12.355McCone County: 12.245 %McCone County12.245Prairie County: 12.245 %Prairie County12.245Sweet Grass County: 12.203 %Sweet Grass County12.203Jefferson County: 11.93 %Jefferson County11.93Ravalli County: 11.631 %Ravalli County11.631Musselshell County: 11.538 %Musselshell County11.538Beaverhead County: 11.487 %Beaverhead County11.487Powell County: 11.258 %Powell County11.258Custer County: 10.914 %Custer County10.914Yellowstone County: 10.88 %Yellowstone County10.88Silver Bow County: 10.816 %Silver Bow County10.816Missoula County: 10.567 %Missoula County10.567Lewis and Clark County: 10.526 %Lewis and Clark County10.526Blaine County: 10.435 %Blaine County10.435Fergus County: 10.327 %Fergus County10.327Judith Basin County: 10.204 %Judith Basin County10.204Roosevelt County: 9.945 %Roosevelt County9.945Powder River County: 9.917 %Powder River County9.917Richland County: 9.588 %Richland County9.588Valley County: 9.35 %Valley County9.35Wheatland County: 9.346 %Wheatland County9.346Daniels County: 9.231 %Daniels County9.231Fallon County: 8.969 %Fallon County8.969Glacier County: 8.808 %Glacier County8.808Granite County: 8.421 %Granite County8.421Deer Lodge County: 8.41 %Deer Lodge County8.41Cascade County: 7.749 %Cascade County7.749Hill County: 7.331 %Hill County7.331Phillips County: 7.273 %Phillips County7.273Dawson County: 7.168 %Dawson County7.168Rosebud County: 6.41 %Rosebud County6.41Sheridan County: 5.109 %Sheridan County5.109Big Horn County: 4.878 %Big Horn County4.878Golden Valley County: 0 %Golden Valley County0Petroleum County: 0 %Petroleum County0
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Treasure County27.586n/a
2Wibaux County17.778+17.78 pts
3Mineral County17.674+8.1 pts
4Teton County17.391+2.62 pts
5Broadwater County16.617-0.1 pts
6Madison County16.252+2.28 pts
7Stillwater County15.982+10 pts
8Pondera County14.603+8.13 pts
9Lincoln County14.047-0.08 pts
10Carbon County13.867+0.13 pts
11Liberty County13.675-2.84 pts
12Toole County13.559+4.74 pts
13Park County13.222-2.9 pts
14Flathead County13.206+0.04 pts
15Sanders County13.174-4.59 pts
16Meagher County12.903-1.61 pts
17Lake County12.884-0.74 pts
18Gallatin County12.711-1.46 pts
19Chouteau County12.355-2.78 pts
20McCone County12.245n/a
20Prairie County12.245n/a
22Sweet Grass County12.203+5.28 pts
23Jefferson County11.93-3.93 pts
24Ravalli County11.631-2.4 pts
25Musselshell County11.538-4.3 pts
26Beaverhead County11.487-1.14 pts
27Powell County11.258+1.09 pts
28Custer County10.914+1.74 pts
29Yellowstone County10.88+0.2 pts
30Silver Bow County10.816+1.07 pts
31Missoula County10.567+0.2 pts
32Lewis and Clark County10.526-0.16 pts
33Blaine County10.435+0.04 pts
34Fergus County10.327+1.57 pts
35Judith Basin County10.204+2.12 pts
36Roosevelt County9.945+6.09 pts
37Powder River County9.917-7.83 pts
38Richland County9.588-1.66 pts
39Valley County9.35+2.83 pts
40Wheatland County9.346-5.33 pts
41Daniels County9.231+2.88 pts
42Fallon County8.969+3.75 pts
43Glacier County8.808-2.5 pts
44Granite County8.421-1 pts
45Deer Lodge County8.41-2.85 pts
46Cascade County7.749-0.8 pts
47Hill County7.331-0.81 pts
48Phillips County7.273-1.82 pts
49Dawson County7.168-4.91 pts
50Rosebud County6.41-4.49 pts
51Sheridan County5.109-4.24 pts
52Big Horn County4.878-1.71 pts
53Golden Valley County0n/a
53Petroleum County0n/a

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. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2023 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Montana by establishment entry rate, 2023) [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 Montana by establishment entry rate, 2023. 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/montana-counties. 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 Montana by establishment entry rate, 2023. 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/montana-counties.

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 Montana by establishment entry rate, 2023 [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/montana-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Treasure County, with 27.586% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Petroleum County, with 0% in 2023.

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. 2 counties have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.

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