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Counties in Montana by establishment entry rate

Carter County had the highest establishment entry rate of 53 counties in 2012, at 22.222%. Petroleum County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 10.744% and the figure for Montana was 10.402%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.222Carter County
Lowest0Petroleum County
Median10.74453 counties
Montana10.402History

Map of counties, 2012

Beaverhead County: 10.299 %Big Horn County: 11.253 %Blaine County: 12.782 %Broadwater County: 6.349 %Carbon County: 13.03 %Carter County: 22.222 %Cascade County: 8.541 %Chouteau County: 14.458 %Custer County: 9.321 %Daniels County: 13.223 %Dawson County: 11.399 %Deer Lodge County: 8.172 %Fallon County: 11.194 %Fergus County: 8.997 %Flathead County: 11.55 %Gallatin County: 12.346 %Garfield County: 17.778 %Glacier County: 13.514 %Granite County: 13.333 %Hill County: 8.402 %Jefferson County: 14.783 %Judith Basin County: 11.765 %Lake County: 9.875 %Lewis and Clark County: 8.195 %Liberty County: 9.615 %Lincoln County: 9.65 %McCone County: 6.061 %Madison County: 11.503 %Meagher County: 18.182 %Mineral County: 7.292 %Missoula County: 8.982 %Musselshell County: 4.608 %Park County: 10.697 %Petroleum County: 0 %Phillips County: 10.97 %Pondera County: 4.984 %Powder River County: 14.184 %Powell County: 9.123 %Prairie County: 8.955 %Ravalli County: 14.805 %Richland County: 16.157 %Roosevelt County: 14.362 %Rosebud County: 7.831 %Sanders County: 12.541 %Sheridan County: 16.14 %Silver Bow County: 8.008 %Stillwater County: 12.135 %Sweet Grass County: 17.49 %Teton County: 10.256 %Toole County: 7.059 %Valley County: 10.744 %Wheatland County: 5.769 %Yellowstone County: 9.358 %
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%, 2012. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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, 2012

Carter County: 22.222 %Carter County22.222Meagher County: 18.182 %Meagher County18.182Garfield County: 17.778 %Garfield County17.778Sweet Grass County: 17.49 %Sweet Grass County17.49Richland County: 16.157 %Richland County16.157Sheridan County: 16.14 %Sheridan County16.14Ravalli County: 14.805 %Ravalli County14.805Jefferson County: 14.783 %Jefferson County14.783Chouteau County: 14.458 %Chouteau County14.458Roosevelt County: 14.362 %Roosevelt County14.362Powder River County: 14.184 %Powder River County14.184Glacier County: 13.514 %Glacier County13.514Granite County: 13.333 %Granite County13.333Daniels County: 13.223 %Daniels County13.223Carbon County: 13.03 %Carbon County13.03Blaine County: 12.782 %Blaine County12.782Sanders County: 12.541 %Sanders County12.541Gallatin County: 12.346 %Gallatin County12.346Stillwater County: 12.135 %Stillwater County12.135Judith Basin County: 11.765 %Judith Basin County11.765Flathead County: 11.55 %Flathead County11.55Madison County: 11.503 %Madison County11.503Dawson County: 11.399 %Dawson County11.399Big Horn County: 11.253 %Big Horn County11.253Fallon County: 11.194 %Fallon County11.194Phillips County: 10.97 %Phillips County10.97Valley County: 10.744 %Valley County10.744Park County: 10.697 %Park County10.697Beaverhead County: 10.299 %Beaverhead County10.299Teton County: 10.256 %Teton County10.256Lake County: 9.875 %Lake County9.875Lincoln County: 9.65 %Lincoln County9.65Liberty County: 9.615 %Liberty County9.615Yellowstone County: 9.358 %Yellowstone County9.358Custer County: 9.321 %Custer County9.321Powell County: 9.123 %Powell County9.123Fergus County: 8.997 %Fergus County8.997Missoula County: 8.982 %Missoula County8.982Prairie County: 8.955 %Prairie County8.955Cascade County: 8.541 %Cascade County8.541Hill County: 8.402 %Hill County8.402Lewis and Clark County: 8.195 %Lewis and Clark County8.195Deer Lodge County: 8.172 %Deer Lodge County8.172Silver Bow County: 8.008 %Silver Bow County8.008Rosebud County: 7.831 %Rosebud County7.831Mineral County: 7.292 %Mineral County7.292Toole County: 7.059 %Toole County7.059Broadwater County: 6.349 %Broadwater County6.349McCone County: 6.061 %McCone County6.061Wheatland County: 5.769 %Wheatland County5.769Pondera County: 4.984 %Pondera County4.984Musselshell County: 4.608 %Musselshell County4.608Petroleum County: 0 %Petroleum County0Carter County: 22.222 %Carter County22.222Meagher County: 18.182 %Meagher County18.182Garfield County: 17.778 %Garfield County17.778Sweet Grass County: 17.49 %Sweet Grass County17.49Richland County: 16.157 %Richland County16.157Sheridan County: 16.14 %Sheridan County16.14Ravalli County: 14.805 %Ravalli County14.805Jefferson County: 14.783 %Jefferson County14.783Chouteau County: 14.458 %Chouteau County14.458Roosevelt County: 14.362 %Roosevelt County14.362Powder River County: 14.184 %Powder River County14.184Glacier County: 13.514 %Glacier County13.514Granite County: 13.333 %Granite County13.333Daniels County: 13.223 %Daniels County13.223Carbon County: 13.03 %Carbon County13.03Blaine County: 12.782 %Blaine County12.782Sanders County: 12.541 %Sanders County12.541Gallatin County: 12.346 %Gallatin County12.346Stillwater County: 12.135 %Stillwater County12.135Judith Basin County: 11.765 %Judith Basin County11.765Flathead County: 11.55 %Flathead County11.55Madison County: 11.503 %Madison County11.503Dawson County: 11.399 %Dawson County11.399Big Horn County: 11.253 %Big Horn County11.253Fallon County: 11.194 %Fallon County11.194Phillips County: 10.97 %Phillips County10.97Valley County: 10.744 %Valley County10.744Park County: 10.697 %Park County10.697Beaverhead County: 10.299 %Beaverhead County10.299Teton County: 10.256 %Teton County10.256Lake County: 9.875 %Lake County9.875Lincoln County: 9.65 %Lincoln County9.65Liberty County: 9.615 %Liberty County9.615Yellowstone County: 9.358 %Yellowstone County9.358Custer County: 9.321 %Custer County9.321Powell County: 9.123 %Powell County9.123Fergus County: 8.997 %Fergus County8.997Missoula County: 8.982 %Missoula County8.982Prairie County: 8.955 %Prairie County8.955Cascade County: 8.541 %Cascade County8.541Hill County: 8.402 %Hill County8.402Lewis and Clark County: 8.195 %Lewis and Clark County8.195Deer Lodge County: 8.172 %Deer Lodge County8.172Silver Bow County: 8.008 %Silver Bow County8.008Rosebud County: 7.831 %Rosebud County7.831Mineral County: 7.292 %Mineral County7.292Toole County: 7.059 %Toole County7.059Broadwater County: 6.349 %Broadwater County6.349McCone County: 6.061 %McCone County6.061Wheatland County: 5.769 %Wheatland County5.769Pondera County: 4.984 %Pondera County4.984Musselshell County: 4.608 %Musselshell County4.608Petroleum 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Carter County22.222+5.89 pts
2Meagher County18.182+1.16 pts
3Garfield County17.778-0.83 pts
4Sweet Grass County17.49+4.16 pts
5Richland County16.157+5.73 pts
6Sheridan County16.14+5.69 pts
7Ravalli County14.805+3.14 pts
8Jefferson County14.783+3.48 pts
9Chouteau County14.458+4.18 pts
10Roosevelt County14.362+9.89 pts
11Powder River County14.184-6.13 pts
12Glacier County13.514+2.25 pts
13Granite County13.333+2.49 pts
14Daniels County13.223+1.56 pts
15Carbon County13.03+2.38 pts
16Blaine County12.782+5.88 pts
17Sanders County12.541+1.05 pts
18Gallatin County12.346+0.48 pts
19Stillwater County12.135+2.59 pts
20Judith Basin County11.765-5.52 pts
21Flathead County11.55+1.11 pts
22Madison County11.503-3.55 pts
23Dawson County11.399+3.24 pts
24Big Horn County11.253+1.8 pts
25Fallon County11.194-3.26 pts
26Phillips County10.97+2.71 pts
27Valley County10.744+3.54 pts
28Park County10.697-1.13 pts
29Beaverhead County10.299+1.24 pts
30Teton County10.256+0.55 pts
31Lake County9.875+0.68 pts
32Lincoln County9.65-0.62 pts
33Liberty County9.615-4.53 pts
34Yellowstone County9.358+0.27 pts
35Custer County9.321-1.23 pts
36Powell County9.123+0.88 pts
37Fergus County8.997+0.84 pts
38Missoula County8.982+0.03 pts
39Prairie County8.955-3.35 pts
40Cascade County8.541+2 pts
41Hill County8.402-1.17 pts
42Lewis and Clark County8.195-1.28 pts
43Deer Lodge County8.172-3.92 pts
44Silver Bow County8.008+1.7 pts
45Rosebud County7.831+0.69 pts
46Mineral County7.292+0.5 pts
47Toole County7.059+3.01 pts
48Broadwater County6.349-4.34 pts
49McCone County6.061-3.84 pts
50Wheatland County5.769+0.26 pts
51Pondera County4.984+2.51 pts
52Musselshell County4.608-1.73 pts
53Petroleum County0n/a

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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. 3 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2012 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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, 2012) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Montana by establishment entry rate, 2012. 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?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Carter County, with 22.222% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Petroleum County, with 0% in 2012.

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. 3 counties have no value for 2012 and are not ranked.

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