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Counties in Montana by establishment entry rate

Sheridan County had the highest establishment entry rate of 54 counties in 2013, at 16.993%. Petroleum County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 9.767% and the figure for Montana was 10.176%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.993Sheridan County
Lowest0Petroleum County
Median9.76754 counties
Montana10.176History

Map of counties, 2013

Beaverhead County: 10.793 %Big Horn County: 6.332 %Blaine County: 5.204 %Broadwater County: 13.821 %Carbon County: 14.684 %Carter County: 13.115 %Cascade County: 7.912 %Chouteau County: 11.024 %Custer County: 8.115 %Daniels County: 4.688 %Dawson County: 10.455 %Deer Lodge County: 8.547 %Fallon County: 10.714 %Fergus County: 7.732 %Flathead County: 11.052 %Gallatin County: 12.234 %Glacier County: 8.501 %Golden Valley County: 0 %Granite County: 16.667 %Hill County: 6.989 %Jefferson County: 9.503 %Judith Basin County: 11.765 %Lake County: 11.963 %Lewis and Clark County: 9.563 %Liberty County: 11.111 %Lincoln County: 6.757 %McCone County: 8.247 %Madison County: 16.045 %Meagher County: 15.238 %Mineral County: 14.583 %Missoula County: 8.962 %Musselshell County: 5.634 %Park County: 11.793 %Petroleum County: 0 %Phillips County: 11.111 %Pondera County: 5.59 %Powder River County: 8.759 %Powell County: 9.825 %Prairie County: 9.091 %Ravalli County: 11.926 %Richland County: 12.731 %Roosevelt County: 14.888 %Rosebud County: 6.006 %Sanders County: 11.057 %Sheridan County: 16.993 %Silver Bow County: 7.533 %Stillwater County: 12.775 %Sweet Grass County: 8.494 %Teton County: 15.432 %Toole County: 8.721 %Valley County: 9.016 %Wheatland County: 9.709 %Wibaux County: 10 %Yellowstone County: 9.384 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Sheridan County: 16.993 %Sheridan County16.993Granite County: 16.667 %Granite County16.667Madison County: 16.045 %Madison County16.045Teton County: 15.432 %Teton County15.432Meagher County: 15.238 %Meagher County15.238Roosevelt County: 14.888 %Roosevelt County14.888Carbon County: 14.684 %Carbon County14.684Mineral County: 14.583 %Mineral County14.583Broadwater County: 13.821 %Broadwater County13.821Carter County: 13.115 %Carter County13.115Stillwater County: 12.775 %Stillwater County12.775Richland County: 12.731 %Richland County12.731Gallatin County: 12.234 %Gallatin County12.234Lake County: 11.963 %Lake County11.963Ravalli County: 11.926 %Ravalli County11.926Park County: 11.793 %Park County11.793Judith Basin County: 11.765 %Judith Basin County11.765Liberty County: 11.111 %Liberty County11.111Phillips County: 11.111 %Phillips County11.111Sanders County: 11.057 %Sanders County11.057Flathead County: 11.052 %Flathead County11.052Chouteau County: 11.024 %Chouteau County11.024Beaverhead County: 10.793 %Beaverhead County10.793Fallon County: 10.714 %Fallon County10.714Dawson County: 10.455 %Dawson County10.455Wibaux County: 10 %Wibaux County10Powell County: 9.825 %Powell County9.825Wheatland County: 9.709 %Wheatland County9.709Lewis and Clark County: 9.563 %Lewis and Clark County9.563Jefferson County: 9.503 %Jefferson County9.503Yellowstone County: 9.384 %Yellowstone County9.384Prairie County: 9.091 %Prairie County9.091Valley County: 9.016 %Valley County9.016Missoula County: 8.962 %Missoula County8.962Powder River County: 8.759 %Powder River County8.759Toole County: 8.721 %Toole County8.721Deer Lodge County: 8.547 %Deer Lodge County8.547Glacier County: 8.501 %Glacier County8.501Sweet Grass County: 8.494 %Sweet Grass County8.494McCone County: 8.247 %McCone County8.247Custer County: 8.115 %Custer County8.115Cascade County: 7.912 %Cascade County7.912Fergus County: 7.732 %Fergus County7.732Silver Bow County: 7.533 %Silver Bow County7.533Hill County: 6.989 %Hill County6.989Lincoln County: 6.757 %Lincoln County6.757Big Horn County: 6.332 %Big Horn County6.332Rosebud County: 6.006 %Rosebud County6.006Musselshell County: 5.634 %Musselshell County5.634Pondera County: 5.59 %Pondera County5.59Blaine County: 5.204 %Blaine County5.204Daniels County: 4.688 %Daniels County4.688Golden Valley County: 0 %Golden Valley County0Petroleum County: 0 %Petroleum County0Sheridan County: 16.993 %Sheridan County16.993Granite County: 16.667 %Granite County16.667Madison County: 16.045 %Madison County16.045Teton County: 15.432 %Teton County15.432Meagher County: 15.238 %Meagher County15.238Roosevelt County: 14.888 %Roosevelt County14.888Carbon County: 14.684 %Carbon County14.684Mineral County: 14.583 %Mineral County14.583Broadwater County: 13.821 %Broadwater County13.821Carter County: 13.115 %Carter County13.115Stillwater County: 12.775 %Stillwater County12.775Richland County: 12.731 %Richland County12.731Gallatin County: 12.234 %Gallatin County12.234Lake County: 11.963 %Lake County11.963Ravalli County: 11.926 %Ravalli County11.926Park County: 11.793 %Park County11.793Judith Basin County: 11.765 %Judith Basin County11.765Liberty County: 11.111 %Liberty County11.111Phillips County: 11.111 %Phillips County11.111Sanders County: 11.057 %Sanders County11.057Flathead County: 11.052 %Flathead County11.052Chouteau County: 11.024 %Chouteau County11.024Beaverhead County: 10.793 %Beaverhead County10.793Fallon County: 10.714 %Fallon County10.714Dawson County: 10.455 %Dawson County10.455Wibaux County: 10 %Wibaux County10Powell County: 9.825 %Powell County9.825Wheatland County: 9.709 %Wheatland County9.709Lewis and Clark County: 9.563 %Lewis and Clark County9.563Jefferson County: 9.503 %Jefferson County9.503Yellowstone County: 9.384 %Yellowstone County9.384Prairie County: 9.091 %Prairie County9.091Valley County: 9.016 %Valley County9.016Missoula County: 8.962 %Missoula County8.962Powder River County: 8.759 %Powder River County8.759Toole County: 8.721 %Toole County8.721Deer Lodge County: 8.547 %Deer Lodge County8.547Glacier County: 8.501 %Glacier County8.501Sweet Grass County: 8.494 %Sweet Grass County8.494McCone County: 8.247 %McCone County8.247Custer County: 8.115 %Custer County8.115Cascade County: 7.912 %Cascade County7.912Fergus County: 7.732 %Fergus County7.732Silver Bow County: 7.533 %Silver Bow County7.533Hill County: 6.989 %Hill County6.989Lincoln County: 6.757 %Lincoln County6.757Big Horn County: 6.332 %Big Horn County6.332Rosebud County: 6.006 %Rosebud County6.006Musselshell County: 5.634 %Musselshell County5.634Pondera County: 5.59 %Pondera County5.59Blaine County: 5.204 %Blaine County5.204Daniels County: 4.688 %Daniels County4.688Golden 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Sheridan County16.993+0.85 pts
2Granite County16.667+3.33 pts
3Madison County16.045+4.54 pts
4Teton County15.432+5.18 pts
5Meagher County15.238-2.94 pts
6Roosevelt County14.888+0.53 pts
7Carbon County14.684+1.65 pts
8Mineral County14.583+7.29 pts
9Broadwater County13.821+7.47 pts
10Carter County13.115-9.11 pts
11Stillwater County12.775+0.64 pts
12Richland County12.731-3.43 pts
13Gallatin County12.234-0.11 pts
14Lake County11.963+2.09 pts
15Ravalli County11.926-2.88 pts
16Park County11.793+1.1 pts
17Judith Basin County11.7650 pts
18Liberty County11.111+1.5 pts
18Phillips County11.111+0.14 pts
20Sanders County11.057-1.48 pts
21Flathead County11.052-0.5 pts
22Chouteau County11.024-3.43 pts
23Beaverhead County10.793+0.49 pts
24Fallon County10.714-0.48 pts
25Dawson County10.455-0.94 pts
26Wibaux County10n/a
27Powell County9.825+0.7 pts
28Wheatland County9.709+3.94 pts
29Lewis and Clark County9.563+1.37 pts
30Jefferson County9.503-5.28 pts
31Yellowstone County9.384+0.03 pts
32Prairie County9.091+0.14 pts
33Valley County9.016-1.73 pts
34Missoula County8.962-0.02 pts
35Powder River County8.759-5.42 pts
36Toole County8.721+1.66 pts
37Deer Lodge County8.547+0.38 pts
38Glacier County8.501-5.01 pts
39Sweet Grass County8.494-9 pts
40McCone County8.247+2.19 pts
41Custer County8.115-1.21 pts
42Cascade County7.912-0.63 pts
43Fergus County7.732-1.26 pts
44Silver Bow County7.533-0.47 pts
45Hill County6.989-1.41 pts
46Lincoln County6.757-2.89 pts
47Big Horn County6.332-4.92 pts
48Rosebud County6.006-1.83 pts
49Musselshell County5.634+1.03 pts
50Pondera County5.59+0.61 pts
51Blaine County5.204-7.58 pts
52Daniels County4.688-8.54 pts
53Golden Valley County0n/a
53Petroleum County00 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. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2013 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Sheridan County, with 16.993% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Petroleum County, with 0% in 2013.

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 2013 and are not ranked.

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