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Counties in Montana by establishment entry rate

Judith Basin County had the highest establishment entry rate of 51 counties in 2014, at 21.739%. Petroleum County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 8.939% and the figure for Montana was 9.789%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.739Judith Basin County
Lowest0Petroleum County
Median8.93951 counties
Montana9.789History

Map of counties, 2014

Beaverhead County: 12.211 %Big Horn County: 10.028 %Blaine County: 6.897 %Broadwater County: 7.692 %Carbon County: 9.453 %Carter County: 0 %Cascade County: 8.049 %Chouteau County: 8.032 %Custer County: 8.031 %Daniels County: 9.16 %Dawson County: 9.256 %Deer Lodge County: 4.348 %Fallon County: 8.362 %Fergus County: 8.729 %Flathead County: 10.618 %Gallatin County: 12.746 %Glacier County: 6.527 %Golden Valley County: 0 %Granite County: 18.286 %Hill County: 8.273 %Jefferson County: 7.912 %Judith Basin County: 21.739 %Lake County: 9.384 %Lewis and Clark County: 8.939 %Lincoln County: 11.1 %McCone County: 16.162 %Madison County: 10.841 %Mineral County: 9.045 %Missoula County: 9.632 %Musselshell County: 9.39 %Park County: 10.281 %Petroleum County: 0 %Phillips County: 7.759 %Pondera County: 5.59 %Powder River County: 4.878 %Powell County: 11.15 %Prairie County: 18.182 %Ravalli County: 12.336 %Richland County: 12.512 %Roosevelt County: 6.404 %Rosebud County: 3.636 %Sanders County: 8.926 %Sheridan County: 13.419 %Silver Bow County: 6.235 %Stillwater County: 7.095 %Sweet Grass County: 13.127 %Teton County: 11.976 %Toole County: 7.977 %Valley County: 8.18 %Wheatland County: 9.804 %Yellowstone County: 8.766 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Judith Basin County: 21.739 %Judith Basin County21.739Granite County: 18.286 %Granite County18.286Prairie County: 18.182 %Prairie County18.182McCone County: 16.162 %McCone County16.162Sheridan County: 13.419 %Sheridan County13.419Sweet Grass County: 13.127 %Sweet Grass County13.127Gallatin County: 12.746 %Gallatin County12.746Richland County: 12.512 %Richland County12.512Ravalli County: 12.336 %Ravalli County12.336Beaverhead County: 12.211 %Beaverhead County12.211Teton County: 11.976 %Teton County11.976Powell County: 11.15 %Powell County11.15Lincoln County: 11.1 %Lincoln County11.1Madison County: 10.841 %Madison County10.841Flathead County: 10.618 %Flathead County10.618Park County: 10.281 %Park County10.281Big Horn County: 10.028 %Big Horn County10.028Wheatland County: 9.804 %Wheatland County9.804Missoula County: 9.632 %Missoula County9.632Carbon County: 9.453 %Carbon County9.453Musselshell County: 9.39 %Musselshell County9.39Lake County: 9.384 %Lake County9.384Dawson County: 9.256 %Dawson County9.256Daniels County: 9.16 %Daniels County9.16Mineral County: 9.045 %Mineral County9.045Lewis and Clark County: 8.939 %Lewis and Clark County8.939Sanders County: 8.926 %Sanders County8.926Yellowstone County: 8.766 %Yellowstone County8.766Fergus County: 8.729 %Fergus County8.729Fallon County: 8.362 %Fallon County8.362Hill County: 8.273 %Hill County8.273Valley County: 8.18 %Valley County8.18Cascade County: 8.049 %Cascade County8.049Chouteau County: 8.032 %Chouteau County8.032Custer County: 8.031 %Custer County8.031Toole County: 7.977 %Toole County7.977Jefferson County: 7.912 %Jefferson County7.912Phillips County: 7.759 %Phillips County7.759Broadwater County: 7.692 %Broadwater County7.692Stillwater County: 7.095 %Stillwater County7.095Blaine County: 6.897 %Blaine County6.897Glacier County: 6.527 %Glacier County6.527Roosevelt County: 6.404 %Roosevelt County6.404Silver Bow County: 6.235 %Silver Bow County6.235Pondera County: 5.59 %Pondera County5.59Powder River County: 4.878 %Powder River County4.878Deer Lodge County: 4.348 %Deer Lodge County4.348Rosebud County: 3.636 %Rosebud County3.636Carter County: 0 %Carter County0Golden Valley County: 0 %Golden Valley County0Petroleum County: 0 %Petroleum County0Judith Basin County: 21.739 %Judith Basin County21.739Granite County: 18.286 %Granite County18.286Prairie County: 18.182 %Prairie County18.182McCone County: 16.162 %McCone County16.162Sheridan County: 13.419 %Sheridan County13.419Sweet Grass County: 13.127 %Sweet Grass County13.127Gallatin County: 12.746 %Gallatin County12.746Richland County: 12.512 %Richland County12.512Ravalli County: 12.336 %Ravalli County12.336Beaverhead County: 12.211 %Beaverhead County12.211Teton County: 11.976 %Teton County11.976Powell County: 11.15 %Powell County11.15Lincoln County: 11.1 %Lincoln County11.1Madison County: 10.841 %Madison County10.841Flathead County: 10.618 %Flathead County10.618Park County: 10.281 %Park County10.281Big Horn County: 10.028 %Big Horn County10.028Wheatland County: 9.804 %Wheatland County9.804Missoula County: 9.632 %Missoula County9.632Carbon County: 9.453 %Carbon County9.453Musselshell County: 9.39 %Musselshell County9.39Lake County: 9.384 %Lake County9.384Dawson County: 9.256 %Dawson County9.256Daniels County: 9.16 %Daniels County9.16Mineral County: 9.045 %Mineral County9.045Lewis and Clark County: 8.939 %Lewis and Clark County8.939Sanders County: 8.926 %Sanders County8.926Yellowstone County: 8.766 %Yellowstone County8.766Fergus County: 8.729 %Fergus County8.729Fallon County: 8.362 %Fallon County8.362Hill County: 8.273 %Hill County8.273Valley County: 8.18 %Valley County8.18Cascade County: 8.049 %Cascade County8.049Chouteau County: 8.032 %Chouteau County8.032Custer County: 8.031 %Custer County8.031Toole County: 7.977 %Toole County7.977Jefferson County: 7.912 %Jefferson County7.912Phillips County: 7.759 %Phillips County7.759Broadwater County: 7.692 %Broadwater County7.692Stillwater County: 7.095 %Stillwater County7.095Blaine County: 6.897 %Blaine County6.897Glacier County: 6.527 %Glacier County6.527Roosevelt County: 6.404 %Roosevelt County6.404Silver Bow County: 6.235 %Silver Bow County6.235Pondera County: 5.59 %Pondera County5.59Powder River County: 4.878 %Powder River County4.878Deer Lodge County: 4.348 %Deer Lodge County4.348Rosebud County: 3.636 %Rosebud County3.636Carter County: 0 %Carter County0Golden 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Judith Basin County21.739+9.97 pts
2Granite County18.286+1.62 pts
3Prairie County18.182+9.09 pts
4McCone County16.162+7.91 pts
5Sheridan County13.419-3.57 pts
6Sweet Grass County13.127+4.63 pts
7Gallatin County12.746+0.51 pts
8Richland County12.512-0.22 pts
9Ravalli County12.336+0.41 pts
10Beaverhead County12.211+1.42 pts
11Teton County11.976-3.46 pts
12Powell County11.15+1.33 pts
13Lincoln County11.1+4.34 pts
14Madison County10.841-5.2 pts
15Flathead County10.618-0.43 pts
16Park County10.281-1.51 pts
17Big Horn County10.028+3.7 pts
18Wheatland County9.804+0.1 pts
19Missoula County9.632+0.67 pts
20Carbon County9.453-5.23 pts
21Musselshell County9.39+3.76 pts
22Lake County9.384-2.58 pts
23Dawson County9.256-1.2 pts
24Daniels County9.16+4.47 pts
25Mineral County9.045-5.54 pts
26Lewis and Clark County8.939-0.62 pts
27Sanders County8.926-2.13 pts
28Yellowstone County8.766-0.62 pts
29Fergus County8.729+1 pts
30Fallon County8.362-2.35 pts
31Hill County8.273+1.28 pts
32Valley County8.18-0.84 pts
33Cascade County8.049+0.14 pts
34Chouteau County8.032-2.99 pts
35Custer County8.031-0.08 pts
36Toole County7.977-0.74 pts
37Jefferson County7.912-1.59 pts
38Phillips County7.759-3.35 pts
39Broadwater County7.692-6.13 pts
40Stillwater County7.095-5.68 pts
41Blaine County6.897+1.69 pts
42Glacier County6.527-1.97 pts
43Roosevelt County6.404-8.48 pts
44Silver Bow County6.235-1.3 pts
45Pondera County5.590 pts
46Powder River County4.878-3.88 pts
47Deer Lodge County4.348-4.2 pts
48Rosebud County3.636-2.37 pts
49Carter County0-13.12 pts
49Golden Valley County00 pts
49Petroleum County00 pts

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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. 5 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2014 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Judith Basin County, with 21.739% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Petroleum County, with 0% in 2014.

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. 5 counties have no value for 2014 and are not ranked.

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