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Counties in Montana by establishment entry rate

Carter County had the highest establishment entry rate of 51 counties in 2018, at 21.277%. Treasure County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 8.406% and the figure for Montana was 9.691%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.277Carter County
Lowest0Treasure County
Median8.40651 counties
Montana9.691History

Map of counties, 2018

Beaverhead County: 8.811 %Big Horn County: 6.377 %Blaine County: 6.452 %Broadwater County: 20.351 %Carbon County: 10.104 %Carter County: 21.277 %Cascade County: 7.533 %Chouteau County: 8.368 %Custer County: 7.926 %Daniels County: 6.557 %Dawson County: 8.406 %Deer Lodge County: 8.018 %Fallon County: 4.016 %Fergus County: 4.545 %Flathead County: 10.882 %Gallatin County: 13.543 %Garfield County: 13.953 %Glacier County: 6.202 %Granite County: 7.527 %Hill County: 6.987 %Jefferson County: 14.694 %Lake County: 12.03 %Lewis and Clark County: 9.232 %Liberty County: 8.85 %Lincoln County: 10.232 %McCone County: 10.526 %Madison County: 13.214 %Meagher County: 17.476 %Mineral County: 10.638 %Missoula County: 8.797 %Musselshell County: 2.791 %Park County: 10.901 %Phillips County: 4.505 %Pondera County: 5.438 %Powder River County: 14.286 %Powell County: 8.219 %Ravalli County: 10.758 %Richland County: 6.568 %Roosevelt County: 7.799 %Rosebud County: 6.494 %Sanders County: 10.667 %Sheridan County: 10.676 %Silver Bow County: 8.987 %Stillwater County: 8.899 %Sweet Grass County: 5.755 %Teton County: 6.957 %Toole County: 3.834 %Treasure County: 0 %Valley County: 7.214 %Wheatland County: 12.613 %Yellowstone County: 8.286 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Carter County: 21.277 %Carter County21.277Broadwater County: 20.351 %Broadwater County20.351Meagher County: 17.476 %Meagher County17.476Jefferson County: 14.694 %Jefferson County14.694Powder River County: 14.286 %Powder River County14.286Garfield County: 13.953 %Garfield County13.953Gallatin County: 13.543 %Gallatin County13.543Madison County: 13.214 %Madison County13.214Wheatland County: 12.613 %Wheatland County12.613Lake County: 12.03 %Lake County12.03Park County: 10.901 %Park County10.901Flathead County: 10.882 %Flathead County10.882Ravalli County: 10.758 %Ravalli County10.758Sheridan County: 10.676 %Sheridan County10.676Sanders County: 10.667 %Sanders County10.667Mineral County: 10.638 %Mineral County10.638McCone County: 10.526 %McCone County10.526Lincoln County: 10.232 %Lincoln County10.232Carbon County: 10.104 %Carbon County10.104Lewis and Clark County: 9.232 %Lewis and Clark County9.232Silver Bow County: 8.987 %Silver Bow County8.987Stillwater County: 8.899 %Stillwater County8.899Liberty County: 8.85 %Liberty County8.85Beaverhead County: 8.811 %Beaverhead County8.811Missoula County: 8.797 %Missoula County8.797Dawson County: 8.406 %Dawson County8.406Chouteau County: 8.368 %Chouteau County8.368Yellowstone County: 8.286 %Yellowstone County8.286Powell County: 8.219 %Powell County8.219Deer Lodge County: 8.018 %Deer Lodge County8.018Custer County: 7.926 %Custer County7.926Roosevelt County: 7.799 %Roosevelt County7.799Cascade County: 7.533 %Cascade County7.533Granite County: 7.527 %Granite County7.527Valley County: 7.214 %Valley County7.214Hill County: 6.987 %Hill County6.987Teton County: 6.957 %Teton County6.957Richland County: 6.568 %Richland County6.568Daniels County: 6.557 %Daniels County6.557Rosebud County: 6.494 %Rosebud County6.494Blaine County: 6.452 %Blaine County6.452Big Horn County: 6.377 %Big Horn County6.377Glacier County: 6.202 %Glacier County6.202Sweet Grass County: 5.755 %Sweet Grass County5.755Pondera County: 5.438 %Pondera County5.438Fergus County: 4.545 %Fergus County4.545Phillips County: 4.505 %Phillips County4.505Fallon County: 4.016 %Fallon County4.016Toole County: 3.834 %Toole County3.834Musselshell County: 2.791 %Musselshell County2.791Treasure County: 0 %Treasure County0Carter County: 21.277 %Carter County21.277Broadwater County: 20.351 %Broadwater County20.351Meagher County: 17.476 %Meagher County17.476Jefferson County: 14.694 %Jefferson County14.694Powder River County: 14.286 %Powder River County14.286Garfield County: 13.953 %Garfield County13.953Gallatin County: 13.543 %Gallatin County13.543Madison County: 13.214 %Madison County13.214Wheatland County: 12.613 %Wheatland County12.613Lake County: 12.03 %Lake County12.03Park County: 10.901 %Park County10.901Flathead County: 10.882 %Flathead County10.882Ravalli County: 10.758 %Ravalli County10.758Sheridan County: 10.676 %Sheridan County10.676Sanders County: 10.667 %Sanders County10.667Mineral County: 10.638 %Mineral County10.638McCone County: 10.526 %McCone County10.526Lincoln County: 10.232 %Lincoln County10.232Carbon County: 10.104 %Carbon County10.104Lewis and Clark County: 9.232 %Lewis and Clark County9.232Silver Bow County: 8.987 %Silver Bow County8.987Stillwater County: 8.899 %Stillwater County8.899Liberty County: 8.85 %Liberty County8.85Beaverhead County: 8.811 %Beaverhead County8.811Missoula County: 8.797 %Missoula County8.797Dawson County: 8.406 %Dawson County8.406Chouteau County: 8.368 %Chouteau County8.368Yellowstone County: 8.286 %Yellowstone County8.286Powell County: 8.219 %Powell County8.219Deer Lodge County: 8.018 %Deer Lodge County8.018Custer County: 7.926 %Custer County7.926Roosevelt County: 7.799 %Roosevelt County7.799Cascade County: 7.533 %Cascade County7.533Granite County: 7.527 %Granite County7.527Valley County: 7.214 %Valley County7.214Hill County: 6.987 %Hill County6.987Teton County: 6.957 %Teton County6.957Richland County: 6.568 %Richland County6.568Daniels County: 6.557 %Daniels County6.557Rosebud County: 6.494 %Rosebud County6.494Blaine County: 6.452 %Blaine County6.452Big Horn County: 6.377 %Big Horn County6.377Glacier County: 6.202 %Glacier County6.202Sweet Grass County: 5.755 %Sweet Grass County5.755Pondera County: 5.438 %Pondera County5.438Fergus County: 4.545 %Fergus County4.545Phillips County: 4.505 %Phillips County4.505Fallon County: 4.016 %Fallon County4.016Toole County: 3.834 %Toole County3.834Musselshell County: 2.791 %Musselshell County2.791Treasure County: 0 %Treasure 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Carter County21.277n/a
2Broadwater County20.351+11.43 pts
3Meagher County17.476+3.61 pts
4Jefferson County14.694+8.22 pts
5Powder River County14.286+7.21 pts
6Garfield County13.953-0.68 pts
7Gallatin County13.543+2.45 pts
8Madison County13.214-0.51 pts
9Wheatland County12.613+3.44 pts
10Lake County12.03+2.56 pts
11Park County10.901+1.02 pts
12Flathead County10.882+0.46 pts
13Ravalli County10.758+0.14 pts
14Sheridan County10.676+3.71 pts
15Sanders County10.667+0.94 pts
16Mineral County10.638+3.27 pts
17McCone County10.526-2.66 pts
18Lincoln County10.232+1.48 pts
19Carbon County10.104-0.22 pts
20Lewis and Clark County9.232+0.04 pts
21Silver Bow County8.987+1.8 pts
22Stillwater County8.899+1.66 pts
23Liberty County8.85n/a
24Beaverhead County8.811-1.03 pts
25Missoula County8.797-1.34 pts
26Dawson County8.406+1.85 pts
27Chouteau County8.368+1.08 pts
28Yellowstone County8.286+0.49 pts
29Powell County8.219-2.13 pts
30Deer Lodge County8.018+0.33 pts
31Custer County7.926+0.51 pts
32Roosevelt County7.799+1.33 pts
33Cascade County7.533+0.66 pts
34Granite County7.527-5.38 pts
35Valley County7.214+1.13 pts
36Hill County6.987+1.16 pts
37Teton County6.957-4.22 pts
38Richland County6.568-3.9 pts
39Daniels County6.557n/a
40Rosebud County6.494-0.56 pts
41Blaine County6.452-1.55 pts
42Big Horn County6.377+2.47 pts
43Glacier County6.202-2.49 pts
44Sweet Grass County5.755+2.36 pts
45Pondera County5.438-1.95 pts
46Fergus County4.545-2.71 pts
47Phillips County4.505-2.54 pts
48Fallon County4.016-3.53 pts
49Toole County3.834+0.15 pts
50Musselshell County2.791-5.21 pts
51Treasure County0n/a

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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 2018 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Carter County, with 21.277% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Treasure County, with 0% in 2018.

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 2018 and are not ranked.

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