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Counties in Montana by establishment entry rate

Judith Basin County had the highest establishment entry rate of 52 counties in 2019, at 17.582%. Treasure County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 8.956% and the figure for Montana was 9.695%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.582Judith Basin County
Lowest0Treasure County
Median8.95652 counties
Montana9.695History

Map of counties, 2019

Beaverhead County: 9.091 %Big Horn County: 4.118 %Blaine County: 6.695 %Broadwater County: 8.247 %Carbon County: 11.226 %Cascade County: 7.675 %Chouteau County: 5.858 %Custer County: 5.782 %Daniels County: 6.4 %Dawson County: 8.865 %Deer Lodge County: 9.251 %Fallon County: 10.7 %Fergus County: 7.673 %Flathead County: 11.709 %Gallatin County: 11.646 %Garfield County: 0 %Glacier County: 8.971 %Granite County: 11.957 %Hill County: 7.718 %Jefferson County: 12.673 %Judith Basin County: 17.582 %Lake County: 11.066 %Lewis and Clark County: 8.865 %Liberty County: 10.526 %Lincoln County: 9.858 %McCone County: 10.87 %Madison County: 12.371 %Meagher County: 13.333 %Mineral County: 15.92 %Missoula County: 9.506 %Musselshell County: 9.804 %Park County: 10.928 %Phillips County: 9.174 %Pondera County: 5.505 %Powder River County: 5.357 %Powell County: 8.219 %Prairie County: 13.559 %Ravalli County: 11.44 %Richland County: 8.772 %Roosevelt County: 8.719 %Rosebud County: 6.515 %Sanders County: 10.82 %Sheridan County: 6.36 %Silver Bow County: 7.064 %Stillwater County: 8.941 %Sweet Grass County: 13.284 %Teton County: 7.385 %Toole County: 5.96 %Treasure County: 0 %Valley County: 4.057 %Wheatland County: 15.929 %Yellowstone County: 8.565 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Judith Basin County: 17.582 %Judith Basin County17.582Wheatland County: 15.929 %Wheatland County15.929Mineral County: 15.92 %Mineral County15.92Prairie County: 13.559 %Prairie County13.559Meagher County: 13.333 %Meagher County13.333Sweet Grass County: 13.284 %Sweet Grass County13.284Jefferson County: 12.673 %Jefferson County12.673Madison County: 12.371 %Madison County12.371Granite County: 11.957 %Granite County11.957Flathead County: 11.709 %Flathead County11.709Gallatin County: 11.646 %Gallatin County11.646Ravalli County: 11.44 %Ravalli County11.44Carbon County: 11.226 %Carbon County11.226Lake County: 11.066 %Lake County11.066Park County: 10.928 %Park County10.928McCone County: 10.87 %McCone County10.87Sanders County: 10.82 %Sanders County10.82Fallon County: 10.7 %Fallon County10.7Liberty County: 10.526 %Liberty County10.526Lincoln County: 9.858 %Lincoln County9.858Musselshell County: 9.804 %Musselshell County9.804Missoula County: 9.506 %Missoula County9.506Deer Lodge County: 9.251 %Deer Lodge County9.251Phillips County: 9.174 %Phillips County9.174Beaverhead County: 9.091 %Beaverhead County9.091Glacier County: 8.971 %Glacier County8.971Stillwater County: 8.941 %Stillwater County8.941Dawson County: 8.865 %Dawson County8.865Lewis and Clark County: 8.865 %Lewis and Clark County8.865Richland County: 8.772 %Richland County8.772Roosevelt County: 8.719 %Roosevelt County8.719Yellowstone County: 8.565 %Yellowstone County8.565Broadwater County: 8.247 %Broadwater County8.247Powell County: 8.219 %Powell County8.219Hill County: 7.718 %Hill County7.718Cascade County: 7.675 %Cascade County7.675Fergus County: 7.673 %Fergus County7.673Teton County: 7.385 %Teton County7.385Silver Bow County: 7.064 %Silver Bow County7.064Blaine County: 6.695 %Blaine County6.695Rosebud County: 6.515 %Rosebud County6.515Daniels County: 6.4 %Daniels County6.4Sheridan County: 6.36 %Sheridan County6.36Toole County: 5.96 %Toole County5.96Chouteau County: 5.858 %Chouteau County5.858Custer County: 5.782 %Custer County5.782Pondera County: 5.505 %Pondera County5.505Powder River County: 5.357 %Powder River County5.357Big Horn County: 4.118 %Big Horn County4.118Valley County: 4.057 %Valley County4.057Garfield County: 0 %Garfield County0Treasure County: 0 %Treasure County0Judith Basin County: 17.582 %Judith Basin County17.582Wheatland County: 15.929 %Wheatland County15.929Mineral County: 15.92 %Mineral County15.92Prairie County: 13.559 %Prairie County13.559Meagher County: 13.333 %Meagher County13.333Sweet Grass County: 13.284 %Sweet Grass County13.284Jefferson County: 12.673 %Jefferson County12.673Madison County: 12.371 %Madison County12.371Granite County: 11.957 %Granite County11.957Flathead County: 11.709 %Flathead County11.709Gallatin County: 11.646 %Gallatin County11.646Ravalli County: 11.44 %Ravalli County11.44Carbon County: 11.226 %Carbon County11.226Lake County: 11.066 %Lake County11.066Park County: 10.928 %Park County10.928McCone County: 10.87 %McCone County10.87Sanders County: 10.82 %Sanders County10.82Fallon County: 10.7 %Fallon County10.7Liberty County: 10.526 %Liberty County10.526Lincoln County: 9.858 %Lincoln County9.858Musselshell County: 9.804 %Musselshell County9.804Missoula County: 9.506 %Missoula County9.506Deer Lodge County: 9.251 %Deer Lodge County9.251Phillips County: 9.174 %Phillips County9.174Beaverhead County: 9.091 %Beaverhead County9.091Glacier County: 8.971 %Glacier County8.971Stillwater County: 8.941 %Stillwater County8.941Dawson County: 8.865 %Dawson County8.865Lewis and Clark County: 8.865 %Lewis and Clark County8.865Richland County: 8.772 %Richland County8.772Roosevelt County: 8.719 %Roosevelt County8.719Yellowstone County: 8.565 %Yellowstone County8.565Broadwater County: 8.247 %Broadwater County8.247Powell County: 8.219 %Powell County8.219Hill County: 7.718 %Hill County7.718Cascade County: 7.675 %Cascade County7.675Fergus County: 7.673 %Fergus County7.673Teton County: 7.385 %Teton County7.385Silver Bow County: 7.064 %Silver Bow County7.064Blaine County: 6.695 %Blaine County6.695Rosebud County: 6.515 %Rosebud County6.515Daniels County: 6.4 %Daniels County6.4Sheridan County: 6.36 %Sheridan County6.36Toole County: 5.96 %Toole County5.96Chouteau County: 5.858 %Chouteau County5.858Custer County: 5.782 %Custer County5.782Pondera County: 5.505 %Pondera County5.505Powder River County: 5.357 %Powder River County5.357Big Horn County: 4.118 %Big Horn County4.118Valley County: 4.057 %Valley County4.057Garfield County: 0 %Garfield County0Treasure 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Judith Basin County17.582n/a
2Wheatland County15.929+3.32 pts
3Mineral County15.92+5.28 pts
4Prairie County13.559n/a
5Meagher County13.333-4.14 pts
6Sweet Grass County13.284+7.53 pts
7Jefferson County12.673-2.02 pts
8Madison County12.371-0.84 pts
9Granite County11.957+4.43 pts
10Flathead County11.709+0.83 pts
11Gallatin County11.646-1.9 pts
12Ravalli County11.44+0.68 pts
13Carbon County11.226+1.12 pts
14Lake County11.066-0.96 pts
15Park County10.928+0.03 pts
16McCone County10.87+0.34 pts
17Sanders County10.82+0.15 pts
18Fallon County10.7+6.68 pts
19Liberty County10.526+1.68 pts
20Lincoln County9.858-0.37 pts
21Musselshell County9.804+7.01 pts
22Missoula County9.506+0.71 pts
23Deer Lodge County9.251+1.23 pts
24Phillips County9.174+4.67 pts
25Beaverhead County9.091+0.28 pts
26Glacier County8.971+2.77 pts
27Stillwater County8.941+0.04 pts
28Dawson County8.865+0.46 pts
28Lewis and Clark County8.865-0.37 pts
30Richland County8.772+2.2 pts
31Roosevelt County8.719+0.92 pts
32Yellowstone County8.565+0.28 pts
33Broadwater County8.247-12.1 pts
34Powell County8.2190 pts
35Hill County7.718+0.73 pts
36Cascade County7.675+0.14 pts
37Fergus County7.673+3.13 pts
38Teton County7.385+0.43 pts
39Silver Bow County7.064-1.92 pts
40Blaine County6.695+0.24 pts
41Rosebud County6.515+0.02 pts
42Daniels County6.4-0.16 pts
43Sheridan County6.36-4.32 pts
44Toole County5.96+2.13 pts
45Chouteau County5.858-2.51 pts
46Custer County5.782-2.14 pts
47Pondera County5.505+0.07 pts
48Powder River County5.357-8.93 pts
49Big Horn County4.118-2.26 pts
50Valley County4.057-3.16 pts
51Garfield County0-13.95 pts
51Treasure 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. 4 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2019 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Judith Basin County, with 17.582% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Treasure County, with 0% in 2019.

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. 4 counties have no value for 2019 and are not ranked.

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