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Counties in Montana by establishment entry rate

Treasure County had the highest establishment entry rate of 52 counties in 2021, at 27.273%. Sheridan County had the lowest, at 5.714%. The median was 9.738% and the figure for Montana was 11.309%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.273Treasure County
Lowest5.714Sheridan County
Median9.73852 counties
Montana11.309History

Map of counties, 2021

Beaverhead County: 10 %Big Horn County: 8.929 %Blaine County: 9.483 %Broadwater County: 10.159 %Carbon County: 13.184 %Carter County: 13.333 %Cascade County: 7.635 %Chouteau County: 8.264 %Custer County: 8.719 %Daniels County: 6.4 %Dawson County: 10.072 %Deer Lodge County: 11.788 %Fallon County: 9.362 %Fergus County: 8.312 %Flathead County: 14.534 %Gallatin County: 14.254 %Glacier County: 7.311 %Granite County: 9.424 %Hill County: 8.814 %Jefferson County: 11.567 %Judith Basin County: 6 %Lake County: 13.248 %Lewis and Clark County: 11.646 %Liberty County: 7.692 %Lincoln County: 13.247 %McCone County: 17.391 %Madison County: 13.126 %Meagher County: 18.487 %Mineral County: 16.505 %Missoula County: 9.767 %Musselshell County: 9.901 %Park County: 12.473 %Phillips County: 10.28 %Pondera County: 7.619 %Powder River County: 9.917 %Powell County: 8.333 %Ravalli County: 12.965 %Richland County: 7.547 %Roosevelt County: 5.805 %Rosebud County: 9.211 %Sanders County: 9.434 %Sheridan County: 5.714 %Silver Bow County: 7.962 %Stillwater County: 8.656 %Sweet Grass County: 13.194 %Teton County: 15.789 %Toole County: 8.725 %Treasure County: 27.273 %Valley County: 8.961 %Wheatland County: 7.339 %Wibaux County: 27.273 %Yellowstone County: 9.709 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Treasure County: 27.273 %Treasure County27.273Wibaux County: 27.273 %Wibaux County27.273Meagher County: 18.487 %Meagher County18.487McCone County: 17.391 %McCone County17.391Mineral County: 16.505 %Mineral County16.505Teton County: 15.789 %Teton County15.789Flathead County: 14.534 %Flathead County14.534Gallatin County: 14.254 %Gallatin County14.254Carter County: 13.333 %Carter County13.333Lake County: 13.248 %Lake County13.248Lincoln County: 13.247 %Lincoln County13.247Sweet Grass County: 13.194 %Sweet Grass County13.194Carbon County: 13.184 %Carbon County13.184Madison County: 13.126 %Madison County13.126Ravalli County: 12.965 %Ravalli County12.965Park County: 12.473 %Park County12.473Deer Lodge County: 11.788 %Deer Lodge County11.788Lewis and Clark County: 11.646 %Lewis and Clark County11.646Jefferson County: 11.567 %Jefferson County11.567Phillips County: 10.28 %Phillips County10.28Broadwater County: 10.159 %Broadwater County10.159Dawson County: 10.072 %Dawson County10.072Beaverhead County: 10 %Beaverhead County10Powder River County: 9.917 %Powder River County9.917Musselshell County: 9.901 %Musselshell County9.901Missoula County: 9.767 %Missoula County9.767Yellowstone County: 9.709 %Yellowstone County9.709Blaine County: 9.483 %Blaine County9.483Sanders County: 9.434 %Sanders County9.434Granite County: 9.424 %Granite County9.424Fallon County: 9.362 %Fallon County9.362Rosebud County: 9.211 %Rosebud County9.211Valley County: 8.961 %Valley County8.961Big Horn County: 8.929 %Big Horn County8.929Hill County: 8.814 %Hill County8.814Toole County: 8.725 %Toole County8.725Custer County: 8.719 %Custer County8.719Stillwater County: 8.656 %Stillwater County8.656Powell County: 8.333 %Powell County8.333Fergus County: 8.312 %Fergus County8.312Chouteau County: 8.264 %Chouteau County8.264Silver Bow County: 7.962 %Silver Bow County7.962Liberty County: 7.692 %Liberty County7.692Cascade County: 7.635 %Cascade County7.635Pondera County: 7.619 %Pondera County7.619Richland County: 7.547 %Richland County7.547Wheatland County: 7.339 %Wheatland County7.339Glacier County: 7.311 %Glacier County7.311Daniels County: 6.4 %Daniels County6.4Judith Basin County: 6 %Judith Basin County6Roosevelt County: 5.805 %Roosevelt County5.805Sheridan County: 5.714 %Sheridan County5.714Treasure County: 27.273 %Treasure County27.273Wibaux County: 27.273 %Wibaux County27.273Meagher County: 18.487 %Meagher County18.487McCone County: 17.391 %McCone County17.391Mineral County: 16.505 %Mineral County16.505Teton County: 15.789 %Teton County15.789Flathead County: 14.534 %Flathead County14.534Gallatin County: 14.254 %Gallatin County14.254Carter County: 13.333 %Carter County13.333Lake County: 13.248 %Lake County13.248Lincoln County: 13.247 %Lincoln County13.247Sweet Grass County: 13.194 %Sweet Grass County13.194Carbon County: 13.184 %Carbon County13.184Madison County: 13.126 %Madison County13.126Ravalli County: 12.965 %Ravalli County12.965Park County: 12.473 %Park County12.473Deer Lodge County: 11.788 %Deer Lodge County11.788Lewis and Clark County: 11.646 %Lewis and Clark County11.646Jefferson County: 11.567 %Jefferson County11.567Phillips County: 10.28 %Phillips County10.28Broadwater County: 10.159 %Broadwater County10.159Dawson County: 10.072 %Dawson County10.072Beaverhead County: 10 %Beaverhead County10Powder River County: 9.917 %Powder River County9.917Musselshell County: 9.901 %Musselshell County9.901Missoula County: 9.767 %Missoula County9.767Yellowstone County: 9.709 %Yellowstone County9.709Blaine County: 9.483 %Blaine County9.483Sanders County: 9.434 %Sanders County9.434Granite County: 9.424 %Granite County9.424Fallon County: 9.362 %Fallon County9.362Rosebud County: 9.211 %Rosebud County9.211Valley County: 8.961 %Valley County8.961Big Horn County: 8.929 %Big Horn County8.929Hill County: 8.814 %Hill County8.814Toole County: 8.725 %Toole County8.725Custer County: 8.719 %Custer County8.719Stillwater County: 8.656 %Stillwater County8.656Powell County: 8.333 %Powell County8.333Fergus County: 8.312 %Fergus County8.312Chouteau County: 8.264 %Chouteau County8.264Silver Bow County: 7.962 %Silver Bow County7.962Liberty County: 7.692 %Liberty County7.692Cascade County: 7.635 %Cascade County7.635Pondera County: 7.619 %Pondera County7.619Richland County: 7.547 %Richland County7.547Wheatland County: 7.339 %Wheatland County7.339Glacier County: 7.311 %Glacier County7.311Daniels County: 6.4 %Daniels County6.4Judith Basin County: 6 %Judith Basin County6Roosevelt County: 5.805 %Roosevelt County5.805Sheridan County: 5.714 %Sheridan County5.714
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Treasure County27.2730 pts
1Wibaux County27.273+27.27 pts
3Meagher County18.487-3.74 pts
4McCone County17.391+8.3 pts
5Mineral County16.505+5.77 pts
6Teton County15.789+3.02 pts
7Flathead County14.534+2.14 pts
8Gallatin County14.254+1.74 pts
9Carter County13.333-0.3 pts
10Lake County13.248+2.74 pts
11Lincoln County13.247+1.02 pts
12Sweet Grass County13.194-1.4 pts
13Carbon County13.184+1.11 pts
14Madison County13.126+1.79 pts
15Ravalli County12.965+1.63 pts
16Park County12.473+0.22 pts
17Deer Lodge County11.788-6.2 pts
18Lewis and Clark County11.646+1.27 pts
19Jefferson County11.567+1.91 pts
20Phillips County10.28+2.87 pts
21Broadwater County10.159-8.02 pts
22Dawson County10.072+1.8 pts
23Beaverhead County10+0.16 pts
24Powder River County9.917-7.94 pts
25Musselshell County9.901+1.08 pts
26Missoula County9.767-0.01 pts
27Yellowstone County9.709+0.88 pts
28Blaine County9.483+4.29 pts
29Sanders County9.434-2.75 pts
30Granite County9.424-7.42 pts
31Fallon County9.362+5.16 pts
32Rosebud County9.211+3.33 pts
33Valley County8.961+1.11 pts
34Big Horn County8.929+0.03 pts
35Hill County8.814+1.88 pts
36Toole County8.725+2.68 pts
37Custer County8.719+0.52 pts
38Stillwater County8.656-4.31 pts
39Powell County8.333+0.8 pts
40Fergus County8.312+1.6 pts
41Chouteau County8.264-0.9 pts
42Silver Bow County7.962-1.84 pts
43Liberty County7.692-3.22 pts
44Cascade County7.635-0.9 pts
45Pondera County7.619+2.6 pts
46Richland County7.547-2.3 pts
47Wheatland County7.339+2.03 pts
48Glacier County7.311-2.64 pts
49Daniels County6.4-3.28 pts
50Judith Basin County6-2.16 pts
51Roosevelt County5.805-6.24 pts
52Sheridan County5.714-0.62 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 2021 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Treasure County, with 27.273% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Sheridan County, with 5.714% in 2021.

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 2021 and are not ranked.

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