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Counties in Montana by establishment entry rate

Sanders County had the highest establishment entry rate of 49 counties in 2022, at 17.764%. Wibaux County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 10.689% and the figure for Montana was 11.816%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.764Sanders County
Lowest0Wibaux County
Median10.68949 counties
Montana11.816History

Map of counties, 2022

Beaverhead County: 12.632 %Big Horn County: 6.587 %Blaine County: 10.39 %Broadwater County: 16.718 %Carbon County: 13.736 %Cascade County: 8.551 %Chouteau County: 15.139 %Custer County: 9.174 %Daniels County: 6.349 %Dawson County: 12.078 %Deer Lodge County: 11.257 %Fallon County: 5.217 %Fergus County: 8.752 %Flathead County: 13.169 %Gallatin County: 14.169 %Glacier County: 11.311 %Granite County: 9.424 %Hill County: 8.145 %Jefferson County: 15.856 %Judith Basin County: 8.081 %Lake County: 13.622 %Lewis and Clark County: 10.689 %Liberty County: 16.514 %Lincoln County: 14.132 %Madison County: 13.969 %Meagher County: 14.516 %Mineral County: 9.569 %Missoula County: 10.368 %Musselshell County: 15.842 %Park County: 16.124 %Phillips County: 9.091 %Pondera County: 6.472 %Powder River County: 17.742 %Powell County: 10.169 %Ravalli County: 14.028 %Richland County: 11.249 %Roosevelt County: 3.857 %Rosebud County: 10.897 %Sanders County: 17.764 %Sheridan County: 9.353 %Silver Bow County: 9.747 %Stillwater County: 5.977 %Sweet Grass County: 6.92 %Teton County: 14.773 %Toole County: 8.814 %Valley County: 6.517 %Wheatland County: 14.679 %Wibaux County: 0 %Yellowstone County: 10.677 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Sanders County: 17.764 %Sanders County17.764Powder River County: 17.742 %Powder River County17.742Broadwater County: 16.718 %Broadwater County16.718Liberty County: 16.514 %Liberty County16.514Park County: 16.124 %Park County16.124Jefferson County: 15.856 %Jefferson County15.856Musselshell County: 15.842 %Musselshell County15.842Chouteau County: 15.139 %Chouteau County15.139Teton County: 14.773 %Teton County14.773Wheatland County: 14.679 %Wheatland County14.679Meagher County: 14.516 %Meagher County14.516Gallatin County: 14.169 %Gallatin County14.169Lincoln County: 14.132 %Lincoln County14.132Ravalli County: 14.028 %Ravalli County14.028Madison County: 13.969 %Madison County13.969Carbon County: 13.736 %Carbon County13.736Lake County: 13.622 %Lake County13.622Flathead County: 13.169 %Flathead County13.169Beaverhead County: 12.632 %Beaverhead County12.632Dawson County: 12.078 %Dawson County12.078Glacier County: 11.311 %Glacier County11.311Deer Lodge County: 11.257 %Deer Lodge County11.257Richland County: 11.249 %Richland County11.249Rosebud County: 10.897 %Rosebud County10.897Lewis and Clark County: 10.689 %Lewis and Clark County10.689Yellowstone County: 10.677 %Yellowstone County10.677Blaine County: 10.39 %Blaine County10.39Missoula County: 10.368 %Missoula County10.368Powell County: 10.169 %Powell County10.169Silver Bow County: 9.747 %Silver Bow County9.747Mineral County: 9.569 %Mineral County9.569Granite County: 9.424 %Granite County9.424Sheridan County: 9.353 %Sheridan County9.353Custer County: 9.174 %Custer County9.174Phillips County: 9.091 %Phillips County9.091Toole County: 8.814 %Toole County8.814Fergus County: 8.752 %Fergus County8.752Cascade County: 8.551 %Cascade County8.551Hill County: 8.145 %Hill County8.145Judith Basin County: 8.081 %Judith Basin County8.081Sweet Grass County: 6.92 %Sweet Grass County6.92Big Horn County: 6.587 %Big Horn County6.587Valley County: 6.517 %Valley County6.517Pondera County: 6.472 %Pondera County6.472Daniels County: 6.349 %Daniels County6.349Stillwater County: 5.977 %Stillwater County5.977Fallon County: 5.217 %Fallon County5.217Roosevelt County: 3.857 %Roosevelt County3.857Wibaux County: 0 %Wibaux County0Sanders County: 17.764 %Sanders County17.764Powder River County: 17.742 %Powder River County17.742Broadwater County: 16.718 %Broadwater County16.718Liberty County: 16.514 %Liberty County16.514Park County: 16.124 %Park County16.124Jefferson County: 15.856 %Jefferson County15.856Musselshell County: 15.842 %Musselshell County15.842Chouteau County: 15.139 %Chouteau County15.139Teton County: 14.773 %Teton County14.773Wheatland County: 14.679 %Wheatland County14.679Meagher County: 14.516 %Meagher County14.516Gallatin County: 14.169 %Gallatin County14.169Lincoln County: 14.132 %Lincoln County14.132Ravalli County: 14.028 %Ravalli County14.028Madison County: 13.969 %Madison County13.969Carbon County: 13.736 %Carbon County13.736Lake County: 13.622 %Lake County13.622Flathead County: 13.169 %Flathead County13.169Beaverhead County: 12.632 %Beaverhead County12.632Dawson County: 12.078 %Dawson County12.078Glacier County: 11.311 %Glacier County11.311Deer Lodge County: 11.257 %Deer Lodge County11.257Richland County: 11.249 %Richland County11.249Rosebud County: 10.897 %Rosebud County10.897Lewis and Clark County: 10.689 %Lewis and Clark County10.689Yellowstone County: 10.677 %Yellowstone County10.677Blaine County: 10.39 %Blaine County10.39Missoula County: 10.368 %Missoula County10.368Powell County: 10.169 %Powell County10.169Silver Bow County: 9.747 %Silver Bow County9.747Mineral County: 9.569 %Mineral County9.569Granite County: 9.424 %Granite County9.424Sheridan County: 9.353 %Sheridan County9.353Custer County: 9.174 %Custer County9.174Phillips County: 9.091 %Phillips County9.091Toole County: 8.814 %Toole County8.814Fergus County: 8.752 %Fergus County8.752Cascade County: 8.551 %Cascade County8.551Hill County: 8.145 %Hill County8.145Judith Basin County: 8.081 %Judith Basin County8.081Sweet Grass County: 6.92 %Sweet Grass County6.92Big Horn County: 6.587 %Big Horn County6.587Valley County: 6.517 %Valley County6.517Pondera County: 6.472 %Pondera County6.472Daniels County: 6.349 %Daniels County6.349Stillwater County: 5.977 %Stillwater County5.977Fallon County: 5.217 %Fallon County5.217Roosevelt County: 3.857 %Roosevelt County3.857Wibaux County: 0 %Wibaux 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Sanders County17.764+8.33 pts
2Powder River County17.742+7.83 pts
3Broadwater County16.718+6.56 pts
4Liberty County16.514+8.82 pts
5Park County16.124+3.65 pts
6Jefferson County15.856+4.29 pts
7Musselshell County15.842+5.94 pts
8Chouteau County15.139+6.88 pts
9Teton County14.773-1.02 pts
10Wheatland County14.679+7.34 pts
11Meagher County14.516-3.97 pts
12Gallatin County14.169-0.08 pts
13Lincoln County14.132+0.88 pts
14Ravalli County14.028+1.06 pts
15Madison County13.969+0.84 pts
16Carbon County13.736+0.55 pts
17Lake County13.622+0.37 pts
18Flathead County13.169-1.37 pts
19Beaverhead County12.632+2.63 pts
20Dawson County12.078+2.01 pts
21Glacier County11.311+4 pts
22Deer Lodge County11.257-0.53 pts
23Richland County11.249+3.7 pts
24Rosebud County10.897+1.69 pts
25Lewis and Clark County10.689-0.96 pts
26Yellowstone County10.677+0.97 pts
27Blaine County10.39+0.91 pts
28Missoula County10.368+0.6 pts
29Powell County10.169+1.84 pts
30Silver Bow County9.747+1.79 pts
31Mineral County9.569-6.94 pts
32Granite County9.4240 pts
33Sheridan County9.353+3.64 pts
34Custer County9.174+0.46 pts
35Phillips County9.091-1.19 pts
36Toole County8.814+0.09 pts
37Fergus County8.752+0.44 pts
38Cascade County8.551+0.92 pts
39Hill County8.145-0.67 pts
40Judith Basin County8.081+2.08 pts
41Sweet Grass County6.92-6.27 pts
42Big Horn County6.587-2.34 pts
43Valley County6.517-2.44 pts
44Pondera County6.472-1.15 pts
45Daniels County6.349-0.05 pts
46Stillwater County5.977-2.68 pts
47Fallon County5.217-4.15 pts
48Roosevelt County3.857-1.95 pts
49Wibaux County0-27.27 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. 7 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2022 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2022. 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=2022.

Harvard

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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Sanders County, with 17.764% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Wibaux County, with 0% in 2022.

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. 7 counties have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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