Counties in New Hampshire by establishment entry rate

Carroll County had the highest establishment entry rate of 10 counties in 2017, at 8.465%. Coos County had the lowest, at 6.205%. The median was 7.661% and the figure for New Hampshire was 7.677%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest8.465Carroll County
Lowest6.205Coos County
Median7.66110 counties
New Hampshire7.677History

Map of counties, 2017

Belknap County: 7.631 %Carroll County: 8.465 %Cheshire County: 6.639 %Coos County: 6.205 %Grafton County: 7.691 %Hillsborough County: 7.746 %Merrimack County: 6.899 %Rockingham County: 8.105 %Strafford County: 7.037 %Sullivan County: 8.219 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Carroll County: 8.465 %Carroll County8.465Sullivan County: 8.219 %Sullivan County8.219Rockingham County: 8.105 %Rockingham County8.105Hillsborough County: 7.746 %Hillsborough County7.746Grafton County: 7.691 %Grafton County7.691Belknap County: 7.631 %Belknap County7.631Strafford County: 7.037 %Strafford County7.037Merrimack County: 6.899 %Merrimack County6.899Cheshire County: 6.639 %Cheshire County6.639Coos County: 6.205 %Coos County6.205Carroll County: 8.465 %Carroll County8.465Sullivan County: 8.219 %Sullivan County8.219Rockingham County: 8.105 %Rockingham County8.105Hillsborough County: 7.746 %Hillsborough County7.746Grafton County: 7.691 %Grafton County7.691Belknap County: 7.631 %Belknap County7.631Strafford County: 7.037 %Strafford County7.037Merrimack County: 6.899 %Merrimack County6.899Cheshire County: 6.639 %Cheshire County6.639Coos County: 6.205 %Coos County6.205
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Carroll County8.465+0.59 pts
2Sullivan County8.219+0.25 pts
3Rockingham County8.105-1.2 pts
4Hillsborough County7.746-1.79 pts
5Grafton County7.691+0.78 pts
6Belknap County7.631-1.17 pts
7Strafford County7.037-1.61 pts
8Merrimack County6.899-1.53 pts
9Cheshire County6.639-1.62 pts
10Coos County6.205+1.94 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. 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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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in New Hampshire by establishment entry rate, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in New Hampshire by establishment entry rate, 2017. 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/new-hampshire-counties?period=2017. 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 New Hampshire by establishment entry rate, 2017. 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/new-hampshire-counties?period=2017.

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 New Hampshire by establishment entry rate, 2017 [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/new-hampshire-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Carroll County, with 8.465% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Coos County, with 6.205% in 2017.

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.

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