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Counties in New Jersey by establishment entry rate

Passaic County had the highest establishment entry rate of 21 counties in 2015, at 11.307%. Gloucester County had the lowest, at 7.739%. The median was 9.073% and the figure for New Jersey was 9.761%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.307Passaic County
Lowest7.739Gloucester County
Median9.07321 counties
New Jersey9.761History

Map of counties, 2015

Atlantic County: 8.67 %Bergen County: 9.715 %Burlington County: 9.018 %Camden County: 8.806 %Cape May County: 10.095 %Cumberland County: 8.281 %Essex County: 9.981 %Gloucester County: 7.739 %Hudson County: 11.143 %Hunterdon County: 8.901 %Mercer County: 9.626 %Middlesex County: 10.328 %Monmouth County: 9.803 %Morris County: 8.85 %Ocean County: 10.344 %Passaic County: 11.307 %Salem County: 8.537 %Somerset County: 10.099 %Sussex County: 9.073 %Union County: 9.068 %Warren County: 8.894 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Passaic County: 11.307 %Passaic County11.307Hudson County: 11.143 %Hudson County11.143Ocean County: 10.344 %Ocean County10.344Middlesex County: 10.328 %Middlesex County10.328Somerset County: 10.099 %Somerset County10.099Cape May County: 10.095 %Cape May County10.095Essex County: 9.981 %Essex County9.981Monmouth County: 9.803 %Monmouth County9.803Bergen County: 9.715 %Bergen County9.715Mercer County: 9.626 %Mercer County9.626Sussex County: 9.073 %Sussex County9.073Union County: 9.068 %Union County9.068Burlington County: 9.018 %Burlington County9.018Hunterdon County: 8.901 %Hunterdon County8.901Warren County: 8.894 %Warren County8.894Morris County: 8.85 %Morris County8.85Camden County: 8.806 %Camden County8.806Atlantic County: 8.67 %Atlantic County8.67Salem County: 8.537 %Salem County8.537Cumberland County: 8.281 %Cumberland County8.281Gloucester County: 7.739 %Gloucester County7.739Passaic County: 11.307 %Passaic County11.307Hudson County: 11.143 %Hudson County11.143Ocean County: 10.344 %Ocean County10.344Middlesex County: 10.328 %Middlesex County10.328Somerset County: 10.099 %Somerset County10.099Cape May County: 10.095 %Cape May County10.095Essex County: 9.981 %Essex County9.981Monmouth County: 9.803 %Monmouth County9.803Bergen County: 9.715 %Bergen County9.715Mercer County: 9.626 %Mercer County9.626Sussex County: 9.073 %Sussex County9.073Union County: 9.068 %Union County9.068Burlington County: 9.018 %Burlington County9.018Hunterdon County: 8.901 %Hunterdon County8.901Warren County: 8.894 %Warren County8.894Morris County: 8.85 %Morris County8.85Camden County: 8.806 %Camden County8.806Atlantic County: 8.67 %Atlantic County8.67Salem County: 8.537 %Salem County8.537Cumberland County: 8.281 %Cumberland County8.281Gloucester County: 7.739 %Gloucester County7.739
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Passaic County11.307+1.08 pts
2Hudson County11.143-0.75 pts
3Ocean County10.344-1.66 pts
4Middlesex County10.328-0.41 pts
5Somerset County10.099+0.19 pts
6Cape May County10.095+0.28 pts
7Essex County9.981+0.02 pts
8Monmouth County9.803-0.98 pts
9Bergen County9.715-0.31 pts
10Mercer County9.626-0.12 pts
11Sussex County9.073-0.25 pts
12Union County9.068-0.66 pts
13Burlington County9.018-0.58 pts
14Hunterdon County8.901+0.63 pts
15Warren County8.894-0.44 pts
16Morris County8.85-0.13 pts
17Camden County8.806+0.18 pts
18Atlantic County8.67-0.42 pts
19Salem County8.537+1.95 pts
20Cumberland County8.281+0.97 pts
21Gloucester County7.739-1.56 pts

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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. 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 Jersey by establishment entry rate, 2015) [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 Jersey by establishment entry rate, 2015. 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-jersey-counties?period=2015. 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 Jersey by establishment entry rate, 2015. 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-jersey-counties?period=2015.

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 Jersey by establishment entry rate, 2015 [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-jersey-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Passaic County, with 11.307% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Gloucester County, with 7.739% in 2015.

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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