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Counties in New Jersey by establishment entry rate

Hudson County had the highest establishment entry rate of 21 counties in 2017, at 12.027%. Salem County had the lowest, at 7.376%. The median was 9.295% and the figure for New Jersey was 9.775%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.027Hudson County
Lowest7.376Salem County
Median9.29521 counties
New Jersey9.775History

Map of counties, 2017

Atlantic County: 8.203 %Bergen County: 9.962 %Burlington County: 8.494 %Camden County: 8.66 %Cape May County: 9.642 %Cumberland County: 7.747 %Essex County: 10.382 %Gloucester County: 9.163 %Hudson County: 12.027 %Hunterdon County: 8.842 %Mercer County: 9.079 %Middlesex County: 10.239 %Monmouth County: 9.628 %Morris County: 9.407 %Ocean County: 11.063 %Passaic County: 10.224 %Salem County: 7.376 %Somerset County: 9.789 %Sussex County: 9.148 %Union County: 9.295 %Warren County: 8.333 %
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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

Hudson County: 12.027 %Hudson County12.027Ocean County: 11.063 %Ocean County11.063Essex County: 10.382 %Essex County10.382Middlesex County: 10.239 %Middlesex County10.239Passaic County: 10.224 %Passaic County10.224Bergen County: 9.962 %Bergen County9.962Somerset County: 9.789 %Somerset County9.789Cape May County: 9.642 %Cape May County9.642Monmouth County: 9.628 %Monmouth County9.628Morris County: 9.407 %Morris County9.407Union County: 9.295 %Union County9.295Gloucester County: 9.163 %Gloucester County9.163Sussex County: 9.148 %Sussex County9.148Mercer County: 9.079 %Mercer County9.079Hunterdon County: 8.842 %Hunterdon County8.842Camden County: 8.66 %Camden County8.66Burlington County: 8.494 %Burlington County8.494Warren County: 8.333 %Warren County8.333Atlantic County: 8.203 %Atlantic County8.203Cumberland County: 7.747 %Cumberland County7.747Salem County: 7.376 %Salem County7.376Hudson County: 12.027 %Hudson County12.027Ocean County: 11.063 %Ocean County11.063Essex County: 10.382 %Essex County10.382Middlesex County: 10.239 %Middlesex County10.239Passaic County: 10.224 %Passaic County10.224Bergen County: 9.962 %Bergen County9.962Somerset County: 9.789 %Somerset County9.789Cape May County: 9.642 %Cape May County9.642Monmouth County: 9.628 %Monmouth County9.628Morris County: 9.407 %Morris County9.407Union County: 9.295 %Union County9.295Gloucester County: 9.163 %Gloucester County9.163Sussex County: 9.148 %Sussex County9.148Mercer County: 9.079 %Mercer County9.079Hunterdon County: 8.842 %Hunterdon County8.842Camden County: 8.66 %Camden County8.66Burlington County: 8.494 %Burlington County8.494Warren County: 8.333 %Warren County8.333Atlantic County: 8.203 %Atlantic County8.203Cumberland County: 7.747 %Cumberland County7.747Salem County: 7.376 %Salem County7.376
%. 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
1Hudson County12.027-0.31 pts
2Ocean County11.063-0.1 pts
3Essex County10.382+0.4 pts
4Middlesex County10.239-0.52 pts
5Passaic County10.224+0.01 pts
6Bergen County9.962+0.17 pts
7Somerset County9.789-0.56 pts
8Cape May County9.642-1.73 pts
9Monmouth County9.628-0.57 pts
10Morris County9.407+0.05 pts
11Union County9.295-1.05 pts
12Gloucester County9.163-0.98 pts
13Sussex County9.148-0.75 pts
14Mercer County9.079-1.57 pts
15Hunterdon County8.842-1.12 pts
16Camden County8.66-1.41 pts
17Burlington County8.494-0.8 pts
18Warren County8.333-1.11 pts
19Atlantic County8.203-1.24 pts
20Cumberland County7.747+1.09 pts
21Salem County7.376-0.63 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, 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 Jersey 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-jersey-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 Jersey 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-jersey-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 Jersey 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-jersey-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Hudson County, with 12.027% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Salem County, with 7.376% 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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