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Counties in New Jersey by establishment entry rate

Hudson County had the highest establishment entry rate of 21 counties in 2018, at 10.905%. Cumberland County had the lowest, at 7.278%. The median was 8.95% and the figure for New Jersey was 9.225%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.905Hudson County
Lowest7.278Cumberland County
Median8.9521 counties
New Jersey9.225History

Map of counties, 2018

Atlantic County: 8.115 %Bergen County: 9.193 %Burlington County: 9.138 %Camden County: 8.065 %Cape May County: 8.206 %Cumberland County: 7.278 %Essex County: 10.212 %Gloucester County: 8.307 %Hudson County: 10.905 %Hunterdon County: 7.928 %Mercer County: 9.348 %Middlesex County: 9.391 %Monmouth County: 8.95 %Morris County: 8.609 %Ocean County: 10.746 %Passaic County: 9.475 %Salem County: 7.943 %Somerset County: 8.737 %Sussex County: 9.04 %Union County: 9.117 %Warren County: 7.947 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Hudson County: 10.905 %Hudson County10.905Ocean County: 10.746 %Ocean County10.746Essex County: 10.212 %Essex County10.212Passaic County: 9.475 %Passaic County9.475Middlesex County: 9.391 %Middlesex County9.391Mercer County: 9.348 %Mercer County9.348Bergen County: 9.193 %Bergen County9.193Burlington County: 9.138 %Burlington County9.138Union County: 9.117 %Union County9.117Sussex County: 9.04 %Sussex County9.04Monmouth County: 8.95 %Monmouth County8.95Somerset County: 8.737 %Somerset County8.737Morris County: 8.609 %Morris County8.609Gloucester County: 8.307 %Gloucester County8.307Cape May County: 8.206 %Cape May County8.206Atlantic County: 8.115 %Atlantic County8.115Camden County: 8.065 %Camden County8.065Warren County: 7.947 %Warren County7.947Salem County: 7.943 %Salem County7.943Hunterdon County: 7.928 %Hunterdon County7.928Cumberland County: 7.278 %Cumberland County7.278Hudson County: 10.905 %Hudson County10.905Ocean County: 10.746 %Ocean County10.746Essex County: 10.212 %Essex County10.212Passaic County: 9.475 %Passaic County9.475Middlesex County: 9.391 %Middlesex County9.391Mercer County: 9.348 %Mercer County9.348Bergen County: 9.193 %Bergen County9.193Burlington County: 9.138 %Burlington County9.138Union County: 9.117 %Union County9.117Sussex County: 9.04 %Sussex County9.04Monmouth County: 8.95 %Monmouth County8.95Somerset County: 8.737 %Somerset County8.737Morris County: 8.609 %Morris County8.609Gloucester County: 8.307 %Gloucester County8.307Cape May County: 8.206 %Cape May County8.206Atlantic County: 8.115 %Atlantic County8.115Camden County: 8.065 %Camden County8.065Warren County: 7.947 %Warren County7.947Salem County: 7.943 %Salem County7.943Hunterdon County: 7.928 %Hunterdon County7.928Cumberland County: 7.278 %Cumberland County7.278
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Hudson County10.905-1.12 pts
2Ocean County10.746-0.32 pts
3Essex County10.212-0.17 pts
4Passaic County9.475-0.75 pts
5Middlesex County9.391-0.85 pts
6Mercer County9.348+0.27 pts
7Bergen County9.193-0.77 pts
8Burlington County9.138+0.64 pts
9Union County9.117-0.18 pts
10Sussex County9.04-0.11 pts
11Monmouth County8.95-0.68 pts
12Somerset County8.737-1.05 pts
13Morris County8.609-0.8 pts
14Gloucester County8.307-0.86 pts
15Cape May County8.206-1.44 pts
16Atlantic County8.115-0.09 pts
17Camden County8.065-0.6 pts
18Warren County7.947-0.39 pts
19Salem County7.943+0.57 pts
20Hunterdon County7.928-0.91 pts
21Cumberland County7.278-0.47 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Hudson County, with 10.905% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Cumberland County, with 7.278% in 2018.

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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