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Counties in New Jersey by establishment entry rate

Hudson County had the highest establishment entry rate of 21 counties in 2020, at 11.179%. Cumberland County had the lowest, at 7.318%. The median was 9.142% and the figure for New Jersey was 9.477%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.179Hudson County
Lowest7.318Cumberland County
Median9.14221 counties
New Jersey9.477History

Map of counties, 2020

Atlantic County: 8.444 %Bergen County: 9.325 %Burlington County: 8.994 %Camden County: 9.223 %Cape May County: 8.217 %Cumberland County: 7.318 %Essex County: 10.12 %Gloucester County: 9.007 %Hudson County: 11.179 %Hunterdon County: 9.205 %Mercer County: 8.973 %Middlesex County: 9.644 %Monmouth County: 9.903 %Morris County: 8.657 %Ocean County: 10.886 %Passaic County: 9.432 %Salem County: 8.333 %Somerset County: 9.219 %Sussex County: 9.142 %Union County: 8.9 %Warren County: 8.527 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Hudson County: 11.179 %Hudson County11.179Ocean County: 10.886 %Ocean County10.886Essex County: 10.12 %Essex County10.12Monmouth County: 9.903 %Monmouth County9.903Middlesex County: 9.644 %Middlesex County9.644Passaic County: 9.432 %Passaic County9.432Bergen County: 9.325 %Bergen County9.325Camden County: 9.223 %Camden County9.223Somerset County: 9.219 %Somerset County9.219Hunterdon County: 9.205 %Hunterdon County9.205Sussex County: 9.142 %Sussex County9.142Gloucester County: 9.007 %Gloucester County9.007Burlington County: 8.994 %Burlington County8.994Mercer County: 8.973 %Mercer County8.973Union County: 8.9 %Union County8.9Morris County: 8.657 %Morris County8.657Warren County: 8.527 %Warren County8.527Atlantic County: 8.444 %Atlantic County8.444Salem County: 8.333 %Salem County8.333Cape May County: 8.217 %Cape May County8.217Cumberland County: 7.318 %Cumberland County7.318Hudson County: 11.179 %Hudson County11.179Ocean County: 10.886 %Ocean County10.886Essex County: 10.12 %Essex County10.12Monmouth County: 9.903 %Monmouth County9.903Middlesex County: 9.644 %Middlesex County9.644Passaic County: 9.432 %Passaic County9.432Bergen County: 9.325 %Bergen County9.325Camden County: 9.223 %Camden County9.223Somerset County: 9.219 %Somerset County9.219Hunterdon County: 9.205 %Hunterdon County9.205Sussex County: 9.142 %Sussex County9.142Gloucester County: 9.007 %Gloucester County9.007Burlington County: 8.994 %Burlington County8.994Mercer County: 8.973 %Mercer County8.973Union County: 8.9 %Union County8.9Morris County: 8.657 %Morris County8.657Warren County: 8.527 %Warren County8.527Atlantic County: 8.444 %Atlantic County8.444Salem County: 8.333 %Salem County8.333Cape May County: 8.217 %Cape May County8.217Cumberland County: 7.318 %Cumberland County7.318
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Hudson County11.179-0.47 pts
2Ocean County10.886+0.12 pts
3Essex County10.12-0.18 pts
4Monmouth County9.903+0.24 pts
5Middlesex County9.644-0.53 pts
6Passaic County9.432-0.54 pts
7Bergen County9.325-0.66 pts
8Camden County9.223+0.29 pts
9Somerset County9.219+0.03 pts
10Hunterdon County9.205+1.04 pts
11Sussex County9.142+0.44 pts
12Gloucester County9.007+0.57 pts
13Burlington County8.994-0.45 pts
14Mercer County8.973-0.89 pts
15Union County8.9-0.85 pts
16Morris County8.657+0.37 pts
17Warren County8.527-0.4 pts
18Atlantic County8.444-0.59 pts
19Salem County8.333+0.7 pts
20Cape May County8.217-1.31 pts
21Cumberland County7.318-0.19 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Hudson County, with 11.179% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Cumberland County, with 7.318% in 2020.

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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