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Counties in New York by establishment entry rate

Kings County had the highest establishment entry rate of 62 counties in 2020, at 12.174%. Seneca County had the lowest, at 4.819%. The median was 7.61% and the figure for New York was 9.497%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.174Kings County
Lowest4.819Seneca County
Median7.6162 counties
New York9.497History

Map of counties, 2020

Albany County: 7.592 %Allegany County: 6.881 %Bronx County: 10.045 %Broome County: 5.473 %Cattaraugus County: 7.15 %Cayuga County: 6.943 %Chautauqua County: 5.438 %Chemung County: 7.092 %Chenango County: 6.018 %Clinton County: 6.807 %Columbia County: 9.391 %Cortland County: 7.627 %Delaware County: 7.131 %Dutchess County: 8.776 %Erie County: 7.519 %Essex County: 7.858 %Franklin County: 6.336 %Fulton County: 7.748 %Genesee County: 5.537 %Greene County: 8.272 %Hamilton County: 9.302 %Herkimer County: 7.634 %Jefferson County: 6.758 %Kings County: 12.174 %Lewis County: 7.296 %Livingston County: 7.437 %Madison County: 7.966 %Monroe County: 7.991 %Montgomery County: 6.613 %Nassau County: 9.699 %New York County: 9.769 %Niagara County: 7.121 %Oneida County: 7.455 %Onondaga County: 7.119 %Ontario County: 7.267 %Orange County: 9.779 %Orleans County: 6.891 %Oswego County: 7.979 %Otsego County: 6.505 %Putnam County: 8.788 %Queens County: 11.409 %Rensselaer County: 7.041 %Richmond County: 9.917 %Rockland County: 10.884 %St. Lawrence County: 7.638 %Saratoga County: 8.014 %Schenectady County: 8.457 %Schoharie County: 8.857 %Schuyler County: 6.577 %Seneca County: 4.819 %Steuben County: 6.3 %Suffolk County: 9.373 %Sullivan County: 9.91 %Tioga County: 6.997 %Tompkins County: 8.019 %Ulster County: 8.876 %Warren County: 7.106 %Washington County: 7.038 %Wayne County: 7.726 %Westchester County: 9.059 %Wyoming County: 6.995 %Yates County: 8.986 %
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  • 8 to 9.4
  • 9.4 and over
%, 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.

Top 40 counties, 2020

Kings County: 12.174 %Kings County12.174Queens County: 11.409 %Queens County11.409Rockland County: 10.884 %Rockland County10.884Bronx County: 10.045 %Bronx County10.045Richmond County: 9.917 %Richmond County9.917Sullivan County: 9.91 %Sullivan County9.91Orange County: 9.779 %Orange County9.779New York County: 9.769 %New York County9.769Nassau County: 9.699 %Nassau County9.699Columbia County: 9.391 %Columbia County9.391Suffolk County: 9.373 %Suffolk County9.373Hamilton County: 9.302 %Hamilton County9.302Westchester County: 9.059 %Westchester County9.059Yates County: 8.986 %Yates County8.986Ulster County: 8.876 %Ulster County8.876Schoharie County: 8.857 %Schoharie County8.857Putnam County: 8.788 %Putnam County8.788Dutchess County: 8.776 %Dutchess County8.776Schenectady County: 8.457 %Schenectady County8.457Greene County: 8.272 %Greene County8.272Tompkins County: 8.019 %Tompkins County8.019Saratoga County: 8.014 %Saratoga County8.014Monroe County: 7.991 %Monroe County7.991Oswego County: 7.979 %Oswego County7.979Madison County: 7.966 %Madison County7.966Essex County: 7.858 %Essex County7.858Fulton County: 7.748 %Fulton County7.748Wayne County: 7.726 %Wayne County7.726St. Lawrence County: 7.638 %St. Lawrence County7.638Herkimer County: 7.634 %Herkimer County7.634Cortland County: 7.627 %Cortland County7.627Albany County: 7.592 %Albany County7.592Erie County: 7.519 %Erie County7.519Oneida County: 7.455 %Oneida County7.455Livingston County: 7.437 %Livingston County7.437Lewis County: 7.296 %Lewis County7.296Ontario County: 7.267 %Ontario County7.267Cattaraugus County: 7.15 %Cattaraugus County7.15Delaware County: 7.131 %Delaware County7.131Niagara County: 7.121 %Niagara County7.121Kings County: 12.174 %Kings County12.174Queens County: 11.409 %Queens County11.409Rockland County: 10.884 %Rockland County10.884Bronx County: 10.045 %Bronx County10.045Richmond County: 9.917 %Richmond County9.917Sullivan County: 9.91 %Sullivan County9.91Orange County: 9.779 %Orange County9.779New York County: 9.769 %New York County9.769Nassau County: 9.699 %Nassau County9.699Columbia County: 9.391 %Columbia County9.391Suffolk County: 9.373 %Suffolk County9.373Hamilton County: 9.302 %Hamilton County9.302Westchester County: 9.059 %Westchester County9.059Yates County: 8.986 %Yates County8.986Ulster County: 8.876 %Ulster County8.876Schoharie County: 8.857 %Schoharie County8.857Putnam County: 8.788 %Putnam County8.788Dutchess County: 8.776 %Dutchess County8.776Schenectady County: 8.457 %Schenectady County8.457Greene County: 8.272 %Greene County8.272Tompkins County: 8.019 %Tompkins County8.019Saratoga County: 8.014 %Saratoga County8.014Monroe County: 7.991 %Monroe County7.991Oswego County: 7.979 %Oswego County7.979Madison County: 7.966 %Madison County7.966Essex County: 7.858 %Essex County7.858Fulton County: 7.748 %Fulton County7.748Wayne County: 7.726 %Wayne County7.726St. Lawrence County: 7.638 %St. Lawrence County7.638Herkimer County: 7.634 %Herkimer County7.634Cortland County: 7.627 %Cortland County7.627Albany County: 7.592 %Albany County7.592Erie County: 7.519 %Erie County7.519Oneida County: 7.455 %Oneida County7.455Livingston County: 7.437 %Livingston County7.437Lewis County: 7.296 %Lewis County7.296Ontario County: 7.267 %Ontario County7.267Cattaraugus County: 7.15 %Cattaraugus County7.15Delaware County: 7.131 %Delaware County7.131Niagara County: 7.121 %Niagara County7.121
%. 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
1Kings County12.174-0.54 pts
2Queens County11.409-0.64 pts
3Rockland County10.884+0.16 pts
4Bronx County10.045-0.6 pts
5Richmond County9.917-0.61 pts
6Sullivan County9.91-0.14 pts
7Orange County9.779+0.22 pts
8New York County9.769+0.27 pts
9Nassau County9.699-0.81 pts
10Columbia County9.391+0.15 pts
11Suffolk County9.373-0.72 pts
12Hamilton County9.302+2.85 pts
13Westchester County9.059-0.29 pts
14Yates County8.986-0.1 pts
15Ulster County8.876+0.35 pts
16Schoharie County8.857+0.73 pts
17Putnam County8.788-0.28 pts
18Dutchess County8.776-0.37 pts
19Schenectady County8.457+0.25 pts
20Greene County8.272+0.17 pts
21Tompkins County8.019+1.1 pts
22Saratoga County8.014-0.65 pts
23Monroe County7.991-0.02 pts
24Oswego County7.979-0.62 pts
25Madison County7.966+0.63 pts
26Essex County7.858+0.22 pts
27Fulton County7.748+1.55 pts
28Wayne County7.726-0.52 pts
29St. Lawrence County7.638-0.34 pts
30Herkimer County7.634+0.85 pts
31Cortland County7.627+0.58 pts
32Albany County7.592-0.21 pts
33Erie County7.519-0.36 pts
34Oneida County7.455+0.05 pts
35Livingston County7.437+1.56 pts
36Lewis County7.296-0.01 pts
37Ontario County7.267-0.14 pts
38Cattaraugus County7.15+0.34 pts
39Delaware County7.131-2.25 pts
40Niagara County7.121-0.29 pts
41Onondaga County7.119-0.56 pts
42Warren County7.106+0.17 pts
43Chemung County7.092+0.92 pts
44Rensselaer County7.041-3.55 pts
45Washington County7.038-1.47 pts
46Tioga County6.997-0.05 pts
47Wyoming County6.995+0.46 pts
48Cayuga County6.943-0.21 pts
49Orleans County6.891-0.58 pts
50Allegany County6.881+2.65 pts
51Clinton County6.807+0.2 pts
52Jefferson County6.758-0.97 pts
53Montgomery County6.613+0.41 pts
54Schuyler County6.577-3.12 pts
55Otsego County6.505-0.83 pts
56Franklin County6.336+0.85 pts
57Steuben County6.3+0.61 pts
58Chenango County6.018-0.88 pts
59Genesee County5.537-0.37 pts
60Broome County5.473-2.03 pts
61Chautauqua County5.438-0.49 pts
62Seneca County4.819-3.32 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.

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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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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 York 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

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in New York 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-york-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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 York 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-york-counties?period=2020.

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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 York 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-york-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Kings County, with 12.174% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Seneca County, with 4.819% in 2020.

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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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