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Counties in North Carolina by establishment entry rate

Camden County had the highest establishment entry rate of 100 counties in 2013, at 13.613%. Jones County had the lowest, at 4.115%. The median was 8.303% and the figure for North Carolina was 9.496%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.613Camden County
Lowest4.115Jones County
Median8.303100 counties
North Carolina9.496History

Map of counties, 2013

Alamance County: 7.654 %Alexander County: 4.683 %Alleghany County: 9.032 %Anson County: 8.242 %Ashe County: 10.703 %Avery County: 10.197 %Beaufort County: 7.534 %Bertie County: 6.742 %Bladen County: 8.176 %Brunswick County: 10.933 %Buncombe County: 9.98 %Burke County: 6.851 %Cabarrus County: 10.648 %Caldwell County: 7.402 %Camden County: 13.613 %Carteret County: 8.326 %Caswell County: 9.611 %Catawba County: 7.565 %Chatham County: 9.119 %Cherokee County: 6.795 %Chowan County: 6.061 %Clay County: 8.625 %Cleveland County: 7.268 %Columbus County: 9.253 %Craven County: 5.783 %Cumberland County: 8.457 %Currituck County: 9.469 %Dare County: 11.655 %Davidson County: 8.759 %Davie County: 9.407 %Duplin County: 7.093 %Durham County: 10.77 %Edgecombe County: 6.672 %Forsyth County: 9.069 %Franklin County: 11.124 %Gaston County: 8.324 %Gates County: 6.061 %Graham County: 5.818 %Granville County: 9.409 %Greene County: 7.843 %Guilford County: 8.818 %Halifax County: 6.365 %Harnett County: 9.177 %Haywood County: 11.052 %Henderson County: 8.944 %Hertford County: 8.043 %Hoke County: 8.223 %Hyde County: 13.483 %Iredell County: 11.01 %Jackson County: 10.061 %Johnston County: 9.471 %Jones County: 4.115 %Lee County: 9.269 %Lenoir County: 5.662 %Lincoln County: 9.304 %McDowell County: 7.675 %Macon County: 9.152 %Madison County: 7.5 %Martin County: 7.159 %Mecklenburg County: 11.943 %Mitchell County: 7.364 %Montgomery County: 4.954 %Moore County: 8.81 %Nash County: 6.608 %New Hanover County: 10.172 %Northampton County: 7.828 %Onslow County: 8.519 %Orange County: 9.462 %Pamlico County: 10.959 %Pasquotank County: 5.994 %Pender County: 11.229 %Perquimans County: 13.506 %Person County: 6.285 %Pitt County: 8.729 %Polk County: 11.429 %Randolph County: 7.808 %Richmond County: 6.566 %Robeson County: 6.56 %Rockingham County: 8.206 %Rowan County: 8.281 %Rutherford County: 6.295 %Sampson County: 6.549 %Scotland County: 5.709 %Stanly County: 7.651 %Stokes County: 7.986 %Surry County: 7.826 %Swain County: 9.231 %Transylvania County: 9.666 %Tyrrell County: 10.596 %Union County: 11.564 %Vance County: 7.407 %Wake County: 11.168 %Warren County: 8.429 %Washington County: 6.652 %Watauga County: 8.724 %Wayne County: 7.597 %Wilkes County: 7.254 %Wilson County: 7.073 %Yadkin County: 4.758 %Yancey County: 7.059 %
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  • 11 and over
%, 2013. 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, 2013

Camden County: 13.613 %Camden County13.613Perquimans County: 13.506 %Perquimans County13.506Hyde County: 13.483 %Hyde County13.483Mecklenburg County: 11.943 %Mecklenburg County11.943Dare County: 11.655 %Dare County11.655Union County: 11.564 %Union County11.564Polk County: 11.429 %Polk County11.429Pender County: 11.229 %Pender County11.229Wake County: 11.168 %Wake County11.168Franklin County: 11.124 %Franklin County11.124Haywood County: 11.052 %Haywood County11.052Iredell County: 11.01 %Iredell County11.01Pamlico County: 10.959 %Pamlico County10.959Brunswick County: 10.933 %Brunswick County10.933Durham County: 10.77 %Durham County10.77Ashe County: 10.703 %Ashe County10.703Cabarrus County: 10.648 %Cabarrus County10.648Tyrrell County: 10.596 %Tyrrell County10.596Avery County: 10.197 %Avery County10.197New Hanover County: 10.172 %New Hanover County10.172Jackson County: 10.061 %Jackson County10.061Buncombe County: 9.98 %Buncombe County9.98Transylvania County: 9.666 %Transylvania County9.666Caswell County: 9.611 %Caswell County9.611Johnston County: 9.471 %Johnston County9.471Currituck County: 9.469 %Currituck County9.469Orange County: 9.462 %Orange County9.462Granville County: 9.409 %Granville County9.409Davie County: 9.407 %Davie County9.407Lincoln County: 9.304 %Lincoln County9.304Lee County: 9.269 %Lee County9.269Columbus County: 9.253 %Columbus County9.253Swain County: 9.231 %Swain County9.231Harnett County: 9.177 %Harnett County9.177Macon County: 9.152 %Macon County9.152Chatham County: 9.119 %Chatham County9.119Forsyth County: 9.069 %Forsyth County9.069Alleghany County: 9.032 %Alleghany County9.032Henderson County: 8.944 %Henderson County8.944Guilford County: 8.818 %Guilford County8.818Camden County: 13.613 %Camden County13.613Perquimans County: 13.506 %Perquimans County13.506Hyde County: 13.483 %Hyde County13.483Mecklenburg County: 11.943 %Mecklenburg County11.943Dare County: 11.655 %Dare County11.655Union County: 11.564 %Union County11.564Polk County: 11.429 %Polk County11.429Pender County: 11.229 %Pender County11.229Wake County: 11.168 %Wake County11.168Franklin County: 11.124 %Franklin County11.124Haywood County: 11.052 %Haywood County11.052Iredell County: 11.01 %Iredell County11.01Pamlico County: 10.959 %Pamlico County10.959Brunswick County: 10.933 %Brunswick County10.933Durham County: 10.77 %Durham County10.77Ashe County: 10.703 %Ashe County10.703Cabarrus County: 10.648 %Cabarrus County10.648Tyrrell County: 10.596 %Tyrrell County10.596Avery County: 10.197 %Avery County10.197New Hanover County: 10.172 %New Hanover County10.172Jackson County: 10.061 %Jackson County10.061Buncombe County: 9.98 %Buncombe County9.98Transylvania County: 9.666 %Transylvania County9.666Caswell County: 9.611 %Caswell County9.611Johnston County: 9.471 %Johnston County9.471Currituck County: 9.469 %Currituck County9.469Orange County: 9.462 %Orange County9.462Granville County: 9.409 %Granville County9.409Davie County: 9.407 %Davie County9.407Lincoln County: 9.304 %Lincoln County9.304Lee County: 9.269 %Lee County9.269Columbus County: 9.253 %Columbus County9.253Swain County: 9.231 %Swain County9.231Harnett County: 9.177 %Harnett County9.177Macon County: 9.152 %Macon County9.152Chatham County: 9.119 %Chatham County9.119Forsyth County: 9.069 %Forsyth County9.069Alleghany County: 9.032 %Alleghany County9.032Henderson County: 8.944 %Henderson County8.944Guilford County: 8.818 %Guilford County8.818
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Camden County13.613+8.48 pts
2Perquimans County13.506+7.43 pts
3Hyde County13.483+3.44 pts
4Mecklenburg County11.943-0.78 pts
5Dare County11.655+0.73 pts
6Union County11.564-1.5 pts
7Polk County11.429+2.57 pts
8Pender County11.229-0.79 pts
9Wake County11.168-0.32 pts
10Franklin County11.124+1.21 pts
11Haywood County11.052+1.45 pts
12Iredell County11.01+1.4 pts
13Pamlico County10.959-0.51 pts
14Brunswick County10.933-1.43 pts
15Durham County10.77+0.53 pts
16Ashe County10.703+1.59 pts
17Cabarrus County10.648+0.27 pts
18Tyrrell County10.596+5.26 pts
19Avery County10.197-1.02 pts
20New Hanover County10.172-0.44 pts
21Jackson County10.061-1.64 pts
22Buncombe County9.98-0.4 pts
23Transylvania County9.666-0.48 pts
24Caswell County9.611+0.66 pts
25Johnston County9.471+0.06 pts
26Currituck County9.469-1.42 pts
27Orange County9.462-0.58 pts
28Granville County9.409+0.69 pts
29Davie County9.407+0.01 pts
30Lincoln County9.304-1.52 pts
31Lee County9.269+1.49 pts
32Columbus County9.253+0.55 pts
33Swain County9.231-1.71 pts
34Harnett County9.177-1.2 pts
35Macon County9.152+1.03 pts
36Chatham County9.119+0.2 pts
37Forsyth County9.069+0.41 pts
38Alleghany County9.032-1.34 pts
39Henderson County8.944+0.04 pts
40Guilford County8.818-0.16 pts
41Moore County8.81-0.32 pts
42Davidson County8.759-0.39 pts
43Pitt County8.729+0.41 pts
44Watauga County8.724-1.32 pts
45Clay County8.625-0.77 pts
46Onslow County8.519-1.75 pts
47Cumberland County8.457-0.63 pts
48Warren County8.429+2.68 pts
49Carteret County8.326+0.61 pts
50Gaston County8.324-1.29 pts
51Rowan County8.281-0.56 pts
52Anson County8.242+0.26 pts
53Hoke County8.223-2.55 pts
54Rockingham County8.206-0.05 pts
55Bladen County8.176-0.33 pts
56Hertford County8.043+3.54 pts
57Stokes County7.986-1.02 pts
58Greene County7.843-0.02 pts
59Northampton County7.828-1.42 pts
60Surry County7.826-0.44 pts
61Randolph County7.808-0.15 pts
62McDowell County7.675-2.26 pts
63Alamance County7.654-0.59 pts
64Stanly County7.651-1.07 pts
65Wayne County7.597+0.65 pts
66Catawba County7.565-0.68 pts
67Beaufort County7.534+0.74 pts
68Madison County7.5-7.12 pts
69Vance County7.407-0.7 pts
70Caldwell County7.402+0.22 pts
71Mitchell County7.364-0.31 pts
72Cleveland County7.268-0.2 pts
73Wilkes County7.254-0.91 pts
74Martin County7.159-0.3 pts
75Duplin County7.093-0.9 pts
76Wilson County7.073-0.62 pts
77Yancey County7.059+0.41 pts
78Burke County6.851-1.24 pts
79Cherokee County6.795-3.69 pts
80Bertie County6.742+2.34 pts
81Edgecombe County6.672-3.66 pts
82Washington County6.652+3.2 pts
83Nash County6.608-0.1 pts
84Richmond County6.566-1.1 pts
85Robeson County6.56+0.27 pts
86Sampson County6.549-0.33 pts
87Halifax County6.365-0.53 pts
88Rutherford County6.295-1.03 pts
89Person County6.285-0.55 pts
90Chowan County6.061+1.24 pts
90Gates County6.061-0.72 pts
92Pasquotank County5.994-0.75 pts
93Graham County5.818-8.52 pts
94Craven County5.783-2.26 pts
95Scotland County5.709+0.61 pts
96Lenoir County5.662-2.1 pts
97Montgomery County4.954-0.01 pts
98Yadkin County4.758-1.31 pts
99Alexander County4.683-2.47 pts
100Jones County4.115-10.06 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 North Carolina by establishment entry rate, 2013) [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 North Carolina by establishment entry rate, 2013. 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/north-carolina-counties?period=2013. 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 North Carolina by establishment entry rate, 2013. 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/north-carolina-counties?period=2013.

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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 North Carolina by establishment entry rate, 2013 [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/north-carolina-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Camden County, with 13.613% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Jones County, with 4.115% in 2013.

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