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Counties in North Carolina by establishment entry rate

Jones County had the highest establishment entry rate of 100 counties in 2014, at 14.719%. Perquimans County had the lowest, at 3.665%. The median was 7.999% and the figure for North Carolina was 9.41%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.719Jones County
Lowest3.665Perquimans County
Median7.999100 counties
North Carolina9.41History

Map of counties, 2014

Alamance County: 7.788 %Alexander County: 9.182 %Alleghany County: 7.359 %Anson County: 7.397 %Ashe County: 8.879 %Avery County: 9.48 %Beaufort County: 5.952 %Bertie County: 4.583 %Bladen County: 6.962 %Brunswick County: 10.658 %Buncombe County: 10.419 %Burke County: 7.817 %Cabarrus County: 10.646 %Caldwell County: 6.409 %Camden County: 8.247 %Carteret County: 8.696 %Caswell County: 7.816 %Catawba County: 7.344 %Chatham County: 11.514 %Cherokee County: 7.941 %Chowan County: 6.414 %Clay County: 10.133 %Cleveland County: 6.967 %Columbus County: 8.562 %Craven County: 7.275 %Cumberland County: 8.262 %Currituck County: 9.99 %Dare County: 9.238 %Davidson County: 7.169 %Davie County: 9.693 %Duplin County: 6.71 %Durham County: 11.072 %Edgecombe County: 7.3 %Forsyth County: 8.285 %Franklin County: 9.346 %Gaston County: 7.921 %Gates County: 5.405 %Graham County: 13.768 %Granville County: 8.883 %Greene County: 8.09 %Guilford County: 8.843 %Halifax County: 7.34 %Harnett County: 8.657 %Haywood County: 8.125 %Henderson County: 9.663 %Hertford County: 5.257 %Hoke County: 9.909 %Hyde County: 5.109 %Iredell County: 9.902 %Jackson County: 10.716 %Johnston County: 10.171 %Jones County: 14.719 %Lee County: 8.017 %Lenoir County: 6.037 %Lincoln County: 11.099 %McDowell County: 7.02 %Macon County: 8.71 %Madison County: 11.786 %Martin County: 5.821 %Mecklenburg County: 11.848 %Mitchell County: 5.422 %Montgomery County: 8.271 %Moore County: 9.696 %Nash County: 6.617 %New Hanover County: 9.511 %Northampton County: 7.952 %Onslow County: 9.055 %Orange County: 9.961 %Pamlico County: 7.763 %Pasquotank County: 6.268 %Pender County: 12.615 %Perquimans County: 3.665 %Person County: 7.311 %Pitt County: 7.711 %Polk County: 6.007 %Randolph County: 7.17 %Richmond County: 6.19 %Robeson County: 6.366 %Rockingham County: 6.709 %Rowan County: 8.126 %Rutherford County: 7.679 %Sampson County: 7.326 %Scotland County: 4.778 %Stanly County: 6.489 %Stokes County: 8.556 %Surry County: 6.682 %Swain County: 10.839 %Transylvania County: 9.085 %Tyrrell County: 11.765 %Union County: 11.533 %Vance County: 5.247 %Wake County: 11.472 %Warren County: 9.398 %Washington County: 4.157 %Watauga County: 8.537 %Wayne County: 6.929 %Wilkes County: 6.214 %Wilson County: 7.98 %Yadkin County: 7.216 %Yancey County: 7.836 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Jones County: 14.719 %Jones County14.719Graham County: 13.768 %Graham County13.768Pender County: 12.615 %Pender County12.615Mecklenburg County: 11.848 %Mecklenburg County11.848Madison County: 11.786 %Madison County11.786Tyrrell County: 11.765 %Tyrrell County11.765Union County: 11.533 %Union County11.533Chatham County: 11.514 %Chatham County11.514Wake County: 11.472 %Wake County11.472Lincoln County: 11.099 %Lincoln County11.099Durham County: 11.072 %Durham County11.072Swain County: 10.839 %Swain County10.839Jackson County: 10.716 %Jackson County10.716Brunswick County: 10.658 %Brunswick County10.658Cabarrus County: 10.646 %Cabarrus County10.646Buncombe County: 10.419 %Buncombe County10.419Johnston County: 10.171 %Johnston County10.171Clay County: 10.133 %Clay County10.133Currituck County: 9.99 %Currituck County9.99Orange County: 9.961 %Orange County9.961Hoke County: 9.909 %Hoke County9.909Iredell County: 9.902 %Iredell County9.902Moore County: 9.696 %Moore County9.696Davie County: 9.693 %Davie County9.693Henderson County: 9.663 %Henderson County9.663New Hanover County: 9.511 %New Hanover County9.511Avery County: 9.48 %Avery County9.48Warren County: 9.398 %Warren County9.398Franklin County: 9.346 %Franklin County9.346Dare County: 9.238 %Dare County9.238Alexander County: 9.182 %Alexander County9.182Transylvania County: 9.085 %Transylvania County9.085Onslow County: 9.055 %Onslow County9.055Granville County: 8.883 %Granville County8.883Ashe County: 8.879 %Ashe County8.879Guilford County: 8.843 %Guilford County8.843Macon County: 8.71 %Macon County8.71Carteret County: 8.696 %Carteret County8.696Harnett County: 8.657 %Harnett County8.657Columbus County: 8.562 %Columbus County8.562Jones County: 14.719 %Jones County14.719Graham County: 13.768 %Graham County13.768Pender County: 12.615 %Pender County12.615Mecklenburg County: 11.848 %Mecklenburg County11.848Madison County: 11.786 %Madison County11.786Tyrrell County: 11.765 %Tyrrell County11.765Union County: 11.533 %Union County11.533Chatham County: 11.514 %Chatham County11.514Wake County: 11.472 %Wake County11.472Lincoln County: 11.099 %Lincoln County11.099Durham County: 11.072 %Durham County11.072Swain County: 10.839 %Swain County10.839Jackson County: 10.716 %Jackson County10.716Brunswick County: 10.658 %Brunswick County10.658Cabarrus County: 10.646 %Cabarrus County10.646Buncombe County: 10.419 %Buncombe County10.419Johnston County: 10.171 %Johnston County10.171Clay County: 10.133 %Clay County10.133Currituck County: 9.99 %Currituck County9.99Orange County: 9.961 %Orange County9.961Hoke County: 9.909 %Hoke County9.909Iredell County: 9.902 %Iredell County9.902Moore County: 9.696 %Moore County9.696Davie County: 9.693 %Davie County9.693Henderson County: 9.663 %Henderson County9.663New Hanover County: 9.511 %New Hanover County9.511Avery County: 9.48 %Avery County9.48Warren County: 9.398 %Warren County9.398Franklin County: 9.346 %Franklin County9.346Dare County: 9.238 %Dare County9.238Alexander County: 9.182 %Alexander County9.182Transylvania County: 9.085 %Transylvania County9.085Onslow County: 9.055 %Onslow County9.055Granville County: 8.883 %Granville County8.883Ashe County: 8.879 %Ashe County8.879Guilford County: 8.843 %Guilford County8.843Macon County: 8.71 %Macon County8.71Carteret County: 8.696 %Carteret County8.696Harnett County: 8.657 %Harnett County8.657Columbus County: 8.562 %Columbus County8.562
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Jones County14.719+10.6 pts
2Graham County13.768+7.95 pts
3Pender County12.615+1.39 pts
4Mecklenburg County11.848-0.09 pts
5Madison County11.786+4.29 pts
6Tyrrell County11.765+1.17 pts
7Union County11.533-0.03 pts
8Chatham County11.514+2.39 pts
9Wake County11.472+0.3 pts
10Lincoln County11.099+1.79 pts
11Durham County11.072+0.3 pts
12Swain County10.839+1.61 pts
13Jackson County10.716+0.65 pts
14Brunswick County10.658-0.28 pts
15Cabarrus County10.646-0 pts
16Buncombe County10.419+0.44 pts
17Johnston County10.171+0.7 pts
18Clay County10.133+1.51 pts
19Currituck County9.99+0.52 pts
20Orange County9.961+0.5 pts
21Hoke County9.909+1.69 pts
22Iredell County9.902-1.11 pts
23Moore County9.696+0.89 pts
24Davie County9.693+0.29 pts
25Henderson County9.663+0.72 pts
26New Hanover County9.511-0.66 pts
27Avery County9.48-0.72 pts
28Warren County9.398+0.97 pts
29Franklin County9.346-1.78 pts
30Dare County9.238-2.42 pts
31Alexander County9.182+4.5 pts
32Transylvania County9.085-0.58 pts
33Onslow County9.055+0.54 pts
34Granville County8.883-0.53 pts
35Ashe County8.879-1.82 pts
36Guilford County8.843+0.03 pts
37Macon County8.71-0.44 pts
38Carteret County8.696+0.37 pts
39Harnett County8.657-0.52 pts
40Columbus County8.562-0.69 pts
41Stokes County8.556+0.57 pts
42Watauga County8.537-0.19 pts
43Forsyth County8.285-0.78 pts
44Montgomery County8.271+3.32 pts
45Cumberland County8.262-0.2 pts
46Camden County8.247-5.37 pts
47Rowan County8.126-0.16 pts
48Haywood County8.125-2.93 pts
49Greene County8.09+0.25 pts
50Lee County8.017-1.25 pts
51Wilson County7.98+0.91 pts
52Northampton County7.952+0.12 pts
53Cherokee County7.941+1.15 pts
54Gaston County7.921-0.4 pts
55Yancey County7.836+0.78 pts
56Burke County7.817+0.97 pts
57Caswell County7.816-1.8 pts
58Alamance County7.788+0.13 pts
59Pamlico County7.763-3.2 pts
60Pitt County7.711-1.02 pts
61Rutherford County7.679+1.38 pts
62Anson County7.397-0.85 pts
63Alleghany County7.359-1.67 pts
64Catawba County7.344-0.22 pts
65Halifax County7.34+0.97 pts
66Sampson County7.326+0.78 pts
67Person County7.311+1.03 pts
68Edgecombe County7.3+0.63 pts
69Craven County7.275+1.49 pts
70Yadkin County7.216+2.46 pts
71Randolph County7.17-0.64 pts
72Davidson County7.169-1.59 pts
73McDowell County7.02-0.66 pts
74Cleveland County6.967-0.3 pts
75Bladen County6.962-1.21 pts
76Wayne County6.929-0.67 pts
77Duplin County6.71-0.38 pts
78Rockingham County6.709-1.5 pts
79Surry County6.682-1.14 pts
80Nash County6.617+0.01 pts
81Stanly County6.489-1.16 pts
82Chowan County6.414+0.35 pts
83Caldwell County6.409-0.99 pts
84Robeson County6.366-0.19 pts
85Pasquotank County6.268+0.27 pts
86Wilkes County6.214-1.04 pts
87Richmond County6.19-0.38 pts
88Lenoir County6.037+0.38 pts
89Polk County6.007-5.42 pts
90Beaufort County5.952-1.58 pts
91Martin County5.821-1.34 pts
92Mitchell County5.422-1.94 pts
93Gates County5.405-0.66 pts
94Hertford County5.257-2.79 pts
95Vance County5.247-2.16 pts
96Hyde County5.109-8.37 pts
97Scotland County4.778-0.93 pts
98Bertie County4.583-2.16 pts
99Washington County4.157-2.5 pts
100Perquimans County3.665-9.84 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Jones County, with 14.719% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Perquimans County, with 3.665% in 2014.

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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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