Counties in North Dakota by establishment entry rate, 2023
Dunn County had the highest establishment entry rate of 47 counties in 2023, at 19.868%. Hettinger County had the lowest, at 3.774%. The median was 8.753% and the figure for North Dakota was 9.251%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2023
- Under 6.3
- 6.3 to 7.9
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- 8.8 to 9.8
- 9.8 to 11
- 11 and over
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All counties, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2023 (%) | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dunn County | 19.868 | +9.63 pts |
| 2 | Kidder County | 15.789 | +5.93 pts |
| 3 | McKenzie County | 14.453 | +2.15 pts |
| 4 | Rolette County | 13.793 | +3.85 pts |
| 5 | Williams County | 13.606 | +0.99 pts |
| 6 | Logan County | 12.8 | +4.33 pts |
| 7 | McIntosh County | 11.765 | +4.66 pts |
| 8 | Renville County | 11.111 | -0.35 pts |
| 9 | Sioux County | 10.909 | -7.61 pts |
| 10 | Bottineau County | 10.431 | +3.66 pts |
| 11 | Adams County | 10.323 | |
| 12 | Nelson County | 10.185 | -2.31 pts |
| 13 | Wells County | 9.934 | +1.21 pts |
| 14 | Morton County | 9.901 | +1.24 pts |
| 15 | Traill County | 9.862 | +7.16 pts |
| 16 | Divide County | 9.859 | +3.06 pts |
| 17 | Burke County | 9.79 | -4.81 pts |
| 18 | Stark County | 9.481 | -0.26 pts |
| 19 | Emmons County | 9.424 | +1.18 pts |
| 20 | Cass County | 9.005 | -1.16 pts |
| 21 | Burleigh County | 8.934 | -0.23 pts |
| 22 | LaMoure County | 8.856 | +1.48 pts |
| 23 | Ward County | 8.832 | +0.19 pts |
| 24 | Pembina County | 8.753 | +0.33 pts |
| 25 | Richland County | 8.741 | +3.36 pts |
| 26 | Cavalier County | 8.627 | -3.57 pts |
| 27 | Sargent County | 8.531 | +4.72 pts |
| 28 | Stutsman County | 8.355 | +0.82 pts |
| 29 | Grand Forks County | 8.341 | +1.38 pts |
| 30 | McLean County | 7.947 | -0.81 pts |
| 31 | Griggs County | 7.895 | -5.62 pts |
| 32 | Foster County | 7.843 | -0.85 pts |
| 33 | Ramsey County | 7.368 | +1.73 pts |
| 34 | Mountrail County | 7.101 | -1.94 pts |
| 35 | Grant County | 7.092 | -2.7 pts |
| 36 | Benson County | 7.035 | -8.75 pts |
| 37 | Oliver County | 6.667 | |
| 38 | Barnes County | 6.607 | -0.31 pts |
| 39 | Mercer County | 6.364 | -0.44 pts |
| 40 | Pierce County | 6.278 | -4.73 pts |
| 41 | Walsh County | 6.013 | +2.62 pts |
| 42 | Golden Valley County | 5.172 | -4.91 pts |
| 43 | Ransom County | 5.07 | -1.45 pts |
| 44 | Dickey County | 4.444 | -6.05 pts |
| 45 | Bowman County | 4.412 | +0.16 pts |
| 46 | McHenry County | 4.032 | -2.97 pts |
| 47 | Hettinger County | 3.774 | +0.12 pts |
Other periods
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. 6 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2023 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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.Citation styles
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 North Dakota by establishment entry rate, 2023) [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 North Dakota by establishment entry rate, 2023. 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-dakota-counties. 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 North Dakota by establishment entry rate, 2023. 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-dakota-counties.
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 North Dakota by establishment entry rate, 2023 [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-dakota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?
Dunn County, with 19.868% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?
Hettinger County, with 3.774% in 2023.
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. 6 counties have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.