# Counties in North Dakota by establishment entry rate, 2023

All 47 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable. 6 counties have no value for that period and are not ranked.

- Indicator id: `establishment_entry_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/north-dakota-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Dunn County | 19.868 |
| 2 | Kidder County | 15.789 |
| 3 | McKenzie County | 14.453 |
| 4 | Rolette County | 13.793 |
| 5 | Williams County | 13.606 |
| 6 | Logan County | 12.8 |
| 7 | McIntosh County | 11.765 |
| 8 | Renville County | 11.111 |
| 9 | Sioux County | 10.909 |
| 10 | Bottineau County | 10.431 |
| 11 | Adams County | 10.323 |
| 12 | Nelson County | 10.185 |
| 13 | Wells County | 9.934 |
| 14 | Morton County | 9.901 |
| 15 | Traill County | 9.862 |
| 16 | Divide County | 9.859 |
| 17 | Burke County | 9.79 |
| 18 | Stark County | 9.481 |
| 19 | Emmons County | 9.424 |
| 20 | Cass County | 9.005 |
| 21 | Burleigh County | 8.934 |
| 22 | LaMoure County | 8.856 |
| 23 | Ward County | 8.832 |
| 24 | Pembina County | 8.753 |
| 25 | Richland County | 8.741 |
| 26 | Cavalier County | 8.627 |
| 27 | Sargent County | 8.531 |
| 28 | Stutsman County | 8.355 |
| 29 | Grand Forks County | 8.341 |
| 30 | McLean County | 7.947 |
| 31 | Griggs County | 7.895 |
| 32 | Foster County | 7.843 |
| 33 | Ramsey County | 7.368 |
| 34 | Mountrail County | 7.101 |
| 35 | Grant County | 7.092 |
| 36 | Benson County | 7.035 |
| 37 | Oliver County | 6.667 |
| 38 | Barnes County | 6.607 |
| 39 | Mercer County | 6.364 |
| 40 | Pierce County | 6.278 |
| 41 | Walsh County | 6.013 |
| 42 | Golden Valley County | 5.172 |
| 43 | Ransom County | 5.07 |
| 44 | Dickey County | 4.444 |
| 45 | Bowman County | 4.412 |
| 46 | McHenry County | 4.032 |
| 47 | Hettinger County | 3.774 |