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Counties in North Dakota by establishment entry rate

McKenzie County had the highest establishment entry rate of 52 counties in 2012, at 42.726%. Sioux County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 9.42% and the figure for North Dakota was 11.135%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest42.726McKenzie County
Lowest0Sioux County
Median9.4252 counties
North Dakota11.135History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 9.231 %Barnes County: 7.953 %Benson County: 14.978 %Billings County: 18.824 %Bottineau County: 13.333 %Bowman County: 6.92 %Burke County: 10.959 %Burleigh County: 9.582 %Cass County: 9.257 %Cavalier County: 6.316 %Dickey County: 9.114 %Divide County: 30.303 %Dunn County: 36.279 %Eddy County: 10.769 %Emmons County: 10.667 %Foster County: 5.861 %Golden Valley County: 8.824 %Grand Forks County: 8.045 %Grant County: 17.6 %Griggs County: 8.187 %Hettinger County: 7.5 %Kidder County: 5.455 %LaMoure County: 9.665 %Logan County: 4.8 %McHenry County: 8.372 %McIntosh County: 8 %McKenzie County: 42.726 %McLean County: 10.384 %Mercer County: 6.452 %Morton County: 10.198 %Mountrail County: 27.731 %Nelson County: 11.009 %Oliver County: 18.182 %Pembina County: 8.367 %Pierce County: 2.575 %Ramsey County: 6.878 %Ransom County: 9.913 %Renville County: 11.765 %Richland County: 6.593 %Rolette County: 10.465 %Sargent County: 12.121 %Sheridan County: 10.959 %Sioux County: 0 %Stark County: 13.694 %Steele County: 6.25 %Stutsman County: 5.822 %Towner County: 9.032 %Traill County: 8.566 %Walsh County: 5.114 %Ward County: 12.423 %Wells County: 12.539 %Williams County: 24.723 %
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%, 2012. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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.

All counties, 2012

McKenzie County: 42.726 %McKenzie County42.726Dunn County: 36.279 %Dunn County36.279Divide County: 30.303 %Divide County30.303Mountrail County: 27.731 %Mountrail County27.731Williams County: 24.723 %Williams County24.723Billings County: 18.824 %Billings County18.824Oliver County: 18.182 %Oliver County18.182Grant County: 17.6 %Grant County17.6Benson County: 14.978 %Benson County14.978Stark County: 13.694 %Stark County13.694Bottineau County: 13.333 %Bottineau County13.333Wells County: 12.539 %Wells County12.539Ward County: 12.423 %Ward County12.423Sargent County: 12.121 %Sargent County12.121Renville County: 11.765 %Renville County11.765Nelson County: 11.009 %Nelson County11.009Burke County: 10.959 %Burke County10.959Sheridan County: 10.959 %Sheridan County10.959Eddy County: 10.769 %Eddy County10.769Emmons County: 10.667 %Emmons County10.667Rolette County: 10.465 %Rolette County10.465McLean County: 10.384 %McLean County10.384Morton County: 10.198 %Morton County10.198Ransom County: 9.913 %Ransom County9.913LaMoure County: 9.665 %LaMoure County9.665Burleigh County: 9.582 %Burleigh County9.582Cass County: 9.257 %Cass County9.257Adams County: 9.231 %Adams County9.231Dickey County: 9.114 %Dickey County9.114Towner County: 9.032 %Towner County9.032Golden Valley County: 8.824 %Golden Valley County8.824Traill County: 8.566 %Traill County8.566McHenry County: 8.372 %McHenry County8.372Pembina County: 8.367 %Pembina County8.367Griggs County: 8.187 %Griggs County8.187Grand Forks County: 8.045 %Grand Forks County8.045McIntosh County: 8 %McIntosh County8Barnes County: 7.953 %Barnes County7.953Hettinger County: 7.5 %Hettinger County7.5Bowman County: 6.92 %Bowman County6.92Ramsey County: 6.878 %Ramsey County6.878Richland County: 6.593 %Richland County6.593Mercer County: 6.452 %Mercer County6.452Cavalier County: 6.316 %Cavalier County6.316Steele County: 6.25 %Steele County6.25Foster County: 5.861 %Foster County5.861Stutsman County: 5.822 %Stutsman County5.822Kidder County: 5.455 %Kidder County5.455Walsh County: 5.114 %Walsh County5.114Logan County: 4.8 %Logan County4.8Pierce County: 2.575 %Pierce County2.575Sioux County: 0 %Sioux County0McKenzie County: 42.726 %McKenzie County42.726Dunn County: 36.279 %Dunn County36.279Divide County: 30.303 %Divide County30.303Mountrail County: 27.731 %Mountrail County27.731Williams County: 24.723 %Williams County24.723Billings County: 18.824 %Billings County18.824Oliver County: 18.182 %Oliver County18.182Grant County: 17.6 %Grant County17.6Benson County: 14.978 %Benson County14.978Stark County: 13.694 %Stark County13.694Bottineau County: 13.333 %Bottineau County13.333Wells County: 12.539 %Wells County12.539Ward County: 12.423 %Ward County12.423Sargent County: 12.121 %Sargent County12.121Renville County: 11.765 %Renville County11.765Nelson County: 11.009 %Nelson County11.009Burke County: 10.959 %Burke County10.959Sheridan County: 10.959 %Sheridan County10.959Eddy County: 10.769 %Eddy County10.769Emmons County: 10.667 %Emmons County10.667Rolette County: 10.465 %Rolette County10.465McLean County: 10.384 %McLean County10.384Morton County: 10.198 %Morton County10.198Ransom County: 9.913 %Ransom County9.913LaMoure County: 9.665 %LaMoure County9.665Burleigh County: 9.582 %Burleigh County9.582Cass County: 9.257 %Cass County9.257Adams County: 9.231 %Adams County9.231Dickey County: 9.114 %Dickey County9.114Towner County: 9.032 %Towner County9.032Golden Valley County: 8.824 %Golden Valley County8.824Traill County: 8.566 %Traill County8.566McHenry County: 8.372 %McHenry County8.372Pembina County: 8.367 %Pembina County8.367Griggs County: 8.187 %Griggs County8.187Grand Forks County: 8.045 %Grand Forks County8.045McIntosh County: 8 %McIntosh County8Barnes County: 7.953 %Barnes County7.953Hettinger County: 7.5 %Hettinger County7.5Bowman County: 6.92 %Bowman County6.92Ramsey County: 6.878 %Ramsey County6.878Richland County: 6.593 %Richland County6.593Mercer County: 6.452 %Mercer County6.452Cavalier County: 6.316 %Cavalier County6.316Steele County: 6.25 %Steele County6.25Foster County: 5.861 %Foster County5.861Stutsman County: 5.822 %Stutsman County5.822Kidder County: 5.455 %Kidder County5.455Walsh County: 5.114 %Walsh County5.114Logan County: 4.8 %Logan County4.8Pierce County: 2.575 %Pierce County2.575Sioux County: 0 %Sioux County0
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1McKenzie County42.726+15.67 pts
2Dunn County36.279+6.22 pts
3Divide County30.303+13.4 pts
4Mountrail County27.731+10.13 pts
5Williams County24.723+5.43 pts
6Billings County18.824+0.4 pts
7Oliver County18.182-1.82 pts
8Grant County17.6+7.84 pts
9Benson County14.978+7.8 pts
10Stark County13.694+0.96 pts
11Bottineau County13.333+4.16 pts
12Wells County12.539+4.07 pts
13Ward County12.423+1.49 pts
14Sargent County12.121+5.28 pts
15Renville County11.765-2.84 pts
16Nelson County11.009+5.24 pts
17Burke County10.959-3.03 pts
17Sheridan County10.959+2.63 pts
19Eddy County10.769+1.68 pts
20Emmons County10.667+4.36 pts
21Rolette County10.465+2.3 pts
22McLean County10.384+0.62 pts
23Morton County10.198+2.09 pts
24Ransom County9.913+2.96 pts
25LaMoure County9.665-2.01 pts
26Burleigh County9.582+1.28 pts
27Cass County9.257+0.62 pts
28Adams County9.231+1.74 pts
29Dickey County9.114+0.31 pts
30Towner County9.032+3.9 pts
31Golden Valley County8.824-0.27 pts
32Traill County8.566+4.44 pts
33McHenry County8.372-3.06 pts
34Pembina County8.367+4.42 pts
35Griggs County8.187-4.53 pts
36Grand Forks County8.045+0.34 pts
37McIntosh County8+3.96 pts
38Barnes County7.953+2.4 pts
39Hettinger County7.5-4.92 pts
40Bowman County6.92+0.05 pts
41Ramsey County6.878-1.9 pts
42Richland County6.593-2.54 pts
43Mercer County6.452+1.83 pts
44Cavalier County6.316-1.51 pts
45Steele County6.25+0.19 pts
46Foster County5.861-2.32 pts
47Stutsman County5.822-1.27 pts
48Kidder County5.455-9.09 pts
49Walsh County5.114-3.57 pts
50Logan County4.8-4.58 pts
51Pierce County2.575-0.72 pts
52Sioux County0-14.63 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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2012 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.

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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 Dakota by establishment entry rate, 2012) [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 Dakota by establishment entry rate, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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 Dakota by establishment entry rate, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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 Dakota by establishment entry rate, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

McKenzie County, with 42.726% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Sioux County, with 0% in 2012.

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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. 1 counties have no value for 2012 and are not ranked.

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