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Counties in North Dakota by establishment entry rate

McKenzie County had the highest establishment entry rate of 47 counties in 2013, at 27.035%. Towner County had the lowest, at 3.896%. The median was 9.72% and the figure for North Dakota was 10.684%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.035McKenzie County
Lowest3.896Towner County
Median9.7247 counties
North Dakota10.684History

Map of counties, 2013

Barnes County: 8.418 %Benson County: 7.273 %Billings County: 17.021 %Bottineau County: 10.213 %Bowman County: 7.586 %Burke County: 23.077 %Burleigh County: 9.72 %Cass County: 9.351 %Cavalier County: 8.219 %Dickey County: 6.045 %Divide County: 14.737 %Dunn County: 23.846 %Eddy County: 11.852 %Emmons County: 7.018 %Foster County: 5.97 %Golden Valley County: 9.859 %Grand Forks County: 7.479 %Grant County: 10.687 %Griggs County: 14.857 %Hettinger County: 12.5 %Kidder County: 9.091 %LaMoure County: 7.273 %Logan County: 9.836 %McHenry County: 11.163 %McKenzie County: 27.035 %McLean County: 10.268 %Mercer County: 10.835 %Morton County: 10.778 %Mountrail County: 24.555 %Nelson County: 8.929 %Pembina County: 4.365 %Pierce County: 6.061 %Ramsey County: 8.454 %Ransom County: 9.143 %Renville County: 11.282 %Richland County: 6.593 %Rolette County: 10.286 %Sargent County: 6.867 %Stark County: 13.113 %Steele County: 8.696 %Stutsman County: 9.014 %Towner County: 3.896 %Traill County: 11.273 %Walsh County: 5.761 %Ward County: 12.451 %Wells County: 8.563 %Williams County: 19.593 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

McKenzie County: 27.035 %McKenzie County27.035Mountrail County: 24.555 %Mountrail County24.555Dunn County: 23.846 %Dunn County23.846Burke County: 23.077 %Burke County23.077Williams County: 19.593 %Williams County19.593Billings County: 17.021 %Billings County17.021Griggs County: 14.857 %Griggs County14.857Divide County: 14.737 %Divide County14.737Stark County: 13.113 %Stark County13.113Hettinger County: 12.5 %Hettinger County12.5Ward County: 12.451 %Ward County12.451Eddy County: 11.852 %Eddy County11.852Renville County: 11.282 %Renville County11.282Traill County: 11.273 %Traill County11.273McHenry County: 11.163 %McHenry County11.163Mercer County: 10.835 %Mercer County10.835Morton County: 10.778 %Morton County10.778Grant County: 10.687 %Grant County10.687Rolette County: 10.286 %Rolette County10.286McLean County: 10.268 %McLean County10.268Bottineau County: 10.213 %Bottineau County10.213Golden Valley County: 9.859 %Golden Valley County9.859Logan County: 9.836 %Logan County9.836Burleigh County: 9.72 %Burleigh County9.72Cass County: 9.351 %Cass County9.351Ransom County: 9.143 %Ransom County9.143Kidder County: 9.091 %Kidder County9.091Stutsman County: 9.014 %Stutsman County9.014Nelson County: 8.929 %Nelson County8.929Steele County: 8.696 %Steele County8.696Wells County: 8.563 %Wells County8.563Ramsey County: 8.454 %Ramsey County8.454Barnes County: 8.418 %Barnes County8.418Cavalier County: 8.219 %Cavalier County8.219Bowman County: 7.586 %Bowman County7.586Grand Forks County: 7.479 %Grand Forks County7.479Benson County: 7.273 %Benson County7.273LaMoure County: 7.273 %LaMoure County7.273Emmons County: 7.018 %Emmons County7.018Sargent County: 6.867 %Sargent County6.867Richland County: 6.593 %Richland County6.593Pierce County: 6.061 %Pierce County6.061Dickey County: 6.045 %Dickey County6.045Foster County: 5.97 %Foster County5.97Walsh County: 5.761 %Walsh County5.761Pembina County: 4.365 %Pembina County4.365Towner County: 3.896 %Towner County3.896McKenzie County: 27.035 %McKenzie County27.035Mountrail County: 24.555 %Mountrail County24.555Dunn County: 23.846 %Dunn County23.846Burke County: 23.077 %Burke County23.077Williams County: 19.593 %Williams County19.593Billings County: 17.021 %Billings County17.021Griggs County: 14.857 %Griggs County14.857Divide County: 14.737 %Divide County14.737Stark County: 13.113 %Stark County13.113Hettinger County: 12.5 %Hettinger County12.5Ward County: 12.451 %Ward County12.451Eddy County: 11.852 %Eddy County11.852Renville County: 11.282 %Renville County11.282Traill County: 11.273 %Traill County11.273McHenry County: 11.163 %McHenry County11.163Mercer County: 10.835 %Mercer County10.835Morton County: 10.778 %Morton County10.778Grant County: 10.687 %Grant County10.687Rolette County: 10.286 %Rolette County10.286McLean County: 10.268 %McLean County10.268Bottineau County: 10.213 %Bottineau County10.213Golden Valley County: 9.859 %Golden Valley County9.859Logan County: 9.836 %Logan County9.836Burleigh County: 9.72 %Burleigh County9.72Cass County: 9.351 %Cass County9.351Ransom County: 9.143 %Ransom County9.143Kidder County: 9.091 %Kidder County9.091Stutsman County: 9.014 %Stutsman County9.014Nelson County: 8.929 %Nelson County8.929Steele County: 8.696 %Steele County8.696Wells County: 8.563 %Wells County8.563Ramsey County: 8.454 %Ramsey County8.454Barnes County: 8.418 %Barnes County8.418Cavalier County: 8.219 %Cavalier County8.219Bowman County: 7.586 %Bowman County7.586Grand Forks County: 7.479 %Grand Forks County7.479Benson County: 7.273 %Benson County7.273LaMoure County: 7.273 %LaMoure County7.273Emmons County: 7.018 %Emmons County7.018Sargent County: 6.867 %Sargent County6.867Richland County: 6.593 %Richland County6.593Pierce County: 6.061 %Pierce County6.061Dickey County: 6.045 %Dickey County6.045Foster County: 5.97 %Foster County5.97Walsh County: 5.761 %Walsh County5.761Pembina County: 4.365 %Pembina County4.365Towner County: 3.896 %Towner County3.896
%. 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
1McKenzie County27.035-15.69 pts
2Mountrail County24.555-3.18 pts
3Dunn County23.846-12.43 pts
4Burke County23.077+12.12 pts
5Williams County19.593-5.13 pts
6Billings County17.021-1.8 pts
7Griggs County14.857+6.67 pts
8Divide County14.737-15.57 pts
9Stark County13.113-0.58 pts
10Hettinger County12.5+5 pts
11Ward County12.451+0.03 pts
12Eddy County11.852+1.08 pts
13Renville County11.282-0.48 pts
14Traill County11.273+2.71 pts
15McHenry County11.163+2.79 pts
16Mercer County10.835+4.38 pts
17Morton County10.778+0.58 pts
18Grant County10.687-6.91 pts
19Rolette County10.286-0.18 pts
20McLean County10.268-0.12 pts
21Bottineau County10.213-3.12 pts
22Golden Valley County9.859+1.04 pts
23Logan County9.836+5.04 pts
24Burleigh County9.72+0.14 pts
25Cass County9.351+0.09 pts
26Ransom County9.143-0.77 pts
27Kidder County9.091+3.64 pts
28Stutsman County9.014+3.19 pts
29Nelson County8.929-2.08 pts
30Steele County8.696+2.45 pts
31Wells County8.563-3.98 pts
32Ramsey County8.454+1.58 pts
33Barnes County8.418+0.46 pts
34Cavalier County8.219+1.9 pts
35Bowman County7.586+0.67 pts
36Grand Forks County7.479-0.57 pts
37Benson County7.273-7.71 pts
37LaMoure County7.273-2.39 pts
39Emmons County7.018-3.65 pts
40Sargent County6.867-5.25 pts
41Richland County6.5930 pts
42Pierce County6.061+3.49 pts
43Dickey County6.045-3.07 pts
44Foster County5.97+0.11 pts
45Walsh County5.761+0.65 pts
46Pembina County4.365-4 pts
47Towner County3.896-5.14 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. 6 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2013 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, 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 Dakota 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-dakota-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 Dakota 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-dakota-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 Dakota 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-dakota-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

McKenzie County, with 27.035% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Towner County, with 3.896% in 2013.

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 2013 and are not ranked.

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