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Counties in North Dakota by establishment entry rate

McKenzie County had the highest establishment entry rate of 52 counties in 2014, at 28.571%. Towner County had the lowest, at 4.082%. The median was 8.887% and the figure for North Dakota was 10.479%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.571McKenzie County
Lowest4.082Towner County
Median8.88752 counties
North Dakota10.479History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 9.574 %Barnes County: 8.819 %Benson County: 8.612 %Billings County: 9.901 %Bottineau County: 11.135 %Bowman County: 13.245 %Burke County: 13.497 %Burleigh County: 8.823 %Cass County: 9.548 %Cavalier County: 8.844 %Dickey County: 7.557 %Divide County: 18 %Dunn County: 23.569 %Eddy County: 11.268 %Emmons County: 5.31 %Foster County: 4.58 %Golden Valley County: 9.396 %Grand Forks County: 7.599 %Grant County: 7.576 %Griggs County: 6.742 %Hettinger County: 8.974 %Kidder County: 6.897 %LaMoure County: 9.353 %Logan County: 8.547 %McHenry County: 8.929 %McIntosh County: 9.901 %McKenzie County: 28.571 %McLean County: 9.272 %Mercer County: 7.539 %Morton County: 11.024 %Mountrail County: 19.843 %Nelson County: 8.295 %Oliver County: 11.905 %Pembina County: 7.661 %Pierce County: 4.329 %Ramsey County: 7.254 %Ransom County: 7.45 %Renville County: 9.184 %Richland County: 6.986 %Rolette County: 8.721 %Sargent County: 5.172 %Sheridan County: 16.438 %Sioux County: 12.5 %Stark County: 13.649 %Steele County: 6.742 %Stutsman County: 6.656 %Towner County: 4.082 %Traill County: 5.725 %Walsh County: 5.915 %Ward County: 12.537 %Wells County: 9.174 %Williams County: 17.881 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

McKenzie County: 28.571 %McKenzie County28.571Dunn County: 23.569 %Dunn County23.569Mountrail County: 19.843 %Mountrail County19.843Divide County: 18 %Divide County18Williams County: 17.881 %Williams County17.881Sheridan County: 16.438 %Sheridan County16.438Stark County: 13.649 %Stark County13.649Burke County: 13.497 %Burke County13.497Bowman County: 13.245 %Bowman County13.245Ward County: 12.537 %Ward County12.537Sioux County: 12.5 %Sioux County12.5Oliver County: 11.905 %Oliver County11.905Eddy County: 11.268 %Eddy County11.268Bottineau County: 11.135 %Bottineau County11.135Morton County: 11.024 %Morton County11.024Billings County: 9.901 %Billings County9.901McIntosh County: 9.901 %McIntosh County9.901Adams County: 9.574 %Adams County9.574Cass County: 9.548 %Cass County9.548Golden Valley County: 9.396 %Golden Valley County9.396LaMoure County: 9.353 %LaMoure County9.353McLean County: 9.272 %McLean County9.272Renville County: 9.184 %Renville County9.184Wells County: 9.174 %Wells County9.174Hettinger County: 8.974 %Hettinger County8.974McHenry County: 8.929 %McHenry County8.929Cavalier County: 8.844 %Cavalier County8.844Burleigh County: 8.823 %Burleigh County8.823Barnes County: 8.819 %Barnes County8.819Rolette County: 8.721 %Rolette County8.721Benson County: 8.612 %Benson County8.612Logan County: 8.547 %Logan County8.547Nelson County: 8.295 %Nelson County8.295Pembina County: 7.661 %Pembina County7.661Grand Forks County: 7.599 %Grand Forks County7.599Grant County: 7.576 %Grant County7.576Dickey County: 7.557 %Dickey County7.557Mercer County: 7.539 %Mercer County7.539Ransom County: 7.45 %Ransom County7.45Ramsey County: 7.254 %Ramsey County7.254Richland County: 6.986 %Richland County6.986Kidder County: 6.897 %Kidder County6.897Griggs County: 6.742 %Griggs County6.742Steele County: 6.742 %Steele County6.742Stutsman County: 6.656 %Stutsman County6.656Walsh County: 5.915 %Walsh County5.915Traill County: 5.725 %Traill County5.725Emmons County: 5.31 %Emmons County5.31Sargent County: 5.172 %Sargent County5.172Foster County: 4.58 %Foster County4.58Pierce County: 4.329 %Pierce County4.329Towner County: 4.082 %Towner County4.082McKenzie County: 28.571 %McKenzie County28.571Dunn County: 23.569 %Dunn County23.569Mountrail County: 19.843 %Mountrail County19.843Divide County: 18 %Divide County18Williams County: 17.881 %Williams County17.881Sheridan County: 16.438 %Sheridan County16.438Stark County: 13.649 %Stark County13.649Burke County: 13.497 %Burke County13.497Bowman County: 13.245 %Bowman County13.245Ward County: 12.537 %Ward County12.537Sioux County: 12.5 %Sioux County12.5Oliver County: 11.905 %Oliver County11.905Eddy County: 11.268 %Eddy County11.268Bottineau County: 11.135 %Bottineau County11.135Morton County: 11.024 %Morton County11.024Billings County: 9.901 %Billings County9.901McIntosh County: 9.901 %McIntosh County9.901Adams County: 9.574 %Adams County9.574Cass County: 9.548 %Cass County9.548Golden Valley County: 9.396 %Golden Valley County9.396LaMoure County: 9.353 %LaMoure County9.353McLean County: 9.272 %McLean County9.272Renville County: 9.184 %Renville County9.184Wells County: 9.174 %Wells County9.174Hettinger County: 8.974 %Hettinger County8.974McHenry County: 8.929 %McHenry County8.929Cavalier County: 8.844 %Cavalier County8.844Burleigh County: 8.823 %Burleigh County8.823Barnes County: 8.819 %Barnes County8.819Rolette County: 8.721 %Rolette County8.721Benson County: 8.612 %Benson County8.612Logan County: 8.547 %Logan County8.547Nelson County: 8.295 %Nelson County8.295Pembina County: 7.661 %Pembina County7.661Grand Forks County: 7.599 %Grand Forks County7.599Grant County: 7.576 %Grant County7.576Dickey County: 7.557 %Dickey County7.557Mercer County: 7.539 %Mercer County7.539Ransom County: 7.45 %Ransom County7.45Ramsey County: 7.254 %Ramsey County7.254Richland County: 6.986 %Richland County6.986Kidder County: 6.897 %Kidder County6.897Griggs County: 6.742 %Griggs County6.742Steele County: 6.742 %Steele County6.742Stutsman County: 6.656 %Stutsman County6.656Walsh County: 5.915 %Walsh County5.915Traill County: 5.725 %Traill County5.725Emmons County: 5.31 %Emmons County5.31Sargent County: 5.172 %Sargent County5.172Foster County: 4.58 %Foster County4.58Pierce County: 4.329 %Pierce County4.329Towner County: 4.082 %Towner County4.082
%. 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
1McKenzie County28.571+1.54 pts
2Dunn County23.569-0.28 pts
3Mountrail County19.843-4.71 pts
4Divide County18+3.26 pts
5Williams County17.881-1.71 pts
6Sheridan County16.438n/a
7Stark County13.649+0.54 pts
8Burke County13.497-9.58 pts
9Bowman County13.245+5.66 pts
10Ward County12.537+0.09 pts
11Sioux County12.5n/a
12Oliver County11.905n/a
13Eddy County11.268-0.58 pts
14Bottineau County11.135+0.92 pts
15Morton County11.024+0.25 pts
16Billings County9.901-7.12 pts
16McIntosh County9.901n/a
18Adams County9.574n/a
19Cass County9.548+0.2 pts
20Golden Valley County9.396-0.46 pts
21LaMoure County9.353+2.08 pts
22McLean County9.272-1 pts
23Renville County9.184-2.1 pts
24Wells County9.174+0.61 pts
25Hettinger County8.974-3.53 pts
26McHenry County8.929-2.23 pts
27Cavalier County8.844+0.63 pts
28Burleigh County8.823-0.9 pts
29Barnes County8.819+0.4 pts
30Rolette County8.721-1.56 pts
31Benson County8.612+1.34 pts
32Logan County8.547-1.29 pts
33Nelson County8.295-0.63 pts
34Pembina County7.661+3.3 pts
35Grand Forks County7.599+0.12 pts
36Grant County7.576-3.11 pts
37Dickey County7.557+1.51 pts
38Mercer County7.539-3.3 pts
39Ransom County7.45-1.69 pts
40Ramsey County7.254-1.2 pts
41Richland County6.986+0.39 pts
42Kidder County6.897-2.19 pts
43Griggs County6.742-8.11 pts
43Steele County6.742-1.95 pts
45Stutsman County6.656-2.36 pts
46Walsh County5.915+0.15 pts
47Traill County5.725-5.55 pts
48Emmons County5.31-1.71 pts
49Sargent County5.172-1.7 pts
50Foster County4.58-1.39 pts
51Pierce County4.329-1.73 pts
52Towner County4.082+0.19 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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2014 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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 Dakota 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 Dakota 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-dakota-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 Dakota 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-dakota-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 Dakota 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-dakota-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

McKenzie County, with 28.571% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Towner County, with 4.082% 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. 1 counties have no value for 2014 and are not ranked.

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