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Counties in North Dakota by establishment entry rate

McKenzie County had the highest establishment entry rate of 50 counties in 2015, at 25.308%. Slope County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 8.363% and the figure for North Dakota was 9.996%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.308McKenzie County
Lowest0Slope County
Median8.36350 counties
North Dakota9.996History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 6.383 %Barnes County: 8.192 %Benson County: 11.927 %Bottineau County: 9.664 %Bowman County: 4.575 %Burke County: 8.054 %Burleigh County: 9.34 %Cass County: 9.559 %Cavalier County: 7.666 %Dickey County: 5.115 %Divide County: 11.881 %Dunn County: 18.065 %Eddy County: 8.219 %Emmons County: 7.048 %Foster County: 9.886 %Golden Valley County: 6.667 %Grand Forks County: 6.569 %Grant County: 14.925 %Griggs County: 5.814 %Hettinger County: 10.063 %Kidder County: 9.917 %LaMoure County: 6.969 %Logan County: 13.675 %McHenry County: 6.167 %McIntosh County: 3.846 %McKenzie County: 25.308 %McLean County: 7.08 %Mercer County: 6.222 %Morton County: 9.132 %Mountrail County: 17.681 %Nelson County: 8.295 %Oliver County: 9.756 %Pembina County: 8.782 %Pierce County: 5.333 %Ramsey County: 5.122 %Ransom County: 5.158 %Renville County: 9.137 %Richland County: 5.743 %Rolette County: 15.429 %Sargent County: 6.809 %Sioux County: 12 %Slope County: 0 %Stark County: 11.38 %Stutsman County: 8.43 %Towner County: 9.79 %Traill County: 5.054 %Walsh County: 7.638 %Ward County: 10.892 %Wells County: 10.303 %Williams County: 17.291 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

McKenzie County: 25.308 %McKenzie County25.308Dunn County: 18.065 %Dunn County18.065Mountrail County: 17.681 %Mountrail County17.681Williams County: 17.291 %Williams County17.291Rolette County: 15.429 %Rolette County15.429Grant County: 14.925 %Grant County14.925Logan County: 13.675 %Logan County13.675Sioux County: 12 %Sioux County12Benson County: 11.927 %Benson County11.927Divide County: 11.881 %Divide County11.881Stark County: 11.38 %Stark County11.38Ward County: 10.892 %Ward County10.892Wells County: 10.303 %Wells County10.303Hettinger County: 10.063 %Hettinger County10.063Kidder County: 9.917 %Kidder County9.917Foster County: 9.886 %Foster County9.886Towner County: 9.79 %Towner County9.79Oliver County: 9.756 %Oliver County9.756Bottineau County: 9.664 %Bottineau County9.664Cass County: 9.559 %Cass County9.559Burleigh County: 9.34 %Burleigh County9.34Renville County: 9.137 %Renville County9.137Morton County: 9.132 %Morton County9.132Pembina County: 8.782 %Pembina County8.782Stutsman County: 8.43 %Stutsman County8.43Nelson County: 8.295 %Nelson County8.295Eddy County: 8.219 %Eddy County8.219Barnes County: 8.192 %Barnes County8.192Burke County: 8.054 %Burke County8.054Cavalier County: 7.666 %Cavalier County7.666Walsh County: 7.638 %Walsh County7.638McLean County: 7.08 %McLean County7.08Emmons County: 7.048 %Emmons County7.048LaMoure County: 6.969 %LaMoure County6.969Sargent County: 6.809 %Sargent County6.809Golden Valley County: 6.667 %Golden Valley County6.667Grand Forks County: 6.569 %Grand Forks County6.569Adams County: 6.383 %Adams County6.383Mercer County: 6.222 %Mercer County6.222McHenry County: 6.167 %McHenry County6.167Griggs County: 5.814 %Griggs County5.814Richland County: 5.743 %Richland County5.743Pierce County: 5.333 %Pierce County5.333Ransom County: 5.158 %Ransom County5.158Ramsey County: 5.122 %Ramsey County5.122Dickey County: 5.115 %Dickey County5.115Traill County: 5.054 %Traill County5.054Bowman County: 4.575 %Bowman County4.575McIntosh County: 3.846 %McIntosh County3.846Slope County: 0 %Slope County0McKenzie County: 25.308 %McKenzie County25.308Dunn County: 18.065 %Dunn County18.065Mountrail County: 17.681 %Mountrail County17.681Williams County: 17.291 %Williams County17.291Rolette County: 15.429 %Rolette County15.429Grant County: 14.925 %Grant County14.925Logan County: 13.675 %Logan County13.675Sioux County: 12 %Sioux County12Benson County: 11.927 %Benson County11.927Divide County: 11.881 %Divide County11.881Stark County: 11.38 %Stark County11.38Ward County: 10.892 %Ward County10.892Wells County: 10.303 %Wells County10.303Hettinger County: 10.063 %Hettinger County10.063Kidder County: 9.917 %Kidder County9.917Foster County: 9.886 %Foster County9.886Towner County: 9.79 %Towner County9.79Oliver County: 9.756 %Oliver County9.756Bottineau County: 9.664 %Bottineau County9.664Cass County: 9.559 %Cass County9.559Burleigh County: 9.34 %Burleigh County9.34Renville County: 9.137 %Renville County9.137Morton County: 9.132 %Morton County9.132Pembina County: 8.782 %Pembina County8.782Stutsman County: 8.43 %Stutsman County8.43Nelson County: 8.295 %Nelson County8.295Eddy County: 8.219 %Eddy County8.219Barnes County: 8.192 %Barnes County8.192Burke County: 8.054 %Burke County8.054Cavalier County: 7.666 %Cavalier County7.666Walsh County: 7.638 %Walsh County7.638McLean County: 7.08 %McLean County7.08Emmons County: 7.048 %Emmons County7.048LaMoure County: 6.969 %LaMoure County6.969Sargent County: 6.809 %Sargent County6.809Golden Valley County: 6.667 %Golden Valley County6.667Grand Forks County: 6.569 %Grand Forks County6.569Adams County: 6.383 %Adams County6.383Mercer County: 6.222 %Mercer County6.222McHenry County: 6.167 %McHenry County6.167Griggs County: 5.814 %Griggs County5.814Richland County: 5.743 %Richland County5.743Pierce County: 5.333 %Pierce County5.333Ransom County: 5.158 %Ransom County5.158Ramsey County: 5.122 %Ramsey County5.122Dickey County: 5.115 %Dickey County5.115Traill County: 5.054 %Traill County5.054Bowman County: 4.575 %Bowman County4.575McIntosh County: 3.846 %McIntosh County3.846Slope County: 0 %Slope 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1McKenzie County25.308-3.26 pts
2Dunn County18.065-5.5 pts
3Mountrail County17.681-2.16 pts
4Williams County17.291-0.59 pts
5Rolette County15.429+6.71 pts
6Grant County14.925+7.35 pts
7Logan County13.675+5.13 pts
8Sioux County12-0.5 pts
9Benson County11.927+3.31 pts
10Divide County11.881-6.12 pts
11Stark County11.38-2.27 pts
12Ward County10.892-1.65 pts
13Wells County10.303+1.13 pts
14Hettinger County10.063+1.09 pts
15Kidder County9.917+3.02 pts
16Foster County9.886+5.31 pts
17Towner County9.79+5.71 pts
18Oliver County9.756-2.15 pts
19Bottineau County9.664-1.47 pts
20Cass County9.559+0.01 pts
21Burleigh County9.34+0.52 pts
22Renville County9.137-0.05 pts
23Morton County9.132-1.89 pts
24Pembina County8.782+1.12 pts
25Stutsman County8.43+1.77 pts
26Nelson County8.2950 pts
27Eddy County8.219-3.05 pts
28Barnes County8.192-0.63 pts
29Burke County8.054-5.44 pts
30Cavalier County7.666-1.18 pts
31Walsh County7.638+1.72 pts
32McLean County7.08-2.19 pts
33Emmons County7.048+1.74 pts
34LaMoure County6.969-2.38 pts
35Sargent County6.809+1.64 pts
36Golden Valley County6.667-2.73 pts
37Grand Forks County6.569-1.03 pts
38Adams County6.383-3.19 pts
39Mercer County6.222-1.32 pts
40McHenry County6.167-2.76 pts
41Griggs County5.814-0.93 pts
42Richland County5.743-1.24 pts
43Pierce County5.333+1 pts
44Ransom County5.158-2.29 pts
45Ramsey County5.122-2.13 pts
46Dickey County5.115-2.44 pts
47Traill County5.054-0.67 pts
48Bowman County4.575-8.67 pts
49McIntosh County3.846-6.05 pts
50Slope County0n/a

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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. 3 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2015 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

McKenzie County, with 25.308% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Slope County, with 0% in 2015.

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. 3 counties have no value for 2015 and are not ranked.

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