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Counties in North Dakota by establishment entry rate

Renville County had the highest establishment entry rate of 49 counties in 2016, at 14.563%. Emmons County had the lowest, at 2.667%. The median was 8% and the figure for North Dakota was 8.43%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.563Renville County
Lowest2.667Emmons County
Median849 counties
North Dakota8.43History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 5.405 %Barnes County: 6.789 %Benson County: 3.828 %Billings County: 10 %Bottineau County: 8.017 %Bowman County: 5.369 %Burke County: 10.219 %Burleigh County: 7.748 %Cass County: 8.797 %Cavalier County: 7.117 %Dickey County: 6.316 %Divide County: 9.626 %Dunn County: 11.333 %Eddy County: 12.245 %Emmons County: 2.667 %Foster County: 7.353 %Golden Valley County: 9.722 %Grand Forks County: 7.64 %Grant County: 7.246 %Hettinger County: 6.135 %Kidder County: 8.065 %LaMoure County: 5.654 %Logan County: 8.197 %McHenry County: 8 %McIntosh County: 5.911 %McKenzie County: 11.379 %McLean County: 8.869 %Mercer County: 7.71 %Morton County: 7.051 %Mountrail County: 11.315 %Nelson County: 8.108 %Pembina County: 6 %Pierce County: 8 %Ramsey County: 8.586 %Ransom County: 9.091 %Renville County: 14.563 %Richland County: 5.9 %Rolette County: 6.128 %Sargent County: 3.524 %Sheridan County: 11.765 %Sioux County: 12.766 %Stark County: 8.307 %Stutsman County: 8.874 %Towner County: 7.042 %Traill County: 6.148 %Walsh County: 8.215 %Ward County: 8.815 %Wells County: 7.879 %Williams County: 12.273 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Renville County: 14.563 %Renville County14.563Sioux County: 12.766 %Sioux County12.766Williams County: 12.273 %Williams County12.273Eddy County: 12.245 %Eddy County12.245Sheridan County: 11.765 %Sheridan County11.765McKenzie County: 11.379 %McKenzie County11.379Dunn County: 11.333 %Dunn County11.333Mountrail County: 11.315 %Mountrail County11.315Burke County: 10.219 %Burke County10.219Billings County: 10 %Billings County10Golden Valley County: 9.722 %Golden Valley County9.722Divide County: 9.626 %Divide County9.626Ransom County: 9.091 %Ransom County9.091Stutsman County: 8.874 %Stutsman County8.874McLean County: 8.869 %McLean County8.869Ward County: 8.815 %Ward County8.815Cass County: 8.797 %Cass County8.797Ramsey County: 8.586 %Ramsey County8.586Stark County: 8.307 %Stark County8.307Walsh County: 8.215 %Walsh County8.215Logan County: 8.197 %Logan County8.197Nelson County: 8.108 %Nelson County8.108Kidder County: 8.065 %Kidder County8.065Bottineau County: 8.017 %Bottineau County8.017McHenry County: 8 %McHenry County8Pierce County: 8 %Pierce County8Wells County: 7.879 %Wells County7.879Burleigh County: 7.748 %Burleigh County7.748Mercer County: 7.71 %Mercer County7.71Grand Forks County: 7.64 %Grand Forks County7.64Foster County: 7.353 %Foster County7.353Grant County: 7.246 %Grant County7.246Cavalier County: 7.117 %Cavalier County7.117Morton County: 7.051 %Morton County7.051Towner County: 7.042 %Towner County7.042Barnes County: 6.789 %Barnes County6.789Dickey County: 6.316 %Dickey County6.316Traill County: 6.148 %Traill County6.148Hettinger County: 6.135 %Hettinger County6.135Rolette County: 6.128 %Rolette County6.128Pembina County: 6 %Pembina County6McIntosh County: 5.911 %McIntosh County5.911Richland County: 5.9 %Richland County5.9LaMoure County: 5.654 %LaMoure County5.654Adams County: 5.405 %Adams County5.405Bowman County: 5.369 %Bowman County5.369Benson County: 3.828 %Benson County3.828Sargent County: 3.524 %Sargent County3.524Emmons County: 2.667 %Emmons County2.667Renville County: 14.563 %Renville County14.563Sioux County: 12.766 %Sioux County12.766Williams County: 12.273 %Williams County12.273Eddy County: 12.245 %Eddy County12.245Sheridan County: 11.765 %Sheridan County11.765McKenzie County: 11.379 %McKenzie County11.379Dunn County: 11.333 %Dunn County11.333Mountrail County: 11.315 %Mountrail County11.315Burke County: 10.219 %Burke County10.219Billings County: 10 %Billings County10Golden Valley County: 9.722 %Golden Valley County9.722Divide County: 9.626 %Divide County9.626Ransom County: 9.091 %Ransom County9.091Stutsman County: 8.874 %Stutsman County8.874McLean County: 8.869 %McLean County8.869Ward County: 8.815 %Ward County8.815Cass County: 8.797 %Cass County8.797Ramsey County: 8.586 %Ramsey County8.586Stark County: 8.307 %Stark County8.307Walsh County: 8.215 %Walsh County8.215Logan County: 8.197 %Logan County8.197Nelson County: 8.108 %Nelson County8.108Kidder County: 8.065 %Kidder County8.065Bottineau County: 8.017 %Bottineau County8.017McHenry County: 8 %McHenry County8Pierce County: 8 %Pierce County8Wells County: 7.879 %Wells County7.879Burleigh County: 7.748 %Burleigh County7.748Mercer County: 7.71 %Mercer County7.71Grand Forks County: 7.64 %Grand Forks County7.64Foster County: 7.353 %Foster County7.353Grant County: 7.246 %Grant County7.246Cavalier County: 7.117 %Cavalier County7.117Morton County: 7.051 %Morton County7.051Towner County: 7.042 %Towner County7.042Barnes County: 6.789 %Barnes County6.789Dickey County: 6.316 %Dickey County6.316Traill County: 6.148 %Traill County6.148Hettinger County: 6.135 %Hettinger County6.135Rolette County: 6.128 %Rolette County6.128Pembina County: 6 %Pembina County6McIntosh County: 5.911 %McIntosh County5.911Richland County: 5.9 %Richland County5.9LaMoure County: 5.654 %LaMoure County5.654Adams County: 5.405 %Adams County5.405Bowman County: 5.369 %Bowman County5.369Benson County: 3.828 %Benson County3.828Sargent County: 3.524 %Sargent County3.524Emmons County: 2.667 %Emmons County2.667
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Renville County14.563+5.43 pts
2Sioux County12.766+0.77 pts
3Williams County12.273-5.02 pts
4Eddy County12.245+4.03 pts
5Sheridan County11.765n/a
6McKenzie County11.379-13.93 pts
7Dunn County11.333-6.73 pts
8Mountrail County11.315-6.37 pts
9Burke County10.219+2.16 pts
10Billings County10n/a
11Golden Valley County9.722+3.05 pts
12Divide County9.626-2.26 pts
13Ransom County9.091+3.93 pts
14Stutsman County8.874+0.44 pts
15McLean County8.869+1.79 pts
16Ward County8.815-2.08 pts
17Cass County8.797-0.76 pts
18Ramsey County8.586+3.46 pts
19Stark County8.307-3.07 pts
20Walsh County8.215+0.58 pts
21Logan County8.197-5.48 pts
22Nelson County8.108-0.19 pts
23Kidder County8.065-1.85 pts
24Bottineau County8.017-1.65 pts
25McHenry County8+1.83 pts
25Pierce County8+2.67 pts
27Wells County7.879-2.42 pts
28Burleigh County7.748-1.59 pts
29Mercer County7.71+1.49 pts
30Grand Forks County7.64+1.07 pts
31Foster County7.353-2.53 pts
32Grant County7.246-7.68 pts
33Cavalier County7.117-0.55 pts
34Morton County7.051-2.08 pts
35Towner County7.042-2.75 pts
36Barnes County6.789-1.4 pts
37Dickey County6.316+1.2 pts
38Traill County6.148+1.09 pts
39Hettinger County6.135-3.93 pts
40Rolette County6.128-9.3 pts
41Pembina County6-2.78 pts
42McIntosh County5.911+2.06 pts
43Richland County5.9+0.16 pts
44LaMoure County5.654-1.32 pts
45Adams County5.405-0.98 pts
46Bowman County5.369+0.79 pts
47Benson County3.828-8.1 pts
48Sargent County3.524-3.29 pts
49Emmons County2.667-4.38 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. 4 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2016 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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APA 7

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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Renville County, with 14.563% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Emmons County, with 2.667% in 2016.

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. 4 counties have no value for 2016 and are not ranked.

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