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Counties in North Dakota by establishment entry rate

Slope County had the highest establishment entry rate of 51 counties in 2017, at 38.462%. Pembina County had the lowest, at 2.066%. The median was 8.461% and the figure for North Dakota was 8.191%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest38.462Slope County
Lowest2.066Pembina County
Median8.46151 counties
North Dakota8.191History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 10.695 %Barnes County: 5.421 %Benson County: 10.891 %Billings County: 6.061 %Bottineau County: 8.054 %Bowman County: 4.746 %Burke County: 10.526 %Burleigh County: 8.461 %Cass County: 8.35 %Cavalier County: 7.143 %Dickey County: 8.877 %Divide County: 12.717 %Dunn County: 6.667 %Emmons County: 5.405 %Foster County: 5.839 %Golden Valley County: 7.299 %Grand Forks County: 6.028 %Grant County: 9.023 %Griggs County: 3.822 %Hettinger County: 10.843 %Kidder County: 14.516 %LaMoure County: 5.018 %Logan County: 5 %McHenry County: 7.759 %McIntosh County: 5.911 %McKenzie County: 14.79 %McLean County: 9.013 %Mercer County: 10.023 %Morton County: 8.863 %Mountrail County: 12.086 %Nelson County: 9.05 %Oliver County: 9.639 %Pembina County: 2.066 %Pierce County: 11.207 %Ramsey County: 7.232 %Ransom County: 10.084 %Richland County: 4.595 %Rolette County: 9.222 %Sargent County: 3.721 %Sheridan County: 9.375 %Sioux County: 23.077 %Slope County: 38.462 %Stark County: 9.222 %Steele County: 8.889 %Stutsman County: 6.457 %Towner County: 9.524 %Traill County: 7.26 %Walsh County: 7.627 %Ward County: 8.38 %Wells County: 7.879 %Williams County: 9.22 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Slope County: 38.462 %Slope County38.462Sioux County: 23.077 %Sioux County23.077McKenzie County: 14.79 %McKenzie County14.79Kidder County: 14.516 %Kidder County14.516Divide County: 12.717 %Divide County12.717Mountrail County: 12.086 %Mountrail County12.086Pierce County: 11.207 %Pierce County11.207Benson County: 10.891 %Benson County10.891Hettinger County: 10.843 %Hettinger County10.843Adams County: 10.695 %Adams County10.695Burke County: 10.526 %Burke County10.526Ransom County: 10.084 %Ransom County10.084Mercer County: 10.023 %Mercer County10.023Oliver County: 9.639 %Oliver County9.639Towner County: 9.524 %Towner County9.524Sheridan County: 9.375 %Sheridan County9.375Rolette County: 9.222 %Rolette County9.222Stark County: 9.222 %Stark County9.222Williams County: 9.22 %Williams County9.22Nelson County: 9.05 %Nelson County9.05Grant County: 9.023 %Grant County9.023McLean County: 9.013 %McLean County9.013Steele County: 8.889 %Steele County8.889Dickey County: 8.877 %Dickey County8.877Morton County: 8.863 %Morton County8.863Burleigh County: 8.461 %Burleigh County8.461Ward County: 8.38 %Ward County8.38Cass County: 8.35 %Cass County8.35Bottineau County: 8.054 %Bottineau County8.054Wells County: 7.879 %Wells County7.879McHenry County: 7.759 %McHenry County7.759Walsh County: 7.627 %Walsh County7.627Golden Valley County: 7.299 %Golden Valley County7.299Traill County: 7.26 %Traill County7.26Ramsey County: 7.232 %Ramsey County7.232Cavalier County: 7.143 %Cavalier County7.143Dunn County: 6.667 %Dunn County6.667Stutsman County: 6.457 %Stutsman County6.457Billings County: 6.061 %Billings County6.061Grand Forks County: 6.028 %Grand Forks County6.028McIntosh County: 5.911 %McIntosh County5.911Foster County: 5.839 %Foster County5.839Barnes County: 5.421 %Barnes County5.421Emmons County: 5.405 %Emmons County5.405LaMoure County: 5.018 %LaMoure County5.018Logan County: 5 %Logan County5Bowman County: 4.746 %Bowman County4.746Richland County: 4.595 %Richland County4.595Griggs County: 3.822 %Griggs County3.822Sargent County: 3.721 %Sargent County3.721Pembina County: 2.066 %Pembina County2.066Slope County: 38.462 %Slope County38.462Sioux County: 23.077 %Sioux County23.077McKenzie County: 14.79 %McKenzie County14.79Kidder County: 14.516 %Kidder County14.516Divide County: 12.717 %Divide County12.717Mountrail County: 12.086 %Mountrail County12.086Pierce County: 11.207 %Pierce County11.207Benson County: 10.891 %Benson County10.891Hettinger County: 10.843 %Hettinger County10.843Adams County: 10.695 %Adams County10.695Burke County: 10.526 %Burke County10.526Ransom County: 10.084 %Ransom County10.084Mercer County: 10.023 %Mercer County10.023Oliver County: 9.639 %Oliver County9.639Towner County: 9.524 %Towner County9.524Sheridan County: 9.375 %Sheridan County9.375Rolette County: 9.222 %Rolette County9.222Stark County: 9.222 %Stark County9.222Williams County: 9.22 %Williams County9.22Nelson County: 9.05 %Nelson County9.05Grant County: 9.023 %Grant County9.023McLean County: 9.013 %McLean County9.013Steele County: 8.889 %Steele County8.889Dickey County: 8.877 %Dickey County8.877Morton County: 8.863 %Morton County8.863Burleigh County: 8.461 %Burleigh County8.461Ward County: 8.38 %Ward County8.38Cass County: 8.35 %Cass County8.35Bottineau County: 8.054 %Bottineau County8.054Wells County: 7.879 %Wells County7.879McHenry County: 7.759 %McHenry County7.759Walsh County: 7.627 %Walsh County7.627Golden Valley County: 7.299 %Golden Valley County7.299Traill County: 7.26 %Traill County7.26Ramsey County: 7.232 %Ramsey County7.232Cavalier County: 7.143 %Cavalier County7.143Dunn County: 6.667 %Dunn County6.667Stutsman County: 6.457 %Stutsman County6.457Billings County: 6.061 %Billings County6.061Grand Forks County: 6.028 %Grand Forks County6.028McIntosh County: 5.911 %McIntosh County5.911Foster County: 5.839 %Foster County5.839Barnes County: 5.421 %Barnes County5.421Emmons County: 5.405 %Emmons County5.405LaMoure County: 5.018 %LaMoure County5.018Logan County: 5 %Logan County5Bowman County: 4.746 %Bowman County4.746Richland County: 4.595 %Richland County4.595Griggs County: 3.822 %Griggs County3.822Sargent County: 3.721 %Sargent County3.721Pembina County: 2.066 %Pembina County2.066
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Slope County38.462n/a
2Sioux County23.077+10.31 pts
3McKenzie County14.79+3.41 pts
4Kidder County14.516+6.45 pts
5Divide County12.717+3.09 pts
6Mountrail County12.086+0.77 pts
7Pierce County11.207+3.21 pts
8Benson County10.891+7.06 pts
9Hettinger County10.843+4.71 pts
10Adams County10.695+5.29 pts
11Burke County10.526+0.31 pts
12Ransom County10.084+0.99 pts
13Mercer County10.023+2.31 pts
14Oliver County9.639n/a
15Towner County9.524+2.48 pts
16Sheridan County9.375-2.39 pts
17Rolette County9.222+3.09 pts
17Stark County9.222+0.91 pts
19Williams County9.22-3.05 pts
20Nelson County9.05+0.94 pts
21Grant County9.023+1.78 pts
22McLean County9.013+0.14 pts
23Steele County8.889n/a
24Dickey County8.877+2.56 pts
25Morton County8.863+1.81 pts
26Burleigh County8.461+0.71 pts
27Ward County8.38-0.43 pts
28Cass County8.35-0.45 pts
29Bottineau County8.054+0.04 pts
30Wells County7.8790 pts
31McHenry County7.759-0.24 pts
32Walsh County7.627-0.59 pts
33Golden Valley County7.299-2.42 pts
34Traill County7.26+1.11 pts
35Ramsey County7.232-1.35 pts
36Cavalier County7.143+0.03 pts
37Dunn County6.667-4.67 pts
38Stutsman County6.457-2.42 pts
39Billings County6.061-3.94 pts
40Grand Forks County6.028-1.61 pts
41McIntosh County5.9110 pts
42Foster County5.839-1.51 pts
43Barnes County5.421-1.37 pts
44Emmons County5.405+2.74 pts
45LaMoure County5.018-0.64 pts
46Logan County5-3.2 pts
47Bowman County4.746-0.62 pts
48Richland County4.595-1.31 pts
49Griggs County3.822n/a
50Sargent County3.721+0.2 pts
51Pembina County2.066-3.93 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. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2017 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Slope County, with 38.462% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Pembina County, with 2.066% in 2017.

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. 2 counties have no value for 2017 and are not ranked.

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