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Counties in North Dakota by establishment entry rate

Slope County had the highest establishment entry rate of 49 counties in 2018, at 22.222%. Oliver County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.273% and the figure for North Dakota was 7.882%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.222Slope County
Lowest0Oliver County
Median7.27349 counties
North Dakota7.882History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 10.582 %Barnes County: 6.061 %Benson County: 6.965 %Billings County: 8.602 %Bottineau County: 5.769 %Bowman County: 5.498 %Burke County: 7.634 %Burleigh County: 7.667 %Cass County: 7.071 %Cavalier County: 2.222 %Dickey County: 5.195 %Divide County: 12.121 %Dunn County: 14.844 %Emmons County: 7.273 %Foster County: 5.283 %Golden Valley County: 4.58 %Grand Forks County: 6.416 %Grant County: 9.023 %Griggs County: 9.091 %Hettinger County: 8.383 %Kidder County: 12.598 %LaMoure County: 5.818 %McHenry County: 2.62 %McIntosh County: 5.769 %McKenzie County: 12.065 %McLean County: 6.823 %Mercer County: 7.407 %Morton County: 9.572 %Mountrail County: 11.85 %Nelson County: 10.909 %Oliver County: 0 %Pembina County: 2.998 %Pierce County: 3.39 %Ramsey County: 8.374 %Ransom County: 7.222 %Renville County: 9.091 %Richland County: 8.114 %Rolette County: 7.038 %Sargent County: 3.865 %Sheridan County: 15.625 %Sioux County: 10.526 %Slope County: 22.222 %Stark County: 9.738 %Stutsman County: 7.053 %Traill County: 6.998 %Walsh County: 4.545 %Ward County: 7.939 %Wells County: 4.294 %Williams County: 13.364 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Slope County: 22.222 %Slope County22.222Sheridan County: 15.625 %Sheridan County15.625Dunn County: 14.844 %Dunn County14.844Williams County: 13.364 %Williams County13.364Kidder County: 12.598 %Kidder County12.598Divide County: 12.121 %Divide County12.121McKenzie County: 12.065 %McKenzie County12.065Mountrail County: 11.85 %Mountrail County11.85Nelson County: 10.909 %Nelson County10.909Adams County: 10.582 %Adams County10.582Sioux County: 10.526 %Sioux County10.526Stark County: 9.738 %Stark County9.738Morton County: 9.572 %Morton County9.572Griggs County: 9.091 %Griggs County9.091Renville County: 9.091 %Renville County9.091Grant County: 9.023 %Grant County9.023Billings County: 8.602 %Billings County8.602Hettinger County: 8.383 %Hettinger County8.383Ramsey County: 8.374 %Ramsey County8.374Richland County: 8.114 %Richland County8.114Ward County: 7.939 %Ward County7.939Burleigh County: 7.667 %Burleigh County7.667Burke County: 7.634 %Burke County7.634Mercer County: 7.407 %Mercer County7.407Emmons County: 7.273 %Emmons County7.273Ransom County: 7.222 %Ransom County7.222Cass County: 7.071 %Cass County7.071Stutsman County: 7.053 %Stutsman County7.053Rolette County: 7.038 %Rolette County7.038Traill County: 6.998 %Traill County6.998Benson County: 6.965 %Benson County6.965McLean County: 6.823 %McLean County6.823Grand Forks County: 6.416 %Grand Forks County6.416Barnes County: 6.061 %Barnes County6.061LaMoure County: 5.818 %LaMoure County5.818Bottineau County: 5.769 %Bottineau County5.769McIntosh County: 5.769 %McIntosh County5.769Bowman County: 5.498 %Bowman County5.498Foster County: 5.283 %Foster County5.283Dickey County: 5.195 %Dickey County5.195Golden Valley County: 4.58 %Golden Valley County4.58Walsh County: 4.545 %Walsh County4.545Wells County: 4.294 %Wells County4.294Sargent County: 3.865 %Sargent County3.865Pierce County: 3.39 %Pierce County3.39Pembina County: 2.998 %Pembina County2.998McHenry County: 2.62 %McHenry County2.62Cavalier County: 2.222 %Cavalier County2.222Oliver County: 0 %Oliver County0Slope County: 22.222 %Slope County22.222Sheridan County: 15.625 %Sheridan County15.625Dunn County: 14.844 %Dunn County14.844Williams County: 13.364 %Williams County13.364Kidder County: 12.598 %Kidder County12.598Divide County: 12.121 %Divide County12.121McKenzie County: 12.065 %McKenzie County12.065Mountrail County: 11.85 %Mountrail County11.85Nelson County: 10.909 %Nelson County10.909Adams County: 10.582 %Adams County10.582Sioux County: 10.526 %Sioux County10.526Stark County: 9.738 %Stark County9.738Morton County: 9.572 %Morton County9.572Griggs County: 9.091 %Griggs County9.091Renville County: 9.091 %Renville County9.091Grant County: 9.023 %Grant County9.023Billings County: 8.602 %Billings County8.602Hettinger County: 8.383 %Hettinger County8.383Ramsey County: 8.374 %Ramsey County8.374Richland County: 8.114 %Richland County8.114Ward County: 7.939 %Ward County7.939Burleigh County: 7.667 %Burleigh County7.667Burke County: 7.634 %Burke County7.634Mercer County: 7.407 %Mercer County7.407Emmons County: 7.273 %Emmons County7.273Ransom County: 7.222 %Ransom County7.222Cass County: 7.071 %Cass County7.071Stutsman County: 7.053 %Stutsman County7.053Rolette County: 7.038 %Rolette County7.038Traill County: 6.998 %Traill County6.998Benson County: 6.965 %Benson County6.965McLean County: 6.823 %McLean County6.823Grand Forks County: 6.416 %Grand Forks County6.416Barnes County: 6.061 %Barnes County6.061LaMoure County: 5.818 %LaMoure County5.818Bottineau County: 5.769 %Bottineau County5.769McIntosh County: 5.769 %McIntosh County5.769Bowman County: 5.498 %Bowman County5.498Foster County: 5.283 %Foster County5.283Dickey County: 5.195 %Dickey County5.195Golden Valley County: 4.58 %Golden Valley County4.58Walsh County: 4.545 %Walsh County4.545Wells County: 4.294 %Wells County4.294Sargent County: 3.865 %Sargent County3.865Pierce County: 3.39 %Pierce County3.39Pembina County: 2.998 %Pembina County2.998McHenry County: 2.62 %McHenry County2.62Cavalier County: 2.222 %Cavalier County2.222Oliver County: 0 %Oliver 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Slope County22.222-16.24 pts
2Sheridan County15.625+6.25 pts
3Dunn County14.844+8.18 pts
4Williams County13.364+4.14 pts
5Kidder County12.598-1.92 pts
6Divide County12.121-0.6 pts
7McKenzie County12.065-2.72 pts
8Mountrail County11.85-0.24 pts
9Nelson County10.909+1.86 pts
10Adams County10.582-0.11 pts
11Sioux County10.526-12.55 pts
12Stark County9.738+0.52 pts
13Morton County9.572+0.71 pts
14Griggs County9.091+5.27 pts
14Renville County9.091n/a
16Grant County9.0230 pts
17Billings County8.602+2.54 pts
18Hettinger County8.383-2.46 pts
19Ramsey County8.374+1.14 pts
20Richland County8.114+3.52 pts
21Ward County7.939-0.44 pts
22Burleigh County7.667-0.79 pts
23Burke County7.634-2.89 pts
24Mercer County7.407-2.62 pts
25Emmons County7.273+1.87 pts
26Ransom County7.222-2.86 pts
27Cass County7.071-1.28 pts
28Stutsman County7.053+0.6 pts
29Rolette County7.038-2.18 pts
30Traill County6.998-0.26 pts
31Benson County6.965-3.93 pts
32McLean County6.823-2.19 pts
33Grand Forks County6.416+0.39 pts
34Barnes County6.061+0.64 pts
35LaMoure County5.818+0.8 pts
36Bottineau County5.769-2.29 pts
36McIntosh County5.769-0.14 pts
38Bowman County5.498+0.75 pts
39Foster County5.283-0.56 pts
40Dickey County5.195-3.68 pts
41Golden Valley County4.58-2.72 pts
42Walsh County4.545-3.08 pts
43Wells County4.294-3.58 pts
44Sargent County3.865+0.14 pts
45Pierce County3.39-7.82 pts
46Pembina County2.998+0.93 pts
47McHenry County2.62-5.14 pts
48Cavalier County2.222-4.92 pts
49Oliver County0-9.64 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 2018 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Slope County, with 22.222% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Oliver County, with 0% in 2018.

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 2018 and are not ranked.

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