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Counties in North Dakota by establishment entry rate

McKenzie County had the highest establishment entry rate of 50 counties in 2019, at 20.546%. Emmons County had the lowest, at 2.817%. The median was 7.745% and the figure for North Dakota was 8.219%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.546McKenzie County
Lowest2.817Emmons County
Median7.74550 counties
North Dakota8.219History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 5.376 %Barnes County: 7.194 %Benson County: 7.071 %Billings County: 20 %Bottineau County: 13.744 %Bowman County: 4.861 %Burleigh County: 8.029 %Cass County: 8.084 %Cavalier County: 6.87 %Dickey County: 4.301 %Divide County: 9.697 %Dunn County: 17.391 %Eddy County: 5.797 %Emmons County: 2.817 %Foster County: 4.688 %Golden Valley County: 9.524 %Grand Forks County: 6.522 %Grant County: 10.448 %Griggs County: 10 %Hettinger County: 8.485 %Kidder County: 8.955 %LaMoure County: 7.299 %Logan County: 6.723 %McHenry County: 8.219 %McIntosh County: 5.714 %McKenzie County: 20.546 %McLean County: 6.181 %Mercer County: 8.333 %Morton County: 7.707 %Mountrail County: 11.932 %Nelson County: 7.306 %Oliver County: 9.877 %Pembina County: 5.252 %Pierce County: 6.751 %Ramsey County: 7.29 %Ransom County: 7.263 %Renville County: 11.34 %Richland County: 5.258 %Rolette County: 9.798 %Sargent County: 8.654 %Sheridan County: 18.462 %Stark County: 8.744 %Steele County: 8.791 %Stutsman County: 5.392 %Towner County: 9.589 %Traill County: 5.948 %Walsh County: 5.806 %Ward County: 7.782 %Wells County: 5.096 %Williams County: 10.98 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

McKenzie County: 20.546 %McKenzie County20.546Billings County: 20 %Billings County20Sheridan County: 18.462 %Sheridan County18.462Dunn County: 17.391 %Dunn County17.391Bottineau County: 13.744 %Bottineau County13.744Mountrail County: 11.932 %Mountrail County11.932Renville County: 11.34 %Renville County11.34Williams County: 10.98 %Williams County10.98Grant County: 10.448 %Grant County10.448Griggs County: 10 %Griggs County10Oliver County: 9.877 %Oliver County9.877Rolette County: 9.798 %Rolette County9.798Divide County: 9.697 %Divide County9.697Towner County: 9.589 %Towner County9.589Golden Valley County: 9.524 %Golden Valley County9.524Kidder County: 8.955 %Kidder County8.955Steele County: 8.791 %Steele County8.791Stark County: 8.744 %Stark County8.744Sargent County: 8.654 %Sargent County8.654Hettinger County: 8.485 %Hettinger County8.485Mercer County: 8.333 %Mercer County8.333McHenry County: 8.219 %McHenry County8.219Cass County: 8.084 %Cass County8.084Burleigh County: 8.029 %Burleigh County8.029Ward County: 7.782 %Ward County7.782Morton County: 7.707 %Morton County7.707Nelson County: 7.306 %Nelson County7.306LaMoure County: 7.299 %LaMoure County7.299Ramsey County: 7.29 %Ramsey County7.29Ransom County: 7.263 %Ransom County7.263Barnes County: 7.194 %Barnes County7.194Benson County: 7.071 %Benson County7.071Cavalier County: 6.87 %Cavalier County6.87Pierce County: 6.751 %Pierce County6.751Logan County: 6.723 %Logan County6.723Grand Forks County: 6.522 %Grand Forks County6.522McLean County: 6.181 %McLean County6.181Traill County: 5.948 %Traill County5.948Walsh County: 5.806 %Walsh County5.806Eddy County: 5.797 %Eddy County5.797McIntosh County: 5.714 %McIntosh County5.714Stutsman County: 5.392 %Stutsman County5.392Adams County: 5.376 %Adams County5.376Richland County: 5.258 %Richland County5.258Pembina County: 5.252 %Pembina County5.252Wells County: 5.096 %Wells County5.096Bowman County: 4.861 %Bowman County4.861Foster County: 4.688 %Foster County4.688Dickey County: 4.301 %Dickey County4.301Emmons County: 2.817 %Emmons County2.817McKenzie County: 20.546 %McKenzie County20.546Billings County: 20 %Billings County20Sheridan County: 18.462 %Sheridan County18.462Dunn County: 17.391 %Dunn County17.391Bottineau County: 13.744 %Bottineau County13.744Mountrail County: 11.932 %Mountrail County11.932Renville County: 11.34 %Renville County11.34Williams County: 10.98 %Williams County10.98Grant County: 10.448 %Grant County10.448Griggs County: 10 %Griggs County10Oliver County: 9.877 %Oliver County9.877Rolette County: 9.798 %Rolette County9.798Divide County: 9.697 %Divide County9.697Towner County: 9.589 %Towner County9.589Golden Valley County: 9.524 %Golden Valley County9.524Kidder County: 8.955 %Kidder County8.955Steele County: 8.791 %Steele County8.791Stark County: 8.744 %Stark County8.744Sargent County: 8.654 %Sargent County8.654Hettinger County: 8.485 %Hettinger County8.485Mercer County: 8.333 %Mercer County8.333McHenry County: 8.219 %McHenry County8.219Cass County: 8.084 %Cass County8.084Burleigh County: 8.029 %Burleigh County8.029Ward County: 7.782 %Ward County7.782Morton County: 7.707 %Morton County7.707Nelson County: 7.306 %Nelson County7.306LaMoure County: 7.299 %LaMoure County7.299Ramsey County: 7.29 %Ramsey County7.29Ransom County: 7.263 %Ransom County7.263Barnes County: 7.194 %Barnes County7.194Benson County: 7.071 %Benson County7.071Cavalier County: 6.87 %Cavalier County6.87Pierce County: 6.751 %Pierce County6.751Logan County: 6.723 %Logan County6.723Grand Forks County: 6.522 %Grand Forks County6.522McLean County: 6.181 %McLean County6.181Traill County: 5.948 %Traill County5.948Walsh County: 5.806 %Walsh County5.806Eddy County: 5.797 %Eddy County5.797McIntosh County: 5.714 %McIntosh County5.714Stutsman County: 5.392 %Stutsman County5.392Adams County: 5.376 %Adams County5.376Richland County: 5.258 %Richland County5.258Pembina County: 5.252 %Pembina County5.252Wells County: 5.096 %Wells County5.096Bowman County: 4.861 %Bowman County4.861Foster County: 4.688 %Foster County4.688Dickey County: 4.301 %Dickey County4.301Emmons County: 2.817 %Emmons County2.817
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1McKenzie County20.546+8.48 pts
2Billings County20+11.4 pts
3Sheridan County18.462+2.84 pts
4Dunn County17.391+2.55 pts
5Bottineau County13.744+7.97 pts
6Mountrail County11.932+0.08 pts
7Renville County11.34+2.25 pts
8Williams County10.98-2.38 pts
9Grant County10.448+1.43 pts
10Griggs County10+0.91 pts
11Oliver County9.877+9.88 pts
12Rolette County9.798+2.76 pts
13Divide County9.697-2.42 pts
14Towner County9.589n/a
15Golden Valley County9.524+4.94 pts
16Kidder County8.955-3.64 pts
17Steele County8.791n/a
18Stark County8.744-0.99 pts
19Sargent County8.654+4.79 pts
20Hettinger County8.485+0.1 pts
21Mercer County8.333+0.93 pts
22McHenry County8.219+5.6 pts
23Cass County8.084+1.01 pts
24Burleigh County8.029+0.36 pts
25Ward County7.782-0.16 pts
26Morton County7.707-1.86 pts
27Nelson County7.306-3.6 pts
28LaMoure County7.299+1.48 pts
29Ramsey County7.29-1.08 pts
30Ransom County7.263+0.04 pts
31Barnes County7.194+1.13 pts
32Benson County7.071+0.11 pts
33Cavalier County6.87+4.65 pts
34Pierce County6.751+3.36 pts
35Logan County6.723n/a
36Grand Forks County6.522+0.11 pts
37McLean County6.181-0.64 pts
38Traill County5.948-1.05 pts
39Walsh County5.806+1.26 pts
40Eddy County5.797n/a
41McIntosh County5.714-0.05 pts
42Stutsman County5.392-1.66 pts
43Adams County5.376-5.21 pts
44Richland County5.258-2.86 pts
45Pembina County5.252+2.25 pts
46Wells County5.096+0.8 pts
47Bowman County4.861-0.64 pts
48Foster County4.688-0.6 pts
49Dickey County4.301-0.89 pts
50Emmons County2.817-4.46 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. 3 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2019 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

McKenzie County, with 20.546% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Emmons County, with 2.817% in 2019.

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 2019 and are not ranked.

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