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Counties in North Dakota by establishment entry rate

Sioux County had the highest establishment entry rate of 51 counties in 2022, at 18.519%. Slope County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 8.696% and the figure for North Dakota was 9.133%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.519Sioux County
Lowest0Slope County
Median8.69651 counties
North Dakota9.133History

Map of counties, 2022

Barnes County: 6.917 %Benson County: 15.789 %Billings County: 12.632 %Bottineau County: 6.772 %Bowman County: 4.255 %Burke County: 14.599 %Burleigh County: 9.162 %Cass County: 10.162 %Cavalier County: 12.195 %Dickey County: 10.497 %Divide County: 6.803 %Dunn County: 10.239 %Eddy County: 7.576 %Emmons County: 8.247 %Foster County: 8.696 %Golden Valley County: 10.084 %Grand Forks County: 6.959 %Grant County: 9.79 %Griggs County: 13.514 %Hettinger County: 3.659 %Kidder County: 9.859 %LaMoure County: 7.38 %Logan County: 8.475 %McHenry County: 7.004 %McIntosh County: 7.107 %McKenzie County: 12.302 %McLean County: 8.753 %Mercer County: 6.803 %Morton County: 8.657 %Mountrail County: 9.038 %Nelson County: 12.5 %Pembina County: 8.426 %Pierce County: 11.009 %Ramsey County: 5.641 %Ransom County: 6.522 %Renville County: 11.458 %Richland County: 5.383 %Rolette County: 9.945 %Sargent County: 3.81 %Sheridan County: 12.5 %Sioux County: 18.519 %Slope County: 0 %Stark County: 9.741 %Steele County: 15.73 %Stutsman County: 7.537 %Towner County: 7.042 %Traill County: 2.703 %Walsh County: 3.39 %Ward County: 8.638 %Wells County: 8.725 %Williams County: 12.611 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Sioux County: 18.519 %Sioux County18.519Benson County: 15.789 %Benson County15.789Steele County: 15.73 %Steele County15.73Burke County: 14.599 %Burke County14.599Griggs County: 13.514 %Griggs County13.514Billings County: 12.632 %Billings County12.632Williams County: 12.611 %Williams County12.611Nelson County: 12.5 %Nelson County12.5Sheridan County: 12.5 %Sheridan County12.5McKenzie County: 12.302 %McKenzie County12.302Cavalier County: 12.195 %Cavalier County12.195Renville County: 11.458 %Renville County11.458Pierce County: 11.009 %Pierce County11.009Dickey County: 10.497 %Dickey County10.497Dunn County: 10.239 %Dunn County10.239Cass County: 10.162 %Cass County10.162Golden Valley County: 10.084 %Golden Valley County10.084Rolette County: 9.945 %Rolette County9.945Kidder County: 9.859 %Kidder County9.859Grant County: 9.79 %Grant County9.79Stark County: 9.741 %Stark County9.741Burleigh County: 9.162 %Burleigh County9.162Mountrail County: 9.038 %Mountrail County9.038McLean County: 8.753 %McLean County8.753Wells County: 8.725 %Wells County8.725Foster County: 8.696 %Foster County8.696Morton County: 8.657 %Morton County8.657Ward County: 8.638 %Ward County8.638Logan County: 8.475 %Logan County8.475Pembina County: 8.426 %Pembina County8.426Emmons County: 8.247 %Emmons County8.247Eddy County: 7.576 %Eddy County7.576Stutsman County: 7.537 %Stutsman County7.537LaMoure County: 7.38 %LaMoure County7.38McIntosh County: 7.107 %McIntosh County7.107Towner County: 7.042 %Towner County7.042McHenry County: 7.004 %McHenry County7.004Grand Forks County: 6.959 %Grand Forks County6.959Barnes County: 6.917 %Barnes County6.917Divide County: 6.803 %Divide County6.803Mercer County: 6.803 %Mercer County6.803Bottineau County: 6.772 %Bottineau County6.772Ransom County: 6.522 %Ransom County6.522Ramsey County: 5.641 %Ramsey County5.641Richland County: 5.383 %Richland County5.383Bowman County: 4.255 %Bowman County4.255Sargent County: 3.81 %Sargent County3.81Hettinger County: 3.659 %Hettinger County3.659Walsh County: 3.39 %Walsh County3.39Traill County: 2.703 %Traill County2.703Slope County: 0 %Slope County0Sioux County: 18.519 %Sioux County18.519Benson County: 15.789 %Benson County15.789Steele County: 15.73 %Steele County15.73Burke County: 14.599 %Burke County14.599Griggs County: 13.514 %Griggs County13.514Billings County: 12.632 %Billings County12.632Williams County: 12.611 %Williams County12.611Nelson County: 12.5 %Nelson County12.5Sheridan County: 12.5 %Sheridan County12.5McKenzie County: 12.302 %McKenzie County12.302Cavalier County: 12.195 %Cavalier County12.195Renville County: 11.458 %Renville County11.458Pierce County: 11.009 %Pierce County11.009Dickey County: 10.497 %Dickey County10.497Dunn County: 10.239 %Dunn County10.239Cass County: 10.162 %Cass County10.162Golden Valley County: 10.084 %Golden Valley County10.084Rolette County: 9.945 %Rolette County9.945Kidder County: 9.859 %Kidder County9.859Grant County: 9.79 %Grant County9.79Stark County: 9.741 %Stark County9.741Burleigh County: 9.162 %Burleigh County9.162Mountrail County: 9.038 %Mountrail County9.038McLean County: 8.753 %McLean County8.753Wells County: 8.725 %Wells County8.725Foster County: 8.696 %Foster County8.696Morton County: 8.657 %Morton County8.657Ward County: 8.638 %Ward County8.638Logan County: 8.475 %Logan County8.475Pembina County: 8.426 %Pembina County8.426Emmons County: 8.247 %Emmons County8.247Eddy County: 7.576 %Eddy County7.576Stutsman County: 7.537 %Stutsman County7.537LaMoure County: 7.38 %LaMoure County7.38McIntosh County: 7.107 %McIntosh County7.107Towner County: 7.042 %Towner County7.042McHenry County: 7.004 %McHenry County7.004Grand Forks County: 6.959 %Grand Forks County6.959Barnes County: 6.917 %Barnes County6.917Divide County: 6.803 %Divide County6.803Mercer County: 6.803 %Mercer County6.803Bottineau County: 6.772 %Bottineau County6.772Ransom County: 6.522 %Ransom County6.522Ramsey County: 5.641 %Ramsey County5.641Richland County: 5.383 %Richland County5.383Bowman County: 4.255 %Bowman County4.255Sargent County: 3.81 %Sargent County3.81Hettinger County: 3.659 %Hettinger County3.659Walsh County: 3.39 %Walsh County3.39Traill County: 2.703 %Traill County2.703Slope 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Sioux County18.519+6.98 pts
2Benson County15.789+8.05 pts
3Steele County15.73+9.14 pts
4Burke County14.599+8.54 pts
5Griggs County13.514+9.49 pts
6Billings County12.632-7.37 pts
7Williams County12.611+1.4 pts
8Nelson County12.5+3.59 pts
8Sheridan County12.5n/a
10McKenzie County12.302+0.72 pts
11Cavalier County12.195+5.77 pts
12Renville County11.458+3.17 pts
13Pierce County11.009+4.65 pts
14Dickey County10.497+6.01 pts
15Dunn County10.239+5.01 pts
16Cass County10.162+0.59 pts
17Golden Valley County10.084+1.82 pts
18Rolette County9.945+0.2 pts
19Kidder County9.859+2.61 pts
20Grant County9.79+1.22 pts
21Stark County9.741+0.89 pts
22Burleigh County9.162+0.87 pts
23Mountrail County9.038-0.21 pts
24McLean County8.753-2.78 pts
25Wells County8.725+4.03 pts
26Foster County8.696+1.61 pts
27Morton County8.657-1.4 pts
28Ward County8.638+2.16 pts
29Logan County8.475+1.81 pts
30Pembina County8.426+4.02 pts
31Emmons County8.247+5.35 pts
32Eddy County7.576n/a
33Stutsman County7.537+1.49 pts
34LaMoure County7.38-1.64 pts
35McIntosh County7.107+1.08 pts
36Towner County7.042+1.52 pts
37McHenry County7.004-9.39 pts
38Grand Forks County6.959-0.85 pts
39Barnes County6.917+1.02 pts
40Divide County6.803+0.31 pts
40Mercer County6.803-2.31 pts
42Bottineau County6.772-3.23 pts
43Ransom County6.522-2.84 pts
44Ramsey County5.641-1.86 pts
45Richland County5.383-0.95 pts
46Bowman County4.255-5.64 pts
47Sargent County3.81-2.86 pts
48Hettinger County3.659-6.34 pts
49Walsh County3.39-3.5 pts
50Traill County2.703-6.99 pts
51Slope County0-33.33 pts

Other periods

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 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Sioux County, with 18.519% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Slope County, with 0% in 2022.

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 2022 and are not ranked.

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