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Counties in Oregon by establishment entry rate

Wallowa County had the highest establishment entry rate of 36 counties in 2015, at 13.402%. Sherman County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 9.386% and the figure for Oregon was 10.339%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.402Wallowa County
Lowest0Sherman County
Median9.38636 counties
Oregon10.339History

Map of counties, 2015

Baker County: 8.501 %Benton County: 9.214 %Clackamas County: 11.118 %Clatsop County: 8.874 %Columbia County: 8.921 %Coos County: 7.537 %Crook County: 10.33 %Curry County: 12.593 %Deschutes County: 13.286 %Douglas County: 10.746 %Gilliam County: 6.4 %Grant County: 10 %Harney County: 10.811 %Hood River County: 9.42 %Jackson County: 9.752 %Jefferson County: 9.172 %Josephine County: 8.553 %Klamath County: 8.178 %Lake County: 5.405 %Lane County: 9.352 %Lincoln County: 6.025 %Linn County: 10.519 %Malheur County: 6.59 %Marion County: 9.542 %Morrow County: 9.972 %Multnomah County: 10.651 %Polk County: 10.434 %Sherman County: 0 %Tillamook County: 6.808 %Umatilla County: 8.028 %Union County: 7.53 %Wallowa County: 13.402 %Wasco County: 7.601 %Washington County: 11.15 %Wheeler County: 11.765 %Yamhill County: 10.412 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Wallowa County: 13.402 %Wallowa County13.402Deschutes County: 13.286 %Deschutes County13.286Curry County: 12.593 %Curry County12.593Wheeler County: 11.765 %Wheeler County11.765Washington County: 11.15 %Washington County11.15Clackamas County: 11.118 %Clackamas County11.118Harney County: 10.811 %Harney County10.811Douglas County: 10.746 %Douglas County10.746Multnomah County: 10.651 %Multnomah County10.651Linn County: 10.519 %Linn County10.519Polk County: 10.434 %Polk County10.434Yamhill County: 10.412 %Yamhill County10.412Crook County: 10.33 %Crook County10.33Grant County: 10 %Grant County10Morrow County: 9.972 %Morrow County9.972Jackson County: 9.752 %Jackson County9.752Marion County: 9.542 %Marion County9.542Hood River County: 9.42 %Hood River County9.42Lane County: 9.352 %Lane County9.352Benton County: 9.214 %Benton County9.214Jefferson County: 9.172 %Jefferson County9.172Columbia County: 8.921 %Columbia County8.921Clatsop County: 8.874 %Clatsop County8.874Josephine County: 8.553 %Josephine County8.553Baker County: 8.501 %Baker County8.501Klamath County: 8.178 %Klamath County8.178Umatilla County: 8.028 %Umatilla County8.028Wasco County: 7.601 %Wasco County7.601Coos County: 7.537 %Coos County7.537Union County: 7.53 %Union County7.53Tillamook County: 6.808 %Tillamook County6.808Malheur County: 6.59 %Malheur County6.59Gilliam County: 6.4 %Gilliam County6.4Lincoln County: 6.025 %Lincoln County6.025Lake County: 5.405 %Lake County5.405Sherman County: 0 %Sherman County0Wallowa County: 13.402 %Wallowa County13.402Deschutes County: 13.286 %Deschutes County13.286Curry County: 12.593 %Curry County12.593Wheeler County: 11.765 %Wheeler County11.765Washington County: 11.15 %Washington County11.15Clackamas County: 11.118 %Clackamas County11.118Harney County: 10.811 %Harney County10.811Douglas County: 10.746 %Douglas County10.746Multnomah County: 10.651 %Multnomah County10.651Linn County: 10.519 %Linn County10.519Polk County: 10.434 %Polk County10.434Yamhill County: 10.412 %Yamhill County10.412Crook County: 10.33 %Crook County10.33Grant County: 10 %Grant County10Morrow County: 9.972 %Morrow County9.972Jackson County: 9.752 %Jackson County9.752Marion County: 9.542 %Marion County9.542Hood River County: 9.42 %Hood River County9.42Lane County: 9.352 %Lane County9.352Benton County: 9.214 %Benton County9.214Jefferson County: 9.172 %Jefferson County9.172Columbia County: 8.921 %Columbia County8.921Clatsop County: 8.874 %Clatsop County8.874Josephine County: 8.553 %Josephine County8.553Baker County: 8.501 %Baker County8.501Klamath County: 8.178 %Klamath County8.178Umatilla County: 8.028 %Umatilla County8.028Wasco County: 7.601 %Wasco County7.601Coos County: 7.537 %Coos County7.537Union County: 7.53 %Union County7.53Tillamook County: 6.808 %Tillamook County6.808Malheur County: 6.59 %Malheur County6.59Gilliam County: 6.4 %Gilliam County6.4Lincoln County: 6.025 %Lincoln County6.025Lake County: 5.405 %Lake County5.405Sherman County: 0 %Sherman 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Wallowa County13.402+0.28 pts
2Deschutes County13.286+0.46 pts
3Curry County12.593+4.52 pts
4Wheeler County11.765n/a
5Washington County11.15+0.45 pts
6Clackamas County11.118+0.49 pts
7Harney County10.811+2.38 pts
8Douglas County10.746+2.41 pts
9Multnomah County10.651+0.21 pts
10Linn County10.519+1.77 pts
11Polk County10.434+0.21 pts
12Yamhill County10.412+0.64 pts
13Crook County10.33+0.33 pts
14Grant County10+0.62 pts
15Morrow County9.972+0.88 pts
16Jackson County9.752-0.46 pts
17Marion County9.542-0.19 pts
18Hood River County9.42-2.19 pts
19Lane County9.352+1.03 pts
20Benton County9.214-0.1 pts
21Jefferson County9.172+0.85 pts
22Columbia County8.921-2.75 pts
23Clatsop County8.874+0.27 pts
24Josephine County8.553-0.86 pts
25Baker County8.501-0.3 pts
26Klamath County8.178-0.61 pts
27Umatilla County8.028-1 pts
28Wasco County7.601+0.91 pts
29Coos County7.537-0.05 pts
30Union County7.53-1.66 pts
31Tillamook County6.808-3.16 pts
32Malheur County6.59-0.94 pts
33Gilliam County6.4n/a
34Lincoln County6.025-1.48 pts
35Lake County5.405-7.85 pts
36Sherman County0-23.4 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. 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 Oregon by establishment entry rate, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Oregon by establishment entry rate, 2015. 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/oregon-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Oregon by establishment entry rate, 2015. 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/oregon-counties?period=2015.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Oregon by establishment entry rate, 2015 [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/oregon-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Wallowa County, with 13.402% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Sherman County, with 0% in 2015.

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.

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