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Counties in Pennsylvania by establishment entry rate

Montour County had the highest establishment entry rate of 67 counties in 2015, at 16.303%. Fulton County had the lowest, at 3.681%. The median was 7.462% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 8.184%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.303Montour County
Lowest3.681Fulton County
Median7.46267 counties
Pennsylvania8.184History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 8.974 %Allegheny County: 7.966 %Armstrong County: 6.349 %Beaver County: 6.125 %Bedford County: 6.765 %Berks County: 8.684 %Blair County: 6.445 %Bradford County: 8.686 %Bucks County: 8.993 %Butler County: 7.936 %Cambria County: 4.92 %Cameron County: 9.39 %Carbon County: 6.279 %Centre County: 6.443 %Chester County: 8.64 %Clarion County: 5.982 %Clearfield County: 8.324 %Clinton County: 5.157 %Columbia County: 8.426 %Crawford County: 5.998 %Cumberland County: 8.367 %Dauphin County: 7.361 %Delaware County: 9.003 %Elk County: 6.757 %Erie County: 6.255 %Fayette County: 7.134 %Forest County: 6.667 %Franklin County: 7.422 %Fulton County: 3.681 %Greene County: 9.17 %Huntingdon County: 7.462 %Indiana County: 6.43 %Jefferson County: 6.579 %Juniata County: 8.393 %Lackawanna County: 7.58 %Lancaster County: 8.158 %Lawrence County: 6.496 %Lebanon County: 6.721 %Lehigh County: 7.598 %Luzerne County: 7.873 %Lycoming County: 5.919 %McKean County: 5.182 %Mercer County: 6.273 %Mifflin County: 8.287 %Monroe County: 9.609 %Montgomery County: 8.744 %Montour County: 16.303 %Northampton County: 8.086 %Northumberland County: 6.28 %Perry County: 7.386 %Philadelphia County: 10.383 %Pike County: 9.653 %Potter County: 8.942 %Schuylkill County: 6.887 %Snyder County: 8.353 %Somerset County: 8.682 %Sullivan County: 9.964 %Susquehanna County: 9.923 %Tioga County: 6.006 %Union County: 9.922 %Venango County: 6.796 %Warren County: 6.261 %Washington County: 8.446 %Wayne County: 7.395 %Westmoreland County: 6.74 %Wyoming County: 7.255 %York County: 7.9 %
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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.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Montour County: 16.303 %Montour County16.303Philadelphia County: 10.383 %Philadelphia County10.383Sullivan County: 9.964 %Sullivan County9.964Susquehanna County: 9.923 %Susquehanna County9.923Union County: 9.922 %Union County9.922Pike County: 9.653 %Pike County9.653Monroe County: 9.609 %Monroe County9.609Cameron County: 9.39 %Cameron County9.39Greene County: 9.17 %Greene County9.17Delaware County: 9.003 %Delaware County9.003Bucks County: 8.993 %Bucks County8.993Adams County: 8.974 %Adams County8.974Potter County: 8.942 %Potter County8.942Montgomery County: 8.744 %Montgomery County8.744Bradford County: 8.686 %Bradford County8.686Berks County: 8.684 %Berks County8.684Somerset County: 8.682 %Somerset County8.682Chester County: 8.64 %Chester County8.64Washington County: 8.446 %Washington County8.446Columbia County: 8.426 %Columbia County8.426Juniata County: 8.393 %Juniata County8.393Cumberland County: 8.367 %Cumberland County8.367Snyder County: 8.353 %Snyder County8.353Clearfield County: 8.324 %Clearfield County8.324Mifflin County: 8.287 %Mifflin County8.287Lancaster County: 8.158 %Lancaster County8.158Northampton County: 8.086 %Northampton County8.086Allegheny County: 7.966 %Allegheny County7.966Butler County: 7.936 %Butler County7.936York County: 7.9 %York County7.9Luzerne County: 7.873 %Luzerne County7.873Lehigh County: 7.598 %Lehigh County7.598Lackawanna County: 7.58 %Lackawanna County7.58Huntingdon County: 7.462 %Huntingdon County7.462Franklin County: 7.422 %Franklin County7.422Wayne County: 7.395 %Wayne County7.395Perry County: 7.386 %Perry County7.386Dauphin County: 7.361 %Dauphin County7.361Wyoming County: 7.255 %Wyoming County7.255Fayette County: 7.134 %Fayette County7.134Montour County: 16.303 %Montour County16.303Philadelphia County: 10.383 %Philadelphia County10.383Sullivan County: 9.964 %Sullivan County9.964Susquehanna County: 9.923 %Susquehanna County9.923Union County: 9.922 %Union County9.922Pike County: 9.653 %Pike County9.653Monroe County: 9.609 %Monroe County9.609Cameron County: 9.39 %Cameron County9.39Greene County: 9.17 %Greene County9.17Delaware County: 9.003 %Delaware County9.003Bucks County: 8.993 %Bucks County8.993Adams County: 8.974 %Adams County8.974Potter County: 8.942 %Potter County8.942Montgomery County: 8.744 %Montgomery County8.744Bradford County: 8.686 %Bradford County8.686Berks County: 8.684 %Berks County8.684Somerset County: 8.682 %Somerset County8.682Chester County: 8.64 %Chester County8.64Washington County: 8.446 %Washington County8.446Columbia County: 8.426 %Columbia County8.426Juniata County: 8.393 %Juniata County8.393Cumberland County: 8.367 %Cumberland County8.367Snyder County: 8.353 %Snyder County8.353Clearfield County: 8.324 %Clearfield County8.324Mifflin County: 8.287 %Mifflin County8.287Lancaster County: 8.158 %Lancaster County8.158Northampton County: 8.086 %Northampton County8.086Allegheny County: 7.966 %Allegheny County7.966Butler County: 7.936 %Butler County7.936York County: 7.9 %York County7.9Luzerne County: 7.873 %Luzerne County7.873Lehigh County: 7.598 %Lehigh County7.598Lackawanna County: 7.58 %Lackawanna County7.58Huntingdon County: 7.462 %Huntingdon County7.462Franklin County: 7.422 %Franklin County7.422Wayne County: 7.395 %Wayne County7.395Perry County: 7.386 %Perry County7.386Dauphin County: 7.361 %Dauphin County7.361Wyoming County: 7.255 %Wyoming County7.255Fayette County: 7.134 %Fayette County7.134
%. 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
1Montour County16.303+11.55 pts
2Philadelphia County10.383+0.06 pts
3Sullivan County9.964+1.39 pts
4Susquehanna County9.923+0.44 pts
5Union County9.922+1.9 pts
6Pike County9.653+1.21 pts
7Monroe County9.609+0.48 pts
8Cameron County9.39+3.7 pts
9Greene County9.17+0.46 pts
10Delaware County9.003+0.81 pts
11Bucks County8.993+0.19 pts
12Adams County8.974+1.03 pts
13Potter County8.942+4.5 pts
14Montgomery County8.744+0.21 pts
15Bradford County8.686+0.71 pts
16Berks County8.684+1.21 pts
17Somerset County8.682+1.99 pts
18Chester County8.64-0.31 pts
19Washington County8.446+0.34 pts
20Columbia County8.426+2.41 pts
21Juniata County8.393+2.42 pts
22Cumberland County8.367+0.53 pts
23Snyder County8.353+1.63 pts
24Clearfield County8.324+1.54 pts
25Mifflin County8.287+1.93 pts
26Lancaster County8.158+0.9 pts
27Northampton County8.086-0.21 pts
28Allegheny County7.966-0.2 pts
29Butler County7.936-0.99 pts
30York County7.9+0.55 pts
31Luzerne County7.873+0.95 pts
32Lehigh County7.598-0.64 pts
33Lackawanna County7.58-0.51 pts
34Huntingdon County7.462+0.59 pts
35Franklin County7.422+0.2 pts
36Wayne County7.395+0.29 pts
37Perry County7.386-0.14 pts
38Dauphin County7.361-0.6 pts
39Wyoming County7.255-1.07 pts
40Fayette County7.134-0.26 pts
41Schuylkill County6.887-0.03 pts
42Venango County6.796+0.07 pts
43Bedford County6.765+1.45 pts
44Elk County6.757+1.41 pts
45Westmoreland County6.74-0.73 pts
46Lebanon County6.721+1.41 pts
47Forest County6.667-3.39 pts
48Jefferson County6.579-0.46 pts
49Lawrence County6.496-0.27 pts
50Blair County6.445-0.09 pts
51Centre County6.443-1.99 pts
52Indiana County6.43+0.34 pts
53Armstrong County6.349-0.14 pts
54Northumberland County6.28+0.02 pts
55Carbon County6.279-1.79 pts
56Mercer County6.273+0.48 pts
57Warren County6.261+0.51 pts
58Erie County6.255+0.19 pts
59Beaver County6.125-1.57 pts
60Tioga County6.006-2.62 pts
61Crawford County5.998-0.21 pts
62Clarion County5.982+0.35 pts
63Lycoming County5.919-0.51 pts
64McKean County5.182-0.1 pts
65Clinton County5.157-1.5 pts
66Cambria County4.92-0.74 pts
67Fulton County3.681-4.7 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. 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 Pennsylvania 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

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-counties?period=2015. 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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-counties?period=2015.

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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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Montour County, with 16.303% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Fulton County, with 3.681% 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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