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Counties in Pennsylvania by establishment entry rate

Philadelphia County had the highest establishment entry rate of 67 counties in 2016, at 11.581%. Cameron County had the lowest, at 2.817%. The median was 7.496% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 8.488%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.581Philadelphia County
Lowest2.817Cameron County
Median7.49667 counties
Pennsylvania8.488History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 6.089 %Allegheny County: 8.315 %Armstrong County: 7.082 %Beaver County: 7.286 %Bedford County: 7.577 %Berks County: 7.864 %Blair County: 7.51 %Bradford County: 7.387 %Bucks County: 9.487 %Butler County: 7.706 %Cambria County: 7.296 %Cameron County: 2.817 %Carbon County: 8.716 %Centre County: 9.458 %Chester County: 9.483 %Clarion County: 4.853 %Clearfield County: 5.917 %Clinton County: 6.699 %Columbia County: 7.507 %Crawford County: 5.318 %Cumberland County: 8.965 %Dauphin County: 8.311 %Delaware County: 9.199 %Elk County: 7.734 %Erie County: 6.273 %Fayette County: 6.723 %Forest County: 7.821 %Franklin County: 8.169 %Fulton County: 7.01 %Greene County: 6.681 %Huntingdon County: 7.19 %Indiana County: 7.055 %Jefferson County: 5.757 %Juniata County: 8.411 %Lackawanna County: 7.357 %Lancaster County: 8.187 %Lawrence County: 6.76 %Lebanon County: 8.332 %Lehigh County: 8.559 %Luzerne County: 7.734 %Lycoming County: 7.073 %McKean County: 7.265 %Mercer County: 6.353 %Mifflin County: 7.496 %Monroe County: 9.902 %Montgomery County: 8.773 %Montour County: 6 %Northampton County: 8.619 %Northumberland County: 7.327 %Perry County: 7.091 %Philadelphia County: 11.581 %Pike County: 11.335 %Potter County: 8.128 %Schuylkill County: 6.22 %Snyder County: 5.872 %Somerset County: 8.273 %Sullivan County: 9.059 %Susquehanna County: 10.351 %Tioga County: 7.474 %Union County: 8.28 %Venango County: 5.484 %Warren County: 4.675 %Washington County: 8.417 %Wayne County: 8.756 %Westmoreland County: 6.818 %Wyoming County: 7.494 %York County: 7.452 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Philadelphia County: 11.581 %Philadelphia County11.581Pike County: 11.335 %Pike County11.335Susquehanna County: 10.351 %Susquehanna County10.351Monroe County: 9.902 %Monroe County9.902Bucks County: 9.487 %Bucks County9.487Chester County: 9.483 %Chester County9.483Centre County: 9.458 %Centre County9.458Delaware County: 9.199 %Delaware County9.199Sullivan County: 9.059 %Sullivan County9.059Cumberland County: 8.965 %Cumberland County8.965Montgomery County: 8.773 %Montgomery County8.773Wayne County: 8.756 %Wayne County8.756Carbon County: 8.716 %Carbon County8.716Northampton County: 8.619 %Northampton County8.619Lehigh County: 8.559 %Lehigh County8.559Washington County: 8.417 %Washington County8.417Juniata County: 8.411 %Juniata County8.411Lebanon County: 8.332 %Lebanon County8.332Allegheny County: 8.315 %Allegheny County8.315Dauphin County: 8.311 %Dauphin County8.311Union County: 8.28 %Union County8.28Somerset County: 8.273 %Somerset County8.273Lancaster County: 8.187 %Lancaster County8.187Franklin County: 8.169 %Franklin County8.169Potter County: 8.128 %Potter County8.128Berks County: 7.864 %Berks County7.864Forest County: 7.821 %Forest County7.821Elk County: 7.734 %Elk County7.734Luzerne County: 7.734 %Luzerne County7.734Butler County: 7.706 %Butler County7.706Bedford County: 7.577 %Bedford County7.577Blair County: 7.51 %Blair County7.51Columbia County: 7.507 %Columbia County7.507Mifflin County: 7.496 %Mifflin County7.496Wyoming County: 7.494 %Wyoming County7.494Tioga County: 7.474 %Tioga County7.474York County: 7.452 %York County7.452Bradford County: 7.387 %Bradford County7.387Lackawanna County: 7.357 %Lackawanna County7.357Northumberland County: 7.327 %Northumberland County7.327Philadelphia County: 11.581 %Philadelphia County11.581Pike County: 11.335 %Pike County11.335Susquehanna County: 10.351 %Susquehanna County10.351Monroe County: 9.902 %Monroe County9.902Bucks County: 9.487 %Bucks County9.487Chester County: 9.483 %Chester County9.483Centre County: 9.458 %Centre County9.458Delaware County: 9.199 %Delaware County9.199Sullivan County: 9.059 %Sullivan County9.059Cumberland County: 8.965 %Cumberland County8.965Montgomery County: 8.773 %Montgomery County8.773Wayne County: 8.756 %Wayne County8.756Carbon County: 8.716 %Carbon County8.716Northampton County: 8.619 %Northampton County8.619Lehigh County: 8.559 %Lehigh County8.559Washington County: 8.417 %Washington County8.417Juniata County: 8.411 %Juniata County8.411Lebanon County: 8.332 %Lebanon County8.332Allegheny County: 8.315 %Allegheny County8.315Dauphin County: 8.311 %Dauphin County8.311Union County: 8.28 %Union County8.28Somerset County: 8.273 %Somerset County8.273Lancaster County: 8.187 %Lancaster County8.187Franklin County: 8.169 %Franklin County8.169Potter County: 8.128 %Potter County8.128Berks County: 7.864 %Berks County7.864Forest County: 7.821 %Forest County7.821Elk County: 7.734 %Elk County7.734Luzerne County: 7.734 %Luzerne County7.734Butler County: 7.706 %Butler County7.706Bedford County: 7.577 %Bedford County7.577Blair County: 7.51 %Blair County7.51Columbia County: 7.507 %Columbia County7.507Mifflin County: 7.496 %Mifflin County7.496Wyoming County: 7.494 %Wyoming County7.494Tioga County: 7.474 %Tioga County7.474York County: 7.452 %York County7.452Bradford County: 7.387 %Bradford County7.387Lackawanna County: 7.357 %Lackawanna County7.357Northumberland County: 7.327 %Northumberland County7.327
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Philadelphia County11.581+1.2 pts
2Pike County11.335+1.68 pts
3Susquehanna County10.351+0.43 pts
4Monroe County9.902+0.29 pts
5Bucks County9.487+0.49 pts
6Chester County9.483+0.84 pts
7Centre County9.458+3.02 pts
8Delaware County9.199+0.2 pts
9Sullivan County9.059-0.91 pts
10Cumberland County8.965+0.6 pts
11Montgomery County8.773+0.03 pts
12Wayne County8.756+1.36 pts
13Carbon County8.716+2.44 pts
14Northampton County8.619+0.53 pts
15Lehigh County8.559+0.96 pts
16Washington County8.417-0.03 pts
17Juniata County8.411+0.02 pts
18Lebanon County8.332+1.61 pts
19Allegheny County8.315+0.35 pts
20Dauphin County8.311+0.95 pts
21Union County8.28-1.64 pts
22Somerset County8.273-0.41 pts
23Lancaster County8.187+0.03 pts
24Franklin County8.169+0.75 pts
25Potter County8.128-0.81 pts
26Berks County7.864-0.82 pts
27Forest County7.821+1.15 pts
28Elk County7.734+0.98 pts
28Luzerne County7.734-0.14 pts
30Butler County7.706-0.23 pts
31Bedford County7.577+0.81 pts
32Blair County7.51+1.06 pts
33Columbia County7.507-0.92 pts
34Mifflin County7.496-0.79 pts
35Wyoming County7.494+0.24 pts
36Tioga County7.474+1.47 pts
37York County7.452-0.45 pts
38Bradford County7.387-1.3 pts
39Lackawanna County7.357-0.22 pts
40Northumberland County7.327+1.05 pts
41Cambria County7.296+2.38 pts
42Beaver County7.286+1.16 pts
43McKean County7.265+2.08 pts
44Huntingdon County7.19-0.27 pts
45Perry County7.091-0.29 pts
46Armstrong County7.082+0.73 pts
47Lycoming County7.073+1.15 pts
48Indiana County7.055+0.63 pts
49Fulton County7.01+3.33 pts
50Westmoreland County6.818+0.08 pts
51Lawrence County6.76+0.26 pts
52Fayette County6.723-0.41 pts
53Clinton County6.699+1.54 pts
54Greene County6.681-2.49 pts
55Mercer County6.353+0.08 pts
56Erie County6.273+0.02 pts
57Schuylkill County6.22-0.67 pts
58Adams County6.089-2.88 pts
59Montour County6-10.3 pts
60Clearfield County5.917-2.41 pts
61Snyder County5.872-2.48 pts
62Jefferson County5.757-0.82 pts
63Venango County5.484-1.31 pts
64Crawford County5.318-0.68 pts
65Clarion County4.853-1.13 pts
66Warren County4.675-1.59 pts
67Cameron County2.817-6.57 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Philadelphia County, with 11.581% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Cameron County, with 2.817% in 2016.

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