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Counties in Pennsylvania by establishment entry rate

Philadelphia County had the highest establishment entry rate of 67 counties in 2017, at 10.545%. McKean County had the lowest, at 4.381%. The median was 6.851% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 7.848%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.545Philadelphia County
Lowest4.381McKean County
Median6.85167 counties
Pennsylvania7.848History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 7.328 %Allegheny County: 7.695 %Armstrong County: 6.563 %Beaver County: 7.733 %Bedford County: 6.989 %Berks County: 6.949 %Blair County: 5.942 %Bradford County: 6.609 %Bucks County: 8.413 %Butler County: 7.227 %Cambria County: 5.99 %Cameron County: 6.667 %Carbon County: 6.148 %Centre County: 6.982 %Chester County: 8.767 %Clarion County: 6.768 %Clearfield County: 6.357 %Clinton County: 7.49 %Columbia County: 5.257 %Crawford County: 7.101 %Cumberland County: 8.048 %Dauphin County: 7.859 %Delaware County: 8.701 %Elk County: 4.913 %Erie County: 6.553 %Fayette County: 6.858 %Forest County: 6.818 %Franklin County: 6.149 %Fulton County: 4.918 %Greene County: 5.224 %Huntingdon County: 6.614 %Indiana County: 6.851 %Jefferson County: 5.829 %Juniata County: 6.378 %Lackawanna County: 7.069 %Lancaster County: 7.544 %Lawrence County: 7.165 %Lebanon County: 6.061 %Lehigh County: 8.126 %Luzerne County: 7.794 %Lycoming County: 6.568 %McKean County: 4.381 %Mercer County: 5.903 %Mifflin County: 4.664 %Monroe County: 8.897 %Montgomery County: 8.15 %Montour County: 6.621 %Northampton County: 7.804 %Northumberland County: 6.949 %Perry County: 7.22 %Philadelphia County: 10.545 %Pike County: 10.092 %Potter County: 5.507 %Schuylkill County: 5.837 %Snyder County: 7.862 %Somerset County: 5.736 %Sullivan County: 8.421 %Susquehanna County: 8.205 %Tioga County: 6.023 %Union County: 7.262 %Venango County: 4.513 %Warren County: 4.635 %Washington County: 7.769 %Wayne County: 8.207 %Westmoreland County: 6.508 %Wyoming County: 6.616 %York County: 6.63 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Philadelphia County: 10.545 %Philadelphia County10.545Pike County: 10.092 %Pike County10.092Monroe County: 8.897 %Monroe County8.897Chester County: 8.767 %Chester County8.767Delaware County: 8.701 %Delaware County8.701Sullivan County: 8.421 %Sullivan County8.421Bucks County: 8.413 %Bucks County8.413Wayne County: 8.207 %Wayne County8.207Susquehanna County: 8.205 %Susquehanna County8.205Montgomery County: 8.15 %Montgomery County8.15Lehigh County: 8.126 %Lehigh County8.126Cumberland County: 8.048 %Cumberland County8.048Snyder County: 7.862 %Snyder County7.862Dauphin County: 7.859 %Dauphin County7.859Northampton County: 7.804 %Northampton County7.804Luzerne County: 7.794 %Luzerne County7.794Washington County: 7.769 %Washington County7.769Beaver County: 7.733 %Beaver County7.733Allegheny County: 7.695 %Allegheny County7.695Lancaster County: 7.544 %Lancaster County7.544Clinton County: 7.49 %Clinton County7.49Adams County: 7.328 %Adams County7.328Union County: 7.262 %Union County7.262Butler County: 7.227 %Butler County7.227Perry County: 7.22 %Perry County7.22Lawrence County: 7.165 %Lawrence County7.165Crawford County: 7.101 %Crawford County7.101Lackawanna County: 7.069 %Lackawanna County7.069Bedford County: 6.989 %Bedford County6.989Centre County: 6.982 %Centre County6.982Berks County: 6.949 %Berks County6.949Northumberland County: 6.949 %Northumberland County6.949Fayette County: 6.858 %Fayette County6.858Indiana County: 6.851 %Indiana County6.851Forest County: 6.818 %Forest County6.818Clarion County: 6.768 %Clarion County6.768Cameron County: 6.667 %Cameron County6.667York County: 6.63 %York County6.63Montour County: 6.621 %Montour County6.621Wyoming County: 6.616 %Wyoming County6.616Philadelphia County: 10.545 %Philadelphia County10.545Pike County: 10.092 %Pike County10.092Monroe County: 8.897 %Monroe County8.897Chester County: 8.767 %Chester County8.767Delaware County: 8.701 %Delaware County8.701Sullivan County: 8.421 %Sullivan County8.421Bucks County: 8.413 %Bucks County8.413Wayne County: 8.207 %Wayne County8.207Susquehanna County: 8.205 %Susquehanna County8.205Montgomery County: 8.15 %Montgomery County8.15Lehigh County: 8.126 %Lehigh County8.126Cumberland County: 8.048 %Cumberland County8.048Snyder County: 7.862 %Snyder County7.862Dauphin County: 7.859 %Dauphin County7.859Northampton County: 7.804 %Northampton County7.804Luzerne County: 7.794 %Luzerne County7.794Washington County: 7.769 %Washington County7.769Beaver County: 7.733 %Beaver County7.733Allegheny County: 7.695 %Allegheny County7.695Lancaster County: 7.544 %Lancaster County7.544Clinton County: 7.49 %Clinton County7.49Adams County: 7.328 %Adams County7.328Union County: 7.262 %Union County7.262Butler County: 7.227 %Butler County7.227Perry County: 7.22 %Perry County7.22Lawrence County: 7.165 %Lawrence County7.165Crawford County: 7.101 %Crawford County7.101Lackawanna County: 7.069 %Lackawanna County7.069Bedford County: 6.989 %Bedford County6.989Centre County: 6.982 %Centre County6.982Berks County: 6.949 %Berks County6.949Northumberland County: 6.949 %Northumberland County6.949Fayette County: 6.858 %Fayette County6.858Indiana County: 6.851 %Indiana County6.851Forest County: 6.818 %Forest County6.818Clarion County: 6.768 %Clarion County6.768Cameron County: 6.667 %Cameron County6.667York County: 6.63 %York County6.63Montour County: 6.621 %Montour County6.621Wyoming County: 6.616 %Wyoming County6.616
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Philadelphia County10.545-1.04 pts
2Pike County10.092-1.24 pts
3Monroe County8.897-1 pts
4Chester County8.767-0.72 pts
5Delaware County8.701-0.5 pts
6Sullivan County8.421-0.64 pts
7Bucks County8.413-1.07 pts
8Wayne County8.207-0.55 pts
9Susquehanna County8.205-2.15 pts
10Montgomery County8.15-0.62 pts
11Lehigh County8.126-0.43 pts
12Cumberland County8.048-0.92 pts
13Snyder County7.862+1.99 pts
14Dauphin County7.859-0.45 pts
15Northampton County7.804-0.81 pts
16Luzerne County7.794+0.06 pts
17Washington County7.769-0.65 pts
18Beaver County7.733+0.45 pts
19Allegheny County7.695-0.62 pts
20Lancaster County7.544-0.64 pts
21Clinton County7.49+0.79 pts
22Adams County7.328+1.24 pts
23Union County7.262-1.02 pts
24Butler County7.227-0.48 pts
25Perry County7.22+0.13 pts
26Lawrence County7.165+0.41 pts
27Crawford County7.101+1.78 pts
28Lackawanna County7.069-0.29 pts
29Bedford County6.989-0.59 pts
30Centre County6.982-2.48 pts
31Berks County6.949-0.92 pts
31Northumberland County6.949-0.38 pts
33Fayette County6.858+0.13 pts
34Indiana County6.851-0.2 pts
35Forest County6.818-1 pts
36Clarion County6.768+1.92 pts
37Cameron County6.667+3.85 pts
38York County6.63-0.82 pts
39Montour County6.621+0.62 pts
40Wyoming County6.616-0.88 pts
41Huntingdon County6.614-0.58 pts
42Bradford County6.609-0.78 pts
43Lycoming County6.568-0.51 pts
44Armstrong County6.563-0.52 pts
45Erie County6.553+0.28 pts
46Westmoreland County6.508-0.31 pts
47Juniata County6.378-2.03 pts
48Clearfield County6.357+0.44 pts
49Franklin County6.149-2.02 pts
50Carbon County6.148-2.57 pts
51Lebanon County6.061-2.27 pts
52Tioga County6.023-1.45 pts
53Cambria County5.99-1.31 pts
54Blair County5.942-1.57 pts
55Mercer County5.903-0.45 pts
56Schuylkill County5.837-0.38 pts
57Jefferson County5.829+0.07 pts
58Somerset County5.736-2.54 pts
59Potter County5.507-2.62 pts
60Columbia County5.257-2.25 pts
61Greene County5.224-1.46 pts
62Fulton County4.918-2.09 pts
63Elk County4.913-2.82 pts
64Mifflin County4.664-2.83 pts
65Warren County4.635-0.04 pts
66Venango County4.513-0.97 pts
67McKean County4.381-2.88 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Philadelphia County, with 10.545% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

McKean County, with 4.381% in 2017.

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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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