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Counties in Pennsylvania by establishment entry rate

Philadelphia County had the highest establishment entry rate of 67 counties in 2018, at 9.993%. Montour County had the lowest, at 3.995%. The median was 6.557% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 7.857%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9.993Philadelphia County
Lowest3.995Montour County
Median6.55767 counties
Pennsylvania7.857History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 5.869 %Allegheny County: 7.467 %Armstrong County: 5.484 %Beaver County: 7.012 %Bedford County: 7.673 %Berks County: 6.252 %Blair County: 5.296 %Bradford County: 6.073 %Bucks County: 8.526 %Butler County: 6.859 %Cambria County: 4.865 %Cameron County: 7.512 %Carbon County: 5.744 %Centre County: 6.773 %Chester County: 8.273 %Clarion County: 4.997 %Clearfield County: 6.564 %Clinton County: 6.073 %Columbia County: 5.174 %Crawford County: 5.339 %Cumberland County: 6.775 %Dauphin County: 7 %Delaware County: 8.548 %Elk County: 5.26 %Erie County: 6.592 %Fayette County: 5.354 %Forest County: 7.018 %Franklin County: 6.489 %Fulton County: 5.882 %Greene County: 6.047 %Huntingdon County: 6.579 %Indiana County: 6.499 %Jefferson County: 5.789 %Juniata County: 5.656 %Lackawanna County: 6.256 %Lancaster County: 7.683 %Lawrence County: 5.566 %Lebanon County: 6.119 %Lehigh County: 7.313 %Luzerne County: 6.045 %Lycoming County: 6.45 %McKean County: 6.596 %Mercer County: 6.141 %Mifflin County: 6.557 %Monroe County: 8.814 %Montgomery County: 8.213 %Montour County: 3.995 %Northampton County: 7.595 %Northumberland County: 5.51 %Perry County: 8.459 %Philadelphia County: 9.993 %Pike County: 8.531 %Potter County: 7.375 %Schuylkill County: 5.918 %Snyder County: 4.756 %Somerset County: 6.545 %Sullivan County: 9.155 %Susquehanna County: 6.447 %Tioga County: 8.05 %Union County: 7.771 %Venango County: 5.714 %Warren County: 5.536 %Washington County: 7.472 %Wayne County: 7.01 %Westmoreland County: 6.649 %Wyoming County: 7.069 %York County: 6.657 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Philadelphia County: 9.993 %Philadelphia County9.993Sullivan County: 9.155 %Sullivan County9.155Monroe County: 8.814 %Monroe County8.814Delaware County: 8.548 %Delaware County8.548Pike County: 8.531 %Pike County8.531Bucks County: 8.526 %Bucks County8.526Perry County: 8.459 %Perry County8.459Chester County: 8.273 %Chester County8.273Montgomery County: 8.213 %Montgomery County8.213Tioga County: 8.05 %Tioga County8.05Union County: 7.771 %Union County7.771Lancaster County: 7.683 %Lancaster County7.683Bedford County: 7.673 %Bedford County7.673Northampton County: 7.595 %Northampton County7.595Cameron County: 7.512 %Cameron County7.512Washington County: 7.472 %Washington County7.472Allegheny County: 7.467 %Allegheny County7.467Potter County: 7.375 %Potter County7.375Lehigh County: 7.313 %Lehigh County7.313Wyoming County: 7.069 %Wyoming County7.069Forest County: 7.018 %Forest County7.018Beaver County: 7.012 %Beaver County7.012Wayne County: 7.01 %Wayne County7.01Dauphin County: 7 %Dauphin County7Butler County: 6.859 %Butler County6.859Cumberland County: 6.775 %Cumberland County6.775Centre County: 6.773 %Centre County6.773York County: 6.657 %York County6.657Westmoreland County: 6.649 %Westmoreland County6.649McKean County: 6.596 %McKean County6.596Erie County: 6.592 %Erie County6.592Huntingdon County: 6.579 %Huntingdon County6.579Clearfield County: 6.564 %Clearfield County6.564Mifflin County: 6.557 %Mifflin County6.557Somerset County: 6.545 %Somerset County6.545Indiana County: 6.499 %Indiana County6.499Franklin County: 6.489 %Franklin County6.489Lycoming County: 6.45 %Lycoming County6.45Susquehanna County: 6.447 %Susquehanna County6.447Lackawanna County: 6.256 %Lackawanna County6.256Philadelphia County: 9.993 %Philadelphia County9.993Sullivan County: 9.155 %Sullivan County9.155Monroe County: 8.814 %Monroe County8.814Delaware County: 8.548 %Delaware County8.548Pike County: 8.531 %Pike County8.531Bucks County: 8.526 %Bucks County8.526Perry County: 8.459 %Perry County8.459Chester County: 8.273 %Chester County8.273Montgomery County: 8.213 %Montgomery County8.213Tioga County: 8.05 %Tioga County8.05Union County: 7.771 %Union County7.771Lancaster County: 7.683 %Lancaster County7.683Bedford County: 7.673 %Bedford County7.673Northampton County: 7.595 %Northampton County7.595Cameron County: 7.512 %Cameron County7.512Washington County: 7.472 %Washington County7.472Allegheny County: 7.467 %Allegheny County7.467Potter County: 7.375 %Potter County7.375Lehigh County: 7.313 %Lehigh County7.313Wyoming County: 7.069 %Wyoming County7.069Forest County: 7.018 %Forest County7.018Beaver County: 7.012 %Beaver County7.012Wayne County: 7.01 %Wayne County7.01Dauphin County: 7 %Dauphin County7Butler County: 6.859 %Butler County6.859Cumberland County: 6.775 %Cumberland County6.775Centre County: 6.773 %Centre County6.773York County: 6.657 %York County6.657Westmoreland County: 6.649 %Westmoreland County6.649McKean County: 6.596 %McKean County6.596Erie County: 6.592 %Erie County6.592Huntingdon County: 6.579 %Huntingdon County6.579Clearfield County: 6.564 %Clearfield County6.564Mifflin County: 6.557 %Mifflin County6.557Somerset County: 6.545 %Somerset County6.545Indiana County: 6.499 %Indiana County6.499Franklin County: 6.489 %Franklin County6.489Lycoming County: 6.45 %Lycoming County6.45Susquehanna County: 6.447 %Susquehanna County6.447Lackawanna County: 6.256 %Lackawanna County6.256
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Philadelphia County9.993-0.55 pts
2Sullivan County9.155+0.73 pts
3Monroe County8.814-0.08 pts
4Delaware County8.548-0.15 pts
5Pike County8.531-1.56 pts
6Bucks County8.526+0.11 pts
7Perry County8.459+1.24 pts
8Chester County8.273-0.49 pts
9Montgomery County8.213+0.06 pts
10Tioga County8.05+2.03 pts
11Union County7.771+0.51 pts
12Lancaster County7.683+0.14 pts
13Bedford County7.673+0.68 pts
14Northampton County7.595-0.21 pts
15Cameron County7.512+0.84 pts
16Washington County7.472-0.3 pts
17Allegheny County7.467-0.23 pts
18Potter County7.375+1.87 pts
19Lehigh County7.313-0.81 pts
20Wyoming County7.069+0.45 pts
21Forest County7.018+0.2 pts
22Beaver County7.012-0.72 pts
23Wayne County7.01-1.2 pts
24Dauphin County7-0.86 pts
25Butler County6.859-0.37 pts
26Cumberland County6.775-1.27 pts
27Centre County6.773-0.21 pts
28York County6.657+0.03 pts
29Westmoreland County6.649+0.14 pts
30McKean County6.596+2.21 pts
31Erie County6.592+0.04 pts
32Huntingdon County6.579-0.04 pts
33Clearfield County6.564+0.21 pts
34Mifflin County6.557+1.89 pts
35Somerset County6.545+0.81 pts
36Indiana County6.499-0.35 pts
37Franklin County6.489+0.34 pts
38Lycoming County6.45-0.12 pts
39Susquehanna County6.447-1.76 pts
40Lackawanna County6.256-0.81 pts
41Berks County6.252-0.7 pts
42Mercer County6.141+0.24 pts
43Lebanon County6.119+0.06 pts
44Bradford County6.073-0.54 pts
44Clinton County6.073-1.42 pts
46Greene County6.047+0.82 pts
47Luzerne County6.045-1.75 pts
48Schuylkill County5.918+0.08 pts
49Fulton County5.882+0.96 pts
50Adams County5.869-1.46 pts
51Jefferson County5.789-0.04 pts
52Carbon County5.744-0.4 pts
53Venango County5.714+1.2 pts
54Juniata County5.656-0.72 pts
55Lawrence County5.566-1.6 pts
56Warren County5.536+0.9 pts
57Northumberland County5.51-1.44 pts
58Armstrong County5.484-1.08 pts
59Fayette County5.354-1.5 pts
60Crawford County5.339-1.76 pts
61Blair County5.296-0.65 pts
62Elk County5.26+0.35 pts
63Columbia County5.174-0.08 pts
64Clarion County4.997-1.77 pts
65Cambria County4.865-1.13 pts
66Snyder County4.756-3.11 pts
67Montour County3.995-2.63 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Philadelphia County, with 9.993% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Montour County, with 3.995% in 2018.

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