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Counties in Pennsylvania by establishment entry rate

Philadelphia County had the highest establishment entry rate of 66 counties in 2019, at 10.728%. Cambria County had the lowest, at 4.552%. The median was 6.996% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 7.826%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.728Philadelphia County
Lowest4.552Cambria County
Median6.99666 counties
Pennsylvania7.826History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 6.243 %Allegheny County: 8.021 %Armstrong County: 5.471 %Beaver County: 6.927 %Bedford County: 7.325 %Berks County: 6.387 %Blair County: 6.71 %Bradford County: 6.704 %Bucks County: 8.686 %Butler County: 8.235 %Cambria County: 4.552 %Cameron County: 6.481 %Carbon County: 8.643 %Centre County: 6.635 %Chester County: 9.392 %Clarion County: 7.571 %Clearfield County: 5.464 %Clinton County: 7.978 %Columbia County: 7.231 %Crawford County: 6.461 %Cumberland County: 6.965 %Dauphin County: 6.984 %Delaware County: 8.162 %Elk County: 6.416 %Erie County: 6.03 %Fayette County: 7.657 %Franklin County: 6.557 %Fulton County: 5.983 %Greene County: 7.512 %Huntingdon County: 7.833 %Indiana County: 7.532 %Jefferson County: 6.757 %Juniata County: 8.154 %Lackawanna County: 6.156 %Lancaster County: 7.422 %Lawrence County: 7.627 %Lebanon County: 7.229 %Lehigh County: 7.999 %Luzerne County: 6.55 %Lycoming County: 8.273 %McKean County: 5.384 %Mercer County: 6.922 %Mifflin County: 6.182 %Monroe County: 9.115 %Montgomery County: 7.892 %Montour County: 7.009 %Northampton County: 8.426 %Northumberland County: 5.732 %Perry County: 8.079 %Philadelphia County: 10.728 %Pike County: 8.926 %Potter County: 6.241 %Schuylkill County: 6.286 %Snyder County: 7.967 %Somerset County: 6.035 %Sullivan County: 6.969 %Susquehanna County: 6.805 %Tioga County: 7.865 %Union County: 7.119 %Venango County: 7.008 %Warren County: 5.089 %Washington County: 8.205 %Wayne County: 6.309 %Westmoreland County: 6.949 %Wyoming County: 7.732 %York County: 6.935 %
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%, 2019. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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, 2019

Philadelphia County: 10.728 %Philadelphia County10.728Chester County: 9.392 %Chester County9.392Monroe County: 9.115 %Monroe County9.115Pike County: 8.926 %Pike County8.926Bucks County: 8.686 %Bucks County8.686Carbon County: 8.643 %Carbon County8.643Northampton County: 8.426 %Northampton County8.426Lycoming County: 8.273 %Lycoming County8.273Butler County: 8.235 %Butler County8.235Washington County: 8.205 %Washington County8.205Delaware County: 8.162 %Delaware County8.162Juniata County: 8.154 %Juniata County8.154Perry County: 8.079 %Perry County8.079Allegheny County: 8.021 %Allegheny County8.021Lehigh County: 7.999 %Lehigh County7.999Clinton County: 7.978 %Clinton County7.978Snyder County: 7.967 %Snyder County7.967Montgomery County: 7.892 %Montgomery County7.892Tioga County: 7.865 %Tioga County7.865Huntingdon County: 7.833 %Huntingdon County7.833Wyoming County: 7.732 %Wyoming County7.732Fayette County: 7.657 %Fayette County7.657Lawrence County: 7.627 %Lawrence County7.627Clarion County: 7.571 %Clarion County7.571Indiana County: 7.532 %Indiana County7.532Greene County: 7.512 %Greene County7.512Lancaster County: 7.422 %Lancaster County7.422Bedford County: 7.325 %Bedford County7.325Columbia County: 7.231 %Columbia County7.231Lebanon County: 7.229 %Lebanon County7.229Union County: 7.119 %Union County7.119Montour County: 7.009 %Montour County7.009Venango County: 7.008 %Venango County7.008Dauphin County: 6.984 %Dauphin County6.984Sullivan County: 6.969 %Sullivan County6.969Cumberland County: 6.965 %Cumberland County6.965Westmoreland County: 6.949 %Westmoreland County6.949York County: 6.935 %York County6.935Beaver County: 6.927 %Beaver County6.927Mercer County: 6.922 %Mercer County6.922Philadelphia County: 10.728 %Philadelphia County10.728Chester County: 9.392 %Chester County9.392Monroe County: 9.115 %Monroe County9.115Pike County: 8.926 %Pike County8.926Bucks County: 8.686 %Bucks County8.686Carbon County: 8.643 %Carbon County8.643Northampton County: 8.426 %Northampton County8.426Lycoming County: 8.273 %Lycoming County8.273Butler County: 8.235 %Butler County8.235Washington County: 8.205 %Washington County8.205Delaware County: 8.162 %Delaware County8.162Juniata County: 8.154 %Juniata County8.154Perry County: 8.079 %Perry County8.079Allegheny County: 8.021 %Allegheny County8.021Lehigh County: 7.999 %Lehigh County7.999Clinton County: 7.978 %Clinton County7.978Snyder County: 7.967 %Snyder County7.967Montgomery County: 7.892 %Montgomery County7.892Tioga County: 7.865 %Tioga County7.865Huntingdon County: 7.833 %Huntingdon County7.833Wyoming County: 7.732 %Wyoming County7.732Fayette County: 7.657 %Fayette County7.657Lawrence County: 7.627 %Lawrence County7.627Clarion County: 7.571 %Clarion County7.571Indiana County: 7.532 %Indiana County7.532Greene County: 7.512 %Greene County7.512Lancaster County: 7.422 %Lancaster County7.422Bedford County: 7.325 %Bedford County7.325Columbia County: 7.231 %Columbia County7.231Lebanon County: 7.229 %Lebanon County7.229Union County: 7.119 %Union County7.119Montour County: 7.009 %Montour County7.009Venango County: 7.008 %Venango County7.008Dauphin County: 6.984 %Dauphin County6.984Sullivan County: 6.969 %Sullivan County6.969Cumberland County: 6.965 %Cumberland County6.965Westmoreland County: 6.949 %Westmoreland County6.949York County: 6.935 %York County6.935Beaver County: 6.927 %Beaver County6.927Mercer County: 6.922 %Mercer County6.922
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Philadelphia County10.728+0.73 pts
2Chester County9.392+1.12 pts
3Monroe County9.115+0.3 pts
4Pike County8.926+0.39 pts
5Bucks County8.686+0.16 pts
6Carbon County8.643+2.9 pts
7Northampton County8.426+0.83 pts
8Lycoming County8.273+1.82 pts
9Butler County8.235+1.38 pts
10Washington County8.205+0.73 pts
11Delaware County8.162-0.39 pts
12Juniata County8.154+2.5 pts
13Perry County8.079-0.38 pts
14Allegheny County8.021+0.55 pts
15Lehigh County7.999+0.69 pts
16Clinton County7.978+1.9 pts
17Snyder County7.967+3.21 pts
18Montgomery County7.892-0.32 pts
19Tioga County7.865-0.19 pts
20Huntingdon County7.833+1.25 pts
21Wyoming County7.732+0.66 pts
22Fayette County7.657+2.3 pts
23Lawrence County7.627+2.06 pts
24Clarion County7.571+2.57 pts
25Indiana County7.532+1.03 pts
26Greene County7.512+1.46 pts
27Lancaster County7.422-0.26 pts
28Bedford County7.325-0.35 pts
29Columbia County7.231+2.06 pts
30Lebanon County7.229+1.11 pts
31Union County7.119-0.65 pts
32Montour County7.009+3.01 pts
33Venango County7.008+1.29 pts
34Dauphin County6.984-0.02 pts
35Sullivan County6.969-2.19 pts
36Cumberland County6.965+0.19 pts
37Westmoreland County6.949+0.3 pts
38York County6.935+0.28 pts
39Beaver County6.927-0.08 pts
40Mercer County6.922+0.78 pts
41Susquehanna County6.805+0.36 pts
42Jefferson County6.757+0.97 pts
43Blair County6.71+1.41 pts
44Bradford County6.704+0.63 pts
45Centre County6.635-0.14 pts
46Franklin County6.557+0.07 pts
47Luzerne County6.55+0.5 pts
48Cameron County6.481-1.03 pts
49Crawford County6.461+1.12 pts
50Elk County6.416+1.16 pts
51Berks County6.387+0.13 pts
52Wayne County6.309-0.7 pts
53Schuylkill County6.286+0.37 pts
54Adams County6.243+0.37 pts
55Potter County6.241-1.13 pts
56Mifflin County6.182-0.38 pts
57Lackawanna County6.156-0.1 pts
58Somerset County6.035-0.51 pts
59Erie County6.03-0.56 pts
60Fulton County5.983+0.1 pts
61Northumberland County5.732+0.22 pts
62Armstrong County5.471-0.01 pts
63Clearfield County5.464-1.1 pts
64McKean County5.384-1.21 pts
65Warren County5.089-0.45 pts
66Cambria County4.552-0.31 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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2019 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Philadelphia County, with 10.728% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Cambria County, with 4.552% in 2019.

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. 1 counties have no value for 2019 and are not ranked.

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