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Counties in Pennsylvania by establishment entry rate

Philadelphia County had the highest establishment entry rate of 67 counties in 2020, at 10.662%. Cameron County had the lowest, at 3.828%. The median was 6.658% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 7.722%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.662Philadelphia County
Lowest3.828Cameron County
Median6.65867 counties
Pennsylvania7.722History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 7.812 %Allegheny County: 7.554 %Armstrong County: 5.606 %Beaver County: 7.308 %Bedford County: 6.728 %Berks County: 7.681 %Blair County: 5.238 %Bradford County: 5.438 %Bucks County: 8.867 %Butler County: 7.424 %Cambria County: 4.867 %Cameron County: 3.828 %Carbon County: 6.497 %Centre County: 6.656 %Chester County: 8.285 %Clarion County: 7.598 %Clearfield County: 5.527 %Clinton County: 5.749 %Columbia County: 6.432 %Crawford County: 5.71 %Cumberland County: 8.126 %Dauphin County: 8.027 %Delaware County: 8.35 %Elk County: 8.136 %Erie County: 5.922 %Fayette County: 5.731 %Forest County: 7.643 %Franklin County: 7.243 %Fulton County: 6.522 %Greene County: 4.758 %Huntingdon County: 7.088 %Indiana County: 5.313 %Jefferson County: 6.128 %Juniata County: 9.162 %Lackawanna County: 6.111 %Lancaster County: 7.232 %Lawrence County: 5.758 %Lebanon County: 6.16 %Lehigh County: 8.136 %Luzerne County: 6.674 %Lycoming County: 5.964 %McKean County: 5.287 %Mercer County: 5.703 %Mifflin County: 6.012 %Monroe County: 8.927 %Montgomery County: 8.256 %Montour County: 5.774 %Northampton County: 8.488 %Northumberland County: 5.404 %Perry County: 8.316 %Philadelphia County: 10.662 %Pike County: 7.786 %Potter County: 4.798 %Schuylkill County: 5.815 %Snyder County: 6.161 %Somerset County: 7.084 %Sullivan County: 8.219 %Susquehanna County: 6.658 %Tioga County: 7.877 %Union County: 8.193 %Venango County: 5.244 %Warren County: 5 %Washington County: 7.437 %Wayne County: 6.309 %Westmoreland County: 6.676 %Wyoming County: 6.18 %York County: 7.349 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Philadelphia County: 10.662 %Philadelphia County10.662Juniata County: 9.162 %Juniata County9.162Monroe County: 8.927 %Monroe County8.927Bucks County: 8.867 %Bucks County8.867Northampton County: 8.488 %Northampton County8.488Delaware County: 8.35 %Delaware County8.35Perry County: 8.316 %Perry County8.316Chester County: 8.285 %Chester County8.285Montgomery County: 8.256 %Montgomery County8.256Sullivan County: 8.219 %Sullivan County8.219Union County: 8.193 %Union County8.193Elk County: 8.136 %Elk County8.136Lehigh County: 8.136 %Lehigh County8.136Cumberland County: 8.126 %Cumberland County8.126Dauphin County: 8.027 %Dauphin County8.027Tioga County: 7.877 %Tioga County7.877Adams County: 7.812 %Adams County7.812Pike County: 7.786 %Pike County7.786Berks County: 7.681 %Berks County7.681Forest County: 7.643 %Forest County7.643Clarion County: 7.598 %Clarion County7.598Allegheny County: 7.554 %Allegheny County7.554Washington County: 7.437 %Washington County7.437Butler County: 7.424 %Butler County7.424York County: 7.349 %York County7.349Beaver County: 7.308 %Beaver County7.308Franklin County: 7.243 %Franklin County7.243Lancaster County: 7.232 %Lancaster County7.232Huntingdon County: 7.088 %Huntingdon County7.088Somerset County: 7.084 %Somerset County7.084Bedford County: 6.728 %Bedford County6.728Westmoreland County: 6.676 %Westmoreland County6.676Luzerne County: 6.674 %Luzerne County6.674Susquehanna County: 6.658 %Susquehanna County6.658Centre County: 6.656 %Centre County6.656Fulton County: 6.522 %Fulton County6.522Carbon County: 6.497 %Carbon County6.497Columbia County: 6.432 %Columbia County6.432Wayne County: 6.309 %Wayne County6.309Wyoming County: 6.18 %Wyoming County6.18Philadelphia County: 10.662 %Philadelphia County10.662Juniata County: 9.162 %Juniata County9.162Monroe County: 8.927 %Monroe County8.927Bucks County: 8.867 %Bucks County8.867Northampton County: 8.488 %Northampton County8.488Delaware County: 8.35 %Delaware County8.35Perry County: 8.316 %Perry County8.316Chester County: 8.285 %Chester County8.285Montgomery County: 8.256 %Montgomery County8.256Sullivan County: 8.219 %Sullivan County8.219Union County: 8.193 %Union County8.193Elk County: 8.136 %Elk County8.136Lehigh County: 8.136 %Lehigh County8.136Cumberland County: 8.126 %Cumberland County8.126Dauphin County: 8.027 %Dauphin County8.027Tioga County: 7.877 %Tioga County7.877Adams County: 7.812 %Adams County7.812Pike County: 7.786 %Pike County7.786Berks County: 7.681 %Berks County7.681Forest County: 7.643 %Forest County7.643Clarion County: 7.598 %Clarion County7.598Allegheny County: 7.554 %Allegheny County7.554Washington County: 7.437 %Washington County7.437Butler County: 7.424 %Butler County7.424York County: 7.349 %York County7.349Beaver County: 7.308 %Beaver County7.308Franklin County: 7.243 %Franklin County7.243Lancaster County: 7.232 %Lancaster County7.232Huntingdon County: 7.088 %Huntingdon County7.088Somerset County: 7.084 %Somerset County7.084Bedford County: 6.728 %Bedford County6.728Westmoreland County: 6.676 %Westmoreland County6.676Luzerne County: 6.674 %Luzerne County6.674Susquehanna County: 6.658 %Susquehanna County6.658Centre County: 6.656 %Centre County6.656Fulton County: 6.522 %Fulton County6.522Carbon County: 6.497 %Carbon County6.497Columbia County: 6.432 %Columbia County6.432Wayne County: 6.309 %Wayne County6.309Wyoming County: 6.18 %Wyoming County6.18
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Philadelphia County10.662-0.07 pts
2Juniata County9.162+1.01 pts
3Monroe County8.927-0.19 pts
4Bucks County8.867+0.18 pts
5Northampton County8.488+0.06 pts
6Delaware County8.35+0.19 pts
7Perry County8.316+0.24 pts
8Chester County8.285-1.11 pts
9Montgomery County8.256+0.36 pts
10Sullivan County8.219+1.25 pts
11Union County8.193+1.07 pts
12Elk County8.136+1.72 pts
12Lehigh County8.136+0.14 pts
14Cumberland County8.126+1.16 pts
15Dauphin County8.027+1.04 pts
16Tioga County7.877+0.01 pts
17Adams County7.812+1.57 pts
18Pike County7.786-1.14 pts
19Berks County7.681+1.29 pts
20Forest County7.643n/a
21Clarion County7.598+0.03 pts
22Allegheny County7.554-0.47 pts
23Washington County7.437-0.77 pts
24Butler County7.424-0.81 pts
25York County7.349+0.41 pts
26Beaver County7.308+0.38 pts
27Franklin County7.243+0.69 pts
28Lancaster County7.232-0.19 pts
29Huntingdon County7.088-0.75 pts
30Somerset County7.084+1.05 pts
31Bedford County6.728-0.6 pts
32Westmoreland County6.676-0.27 pts
33Luzerne County6.674+0.12 pts
34Susquehanna County6.658-0.15 pts
35Centre County6.656+0.02 pts
36Fulton County6.522+0.54 pts
37Carbon County6.497-2.15 pts
38Columbia County6.432-0.8 pts
39Wayne County6.3090 pts
40Wyoming County6.18-1.55 pts
41Snyder County6.161-1.81 pts
42Lebanon County6.16-1.07 pts
43Jefferson County6.128-0.63 pts
44Lackawanna County6.111-0.04 pts
45Mifflin County6.012-0.17 pts
46Lycoming County5.964-2.31 pts
47Erie County5.922-0.11 pts
48Schuylkill County5.815-0.47 pts
49Montour County5.774-1.24 pts
50Lawrence County5.758-1.87 pts
51Clinton County5.749-2.23 pts
52Fayette County5.731-1.93 pts
53Crawford County5.71-0.75 pts
54Mercer County5.703-1.22 pts
55Armstrong County5.606+0.13 pts
56Clearfield County5.527+0.06 pts
57Bradford County5.438-1.27 pts
58Northumberland County5.404-0.33 pts
59Indiana County5.313-2.22 pts
60McKean County5.287-0.1 pts
61Venango County5.244-1.76 pts
62Blair County5.238-1.47 pts
63Warren County5-0.09 pts
64Cambria County4.867+0.32 pts
65Potter County4.798-1.44 pts
66Greene County4.758-2.75 pts
67Cameron County3.828-2.65 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Philadelphia County, with 10.662% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Cameron County, with 3.828% in 2020.

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