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Counties in Pennsylvania by establishment entry rate

Montour County had the highest establishment entry rate of 67 counties in 2021, at 19.385%. Warren County had the lowest, at 4.629%. The median was 7.592% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 8.78%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.385Montour County
Lowest4.629Warren County
Median7.59267 counties
Pennsylvania8.78History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 7.087 %Allegheny County: 8.573 %Armstrong County: 7.039 %Beaver County: 7.592 %Bedford County: 5.211 %Berks County: 6.897 %Blair County: 7.353 %Bradford County: 7.626 %Bucks County: 9.798 %Butler County: 7.207 %Cambria County: 6.217 %Cameron County: 7.805 %Carbon County: 8.749 %Centre County: 6.962 %Chester County: 9.053 %Clarion County: 6.136 %Clearfield County: 6.695 %Clinton County: 9.369 %Columbia County: 8.061 %Crawford County: 5.984 %Cumberland County: 9.278 %Dauphin County: 8.035 %Delaware County: 10.571 %Elk County: 6.393 %Erie County: 6.322 %Fayette County: 7.339 %Forest County: 6.41 %Franklin County: 7.22 %Fulton County: 5.677 %Greene County: 6.796 %Huntingdon County: 7.432 %Indiana County: 5.201 %Jefferson County: 5.754 %Juniata County: 7.921 %Lackawanna County: 7.734 %Lancaster County: 7.824 %Lawrence County: 7.712 %Lebanon County: 6.972 %Lehigh County: 9.879 %Luzerne County: 8.559 %Lycoming County: 7.082 %McKean County: 8.655 %Mercer County: 6.183 %Mifflin County: 7.253 %Monroe County: 10.47 %Montgomery County: 9.645 %Montour County: 19.385 %Northampton County: 8.832 %Northumberland County: 7.929 %Perry County: 8.181 %Philadelphia County: 12.579 %Pike County: 11.529 %Potter County: 8.408 %Schuylkill County: 6.934 %Snyder County: 7.156 %Somerset County: 6.805 %Sullivan County: 10.884 %Susquehanna County: 9.926 %Tioga County: 6.671 %Union County: 7.353 %Venango County: 5.073 %Warren County: 4.629 %Washington County: 7.947 %Wayne County: 8.351 %Westmoreland County: 6.811 %Wyoming County: 8.362 %York County: 7.938 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Montour County: 19.385 %Montour County19.385Philadelphia County: 12.579 %Philadelphia County12.579Pike County: 11.529 %Pike County11.529Sullivan County: 10.884 %Sullivan County10.884Delaware County: 10.571 %Delaware County10.571Monroe County: 10.47 %Monroe County10.47Susquehanna County: 9.926 %Susquehanna County9.926Lehigh County: 9.879 %Lehigh County9.879Bucks County: 9.798 %Bucks County9.798Montgomery County: 9.645 %Montgomery County9.645Clinton County: 9.369 %Clinton County9.369Cumberland County: 9.278 %Cumberland County9.278Chester County: 9.053 %Chester County9.053Northampton County: 8.832 %Northampton County8.832Carbon County: 8.749 %Carbon County8.749McKean County: 8.655 %McKean County8.655Allegheny County: 8.573 %Allegheny County8.573Luzerne County: 8.559 %Luzerne County8.559Potter County: 8.408 %Potter County8.408Wyoming County: 8.362 %Wyoming County8.362Wayne County: 8.351 %Wayne County8.351Perry County: 8.181 %Perry County8.181Columbia County: 8.061 %Columbia County8.061Dauphin County: 8.035 %Dauphin County8.035Washington County: 7.947 %Washington County7.947York County: 7.938 %York County7.938Northumberland County: 7.929 %Northumberland County7.929Juniata County: 7.921 %Juniata County7.921Lancaster County: 7.824 %Lancaster County7.824Cameron County: 7.805 %Cameron County7.805Lackawanna County: 7.734 %Lackawanna County7.734Lawrence County: 7.712 %Lawrence County7.712Bradford County: 7.626 %Bradford County7.626Beaver County: 7.592 %Beaver County7.592Huntingdon County: 7.432 %Huntingdon County7.432Blair County: 7.353 %Blair County7.353Union County: 7.353 %Union County7.353Fayette County: 7.339 %Fayette County7.339Mifflin County: 7.253 %Mifflin County7.253Franklin County: 7.22 %Franklin County7.22Montour County: 19.385 %Montour County19.385Philadelphia County: 12.579 %Philadelphia County12.579Pike County: 11.529 %Pike County11.529Sullivan County: 10.884 %Sullivan County10.884Delaware County: 10.571 %Delaware County10.571Monroe County: 10.47 %Monroe County10.47Susquehanna County: 9.926 %Susquehanna County9.926Lehigh County: 9.879 %Lehigh County9.879Bucks County: 9.798 %Bucks County9.798Montgomery County: 9.645 %Montgomery County9.645Clinton County: 9.369 %Clinton County9.369Cumberland County: 9.278 %Cumberland County9.278Chester County: 9.053 %Chester County9.053Northampton County: 8.832 %Northampton County8.832Carbon County: 8.749 %Carbon County8.749McKean County: 8.655 %McKean County8.655Allegheny County: 8.573 %Allegheny County8.573Luzerne County: 8.559 %Luzerne County8.559Potter County: 8.408 %Potter County8.408Wyoming County: 8.362 %Wyoming County8.362Wayne County: 8.351 %Wayne County8.351Perry County: 8.181 %Perry County8.181Columbia County: 8.061 %Columbia County8.061Dauphin County: 8.035 %Dauphin County8.035Washington County: 7.947 %Washington County7.947York County: 7.938 %York County7.938Northumberland County: 7.929 %Northumberland County7.929Juniata County: 7.921 %Juniata County7.921Lancaster County: 7.824 %Lancaster County7.824Cameron County: 7.805 %Cameron County7.805Lackawanna County: 7.734 %Lackawanna County7.734Lawrence County: 7.712 %Lawrence County7.712Bradford County: 7.626 %Bradford County7.626Beaver County: 7.592 %Beaver County7.592Huntingdon County: 7.432 %Huntingdon County7.432Blair County: 7.353 %Blair County7.353Union County: 7.353 %Union County7.353Fayette County: 7.339 %Fayette County7.339Mifflin County: 7.253 %Mifflin County7.253Franklin County: 7.22 %Franklin County7.22
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Montour County19.385+13.61 pts
2Philadelphia County12.579+1.92 pts
3Pike County11.529+3.74 pts
4Sullivan County10.884+2.67 pts
5Delaware County10.571+2.22 pts
6Monroe County10.47+1.54 pts
7Susquehanna County9.926+3.27 pts
8Lehigh County9.879+1.74 pts
9Bucks County9.798+0.93 pts
10Montgomery County9.645+1.39 pts
11Clinton County9.369+3.62 pts
12Cumberland County9.278+1.15 pts
13Chester County9.053+0.77 pts
14Northampton County8.832+0.34 pts
15Carbon County8.749+2.25 pts
16McKean County8.655+3.37 pts
17Allegheny County8.573+1.02 pts
18Luzerne County8.559+1.88 pts
19Potter County8.408+3.61 pts
20Wyoming County8.362+2.18 pts
21Wayne County8.351+2.04 pts
22Perry County8.181-0.14 pts
23Columbia County8.061+1.63 pts
24Dauphin County8.035+0.01 pts
25Washington County7.947+0.51 pts
26York County7.938+0.59 pts
27Northumberland County7.929+2.53 pts
28Juniata County7.921-1.24 pts
29Lancaster County7.824+0.59 pts
30Cameron County7.805+3.98 pts
31Lackawanna County7.734+1.62 pts
32Lawrence County7.712+1.95 pts
33Bradford County7.626+2.19 pts
34Beaver County7.592+0.28 pts
35Huntingdon County7.432+0.34 pts
36Blair County7.353+2.11 pts
36Union County7.353-0.84 pts
38Fayette County7.339+1.61 pts
39Mifflin County7.253+1.24 pts
40Franklin County7.22-0.02 pts
41Butler County7.207-0.22 pts
42Snyder County7.156+1 pts
43Adams County7.087-0.73 pts
44Lycoming County7.082+1.12 pts
45Armstrong County7.039+1.43 pts
46Lebanon County6.972+0.81 pts
47Centre County6.962+0.31 pts
48Schuylkill County6.934+1.12 pts
49Berks County6.897-0.78 pts
50Westmoreland County6.811+0.13 pts
51Somerset County6.805-0.28 pts
52Greene County6.796+2.04 pts
53Clearfield County6.695+1.17 pts
54Tioga County6.671-1.21 pts
55Forest County6.41-1.23 pts
56Elk County6.393-1.74 pts
57Erie County6.322+0.4 pts
58Cambria County6.217+1.35 pts
59Mercer County6.183+0.48 pts
60Clarion County6.136-1.46 pts
61Crawford County5.984+0.27 pts
62Jefferson County5.754-0.37 pts
63Fulton County5.677-0.85 pts
64Bedford County5.211-1.52 pts
65Indiana County5.201-0.11 pts
66Venango County5.073-0.17 pts
67Warren County4.629-0.37 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.

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Montour County, with 19.385% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Warren County, with 4.629% in 2021.

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