# Counties in Texas by establishment entry rate, 2023

All 245 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable. 9 counties have no value for that period and are not ranked.

- Indicator id: `establishment_entry_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/texas-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Kent County | 37.5 |
| 2 | Borden County | 36.364 |
| 3 | Cottle County | 23.077 |
| 4 | Motley County | 18.605 |
| 5 | Armstrong County | 18.182 |
| 6 | San Jacinto County | 17.757 |
| 7 | Lynn County | 17.143 |
| 8 | Fort Bend County | 16.325 |
| 9 | Mitchell County | 16.29 |
| 10 | Real County | 16.049 |
| 11 | Martin County | 16.031 |
| 12 | Delta County | 15.842 |
| 13 | Aransas County | 15.764 |
| 14 | Somervell County | 15.695 |
| 15 | Franklin County | 15.625 |
| 16 | Concho County | 15.385 |
| 16 | Roberts County | 15.385 |
| 18 | Denton County | 15.275 |
| 19 | Parker County | 15.103 |
| 20 | Wheeler County | 15.082 |
| 21 | Glasscock County | 14.925 |
| 22 | Chambers County | 14.9 |
| 23 | Williamson County | 14.835 |
| 24 | Collin County | 14.782 |
| 25 | Goliad County | 14.483 |
| 26 | Montgomery County | 14.416 |
| 27 | Guadalupe County | 14.242 |
| 28 | Rockwall County | 14.179 |
| 29 | Irion County | 14.159 |
| 30 | Marion County | 14.154 |
| 31 | Llano County | 14.097 |
| 32 | Bastrop County | 14.096 |
| 33 | Kaufman County | 14.053 |
| 34 | Andrews County | 14.039 |
| 35 | Kendall County | 13.989 |
| 36 | Blanco County | 13.96 |
| 37 | Hays County | 13.891 |
| 38 | Travis County | 13.833 |
| 39 | Ochiltree County | 13.711 |
| 40 | Wise County | 13.592 |
| 41 | Ellis County | 13.581 |
| 42 | Comal County | 13.415 |
| 43 | McMullen County | 13.333 |
| 44 | Waller County | 13.291 |
| 45 | Hamilton County | 13.208 |
| 46 | Lampasas County | 13.127 |
| 47 | Culberson County | 12.963 |
| 48 | Upshur County | 12.916 |
| 49 | Hood County | 12.865 |
| 50 | Bosque County | 12.834 |
| 51 | Clay County | 12.795 |
| 52 | Mills County | 12.785 |
| 53 | Jack County | 12.723 |
| 54 | Palo Pinto County | 12.693 |
| 54 | Pecos County | 12.693 |
| 56 | Johnson County | 12.648 |
| 57 | Jones County | 12.579 |
| 58 | Crane County | 12.571 |
| 59 | Parmer County | 12.403 |
| 60 | Coke County | 12.389 |
| 61 | Robertson County | 12.36 |
| 62 | Scurry County | 12.272 |
| 63 | Fannin County | 12.215 |
| 64 | Erath County | 12.121 |
| 65 | Burnet County | 12.084 |
| 66 | Cooke County | 12.037 |
| 67 | Brazoria County | 12.029 |
| 68 | Wilson County | 12.024 |
| 69 | Walker County | 11.992 |
| 70 | Morris County | 11.979 |
| 71 | Tarrant County | 11.935 |
| 72 | Navarro County | 11.925 |
| 73 | Bandera County | 11.902 |
| 74 | San Patricio County | 11.897 |
| 75 | Gaines County | 11.875 |
| 76 | Hall County | 11.864 |
| 77 | Zapata County | 11.808 |
| 78 | Van Zandt County | 11.79 |
| 79 | Liberty County | 11.754 |
| 80 | Bell County | 11.745 |
| 81 | Caldwell County | 11.714 |
| 82 | Madison County | 11.673 |
| 83 | El Paso County | 11.631 |
| 84 | Harris County | 11.574 |
| 85 | Galveston County | 11.538 |
| 86 | McCulloch County | 11.5 |
| 87 | Freestone County | 11.48 |
| 88 | Bexar County | 11.466 |
| 89 | Medina County | 11.445 |
| 90 | Coleman County | 11.444 |
| 91 | Swisher County | 11.354 |
| 92 | Midland County | 11.348 |
| 93 | Hunt County | 11.33 |
| 94 | Duval County | 11.278 |
| 95 | Rains County | 11.26 |
| 96 | Lamar County | 11.111 |
| 97 | Henderson County | 11.099 |
| 98 | Newton County | 11.075 |
| 99 | Lee County | 11.069 |
| 100 | Houston County | 11.061 |
| 101 | San Saba County | 11.034 |
| 102 | Grimes County | 11.027 |
| 103 | Hidalgo County | 10.965 |
| 104 | Dallas County | 10.933 |
| 105 | Grayson County | 10.929 |
| 106 | Randall County | 10.911 |
| 107 | Brazos County | 10.864 |
| 108 | Brewster County | 10.861 |
| 109 | Sherman County | 10.811 |
| 110 | San Augustine County | 10.788 |
| 111 | Gillespie County | 10.759 |
| 112 | Ector County | 10.75 |
| 113 | Cherokee County | 10.724 |
| 114 | Panola County | 10.655 |
| 115 | Reeves County | 10.6 |
| 116 | Castro County | 10.596 |
| 117 | Live Oak County | 10.549 |
| 118 | Hartley County | 10.526 |
| 118 | Winkler County | 10.526 |
| 120 | Austin County | 10.469 |
| 121 | Yoakum County | 10.465 |
| 122 | Polk County | 10.419 |
| 123 | McLennan County | 10.413 |
| 124 | Smith County | 10.391 |
| 125 | Cochran County | 10.39 |
| 126 | Howard County | 10.38 |
| 127 | Presidio County | 10.37 |
| 128 | Wood County | 10.36 |
| 129 | Trinity County | 10.227 |
| 130 | Lubbock County | 10.22 |
| 131 | Maverick County | 10.212 |
| 132 | Jeff Davis County | 10.169 |
| 133 | Kerr County | 10.151 |
| 134 | Leon County | 10.061 |
| 135 | Brooks County | 10.05 |
| 136 | Karnes County | 10.033 |
| 137 | Tom Green County | 10.013 |
| 138 | Hardin County | 10 |
| 139 | Hemphill County | 9.959 |
| 140 | Bailey County | 9.924 |
| 141 | Stephens County | 9.91 |
| 142 | Limestone County | 9.893 |
| 143 | Starr County | 9.888 |
| 144 | Hill County | 9.885 |
| 145 | Falls County | 9.8 |
| 146 | Anderson County | 9.777 |
| 147 | Dallam County | 9.769 |
| 148 | Webb County | 9.757 |
| 149 | Menard County | 9.756 |
| 150 | Harrison County | 9.745 |
| 151 | Angelina County | 9.737 |
| 152 | Floyd County | 9.717 |
| 153 | Upton County | 9.677 |
| 154 | Eastland County | 9.674 |
| 155 | Mason County | 9.63 |
| 156 | Nacogdoches County | 9.621 |
| 157 | Jasper County | 9.617 |
| 158 | Uvalde County | 9.607 |
| 159 | Jim Wells County | 9.53 |
| 160 | Burleson County | 9.408 |
| 161 | Dickens County | 9.375 |
| 161 | Hudspeth County | 9.375 |
| 163 | Throckmorton County | 9.302 |
| 164 | Cameron County | 9.279 |
| 165 | Ward County | 9.241 |
| 166 | Baylor County | 9.231 |
| 167 | Nolan County | 9.206 |
| 167 | Rusk County | 9.206 |
| 169 | Young County | 9.178 |
| 170 | Milam County | 9.168 |
| 171 | Val Verde County | 9.079 |
| 172 | Lavaca County | 9.071 |
| 173 | Nueces County | 9.008 |
| 174 | Montague County | 8.948 |
| 175 | Washington County | 8.901 |
| 176 | Matagorda County | 8.895 |
| 177 | Hopkins County | 8.892 |
| 178 | Brown County | 8.818 |
| 179 | Hale County | 8.739 |
| 180 | Coryell County | 8.738 |
| 181 | Callahan County | 8.696 |
| 181 | Jim Hogg County | 8.696 |
| 183 | Jefferson County | 8.653 |
| 184 | Gregg County | 8.609 |
| 185 | Atascosa County | 8.549 |
| 186 | Shelby County | 8.48 |
| 187 | Cass County | 8.478 |
| 188 | Bowie County | 8.473 |
| 189 | Sabine County | 8.38 |
| 190 | Moore County | 8.373 |
| 191 | Colorado County | 8.325 |
| 192 | Titus County | 8.301 |
| 193 | Fayette County | 8.275 |
| 194 | Archer County | 8.213 |
| 195 | Dimmit County | 8.193 |
| 196 | Bee County | 8.149 |
| 197 | Taylor County | 8.124 |
| 198 | Hutchinson County | 8.105 |
| 199 | Orange County | 8.097 |
| 200 | Wichita County | 8.059 |
| 201 | Victoria County | 8.036 |
| 202 | Hockley County | 8.027 |
| 203 | Comanche County | 8 |
| 203 | Edwards County | 8 |
| 205 | Potter County | 7.88 |
| 206 | Kimble County | 7.813 |
| 207 | Sterling County | 7.792 |
| 208 | Terry County | 7.653 |
| 209 | Hardeman County | 7.643 |
| 210 | Red River County | 7.602 |
| 211 | Dawson County | 7.6 |
| 212 | Deaf Smith County | 7.587 |
| 213 | Hansford County | 7.547 |
| 214 | Calhoun County | 7.543 |
| 215 | Tyler County | 7.531 |
| 216 | Runnels County | 7.519 |
| 217 | Gonzales County | 7.497 |
| 218 | Camp County | 7.463 |
| 219 | Kleberg County | 7.444 |
| 220 | Frio County | 7.407 |
| 221 | Collingsworth County | 7.299 |
| 222 | Reagan County | 7.273 |
| 223 | Wharton County | 7.269 |
| 224 | Wilbarger County | 7.22 |
| 225 | Donley County | 7.042 |
| 226 | Lamb County | 6.849 |
| 227 | DeWitt County | 6.813 |
| 228 | Willacy County | 6.799 |
| 229 | Garza County | 6.792 |
| 230 | Crockett County | 6.699 |
| 231 | Haskell County | 6.478 |
| 232 | La Salle County | 6.429 |
| 233 | Jackson County | 6.319 |
| 234 | Fisher County | 6.299 |
| 235 | Crosby County | 6.211 |
| 236 | Refugio County | 6.178 |
| 237 | Carson County | 5.691 |
| 238 | Zavala County | 5.435 |
| 239 | Sutton County | 4.854 |
| 240 | Childress County | 4.79 |
| 241 | Lipscomb County | 4.615 |
| 242 | Gray County | 4.536 |
| 243 | Shackelford County | 3.54 |
| 244 | Kenedy County | 0 |
| 244 | Knox County | 0 |