Counties in Texas by establishment entry rate
McMullen County had the highest establishment entry rate of 238 counties in 2013, at 36%. Kenedy County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 9.129% and the figure for Texas was 10.647%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2013
- Under 6.9
- 6.9 to 8.1
- 8.1 to 9.1
- 9.1 to 10
- 10 to 12
- 12 and over
- No data
Top 40 counties, 2013
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2013 (%) | Change on 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McMullen County | 36 | -4 pts |
| 2 | Reeves County | 19.321 | +6.51 pts |
| 3 | Sherman County | 18.033 | +9.26 pts |
| 4 | Wilson County | 17.248 | +1.74 pts |
| 5 | Karnes County | 16.988 | +2.11 pts |
| 6 | Dimmit County | 16.268 | -6.07 pts |
| 7 | Kinney County | 15.873 | |
| 8 | Terrell County | 15.789 | |
| 9 | Atascosa County | 15.608 | +2.03 pts |
| 10 | Live Oak County | 15.443 | -2.81 pts |
| 11 | La Salle County | 15.111 | +0.33 pts |
| 12 | Blanco County | 14.98 | +3.39 pts |
| 13 | Sterling County | 14.925 | +1.59 pts |
| 14 | Irion County | 14.737 | -0.82 pts |
| 15 | Glasscock County | 14.634 | -2.51 pts |
| 16 | Real County | 14.57 | +2.57 pts |
| 17 | Sabine County | 14.384 | -1 pts |
| 18 | Fort Bend County | 14.357 | -0.65 pts |
| 19 | Jack County | 14.249 | +2.73 pts |
| 20 | Coleman County | 14.177 | +8.43 pts |
| 21 | Collin County | 13.993 | -0.05 pts |
| 22 | Frio County | 13.769 | -1.87 pts |
| 23 | Llano County | 13.55 | +2.84 pts |
| 24 | Montgomery County | 13.311 | -0.17 pts |
| 25 | Mitchell County | 13.281 | +1.81 pts |
| 26 | Aransas County | 13.206 | +3.13 pts |
| 27 | Williamson County | 13.151 | -0.17 pts |
| 28 | Travis County | 13.117 | +0.34 pts |
| 29 | Denton County | 13.082 | +0.25 pts |
| 30 | Presidio County | 12.903 | -2.55 pts |
| 30 | Upton County | 12.903 | +0.82 pts |
| 32 | Rockwall County | 12.852 | -0.42 pts |
| 33 | Andrews County | 12.809 | -7.13 pts |
| 34 | Comal County | 12.794 | +1.48 pts |
| 35 | Donley County | 12.739 | +3.82 pts |
| 36 | Hays County | 12.362 | +0.39 pts |
| 37 | Bastrop County | 12.168 | -2.77 pts |
| 38 | Chambers County | 12.161 | -0.39 pts |
| 39 | Leon County | 12.14 | +2.59 pts |
| 40 | Wheeler County | 12.104 | +3.23 pts |
| 41 | Jackson County | 11.765 | +4.43 pts |
| 42 | Midland County | 11.757 | +1.09 pts |
| 43 | San Jacinto County | 11.705 | -0.37 pts |
| 44 | Parmer County | 11.675 | +2.8 pts |
| 45 | Caldwell County | 11.667 | +1.8 pts |
| 46 | Rains County | 11.644 | +0.12 pts |
| 47 | Zavala County | 11.483 | +4.72 pts |
| 48 | Hood County | 11.413 | -1.72 pts |
| 49 | Winkler County | 11.409 | +3.36 pts |
| 50 | Gaines County | 11.299 | +1.18 pts |
| 51 | Zapata County | 11.296 | +3.24 pts |
| 52 | Reagan County | 11.268 | -0.55 pts |
| 53 | Webb County | 11.248 | +0.36 pts |
| 54 | Parker County | 11.225 | -0.48 pts |
| 55 | Van Zandt County | 11.217 | +2.05 pts |
| 56 | Willacy County | 11.173 | +0.56 pts |
| 57 | Galveston County | 11.159 | +0.48 pts |
| 58 | Kendall County | 11.116 | -2.07 pts |
| 59 | Brewster County | 11.067 | +1.54 pts |
| 60 | Calhoun County | 10.933 | +0.61 pts |
| 61 | Dallas County | 10.902 | -0.23 pts |
| 62 | Ector County | 10.891 | +0.89 pts |
| 63 | Grimes County | 10.867 | -0.61 pts |
| 64 | Hidalgo County | 10.838 | -0.7 pts |
| 65 | Lynn County | 10.811 | +4.36 pts |
| 66 | San Saba County | 10.753 | +7.21 pts |
| 67 | Harris County | 10.72 | -0.45 pts |
| 68 | Ochiltree County | 10.619 | +1.17 pts |
| 69 | Crane County | 10.588 | -1.91 pts |
| 70 | Brazos County | 10.587 | +0.7 pts |
| 71 | Kaufman County | 10.561 | -0.9 pts |
| 71 | Medina County | 10.561 | -0.86 pts |
| 73 | Tarrant County | 10.461 | -0.71 pts |
| 74 | Walker County | 10.441 | +1.4 pts |
| 75 | Hardin County | 10.425 | +2.81 pts |
| 76 | Culberson County | 10.417 | +10.42 pts |
| 77 | Bexar County | 10.355 | -0.56 pts |
| 78 | Crockett County | 10.345 | +0.94 pts |
| 79 | Bandera County | 10.34 | -0.97 pts |
| 80 | Henderson County | 10.338 | +1.95 pts |
| 81 | El Paso County | 10.329 | -0.39 pts |
| 82 | Kimble County | 10.317 | +4.12 pts |
| 83 | Palo Pinto County | 10.192 | +0.66 pts |
| 84 | Erath County | 10.029 | -0.28 pts |
| 85 | Brazoria County | 9.974 | +0.27 pts |
| 86 | Lee County | 9.962 | +0.55 pts |
| 87 | Jim Wells County | 9.925 | -2.34 pts |
| 88 | Limestone County | 9.906 | +2.59 pts |
| 89 | Falls County | 9.865 | +3.26 pts |
| 90 | Maverick County | 9.854 | -0.47 pts |
| 91 | Bell County | 9.817 | +0.82 pts |
| 92 | Howard County | 9.813 | +2.5 pts |
| 93 | Wise County | 9.799 | -2.41 pts |
| 94 | Burnet County | 9.763 | +0.74 pts |
| 95 | Collingsworth County | 9.756 | +4.8 pts |
| 96 | Duval County | 9.74 | -3.77 pts |
| 97 | Knox County | 9.73 | +6.54 pts |
| 98 | Ward County | 9.683 | -2.38 pts |
| 99 | Martin County | 9.662 | -5.41 pts |
| 100 | Goliad County | 9.646 | -7.29 pts |
| 101 | Johnson County | 9.635 | -1.64 pts |
| 102 | Carson County | 9.615 | +0.96 pts |
| 103 | Fisher County | 9.6 | -0.08 pts |
| 104 | Nolan County | 9.585 | +2.98 pts |
| 105 | Cooke County | 9.565 | +0.37 pts |
| 106 | Hamilton County | 9.476 | +3.61 pts |
| 107 | Guadalupe County | 9.46 | -1.16 pts |
| 108 | Hopkins County | 9.455 | -0.67 pts |
| 109 | Starr County | 9.412 | -2.04 pts |
| 110 | Randall County | 9.387 | +0.89 pts |
| 111 | Uvalde County | 9.354 | -0.98 pts |
| 112 | Austin County | 9.344 | +0.43 pts |
| 113 | Newton County | 9.333 | -2.71 pts |
| 114 | Ellis County | 9.313 | -1.15 pts |
| 115 | McLennan County | 9.241 | +0.77 pts |
| 116 | Hockley County | 9.227 | +2.12 pts |
| 117 | Stonewall County | 9.195 | +2.22 pts |
| 118 | Tyler County | 9.167 | +1.33 pts |
| 119 | DeWitt County | 9.158 | -0.04 pts |
| 120 | Smith County | 9.1 | -0.73 pts |
| 121 | Waller County | 9.098 | -1.8 pts |
| 122 | Cameron County | 9.095 | -0.06 pts |
| 123 | Burleson County | 9.032 | -5.94 pts |
| 124 | Jones County | 9.02 | -1.12 pts |
| 125 | Victoria County | 9.009 | +0.4 pts |
| 125 | Yoakum County | 9.009 | +2.91 pts |
| 127 | Hunt County | 8.962 | +1.01 pts |
| 128 | Cass County | 8.942 | -0.54 pts |
| 129 | Wharton County | 8.909 | +2.87 pts |
| 130 | Garza County | 8.8 | +1.51 pts |
| 131 | Tom Green County | 8.76 | +1.94 pts |
| 132 | Hill County | 8.754 | -1.65 pts |
| 133 | Lubbock County | 8.712 | +0.28 pts |
| 134 | Bee County | 8.636 | +0.23 pts |
| 135 | Coryell County | 8.614 | -1.32 pts |
| 136 | Wood County | 8.533 | -0.49 pts |
| 137 | Bailey County | 8.511 | +3.19 pts |
| 138 | Grayson County | 8.507 | -1.63 pts |
| 139 | San Patricio County | 8.456 | -0.8 pts |
| 140 | Val Verde County | 8.449 | -1.52 pts |
| 141 | Bowie County | 8.418 | +1.22 pts |
| 142 | Castro County | 8.408 | -5.26 pts |
| 143 | Childress County | 8.387 | -1.23 pts |
| 144 | Gillespie County | 8.328 | -1.51 pts |
| 145 | Titus County | 8.327 | +1.73 pts |
| 146 | Orange County | 8.32 | -1.17 pts |
| 147 | Camp County | 8.312 | -0.97 pts |
| 148 | Shelby County | 8.273 | -2.28 pts |
| 149 | Potter County | 8.269 | +0.59 pts |
| 150 | Freestone County | 8.235 | -4.53 pts |
| 151 | Red River County | 8.228 | +0.1 pts |
| 152 | Lamar County | 8.224 | +0.34 pts |
| 153 | Edwards County | 8.219 | -5.87 pts |
| 153 | Young County | 8.219 | -0.86 pts |
| 155 | Nueces County | 8.187 | -0.25 pts |
| 156 | Callahan County | 8.163 | -1.36 pts |
| 157 | Archer County | 8.14 | +0.02 pts |
| 158 | Madison County | 8.115 | -5.22 pts |
| 159 | Taylor County | 8.086 | +0.08 pts |
| 160 | Lampasas County | 8.037 | -1.26 pts |
| 161 | Panola County | 8.035 | -4.46 pts |
| 162 | Hemphill County | 7.975 | -5.69 pts |
| 163 | Gregg County | 7.968 | -0.24 pts |
| 164 | Upshur County | 7.963 | -0.74 pts |
| 165 | Nacogdoches County | 7.957 | -1.04 pts |
| 166 | Haskell County | 7.942 | -0.79 pts |
| 167 | Rusk County | 7.94 | -1 pts |
| 168 | Terry County | 7.912 | +0.07 pts |
| 169 | Polk County | 7.905 | -3.44 pts |
| 170 | Lavaca County | 7.883 | -1.37 pts |
| 171 | Montague County | 7.843 | -3.46 pts |
| 172 | Hale County | 7.786 | -0.44 pts |
| 173 | Harrison County | 7.71 | -0.17 pts |
| 174 | Jefferson County | 7.654 | -0.2 pts |
| 175 | Anderson County | 7.618 | +0.86 pts |
| 176 | Kerr County | 7.556 | -1.26 pts |
| 177 | Crosby County | 7.527 | |
| 178 | Cherokee County | 7.49 | -1.63 pts |
| 179 | Brown County | 7.442 | -0.12 pts |
| 180 | Franklin County | 7.43 | +0.11 pts |
| 181 | San Augustine County | 7.347 | -3.55 pts |
| 182 | Gonzales County | 7.32 | -3.3 pts |
| 183 | Refugio County | 7.273 | +0.82 pts |
| 184 | Stephens County | 7.234 | -1.68 pts |
| 185 | Bosque County | 7.207 | -3.42 pts |
| 186 | Dallam County | 7.143 | +0.66 pts |
| 187 | Pecos County | 7.097 | +1.7 pts |
| 188 | Hartley County | 7.048 | -4.56 pts |
| 189 | Washington County | 7.034 | -1.17 pts |
| 190 | Scurry County | 7.03 | -3.12 pts |
| 191 | Robertson County | 7.018 | -0.38 pts |
| 192 | Baylor County | 6.965 | +3.06 pts |
| 193 | Lamb County | 6.957 | +1.9 pts |
| 194 | Hall County | 6.944 | +1.43 pts |
| 195 | Hansford County | 6.92 | +2.01 pts |
| 196 | Colorado County | 6.884 | -0.13 pts |
| 197 | Kleberg County | 6.877 | -2 pts |
| 198 | Moore County | 6.872 | +0.34 pts |
| 199 | Liberty County | 6.839 | -2.76 pts |
| 200 | Houston County | 6.828 | -0.51 pts |
| 201 | Floyd County | 6.803 | +0.7 pts |
| 202 | Wichita County | 6.8 | -0.78 pts |
| 203 | Throckmorton County | 6.742 | -5.02 pts |
| 204 | Angelina County | 6.699 | -0.41 pts |
| 204 | McCulloch County | 6.699 | -3.5 pts |
| 204 | Mills County | 6.699 | +2.13 pts |
| 207 | Jim Hogg County | 6.667 | -0.94 pts |
| 208 | Gray County | 6.633 | -1.85 pts |
| 209 | Wilbarger County | 6.597 | -2.32 pts |
| 210 | Concho County | 6.593 | |
| 211 | Fannin County | 6.534 | -1.64 pts |
| 212 | Mason County | 6.531 | -1.7 pts |
| 213 | Fayette County | 6.504 | -0.38 pts |
| 214 | Matagorda County | 6.423 | -3.44 pts |
| 215 | Eastland County | 6.422 | -3.18 pts |
| 216 | Sutton County | 6.349 | +0.2 pts |
| 217 | Jasper County | 6.323 | -4.73 pts |
| 218 | Morris County | 6.236 | -2.93 pts |
| 219 | Dawson County | 6.166 | +0.86 pts |
| 220 | Hutchinson County | 6.094 | -2.44 pts |
| 221 | Marion County | 5.882 | -1.83 pts |
| 222 | Milam County | 5.752 | -1.73 pts |
| 223 | Cochran County | 5.714 | +0.36 pts |
| 224 | Comanche County | 5.634 | -1.95 pts |
| 225 | Deaf Smith County | 5.391 | +0.69 pts |
| 226 | Hardeman County | 5.369 | -3.9 pts |
| 227 | Delta County | 5.357 | -7.61 pts |
| 228 | Somervell County | 5.319 | -0.38 pts |
| 229 | Coke County | 5.217 | +0.17 pts |
| 230 | Navarro County | 5.196 | -2.74 pts |
| 231 | Runnels County | 5.093 | -0.46 pts |
| 232 | Trinity County | 4.665 | -3.38 pts |
| 233 | Lipscomb County | 4.255 | -7.14 pts |
| 234 | Swisher County | 3.717 | -4.46 pts |
| 235 | Brooks County | 3.448 | -6.04 pts |
| 236 | Shackelford County | 2.996 | -7.41 pts |
| 237 | Clay County | 2.909 | -5.45 pts |
| 238 | Kenedy County | 0 |
Other periods
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. 16 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2013 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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APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Texas by establishment entry rate, 2013) [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 Texas by establishment entry rate, 2013. 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/texas-counties?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Texas by establishment entry rate, 2013. 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/texas-counties?period=2013.
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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 Texas by establishment entry rate, 2013 [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/texas-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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@misc{census_counties_in_texas_by_2013,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010: Counties in Texas by establishment entry rate, 2013}},
year = {2025},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/texas-counties?period=2013. Publisher attribution: 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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Questions
Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?
McMullen County, with 36% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?
Kenedy County, with 0% in 2013.
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. 16 counties have no value for 2013 and are not ranked.
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