Counties in Texas by establishment entry rate
Glasscock County had the highest establishment entry rate of 241 counties in 2015, at 33.962%. Kent County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 8.964% and the figure for Texas was 10.758%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2015
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- 6.7 to 8
- 8 to 9
- 9 to 10
- 10 to 11
- 11 and over
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Top 40 counties, 2015
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2015 (%) | Change on 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasscock County | 33.962 | +20.63 pts |
| 2 | McMullen County | 30.38 | -0.87 pts |
| 3 | La Salle County | 22.615 | +2.85 pts |
| 4 | Roberts County | 20 | |
| 5 | Motley County | 18.868 | |
| 6 | Reeves County | 18.143 | -2.14 pts |
| 7 | Karnes County | 17.647 | +0.27 pts |
| 8 | Irion County | 17.391 | -5.91 pts |
| 9 | Reagan County | 17.054 | +2.4 pts |
| 10 | Frio County | 16.641 | +5.07 pts |
| 11 | Schleicher County | 16.495 | +1.76 pts |
| 12 | Clay County | 16.084 | +4.19 pts |
| 13 | Wilson County | 14.742 | +0.52 pts |
| 14 | Fort Bend County | 14.571 | -0.56 pts |
| 15 | Menard County | 14.458 | |
| 16 | Goliad County | 14.426 | +6.43 pts |
| 17 | Williamson County | 14.07 | +0.88 pts |
| 18 | Denton County | 14.017 | +0.57 pts |
| 19 | Bee County | 13.989 | +5.38 pts |
| 20 | Marion County | 13.968 | +2.93 pts |
| 21 | Bastrop County | 13.962 | +2.98 pts |
| 22 | Collin County | 13.901 | -0.65 pts |
| 23 | Rockwall County | 13.847 | -0.08 pts |
| 24 | Somervell County | 13.699 | +7.74 pts |
| 25 | Madison County | 13.544 | +4.6 pts |
| 26 | Andrews County | 13.443 | -1.94 pts |
| 27 | Dimmit County | 13.276 | -1.79 pts |
| 28 | Comal County | 13.095 | +0.79 pts |
| 29 | Archer County | 13.079 | +0.54 pts |
| 30 | Kendall County | 12.994 | +2.15 pts |
| 31 | Travis County | 12.944 | -0.14 pts |
| 32 | Montgomery County | 12.902 | -0.12 pts |
| 33 | Martin County | 12.727 | +2.25 pts |
| 34 | Hays County | 12.548 | +0.37 pts |
| 35 | Parker County | 12.527 | +0.56 pts |
| 36 | Carson County | 12.381 | +2.81 pts |
| 37 | Guadalupe County | 12.244 | +2.29 pts |
| 38 | Gaines County | 11.856 | +0.25 pts |
| 39 | Jack County | 11.655 | -2.39 pts |
| 40 | Atascosa County | 11.614 | -3.51 pts |
| 41 | Brazoria County | 11.469 | +1.66 pts |
| 42 | Shelby County | 11.465 | +1.98 pts |
| 43 | Llano County | 11.406 | +1.53 pts |
| 44 | Upton County | 11.392 | +3.8 pts |
| 45 | Hunt County | 11.325 | +1.79 pts |
| 46 | Midland County | 11.274 | -0.5 pts |
| 47 | Chambers County | 11.202 | +0.68 pts |
| 48 | Hood County | 11.039 | +0.67 pts |
| 49 | Johnson County | 11.031 | +1.19 pts |
| 50 | Grimes County | 10.997 | +3.56 pts |
| 51 | Live Oak County | 10.978 | -3.56 pts |
| 52 | Hardeman County | 10.959 | 0 pts |
| 53 | Harris County | 10.917 | -0.28 pts |
| 54 | Bailey County | 10.87 | +5.68 pts |
| 55 | Ellis County | 10.865 | +0.52 pts |
| 56 | Bexar County | 10.853 | +0.2 pts |
| 57 | Maverick County | 10.793 | +0.69 pts |
| 58 | Hamilton County | 10.742 | +2.62 pts |
| 59 | Ector County | 10.735 | +0.38 pts |
| 60 | Dallas County | 10.721 | -0.2 pts |
| 61 | Tyler County | 10.714 | -1.17 pts |
| 62 | Hartley County | 10.667 | +1.7 pts |
| 63 | San Jacinto County | 10.633 | +0.03 pts |
| 64 | Van Zandt County | 10.624 | +0.49 pts |
| 65 | Tarrant County | 10.592 | -0.84 pts |
| 66 | Kaufman County | 10.556 | -2.24 pts |
| 67 | Pecos County | 10.526 | -1.62 pts |
| 68 | Bosque County | 10.448 | +3.53 pts |
| 69 | Lynn County | 10.417 | +4.07 pts |
| 70 | Gonzales County | 10.409 | -0.09 pts |
| 71 | Crockett County | 10.39 | +2.53 pts |
| 71 | Oldham County | 10.39 | |
| 73 | Nolan County | 10.319 | +0.62 pts |
| 74 | DeWitt County | 10.263 | +0.21 pts |
| 75 | Morris County | 10.256 | +3.79 pts |
| 76 | Webb County | 10.245 | +1.11 pts |
| 77 | San Patricio County | 10.226 | +2.11 pts |
| 78 | Aransas County | 10.208 | +1.45 pts |
| 79 | Galveston County | 10.156 | +0.16 pts |
| 80 | Sterling County | 10.101 | -29.9 pts |
| 80 | Upshur County | 10.101 | -2.98 pts |
| 82 | Medina County | 10.078 | +1.07 pts |
| 83 | Walker County | 9.944 | +0.56 pts |
| 84 | El Paso County | 9.922 | -0.54 pts |
| 85 | Wise County | 9.807 | -0.07 pts |
| 86 | Hill County | 9.785 | +2.75 pts |
| 87 | Cooke County | 9.716 | +0.9 pts |
| 88 | Polk County | 9.706 | +0.43 pts |
| 89 | Haskell County | 9.701 | +0.28 pts |
| 90 | Henderson County | 9.67 | +1.79 pts |
| 91 | Cass County | 9.641 | +4.34 pts |
| 92 | Hidalgo County | 9.577 | -0.62 pts |
| 93 | Austin County | 9.557 | -0.32 pts |
| 94 | Wilbarger County | 9.541 | +1.64 pts |
| 95 | Smith County | 9.499 | +0.46 pts |
| 96 | Waller County | 9.465 | -2.46 pts |
| 97 | Jones County | 9.407 | +3.02 pts |
| 98 | Burnet County | 9.402 | -2 pts |
| 99 | Fannin County | 9.346 | +1.59 pts |
| 100 | Brazos County | 9.342 | -1.43 pts |
| 101 | Randall County | 9.33 | -0.66 pts |
| 102 | Liberty County | 9.329 | -0.84 pts |
| 103 | Blanco County | 9.328 | -2.75 pts |
| 104 | Presidio County | 9.322 | +3.58 pts |
| 105 | Ward County | 9.294 | -4.21 pts |
| 106 | Dawson County | 9.276 | +1.32 pts |
| 107 | Bell County | 9.273 | -0.85 pts |
| 108 | Coleman County | 9.246 | -1.54 pts |
| 108 | Montague County | 9.246 | +0.7 pts |
| 110 | Palo Pinto County | 9.241 | +1.64 pts |
| 110 | Rains County | 9.241 | -3.43 pts |
| 112 | Gillespie County | 9.215 | +0.96 pts |
| 113 | Tom Green County | 9.139 | -1.35 pts |
| 114 | Lavaca County | 9.081 | +0.14 pts |
| 115 | Falls County | 9.07 | +4.12 pts |
| 116 | Nueces County | 9.059 | -0.16 pts |
| 117 | Grayson County | 9.029 | +0.57 pts |
| 118 | Hopkins County | 9.005 | -0.91 pts |
| 119 | Dallam County | 8.971 | -3.97 pts |
| 120 | Wood County | 8.965 | +2.03 pts |
| 121 | Leon County | 8.964 | +1.04 pts |
| 122 | Bandera County | 8.955 | -1.16 pts |
| 123 | Lampasas County | 8.923 | -0.13 pts |
| 124 | San Saba County | 8.874 | -0.31 pts |
| 125 | Gregg County | 8.867 | +0.46 pts |
| 126 | Fayette County | 8.866 | +0.85 pts |
| 127 | Jackson County | 8.824 | -0.7 pts |
| 128 | Real County | 8.805 | +1.01 pts |
| 129 | Mitchell County | 8.765 | +4.93 pts |
| 130 | Brewster County | 8.762 | +0.93 pts |
| 131 | Brooks County | 8.734 | +2.54 pts |
| 132 | Armstrong County | 8.696 | -10.05 pts |
| 133 | Lamar County | 8.672 | -0.78 pts |
| 134 | Comanche County | 8.642 | +1.34 pts |
| 135 | Freestone County | 8.631 | +2.69 pts |
| 136 | Lubbock County | 8.6 | -0.36 pts |
| 137 | Crane County | 8.589 | +1.61 pts |
| 138 | Cameron County | 8.556 | -0.83 pts |
| 139 | Stonewall County | 8.511 | -2.48 pts |
| 140 | Caldwell County | 8.492 | -1.75 pts |
| 141 | McLennan County | 8.475 | +0.38 pts |
| 142 | Cherokee County | 8.466 | -0.51 pts |
| 143 | Taylor County | 8.45 | +1 pts |
| 144 | Cochran County | 8.421 | |
| 145 | Robertson County | 8.413 | -0.06 pts |
| 146 | Calhoun County | 8.399 | +1.28 pts |
| 147 | Bowie County | 8.384 | +0.58 pts |
| 148 | Harrison County | 8.359 | -2.03 pts |
| 149 | Kleberg County | 8.349 | +0.82 pts |
| 150 | Concho County | 8.247 | -0.36 pts |
| 151 | Eastland County | 8.235 | +0.1 pts |
| 152 | Throckmorton County | 8.163 | -4.6 pts |
| 153 | Jefferson County | 8.14 | +0.99 pts |
| 154 | Val Verde County | 8.132 | -0.33 pts |
| 155 | Sherman County | 8.13 | +3.37 pts |
| 156 | Winkler County | 8.116 | -11.95 pts |
| 157 | Terry County | 8.108 | +0.9 pts |
| 158 | Kerr County | 8.036 | +0.92 pts |
| 159 | Burleson County | 8 | -1 pts |
| 160 | Jim Wells County | 7.981 | -0.85 pts |
| 161 | Houston County | 7.965 | +0.73 pts |
| 162 | Scurry County | 7.916 | -2 pts |
| 163 | Erath County | 7.886 | -3.1 pts |
| 163 | Uvalde County | 7.886 | +0.97 pts |
| 165 | Howard County | 7.846 | -2.7 pts |
| 166 | Wharton County | 7.75 | -0.6 pts |
| 167 | Coryell County | 7.747 | -4.14 pts |
| 168 | Hardin County | 7.708 | -2.22 pts |
| 169 | Navarro County | 7.658 | -1.07 pts |
| 170 | Rusk County | 7.639 | +0.38 pts |
| 171 | Matagorda County | 7.623 | +0.96 pts |
| 172 | Delta County | 7.619 | -1.39 pts |
| 173 | Victoria County | 7.598 | -1.11 pts |
| 174 | Sabine County | 7.586 | -0.49 pts |
| 175 | Orange County | 7.582 | -0.48 pts |
| 176 | Angelina County | 7.578 | +0.4 pts |
| 177 | Limestone County | 7.537 | +1.72 pts |
| 178 | Starr County | 7.514 | +0.43 pts |
| 179 | Refugio County | 7.483 | -3.75 pts |
| 180 | Sutton County | 7.407 | -1.36 pts |
| 181 | Moore County | 7.399 | -1.15 pts |
| 182 | Colorado County | 7.313 | -1.7 pts |
| 183 | Jasper County | 7.301 | -0.31 pts |
| 184 | Wheeler County | 7.283 | -5.08 pts |
| 185 | Parmer County | 7.254 | +3.2 pts |
| 186 | Nacogdoches County | 7.206 | -0.61 pts |
| 187 | Brown County | 7.198 | -1.9 pts |
| 188 | Coke County | 7.143 | -10.4 pts |
| 189 | Hutchinson County | 7.087 | +2.44 pts |
| 190 | Potter County | 7.055 | -0.58 pts |
| 191 | Castro County | 7.051 | +2.13 pts |
| 192 | Milam County | 7.031 | -2.47 pts |
| 193 | Mason County | 7.004 | -4.02 pts |
| 194 | Young County | 6.989 | -0.05 pts |
| 195 | Wichita County | 6.952 | -0.71 pts |
| 196 | Hockley County | 6.854 | -3.36 pts |
| 197 | Mills County | 6.829 | +0.95 pts |
| 198 | Red River County | 6.757 | +2.21 pts |
| 199 | Callahan County | 6.701 | -2.48 pts |
| 200 | Childress County | 6.689 | -3.38 pts |
| 201 | Gray County | 6.684 | +0.98 pts |
| 202 | Titus County | 6.645 | -0.07 pts |
| 203 | Franklin County | 6.623 | -1.6 pts |
| 204 | Panola County | 6.529 | -3.87 pts |
| 205 | Camp County | 6.516 | -3.48 pts |
| 206 | Washington County | 6.463 | -1.27 pts |
| 207 | Fisher County | 6.349 | -1.59 pts |
| 207 | Hemphill County | 6.349 | -1.75 pts |
| 209 | Anderson County | 6.328 | -1.5 pts |
| 210 | Donley County | 6.289 | -4.89 pts |
| 210 | Duval County | 6.289 | -3.21 pts |
| 212 | Willacy County | 6.077 | -4.42 pts |
| 213 | Garza County | 6.061 | +0.66 pts |
| 214 | McCulloch County | 5.97 | +0.63 pts |
| 215 | Lipscomb County | 5.952 | -1.96 pts |
| 216 | Zapata County | 5.941 | -6.8 pts |
| 217 | Stephens County | 5.907 | -4.62 pts |
| 218 | Newton County | 5.882 | -4.68 pts |
| 219 | Hale County | 5.75 | -1.49 pts |
| 220 | Culberson County | 5.714 | -5.94 pts |
| 221 | Hansford County | 5.634 | -0.62 pts |
| 222 | Jeff Davis County | 5.607 | -7.73 pts |
| 223 | Lee County | 5.598 | -1.73 pts |
| 224 | Ochiltree County | 5.429 | -3.45 pts |
| 225 | Floyd County | 5.298 | -0.7 pts |
| 226 | Deaf Smith County | 5.284 | -3.33 pts |
| 227 | San Augustine County | 5.042 | -3.29 pts |
| 228 | Baylor County | 4.808 | -3.97 pts |
| 229 | Runnels County | 4.796 | -1.31 pts |
| 230 | Shackelford County | 4.781 | +0.86 pts |
| 231 | Zavala County | 4.762 | -9.39 pts |
| 232 | Jim Hogg County | 4.734 | +0.16 pts |
| 233 | Kimble County | 4.633 | -3.12 pts |
| 234 | Lamb County | 4.329 | -4.72 pts |
| 235 | Swisher County | 3.922 | -4.44 pts |
| 236 | Trinity County | 3.81 | -4.67 pts |
| 237 | Yoakum County | 3.55 | -5.95 pts |
| 238 | Crosby County | 3.39 | +0.11 pts |
| 239 | Cottle County | 0 | -13.56 pts |
| 239 | Edwards County | 0 | -10.96 pts |
| 239 | Kent 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. 13 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2015 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.
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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_texas_by_2015,
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, 2015}},
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=2015. 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?
Glasscock County, with 33.962% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?
Kent County, with 0% in 2015.
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. 13 counties have no value for 2015 and are not ranked.
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