Counties in Texas by establishment entry rate
Kinney County had the highest establishment entry rate of 244 counties in 2022, at 21.818%. Terrell County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 10.731% and the figure for Texas was 12.482%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2022
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Top 40 counties, 2022
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| Rank | Counties | 2022 (%) | Change on 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinney County | 21.818 | +21.82 pts |
| 2 | Fort Bend County | 19.19 | +2.51 pts |
| 3 | Motley County | 19.048 | +4.41 pts |
| 4 | Sabine County | 17.919 | +10.16 pts |
| 5 | Trinity County | 17.291 | +4.6 pts |
| 6 | San Jacinto County | 16.99 | +5.8 pts |
| 7 | Irion County | 16.981 | +5.22 pts |
| 8 | Cottle County | 16.667 | +16.67 pts |
| 9 | Denton County | 16.238 | +0.44 pts |
| 10 | Callahan County | 15.982 | +11.73 pts |
| 11 | Collin County | 15.916 | -0.24 pts |
| 12 | Upton County | 15.909 | +2.66 pts |
| 13 | Baylor County | 15.873 | +10.61 pts |
| 14 | Williamson County | 15.858 | +0.97 pts |
| 15 | Rockwall County | 15.833 | +2.29 pts |
| 16 | Wilson County | 15.752 | +2.24 pts |
| 17 | Blanco County | 15.647 | +5.4 pts |
| 18 | Bastrop County | 15.4 | +2.3 pts |
| 19 | Comal County | 15.246 | +2.34 pts |
| 20 | Hays County | 15.166 | +1.72 pts |
| 21 | Roberts County | 15 | 0 pts |
| 22 | Kaufman County | 14.977 | +1.52 pts |
| 23 | Martin County | 14.938 | +9.11 pts |
| 24 | Van Zandt County | 14.726 | +1.64 pts |
| 25 | Ellis County | 14.649 | +0.39 pts |
| 26 | Montgomery County | 14.589 | +0.56 pts |
| 27 | Lynn County | 14.458 | +0.62 pts |
| 27 | Yoakum County | 14.458 | +7.29 pts |
| 29 | Travis County | 14.358 | +0.84 pts |
| 30 | Bandera County | 14.155 | +2.28 pts |
| 31 | Robertson County | 14.035 | +3.38 pts |
| 32 | Polk County | 14.026 | +2.27 pts |
| 33 | Parker County | 13.918 | +0.25 pts |
| 34 | Upshur County | 13.895 | +0.62 pts |
| 35 | Llano County | 13.879 | +3.44 pts |
| 36 | Ward County | 13.851 | +6.38 pts |
| 37 | Rains County | 13.774 | +3.95 pts |
| 38 | Cochran County | 13.699 | +5.13 pts |
| 39 | Hamilton County | 13.659 | +8.28 pts |
| 40 | Franklin County | 13.548 | +6.33 pts |
| 41 | Waller County | 13.482 | +1.68 pts |
| 42 | Wise County | 13.353 | +1.68 pts |
| 43 | Johnson County | 13.327 | +1.22 pts |
| 44 | Caldwell County | 13.323 | +2.64 pts |
| 45 | Kendall County | 13.319 | +2.75 pts |
| 46 | Stephens County | 13.303 | +3.98 pts |
| 47 | Camp County | 13.3 | +3.7 pts |
| 48 | Presidio County | 13.281 | -0.54 pts |
| 49 | Jones County | 13.025 | +6.27 pts |
| 50 | Comanche County | 13.018 | +3.74 pts |
| 51 | Grimes County | 13.004 | -1.23 pts |
| 52 | Edwards County | 12.987 | -3.23 pts |
| 53 | Bell County | 12.95 | +2.59 pts |
| 54 | Montague County | 12.903 | +2.72 pts |
| 55 | Willacy County | 12.791 | +5.69 pts |
| 56 | Andrews County | 12.771 | +0.9 pts |
| 57 | Brazoria County | 12.759 | +0.89 pts |
| 58 | Hunt County | 12.741 | +1.11 pts |
| 59 | Falls County | 12.67 | +5.69 pts |
| 60 | Guadalupe County | 12.654 | -0.63 pts |
| 61 | Palo Pinto County | 12.645 | +4.05 pts |
| 62 | Hood County | 12.608 | +0.79 pts |
| 63 | Winkler County | 12.5 | +2.84 pts |
| 64 | Tarrant County | 12.387 | +0.21 pts |
| 65 | Crockett County | 12.381 | +12.38 pts |
| 66 | Newton County | 12.298 | +1 pts |
| 67 | Coleman County | 12.291 | +2.77 pts |
| 68 | Shelby County | 12.279 | -0.97 pts |
| 69 | Harris County | 12.22 | -0.02 pts |
| 70 | Cooke County | 12.213 | +3.37 pts |
| 71 | Madison County | 12.195 | +3.48 pts |
| 72 | Dallas County | 12.158 | -0.29 pts |
| 73 | Marion County | 12.141 | +4.52 pts |
| 74 | Henderson County | 12.11 | +1.39 pts |
| 75 | Midland County | 12.06 | +3.07 pts |
| 76 | Armstrong County | 12.048 | +4.82 pts |
| 77 | Zavala County | 12.022 | +7.72 pts |
| 78 | Houston County | 11.982 | +0.63 pts |
| 79 | Bexar County | 11.964 | +0.63 pts |
| 80 | Haskell County | 11.952 | +2.86 pts |
| 81 | Hopkins County | 11.926 | +2.07 pts |
| 82 | Atascosa County | 11.919 | +3.79 pts |
| 83 | Ector County | 11.898 | +2.68 pts |
| 84 | Lee County | 11.81 | +5.33 pts |
| 85 | Parmer County | 11.796 | +1.15 pts |
| 86 | Refugio County | 11.765 | +5.73 pts |
| 87 | El Paso County | 11.743 | +0.66 pts |
| 88 | Red River County | 11.73 | -4.03 pts |
| 89 | Garza County | 11.719 | +6.21 pts |
| 90 | Eastland County | 11.711 | +3.67 pts |
| 91 | Knox County | 11.696 | +5.85 pts |
| 92 | Hardeman County | 11.688 | +7.74 pts |
| 93 | Throckmorton County | 11.628 | +2.43 pts |
| 94 | Aransas County | 11.577 | -2.66 pts |
| 95 | Galveston County | 11.573 | +0.72 pts |
| 96 | Burnet County | 11.549 | +0.53 pts |
| 97 | Wood County | 11.543 | -0.35 pts |
| 98 | Gaines County | 11.497 | +2.96 pts |
| 99 | Schleicher County | 11.494 | +2.08 pts |
| 100 | Medina County | 11.473 | +1.18 pts |
| 101 | Lavaca County | 11.468 | +3.08 pts |
| 102 | Hill County | 11.4 | +2.53 pts |
| 103 | Hidalgo County | 11.306 | +1.05 pts |
| 104 | Brooks County | 11.224 | +5.13 pts |
| 105 | Lampasas County | 11.2 | +0.72 pts |
| 106 | McLennan County | 11.125 | +1.12 pts |
| 107 | Liberty County | 11.122 | +1.42 pts |
| 108 | Smith County | 11.094 | +1.08 pts |
| 109 | Hockley County | 11.086 | +5.01 pts |
| 110 | Austin County | 11.067 | +0.51 pts |
| 111 | Leon County | 11.026 | -2.43 pts |
| 112 | Webb County | 11.022 | +1.06 pts |
| 113 | San Augustine County | 11.017 | +0.76 pts |
| 114 | Cherokee County | 10.986 | +0.46 pts |
| 115 | Jack County | 10.938 | +0.91 pts |
| 115 | Zapata County | 10.938 | -0.22 pts |
| 117 | Lubbock County | 10.9 | +1.25 pts |
| 118 | Grayson County | 10.868 | +0.67 pts |
| 119 | Anderson County | 10.867 | +3.21 pts |
| 120 | Harrison County | 10.805 | +2.06 pts |
| 121 | Hansford County | 10.769 | +2.5 pts |
| 122 | Randall County | 10.748 | +0.64 pts |
| 123 | San Patricio County | 10.714 | -2.22 pts |
| 124 | Taylor County | 10.677 | +2.45 pts |
| 125 | McMullen County | 10.667 | |
| 126 | Titus County | 10.632 | -0.15 pts |
| 127 | Maverick County | 10.6 | +2.03 pts |
| 128 | Gillespie County | 10.586 | +1.35 pts |
| 129 | Shackelford County | 10.573 | +2.78 pts |
| 130 | Freestone County | 10.462 | +0.24 pts |
| 131 | Crane County | 10.405 | +2.67 pts |
| 132 | Milam County | 10.383 | -1.13 pts |
| 133 | Hartley County | 10.377 | +4.64 pts |
| 134 | Wilbarger County | 10.294 | +3.08 pts |
| 135 | Erath County | 10.272 | +1.33 pts |
| 136 | Archer County | 10.269 | -0.42 pts |
| 137 | Walker County | 10.264 | +1.93 pts |
| 138 | Brazos County | 10.255 | +0.72 pts |
| 139 | Castro County | 10.239 | +0.55 pts |
| 140 | Somervell County | 10.209 | -1.91 pts |
| 141 | Kerr County | 10.186 | +1.16 pts |
| 142 | Concho County | 10.127 | +0.37 pts |
| 143 | Burleson County | 10.016 | +1.22 pts |
| 144 | Colorado County | 10.009 | +2.27 pts |
| 145 | Bosque County | 10 | +0.09 pts |
| 145 | Hardin County | 10 | +1.81 pts |
| 147 | Karnes County | 9.983 | +2.76 pts |
| 148 | Jasper County | 9.975 | +2.19 pts |
| 149 | Duval County | 9.962 | +4.08 pts |
| 150 | Nolan County | 9.936 | +3.23 pts |
| 151 | Rusk County | 9.905 | +0.78 pts |
| 152 | Tyler County | 9.836 | +4.51 pts |
| 153 | Kimble County | 9.811 | +0.43 pts |
| 154 | La Salle County | 9.79 | +0.13 pts |
| 155 | Pecos County | 9.779 | +3.79 pts |
| 156 | Kleberg County | 9.722 | +2.11 pts |
| 157 | Cameron County | 9.685 | +0.29 pts |
| 158 | Fannin County | 9.634 | -0.88 pts |
| 159 | Live Oak County | 9.623 | +4.46 pts |
| 160 | Runnels County | 9.572 | +4.07 pts |
| 161 | Menard County | 9.524 | |
| 162 | Wichita County | 9.515 | +2.31 pts |
| 163 | Jim Wells County | 9.498 | +3.52 pts |
| 164 | Goliad County | 9.459 | -2.27 pts |
| 165 | Morris County | 9.375 | +2.89 pts |
| 166 | Fayette County | 9.348 | +2.12 pts |
| 167 | Brewster County | 9.346 | -1.38 pts |
| 168 | Coryell County | 9.342 | +2.21 pts |
| 169 | Dimmit County | 9.314 | +5.03 pts |
| 170 | Scurry County | 9.296 | +1.88 pts |
| 171 | Lamar County | 9.178 | +0.7 pts |
| 172 | Calhoun County | 9.147 | -2.66 pts |
| 173 | Nueces County | 9.142 | +0.33 pts |
| 174 | Angelina County | 9.124 | +0.47 pts |
| 175 | Childress County | 9.091 | +2.26 pts |
| 176 | Carson County | 9.053 | +0.79 pts |
| 177 | DeWitt County | 9.035 | +1.9 pts |
| 178 | Chambers County | 9.019 | -4.41 pts |
| 179 | Ochiltree County | 9.009 | -1.93 pts |
| 180 | Gregg County | 8.973 | +0.23 pts |
| 181 | Bowie County | 8.909 | -0.09 pts |
| 182 | Potter County | 8.881 | +0.06 pts |
| 183 | Starr County | 8.88 | +0.7 pts |
| 184 | Cass County | 8.874 | +0.53 pts |
| 185 | Oldham County | 8.791 | -0.4 pts |
| 186 | Hall County | 8.696 | +3.57 pts |
| 187 | Howard County | 8.632 | +1.51 pts |
| 188 | Victoria County | 8.601 | +2.32 pts |
| 189 | Moore County | 8.561 | +0.3 pts |
| 190 | Tom Green County | 8.418 | -0.85 pts |
| 191 | Washington County | 8.389 | -1.27 pts |
| 192 | Val Verde County | 8.361 | +0.77 pts |
| 193 | Nacogdoches County | 8.354 | -1.86 pts |
| 194 | Orange County | 8.347 | -0.07 pts |
| 195 | McCulloch County | 8.205 | +0.29 pts |
| 196 | Gray County | 8.197 | +1.67 pts |
| 197 | Floyd County | 8.163 | +2.58 pts |
| 198 | Jefferson County | 8.152 | +0.27 pts |
| 199 | Delta County | 8 | -1.8 pts |
| 200 | Wharton County | 7.923 | +2.27 pts |
| 201 | Brown County | 7.877 | -0.67 pts |
| 202 | Lamb County | 7.87 | +1.79 pts |
| 203 | Frio County | 7.85 | -0.5 pts |
| 204 | Navarro County | 7.785 | +0.37 pts |
| 205 | Jackson County | 7.752 | -0.17 pts |
| 206 | San Saba County | 7.666 | +0.6 pts |
| 207 | Deaf Smith County | 7.553 | +1.62 pts |
| 208 | Reeves County | 7.428 | -3.27 pts |
| 209 | Mason County | 7.407 | -6.93 pts |
| 209 | Stonewall County | 7.407 | -4.64 pts |
| 211 | Uvalde County | 7.394 | +1.31 pts |
| 212 | Wheeler County | 7.383 | -5.45 pts |
| 213 | Jim Hogg County | 7.143 | -6.94 pts |
| 213 | Sherman County | 7.143 | +0.06 pts |
| 215 | Reagan County | 7.111 | +2.17 pts |
| 216 | Coke County | 7.08 | -16.77 pts |
| 217 | Panola County | 7.022 | -1.36 pts |
| 218 | Matagorda County | 6.917 | -0.97 pts |
| 219 | Dawson County | 6.719 | +1.24 pts |
| 220 | Hutchinson County | 6.701 | -1.73 pts |
| 221 | Sutton County | 6.667 | +2.02 pts |
| 222 | Hemphill County | 6.531 | +2.67 pts |
| 223 | Young County | 6.47 | -2.69 pts |
| 224 | Terry County | 6.468 | -1.26 pts |
| 225 | Mitchell County | 6.364 | -3.28 pts |
| 226 | Hale County | 6.203 | -0.26 pts |
| 227 | Bailey County | 6.13 | -1.62 pts |
| 228 | Gonzales County | 6.109 | -4.28 pts |
| 229 | Bee County | 5.767 | -1.64 pts |
| 230 | Mills County | 5.634 | |
| 231 | Dallam County | 5.612 | -3.53 pts |
| 232 | Donley County | 5.594 | -5.83 pts |
| 233 | Limestone County | 5.578 | -4.89 pts |
| 234 | Jeff Davis County | 5.042 | 0 pts |
| 235 | Crosby County | 4.938 | +1.32 pts |
| 236 | Clay County | 4.795 | -9.24 pts |
| 237 | Fisher County | 4.724 | -1.53 pts |
| 238 | Collingsworth County | 4.511 | -1.5 pts |
| 239 | Swisher County | 4.329 | -3.43 pts |
| 240 | Real County | 3.614 | -2.13 pts |
| 241 | Foard County | 0 | -12.5 pts |
| 241 | Kenedy County | 0 | |
| 241 | Kent County | 0 | 0 pts |
| 241 | Terrell County | 0 |
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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. 10 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2022 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.
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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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@misc{census_counties_in_texas_by_2022,
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, 2022}},
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=2022. 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?
Kinney County, with 21.818% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?
Terrell County, with 0% in 2022.
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. 10 counties have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.
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