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US counties by establishment entry rate, 2023

Kent County had the highest establishment entry rate of 3087 counties in 2023, at 37.5%. Red Lake County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 9.436% and the figure for the United States was 10.608%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest37.5Kent County
Lowest0Red Lake County
Median9.4363087 counties
United States10.608History

Map of counties, 2023

%, 2023. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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, 2023

Kent County: 37.5 %Kent County37.5Borden County: 36.364 %Borden County36.364Treasure County: 27.586 %Treasure County27.586Blaine County: 27.273 %Blaine County27.273Sheridan County: 26.599 %Sheridan County26.599Echols County: 26.23 %Echols County26.23Issaquena County: 25 %Issaquena County25Long County: 24.631 %Long County24.631Sherman County: 24.299 %Sherman County24.299Bristol Bay Borough: 23.077 %Bristol Bay Borough23.077Cottle County: 23.077 %Cottle County23.077Mora County: 22.785 %Mora County22.785Gilpin County: 22.4 %Gilpin County22.4Greeley County: 22.222 %Greeley County22.222Menominee County: 21.277 %Menominee County21.277Lake and Peninsula Borough: 20.225 %Lake and Peninsula Borough20.225Eureka County: 20 %Eureka County20Dunn County: 19.868 %Dunn County19.868Wheeler County: 19.608 %Wheeler County19.608Edmonson County: 19.444 %Edmonson County19.444Keya Paha County: 19.355 %Keya Paha County19.355Petersburg Borough: 19.217 %Petersburg Borough19.217Gilliam County: 18.75 %Gilliam County18.75Motley County: 18.605 %Motley County18.605Twiggs County: 18.571 %Twiggs County18.571Clay County: 18.543 %Clay County18.543Hancock County: 18.321 %Hancock County18.321Armstrong County: 18.182 %Armstrong County18.182De Baca County: 18.182 %De Baca County18.182Dillingham Census Area: 17.778 %Dillingham Census Area17.778Wibaux County: 17.778 %Wibaux County17.778Osceola County: 17.777 %Osceola County17.777San Jacinto County: 17.757 %San Jacinto County17.757Mineral County: 17.674 %Mineral County17.674Wahkiakum County: 17.61 %Wahkiakum County17.61Webster County: 17.544 %Webster County17.544Douglas County: 17.534 %Douglas County17.534Teton County: 17.391 %Teton County17.391Schley County: 17.323 %Schley County17.323Haskell County: 17.303 %Haskell County17.303Kent County: 37.5 %Kent County37.5Borden County: 36.364 %Borden County36.364Treasure County: 27.586 %Treasure County27.586Blaine County: 27.273 %Blaine County27.273Sheridan County: 26.599 %Sheridan County26.599Echols County: 26.23 %Echols County26.23Issaquena County: 25 %Issaquena County25Long County: 24.631 %Long County24.631Sherman County: 24.299 %Sherman County24.299Bristol Bay Borough: 23.077 %Bristol Bay Borough23.077Cottle County: 23.077 %Cottle County23.077Mora County: 22.785 %Mora County22.785Gilpin County: 22.4 %Gilpin County22.4Greeley County: 22.222 %Greeley County22.222Menominee County: 21.277 %Menominee County21.277Lake and Peninsula Borough: 20.225 %Lake and Peninsula Borough20.225Eureka County: 20 %Eureka County20Dunn County: 19.868 %Dunn County19.868Wheeler County: 19.608 %Wheeler County19.608Edmonson County: 19.444 %Edmonson County19.444Keya Paha County: 19.355 %Keya Paha County19.355Petersburg Borough: 19.217 %Petersburg Borough19.217Gilliam County: 18.75 %Gilliam County18.75Motley County: 18.605 %Motley County18.605Twiggs County: 18.571 %Twiggs County18.571Clay County: 18.543 %Clay County18.543Hancock County: 18.321 %Hancock County18.321Armstrong County: 18.182 %Armstrong County18.182De Baca County: 18.182 %De Baca County18.182Dillingham Census Area: 17.778 %Dillingham Census Area17.778Wibaux County: 17.778 %Wibaux County17.778Osceola County: 17.777 %Osceola County17.777San Jacinto County: 17.757 %San Jacinto County17.757Mineral County: 17.674 %Mineral County17.674Wahkiakum County: 17.61 %Wahkiakum County17.61Webster County: 17.544 %Webster County17.544Douglas County: 17.534 %Douglas County17.534Teton County: 17.391 %Teton County17.391Schley County: 17.323 %Schley County17.323Haskell County: 17.303 %Haskell County17.303
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Kent County37.5+37.5 pts
2Borden County36.364n/a
3Treasure County27.586n/a
4Blaine County27.273n/a
5Sheridan County26.599+3.3 pts
6Echols County26.23n/a
7Issaquena County25+25 pts
8Long County24.631+3.64 pts
9Sherman County24.299+18.64 pts
10Bristol Bay Borough23.077+13.93 pts
10Cottle County23.077+6.41 pts
12Mora County22.785n/a
13Gilpin County22.4+10.68 pts
14Greeley County22.222n/a
15Menominee County21.277+7.64 pts
16Lake and Peninsula Borough20.225+8.03 pts
17Eureka County20+2.09 pts
18Dunn County19.868+9.63 pts
19Wheeler County19.608n/a
20Edmonson County19.444+7.5 pts
21Keya Paha County19.355-0.64 pts
22Petersburg Borough19.217+4.54 pts
23Gilliam County18.75n/a
24Motley County18.605-0.44 pts
25Twiggs County18.571+10.06 pts
26Clay County18.543+3.73 pts
27Hancock County18.321+2.19 pts
28Armstrong County18.182+6.13 pts
28De Baca County18.182+0.68 pts
30Dillingham Census Area17.778+0.81 pts
30Wibaux County17.778+17.78 pts
32Osceola County17.777-1.99 pts
33San Jacinto County17.757+0.77 pts
34Mineral County17.674+8.1 pts
35Wahkiakum County17.61+7.22 pts
36Webster County17.544n/a
37Douglas County17.534+6.2 pts
38Teton County17.391+2.62 pts
39Schley County17.323+9.13 pts
40Haskell County17.303+7.93 pts
41Lynn County17.143+2.69 pts
41Trousdale County17.143+4.92 pts
43Park County16.961+2.18 pts
44Effingham County16.913-0.23 pts
45San Juan County16.807+2.89 pts
46Wasatch County16.637-3.75 pts
47Elbert County16.623+1.75 pts
48Broadwater County16.617-0.1 pts
49Ferry County16.601-0.97 pts
50Kent County16.48+0.42 pts
51Lawrence County16.413+9.54 pts
52Boise County16.393+1.82 pts
53Hart County16.352+7.03 pts
54Trimble County16.327+4.73 pts
55Fort Bend County16.325-2.87 pts
56Lincoln County16.304-2.09 pts
56Powell County16.304-0.51 pts
58Mitchell County16.29+9.93 pts
59Gulf County16.255-0.65 pts
60Madison County16.252+2.28 pts
61Greeley County16.176n/a
62Doniphan County16.14+8.23 pts
63Bryan County16.131+3 pts
64Real County16.049+12.43 pts
65Martin County16.031+1.09 pts
66McCormick County16+1.96 pts
67Stillwater County15.982+10 pts
68Reynolds County15.962+2.17 pts
69Owyhee County15.881+0.86 pts
70Jackson County15.859+8.49 pts
71Delta County15.842+7.84 pts
72Juab County15.789+5.58 pts
72Kidder County15.789+5.93 pts
72Morgan County15.789+7.06 pts
72Wolfe County15.789-1.73 pts
76Aransas County15.764+4.19 pts
77Teton County15.724+2.12 pts
78Somervell County15.695+5.49 pts
79Burt County15.652+9.77 pts
80Caldwell Parish15.635+9.69 pts
81Franklin County15.625+2.08 pts
82Heard County15.596+6.86 pts
83Pend Oreille County15.566+0.8 pts
84Chattahoochee County15.534+3.77 pts
85Parke County15.504+3.54 pts
86Concho County15.385+5.26 pts
86Lane County15.385+1.94 pts
86Roberts County15.385+0.38 pts
86Saguache County15.385+8.18 pts
90Denton County15.275-0.96 pts
91Chautauqua County15.254+2.75 pts
92Gem County15.176-1.08 pts
93Menard County15.169+0.01 pts
94Utah County15.141-1.3 pts
95Adams County15.126-0.19 pts
96Parker County15.103+1.19 pts
97Wheeler County15.082+7.7 pts
98Stark County15.075+4.55 pts
99DeSoto County15.071+0.77 pts
100St. Johns County15.035-1.6 pts
101St. Lucie County15.008-0.23 pts
102Adair County15.005+5.85 pts
103Pinal County14.993+0.54 pts
104Jennings County14.943+4.88 pts
105Gilmer County14.93+0.79 pts
106Glasscock County14.925n/a
107Chambers County14.9+5.88 pts
108Wheeler County14.894n/a
109Wagoner County14.875+0.72 pts
110Bleckley County14.865+8.06 pts
111Wright County14.844+6.02 pts
112Williamson County14.835-1.02 pts
113Pender County14.833+1.84 pts
114Pemiscot County14.829+1.54 pts
115Collin County14.782-1.13 pts
116Walton County14.753-1.66 pts
117Nantucket County14.74+0.56 pts
118Deuel County14.737n/a
118San Juan County14.737+3.41 pts
120Arenac County14.691+2.3 pts
121Cleveland County14.667-3.51 pts
122Crook County14.664+0.27 pts
123Knox County14.634+7.27 pts
123Modoc County14.634+6.89 pts
123Pershing County14.634+1.3 pts
126Lander County14.607+8.92 pts
127Pondera County14.603+8.13 pts
128Newton County14.571+1.43 pts
129Houston County14.563+4.46 pts
130Amelia County14.553+4.72 pts
131Pike County14.545-1.5 pts
132Lincoln County14.508-1.01 pts
133Goliad County14.483+5.02 pts
134Scotland County14.458+4.62 pts
135McKenzie County14.453+2.15 pts
136Forsyth County14.438-1.03 pts
137Washington County14.433-1.88 pts
138Washington County14.417-1.6 pts
139Montgomery County14.416-0.17 pts
140Clear Creek County14.386-2.13 pts
141Somerset County14.375+5.4 pts
142Fayette County14.356+2.63 pts
143Laramie County14.339+0.14 pts
144McPherson County14.286n/a
144Monroe County14.286+4.79 pts
146Orange County14.262-1.08 pts
147Guadalupe County14.242+1.59 pts
148Lee County14.224-0.04 pts
149Flagler County14.206+0.51 pts
150Jefferson County14.201-4.76 pts
151Butte County14.198-1.71 pts
152Pasco County14.192-0.12 pts
153Rockwall County14.179-1.65 pts
154Irion County14.159-2.82 pts
155Marion County14.154+2.01 pts
156Hickman County14.134+2.84 pts
157Custer County14.103-5.76 pts
158Llano County14.097+0.22 pts
159Bastrop County14.096-1.3 pts
160Barrow County14.092+0.05 pts
160Caroline County14.092-1.03 pts
162Manatee County14.09-0.79 pts
163Madison County14.088-1.7 pts
164Graham County14.085+5.09 pts
164Madison County14.085+4.35 pts
166Harris County14.078+2.58 pts
167San Benito County14.075+2.06 pts
168Kaufman County14.053-0.92 pts
169Martin County14.05+4.65 pts
170Lincoln County14.047-0.08 pts
171Matanuska-Susitna Borough14.044-2.84 pts
172Andrews County14.039+1.27 pts
173Quitman County14.035n/a
174Brunswick County14.024+0.91 pts
175Miami-Dade County14.016-1.11 pts
176Bonner County14.003+1.57 pts
177Kendall County13.989+0.67 pts
178Blanco County13.96-1.69 pts
179Dukes County13.942+0.01 pts
180Canyon County13.941-2.76 pts
181Huerfano County13.919+2.97 pts
182Hays County13.891-1.28 pts
183Nicholas County13.889+3.67 pts
184Wakulla County13.877-0.23 pts
185Lake County13.876+0.54 pts
186Warren County13.868+4.46 pts
187Carbon County13.867+0.13 pts
188Lee County13.864+2.51 pts
189Bear Lake County13.846-0.79 pts
190Yuba County13.841-0.2 pts
191Travis County13.833-0.53 pts
192Sussex County13.814+7.09 pts
193Rolette County13.793+3.85 pts
194Hendry County13.783+2.59 pts
195Grainger County13.778+1.56 pts
196Cook County13.758+4.73 pts
197Barbour County13.725+2.08 pts
198Union County13.722+3.86 pts
199Ochiltree County13.711+4.7 pts
200Holt County13.71-3.31 pts
200Loudoun County13.71+0.81 pts
202Oldham County13.688+0.62 pts
203Liberty County13.675-2.84 pts
204Harper County13.665+6.35 pts
205Madera County13.648-0.15 pts
206Berkeley County13.612-0.18 pts
207Williams County13.606+0.99 pts
208Grayson County13.605+3.75 pts
209Le Flore County13.601+2.03 pts
209Warren County13.601+1.92 pts
211Wise County13.592+0.24 pts
212Ellis County13.581-1.07 pts
213Canadian County13.579+1.04 pts
214Williamson County13.577-0.4 pts
215Pawnee County13.567+5.16 pts
216Toole County13.559+4.74 pts
217Christian County13.542+0.36 pts
218Sutter County13.54-1.28 pts
219Keweenaw County13.514+3.12 pts
220Sequatchie County13.472+0.8 pts
220Wayne County13.472-2.66 pts
222Lake County13.465-0.27 pts
223Santa Rosa County13.449-2.18 pts
224Douglas County13.436-1.19 pts
225Larue County13.433+5.27 pts
226Green County13.423+3.83 pts
226Skagway Municipality13.423-8.96 pts
228Grant County13.422-0.14 pts
229Upshur County13.416+0.65 pts
230Atkinson County13.415+7.24 pts
230Comal County13.415-1.83 pts
232Henry County13.411-1.94 pts
233Polk County13.4+2.4 pts
234Palm Beach County13.391-0.6 pts
235Kootenai County13.352-1.4 pts
236Charlotte County13.343-0.15 pts
237Grant Parish13.333-1.83 pts
237Lewis County13.333+0.7 pts
237McMullen County13.333+2.67 pts
237Murray County13.333+3.16 pts
237Summit County13.333+0.34 pts
237Wichita County13.333+7.27 pts
243Mills County13.311+1.25 pts
244Rockland County13.302-1.08 pts
245Iron County13.3-2.64 pts
246Adams County13.296+5.49 pts
247Waller County13.291-0.19 pts
248Hamilton County13.289+4.29 pts
249Tyler County13.274+5.38 pts
249Union County13.274+2.41 pts

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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. 56 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2023 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Kent County, with 37.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Red Lake County, with 0% in 2023.

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