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US counties by establishment entry rate

McKenzie County had the highest establishment entry rate of 3085 counties in 2012, at 42.726%. Sioux County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 8.454% and the figure for the United States was 10.018%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest42.726McKenzie County
Lowest0Sioux County
Median8.4543085 counties
United States10.018History

Map of counties, 2012

%, 2012. 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, 2012

McKenzie County: 42.726 %McKenzie County42.726McMullen County: 40 %McMullen County40Dunn County: 36.279 %Dunn County36.279Divide County: 30.303 %Divide County30.303Mountrail County: 27.731 %Mountrail County27.731Keya Paha County: 25 %Keya Paha County25Williams County: 24.723 %Williams County24.723Sioux County: 24 %Sioux County24Mineral County: 22.449 %Mineral County22.449Dimmit County: 22.338 %Dimmit County22.338Carter County: 22.222 %Carter County22.222Wayne County: 20.968 %Wayne County20.968Jefferson County: 20.432 %Jefferson County20.432Mellette County: 20 %Mellette County20Andrews County: 19.938 %Andrews County19.938Rich County: 19.847 %Rich County19.847Armstrong County: 19.672 %Armstrong County19.672Eureka County: 19.444 %Eureka County19.444Denali Borough: 19.2 %Denali Borough19.2Dixie County: 19.162 %Dixie County19.162Duchesne County: 18.935 %Duchesne County18.935Dolores County: 18.919 %Dolores County18.919Billings County: 18.824 %Billings County18.824Logan County: 18.605 %Logan County18.605LaSalle Parish: 18.506 %LaSalle Parish18.506Live Oak County: 18.256 %Live Oak County18.256Meagher County: 18.182 %Meagher County18.182Oliver County: 18.182 %Oliver County18.182Morgan County: 17.838 %Morgan County17.838Garfield County: 17.778 %Garfield County17.778Butte County: 17.647 %Butte County17.647Grant County: 17.6 %Grant County17.6Sweet Grass County: 17.49 %Sweet Grass County17.49Catron County: 17.308 %Catron County17.308Glades County: 17.204 %Glades County17.204Glasscock County: 17.143 %Glasscock County17.143Heard County: 17.04 %Heard County17.04Goliad County: 16.938 %Goliad County16.938Keweenaw County: 16.901 %Keweenaw County16.901Greer County: 16.867 %Greer County16.867McKenzie County: 42.726 %McKenzie County42.726McMullen County: 40 %McMullen County40Dunn County: 36.279 %Dunn County36.279Divide County: 30.303 %Divide County30.303Mountrail County: 27.731 %Mountrail County27.731Keya Paha County: 25 %Keya Paha County25Williams County: 24.723 %Williams County24.723Sioux County: 24 %Sioux County24Mineral County: 22.449 %Mineral County22.449Dimmit County: 22.338 %Dimmit County22.338Carter County: 22.222 %Carter County22.222Wayne County: 20.968 %Wayne County20.968Jefferson County: 20.432 %Jefferson County20.432Mellette County: 20 %Mellette County20Andrews County: 19.938 %Andrews County19.938Rich County: 19.847 %Rich County19.847Armstrong County: 19.672 %Armstrong County19.672Eureka County: 19.444 %Eureka County19.444Denali Borough: 19.2 %Denali Borough19.2Dixie County: 19.162 %Dixie County19.162Duchesne County: 18.935 %Duchesne County18.935Dolores County: 18.919 %Dolores County18.919Billings County: 18.824 %Billings County18.824Logan County: 18.605 %Logan County18.605LaSalle Parish: 18.506 %LaSalle Parish18.506Live Oak County: 18.256 %Live Oak County18.256Meagher County: 18.182 %Meagher County18.182Oliver County: 18.182 %Oliver County18.182Morgan County: 17.838 %Morgan County17.838Garfield County: 17.778 %Garfield County17.778Butte County: 17.647 %Butte County17.647Grant County: 17.6 %Grant County17.6Sweet Grass County: 17.49 %Sweet Grass County17.49Catron County: 17.308 %Catron County17.308Glades County: 17.204 %Glades County17.204Glasscock County: 17.143 %Glasscock County17.143Heard County: 17.04 %Heard County17.04Goliad County: 16.938 %Goliad County16.938Keweenaw County: 16.901 %Keweenaw County16.901Greer County: 16.867 %Greer County16.867
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1McKenzie County42.726+15.67 pts
2McMullen County40+11.43 pts
3Dunn County36.279+6.22 pts
4Divide County30.303+13.4 pts
5Mountrail County27.731+10.13 pts
6Keya Paha County25n/a
7Williams County24.723+5.43 pts
8Sioux County240 pts
9Mineral County22.449+4.67 pts
10Dimmit County22.338+1.98 pts
11Carter County22.222+5.89 pts
12Wayne County20.968+16.09 pts
13Jefferson County20.432+9.3 pts
14Mellette County20+20 pts
15Andrews County19.938+10.89 pts
16Rich County19.847+11.97 pts
17Armstrong County19.672n/a
18Eureka County19.444+1.53 pts
19Denali Borough19.2+5.52 pts
20Dixie County19.162+10.55 pts
21Duchesne County18.935+6.31 pts
22Dolores County18.919+4.83 pts
23Billings County18.824+0.4 pts
24Logan County18.605n/a
25LaSalle Parish18.506+1.45 pts
26Live Oak County18.256+5.49 pts
27Meagher County18.182+1.16 pts
27Oliver County18.182-1.82 pts
29Morgan County17.838+6.17 pts
30Garfield County17.778-0.83 pts
31Butte County17.647+12.04 pts
32Grant County17.6+7.84 pts
33Sweet Grass County17.49+4.16 pts
34Catron County17.308+1.31 pts
35Glades County17.204+1.56 pts
36Glasscock County17.143n/a
37Heard County17.04+10.7 pts
38Goliad County16.938+8.66 pts
39Keweenaw County16.901+8.08 pts
40Greer County16.867+3.71 pts
41Osceola County16.436+0.92 pts
42Elbert County16.246+4.44 pts
43Richland County16.157+5.73 pts
44Sheridan County16.14+5.69 pts
45Daggett County15.789-5.83 pts
46Pershing County15.652+3.48 pts
47Frio County15.642+1.27 pts
48Alpine County15.625n/a
49Irion County15.556+6.25 pts
49Utah County15.556+0.64 pts
51Wilson County15.505+4 pts
52Valley County15.49+1.95 pts
53Presidio County15.451+7.63 pts
54Essex County15.385+5.02 pts
54Sabine County15.385+8.69 pts
56Flagler County15.375-1.02 pts
57Wasatch County15.316-4.02 pts
58Montgomery County15.238+4.76 pts
59Daviess County15.162+6.65 pts
60Frontier County15.152n/a
61Martin County15.075+1.17 pts
62Lander County15.029+8.05 pts
63Walton County15.026-0.2 pts
64Fort Bend County15.008+1.52 pts
65Leslie County15+4.9 pts
66Benson County14.978+7.8 pts
67Burleson County14.975+6.04 pts
68Bastrop County14.942+3.24 pts
69Kemper County14.884+7.19 pts
70Karnes County14.876+5.47 pts
71Miami-Dade County14.874-0.15 pts
72Grant County14.868+4.16 pts
73Metcalfe County14.851+7.08 pts
74Wheeler County14.815+4.67 pts
75Ravalli County14.805+3.14 pts
76Jefferson County14.783+3.48 pts
77La Salle County14.778-1.53 pts
78Jefferson County14.653+6.95 pts
79Douglas County14.635-0.6 pts
80Madison County14.617+1.67 pts
81Kings County14.61-0.36 pts
82Paulding County14.553+1.67 pts
83Forsyth County14.518+0.11 pts
84Boise County14.468+4.08 pts
85Chouteau County14.458+4.18 pts
86Boone County14.44+3.97 pts
87New Kent County14.414+2.63 pts
88Custer County14.4+7.02 pts
89Pickett County14.379+9.05 pts
90Copper River Census Area14.365+5.67 pts
91Roosevelt County14.362+9.89 pts
92Graham County14.337+8.13 pts
93Washington County14.318+1.63 pts
94Thomas County14.286n/a
95Custer County14.253+1.26 pts
96Stone County14.238+2.74 pts
97Queens County14.237+0.57 pts
98Butte County14.234+5.29 pts
99Powder River County14.184-6.13 pts
100Jones County14.173+8.07 pts
100Poquoson city14.173+3.21 pts
102Edwards County14.085+14.09 pts
103Merrick County14.052+5.76 pts
104Collin County14.043+0.44 pts
105Cleveland County14.013+7.76 pts
106Lincoln County13.986+9.85 pts
107Crawford County13.953+5.58 pts
108Teton County13.946-1.95 pts
109Orange County13.923-0.1 pts
110Lee County13.922+0.26 pts
111Palm Beach County13.911-0.12 pts
112Broward County13.906-0.46 pts
113Pasco County13.889-0.32 pts
114Sublette County13.879+1.24 pts
115Piscataquis County13.867+4.52 pts
116Hernando County13.848+1.15 pts
117Warren County13.833+3.31 pts
118Sumter County13.79-0.89 pts
119Ferry County13.765+1.21 pts
120Latimer County13.746+5.5 pts
121Madison County13.739+0.48 pts
122Stark County13.694+0.96 pts
123Castro County13.665+9.23 pts
123Hemphill County13.665+6.61 pts
125Garfield County13.655+3.3 pts
126Plumas County13.641-0 pts
127Atascosa County13.581+3.42 pts
128Wakulla County13.555-1.16 pts
129Charlotte County13.554-0.59 pts
130Nantucket County13.544+3.54 pts
131Duval County13.514+2.64 pts
131Glacier County13.514+2.25 pts
131Webster County13.514+2.25 pts
134Seminole County13.499+0.67 pts
135Montgomery County13.476+1.08 pts
136Sarasota County13.438+0.13 pts
137Schuyler County13.423+2.83 pts
138Collier County13.394+0.16 pts
139Graham County13.393+4.34 pts
140Coweta County13.387+2.79 pts
141St. Lucie County13.383+0.33 pts
142Cherokee County13.364+0.35 pts
143Hillsborough County13.347-0.32 pts
144Clark County13.346-0.13 pts
145Bottineau County13.333+4.16 pts
145Chase County13.333+4.31 pts
145Gallatin County13.333+9.39 pts
145Granite County13.333+2.49 pts
145Madison County13.333+4.77 pts
145Ottawa County13.333+6.55 pts
145Sterling County13.333+2.42 pts
152Williamson County13.323+0.33 pts
153Lincoln County13.32+1.44 pts
154Lake County13.309+0.18 pts
155Jerome County13.305+4.14 pts
156Rockwall County13.275-0.29 pts
157Morrill County13.265+9.12 pts
158Lake County13.251+6.5 pts
159Okeechobee County13.245+1.01 pts
160Summit County13.233+1.63 pts
161Daniels County13.223+1.56 pts
162Kendall County13.188+2.22 pts
163Douglas County13.181+3.15 pts
164Manatee County13.172-0.57 pts
165Lake of the Woods County13.139+8.59 pts
166Kendall County13.136+1.36 pts
167Hood County13.135+1.51 pts
168Mississippi County13.129+5.2 pts
169Edmunds County13.1+5.13 pts
170Baker County13.095+2.49 pts
171Gwinnett County13.087+0.71 pts
172Union County13.061-0.17 pts
172Vinton County13.061+5.83 pts
174Deschutes County13.06+0.67 pts
175Beckham County13.043+4.43 pts
176Carbon County13.03+2.38 pts
177Sullivan County13.023-0.84 pts
178Matanuska-Susitna Borough13.001+1.24 pts
179Cannon County12.996+5 pts
180De Soto Parish12.987+2.07 pts
180Hamlin County12.987+1.54 pts
182Dewey County12.973+7.42 pts
183Delta County12.963-1.85 pts
184Nye County12.961+4.24 pts
185Loudoun County12.947-1.45 pts
186Webster County12.925+2.08 pts
187Uintah County12.909-0.01 pts
188Torrance County12.903+4.25 pts
189Monroe County12.885+0.81 pts
190Converse County12.881-0.37 pts
190Kenai Peninsula Borough12.881+0.9 pts
192Henry County12.875+0.92 pts
193Ouray County12.874+0.54 pts
194Kiowa County12.865-0.63 pts
194Roger Mills County12.865-0.15 pts
196Christian County12.864+0.06 pts
197Fulton County12.852+0.37 pts
198Coosa County12.834+1.9 pts
198Denton County12.834+0.57 pts
200Hardee County12.831+3.32 pts
201Reeves County12.813+1.99 pts
202San Juan County12.808+4.45 pts
203Santa Rosa County12.805+0.7 pts
204Blaine County12.782+5.88 pts
205Travis County12.779+0.09 pts
206Freestone County12.76+4.13 pts
207Deuel County12.727+3.47 pts
208Mackinac County12.724-0.52 pts
209Mecklenburg County12.718+1.22 pts
210Placer County12.687+1.21 pts
211St. Johns County12.655-1.65 pts
212Cobb County12.654+0.5 pts
213Douglas County12.648+0.01 pts
214Craig County12.632-1.8 pts
214Meigs County12.632+1.76 pts
214Schleicher County12.632n/a
217Barrow County12.621-0.11 pts
218Walton County12.617+0.77 pts
219Routt County12.613+1.51 pts
220Goochland County12.604+5.32 pts
221Dawson County12.6+1.35 pts
222Chambers County12.556+1.55 pts
223Sanders County12.541+1.05 pts
223Skamania County12.541+0.52 pts
225Wells County12.539+4.07 pts
226Davis County12.538+0.85 pts
227Grainger County12.533+3.01 pts
228Washington County12.521+5.56 pts
229Crane County12.5-3.08 pts
229Greeley County12.5n/a
229Panola County12.5+2.75 pts
229Washita County12.5+1.29 pts
233Kootenai County12.474+2.66 pts
234Summers County12.463+7.17 pts
235Pinellas County12.435+0.1 pts
236Ward County12.423+1.49 pts
237Broomfield County12.396-1.67 pts
237McClain County12.396+1.89 pts
239Teton County12.386+0.38 pts
240Spink County12.384+7.48 pts
241Gunnison County12.383+0.39 pts
242Sandoval County12.375+0.17 pts
243Brunswick County12.358+1.78 pts
244Orange County12.356+6.54 pts
245Gallatin County12.346+0.48 pts
245Haskell County12.346+2.45 pts
247Pinal County12.33-0.44 pts
248Bonner County12.319+0.55 pts
249Spencer County12.317-1.8 pts
250Hanson County12.308+2.63 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. 58 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2012 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?

McKenzie County, with 42.726% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Sioux County, with 0% in 2012.

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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. 58 counties have no value for 2012 and are not ranked.

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