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US counties by establishment entry rate

McMullen County had the highest establishment entry rate of 3078 counties in 2013, at 36%. Thomas County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 8.192% and the figure for the United States was 9.807%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest36McMullen County
Lowest0Thomas County
Median8.1923078 counties
United States9.807History

Map of counties, 2013

%, 2013. 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, 2013

McMullen County: 36 %McMullen County36Reynolds County: 34.51 %Reynolds County34.51McKenzie County: 27.035 %McKenzie County27.035Carter County: 25.574 %Carter County25.574Washington County: 25.401 %Washington County25.401Mountrail County: 24.555 %Mountrail County24.555Dunn County: 23.846 %Dunn County23.846Burke County: 23.077 %Burke County23.077Skagway Municipality: 22.047 %Skagway Municipality22.047Logan County: 21.277 %Logan County21.277Ripley County: 20.345 %Ripley County20.345Glascock County: 20 %Glascock County20Sierra County: 19.802 %Sierra County19.802Williams County: 19.593 %Williams County19.593Reeves County: 19.321 %Reeves County19.321Iron County: 19.168 %Iron County19.168San Juan County: 18.764 %San Juan County18.764Chugach Census Area: 18.349 %Chugach Census Area18.349Hayes County: 18.182 %Hayes County18.182Garfield County: 18.107 %Garfield County18.107Sherman County: 18.033 %Sherman County18.033Kane County: 17.391 %Kane County17.391Wilson County: 17.248 %Wilson County17.248Billings County: 17.021 %Billings County17.021Sheridan County: 16.993 %Sheridan County16.993Karnes County: 16.988 %Karnes County16.988Wrangell City and Borough: 16.901 %Wrangell City and Borough16.901Ozark County: 16.835 %Ozark County16.835Teton County: 16.822 %Teton County16.822Granite County: 16.667 %Granite County16.667Twiggs County: 16.667 %Twiggs County16.667Linn County: 16.617 %Linn County16.617Dunklin County: 16.336 %Dunklin County16.336Wasatch County: 16.279 %Wasatch County16.279Dimmit County: 16.268 %Dimmit County16.268Madison County: 16.045 %Madison County16.045Yakutat City and Borough: 16 %Yakutat City and Borough16Pemiscot County: 15.956 %Pemiscot County15.956Clark County: 15.92 %Clark County15.92Kinney County: 15.873 %Kinney County15.873McMullen County: 36 %McMullen County36Reynolds County: 34.51 %Reynolds County34.51McKenzie County: 27.035 %McKenzie County27.035Carter County: 25.574 %Carter County25.574Washington County: 25.401 %Washington County25.401Mountrail County: 24.555 %Mountrail County24.555Dunn County: 23.846 %Dunn County23.846Burke County: 23.077 %Burke County23.077Skagway Municipality: 22.047 %Skagway Municipality22.047Logan County: 21.277 %Logan County21.277Ripley County: 20.345 %Ripley County20.345Glascock County: 20 %Glascock County20Sierra County: 19.802 %Sierra County19.802Williams County: 19.593 %Williams County19.593Reeves County: 19.321 %Reeves County19.321Iron County: 19.168 %Iron County19.168San Juan County: 18.764 %San Juan County18.764Chugach Census Area: 18.349 %Chugach Census Area18.349Hayes County: 18.182 %Hayes County18.182Garfield County: 18.107 %Garfield County18.107Sherman County: 18.033 %Sherman County18.033Kane County: 17.391 %Kane County17.391Wilson County: 17.248 %Wilson County17.248Billings County: 17.021 %Billings County17.021Sheridan County: 16.993 %Sheridan County16.993Karnes County: 16.988 %Karnes County16.988Wrangell City and Borough: 16.901 %Wrangell City and Borough16.901Ozark County: 16.835 %Ozark County16.835Teton County: 16.822 %Teton County16.822Granite County: 16.667 %Granite County16.667Twiggs County: 16.667 %Twiggs County16.667Linn County: 16.617 %Linn County16.617Dunklin County: 16.336 %Dunklin County16.336Wasatch County: 16.279 %Wasatch County16.279Dimmit County: 16.268 %Dimmit County16.268Madison County: 16.045 %Madison County16.045Yakutat City and Borough: 16 %Yakutat City and Borough16Pemiscot County: 15.956 %Pemiscot County15.956Clark County: 15.92 %Clark County15.92Kinney County: 15.873 %Kinney County15.873
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1McMullen County36-4 pts
2Reynolds County34.51+28.15 pts
3McKenzie County27.035-15.69 pts
4Carter County25.574+16.3 pts
5Washington County25.401+12.88 pts
6Mountrail County24.555-3.18 pts
7Dunn County23.846-12.43 pts
8Burke County23.077+12.12 pts
9Skagway Municipality22.047+12.13 pts
10Logan County21.277+2.67 pts
11Ripley County20.345+11.08 pts
12Glascock County20n/a
13Sierra County19.802+9.6 pts
14Williams County19.593-5.13 pts
15Reeves County19.321+6.51 pts
16Iron County19.168+7.66 pts
17San Juan County18.764+5.96 pts
18Chugach Census Area18.349+6.97 pts
19Hayes County18.182n/a
20Garfield County18.107+4.45 pts
21Sherman County18.033+9.26 pts
22Kane County17.391+7.25 pts
23Wilson County17.248+1.74 pts
24Billings County17.021-1.8 pts
25Sheridan County16.993+0.85 pts
26Karnes County16.988+2.11 pts
27Wrangell City and Borough16.901+6.53 pts
28Ozark County16.835+7.34 pts
29Teton County16.822+2.88 pts
30Granite County16.667+3.33 pts
30Twiggs County16.667+10.22 pts
32Linn County16.617+10.01 pts
33Dunklin County16.336+10.28 pts
34Wasatch County16.279+0.96 pts
35Dimmit County16.268-6.07 pts
36Madison County16.045+4.54 pts
37Yakutat City and Borough16+4.23 pts
38Pemiscot County15.956+4.68 pts
39Clark County15.92+6.96 pts
40Kinney County15.873n/a
41Frontier County15.827+0.68 pts
42Costilla County15.789n/a
42Terrell County15.789n/a
42Wayne County15.789+7.79 pts
45Boise County15.702+1.23 pts
46Osceola County15.613-0.82 pts
47Atascosa County15.608+2.03 pts
48Live Oak County15.443-2.81 pts
49Teton County15.432+5.18 pts
50Casey County15.385+9.21 pts
51Park County15.314+5.15 pts
52Meagher County15.238-2.94 pts
53St. Louis city15.232+4.75 pts
54Wakulla County15.193+1.64 pts
55Dolores County15.19-3.73 pts
56Jefferson County15.131-5.3 pts
57La Salle County15.111+0.33 pts
58Blanco County14.98+3.39 pts
59Sterling County14.925+1.59 pts
60Roosevelt County14.888+0.53 pts
61Griggs County14.857+6.67 pts
62Manassas Park city14.773+4.07 pts
63Divide County14.737-15.57 pts
63Irion County14.737-0.82 pts
65Kemper County14.719-0.17 pts
66Lake and Peninsula Borough14.706+2.94 pts
67Carbon County14.684+1.65 pts
68Flagler County14.656-0.72 pts
69Garfield County14.634+7.49 pts
69Glasscock County14.634-2.51 pts
71Mineral County14.583+7.29 pts
72Douglas County14.577-0.06 pts
73Real County14.57+2.57 pts
74Duchesne County14.549-4.39 pts
75Dent County14.516+5.29 pts
76Washington County14.466+0.15 pts
77Utah County14.413-1.14 pts
78Sabine County14.384-1 pts
79Fort Bend County14.357-0.65 pts
80Crawford County14.347+6.13 pts
81Menominee County14.286n/a
81Nicholas County14.286+8.61 pts
83Jack County14.249+2.73 pts
84Coleman County14.177+8.43 pts
85Wolfe County14.063+2.49 pts
86Kings County14.036-0.57 pts
87Collin County13.993-0.05 pts
88St. Lucie County13.943+0.56 pts
89St. Johns County13.942+1.29 pts
90Sumter County13.92+0.13 pts
91Elbert County13.904-2.34 pts
92Hinsdale County13.861+7.8 pts
93North Slope Borough13.841+4.18 pts
94Klickitat County13.839+3.48 pts
95Queens County13.835-0.4 pts
96Forsyth County13.831-0.69 pts
97Broadwater County13.821+7.47 pts
98Camas County13.793+3.08 pts
98Marion County13.793+3.65 pts
100Frio County13.769-1.87 pts
101Miami-Dade County13.761-1.11 pts
102Amador County13.708+3.14 pts
103Bradford County13.619+4.1 pts
104Camden County13.613+8.48 pts
105Eagle County13.596+1.77 pts
106Loudoun County13.594+0.65 pts
107Llano County13.55+2.84 pts
108Gallatin County13.542+0.21 pts
109Huerfano County13.523+5.16 pts
110Perquimans County13.506+7.43 pts
111Paulding County13.503-1.05 pts
112Tooele County13.501+3.09 pts
113Hyde County13.483+3.44 pts
114Breathitt County13.472+5.68 pts
115King George County13.443+3.96 pts
116New Kent County13.413-1 pts
117Walton County13.393-1.63 pts
118Skamania County13.378+0.84 pts
119Alpine County13.333-2.29 pts
120Montgomery County13.311-0.17 pts
121Broward County13.307-0.6 pts
122Dewey County13.284+5.17 pts
123Mitchell County13.281+1.81 pts
124Lyon County13.261+1.2 pts
124Page County13.261+4.87 pts
126Clark County13.26-0.09 pts
126Jackson County13.26+5.3 pts
128Williamson County13.251+2.07 pts
129Clay County13.24+5.22 pts
130Meade County13.228+2.19 pts
131Pope County13.223+8.22 pts
132Aransas County13.206+3.13 pts
133Payette County13.197+3.23 pts
134Orange County13.178-0.74 pts
135Williamson County13.151-0.17 pts
136Bollinger County13.134+3.69 pts
137Morgan County13.123+4.38 pts
138Travis County13.117+0.34 pts
139Carter County13.115-9.11 pts
140Stark County13.113-0.58 pts
141Leavenworth County13.084+1.87 pts
142Denton County13.082+0.25 pts
143Nantucket County13.062-0.48 pts
144Pend Oreille County13.055+4.11 pts
145St. Clair County13.043+1.86 pts
146Palm Beach County13.029-0.88 pts
147Summit County13.026-0.21 pts
148Lafayette County13+6.78 pts
149Lee County12.987-0.94 pts
149San Miguel County12.987+2.41 pts
151Johnson County12.968+4.44 pts
152Charlotte County12.949-0.61 pts
153Trinity County12.946+2.61 pts
154Irwin County12.903+3.46 pts
154Presidio County12.903-2.55 pts
154Upton County12.903+0.82 pts
157Collier County12.875-0.52 pts
158Monroe County12.869+5.95 pts
159Canyon County12.853+1.95 pts
160Rockwall County12.852-0.42 pts
161Hillsborough County12.85-0.5 pts
162Deschutes County12.834-0.23 pts
163Andrews County12.809-7.13 pts
164Comal County12.794+1.48 pts
165Harrison County12.793+1.46 pts
166Vernon County12.788+3.88 pts
167Stillwater County12.775+0.64 pts
168Cherokee County12.774-0.59 pts
169Owyhee County12.766+4.2 pts
169Ziebach County12.766n/a
171Donley County12.739+3.82 pts
172Richland County12.731-3.43 pts
173Spencer County12.717+0.4 pts
174Bryan County12.675+0.45 pts
175Andrew County12.673+2.42 pts
176Pasco County12.667-1.22 pts
177Conejos County12.644+5.37 pts
178Plumas County12.64-1 pts
179Ocean County12.604+1.76 pts
180San Juan County12.571+1.03 pts
181Oldham County12.55+3.41 pts
182Summit County12.546+0.79 pts
183Garrard County12.534+3.37 pts
184Hettinger County12.5+5 pts
184Maries County12.5+4.1 pts
184Southeast Fairbanks Census Area12.5+2.05 pts
187Manatee County12.469-0.7 pts
188Franklin County12.461+0.43 pts
189Gem County12.46+0.38 pts
190Clear Creek County12.453+1.81 pts
191Ward County12.451+0.03 pts
192Harper County12.435+4.19 pts
193Matanuska-Susitna Borough12.431-0.57 pts
194Broomfield County12.428+0.03 pts
195Logan County12.421+0.46 pts
196Boundary County12.416+3.71 pts
197Hart County12.397+2.65 pts
198Adams County12.371+3.32 pts
199Douglas County12.37-0.28 pts
200Fulton County12.366-0.49 pts
201Hays County12.362+0.39 pts
202Rio Blanco County12.352+4.68 pts
203Hernando County12.349-1.5 pts
203Lake County12.349-0.96 pts
205Elliott County12.346+4.85 pts
205Shannon County12.346+2.75 pts
207Wabaunsee County12.308+6.92 pts
208Gwinnett County12.302-0.79 pts
209Nassau County12.297+0.32 pts
210Davis County12.296-0.24 pts
211St. Bernard Parish12.285+1.11 pts
212Lincoln County12.276+0.84 pts
213Bonner County12.245-0.07 pts
213Grant County12.245n/a
215Gallatin County12.234-0.11 pts
216Oconee County12.233+0.87 pts
217Seminole County12.23-1.27 pts
218Grant County12.205+6.17 pts
219El Dorado County12.177+0.64 pts
220Bastrop County12.168-2.77 pts
221Walthall County12.165+5.9 pts
222Chambers County12.161-0.39 pts
223Ouray County12.15-0.72 pts
224Leon County12.14+2.59 pts
225Pushmataha County12.121+4.1 pts
226Wheeler County12.104+3.23 pts
227Powell County12.102+4.31 pts
228Douglas County12.101+2.02 pts
229Clay County12.1-0.15 pts
230Henry County12.097-0.78 pts
231Gilchrist County12.091+2.09 pts
232Wahkiakum County12.081+6.78 pts
232Weld County12.081+1.41 pts
234Murray County12.075+1.55 pts
235Columbia County12.069+6.09 pts
235Pershing County12.069-3.58 pts
237DeKalb County12.063+0.02 pts
238King and Queen County12.06+5.94 pts
239Denver County12.048+0.18 pts
239Jackson County12.048+6.1 pts
241Hamilton County12.04+6.27 pts
242Uintah County12.025-0.88 pts
243Maricopa County12.02+0.14 pts
244Valley County12.018-3.47 pts
245Christian County12.017-0.85 pts
246Adams County11.982+3.17 pts
247Webster County11.966+0.81 pts
248Lake County11.963+2.09 pts
249Prince William County11.962+0.43 pts
250Pinal County11.948-0.38 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. 65 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.

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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?

McMullen County, with 36% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Thomas County, with 0% in 2013.

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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. 65 counties have no value for 2013 and are not ranked.

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