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US counties by establishment entry rate

Glasscock County had the highest establishment entry rate of 3078 counties in 2015, at 33.962%. Ziebach County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 8.343% and the figure for the United States was 10.025%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.962Glasscock County
Lowest0Ziebach County
Median8.3433078 counties
United States10.025History

Map of counties, 2015

%, 2015. 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, 2015

Glasscock County: 33.962 %Glasscock County33.962McMullen County: 30.38 %McMullen County30.38Harding County: 28.571 %Harding County28.571Sioux County: 26.087 %Sioux County26.087McKenzie County: 25.308 %McKenzie County25.308Daggett County: 25 %Daggett County25Glascock County: 25 %Glascock County25Dolores County: 22.857 %Dolores County22.857La Salle County: 22.615 %La Salle County22.615Custer County: 20.833 %Custer County20.833Carter County: 20.408 %Carter County20.408Morgan County: 20.356 %Morgan County20.356Roberts County: 20 %Roberts County20Ripley County: 19.828 %Ripley County19.828Keya Paha County: 19.512 %Keya Paha County19.512Liberty County: 19.298 %Liberty County19.298St. Louis city: 18.958 %St. Louis city18.958Motley County: 18.868 %Motley County18.868Garfield County: 18.548 %Garfield County18.548Baca County: 18.543 %Baca County18.543Reeves County: 18.143 %Reeves County18.143Dunn County: 18.065 %Dunn County18.065Wasatch County: 17.966 %Wasatch County17.966Powder River County: 17.886 %Powder River County17.886Garden County: 17.778 %Garden County17.778Mountrail County: 17.681 %Mountrail County17.681Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 17.647 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area17.647Karnes County: 17.647 %Karnes County17.647Alpine County: 17.544 %Alpine County17.544Irion County: 17.391 %Irion County17.391Ellis County: 17.352 %Ellis County17.352Williams County: 17.291 %Williams County17.291Putnam County: 17.255 %Putnam County17.255Hanson County: 17.219 %Hanson County17.219Wheatland County: 17.143 %Wheatland County17.143Pend Oreille County: 17.054 %Pend Oreille County17.054Reagan County: 17.054 %Reagan County17.054Campbell County: 16.842 %Campbell County16.842Piute County: 16.667 %Piute County16.667Frio County: 16.641 %Frio County16.641Glasscock County: 33.962 %Glasscock County33.962McMullen County: 30.38 %McMullen County30.38Harding County: 28.571 %Harding County28.571Sioux County: 26.087 %Sioux County26.087McKenzie County: 25.308 %McKenzie County25.308Daggett County: 25 %Daggett County25Glascock County: 25 %Glascock County25Dolores County: 22.857 %Dolores County22.857La Salle County: 22.615 %La Salle County22.615Custer County: 20.833 %Custer County20.833Carter County: 20.408 %Carter County20.408Morgan County: 20.356 %Morgan County20.356Roberts County: 20 %Roberts County20Ripley County: 19.828 %Ripley County19.828Keya Paha County: 19.512 %Keya Paha County19.512Liberty County: 19.298 %Liberty County19.298St. Louis city: 18.958 %St. Louis city18.958Motley County: 18.868 %Motley County18.868Garfield County: 18.548 %Garfield County18.548Baca County: 18.543 %Baca County18.543Reeves County: 18.143 %Reeves County18.143Dunn County: 18.065 %Dunn County18.065Wasatch County: 17.966 %Wasatch County17.966Powder River County: 17.886 %Powder River County17.886Garden County: 17.778 %Garden County17.778Mountrail County: 17.681 %Mountrail County17.681Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 17.647 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area17.647Karnes County: 17.647 %Karnes County17.647Alpine County: 17.544 %Alpine County17.544Irion County: 17.391 %Irion County17.391Ellis County: 17.352 %Ellis County17.352Williams County: 17.291 %Williams County17.291Putnam County: 17.255 %Putnam County17.255Hanson County: 17.219 %Hanson County17.219Wheatland County: 17.143 %Wheatland County17.143Pend Oreille County: 17.054 %Pend Oreille County17.054Reagan County: 17.054 %Reagan County17.054Campbell County: 16.842 %Campbell County16.842Piute County: 16.667 %Piute County16.667Frio County: 16.641 %Frio County16.641
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Glasscock County33.962+20.63 pts
2McMullen County30.38-0.87 pts
3Harding County28.571+28.57 pts
4Sioux County26.087n/a
5McKenzie County25.308-3.26 pts
6Daggett County25+6.82 pts
6Glascock County25+6.82 pts
8Dolores County22.857+22.86 pts
9La Salle County22.615+2.85 pts
10Custer County20.833+8.01 pts
11Carter County20.408+20.41 pts
12Morgan County20.356+5.72 pts
13Roberts County20n/a
14Ripley County19.828+0.72 pts
15Keya Paha County19.512n/a
16Liberty County19.298n/a
17St. Louis city18.958+0.5 pts
18Motley County18.868n/a
19Garfield County18.548+2.51 pts
20Baca County18.543+10.43 pts
21Reeves County18.143-2.14 pts
22Dunn County18.065-5.5 pts
23Wasatch County17.966+1.08 pts
24Powder River County17.886+13.01 pts
25Garden County17.778+8.79 pts
26Mountrail County17.681-2.16 pts
27Hoonah-Angoon Census Area17.647-2.97 pts
27Karnes County17.647+0.27 pts
29Alpine County17.544+17.54 pts
30Irion County17.391-5.91 pts
31Ellis County17.352+5.7 pts
32Williams County17.291-0.59 pts
33Putnam County17.255+8.83 pts
34Hanson County17.219+8.83 pts
35Wheatland County17.143+7.34 pts
36Pend Oreille County17.054+8.06 pts
36Reagan County17.054+2.4 pts
38Campbell County16.842+8.24 pts
39Piute County16.667n/a
40Frio County16.641+5.07 pts
41Schleicher County16.495+1.76 pts
42Park County16.471+0.36 pts
43Wayne County16.418+3.92 pts
44Teton County16.349+0.23 pts
45Echols County16.327-1.06 pts
46Montour County16.303+11.55 pts
47Cheyenne County16.216+6.69 pts
48Bollinger County16.201+4.51 pts
49Osceola County16.159+1.14 pts
50Jackson County16.092+3.59 pts
51Clay County16.084+4.19 pts
52Holt County16.064+0.74 pts
53Keweenaw County16-1.39 pts
54Sanpete County15.912+4.55 pts
55Fremont County15.866+3.61 pts
56Jefferson County15.707+2 pts
57St. Clair County15.616+10.72 pts
58Greenlee County15.47+0.18 pts
59McDonald County15.441+8.14 pts
60Rolette County15.429+6.71 pts
61Trimble County15.385+5.24 pts
62Douglas County15.292+0.32 pts
63Cameron Parish15.068+10.94 pts
64Grant County14.925+7.35 pts
65Daviess County14.902+7.33 pts
66Jenkins County14.894+7.16 pts
67Petersburg Borough14.876+5.14 pts
68Flagler County14.859-0.04 pts
68Midland County14.859+1.52 pts
70Henderson County14.851+9.85 pts
71Clark County14.815+3.39 pts
72Jasper County14.783+1.65 pts
73Wilson County14.742+0.52 pts
74Oneida County14.667+8.04 pts
75Utah County14.619-0.55 pts
76McPherson County14.599+7.02 pts
77Hamlin County14.59+6.46 pts
78Fort Bend County14.571-0.56 pts
79Rich County14.57-6.17 pts
80Plumas County14.549+2.74 pts
81Forsyth County14.513+0.48 pts
82Juab County14.493+6.18 pts
83Menard County14.458n/a
84Mineral County14.433n/a
85Goliad County14.426+6.43 pts
86Bristol Bay Borough14.414-0.82 pts
86Talbot County14.414+8.75 pts
88Millard County14.41+5.93 pts
89Wahkiakum County14.388+6.11 pts
90Glades County14.359-5.1 pts
91Hardin County14.286-2.7 pts
91Jefferson County14.286+6.37 pts
91Menominee County14.286n/a
94Washington County14.261+1.03 pts
95Shelby County14.211+4.48 pts
96Williamson County14.07+0.88 pts
97Rappahannock County14.067+2.19 pts
98Denton County14.017+0.57 pts
99Bee County13.989+5.38 pts
100Fairfield County13.978+6.58 pts
101Marion County13.968+2.93 pts
102Bastrop County13.962+2.98 pts
103Columbia County13.913-1.88 pts
104Collin County13.901-0.65 pts
105Wakulla County13.874+1.73 pts
106Broadwater County13.853+6.16 pts
107Kings County13.847-0.06 pts
107Rockwall County13.847-0.08 pts
109Clark County13.811-0.31 pts
110Loudoun County13.778-0.27 pts
111Miami-Dade County13.734+0.01 pts
112Lincoln County13.714+1.23 pts
113Somervell County13.699+7.74 pts
114Logan County13.675+5.13 pts
115Ravalli County13.651+1.31 pts
116St. Johns County13.591+0.2 pts
117Fall River County13.587+7.54 pts
118Wayne County13.571-0.16 pts
119Schley County13.559-2.51 pts
120Ozark County13.548+2.4 pts
121Madison County13.544+4.6 pts
122Manatee County13.513+0.35 pts
123Nye County13.51+1.65 pts
124Walton County13.498-2 pts
125Palm Beach County13.459-0.02 pts
126Denali Borough13.445-5.36 pts
127Andrews County13.443-1.94 pts
128Henry County13.433+1.22 pts
129Broward County13.427+0.52 pts
130Jefferson County13.423+3.79 pts
131Madison County13.41+2.57 pts
132Hamilton County13.406+7.03 pts
133Wallowa County13.402+0.28 pts
134Hillsborough County13.393+0.9 pts
135Coweta County13.363+2.04 pts
136Hamilton County13.333-0.09 pts
136Miner County13.333+4.24 pts
138Valley County13.304-1.09 pts
139Brown County13.289+4.4 pts
140Deschutes County13.286+0.46 pts
140Orange County13.286-0.2 pts
142Dimmit County13.276-1.79 pts
143Bethel Census Area13.274+6.41 pts
144Granite County13.26-5.03 pts
145Dixie County13.249+0.12 pts
146Stevens County13.239+4.72 pts
147Ferry County13.223+3.35 pts
148Eagle County13.168+1.65 pts
149Elbert County13.147-4.14 pts
150Pasco County13.145+0.96 pts
151Queens County13.126-0.22 pts
152Clinton County13.125+4.53 pts
153Lee County13.102+0.29 pts
154Klickitat County13.098-1.53 pts
155Collier County13.096-0.01 pts
156Comal County13.095+0.79 pts
157Garfield County13.085+1.42 pts
158Archer County13.079+0.54 pts
159Paulding County13.046-0.41 pts
160Baker County13.043n/a
161Ouray County13.034+0.51 pts
162Cherry County13.033+6.97 pts
163Pierce County13.029+3.98 pts
164Tooele County13.008-0.26 pts
165Denver County13.007+0.35 pts
166Kendall County12.994+2.15 pts
167Butte County12.963+1.53 pts
168Travis County12.944-0.14 pts
169Harrison County12.929+3.72 pts
170Adams County12.924+1.19 pts
171Texas County12.917+1.94 pts
172Shannon County12.903-4.72 pts
173Montgomery County12.902-0.12 pts
174King George County12.882+2.69 pts
174Lake County12.882+0.13 pts
176Fulton County12.873+0.73 pts
177Carter County12.862+2.37 pts
177Sawyer County12.862+4.94 pts
179Iron County12.858+0.17 pts
180Okeechobee County12.857+2.26 pts
181Chugach Census Area12.851-8.96 pts
182Martin County12.834+4.57 pts
183Deuel County12.785+2.69 pts
184Sarasota County12.767+1.23 pts
185Jackson County12.766+2.6 pts
186Sandoval County12.765-0.12 pts
187Summit County12.763+1.04 pts
188Carbon County12.76+3.31 pts
189Clear Creek County12.758-2.28 pts
190Clearwater County12.742+4.34 pts
191Martin County12.727+2.25 pts
192Hughes County12.683+5.38 pts
193Clare County12.647+2.89 pts
194Cherokee County12.633-1.55 pts
195Hart County12.623+0.86 pts
196Washington County12.615-10.9 pts
197Dawson County12.611+1.39 pts
198Curry County12.593+4.52 pts
199Santa Rosa County12.575+0.9 pts
200Gwinnett County12.572+0.18 pts
201Hays County12.548+0.37 pts
202Parker County12.527+0.56 pts
203Gilchrist County12.5-3.88 pts
203Mora County12.5-0.49 pts
203Pike County12.5+2.31 pts
203Stewart County12.5n/a
207Oconee County12.493+1.79 pts
208St. Lucie County12.48+0.06 pts
209Swain County12.478+1.64 pts
210Custer County12.471+3.25 pts
211Louisa County12.436+5.88 pts
212Conejos County12.435+7 pts
213Larimer County12.425+1.03 pts
214Jefferson County12.42+4.06 pts
215Big Horn County12.409+4.96 pts
216McClain County12.394+1.18 pts
217Henry County12.39+1.61 pts
218Carson County12.381+2.81 pts
219Mecklenburg County12.353+0.5 pts
220Hyde County12.346+1.96 pts
221Franklin County12.331+4.33 pts
222Casey County12.329-0.02 pts
223Charlotte County12.327+1.72 pts
224Riverside County12.322+0.23 pts
225Williamson County12.293+0.12 pts
226Roger Mills County12.291+5.51 pts
227Barrow County12.284-0.83 pts
228Gallatin County12.283-0.46 pts
229Nantucket County12.278+0.15 pts
230Monroe County12.277+3.75 pts
231Dent County12.263-5.84 pts
232Cumberland County12.261+4.71 pts
233Park County12.255+1.97 pts
234Sanborn County12.245+1.94 pts
235Guadalupe County12.244+2.29 pts
236Sumter County12.242-3.38 pts
237Dorchester County12.224+1.49 pts
238Skamania County12.219-4.77 pts
239Webster County12.203+2.65 pts
240Livingston Parish12.187+2.49 pts
241Boone County12.185+2.95 pts
242Cache County12.18+1.43 pts
243Union County12.174+4.66 pts
244Davis County12.154-0.19 pts
245Garrard County12.152-0.55 pts
246El Dorado County12.151+0.36 pts
247Pender County12.141-0.47 pts
248Arapahoe County12.135+0.13 pts
249McCone County12.121-4.04 pts
249Teller County12.121-1.51 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 2015 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?

Glasscock County, with 33.962% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Ziebach County, with 0% in 2015.

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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 2015 and are not ranked.

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