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US counties by establishment entry rate

Garfield County had the highest establishment entry rate of 3081 counties in 2016, at 31.579%. Ziebach County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 8.377% and the figure for the United States was 10.194%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31.579Garfield County
Lowest0Ziebach County
Median8.3773081 counties
United States10.194History

Map of counties, 2016

%, 2016. 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, 2016

Garfield County: 31.579 %Garfield County31.579Sioux County: 25 %Sioux County25Dolores County: 24.691 %Dolores County24.691Lake and Peninsula Borough: 24 %Lake and Peninsula Borough24Owsley County: 21.176 %Owsley County21.176Robertson County: 20.513 %Robertson County20.513Broadwater County: 20.313 %Broadwater County20.313Kent County: 20 %Kent County20San Juan County: 19.565 %San Juan County19.565Carter County: 19.231 %Carter County19.231Eureka County: 19.048 %Eureka County19.048Ripley County: 18.878 %Ripley County18.878Hickory County: 18.868 %Hickory County18.868Glades County: 18.627 %Glades County18.627Sherman County: 18.557 %Sherman County18.557Denali Borough: 18.182 %Denali Borough18.182Niobrara County: 18.065 %Niobrara County18.065Surry County: 17.647 %Surry County17.647Terrell County: 17.647 %Terrell County17.647Crawford County: 17.5 %Crawford County17.5Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 17.476 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area17.476Carson County: 17.117 %Carson County17.117Mineral County: 16.822 %Mineral County16.822Huerfano County: 16.794 %Huerfano County16.794Morgan County: 16.783 %Morgan County16.783Camden County: 16.749 %Camden County16.749Baker County: 16.667 %Baker County16.667Oldham County: 16.667 %Oldham County16.667Armstrong County: 16.438 %Armstrong County16.438St. Louis city: 16.419 %St. Louis city16.419Kenedy County: 16.216 %Kenedy County16.216Skagway Municipality: 16.129 %Skagway Municipality16.129Jones County: 16.102 %Jones County16.102Madison County: 16.014 %Madison County16.014Osceola County: 15.994 %Osceola County15.994Blanco County: 15.942 %Blanco County15.942Sweet Grass County: 15.862 %Sweet Grass County15.862Garfield County: 15.789 %Garfield County15.789Ferry County: 15.702 %Ferry County15.702Delta County: 15.686 %Delta County15.686Garfield County: 31.579 %Garfield County31.579Sioux County: 25 %Sioux County25Dolores County: 24.691 %Dolores County24.691Lake and Peninsula Borough: 24 %Lake and Peninsula Borough24Owsley County: 21.176 %Owsley County21.176Robertson County: 20.513 %Robertson County20.513Broadwater County: 20.313 %Broadwater County20.313Kent County: 20 %Kent County20San Juan County: 19.565 %San Juan County19.565Carter County: 19.231 %Carter County19.231Eureka County: 19.048 %Eureka County19.048Ripley County: 18.878 %Ripley County18.878Hickory County: 18.868 %Hickory County18.868Glades County: 18.627 %Glades County18.627Sherman County: 18.557 %Sherman County18.557Denali Borough: 18.182 %Denali Borough18.182Niobrara County: 18.065 %Niobrara County18.065Surry County: 17.647 %Surry County17.647Terrell County: 17.647 %Terrell County17.647Crawford County: 17.5 %Crawford County17.5Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 17.476 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area17.476Carson County: 17.117 %Carson County17.117Mineral County: 16.822 %Mineral County16.822Huerfano County: 16.794 %Huerfano County16.794Morgan County: 16.783 %Morgan County16.783Camden County: 16.749 %Camden County16.749Baker County: 16.667 %Baker County16.667Oldham County: 16.667 %Oldham County16.667Armstrong County: 16.438 %Armstrong County16.438St. Louis city: 16.419 %St. Louis city16.419Kenedy County: 16.216 %Kenedy County16.216Skagway Municipality: 16.129 %Skagway Municipality16.129Jones County: 16.102 %Jones County16.102Madison County: 16.014 %Madison County16.014Osceola County: 15.994 %Osceola County15.994Blanco County: 15.942 %Blanco County15.942Sweet Grass County: 15.862 %Sweet Grass County15.862Garfield County: 15.789 %Garfield County15.789Ferry County: 15.702 %Ferry County15.702Delta County: 15.686 %Delta County15.686
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Garfield County31.579+13.03 pts
2Sioux County25-1.09 pts
3Dolores County24.691+1.83 pts
4Lake and Peninsula Borough24+12.73 pts
5Owsley County21.176+11.65 pts
6Robertson County20.513n/a
7Broadwater County20.313+6.46 pts
8Kent County20+20 pts
9San Juan County19.565+13.04 pts
10Carter County19.231-1.18 pts
11Eureka County19.048+10.35 pts
12Ripley County18.878-0.95 pts
13Hickory County18.868+8.63 pts
14Glades County18.627+4.27 pts
15Sherman County18.557+18.56 pts
16Denali Borough18.182+4.74 pts
17Niobrara County18.065+14.14 pts
18Surry County17.647n/a
18Terrell County17.647n/a
20Crawford County17.5+8.65 pts
21Hoonah-Angoon Census Area17.476-0.17 pts
22Carson County17.117+4.74 pts
23Mineral County16.822+2.39 pts
24Huerfano County16.794+10.64 pts
25Morgan County16.783-3.57 pts
26Camden County16.749+5.47 pts
27Baker County16.667+3.62 pts
27Oldham County16.667+6.28 pts
29Armstrong County16.438+7.74 pts
30St. Louis city16.419-2.54 pts
31Kenedy County16.216n/a
32Skagway Municipality16.129+11.37 pts
33Jones County16.102+5.58 pts
34Madison County16.014+5.94 pts
35Osceola County15.994-0.16 pts
36Blanco County15.942+6.61 pts
37Sweet Grass County15.862+6.37 pts
38Garfield County15.789+15.79 pts
39Ferry County15.702+2.48 pts
40Delta County15.686+8.07 pts
40Sierra County15.686+7.52 pts
42Midland County15.484+0.63 pts
43Jefferson County15.481-0.23 pts
44Lincoln County15.441+1.73 pts
45Echols County15.385-0.94 pts
46Clay County15.301+7.35 pts
47Wasatch County15.27-2.7 pts
48Custer County15.111+2.64 pts
49Lake County15.107+5.36 pts
50Menard County15.054+3.85 pts
51Clear Creek County15.046+2.29 pts
52Taylor County15.044+8.82 pts
53Marion County15+2.92 pts
54Dallas County14.971+3.42 pts
55Fort Bend County14.927+0.36 pts
56Swain County14.915+2.44 pts
57Hillsborough County14.881+1.49 pts
58Madison County14.815+4.15 pts
59Tyler County14.778+3.67 pts
60Mississippi County14.751+8.2 pts
61Jefferson County14.694+0.41 pts
62Denton County14.691+0.67 pts
63Walton County14.682+1.18 pts
64Wallowa County14.642+1.24 pts
65Faulk County14.634+6.01 pts
65Garfield County14.634+7.13 pts
65Roberts County14.634-5.37 pts
68Adams County14.563+2.91 pts
68Renville County14.563+5.43 pts
70Cheatham County14.545+3.04 pts
70Coke County14.545+7.4 pts
70Crane County14.545+5.96 pts
73Ashe County14.538+7.68 pts
74Ozark County14.511+0.96 pts
75Collin County14.471+0.57 pts
76San Augustine County14.407+9.37 pts
77DeKalb County14.365+6.96 pts
78Douglas County14.364-0.93 pts
79Metcalfe County14.35+6.87 pts
80Bastrop County14.305+0.34 pts
81Flagler County14.286-0.57 pts
81Red Lake County14.286+8.3 pts
83Archuleta County14.252+2.54 pts
84Rappahannock County14.245+0.18 pts
85Power County14.237+5.08 pts
86Orange County14.227+0.94 pts
87Santa Rosa County14.188+1.61 pts
88Hays County14.186+1.64 pts
89Oglala Lakota County14.173+4.26 pts
90Craig County14.141+3.62 pts
91Madison County14.095+0.69 pts
92Kings County14.092+0.25 pts
93Reeves County14.085-4.06 pts
94Frontier County14.063+7.66 pts
94Wolfe County14.063+3.04 pts
96Utah County14.03-0.59 pts
97Washington County14.018-0.24 pts
98El Paso County14+2.72 pts
99Llano County13.995+2.59 pts
100Copper River Census Area13.904+3.32 pts
101Dunklin County13.869+1.9 pts
102Williamson County13.863-0.21 pts
103Hartley County13.853+3.19 pts
104Miami-Dade County13.85+0.12 pts
105Calhoun County13.846+7.64 pts
106La Salle County13.816-8.8 pts
107Broomfield County13.785+2.88 pts
108St. Johns County13.777+0.19 pts
109Vinton County13.71+2.97 pts
110Stark County13.699+3.17 pts
110Valley County13.699+0.39 pts
112Johnson County13.68+4.2 pts
113Forsyth County13.665-0.85 pts
114Bethel Census Area13.636+0.36 pts
115Deschutes County13.627+0.34 pts
116Alcona County13.605+11.63 pts
117Travis County13.601+0.66 pts
118Overton County13.565+4.93 pts
119Glasscock County13.559-20.4 pts
119Southeast Fairbanks Census Area13.559+2.49 pts
121Clinton County13.534+0.41 pts
122Nassau County13.507+1.46 pts
123New Madrid County13.486+2.4 pts
124Clark County13.458-0.35 pts
125Kane County13.457+1.45 pts
126Long County13.433n/a
127Lake County13.408+0.53 pts
128Park County13.39-3.08 pts
129Knott County13.376+6.52 pts
130Montgomery County13.319+0.42 pts
131Teton County13.316-3.03 pts
132Weston County13.3+6.77 pts
133Somervell County13.263-0.44 pts
134Dent County13.249+0.99 pts
135Hoke County13.248+4.17 pts
136Queens County13.245+0.12 pts
137Canyon County13.23+1.91 pts
138Pasco County13.215+0.07 pts
139Summit County13.206+0.44 pts
140Mineral County13.198+6.16 pts
141Summit County13.171+1.47 pts
142White County13.169+2.6 pts
143McDonald County13.167-2.27 pts
144Kingsbury County13.158+3.92 pts
144Pickett County13.158+6.58 pts
146St. Lucie County13.149+0.67 pts
147Greene County13.131+5.72 pts
148Pinal County13.13+2.13 pts
149Gunnison County13.128+2.69 pts
150Lake County13.105+2.61 pts
151Lafayette County13.098+3 pts
152Manatee County13.097-0.42 pts
153Broward County13.094-0.33 pts
154Fulton County13.079+0.21 pts
155Comal County13.077-0.02 pts
156Teller County13.062+0.94 pts
157Van Zandt County13.051+2.43 pts
158Palm Beach County13.038-0.42 pts
159Washington County13.011+0.4 pts
160Moore County13.008+4.39 pts
160Powder River County13.008-4.88 pts
162Karnes County12.995-4.65 pts
163Gilchrist County12.993+0.49 pts
164Lee County12.975-0.13 pts
165Gwinnett County12.966+0.39 pts
166Benzie County12.955+1.03 pts
167Bandera County12.903+3.95 pts
167Leslie County12.903+2.43 pts
169Madison County12.894+1.93 pts
170Gilpin County12.876+2.96 pts
171Currituck County12.868+1.65 pts
172St. Francois County12.861+2.54 pts
173Denver County12.831-0.18 pts
174Davis County12.812+0.66 pts
175Fremont County12.811+7.85 pts
175Matanuska-Susitna Borough12.811+0.78 pts
177Jefferson County12.791+2.01 pts
178Loudoun County12.786-0.99 pts
179Laramie County12.767+0.92 pts
180Sioux County12.766+0.77 pts
181Dallas County12.718+1.41 pts
181Union County12.718+1.36 pts
183Upshur County12.705+2.6 pts
184Mercer County12.698+6.3 pts
185Noxubee County12.689+8.54 pts
186Arapahoe County12.681+0.55 pts
187Oconee County12.665+0.17 pts
188Adams County12.655-0.27 pts
189Aleutians East Borough12.632n/a
190Lee County12.605+1.45 pts
191Rockwall County12.604-1.24 pts
192Parker County12.596+0.07 pts
193Boulder County12.591+1.2 pts
194Lyon County12.541+2.09 pts
195Lincoln County12.529+5.62 pts
196Clark County12.521+1.07 pts
197Weld County12.501+0.41 pts
198Hodgeman County12.5n/a
199Charleston County12.498+1.09 pts
200Orange County12.494+2.38 pts
201Stevens County12.492-0.75 pts
202Andrew County12.476+4.56 pts
203Franklin County12.465+2.94 pts
204Cannon County12.463+1.74 pts
205Bartow County12.449+2.06 pts
206Williamson County12.447+0.15 pts
207Kendall County12.422+0.32 pts
208Buncombe County12.399+1.02 pts
209Placer County12.391+1.18 pts
210Day County12.389+1.41 pts
211Fulton County12.384+1.73 pts
212Baker County12.376+3.88 pts
213Sterling County12.371+2.27 pts
214El Dorado County12.367+0.22 pts
215Falls County12.362+3.29 pts
216Morgan County12.357+1.91 pts
217Lincoln County12.339+1.89 pts
218Hudson County12.333+1.19 pts
219Hardeman County12.329+1.37 pts
220Prince William County12.311+0.67 pts
221DeSoto County12.308+2.19 pts
221Taylor County12.308+6.92 pts
221Wyandotte County12.308+2.98 pts
224Brunswick County12.307+1.82 pts
225Oxford County12.298+3.17 pts
226Tooele County12.288-0.72 pts
227Washington County12.287+2.5 pts
228Williams County12.273-5.02 pts
229Carter County12.258-0.6 pts
230Elbert County12.253-0.89 pts
231Collier County12.252-0.84 pts
232Eddy County12.245+4.03 pts
232Webster County12.245+12.24 pts
234Bonner County12.239+0.39 pts
235Seminole County12.238+0.54 pts
236Douglas County12.211+0.42 pts
237Bracken County12.195+6.13 pts
238Mecklenburg County12.193-0.16 pts
239Lincoln County12.179+3.1 pts
240Hernando County12.178+0.89 pts
241Christian County12.172+0.11 pts
242Adair County12.165+4.06 pts
243Berkeley County12.158+1.21 pts
244Rockland County12.151+0.99 pts
245Reynolds County12.146+2.45 pts
246Graham County12.143+2.99 pts
247Cobb County12.132+0.33 pts
248Los Angeles County12.13+0.12 pts
249Jackson County12.124+0.41 pts
250Harmon County12.121n/a

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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. 62 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2016 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?

Garfield County, with 31.579% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Ziebach County, with 0% in 2016.

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