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US counties by establishment entry rate

Arthur County had the highest establishment entry rate of 3079 counties in 2018, at 33.333%. Webster County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.802% and the figure for the United States was 9.414%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.333Arthur County
Lowest0Webster County
Median7.8023079 counties
United States9.414History

Map of counties, 2018

%, 2018. 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, 2018

Arthur County: 33.333 %Arthur County33.333Hayes County: 25 %Hayes County25Keweenaw County: 25 %Keweenaw County25Daggett County: 22.857 %Daggett County22.857Slope County: 22.222 %Slope County22.222Briscoe County: 21.538 %Briscoe County21.538Carter County: 21.277 %Carter County21.277Yakutat City and Borough: 20.513 %Yakutat City and Borough20.513Broadwater County: 20.351 %Broadwater County20.351Wayne County: 19.048 %Wayne County19.048Alpine County: 18.519 %Alpine County18.519Reeves County: 18.493 %Reeves County18.493Trimble County: 18.321 %Trimble County18.321Clay County: 17.91 %Clay County17.91Adams County: 17.757 %Adams County17.757Meagher County: 17.476 %Meagher County17.476Garfield County: 17.164 %Garfield County17.164Wakulla County: 16.807 %Wakulla County16.807New Madrid County: 16.778 %New Madrid County16.778Moore County: 16.667 %Moore County16.667Cleveland County: 16.552 %Cleveland County16.552Wheeler County: 16.514 %Wheeler County16.514Dolores County: 16.495 %Dolores County16.495Mississippi County: 16.456 %Mississippi County16.456Glasscock County: 16.393 %Glasscock County16.393Johnson County: 16.327 %Johnson County16.327Iron County: 16.076 %Iron County16.076Reagan County: 16 %Reagan County16Ward County: 15.929 %Ward County15.929Oldham County: 15.909 %Oldham County15.909Wasatch County: 15.882 %Wasatch County15.882Jefferson County: 15.854 %Jefferson County15.854Montgomery County: 15.768 %Montgomery County15.768Skamania County: 15.698 %Skamania County15.698Sheridan County: 15.625 %Sheridan County15.625Osceola County: 15.607 %Osceola County15.607Irion County: 15.534 %Irion County15.534Dallas County: 15.476 %Dallas County15.476Dawson County: 15.474 %Dawson County15.474Elbert County: 15.456 %Elbert County15.456Arthur County: 33.333 %Arthur County33.333Hayes County: 25 %Hayes County25Keweenaw County: 25 %Keweenaw County25Daggett County: 22.857 %Daggett County22.857Slope County: 22.222 %Slope County22.222Briscoe County: 21.538 %Briscoe County21.538Carter County: 21.277 %Carter County21.277Yakutat City and Borough: 20.513 %Yakutat City and Borough20.513Broadwater County: 20.351 %Broadwater County20.351Wayne County: 19.048 %Wayne County19.048Alpine County: 18.519 %Alpine County18.519Reeves County: 18.493 %Reeves County18.493Trimble County: 18.321 %Trimble County18.321Clay County: 17.91 %Clay County17.91Adams County: 17.757 %Adams County17.757Meagher County: 17.476 %Meagher County17.476Garfield County: 17.164 %Garfield County17.164Wakulla County: 16.807 %Wakulla County16.807New Madrid County: 16.778 %New Madrid County16.778Moore County: 16.667 %Moore County16.667Cleveland County: 16.552 %Cleveland County16.552Wheeler County: 16.514 %Wheeler County16.514Dolores County: 16.495 %Dolores County16.495Mississippi County: 16.456 %Mississippi County16.456Glasscock County: 16.393 %Glasscock County16.393Johnson County: 16.327 %Johnson County16.327Iron County: 16.076 %Iron County16.076Reagan County: 16 %Reagan County16Ward County: 15.929 %Ward County15.929Oldham County: 15.909 %Oldham County15.909Wasatch County: 15.882 %Wasatch County15.882Jefferson County: 15.854 %Jefferson County15.854Montgomery County: 15.768 %Montgomery County15.768Skamania County: 15.698 %Skamania County15.698Sheridan County: 15.625 %Sheridan County15.625Osceola County: 15.607 %Osceola County15.607Irion County: 15.534 %Irion County15.534Dallas County: 15.476 %Dallas County15.476Dawson County: 15.474 %Dawson County15.474Elbert County: 15.456 %Elbert County15.456
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Arthur County33.333+33.33 pts
2Hayes County25n/a
2Keweenaw County25+14.04 pts
4Daggett County22.857-6.55 pts
5Slope County22.222-16.24 pts
6Briscoe County21.538n/a
7Carter County21.277n/a
8Yakutat City and Borough20.513n/a
9Broadwater County20.351+11.43 pts
10Wayne County19.048+7.54 pts
11Alpine County18.519+18.52 pts
12Reeves County18.493+4.58 pts
13Trimble County18.321n/a
14Clay County17.91n/a
15Adams County17.757+6.27 pts
16Meagher County17.476+3.61 pts
17Garfield County17.164+4.02 pts
18Wakulla County16.807+5.83 pts
19New Madrid County16.778+2.63 pts
20Moore County16.667+11.87 pts
21Cleveland County16.552+5.44 pts
22Wheeler County16.514+11.16 pts
23Dolores County16.495+1.11 pts
24Mississippi County16.456+9.28 pts
25Glasscock County16.393+6.05 pts
26Johnson County16.327+3.51 pts
27Iron County16.076+6.24 pts
28Reagan County16+9.75 pts
29Ward County15.929+7.47 pts
30Oldham County15.909n/a
31Wasatch County15.882+1.98 pts
32Jefferson County15.854+9.79 pts
33Montgomery County15.768+8.21 pts
34Skamania County15.698-0.3 pts
35Sheridan County15.625+6.25 pts
36Osceola County15.607+0.23 pts
37Irion County15.534n/a
38Dallas County15.476+1.16 pts
39Dawson County15.474+0.58 pts
40Elbert County15.456+2.93 pts
41Teton County15.423+3.12 pts
42Jackson County15.385+7.22 pts
42Wilcox County15.385+8.89 pts
44Teller County15.372+4.84 pts
45Dent County15.141+5.88 pts
46Petersburg Borough15.139+9.45 pts
47Valley County15.109+3.36 pts
48Brantley County15.094+6.71 pts
49Winkler County15.06+6.52 pts
50Kinney County14.925+2.43 pts
50Ouray County14.925-0.29 pts
52Lincoln County14.872+1.24 pts
53Dunn County14.844+8.18 pts
54Van Buren County14.815+1.48 pts
55Custer County14.76-2.63 pts
56Wolfe County14.754+9.99 pts
57Searcy County14.747+4.51 pts
58Canyon County14.722+2.42 pts
59Long County14.706+5.82 pts
60Jefferson County14.694+8.22 pts
61Fremont County14.604+1.69 pts
62Bear Lake County14.592-1 pts
63Fort Bend County14.55-0.63 pts
64Mariposa County14.533+2.34 pts
65Wahkiakum County14.493+10.05 pts
66Reynolds County14.48+5.61 pts
67San Juan County14.452+7.29 pts
68Utah County14.441-0.08 pts
69Dallas County14.409+3.11 pts
70Iron County14.321+0.02 pts
71Elk County14.286+9.41 pts
71Hooker County14.286-8.79 pts
71Motley County14.286n/a
71Powder River County14.286+7.21 pts
75Andrews County14.209+4.37 pts
76Harper County14.118+8.27 pts
76Hyde County14.118n/a
78Gem County14.104+3.88 pts
79Duchesne County13.987+4.2 pts
80Denali Borough13.986-12.37 pts
81Park County13.978-0.47 pts
82Garfield County13.953-0.68 pts
82Piute County13.953-13.82 pts
84Morgan County13.895-1.89 pts
85Gaines County13.842-0.25 pts
86Crane County13.836+7.74 pts
87Cook County13.823+4 pts
88Washita County13.793+5.9 pts
89Paulding County13.752+1.15 pts
89Ripley County13.752-5.54 pts
91Jefferson County13.746+1.07 pts
92Denton County13.698-1.38 pts
93Nassau County13.695+0.3 pts
94Sabine County13.681+0.67 pts
95Douglas County13.674-0.18 pts
96Twiggs County13.636+4.4 pts
97Chambers County13.608+2.75 pts
98Benton County13.605+8.01 pts
99Williamson County13.598-0.47 pts
100Atkinson County13.58+8.64 pts
101Gallatin County13.543+2.45 pts
102Putnam County13.52+5 pts
103Bastrop County13.515-0.28 pts
103Santa Rosa County13.515+1.72 pts
105Jackson County13.445+8.64 pts
105Rio Grande County13.445+4.51 pts
107Collin County13.439-0.98 pts
108Bristol Bay Borough13.433+5.43 pts
109Bonner County13.426+0.61 pts
110Harney County13.408+3.55 pts
111Williams County13.364+4.14 pts
112Sitka City and Borough13.356+1.75 pts
113Deschutes County13.304+0.88 pts
114Columbia County13.265+6.44 pts
115Linn County13.26+4.61 pts
116Hays County13.251-0.09 pts
117Kaufman County13.244+0.33 pts
118Jay County13.243+7.38 pts
119Crook County13.235+0.77 pts
120Madison County13.214-0.51 pts
121Grant Parish13.208+3.08 pts
122Andrew County13.2+2.65 pts
123Hood County13.19+2.72 pts
124Clark County13.151+0.38 pts
125Calhoun County13.139+6.05 pts
126Hudspeth County13.115n/a
127Walton County13.078-0.61 pts
128Summit County13.045+1.45 pts
129Oneida County13.018+3.14 pts
130Hoonah-Angoon Census Area13.008-10.21 pts
131Pend Oreille County12.981+2.93 pts
132St. Louis city12.951-1.36 pts
133Union Parish12.945+6.18 pts
134Oglethorpe County12.923+3.61 pts
135Parker County12.912-0.27 pts
136Comal County12.906-0.63 pts
137Camas County12.903n/a
137Idaho County12.903+3.32 pts
137Shannon County12.903+2.7 pts
140Rockwall County12.873-1.48 pts
141Kootenai County12.865+0.62 pts
142Sumter County12.853-0.44 pts
143Broomfield County12.83+0.41 pts
144St. Lucie County12.829-0.3 pts
145Mora County12.821+2.29 pts
146Bledsoe County12.808+5.84 pts
147Goliad County12.795+5.29 pts
148Orange County12.789-0.1 pts
149Chugach Census Area12.766-0.14 pts
149Gilpin County12.766-1.09 pts
151Craig County12.727+3.11 pts
151San Juan County12.727-2.96 pts
153Leon County12.719+2.62 pts
154Miami-Dade County12.712-0.24 pts
155Kings County12.703-0.5 pts
156St. Johns County12.689-1.09 pts
157Le Flore County12.669+2.51 pts
158Washington County12.647-0.92 pts
159Manatee County12.639+0.69 pts
160Wheatland County12.613+3.44 pts
161Calhoun County12.598+0.2 pts
161Kidder County12.598-1.92 pts
163Canadian County12.582-0.72 pts
164Spencer County12.565-2.99 pts
165Custer County12.552+0.59 pts
166Wagoner County12.536+1.47 pts
167Elliott County12.5+6.38 pts
167Jasper County12.5+2.81 pts
167Sanborn County12.5n/a
167Union County12.5+7.76 pts
171Clear Creek County12.478-1.3 pts
172Ada County12.471+1.31 pts
173Loudoun County12.464-0.47 pts
174Haines Borough12.435+4.4 pts
175Weld County12.421-0.44 pts
176Jefferson County12.417+0.76 pts
177Island County12.414+1.89 pts
178Franklin County12.403+6.61 pts
179Alfalfa County12.397+3.53 pts
180Forsyth County12.39-1.37 pts
181Clark County12.381+3.81 pts
182Cannon County12.36+2.16 pts
183Rains County12.346+0.01 pts
184LaSalle Parish12.298-1.89 pts
185Archuleta County12.291-0.63 pts
186Montgomery County12.283-0.46 pts
187Lake County12.246+0.51 pts
188Broward County12.239-0.08 pts
189Tooele County12.237+0.71 pts
190Payette County12.198+3.33 pts
191Nance County12.195+4.92 pts
192Queens County12.174-0.53 pts
193Gwinnett County12.172-0.3 pts
194Barrow County12.129-0.42 pts
195Divide County12.121-0.6 pts
196Sheridan County12.086+2.77 pts
197Crook County12.072+1.78 pts
197Travis County12.072-0.32 pts
199Chaffee County12.065+1.19 pts
199McKenzie County12.065-2.72 pts
201Flagler County12.064-1.88 pts
202Laramie County12.049+0.2 pts
203Logan County12.041+2.53 pts
204McClain County12.035+2.68 pts
205Lake County12.03+2.56 pts
205Warren County12.03+4.57 pts
207Chatham County12.02+1.02 pts
208Denver County12.007-0.09 pts
209Crawford County12+4.03 pts
210Ralls County11.979+1.42 pts
211Custer County11.966-1.71 pts
212Oglala Lakota County11.94+5.88 pts
213Fall River County11.924+3.39 pts
214Costilla County11.905-0.75 pts
214Rich County11.905-0.29 pts
216Walton County11.903+0.58 pts
217Palm Beach County11.898-0.71 pts
218Gilchrist County11.894+1.63 pts
219Pasco County11.893-0.53 pts
220Davis County11.88+0.05 pts
221Hot Springs County11.875+3.97 pts
222Kendall County11.867-1.41 pts
223Mineral County11.864+3.39 pts
224Warren County11.863+2.63 pts
225Boise County11.852-1.13 pts
226Mountrail County11.85-0.24 pts
227Riverside County11.849-0.03 pts
228Cherokee County11.84-0.62 pts
229Kent County11.838+0.99 pts
230Johnston County11.836-0.25 pts
231Cache County11.833-0.44 pts
232Houston County11.823+3.82 pts
233Haskell County11.808+2.68 pts
234Lee County11.804-1.49 pts
235Collier County11.802-0.48 pts
236Hamlin County11.799+3.92 pts
237Armstrong County11.765-0.73 pts
237Boyd County11.765n/a
237Garfield County11.765-0.14 pts
237Liberty County11.765+1.44 pts
237Marion County11.765+5.52 pts
237Nevada County11.765+1.38 pts
237Torrance County11.765+2.42 pts
237Washington County11.765-0.06 pts
245Oconee County11.737+2.59 pts
246Pender County11.717+0.74 pts
247Isle of Wight County11.707+2.29 pts
248Callahan County11.705+1.04 pts
249Lake County11.699-2.92 pts
250Seminole County11.686-0.25 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. 64 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2018 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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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, US counties by establishment entry rate, 2018. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/us-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Arthur County, with 33.333% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Webster County, with 0% in 2018.

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