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US counties by establishment entry rate

Loving County had the highest establishment entry rate of 3077 counties in 2020, at 58.824%. Ziebach County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.979% and the figure for the United States was 9.637%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest58.824Loving County
Lowest0Ziebach County
Median7.9793077 counties
United States9.637History

Map of counties, 2020

%, 2020. 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, 2020

Loving County: 58.824 %Loving County58.824Daggett County: 38.889 %Daggett County38.889Golden Valley County: 35.294 %Golden Valley County35.294Treasure County: 27.273 %Treasure County27.273Meagher County: 22.222 %Meagher County22.222Sherman County: 22.018 %Sherman County22.018Keweenaw County: 21.176 %Keweenaw County21.176Glasscock County: 20.588 %Glasscock County20.588Crowley County: 20.29 %Crowley County20.29Custer County: 19.592 %Custer County19.592Pawnee County: 19.512 %Pawnee County19.512Roberts County: 19.512 %Roberts County19.512Denali Borough: 19.178 %Denali Borough19.178Hayes County: 18.75 %Hayes County18.75Fremont County: 18.305 %Fremont County18.305Broadwater County: 18.182 %Broadwater County18.182Glascock County: 18.182 %Glascock County18.182Deer Lodge County: 17.992 %Deer Lodge County17.992Powder River County: 17.857 %Powder River County17.857Sierra County: 17.822 %Sierra County17.822Lincoln County: 17.729 %Lincoln County17.729Sheridan County: 17.671 %Sheridan County17.671Garfield County: 17.508 %Garfield County17.508Boise County: 17.301 %Boise County17.301San Jacinto County: 17.241 %San Jacinto County17.241Morgan County: 16.867 %Morgan County16.867Granite County: 16.842 %Granite County16.842Harris County: 16.774 %Harris County16.774Dickens County: 16.438 %Dickens County16.438Eureka County: 16.393 %Eureka County16.393Gulf County: 16.263 %Gulf County16.263Park County: 16.182 %Park County16.182Wrangell City and Borough: 16.107 %Wrangell City and Borough16.107Gilpin County: 15.9 %Gilpin County15.9Haskell County: 15.857 %Haskell County15.857Johnson County: 15.738 %Johnson County15.738Hudspeth County: 15.625 %Hudspeth County15.625Fort Bend County: 15.393 %Fort Bend County15.393Ballard County: 15.385 %Ballard County15.385Dawson County: 15.385 %Dawson County15.385Loving County: 58.824 %Loving County58.824Daggett County: 38.889 %Daggett County38.889Golden Valley County: 35.294 %Golden Valley County35.294Treasure County: 27.273 %Treasure County27.273Meagher County: 22.222 %Meagher County22.222Sherman County: 22.018 %Sherman County22.018Keweenaw County: 21.176 %Keweenaw County21.176Glasscock County: 20.588 %Glasscock County20.588Crowley County: 20.29 %Crowley County20.29Custer County: 19.592 %Custer County19.592Pawnee County: 19.512 %Pawnee County19.512Roberts County: 19.512 %Roberts County19.512Denali Borough: 19.178 %Denali Borough19.178Hayes County: 18.75 %Hayes County18.75Fremont County: 18.305 %Fremont County18.305Broadwater County: 18.182 %Broadwater County18.182Glascock County: 18.182 %Glascock County18.182Deer Lodge County: 17.992 %Deer Lodge County17.992Powder River County: 17.857 %Powder River County17.857Sierra County: 17.822 %Sierra County17.822Lincoln County: 17.729 %Lincoln County17.729Sheridan County: 17.671 %Sheridan County17.671Garfield County: 17.508 %Garfield County17.508Boise County: 17.301 %Boise County17.301San Jacinto County: 17.241 %San Jacinto County17.241Morgan County: 16.867 %Morgan County16.867Granite County: 16.842 %Granite County16.842Harris County: 16.774 %Harris County16.774Dickens County: 16.438 %Dickens County16.438Eureka County: 16.393 %Eureka County16.393Gulf County: 16.263 %Gulf County16.263Park County: 16.182 %Park County16.182Wrangell City and Borough: 16.107 %Wrangell City and Borough16.107Gilpin County: 15.9 %Gilpin County15.9Haskell County: 15.857 %Haskell County15.857Johnson County: 15.738 %Johnson County15.738Hudspeth County: 15.625 %Hudspeth County15.625Fort Bend County: 15.393 %Fort Bend County15.393Ballard County: 15.385 %Ballard County15.385Dawson County: 15.385 %Dawson County15.385
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Loving County58.824n/a
2Daggett County38.889+14.65 pts
3Golden Valley County35.294n/a
4Treasure County27.273+27.27 pts
5Meagher County22.222+8.89 pts
6Sherman County22.018+8.56 pts
7Keweenaw County21.176+7.38 pts
8Glasscock County20.588+5.2 pts
9Crowley County20.29n/a
10Custer County19.592+8.57 pts
11Pawnee County19.512+7.34 pts
11Roberts County19.512n/a
13Denali Borough19.178+6.93 pts
14Hayes County18.75n/a
15Fremont County18.305+12.57 pts
16Broadwater County18.182+9.93 pts
16Glascock County18.182n/a
18Deer Lodge County17.992+8.74 pts
19Powder River County17.857+12.5 pts
20Sierra County17.822+2.77 pts
21Lincoln County17.729+3.71 pts
22Sheridan County17.671+3.74 pts
23Garfield County17.508+3.27 pts
24Boise County17.301+0.69 pts
25San Jacinto County17.241+5.68 pts
26Morgan County16.867+5.3 pts
27Granite County16.842+4.88 pts
28Harris County16.774+3.53 pts
29Dickens County16.438+8.1 pts
30Eureka County16.393-9.06 pts
31Gulf County16.263+5.37 pts
32Park County16.182-1.57 pts
33Wrangell City and Borough16.107+5.22 pts
34Gilpin County15.9+0.07 pts
35Haskell County15.857+3.02 pts
36Johnson County15.738+1.91 pts
37Hudspeth County15.625+6.25 pts
38Fort Bend County15.393+0.74 pts
39Ballard County15.385+7.95 pts
39Dawson County15.385+2.42 pts
39Latimer County15.385+9.75 pts
42Blanco County15.338+2.3 pts
43Boundary County15.143+0.86 pts
44Huerfano County15.094+6 pts
45Teton County15.082-0.69 pts
46Skamania County15.06+4.53 pts
47Dunn County15.033-2.36 pts
48McCormick County15.029+9.11 pts
49Gem County15.026+1.07 pts
50Bollinger County14.943+2.94 pts
51Dixon County14.925+6.72 pts
52Osceola County14.894-1.04 pts
53Crawford County14.884+7.12 pts
54Reeves County14.794-3.58 pts
54Walton County14.794-0.12 pts
56Utah County14.602-0.32 pts
57Sweet Grass County14.599+1.31 pts
58Kent County14.567+2.95 pts
59Menard County14.545+10.39 pts
60Clear Creek County14.493+5.75 pts
61Lowndes County14.423+1.49 pts
62Jefferson County14.315-0 pts
63Elbert County14.312+1.87 pts
64Alpine County14.286+0.25 pts
64Haines Borough14.286+2.77 pts
64Menominee County14.286n/a
67Oliver County14.118+4.24 pts
68Dixie County14.11+3.58 pts
69St. Johns County14.103+0.02 pts
70Stevens County14.081+2 pts
71Denton County14.062+0.08 pts
72Kane County14.028+4.3 pts
73Liberty County14.013-0.46 pts
74Chattahoochee County14+7.68 pts
75Collin County13.973+0.25 pts
76McKenzie County13.972-6.57 pts
77Butte County13.962+5.79 pts
78Greer County13.953+8.07 pts
79Rockwall County13.909+0.96 pts
80Alger County13.904+6.38 pts
81Caldwell County13.889+6.33 pts
82Douglas County13.821-0.78 pts
83Canyon County13.804-1.28 pts
84Warren County13.793+3.72 pts
85Gilchrist County13.763+2.38 pts
86Winkler County13.754+2.67 pts
87Wasatch County13.748-1.81 pts
87Washington County13.748+0.16 pts
89Irion County13.725+4.2 pts
90Carroll County13.699+1.99 pts
90Long County13.699-1.79 pts
92Flagler County13.695+0.24 pts
93Levy County13.643+3.25 pts
94Carter County13.636n/a
95Santa Rosa County13.61-0.47 pts
96Miami-Dade County13.578+0.46 pts
97Williamson County13.569+0.3 pts
98Owyhee County13.521+2.18 pts
99Menard County13.483+1.29 pts
100Jefferson County13.462+7.52 pts
101Heard County13.453+3.59 pts
102Oldham County13.427+4.51 pts
103Lincoln County13.415+0.68 pts
104Kingsbury County13.38+1.11 pts
105Marshall County13.316+4.66 pts
106Hamilton County13.289+7.43 pts
107Kootenai County13.28+1.04 pts
108Bandera County13.278+0.88 pts
109Forsyth County13.274+0.59 pts
110Jackson County13.265+5.06 pts
111Franklin County13.264-2.4 pts
112Franklin County13.229+1.16 pts
113Bastrop County13.226-0.61 pts
114Hinsdale County13.208+0.84 pts
115Clearwater County13.198+9.26 pts
116Martin County13.169+1.2 pts
117Kimble County13.091-0.14 pts
118Dolores County13.084-0.64 pts
119Morrow County13.068+4.93 pts
120Charles City County13.043+6.3 pts
120Glades County13.043-5.31 pts
120Hot Springs County13.043+6.79 pts
123Adams County13.023-0.61 pts
124Orange County13.02-0.42 pts
125Bristol Bay Borough12.987+1.8 pts
126Crook County12.981+2.76 pts
127Idaho County12.978+2.7 pts
128Lewis County12.973+3.45 pts
129Jackson County12.967+3.22 pts
130Stillwater County12.963+4.02 pts
131Henry County12.947+0.68 pts
132St. Lucie County12.944-0.63 pts
133Weston County12.887+4.95 pts
134Montgomery County12.88-0.75 pts
135Day County12.849+3.6 pts
136Chaffee County12.837+0.55 pts
137Livingston County12.83+2.14 pts
138Manatee County12.824+0.7 pts
139Los Angeles County12.821+1.02 pts
140Paulding County12.818-0.38 pts
141Hendry County12.816+1.05 pts
142Plumas County12.813+2.73 pts
143Rich County12.791-5.71 pts
144Beaver County12.78+2.78 pts
145Doddridge County12.766+5.52 pts
145Teton County12.766+5.38 pts
147Iron County12.744+0.86 pts
148Hillsborough County12.728+0.38 pts
149Clark County12.727+1.67 pts
150Jefferson County12.717+4.48 pts
151Dunklin County12.693+3.51 pts
152Le Flore County12.665+2.5 pts
153Effingham County12.656+0.6 pts
154Tooele County12.632+2.79 pts
155Kaufman County12.624+0.15 pts
156Nassau County12.621+1.92 pts
156Rio Grande County12.621+6.12 pts
158Klickitat County12.616-0.45 pts
159Clark County12.607+0.17 pts
160Palm Beach County12.604+0.38 pts
161Riverside County12.601+0.96 pts
162Ozark County12.587+1.48 pts
163Hale County12.583+2.02 pts
163Nome Census Area12.583+4.61 pts
165Lee County12.575+0.48 pts
166Fremont County12.569-1.25 pts
167Collier County12.56+1.13 pts
168Broward County12.552-0.04 pts
169Gwinnett County12.52-0.16 pts
170Gallatin County12.516+0.87 pts
171Bleckley County12.5+4.5 pts
171Burke County12.5n/a
171Edmonson County12.5+0.98 pts
171Sumter County12.5+0.51 pts
175El Dorado County12.489+0.39 pts
176Madison County12.484-0.62 pts
177New Castle County12.456+3.08 pts
178Valley County12.454-0.54 pts
179Summit County12.432+1.03 pts
180Travis County12.394+0.13 pts
181Guadalupe County12.391+0.4 pts
182Flathead County12.39+0.68 pts
183Berrien County12.389+1.91 pts
184Morrill County12.371+0.28 pts
185Delta County12.357+2.61 pts
186Lincoln County12.355+6.84 pts
187Presidio County12.346+0.43 pts
188Denver County12.337+0.07 pts
189Lake County12.327+0.49 pts
190Boone County12.323+0.42 pts
191Comal County12.32-0.19 pts
192Matanuska-Susitna Borough12.293-0.82 pts
193Parker County12.292-0.7 pts
194Hays County12.285-0.41 pts
195San Bernardino County12.281+1.32 pts
196Holmes County12.277+3.11 pts
197Park County12.251+1.32 pts
198Pickett County12.245+4.03 pts
199Lincoln County12.23+2.37 pts
200Wallowa County12.191+0.67 pts
201Webster County12.189+1.35 pts
202Berkeley County12.179-0.7 pts
202Sanders County12.179+1.36 pts
204Kings County12.174-0.54 pts
205Barrow County12.167+0.8 pts
206Dallas County12.157-1.81 pts
207Burleson County12.141+1.96 pts
208Fulton County12.123-0.11 pts
209Williams County12.117+1.14 pts
210Williamson County12.112+0.48 pts
211Pasco County12.111-0.79 pts
212Stone County12.107+3.61 pts
213Summit County12.09+1.02 pts
214Christian County12.086+0.1 pts
214Mono County12.086+1.34 pts
216Cache County12.073+0.71 pts
217Nantucket County12.071+1.75 pts
218Carbon County12.069+0.84 pts
219Ada County12.064-0.28 pts
220Custer County12.057-1.37 pts
221Bay County12.056+0.87 pts
222Roosevelt County12.042+3.32 pts
223Orange County12.041+0.76 pts
224Bonner County12.036-1.22 pts
225Saline County12.03+0.87 pts
226Loudoun County12.019-0.3 pts
227Allen County12.009+5.41 pts
228Ouray County12-1.06 pts
228Sanborn County12+1.69 pts
230McIntosh County11.98+1.54 pts
231Teton County11.978-0.2 pts
232Sussex County11.959+2.69 pts
233McIntosh County11.95+6.92 pts
234Nevada County11.944+0.7 pts
235Butts County11.924+3.58 pts
236Davis County11.889-0.47 pts
237Archuleta County11.881+2.86 pts
238Rains County11.869+2.91 pts
239Catron County11.864+3.17 pts
240Tucker County11.847+6.99 pts
241Columbia County11.84+1.18 pts
242Nye County11.829+1.28 pts
243Placer County11.819+0.18 pts
244Sutter County11.792+2.03 pts
245Laramie County11.783+0.14 pts
246Haakon County11.765n/a
246Montrose County11.765+3.14 pts
246Wheeler County11.765n/a
249Gaines County11.752-0.73 pts
250Broomfield County11.75+1.07 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. 66 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2020 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?

Loving County, with 58.824% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Ziebach County, with 0% in 2020.

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