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US counties by establishment entry rate

Slope County had the highest establishment entry rate of 3092 counties in 2021, at 33.333%. Ziebach County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 8.805% and the figure for the United States was 10.845%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.333Slope County
Lowest0Ziebach County
Median8.8053092 counties
United States10.845History

Map of counties, 2021

%, 2021. 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, 2021

Slope County: 33.333 %Slope County33.333Treasure County: 27.273 %Treasure County27.273Wibaux County: 27.273 %Wibaux County27.273Piute County: 25 %Piute County25Coke County: 23.853 %Coke County23.853Sheridan County: 23.822 %Sheridan County23.822Van Buren County: 23.81 %Van Buren County23.81Long County: 23.75 %Long County23.75Benton County: 22.667 %Benton County22.667San Juan County: 22.222 %San Juan County22.222Troup County: 22.028 %Troup County22.028Wasatch County: 21.538 %Wasatch County21.538Rich County: 21.469 %Rich County21.469Alpine County: 21.429 %Alpine County21.429Jefferson County: 21.239 %Jefferson County21.239Clay County: 21.053 %Clay County21.053Wayne County: 21.053 %Wayne County21.053Camas County: 20.339 %Camas County20.339Billings County: 20 %Billings County20Daggett County: 20 %Daggett County20Gilpin County: 20 %Gilpin County20Montour County: 19.385 %Montour County19.385Meriwether County: 19.149 %Meriwether County19.149Ohio County: 18.919 %Ohio County18.919Sierra County: 18.868 %Sierra County18.868Morgan County: 18.727 %Morgan County18.727Chugach Census Area: 18.565 %Chugach Census Area18.565Greene County: 18.533 %Greene County18.533Walton County: 18.493 %Walton County18.493Meagher County: 18.487 %Meagher County18.487Adams County: 18.1 %Adams County18.1Mora County: 17.949 %Mora County17.949Ouray County: 17.934 %Ouray County17.934Huerfano County: 17.518 %Huerfano County17.518Modoc County: 17.518 %Modoc County17.518Tooele County: 17.511 %Tooele County17.511Osceola County: 17.507 %Osceola County17.507Perry County: 17.436 %Perry County17.436McCone County: 17.391 %McCone County17.391Clayton County: 17.256 %Clayton County17.256Slope County: 33.333 %Slope County33.333Treasure County: 27.273 %Treasure County27.273Wibaux County: 27.273 %Wibaux County27.273Piute County: 25 %Piute County25Coke County: 23.853 %Coke County23.853Sheridan County: 23.822 %Sheridan County23.822Van Buren County: 23.81 %Van Buren County23.81Long County: 23.75 %Long County23.75Benton County: 22.667 %Benton County22.667San Juan County: 22.222 %San Juan County22.222Troup County: 22.028 %Troup County22.028Wasatch County: 21.538 %Wasatch County21.538Rich County: 21.469 %Rich County21.469Alpine County: 21.429 %Alpine County21.429Jefferson County: 21.239 %Jefferson County21.239Clay County: 21.053 %Clay County21.053Wayne County: 21.053 %Wayne County21.053Camas County: 20.339 %Camas County20.339Billings County: 20 %Billings County20Daggett County: 20 %Daggett County20Gilpin County: 20 %Gilpin County20Montour County: 19.385 %Montour County19.385Meriwether County: 19.149 %Meriwether County19.149Ohio County: 18.919 %Ohio County18.919Sierra County: 18.868 %Sierra County18.868Morgan County: 18.727 %Morgan County18.727Chugach Census Area: 18.565 %Chugach Census Area18.565Greene County: 18.533 %Greene County18.533Walton County: 18.493 %Walton County18.493Meagher County: 18.487 %Meagher County18.487Adams County: 18.1 %Adams County18.1Mora County: 17.949 %Mora County17.949Ouray County: 17.934 %Ouray County17.934Huerfano County: 17.518 %Huerfano County17.518Modoc County: 17.518 %Modoc County17.518Tooele County: 17.511 %Tooele County17.511Osceola County: 17.507 %Osceola County17.507Perry County: 17.436 %Perry County17.436McCone County: 17.391 %McCone County17.391Clayton County: 17.256 %Clayton County17.256
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Slope County33.333n/a
2Treasure County27.2730 pts
2Wibaux County27.273+27.27 pts
4Piute County25n/a
5Coke County23.853+18.25 pts
6Sheridan County23.822+6.15 pts
7Van Buren County23.81+12.32 pts
8Long County23.75+10.05 pts
9Benton County22.667+14.1 pts
10San Juan County22.222+14.53 pts
11Troup County22.028+14.56 pts
12Wasatch County21.538+7.79 pts
13Rich County21.469+8.68 pts
14Alpine County21.429+7.14 pts
15Jefferson County21.239+7.78 pts
16Clay County21.053+9.94 pts
16Wayne County21.053+14.84 pts
18Camas County20.339n/a
19Billings County20+8.64 pts
19Daggett County20-18.89 pts
19Gilpin County20+4.1 pts
22Montour County19.385+13.61 pts
23Meriwether County19.149+11.28 pts
24Ohio County18.919+10.1 pts
25Sierra County18.868+1.05 pts
26Morgan County18.727+1.86 pts
27Chugach Census Area18.565+11.71 pts
28Greene County18.533+12.39 pts
29Walton County18.493+3.7 pts
30Meagher County18.487-3.74 pts
31Adams County18.1+5.08 pts
32Mora County17.949n/a
33Ouray County17.934+5.93 pts
34Huerfano County17.518+2.42 pts
34Modoc County17.518+6.95 pts
36Tooele County17.511+4.88 pts
37Osceola County17.507+2.61 pts
38Perry County17.436+6.45 pts
39McCone County17.391+8.3 pts
40Clayton County17.256+6.5 pts
41Brown County17.247+7.56 pts
42Schley County17.241+6.13 pts
43Utah County17.042+2.44 pts
44Garfield County16.928-0.58 pts
45Fayette County16.84+6.34 pts
46Miami-Dade County16.808+3.23 pts
47Broward County16.8+4.25 pts
48Custer County16.783+4.73 pts
49Quitman County16.774+8.83 pts
50Fort Bend County16.682+1.29 pts
51Wrangell City and Borough16.667+0.56 pts
52Henry County16.645+3.7 pts
53Lincoln County16.548-1.18 pts
54Mineral County16.505+5.77 pts
55Southeast Fairbanks Census Area16.418+11.03 pts
56McHenry County16.393+4.73 pts
57Teller County16.241+5.8 pts
58Edwards County16.216+16.22 pts
59Collin County16.153+2.18 pts
60Fulton County16.148+4.03 pts
61Hyde County16.129+9.98 pts
62Chaffee County16.079+3.24 pts
63Paulding County16.055+3.24 pts
64Elbert County15.949+1.64 pts
65Greer County15.873+1.92 pts
66Washington County15.822+2.07 pts
67Denton County15.8+1.74 pts
68Crowley County15.789-4.5 pts
68Teton County15.789+3.02 pts
70Red River County15.758+6.84 pts
71Wahkiakum County15.686+6.47 pts
72St. Johns County15.649+1.55 pts
73Eureka County15.625-0.77 pts
74DeKalb County15.535+4.05 pts
75Clearwater County15.534+2.34 pts
76Flagler County15.52+1.82 pts
77Pender County15.51+4.26 pts
78Orange County15.468+2.45 pts
79Palm Beach County15.466+2.86 pts
80Rockdale County15.459+6.19 pts
81Boise County15.436-1.86 pts
82Garfield County15.385n/a
82Wirt County15.385n/a
84Storey County15.328+5.52 pts
85Canyon County15.318+1.51 pts
86Lyman County15.267+3.98 pts
87Douglas County15.253+1.43 pts
88Forsyth County15.249+1.98 pts
89Gwinnett County15.217+2.7 pts
90Saguache County15.179+7.21 pts
91Lake County15.152+4.3 pts
92Douglas County15.096+4.41 pts
93Park County15.085-1.1 pts
94St. Lucie County15.069+2.13 pts
95Roberts County15-4.51 pts
96Newton County14.967+3.84 pts
97Berkeley County14.941+2.76 pts
98Haines Borough14.925+0.64 pts
98Santa Rosa County14.925+1.32 pts
100Lee County14.921+4.1 pts
101Louisa County14.901+3.78 pts
102Noxubee County14.9+7.28 pts
103Williamson County14.885+1.32 pts
104Iron County14.878+2.13 pts
105Pasco County14.862+2.75 pts
106Owen County14.847+3.19 pts
107Kent County14.839+0.27 pts
108Kendall County14.798+4.52 pts
109Jasper County14.749+4.22 pts
110Grant Parish14.724+3.86 pts
111Clark County14.718+2.11 pts
112Matanuska-Susitna Borough14.678+2.39 pts
113Jefferson County14.653+0.34 pts
114Motley County14.634n/a
115Skamania County14.62-0.44 pts
116Jones County14.592+7.75 pts
117Coweta County14.586+3.73 pts
118Webster County14.545+9.54 pts
119Valley County14.539+2.08 pts
120Flathead County14.534+2.14 pts
121Lee County14.514+1.94 pts
122Hillsborough County14.508+1.78 pts
123Manatee County14.489+1.67 pts
124Trinity County14.486+4.23 pts
125Heard County14.468+1.02 pts
126Keweenaw County14.458-6.72 pts
127Trousdale County14.414+6.08 pts
128Clay County14.37+4.06 pts
129Mason County14.34+8.06 pts
130Sanpete County14.338+5.16 pts
131Nantucket County14.326+2.26 pts
132Madison County14.294+1.81 pts
133Red River Parish14.286+7.36 pts
134Ellis County14.254+2.7 pts
134Gallatin County14.254+1.74 pts
136Garrard County14.251+5.77 pts
137Aransas County14.241+3.39 pts
138Grimes County14.236+5.49 pts
139Bonner County14.213+2.18 pts
140Dorchester County14.175+2.95 pts
141Taylor County14.173+2.88 pts
142Montgomery County14.167+10.81 pts
143Moffat County14.138+5.13 pts
144Marshall County14.129+0.81 pts
145Lake County14.114+1.79 pts
146Cobb County14.097+2.73 pts
147Jim Hogg County14.085+5.92 pts
148Clay County14.035+7.51 pts
148Walton County14.035+3.54 pts
150Montgomery County14.028+1.15 pts
151Teton County14.025+2.05 pts
152Towns County14.015+5.54 pts
153Dukes County14+4.89 pts
154Chambers County13.982+5.66 pts
155Hoke County13.964+3.62 pts
156Custer County13.953-5.64 pts
157Summit County13.951+1.86 pts
158Collier County13.95+1.39 pts
159Kootenai County13.948+0.67 pts
160Grand County13.913+2.6 pts
161Morrow County13.911+5.57 pts
162Emery County13.904+9.51 pts
163Nassau County13.885+1.26 pts
164Davis County13.869+1.98 pts
165Swain County13.846+6.08 pts
166Bryan County13.84+2.1 pts
167Lynn County13.836+2.59 pts
168Presidio County13.821+1.47 pts
169McClain County13.81+3 pts
170Lincoln County13.793+6.71 pts
171Union County13.758+2.11 pts
172Maries County13.734+5.26 pts
173Clear Creek County13.729-0.76 pts
174Wakulla County13.728+3.49 pts
175Summit County13.718+1.29 pts
176Missaukee County13.688+3.22 pts
177Parker County13.671+1.38 pts
178Jefferson County13.665+4.18 pts
179Cache County13.656+1.58 pts
180Laramie County13.628+1.85 pts
181Pend Oreille County13.615+2.71 pts
182Bristol Bay Borough13.58+0.59 pts
183Dixie County13.569-0.54 pts
184Pershing County13.559+6.72 pts
185Rockwall County13.545-0.36 pts
186Franklin County13.541+3.24 pts
187Polk County13.539+2.11 pts
188Boundary County13.532-1.61 pts
189Transylvania County13.523+2.13 pts
190Travis County13.516+1.12 pts
191Wilson County13.512+1.85 pts
192Buncombe County13.506+3.15 pts
193Adams County13.502+5.49 pts
193Crawford County13.502+11 pts
195Knox County13.497+7.25 pts
196Butte County13.491-0.47 pts
197Beaver County13.49+0.71 pts
198Christian County13.482+1.4 pts
198Pinal County13.482+1.82 pts
200Union County13.479+4.54 pts
201Eagle County13.475+2.4 pts
202Leon County13.459+3.79 pts
203Broomfield County13.458+1.71 pts
204Kaufman County13.453+0.83 pts
205Hays County13.446+1.16 pts
206Okanogan County13.436+3.02 pts
207Chambers County13.432+4.26 pts
208Marion County13.429+2.56 pts
209Pitkin County13.419+1.77 pts
210Madison County13.406+3.53 pts
211Blount County13.404+5.99 pts
212Canadian County13.383+3.21 pts
213Sublette County13.37+4.86 pts
214Maricopa County13.344+1.89 pts
215Carter County13.333-0.3 pts
215Marion County13.333+3.21 pts
215Newton County13.333+5.22 pts
215Sanborn County13.333+1.33 pts
215Seminole County13.333+1.94 pts
220Cherokee County13.331+1.79 pts
221Kane County13.308-0.72 pts
222Kittitas County13.306+2.1 pts
223Jefferson County13.286+5.22 pts
224Guadalupe County13.282+0.89 pts
225Upshur County13.275+3.02 pts
226Madison County13.272+4.17 pts
227Denver County13.266+0.93 pts
228Upton County13.253+3.06 pts
229Shelby County13.249+5.53 pts
230Lake County13.248+2.74 pts
231Lincoln County13.247+1.02 pts
232Sarasota County13.239+1.72 pts
233Yuba County13.226+2.67 pts
234Bath County13.223+5.53 pts
235Miami County13.218+4.59 pts
236Effingham County13.208+0.55 pts
236Wright County13.208+3.66 pts
238Williamson County13.205+1.09 pts
239Juab County13.203+1.8 pts
240Loudoun County13.194+1.18 pts
240Sweet Grass County13.194-1.4 pts
242Carbon County13.184+1.11 pts
243Mecklenburg County13.178+1.77 pts
244Oscoda County13.174+3.48 pts
245Terrell County13.158+8.52 pts
246Los Angeles County13.155+0.33 pts
247Gem County13.151-1.88 pts
248Gunnison County13.147+2.69 pts
249Madison County13.126+1.79 pts
250Pinellas County13.123+1.84 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. 51 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2021 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, 2021. 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=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Slope County, with 33.333% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Ziebach County, with 0% in 2021.

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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. 51 counties have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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