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US states by establishment entry rate

Florida had the highest establishment entry rate of 51 states in 2012, at 13.157%. West Virginia had the lowest, at 7.401%. The median was 9.28% and the figure for the United States was 10.018%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.157Florida
Lowest7.401West Virginia
Median9.2851 states
United States10.018History

Map of states, 2012

Alabama: 8.547 %Alaska: 9.941 %Arizona: 11.062 %Arkansas: 8.443 %California: 11.132 %Colorado: 11.366 %Connecticut: 8.76 %Delaware: 9.791 %District of Columbia: 9.194 %Florida: 13.157 %Georgia: 10.858 %Hawaii: 7.944 %Idaho: 10.505 %Illinois: 9.586 %Indiana: 8.537 %Iowa: 7.794 %Kansas: 8.349 %Kentucky: 8.455 %Louisiana: 8.915 %Maine: 9.075 %Maryland: 9.467 %Massachusetts: 9.129 %Michigan: 8.761 %Minnesota: 8.823 %Mississippi: 7.933 %Missouri: 9.504 %Montana: 10.402 %Nebraska: 8.317 %Nevada: 12.378 %New Hampshire: 9.145 %New Jersey: 10.559 %New Mexico: 9.309 %New York: 10.914 %North Carolina: 9.814 %North Dakota: 11.135 %Ohio: 8.2 %Oklahoma: 9.349 %Oregon: 9.985 %Pennsylvania: 8.124 %Rhode Island: 9.28 %South Carolina: 8.923 %South Dakota: 9.015 %Tennessee: 8.729 %Texas: 10.874 %Utah: 12.537 %Vermont: 8.827 %Virginia: 9.434 %Washington: 10.324 %West Virginia: 7.401 %Wisconsin: 7.922 %Wyoming: 10.254 %
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%, 2012. 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.

All states, 2012

Florida: 13.157 %Florida13.157Utah: 12.537 %Utah12.537Nevada: 12.378 %Nevada12.378Colorado: 11.366 %Colorado11.366North Dakota: 11.135 %North Dakota11.135California: 11.132 %California11.132Arizona: 11.062 %Arizona11.062New York: 10.914 %New York10.914Texas: 10.874 %Texas10.874Georgia: 10.858 %Georgia10.858New Jersey: 10.559 %New Jersey10.559Idaho: 10.505 %Idaho10.505Montana: 10.402 %Montana10.402Washington: 10.324 %Washington10.324Wyoming: 10.254 %Wyoming10.254Oregon: 9.985 %Oregon9.985Alaska: 9.941 %Alaska9.941North Carolina: 9.814 %North Carolina9.814Delaware: 9.791 %Delaware9.791Illinois: 9.586 %Illinois9.586Missouri: 9.504 %Missouri9.504Maryland: 9.467 %Maryland9.467Virginia: 9.434 %Virginia9.434Oklahoma: 9.349 %Oklahoma9.349New Mexico: 9.309 %New Mexico9.309Rhode Island: 9.28 %Rhode Island9.28District of Columbia: 9.194 %District of Columbia9.194New Hampshire: 9.145 %New Hampshire9.145Massachusetts: 9.129 %Massachusetts9.129Maine: 9.075 %Maine9.075South Dakota: 9.015 %South Dakota9.015South Carolina: 8.923 %South Carolina8.923Louisiana: 8.915 %Louisiana8.915Vermont: 8.827 %Vermont8.827Minnesota: 8.823 %Minnesota8.823Michigan: 8.761 %Michigan8.761Connecticut: 8.76 %Connecticut8.76Tennessee: 8.729 %Tennessee8.729Alabama: 8.547 %Alabama8.547Indiana: 8.537 %Indiana8.537Kentucky: 8.455 %Kentucky8.455Arkansas: 8.443 %Arkansas8.443Kansas: 8.349 %Kansas8.349Nebraska: 8.317 %Nebraska8.317Ohio: 8.2 %Ohio8.2Pennsylvania: 8.124 %Pennsylvania8.124Hawaii: 7.944 %Hawaii7.944Mississippi: 7.933 %Mississippi7.933Wisconsin: 7.922 %Wisconsin7.922Iowa: 7.794 %Iowa7.794West Virginia: 7.401 %West Virginia7.401Florida: 13.157 %Florida13.157Utah: 12.537 %Utah12.537Nevada: 12.378 %Nevada12.378Colorado: 11.366 %Colorado11.366North Dakota: 11.135 %North Dakota11.135California: 11.132 %California11.132Arizona: 11.062 %Arizona11.062New York: 10.914 %New York10.914Texas: 10.874 %Texas10.874Georgia: 10.858 %Georgia10.858New Jersey: 10.559 %New Jersey10.559Idaho: 10.505 %Idaho10.505Montana: 10.402 %Montana10.402Washington: 10.324 %Washington10.324Wyoming: 10.254 %Wyoming10.254Oregon: 9.985 %Oregon9.985Alaska: 9.941 %Alaska9.941North Carolina: 9.814 %North Carolina9.814Delaware: 9.791 %Delaware9.791Illinois: 9.586 %Illinois9.586Missouri: 9.504 %Missouri9.504Maryland: 9.467 %Maryland9.467Virginia: 9.434 %Virginia9.434Oklahoma: 9.349 %Oklahoma9.349New Mexico: 9.309 %New Mexico9.309Rhode Island: 9.28 %Rhode Island9.28District of Columbia: 9.194 %District of Columbia9.194New Hampshire: 9.145 %New Hampshire9.145Massachusetts: 9.129 %Massachusetts9.129Maine: 9.075 %Maine9.075South Dakota: 9.015 %South Dakota9.015South Carolina: 8.923 %South Carolina8.923Louisiana: 8.915 %Louisiana8.915Vermont: 8.827 %Vermont8.827Minnesota: 8.823 %Minnesota8.823Michigan: 8.761 %Michigan8.761Connecticut: 8.76 %Connecticut8.76Tennessee: 8.729 %Tennessee8.729Alabama: 8.547 %Alabama8.547Indiana: 8.537 %Indiana8.537Kentucky: 8.455 %Kentucky8.455Arkansas: 8.443 %Arkansas8.443Kansas: 8.349 %Kansas8.349Nebraska: 8.317 %Nebraska8.317Ohio: 8.2 %Ohio8.2Pennsylvania: 8.124 %Pennsylvania8.124Hawaii: 7.944 %Hawaii7.944Mississippi: 7.933 %Mississippi7.933Wisconsin: 7.922 %Wisconsin7.922Iowa: 7.794 %Iowa7.794West Virginia: 7.401 %West Virginia7.401
%. 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

RankStates2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Florida13.157-0.1 pts
2Utah12.537+0.35 pts
3Nevada12.378-0.1 pts
4Colorado11.366-0.17 pts
5North Dakota11.135+1.52 pts
6California11.132+0.21 pts
7Arizona11.062-0.44 pts
8New York10.914+0.12 pts
9Texas10.874+0.34 pts
10Georgia10.858+0.25 pts
11New Jersey10.559+0.62 pts
12Idaho10.505+0.51 pts
13Montana10.402+0.69 pts
14Washington10.324+0.08 pts
15Wyoming10.254-0.13 pts
16Oregon9.985+0.13 pts
17Alaska9.941-0.38 pts
18North Carolina9.814+0.23 pts
19Delaware9.791+0.6 pts
20Illinois9.586-0.13 pts
21Missouri9.504+0.31 pts
22Maryland9.467-0.01 pts
23Virginia9.434-0.41 pts
24Oklahoma9.349+0.32 pts
25New Mexico9.309-0.04 pts
26Rhode Island9.28+0.23 pts
27District of Columbia9.194-0.59 pts
28New Hampshire9.145+0.82 pts
29Massachusetts9.129+0.35 pts
30Maine9.075+0.17 pts
31South Dakota9.015+0.86 pts
32South Carolina8.923-0.09 pts
33Louisiana8.915+0.15 pts
34Vermont8.827+0.6 pts
35Minnesota8.823-0.17 pts
36Michigan8.761-0.41 pts
37Connecticut8.76+0.68 pts
38Tennessee8.729+0.05 pts
39Alabama8.547+0.36 pts
40Indiana8.537+0.28 pts
41Kentucky8.455+0.31 pts
42Arkansas8.443-0.35 pts
43Kansas8.349+0.02 pts
44Nebraska8.317+0.09 pts
45Ohio8.2+0.36 pts
46Pennsylvania8.124-0.01 pts
47Hawaii7.944-0.14 pts
48Mississippi7.933-0.47 pts
49Wisconsin7.922+0.42 pts
50Iowa7.794+0.28 pts
51West Virginia7.401-0.22 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

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 states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (US states by establishment entry rate, 2012) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, US states by establishment entry rate, 2012. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/us-states?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. US states by establishment entry rate, 2012. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/us-states?period=2012.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, US states by establishment entry rate, 2012 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/us-states?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest establishment entry rate?

Florida, with 13.157% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest establishment entry rate?

West Virginia, with 7.401% in 2012.

Where does this ranking come from?

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.

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