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US states by establishment entry rate

Florida had the highest establishment entry rate of 51 states in 2016, at 12.76%. West Virginia had the lowest, at 7.145%. The median was 9.535% and the figure for the United States was 10.194%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.76Florida
Lowest7.145West Virginia
Median9.53551 states
United States10.194History

Map of states, 2016

Alabama: 8.379 %Alaska: 10.276 %Arizona: 11.194 %Arkansas: 9.052 %California: 11.346 %Colorado: 12.302 %Connecticut: 9.611 %Delaware: 10.332 %District of Columbia: 10.868 %Florida: 12.76 %Georgia: 10.882 %Hawaii: 8.778 %Idaho: 11.035 %Illinois: 9.535 %Indiana: 8.54 %Iowa: 7.841 %Kansas: 8.822 %Kentucky: 8.28 %Louisiana: 8.726 %Maine: 9.616 %Maryland: 9.472 %Massachusetts: 9.498 %Michigan: 8.871 %Minnesota: 9.059 %Mississippi: 8.055 %Missouri: 11.026 %Montana: 9.691 %Nebraska: 8.483 %Nevada: 12.656 %New Hampshire: 8.82 %New Jersey: 10.218 %New Mexico: 8.834 %New York: 10.72 %North Carolina: 10.066 %North Dakota: 8.43 %Ohio: 8.408 %Oklahoma: 9.258 %Oregon: 10.367 %Pennsylvania: 8.488 %Rhode Island: 10.014 %South Carolina: 9.85 %South Dakota: 8.626 %Tennessee: 9.131 %Texas: 10.975 %Utah: 12.021 %Vermont: 7.899 %Virginia: 9.644 %Washington: 10.811 %West Virginia: 7.145 %Wisconsin: 8.864 %Wyoming: 9.583 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Florida: 12.76 %Florida12.76Nevada: 12.656 %Nevada12.656Colorado: 12.302 %Colorado12.302Utah: 12.021 %Utah12.021California: 11.346 %California11.346Arizona: 11.194 %Arizona11.194Idaho: 11.035 %Idaho11.035Missouri: 11.026 %Missouri11.026Texas: 10.975 %Texas10.975Georgia: 10.882 %Georgia10.882District of Columbia: 10.868 %District of Columbia10.868Washington: 10.811 %Washington10.811New York: 10.72 %New York10.72Oregon: 10.367 %Oregon10.367Delaware: 10.332 %Delaware10.332Alaska: 10.276 %Alaska10.276New Jersey: 10.218 %New Jersey10.218North Carolina: 10.066 %North Carolina10.066Rhode Island: 10.014 %Rhode Island10.014South Carolina: 9.85 %South Carolina9.85Montana: 9.691 %Montana9.691Virginia: 9.644 %Virginia9.644Maine: 9.616 %Maine9.616Connecticut: 9.611 %Connecticut9.611Wyoming: 9.583 %Wyoming9.583Illinois: 9.535 %Illinois9.535Massachusetts: 9.498 %Massachusetts9.498Maryland: 9.472 %Maryland9.472Oklahoma: 9.258 %Oklahoma9.258Tennessee: 9.131 %Tennessee9.131Minnesota: 9.059 %Minnesota9.059Arkansas: 9.052 %Arkansas9.052Michigan: 8.871 %Michigan8.871Wisconsin: 8.864 %Wisconsin8.864New Mexico: 8.834 %New Mexico8.834Kansas: 8.822 %Kansas8.822New Hampshire: 8.82 %New Hampshire8.82Hawaii: 8.778 %Hawaii8.778Louisiana: 8.726 %Louisiana8.726South Dakota: 8.626 %South Dakota8.626Indiana: 8.54 %Indiana8.54Pennsylvania: 8.488 %Pennsylvania8.488Nebraska: 8.483 %Nebraska8.483North Dakota: 8.43 %North Dakota8.43Ohio: 8.408 %Ohio8.408Alabama: 8.379 %Alabama8.379Kentucky: 8.28 %Kentucky8.28Mississippi: 8.055 %Mississippi8.055Vermont: 7.899 %Vermont7.899Iowa: 7.841 %Iowa7.841West Virginia: 7.145 %West Virginia7.145Florida: 12.76 %Florida12.76Nevada: 12.656 %Nevada12.656Colorado: 12.302 %Colorado12.302Utah: 12.021 %Utah12.021California: 11.346 %California11.346Arizona: 11.194 %Arizona11.194Idaho: 11.035 %Idaho11.035Missouri: 11.026 %Missouri11.026Texas: 10.975 %Texas10.975Georgia: 10.882 %Georgia10.882District of Columbia: 10.868 %District of Columbia10.868Washington: 10.811 %Washington10.811New York: 10.72 %New York10.72Oregon: 10.367 %Oregon10.367Delaware: 10.332 %Delaware10.332Alaska: 10.276 %Alaska10.276New Jersey: 10.218 %New Jersey10.218North Carolina: 10.066 %North Carolina10.066Rhode Island: 10.014 %Rhode Island10.014South Carolina: 9.85 %South Carolina9.85Montana: 9.691 %Montana9.691Virginia: 9.644 %Virginia9.644Maine: 9.616 %Maine9.616Connecticut: 9.611 %Connecticut9.611Wyoming: 9.583 %Wyoming9.583Illinois: 9.535 %Illinois9.535Massachusetts: 9.498 %Massachusetts9.498Maryland: 9.472 %Maryland9.472Oklahoma: 9.258 %Oklahoma9.258Tennessee: 9.131 %Tennessee9.131Minnesota: 9.059 %Minnesota9.059Arkansas: 9.052 %Arkansas9.052Michigan: 8.871 %Michigan8.871Wisconsin: 8.864 %Wisconsin8.864New Mexico: 8.834 %New Mexico8.834Kansas: 8.822 %Kansas8.822New Hampshire: 8.82 %New Hampshire8.82Hawaii: 8.778 %Hawaii8.778Louisiana: 8.726 %Louisiana8.726South Dakota: 8.626 %South Dakota8.626Indiana: 8.54 %Indiana8.54Pennsylvania: 8.488 %Pennsylvania8.488Nebraska: 8.483 %Nebraska8.483North Dakota: 8.43 %North Dakota8.43Ohio: 8.408 %Ohio8.408Alabama: 8.379 %Alabama8.379Kentucky: 8.28 %Kentucky8.28Mississippi: 8.055 %Mississippi8.055Vermont: 7.899 %Vermont7.899Iowa: 7.841 %Iowa7.841West Virginia: 7.145 %West Virginia7.145
%. 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

RankStates2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Florida12.76+0.06 pts
2Nevada12.656-0.23 pts
3Colorado12.302+0.31 pts
4Utah12.021-0.17 pts
5California11.346+0.1 pts
6Arizona11.194+0.16 pts
7Idaho11.035+0.29 pts
8Missouri11.026-0.02 pts
9Texas10.975+0.22 pts
10Georgia10.882+0.04 pts
11District of Columbia10.868+0.23 pts
12Washington10.811-0.05 pts
13New York10.72+0.38 pts
14Oregon10.367+0.03 pts
15Delaware10.332+0.34 pts
16Alaska10.276+0.41 pts
17New Jersey10.218+0.46 pts
18North Carolina10.066+0.42 pts
19Rhode Island10.014+0.84 pts
20South Carolina9.85+0.14 pts
21Montana9.691-0.24 pts
22Virginia9.644+0.13 pts
23Maine9.616+0.58 pts
24Connecticut9.611+1.11 pts
25Wyoming9.583-0.29 pts
26Illinois9.535+0.02 pts
27Massachusetts9.498+0.74 pts
28Maryland9.472+0.29 pts
29Oklahoma9.258+0.06 pts
30Tennessee9.131-0.06 pts
31Minnesota9.059+0.11 pts
32Arkansas9.052+0.53 pts
33Michigan8.871-0.28 pts
34Wisconsin8.864+0.79 pts
35New Mexico8.834-0.29 pts
36Kansas8.822+0.37 pts
37New Hampshire8.82+0.49 pts
38Hawaii8.778+0.36 pts
39Louisiana8.726+0.11 pts
40South Dakota8.626-0.16 pts
41Indiana8.54-0.14 pts
42Pennsylvania8.488+0.3 pts
43Nebraska8.483-0.07 pts
44North Dakota8.43-1.57 pts
45Ohio8.408+0.08 pts
46Alabama8.379-0.11 pts
47Kentucky8.28-0.36 pts
48Mississippi8.055+0.22 pts
49Vermont7.899-0 pts
50Iowa7.841+0.1 pts
51West Virginia7.145-0.42 pts

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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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest establishment entry rate?

Florida, with 12.76% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest establishment entry rate?

West Virginia, with 7.145% in 2016.

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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