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US states by establishment entry rate

Nevada had the highest establishment entry rate of 51 states in 2022, at 14.375%. Iowa had the lowest, at 8.588%. The median was 10.764% and the figure for the United States was 11.651%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.375Nevada
Lowest8.588Iowa
Median10.76451 states
United States11.651History

Map of states, 2022

Alabama: 9.906 %Alaska: 10.972 %Arizona: 12.805 %Arkansas: 9.794 %California: 13.734 %Colorado: 12.621 %Connecticut: 9.967 %Delaware: 12.808 %District of Columbia: 11.149 %Florida: 13.927 %Georgia: 12.58 %Hawaii: 11.354 %Idaho: 13.545 %Illinois: 10.668 %Indiana: 9.714 %Iowa: 8.588 %Kansas: 9.21 %Kentucky: 9.71 %Louisiana: 9.637 %Maine: 10.656 %Maryland: 10.842 %Massachusetts: 10.967 %Michigan: 10.57 %Minnesota: 9.793 %Mississippi: 9.496 %Missouri: 10.359 %Montana: 11.816 %Nebraska: 9.01 %Nevada: 14.375 %New Hampshire: 10.106 %New Jersey: 12.065 %New Mexico: 10.958 %New York: 12.4 %North Carolina: 11.615 %North Dakota: 9.133 %Ohio: 9.349 %Oklahoma: 10.032 %Oregon: 11.501 %Pennsylvania: 9.911 %Rhode Island: 11.574 %South Carolina: 11.263 %South Dakota: 9.936 %Tennessee: 10.62 %Texas: 12.482 %Utah: 13.798 %Vermont: 10.691 %Virginia: 10.764 %Washington: 12.076 %West Virginia: 9.191 %Wisconsin: 9.034 %Wyoming: 12.634 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Nevada: 14.375 %Nevada14.375Florida: 13.927 %Florida13.927Utah: 13.798 %Utah13.798California: 13.734 %California13.734Idaho: 13.545 %Idaho13.545Delaware: 12.808 %Delaware12.808Arizona: 12.805 %Arizona12.805Wyoming: 12.634 %Wyoming12.634Colorado: 12.621 %Colorado12.621Georgia: 12.58 %Georgia12.58Texas: 12.482 %Texas12.482New York: 12.4 %New York12.4Washington: 12.076 %Washington12.076New Jersey: 12.065 %New Jersey12.065Montana: 11.816 %Montana11.816North Carolina: 11.615 %North Carolina11.615Rhode Island: 11.574 %Rhode Island11.574Oregon: 11.501 %Oregon11.501Hawaii: 11.354 %Hawaii11.354South Carolina: 11.263 %South Carolina11.263District of Columbia: 11.149 %District of Columbia11.149Alaska: 10.972 %Alaska10.972Massachusetts: 10.967 %Massachusetts10.967New Mexico: 10.958 %New Mexico10.958Maryland: 10.842 %Maryland10.842Virginia: 10.764 %Virginia10.764Vermont: 10.691 %Vermont10.691Illinois: 10.668 %Illinois10.668Maine: 10.656 %Maine10.656Tennessee: 10.62 %Tennessee10.62Michigan: 10.57 %Michigan10.57Missouri: 10.359 %Missouri10.359New Hampshire: 10.106 %New Hampshire10.106Oklahoma: 10.032 %Oklahoma10.032Connecticut: 9.967 %Connecticut9.967South Dakota: 9.936 %South Dakota9.936Pennsylvania: 9.911 %Pennsylvania9.911Alabama: 9.906 %Alabama9.906Arkansas: 9.794 %Arkansas9.794Minnesota: 9.793 %Minnesota9.793Indiana: 9.714 %Indiana9.714Kentucky: 9.71 %Kentucky9.71Louisiana: 9.637 %Louisiana9.637Mississippi: 9.496 %Mississippi9.496Ohio: 9.349 %Ohio9.349Kansas: 9.21 %Kansas9.21West Virginia: 9.191 %West Virginia9.191North Dakota: 9.133 %North Dakota9.133Wisconsin: 9.034 %Wisconsin9.034Nebraska: 9.01 %Nebraska9.01Iowa: 8.588 %Iowa8.588Nevada: 14.375 %Nevada14.375Florida: 13.927 %Florida13.927Utah: 13.798 %Utah13.798California: 13.734 %California13.734Idaho: 13.545 %Idaho13.545Delaware: 12.808 %Delaware12.808Arizona: 12.805 %Arizona12.805Wyoming: 12.634 %Wyoming12.634Colorado: 12.621 %Colorado12.621Georgia: 12.58 %Georgia12.58Texas: 12.482 %Texas12.482New York: 12.4 %New York12.4Washington: 12.076 %Washington12.076New Jersey: 12.065 %New Jersey12.065Montana: 11.816 %Montana11.816North Carolina: 11.615 %North Carolina11.615Rhode Island: 11.574 %Rhode Island11.574Oregon: 11.501 %Oregon11.501Hawaii: 11.354 %Hawaii11.354South Carolina: 11.263 %South Carolina11.263District of Columbia: 11.149 %District of Columbia11.149Alaska: 10.972 %Alaska10.972Massachusetts: 10.967 %Massachusetts10.967New Mexico: 10.958 %New Mexico10.958Maryland: 10.842 %Maryland10.842Virginia: 10.764 %Virginia10.764Vermont: 10.691 %Vermont10.691Illinois: 10.668 %Illinois10.668Maine: 10.656 %Maine10.656Tennessee: 10.62 %Tennessee10.62Michigan: 10.57 %Michigan10.57Missouri: 10.359 %Missouri10.359New Hampshire: 10.106 %New Hampshire10.106Oklahoma: 10.032 %Oklahoma10.032Connecticut: 9.967 %Connecticut9.967South Dakota: 9.936 %South Dakota9.936Pennsylvania: 9.911 %Pennsylvania9.911Alabama: 9.906 %Alabama9.906Arkansas: 9.794 %Arkansas9.794Minnesota: 9.793 %Minnesota9.793Indiana: 9.714 %Indiana9.714Kentucky: 9.71 %Kentucky9.71Louisiana: 9.637 %Louisiana9.637Mississippi: 9.496 %Mississippi9.496Ohio: 9.349 %Ohio9.349Kansas: 9.21 %Kansas9.21West Virginia: 9.191 %West Virginia9.191North Dakota: 9.133 %North Dakota9.133Wisconsin: 9.034 %Wisconsin9.034Nebraska: 9.01 %Nebraska9.01Iowa: 8.588 %Iowa8.588
%. 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

RankStates2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Nevada14.375+0.68 pts
2Florida13.927-0.66 pts
3Utah13.798-0.33 pts
4California13.734+1.9 pts
5Idaho13.545+0.69 pts
6Delaware12.808+0.9 pts
7Arizona12.805+0.38 pts
8Wyoming12.634+0.59 pts
9Colorado12.621-0.14 pts
10Georgia12.58-0.54 pts
11Texas12.482+0.63 pts
12New York12.4+2.12 pts
13Washington12.076+0.76 pts
14New Jersey12.065+1.8 pts
15Montana11.816+0.51 pts
16North Carolina11.615+0.52 pts
17Rhode Island11.574+2.36 pts
18Oregon11.501+1.34 pts
19Hawaii11.354+2.74 pts
20South Carolina11.263+0.38 pts
21District of Columbia11.149+0.74 pts
22Alaska10.972+0.15 pts
23Massachusetts10.967+2.02 pts
24New Mexico10.958+1.6 pts
25Maryland10.842+0.85 pts
26Virginia10.764+0.73 pts
27Vermont10.691+2.28 pts
28Illinois10.668+0.64 pts
29Maine10.656+0.84 pts
30Tennessee10.62+0.15 pts
31Michigan10.57+0.43 pts
32Missouri10.359+0.45 pts
33New Hampshire10.106+1.27 pts
34Oklahoma10.032+0.19 pts
35Connecticut9.967+0.79 pts
36South Dakota9.936+0.95 pts
37Pennsylvania9.911+1.13 pts
38Alabama9.906+0.48 pts
39Arkansas9.794+0.19 pts
40Minnesota9.793+0.56 pts
41Indiana9.714+0.62 pts
42Kentucky9.71+0.6 pts
43Louisiana9.637+0.29 pts
44Mississippi9.496+0.41 pts
45Ohio9.349+0.39 pts
46Kansas9.21+0.23 pts
47West Virginia9.191+1.26 pts
48North Dakota9.133+0.48 pts
49Wisconsin9.034+0.71 pts
50Nebraska9.01+0.07 pts
51Iowa8.588+0.21 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest establishment entry rate?

Nevada, with 14.375% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Iowa, with 8.588% in 2022.

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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