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Counties in Vermont by establishment entry rate

Essex County had the highest establishment entry rate of 14 counties in 2017, at 13.978%. Grand Isle County had the lowest, at 5.941%. The median was 7.929% and the figure for Vermont was 7.662%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.978Essex County
Lowest5.941Grand Isle County
Median7.92914 counties
Vermont7.662History

Map of counties, 2017

Addison County: 7.16 %Bennington County: 6.413 %Caledonia County: 8.333 %Chittenden County: 7.843 %Essex County: 13.978 %Franklin County: 8.271 %Grand Isle County: 5.941 %Lamoille County: 10.07 %Orange County: 8.019 %Orleans County: 8.07 %Rutland County: 7.141 %Washington County: 6.613 %Windham County: 6.483 %Windsor County: 8.014 %
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%, 2017. 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 counties, 2017

Essex County: 13.978 %Essex County13.978Lamoille County: 10.07 %Lamoille County10.07Caledonia County: 8.333 %Caledonia County8.333Franklin County: 8.271 %Franklin County8.271Orleans County: 8.07 %Orleans County8.07Orange County: 8.019 %Orange County8.019Windsor County: 8.014 %Windsor County8.014Chittenden County: 7.843 %Chittenden County7.843Addison County: 7.16 %Addison County7.16Rutland County: 7.141 %Rutland County7.141Washington County: 6.613 %Washington County6.613Windham County: 6.483 %Windham County6.483Bennington County: 6.413 %Bennington County6.413Grand Isle County: 5.941 %Grand Isle County5.941Essex County: 13.978 %Essex County13.978Lamoille County: 10.07 %Lamoille County10.07Caledonia County: 8.333 %Caledonia County8.333Franklin County: 8.271 %Franklin County8.271Orleans County: 8.07 %Orleans County8.07Orange County: 8.019 %Orange County8.019Windsor County: 8.014 %Windsor County8.014Chittenden County: 7.843 %Chittenden County7.843Addison County: 7.16 %Addison County7.16Rutland County: 7.141 %Rutland County7.141Washington County: 6.613 %Washington County6.613Windham County: 6.483 %Windham County6.483Bennington County: 6.413 %Bennington County6.413Grand Isle County: 5.941 %Grand Isle County5.941
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Essex County13.978+7.63 pts
2Lamoille County10.07+1.78 pts
3Caledonia County8.333+0.42 pts
4Franklin County8.271+0.45 pts
5Orleans County8.07+1.25 pts
6Orange County8.019-0.53 pts
7Windsor County8.014+0.14 pts
8Chittenden County7.843-0.61 pts
9Addison County7.16-0.48 pts
10Rutland County7.141-0.07 pts
11Washington County6.613-0.24 pts
12Windham County6.483-1.07 pts
13Bennington County6.413-1.43 pts
14Grand Isle County5.941-5.6 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 counties 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_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Vermont by establishment entry rate, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Vermont by establishment entry rate, 2017. 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/vermont-counties?period=2017. 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. Counties in Vermont by establishment entry rate, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/vermont-counties?period=2017.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Vermont by establishment entry rate, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/vermont-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Essex County, with 13.978% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Grand Isle County, with 5.941% in 2017.

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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