Counties in Vermont by establishment entry rate

Grand Isle County had the highest establishment entry rate of 14 counties in 2021, at 13.091%. Caledonia County had the lowest, at 6.708%. The median was 8.348% and the figure for Vermont was 8.41%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.091Grand Isle County
Lowest6.708Caledonia County
Median8.34814 counties
Vermont8.41History

Map of counties, 2021

Addison County: 9.266 %Bennington County: 6.811 %Caledonia County: 6.708 %Chittenden County: 8.345 %Essex County: 12.698 %Franklin County: 8.351 %Grand Isle County: 13.091 %Lamoille County: 8.529 %Orange County: 10.544 %Orleans County: 6.98 %Rutland County: 7.556 %Washington County: 7.381 %Windham County: 8.019 %Windsor County: 9.401 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Grand Isle County: 13.091 %Grand Isle County13.091Essex County: 12.698 %Essex County12.698Orange County: 10.544 %Orange County10.544Windsor County: 9.401 %Windsor County9.401Addison County: 9.266 %Addison County9.266Lamoille County: 8.529 %Lamoille County8.529Franklin County: 8.351 %Franklin County8.351Chittenden County: 8.345 %Chittenden County8.345Windham County: 8.019 %Windham County8.019Rutland County: 7.556 %Rutland County7.556Washington County: 7.381 %Washington County7.381Orleans County: 6.98 %Orleans County6.98Bennington County: 6.811 %Bennington County6.811Caledonia County: 6.708 %Caledonia County6.708Grand Isle County: 13.091 %Grand Isle County13.091Essex County: 12.698 %Essex County12.698Orange County: 10.544 %Orange County10.544Windsor County: 9.401 %Windsor County9.401Addison County: 9.266 %Addison County9.266Lamoille County: 8.529 %Lamoille County8.529Franklin County: 8.351 %Franklin County8.351Chittenden County: 8.345 %Chittenden County8.345Windham County: 8.019 %Windham County8.019Rutland County: 7.556 %Rutland County7.556Washington County: 7.381 %Washington County7.381Orleans County: 6.98 %Orleans County6.98Bennington County: 6.811 %Bennington County6.811Caledonia County: 6.708 %Caledonia County6.708
%. 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
1Grand Isle County13.091+3.74 pts
2Essex County12.698+4.41 pts
3Orange County10.544+2.22 pts
4Windsor County9.401+1.4 pts
5Addison County9.266+2.39 pts
6Lamoille County8.529+0.06 pts
7Franklin County8.351+0.71 pts
8Chittenden County8.345+0.9 pts
9Windham County8.019-0.84 pts
10Rutland County7.556+1.35 pts
11Washington County7.381+0.27 pts
12Orleans County6.98-1.22 pts
13Bennington County6.811+0.05 pts
14Caledonia County6.708+0.5 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 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, 2021) [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, 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/vermont-counties?period=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Grand Isle County, with 13.091% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Caledonia County, with 6.708% in 2021.

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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