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Counties in Virginia by establishment entry rate, 2023

Amelia County had the highest establishment entry rate of 131 counties in 2023, at 14.553%. Covington city had the lowest, at 4.482%. The median was 9.28% and the figure for Virginia was 10.019%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest14.553Amelia County
Lowest4.482Covington city
Median9.28131 counties
Virginia10.019History

Top 40 counties, 2023

Amelia County: 14.553 %Amelia County14.553Caroline County: 14.092 %Caroline County14.092Sussex County: 13.814 %Sussex County13.814Loudoun County: 13.71 %Loudoun County13.71Grayson County: 13.605 %Grayson County13.605Buena Vista city: 13.131 %Buena Vista city13.131Manassas Park city: 13.121 %Manassas Park city13.121Franklin city: 12.959 %Franklin city12.959Lunenburg County: 12.881 %Lunenburg County12.881Stafford County: 12.79 %Stafford County12.79Richmond County: 12.571 %Richmond County12.571King and Queen County: 12.381 %King and Queen County12.381Louisa County: 12.016 %Louisa County12.016Buckingham County: 12.009 %Buckingham County12.009Warren County: 11.787 %Warren County11.787Spotsylvania County: 11.57 %Spotsylvania County11.57Westmoreland County: 11.467 %Westmoreland County11.467Prince William County: 11.427 %Prince William County11.427New Kent County: 11.372 %New Kent County11.372Albemarle County: 11.237 %Albemarle County11.237Middlesex County: 11.236 %Middlesex County11.236Chesterfield County: 11.219 %Chesterfield County11.219Frederick County: 11.151 %Frederick County11.151Brunswick County: 11.111 %Brunswick County11.111Charlotte County: 10.966 %Charlotte County10.966Greene County: 10.866 %Greene County10.866Orange County: 10.79 %Orange County10.79Isle of Wight County: 10.735 %Isle of Wight County10.735Fauquier County: 10.724 %Fauquier County10.724Bath County: 10.714 %Bath County10.714Southampton County: 10.499 %Southampton County10.499Richmond city: 10.477 %Richmond city10.477James City County: 10.455 %James City County10.455Hampton city: 10.441 %Hampton city10.441Bristol city: 10.413 %Bristol city10.413Fluvanna County: 10.397 %Fluvanna County10.397Shenandoah County: 10.337 %Shenandoah County10.337Arlington County: 10.283 %Arlington County10.283Fairfax County: 10.231 %Fairfax County10.231Fredericksburg city: 10.211 %Fredericksburg city10.211
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Amelia County14.553+4.72 pts
2Caroline County14.092-1.03 pts
3Sussex County13.814+7.09 pts
4Loudoun County13.71+0.81 pts
5Grayson County13.605+3.75 pts
6Buena Vista city13.131+4.58 pts
7Manassas Park city13.121+1.91 pts
8Franklin city12.959+3.02 pts
9Lunenburg County12.881+1.65 pts
10Stafford County12.79+0.76 pts
11Richmond County12.571+2.99 pts
12King and Queen County12.381+6.61 pts
13Louisa County12.016+0.57 pts
14Buckingham County12.009+6.63 pts
15Warren County11.787+0.41 pts
16Spotsylvania County11.57-1.19 pts
17Westmoreland County11.467+1.38 pts
18Prince William County11.427-1.82 pts
19New Kent County11.372-4.98 pts
20Albemarle County11.237+2.43 pts
21Middlesex County11.236-0.19 pts
22Chesterfield County11.219-1.23 pts
23Frederick County11.151+0.16 pts
24Brunswick County11.111-3.8 pts
25Charlotte County10.966+0.24 pts
26Greene County10.866-2.09 pts
27Orange County10.79-2.5 pts
28Isle of Wight County10.735+0.31 pts
29Fauquier County10.724+0.71 pts
30Bath County10.714-2.37 pts
31Southampton County10.499+1.36 pts
32Richmond city10.477-0.54 pts
33James City County10.455+0.38 pts
34Hampton city10.441+0.31 pts
35Bristol city10.413+0.79 pts
36Fluvanna County10.397-0.88 pts
37Shenandoah County10.337-0.93 pts
38Arlington County10.283-0.37 pts
39Fairfax County10.231-0.81 pts
40Fredericksburg city10.211-0.89 pts
41Virginia Beach city10.205-0.62 pts
42Amherst County10.202+1.56 pts
43Floyd County10.131+0.16 pts
44Dinwiddie County10.13+0.45 pts
45Madison County9.96-1.64 pts
46Goochland County9.956-0.9 pts
47Campbell County9.924-1.55 pts
48Craig County9.9170 pts
49Prince Edward County9.887+0.9 pts
50Fairfax city9.865-0.77 pts
51Henrico County9.852-1.53 pts
52Powhatan County9.848-0.7 pts
53Chesapeake city9.838-0.65 pts
54Buchanan County9.733+2.63 pts
55Montgomery County9.723+0.78 pts
56Greensville County9.722+0.39 pts
57Washington County9.697+0.46 pts
58Nottoway County9.647-0.84 pts
59Rockbridge County9.642-1.22 pts
60Cumberland County9.63-2.13 pts
61Bedford County9.609-1.47 pts
62Northampton County9.474-3.43 pts
63Rockingham County9.47-1.1 pts
64Suffolk city9.454-2.58 pts
65King William County9.302+0.2 pts
66Franklin County9.28-0.08 pts
67Falls Church city9.198-0.78 pts
68Newport News city9.169+0.11 pts
69Roanoke County9.148-0.31 pts
70Carroll County9.137-0.97 pts
71Hanover County9.125-1.63 pts
72Halifax County9.098+1.21 pts
73Mecklenburg County9.015-0.63 pts
74Surry County8.974-6.61 pts
75Hopewell city8.929+0.23 pts
76Nelson County8.896+0.16 pts
77York County8.828-0.52 pts
78Lynchburg city8.799-0.51 pts
79Charlottesville city8.784-0.98 pts
80Culpeper County8.743-2.06 pts
81Wythe County8.594-0.98 pts
82Charles City County8.571+3.71 pts
83Alexandria city8.506-1.72 pts
84Harrisonburg city8.475-0.33 pts
85Pittsylvania County8.474-2.32 pts
86Botetourt County8.461-2.49 pts
86Norfolk city8.461-1.51 pts
88Rappahannock County8.451-1.15 pts
89Augusta County8.449-2.51 pts
90Gloucester County8.428-1.12 pts
91Lancaster County8.403-0.46 pts
92Winchester city8.388-0.36 pts
93Accomack County8.3-2.29 pts
94Portsmouth city8.244-2.45 pts
95King George County8.241-2.7 pts
96Williamsburg city8.238-0.1 pts
97Poquoson city8.226-3.89 pts
98Pulaski County8.147-4.11 pts
99Smyth County8.079+2.15 pts
100Radford city8.034+0.02 pts
101Essex County8-4.08 pts
101Scott County8+1.6 pts
103Roanoke city7.995-0.3 pts
104Martinsville city7.991-1.82 pts
105Petersburg city7.969-4.35 pts
106Dickenson County7.955+0.18 pts
107Colonial Heights city7.93-2.7 pts
108Manassas city7.926-4.25 pts
109Lee County7.895+0.02 pts
110Clarke County7.86-4.62 pts
111Alleghany County7.742+2.21 pts
112Galax city7.718+2.33 pts
113Waynesboro city7.601-0.75 pts
114Northumberland County7.519-2.09 pts
115Patrick County7.484+0.94 pts
116Danville city7.361-0.15 pts
117Giles County7.286+0.27 pts
118Prince George County7.26-5.12 pts
119Tazewell County7.126+0.92 pts
120Henry County7.073-3.7 pts
121Wise County7.046-1.01 pts
122Emporia city6.865-1.37 pts
123Page County6.684-4.73 pts
124Salem city6.652+1.49 pts
125Norton city6.533-0.47 pts
126Staunton city6.478-2.63 pts
127Appomattox County6.387-4.67 pts
128Mathews County6.215-8.9 pts
129Russell County5.562-4.53 pts
130Lexington city5.295-2.94 pts
131Covington city4.482-1.17 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. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2023 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Virginia by establishment entry rate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Virginia by establishment entry rate, 2023. 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/virginia-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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. Counties in Virginia by establishment entry rate, 2023. 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/virginia-counties.

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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, Counties in Virginia by establishment entry rate, 2023 [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/virginia-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Amelia County, with 14.553% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Covington city, with 4.482% in 2023.

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. 2 counties have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.

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