# Counties in Virginia by establishment entry rate, 2023

All 131 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable. 2 counties have no value for that period and are not ranked.

- Indicator id: `establishment_entry_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/virginia-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Amelia County | 14.553 |
| 2 | Caroline County | 14.092 |
| 3 | Sussex County | 13.814 |
| 4 | Loudoun County | 13.71 |
| 5 | Grayson County | 13.605 |
| 6 | Buena Vista city | 13.131 |
| 7 | Manassas Park city | 13.121 |
| 8 | Franklin city | 12.959 |
| 9 | Lunenburg County | 12.881 |
| 10 | Stafford County | 12.79 |
| 11 | Richmond County | 12.571 |
| 12 | King and Queen County | 12.381 |
| 13 | Louisa County | 12.016 |
| 14 | Buckingham County | 12.009 |
| 15 | Warren County | 11.787 |
| 16 | Spotsylvania County | 11.57 |
| 17 | Westmoreland County | 11.467 |
| 18 | Prince William County | 11.427 |
| 19 | New Kent County | 11.372 |
| 20 | Albemarle County | 11.237 |
| 21 | Middlesex County | 11.236 |
| 22 | Chesterfield County | 11.219 |
| 23 | Frederick County | 11.151 |
| 24 | Brunswick County | 11.111 |
| 25 | Charlotte County | 10.966 |
| 26 | Greene County | 10.866 |
| 27 | Orange County | 10.79 |
| 28 | Isle of Wight County | 10.735 |
| 29 | Fauquier County | 10.724 |
| 30 | Bath County | 10.714 |
| 31 | Southampton County | 10.499 |
| 32 | Richmond city | 10.477 |
| 33 | James City County | 10.455 |
| 34 | Hampton city | 10.441 |
| 35 | Bristol city | 10.413 |
| 36 | Fluvanna County | 10.397 |
| 37 | Shenandoah County | 10.337 |
| 38 | Arlington County | 10.283 |
| 39 | Fairfax County | 10.231 |
| 40 | Fredericksburg city | 10.211 |
| 41 | Virginia Beach city | 10.205 |
| 42 | Amherst County | 10.202 |
| 43 | Floyd County | 10.131 |
| 44 | Dinwiddie County | 10.13 |
| 45 | Madison County | 9.96 |
| 46 | Goochland County | 9.956 |
| 47 | Campbell County | 9.924 |
| 48 | Craig County | 9.917 |
| 49 | Prince Edward County | 9.887 |
| 50 | Fairfax city | 9.865 |
| 51 | Henrico County | 9.852 |
| 52 | Powhatan County | 9.848 |
| 53 | Chesapeake city | 9.838 |
| 54 | Buchanan County | 9.733 |
| 55 | Montgomery County | 9.723 |
| 56 | Greensville County | 9.722 |
| 57 | Washington County | 9.697 |
| 58 | Nottoway County | 9.647 |
| 59 | Rockbridge County | 9.642 |
| 60 | Cumberland County | 9.63 |
| 61 | Bedford County | 9.609 |
| 62 | Northampton County | 9.474 |
| 63 | Rockingham County | 9.47 |
| 64 | Suffolk city | 9.454 |
| 65 | King William County | 9.302 |
| 66 | Franklin County | 9.28 |
| 67 | Falls Church city | 9.198 |
| 68 | Newport News city | 9.169 |
| 69 | Roanoke County | 9.148 |
| 70 | Carroll County | 9.137 |
| 71 | Hanover County | 9.125 |
| 72 | Halifax County | 9.098 |
| 73 | Mecklenburg County | 9.015 |
| 74 | Surry County | 8.974 |
| 75 | Hopewell city | 8.929 |
| 76 | Nelson County | 8.896 |
| 77 | York County | 8.828 |
| 78 | Lynchburg city | 8.799 |
| 79 | Charlottesville city | 8.784 |
| 80 | Culpeper County | 8.743 |
| 81 | Wythe County | 8.594 |
| 82 | Charles City County | 8.571 |
| 83 | Alexandria city | 8.506 |
| 84 | Harrisonburg city | 8.475 |
| 85 | Pittsylvania County | 8.474 |
| 86 | Botetourt County | 8.461 |
| 86 | Norfolk city | 8.461 |
| 88 | Rappahannock County | 8.451 |
| 89 | Augusta County | 8.449 |
| 90 | Gloucester County | 8.428 |
| 91 | Lancaster County | 8.403 |
| 92 | Winchester city | 8.388 |
| 93 | Accomack County | 8.3 |
| 94 | Portsmouth city | 8.244 |
| 95 | King George County | 8.241 |
| 96 | Williamsburg city | 8.238 |
| 97 | Poquoson city | 8.226 |
| 98 | Pulaski County | 8.147 |
| 99 | Smyth County | 8.079 |
| 100 | Radford city | 8.034 |
| 101 | Essex County | 8 |
| 101 | Scott County | 8 |
| 103 | Roanoke city | 7.995 |
| 104 | Martinsville city | 7.991 |
| 105 | Petersburg city | 7.969 |
| 106 | Dickenson County | 7.955 |
| 107 | Colonial Heights city | 7.93 |
| 108 | Manassas city | 7.926 |
| 109 | Lee County | 7.895 |
| 110 | Clarke County | 7.86 |
| 111 | Alleghany County | 7.742 |
| 112 | Galax city | 7.718 |
| 113 | Waynesboro city | 7.601 |
| 114 | Northumberland County | 7.519 |
| 115 | Patrick County | 7.484 |
| 116 | Danville city | 7.361 |
| 117 | Giles County | 7.286 |
| 118 | Prince George County | 7.26 |
| 119 | Tazewell County | 7.126 |
| 120 | Henry County | 7.073 |
| 121 | Wise County | 7.046 |
| 122 | Emporia city | 6.865 |
| 123 | Page County | 6.684 |
| 124 | Salem city | 6.652 |
| 125 | Norton city | 6.533 |
| 126 | Staunton city | 6.478 |
| 127 | Appomattox County | 6.387 |
| 128 | Mathews County | 6.215 |
| 129 | Russell County | 5.562 |
| 130 | Lexington city | 5.295 |
| 131 | Covington city | 4.482 |