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Counties in Virginia by establishment entry rate

New Kent County had the highest establishment entry rate of 133 counties in 2012, at 14.414%. Charles City County had the lowest, at 4.743%. The median was 8.254% and the figure for Virginia was 9.434%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.414New Kent County
Lowest4.743Charles City County
Median8.254133 counties
Virginia9.434History

Map of counties, 2012

Accomack County: 5.409 %Albemarle County: 9.284 %Alleghany County: 6.178 %Amelia County: 8.367 %Amherst County: 7.964 %Appomattox County: 6.142 %Arlington County: 10.645 %Augusta County: 8.274 %Bath County: 7.048 %Bedford County: 8.453 %Bland County: 10.127 %Botetourt County: 8.093 %Brunswick County: 6.299 %Buchanan County: 9.592 %Buckingham County: 9.892 %Campbell County: 8.287 %Caroline County: 8.284 %Carroll County: 7.989 %Charles City County: 4.743 %Charlotte County: 10.628 %Chesterfield County: 10.364 %Clarke County: 7.496 %Craig County: 12.632 %Culpeper County: 10.946 %Cumberland County: 10.256 %Dickenson County: 6.527 %Dinwiddie County: 9.222 %Essex County: 7.067 %Fairfax County: 11.062 %Fauquier County: 9.625 %Floyd County: 9.622 %Fluvanna County: 9.496 %Franklin County: 8.236 %Frederick County: 9.758 %Giles County: 7.407 %Gloucester County: 9.323 %Goochland County: 12.604 %Grayson County: 8.254 %Greene County: 6.78 %Greensville County: 6.857 %Halifax County: 6.657 %Hanover County: 9.376 %Henrico County: 9.528 %Henry County: 8.706 %Highland County: 6.78 %Isle of Wight County: 10.535 %James City County: 9.956 %King and Queen County: 6.122 %King George County: 9.478 %King William County: 6.463 %Lancaster County: 9.231 %Lee County: 5.063 %Loudoun County: 12.947 %Louisa County: 10.537 %Lunenburg County: 6.627 %Madison County: 8.468 %Mathews County: 6.042 %Mecklenburg County: 8.19 %Middlesex County: 4.754 %Montgomery County: 7.594 %Nelson County: 8.659 %New Kent County: 14.414 %Northampton County: 6.919 %Northumberland County: 7.641 %Nottoway County: 6.093 %Orange County: 7.914 %Page County: 8.39 %Patrick County: 9.059 %Pittsylvania County: 7.09 %Powhatan County: 11.945 %Prince Edward County: 8.661 %Prince George County: 10.965 %Prince William County: 11.531 %Pulaski County: 6.306 %Rappahannock County: 11.243 %Richmond County: 5.556 %Roanoke County: 7.302 %Rockbridge County: 9.32 %Rockingham County: 7.07 %Russell County: 9.713 %Scott County: 6.597 %Shenandoah County: 7.425 %Smyth County: 5.765 %Southampton County: 5.674 %Spotsylvania County: 10.785 %Stafford County: 10.768 %Surry County: 8.163 %Sussex County: 7.386 %Tazewell County: 7.368 %Warren County: 11.576 %Washington County: 6.924 %Westmoreland County: 6.03 %Wise County: 6.162 %Wythe County: 7.87 %York County: 9.727 %Alexandria city: 9.447 %Bristol city: 7.39 %Buena Vista city: 7.08 %Charlottesville city: 8.701 %Chesapeake city: 9.478 %Colonial Heights city: 7.072 %Covington city: 5.379 %Danville city: 6.08 %Emporia city: 6.926 %Fairfax city: 7.586 %Falls Church city: 11.059 %Franklin city: 5.313 %Fredericksburg city: 8.645 %Galax city: 5.611 %Hampton city: 8.967 %Harrisonburg city: 6.361 %Hopewell city: 5.618 %Lexington city: 8 %Lynchburg city: 7.021 %Manassas city: 8.354 %Manassas Park city: 10.707 %Martinsville city: 8.448 %Newport News city: 8.917 %Norfolk city: 8.444 %Norton city: 6.786 %Petersburg city: 7.852 %Poquoson city: 14.173 %Portsmouth city: 8.769 %Radford city: 9.709 %Richmond city: 8.881 %Roanoke city: 6.729 %Salem city: 7.042 %Staunton city: 6.887 %Suffolk city: 9.639 %Virginia Beach city: 9.936 %Waynesboro city: 6.149 %Williamsburg city: 8.486 %Winchester city: 7.039 %
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%, 2012. 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.

Top 40 counties, 2012

New Kent County: 14.414 %New Kent County14.414Poquoson city: 14.173 %Poquoson city14.173Loudoun County: 12.947 %Loudoun County12.947Craig County: 12.632 %Craig County12.632Goochland County: 12.604 %Goochland County12.604Powhatan County: 11.945 %Powhatan County11.945Warren County: 11.576 %Warren County11.576Prince William County: 11.531 %Prince William County11.531Rappahannock County: 11.243 %Rappahannock County11.243Fairfax County: 11.062 %Fairfax County11.062Falls Church city: 11.059 %Falls Church city11.059Prince George County: 10.965 %Prince George County10.965Culpeper County: 10.946 %Culpeper County10.946Spotsylvania County: 10.785 %Spotsylvania County10.785Stafford County: 10.768 %Stafford County10.768Manassas Park city: 10.707 %Manassas Park city10.707Arlington County: 10.645 %Arlington County10.645Charlotte County: 10.628 %Charlotte County10.628Louisa County: 10.537 %Louisa County10.537Isle of Wight County: 10.535 %Isle of Wight County10.535Chesterfield County: 10.364 %Chesterfield County10.364Cumberland County: 10.256 %Cumberland County10.256Bland County: 10.127 %Bland County10.127James City County: 9.956 %James City County9.956Virginia Beach city: 9.936 %Virginia Beach city9.936Buckingham County: 9.892 %Buckingham County9.892Frederick County: 9.758 %Frederick County9.758York County: 9.727 %York County9.727Russell County: 9.713 %Russell County9.713Radford city: 9.709 %Radford city9.709Suffolk city: 9.639 %Suffolk city9.639Fauquier County: 9.625 %Fauquier County9.625Floyd County: 9.622 %Floyd County9.622Buchanan County: 9.592 %Buchanan County9.592Henrico County: 9.528 %Henrico County9.528Fluvanna County: 9.496 %Fluvanna County9.496Chesapeake city: 9.478 %Chesapeake city9.478King George County: 9.478 %King George County9.478Alexandria city: 9.447 %Alexandria city9.447Hanover County: 9.376 %Hanover County9.376New Kent County: 14.414 %New Kent County14.414Poquoson city: 14.173 %Poquoson city14.173Loudoun County: 12.947 %Loudoun County12.947Craig County: 12.632 %Craig County12.632Goochland County: 12.604 %Goochland County12.604Powhatan County: 11.945 %Powhatan County11.945Warren County: 11.576 %Warren County11.576Prince William County: 11.531 %Prince William County11.531Rappahannock County: 11.243 %Rappahannock County11.243Fairfax County: 11.062 %Fairfax County11.062Falls Church city: 11.059 %Falls Church city11.059Prince George County: 10.965 %Prince George County10.965Culpeper County: 10.946 %Culpeper County10.946Spotsylvania County: 10.785 %Spotsylvania County10.785Stafford County: 10.768 %Stafford County10.768Manassas Park city: 10.707 %Manassas Park city10.707Arlington County: 10.645 %Arlington County10.645Charlotte County: 10.628 %Charlotte County10.628Louisa County: 10.537 %Louisa County10.537Isle of Wight County: 10.535 %Isle of Wight County10.535Chesterfield County: 10.364 %Chesterfield County10.364Cumberland County: 10.256 %Cumberland County10.256Bland County: 10.127 %Bland County10.127James City County: 9.956 %James City County9.956Virginia Beach city: 9.936 %Virginia Beach city9.936Buckingham County: 9.892 %Buckingham County9.892Frederick County: 9.758 %Frederick County9.758York County: 9.727 %York County9.727Russell County: 9.713 %Russell County9.713Radford city: 9.709 %Radford city9.709Suffolk city: 9.639 %Suffolk city9.639Fauquier County: 9.625 %Fauquier County9.625Floyd County: 9.622 %Floyd County9.622Buchanan County: 9.592 %Buchanan County9.592Henrico County: 9.528 %Henrico County9.528Fluvanna County: 9.496 %Fluvanna County9.496Chesapeake city: 9.478 %Chesapeake city9.478King George County: 9.478 %King George County9.478Alexandria city: 9.447 %Alexandria city9.447Hanover County: 9.376 %Hanover County9.376
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1New Kent County14.414+2.63 pts
2Poquoson city14.173+3.21 pts
3Loudoun County12.947-1.45 pts
4Craig County12.632-1.8 pts
5Goochland County12.604+5.32 pts
6Powhatan County11.945+2.92 pts
7Warren County11.576+0.61 pts
8Prince William County11.531-1.74 pts
9Rappahannock County11.243+1.78 pts
10Fairfax County11.062-0.74 pts
11Falls Church city11.059+0.67 pts
12Prince George County10.965+1.01 pts
13Culpeper County10.946-0.62 pts
14Spotsylvania County10.785-0.96 pts
15Stafford County10.768-1.69 pts
16Manassas Park city10.707-0.83 pts
17Arlington County10.645-1.7 pts
18Charlotte County10.628+0.99 pts
19Louisa County10.537-1.05 pts
20Isle of Wight County10.535+2.44 pts
21Chesterfield County10.364+0.24 pts
22Cumberland County10.256+1.56 pts
23Bland County10.127+3.76 pts
24James City County9.956-1.43 pts
25Virginia Beach city9.936-0 pts
26Buckingham County9.892+4.32 pts
27Frederick County9.758-2.4 pts
28York County9.727+0.21 pts
29Russell County9.713+3.35 pts
30Radford city9.709+1.18 pts
31Suffolk city9.639-0.43 pts
32Fauquier County9.625-0.71 pts
33Floyd County9.622+0.56 pts
34Buchanan County9.592+2.9 pts
35Henrico County9.528-0.51 pts
36Fluvanna County9.496-2.18 pts
37Chesapeake city9.478+0.57 pts
37King George County9.478+0.32 pts
39Alexandria city9.447-0.12 pts
40Hanover County9.376+1.23 pts
41Gloucester County9.323+0.84 pts
42Rockbridge County9.32-1.42 pts
43Albemarle County9.284-1.44 pts
44Lancaster County9.231-0.69 pts
45Dinwiddie County9.222-3.74 pts
46Patrick County9.059+3.95 pts
47Hampton city8.967+0.72 pts
48Newport News city8.917+0.87 pts
49Richmond city8.881-0.38 pts
50Portsmouth city8.769+0.79 pts
51Henry County8.706+3.33 pts
52Charlottesville city8.701+1.04 pts
53Prince Edward County8.661+1.45 pts
54Nelson County8.659-3.52 pts
55Fredericksburg city8.645+1.97 pts
56Williamsburg city8.486+1.62 pts
57Madison County8.468+0.63 pts
58Bedford County8.453-0.84 pts
59Martinsville city8.448+1.47 pts
60Norfolk city8.444-0.4 pts
61Page County8.39+1.29 pts
62Amelia County8.367-0.99 pts
63Manassas city8.354-3.77 pts
64Campbell County8.287+0.09 pts
65Caroline County8.284+0.18 pts
66Augusta County8.274-0.71 pts
67Grayson County8.254-0.39 pts
68Franklin County8.236-0.36 pts
69Mecklenburg County8.19+0.31 pts
70Surry County8.163-1.11 pts
71Botetourt County8.093-2.29 pts
72Lexington city8+5.18 pts
73Carroll County7.989-0.74 pts
74Amherst County7.964-0.4 pts
75Orange County7.914-1.63 pts
76Wythe County7.87+0.57 pts
77Petersburg city7.852+1.32 pts
78Northumberland County7.641+2.25 pts
79Montgomery County7.594-1.62 pts
80Fairfax city7.586-1.48 pts
81Clarke County7.496-2.95 pts
82Shenandoah County7.425-1.36 pts
83Giles County7.407+3.51 pts
84Bristol city7.39+0.57 pts
85Sussex County7.386-1.18 pts
86Tazewell County7.368-0.24 pts
87Roanoke County7.302-1.38 pts
88Pittsylvania County7.09-0.99 pts
89Buena Vista city7.08-0.68 pts
90Colonial Heights city7.072-1.87 pts
91Rockingham County7.07-0.17 pts
92Essex County7.0670 pts
93Bath County7.048-2.52 pts
94Salem city7.042-0.25 pts
95Winchester city7.039-0.49 pts
96Lynchburg city7.021+0.23 pts
97Emporia city6.926+4.39 pts
98Washington County6.924-0.42 pts
99Northampton County6.919-0.43 pts
100Staunton city6.887+0.85 pts
101Greensville County6.857+1.3 pts
102Norton city6.786+0.8 pts
103Greene County6.78-2.62 pts
103Highland County6.78-5.51 pts
105Roanoke city6.729-0.22 pts
106Halifax County6.657+0.52 pts
107Lunenburg County6.627-2.15 pts
108Scott County6.597+0.44 pts
109Dickenson County6.527+0.26 pts
110King William County6.463-2.26 pts
111Harrisonburg city6.361-0.58 pts
112Pulaski County6.306-1.13 pts
113Brunswick County6.299-2.83 pts
114Alleghany County6.178+0.59 pts
115Wise County6.162-0.32 pts
116Waynesboro city6.149-2.64 pts
117Appomattox County6.142-0.17 pts
118King and Queen County6.122-1.65 pts
119Nottoway County6.093+0.23 pts
120Danville city6.08+0.44 pts
121Mathews County6.042-1.43 pts
122Westmoreland County6.03-3.3 pts
123Smyth County5.765-1.74 pts
124Southampton County5.674-1.29 pts
125Hopewell city5.618-0.84 pts
126Galax city5.611-0.96 pts
127Richmond County5.556-2.07 pts
128Accomack County5.409-3.01 pts
129Covington city5.379-1.57 pts
130Franklin city5.313-1.03 pts
131Lee County5.063+0.49 pts
132Middlesex County4.754-4 pts
133Charles City County4.743-3.19 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.

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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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

New Kent County, with 14.414% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Charles City County, with 4.743% in 2012.

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