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Counties in Virginia by establishment entry rate

Charles City County had the highest establishment entry rate of 133 counties in 2020, at 13.043%. Covington city had the lowest, at 2.235%. The median was 7.816% and the figure for Virginia was 8.772%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.043Charles City County
Lowest2.235Covington city
Median7.816133 counties
Virginia8.772History

Map of counties, 2020

Accomack County: 9.464 %Albemarle County: 9.017 %Alleghany County: 4.564 %Amelia County: 4.339 %Amherst County: 6.078 %Appomattox County: 7.821 %Arlington County: 9.006 %Augusta County: 6.703 %Bath County: 6.542 %Bedford County: 8.406 %Bland County: 5.263 %Botetourt County: 8.396 %Brunswick County: 9.778 %Buchanan County: 5.143 %Buckingham County: 9.13 %Campbell County: 7.706 %Caroline County: 9.986 %Carroll County: 6.924 %Charles City County: 13.043 %Charlotte County: 5.882 %Chesterfield County: 9.224 %Clarke County: 9.078 %Craig County: 6.957 %Culpeper County: 8.877 %Cumberland County: 8.462 %Dickenson County: 6.434 %Dinwiddie County: 7.727 %Essex County: 6.557 %Fairfax County: 9.536 %Fauquier County: 9.245 %Floyd County: 6.43 %Fluvanna County: 8.192 %Franklin County: 8.088 %Frederick County: 9.82 %Giles County: 7.505 %Gloucester County: 7.816 %Goochland County: 9.403 %Grayson County: 6.92 %Greene County: 10.87 %Greensville County: 7.547 %Halifax County: 6.028 %Hanover County: 8.793 %Henrico County: 8.406 %Henry County: 7.129 %Highland County: 8.974 %Isle of Wight County: 8.366 %James City County: 9.407 %King and Queen County: 7.805 %King George County: 7.432 %King William County: 11.145 %Lancaster County: 8.727 %Lee County: 6.263 %Loudoun County: 12.019 %Louisa County: 11.121 %Lunenburg County: 3.367 %Madison County: 9.218 %Mathews County: 5.114 %Mecklenburg County: 5.878 %Middlesex County: 6.947 %Montgomery County: 7.898 %Nelson County: 6.116 %New Kent County: 8.105 %Northampton County: 6.632 %Northumberland County: 9.872 %Nottoway County: 5.604 %Orange County: 7.125 %Page County: 10.526 %Patrick County: 10.588 %Pittsylvania County: 6.754 %Powhatan County: 7.97 %Prince Edward County: 6.841 %Prince George County: 9.556 %Prince William County: 10.673 %Pulaski County: 7.973 %Rappahannock County: 8.152 %Richmond County: 8.1 %Roanoke County: 5.998 %Rockbridge County: 8.06 %Rockingham County: 8.873 %Russell County: 7.942 %Scott County: 5.263 %Shenandoah County: 7.347 %Smyth County: 7.127 %Southampton County: 8.911 %Spotsylvania County: 8.674 %Stafford County: 10.058 %Surry County: 6.667 %Sussex County: 5.085 %Tazewell County: 6.793 %Warren County: 10.1 %Washington County: 7.39 %Westmoreland County: 4.956 %Wise County: 5.046 %Wythe County: 6.176 %York County: 8.293 %Alexandria city: 8.731 %Bristol city: 7.979 %Buena Vista city: 3.175 %Charlottesville city: 6.992 %Chesapeake city: 8.087 %Colonial Heights city: 5.565 %Covington city: 2.235 %Danville city: 5.646 %Emporia city: 7.265 %Fairfax city: 8.657 %Falls Church city: 8.412 %Franklin city: 7.89 %Fredericksburg city: 7.494 %Galax city: 4 %Hampton city: 8.447 %Harrisonburg city: 7.383 %Hopewell city: 6.135 %Lexington city: 5.451 %Lynchburg city: 7.834 %Manassas city: 8.708 %Manassas Park city: 9.025 %Martinsville city: 5.336 %Newport News city: 8.035 %Norfolk city: 8.219 %Norton city: 6.604 %Petersburg city: 6.886 %Poquoson city: 6.091 %Portsmouth city: 8.055 %Radford city: 6.452 %Richmond city: 9.511 %Roanoke city: 6.402 %Salem city: 5.969 %Staunton city: 5.362 %Suffolk city: 9.262 %Virginia Beach city: 10.063 %Waynesboro city: 5.459 %Williamsburg city: 5.351 %Winchester city: 6.772 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Charles City County: 13.043 %Charles City County13.043Loudoun County: 12.019 %Loudoun County12.019King William County: 11.145 %King William County11.145Louisa County: 11.121 %Louisa County11.121Greene County: 10.87 %Greene County10.87Prince William County: 10.673 %Prince William County10.673Patrick County: 10.588 %Patrick County10.588Page County: 10.526 %Page County10.526Warren County: 10.1 %Warren County10.1Virginia Beach city: 10.063 %Virginia Beach city10.063Stafford County: 10.058 %Stafford County10.058Caroline County: 9.986 %Caroline County9.986Northumberland County: 9.872 %Northumberland County9.872Frederick County: 9.82 %Frederick County9.82Brunswick County: 9.778 %Brunswick County9.778Prince George County: 9.556 %Prince George County9.556Fairfax County: 9.536 %Fairfax County9.536Richmond city: 9.511 %Richmond city9.511Accomack County: 9.464 %Accomack County9.464James City County: 9.407 %James City County9.407Goochland County: 9.403 %Goochland County9.403Suffolk city: 9.262 %Suffolk city9.262Fauquier County: 9.245 %Fauquier County9.245Chesterfield County: 9.224 %Chesterfield County9.224Madison County: 9.218 %Madison County9.218Buckingham County: 9.13 %Buckingham County9.13Clarke County: 9.078 %Clarke County9.078Manassas Park city: 9.025 %Manassas Park city9.025Albemarle County: 9.017 %Albemarle County9.017Arlington County: 9.006 %Arlington County9.006Highland County: 8.974 %Highland County8.974Southampton County: 8.911 %Southampton County8.911Culpeper County: 8.877 %Culpeper County8.877Rockingham County: 8.873 %Rockingham County8.873Hanover County: 8.793 %Hanover County8.793Alexandria city: 8.731 %Alexandria city8.731Lancaster County: 8.727 %Lancaster County8.727Manassas city: 8.708 %Manassas city8.708Spotsylvania County: 8.674 %Spotsylvania County8.674Fairfax city: 8.657 %Fairfax city8.657Charles City County: 13.043 %Charles City County13.043Loudoun County: 12.019 %Loudoun County12.019King William County: 11.145 %King William County11.145Louisa County: 11.121 %Louisa County11.121Greene County: 10.87 %Greene County10.87Prince William County: 10.673 %Prince William County10.673Patrick County: 10.588 %Patrick County10.588Page County: 10.526 %Page County10.526Warren County: 10.1 %Warren County10.1Virginia Beach city: 10.063 %Virginia Beach city10.063Stafford County: 10.058 %Stafford County10.058Caroline County: 9.986 %Caroline County9.986Northumberland County: 9.872 %Northumberland County9.872Frederick County: 9.82 %Frederick County9.82Brunswick County: 9.778 %Brunswick County9.778Prince George County: 9.556 %Prince George County9.556Fairfax County: 9.536 %Fairfax County9.536Richmond city: 9.511 %Richmond city9.511Accomack County: 9.464 %Accomack County9.464James City County: 9.407 %James City County9.407Goochland County: 9.403 %Goochland County9.403Suffolk city: 9.262 %Suffolk city9.262Fauquier County: 9.245 %Fauquier County9.245Chesterfield County: 9.224 %Chesterfield County9.224Madison County: 9.218 %Madison County9.218Buckingham County: 9.13 %Buckingham County9.13Clarke County: 9.078 %Clarke County9.078Manassas Park city: 9.025 %Manassas Park city9.025Albemarle County: 9.017 %Albemarle County9.017Arlington County: 9.006 %Arlington County9.006Highland County: 8.974 %Highland County8.974Southampton County: 8.911 %Southampton County8.911Culpeper County: 8.877 %Culpeper County8.877Rockingham County: 8.873 %Rockingham County8.873Hanover County: 8.793 %Hanover County8.793Alexandria city: 8.731 %Alexandria city8.731Lancaster County: 8.727 %Lancaster County8.727Manassas city: 8.708 %Manassas city8.708Spotsylvania County: 8.674 %Spotsylvania County8.674Fairfax city: 8.657 %Fairfax city8.657
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Charles City County13.043+6.3 pts
2Loudoun County12.019-0.3 pts
3King William County11.145+0.31 pts
4Louisa County11.121-0.23 pts
5Greene County10.87+0.24 pts
6Prince William County10.673-0.41 pts
7Patrick County10.588+2.43 pts
8Page County10.526+0.75 pts
9Warren County10.1+1.62 pts
10Virginia Beach city10.063+0.64 pts
11Stafford County10.058+0.38 pts
12Caroline County9.986-0.1 pts
13Northumberland County9.872+1.02 pts
14Frederick County9.82+1.33 pts
15Brunswick County9.778+2.71 pts
16Prince George County9.556+1.12 pts
17Fairfax County9.536-0.09 pts
18Richmond city9.511-0.25 pts
19Accomack County9.464+3.51 pts
20James City County9.407-0.69 pts
21Goochland County9.403+0.83 pts
22Suffolk city9.262+0.54 pts
23Fauquier County9.245+0.67 pts
24Chesterfield County9.224-0.61 pts
25Madison County9.218-1.35 pts
26Buckingham County9.13-0.6 pts
27Clarke County9.078-1.09 pts
28Manassas Park city9.025-2.76 pts
29Albemarle County9.017+0.58 pts
30Arlington County9.006-0.55 pts
31Highland County8.974+1.28 pts
32Southampton County8.911+1.3 pts
33Culpeper County8.877-0.94 pts
34Rockingham County8.873+0.48 pts
35Hanover County8.793-0.18 pts
36Alexandria city8.731-0.2 pts
37Lancaster County8.727+2.43 pts
38Manassas city8.708-2.23 pts
39Spotsylvania County8.674-1.27 pts
40Fairfax city8.657+0.38 pts
41Cumberland County8.462-0.77 pts
42Hampton city8.447+0.4 pts
43Falls Church city8.412+0.28 pts
44Bedford County8.406-0.88 pts
44Henrico County8.406-0.54 pts
46Botetourt County8.396+0.26 pts
47Isle of Wight County8.366-1.27 pts
48York County8.293-0.96 pts
49Norfolk city8.219-0.6 pts
50Fluvanna County8.192-2.68 pts
51Rappahannock County8.152-0.31 pts
52New Kent County8.105-3.15 pts
53Richmond County8.1+1.87 pts
54Franklin County8.088-0.04 pts
55Chesapeake city8.087-1.69 pts
56Rockbridge County8.06-1.81 pts
57Portsmouth city8.055+0.34 pts
58Newport News city8.035+0.09 pts
59Bristol city7.979+1.63 pts
60Pulaski County7.973+0.34 pts
61Powhatan County7.97-1.37 pts
62Russell County7.942+0.56 pts
63Montgomery County7.898-0.71 pts
64Franklin city7.89+2.32 pts
65Lynchburg city7.834+1.06 pts
66Appomattox County7.821+1.54 pts
67Gloucester County7.816-0.91 pts
68King and Queen County7.805+1.23 pts
69Dinwiddie County7.727-0.89 pts
70Campbell County7.706+0.55 pts
71Greensville County7.547+0.09 pts
72Giles County7.505+1.48 pts
73Fredericksburg city7.494+0.22 pts
74King George County7.432-0.9 pts
75Washington County7.39-0.68 pts
76Harrisonburg city7.383+0.88 pts
77Shenandoah County7.347-1.02 pts
78Emporia city7.265-0.44 pts
79Henry County7.129-0.05 pts
80Smyth County7.127+0.4 pts
81Orange County7.125-3.03 pts
82Charlottesville city6.992-1.89 pts
83Craig County6.957-1.66 pts
84Middlesex County6.947-5.1 pts
85Carroll County6.924-3.8 pts
86Grayson County6.92-8.13 pts
87Petersburg city6.886+0.1 pts
88Prince Edward County6.841-1.53 pts
89Tazewell County6.793+0.36 pts
90Winchester city6.772-0.75 pts
91Pittsylvania County6.754-1.14 pts
92Augusta County6.703-1.17 pts
93Surry County6.667-5.5 pts
94Northampton County6.632-1.41 pts
95Norton city6.604-1.81 pts
96Essex County6.557-2.76 pts
97Bath County6.542-0.8 pts
98Radford city6.452-0.76 pts
99Dickenson County6.434+0.6 pts
100Floyd County6.43-2.95 pts
101Roanoke city6.402-0.46 pts
102Lee County6.263-0.29 pts
103Wythe County6.176-1.93 pts
104Hopewell city6.135+0.28 pts
105Nelson County6.116-4.19 pts
106Poquoson city6.091-6.6 pts
107Amherst County6.078-0.28 pts
108Halifax County6.028-1.28 pts
109Roanoke County5.998-1.63 pts
110Salem city5.969+0.03 pts
111Charlotte County5.882-2.03 pts
112Mecklenburg County5.878-1.83 pts
113Danville city5.646-0.36 pts
114Nottoway County5.604-2.69 pts
115Colonial Heights city5.565-0.65 pts
116Waynesboro city5.459-1.52 pts
117Lexington city5.451+0.9 pts
118Staunton city5.362-2.39 pts
119Williamsburg city5.351-1.29 pts
120Martinsville city5.336+2.83 pts
121Bland County5.263+0.03 pts
121Scott County5.263+0.47 pts
123Buchanan County5.143-1.83 pts
124Mathews County5.114-7.35 pts
125Sussex County5.085-2.74 pts
126Wise County5.046-2.19 pts
127Westmoreland County4.956+0.42 pts
128Alleghany County4.564+0.05 pts
129Amelia County4.339-2.58 pts
130Galax city4+0.02 pts
131Lunenburg County3.367-1.78 pts
132Buena Vista city3.175-4 pts
133Covington city2.235+0.09 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.

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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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Charles City County, with 13.043% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Covington city, with 2.235% in 2020.

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