Counties in Washington by establishment entry rate, 2023
Wahkiakum County had the highest establishment entry rate of 39 counties in 2023, at 17.61%. Columbia County had the lowest, at 7.583%. The median was 11.029% and the figure for Washington was 10.852%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
All counties, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2023 (%) | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wahkiakum County | 17.61 | +7.22 pts |
| 2 | Ferry County | 16.601 | -0.97 pts |
| 3 | Pend Oreille County | 15.566 | +0.8 pts |
| 4 | Grant County | 13.422 | -0.14 pts |
| 5 | Adams County | 13.296 | +5.49 pts |
| 6 | Douglas County | 13.233 | +2.39 pts |
| 7 | Franklin County | 12.999 | -0.71 pts |
| 8 | Kittitas County | 12.432 | -1.73 pts |
| 9 | Stevens County | 12.148 | -0.88 pts |
| 10 | Lincoln County | 11.952 | +0.09 pts |
| 11 | Clallam County | 11.875 | +1.34 pts |
| 12 | Klickitat County | 11.846 | -1.58 pts |
| 13 | Clark County | 11.781 | -1.48 pts |
| 14 | Pacific County | 11.44 | -0.57 pts |
| 15 | Snohomish County | 11.334 | -0.72 pts |
| 16 | Whatcom County | 11.314 | -1.27 pts |
| 17 | Island County | 11.258 | -1.19 pts |
| 18 | Spokane County | 11.221 | -0.93 pts |
| 19 | San Juan County | 11.194 | -1.49 pts |
| 20 | Chelan County | 11.029 | -0.34 pts |
| 21 | Pierce County | 11.015 | -1.94 pts |
| 22 | Skagit County | 10.792 | +0.53 pts |
| 23 | Mason County | 10.771 | -1.51 pts |
| 24 | Lewis County | 10.671 | +0.06 pts |
| 25 | Garfield County | 10.667 | +0.54 pts |
| 26 | Kitsap County | 10.645 | -1.92 pts |
| 27 | Asotin County | 10.633 | +1.35 pts |
| 28 | Benton County | 10.497 | -2.13 pts |
| 29 | Whitman County | 10.433 | -2.04 pts |
| 30 | Yakima County | 10.388 | -0.92 pts |
| 31 | King County | 10.376 | -1.28 pts |
| 32 | Skamania County | 10.326 | -1.54 pts |
| 33 | Walla Walla County | 9.845 | -1.34 pts |
| 34 | Thurston County | 9.794 | -1.7 pts |
| 35 | Cowlitz County | 9.705 | -2.43 pts |
| 36 | Grays Harbor County | 9.567 | -2.51 pts |
| 37 | Jefferson County | 9.169 | -3.04 pts |
| 38 | Okanogan County | 9.163 | -3.2 pts |
| 39 | Columbia County | 7.583 | +0.28 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.Citation styles
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 Washington 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
MLA 9
Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Washington 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/washington-counties. 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 Washington 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/washington-counties.
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 Washington 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/washington-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?
Wahkiakum County, with 17.61% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?
Columbia County, with 7.583% 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.