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Counties in Washington by establishment entry rate

Garfield County had the highest establishment entry rate of 39 counties in 2013, at 14.634%. Ferry County had the lowest, at 6.4%. The median was 10.531% and the figure for Washington was 10.645%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.634Garfield County
Lowest6.4Ferry County
Median10.53139 counties
Washington10.645History

Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 9.231 %Asotin County: 8.75 %Benton County: 10.042 %Chelan County: 10.677 %Clallam County: 9.465 %Clark County: 11.474 %Columbia County: 12.069 %Cowlitz County: 8.296 %Douglas County: 12.101 %Ferry County: 6.4 %Franklin County: 12.461 %Garfield County: 14.634 %Grant County: 11.136 %Grays Harbor County: 9.222 %Island County: 11.409 %Jefferson County: 11.558 %King County: 11.073 %Kitsap County: 10.627 %Kittitas County: 9.732 %Klickitat County: 13.839 %Lewis County: 9.034 %Lincoln County: 8 %Mason County: 8.362 %Okanogan County: 10.899 %Pacific County: 9.497 %Pend Oreille County: 13.055 %Pierce County: 10.531 %San Juan County: 12.571 %Skagit County: 9.113 %Skamania County: 13.378 %Snohomish County: 11.718 %Spokane County: 9.304 %Stevens County: 11.376 %Thurston County: 10.145 %Wahkiakum County: 12.081 %Walla Walla County: 8.485 %Whatcom County: 9.69 %Whitman County: 8.701 %Yakima County: 8.263 %
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%, 2013. 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.

All counties, 2013

Garfield County: 14.634 %Garfield County14.634Klickitat County: 13.839 %Klickitat County13.839Skamania County: 13.378 %Skamania County13.378Pend Oreille County: 13.055 %Pend Oreille County13.055San Juan County: 12.571 %San Juan County12.571Franklin County: 12.461 %Franklin County12.461Douglas County: 12.101 %Douglas County12.101Wahkiakum County: 12.081 %Wahkiakum County12.081Columbia County: 12.069 %Columbia County12.069Snohomish County: 11.718 %Snohomish County11.718Jefferson County: 11.558 %Jefferson County11.558Clark County: 11.474 %Clark County11.474Island County: 11.409 %Island County11.409Stevens County: 11.376 %Stevens County11.376Grant County: 11.136 %Grant County11.136King County: 11.073 %King County11.073Okanogan County: 10.899 %Okanogan County10.899Chelan County: 10.677 %Chelan County10.677Kitsap County: 10.627 %Kitsap County10.627Pierce County: 10.531 %Pierce County10.531Thurston County: 10.145 %Thurston County10.145Benton County: 10.042 %Benton County10.042Kittitas County: 9.732 %Kittitas County9.732Whatcom County: 9.69 %Whatcom County9.69Pacific County: 9.497 %Pacific County9.497Clallam County: 9.465 %Clallam County9.465Spokane County: 9.304 %Spokane County9.304Adams County: 9.231 %Adams County9.231Grays Harbor County: 9.222 %Grays Harbor County9.222Skagit County: 9.113 %Skagit County9.113Lewis County: 9.034 %Lewis County9.034Asotin County: 8.75 %Asotin County8.75Whitman County: 8.701 %Whitman County8.701Walla Walla County: 8.485 %Walla Walla County8.485Mason County: 8.362 %Mason County8.362Cowlitz County: 8.296 %Cowlitz County8.296Yakima County: 8.263 %Yakima County8.263Lincoln County: 8 %Lincoln County8Ferry County: 6.4 %Ferry County6.4Garfield County: 14.634 %Garfield County14.634Klickitat County: 13.839 %Klickitat County13.839Skamania County: 13.378 %Skamania County13.378Pend Oreille County: 13.055 %Pend Oreille County13.055San Juan County: 12.571 %San Juan County12.571Franklin County: 12.461 %Franklin County12.461Douglas County: 12.101 %Douglas County12.101Wahkiakum County: 12.081 %Wahkiakum County12.081Columbia County: 12.069 %Columbia County12.069Snohomish County: 11.718 %Snohomish County11.718Jefferson County: 11.558 %Jefferson County11.558Clark County: 11.474 %Clark County11.474Island County: 11.409 %Island County11.409Stevens County: 11.376 %Stevens County11.376Grant County: 11.136 %Grant County11.136King County: 11.073 %King County11.073Okanogan County: 10.899 %Okanogan County10.899Chelan County: 10.677 %Chelan County10.677Kitsap County: 10.627 %Kitsap County10.627Pierce County: 10.531 %Pierce County10.531Thurston County: 10.145 %Thurston County10.145Benton County: 10.042 %Benton County10.042Kittitas County: 9.732 %Kittitas County9.732Whatcom County: 9.69 %Whatcom County9.69Pacific County: 9.497 %Pacific County9.497Clallam County: 9.465 %Clallam County9.465Spokane County: 9.304 %Spokane County9.304Adams County: 9.231 %Adams County9.231Grays Harbor County: 9.222 %Grays Harbor County9.222Skagit County: 9.113 %Skagit County9.113Lewis County: 9.034 %Lewis County9.034Asotin County: 8.75 %Asotin County8.75Whitman County: 8.701 %Whitman County8.701Walla Walla County: 8.485 %Walla Walla County8.485Mason County: 8.362 %Mason County8.362Cowlitz County: 8.296 %Cowlitz County8.296Yakima County: 8.263 %Yakima County8.263Lincoln County: 8 %Lincoln County8Ferry County: 6.4 %Ferry County6.4
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Garfield County14.634+7.49 pts
2Klickitat County13.839+3.48 pts
3Skamania County13.378+0.84 pts
4Pend Oreille County13.055+4.11 pts
5San Juan County12.571+1.03 pts
6Franklin County12.461+0.43 pts
7Douglas County12.101+2.02 pts
8Wahkiakum County12.081+6.78 pts
9Columbia County12.069+6.09 pts
10Snohomish County11.718+0.69 pts
11Jefferson County11.558+1.94 pts
12Clark County11.474+0.08 pts
13Island County11.409+0.82 pts
14Stevens County11.376-0.08 pts
15Grant County11.136+0.54 pts
16King County11.073+0.23 pts
17Okanogan County10.899+0.66 pts
18Chelan County10.677+2.26 pts
19Kitsap County10.627+0.55 pts
20Pierce County10.531-0.31 pts
21Thurston County10.145+0.13 pts
22Benton County10.042-0.07 pts
23Kittitas County9.732-0.51 pts
24Whatcom County9.69+0.74 pts
25Pacific County9.497+0.07 pts
26Clallam County9.465+1.17 pts
27Spokane County9.304+0.29 pts
28Adams County9.231+0.59 pts
29Grays Harbor County9.222+0.83 pts
30Skagit County9.113+0.43 pts
31Lewis County9.034-1.48 pts
32Asotin County8.75+0.28 pts
33Whitman County8.701+1.26 pts
34Walla Walla County8.485-0.07 pts
35Mason County8.362-2.02 pts
36Cowlitz County8.296+0.16 pts
37Yakima County8.263-0.05 pts
38Lincoln County8-0.39 pts
39Ferry County6.4-7.37 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.

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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 Washington by establishment entry rate, 2013) [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 Washington by establishment entry rate, 2013. 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?period=2013. 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, 2013. 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?period=2013.

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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 Washington by establishment entry rate, 2013 [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?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Garfield County, with 14.634% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Ferry County, with 6.4% in 2013.

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.

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