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Counties in Washington by establishment entry rate

Skamania County had the highest establishment entry rate of 38 counties in 2014, at 16.993%. Adams County had the lowest, at 6.832%. The median was 9.773% and the figure for Washington was 10.441%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.993Skamania County
Lowest6.832Adams County
Median9.77338 counties
Washington10.441History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 6.832 %Asotin County: 7.95 %Benton County: 9.31 %Chelan County: 9.939 %Clallam County: 8.826 %Clark County: 11.297 %Columbia County: 15.789 %Cowlitz County: 8.082 %Douglas County: 9.857 %Ferry County: 9.877 %Franklin County: 9.741 %Grant County: 8.028 %Grays Harbor County: 9.804 %Island County: 11.413 %Jefferson County: 8.83 %King County: 10.858 %Kitsap County: 10.151 %Kittitas County: 11.655 %Klickitat County: 14.624 %Lewis County: 8.853 %Lincoln County: 8.163 %Mason County: 10.158 %Okanogan County: 9.995 %Pacific County: 8.211 %Pend Oreille County: 8.995 %Pierce County: 10.491 %San Juan County: 11.648 %Skagit County: 9.015 %Skamania County: 16.993 %Snohomish County: 11.575 %Spokane County: 9.699 %Stevens County: 8.517 %Thurston County: 9.929 %Wahkiakum County: 8.276 %Walla Walla County: 8.639 %Whatcom County: 10.454 %Whitman County: 8.724 %Yakima County: 8.324 %
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%, 2014. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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, 2014

Skamania County: 16.993 %Skamania County16.993Columbia County: 15.789 %Columbia County15.789Klickitat County: 14.624 %Klickitat County14.624Kittitas County: 11.655 %Kittitas County11.655San Juan County: 11.648 %San Juan County11.648Snohomish County: 11.575 %Snohomish County11.575Island County: 11.413 %Island County11.413Clark County: 11.297 %Clark County11.297King County: 10.858 %King County10.858Pierce County: 10.491 %Pierce County10.491Whatcom County: 10.454 %Whatcom County10.454Mason County: 10.158 %Mason County10.158Kitsap County: 10.151 %Kitsap County10.151Okanogan County: 9.995 %Okanogan County9.995Chelan County: 9.939 %Chelan County9.939Thurston County: 9.929 %Thurston County9.929Ferry County: 9.877 %Ferry County9.877Douglas County: 9.857 %Douglas County9.857Grays Harbor County: 9.804 %Grays Harbor County9.804Franklin County: 9.741 %Franklin County9.741Spokane County: 9.699 %Spokane County9.699Benton County: 9.31 %Benton County9.31Skagit County: 9.015 %Skagit County9.015Pend Oreille County: 8.995 %Pend Oreille County8.995Lewis County: 8.853 %Lewis County8.853Jefferson County: 8.83 %Jefferson County8.83Clallam County: 8.826 %Clallam County8.826Whitman County: 8.724 %Whitman County8.724Walla Walla County: 8.639 %Walla Walla County8.639Stevens County: 8.517 %Stevens County8.517Yakima County: 8.324 %Yakima County8.324Wahkiakum County: 8.276 %Wahkiakum County8.276Pacific County: 8.211 %Pacific County8.211Lincoln County: 8.163 %Lincoln County8.163Cowlitz County: 8.082 %Cowlitz County8.082Grant County: 8.028 %Grant County8.028Asotin County: 7.95 %Asotin County7.95Adams County: 6.832 %Adams County6.832Skamania County: 16.993 %Skamania County16.993Columbia County: 15.789 %Columbia County15.789Klickitat County: 14.624 %Klickitat County14.624Kittitas County: 11.655 %Kittitas County11.655San Juan County: 11.648 %San Juan County11.648Snohomish County: 11.575 %Snohomish County11.575Island County: 11.413 %Island County11.413Clark County: 11.297 %Clark County11.297King County: 10.858 %King County10.858Pierce County: 10.491 %Pierce County10.491Whatcom County: 10.454 %Whatcom County10.454Mason County: 10.158 %Mason County10.158Kitsap County: 10.151 %Kitsap County10.151Okanogan County: 9.995 %Okanogan County9.995Chelan County: 9.939 %Chelan County9.939Thurston County: 9.929 %Thurston County9.929Ferry County: 9.877 %Ferry County9.877Douglas County: 9.857 %Douglas County9.857Grays Harbor County: 9.804 %Grays Harbor County9.804Franklin County: 9.741 %Franklin County9.741Spokane County: 9.699 %Spokane County9.699Benton County: 9.31 %Benton County9.31Skagit County: 9.015 %Skagit County9.015Pend Oreille County: 8.995 %Pend Oreille County8.995Lewis County: 8.853 %Lewis County8.853Jefferson County: 8.83 %Jefferson County8.83Clallam County: 8.826 %Clallam County8.826Whitman County: 8.724 %Whitman County8.724Walla Walla County: 8.639 %Walla Walla County8.639Stevens County: 8.517 %Stevens County8.517Yakima County: 8.324 %Yakima County8.324Wahkiakum County: 8.276 %Wahkiakum County8.276Pacific County: 8.211 %Pacific County8.211Lincoln County: 8.163 %Lincoln County8.163Cowlitz County: 8.082 %Cowlitz County8.082Grant County: 8.028 %Grant County8.028Asotin County: 7.95 %Asotin County7.95Adams County: 6.832 %Adams County6.832
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Skamania County16.993+3.61 pts
2Columbia County15.789+3.72 pts
3Klickitat County14.624+0.79 pts
4Kittitas County11.655+1.92 pts
5San Juan County11.648-0.92 pts
6Snohomish County11.575-0.14 pts
7Island County11.4130 pts
8Clark County11.297-0.18 pts
9King County10.858-0.21 pts
10Pierce County10.491-0.04 pts
11Whatcom County10.454+0.76 pts
12Mason County10.158+1.8 pts
13Kitsap County10.151-0.48 pts
14Okanogan County9.995-0.9 pts
15Chelan County9.939-0.74 pts
16Thurston County9.929-0.22 pts
17Ferry County9.877+3.48 pts
18Douglas County9.857-2.24 pts
19Grays Harbor County9.804+0.58 pts
20Franklin County9.741-2.72 pts
21Spokane County9.699+0.39 pts
22Benton County9.31-0.73 pts
23Skagit County9.015-0.1 pts
24Pend Oreille County8.995-4.06 pts
25Lewis County8.853-0.18 pts
26Jefferson County8.83-2.73 pts
27Clallam County8.826-0.64 pts
28Whitman County8.724+0.02 pts
29Walla Walla County8.639+0.15 pts
30Stevens County8.517-2.86 pts
31Yakima County8.324+0.06 pts
32Wahkiakum County8.276-3.8 pts
33Pacific County8.211-1.29 pts
34Lincoln County8.163+0.16 pts
35Cowlitz County8.082-0.21 pts
36Grant County8.028-3.11 pts
37Asotin County7.95-0.8 pts
38Adams County6.832-2.4 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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2014 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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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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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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 Washington by establishment entry rate, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Skamania County, with 16.993% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Adams County, with 6.832% in 2014.

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. 1 counties have no value for 2014 and are not ranked.

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