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Counties in Washington by establishment entry rate

Skamania County had the highest establishment entry rate of 39 counties in 2018, at 15.698%. Whitman County had the lowest, at 7.261%. The median was 10.117% and the figure for Washington was 10.53%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.698Skamania County
Lowest7.261Whitman County
Median10.11739 counties
Washington10.53History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 9.538 %Asotin County: 8.447 %Benton County: 10.547 %Chelan County: 9.29 %Clallam County: 10.752 %Clark County: 11.531 %Columbia County: 13.265 %Cowlitz County: 9.143 %Douglas County: 11.503 %Ferry County: 10.117 %Franklin County: 11.518 %Garfield County: 11.765 %Grant County: 9.713 %Grays Harbor County: 8.336 %Island County: 12.414 %Jefferson County: 8.889 %King County: 10.739 %Kitsap County: 10.299 %Kittitas County: 11.667 %Klickitat County: 9.905 %Lewis County: 9.141 %Lincoln County: 8.531 %Mason County: 11.012 %Okanogan County: 9.611 %Pacific County: 9.693 %Pend Oreille County: 12.981 %Pierce County: 10.743 %San Juan County: 10.466 %Skagit County: 9.279 %Skamania County: 15.698 %Snohomish County: 11.126 %Spokane County: 9.954 %Stevens County: 10.786 %Thurston County: 9.867 %Wahkiakum County: 14.493 %Walla Walla County: 8.383 %Whatcom County: 10.115 %Whitman County: 7.261 %Yakima County: 9.267 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Skamania County: 15.698 %Skamania County15.698Wahkiakum County: 14.493 %Wahkiakum County14.493Columbia County: 13.265 %Columbia County13.265Pend Oreille County: 12.981 %Pend Oreille County12.981Island County: 12.414 %Island County12.414Garfield County: 11.765 %Garfield County11.765Kittitas County: 11.667 %Kittitas County11.667Clark County: 11.531 %Clark County11.531Franklin County: 11.518 %Franklin County11.518Douglas County: 11.503 %Douglas County11.503Snohomish County: 11.126 %Snohomish County11.126Mason County: 11.012 %Mason County11.012Stevens County: 10.786 %Stevens County10.786Clallam County: 10.752 %Clallam County10.752Pierce County: 10.743 %Pierce County10.743King County: 10.739 %King County10.739Benton County: 10.547 %Benton County10.547San Juan County: 10.466 %San Juan County10.466Kitsap County: 10.299 %Kitsap County10.299Ferry County: 10.117 %Ferry County10.117Whatcom County: 10.115 %Whatcom County10.115Spokane County: 9.954 %Spokane County9.954Klickitat County: 9.905 %Klickitat County9.905Thurston County: 9.867 %Thurston County9.867Grant County: 9.713 %Grant County9.713Pacific County: 9.693 %Pacific County9.693Okanogan County: 9.611 %Okanogan County9.611Adams County: 9.538 %Adams County9.538Chelan County: 9.29 %Chelan County9.29Skagit County: 9.279 %Skagit County9.279Yakima County: 9.267 %Yakima County9.267Cowlitz County: 9.143 %Cowlitz County9.143Lewis County: 9.141 %Lewis County9.141Jefferson County: 8.889 %Jefferson County8.889Lincoln County: 8.531 %Lincoln County8.531Asotin County: 8.447 %Asotin County8.447Walla Walla County: 8.383 %Walla Walla County8.383Grays Harbor County: 8.336 %Grays Harbor County8.336Whitman County: 7.261 %Whitman County7.261Skamania County: 15.698 %Skamania County15.698Wahkiakum County: 14.493 %Wahkiakum County14.493Columbia County: 13.265 %Columbia County13.265Pend Oreille County: 12.981 %Pend Oreille County12.981Island County: 12.414 %Island County12.414Garfield County: 11.765 %Garfield County11.765Kittitas County: 11.667 %Kittitas County11.667Clark County: 11.531 %Clark County11.531Franklin County: 11.518 %Franklin County11.518Douglas County: 11.503 %Douglas County11.503Snohomish County: 11.126 %Snohomish County11.126Mason County: 11.012 %Mason County11.012Stevens County: 10.786 %Stevens County10.786Clallam County: 10.752 %Clallam County10.752Pierce County: 10.743 %Pierce County10.743King County: 10.739 %King County10.739Benton County: 10.547 %Benton County10.547San Juan County: 10.466 %San Juan County10.466Kitsap County: 10.299 %Kitsap County10.299Ferry County: 10.117 %Ferry County10.117Whatcom County: 10.115 %Whatcom County10.115Spokane County: 9.954 %Spokane County9.954Klickitat County: 9.905 %Klickitat County9.905Thurston County: 9.867 %Thurston County9.867Grant County: 9.713 %Grant County9.713Pacific County: 9.693 %Pacific County9.693Okanogan County: 9.611 %Okanogan County9.611Adams County: 9.538 %Adams County9.538Chelan County: 9.29 %Chelan County9.29Skagit County: 9.279 %Skagit County9.279Yakima County: 9.267 %Yakima County9.267Cowlitz County: 9.143 %Cowlitz County9.143Lewis County: 9.141 %Lewis County9.141Jefferson County: 8.889 %Jefferson County8.889Lincoln County: 8.531 %Lincoln County8.531Asotin County: 8.447 %Asotin County8.447Walla Walla County: 8.383 %Walla Walla County8.383Grays Harbor County: 8.336 %Grays Harbor County8.336Whitman County: 7.261 %Whitman County7.261
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Skamania County15.698-0.3 pts
2Wahkiakum County14.493+10.05 pts
3Columbia County13.265+6.44 pts
4Pend Oreille County12.981+2.93 pts
5Island County12.414+1.89 pts
6Garfield County11.765-0.14 pts
7Kittitas County11.667+1.06 pts
8Clark County11.531-0.78 pts
9Franklin County11.518+0.61 pts
10Douglas County11.503+1.21 pts
11Snohomish County11.126+0.13 pts
12Mason County11.012-1.58 pts
13Stevens County10.786-0.41 pts
14Clallam County10.752+1.14 pts
15Pierce County10.743-0.28 pts
16King County10.739-0.13 pts
17Benton County10.547-0.49 pts
18San Juan County10.466+0.81 pts
19Kitsap County10.299+0.43 pts
20Ferry County10.117-5.14 pts
21Whatcom County10.115-0.4 pts
22Spokane County9.954+0.07 pts
23Klickitat County9.905-0.64 pts
24Thurston County9.867-0.45 pts
25Grant County9.713-0.34 pts
26Pacific County9.693+2.01 pts
27Okanogan County9.611+1.9 pts
28Adams County9.538+1.26 pts
29Chelan County9.29-1.12 pts
30Skagit County9.279+0.33 pts
31Yakima County9.267+0.44 pts
32Cowlitz County9.143+0.42 pts
33Lewis County9.141+0.29 pts
34Jefferson County8.889-2.37 pts
35Lincoln County8.531+1.57 pts
36Asotin County8.447+0.89 pts
37Walla Walla County8.383+1.05 pts
38Grays Harbor County8.336-0.32 pts
39Whitman County7.261+1.66 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.

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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Skamania County, with 15.698% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Whitman County, with 7.261% in 2018.

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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