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Counties in Washington by establishment entry rate

Skamania County had the highest establishment entry rate of 38 counties in 2020, at 15.06%. Columbia County had the lowest, at 5.66%. The median was 9.512% and the figure for Washington was 10.122%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.06Skamania County
Lowest5.66Columbia County
Median9.51238 counties
Washington10.122History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 8.708 %Asotin County: 6.691 %Benton County: 10.983 %Chelan County: 10.154 %Clallam County: 8.873 %Clark County: 10.222 %Columbia County: 5.66 %Cowlitz County: 8.028 %Douglas County: 10.114 %Ferry County: 7.627 %Franklin County: 13.229 %Grant County: 8.607 %Grays Harbor County: 8.558 %Island County: 9.309 %Jefferson County: 7.387 %King County: 10.279 %Kitsap County: 9.76 %Kittitas County: 11.209 %Klickitat County: 12.616 %Lewis County: 8.856 %Lincoln County: 7.08 %Mason County: 9.605 %Okanogan County: 10.417 %Pacific County: 7.429 %Pend Oreille County: 10.9 %Pierce County: 10.751 %San Juan County: 10.035 %Skagit County: 9.384 %Skamania County: 15.06 %Snohomish County: 10.454 %Spokane County: 9.418 %Stevens County: 14.081 %Thurston County: 10.029 %Wahkiakum County: 9.211 %Walla Walla County: 8.535 %Whatcom County: 9.389 %Whitman County: 9.247 %Yakima County: 9.754 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Skamania County: 15.06 %Skamania County15.06Stevens County: 14.081 %Stevens County14.081Franklin County: 13.229 %Franklin County13.229Klickitat County: 12.616 %Klickitat County12.616Kittitas County: 11.209 %Kittitas County11.209Benton County: 10.983 %Benton County10.983Pend Oreille County: 10.9 %Pend Oreille County10.9Pierce County: 10.751 %Pierce County10.751Snohomish County: 10.454 %Snohomish County10.454Okanogan County: 10.417 %Okanogan County10.417King County: 10.279 %King County10.279Clark County: 10.222 %Clark County10.222Chelan County: 10.154 %Chelan County10.154Douglas County: 10.114 %Douglas County10.114San Juan County: 10.035 %San Juan County10.035Thurston County: 10.029 %Thurston County10.029Kitsap County: 9.76 %Kitsap County9.76Yakima County: 9.754 %Yakima County9.754Mason County: 9.605 %Mason County9.605Spokane County: 9.418 %Spokane County9.418Whatcom County: 9.389 %Whatcom County9.389Skagit County: 9.384 %Skagit County9.384Island County: 9.309 %Island County9.309Whitman County: 9.247 %Whitman County9.247Wahkiakum County: 9.211 %Wahkiakum County9.211Clallam County: 8.873 %Clallam County8.873Lewis County: 8.856 %Lewis County8.856Adams County: 8.708 %Adams County8.708Grant County: 8.607 %Grant County8.607Grays Harbor County: 8.558 %Grays Harbor County8.558Walla Walla County: 8.535 %Walla Walla County8.535Cowlitz County: 8.028 %Cowlitz County8.028Ferry County: 7.627 %Ferry County7.627Pacific County: 7.429 %Pacific County7.429Jefferson County: 7.387 %Jefferson County7.387Lincoln County: 7.08 %Lincoln County7.08Asotin County: 6.691 %Asotin County6.691Columbia County: 5.66 %Columbia County5.66Skamania County: 15.06 %Skamania County15.06Stevens County: 14.081 %Stevens County14.081Franklin County: 13.229 %Franklin County13.229Klickitat County: 12.616 %Klickitat County12.616Kittitas County: 11.209 %Kittitas County11.209Benton County: 10.983 %Benton County10.983Pend Oreille County: 10.9 %Pend Oreille County10.9Pierce County: 10.751 %Pierce County10.751Snohomish County: 10.454 %Snohomish County10.454Okanogan County: 10.417 %Okanogan County10.417King County: 10.279 %King County10.279Clark County: 10.222 %Clark County10.222Chelan County: 10.154 %Chelan County10.154Douglas County: 10.114 %Douglas County10.114San Juan County: 10.035 %San Juan County10.035Thurston County: 10.029 %Thurston County10.029Kitsap County: 9.76 %Kitsap County9.76Yakima County: 9.754 %Yakima County9.754Mason County: 9.605 %Mason County9.605Spokane County: 9.418 %Spokane County9.418Whatcom County: 9.389 %Whatcom County9.389Skagit County: 9.384 %Skagit County9.384Island County: 9.309 %Island County9.309Whitman County: 9.247 %Whitman County9.247Wahkiakum County: 9.211 %Wahkiakum County9.211Clallam County: 8.873 %Clallam County8.873Lewis County: 8.856 %Lewis County8.856Adams County: 8.708 %Adams County8.708Grant County: 8.607 %Grant County8.607Grays Harbor County: 8.558 %Grays Harbor County8.558Walla Walla County: 8.535 %Walla Walla County8.535Cowlitz County: 8.028 %Cowlitz County8.028Ferry County: 7.627 %Ferry County7.627Pacific County: 7.429 %Pacific County7.429Jefferson County: 7.387 %Jefferson County7.387Lincoln County: 7.08 %Lincoln County7.08Asotin County: 6.691 %Asotin County6.691Columbia County: 5.66 %Columbia County5.66
%. 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
1Skamania County15.06+4.53 pts
2Stevens County14.081+2 pts
3Franklin County13.229+1.16 pts
4Klickitat County12.616-0.45 pts
5Kittitas County11.209-0.03 pts
6Benton County10.983+0.34 pts
7Pend Oreille County10.9+2.8 pts
8Pierce County10.751+0.29 pts
9Snohomish County10.454-0.47 pts
10Okanogan County10.417+2.9 pts
11King County10.279-0.2 pts
12Clark County10.222-0.79 pts
13Chelan County10.154+0.89 pts
14Douglas County10.114+0.09 pts
15San Juan County10.035-0.21 pts
16Thurston County10.029+0.27 pts
17Kitsap County9.76-0.12 pts
18Yakima County9.754+1.4 pts
19Mason County9.605+0.5 pts
20Spokane County9.418+0.22 pts
21Whatcom County9.389-0.9 pts
22Skagit County9.384+0.21 pts
23Island County9.309-1.53 pts
24Whitman County9.2470 pts
25Wahkiakum County9.211-5.65 pts
26Clallam County8.873-1.23 pts
27Lewis County8.856-1.23 pts
28Adams County8.708-4.37 pts
29Grant County8.607-1.58 pts
30Grays Harbor County8.558+0.16 pts
31Walla Walla County8.535-3.17 pts
32Cowlitz County8.028-0.62 pts
33Ferry County7.627+2 pts
34Pacific County7.429-1.92 pts
35Jefferson County7.387-2.74 pts
36Lincoln County7.08-12.51 pts
37Asotin County6.691-0.26 pts
38Columbia County5.66-13.66 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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2020 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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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, 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 Washington 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/washington-counties?period=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Skamania County, with 15.06% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Columbia County, with 5.66% in 2020.

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 2020 and are not ranked.

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