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Counties in Washington by establishment entry rate

Wahkiakum County had the highest establishment entry rate of 39 counties in 2021, at 15.686%. Jefferson County had the lowest, at 7.805%. The median was 11.027% and the figure for Washington was 11.315%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.686Wahkiakum County
Lowest7.805Jefferson County
Median11.02739 counties
Washington11.315History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 10.678 %Asotin County: 8.5 %Benton County: 12.64 %Chelan County: 10.308 %Clallam County: 11.172 %Clark County: 12.251 %Columbia County: 10.28 %Cowlitz County: 9.876 %Douglas County: 10.868 %Ferry County: 12.227 %Franklin County: 12.496 %Garfield County: 15.385 %Grant County: 11.758 %Grays Harbor County: 10.697 %Island County: 10.689 %Jefferson County: 7.805 %King County: 10.966 %Kitsap County: 10.896 %Kittitas County: 13.306 %Klickitat County: 9.621 %Lewis County: 10.55 %Lincoln County: 13.793 %Mason County: 11.345 %Okanogan County: 13.436 %Pacific County: 12.426 %Pend Oreille County: 13.615 %Pierce County: 12.413 %San Juan County: 10.446 %Skagit County: 9.484 %Skamania County: 14.62 %Snohomish County: 11.763 %Spokane County: 11.027 %Stevens County: 12.245 %Thurston County: 10.975 %Wahkiakum County: 15.686 %Walla Walla County: 9.607 %Whatcom County: 11.281 %Whitman County: 10.283 %Yakima County: 9.999 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Wahkiakum County: 15.686 %Wahkiakum County15.686Garfield County: 15.385 %Garfield County15.385Skamania County: 14.62 %Skamania County14.62Lincoln County: 13.793 %Lincoln County13.793Pend Oreille County: 13.615 %Pend Oreille County13.615Okanogan County: 13.436 %Okanogan County13.436Kittitas County: 13.306 %Kittitas County13.306Benton County: 12.64 %Benton County12.64Franklin County: 12.496 %Franklin County12.496Pacific County: 12.426 %Pacific County12.426Pierce County: 12.413 %Pierce County12.413Clark County: 12.251 %Clark County12.251Stevens County: 12.245 %Stevens County12.245Ferry County: 12.227 %Ferry County12.227Snohomish County: 11.763 %Snohomish County11.763Grant County: 11.758 %Grant County11.758Mason County: 11.345 %Mason County11.345Whatcom County: 11.281 %Whatcom County11.281Clallam County: 11.172 %Clallam County11.172Spokane County: 11.027 %Spokane County11.027Thurston County: 10.975 %Thurston County10.975King County: 10.966 %King County10.966Kitsap County: 10.896 %Kitsap County10.896Douglas County: 10.868 %Douglas County10.868Grays Harbor County: 10.697 %Grays Harbor County10.697Island County: 10.689 %Island County10.689Adams County: 10.678 %Adams County10.678Lewis County: 10.55 %Lewis County10.55San Juan County: 10.446 %San Juan County10.446Chelan County: 10.308 %Chelan County10.308Whitman County: 10.283 %Whitman County10.283Columbia County: 10.28 %Columbia County10.28Yakima County: 9.999 %Yakima County9.999Cowlitz County: 9.876 %Cowlitz County9.876Klickitat County: 9.621 %Klickitat County9.621Walla Walla County: 9.607 %Walla Walla County9.607Skagit County: 9.484 %Skagit County9.484Asotin County: 8.5 %Asotin County8.5Jefferson County: 7.805 %Jefferson County7.805Wahkiakum County: 15.686 %Wahkiakum County15.686Garfield County: 15.385 %Garfield County15.385Skamania County: 14.62 %Skamania County14.62Lincoln County: 13.793 %Lincoln County13.793Pend Oreille County: 13.615 %Pend Oreille County13.615Okanogan County: 13.436 %Okanogan County13.436Kittitas County: 13.306 %Kittitas County13.306Benton County: 12.64 %Benton County12.64Franklin County: 12.496 %Franklin County12.496Pacific County: 12.426 %Pacific County12.426Pierce County: 12.413 %Pierce County12.413Clark County: 12.251 %Clark County12.251Stevens County: 12.245 %Stevens County12.245Ferry County: 12.227 %Ferry County12.227Snohomish County: 11.763 %Snohomish County11.763Grant County: 11.758 %Grant County11.758Mason County: 11.345 %Mason County11.345Whatcom County: 11.281 %Whatcom County11.281Clallam County: 11.172 %Clallam County11.172Spokane County: 11.027 %Spokane County11.027Thurston County: 10.975 %Thurston County10.975King County: 10.966 %King County10.966Kitsap County: 10.896 %Kitsap County10.896Douglas County: 10.868 %Douglas County10.868Grays Harbor County: 10.697 %Grays Harbor County10.697Island County: 10.689 %Island County10.689Adams County: 10.678 %Adams County10.678Lewis County: 10.55 %Lewis County10.55San Juan County: 10.446 %San Juan County10.446Chelan County: 10.308 %Chelan County10.308Whitman County: 10.283 %Whitman County10.283Columbia County: 10.28 %Columbia County10.28Yakima County: 9.999 %Yakima County9.999Cowlitz County: 9.876 %Cowlitz County9.876Klickitat County: 9.621 %Klickitat County9.621Walla Walla County: 9.607 %Walla Walla County9.607Skagit County: 9.484 %Skagit County9.484Asotin County: 8.5 %Asotin County8.5Jefferson County: 7.805 %Jefferson County7.805
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Wahkiakum County15.686+6.47 pts
2Garfield County15.385n/a
3Skamania County14.62-0.44 pts
4Lincoln County13.793+6.71 pts
5Pend Oreille County13.615+2.71 pts
6Okanogan County13.436+3.02 pts
7Kittitas County13.306+2.1 pts
8Benton County12.64+1.66 pts
9Franklin County12.496-0.73 pts
10Pacific County12.426+5 pts
11Pierce County12.413+1.66 pts
12Clark County12.251+2.03 pts
13Stevens County12.245-1.84 pts
14Ferry County12.227+4.6 pts
15Snohomish County11.763+1.31 pts
16Grant County11.758+3.15 pts
17Mason County11.345+1.74 pts
18Whatcom County11.281+1.89 pts
19Clallam County11.172+2.3 pts
20Spokane County11.027+1.61 pts
21Thurston County10.975+0.95 pts
22King County10.966+0.69 pts
23Kitsap County10.896+1.14 pts
24Douglas County10.868+0.75 pts
25Grays Harbor County10.697+2.14 pts
26Island County10.689+1.38 pts
27Adams County10.678+1.97 pts
28Lewis County10.55+1.69 pts
29San Juan County10.446+0.41 pts
30Chelan County10.308+0.15 pts
31Whitman County10.283+1.04 pts
32Columbia County10.28+4.62 pts
33Yakima County9.999+0.25 pts
34Cowlitz County9.876+1.85 pts
35Klickitat County9.621-2.99 pts
36Walla Walla County9.607+1.07 pts
37Skagit County9.484+0.1 pts
38Asotin County8.5+1.81 pts
39Jefferson County7.805+0.42 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Wahkiakum County, with 15.686% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Jefferson County, with 7.805% in 2021.

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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