Highest employer establishment births by state

How to read this ranking

Wyoming has the highest published employer establishment births in this comparison, at 6. The next states shown are Montana (5) and Utah (4).

The table orders 51 states by new employer establishments per 1,000 adults. It describes one published measure, not an overall judgment about where to live.

Use the result as a starting point, then compare the underlying source, dates, and local county figures before making a decision. Employer establishments born during the last 12 months, per 1,000 adults. This is Census BDS’s confirmed establishment-entry measure, not an EIN application and not necessarily a new firm — an existing company can open another local establishment. BDS covers most private non-agricultural employment and suppresses small cells; unavailable means Census did not publish a stable county value, not zero new businesses.