Business establishments
Business locations with paid employees in March, from the Census Bureau's list of businesses. Each location counts once, so a chain's stores count separately.
Reported for3,144areas, in 51 states — none in PR
Link to density0.83mostly reflects how urban a place is
Nearby places alike0.30Moran’s I: only weakly, little map pattern
Typecountcounts rise and fall together from size alone
How it has moved
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Every state, every year
One row per state and one column per year, sorted by the latest value. It shows states, not counties: nobody can scan 3,222 rows, and the pattern only shows when it all fits on one screen.
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Where it comes from
Census Business Dynamics Statistics · Census Business Dynamics Statistics API, ESTAB
Business sites with paid employees, counted in March of the year.
Combining areas: added up across areas.
What it goes with
The strongest links that have a page of their own. Unadjusted is the link before adjusting for anything, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step). Adjusted compares places with the same population density, income and education levels, so those differences can’t explain the link. This list leaves out the 3 pairs built from the same numbers or the same model as this measure, since they are bound to match.
| Measure | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Business establishments and Share foreign-bornWhere Business establishments is higher, Share foreign-born tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share foreign-born by US county | +0.48 | +0.37 |
Population makeup
How this measure varies with the racial and ethnic makeup of counties. Every group is shown, whatever its rank. These are links across counties: they describe places, not people. They say nothing about any person’s risk or behaviour based on their race. Counties with a larger share of one group also differ in much else, such as income, segregation, region and history. The adjusted figure only accounts for density, income and education.
| Share of residents | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Business establishments and Share White, not HispanicWhere Business establishments is higher, Share White, not Hispanic tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share White, not Hispanic by US county | -0.24 | -0.22 |
| Business establishments and Share Black, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Black, not Hispanic by US county | +0.02 | +0.03 |
| Business establishments and Share Hispanic or Latino, any raceWhere Business establishments is higher, Share Hispanic or Latino, any race tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share Hispanic or Latino, any race by US county | +0.18 | +0.21 |
| Business establishments and Share Asian, not HispanicWhere Business establishments is higher, Share Asian, not Hispanic tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share Asian, not Hispanic by US county | +0.45 | +0.29 |
| Business establishments and Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic by US county | -0.10 | +0.08 |
Highest and lowest, per 1,000 residents
Of 3,142 counties reporting it. This is a count, so it is ranked per 1,000 residents, not as published. Ranked by raw totals, it would just list the largest counties in the country. Its link to population is 0.83, so the raw order would match almost every other count here. The published totals are in the table on each place page.
Highest
- Bristol Bay Borough, AK — 95.67 (84 total)
- San Juan County, CO — 88.41 (61 total)
- Teton County, WY — 81.90 (1,913 total)
- Pitkin County, CO — 78.51 (1,344 total)
- San Miguel County, CO — 74.51 (598 total)
Lowest
- Kalawao County, HI — 0.00 (0 total)
- King County, TX — 0.00 (0 total)
- Elliott County, KY — 4.50 (33 total)
- Oglala Lakota County, SD — 5.15 (70 total)
- Buffalo County, SD — 5.69 (10 total)
The middle area reports 20.14. The middle half of counties falls between 16.45 and 24.71 (the 25th to 75th percentile).
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