Investigating the Overlooked
| # | County | Startups | Population | Per 100,000 Residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sioux County (NE) | 1 | 1,171 | 85.40 |
| 2 | Los Alamos County (NM) | 6 | 19,435 | 30.87 |
| 3 | Madison County (AL) | 57 | 405,718 | 14.05 |
| 4 | Lancaster County (NE) | 39 | 326,696 | 11.94 |
| 5 | Franklin County (IA) | 1 | 9,956 | 10.04 |
| 6 | Adams County (PA) | 10 | 106,115 | 9.42 |
| 7 | North Slope Borough (AK) | 1 | 10,810 | 9.25 |
| 8 | Noble County (OK) | 1 | 10,897 | 9.18 |
| 9 | St. Louis city (MO) | 25 | 288,512 | 8.67 |
| 10 | Suffolk County (MA) | 67 | 785,121 | 8.53 |
| 11 | Middlesex County (MA) | 139 | 1,638,365 | 8.48 |
| 12 | Gallatin County (MT) | 9 | 124,074 | 7.25 |
| 13 | Winchester city (VA) | 2 | 27,913 | 7.17 |
| 14 | San Francisco County (CA) | 59 | 830,235 | 7.11 |
| 15 | Perry County (PA) | 3 | 46,239 | 6.49 |
| 16 | Vermillion County (IN) | 1 | 15,421 | 6.48 |
| 17 | Park County (MT) | 1 | 17,710 | 5.65 |
| 18 | Aguadilla Municipio (PR) | 3 | 54,137 | 5.54 |
| 19 | Juncos Municipio (PR) | 2 | 36,829 | 5.43 |
| 20 | Hamilton County (OH) | 44 | 830,774 | 5.30 |
| 21 | Arlington County (VA) | 12 | 236,254 | 5.08 |
| 22 | Orleans Parish (LA) | 18 | 371,853 | 4.84 |
| 23 | Uinta County (WY) | 1 | 20,644 | 4.84 |
| 24 | Richmond city (VA) | 11 | 229,359 | 4.80 |
| 25 | Barceloneta Municipio (PR) | 1 | 22,494 | 4.45 |
| 26 | Fairfax County (VA) | 50 | 1,147,837 | 4.36 |
| 27 | Jackson County (MO) | 31 | 719,976 | 4.31 |
| 28 | Teton County (WY) | 1 | 23,396 | 4.27 |
| 29 | Boulder County (CO) | 14 | 328,961 | 4.26 |
| 30 | Bedford County (PA) | 2 | 47,513 | 4.21 |
| 31 | Aibonito Municipio (PR) | 1 | 24,636 | 4.06 |
| 32 | Brown County (WI) | 11 | 270,892 | 4.06 |
| 33 | Fairfax city (VA) | 1 | 25,026 | 4.00 |
| 34 | Laramie County (WY) | 4 | 101,060 | 3.96 |
| 35 | Churchill County (NV) | 1 | 25,805 | 3.88 |
| 36 | Natrona County (WY) | 3 | 79,977 | 3.75 |
| 37 | Saline County (KS) | 2 | 53,668 | 3.73 |
| 38 | Leflore County (MS) | 1 | 27,141 | 3.68 |
| 39 | Lawrence County (SD) | 1 | 27,233 | 3.67 |
| 40 | Chittenden County (VT) | 6 | 169,758 | 3.53 |
| 41 | Mahoning County (OH) | 8 | 226,491 | 3.53 |
| 42 | Neshoba County (MS) | 1 | 28,932 | 3.46 |
| 43 | District of Columbia (DC) | 23 | 681,294 | 3.38 |
| 44 | New York County (NY) | 53 | 1,629,477 | 3.25 |
| 45 | Multnomah County (OR) | 26 | 801,477 | 3.24 |
| 46 | Walla Walla County (WA) | 2 | 62,161 | 3.22 |
| 47 | San Germán Municipio (PR) | 1 | 31,305 | 3.19 |
| 48 | Fajardo Municipio (PR) | 1 | 31,489 | 3.18 |
| 49 | Utah County (UT) | 22 | 705,400 | 3.12 |
| 50 | Sheridan County (WY) | 1 | 32,055 | 3.12 |
| 51 | Greenbrier County (WV) | 1 | 32,386 | 3.09 |
| 52 | Ada County (ID) | 16 | 518,935 | 3.08 |
| 53 | Carbon County (PA) | 2 | 65,382 | 3.06 |
| 54 | Durham County (NC) | 10 | 332,353 | 3.01 |
| 55 | Marion County (IA) | 1 | 33,642 | 2.97 |
| 56 | Daviess County (IN) | 1 | 33,658 | 2.97 |
| 57 | Cowley County (KS) | 1 | 34,411 | 2.91 |
| 58 | Franklin County (MA) | 2 | 70,944 | 2.82 |
| 59 | Dorado Municipio (PR) | 1 | 35,810 | 2.79 |
| 60 | Lincoln County (ME) | 1 | 36,099 | 2.77 |
| 61 | Sagadahoc County (ME) | 1 | 37,285 | 2.68 |
| 62 | Talbot County (MD) | 1 | 37,917 | 2.64 |
| 63 | Baltimore city (MD) | 15 | 573,243 | 2.62 |
| 64 | Pontotoc County (OK) | 1 | 38,235 | 2.62 |
| 65 | Broomfield County (CO) | 2 | 76,304 | 2.62 |
| 66 | Manatí Municipio (PR) | 1 | 38,943 | 2.57 |
| 67 | Marion County (IN) | 25 | 975,809 | 2.56 |
| 68 | Santa Fe County (NM) | 4 | 156,105 | 2.56 |
| 69 | Spokane County (WA) | 14 | 549,056 | 2.55 |
| 70 | Clearfield County (PA) | 2 | 78,635 | 2.54 |
| 71 | Montgomery County (MD) | 27 | 1,065,949 | 2.53 |
| 72 | Rio Arriba County (NM) | 1 | 40,070 | 2.50 |
| 73 | East Baton Rouge Parish (LA) | 11 | 452,938 | 2.43 |
| 74 | Lee County (MS) | 2 | 83,034 | 2.41 |
| 75 | Washington County (PA) | 5 | 210,042 | 2.38 |
| 76 | Huntingdon County (PA) | 1 | 43,653 | 2.29 |
| 77 | Jefferson County (PA) | 1 | 43,864 | 2.28 |
| 78 | Kanawha County (WV) | 4 | 176,537 | 2.27 |
| 79 | Windham County (VT) | 1 | 45,923 | 2.18 |
| 80 | Steuben County (NY) | 2 | 92,588 | 2.16 |
| 81 | Oklahoma County (OK) | 17 | 806,199 | 2.11 |
| 82 | Johnson County (KS) | 13 | 620,631 | 2.09 |
| 83 | Bryan County (OK) | 1 | 48,253 | 2.07 |
| 84 | Douglas County (NV) | 1 | 49,623 | 2.02 |
| 85 | Humacao Municipio (PR) | 1 | 50,100 | 2.00 |
| 86 | Trumbull County (OH) | 4 | 200,929 | 1.99 |
| 87 | Wayne County (PA) | 1 | 51,262 | 1.95 |
| 88 | Bernalillo County (NM) | 13 | 673,930 | 1.93 |
| 89 | Vega Baja Municipio (PR) | 1 | 53,892 | 1.86 |
| 90 | Nye County (NV) | 1 | 54,344 | 1.84 |
| 91 | Hennepin County (MN) | 23 | 1,269,496 | 1.81 |
| 92 | Cass County (MO) | 2 | 110,773 | 1.81 |
| 93 | Madison County (MS) | 2 | 111,647 | 1.79 |
| 94 | Howard County (MD) | 6 | 336,328 | 1.78 |
| 95 | Tulsa County (OK) | 12 | 680,794 | 1.76 |
| 96 | Putnam County (WV) | 1 | 57,177 | 1.75 |
| 97 | San Mateo County (CA) | 13 | 742,340 | 1.75 |
| 98 | Cuyahoga County (OH) | 21 | 1,245,873 | 1.69 |
| 99 | Denver County (CO) | 12 | 718,877 | 1.67 |
| 100 | Fulton County (GA) | 18 | 1,076,561 | 1.67 |
| 101 | Rutland County (VT) | 1 | 60,425 | 1.65 |
| 102 | Eddy County (NM) | 1 | 61,105 | 1.64 |
| 103 | Athens County (OH) | 1 | 61,737 | 1.62 |
| 104 | Reno County (KS) | 1 | 61,553 | 1.62 |
| 105 | Chaves County (NM) | 1 | 64,217 | 1.56 |
| 106 | Columbia County (PA) | 1 | 65,362 | 1.53 |
| 107 | Sauk County (WI) | 1 | 66,009 | 1.51 |
| 108 | Santa Clara County (CA) | 28 | 1,902,047 | 1.47 |
| 109 | Erie County (NY) | 14 | 950,622 | 1.47 |
| 110 | Ramsey County (MN) | 8 | 542,945 | 1.47 |
| 111 | Butler County (KS) | 1 | 68,287 | 1.46 |
| 112 | Travis County (TX) | 19 | 1,330,015 | 1.43 |
| 113 | Franklin County (OH) | 19 | 1,333,048 | 1.43 |
| 114 | Wayne County (MI) | 25 | 1,772,259 | 1.41 |
| 115 | Benton County (WA) | 3 | 212,905 | 1.41 |
| 116 | Lauderdale County (MS) | 1 | 71,504 | 1.40 |
| 117 | Toa Baja Municipio (PR) | 1 | 73,039 | 1.37 |
| 118 | Hinds County (MS) | 3 | 218,533 | 1.37 |
| 119 | Essex County (MA) | 11 | 813,054 | 1.35 |
| 120 | Valencia County (NM) | 1 | 78,458 | 1.27 |
| 121 | Anderson County (TN) | 1 | 79,153 | 1.26 |
| 122 | Hampshire County (MA) | 2 | 162,028 | 1.23 |
| 123 | Norfolk County (MA) | 9 | 730,082 | 1.23 |
| 124 | Mecklenburg County (NC) | 14 | 1,154,681 | 1.21 |
| 125 | Crawford County (PA) | 1 | 82,716 | 1.21 |
| 126 | Polk County (IA) | 6 | 503,175 | 1.19 |
| 127 | Clark County (NV) | 27 | 2,329,548 | 1.16 |
| 128 | Loudoun County (VA) | 5 | 432,998 | 1.15 |
| 129 | King County (WA) | 26 | 2,287,171 | 1.14 |
| 130 | Northumberland County (PA) | 1 | 90,560 | 1.10 |
| 131 | Hamilton County (IN) | 4 | 365,056 | 1.10 |
| 132 | Lincoln County (NC) | 1 | 92,716 | 1.08 |
| 133 | Tippecanoe County (IN) | 2 | 189,071 | 1.06 |
| 134 | Fairbanks North Star Borough (AK) | 1 | 95,460 | 1.05 |
| 135 | Benton County (OR) | 1 | 96,303 | 1.04 |
| 136 | Rogers County (OK) | 1 | 98,610 | 1.01 |
| 137 | Story County (IA) | 1 | 100,466 | 1.00 |
| 138 | Benton County (AR) | 3 | 303,632 | 0.99 |
| 139 | Minnehaha County (SD) | 2 | 203,289 | 0.98 |
| 140 | Deschutes County (OR) | 2 | 206,334 | 0.97 |
| 141 | Harrison County (MS) | 2 | 210,891 | 0.95 |
| 142 | Albany County (NY) | 3 | 317,018 | 0.95 |
| 143 | Maricopa County (AZ) | 43 | 4,559,748 | 0.94 |
| 144 | Monroe County (NY) | 7 | 753,753 | 0.93 |
| 145 | Mercer County (PA) | 1 | 109,257 | 0.92 |
| 146 | San Juan Municipio (PR) | 3 | 336,160 | 0.89 |
| 147 | Lycoming County (PA) | 1 | 113,489 | 0.88 |
| 148 | Orange County (FL) | 13 | 1,471,937 | 0.88 |
| 149 | Androscoggin County (ME) | 1 | 113,423 | 0.88 |
| 150 | Whatcom County (WA) | 2 | 230,503 | 0.87 |
| 151 | Linn County (IA) | 2 | 230,004 | 0.87 |
| 152 | Washington County (OR) | 5 | 603,947 | 0.83 |
| 153 | Missoula County (MT) | 1 | 120,672 | 0.83 |
| 154 | Worcester County (MA) | 7 | 867,788 | 0.81 |
| 155 | Fayette County (PA) | 1 | 125,997 | 0.79 |
| 156 | Sedgwick County (KS) | 4 | 528,226 | 0.76 |
| 157 | Cambria County (PA) | 1 | 131,538 | 0.76 |
| 158 | Milwaukee County (WI) | 7 | 926,331 | 0.76 |
| 159 | Salt Lake County (UT) | 9 | 1,196,523 | 0.75 |
| 160 | Cumberland County (PA) | 2 | 268,323 | 0.75 |
| 161 | Jefferson County (AL) | 5 | 667,755 | 0.75 |
| 162 | Alameda County (CA) | 12 | 1,649,473 | 0.73 |
| 163 | Dallas County (TX) | 19 | 2,621,179 | 0.72 |
| 164 | Hillsborough County (FL) | 11 | 1,522,748 | 0.72 |
| 165 | Frederick County (MD) | 2 | 287,048 | 0.70 |
| 166 | Anchorage Municipality (AK) | 2 | 288,976 | 0.69 |
| 167 | Jackson County (MS) | 1 | 145,249 | 0.69 |
| 168 | Dauphin County (PA) | 2 | 289,593 | 0.69 |
| 169 | Douglas County (NE) | 4 | 590,736 | 0.68 |
| 170 | Orange County (NC) | 1 | 149,678 | 0.67 |
| 171 | Carolina Municipio (PR) | 1 | 152,204 | 0.66 |
| 172 | Sandoval County (NM) | 1 | 153,604 | 0.65 |
| 173 | Onondaga County (NY) | 3 | 471,129 | 0.64 |
| 174 | Franklin County (PA) | 1 | 157,379 | 0.64 |
| 175 | Alexandria city (VA) | 1 | 156,976 | 0.64 |
| 176 | Schenectady County (NY) | 1 | 160,369 | 0.62 |
| 177 | Citrus County (FL) | 1 | 162,472 | 0.62 |
| 178 | Henrico County (VA) | 2 | 335,744 | 0.60 |
| 179 | Philadelphia County (PA) | 9 | 1,579,706 | 0.57 |
| 180 | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region (CT) | 1 | 175,822 | 0.57 |
| 181 | Licking County (OH) | 1 | 181,837 | 0.55 |
| 182 | Newport News city (VA) | 1 | 184,216 | 0.54 |
| 183 | Washtenaw County (MI) | 2 | 369,822 | 0.54 |
| 184 | Harris County (TX) | 26 | 4,838,303 | 0.54 |
| 185 | Kent County (DE) | 1 | 187,604 | 0.53 |
| 186 | Cass County (ND) | 1 | 193,400 | 0.52 |
| 187 | New Castle County (DE) | 3 | 577,961 | 0.52 |
| 188 | Bristol County (MA) | 3 | 582,270 | 0.52 |
| 189 | Butler County (PA) | 1 | 197,254 | 0.51 |
| 190 | Sarpy County (NE) | 1 | 197,389 | 0.51 |
| 191 | Iredell County (NC) | 1 | 196,544 | 0.51 |
| 192 | Western Connecticut Planning Region (CT) | 3 | 627,071 | 0.48 |
| 193 | Arapahoe County (CO) | 3 | 659,844 | 0.45 |
| 194 | Bexar County (TX) | 9 | 2,067,341 | 0.44 |
| 195 | Lake County (OH) | 1 | 232,216 | 0.43 |
| 196 | Saratoga County (NY) | 1 | 238,284 | 0.42 |
| 197 | Wake County (NC) | 5 | 1,178,653 | 0.42 |
| 198 | Capitol Planning Region (CT) | 4 | 977,290 | 0.41 |
| 199 | Canyon County (ID) | 1 | 250,790 | 0.40 |
| 200 | Warren County (OH) | 1 | 250,008 | 0.40 |
| 201 | Knox County (TN) | 2 | 494,148 | 0.40 |
| 202 | Marin County (CA) | 1 | 257,969 | 0.39 |
| 203 | Washington County (AR) | 1 | 256,765 | 0.39 |
| 204 | Adams County (CO) | 2 | 530,225 | 0.38 |
| 205 | McLennan County (TX) | 1 | 266,067 | 0.38 |
| 206 | Chester County (PA) | 2 | 547,840 | 0.37 |
| 207 | St. Joseph County (IN) | 1 | 273,040 | 0.37 |
| 208 | Erie County (PA) | 1 | 269,052 | 0.37 |
| 209 | Baltimore County (MD) | 3 | 850,796 | 0.35 |
| 210 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region (CT) | 2 | 570,598 | 0.35 |
| 211 | Jefferson County (CO) | 2 | 579,377 | 0.35 |
| 212 | York County (SC) | 1 | 293,673 | 0.34 |
| 213 | Allegheny County (PA) | 4 | 1,238,177 | 0.32 |
| 214 | Fayette County (KY) | 1 | 323,725 | 0.31 |
| 215 | San Diego County (CA) | 10 | 3,288,774 | 0.30 |
| 216 | Providence County (RI) | 2 | 664,854 | 0.30 |
| 217 | Weld County (CO) | 1 | 350,396 | 0.29 |
| 218 | Charleston County (SC) | 1 | 420,264 | 0.24 |
| 219 | Middlesex County (NJ) | 2 | 871,290 | 0.23 |
| 220 | Santa Barbara County (CA) | 1 | 443,701 | 0.23 |
| 221 | Monterey County (CA) | 1 | 437,613 | 0.23 |
| 222 | Cook County (IL) | 12 | 5,182,090 | 0.23 |
| 223 | Los Angeles County (CA) | 22 | 9,808,667 | 0.22 |
| 224 | Prince George's County (MD) | 2 | 959,754 | 0.21 |
| 225 | Pinellas County (FL) | 2 | 963,481 | 0.21 |
| 226 | Bergen County (NJ) | 2 | 962,316 | 0.21 |
| 227 | Westchester County (NY) | 2 | 999,677 | 0.20 |
| 228 | Honolulu County (HI) | 2 | 1,001,146 | 0.20 |
| 229 | Washoe County (NV) | 1 | 497,200 | 0.20 |
| 230 | Prince William County (VA) | 1 | 488,880 | 0.20 |
| 231 | Camden County (NJ) | 1 | 527,257 | 0.19 |
| 232 | Plymouth County (MA) | 1 | 535,075 | 0.19 |
| 233 | Morris County (NJ) | 1 | 514,528 | 0.19 |
| 234 | Clark County (WA) | 1 | 516,959 | 0.19 |
| 235 | Union County (NJ) | 1 | 579,290 | 0.17 |
| 236 | Volusia County (FL) | 1 | 579,622 | 0.17 |
| 237 | Delaware County (PA) | 1 | 579,222 | 0.17 |
| 238 | Anne Arundel County (MD) | 1 | 598,166 | 0.17 |
| 239 | Brevard County (FL) | 1 | 632,780 | 0.16 |
| 240 | Orange County (CA) | 5 | 3,165,820 | 0.16 |
| 241 | Miami-Dade County (FL) | 4 | 2,738,356 | 0.15 |
| 242 | Kent County (MI) | 1 | 663,150 | 0.15 |
| 243 | Bucks County (PA) | 1 | 647,461 | 0.15 |
| 244 | Williamson County (TX) | 1 | 672,688 | 0.15 |
| 245 | Monmouth County (NJ) | 1 | 645,353 | 0.15 |
| 246 | Broward County (FL) | 3 | 1,977,129 | 0.15 |
| 247 | Ocean County (NJ) | 1 | 654,362 | 0.15 |
| 248 | Davidson County (TN) | 1 | 715,388 | 0.14 |
| 249 | Lake County (IL) | 1 | 714,223 | 0.14 |
| 250 | Hudson County (NJ) | 1 | 718,323 | 0.14 |
| 251 | Jefferson County (KY) | 1 | 783,022 | 0.13 |
| 252 | El Paso County (CO) | 1 | 742,999 | 0.13 |
| 253 | Sacramento County (CA) | 2 | 1,594,006 | 0.13 |
| 254 | Ventura County (CA) | 1 | 837,469 | 0.12 |
| 255 | Montgomery County (PA) | 1 | 867,573 | 0.12 |
| 256 | El Paso County (TX) | 1 | 870,779 | 0.11 |
| 257 | Shelby County (TN) | 1 | 919,173 | 0.11 |
| 258 | DuPage County (IL) | 1 | 930,024 | 0.11 |
| 259 | Gwinnett County (GA) | 1 | 979,864 | 0.10 |
| 260 | Duval County (FL) | 1 | 1,023,153 | 0.10 |
| 261 | St. Louis County (MO) | 1 | 995,569 | 0.10 |
| 262 | Denton County (TX) | 1 | 979,561 | 0.10 |
| 263 | Tarrant County (TX) | 2 | 2,167,390 | 0.09 |
| 264 | Collin County (TX) | 1 | 1,163,337 | 0.09 |
| 265 | Oakland County (MI) | 1 | 1,279,825 | 0.08 |
| 266 | Palm Beach County (FL) | 1 | 1,533,806 | 0.07 |
| 267 | Suffolk County (NY) | 1 | 1,530,146 | 0.07 |
| 268 | Kings County (NY) | 1 | 2,631,580 | 0.04 |
| 269 | Riverside County (CA) | 1 | 2,478,600 | 0.04 |