Investigating the Overlooked
| # | County | Startups | Population | Per 100,000 Residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sioux County (NE) | 1 | 1,197 | 83.54 |
| 2 | Los Alamos County (NM) | 6 | 19,374 | 30.97 |
| 3 | Madison County (AL) | 57 | 397,135 | 14.35 |
| 4 | Lancaster County (NE) | 39 | 323,673 | 12.05 |
| 5 | Franklin County (IA) | 1 | 9,977 | 10.02 |
| 6 | Adams County (PA) | 10 | 105,183 | 9.51 |
| 7 | North Slope Borough (AK) | 1 | 10,891 | 9.18 |
| 8 | Noble County (OK) | 1 | 10,909 | 9.17 |
| 9 | Suffolk County (MA) | 67 | 782,172 | 8.57 |
| 10 | Middlesex County (MA) | 139 | 1,622,896 | 8.56 |
| 11 | St. Louis city (MO) | 25 | 293,109 | 8.53 |
| 12 | Gallatin County (MT) | 9 | 122,194 | 7.37 |
| 13 | Winchester city (VA) | 2 | 27,981 | 7.15 |
| 14 | San Francisco County (CA) | 59 | 836,321 | 7.05 |
| 15 | Perry County (PA) | 3 | 45,988 | 6.52 |
| 16 | Vermillion County (IN) | 1 | 15,452 | 6.47 |
| 17 | Park County (MT) | 1 | 17,484 | 5.72 |
| 18 | Aguadilla Municipio (PR) | 3 | 54,486 | 5.51 |
| 19 | Juncos Municipio (PR) | 2 | 36,895 | 5.42 |
| 20 | Hamilton County (OH) | 44 | 827,878 | 5.31 |
| 21 | Arlington County (VA) | 12 | 235,463 | 5.10 |
| 22 | Uinta County (WY) | 1 | 20,605 | 4.85 |
| 23 | Richmond city (VA) | 11 | 227,595 | 4.83 |
| 24 | Orleans Parish (LA) | 18 | 376,035 | 4.79 |
| 25 | Barceloneta Municipio (PR) | 1 | 22,565 | 4.43 |
| 26 | Fairfax County (VA) | 50 | 1,144,474 | 4.37 |
| 27 | Jackson County (MO) | 31 | 717,021 | 4.32 |
| 28 | Teton County (WY) | 1 | 23,358 | 4.28 |
| 29 | Boulder County (CO) | 14 | 328,317 | 4.26 |
| 30 | Bedford County (PA) | 2 | 47,503 | 4.21 |
| 31 | Fairfax city (VA) | 1 | 24,478 | 4.09 |
| 32 | Brown County (WI) | 11 | 269,425 | 4.08 |
| 33 | Aibonito Municipio (PR) | 1 | 24,610 | 4.06 |
| 34 | Laramie County (WY) | 4 | 100,661 | 3.97 |
| 35 | Churchill County (NV) | 1 | 25,614 | 3.90 |
| 36 | Lawrence County (SD) | 1 | 26,574 | 3.76 |
| 37 | Natrona County (WY) | 3 | 79,735 | 3.76 |
| 38 | Saline County (KS) | 2 | 53,801 | 3.72 |
| 39 | Leflore County (MS) | 1 | 27,432 | 3.65 |
| 40 | Chittenden County (VT) | 6 | 168,831 | 3.55 |
| 41 | Mahoning County (OH) | 8 | 227,063 | 3.52 |
| 42 | Neshoba County (MS) | 1 | 28,927 | 3.46 |
| 43 | New York County (NY) | 56 | 1,627,788 | 3.44 |
| 44 | District of Columbia (DC) | 23 | 672,079 | 3.42 |
| 45 | Multnomah County (OR) | 26 | 803,863 | 3.23 |
| 46 | Utah County (UT) | 22 | 683,622 | 3.22 |
| 47 | Walla Walla County (WA) | 2 | 62,102 | 3.22 |
| 48 | San Germán Municipio (PR) | 1 | 31,514 | 3.17 |
| 49 | Sheridan County (WY) | 1 | 31,585 | 3.17 |
| 50 | Ada County (ID) | 16 | 508,052 | 3.15 |
| 51 | Fajardo Municipio (PR) | 1 | 31,756 | 3.15 |
| 52 | Carbon County (PA) | 2 | 65,191 | 3.07 |
| 53 | Greenbrier County (WV) | 1 | 32,688 | 3.06 |
| 54 | Durham County (NC) | 10 | 329,405 | 3.04 |
| 55 | Daviess County (IN) | 1 | 33,442 | 2.99 |
| 56 | Marion County (IA) | 1 | 33,551 | 2.98 |
| 57 | Cowley County (KS) | 1 | 34,487 | 2.90 |
| 58 | Franklin County (MA) | 2 | 70,922 | 2.82 |
| 59 | Dorado Municipio (PR) | 1 | 35,816 | 2.79 |
| 60 | Lincoln County (ME) | 1 | 35,840 | 2.79 |
| 61 | Baltimore city (MD) | 16 | 577,193 | 2.77 |
| 62 | Sagadahoc County (ME) | 1 | 37,093 | 2.70 |
| 63 | Broomfield County (CO) | 2 | 75,110 | 2.66 |
| 64 | Talbot County (MD) | 1 | 37,707 | 2.65 |
| 65 | Pontotoc County (OK) | 1 | 38,158 | 2.62 |
| 66 | Santa Fe County (NM) | 4 | 155,175 | 2.58 |
| 67 | Spokane County (WA) | 14 | 544,323 | 2.57 |
| 68 | Marion County (IN) | 25 | 971,822 | 2.57 |
| 69 | Manatí Municipio (PR) | 1 | 39,152 | 2.55 |
| 70 | Montgomery County (MD) | 27 | 1,057,586 | 2.55 |
| 71 | Clearfield County (PA) | 2 | 78,902 | 2.53 |
| 72 | Rio Arriba County (NM) | 1 | 40,165 | 2.49 |
| 73 | East Baton Rouge Parish (LA) | 11 | 452,821 | 2.43 |
| 74 | Lee County (MS) | 2 | 83,138 | 2.41 |
| 75 | Washington County (PA) | 5 | 209,778 | 2.38 |
| 76 | Huntingdon County (PA) | 1 | 43,844 | 2.28 |
| 77 | Jefferson County (PA) | 1 | 44,099 | 2.27 |
| 78 | Oklahoma County (OK) | 18 | 800,487 | 2.25 |
| 79 | Kanawha County (WV) | 4 | 178,198 | 2.24 |
| 80 | Windham County (VT) | 1 | 45,913 | 2.18 |
| 81 | Steuben County (NY) | 2 | 93,034 | 2.15 |
| 82 | Bryan County (OK) | 1 | 47,237 | 2.12 |
| 83 | Johnson County (KS) | 13 | 614,764 | 2.11 |
| 84 | Douglas County (NV) | 1 | 49,624 | 2.02 |
| 85 | Trumbull County (OH) | 4 | 201,367 | 1.99 |
| 86 | Humacao Municipio (PR) | 1 | 50,441 | 1.98 |
| 87 | Wayne County (PA) | 1 | 51,189 | 1.95 |
| 88 | Bernalillo County (NM) | 13 | 674,357 | 1.93 |
| 89 | Nye County (NV) | 1 | 53,207 | 1.88 |
| 90 | Vega Baja Municipio (PR) | 1 | 54,058 | 1.85 |
| 91 | Cass County (MO) | 2 | 109,393 | 1.83 |
| 92 | Hennepin County (MN) | 23 | 1,268,903 | 1.81 |
| 93 | Madison County (MS) | 2 | 110,303 | 1.81 |
| 94 | Howard County (MD) | 6 | 333,916 | 1.80 |
| 95 | Tulsa County (OK) | 12 | 673,708 | 1.78 |
| 96 | Putnam County (WV) | 1 | 57,250 | 1.75 |
| 97 | San Mateo County (CA) | 13 | 745,100 | 1.74 |
| 98 | Denver County (CO) | 12 | 713,734 | 1.68 |
| 99 | Cuyahoga County (OH) | 21 | 1,249,418 | 1.68 |
| 100 | Fulton County (GA) | 18 | 1,068,507 | 1.68 |
| 101 | Rutland County (VT) | 1 | 60,484 | 1.65 |
| 102 | Eddy County (NM) | 1 | 61,114 | 1.64 |
| 103 | Athens County (OH) | 1 | 61,573 | 1.62 |
| 104 | Reno County (KS) | 1 | 61,693 | 1.62 |
| 105 | Santa Clara County (CA) | 30 | 1,903,297 | 1.58 |
| 106 | Chaves County (NM) | 1 | 64,446 | 1.55 |
| 107 | Columbia County (PA) | 1 | 65,055 | 1.54 |
| 108 | Sauk County (WI) | 1 | 65,759 | 1.52 |
| 109 | Franklin County (OH) | 20 | 1,321,635 | 1.51 |
| 110 | Butler County (KS) | 1 | 67,916 | 1.47 |
| 111 | Erie County (NY) | 14 | 950,044 | 1.47 |
| 112 | Ramsey County (MN) | 8 | 544,438 | 1.47 |
| 113 | Travis County (TX) | 19 | 1,307,625 | 1.45 |
| 114 | Benton County (WA) | 3 | 210,224 | 1.43 |
| 115 | Wayne County (MI) | 25 | 1,773,767 | 1.41 |
| 116 | Mecklenburg County (NC) | 16 | 1,130,906 | 1.41 |
| 117 | Lauderdale County (MS) | 1 | 71,984 | 1.39 |
| 118 | Essex County (MA) | 11 | 807,258 | 1.36 |
| 119 | Toa Baja Municipio (PR) | 1 | 73,987 | 1.35 |
| 120 | Hinds County (MS) | 3 | 222,494 | 1.35 |
| 121 | Valencia County (NM) | 1 | 77,382 | 1.29 |
| 122 | Hampshire County (MA) | 2 | 156,595 | 1.28 |
| 123 | Anderson County (TN) | 1 | 78,175 | 1.28 |
| 124 | Norfolk County (MA) | 9 | 724,540 | 1.24 |
| 125 | Polk County (IA) | 6 | 497,441 | 1.21 |
| 126 | Crawford County (PA) | 1 | 83,189 | 1.20 |
| 127 | Clark County (NV) | 27 | 2,293,764 | 1.18 |
| 128 | Loudoun County (VA) | 5 | 427,082 | 1.17 |
| 129 | King County (WA) | 26 | 2,262,713 | 1.15 |
| 130 | Hamilton County (IN) | 4 | 357,176 | 1.12 |
| 131 | Lincoln County (NC) | 1 | 90,359 | 1.11 |
| 132 | Northumberland County (PA) | 1 | 90,925 | 1.10 |
| 133 | Tippecanoe County (IN) | 2 | 187,399 | 1.07 |
| 134 | Fairbanks North Star Borough (AK) | 1 | 95,555 | 1.05 |
| 135 | Benton County (OR) | 1 | 96,359 | 1.04 |
| 136 | Rogers County (OK) | 1 | 97,235 | 1.03 |
| 137 | Benton County (AR) | 3 | 294,541 | 1.02 |
| 138 | Story County (IA) | 1 | 98,592 | 1.01 |
| 139 | Minnehaha County (SD) | 2 | 200,689 | 1.00 |
| 140 | Deschutes County (OR) | 2 | 203,026 | 0.99 |
| 141 | Maricopa County (AZ) | 44 | 4,491,987 | 0.98 |
| 142 | Harrison County (MS) | 2 | 209,443 | 0.95 |
| 143 | Albany County (NY) | 3 | 315,374 | 0.95 |
| 144 | Monroe County (NY) | 7 | 754,068 | 0.93 |
| 145 | Mercer County (PA) | 1 | 109,852 | 0.91 |
| 146 | Orange County (FL) | 13 | 1,440,471 | 0.90 |
| 147 | Jefferson County (AL) | 6 | 669,744 | 0.90 |
| 148 | San Juan Municipio (PR) | 3 | 338,661 | 0.89 |
| 149 | Androscoggin County (ME) | 1 | 112,323 | 0.89 |
| 150 | Lycoming County (PA) | 1 | 113,570 | 0.88 |
| 151 | Whatcom County (WA) | 2 | 228,432 | 0.88 |
| 152 | Linn County (IA) | 2 | 229,463 | 0.87 |
| 153 | Missoula County (MT) | 1 | 119,639 | 0.84 |
| 154 | Washington County (OR) | 5 | 600,266 | 0.83 |
| 155 | Worcester County (MA) | 7 | 861,664 | 0.81 |
| 156 | Washtenaw County (MI) | 3 | 368,394 | 0.81 |
| 157 | Fayette County (PA) | 1 | 126,967 | 0.79 |
| 158 | Sedgwick County (KS) | 4 | 524,810 | 0.76 |
| 159 | Salt Lake County (UT) | 9 | 1,184,689 | 0.76 |
| 160 | Cumberland County (PA) | 2 | 264,422 | 0.76 |
| 161 | Cambria County (PA) | 1 | 132,355 | 0.76 |
| 162 | Milwaukee County (WI) | 7 | 927,656 | 0.75 |
| 163 | Hillsborough County (FL) | 11 | 1,489,634 | 0.74 |
| 164 | Dallas County (TX) | 19 | 2,603,816 | 0.73 |
| 165 | Alameda County (CA) | 12 | 1,651,949 | 0.73 |
| 166 | Frederick County (MD) | 2 | 280,341 | 0.71 |
| 167 | Dauphin County (PA) | 2 | 287,484 | 0.70 |
| 168 | Anchorage Municipality (AK) | 2 | 289,069 | 0.69 |
| 169 | Jackson County (MS) | 1 | 144,437 | 0.69 |
| 170 | Orange County (NC) | 1 | 147,292 | 0.68 |
| 171 | Douglas County (NE) | 4 | 585,461 | 0.68 |
| 172 | Sandoval County (NM) | 1 | 151,538 | 0.66 |
| 173 | Carolina Municipio (PR) | 1 | 153,226 | 0.65 |
| 174 | Onondaga County (NY) | 3 | 471,611 | 0.64 |
| 175 | Franklin County (PA) | 1 | 156,626 | 0.64 |
| 176 | Alexandria city (VA) | 1 | 156,788 | 0.64 |
| 177 | Schenectady County (NY) | 1 | 159,603 | 0.63 |
| 178 | Citrus County (FL) | 1 | 158,693 | 0.63 |
| 179 | Henrico County (VA) | 2 | 334,434 | 0.60 |
| 180 | Philadelphia County (PA) | 9 | 1,582,432 | 0.57 |
| 181 | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region (CT) | 1 | 174,983 | 0.57 |
| 182 | Licking County (OH) | 1 | 180,311 | 0.55 |
| 183 | Harris County (TX) | 26 | 4,758,579 | 0.55 |
| 184 | Newport News city (VA) | 1 | 184,774 | 0.54 |
| 185 | Kent County (DE) | 1 | 185,043 | 0.54 |
| 186 | Cass County (ND) | 1 | 189,286 | 0.53 |
| 187 | New Castle County (DE) | 3 | 573,030 | 0.52 |
| 188 | Bristol County (MA) | 3 | 578,436 | 0.52 |
| 189 | Sarpy County (NE) | 1 | 194,051 | 0.52 |
| 190 | Iredell County (NC) | 1 | 191,800 | 0.52 |
| 191 | Butler County (PA) | 1 | 195,870 | 0.51 |
| 192 | Western Connecticut Planning Region (CT) | 3 | 621,232 | 0.48 |
| 193 | Baltimore County (MD) | 4 | 849,586 | 0.47 |
| 194 | Arapahoe County (CO) | 3 | 655,709 | 0.46 |
| 195 | Bexar County (TX) | 9 | 2,037,344 | 0.44 |
| 196 | Lake County (OH) | 1 | 232,101 | 0.43 |
| 197 | Wake County (NC) | 5 | 1,151,009 | 0.43 |
| 198 | Saratoga County (NY) | 1 | 237,075 | 0.42 |
| 199 | Canyon County (ID) | 1 | 242,405 | 0.41 |
| 200 | Warren County (OH) | 1 | 246,364 | 0.41 |
| 201 | Knox County (TN) | 2 | 487,401 | 0.41 |
| 202 | Capitol Planning Region (CT) | 4 | 969,029 | 0.41 |
| 203 | Washington County (AR) | 1 | 251,863 | 0.40 |
| 204 | Marin County (CA) | 1 | 258,765 | 0.39 |
| 205 | Adams County (CO) | 2 | 524,408 | 0.38 |
| 206 | McLennan County (TX) | 1 | 263,608 | 0.38 |
| 207 | Chester County (PA) | 2 | 540,896 | 0.37 |
| 208 | St. Joseph County (IN) | 1 | 272,574 | 0.37 |
| 209 | Erie County (PA) | 1 | 269,544 | 0.37 |
| 210 | York County (SC) | 1 | 288,559 | 0.35 |
| 211 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region (CT) | 2 | 566,803 | 0.35 |
| 212 | Jefferson County (CO) | 2 | 579,715 | 0.34 |
| 213 | Allegheny County (PA) | 4 | 1,240,476 | 0.32 |
| 214 | Fayette County (KY) | 1 | 321,122 | 0.31 |
| 215 | San Diego County (CA) | 10 | 3,282,782 | 0.30 |
| 216 | Providence County (RI) | 2 | 658,977 | 0.30 |
| 217 | Weld County (CO) | 1 | 340,711 | 0.29 |
| 218 | Marion County (OR) | 1 | 346,532 | 0.29 |
| 219 | Charleston County (SC) | 1 | 414,711 | 0.24 |
| 220 | Middlesex County (NJ) | 2 | 861,535 | 0.23 |
| 221 | Santa Barbara County (CA) | 1 | 443,975 | 0.23 |
| 222 | Monterey County (CA) | 1 | 435,834 | 0.23 |
| 223 | Cook County (IL) | 12 | 5,185,812 | 0.23 |
| 224 | Los Angeles County (CA) | 22 | 9,848,406 | 0.22 |
| 225 | Prince George's County (MD) | 2 | 955,584 | 0.21 |
| 226 | Pinellas County (FL) | 2 | 960,565 | 0.21 |
| 227 | Prince William County (VA) | 1 | 484,625 | 0.21 |
| 228 | Bergen County (NJ) | 2 | 954,717 | 0.21 |
| 229 | Morris County (NJ) | 1 | 510,375 | 0.20 |
| 230 | Westchester County (NY) | 2 | 996,888 | 0.20 |
| 231 | Honolulu County (HI) | 2 | 1,003,666 | 0.20 |
| 232 | Washoe County (NV) | 1 | 491,770 | 0.20 |
| 233 | Clark County (WA) | 1 | 510,516 | 0.20 |
| 234 | Camden County (NJ) | 1 | 524,042 | 0.19 |
| 235 | Plymouth County (MA) | 1 | 531,889 | 0.19 |
| 236 | Volusia County (FL) | 1 | 568,229 | 0.18 |
| 237 | Union County (NJ) | 1 | 572,549 | 0.17 |
| 238 | Delaware County (PA) | 1 | 576,195 | 0.17 |
| 239 | Anne Arundel County (MD) | 1 | 590,936 | 0.17 |
| 240 | Brevard County (FL) | 1 | 620,533 | 0.16 |
| 241 | Orange County (CA) | 5 | 3,164,063 | 0.16 |
| 242 | Williamson County (TX) | 1 | 643,889 | 0.16 |
| 243 | Monmouth County (NJ) | 1 | 643,615 | 0.16 |
| 244 | Miami-Dade County (FL) | 4 | 2,685,296 | 0.15 |
| 245 | Kent County (MI) | 1 | 658,844 | 0.15 |
| 246 | Bucks County (PA) | 1 | 645,993 | 0.15 |
| 247 | Broward County (FL) | 3 | 1,946,127 | 0.15 |
| 248 | Ocean County (NJ) | 1 | 646,434 | 0.15 |
| 249 | Davidson County (TN) | 1 | 709,846 | 0.14 |
| 250 | Lake County (IL) | 1 | 711,885 | 0.14 |
| 251 | El Paso County (CO) | 1 | 736,008 | 0.14 |
| 252 | Hudson County (NJ) | 1 | 710,478 | 0.14 |
| 253 | Jefferson County (KY) | 1 | 777,392 | 0.13 |
| 254 | Sacramento County (CA) | 2 | 1,584,047 | 0.13 |
| 255 | El Paso County (TX) | 1 | 866,275 | 0.12 |
| 256 | Ventura County (CA) | 1 | 838,259 | 0.12 |
| 257 | Montgomery County (PA) | 1 | 861,225 | 0.12 |
| 258 | Shelby County (TN) | 1 | 922,195 | 0.11 |
| 259 | DuPage County (IL) | 1 | 927,263 | 0.11 |
| 260 | Denton County (TX) | 1 | 945,644 | 0.11 |
| 261 | Gwinnett County (GA) | 1 | 966,972 | 0.10 |
| 262 | Duval County (FL) | 1 | 1,007,189 | 0.10 |
| 263 | St. Louis County (MO) | 1 | 996,618 | 0.10 |
| 264 | Tarrant County (TX) | 2 | 2,135,743 | 0.09 |
| 265 | Collin County (TX) | 1 | 1,116,601 | 0.09 |
| 266 | Oakland County (MI) | 1 | 1,272,294 | 0.08 |
| 267 | Palm Beach County (FL) | 1 | 1,507,453 | 0.07 |
| 268 | Suffolk County (NY) | 1 | 1,525,680 | 0.07 |
| 269 | Kings County (NY) | 1 | 2,646,306 | 0.04 |
| 270 | Riverside County (CA) | 1 | 2,449,909 | 0.04 |