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Hawaii New Business Entry Rate
Hawaii’s new business entry rate was 9.2% in 2023, ranked #37 of 50 states.
View interactive chart →By county (2023)
| County | New Business Entry Rate |
|---|---|
| Honolulu | 8.8% |
| Hawaiʻi | 9.7% |
| Maui | 10.0% |
| Kauaʻi | 9.8% |
Recent state trend
| Year | Hawaii |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 9.2% |
| 2022 | 11.4% |
| 2021 | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 7.8% |
| 2019 | 8.4% |
| 2018 | 8.3% |
Why this matters
New business entry shows whether the state is creating new employers and job opportunities. Hawaiʻi has about 34,000 employer establishments, so each percentage point on this rate represents roughly 340 new employer firms in a year.
Related Hawaii data
Open the full interactive chart → for the historical series, US-state rankings, and rank history.
Source: Census Business Dynamics Statistics. Series covers 1978–2023.