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The Top U.S. Metro Areas For Startup Growth

Which U.S. metropolitan regions are posting the highest rates of startup growth? According to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau last week, Elizabethtown in Kentucky had a growth rate of 4.3 percent, the highest nationwide. In 2014, 9 percent of its total businesses were classified as new (under a year old).

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This chart shows the percentage change in the share of new businesses in U.S. metro areas since 2009.

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