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Counties in Wisconsin by establishment entry rate

Rusk County had the highest establishment entry rate of 71 counties in 2012, at 11.978%. Langlade County had the lowest, at 3.682%. The median was 7.898% and the figure for Wisconsin was 7.922%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.978Rusk County
Lowest3.682Langlade County
Median7.89871 counties
Wisconsin7.922History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 9.05 %Ashland County: 5.809 %Barron County: 7.489 %Bayfield County: 8.785 %Brown County: 6.717 %Buffalo County: 9.059 %Burnett County: 10.496 %Calumet County: 7.898 %Chippewa County: 10.971 %Clark County: 7.843 %Columbia County: 8.994 %Crawford County: 8.115 %Dane County: 8.229 %Dodge County: 6.795 %Door County: 8.382 %Douglas County: 6.694 %Dunn County: 8.609 %Eau Claire County: 8.389 %Florence County: 10.092 %Fond du Lac County: 6.161 %Forest County: 6.557 %Grant County: 6.693 %Green County: 6.825 %Green Lake County: 6.195 %Iowa County: 8.862 %Iron County: 6.25 %Jackson County: 9.056 %Jefferson County: 7.159 %Juneau County: 7.042 %Kenosha County: 8.264 %Kewaunee County: 10.299 %La Crosse County: 7.199 %Lafayette County: 6.699 %Langlade County: 3.682 %Lincoln County: 6.225 %Manitowoc County: 6.489 %Marathon County: 7.668 %Marinette County: 6.633 %Marquette County: 5.976 %Milwaukee County: 8.266 %Monroe County: 7.187 %Oconto County: 9.405 %Oneida County: 8.114 %Outagamie County: 7.89 %Ozaukee County: 7.911 %Pepin County: 9.375 %Pierce County: 8.962 %Polk County: 7.183 %Portage County: 7.08 %Price County: 6.596 %Racine County: 8.667 %Richland County: 8.584 %Rock County: 7.788 %Rusk County: 11.978 %St. Croix County: 11.254 %Sauk County: 8.679 %Sawyer County: 8.086 %Shawano County: 6.833 %Sheboygan County: 7.265 %Taylor County: 7.11 %Trempealeau County: 8.368 %Vernon County: 7.692 %Vilas County: 9.537 %Walworth County: 9.114 %Washburn County: 8.076 %Washington County: 8.778 %Waukesha County: 8 %Waupaca County: 7.634 %Waushara County: 9.393 %Winnebago County: 6.596 %Wood County: 5.656 %
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%, 2012. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2012

Rusk County: 11.978 %Rusk County11.978St. Croix County: 11.254 %St. Croix County11.254Chippewa County: 10.971 %Chippewa County10.971Burnett County: 10.496 %Burnett County10.496Kewaunee County: 10.299 %Kewaunee County10.299Florence County: 10.092 %Florence County10.092Vilas County: 9.537 %Vilas County9.537Oconto County: 9.405 %Oconto County9.405Waushara County: 9.393 %Waushara County9.393Pepin County: 9.375 %Pepin County9.375Walworth County: 9.114 %Walworth County9.114Buffalo County: 9.059 %Buffalo County9.059Jackson County: 9.056 %Jackson County9.056Adams County: 9.05 %Adams County9.05Columbia County: 8.994 %Columbia County8.994Pierce County: 8.962 %Pierce County8.962Iowa County: 8.862 %Iowa County8.862Bayfield County: 8.785 %Bayfield County8.785Washington County: 8.778 %Washington County8.778Sauk County: 8.679 %Sauk County8.679Racine County: 8.667 %Racine County8.667Dunn County: 8.609 %Dunn County8.609Richland County: 8.584 %Richland County8.584Eau Claire County: 8.389 %Eau Claire County8.389Door County: 8.382 %Door County8.382Trempealeau County: 8.368 %Trempealeau County8.368Milwaukee County: 8.266 %Milwaukee County8.266Kenosha County: 8.264 %Kenosha County8.264Dane County: 8.229 %Dane County8.229Crawford County: 8.115 %Crawford County8.115Oneida County: 8.114 %Oneida County8.114Sawyer County: 8.086 %Sawyer County8.086Washburn County: 8.076 %Washburn County8.076Waukesha County: 8 %Waukesha County8Ozaukee County: 7.911 %Ozaukee County7.911Calumet County: 7.898 %Calumet County7.898Outagamie County: 7.89 %Outagamie County7.89Clark County: 7.843 %Clark County7.843Rock County: 7.788 %Rock County7.788Vernon County: 7.692 %Vernon County7.692Rusk County: 11.978 %Rusk County11.978St. Croix County: 11.254 %St. Croix County11.254Chippewa County: 10.971 %Chippewa County10.971Burnett County: 10.496 %Burnett County10.496Kewaunee County: 10.299 %Kewaunee County10.299Florence County: 10.092 %Florence County10.092Vilas County: 9.537 %Vilas County9.537Oconto County: 9.405 %Oconto County9.405Waushara County: 9.393 %Waushara County9.393Pepin County: 9.375 %Pepin County9.375Walworth County: 9.114 %Walworth County9.114Buffalo County: 9.059 %Buffalo County9.059Jackson County: 9.056 %Jackson County9.056Adams County: 9.05 %Adams County9.05Columbia County: 8.994 %Columbia County8.994Pierce County: 8.962 %Pierce County8.962Iowa County: 8.862 %Iowa County8.862Bayfield County: 8.785 %Bayfield County8.785Washington County: 8.778 %Washington County8.778Sauk County: 8.679 %Sauk County8.679Racine County: 8.667 %Racine County8.667Dunn County: 8.609 %Dunn County8.609Richland County: 8.584 %Richland County8.584Eau Claire County: 8.389 %Eau Claire County8.389Door County: 8.382 %Door County8.382Trempealeau County: 8.368 %Trempealeau County8.368Milwaukee County: 8.266 %Milwaukee County8.266Kenosha County: 8.264 %Kenosha County8.264Dane County: 8.229 %Dane County8.229Crawford County: 8.115 %Crawford County8.115Oneida County: 8.114 %Oneida County8.114Sawyer County: 8.086 %Sawyer County8.086Washburn County: 8.076 %Washburn County8.076Waukesha County: 8 %Waukesha County8Ozaukee County: 7.911 %Ozaukee County7.911Calumet County: 7.898 %Calumet County7.898Outagamie County: 7.89 %Outagamie County7.89Clark County: 7.843 %Clark County7.843Rock County: 7.788 %Rock County7.788Vernon County: 7.692 %Vernon County7.692
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Rusk County11.978+4.67 pts
2St. Croix County11.254+2.72 pts
3Chippewa County10.971+2.92 pts
4Burnett County10.496+4.68 pts
5Kewaunee County10.299+4.86 pts
6Florence County10.092+0.23 pts
7Vilas County9.537+2.29 pts
8Oconto County9.405+1.58 pts
9Waushara County9.393+2.89 pts
10Pepin County9.375+2.39 pts
11Walworth County9.114+1.41 pts
12Buffalo County9.059+1.41 pts
13Jackson County9.056+0.91 pts
14Adams County9.05+0.99 pts
15Columbia County8.994+0.52 pts
16Pierce County8.962+0.86 pts
17Iowa County8.862+1.16 pts
18Bayfield County8.785+1.64 pts
19Washington County8.778+1.48 pts
20Sauk County8.679+2.23 pts
21Racine County8.667+0.76 pts
22Dunn County8.609+1.11 pts
23Richland County8.584+1.77 pts
24Eau Claire County8.389+1.07 pts
25Door County8.382-0.57 pts
26Trempealeau County8.368+1.95 pts
27Milwaukee County8.266+0.32 pts
28Kenosha County8.264-0.51 pts
29Dane County8.229+0.01 pts
30Crawford County8.115+0.28 pts
31Oneida County8.114+1 pts
32Sawyer County8.086+0.44 pts
33Washburn County8.076+0.49 pts
34Waukesha County8+0.49 pts
35Ozaukee County7.911+0.47 pts
36Calumet County7.898-1.38 pts
37Outagamie County7.89+0.35 pts
38Clark County7.843-1.58 pts
39Rock County7.788+0.98 pts
40Vernon County7.692+1.73 pts
41Marathon County7.668+0.74 pts
42Waupaca County7.634+0.67 pts
43Barron County7.489+0.01 pts
44Sheboygan County7.265+1.09 pts
45La Crosse County7.199+0.28 pts
46Monroe County7.187-2.34 pts
47Polk County7.183-1.03 pts
48Jefferson County7.159+0.26 pts
49Taylor County7.11-0.53 pts
50Portage County7.08-0.64 pts
51Juneau County7.042-0.12 pts
52Shawano County6.833+1.05 pts
53Green County6.825-1.1 pts
54Dodge County6.795-0.03 pts
55Brown County6.717-0.28 pts
56Lafayette County6.699+1.31 pts
57Douglas County6.694+0.4 pts
58Grant County6.693-0.87 pts
59Marinette County6.633-0.21 pts
60Price County6.596+0.91 pts
60Winnebago County6.596-0.38 pts
62Forest County6.557-6.56 pts
63Manitowoc County6.489+0.56 pts
64Iron County6.25-0.49 pts
65Lincoln County6.225+0.48 pts
66Green Lake County6.195-0.59 pts
67Fond du Lac County6.161+0.22 pts
68Marquette County5.976-1.9 pts
69Ashland County5.809-0.43 pts
70Wood County5.656+0.25 pts
71Langlade County3.682-1.04 pts

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About this ranking

Establishments that opened during the year (employees in March of the year and none a year earlier), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

An establishment is a single physical location, so a new branch of an existing firm counts as an entry: this is not the rate of new firms. Not comparable with enterprise_birth_rate, which counts new enterprises in Europe. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2012 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Wisconsin by establishment entry rate, 2012) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Wisconsin by establishment entry rate, 2012. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/wisconsin-counties?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Wisconsin by establishment entry rate, 2012. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/wisconsin-counties?period=2012.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Wisconsin by establishment entry rate, 2012 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/wisconsin-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Rusk County, with 11.978% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Langlade County, with 3.682% in 2012.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 counties have no value for 2012 and are not ranked.

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