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Counties in Wisconsin by establishment entry rate

Bayfield County had the highest establishment entry rate of 71 counties in 2014, at 10.888%. Waushara County had the lowest, at 4.383%. The median was 7.573% and the figure for Wisconsin was 7.773%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.888Bayfield County
Lowest4.383Waushara County
Median7.57371 counties
Wisconsin7.773History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 8.986 %Ashland County: 6.237 %Barron County: 7.787 %Bayfield County: 10.888 %Brown County: 7.799 %Buffalo County: 8.229 %Burnett County: 6.25 %Calumet County: 6.701 %Chippewa County: 8.758 %Clark County: 6.79 %Columbia County: 8.189 %Crawford County: 6.111 %Dane County: 9.004 %Dodge County: 5.635 %Door County: 6.883 %Douglas County: 7.4 %Dunn County: 7.573 %Eau Claire County: 7.834 %Florence County: 9.524 %Fond du Lac County: 5.814 %Forest County: 7.306 %Grant County: 5.696 %Green County: 6.159 %Green Lake County: 9.276 %Iowa County: 8.235 %Iron County: 5.995 %Jackson County: 7.323 %Jefferson County: 6.612 %Juneau County: 8.386 %Kenosha County: 8.285 %Kewaunee County: 5.993 %La Crosse County: 7.873 %Lafayette County: 6.612 %Langlade County: 7.761 %Lincoln County: 6.908 %Manitowoc County: 6.062 %Marathon County: 6.006 %Marinette County: 5.313 %Marquette County: 9.072 %Milwaukee County: 8.658 %Monroe County: 7.843 %Oconto County: 7.648 %Oneida County: 7.618 %Outagamie County: 7.179 %Ozaukee County: 8.047 %Pepin County: 8.247 %Pierce County: 8.527 %Polk County: 7.49 %Portage County: 7.341 %Price County: 6.109 %Racine County: 7.657 %Richland County: 7.048 %Rock County: 7.796 %Rusk County: 9.253 %St. Croix County: 10.018 %Sauk County: 7.598 %Sawyer County: 7.926 %Shawano County: 6.555 %Sheboygan County: 6.616 %Taylor County: 5.909 %Trempealeau County: 4.825 %Vernon County: 10.373 %Vilas County: 10.046 %Walworth County: 8.184 %Washburn County: 8.441 %Washington County: 7.066 %Waukesha County: 7.676 %Waupaca County: 6.553 %Waushara County: 4.383 %Winnebago County: 7.254 %Wood County: 7.158 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Bayfield County: 10.888 %Bayfield County10.888Vernon County: 10.373 %Vernon County10.373Vilas County: 10.046 %Vilas County10.046St. Croix County: 10.018 %St. Croix County10.018Florence County: 9.524 %Florence County9.524Green Lake County: 9.276 %Green Lake County9.276Rusk County: 9.253 %Rusk County9.253Marquette County: 9.072 %Marquette County9.072Dane County: 9.004 %Dane County9.004Adams County: 8.986 %Adams County8.986Chippewa County: 8.758 %Chippewa County8.758Milwaukee County: 8.658 %Milwaukee County8.658Pierce County: 8.527 %Pierce County8.527Washburn County: 8.441 %Washburn County8.441Juneau County: 8.386 %Juneau County8.386Kenosha County: 8.285 %Kenosha County8.285Pepin County: 8.247 %Pepin County8.247Iowa County: 8.235 %Iowa County8.235Buffalo County: 8.229 %Buffalo County8.229Columbia County: 8.189 %Columbia County8.189Walworth County: 8.184 %Walworth County8.184Ozaukee County: 8.047 %Ozaukee County8.047Sawyer County: 7.926 %Sawyer County7.926La Crosse County: 7.873 %La Crosse County7.873Monroe County: 7.843 %Monroe County7.843Eau Claire County: 7.834 %Eau Claire County7.834Brown County: 7.799 %Brown County7.799Rock County: 7.796 %Rock County7.796Barron County: 7.787 %Barron County7.787Langlade County: 7.761 %Langlade County7.761Waukesha County: 7.676 %Waukesha County7.676Racine County: 7.657 %Racine County7.657Oconto County: 7.648 %Oconto County7.648Oneida County: 7.618 %Oneida County7.618Sauk County: 7.598 %Sauk County7.598Dunn County: 7.573 %Dunn County7.573Polk County: 7.49 %Polk County7.49Douglas County: 7.4 %Douglas County7.4Portage County: 7.341 %Portage County7.341Jackson County: 7.323 %Jackson County7.323Bayfield County: 10.888 %Bayfield County10.888Vernon County: 10.373 %Vernon County10.373Vilas County: 10.046 %Vilas County10.046St. Croix County: 10.018 %St. Croix County10.018Florence County: 9.524 %Florence County9.524Green Lake County: 9.276 %Green Lake County9.276Rusk County: 9.253 %Rusk County9.253Marquette County: 9.072 %Marquette County9.072Dane County: 9.004 %Dane County9.004Adams County: 8.986 %Adams County8.986Chippewa County: 8.758 %Chippewa County8.758Milwaukee County: 8.658 %Milwaukee County8.658Pierce County: 8.527 %Pierce County8.527Washburn County: 8.441 %Washburn County8.441Juneau County: 8.386 %Juneau County8.386Kenosha County: 8.285 %Kenosha County8.285Pepin County: 8.247 %Pepin County8.247Iowa County: 8.235 %Iowa County8.235Buffalo County: 8.229 %Buffalo County8.229Columbia County: 8.189 %Columbia County8.189Walworth County: 8.184 %Walworth County8.184Ozaukee County: 8.047 %Ozaukee County8.047Sawyer County: 7.926 %Sawyer County7.926La Crosse County: 7.873 %La Crosse County7.873Monroe County: 7.843 %Monroe County7.843Eau Claire County: 7.834 %Eau Claire County7.834Brown County: 7.799 %Brown County7.799Rock County: 7.796 %Rock County7.796Barron County: 7.787 %Barron County7.787Langlade County: 7.761 %Langlade County7.761Waukesha County: 7.676 %Waukesha County7.676Racine County: 7.657 %Racine County7.657Oconto County: 7.648 %Oconto County7.648Oneida County: 7.618 %Oneida County7.618Sauk County: 7.598 %Sauk County7.598Dunn County: 7.573 %Dunn County7.573Polk County: 7.49 %Polk County7.49Douglas County: 7.4 %Douglas County7.4Portage County: 7.341 %Portage County7.341Jackson County: 7.323 %Jackson County7.323
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Bayfield County10.888+0.92 pts
2Vernon County10.373+0.46 pts
3Vilas County10.046-0.29 pts
4St. Croix County10.018+1.92 pts
5Florence County9.524+4.78 pts
6Green Lake County9.276+2.98 pts
7Rusk County9.253+2.84 pts
8Marquette County9.072+3.36 pts
9Dane County9.004+0.65 pts
10Adams County8.986-3.38 pts
11Chippewa County8.758+1.13 pts
12Milwaukee County8.658-0.08 pts
13Pierce County8.527-0.01 pts
14Washburn County8.441-1.29 pts
15Juneau County8.386+3.25 pts
16Kenosha County8.285+0.46 pts
17Pepin County8.247-0.58 pts
18Iowa County8.235-0.72 pts
19Buffalo County8.229+1.53 pts
20Columbia County8.189+1.78 pts
21Walworth County8.184+0.21 pts
22Ozaukee County8.047-0.13 pts
23Sawyer County7.926-0.81 pts
24La Crosse County7.873+1.28 pts
25Monroe County7.843-0.74 pts
26Eau Claire County7.834-0.24 pts
27Brown County7.799+0.36 pts
28Rock County7.796+0.95 pts
29Barron County7.787+0.56 pts
30Langlade County7.761+3.78 pts
31Waukesha County7.676-0.02 pts
32Racine County7.657+0.44 pts
33Oconto County7.648-0.8 pts
34Oneida County7.618-1.32 pts
35Sauk County7.598+0.33 pts
36Dunn County7.573-0.48 pts
37Polk County7.49-0.21 pts
38Douglas County7.4+1.09 pts
39Portage County7.341-1.32 pts
40Jackson County7.323-2.37 pts
41Forest County7.306-3.37 pts
42Winnebago County7.254+1.26 pts
43Outagamie County7.179+0.18 pts
44Wood County7.158+1.46 pts
45Washington County7.066-0.13 pts
46Richland County7.048+1.53 pts
47Lincoln County6.908+0.62 pts
48Door County6.883+0.07 pts
49Clark County6.79-0.92 pts
50Calumet County6.701-0.69 pts
51Sheboygan County6.616-0.01 pts
52Jefferson County6.612-1.31 pts
52Lafayette County6.612-0.81 pts
54Shawano County6.555-0.76 pts
55Waupaca County6.553+0.37 pts
56Burnett County6.25-2.47 pts
57Ashland County6.237-1.56 pts
58Green County6.159-0.12 pts
59Crawford County6.111+1.32 pts
60Price County6.109-2.35 pts
61Manitowoc County6.062-0.34 pts
62Marathon County6.006-1.1 pts
63Iron County5.995-3.6 pts
64Kewaunee County5.993-1.32 pts
65Taylor County5.909-3.89 pts
66Fond du Lac County5.814-0.19 pts
67Grant County5.696+0.71 pts
68Dodge County5.635-0.1 pts
69Marinette County5.313-2.42 pts
70Trempealeau County4.825-2.03 pts
71Waushara County4.383-3.54 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 2014 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Bayfield County, with 10.888% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Waushara County, with 4.383% in 2014.

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 2014 and are not ranked.

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