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Counties in Wisconsin by establishment entry rate

Menominee County had the highest establishment entry rate of 72 counties in 2015, at 14.286%. Crawford County had the lowest, at 5.367%. The median was 7.608% and the figure for Wisconsin was 8.077%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.286Menominee County
Lowest5.367Crawford County
Median7.60872 counties
Wisconsin8.077History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 9.169 %Ashland County: 7.869 %Barron County: 7.917 %Bayfield County: 9.192 %Brown County: 6.989 %Buffalo County: 9.091 %Burnett County: 7.989 %Calumet County: 7.107 %Chippewa County: 7.247 %Clark County: 8.548 %Columbia County: 7.686 %Crawford County: 5.367 %Dane County: 8.912 %Dodge County: 6.758 %Door County: 8.107 %Douglas County: 6.778 %Dunn County: 7.43 %Eau Claire County: 9.231 %Florence County: 7.407 %Fond du Lac County: 7.32 %Forest County: 6.118 %Grant County: 7.32 %Green County: 7.126 %Green Lake County: 8.447 %Iowa County: 6.452 %Iron County: 6.18 %Jackson County: 5.598 %Jefferson County: 7.443 %Juneau County: 11.375 %Kenosha County: 9.855 %Kewaunee County: 9.337 %La Crosse County: 6.905 %Lafayette County: 10.561 %Langlade County: 6.102 %Lincoln County: 6.08 %Manitowoc County: 6.776 %Marathon County: 7.18 %Marinette County: 7.737 %Marquette County: 9.677 %Menominee County: 14.286 %Milwaukee County: 8.761 %Monroe County: 5.637 %Oconto County: 10.275 %Oneida County: 7.423 %Outagamie County: 7.868 %Ozaukee County: 7.18 %Pepin County: 6.667 %Pierce County: 9.131 %Polk County: 7.337 %Portage County: 7.291 %Price County: 8.556 %Racine County: 7.996 %Richland County: 8.708 %Rock County: 8.543 %Rusk County: 10.545 %St. Croix County: 9.681 %Sauk County: 6.94 %Sawyer County: 12.862 %Shawano County: 7.352 %Sheboygan County: 6.588 %Taylor County: 6.873 %Trempealeau County: 7.509 %Vernon County: 8.185 %Vilas County: 9.499 %Walworth County: 8.405 %Washburn County: 9.491 %Washington County: 7.53 %Waukesha County: 8.204 %Waupaca County: 7.845 %Waushara County: 6.421 %Winnebago County: 6.095 %Wood County: 7.052 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Menominee County: 14.286 %Menominee County14.286Sawyer County: 12.862 %Sawyer County12.862Juneau County: 11.375 %Juneau County11.375Lafayette County: 10.561 %Lafayette County10.561Rusk County: 10.545 %Rusk County10.545Oconto County: 10.275 %Oconto County10.275Kenosha County: 9.855 %Kenosha County9.855St. Croix County: 9.681 %St. Croix County9.681Marquette County: 9.677 %Marquette County9.677Vilas County: 9.499 %Vilas County9.499Washburn County: 9.491 %Washburn County9.491Kewaunee County: 9.337 %Kewaunee County9.337Eau Claire County: 9.231 %Eau Claire County9.231Bayfield County: 9.192 %Bayfield County9.192Adams County: 9.169 %Adams County9.169Pierce County: 9.131 %Pierce County9.131Buffalo County: 9.091 %Buffalo County9.091Dane County: 8.912 %Dane County8.912Milwaukee County: 8.761 %Milwaukee County8.761Richland County: 8.708 %Richland County8.708Price County: 8.556 %Price County8.556Clark County: 8.548 %Clark County8.548Rock County: 8.543 %Rock County8.543Green Lake County: 8.447 %Green Lake County8.447Walworth County: 8.405 %Walworth County8.405Waukesha County: 8.204 %Waukesha County8.204Vernon County: 8.185 %Vernon County8.185Door County: 8.107 %Door County8.107Racine County: 7.996 %Racine County7.996Burnett County: 7.989 %Burnett County7.989Barron County: 7.917 %Barron County7.917Ashland County: 7.869 %Ashland County7.869Outagamie County: 7.868 %Outagamie County7.868Waupaca County: 7.845 %Waupaca County7.845Marinette County: 7.737 %Marinette County7.737Columbia County: 7.686 %Columbia County7.686Washington County: 7.53 %Washington County7.53Trempealeau County: 7.509 %Trempealeau County7.509Jefferson County: 7.443 %Jefferson County7.443Dunn County: 7.43 %Dunn County7.43Menominee County: 14.286 %Menominee County14.286Sawyer County: 12.862 %Sawyer County12.862Juneau County: 11.375 %Juneau County11.375Lafayette County: 10.561 %Lafayette County10.561Rusk County: 10.545 %Rusk County10.545Oconto County: 10.275 %Oconto County10.275Kenosha County: 9.855 %Kenosha County9.855St. Croix County: 9.681 %St. Croix County9.681Marquette County: 9.677 %Marquette County9.677Vilas County: 9.499 %Vilas County9.499Washburn County: 9.491 %Washburn County9.491Kewaunee County: 9.337 %Kewaunee County9.337Eau Claire County: 9.231 %Eau Claire County9.231Bayfield County: 9.192 %Bayfield County9.192Adams County: 9.169 %Adams County9.169Pierce County: 9.131 %Pierce County9.131Buffalo County: 9.091 %Buffalo County9.091Dane County: 8.912 %Dane County8.912Milwaukee County: 8.761 %Milwaukee County8.761Richland County: 8.708 %Richland County8.708Price County: 8.556 %Price County8.556Clark County: 8.548 %Clark County8.548Rock County: 8.543 %Rock County8.543Green Lake County: 8.447 %Green Lake County8.447Walworth County: 8.405 %Walworth County8.405Waukesha County: 8.204 %Waukesha County8.204Vernon County: 8.185 %Vernon County8.185Door County: 8.107 %Door County8.107Racine County: 7.996 %Racine County7.996Burnett County: 7.989 %Burnett County7.989Barron County: 7.917 %Barron County7.917Ashland County: 7.869 %Ashland County7.869Outagamie County: 7.868 %Outagamie County7.868Waupaca County: 7.845 %Waupaca County7.845Marinette County: 7.737 %Marinette County7.737Columbia County: 7.686 %Columbia County7.686Washington County: 7.53 %Washington County7.53Trempealeau County: 7.509 %Trempealeau County7.509Jefferson County: 7.443 %Jefferson County7.443Dunn County: 7.43 %Dunn County7.43
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Menominee County14.286n/a
2Sawyer County12.862+4.94 pts
3Juneau County11.375+2.99 pts
4Lafayette County10.561+3.95 pts
5Rusk County10.545+1.29 pts
6Oconto County10.275+2.63 pts
7Kenosha County9.855+1.57 pts
8St. Croix County9.681-0.34 pts
9Marquette County9.677+0.61 pts
10Vilas County9.499-0.55 pts
11Washburn County9.491+1.05 pts
12Kewaunee County9.337+3.34 pts
13Eau Claire County9.231+1.4 pts
14Bayfield County9.192-1.7 pts
15Adams County9.169+0.18 pts
16Pierce County9.131+0.6 pts
17Buffalo County9.091+0.86 pts
18Dane County8.912-0.09 pts
19Milwaukee County8.761+0.1 pts
20Richland County8.708+1.66 pts
21Price County8.556+2.45 pts
22Clark County8.548+1.76 pts
23Rock County8.543+0.75 pts
24Green Lake County8.447-0.83 pts
25Walworth County8.405+0.22 pts
26Waukesha County8.204+0.53 pts
27Vernon County8.185-2.19 pts
28Door County8.107+1.22 pts
29Racine County7.996+0.34 pts
30Burnett County7.989+1.74 pts
31Barron County7.917+0.13 pts
32Ashland County7.869+1.63 pts
33Outagamie County7.868+0.69 pts
34Waupaca County7.845+1.29 pts
35Marinette County7.737+2.42 pts
36Columbia County7.686-0.5 pts
37Washington County7.53+0.46 pts
38Trempealeau County7.509+2.68 pts
39Jefferson County7.443+0.83 pts
40Dunn County7.43-0.14 pts
41Oneida County7.423-0.2 pts
42Florence County7.407-2.12 pts
43Shawano County7.352+0.8 pts
44Polk County7.337-0.15 pts
45Fond du Lac County7.32+1.51 pts
45Grant County7.32+1.62 pts
47Portage County7.291-0.05 pts
48Chippewa County7.247-1.51 pts
49Marathon County7.18+1.17 pts
49Ozaukee County7.18-0.87 pts
51Green County7.126+0.97 pts
52Calumet County7.107+0.41 pts
53Wood County7.052-0.11 pts
54Brown County6.989-0.81 pts
55Sauk County6.94-0.66 pts
56La Crosse County6.905-0.97 pts
57Taylor County6.873+0.96 pts
58Douglas County6.778-0.62 pts
59Manitowoc County6.776+0.71 pts
60Dodge County6.758+1.12 pts
61Pepin County6.667-1.58 pts
62Sheboygan County6.588-0.03 pts
63Iowa County6.452-1.78 pts
64Waushara County6.421+2.04 pts
65Iron County6.18+0.18 pts
66Forest County6.118-1.19 pts
67Langlade County6.102-1.66 pts
68Winnebago County6.095-1.16 pts
69Lincoln County6.08-0.83 pts
70Monroe County5.637-2.21 pts
71Jackson County5.598-1.73 pts
72Crawford County5.367-0.74 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. 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Menominee County, with 14.286% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Crawford County, with 5.367% in 2015.

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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.

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