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Counties in Wisconsin by establishment entry rate

Oconto County had the highest establishment entry rate of 71 counties in 2016, at 11.963%. Langlade County had the lowest, at 6.09%. The median was 9.014% and the figure for Wisconsin was 8.864%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.963Oconto County
Lowest6.09Langlade County
Median9.01471 counties
Wisconsin8.864History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 10.423 %Ashland County: 7.734 %Barron County: 8.036 %Bayfield County: 9.823 %Brown County: 7.766 %Buffalo County: 10.83 %Burnett County: 9.014 %Calumet County: 9.086 %Chippewa County: 9.507 %Clark County: 9.019 %Columbia County: 10.484 %Crawford County: 6.479 %Dane County: 9.845 %Dodge County: 6.901 %Door County: 9.779 %Douglas County: 7.457 %Dunn County: 7.498 %Eau Claire County: 7.453 %Florence County: 6.667 %Fond du Lac County: 7.203 %Forest County: 11.429 %Grant County: 9.532 %Green County: 10.095 %Green Lake County: 10.884 %Iowa County: 9.865 %Iron County: 6.957 %Jackson County: 9.451 %Jefferson County: 8.292 %Juneau County: 9.677 %Kenosha County: 9.069 %Kewaunee County: 6.763 %La Crosse County: 7.403 %Lafayette County: 9.904 %Langlade County: 6.09 %Lincoln County: 9.076 %Manitowoc County: 6.711 %Marathon County: 9.846 %Marinette County: 7.2 %Marquette County: 6.531 %Milwaukee County: 9.732 %Monroe County: 9.368 %Oconto County: 11.963 %Oneida County: 11.817 %Outagamie County: 7.882 %Ozaukee County: 7.838 %Pepin County: 8.142 %Pierce County: 8.243 %Polk County: 7.415 %Portage County: 10.987 %Price County: 10.29 %Racine County: 9.038 %Richland County: 7.461 %Rock County: 8.647 %Rusk County: 11.704 %St. Croix County: 9.113 %Sauk County: 9.41 %Sawyer County: 7.746 %Shawano County: 7.759 %Sheboygan County: 7.108 %Taylor County: 10.204 %Trempealeau County: 9.014 %Vernon County: 8.077 %Vilas County: 11.765 %Walworth County: 9.51 %Washburn County: 6.842 %Washington County: 8.056 %Waukesha County: 8.385 %Waupaca County: 6.843 %Waushara County: 9.501 %Winnebago County: 8.909 %Wood County: 8.945 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Oconto County: 11.963 %Oconto County11.963Oneida County: 11.817 %Oneida County11.817Vilas County: 11.765 %Vilas County11.765Rusk County: 11.704 %Rusk County11.704Forest County: 11.429 %Forest County11.429Portage County: 10.987 %Portage County10.987Green Lake County: 10.884 %Green Lake County10.884Buffalo County: 10.83 %Buffalo County10.83Columbia County: 10.484 %Columbia County10.484Adams County: 10.423 %Adams County10.423Price County: 10.29 %Price County10.29Taylor County: 10.204 %Taylor County10.204Green County: 10.095 %Green County10.095Lafayette County: 9.904 %Lafayette County9.904Iowa County: 9.865 %Iowa County9.865Marathon County: 9.846 %Marathon County9.846Dane County: 9.845 %Dane County9.845Bayfield County: 9.823 %Bayfield County9.823Door County: 9.779 %Door County9.779Milwaukee County: 9.732 %Milwaukee County9.732Juneau County: 9.677 %Juneau County9.677Grant County: 9.532 %Grant County9.532Walworth County: 9.51 %Walworth County9.51Chippewa County: 9.507 %Chippewa County9.507Waushara County: 9.501 %Waushara County9.501Jackson County: 9.451 %Jackson County9.451Sauk County: 9.41 %Sauk County9.41Monroe County: 9.368 %Monroe County9.368St. Croix County: 9.113 %St. Croix County9.113Calumet County: 9.086 %Calumet County9.086Lincoln County: 9.076 %Lincoln County9.076Kenosha County: 9.069 %Kenosha County9.069Racine County: 9.038 %Racine County9.038Clark County: 9.019 %Clark County9.019Burnett County: 9.014 %Burnett County9.014Trempealeau County: 9.014 %Trempealeau County9.014Wood County: 8.945 %Wood County8.945Winnebago County: 8.909 %Winnebago County8.909Rock County: 8.647 %Rock County8.647Waukesha County: 8.385 %Waukesha County8.385Oconto County: 11.963 %Oconto County11.963Oneida County: 11.817 %Oneida County11.817Vilas County: 11.765 %Vilas County11.765Rusk County: 11.704 %Rusk County11.704Forest County: 11.429 %Forest County11.429Portage County: 10.987 %Portage County10.987Green Lake County: 10.884 %Green Lake County10.884Buffalo County: 10.83 %Buffalo County10.83Columbia County: 10.484 %Columbia County10.484Adams County: 10.423 %Adams County10.423Price County: 10.29 %Price County10.29Taylor County: 10.204 %Taylor County10.204Green County: 10.095 %Green County10.095Lafayette County: 9.904 %Lafayette County9.904Iowa County: 9.865 %Iowa County9.865Marathon County: 9.846 %Marathon County9.846Dane County: 9.845 %Dane County9.845Bayfield County: 9.823 %Bayfield County9.823Door County: 9.779 %Door County9.779Milwaukee County: 9.732 %Milwaukee County9.732Juneau County: 9.677 %Juneau County9.677Grant County: 9.532 %Grant County9.532Walworth County: 9.51 %Walworth County9.51Chippewa County: 9.507 %Chippewa County9.507Waushara County: 9.501 %Waushara County9.501Jackson County: 9.451 %Jackson County9.451Sauk County: 9.41 %Sauk County9.41Monroe County: 9.368 %Monroe County9.368St. Croix County: 9.113 %St. Croix County9.113Calumet County: 9.086 %Calumet County9.086Lincoln County: 9.076 %Lincoln County9.076Kenosha County: 9.069 %Kenosha County9.069Racine County: 9.038 %Racine County9.038Clark County: 9.019 %Clark County9.019Burnett County: 9.014 %Burnett County9.014Trempealeau County: 9.014 %Trempealeau County9.014Wood County: 8.945 %Wood County8.945Winnebago County: 8.909 %Winnebago County8.909Rock County: 8.647 %Rock County8.647Waukesha County: 8.385 %Waukesha County8.385
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Oconto County11.963+1.69 pts
2Oneida County11.817+4.39 pts
3Vilas County11.765+2.27 pts
4Rusk County11.704+1.16 pts
5Forest County11.429+5.31 pts
6Portage County10.987+3.7 pts
7Green Lake County10.884+2.44 pts
8Buffalo County10.83+1.74 pts
9Columbia County10.484+2.8 pts
10Adams County10.423+1.25 pts
11Price County10.29+1.73 pts
12Taylor County10.204+3.33 pts
13Green County10.095+2.97 pts
14Lafayette County9.904-0.66 pts
15Iowa County9.865+3.41 pts
16Marathon County9.846+2.67 pts
17Dane County9.845+0.93 pts
18Bayfield County9.823+0.63 pts
19Door County9.779+1.67 pts
20Milwaukee County9.732+0.97 pts
21Juneau County9.677-1.7 pts
22Grant County9.532+2.21 pts
23Walworth County9.51+1.11 pts
24Chippewa County9.507+2.26 pts
25Waushara County9.501+3.08 pts
26Jackson County9.451+3.85 pts
27Sauk County9.41+2.47 pts
28Monroe County9.368+3.73 pts
29St. Croix County9.113-0.57 pts
30Calumet County9.086+1.98 pts
31Lincoln County9.076+3 pts
32Kenosha County9.069-0.79 pts
33Racine County9.038+1.04 pts
34Clark County9.019+0.47 pts
35Burnett County9.014+1.02 pts
35Trempealeau County9.014+1.5 pts
37Wood County8.945+1.89 pts
38Winnebago County8.909+2.81 pts
39Rock County8.647+0.1 pts
40Waukesha County8.385+0.18 pts
41Jefferson County8.292+0.85 pts
42Pierce County8.243-0.89 pts
43Pepin County8.142+1.47 pts
44Vernon County8.077-0.11 pts
45Washington County8.056+0.53 pts
46Barron County8.036+0.12 pts
47Outagamie County7.882+0.01 pts
48Ozaukee County7.838+0.66 pts
49Brown County7.766+0.78 pts
50Shawano County7.759+0.41 pts
51Sawyer County7.746-5.12 pts
52Ashland County7.734-0.13 pts
53Dunn County7.498+0.07 pts
54Richland County7.461-1.25 pts
55Douglas County7.457+0.68 pts
56Eau Claire County7.453-1.78 pts
57Polk County7.415+0.08 pts
58La Crosse County7.403+0.5 pts
59Fond du Lac County7.203-0.12 pts
60Marinette County7.2-0.54 pts
61Sheboygan County7.108+0.52 pts
62Iron County6.957+0.78 pts
63Dodge County6.901+0.14 pts
64Waupaca County6.843-1 pts
65Washburn County6.842-2.65 pts
66Kewaunee County6.763-2.57 pts
67Manitowoc County6.711-0.06 pts
68Florence County6.667-0.74 pts
69Marquette County6.531-3.15 pts
70Crawford County6.479+1.11 pts
71Langlade County6.09-0.01 pts

Other periods

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 2016 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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APA 7

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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Oconto County, with 11.963% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Langlade County, with 6.09% in 2016.

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 2016 and are not ranked.

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