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Counties in Wisconsin by establishment entry rate

Florence County had the highest establishment entry rate of 71 counties in 2017, at 12.683%. Green Lake County had the lowest, at 2.961%. The median was 7.249% and the figure for Wisconsin was 7.694%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.683Florence County
Lowest2.961Green Lake County
Median7.24971 counties
Wisconsin7.694History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 8.38 %Ashland County: 3.952 %Barron County: 6.044 %Bayfield County: 8.412 %Brown County: 6.704 %Buffalo County: 6.909 %Burnett County: 6.241 %Calumet County: 6.644 %Chippewa County: 8.831 %Clark County: 7.428 %Columbia County: 7.981 %Crawford County: 4.317 %Dane County: 8.274 %Dodge County: 5.902 %Door County: 7.249 %Douglas County: 7.637 %Dunn County: 8.881 %Eau Claire County: 6.985 %Florence County: 12.683 %Fond du Lac County: 5.587 %Forest County: 7.637 %Grant County: 5.932 %Green County: 8.462 %Green Lake County: 2.961 %Iowa County: 9.031 %Iron County: 4.651 %Jackson County: 6.378 %Jefferson County: 7.361 %Juneau County: 7.839 %Kenosha County: 8.488 %Kewaunee County: 6.061 %La Crosse County: 8.077 %Lafayette County: 8 %Langlade County: 6.458 %Lincoln County: 7.778 %Manitowoc County: 5.586 %Marathon County: 6.43 %Marinette County: 7.821 %Marquette County: 9.465 %Milwaukee County: 9.171 %Monroe County: 6.296 %Oconto County: 6.887 %Oneida County: 8.353 %Outagamie County: 7.445 %Ozaukee County: 7.229 %Pepin County: 6.436 %Pierce County: 9.253 %Polk County: 8.557 %Portage County: 6.729 %Price County: 5.89 %Racine County: 8.54 %Richland County: 7.921 %Rock County: 7.388 %Rusk County: 6.586 %St. Croix County: 9.831 %Sauk County: 6.442 %Sawyer County: 6.44 %Shawano County: 8.461 %Sheboygan County: 5.643 %Taylor County: 8.241 %Trempealeau County: 5.7 %Vernon County: 7.174 %Vilas County: 8.452 %Walworth County: 9.241 %Washburn County: 6.342 %Washington County: 6.95 %Waukesha County: 7.861 %Waupaca County: 5.614 %Waushara County: 7.811 %Winnebago County: 7.031 %Wood County: 6.457 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Florence County: 12.683 %Florence County12.683St. Croix County: 9.831 %St. Croix County9.831Marquette County: 9.465 %Marquette County9.465Pierce County: 9.253 %Pierce County9.253Walworth County: 9.241 %Walworth County9.241Milwaukee County: 9.171 %Milwaukee County9.171Iowa County: 9.031 %Iowa County9.031Dunn County: 8.881 %Dunn County8.881Chippewa County: 8.831 %Chippewa County8.831Polk County: 8.557 %Polk County8.557Racine County: 8.54 %Racine County8.54Kenosha County: 8.488 %Kenosha County8.488Green County: 8.462 %Green County8.462Shawano County: 8.461 %Shawano County8.461Vilas County: 8.452 %Vilas County8.452Bayfield County: 8.412 %Bayfield County8.412Adams County: 8.38 %Adams County8.38Oneida County: 8.353 %Oneida County8.353Dane County: 8.274 %Dane County8.274Taylor County: 8.241 %Taylor County8.241La Crosse County: 8.077 %La Crosse County8.077Lafayette County: 8 %Lafayette County8Columbia County: 7.981 %Columbia County7.981Richland County: 7.921 %Richland County7.921Waukesha County: 7.861 %Waukesha County7.861Juneau County: 7.839 %Juneau County7.839Marinette County: 7.821 %Marinette County7.821Waushara County: 7.811 %Waushara County7.811Lincoln County: 7.778 %Lincoln County7.778Douglas County: 7.637 %Douglas County7.637Forest County: 7.637 %Forest County7.637Outagamie County: 7.445 %Outagamie County7.445Clark County: 7.428 %Clark County7.428Rock County: 7.388 %Rock County7.388Jefferson County: 7.361 %Jefferson County7.361Door County: 7.249 %Door County7.249Ozaukee County: 7.229 %Ozaukee County7.229Vernon County: 7.174 %Vernon County7.174Winnebago County: 7.031 %Winnebago County7.031Eau Claire County: 6.985 %Eau Claire County6.985Florence County: 12.683 %Florence County12.683St. Croix County: 9.831 %St. Croix County9.831Marquette County: 9.465 %Marquette County9.465Pierce County: 9.253 %Pierce County9.253Walworth County: 9.241 %Walworth County9.241Milwaukee County: 9.171 %Milwaukee County9.171Iowa County: 9.031 %Iowa County9.031Dunn County: 8.881 %Dunn County8.881Chippewa County: 8.831 %Chippewa County8.831Polk County: 8.557 %Polk County8.557Racine County: 8.54 %Racine County8.54Kenosha County: 8.488 %Kenosha County8.488Green County: 8.462 %Green County8.462Shawano County: 8.461 %Shawano County8.461Vilas County: 8.452 %Vilas County8.452Bayfield County: 8.412 %Bayfield County8.412Adams County: 8.38 %Adams County8.38Oneida County: 8.353 %Oneida County8.353Dane County: 8.274 %Dane County8.274Taylor County: 8.241 %Taylor County8.241La Crosse County: 8.077 %La Crosse County8.077Lafayette County: 8 %Lafayette County8Columbia County: 7.981 %Columbia County7.981Richland County: 7.921 %Richland County7.921Waukesha County: 7.861 %Waukesha County7.861Juneau County: 7.839 %Juneau County7.839Marinette County: 7.821 %Marinette County7.821Waushara County: 7.811 %Waushara County7.811Lincoln County: 7.778 %Lincoln County7.778Douglas County: 7.637 %Douglas County7.637Forest County: 7.637 %Forest County7.637Outagamie County: 7.445 %Outagamie County7.445Clark County: 7.428 %Clark County7.428Rock County: 7.388 %Rock County7.388Jefferson County: 7.361 %Jefferson County7.361Door County: 7.249 %Door County7.249Ozaukee County: 7.229 %Ozaukee County7.229Vernon County: 7.174 %Vernon County7.174Winnebago County: 7.031 %Winnebago County7.031Eau Claire County: 6.985 %Eau Claire County6.985
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Florence County12.683+6.02 pts
2St. Croix County9.831+0.72 pts
3Marquette County9.465+2.93 pts
4Pierce County9.253+1.01 pts
5Walworth County9.241-0.27 pts
6Milwaukee County9.171-0.56 pts
7Iowa County9.031-0.83 pts
8Dunn County8.881+1.38 pts
9Chippewa County8.831-0.68 pts
10Polk County8.557+1.14 pts
11Racine County8.54-0.5 pts
12Kenosha County8.488-0.58 pts
13Green County8.462-1.63 pts
14Shawano County8.461+0.7 pts
15Vilas County8.452-3.31 pts
16Bayfield County8.412-1.41 pts
17Adams County8.38-2.04 pts
18Oneida County8.353-3.46 pts
19Dane County8.274-1.57 pts
20Taylor County8.241-1.96 pts
21La Crosse County8.077+0.67 pts
22Lafayette County8-1.9 pts
23Columbia County7.981-2.5 pts
24Richland County7.921+0.46 pts
25Waukesha County7.861-0.52 pts
26Juneau County7.839-1.84 pts
27Marinette County7.821+0.62 pts
28Waushara County7.811-1.69 pts
29Lincoln County7.778-1.3 pts
30Douglas County7.637+0.18 pts
30Forest County7.637-3.79 pts
32Outagamie County7.445-0.44 pts
33Clark County7.428-1.59 pts
34Rock County7.388-1.26 pts
35Jefferson County7.361-0.93 pts
36Door County7.249-2.53 pts
37Ozaukee County7.229-0.61 pts
38Vernon County7.174-0.9 pts
39Winnebago County7.031-1.88 pts
40Eau Claire County6.985-0.47 pts
41Washington County6.95-1.11 pts
42Buffalo County6.909-3.92 pts
43Oconto County6.887-5.08 pts
44Portage County6.729-4.26 pts
45Brown County6.704-1.06 pts
46Calumet County6.644-2.44 pts
47Rusk County6.586-5.12 pts
48Langlade County6.458+0.37 pts
49Wood County6.457-2.49 pts
50Sauk County6.442-2.97 pts
51Sawyer County6.44-1.31 pts
52Pepin County6.436-1.71 pts
53Marathon County6.43-3.42 pts
54Jackson County6.378-3.07 pts
55Washburn County6.342-0.5 pts
56Monroe County6.296-3.07 pts
57Burnett County6.241-2.77 pts
58Kewaunee County6.061-0.7 pts
59Barron County6.044-1.99 pts
60Grant County5.932-3.6 pts
61Dodge County5.902-1 pts
62Price County5.89-4.4 pts
63Trempealeau County5.7-3.31 pts
64Sheboygan County5.643-1.46 pts
65Waupaca County5.614-1.23 pts
66Fond du Lac County5.587-1.62 pts
67Manitowoc County5.586-1.13 pts
68Iron County4.651-2.31 pts
69Crawford County4.317-2.16 pts
70Ashland County3.952-3.78 pts
71Green Lake County2.961-7.92 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 2017 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Florence County, with 12.683% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Green Lake County, with 2.961% in 2017.

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 2017 and are not ranked.

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