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Counties in Wisconsin by establishment entry rate

Juneau County had the highest establishment entry rate of 71 counties in 2018, at 9.388%. Iron County had the lowest, at 4.706%. The median was 6.85% and the figure for Wisconsin was 7.423%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9.388Juneau County
Lowest4.706Iron County
Median6.8571 counties
Wisconsin7.423History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 6.488 %Ashland County: 5.43 %Barron County: 7.335 %Bayfield County: 8.779 %Brown County: 7.7 %Buffalo County: 7.063 %Burnett County: 7.153 %Calumet County: 6.036 %Chippewa County: 7.825 %Clark County: 6.988 %Columbia County: 7.561 %Crawford County: 5.961 %Dane County: 7.916 %Dodge County: 6.654 %Door County: 7.559 %Douglas County: 6.535 %Dunn County: 7.975 %Eau Claire County: 7.906 %Florence County: 5.769 %Fond du Lac County: 6.014 %Forest County: 5.941 %Grant County: 6.186 %Green County: 6.623 %Green Lake County: 7.71 %Iowa County: 7.621 %Iron County: 4.706 %Jackson County: 6.349 %Jefferson County: 6.476 %Juneau County: 9.388 %Kenosha County: 8.853 %Kewaunee County: 7.506 %La Crosse County: 6.092 %Lafayette County: 6.219 %Langlade County: 5.368 %Lincoln County: 7.484 %Manitowoc County: 6.075 %Marathon County: 6.295 %Marinette County: 6.85 %Marquette County: 5.394 %Milwaukee County: 8.562 %Monroe County: 6.761 %Oconto County: 6.162 %Oneida County: 6.738 %Outagamie County: 6.428 %Ozaukee County: 7.582 %Pepin County: 7.353 %Pierce County: 8.745 %Polk County: 6.931 %Portage County: 6.021 %Price County: 7.133 %Racine County: 7.284 %Richland County: 5.322 %Rock County: 6.574 %Rusk County: 7.233 %St. Croix County: 8.633 %Sauk County: 6.416 %Sawyer County: 7.495 %Shawano County: 6.182 %Sheboygan County: 5.978 %Taylor County: 5.889 %Trempealeau County: 6.172 %Vernon County: 6.756 %Vilas County: 9.314 %Walworth County: 8.689 %Washburn County: 6.818 %Washington County: 6.922 %Waukesha County: 7.952 %Waupaca County: 6.897 %Waushara County: 6.913 %Winnebago County: 7.203 %Wood County: 5.736 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Juneau County: 9.388 %Juneau County9.388Vilas County: 9.314 %Vilas County9.314Kenosha County: 8.853 %Kenosha County8.853Bayfield County: 8.779 %Bayfield County8.779Pierce County: 8.745 %Pierce County8.745Walworth County: 8.689 %Walworth County8.689St. Croix County: 8.633 %St. Croix County8.633Milwaukee County: 8.562 %Milwaukee County8.562Dunn County: 7.975 %Dunn County7.975Waukesha County: 7.952 %Waukesha County7.952Dane County: 7.916 %Dane County7.916Eau Claire County: 7.906 %Eau Claire County7.906Chippewa County: 7.825 %Chippewa County7.825Green Lake County: 7.71 %Green Lake County7.71Brown County: 7.7 %Brown County7.7Iowa County: 7.621 %Iowa County7.621Ozaukee County: 7.582 %Ozaukee County7.582Columbia County: 7.561 %Columbia County7.561Door County: 7.559 %Door County7.559Kewaunee County: 7.506 %Kewaunee County7.506Sawyer County: 7.495 %Sawyer County7.495Lincoln County: 7.484 %Lincoln County7.484Pepin County: 7.353 %Pepin County7.353Barron County: 7.335 %Barron County7.335Racine County: 7.284 %Racine County7.284Rusk County: 7.233 %Rusk County7.233Winnebago County: 7.203 %Winnebago County7.203Burnett County: 7.153 %Burnett County7.153Price County: 7.133 %Price County7.133Buffalo County: 7.063 %Buffalo County7.063Clark County: 6.988 %Clark County6.988Polk County: 6.931 %Polk County6.931Washington County: 6.922 %Washington County6.922Waushara County: 6.913 %Waushara County6.913Waupaca County: 6.897 %Waupaca County6.897Marinette County: 6.85 %Marinette County6.85Washburn County: 6.818 %Washburn County6.818Monroe County: 6.761 %Monroe County6.761Vernon County: 6.756 %Vernon County6.756Oneida County: 6.738 %Oneida County6.738Juneau County: 9.388 %Juneau County9.388Vilas County: 9.314 %Vilas County9.314Kenosha County: 8.853 %Kenosha County8.853Bayfield County: 8.779 %Bayfield County8.779Pierce County: 8.745 %Pierce County8.745Walworth County: 8.689 %Walworth County8.689St. Croix County: 8.633 %St. Croix County8.633Milwaukee County: 8.562 %Milwaukee County8.562Dunn County: 7.975 %Dunn County7.975Waukesha County: 7.952 %Waukesha County7.952Dane County: 7.916 %Dane County7.916Eau Claire County: 7.906 %Eau Claire County7.906Chippewa County: 7.825 %Chippewa County7.825Green Lake County: 7.71 %Green Lake County7.71Brown County: 7.7 %Brown County7.7Iowa County: 7.621 %Iowa County7.621Ozaukee County: 7.582 %Ozaukee County7.582Columbia County: 7.561 %Columbia County7.561Door County: 7.559 %Door County7.559Kewaunee County: 7.506 %Kewaunee County7.506Sawyer County: 7.495 %Sawyer County7.495Lincoln County: 7.484 %Lincoln County7.484Pepin County: 7.353 %Pepin County7.353Barron County: 7.335 %Barron County7.335Racine County: 7.284 %Racine County7.284Rusk County: 7.233 %Rusk County7.233Winnebago County: 7.203 %Winnebago County7.203Burnett County: 7.153 %Burnett County7.153Price County: 7.133 %Price County7.133Buffalo County: 7.063 %Buffalo County7.063Clark County: 6.988 %Clark County6.988Polk County: 6.931 %Polk County6.931Washington County: 6.922 %Washington County6.922Waushara County: 6.913 %Waushara County6.913Waupaca County: 6.897 %Waupaca County6.897Marinette County: 6.85 %Marinette County6.85Washburn County: 6.818 %Washburn County6.818Monroe County: 6.761 %Monroe County6.761Vernon County: 6.756 %Vernon County6.756Oneida County: 6.738 %Oneida County6.738
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Juneau County9.388+1.55 pts
2Vilas County9.314+0.86 pts
3Kenosha County8.853+0.37 pts
4Bayfield County8.779+0.37 pts
5Pierce County8.745-0.51 pts
6Walworth County8.689-0.55 pts
7St. Croix County8.633-1.2 pts
8Milwaukee County8.562-0.61 pts
9Dunn County7.975-0.91 pts
10Waukesha County7.952+0.09 pts
11Dane County7.916-0.36 pts
12Eau Claire County7.906+0.92 pts
13Chippewa County7.825-1.01 pts
14Green Lake County7.71+4.75 pts
15Brown County7.7+1 pts
16Iowa County7.621-1.41 pts
17Ozaukee County7.582+0.35 pts
18Columbia County7.561-0.42 pts
19Door County7.559+0.31 pts
20Kewaunee County7.506+1.45 pts
21Sawyer County7.495+1.05 pts
22Lincoln County7.484-0.29 pts
23Pepin County7.353+0.92 pts
24Barron County7.335+1.29 pts
25Racine County7.284-1.26 pts
26Rusk County7.233+0.65 pts
27Winnebago County7.203+0.17 pts
28Burnett County7.153+0.91 pts
29Price County7.133+1.24 pts
30Buffalo County7.063+0.15 pts
31Clark County6.988-0.44 pts
32Polk County6.931-1.63 pts
33Washington County6.922-0.03 pts
34Waushara County6.913-0.9 pts
35Waupaca County6.897+1.28 pts
36Marinette County6.85-0.97 pts
37Washburn County6.818+0.48 pts
38Monroe County6.761+0.46 pts
39Vernon County6.756-0.42 pts
40Oneida County6.738-1.61 pts
41Dodge County6.654+0.75 pts
42Green County6.623-1.84 pts
43Rock County6.574-0.81 pts
44Douglas County6.535-1.1 pts
45Adams County6.488-1.89 pts
46Jefferson County6.476-0.88 pts
47Outagamie County6.428-1.02 pts
48Sauk County6.416-0.03 pts
49Jackson County6.349-0.03 pts
50Marathon County6.295-0.13 pts
51Lafayette County6.219-1.78 pts
52Grant County6.186+0.25 pts
53Shawano County6.182-2.28 pts
54Trempealeau County6.172+0.47 pts
55Oconto County6.162-0.72 pts
56La Crosse County6.092-1.99 pts
57Manitowoc County6.075+0.49 pts
58Calumet County6.036-0.61 pts
59Portage County6.021-0.71 pts
60Fond du Lac County6.014+0.43 pts
61Sheboygan County5.978+0.33 pts
62Crawford County5.961+1.64 pts
63Forest County5.941-1.7 pts
64Taylor County5.889-2.35 pts
65Florence County5.769-6.91 pts
66Wood County5.736-0.72 pts
67Ashland County5.43+1.48 pts
68Marquette County5.394-4.07 pts
69Langlade County5.368-1.09 pts
70Richland County5.322-2.6 pts
71Iron County4.706+0.06 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 2018 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Juneau County, with 9.388% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Iron County, with 4.706% in 2018.

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 2018 and are not ranked.

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