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Counties in Wisconsin by establishment entry rate

Menominee County had the highest establishment entry rate of 72 counties in 2020, at 14.286%. Lafayette County had the lowest, at 4.29%. The median was 7.168% and the figure for Wisconsin was 7.473%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.286Menominee County
Lowest4.29Lafayette County
Median7.16872 counties
Wisconsin7.473History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 8.011 %Ashland County: 6.651 %Barron County: 6.242 %Bayfield County: 10.16 %Brown County: 6.842 %Buffalo County: 7.59 %Burnett County: 9.841 %Calumet County: 6.735 %Chippewa County: 8.21 %Clark County: 6.949 %Columbia County: 7.903 %Crawford County: 7.229 %Dane County: 8.016 %Dodge County: 5.688 %Door County: 8.399 %Douglas County: 5.935 %Dunn County: 7.702 %Eau Claire County: 6.783 %Florence County: 6.965 %Fond du Lac County: 5.929 %Forest County: 8.718 %Grant County: 5.88 %Green County: 6.637 %Green Lake County: 9.33 %Iowa County: 7.595 %Iron County: 7.808 %Jackson County: 7.568 %Jefferson County: 7.746 %Juneau County: 5.066 %Kenosha County: 7.622 %Kewaunee County: 7.22 %La Crosse County: 7.233 %Lafayette County: 4.29 %Langlade County: 6.33 %Lincoln County: 7.018 %Manitowoc County: 5.904 %Marathon County: 6.102 %Marinette County: 5.619 %Marquette County: 6.639 %Menominee County: 14.286 %Milwaukee County: 8.823 %Monroe County: 6.441 %Oconto County: 8.339 %Oneida County: 7.292 %Outagamie County: 6.96 %Ozaukee County: 8.158 %Pepin County: 6.015 %Pierce County: 8.689 %Polk County: 8.743 %Portage County: 6.737 %Price County: 6.983 %Racine County: 7.051 %Richland County: 6.609 %Rock County: 7.319 %Rusk County: 4.635 %St. Croix County: 6.862 %Sauk County: 6.646 %Sawyer County: 6.111 %Shawano County: 6.428 %Sheboygan County: 7.342 %Taylor County: 6.912 %Trempealeau County: 6.484 %Vernon County: 7.706 %Vilas County: 7.376 %Walworth County: 8.102 %Washburn County: 8.656 %Washington County: 8.03 %Waukesha County: 7.299 %Waupaca County: 7.116 %Waushara County: 7.885 %Winnebago County: 7.258 %Wood County: 6.25 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Menominee County: 14.286 %Menominee County14.286Bayfield County: 10.16 %Bayfield County10.16Burnett County: 9.841 %Burnett County9.841Green Lake County: 9.33 %Green Lake County9.33Milwaukee County: 8.823 %Milwaukee County8.823Polk County: 8.743 %Polk County8.743Forest County: 8.718 %Forest County8.718Pierce County: 8.689 %Pierce County8.689Washburn County: 8.656 %Washburn County8.656Door County: 8.399 %Door County8.399Oconto County: 8.339 %Oconto County8.339Chippewa County: 8.21 %Chippewa County8.21Ozaukee County: 8.158 %Ozaukee County8.158Walworth County: 8.102 %Walworth County8.102Washington County: 8.03 %Washington County8.03Dane County: 8.016 %Dane County8.016Adams County: 8.011 %Adams County8.011Columbia County: 7.903 %Columbia County7.903Waushara County: 7.885 %Waushara County7.885Iron County: 7.808 %Iron County7.808Jefferson County: 7.746 %Jefferson County7.746Vernon County: 7.706 %Vernon County7.706Dunn County: 7.702 %Dunn County7.702Kenosha County: 7.622 %Kenosha County7.622Iowa County: 7.595 %Iowa County7.595Buffalo County: 7.59 %Buffalo County7.59Jackson County: 7.568 %Jackson County7.568Vilas County: 7.376 %Vilas County7.376Sheboygan County: 7.342 %Sheboygan County7.342Rock County: 7.319 %Rock County7.319Waukesha County: 7.299 %Waukesha County7.299Oneida County: 7.292 %Oneida County7.292Winnebago County: 7.258 %Winnebago County7.258La Crosse County: 7.233 %La Crosse County7.233Crawford County: 7.229 %Crawford County7.229Kewaunee County: 7.22 %Kewaunee County7.22Waupaca County: 7.116 %Waupaca County7.116Racine County: 7.051 %Racine County7.051Lincoln County: 7.018 %Lincoln County7.018Price County: 6.983 %Price County6.983Menominee County: 14.286 %Menominee County14.286Bayfield County: 10.16 %Bayfield County10.16Burnett County: 9.841 %Burnett County9.841Green Lake County: 9.33 %Green Lake County9.33Milwaukee County: 8.823 %Milwaukee County8.823Polk County: 8.743 %Polk County8.743Forest County: 8.718 %Forest County8.718Pierce County: 8.689 %Pierce County8.689Washburn County: 8.656 %Washburn County8.656Door County: 8.399 %Door County8.399Oconto County: 8.339 %Oconto County8.339Chippewa County: 8.21 %Chippewa County8.21Ozaukee County: 8.158 %Ozaukee County8.158Walworth County: 8.102 %Walworth County8.102Washington County: 8.03 %Washington County8.03Dane County: 8.016 %Dane County8.016Adams County: 8.011 %Adams County8.011Columbia County: 7.903 %Columbia County7.903Waushara County: 7.885 %Waushara County7.885Iron County: 7.808 %Iron County7.808Jefferson County: 7.746 %Jefferson County7.746Vernon County: 7.706 %Vernon County7.706Dunn County: 7.702 %Dunn County7.702Kenosha County: 7.622 %Kenosha County7.622Iowa County: 7.595 %Iowa County7.595Buffalo County: 7.59 %Buffalo County7.59Jackson County: 7.568 %Jackson County7.568Vilas County: 7.376 %Vilas County7.376Sheboygan County: 7.342 %Sheboygan County7.342Rock County: 7.319 %Rock County7.319Waukesha County: 7.299 %Waukesha County7.299Oneida County: 7.292 %Oneida County7.292Winnebago County: 7.258 %Winnebago County7.258La Crosse County: 7.233 %La Crosse County7.233Crawford County: 7.229 %Crawford County7.229Kewaunee County: 7.22 %Kewaunee County7.22Waupaca County: 7.116 %Waupaca County7.116Racine County: 7.051 %Racine County7.051Lincoln County: 7.018 %Lincoln County7.018Price County: 6.983 %Price County6.983
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Menominee County14.286n/a
2Bayfield County10.16-0.98 pts
3Burnett County9.841+3.48 pts
4Green Lake County9.33+3.64 pts
5Milwaukee County8.823-0.13 pts
6Polk County8.743+2.18 pts
7Forest County8.718+0.62 pts
8Pierce County8.689+2.97 pts
9Washburn County8.656+0.19 pts
10Door County8.399+1.42 pts
11Oconto County8.339-1.29 pts
12Chippewa County8.21-0.31 pts
13Ozaukee County8.158+0.52 pts
14Walworth County8.102+1.1 pts
15Washington County8.03+0.61 pts
16Dane County8.016-0.01 pts
17Adams County8.011-0.56 pts
18Columbia County7.903+1.75 pts
19Waushara County7.885-0.91 pts
20Iron County7.808-2.31 pts
21Jefferson County7.746+0.59 pts
22Vernon County7.706+0.4 pts
23Dunn County7.702-1.49 pts
24Kenosha County7.622-1.52 pts
25Iowa County7.595+3.03 pts
26Buffalo County7.59+1.23 pts
27Jackson County7.568-1.3 pts
28Vilas County7.376+0.14 pts
29Sheboygan County7.342+1.02 pts
30Rock County7.319-0.53 pts
31Waukesha County7.299-0.23 pts
32Oneida County7.292+0.66 pts
33Winnebago County7.258-0.19 pts
34La Crosse County7.233+1.1 pts
35Crawford County7.229-0.88 pts
36Kewaunee County7.22+1.47 pts
37Waupaca County7.116-0.59 pts
38Racine County7.051-0.63 pts
39Lincoln County7.018-0.29 pts
40Price County6.983-1.29 pts
41Florence County6.965+4.07 pts
42Outagamie County6.96-0.98 pts
43Clark County6.949-0.7 pts
44Taylor County6.912-0.65 pts
45St. Croix County6.862-1.25 pts
46Brown County6.842+0.11 pts
47Eau Claire County6.783-1.39 pts
48Portage County6.737-0.74 pts
49Calumet County6.735-0.35 pts
50Ashland County6.651+2.32 pts
51Sauk County6.646-1.1 pts
52Marquette County6.639-5.05 pts
53Green County6.637-0.33 pts
54Richland County6.609+1.52 pts
55Trempealeau County6.484+0.04 pts
56Monroe County6.441+0.83 pts
57Shawano County6.428-0.65 pts
58Langlade County6.33-0.46 pts
59Wood County6.25-0.27 pts
60Barron County6.242-1.23 pts
61Sawyer County6.111-2.16 pts
62Marathon County6.102-0.88 pts
63Pepin County6.015-1.37 pts
64Douglas County5.935+1.33 pts
65Fond du Lac County5.929-0.28 pts
66Manitowoc County5.904-0.1 pts
67Grant County5.88-0.21 pts
68Dodge County5.688-1.03 pts
69Marinette County5.619-1.21 pts
70Juneau County5.066-3.81 pts
71Rusk County4.635-7.89 pts
72Lafayette County4.29-1.94 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Menominee County, with 14.286% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Lafayette County, with 4.29% in 2020.

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.

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