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Counties in Wisconsin by establishment entry rate

Adams County had the highest establishment entry rate of 71 counties in 2021, at 13.502%. Wood County had the lowest, at 5.73%. The median was 7.855% and the figure for Wisconsin was 8.319%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.502Adams County
Lowest5.73Wood County
Median7.85571 counties
Wisconsin8.319History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 13.502 %Ashland County: 7.534 %Barron County: 8.55 %Bayfield County: 7.517 %Brown County: 7.855 %Buffalo County: 9.213 %Burnett County: 11.978 %Calumet County: 9.438 %Chippewa County: 8.159 %Clark County: 9.066 %Columbia County: 8.007 %Crawford County: 10.309 %Dane County: 8.621 %Dodge County: 7.127 %Door County: 8.159 %Douglas County: 7.475 %Dunn County: 6.627 %Eau Claire County: 7.246 %Florence County: 8.247 %Fond du Lac County: 6.22 %Forest County: 10.283 %Grant County: 6.142 %Green County: 9.377 %Green Lake County: 6.98 %Iowa County: 10.029 %Iron County: 7.407 %Jackson County: 8.852 %Jefferson County: 7.28 %Juneau County: 5.833 %Kenosha County: 8.7 %Kewaunee County: 7.073 %La Crosse County: 6.53 %Lafayette County: 8 %Langlade County: 7.122 %Lincoln County: 7.246 %Manitowoc County: 6.468 %Marathon County: 6.432 %Marinette County: 6.684 %Marquette County: 7.595 %Milwaukee County: 10.64 %Monroe County: 8.225 %Oconto County: 8.269 %Oneida County: 7.658 %Outagamie County: 8.831 %Ozaukee County: 7.855 %Pepin County: 6.736 %Pierce County: 9.084 %Polk County: 7.143 %Portage County: 6.001 %Price County: 6.295 %Racine County: 8.366 %Richland County: 5.952 %Rock County: 8.087 %Rusk County: 10.791 %St. Croix County: 8.215 %Sauk County: 7.941 %Sawyer County: 8.224 %Shawano County: 7.697 %Sheboygan County: 6.951 %Taylor County: 10.023 %Trempealeau County: 6.522 %Vernon County: 11.317 %Vilas County: 7.462 %Walworth County: 8.683 %Washburn County: 7.526 %Washington County: 8.524 %Waukesha County: 7.514 %Waupaca County: 7.692 %Waushara County: 7.758 %Winnebago County: 8.013 %Wood County: 5.73 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Adams County: 13.502 %Adams County13.502Burnett County: 11.978 %Burnett County11.978Vernon County: 11.317 %Vernon County11.317Rusk County: 10.791 %Rusk County10.791Milwaukee County: 10.64 %Milwaukee County10.64Crawford County: 10.309 %Crawford County10.309Forest County: 10.283 %Forest County10.283Iowa County: 10.029 %Iowa County10.029Taylor County: 10.023 %Taylor County10.023Calumet County: 9.438 %Calumet County9.438Green County: 9.377 %Green County9.377Buffalo County: 9.213 %Buffalo County9.213Pierce County: 9.084 %Pierce County9.084Clark County: 9.066 %Clark County9.066Jackson County: 8.852 %Jackson County8.852Outagamie County: 8.831 %Outagamie County8.831Kenosha County: 8.7 %Kenosha County8.7Walworth County: 8.683 %Walworth County8.683Dane County: 8.621 %Dane County8.621Barron County: 8.55 %Barron County8.55Washington County: 8.524 %Washington County8.524Racine County: 8.366 %Racine County8.366Oconto County: 8.269 %Oconto County8.269Florence County: 8.247 %Florence County8.247Monroe County: 8.225 %Monroe County8.225Sawyer County: 8.224 %Sawyer County8.224St. Croix County: 8.215 %St. Croix County8.215Chippewa County: 8.159 %Chippewa County8.159Door County: 8.159 %Door County8.159Rock County: 8.087 %Rock County8.087Winnebago County: 8.013 %Winnebago County8.013Columbia County: 8.007 %Columbia County8.007Lafayette County: 8 %Lafayette County8Sauk County: 7.941 %Sauk County7.941Brown County: 7.855 %Brown County7.855Ozaukee County: 7.855 %Ozaukee County7.855Waushara County: 7.758 %Waushara County7.758Shawano County: 7.697 %Shawano County7.697Waupaca County: 7.692 %Waupaca County7.692Oneida County: 7.658 %Oneida County7.658Adams County: 13.502 %Adams County13.502Burnett County: 11.978 %Burnett County11.978Vernon County: 11.317 %Vernon County11.317Rusk County: 10.791 %Rusk County10.791Milwaukee County: 10.64 %Milwaukee County10.64Crawford County: 10.309 %Crawford County10.309Forest County: 10.283 %Forest County10.283Iowa County: 10.029 %Iowa County10.029Taylor County: 10.023 %Taylor County10.023Calumet County: 9.438 %Calumet County9.438Green County: 9.377 %Green County9.377Buffalo County: 9.213 %Buffalo County9.213Pierce County: 9.084 %Pierce County9.084Clark County: 9.066 %Clark County9.066Jackson County: 8.852 %Jackson County8.852Outagamie County: 8.831 %Outagamie County8.831Kenosha County: 8.7 %Kenosha County8.7Walworth County: 8.683 %Walworth County8.683Dane County: 8.621 %Dane County8.621Barron County: 8.55 %Barron County8.55Washington County: 8.524 %Washington County8.524Racine County: 8.366 %Racine County8.366Oconto County: 8.269 %Oconto County8.269Florence County: 8.247 %Florence County8.247Monroe County: 8.225 %Monroe County8.225Sawyer County: 8.224 %Sawyer County8.224St. Croix County: 8.215 %St. Croix County8.215Chippewa County: 8.159 %Chippewa County8.159Door County: 8.159 %Door County8.159Rock County: 8.087 %Rock County8.087Winnebago County: 8.013 %Winnebago County8.013Columbia County: 8.007 %Columbia County8.007Lafayette County: 8 %Lafayette County8Sauk County: 7.941 %Sauk County7.941Brown County: 7.855 %Brown County7.855Ozaukee County: 7.855 %Ozaukee County7.855Waushara County: 7.758 %Waushara County7.758Shawano County: 7.697 %Shawano County7.697Waupaca County: 7.692 %Waupaca County7.692Oneida County: 7.658 %Oneida County7.658
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Adams County13.502+5.49 pts
2Burnett County11.978+2.14 pts
3Vernon County11.317+3.61 pts
4Rusk County10.791+6.16 pts
5Milwaukee County10.64+1.82 pts
6Crawford County10.309+3.08 pts
7Forest County10.283+1.56 pts
8Iowa County10.029+2.43 pts
9Taylor County10.023+3.11 pts
10Calumet County9.438+2.7 pts
11Green County9.377+2.74 pts
12Buffalo County9.213+1.62 pts
13Pierce County9.084+0.39 pts
14Clark County9.066+2.12 pts
15Jackson County8.852+1.28 pts
16Outagamie County8.831+1.87 pts
17Kenosha County8.7+1.08 pts
18Walworth County8.683+0.58 pts
19Dane County8.621+0.61 pts
20Barron County8.55+2.31 pts
21Washington County8.524+0.49 pts
22Racine County8.366+1.31 pts
23Oconto County8.269-0.07 pts
24Florence County8.247+1.28 pts
25Monroe County8.225+1.78 pts
26Sawyer County8.224+2.11 pts
27St. Croix County8.215+1.35 pts
28Chippewa County8.159-0.05 pts
28Door County8.159-0.24 pts
30Rock County8.087+0.77 pts
31Winnebago County8.013+0.75 pts
32Columbia County8.007+0.1 pts
33Lafayette County8+3.71 pts
34Sauk County7.941+1.29 pts
35Brown County7.855+1.01 pts
35Ozaukee County7.855-0.3 pts
37Waushara County7.758-0.13 pts
38Shawano County7.697+1.27 pts
39Waupaca County7.692+0.58 pts
40Oneida County7.658+0.37 pts
41Marquette County7.595+0.96 pts
42Ashland County7.534+0.88 pts
43Washburn County7.526-1.13 pts
44Bayfield County7.517-2.64 pts
45Waukesha County7.514+0.21 pts
46Douglas County7.475+1.54 pts
47Vilas County7.462+0.09 pts
48Iron County7.407-0.4 pts
49Jefferson County7.28-0.47 pts
50Eau Claire County7.246+0.46 pts
50Lincoln County7.246+0.23 pts
52Polk County7.143-1.6 pts
53Dodge County7.127+1.44 pts
54Langlade County7.122+0.79 pts
55Kewaunee County7.073-0.15 pts
56Green Lake County6.98-2.35 pts
57Sheboygan County6.951-0.39 pts
58Pepin County6.736+0.72 pts
59Marinette County6.684+1.07 pts
60Dunn County6.627-1.08 pts
61La Crosse County6.53-0.7 pts
62Trempealeau County6.522+0.04 pts
63Manitowoc County6.468+0.56 pts
64Marathon County6.432+0.33 pts
65Price County6.295-0.69 pts
66Fond du Lac County6.22+0.29 pts
67Grant County6.142+0.26 pts
68Portage County6.001-0.74 pts
69Richland County5.952-0.66 pts
70Juneau County5.833+0.77 pts
71Wood County5.73-0.52 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 2021 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Adams County, with 13.502% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Wood County, with 5.73% in 2021.

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 2021 and are not ranked.

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