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Counties in Wisconsin by establishment entry rate

Bayfield County had the highest establishment entry rate of 72 counties in 2022, at 13.929%. Crawford County had the lowest, at 6.078%. The median was 8.852% and the figure for Wisconsin was 9.034%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.929Bayfield County
Lowest6.078Crawford County
Median8.85272 counties
Wisconsin9.034History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 8.022 %Ashland County: 7.339 %Barron County: 9.065 %Bayfield County: 13.929 %Brown County: 7.978 %Buffalo County: 10.606 %Burnett County: 9.302 %Calumet County: 7.956 %Chippewa County: 10.126 %Clark County: 8.914 %Columbia County: 8.851 %Crawford County: 6.078 %Dane County: 9.585 %Dodge County: 8.053 %Door County: 10.429 %Douglas County: 7.983 %Dunn County: 8.717 %Eau Claire County: 8.425 %Florence County: 13.542 %Fond du Lac County: 7.488 %Forest County: 11.083 %Grant County: 9.453 %Green County: 7.147 %Green Lake County: 8.685 %Iowa County: 8.893 %Iron County: 12.308 %Jackson County: 8.516 %Jefferson County: 8.81 %Juneau County: 10.309 %Kenosha County: 9.421 %Kewaunee County: 10.012 %La Crosse County: 7.406 %Lafayette County: 10.147 %Langlade County: 8.392 %Lincoln County: 9.639 %Manitowoc County: 8.647 %Marathon County: 7.608 %Marinette County: 8.161 %Marquette County: 8.917 %Menominee County: 13.636 %Milwaukee County: 10.744 %Monroe County: 7.598 %Oconto County: 8.768 %Oneida County: 9.774 %Outagamie County: 8.381 %Ozaukee County: 8.427 %Pepin County: 10.554 %Pierce County: 9.373 %Polk County: 10.655 %Portage County: 8.445 %Price County: 8.211 %Racine County: 8.853 %Richland County: 12.444 %Rock County: 8.953 %Rusk County: 9.912 %St. Croix County: 9.434 %Sauk County: 8.677 %Sawyer County: 10.886 %Shawano County: 6.124 %Sheboygan County: 7.96 %Taylor County: 8.371 %Trempealeau County: 7.538 %Vernon County: 9.278 %Vilas County: 10.69 %Walworth County: 9.705 %Washburn County: 10.357 %Washington County: 8.555 %Waukesha County: 8.251 %Waupaca County: 7.003 %Waushara County: 10.06 %Winnebago County: 8.2 %Wood County: 7.62 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Bayfield County: 13.929 %Bayfield County13.929Menominee County: 13.636 %Menominee County13.636Florence County: 13.542 %Florence County13.542Richland County: 12.444 %Richland County12.444Iron County: 12.308 %Iron County12.308Forest County: 11.083 %Forest County11.083Sawyer County: 10.886 %Sawyer County10.886Milwaukee County: 10.744 %Milwaukee County10.744Vilas County: 10.69 %Vilas County10.69Polk County: 10.655 %Polk County10.655Buffalo County: 10.606 %Buffalo County10.606Pepin County: 10.554 %Pepin County10.554Door County: 10.429 %Door County10.429Washburn County: 10.357 %Washburn County10.357Juneau County: 10.309 %Juneau County10.309Lafayette County: 10.147 %Lafayette County10.147Chippewa County: 10.126 %Chippewa County10.126Waushara County: 10.06 %Waushara County10.06Kewaunee County: 10.012 %Kewaunee County10.012Rusk County: 9.912 %Rusk County9.912Oneida County: 9.774 %Oneida County9.774Walworth County: 9.705 %Walworth County9.705Lincoln County: 9.639 %Lincoln County9.639Dane County: 9.585 %Dane County9.585Grant County: 9.453 %Grant County9.453St. Croix County: 9.434 %St. Croix County9.434Kenosha County: 9.421 %Kenosha County9.421Pierce County: 9.373 %Pierce County9.373Burnett County: 9.302 %Burnett County9.302Vernon County: 9.278 %Vernon County9.278Barron County: 9.065 %Barron County9.065Rock County: 8.953 %Rock County8.953Marquette County: 8.917 %Marquette County8.917Clark County: 8.914 %Clark County8.914Iowa County: 8.893 %Iowa County8.893Racine County: 8.853 %Racine County8.853Columbia County: 8.851 %Columbia County8.851Jefferson County: 8.81 %Jefferson County8.81Oconto County: 8.768 %Oconto County8.768Dunn County: 8.717 %Dunn County8.717Bayfield County: 13.929 %Bayfield County13.929Menominee County: 13.636 %Menominee County13.636Florence County: 13.542 %Florence County13.542Richland County: 12.444 %Richland County12.444Iron County: 12.308 %Iron County12.308Forest County: 11.083 %Forest County11.083Sawyer County: 10.886 %Sawyer County10.886Milwaukee County: 10.744 %Milwaukee County10.744Vilas County: 10.69 %Vilas County10.69Polk County: 10.655 %Polk County10.655Buffalo County: 10.606 %Buffalo County10.606Pepin County: 10.554 %Pepin County10.554Door County: 10.429 %Door County10.429Washburn County: 10.357 %Washburn County10.357Juneau County: 10.309 %Juneau County10.309Lafayette County: 10.147 %Lafayette County10.147Chippewa County: 10.126 %Chippewa County10.126Waushara County: 10.06 %Waushara County10.06Kewaunee County: 10.012 %Kewaunee County10.012Rusk County: 9.912 %Rusk County9.912Oneida County: 9.774 %Oneida County9.774Walworth County: 9.705 %Walworth County9.705Lincoln County: 9.639 %Lincoln County9.639Dane County: 9.585 %Dane County9.585Grant County: 9.453 %Grant County9.453St. Croix County: 9.434 %St. Croix County9.434Kenosha County: 9.421 %Kenosha County9.421Pierce County: 9.373 %Pierce County9.373Burnett County: 9.302 %Burnett County9.302Vernon County: 9.278 %Vernon County9.278Barron County: 9.065 %Barron County9.065Rock County: 8.953 %Rock County8.953Marquette County: 8.917 %Marquette County8.917Clark County: 8.914 %Clark County8.914Iowa County: 8.893 %Iowa County8.893Racine County: 8.853 %Racine County8.853Columbia County: 8.851 %Columbia County8.851Jefferson County: 8.81 %Jefferson County8.81Oconto County: 8.768 %Oconto County8.768Dunn County: 8.717 %Dunn County8.717
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Bayfield County13.929+6.41 pts
2Menominee County13.636n/a
3Florence County13.542+5.29 pts
4Richland County12.444+6.49 pts
5Iron County12.308+4.9 pts
6Forest County11.083+0.8 pts
7Sawyer County10.886+2.66 pts
8Milwaukee County10.744+0.1 pts
9Vilas County10.69+3.23 pts
10Polk County10.655+3.51 pts
11Buffalo County10.606+1.39 pts
12Pepin County10.554+3.82 pts
13Door County10.429+2.27 pts
14Washburn County10.357+2.83 pts
15Juneau County10.309+4.48 pts
16Lafayette County10.147+2.15 pts
17Chippewa County10.126+1.97 pts
18Waushara County10.06+2.3 pts
19Kewaunee County10.012+2.94 pts
20Rusk County9.912-0.88 pts
21Oneida County9.774+2.12 pts
22Walworth County9.705+1.02 pts
23Lincoln County9.639+2.39 pts
24Dane County9.585+0.96 pts
25Grant County9.453+3.31 pts
26St. Croix County9.434+1.22 pts
27Kenosha County9.421+0.72 pts
28Pierce County9.373+0.29 pts
29Burnett County9.302-2.68 pts
30Vernon County9.278-2.04 pts
31Barron County9.065+0.51 pts
32Rock County8.953+0.87 pts
33Marquette County8.917+1.32 pts
34Clark County8.914-0.15 pts
35Iowa County8.893-1.14 pts
36Racine County8.853+0.49 pts
37Columbia County8.851+0.84 pts
38Jefferson County8.81+1.53 pts
39Oconto County8.768+0.5 pts
40Dunn County8.717+2.09 pts
41Green Lake County8.685+1.71 pts
42Sauk County8.677+0.74 pts
43Manitowoc County8.647+2.18 pts
44Washington County8.555+0.03 pts
45Jackson County8.516-0.34 pts
46Portage County8.445+2.44 pts
47Ozaukee County8.427+0.57 pts
48Eau Claire County8.425+1.18 pts
49Langlade County8.392+1.27 pts
50Outagamie County8.381-0.45 pts
51Taylor County8.371-1.65 pts
52Waukesha County8.251+0.74 pts
53Price County8.211+1.92 pts
54Winnebago County8.2+0.19 pts
55Marinette County8.161+1.48 pts
56Dodge County8.053+0.93 pts
57Adams County8.022-5.48 pts
58Douglas County7.983+0.51 pts
59Brown County7.978+0.12 pts
60Sheboygan County7.96+1.01 pts
61Calumet County7.956-1.48 pts
62Wood County7.62+1.89 pts
63Marathon County7.608+1.18 pts
64Monroe County7.598-0.63 pts
65Trempealeau County7.538+1.02 pts
66Fond du Lac County7.488+1.27 pts
67La Crosse County7.406+0.88 pts
68Ashland County7.339-0.19 pts
69Green County7.147-2.23 pts
70Waupaca County7.003-0.69 pts
71Shawano County6.124-1.57 pts
72Crawford County6.078-4.23 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.

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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Bayfield County, with 13.929% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Crawford County, with 6.078% in 2022.

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