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Counties in Iowa by establishment exit rate, 2023

Ringgold County had the highest establishment exit rate of 99 counties in 2023, at 14.884%. Decatur County had the lowest, at 2.12%. The median was 8.213% and the figure for Iowa was 8.413%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.884Ringgold County
Lowest2.12Decatur County
Median8.21399 counties
Iowa8.413History

Map of counties, 2023

Adair County: 8.716 %Adams County: 9.326 %Allamakee County: 7.077 %Appanoose County: 8.044 %Audubon County: 5.814 %Benton County: 9.958 %Black Hawk County: 7.488 %Boone County: 7.565 %Bremer County: 7.685 %Buchanan County: 6.795 %Buena Vista County: 9.957 %Butler County: 9.391 %Calhoun County: 10.445 %Carroll County: 5.462 %Cass County: 7.255 %Cedar County: 8.294 %Cerro Gordo County: 7.929 %Cherokee County: 7.453 %Chickasaw County: 7.496 %Clarke County: 8.046 %Clay County: 6.122 %Clayton County: 9.767 %Clinton County: 10.221 %Crawford County: 9.358 %Dallas County: 9.618 %Davis County: 9.317 %Decatur County: 2.12 %Delaware County: 9.958 %Des Moines County: 6.903 %Dickinson County: 7.358 %Dubuque County: 7.617 %Emmet County: 6.19 %Fayette County: 8.254 %Floyd County: 6.562 %Franklin County: 7.339 %Fremont County: 10.492 %Greene County: 9.565 %Grundy County: 8.55 %Guthrie County: 9.145 %Hamilton County: 7.44 %Hancock County: 11.743 %Hardin County: 8.052 %Harrison County: 8.163 %Henry County: 7.193 %Howard County: 7.826 %Humboldt County: 8.929 %Ida County: 5.689 %Iowa County: 8.144 %Jackson County: 10.191 %Jasper County: 8.291 %Jefferson County: 10.387 %Johnson County: 9.247 %Jones County: 8.213 %Keokuk County: 8.184 %Kossuth County: 9.149 %Lee County: 7.025 %Linn County: 8.462 %Louisa County: 11.667 %Lucas County: 9.065 %Lyon County: 9.169 %Madison County: 9.946 %Mahaska County: 7.967 %Marion County: 8.301 %Marshall County: 8.055 %Mills County: 8.532 %Mitchell County: 7.46 %Monona County: 11.386 %Monroe County: 5.455 %Montgomery County: 6.679 %Muscatine County: 8.046 %O'Brien County: 6.874 %Osceola County: 9.551 %Page County: 5.405 %Palo Alto County: 7.129 %Plymouth County: 9.306 %Pocahontas County: 9.418 %Polk County: 9.335 %Pottawattamie County: 9.096 %Poweshiek County: 7.066 %Ringgold County: 14.884 %Sac County: 8.966 %Scott County: 8.932 %Shelby County: 4.651 %Sioux County: 5.71 %Story County: 7.688 %Tama County: 12.109 %Taylor County: 12.549 %Union County: 6.093 %Van Buren County: 9.195 %Wapello County: 8.257 %Warren County: 9.398 %Washington County: 8.924 %Wayne County: 7.115 %Webster County: 7.813 %Winnebago County: 9.739 %Winneshiek County: 5.962 %Woodbury County: 6.861 %Worth County: 12.903 %Wright County: 7.939 %
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  • 9.8 and over
%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Ringgold County: 14.884 %Ringgold County14.884Worth County: 12.903 %Worth County12.903Taylor County: 12.549 %Taylor County12.549Tama County: 12.109 %Tama County12.109Hancock County: 11.743 %Hancock County11.743Louisa County: 11.667 %Louisa County11.667Monona County: 11.386 %Monona County11.386Fremont County: 10.492 %Fremont County10.492Calhoun County: 10.445 %Calhoun County10.445Jefferson County: 10.387 %Jefferson County10.387Clinton County: 10.221 %Clinton County10.221Jackson County: 10.191 %Jackson County10.191Benton County: 9.958 %Benton County9.958Delaware County: 9.958 %Delaware County9.958Buena Vista County: 9.957 %Buena Vista County9.957Madison County: 9.946 %Madison County9.946Clayton County: 9.767 %Clayton County9.767Winnebago County: 9.739 %Winnebago County9.739Dallas County: 9.618 %Dallas County9.618Greene County: 9.565 %Greene County9.565Osceola County: 9.551 %Osceola County9.551Pocahontas County: 9.418 %Pocahontas County9.418Warren County: 9.398 %Warren County9.398Butler County: 9.391 %Butler County9.391Crawford County: 9.358 %Crawford County9.358Polk County: 9.335 %Polk County9.335Adams County: 9.326 %Adams County9.326Davis County: 9.317 %Davis County9.317Plymouth County: 9.306 %Plymouth County9.306Johnson County: 9.247 %Johnson County9.247Van Buren County: 9.195 %Van Buren County9.195Lyon County: 9.169 %Lyon County9.169Kossuth County: 9.149 %Kossuth County9.149Guthrie County: 9.145 %Guthrie County9.145Pottawattamie County: 9.096 %Pottawattamie County9.096Lucas County: 9.065 %Lucas County9.065Sac County: 8.966 %Sac County8.966Scott County: 8.932 %Scott County8.932Humboldt County: 8.929 %Humboldt County8.929Washington County: 8.924 %Washington County8.924Ringgold County: 14.884 %Ringgold County14.884Worth County: 12.903 %Worth County12.903Taylor County: 12.549 %Taylor County12.549Tama County: 12.109 %Tama County12.109Hancock County: 11.743 %Hancock County11.743Louisa County: 11.667 %Louisa County11.667Monona County: 11.386 %Monona County11.386Fremont County: 10.492 %Fremont County10.492Calhoun County: 10.445 %Calhoun County10.445Jefferson County: 10.387 %Jefferson County10.387Clinton County: 10.221 %Clinton County10.221Jackson County: 10.191 %Jackson County10.191Benton County: 9.958 %Benton County9.958Delaware County: 9.958 %Delaware County9.958Buena Vista County: 9.957 %Buena Vista County9.957Madison County: 9.946 %Madison County9.946Clayton County: 9.767 %Clayton County9.767Winnebago County: 9.739 %Winnebago County9.739Dallas County: 9.618 %Dallas County9.618Greene County: 9.565 %Greene County9.565Osceola County: 9.551 %Osceola County9.551Pocahontas County: 9.418 %Pocahontas County9.418Warren County: 9.398 %Warren County9.398Butler County: 9.391 %Butler County9.391Crawford County: 9.358 %Crawford County9.358Polk County: 9.335 %Polk County9.335Adams County: 9.326 %Adams County9.326Davis County: 9.317 %Davis County9.317Plymouth County: 9.306 %Plymouth County9.306Johnson County: 9.247 %Johnson County9.247Van Buren County: 9.195 %Van Buren County9.195Lyon County: 9.169 %Lyon County9.169Kossuth County: 9.149 %Kossuth County9.149Guthrie County: 9.145 %Guthrie County9.145Pottawattamie County: 9.096 %Pottawattamie County9.096Lucas County: 9.065 %Lucas County9.065Sac County: 8.966 %Sac County8.966Scott County: 8.932 %Scott County8.932Humboldt County: 8.929 %Humboldt County8.929Washington County: 8.924 %Washington County8.924
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Ringgold County14.884+3.17 pts
2Worth County12.903+4.93 pts
3Taylor County12.549+2.74 pts
4Tama County12.109+0.5 pts
5Hancock County11.743+3.46 pts
6Louisa County11.667+2.99 pts
7Monona County11.386-0.78 pts
8Fremont County10.492+1.16 pts
9Calhoun County10.445+4.99 pts
10Jefferson County10.387-0.64 pts
11Clinton County10.221+3.15 pts
12Jackson County10.191+5.95 pts
13Benton County9.958-2 pts
13Delaware County9.958+0.61 pts
15Buena Vista County9.957+1.31 pts
16Madison County9.946+2.21 pts
17Clayton County9.767+1.62 pts
18Winnebago County9.739+0.88 pts
19Dallas County9.618+0.54 pts
20Greene County9.565+3.01 pts
21Osceola County9.551+1.29 pts
22Pocahontas County9.418-1.31 pts
23Warren County9.398-1.87 pts
24Butler County9.391+0.1 pts
25Crawford County9.358+2.72 pts
26Polk County9.335-0.32 pts
27Adams County9.326-1.14 pts
28Davis County9.317-0.12 pts
29Plymouth County9.306+0.59 pts
30Johnson County9.247+1.43 pts
31Van Buren County9.195-0.11 pts
32Lyon County9.169+1.23 pts
33Kossuth County9.149+0.82 pts
34Guthrie County9.145+0.31 pts
35Pottawattamie County9.096-0.06 pts
36Lucas County9.065+1.66 pts
37Sac County8.966+4.53 pts
38Scott County8.932+0.05 pts
39Humboldt County8.929+2.85 pts
40Washington County8.924+1.03 pts
41Adair County8.716+4.14 pts
42Grundy County8.55-0.08 pts
43Mills County8.532-0.69 pts
44Linn County8.462+0.22 pts
45Marion County8.301+0.77 pts
46Cedar County8.294-1.4 pts
47Jasper County8.291+0.24 pts
48Wapello County8.257+0.49 pts
49Fayette County8.254+0.7 pts
50Jones County8.213+0.64 pts
51Keokuk County8.184-0.65 pts
52Harrison County8.163-4.24 pts
53Iowa County8.144-0.01 pts
54Marshall County8.055-1.75 pts
55Hardin County8.052+0.3 pts
56Clarke County8.046+2.2 pts
56Muscatine County8.046-0.05 pts
58Appanoose County8.044+1.3 pts
59Mahaska County7.967-1.51 pts
60Wright County7.939-1.29 pts
61Cerro Gordo County7.929-0.68 pts
62Howard County7.826+2.09 pts
63Webster County7.813-1.02 pts
64Story County7.688-1.01 pts
65Bremer County7.685-0.99 pts
66Dubuque County7.617-0.27 pts
67Boone County7.565-2.61 pts
68Chickasaw County7.496-1.19 pts
69Black Hawk County7.488-1.38 pts
70Mitchell County7.46-1.36 pts
71Cherokee County7.453+1.29 pts
72Hamilton County7.44-0.23 pts
73Dickinson County7.358-2.17 pts
74Franklin County7.339-1.4 pts
75Cass County7.255+1.02 pts
76Henry County7.193-0.75 pts
77Palo Alto County7.129-2.23 pts
78Wayne County7.115+3.77 pts
79Allamakee County7.077-0.07 pts
80Poweshiek County7.066-1.86 pts
81Lee County7.025-3.75 pts
82Des Moines County6.903-1.16 pts
83O'Brien County6.874+1.03 pts
84Woodbury County6.861-0.38 pts
85Buchanan County6.795-0.71 pts
86Montgomery County6.679-0.98 pts
87Floyd County6.562+2.85 pts
88Emmet County6.19+1.11 pts
89Clay County6.122-0.32 pts
90Union County6.093-2.08 pts
91Winneshiek County5.962-1.96 pts
92Audubon County5.814-2.52 pts
93Sioux County5.71-0.68 pts
94Ida County5.689-2.5 pts
95Carroll County5.462-4.44 pts
96Monroe County5.455-0.13 pts
97Page County5.405-1.58 pts
98Shelby County4.651-0.07 pts
99Decatur County2.12-4.47 pts

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About this ranking

Establishments that closed during the year (employees a year earlier and none in March of the year), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

Counts closed locations, including branches of firms that keep operating elsewhere, so it is not a firm failure rate. Not comparable with enterprise_death_rate, which counts enterprise deaths 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 exit 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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Iowa by establishment exit rate, 2023) [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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Iowa by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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-exit-rate/iowa-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Iowa by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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-exit-rate/iowa-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Iowa by establishment exit rate, 2023 [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-exit-rate/iowa-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Ringgold County, with 14.884% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Decatur County, with 2.12% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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