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Counties in Iowa by establishment exit rate

Fremont County had the highest establishment exit rate of 99 counties in 2013, at 12.329%. O'Brien County had the lowest, at 4.158%. The median was 7.419% and the figure for Iowa was 7.641%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.329Fremont County
Lowest4.158O'Brien County
Median7.41999 counties
Iowa7.641History

Map of counties, 2013

Adair County: 4.926 %Adams County: 9.434 %Allamakee County: 9.986 %Appanoose County: 7.904 %Audubon County: 6.607 %Benton County: 10.884 %Black Hawk County: 7.177 %Boone County: 10.435 %Bremer County: 6.609 %Buchanan County: 6.539 %Buena Vista County: 7.968 %Butler County: 5.511 %Calhoun County: 6.557 %Carroll County: 8.48 %Cass County: 8.09 %Cedar County: 7.649 %Cerro Gordo County: 7.569 %Cherokee County: 5.882 %Chickasaw County: 5.007 %Clarke County: 7.955 %Clay County: 7.069 %Clayton County: 8.439 %Clinton County: 7.652 %Crawford County: 7.255 %Dallas County: 8.669 %Davis County: 6.623 %Decatur County: 10.728 %Delaware County: 8.114 %Des Moines County: 6.52 %Dickinson County: 9.401 %Dubuque County: 6.65 %Emmet County: 7.229 %Fayette County: 6.458 %Floyd County: 8.661 %Franklin County: 8.13 %Fremont County: 12.329 %Greene County: 9.465 %Grundy County: 8.113 %Guthrie County: 11.789 %Hamilton County: 8 %Hancock County: 5.937 %Hardin County: 6.33 %Harrison County: 5.961 %Henry County: 8.085 %Howard County: 7.296 %Humboldt County: 7.292 %Ida County: 6.316 %Iowa County: 6.081 %Jackson County: 8.542 %Jasper County: 7.823 %Jefferson County: 10.419 %Johnson County: 6.273 %Jones County: 7.245 %Keokuk County: 12.207 %Kossuth County: 5.841 %Lee County: 9.736 %Linn County: 7.201 %Louisa County: 7.692 %Lucas County: 6.607 %Lyon County: 6.562 %Madison County: 8.978 %Mahaska County: 5.848 %Marion County: 8.993 %Marshall County: 9.65 %Mills County: 10.929 %Mitchell County: 9.365 %Monona County: 8.238 %Monroe County: 9.942 %Montgomery County: 7.917 %Muscatine County: 6.008 %O'Brien County: 4.158 %Osceola County: 4.878 %Page County: 7.071 %Palo Alto County: 8.124 %Plymouth County: 5.647 %Pocahontas County: 6.061 %Polk County: 8.372 %Pottawattamie County: 9.553 %Poweshiek County: 10.313 %Ringgold County: 10.39 %Sac County: 7.419 %Scott County: 7.66 %Shelby County: 6.259 %Sioux County: 5.88 %Story County: 7.464 %Tama County: 10.368 %Taylor County: 7.407 %Union County: 6.013 %Van Buren County: 10 %Wapello County: 5.828 %Warren County: 5.974 %Washington County: 7.307 %Wayne County: 11.765 %Webster County: 7.184 %Winnebago County: 5.449 %Winneshiek County: 5.679 %Woodbury County: 7.216 %Worth County: 5.438 %Wright County: 6.609 %
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  • 9.6 and over
%, 2013. 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, 2013

Fremont County: 12.329 %Fremont County12.329Keokuk County: 12.207 %Keokuk County12.207Guthrie County: 11.789 %Guthrie County11.789Wayne County: 11.765 %Wayne County11.765Mills County: 10.929 %Mills County10.929Benton County: 10.884 %Benton County10.884Decatur County: 10.728 %Decatur County10.728Boone County: 10.435 %Boone County10.435Jefferson County: 10.419 %Jefferson County10.419Ringgold County: 10.39 %Ringgold County10.39Tama County: 10.368 %Tama County10.368Poweshiek County: 10.313 %Poweshiek County10.313Van Buren County: 10 %Van Buren County10Allamakee County: 9.986 %Allamakee County9.986Monroe County: 9.942 %Monroe County9.942Lee County: 9.736 %Lee County9.736Marshall County: 9.65 %Marshall County9.65Pottawattamie County: 9.553 %Pottawattamie County9.553Greene County: 9.465 %Greene County9.465Adams County: 9.434 %Adams County9.434Dickinson County: 9.401 %Dickinson County9.401Mitchell County: 9.365 %Mitchell County9.365Marion County: 8.993 %Marion County8.993Madison County: 8.978 %Madison County8.978Dallas County: 8.669 %Dallas County8.669Floyd County: 8.661 %Floyd County8.661Jackson County: 8.542 %Jackson County8.542Carroll County: 8.48 %Carroll County8.48Clayton County: 8.439 %Clayton County8.439Polk County: 8.372 %Polk County8.372Monona County: 8.238 %Monona County8.238Franklin County: 8.13 %Franklin County8.13Palo Alto County: 8.124 %Palo Alto County8.124Delaware County: 8.114 %Delaware County8.114Grundy County: 8.113 %Grundy County8.113Cass County: 8.09 %Cass County8.09Henry County: 8.085 %Henry County8.085Hamilton County: 8 %Hamilton County8Buena Vista County: 7.968 %Buena Vista County7.968Clarke County: 7.955 %Clarke County7.955Fremont County: 12.329 %Fremont County12.329Keokuk County: 12.207 %Keokuk County12.207Guthrie County: 11.789 %Guthrie County11.789Wayne County: 11.765 %Wayne County11.765Mills County: 10.929 %Mills County10.929Benton County: 10.884 %Benton County10.884Decatur County: 10.728 %Decatur County10.728Boone County: 10.435 %Boone County10.435Jefferson County: 10.419 %Jefferson County10.419Ringgold County: 10.39 %Ringgold County10.39Tama County: 10.368 %Tama County10.368Poweshiek County: 10.313 %Poweshiek County10.313Van Buren County: 10 %Van Buren County10Allamakee County: 9.986 %Allamakee County9.986Monroe County: 9.942 %Monroe County9.942Lee County: 9.736 %Lee County9.736Marshall County: 9.65 %Marshall County9.65Pottawattamie County: 9.553 %Pottawattamie County9.553Greene County: 9.465 %Greene County9.465Adams County: 9.434 %Adams County9.434Dickinson County: 9.401 %Dickinson County9.401Mitchell County: 9.365 %Mitchell County9.365Marion County: 8.993 %Marion County8.993Madison County: 8.978 %Madison County8.978Dallas County: 8.669 %Dallas County8.669Floyd County: 8.661 %Floyd County8.661Jackson County: 8.542 %Jackson County8.542Carroll County: 8.48 %Carroll County8.48Clayton County: 8.439 %Clayton County8.439Polk County: 8.372 %Polk County8.372Monona County: 8.238 %Monona County8.238Franklin County: 8.13 %Franklin County8.13Palo Alto County: 8.124 %Palo Alto County8.124Delaware County: 8.114 %Delaware County8.114Grundy County: 8.113 %Grundy County8.113Cass County: 8.09 %Cass County8.09Henry County: 8.085 %Henry County8.085Hamilton County: 8 %Hamilton County8Buena Vista County: 7.968 %Buena Vista County7.968Clarke County: 7.955 %Clarke County7.955
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Fremont County12.329+0.88 pts
2Keokuk County12.207+6.59 pts
3Guthrie County11.789+3.13 pts
4Wayne County11.765-2.21 pts
5Mills County10.929+3.24 pts
6Benton County10.884+5.83 pts
7Decatur County10.728+3.35 pts
8Boone County10.435+2.02 pts
9Jefferson County10.419+1.67 pts
10Ringgold County10.39+3.61 pts
11Tama County10.368+0.55 pts
12Poweshiek County10.313+1.48 pts
13Van Buren County10+3.55 pts
14Allamakee County9.986+4.42 pts
15Monroe County9.942+0.72 pts
16Lee County9.736+2.51 pts
17Marshall County9.65+1.11 pts
18Pottawattamie County9.553+0.9 pts
19Greene County9.465+3.7 pts
20Adams County9.434n/a
21Dickinson County9.401+1.12 pts
22Mitchell County9.365+2.47 pts
23Marion County8.993+0.73 pts
24Madison County8.978+1.9 pts
25Dallas County8.669+1.39 pts
26Floyd County8.661+1.63 pts
27Jackson County8.542+1.33 pts
28Carroll County8.48+2.73 pts
29Clayton County8.439+1.69 pts
30Polk County8.372-0.12 pts
31Monona County8.238-1.72 pts
32Franklin County8.13+1.95 pts
33Palo Alto County8.124+2.39 pts
34Delaware County8.114+1.29 pts
35Grundy County8.113+2.42 pts
36Cass County8.09+2.01 pts
37Henry County8.085+1.03 pts
38Hamilton County8+0.46 pts
39Buena Vista County7.968+2.05 pts
40Clarke County7.955+1.81 pts
41Montgomery County7.917+1.11 pts
42Appanoose County7.904-2.11 pts
43Jasper County7.823+0.61 pts
44Louisa County7.692+0.02 pts
45Scott County7.66+0.16 pts
46Clinton County7.652-0.26 pts
47Cedar County7.649+2.24 pts
48Cerro Gordo County7.569+2.8 pts
49Story County7.464-1.17 pts
50Sac County7.419+1.26 pts
51Taylor County7.407-0.82 pts
52Washington County7.307+0.2 pts
53Howard County7.296+3.47 pts
54Humboldt County7.292-0.9 pts
55Crawford County7.255-0.75 pts
56Jones County7.245+0.84 pts
57Emmet County7.229-1.25 pts
58Woodbury County7.216-0.22 pts
59Linn County7.201-0.42 pts
60Webster County7.184-0.82 pts
61Black Hawk County7.177-0.42 pts
62Page County7.071+1.05 pts
63Clay County7.069+0.44 pts
64Dubuque County6.65+1.06 pts
65Davis County6.623-2.68 pts
66Bremer County6.609+1.55 pts
66Wright County6.609-1.94 pts
68Audubon County6.607-3.15 pts
68Lucas County6.607-5.93 pts
70Lyon County6.562+1.15 pts
71Calhoun County6.557+1.86 pts
72Buchanan County6.539-2.35 pts
73Des Moines County6.52-0.35 pts
74Fayette County6.458+0.24 pts
75Hardin County6.33+1.13 pts
76Ida County6.316-0.74 pts
77Johnson County6.273-0.68 pts
78Shelby County6.259+0.58 pts
79Iowa County6.081-1.18 pts
80Pocahontas County6.061-3.74 pts
81Union County6.013-1.53 pts
82Muscatine County6.008-2.66 pts
83Warren County5.974-3.72 pts
84Harrison County5.961-0.15 pts
85Hancock County5.937-2.71 pts
86Cherokee County5.882+0.33 pts
87Sioux County5.88+0.23 pts
88Mahaska County5.848-1.18 pts
89Kossuth County5.841-0.21 pts
90Wapello County5.828-3.07 pts
91Winneshiek County5.679-0.31 pts
92Plymouth County5.647-1.25 pts
93Butler County5.511+0.37 pts
94Winnebago County5.449-1.28 pts
95Worth County5.438-0.07 pts
96Chickasaw County5.007+0.5 pts
97Adair County4.926-0.14 pts
98Osceola County4.878-3.05 pts
99O'Brien County4.158-3.38 pts

Other periods

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.

How to cite

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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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?period=2013. 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, 2013. 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?period=2013.

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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, 2013 [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?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Fremont County, with 12.329% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

O'Brien County, with 4.158% in 2013.

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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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