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Counties in Iowa by establishment exit rate

Adams County had the highest establishment exit rate of 99 counties in 2014, at 11.65%. Pocahontas County had the lowest, at 4.03%. The median was 6.993% and the figure for Iowa was 7.122%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.65Adams County
Lowest4.03Pocahontas County
Median6.99399 counties
Iowa7.122History

Map of counties, 2014

Adair County: 6.341 %Adams County: 11.65 %Allamakee County: 4.727 %Appanoose County: 9.894 %Audubon County: 4.692 %Benton County: 4.936 %Black Hawk County: 6.636 %Boone County: 4.854 %Bremer County: 6.338 %Buchanan County: 7.577 %Buena Vista County: 5.765 %Butler County: 8.609 %Calhoun County: 7.156 %Carroll County: 6.663 %Cass County: 5.882 %Cedar County: 4.274 %Cerro Gordo County: 6.993 %Cherokee County: 7.519 %Chickasaw County: 8.614 %Clarke County: 7.493 %Clay County: 6.783 %Clayton County: 7.439 %Clinton County: 8.413 %Crawford County: 8.364 %Dallas County: 8.254 %Davis County: 5.902 %Decatur County: 6.107 %Delaware County: 6.181 %Des Moines County: 7.554 %Dickinson County: 8.213 %Dubuque County: 6.017 %Emmet County: 6.969 %Fayette County: 6.739 %Floyd County: 6.702 %Franklin County: 7.143 %Fremont County: 10.381 %Greene County: 5.372 %Grundy County: 5.913 %Guthrie County: 7.069 %Hamilton County: 7.324 %Hancock County: 9.612 %Hardin County: 8.089 %Harrison County: 8.296 %Henry County: 6.363 %Howard County: 7.947 %Humboldt County: 8.818 %Ida County: 8.279 %Iowa County: 6.081 %Jackson County: 7.831 %Jasper County: 6.592 %Jefferson County: 6.877 %Johnson County: 7.178 %Jones County: 8.511 %Keokuk County: 4.276 %Kossuth County: 5.812 %Lee County: 7.496 %Linn County: 7.053 %Louisa County: 10.227 %Lucas County: 7.08 %Lyon County: 4.857 %Madison County: 7.477 %Mahaska County: 7.371 %Marion County: 8.62 %Marshall County: 6.486 %Mills County: 5.455 %Mitchell County: 7.496 %Monona County: 7.834 %Monroe County: 6.687 %Montgomery County: 4.46 %Muscatine County: 7.812 %O'Brien County: 6.054 %Osceola County: 6.49 %Page County: 5.263 %Palo Alto County: 5.088 %Plymouth County: 6.693 %Pocahontas County: 4.03 %Polk County: 7.408 %Pottawattamie County: 8.816 %Poweshiek County: 9.917 %Ringgold County: 5.172 %Sac County: 9.135 %Scott County: 8.132 %Shelby County: 9.016 %Sioux County: 5.282 %Story County: 6.522 %Tama County: 6.711 %Taylor County: 6.299 %Union County: 7.407 %Van Buren County: 10.409 %Wapello County: 6.397 %Warren County: 7.628 %Washington County: 6.344 %Wayne County: 8.907 %Webster County: 7.803 %Winnebago County: 6.09 %Winneshiek County: 7.188 %Woodbury County: 6.046 %Worth County: 6.154 %Wright County: 5.507 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Adams County: 11.65 %Adams County11.65Van Buren County: 10.409 %Van Buren County10.409Fremont County: 10.381 %Fremont County10.381Louisa County: 10.227 %Louisa County10.227Poweshiek County: 9.917 %Poweshiek County9.917Appanoose County: 9.894 %Appanoose County9.894Hancock County: 9.612 %Hancock County9.612Sac County: 9.135 %Sac County9.135Shelby County: 9.016 %Shelby County9.016Wayne County: 8.907 %Wayne County8.907Humboldt County: 8.818 %Humboldt County8.818Pottawattamie County: 8.816 %Pottawattamie County8.816Marion County: 8.62 %Marion County8.62Chickasaw County: 8.614 %Chickasaw County8.614Butler County: 8.609 %Butler County8.609Jones County: 8.511 %Jones County8.511Clinton County: 8.413 %Clinton County8.413Crawford County: 8.364 %Crawford County8.364Harrison County: 8.296 %Harrison County8.296Ida County: 8.279 %Ida County8.279Dallas County: 8.254 %Dallas County8.254Dickinson County: 8.213 %Dickinson County8.213Scott County: 8.132 %Scott County8.132Hardin County: 8.089 %Hardin County8.089Howard County: 7.947 %Howard County7.947Monona County: 7.834 %Monona County7.834Jackson County: 7.831 %Jackson County7.831Muscatine County: 7.812 %Muscatine County7.812Webster County: 7.803 %Webster County7.803Warren County: 7.628 %Warren County7.628Buchanan County: 7.577 %Buchanan County7.577Des Moines County: 7.554 %Des Moines County7.554Cherokee County: 7.519 %Cherokee County7.519Lee County: 7.496 %Lee County7.496Mitchell County: 7.496 %Mitchell County7.496Clarke County: 7.493 %Clarke County7.493Madison County: 7.477 %Madison County7.477Clayton County: 7.439 %Clayton County7.439Polk County: 7.408 %Polk County7.408Union County: 7.407 %Union County7.407Adams County: 11.65 %Adams County11.65Van Buren County: 10.409 %Van Buren County10.409Fremont County: 10.381 %Fremont County10.381Louisa County: 10.227 %Louisa County10.227Poweshiek County: 9.917 %Poweshiek County9.917Appanoose County: 9.894 %Appanoose County9.894Hancock County: 9.612 %Hancock County9.612Sac County: 9.135 %Sac County9.135Shelby County: 9.016 %Shelby County9.016Wayne County: 8.907 %Wayne County8.907Humboldt County: 8.818 %Humboldt County8.818Pottawattamie County: 8.816 %Pottawattamie County8.816Marion County: 8.62 %Marion County8.62Chickasaw County: 8.614 %Chickasaw County8.614Butler County: 8.609 %Butler County8.609Jones County: 8.511 %Jones County8.511Clinton County: 8.413 %Clinton County8.413Crawford County: 8.364 %Crawford County8.364Harrison County: 8.296 %Harrison County8.296Ida County: 8.279 %Ida County8.279Dallas County: 8.254 %Dallas County8.254Dickinson County: 8.213 %Dickinson County8.213Scott County: 8.132 %Scott County8.132Hardin County: 8.089 %Hardin County8.089Howard County: 7.947 %Howard County7.947Monona County: 7.834 %Monona County7.834Jackson County: 7.831 %Jackson County7.831Muscatine County: 7.812 %Muscatine County7.812Webster County: 7.803 %Webster County7.803Warren County: 7.628 %Warren County7.628Buchanan County: 7.577 %Buchanan County7.577Des Moines County: 7.554 %Des Moines County7.554Cherokee County: 7.519 %Cherokee County7.519Lee County: 7.496 %Lee County7.496Mitchell County: 7.496 %Mitchell County7.496Clarke County: 7.493 %Clarke County7.493Madison County: 7.477 %Madison County7.477Clayton County: 7.439 %Clayton County7.439Polk County: 7.408 %Polk County7.408Union County: 7.407 %Union County7.407
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Adams County11.65+2.22 pts
2Van Buren County10.409+0.41 pts
3Fremont County10.381-1.95 pts
4Louisa County10.227+2.54 pts
5Poweshiek County9.917-0.4 pts
6Appanoose County9.894+1.99 pts
7Hancock County9.612+3.67 pts
8Sac County9.135+1.72 pts
9Shelby County9.016+2.76 pts
10Wayne County8.907-2.86 pts
11Humboldt County8.818+1.53 pts
12Pottawattamie County8.816-0.74 pts
13Marion County8.62-0.37 pts
14Chickasaw County8.614+3.61 pts
15Butler County8.609+3.1 pts
16Jones County8.511+1.27 pts
17Clinton County8.413+0.76 pts
18Crawford County8.364+1.11 pts
19Harrison County8.296+2.33 pts
20Ida County8.279+1.96 pts
21Dallas County8.254-0.42 pts
22Dickinson County8.213-1.19 pts
23Scott County8.132+0.47 pts
24Hardin County8.089+1.76 pts
25Howard County7.947+0.65 pts
26Monona County7.834-0.4 pts
27Jackson County7.831-0.71 pts
28Muscatine County7.812+1.8 pts
29Webster County7.803+0.62 pts
30Warren County7.628+1.65 pts
31Buchanan County7.577+1.04 pts
32Des Moines County7.554+1.03 pts
33Cherokee County7.519+1.64 pts
34Lee County7.496-2.24 pts
34Mitchell County7.496-1.87 pts
36Clarke County7.493-0.46 pts
37Madison County7.477-1.5 pts
38Clayton County7.439-1 pts
39Polk County7.408-0.96 pts
40Union County7.407+1.39 pts
41Mahaska County7.371+1.52 pts
42Hamilton County7.324-0.68 pts
43Winneshiek County7.188+1.51 pts
44Johnson County7.178+0.91 pts
45Calhoun County7.156+0.6 pts
46Franklin County7.143-0.99 pts
47Lucas County7.08+0.47 pts
48Guthrie County7.069-4.72 pts
49Linn County7.053-0.15 pts
50Cerro Gordo County6.993-0.58 pts
51Emmet County6.969-0.26 pts
52Jefferson County6.877-3.54 pts
53Clay County6.783-0.29 pts
54Fayette County6.739+0.28 pts
55Tama County6.711-3.66 pts
56Floyd County6.702-1.96 pts
57Plymouth County6.693+1.05 pts
58Monroe County6.687-3.25 pts
59Carroll County6.663-1.82 pts
60Black Hawk County6.636-0.54 pts
61Jasper County6.592-1.23 pts
62Story County6.522-0.94 pts
63Osceola County6.49+1.61 pts
64Marshall County6.486-3.16 pts
65Wapello County6.397+0.57 pts
66Henry County6.363-1.72 pts
67Washington County6.344-0.96 pts
68Adair County6.341+1.42 pts
69Bremer County6.338-0.27 pts
70Taylor County6.299-1.11 pts
71Delaware County6.181-1.93 pts
72Worth County6.154+0.72 pts
73Decatur County6.107-4.62 pts
74Winnebago County6.09+0.64 pts
75Iowa County6.0810 pts
76O'Brien County6.054+1.9 pts
77Woodbury County6.046-1.17 pts
78Dubuque County6.017-0.63 pts
79Grundy County5.913-2.2 pts
80Davis County5.902-0.72 pts
81Cass County5.882-2.21 pts
82Kossuth County5.812-0.03 pts
83Buena Vista County5.765-2.2 pts
84Wright County5.507-1.1 pts
85Mills County5.455-5.47 pts
86Greene County5.372-4.09 pts
87Sioux County5.282-0.6 pts
88Page County5.263-1.81 pts
89Ringgold County5.172-5.22 pts
90Palo Alto County5.088-3.04 pts
91Benton County4.936-5.95 pts
92Lyon County4.857-1.71 pts
93Boone County4.854-5.58 pts
94Allamakee County4.727-5.26 pts
95Audubon County4.692-1.92 pts
96Montgomery County4.46-3.46 pts
97Keokuk County4.276-7.93 pts
98Cedar County4.274-3.38 pts
99Pocahontas County4.03-2.03 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Adams County, with 11.65% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Pocahontas County, with 4.03% in 2014.

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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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