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Counties in Iowa by establishment exit rate

Fremont County had the highest establishment exit rate of 99 counties in 2015, at 12.057%. Worth County had the lowest, at 3.021%. The median was 6.827% and the figure for Iowa was 7.034%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.057Fremont County
Lowest3.021Worth County
Median6.82799 counties
Iowa7.034History

Map of counties, 2015

Adair County: 7.901 %Adams County: 8.955 %Allamakee County: 6.509 %Appanoose County: 6.452 %Audubon County: 5.831 %Benton County: 7.066 %Black Hawk County: 6.821 %Boone County: 7.217 %Bremer County: 7.916 %Buchanan County: 6.713 %Buena Vista County: 5.561 %Butler County: 5.342 %Calhoun County: 3.861 %Carroll County: 6.061 %Cass County: 7.5 %Cedar County: 9.287 %Cerro Gordo County: 5.774 %Cherokee County: 6.728 %Chickasaw County: 4.67 %Clarke County: 7.471 %Clay County: 6.969 %Clayton County: 6.54 %Clinton County: 8.12 %Crawford County: 8.772 %Dallas County: 8.677 %Davis County: 8.414 %Decatur County: 6.498 %Delaware County: 8 %Des Moines County: 6.505 %Dickinson County: 6.928 %Dubuque County: 6.411 %Emmet County: 6.643 %Fayette County: 5.964 %Floyd County: 5.435 %Franklin County: 8.052 %Fremont County: 12.057 %Greene County: 7.347 %Grundy County: 10.122 %Guthrie County: 6.996 %Hamilton County: 6.162 %Hancock County: 5.214 %Hardin County: 5.668 %Harrison County: 8.321 %Henry County: 6.78 %Howard County: 7.111 %Humboldt County: 7.899 %Ida County: 3.879 %Iowa County: 6.795 %Jackson County: 7.975 %Jasper County: 6.476 %Jefferson County: 10.411 %Johnson County: 7.52 %Jones County: 6.561 %Keokuk County: 9.976 %Kossuth County: 6.206 %Lee County: 6.567 %Linn County: 7.215 %Louisa County: 3.409 %Lucas County: 7.692 %Lyon County: 6.799 %Madison County: 8.075 %Mahaska County: 7.393 %Marion County: 6.827 %Marshall County: 8.055 %Mills County: 5.745 %Mitchell County: 7.083 %Monona County: 6.481 %Monroe County: 6.79 %Montgomery County: 7.254 %Muscatine County: 6.325 %O'Brien County: 3.905 %Osceola County: 5.764 %Page County: 4.657 %Palo Alto County: 3.824 %Plymouth County: 6.056 %Pocahontas County: 7.463 %Polk County: 7.311 %Pottawattamie County: 9.245 %Poweshiek County: 7.076 %Ringgold County: 6.78 %Sac County: 6.291 %Scott County: 7.201 %Shelby County: 7.789 %Sioux County: 4.581 %Story County: 6.573 %Tama County: 8.067 %Taylor County: 10 %Union County: 5.511 %Van Buren County: 11.321 %Wapello County: 6.847 %Warren County: 8.516 %Washington County: 7.508 %Wayne County: 10.484 %Webster County: 7.367 %Winnebago County: 6.731 %Winneshiek County: 4.472 %Woodbury County: 6.308 %Worth County: 3.021 %Wright County: 8.011 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Fremont County: 12.057 %Fremont County12.057Van Buren County: 11.321 %Van Buren County11.321Wayne County: 10.484 %Wayne County10.484Jefferson County: 10.411 %Jefferson County10.411Grundy County: 10.122 %Grundy County10.122Taylor County: 10 %Taylor County10Keokuk County: 9.976 %Keokuk County9.976Cedar County: 9.287 %Cedar County9.287Pottawattamie County: 9.245 %Pottawattamie County9.245Adams County: 8.955 %Adams County8.955Crawford County: 8.772 %Crawford County8.772Dallas County: 8.677 %Dallas County8.677Warren County: 8.516 %Warren County8.516Davis County: 8.414 %Davis County8.414Harrison County: 8.321 %Harrison County8.321Clinton County: 8.12 %Clinton County8.12Madison County: 8.075 %Madison County8.075Tama County: 8.067 %Tama County8.067Marshall County: 8.055 %Marshall County8.055Franklin County: 8.052 %Franklin County8.052Wright County: 8.011 %Wright County8.011Delaware County: 8 %Delaware County8Jackson County: 7.975 %Jackson County7.975Bremer County: 7.916 %Bremer County7.916Adair County: 7.901 %Adair County7.901Humboldt County: 7.899 %Humboldt County7.899Shelby County: 7.789 %Shelby County7.789Lucas County: 7.692 %Lucas County7.692Johnson County: 7.52 %Johnson County7.52Washington County: 7.508 %Washington County7.508Cass County: 7.5 %Cass County7.5Clarke County: 7.471 %Clarke County7.471Pocahontas County: 7.463 %Pocahontas County7.463Mahaska County: 7.393 %Mahaska County7.393Webster County: 7.367 %Webster County7.367Greene County: 7.347 %Greene County7.347Polk County: 7.311 %Polk County7.311Montgomery County: 7.254 %Montgomery County7.254Boone County: 7.217 %Boone County7.217Linn County: 7.215 %Linn County7.215Fremont County: 12.057 %Fremont County12.057Van Buren County: 11.321 %Van Buren County11.321Wayne County: 10.484 %Wayne County10.484Jefferson County: 10.411 %Jefferson County10.411Grundy County: 10.122 %Grundy County10.122Taylor County: 10 %Taylor County10Keokuk County: 9.976 %Keokuk County9.976Cedar County: 9.287 %Cedar County9.287Pottawattamie County: 9.245 %Pottawattamie County9.245Adams County: 8.955 %Adams County8.955Crawford County: 8.772 %Crawford County8.772Dallas County: 8.677 %Dallas County8.677Warren County: 8.516 %Warren County8.516Davis County: 8.414 %Davis County8.414Harrison County: 8.321 %Harrison County8.321Clinton County: 8.12 %Clinton County8.12Madison County: 8.075 %Madison County8.075Tama County: 8.067 %Tama County8.067Marshall County: 8.055 %Marshall County8.055Franklin County: 8.052 %Franklin County8.052Wright County: 8.011 %Wright County8.011Delaware County: 8 %Delaware County8Jackson County: 7.975 %Jackson County7.975Bremer County: 7.916 %Bremer County7.916Adair County: 7.901 %Adair County7.901Humboldt County: 7.899 %Humboldt County7.899Shelby County: 7.789 %Shelby County7.789Lucas County: 7.692 %Lucas County7.692Johnson County: 7.52 %Johnson County7.52Washington County: 7.508 %Washington County7.508Cass County: 7.5 %Cass County7.5Clarke County: 7.471 %Clarke County7.471Pocahontas County: 7.463 %Pocahontas County7.463Mahaska County: 7.393 %Mahaska County7.393Webster County: 7.367 %Webster County7.367Greene County: 7.347 %Greene County7.347Polk County: 7.311 %Polk County7.311Montgomery County: 7.254 %Montgomery County7.254Boone County: 7.217 %Boone County7.217Linn County: 7.215 %Linn County7.215
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Fremont County12.057+1.68 pts
2Van Buren County11.321+0.91 pts
3Wayne County10.484+1.58 pts
4Jefferson County10.411+3.53 pts
5Grundy County10.122+4.21 pts
6Taylor County10+3.7 pts
7Keokuk County9.976+5.7 pts
8Cedar County9.287+5.01 pts
9Pottawattamie County9.245+0.43 pts
10Adams County8.955-2.7 pts
11Crawford County8.772+0.41 pts
12Dallas County8.677+0.42 pts
13Warren County8.516+0.89 pts
14Davis County8.414+2.51 pts
15Harrison County8.321+0.03 pts
16Clinton County8.12-0.29 pts
17Madison County8.075+0.6 pts
18Tama County8.067+1.36 pts
19Marshall County8.055+1.57 pts
20Franklin County8.052+0.91 pts
21Wright County8.011+2.5 pts
22Delaware County8+1.82 pts
23Jackson County7.975+0.14 pts
24Bremer County7.916+1.58 pts
25Adair County7.901+1.56 pts
26Humboldt County7.899-0.92 pts
27Shelby County7.789-1.23 pts
28Lucas County7.692+0.61 pts
29Johnson County7.52+0.34 pts
30Washington County7.508+1.16 pts
31Cass County7.5+1.62 pts
32Clarke County7.471-0.02 pts
33Pocahontas County7.463+3.43 pts
34Mahaska County7.393+0.02 pts
35Webster County7.367-0.44 pts
36Greene County7.347+1.98 pts
37Polk County7.311-0.1 pts
38Montgomery County7.254+2.79 pts
39Boone County7.217+2.36 pts
40Linn County7.215+0.16 pts
41Scott County7.201-0.93 pts
42Howard County7.111-0.84 pts
43Mitchell County7.083-0.41 pts
44Poweshiek County7.076-2.84 pts
45Benton County7.066+2.13 pts
46Guthrie County6.996-0.07 pts
47Clay County6.969+0.19 pts
48Dickinson County6.928-1.28 pts
49Wapello County6.847+0.45 pts
50Marion County6.827-1.79 pts
51Black Hawk County6.821+0.18 pts
52Lyon County6.799+1.94 pts
53Iowa County6.795+0.71 pts
54Monroe County6.79+0.1 pts
55Henry County6.78+0.42 pts
55Ringgold County6.78+1.61 pts
57Winnebago County6.731+0.64 pts
58Cherokee County6.728-0.79 pts
59Buchanan County6.713-0.86 pts
60Emmet County6.643-0.33 pts
61Story County6.573+0.05 pts
62Lee County6.567-0.93 pts
63Jones County6.561-1.95 pts
64Clayton County6.54-0.9 pts
65Allamakee County6.509+1.78 pts
66Des Moines County6.505-1.05 pts
67Decatur County6.498+0.39 pts
68Monona County6.481-1.35 pts
69Jasper County6.476-0.12 pts
70Appanoose County6.452-3.44 pts
71Dubuque County6.411+0.39 pts
72Muscatine County6.325-1.49 pts
73Woodbury County6.308+0.26 pts
74Sac County6.291-2.84 pts
75Kossuth County6.206+0.39 pts
76Hamilton County6.162-1.16 pts
77Carroll County6.061-0.6 pts
78Plymouth County6.056-0.64 pts
79Fayette County5.964-0.77 pts
80Audubon County5.831+1.14 pts
81Cerro Gordo County5.774-1.22 pts
82Osceola County5.764-0.73 pts
83Mills County5.745+0.29 pts
84Hardin County5.668-2.42 pts
85Buena Vista County5.561-0.2 pts
86Union County5.511-1.9 pts
87Floyd County5.435-1.27 pts
88Butler County5.342-3.27 pts
89Hancock County5.214-4.4 pts
90Chickasaw County4.67-3.94 pts
91Page County4.657-0.61 pts
92Sioux County4.581-0.7 pts
93Winneshiek County4.472-2.72 pts
94O'Brien County3.905-2.15 pts
95Ida County3.879-4.4 pts
96Calhoun County3.861-3.29 pts
97Palo Alto County3.824-1.26 pts
98Louisa County3.409-6.82 pts
99Worth County3.021-3.13 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.

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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Fremont County, with 12.057% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Worth County, with 3.021% in 2015.

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.

Establishment exit rate: other rankings

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