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Counties in Iowa by establishment exit rate

Franklin County had the highest establishment exit rate of 99 counties in 2017, at 11.382%. Sac County had the lowest, at 4.11%. The median was 7.692% and the figure for Iowa was 7.636%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.382Franklin County
Lowest4.11Sac County
Median7.69299 counties
Iowa7.636History

Map of counties, 2017

Adair County: 7.282 %Adams County: 5.208 %Allamakee County: 10.059 %Appanoose County: 7.985 %Audubon County: 5.233 %Benton County: 9.279 %Black Hawk County: 8.583 %Boone County: 9.77 %Bremer County: 6.429 %Buchanan County: 6.873 %Buena Vista County: 7.67 %Butler County: 5.255 %Calhoun County: 5.437 %Carroll County: 5.82 %Cass County: 8.163 %Cedar County: 8.516 %Cerro Gordo County: 9.419 %Cherokee County: 4.308 %Chickasaw County: 6.648 %Clarke County: 7.122 %Clay County: 7.105 %Clayton County: 6.94 %Clinton County: 6.926 %Crawford County: 8.195 %Dallas County: 8.5 %Davis County: 7.229 %Decatur County: 8.088 %Delaware County: 7.928 %Des Moines County: 5.663 %Dickinson County: 7.095 %Dubuque County: 6.395 %Emmet County: 8.303 %Fayette County: 5.731 %Floyd County: 7.457 %Franklin County: 11.382 %Fremont County: 8.935 %Greene County: 8.3 %Grundy County: 5.766 %Guthrie County: 6.911 %Hamilton County: 6.648 %Hancock County: 8.471 %Hardin County: 9.028 %Harrison County: 9.756 %Henry County: 8.658 %Howard County: 8.811 %Humboldt County: 4.982 %Ida County: 9.362 %Iowa County: 5.8 %Jackson County: 7.692 %Jasper County: 9.258 %Jefferson County: 8.993 %Johnson County: 8.286 %Jones County: 4.757 %Keokuk County: 8.416 %Kossuth County: 5.847 %Lee County: 9.494 %Linn County: 7.311 %Louisa County: 7.263 %Lucas County: 7.251 %Lyon County: 5.991 %Madison County: 9.275 %Mahaska County: 8.973 %Marion County: 8.144 %Marshall County: 8.992 %Mills County: 6.822 %Mitchell County: 9.262 %Monona County: 8.276 %Monroe County: 7.08 %Montgomery County: 8.818 %Muscatine County: 5.006 %O'Brien County: 7.477 %Osceola County: 5.114 %Page County: 7.107 %Palo Alto County: 8.333 %Plymouth County: 7.351 %Pocahontas County: 8.142 %Polk County: 8.265 %Pottawattamie County: 8.4 %Poweshiek County: 8.368 %Ringgold County: 8.696 %Sac County: 4.11 %Scott County: 6.851 %Shelby County: 8.84 %Sioux County: 4.889 %Story County: 6.51 %Tama County: 8.084 %Taylor County: 10 %Union County: 8.558 %Van Buren County: 6.593 %Wapello County: 6.206 %Warren County: 5.966 %Washington County: 8.604 %Wayne County: 7.813 %Webster County: 7.558 %Winnebago County: 8.094 %Winneshiek County: 5.836 %Woodbury County: 7.786 %Worth County: 6.024 %Wright County: 9.942 %
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  • 9 and over
%, 2017. 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, 2017

Franklin County: 11.382 %Franklin County11.382Allamakee County: 10.059 %Allamakee County10.059Taylor County: 10 %Taylor County10Wright County: 9.942 %Wright County9.942Boone County: 9.77 %Boone County9.77Harrison County: 9.756 %Harrison County9.756Lee County: 9.494 %Lee County9.494Cerro Gordo County: 9.419 %Cerro Gordo County9.419Ida County: 9.362 %Ida County9.362Benton County: 9.279 %Benton County9.279Madison County: 9.275 %Madison County9.275Mitchell County: 9.262 %Mitchell County9.262Jasper County: 9.258 %Jasper County9.258Hardin County: 9.028 %Hardin County9.028Jefferson County: 8.993 %Jefferson County8.993Marshall County: 8.992 %Marshall County8.992Mahaska County: 8.973 %Mahaska County8.973Fremont County: 8.935 %Fremont County8.935Shelby County: 8.84 %Shelby County8.84Montgomery County: 8.818 %Montgomery County8.818Howard County: 8.811 %Howard County8.811Ringgold County: 8.696 %Ringgold County8.696Henry County: 8.658 %Henry County8.658Washington County: 8.604 %Washington County8.604Black Hawk County: 8.583 %Black Hawk County8.583Union County: 8.558 %Union County8.558Cedar County: 8.516 %Cedar County8.516Dallas County: 8.5 %Dallas County8.5Hancock County: 8.471 %Hancock County8.471Keokuk County: 8.416 %Keokuk County8.416Pottawattamie County: 8.4 %Pottawattamie County8.4Poweshiek County: 8.368 %Poweshiek County8.368Palo Alto County: 8.333 %Palo Alto County8.333Emmet County: 8.303 %Emmet County8.303Greene County: 8.3 %Greene County8.3Johnson County: 8.286 %Johnson County8.286Monona County: 8.276 %Monona County8.276Polk County: 8.265 %Polk County8.265Crawford County: 8.195 %Crawford County8.195Cass County: 8.163 %Cass County8.163Franklin County: 11.382 %Franklin County11.382Allamakee County: 10.059 %Allamakee County10.059Taylor County: 10 %Taylor County10Wright County: 9.942 %Wright County9.942Boone County: 9.77 %Boone County9.77Harrison County: 9.756 %Harrison County9.756Lee County: 9.494 %Lee County9.494Cerro Gordo County: 9.419 %Cerro Gordo County9.419Ida County: 9.362 %Ida County9.362Benton County: 9.279 %Benton County9.279Madison County: 9.275 %Madison County9.275Mitchell County: 9.262 %Mitchell County9.262Jasper County: 9.258 %Jasper County9.258Hardin County: 9.028 %Hardin County9.028Jefferson County: 8.993 %Jefferson County8.993Marshall County: 8.992 %Marshall County8.992Mahaska County: 8.973 %Mahaska County8.973Fremont County: 8.935 %Fremont County8.935Shelby County: 8.84 %Shelby County8.84Montgomery County: 8.818 %Montgomery County8.818Howard County: 8.811 %Howard County8.811Ringgold County: 8.696 %Ringgold County8.696Henry County: 8.658 %Henry County8.658Washington County: 8.604 %Washington County8.604Black Hawk County: 8.583 %Black Hawk County8.583Union County: 8.558 %Union County8.558Cedar County: 8.516 %Cedar County8.516Dallas County: 8.5 %Dallas County8.5Hancock County: 8.471 %Hancock County8.471Keokuk County: 8.416 %Keokuk County8.416Pottawattamie County: 8.4 %Pottawattamie County8.4Poweshiek County: 8.368 %Poweshiek County8.368Palo Alto County: 8.333 %Palo Alto County8.333Emmet County: 8.303 %Emmet County8.303Greene County: 8.3 %Greene County8.3Johnson County: 8.286 %Johnson County8.286Monona County: 8.276 %Monona County8.276Polk County: 8.265 %Polk County8.265Crawford County: 8.195 %Crawford County8.195Cass County: 8.163 %Cass County8.163
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Franklin County11.382+5 pts
2Allamakee County10.059+4.79 pts
3Taylor County10+0.77 pts
4Wright County9.942+3.04 pts
5Boone County9.77+1.81 pts
6Harrison County9.756+0.15 pts
7Lee County9.494+1.77 pts
8Cerro Gordo County9.419+4.3 pts
9Ida County9.362+1.83 pts
10Benton County9.279+1.02 pts
11Madison County9.275+5.36 pts
12Mitchell County9.262+3.2 pts
13Jasper County9.258+3.77 pts
14Hardin County9.028+4.51 pts
15Jefferson County8.993-1.84 pts
16Marshall County8.992+2.18 pts
17Mahaska County8.973+0.91 pts
18Fremont County8.935+2.53 pts
19Shelby County8.84+4.71 pts
20Montgomery County8.818+2.14 pts
21Howard County8.811+1.84 pts
22Ringgold County8.696+0.15 pts
23Henry County8.658+2.7 pts
24Washington County8.604+2.17 pts
25Black Hawk County8.583+1.86 pts
26Union County8.558+3.43 pts
27Cedar County8.516+3.22 pts
28Dallas County8.5+1.68 pts
29Hancock County8.471+2.94 pts
30Keokuk County8.416-1.8 pts
31Pottawattamie County8.4+1.28 pts
32Poweshiek County8.368-0.17 pts
33Palo Alto County8.333-1.5 pts
34Emmet County8.303+1.26 pts
35Greene County8.3+1.47 pts
36Johnson County8.286+1.56 pts
37Monona County8.276-1.29 pts
38Polk County8.265+1.25 pts
39Crawford County8.195+1.08 pts
40Cass County8.163+1.58 pts
41Marion County8.144+1.9 pts
42Pocahontas County8.142-0.88 pts
43Winnebago County8.094-1.73 pts
44Decatur County8.088+0.2 pts
45Tama County8.084+1.58 pts
46Appanoose County7.985-3.61 pts
47Delaware County7.928+0.71 pts
48Wayne County7.813+3.01 pts
49Woodbury County7.786+0.45 pts
50Jackson County7.692+1.03 pts
51Buena Vista County7.67+1.56 pts
52Webster County7.558+1.35 pts
53O'Brien County7.477+1.96 pts
54Floyd County7.457+1.83 pts
55Plymouth County7.351+1.68 pts
56Linn County7.311+0.98 pts
57Adair County7.282+2.38 pts
58Louisa County7.263+1.2 pts
59Lucas County7.251+1.26 pts
60Davis County7.229+1.62 pts
61Clarke County7.122+0.14 pts
62Page County7.107-2.01 pts
63Clay County7.105+0.06 pts
64Dickinson County7.095-0.67 pts
65Monroe County7.08+2.84 pts
66Clayton County6.94+1.06 pts
67Clinton County6.926-0.53 pts
68Guthrie County6.911-0.09 pts
69Buchanan County6.873+2.52 pts
70Scott County6.851-0.22 pts
71Mills County6.822-2.45 pts
72Chickasaw County6.648+2.25 pts
72Hamilton County6.648+2.23 pts
74Van Buren County6.593-3.22 pts
75Story County6.51-0.84 pts
76Bremer County6.429+0.3 pts
77Dubuque County6.395+0.71 pts
78Wapello County6.206+1.13 pts
79Worth County6.024-1.06 pts
80Lyon County5.991-1.96 pts
81Warren County5.966-1.98 pts
82Kossuth County5.847+1.81 pts
83Winneshiek County5.836-0.21 pts
84Carroll County5.82+0.86 pts
85Iowa County5.8-2.7 pts
86Grundy County5.766-2.09 pts
87Fayette County5.731-0.24 pts
88Des Moines County5.663-0.74 pts
89Calhoun County5.437+0.02 pts
90Butler County5.255-2.68 pts
91Audubon County5.233-3.51 pts
92Adams County5.208-3.04 pts
93Osceola County5.114-3.48 pts
94Muscatine County5.006-1.06 pts
95Humboldt County4.982-0.79 pts
96Sioux County4.889-0.33 pts
97Jones County4.757-3.2 pts
98Cherokee County4.308-0.31 pts
99Sac County4.11-3.3 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.

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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Franklin County, with 11.382% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Sac County, with 4.11% in 2017.

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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