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Counties in Iowa by establishment exit rate

Davis County had the highest establishment exit rate of 99 counties in 2019, at 12.085%. Worth County had the lowest, at 4.651%. The median was 6.871% and the figure for Iowa was 7.188%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.085Davis County
Lowest4.651Worth County
Median6.87199 counties
Iowa7.188History

Map of counties, 2019

Adair County: 8.134 %Adams County: 6.03 %Allamakee County: 6.49 %Appanoose County: 9.579 %Audubon County: 5.935 %Benton County: 7.708 %Black Hawk County: 6.339 %Boone County: 7.829 %Bremer County: 9.017 %Buchanan County: 5.727 %Buena Vista County: 5.67 %Butler County: 6.656 %Calhoun County: 7.722 %Carroll County: 6.824 %Cass County: 7.811 %Cedar County: 7.059 %Cerro Gordo County: 6.588 %Cherokee County: 6.481 %Chickasaw County: 7.314 %Clarke County: 6.627 %Clay County: 7.289 %Clayton County: 6.798 %Clinton County: 7.778 %Crawford County: 8.443 %Dallas County: 8.739 %Davis County: 12.085 %Decatur County: 6.498 %Delaware County: 6.889 %Des Moines County: 5.733 %Dickinson County: 9.199 %Dubuque County: 6.27 %Emmet County: 5.703 %Fayette County: 8.485 %Floyd County: 6.84 %Franklin County: 7.718 %Fremont County: 6.452 %Greene County: 6.478 %Grundy County: 6.25 %Guthrie County: 10.06 %Hamilton County: 6.525 %Hancock County: 6.159 %Hardin County: 7.863 %Harrison County: 6.805 %Henry County: 7.366 %Howard County: 6.397 %Humboldt County: 10.351 %Ida County: 5.87 %Iowa County: 7.289 %Jackson County: 5.474 %Jasper County: 6.16 %Jefferson County: 8.656 %Johnson County: 8.014 %Jones County: 7.341 %Keokuk County: 7.634 %Kossuth County: 6.282 %Lee County: 6.835 %Linn County: 6.746 %Louisa County: 5.65 %Lucas County: 5.814 %Lyon County: 8.499 %Madison County: 9.669 %Mahaska County: 5.174 %Marion County: 7.562 %Marshall County: 7.687 %Mills County: 7.181 %Mitchell County: 4.803 %Monona County: 7.143 %Monroe County: 9.063 %Montgomery County: 6.96 %Muscatine County: 7.463 %O'Brien County: 5.913 %Osceola County: 6.061 %Page County: 6.138 %Palo Alto County: 6.343 %Plymouth County: 7.109 %Pocahontas County: 7.507 %Polk County: 7.938 %Pottawattamie County: 6.741 %Poweshiek County: 5.714 %Ringgold County: 10.345 %Sac County: 4.69 %Scott County: 6.889 %Shelby County: 7.376 %Sioux County: 5.53 %Story County: 7.226 %Tama County: 8.185 %Taylor County: 10.853 %Union County: 9.385 %Van Buren County: 8.791 %Wapello County: 6.241 %Warren County: 6.871 %Washington County: 5.788 %Wayne County: 6.299 %Webster County: 6.627 %Winnebago County: 5.667 %Winneshiek County: 6.927 %Woodbury County: 6.892 %Worth County: 4.651 %Wright County: 6.735 %
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  • 8.4 and over
%, 2019. 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, 2019

Davis County: 12.085 %Davis County12.085Taylor County: 10.853 %Taylor County10.853Humboldt County: 10.351 %Humboldt County10.351Ringgold County: 10.345 %Ringgold County10.345Guthrie County: 10.06 %Guthrie County10.06Madison County: 9.669 %Madison County9.669Appanoose County: 9.579 %Appanoose County9.579Union County: 9.385 %Union County9.385Dickinson County: 9.199 %Dickinson County9.199Monroe County: 9.063 %Monroe County9.063Bremer County: 9.017 %Bremer County9.017Van Buren County: 8.791 %Van Buren County8.791Dallas County: 8.739 %Dallas County8.739Jefferson County: 8.656 %Jefferson County8.656Lyon County: 8.499 %Lyon County8.499Fayette County: 8.485 %Fayette County8.485Crawford County: 8.443 %Crawford County8.443Tama County: 8.185 %Tama County8.185Adair County: 8.134 %Adair County8.134Johnson County: 8.014 %Johnson County8.014Polk County: 7.938 %Polk County7.938Hardin County: 7.863 %Hardin County7.863Boone County: 7.829 %Boone County7.829Cass County: 7.811 %Cass County7.811Clinton County: 7.778 %Clinton County7.778Calhoun County: 7.722 %Calhoun County7.722Franklin County: 7.718 %Franklin County7.718Benton County: 7.708 %Benton County7.708Marshall County: 7.687 %Marshall County7.687Keokuk County: 7.634 %Keokuk County7.634Marion County: 7.562 %Marion County7.562Pocahontas County: 7.507 %Pocahontas County7.507Muscatine County: 7.463 %Muscatine County7.463Shelby County: 7.376 %Shelby County7.376Henry County: 7.366 %Henry County7.366Jones County: 7.341 %Jones County7.341Chickasaw County: 7.314 %Chickasaw County7.314Clay County: 7.289 %Clay County7.289Iowa County: 7.289 %Iowa County7.289Story County: 7.226 %Story County7.226Davis County: 12.085 %Davis County12.085Taylor County: 10.853 %Taylor County10.853Humboldt County: 10.351 %Humboldt County10.351Ringgold County: 10.345 %Ringgold County10.345Guthrie County: 10.06 %Guthrie County10.06Madison County: 9.669 %Madison County9.669Appanoose County: 9.579 %Appanoose County9.579Union County: 9.385 %Union County9.385Dickinson County: 9.199 %Dickinson County9.199Monroe County: 9.063 %Monroe County9.063Bremer County: 9.017 %Bremer County9.017Van Buren County: 8.791 %Van Buren County8.791Dallas County: 8.739 %Dallas County8.739Jefferson County: 8.656 %Jefferson County8.656Lyon County: 8.499 %Lyon County8.499Fayette County: 8.485 %Fayette County8.485Crawford County: 8.443 %Crawford County8.443Tama County: 8.185 %Tama County8.185Adair County: 8.134 %Adair County8.134Johnson County: 8.014 %Johnson County8.014Polk County: 7.938 %Polk County7.938Hardin County: 7.863 %Hardin County7.863Boone County: 7.829 %Boone County7.829Cass County: 7.811 %Cass County7.811Clinton County: 7.778 %Clinton County7.778Calhoun County: 7.722 %Calhoun County7.722Franklin County: 7.718 %Franklin County7.718Benton County: 7.708 %Benton County7.708Marshall County: 7.687 %Marshall County7.687Keokuk County: 7.634 %Keokuk County7.634Marion County: 7.562 %Marion County7.562Pocahontas County: 7.507 %Pocahontas County7.507Muscatine County: 7.463 %Muscatine County7.463Shelby County: 7.376 %Shelby County7.376Henry County: 7.366 %Henry County7.366Jones County: 7.341 %Jones County7.341Chickasaw County: 7.314 %Chickasaw County7.314Clay County: 7.289 %Clay County7.289Iowa County: 7.289 %Iowa County7.289Story County: 7.226 %Story County7.226
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Davis County12.085+5.6 pts
2Taylor County10.853+3.13 pts
3Humboldt County10.351+1.81 pts
4Ringgold County10.345+3.39 pts
5Guthrie County10.06+3.23 pts
6Madison County9.669+3.16 pts
7Appanoose County9.579-1.41 pts
8Union County9.385+5.62 pts
9Dickinson County9.199+0.95 pts
10Monroe County9.063+0.8 pts
11Bremer County9.017+2.55 pts
12Van Buren County8.791-0.63 pts
13Dallas County8.739+1.27 pts
14Jefferson County8.656+0.94 pts
15Lyon County8.499+3.68 pts
16Fayette County8.485+0.97 pts
17Crawford County8.443+1.45 pts
18Tama County8.185+1.45 pts
19Adair County8.134+1.84 pts
20Johnson County8.014+1.12 pts
21Polk County7.938+0.43 pts
22Hardin County7.863+0.9 pts
23Boone County7.829+1.53 pts
24Cass County7.811+2.25 pts
25Clinton County7.778-0.13 pts
26Calhoun County7.722+2.31 pts
27Franklin County7.718+1.39 pts
28Benton County7.708-0.18 pts
29Marshall County7.687+1.55 pts
30Keokuk County7.634+0.13 pts
31Marion County7.562+1.75 pts
32Pocahontas County7.507+0.74 pts
33Muscatine County7.463+1.33 pts
34Shelby County7.376+0.92 pts
35Henry County7.366+1.21 pts
36Jones County7.341-0.22 pts
37Chickasaw County7.314+1.13 pts
38Clay County7.289+1.63 pts
38Iowa County7.289+0.2 pts
40Story County7.226+0.68 pts
41Mills County7.181+1.09 pts
42Monona County7.143-0.86 pts
43Plymouth County7.109-0.99 pts
44Cedar County7.059-0.87 pts
45Montgomery County6.96-2.38 pts
46Winneshiek County6.927-0.47 pts
47Woodbury County6.892+0.82 pts
48Delaware County6.889-0.05 pts
48Scott County6.889-0.15 pts
50Warren County6.871-0.94 pts
51Floyd County6.84-2.58 pts
52Lee County6.835-1.72 pts
53Carroll County6.824-0.12 pts
54Harrison County6.805+1.4 pts
55Clayton County6.798-4.8 pts
56Linn County6.746+0.27 pts
57Pottawattamie County6.741-1.57 pts
58Wright County6.735-0.07 pts
59Butler County6.656-1.55 pts
60Clarke County6.627-2.44 pts
60Webster County6.627-0.82 pts
62Cerro Gordo County6.588-0.43 pts
63Hamilton County6.525-0.86 pts
64Decatur County6.498+2.86 pts
65Allamakee County6.49+1.4 pts
66Cherokee County6.481-0.63 pts
67Greene County6.478-1.11 pts
68Fremont County6.452-2.64 pts
69Howard County6.397+1.56 pts
70Palo Alto County6.343-1.97 pts
71Black Hawk County6.339-0.64 pts
72Wayne County6.299-7.03 pts
73Kossuth County6.282+2.46 pts
74Dubuque County6.27-0.32 pts
75Grundy County6.25-2.18 pts
76Wapello County6.241-1.67 pts
77Jasper County6.16+0.31 pts
78Hancock County6.159-0.83 pts
79Page County6.138+0.23 pts
80Osceola County6.061+2.18 pts
81Adams County6.03+0.98 pts
82Audubon County5.935-5.21 pts
83O'Brien County5.913-0.82 pts
84Ida County5.87-0.11 pts
85Lucas County5.814+1 pts
86Washington County5.788-0.05 pts
87Des Moines County5.733-0.99 pts
88Buchanan County5.727-1.7 pts
89Poweshiek County5.714-1.37 pts
90Emmet County5.703-1.37 pts
91Buena Vista County5.67-1.01 pts
92Winnebago County5.667-0.42 pts
93Louisa County5.65-1.76 pts
94Sioux County5.53+0.12 pts
95Jackson County5.474-2.72 pts
96Mahaska County5.174-2.65 pts
97Mitchell County4.803-0.08 pts
98Sac County4.69-2.46 pts
99Worth County4.651-1.32 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Davis County, with 12.085% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Worth County, with 4.651% in 2019.

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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