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Counties in Iowa by establishment exit rate

Harrison County had the highest establishment exit rate of 99 counties in 2022, at 12.403%. Wayne County had the lowest, at 3.347%. The median was 8.24% and the figure for Iowa was 8.534%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.403Harrison County
Lowest3.347Wayne County
Median8.2499 counties
Iowa8.534History

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 4.577 %Adams County: 10.471 %Allamakee County: 7.143 %Appanoose County: 6.742 %Audubon County: 8.333 %Benton County: 11.962 %Black Hawk County: 8.864 %Boone County: 10.176 %Bremer County: 8.671 %Buchanan County: 7.5 %Buena Vista County: 8.65 %Butler County: 9.294 %Calhoun County: 5.458 %Carroll County: 9.897 %Cass County: 6.235 %Cedar County: 9.693 %Cerro Gordo County: 8.605 %Cherokee County: 6.163 %Chickasaw County: 8.683 %Clarke County: 5.848 %Clay County: 6.44 %Clayton County: 8.145 %Clinton County: 7.067 %Crawford County: 6.64 %Dallas County: 9.083 %Davis County: 9.434 %Decatur County: 6.593 %Delaware County: 9.352 %Des Moines County: 8.067 %Dickinson County: 9.531 %Dubuque County: 7.886 %Emmet County: 5.078 %Fayette County: 7.555 %Floyd County: 3.709 %Franklin County: 8.743 %Fremont County: 9.333 %Greene County: 6.55 %Grundy County: 8.63 %Guthrie County: 8.835 %Hamilton County: 7.67 %Hancock County: 8.288 %Hardin County: 7.75 %Harrison County: 12.403 %Henry County: 7.944 %Howard County: 5.74 %Humboldt County: 6.082 %Ida County: 8.19 %Iowa County: 8.153 %Jackson County: 4.246 %Jasper County: 8.047 %Jefferson County: 11.029 %Johnson County: 7.813 %Jones County: 7.572 %Keokuk County: 8.831 %Kossuth County: 8.325 %Lee County: 10.774 %Linn County: 8.24 %Louisa County: 8.672 %Lucas County: 7.407 %Lyon County: 7.943 %Madison County: 7.735 %Mahaska County: 9.476 %Marion County: 7.53 %Marshall County: 9.809 %Mills County: 9.22 %Mitchell County: 8.818 %Monona County: 12.165 %Monroe County: 5.59 %Montgomery County: 7.664 %Muscatine County: 8.092 %O'Brien County: 5.844 %Osceola County: 8.264 %Page County: 6.986 %Palo Alto County: 9.357 %Plymouth County: 8.717 %Pocahontas County: 10.724 %Polk County: 9.655 %Pottawattamie County: 9.154 %Poweshiek County: 8.923 %Ringgold County: 11.712 %Sac County: 4.437 %Scott County: 8.88 %Shelby County: 4.722 %Sioux County: 6.387 %Story County: 8.702 %Tama County: 11.61 %Taylor County: 9.811 %Union County: 8.171 %Van Buren County: 9.302 %Wapello County: 7.763 %Warren County: 11.266 %Washington County: 7.893 %Wayne County: 3.347 %Webster County: 8.837 %Winnebago County: 8.859 %Winneshiek County: 7.921 %Woodbury County: 7.239 %Worth County: 7.975 %Wright County: 9.226 %
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  • 9.5 and over
%, 2022. 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, 2022

Harrison County: 12.403 %Harrison County12.403Monona County: 12.165 %Monona County12.165Benton County: 11.962 %Benton County11.962Ringgold County: 11.712 %Ringgold County11.712Tama County: 11.61 %Tama County11.61Warren County: 11.266 %Warren County11.266Jefferson County: 11.029 %Jefferson County11.029Lee County: 10.774 %Lee County10.774Pocahontas County: 10.724 %Pocahontas County10.724Adams County: 10.471 %Adams County10.471Boone County: 10.176 %Boone County10.176Carroll County: 9.897 %Carroll County9.897Taylor County: 9.811 %Taylor County9.811Marshall County: 9.809 %Marshall County9.809Cedar County: 9.693 %Cedar County9.693Polk County: 9.655 %Polk County9.655Dickinson County: 9.531 %Dickinson County9.531Mahaska County: 9.476 %Mahaska County9.476Davis County: 9.434 %Davis County9.434Palo Alto County: 9.357 %Palo Alto County9.357Delaware County: 9.352 %Delaware County9.352Fremont County: 9.333 %Fremont County9.333Van Buren County: 9.302 %Van Buren County9.302Butler County: 9.294 %Butler County9.294Wright County: 9.226 %Wright County9.226Mills County: 9.22 %Mills County9.22Pottawattamie County: 9.154 %Pottawattamie County9.154Dallas County: 9.083 %Dallas County9.083Poweshiek County: 8.923 %Poweshiek County8.923Scott County: 8.88 %Scott County8.88Black Hawk County: 8.864 %Black Hawk County8.864Winnebago County: 8.859 %Winnebago County8.859Webster County: 8.837 %Webster County8.837Guthrie County: 8.835 %Guthrie County8.835Keokuk County: 8.831 %Keokuk County8.831Mitchell County: 8.818 %Mitchell County8.818Franklin County: 8.743 %Franklin County8.743Plymouth County: 8.717 %Plymouth County8.717Story County: 8.702 %Story County8.702Chickasaw County: 8.683 %Chickasaw County8.683Harrison County: 12.403 %Harrison County12.403Monona County: 12.165 %Monona County12.165Benton County: 11.962 %Benton County11.962Ringgold County: 11.712 %Ringgold County11.712Tama County: 11.61 %Tama County11.61Warren County: 11.266 %Warren County11.266Jefferson County: 11.029 %Jefferson County11.029Lee County: 10.774 %Lee County10.774Pocahontas County: 10.724 %Pocahontas County10.724Adams County: 10.471 %Adams County10.471Boone County: 10.176 %Boone County10.176Carroll County: 9.897 %Carroll County9.897Taylor County: 9.811 %Taylor County9.811Marshall County: 9.809 %Marshall County9.809Cedar County: 9.693 %Cedar County9.693Polk County: 9.655 %Polk County9.655Dickinson County: 9.531 %Dickinson County9.531Mahaska County: 9.476 %Mahaska County9.476Davis County: 9.434 %Davis County9.434Palo Alto County: 9.357 %Palo Alto County9.357Delaware County: 9.352 %Delaware County9.352Fremont County: 9.333 %Fremont County9.333Van Buren County: 9.302 %Van Buren County9.302Butler County: 9.294 %Butler County9.294Wright County: 9.226 %Wright County9.226Mills County: 9.22 %Mills County9.22Pottawattamie County: 9.154 %Pottawattamie County9.154Dallas County: 9.083 %Dallas County9.083Poweshiek County: 8.923 %Poweshiek County8.923Scott County: 8.88 %Scott County8.88Black Hawk County: 8.864 %Black Hawk County8.864Winnebago County: 8.859 %Winnebago County8.859Webster County: 8.837 %Webster County8.837Guthrie County: 8.835 %Guthrie County8.835Keokuk County: 8.831 %Keokuk County8.831Mitchell County: 8.818 %Mitchell County8.818Franklin County: 8.743 %Franklin County8.743Plymouth County: 8.717 %Plymouth County8.717Story County: 8.702 %Story County8.702Chickasaw County: 8.683 %Chickasaw County8.683
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Harrison County12.403+4.46 pts
2Monona County12.165+5.43 pts
3Benton County11.962+4.02 pts
4Ringgold County11.712+0.16 pts
5Tama County11.61+4.64 pts
6Warren County11.266+2.29 pts
7Jefferson County11.029+2.82 pts
8Lee County10.774+1.76 pts
9Pocahontas County10.724+5.45 pts
10Adams County10.471+2.05 pts
11Boone County10.176+3.17 pts
12Carroll County9.897+2.83 pts
13Taylor County9.811+5.09 pts
14Marshall County9.809+1.8 pts
15Cedar County9.693+3.09 pts
16Polk County9.655+0.98 pts
17Dickinson County9.531+0.7 pts
18Mahaska County9.476+2.62 pts
19Davis County9.434+0.79 pts
20Palo Alto County9.357+1.65 pts
21Delaware County9.352+1.4 pts
22Fremont County9.333-1.85 pts
23Van Buren County9.302-3.72 pts
24Butler County9.294+0.48 pts
25Wright County9.226-0.8 pts
26Mills County9.22-0.94 pts
27Pottawattamie County9.154+0.81 pts
28Dallas County9.083-0.25 pts
29Poweshiek County8.923+2.08 pts
30Scott County8.88+1.13 pts
31Black Hawk County8.864-0.29 pts
32Winnebago County8.859+1.82 pts
33Webster County8.837-1.02 pts
34Guthrie County8.835+0.82 pts
35Keokuk County8.831-1.07 pts
36Mitchell County8.818-0.1 pts
37Franklin County8.743-0.22 pts
38Plymouth County8.717+1.99 pts
39Story County8.702+1.75 pts
40Chickasaw County8.683+2.45 pts
41Louisa County8.672-2.59 pts
42Bremer County8.671-1.04 pts
43Buena Vista County8.65+1.63 pts
44Grundy County8.63-3.55 pts
45Cerro Gordo County8.605-1.87 pts
46Audubon County8.333-1.16 pts
47Kossuth County8.325+0.92 pts
48Hancock County8.288-0.04 pts
49Osceola County8.264+2.78 pts
50Linn County8.24+0.22 pts
51Ida County8.19+0.17 pts
52Union County8.171+0.83 pts
53Iowa County8.153-3.6 pts
54Clayton County8.145-1.61 pts
55Muscatine County8.092+1.08 pts
56Des Moines County8.067+1.33 pts
57Jasper County8.047-3.52 pts
58Worth County7.975-2.17 pts
59Henry County7.944-1.03 pts
60Lyon County7.943+0.26 pts
61Winneshiek County7.921+1.52 pts
62Washington County7.893+1.37 pts
63Dubuque County7.886-0.32 pts
64Johnson County7.813-1.09 pts
65Wapello County7.763+0.57 pts
66Hardin County7.75+0.9 pts
67Madison County7.735-3.49 pts
68Hamilton County7.67-1.58 pts
69Montgomery County7.664+2.82 pts
70Jones County7.572+0.21 pts
71Fayette County7.555-1.13 pts
72Marion County7.53+0.47 pts
73Buchanan County7.5-0.56 pts
74Lucas County7.407-3.39 pts
75Woodbury County7.239-0.33 pts
76Allamakee County7.143-2.28 pts
77Clinton County7.067+1.19 pts
78Page County6.986-4.84 pts
79Appanoose County6.742-0.86 pts
80Crawford County6.64-0.46 pts
81Decatur County6.593-0.15 pts
82Greene County6.55-2.97 pts
83Clay County6.44+0.22 pts
84Sioux County6.387+0.39 pts
85Cass County6.235+0.04 pts
86Cherokee County6.163-0.34 pts
87Humboldt County6.082-0.03 pts
88Clarke County5.848+2.84 pts
89O'Brien County5.844-1.78 pts
90Howard County5.74-0.93 pts
91Monroe County5.59-6.72 pts
92Calhoun County5.458-1.68 pts
93Emmet County5.078-2.04 pts
94Shelby County4.722-3.73 pts
95Adair County4.577-0.59 pts
96Sac County4.437-3.12 pts
97Jackson County4.246-3.51 pts
98Floyd County3.709-5.64 pts
99Wayne County3.347-6.74 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Harrison County, with 12.403% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Wayne County, with 3.347% in 2022.

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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