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Counties in Montana by establishment exit rate

Carter County had the highest establishment exit rate of 54 counties in 2015, at 16.327%. Wibaux County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 8.66% and the figure for Montana was 8.533%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.327Carter County
Lowest0Wibaux County
Median8.6654 counties
Montana8.533History

Map of counties, 2015

Beaverhead County: 7.267 %Big Horn County: 10.704 %Blaine County: 7.813 %Broadwater County: 4.329 %Carbon County: 9.792 %Carter County: 16.327 %Cascade County: 7.162 %Chouteau County: 4.819 %Custer County: 11.749 %Daniels County: 14.173 %Dawson County: 11.166 %Deer Lodge County: 10.55 %Fallon County: 11.429 %Fergus County: 6.914 %Flathead County: 8.932 %Gallatin County: 8.957 %Garfield County: 0 %Glacier County: 10.628 %Granite County: 12.155 %Hill County: 8.559 %Jefferson County: 9.091 %Judith Basin County: 14.433 %Lake County: 8.555 %Lewis and Clark County: 8.625 %Liberty County: 5.263 %Lincoln County: 9.953 %McCone County: 14.141 %Madison County: 13.41 %Meagher County: 8.081 %Mineral County: 8.04 %Missoula County: 7.781 %Musselshell County: 9.217 %Park County: 8.327 %Petroleum County: 0 %Phillips County: 8.547 %Pondera County: 4.954 %Powder River County: 13.008 %Powell County: 5.442 %Prairie County: 12.121 %Ravalli County: 10.033 %Richland County: 10.948 %Roosevelt County: 10.178 %Rosebud County: 4.255 %Sanders County: 10.187 %Sheridan County: 10.323 %Silver Bow County: 6.73 %Stillwater County: 5.322 %Sweet Grass County: 6.569 %Teton County: 8.772 %Toole County: 8.696 %Valley County: 6.11 %Wheatland County: 7.619 %Wibaux County: 0 %Yellowstone County: 8.212 %
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%, 2015. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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.

All counties, 2015

Carter County: 16.327 %Carter County16.327Judith Basin County: 14.433 %Judith Basin County14.433Daniels County: 14.173 %Daniels County14.173McCone County: 14.141 %McCone County14.141Madison County: 13.41 %Madison County13.41Powder River County: 13.008 %Powder River County13.008Granite County: 12.155 %Granite County12.155Prairie County: 12.121 %Prairie County12.121Custer County: 11.749 %Custer County11.749Fallon County: 11.429 %Fallon County11.429Dawson County: 11.166 %Dawson County11.166Richland County: 10.948 %Richland County10.948Big Horn County: 10.704 %Big Horn County10.704Glacier County: 10.628 %Glacier County10.628Deer Lodge County: 10.55 %Deer Lodge County10.55Sheridan County: 10.323 %Sheridan County10.323Sanders County: 10.187 %Sanders County10.187Roosevelt County: 10.178 %Roosevelt County10.178Ravalli County: 10.033 %Ravalli County10.033Lincoln County: 9.953 %Lincoln County9.953Carbon County: 9.792 %Carbon County9.792Musselshell County: 9.217 %Musselshell County9.217Jefferson County: 9.091 %Jefferson County9.091Gallatin County: 8.957 %Gallatin County8.957Flathead County: 8.932 %Flathead County8.932Teton County: 8.772 %Teton County8.772Toole County: 8.696 %Toole County8.696Lewis and Clark County: 8.625 %Lewis and Clark County8.625Hill County: 8.559 %Hill County8.559Lake County: 8.555 %Lake County8.555Phillips County: 8.547 %Phillips County8.547Park County: 8.327 %Park County8.327Yellowstone County: 8.212 %Yellowstone County8.212Meagher County: 8.081 %Meagher County8.081Mineral County: 8.04 %Mineral County8.04Blaine County: 7.813 %Blaine County7.813Missoula County: 7.781 %Missoula County7.781Wheatland County: 7.619 %Wheatland County7.619Beaverhead County: 7.267 %Beaverhead County7.267Cascade County: 7.162 %Cascade County7.162Fergus County: 6.914 %Fergus County6.914Silver Bow County: 6.73 %Silver Bow County6.73Sweet Grass County: 6.569 %Sweet Grass County6.569Valley County: 6.11 %Valley County6.11Powell County: 5.442 %Powell County5.442Stillwater County: 5.322 %Stillwater County5.322Liberty County: 5.263 %Liberty County5.263Pondera County: 4.954 %Pondera County4.954Chouteau County: 4.819 %Chouteau County4.819Broadwater County: 4.329 %Broadwater County4.329Rosebud County: 4.255 %Rosebud County4.255Garfield County: 0 %Garfield County0Petroleum County: 0 %Petroleum County0Wibaux County: 0 %Wibaux County0Carter County: 16.327 %Carter County16.327Judith Basin County: 14.433 %Judith Basin County14.433Daniels County: 14.173 %Daniels County14.173McCone County: 14.141 %McCone County14.141Madison County: 13.41 %Madison County13.41Powder River County: 13.008 %Powder River County13.008Granite County: 12.155 %Granite County12.155Prairie County: 12.121 %Prairie County12.121Custer County: 11.749 %Custer County11.749Fallon County: 11.429 %Fallon County11.429Dawson County: 11.166 %Dawson County11.166Richland County: 10.948 %Richland County10.948Big Horn County: 10.704 %Big Horn County10.704Glacier County: 10.628 %Glacier County10.628Deer Lodge County: 10.55 %Deer Lodge County10.55Sheridan County: 10.323 %Sheridan County10.323Sanders County: 10.187 %Sanders County10.187Roosevelt County: 10.178 %Roosevelt County10.178Ravalli County: 10.033 %Ravalli County10.033Lincoln County: 9.953 %Lincoln County9.953Carbon County: 9.792 %Carbon County9.792Musselshell County: 9.217 %Musselshell County9.217Jefferson County: 9.091 %Jefferson County9.091Gallatin County: 8.957 %Gallatin County8.957Flathead County: 8.932 %Flathead County8.932Teton County: 8.772 %Teton County8.772Toole County: 8.696 %Toole County8.696Lewis and Clark County: 8.625 %Lewis and Clark County8.625Hill County: 8.559 %Hill County8.559Lake County: 8.555 %Lake County8.555Phillips County: 8.547 %Phillips County8.547Park County: 8.327 %Park County8.327Yellowstone County: 8.212 %Yellowstone County8.212Meagher County: 8.081 %Meagher County8.081Mineral County: 8.04 %Mineral County8.04Blaine County: 7.813 %Blaine County7.813Missoula County: 7.781 %Missoula County7.781Wheatland County: 7.619 %Wheatland County7.619Beaverhead County: 7.267 %Beaverhead County7.267Cascade County: 7.162 %Cascade County7.162Fergus County: 6.914 %Fergus County6.914Silver Bow County: 6.73 %Silver Bow County6.73Sweet Grass County: 6.569 %Sweet Grass County6.569Valley County: 6.11 %Valley County6.11Powell County: 5.442 %Powell County5.442Stillwater County: 5.322 %Stillwater County5.322Liberty County: 5.263 %Liberty County5.263Pondera County: 4.954 %Pondera County4.954Chouteau County: 4.819 %Chouteau County4.819Broadwater County: 4.329 %Broadwater County4.329Rosebud County: 4.255 %Rosebud County4.255Garfield County: 0 %Garfield County0Petroleum County: 0 %Petroleum County0Wibaux County: 0 %Wibaux County0
%. 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
1Carter County16.327-12.24 pts
2Judith Basin County14.433n/a
3Daniels County14.173+6.54 pts
4McCone County14.1410 pts
5Madison County13.41-2.29 pts
6Powder River County13.008-3.25 pts
7Granite County12.155-0.42 pts
8Prairie County12.1210 pts
9Custer County11.749+4.24 pts
10Fallon County11.429+5.16 pts
11Dawson County11.166+4.22 pts
12Richland County10.948+2.21 pts
13Big Horn County10.704-2.11 pts
14Glacier County10.628-0.1 pts
15Deer Lodge County10.55+1.85 pts
16Sheridan County10.323-2.46 pts
17Sanders County10.187-4.36 pts
18Roosevelt County10.178-1.15 pts
19Ravalli County10.033-0.87 pts
20Lincoln County9.953+2.87 pts
21Carbon County9.792-4.09 pts
22Musselshell County9.217+2.64 pts
23Jefferson County9.091-1.9 pts
24Gallatin County8.957+0.19 pts
25Flathead County8.932-0.45 pts
26Teton County8.772-2.01 pts
27Toole County8.696+1.29 pts
28Lewis and Clark County8.625+0.09 pts
29Hill County8.559+1.73 pts
30Lake County8.555-1.11 pts
31Phillips County8.547+0.79 pts
32Park County8.327-1.47 pts
33Yellowstone County8.212-0.86 pts
34Meagher County8.081-1.63 pts
35Mineral County8.040 pts
36Blaine County7.813-1.38 pts
37Missoula County7.781+0.07 pts
38Wheatland County7.619-6.11 pts
39Beaverhead County7.267+0.34 pts
40Cascade County7.162-1.3 pts
41Fergus County6.914-0.53 pts
42Silver Bow County6.73-0.92 pts
43Sweet Grass County6.569+0.39 pts
44Valley County6.11-0.02 pts
45Powell County5.442-3.62 pts
46Stillwater County5.322-3.1 pts
47Liberty County5.263-2.14 pts
48Pondera County4.954-0.64 pts
49Chouteau County4.819-8.84 pts
50Broadwater County4.329-15.33 pts
51Rosebud County4.255-1.81 pts
52Garfield County0-25 pts
52Petroleum County0n/a
52Wibaux County0-9.84 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. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2015 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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 Montana 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 Montana 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/montana-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Montana 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/montana-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 Montana 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/montana-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Carter County, with 16.327% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Wibaux County, with 0% 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. 2 counties have no value for 2015 and are not ranked.

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