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Counties in Montana by establishment exit rate

Carter County had the highest establishment exit rate of 50 counties in 2017, at 20.833%. Petroleum County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 8.816% and the figure for Montana was 8.762%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.833Carter County
Lowest0Petroleum County
Median8.81650 counties
Montana8.762History

Map of counties, 2017

Beaverhead County: 7.75 %Big Horn County: 10.615 %Blaine County: 8 %Broadwater County: 9.665 %Carbon County: 10.324 %Carter County: 20.833 %Cascade County: 6.734 %Chouteau County: 11.336 %Custer County: 8.742 %Daniels County: 5 %Dawson County: 10 %Deer Lodge County: 5.882 %Fallon County: 12.83 %Fergus County: 7.009 %Flathead County: 10.394 %Gallatin County: 9.081 %Glacier County: 8.184 %Granite County: 8.602 %Hill County: 6.904 %Jefferson County: 11.336 %Judith Basin County: 6.452 %Lake County: 8.078 %Lewis and Clark County: 7.006 %Liberty County: 10.084 %Lincoln County: 9.922 %Madison County: 9.647 %Meagher County: 15.842 %Mineral County: 13.684 %Missoula County: 8.442 %Musselshell County: 8.889 %Park County: 8.333 %Petroleum County: 0 %Phillips County: 6.167 %Pondera County: 3.077 %Powder River County: 19.469 %Powell County: 6.207 %Prairie County: 12.121 %Ravalli County: 10.455 %Richland County: 10.472 %Roosevelt County: 12.399 %Rosebud County: 8.333 %Sanders County: 10.403 %Sheridan County: 10.453 %Silver Bow County: 8.625 %Stillwater County: 13.575 %Sweet Grass County: 8.136 %Teton County: 10.056 %Toole County: 4.908 %Valley County: 5.68 %Yellowstone County: 8.424 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Carter County: 20.833 %Carter County20.833Powder River County: 19.469 %Powder River County19.469Meagher County: 15.842 %Meagher County15.842Mineral County: 13.684 %Mineral County13.684Stillwater County: 13.575 %Stillwater County13.575Fallon County: 12.83 %Fallon County12.83Roosevelt County: 12.399 %Roosevelt County12.399Prairie County: 12.121 %Prairie County12.121Chouteau County: 11.336 %Chouteau County11.336Jefferson County: 11.336 %Jefferson County11.336Big Horn County: 10.615 %Big Horn County10.615Richland County: 10.472 %Richland County10.472Ravalli County: 10.455 %Ravalli County10.455Sheridan County: 10.453 %Sheridan County10.453Sanders County: 10.403 %Sanders County10.403Flathead County: 10.394 %Flathead County10.394Carbon County: 10.324 %Carbon County10.324Liberty County: 10.084 %Liberty County10.084Teton County: 10.056 %Teton County10.056Dawson County: 10 %Dawson County10Lincoln County: 9.922 %Lincoln County9.922Broadwater County: 9.665 %Broadwater County9.665Madison County: 9.647 %Madison County9.647Gallatin County: 9.081 %Gallatin County9.081Musselshell County: 8.889 %Musselshell County8.889Custer County: 8.742 %Custer County8.742Silver Bow County: 8.625 %Silver Bow County8.625Granite County: 8.602 %Granite County8.602Missoula County: 8.442 %Missoula County8.442Yellowstone County: 8.424 %Yellowstone County8.424Park County: 8.333 %Park County8.333Rosebud County: 8.333 %Rosebud County8.333Glacier County: 8.184 %Glacier County8.184Sweet Grass County: 8.136 %Sweet Grass County8.136Lake County: 8.078 %Lake County8.078Blaine County: 8 %Blaine County8Beaverhead County: 7.75 %Beaverhead County7.75Fergus County: 7.009 %Fergus County7.009Lewis and Clark County: 7.006 %Lewis and Clark County7.006Hill County: 6.904 %Hill County6.904Cascade County: 6.734 %Cascade County6.734Judith Basin County: 6.452 %Judith Basin County6.452Powell County: 6.207 %Powell County6.207Phillips County: 6.167 %Phillips County6.167Deer Lodge County: 5.882 %Deer Lodge County5.882Valley County: 5.68 %Valley County5.68Daniels County: 5 %Daniels County5Toole County: 4.908 %Toole County4.908Pondera County: 3.077 %Pondera County3.077Petroleum County: 0 %Petroleum County0Carter County: 20.833 %Carter County20.833Powder River County: 19.469 %Powder River County19.469Meagher County: 15.842 %Meagher County15.842Mineral County: 13.684 %Mineral County13.684Stillwater County: 13.575 %Stillwater County13.575Fallon County: 12.83 %Fallon County12.83Roosevelt County: 12.399 %Roosevelt County12.399Prairie County: 12.121 %Prairie County12.121Chouteau County: 11.336 %Chouteau County11.336Jefferson County: 11.336 %Jefferson County11.336Big Horn County: 10.615 %Big Horn County10.615Richland County: 10.472 %Richland County10.472Ravalli County: 10.455 %Ravalli County10.455Sheridan County: 10.453 %Sheridan County10.453Sanders County: 10.403 %Sanders County10.403Flathead County: 10.394 %Flathead County10.394Carbon County: 10.324 %Carbon County10.324Liberty County: 10.084 %Liberty County10.084Teton County: 10.056 %Teton County10.056Dawson County: 10 %Dawson County10Lincoln County: 9.922 %Lincoln County9.922Broadwater County: 9.665 %Broadwater County9.665Madison County: 9.647 %Madison County9.647Gallatin County: 9.081 %Gallatin County9.081Musselshell County: 8.889 %Musselshell County8.889Custer County: 8.742 %Custer County8.742Silver Bow County: 8.625 %Silver Bow County8.625Granite County: 8.602 %Granite County8.602Missoula County: 8.442 %Missoula County8.442Yellowstone County: 8.424 %Yellowstone County8.424Park County: 8.333 %Park County8.333Rosebud County: 8.333 %Rosebud County8.333Glacier County: 8.184 %Glacier County8.184Sweet Grass County: 8.136 %Sweet Grass County8.136Lake County: 8.078 %Lake County8.078Blaine County: 8 %Blaine County8Beaverhead County: 7.75 %Beaverhead County7.75Fergus County: 7.009 %Fergus County7.009Lewis and Clark County: 7.006 %Lewis and Clark County7.006Hill County: 6.904 %Hill County6.904Cascade County: 6.734 %Cascade County6.734Judith Basin County: 6.452 %Judith Basin County6.452Powell County: 6.207 %Powell County6.207Phillips County: 6.167 %Phillips County6.167Deer Lodge County: 5.882 %Deer Lodge County5.882Valley County: 5.68 %Valley County5.68Daniels County: 5 %Daniels County5Toole County: 4.908 %Toole County4.908Pondera County: 3.077 %Pondera County3.077Petroleum County: 0 %Petroleum 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Carter County20.833+9.29 pts
2Powder River County19.469+1.58 pts
3Meagher County15.842+7.84 pts
4Mineral County13.684-0.53 pts
5Stillwater County13.575+4.78 pts
6Fallon County12.83+3.24 pts
7Roosevelt County12.399+5.68 pts
8Prairie County12.121n/a
9Chouteau County11.336+3.46 pts
9Jefferson County11.336+3.17 pts
11Big Horn County10.615+4.57 pts
12Richland County10.472-1.98 pts
13Ravalli County10.455+1.22 pts
14Sheridan County10.453-0.96 pts
15Sanders County10.403+1.31 pts
16Flathead County10.394+1.85 pts
17Carbon County10.324-2.01 pts
18Liberty County10.084n/a
19Teton County10.056+3.22 pts
20Dawson County10+2.31 pts
21Lincoln County9.922-1.34 pts
22Broadwater County9.665+0.29 pts
23Madison County9.647-2.54 pts
24Gallatin County9.081+0.51 pts
25Musselshell County8.889+2.55 pts
26Custer County8.742+0.29 pts
27Silver Bow County8.625+1.24 pts
28Granite County8.602-1.29 pts
29Missoula County8.442+0.71 pts
30Yellowstone County8.424+0.29 pts
31Park County8.333-1.57 pts
31Rosebud County8.333-4.09 pts
33Glacier County8.184-4.41 pts
34Sweet Grass County8.136+0.55 pts
35Lake County8.078-2.58 pts
36Blaine County8+0.86 pts
37Beaverhead County7.75-1.12 pts
38Fergus County7.009-1.62 pts
39Lewis and Clark County7.006+0.51 pts
40Hill County6.904-0.79 pts
41Cascade County6.734-0.52 pts
42Judith Basin County6.452-4.19 pts
43Powell County6.207-4.79 pts
44Phillips County6.167-5.09 pts
45Deer Lodge County5.882+0.77 pts
46Valley County5.68-0.44 pts
47Daniels County5-1.56 pts
48Toole County4.908-4.7 pts
49Pondera County3.077-5.02 pts
50Petroleum County00 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. 6 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2017 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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APA 7

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, 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 Montana 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/montana-counties?period=2017. 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, 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/montana-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 Montana 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/montana-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Carter County, with 20.833% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Petroleum County, with 0% 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. 6 counties have no value for 2017 and are not ranked.

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