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Counties in Montana by establishment exit rate

Petroleum County had the highest establishment exit rate of 53 counties in 2018, at 37.5%. Golden Valley County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 9.164% and the figure for Montana was 8.674%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest37.5Petroleum County
Lowest0Golden Valley County
Median9.16453 counties
Montana8.674History

Map of counties, 2018

Beaverhead County: 7.93 %Big Horn County: 6.957 %Blaine County: 8.065 %Broadwater County: 8.421 %Carbon County: 11.59 %Cascade County: 8.486 %Chouteau County: 10.879 %Custer County: 6.077 %Daniels County: 0 %Dawson County: 8.056 %Deer Lodge County: 6.682 %Fallon County: 11.245 %Fergus County: 6.566 %Flathead County: 9.164 %Gallatin County: 9.865 %Glacier County: 9.819 %Golden Valley County: 0 %Granite County: 11.828 %Hill County: 8.297 %Jefferson County: 10.612 %Judith Basin County: 8.989 %Lake County: 9.706 %Lewis and Clark County: 6.9 %Liberty County: 10.619 %Lincoln County: 7.529 %McCone County: 12.632 %Madison County: 9.643 %Meagher County: 11.65 %Mineral County: 6.383 %Missoula County: 8.195 %Musselshell County: 11.163 %Park County: 8.63 %Petroleum County: 37.5 %Phillips County: 9.91 %Pondera County: 6.042 %Powell County: 10.959 %Prairie County: 13.333 %Ravalli County: 7.695 %Richland County: 12.924 %Roosevelt County: 8.357 %Rosebud County: 7.792 %Sanders County: 8.667 %Sheridan County: 11.388 %Silver Bow County: 7.075 %Stillwater County: 9.368 %Sweet Grass County: 12.95 %Teton County: 15.652 %Toole County: 10.863 %Treasure County: 28.571 %Valley County: 6.012 %Wheatland County: 14.414 %Wibaux County: 24 %Yellowstone County: 8.088 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Petroleum County: 37.5 %Petroleum County37.5Treasure County: 28.571 %Treasure County28.571Wibaux County: 24 %Wibaux County24Teton County: 15.652 %Teton County15.652Wheatland County: 14.414 %Wheatland County14.414Prairie County: 13.333 %Prairie County13.333Sweet Grass County: 12.95 %Sweet Grass County12.95Richland County: 12.924 %Richland County12.924McCone County: 12.632 %McCone County12.632Granite County: 11.828 %Granite County11.828Meagher County: 11.65 %Meagher County11.65Carbon County: 11.59 %Carbon County11.59Sheridan County: 11.388 %Sheridan County11.388Fallon County: 11.245 %Fallon County11.245Musselshell County: 11.163 %Musselshell County11.163Powell County: 10.959 %Powell County10.959Chouteau County: 10.879 %Chouteau County10.879Toole County: 10.863 %Toole County10.863Liberty County: 10.619 %Liberty County10.619Jefferson County: 10.612 %Jefferson County10.612Phillips County: 9.91 %Phillips County9.91Gallatin County: 9.865 %Gallatin County9.865Glacier County: 9.819 %Glacier County9.819Lake County: 9.706 %Lake County9.706Madison County: 9.643 %Madison County9.643Stillwater County: 9.368 %Stillwater County9.368Flathead County: 9.164 %Flathead County9.164Judith Basin County: 8.989 %Judith Basin County8.989Sanders County: 8.667 %Sanders County8.667Park County: 8.63 %Park County8.63Cascade County: 8.486 %Cascade County8.486Broadwater County: 8.421 %Broadwater County8.421Roosevelt County: 8.357 %Roosevelt County8.357Hill County: 8.297 %Hill County8.297Missoula County: 8.195 %Missoula County8.195Yellowstone County: 8.088 %Yellowstone County8.088Blaine County: 8.065 %Blaine County8.065Dawson County: 8.056 %Dawson County8.056Beaverhead County: 7.93 %Beaverhead County7.93Rosebud County: 7.792 %Rosebud County7.792Ravalli County: 7.695 %Ravalli County7.695Lincoln County: 7.529 %Lincoln County7.529Silver Bow County: 7.075 %Silver Bow County7.075Big Horn County: 6.957 %Big Horn County6.957Lewis and Clark County: 6.9 %Lewis and Clark County6.9Deer Lodge County: 6.682 %Deer Lodge County6.682Fergus County: 6.566 %Fergus County6.566Mineral County: 6.383 %Mineral County6.383Custer County: 6.077 %Custer County6.077Pondera County: 6.042 %Pondera County6.042Valley County: 6.012 %Valley County6.012Daniels County: 0 %Daniels County0Golden Valley County: 0 %Golden Valley County0Petroleum County: 37.5 %Petroleum County37.5Treasure County: 28.571 %Treasure County28.571Wibaux County: 24 %Wibaux County24Teton County: 15.652 %Teton County15.652Wheatland County: 14.414 %Wheatland County14.414Prairie County: 13.333 %Prairie County13.333Sweet Grass County: 12.95 %Sweet Grass County12.95Richland County: 12.924 %Richland County12.924McCone County: 12.632 %McCone County12.632Granite County: 11.828 %Granite County11.828Meagher County: 11.65 %Meagher County11.65Carbon County: 11.59 %Carbon County11.59Sheridan County: 11.388 %Sheridan County11.388Fallon County: 11.245 %Fallon County11.245Musselshell County: 11.163 %Musselshell County11.163Powell County: 10.959 %Powell County10.959Chouteau County: 10.879 %Chouteau County10.879Toole County: 10.863 %Toole County10.863Liberty County: 10.619 %Liberty County10.619Jefferson County: 10.612 %Jefferson County10.612Phillips County: 9.91 %Phillips County9.91Gallatin County: 9.865 %Gallatin County9.865Glacier County: 9.819 %Glacier County9.819Lake County: 9.706 %Lake County9.706Madison County: 9.643 %Madison County9.643Stillwater County: 9.368 %Stillwater County9.368Flathead County: 9.164 %Flathead County9.164Judith Basin County: 8.989 %Judith Basin County8.989Sanders County: 8.667 %Sanders County8.667Park County: 8.63 %Park County8.63Cascade County: 8.486 %Cascade County8.486Broadwater County: 8.421 %Broadwater County8.421Roosevelt County: 8.357 %Roosevelt County8.357Hill County: 8.297 %Hill County8.297Missoula County: 8.195 %Missoula County8.195Yellowstone County: 8.088 %Yellowstone County8.088Blaine County: 8.065 %Blaine County8.065Dawson County: 8.056 %Dawson County8.056Beaverhead County: 7.93 %Beaverhead County7.93Rosebud County: 7.792 %Rosebud County7.792Ravalli County: 7.695 %Ravalli County7.695Lincoln County: 7.529 %Lincoln County7.529Silver Bow County: 7.075 %Silver Bow County7.075Big Horn County: 6.957 %Big Horn County6.957Lewis and Clark County: 6.9 %Lewis and Clark County6.9Deer Lodge County: 6.682 %Deer Lodge County6.682Fergus County: 6.566 %Fergus County6.566Mineral County: 6.383 %Mineral County6.383Custer County: 6.077 %Custer County6.077Pondera County: 6.042 %Pondera County6.042Valley County: 6.012 %Valley County6.012Daniels County: 0 %Daniels County0Golden Valley County: 0 %Golden Valley 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Petroleum County37.5+37.5 pts
2Treasure County28.571n/a
3Wibaux County24n/a
4Teton County15.652+5.6 pts
5Wheatland County14.414n/a
6Prairie County13.333+1.21 pts
7Sweet Grass County12.95+4.81 pts
8Richland County12.924+2.45 pts
9McCone County12.632n/a
10Granite County11.828+3.23 pts
11Meagher County11.65-4.19 pts
12Carbon County11.59+1.27 pts
13Sheridan County11.388+0.94 pts
14Fallon County11.245-1.59 pts
15Musselshell County11.163+2.27 pts
16Powell County10.959+4.75 pts
17Chouteau County10.879-0.46 pts
18Toole County10.863+5.95 pts
19Liberty County10.619+0.54 pts
20Jefferson County10.612-0.72 pts
21Phillips County9.91+3.74 pts
22Gallatin County9.865+0.78 pts
23Glacier County9.819+1.64 pts
24Lake County9.706+1.63 pts
25Madison County9.643-0 pts
26Stillwater County9.368-4.21 pts
27Flathead County9.164-1.23 pts
28Judith Basin County8.989+2.54 pts
29Sanders County8.667-1.74 pts
30Park County8.63+0.3 pts
31Cascade County8.486+1.75 pts
32Broadwater County8.421-1.24 pts
33Roosevelt County8.357-4.04 pts
34Hill County8.297+1.39 pts
35Missoula County8.195-0.25 pts
36Yellowstone County8.088-0.34 pts
37Blaine County8.065+0.06 pts
38Dawson County8.056-1.94 pts
39Beaverhead County7.93+0.18 pts
40Rosebud County7.792-0.54 pts
41Ravalli County7.695-2.76 pts
42Lincoln County7.529-2.39 pts
43Silver Bow County7.075-1.55 pts
44Big Horn County6.957-3.66 pts
45Lewis and Clark County6.9-0.11 pts
46Deer Lodge County6.682+0.8 pts
47Fergus County6.566-0.44 pts
48Mineral County6.383-7.3 pts
49Custer County6.077-2.67 pts
50Pondera County6.042+2.96 pts
51Valley County6.012+0.33 pts
52Daniels County0-5 pts
52Golden Valley County0n/a

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. 3 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2018 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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 Montana by establishment exit rate, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Petroleum County, with 37.5% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Golden Valley County, with 0% in 2018.

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. 3 counties have no value for 2018 and are not ranked.

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