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Counties in Montana by establishment exit rate

Wibaux County had the highest establishment exit rate of 52 counties in 2019, at 18.182%. Roosevelt County had the lowest, at 3.815%. The median was 8.675% and the figure for Montana was 8.517%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.182Wibaux County
Lowest3.815Roosevelt County
Median8.67552 counties
Montana8.517History

Map of counties, 2019

Beaverhead County: 9.677 %Big Horn County: 6.471 %Blaine County: 12.552 %Broadwater County: 15.808 %Carbon County: 8.567 %Carter County: 12.5 %Cascade County: 6.857 %Chouteau County: 5.021 %Custer County: 6.57 %Daniels County: 8 %Dawson County: 11.702 %Deer Lodge County: 7.489 %Fallon County: 8.23 %Fergus County: 8.184 %Flathead County: 8.663 %Gallatin County: 9.457 %Glacier County: 9.499 %Granite County: 9.783 %Hill County: 8.379 %Jefferson County: 10.693 %Judith Basin County: 6.593 %Lake County: 10.526 %Lewis and Clark County: 8.208 %Liberty County: 7.018 %Lincoln County: 9.289 %McCone County: 15.217 %Madison County: 7.56 %Meagher County: 15.238 %Mineral County: 6.965 %Missoula County: 8.215 %Musselshell County: 11.765 %Park County: 10.629 %Phillips County: 7.339 %Pondera County: 7.339 %Powder River County: 16.071 %Powell County: 5.479 %Prairie County: 10.169 %Ravalli County: 10.134 %Richland County: 8.772 %Roosevelt County: 3.815 %Rosebud County: 4.56 %Sanders County: 9.508 %Sheridan County: 4.24 %Silver Bow County: 8.687 %Stillwater County: 9.412 %Sweet Grass County: 11.07 %Teton County: 10.462 %Toole County: 5.96 %Valley County: 7.708 %Wheatland County: 10.619 %Wibaux County: 18.182 %Yellowstone County: 7.406 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Wibaux County: 18.182 %Wibaux County18.182Powder River County: 16.071 %Powder River County16.071Broadwater County: 15.808 %Broadwater County15.808Meagher County: 15.238 %Meagher County15.238McCone County: 15.217 %McCone County15.217Blaine County: 12.552 %Blaine County12.552Carter County: 12.5 %Carter County12.5Musselshell County: 11.765 %Musselshell County11.765Dawson County: 11.702 %Dawson County11.702Sweet Grass County: 11.07 %Sweet Grass County11.07Jefferson County: 10.693 %Jefferson County10.693Park County: 10.629 %Park County10.629Wheatland County: 10.619 %Wheatland County10.619Lake County: 10.526 %Lake County10.526Teton County: 10.462 %Teton County10.462Prairie County: 10.169 %Prairie County10.169Ravalli County: 10.134 %Ravalli County10.134Granite County: 9.783 %Granite County9.783Beaverhead County: 9.677 %Beaverhead County9.677Sanders County: 9.508 %Sanders County9.508Glacier County: 9.499 %Glacier County9.499Gallatin County: 9.457 %Gallatin County9.457Stillwater County: 9.412 %Stillwater County9.412Lincoln County: 9.289 %Lincoln County9.289Richland County: 8.772 %Richland County8.772Silver Bow County: 8.687 %Silver Bow County8.687Flathead County: 8.663 %Flathead County8.663Carbon County: 8.567 %Carbon County8.567Hill County: 8.379 %Hill County8.379Fallon County: 8.23 %Fallon County8.23Missoula County: 8.215 %Missoula County8.215Lewis and Clark County: 8.208 %Lewis and Clark County8.208Fergus County: 8.184 %Fergus County8.184Daniels County: 8 %Daniels County8Valley County: 7.708 %Valley County7.708Madison County: 7.56 %Madison County7.56Deer Lodge County: 7.489 %Deer Lodge County7.489Yellowstone County: 7.406 %Yellowstone County7.406Phillips County: 7.339 %Phillips County7.339Pondera County: 7.339 %Pondera County7.339Liberty County: 7.018 %Liberty County7.018Mineral County: 6.965 %Mineral County6.965Cascade County: 6.857 %Cascade County6.857Judith Basin County: 6.593 %Judith Basin County6.593Custer County: 6.57 %Custer County6.57Big Horn County: 6.471 %Big Horn County6.471Toole County: 5.96 %Toole County5.96Powell County: 5.479 %Powell County5.479Chouteau County: 5.021 %Chouteau County5.021Rosebud County: 4.56 %Rosebud County4.56Sheridan County: 4.24 %Sheridan County4.24Roosevelt County: 3.815 %Roosevelt County3.815Wibaux County: 18.182 %Wibaux County18.182Powder River County: 16.071 %Powder River County16.071Broadwater County: 15.808 %Broadwater County15.808Meagher County: 15.238 %Meagher County15.238McCone County: 15.217 %McCone County15.217Blaine County: 12.552 %Blaine County12.552Carter County: 12.5 %Carter County12.5Musselshell County: 11.765 %Musselshell County11.765Dawson County: 11.702 %Dawson County11.702Sweet Grass County: 11.07 %Sweet Grass County11.07Jefferson County: 10.693 %Jefferson County10.693Park County: 10.629 %Park County10.629Wheatland County: 10.619 %Wheatland County10.619Lake County: 10.526 %Lake County10.526Teton County: 10.462 %Teton County10.462Prairie County: 10.169 %Prairie County10.169Ravalli County: 10.134 %Ravalli County10.134Granite County: 9.783 %Granite County9.783Beaverhead County: 9.677 %Beaverhead County9.677Sanders County: 9.508 %Sanders County9.508Glacier County: 9.499 %Glacier County9.499Gallatin County: 9.457 %Gallatin County9.457Stillwater County: 9.412 %Stillwater County9.412Lincoln County: 9.289 %Lincoln County9.289Richland County: 8.772 %Richland County8.772Silver Bow County: 8.687 %Silver Bow County8.687Flathead County: 8.663 %Flathead County8.663Carbon County: 8.567 %Carbon County8.567Hill County: 8.379 %Hill County8.379Fallon County: 8.23 %Fallon County8.23Missoula County: 8.215 %Missoula County8.215Lewis and Clark County: 8.208 %Lewis and Clark County8.208Fergus County: 8.184 %Fergus County8.184Daniels County: 8 %Daniels County8Valley County: 7.708 %Valley County7.708Madison County: 7.56 %Madison County7.56Deer Lodge County: 7.489 %Deer Lodge County7.489Yellowstone County: 7.406 %Yellowstone County7.406Phillips County: 7.339 %Phillips County7.339Pondera County: 7.339 %Pondera County7.339Liberty County: 7.018 %Liberty County7.018Mineral County: 6.965 %Mineral County6.965Cascade County: 6.857 %Cascade County6.857Judith Basin County: 6.593 %Judith Basin County6.593Custer County: 6.57 %Custer County6.57Big Horn County: 6.471 %Big Horn County6.471Toole County: 5.96 %Toole County5.96Powell County: 5.479 %Powell County5.479Chouteau County: 5.021 %Chouteau County5.021Rosebud County: 4.56 %Rosebud County4.56Sheridan County: 4.24 %Sheridan County4.24Roosevelt County: 3.815 %Roosevelt County3.815
%. 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
1Wibaux County18.182-5.82 pts
2Powder River County16.071n/a
3Broadwater County15.808+7.39 pts
4Meagher County15.238+3.59 pts
5McCone County15.217+2.59 pts
6Blaine County12.552+4.49 pts
7Carter County12.5n/a
8Musselshell County11.765+0.6 pts
9Dawson County11.702+3.65 pts
10Sweet Grass County11.07-1.88 pts
11Jefferson County10.693+0.08 pts
12Park County10.629+2 pts
13Wheatland County10.619-3.79 pts
14Lake County10.526+0.82 pts
15Teton County10.462-5.19 pts
16Prairie County10.169-3.16 pts
17Ravalli County10.134+2.44 pts
18Granite County9.783-2.04 pts
19Beaverhead County9.677+1.75 pts
20Sanders County9.508+0.84 pts
21Glacier County9.499-0.32 pts
22Gallatin County9.457-0.41 pts
23Stillwater County9.412+0.04 pts
24Lincoln County9.289+1.76 pts
25Richland County8.772-4.15 pts
26Silver Bow County8.687+1.61 pts
27Flathead County8.663-0.5 pts
28Carbon County8.567-3.02 pts
29Hill County8.379+0.08 pts
30Fallon County8.23-3.01 pts
31Missoula County8.215+0.02 pts
32Lewis and Clark County8.208+1.31 pts
33Fergus County8.184+1.62 pts
34Daniels County8+8 pts
35Valley County7.708+1.7 pts
36Madison County7.56-2.08 pts
37Deer Lodge County7.489+0.81 pts
38Yellowstone County7.406-0.68 pts
39Phillips County7.339-2.57 pts
39Pondera County7.339+1.3 pts
41Liberty County7.018-3.6 pts
42Mineral County6.965+0.58 pts
43Cascade County6.857-1.63 pts
44Judith Basin County6.593-2.4 pts
45Custer County6.57+0.49 pts
46Big Horn County6.471-0.49 pts
47Toole County5.96-4.9 pts
48Powell County5.479-5.48 pts
49Chouteau County5.021-5.86 pts
50Rosebud County4.56-3.23 pts
51Sheridan County4.24-7.15 pts
52Roosevelt County3.815-4.54 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. 4 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2019 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, 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 Montana 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/montana-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 Montana 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/montana-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 Montana 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/montana-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Wibaux County, with 18.182% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Roosevelt County, with 3.815% 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. 4 counties have no value for 2019 and are not ranked.

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