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Counties in North Dakota by establishment exit rate, 2023

Billings County had the highest establishment exit rate of 50 counties in 2023, at 17.978%. Cavalier County had the lowest, at 3.137%. The median was 7.895% and the figure for North Dakota was 7.986%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.978Billings County
Lowest3.137Cavalier County
Median7.89550 counties
North Dakota7.986History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 9.032 %Barnes County: 4.805 %Benson County: 6.03 %Billings County: 17.978 %Bottineau County: 7.256 %Bowman County: 7.353 %Burke County: 8.392 %Burleigh County: 7.804 %Cass County: 8.299 %Cavalier County: 3.137 %Dickey County: 10 %Divide County: 12.676 %Dunn County: 14.57 %Eddy County: 9.231 %Emmons County: 10.471 %Foster County: 7.059 %Golden Valley County: 8.621 %Grand Forks County: 7.356 %Grant County: 8.511 %Griggs County: 5.263 %Hettinger County: 7.547 %Kidder County: 7.895 %LaMoure County: 11.07 %Logan County: 4.8 %McHenry County: 7.258 %McIntosh County: 3.922 %McKenzie County: 10.938 %McLean County: 8.389 %Mercer County: 7.273 %Morton County: 6.931 %Mountrail County: 9.467 %Nelson County: 8.333 %Pembina County: 8.315 %Pierce County: 7.175 %Ramsey County: 7.895 %Ransom County: 9.014 %Renville County: 7.071 %Richland County: 6.452 %Rolette County: 7.958 %Sargent County: 3.791 %Sheridan County: 9.524 %Stark County: 8.307 %Steele County: 9.091 %Stutsman County: 7.137 %Towner County: 4.317 %Traill County: 7.101 %Walsh County: 6.646 %Ward County: 7.261 %Wells County: 9.934 %Williams County: 9.649 %
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%, 2023. 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, 2023

Billings County: 17.978 %Billings County17.978Dunn County: 14.57 %Dunn County14.57Divide County: 12.676 %Divide County12.676LaMoure County: 11.07 %LaMoure County11.07McKenzie County: 10.938 %McKenzie County10.938Emmons County: 10.471 %Emmons County10.471Dickey County: 10 %Dickey County10Wells County: 9.934 %Wells County9.934Williams County: 9.649 %Williams County9.649Sheridan County: 9.524 %Sheridan County9.524Mountrail County: 9.467 %Mountrail County9.467Eddy County: 9.231 %Eddy County9.231Steele County: 9.091 %Steele County9.091Adams County: 9.032 %Adams County9.032Ransom County: 9.014 %Ransom County9.014Golden Valley County: 8.621 %Golden Valley County8.621Grant County: 8.511 %Grant County8.511Burke County: 8.392 %Burke County8.392McLean County: 8.389 %McLean County8.389Nelson County: 8.333 %Nelson County8.333Pembina County: 8.315 %Pembina County8.315Stark County: 8.307 %Stark County8.307Cass County: 8.299 %Cass County8.299Rolette County: 7.958 %Rolette County7.958Kidder County: 7.895 %Kidder County7.895Ramsey County: 7.895 %Ramsey County7.895Burleigh County: 7.804 %Burleigh County7.804Hettinger County: 7.547 %Hettinger County7.547Grand Forks County: 7.356 %Grand Forks County7.356Bowman County: 7.353 %Bowman County7.353Mercer County: 7.273 %Mercer County7.273Ward County: 7.261 %Ward County7.261McHenry County: 7.258 %McHenry County7.258Bottineau County: 7.256 %Bottineau County7.256Pierce County: 7.175 %Pierce County7.175Stutsman County: 7.137 %Stutsman County7.137Traill County: 7.101 %Traill County7.101Renville County: 7.071 %Renville County7.071Foster County: 7.059 %Foster County7.059Morton County: 6.931 %Morton County6.931Walsh County: 6.646 %Walsh County6.646Richland County: 6.452 %Richland County6.452Benson County: 6.03 %Benson County6.03Griggs County: 5.263 %Griggs County5.263Barnes County: 4.805 %Barnes County4.805Logan County: 4.8 %Logan County4.8Towner County: 4.317 %Towner County4.317McIntosh County: 3.922 %McIntosh County3.922Sargent County: 3.791 %Sargent County3.791Cavalier County: 3.137 %Cavalier County3.137Billings County: 17.978 %Billings County17.978Dunn County: 14.57 %Dunn County14.57Divide County: 12.676 %Divide County12.676LaMoure County: 11.07 %LaMoure County11.07McKenzie County: 10.938 %McKenzie County10.938Emmons County: 10.471 %Emmons County10.471Dickey County: 10 %Dickey County10Wells County: 9.934 %Wells County9.934Williams County: 9.649 %Williams County9.649Sheridan County: 9.524 %Sheridan County9.524Mountrail County: 9.467 %Mountrail County9.467Eddy County: 9.231 %Eddy County9.231Steele County: 9.091 %Steele County9.091Adams County: 9.032 %Adams County9.032Ransom County: 9.014 %Ransom County9.014Golden Valley County: 8.621 %Golden Valley County8.621Grant County: 8.511 %Grant County8.511Burke County: 8.392 %Burke County8.392McLean County: 8.389 %McLean County8.389Nelson County: 8.333 %Nelson County8.333Pembina County: 8.315 %Pembina County8.315Stark County: 8.307 %Stark County8.307Cass County: 8.299 %Cass County8.299Rolette County: 7.958 %Rolette County7.958Kidder County: 7.895 %Kidder County7.895Ramsey County: 7.895 %Ramsey County7.895Burleigh County: 7.804 %Burleigh County7.804Hettinger County: 7.547 %Hettinger County7.547Grand Forks County: 7.356 %Grand Forks County7.356Bowman County: 7.353 %Bowman County7.353Mercer County: 7.273 %Mercer County7.273Ward County: 7.261 %Ward County7.261McHenry County: 7.258 %McHenry County7.258Bottineau County: 7.256 %Bottineau County7.256Pierce County: 7.175 %Pierce County7.175Stutsman County: 7.137 %Stutsman County7.137Traill County: 7.101 %Traill County7.101Renville County: 7.071 %Renville County7.071Foster County: 7.059 %Foster County7.059Morton County: 6.931 %Morton County6.931Walsh County: 6.646 %Walsh County6.646Richland County: 6.452 %Richland County6.452Benson County: 6.03 %Benson County6.03Griggs County: 5.263 %Griggs County5.263Barnes County: 4.805 %Barnes County4.805Logan County: 4.8 %Logan County4.8Towner County: 4.317 %Towner County4.317McIntosh County: 3.922 %McIntosh County3.922Sargent County: 3.791 %Sargent County3.791Cavalier County: 3.137 %Cavalier County3.137
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Billings County17.978+3.24 pts
2Dunn County14.57+5.01 pts
3Divide County12.676+1.79 pts
4LaMoure County11.07+7.38 pts
5McKenzie County10.938-1.76 pts
6Emmons County10.471+0.16 pts
7Dickey County10+3.92 pts
8Wells County9.934+3.89 pts
9Williams County9.649-1.89 pts
10Sheridan County9.524-2.98 pts
11Mountrail County9.467-0.15 pts
12Eddy County9.231+4.69 pts
13Steele County9.091-4.39 pts
14Adams County9.032-0.97 pts
15Ransom County9.014-0.77 pts
16Golden Valley County8.621-3.14 pts
17Grant County8.511-2.68 pts
18Burke County8.392+1.09 pts
19McLean County8.389-1.68 pts
20Nelson County8.333+1.6 pts
21Pembina County8.315+2.11 pts
22Stark County8.307-0.98 pts
23Cass County8.299+0.21 pts
24Rolette County7.958+0.22 pts
25Kidder County7.895+3.67 pts
25Ramsey County7.895-2.36 pts
27Burleigh County7.804+0.27 pts
28Hettinger County7.547+1.45 pts
29Grand Forks County7.356-0.36 pts
30Bowman County7.353-1.16 pts
31Mercer County7.273+0.92 pts
32Ward County7.261+0.11 pts
33McHenry County7.258-3.64 pts
34Bottineau County7.256-2.68 pts
35Pierce County7.175+1.67 pts
36Stutsman County7.137-0.23 pts
37Traill County7.101-2.55 pts
38Renville County7.071-2.3 pts
39Foster County7.059-0.85 pts
40Morton County6.931-1.98 pts
41Walsh County6.646-1.37 pts
42Richland County6.452-2.66 pts
43Benson County6.03-1.34 pts
44Griggs County5.263-5.55 pts
45Barnes County4.805-3.62 pts
46Logan County4.8-0.29 pts
47Towner County4.317-5.54 pts
48McIntosh County3.922-4.2 pts
49Sargent County3.791-3.83 pts
50Cavalier County3.137-7.43 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. 3 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2023 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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 North Dakota by establishment exit rate, 2023) [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 North Dakota by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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/north-dakota-counties. 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 North Dakota by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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/north-dakota-counties.

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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 North Dakota by establishment exit rate, 2023 [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/north-dakota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Billings County, with 17.978% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Cavalier County, with 3.137% in 2023.

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 2023 and are not ranked.

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