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Counties in North Dakota by establishment exit rate

Burke County had the highest establishment exit rate of 50 counties in 2014, at 17.178%. Slope County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 8.093% and the figure for North Dakota was 7.829%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.178Burke County
Lowest0Slope County
Median8.09350 counties
North Dakota7.829History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 5.319 %Barnes County: 6.828 %Benson County: 3.828 %Bottineau County: 10.707 %Bowman County: 5.298 %Burke County: 17.178 %Burleigh County: 7.6 %Cass County: 6.518 %Cavalier County: 10.204 %Dickey County: 7.053 %Divide County: 12 %Dunn County: 14.815 %Eddy County: 8.451 %Emmons County: 3.54 %Foster County: 6.107 %Golden Valley County: 5.369 %Grand Forks County: 6.323 %Grant County: 10.606 %Griggs County: 13.483 %Hettinger County: 11.538 %LaMoure County: 5.036 %Logan County: 13.675 %McHenry County: 3.571 %McIntosh County: 3.96 %McKenzie County: 15.171 %McLean County: 7.064 %Mercer County: 5.322 %Morton County: 8.399 %Mountrail County: 10.709 %Nelson County: 12.903 %Oliver County: 11.905 %Pembina County: 8.468 %Pierce County: 6.926 %Ramsey County: 4.663 %Ransom County: 8.023 %Renville County: 11.224 %Richland County: 6.188 %Rolette County: 13.372 %Sargent County: 3.448 %Sheridan County: 8.219 %Slope County: 0 %Stark County: 8.635 %Steele County: 8.989 %Stutsman County: 4.992 %Towner County: 8.163 %Traill County: 5.367 %Walsh County: 7.042 %Ward County: 9.025 %Wells County: 8.563 %Williams County: 12.446 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Burke County: 17.178 %Burke County17.178McKenzie County: 15.171 %McKenzie County15.171Dunn County: 14.815 %Dunn County14.815Logan County: 13.675 %Logan County13.675Griggs County: 13.483 %Griggs County13.483Rolette County: 13.372 %Rolette County13.372Nelson County: 12.903 %Nelson County12.903Williams County: 12.446 %Williams County12.446Divide County: 12 %Divide County12Oliver County: 11.905 %Oliver County11.905Hettinger County: 11.538 %Hettinger County11.538Renville County: 11.224 %Renville County11.224Mountrail County: 10.709 %Mountrail County10.709Bottineau County: 10.707 %Bottineau County10.707Grant County: 10.606 %Grant County10.606Cavalier County: 10.204 %Cavalier County10.204Ward County: 9.025 %Ward County9.025Steele County: 8.989 %Steele County8.989Stark County: 8.635 %Stark County8.635Wells County: 8.563 %Wells County8.563Pembina County: 8.468 %Pembina County8.468Eddy County: 8.451 %Eddy County8.451Morton County: 8.399 %Morton County8.399Sheridan County: 8.219 %Sheridan County8.219Towner County: 8.163 %Towner County8.163Ransom County: 8.023 %Ransom County8.023Burleigh County: 7.6 %Burleigh County7.6McLean County: 7.064 %McLean County7.064Dickey County: 7.053 %Dickey County7.053Walsh County: 7.042 %Walsh County7.042Pierce County: 6.926 %Pierce County6.926Barnes County: 6.828 %Barnes County6.828Cass County: 6.518 %Cass County6.518Grand Forks County: 6.323 %Grand Forks County6.323Richland County: 6.188 %Richland County6.188Foster County: 6.107 %Foster County6.107Golden Valley County: 5.369 %Golden Valley County5.369Traill County: 5.367 %Traill County5.367Mercer County: 5.322 %Mercer County5.322Adams County: 5.319 %Adams County5.319Bowman County: 5.298 %Bowman County5.298LaMoure County: 5.036 %LaMoure County5.036Stutsman County: 4.992 %Stutsman County4.992Ramsey County: 4.663 %Ramsey County4.663McIntosh County: 3.96 %McIntosh County3.96Benson County: 3.828 %Benson County3.828McHenry County: 3.571 %McHenry County3.571Emmons County: 3.54 %Emmons County3.54Sargent County: 3.448 %Sargent County3.448Slope County: 0 %Slope County0Burke County: 17.178 %Burke County17.178McKenzie County: 15.171 %McKenzie County15.171Dunn County: 14.815 %Dunn County14.815Logan County: 13.675 %Logan County13.675Griggs County: 13.483 %Griggs County13.483Rolette County: 13.372 %Rolette County13.372Nelson County: 12.903 %Nelson County12.903Williams County: 12.446 %Williams County12.446Divide County: 12 %Divide County12Oliver County: 11.905 %Oliver County11.905Hettinger County: 11.538 %Hettinger County11.538Renville County: 11.224 %Renville County11.224Mountrail County: 10.709 %Mountrail County10.709Bottineau County: 10.707 %Bottineau County10.707Grant County: 10.606 %Grant County10.606Cavalier County: 10.204 %Cavalier County10.204Ward County: 9.025 %Ward County9.025Steele County: 8.989 %Steele County8.989Stark County: 8.635 %Stark County8.635Wells County: 8.563 %Wells County8.563Pembina County: 8.468 %Pembina County8.468Eddy County: 8.451 %Eddy County8.451Morton County: 8.399 %Morton County8.399Sheridan County: 8.219 %Sheridan County8.219Towner County: 8.163 %Towner County8.163Ransom County: 8.023 %Ransom County8.023Burleigh County: 7.6 %Burleigh County7.6McLean County: 7.064 %McLean County7.064Dickey County: 7.053 %Dickey County7.053Walsh County: 7.042 %Walsh County7.042Pierce County: 6.926 %Pierce County6.926Barnes County: 6.828 %Barnes County6.828Cass County: 6.518 %Cass County6.518Grand Forks County: 6.323 %Grand Forks County6.323Richland County: 6.188 %Richland County6.188Foster County: 6.107 %Foster County6.107Golden Valley County: 5.369 %Golden Valley County5.369Traill County: 5.367 %Traill County5.367Mercer County: 5.322 %Mercer County5.322Adams County: 5.319 %Adams County5.319Bowman County: 5.298 %Bowman County5.298LaMoure County: 5.036 %LaMoure County5.036Stutsman County: 4.992 %Stutsman County4.992Ramsey County: 4.663 %Ramsey County4.663McIntosh County: 3.96 %McIntosh County3.96Benson County: 3.828 %Benson County3.828McHenry County: 3.571 %McHenry County3.571Emmons County: 3.54 %Emmons County3.54Sargent County: 3.448 %Sargent County3.448Slope County: 0 %Slope 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Burke County17.178+6.92 pts
2McKenzie County15.171+2.67 pts
3Dunn County14.815+9.43 pts
4Logan County13.675+0.56 pts
5Griggs County13.483+8.91 pts
6Rolette County13.372+4.23 pts
7Nelson County12.903+2.19 pts
8Williams County12.446+2.18 pts
9Divide County12+1.47 pts
10Oliver County11.905+0.67 pts
11Hettinger County11.538-0.96 pts
12Renville County11.224+3.02 pts
13Mountrail County10.709+0.39 pts
14Bottineau County10.707-0.36 pts
15Grant County10.606+4.5 pts
16Cavalier County10.204+4.73 pts
17Ward County9.025+0.5 pts
18Steele County8.989-4.05 pts
19Stark County8.635-0.88 pts
20Wells County8.563-0.61 pts
21Pembina County8.468+1.72 pts
22Eddy County8.451+4.01 pts
23Morton County8.399+2.81 pts
24Sheridan County8.219-5.48 pts
25Towner County8.163-0.93 pts
26Ransom County8.023-1.12 pts
27Burleigh County7.6+0.68 pts
28McLean County7.064-4.1 pts
29Dickey County7.053+0.5 pts
30Walsh County7.042-2.84 pts
31Pierce County6.926+3.46 pts
32Barnes County6.828-0.14 pts
33Cass County6.518-0.75 pts
34Grand Forks County6.323-1.21 pts
35Richland County6.188-1 pts
36Foster County6.107-2.85 pts
37Golden Valley County5.369+1.14 pts
38Traill County5.367-3 pts
39Mercer County5.322-4.16 pts
40Adams County5.319-5.1 pts
41Bowman County5.298-2.29 pts
42LaMoure County5.036-4.42 pts
43Stutsman County4.992-1.3 pts
44Ramsey County4.663-3 pts
45McIntosh County3.96-2.04 pts
46Benson County3.828-17.99 pts
47McHenry County3.571-4.8 pts
48Emmons County3.54-6.99 pts
49Sargent County3.448-5.99 pts
50Slope County00 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 2014 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 North Dakota by establishment exit rate, 2014) [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, 2014. 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?period=2014. 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, 2014. 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?period=2014.

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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, 2014 [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?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Burke County, with 17.178% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Slope County, with 0% in 2014.

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 2014 and are not ranked.

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