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Counties in North Dakota by establishment exit rate

Dunn County had the highest establishment exit rate of 49 counties in 2016, at 19.333%. Foster County had the lowest, at 2.941%. The median was 8.065% and the figure for North Dakota was 8.541%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.333Dunn County
Lowest2.941Foster County
Median8.06549 counties
North Dakota8.541History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 4.324 %Barnes County: 6.506 %Benson County: 10.526 %Billings County: 10 %Bottineau County: 13.08 %Bowman County: 5.369 %Burke County: 11.679 %Burleigh County: 7.315 %Cass County: 6.827 %Cavalier County: 7.829 %Dickey County: 8.421 %Divide County: 19.251 %Dunn County: 19.333 %Eddy County: 13.605 %Emmons County: 3.556 %Foster County: 2.941 %Golden Valley County: 15.278 %Grand Forks County: 5.587 %Grant County: 10.145 %Griggs County: 6.024 %Hettinger County: 4.908 %Kidder County: 8.065 %LaMoure County: 6.36 %Logan County: 4.918 %McHenry County: 8.889 %McIntosh County: 8.867 %McKenzie County: 17.505 %McLean County: 5.765 %Mercer County: 8.163 %Morton County: 7.821 %Mountrail County: 13.296 %Nelson County: 6.306 %Pembina County: 9.2 %Pierce County: 5.333 %Ramsey County: 5.556 %Ransom County: 7.955 %Renville County: 6.796 %Richland County: 4.916 %Rolette County: 10.028 %Sargent County: 11.454 %Sheridan County: 17.647 %Stark County: 11.828 %Stutsman County: 7.395 %Towner County: 7.042 %Traill County: 4.34 %Walsh County: 9.348 %Ward County: 11.085 %Wells County: 9.091 %Williams County: 14.306 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Dunn County: 19.333 %Dunn County19.333Divide County: 19.251 %Divide County19.251Sheridan County: 17.647 %Sheridan County17.647McKenzie County: 17.505 %McKenzie County17.505Golden Valley County: 15.278 %Golden Valley County15.278Williams County: 14.306 %Williams County14.306Eddy County: 13.605 %Eddy County13.605Mountrail County: 13.296 %Mountrail County13.296Bottineau County: 13.08 %Bottineau County13.08Stark County: 11.828 %Stark County11.828Burke County: 11.679 %Burke County11.679Sargent County: 11.454 %Sargent County11.454Ward County: 11.085 %Ward County11.085Benson County: 10.526 %Benson County10.526Grant County: 10.145 %Grant County10.145Rolette County: 10.028 %Rolette County10.028Billings County: 10 %Billings County10Walsh County: 9.348 %Walsh County9.348Pembina County: 9.2 %Pembina County9.2Wells County: 9.091 %Wells County9.091McHenry County: 8.889 %McHenry County8.889McIntosh County: 8.867 %McIntosh County8.867Dickey County: 8.421 %Dickey County8.421Mercer County: 8.163 %Mercer County8.163Kidder County: 8.065 %Kidder County8.065Ransom County: 7.955 %Ransom County7.955Cavalier County: 7.829 %Cavalier County7.829Morton County: 7.821 %Morton County7.821Stutsman County: 7.395 %Stutsman County7.395Burleigh County: 7.315 %Burleigh County7.315Towner County: 7.042 %Towner County7.042Cass County: 6.827 %Cass County6.827Renville County: 6.796 %Renville County6.796Barnes County: 6.506 %Barnes County6.506LaMoure County: 6.36 %LaMoure County6.36Nelson County: 6.306 %Nelson County6.306Griggs County: 6.024 %Griggs County6.024McLean County: 5.765 %McLean County5.765Grand Forks County: 5.587 %Grand Forks County5.587Ramsey County: 5.556 %Ramsey County5.556Bowman County: 5.369 %Bowman County5.369Pierce County: 5.333 %Pierce County5.333Logan County: 4.918 %Logan County4.918Richland County: 4.916 %Richland County4.916Hettinger County: 4.908 %Hettinger County4.908Traill County: 4.34 %Traill County4.34Adams County: 4.324 %Adams County4.324Emmons County: 3.556 %Emmons County3.556Foster County: 2.941 %Foster County2.941Dunn County: 19.333 %Dunn County19.333Divide County: 19.251 %Divide County19.251Sheridan County: 17.647 %Sheridan County17.647McKenzie County: 17.505 %McKenzie County17.505Golden Valley County: 15.278 %Golden Valley County15.278Williams County: 14.306 %Williams County14.306Eddy County: 13.605 %Eddy County13.605Mountrail County: 13.296 %Mountrail County13.296Bottineau County: 13.08 %Bottineau County13.08Stark County: 11.828 %Stark County11.828Burke County: 11.679 %Burke County11.679Sargent County: 11.454 %Sargent County11.454Ward County: 11.085 %Ward County11.085Benson County: 10.526 %Benson County10.526Grant County: 10.145 %Grant County10.145Rolette County: 10.028 %Rolette County10.028Billings County: 10 %Billings County10Walsh County: 9.348 %Walsh County9.348Pembina County: 9.2 %Pembina County9.2Wells County: 9.091 %Wells County9.091McHenry County: 8.889 %McHenry County8.889McIntosh County: 8.867 %McIntosh County8.867Dickey County: 8.421 %Dickey County8.421Mercer County: 8.163 %Mercer County8.163Kidder County: 8.065 %Kidder County8.065Ransom County: 7.955 %Ransom County7.955Cavalier County: 7.829 %Cavalier County7.829Morton County: 7.821 %Morton County7.821Stutsman County: 7.395 %Stutsman County7.395Burleigh County: 7.315 %Burleigh County7.315Towner County: 7.042 %Towner County7.042Cass County: 6.827 %Cass County6.827Renville County: 6.796 %Renville County6.796Barnes County: 6.506 %Barnes County6.506LaMoure County: 6.36 %LaMoure County6.36Nelson County: 6.306 %Nelson County6.306Griggs County: 6.024 %Griggs County6.024McLean County: 5.765 %McLean County5.765Grand Forks County: 5.587 %Grand Forks County5.587Ramsey County: 5.556 %Ramsey County5.556Bowman County: 5.369 %Bowman County5.369Pierce County: 5.333 %Pierce County5.333Logan County: 4.918 %Logan County4.918Richland County: 4.916 %Richland County4.916Hettinger County: 4.908 %Hettinger County4.908Traill County: 4.34 %Traill County4.34Adams County: 4.324 %Adams County4.324Emmons County: 3.556 %Emmons County3.556Foster County: 2.941 %Foster County2.941
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Dunn County19.333+2.56 pts
2Divide County19.251+3.41 pts
3Sheridan County17.647+9.31 pts
4McKenzie County17.505+3.17 pts
5Golden Valley County15.278+5.95 pts
6Williams County14.306+3.47 pts
7Eddy County13.605+8.13 pts
8Mountrail County13.296+2.57 pts
9Bottineau County13.08+6.78 pts
10Stark County11.828+2.42 pts
11Burke County11.679-11.14 pts
12Sargent County11.454+5.5 pts
13Ward County11.085+1.82 pts
14Benson County10.526-3.23 pts
15Grant County10.145+1.19 pts
16Rolette County10.028+2.6 pts
17Billings County10+2.16 pts
18Walsh County9.348+1.99 pts
19Pembina County9.2+3.21 pts
20Wells County9.0910 pts
21McHenry County8.889+1.84 pts
22McIntosh County8.867+5.02 pts
23Dickey County8.421-0.28 pts
24Mercer County8.163-0.73 pts
25Kidder County8.065+3.11 pts
26Ransom County7.955+3.37 pts
27Cavalier County7.829-3.32 pts
28Morton County7.821+0.1 pts
29Stutsman County7.395-1.37 pts
30Burleigh County7.315+0.02 pts
31Towner County7.042-4.15 pts
32Cass County6.827-0.41 pts
33Renville County6.796+0.71 pts
34Barnes County6.506-2.25 pts
35LaMoure County6.36-1.31 pts
36Nelson County6.306+0.78 pts
37Griggs County6.024-2.12 pts
38McLean County5.765-4.85 pts
39Grand Forks County5.587-0.92 pts
40Ramsey County5.556+0.18 pts
41Bowman County5.369-4.44 pts
42Pierce County5.333-2.67 pts
43Logan County4.918-3.63 pts
44Richland County4.916-0.43 pts
45Hettinger County4.908-1.38 pts
46Traill County4.34-2.88 pts
47Adams County4.324-6.31 pts
48Emmons County3.556-4.37 pts
49Foster County2.941-4.66 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. 4 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2016 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Dunn County, with 19.333% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Foster County, with 2.941% in 2016.

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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 2016 and are not ranked.

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