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Counties in North Dakota by establishment exit rate

Slope County had the highest establishment exit rate of 49 counties in 2017, at 38.462%. McIntosh County had the lowest, at 2.956%. The median was 8.791% and the figure for North Dakota was 9.207%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest38.462Slope County
Lowest2.956McIntosh County
Median8.79149 counties
North Dakota9.207History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 9.626 %Barnes County: 7.418 %Benson County: 10.891 %Billings County: 8.081 %Bottineau County: 14.765 %Bowman County: 6.78 %Burke County: 15.038 %Burleigh County: 8.713 %Cass County: 7.76 %Cavalier County: 7.143 %Dickey County: 5.222 %Divide County: 18.497 %Dunn County: 20 %Eddy County: 7.042 %Emmons County: 7.207 %Foster County: 8.759 %Golden Valley County: 11.679 %Grand Forks County: 7.563 %Grant County: 13.534 %Griggs County: 10.191 %Hettinger County: 6.024 %Kidder County: 14.516 %LaMoure County: 7.168 %Logan County: 11.667 %McIntosh County: 2.956 %McKenzie County: 16.382 %McLean County: 5.579 %Mercer County: 10.478 %Morton County: 8.478 %Mountrail County: 13.525 %Nelson County: 13.575 %Pembina County: 5.372 %Pierce County: 7.759 %Ramsey County: 7.731 %Ransom County: 8.403 %Renville County: 8.696 %Richland County: 8.791 %Rolette County: 10.951 %Sargent County: 6.512 %Sheridan County: 15.625 %Slope County: 38.462 %Stark County: 11.737 %Steele County: 8.889 %Stutsman County: 9.437 %Traill County: 9.8 %Walsh County: 5.932 %Ward County: 9.616 %Wells County: 6.667 %Williams County: 13.568 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Slope County: 38.462 %Slope County38.462Dunn County: 20 %Dunn County20Divide County: 18.497 %Divide County18.497McKenzie County: 16.382 %McKenzie County16.382Sheridan County: 15.625 %Sheridan County15.625Burke County: 15.038 %Burke County15.038Bottineau County: 14.765 %Bottineau County14.765Kidder County: 14.516 %Kidder County14.516Nelson County: 13.575 %Nelson County13.575Williams County: 13.568 %Williams County13.568Grant County: 13.534 %Grant County13.534Mountrail County: 13.525 %Mountrail County13.525Stark County: 11.737 %Stark County11.737Golden Valley County: 11.679 %Golden Valley County11.679Logan County: 11.667 %Logan County11.667Rolette County: 10.951 %Rolette County10.951Benson County: 10.891 %Benson County10.891Mercer County: 10.478 %Mercer County10.478Griggs County: 10.191 %Griggs County10.191Traill County: 9.8 %Traill County9.8Adams County: 9.626 %Adams County9.626Ward County: 9.616 %Ward County9.616Stutsman County: 9.437 %Stutsman County9.437Steele County: 8.889 %Steele County8.889Richland County: 8.791 %Richland County8.791Foster County: 8.759 %Foster County8.759Burleigh County: 8.713 %Burleigh County8.713Renville County: 8.696 %Renville County8.696Morton County: 8.478 %Morton County8.478Ransom County: 8.403 %Ransom County8.403Billings County: 8.081 %Billings County8.081Cass County: 7.76 %Cass County7.76Pierce County: 7.759 %Pierce County7.759Ramsey County: 7.731 %Ramsey County7.731Grand Forks County: 7.563 %Grand Forks County7.563Barnes County: 7.418 %Barnes County7.418Emmons County: 7.207 %Emmons County7.207LaMoure County: 7.168 %LaMoure County7.168Cavalier County: 7.143 %Cavalier County7.143Eddy County: 7.042 %Eddy County7.042Bowman County: 6.78 %Bowman County6.78Wells County: 6.667 %Wells County6.667Sargent County: 6.512 %Sargent County6.512Hettinger County: 6.024 %Hettinger County6.024Walsh County: 5.932 %Walsh County5.932McLean County: 5.579 %McLean County5.579Pembina County: 5.372 %Pembina County5.372Dickey County: 5.222 %Dickey County5.222McIntosh County: 2.956 %McIntosh County2.956Slope County: 38.462 %Slope County38.462Dunn County: 20 %Dunn County20Divide County: 18.497 %Divide County18.497McKenzie County: 16.382 %McKenzie County16.382Sheridan County: 15.625 %Sheridan County15.625Burke County: 15.038 %Burke County15.038Bottineau County: 14.765 %Bottineau County14.765Kidder County: 14.516 %Kidder County14.516Nelson County: 13.575 %Nelson County13.575Williams County: 13.568 %Williams County13.568Grant County: 13.534 %Grant County13.534Mountrail County: 13.525 %Mountrail County13.525Stark County: 11.737 %Stark County11.737Golden Valley County: 11.679 %Golden Valley County11.679Logan County: 11.667 %Logan County11.667Rolette County: 10.951 %Rolette County10.951Benson County: 10.891 %Benson County10.891Mercer County: 10.478 %Mercer County10.478Griggs County: 10.191 %Griggs County10.191Traill County: 9.8 %Traill County9.8Adams County: 9.626 %Adams County9.626Ward County: 9.616 %Ward County9.616Stutsman County: 9.437 %Stutsman County9.437Steele County: 8.889 %Steele County8.889Richland County: 8.791 %Richland County8.791Foster County: 8.759 %Foster County8.759Burleigh County: 8.713 %Burleigh County8.713Renville County: 8.696 %Renville County8.696Morton County: 8.478 %Morton County8.478Ransom County: 8.403 %Ransom County8.403Billings County: 8.081 %Billings County8.081Cass County: 7.76 %Cass County7.76Pierce County: 7.759 %Pierce County7.759Ramsey County: 7.731 %Ramsey County7.731Grand Forks County: 7.563 %Grand Forks County7.563Barnes County: 7.418 %Barnes County7.418Emmons County: 7.207 %Emmons County7.207LaMoure County: 7.168 %LaMoure County7.168Cavalier County: 7.143 %Cavalier County7.143Eddy County: 7.042 %Eddy County7.042Bowman County: 6.78 %Bowman County6.78Wells County: 6.667 %Wells County6.667Sargent County: 6.512 %Sargent County6.512Hettinger County: 6.024 %Hettinger County6.024Walsh County: 5.932 %Walsh County5.932McLean County: 5.579 %McLean County5.579Pembina County: 5.372 %Pembina County5.372Dickey County: 5.222 %Dickey County5.222McIntosh County: 2.956 %McIntosh County2.956
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Slope County38.462n/a
2Dunn County20+0.67 pts
3Divide County18.497-0.75 pts
4McKenzie County16.382-1.12 pts
5Sheridan County15.625-2.02 pts
6Burke County15.038+3.36 pts
7Bottineau County14.765+1.69 pts
8Kidder County14.516+6.45 pts
9Nelson County13.575+7.27 pts
10Williams County13.568-0.74 pts
11Grant County13.534+3.39 pts
12Mountrail County13.525+0.23 pts
13Stark County11.737-0.09 pts
14Golden Valley County11.679-3.6 pts
15Logan County11.667+6.75 pts
16Rolette County10.951+0.92 pts
17Benson County10.891+0.37 pts
18Mercer County10.478+2.31 pts
19Griggs County10.191+4.17 pts
20Traill County9.8+5.46 pts
21Adams County9.626+5.3 pts
22Ward County9.616-1.47 pts
23Stutsman County9.437+2.04 pts
24Steele County8.889n/a
25Richland County8.791+3.88 pts
26Foster County8.759+5.82 pts
27Burleigh County8.713+1.4 pts
28Renville County8.696+1.9 pts
29Morton County8.478+0.66 pts
30Ransom County8.403+0.45 pts
31Billings County8.081-1.92 pts
32Cass County7.76+0.93 pts
33Pierce County7.759+2.43 pts
34Ramsey County7.731+2.17 pts
35Grand Forks County7.563+1.98 pts
36Barnes County7.418+0.91 pts
37Emmons County7.207+3.65 pts
38LaMoure County7.168+0.81 pts
39Cavalier County7.143-0.69 pts
40Eddy County7.042-6.56 pts
41Bowman County6.78+1.41 pts
42Wells County6.667-2.42 pts
43Sargent County6.512-4.94 pts
44Hettinger County6.024+1.12 pts
45Walsh County5.932-3.42 pts
46McLean County5.579-0.19 pts
47Pembina County5.372-3.83 pts
48Dickey County5.222-3.2 pts
49McIntosh County2.956-5.91 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 2017 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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APA 7

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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2017. 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=2017.

Harvard

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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Slope County, with 38.462% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

McIntosh County, with 2.956% in 2017.

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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 2017 and are not ranked.

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