Data / Rankings / Establishment exit rate / Counties in North Dakota

Counties in North Dakota by establishment exit rate

Slope County had the highest establishment exit rate of 49 counties in 2019, at 23.077%. Sargent County had the lowest, at 4.808%. The median was 7.299% and the figure for North Dakota was 7.127%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest23.077Slope County
Lowest4.808Sargent County
Median7.29949 counties
North Dakota7.127History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 9.677 %Barnes County: 6.331 %Benson County: 9.091 %Billings County: 15.556 %Bottineau County: 5.213 %Bowman County: 6.25 %Burke County: 9.375 %Burleigh County: 6.409 %Cass County: 7.355 %Cavalier County: 5.344 %Dickey County: 8.602 %Divide County: 8.485 %Dunn County: 5.797 %Eddy County: 5.797 %Emmons County: 9.39 %Foster County: 7.813 %Golden Valley County: 12.698 %Grand Forks County: 6.178 %Grant County: 13.433 %Griggs County: 5 %Hettinger County: 7.273 %LaMoure County: 7.299 %McHenry County: 7.306 %McIntosh County: 5.714 %McKenzie County: 6.776 %McLean County: 11.038 %Mercer County: 5.556 %Morton County: 6.57 %Mountrail County: 8.523 %Nelson County: 11.872 %Pembina County: 5.689 %Pierce County: 5.907 %Ramsey County: 7.533 %Ransom County: 8.38 %Renville County: 13.402 %Richland County: 5.865 %Rolette County: 5.764 %Sargent County: 4.808 %Sheridan County: 21.538 %Slope County: 23.077 %Stark County: 6.627 %Steele County: 6.593 %Stutsman County: 6.234 %Towner County: 9.589 %Traill County: 7.435 %Walsh County: 7.257 %Ward County: 6.857 %Wells County: 8.917 %Williams County: 9.211 %
  • Under 5.8
  • 5.8 to 6.4
  • 6.4 to 7.3
  • 7.3 to 8.5
  • 8.5 to 9.7
  • 9.7 and over
  • No data
%, 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

Slope County: 23.077 %Slope County23.077Sheridan County: 21.538 %Sheridan County21.538Billings County: 15.556 %Billings County15.556Grant County: 13.433 %Grant County13.433Renville County: 13.402 %Renville County13.402Golden Valley County: 12.698 %Golden Valley County12.698Nelson County: 11.872 %Nelson County11.872McLean County: 11.038 %McLean County11.038Adams County: 9.677 %Adams County9.677Towner County: 9.589 %Towner County9.589Emmons County: 9.39 %Emmons County9.39Burke County: 9.375 %Burke County9.375Williams County: 9.211 %Williams County9.211Benson County: 9.091 %Benson County9.091Wells County: 8.917 %Wells County8.917Dickey County: 8.602 %Dickey County8.602Mountrail County: 8.523 %Mountrail County8.523Divide County: 8.485 %Divide County8.485Ransom County: 8.38 %Ransom County8.38Foster County: 7.813 %Foster County7.813Ramsey County: 7.533 %Ramsey County7.533Traill County: 7.435 %Traill County7.435Cass County: 7.355 %Cass County7.355McHenry County: 7.306 %McHenry County7.306LaMoure County: 7.299 %LaMoure County7.299Hettinger County: 7.273 %Hettinger County7.273Walsh County: 7.257 %Walsh County7.257Ward County: 6.857 %Ward County6.857McKenzie County: 6.776 %McKenzie County6.776Stark County: 6.627 %Stark County6.627Steele County: 6.593 %Steele County6.593Morton County: 6.57 %Morton County6.57Burleigh County: 6.409 %Burleigh County6.409Barnes County: 6.331 %Barnes County6.331Bowman County: 6.25 %Bowman County6.25Stutsman County: 6.234 %Stutsman County6.234Grand Forks County: 6.178 %Grand Forks County6.178Pierce County: 5.907 %Pierce County5.907Richland County: 5.865 %Richland County5.865Dunn County: 5.797 %Dunn County5.797Eddy County: 5.797 %Eddy County5.797Rolette County: 5.764 %Rolette County5.764McIntosh County: 5.714 %McIntosh County5.714Pembina County: 5.689 %Pembina County5.689Mercer County: 5.556 %Mercer County5.556Cavalier County: 5.344 %Cavalier County5.344Bottineau County: 5.213 %Bottineau County5.213Griggs County: 5 %Griggs County5Sargent County: 4.808 %Sargent County4.808Slope County: 23.077 %Slope County23.077Sheridan County: 21.538 %Sheridan County21.538Billings County: 15.556 %Billings County15.556Grant County: 13.433 %Grant County13.433Renville County: 13.402 %Renville County13.402Golden Valley County: 12.698 %Golden Valley County12.698Nelson County: 11.872 %Nelson County11.872McLean County: 11.038 %McLean County11.038Adams County: 9.677 %Adams County9.677Towner County: 9.589 %Towner County9.589Emmons County: 9.39 %Emmons County9.39Burke County: 9.375 %Burke County9.375Williams County: 9.211 %Williams County9.211Benson County: 9.091 %Benson County9.091Wells County: 8.917 %Wells County8.917Dickey County: 8.602 %Dickey County8.602Mountrail County: 8.523 %Mountrail County8.523Divide County: 8.485 %Divide County8.485Ransom County: 8.38 %Ransom County8.38Foster County: 7.813 %Foster County7.813Ramsey County: 7.533 %Ramsey County7.533Traill County: 7.435 %Traill County7.435Cass County: 7.355 %Cass County7.355McHenry County: 7.306 %McHenry County7.306LaMoure County: 7.299 %LaMoure County7.299Hettinger County: 7.273 %Hettinger County7.273Walsh County: 7.257 %Walsh County7.257Ward County: 6.857 %Ward County6.857McKenzie County: 6.776 %McKenzie County6.776Stark County: 6.627 %Stark County6.627Steele County: 6.593 %Steele County6.593Morton County: 6.57 %Morton County6.57Burleigh County: 6.409 %Burleigh County6.409Barnes County: 6.331 %Barnes County6.331Bowman County: 6.25 %Bowman County6.25Stutsman County: 6.234 %Stutsman County6.234Grand Forks County: 6.178 %Grand Forks County6.178Pierce County: 5.907 %Pierce County5.907Richland County: 5.865 %Richland County5.865Dunn County: 5.797 %Dunn County5.797Eddy County: 5.797 %Eddy County5.797Rolette County: 5.764 %Rolette County5.764McIntosh County: 5.714 %McIntosh County5.714Pembina County: 5.689 %Pembina County5.689Mercer County: 5.556 %Mercer County5.556Cavalier County: 5.344 %Cavalier County5.344Bottineau County: 5.213 %Bottineau County5.213Griggs County: 5 %Griggs County5Sargent County: 4.808 %Sargent County4.808
%. 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
1Slope County23.077n/a
2Sheridan County21.538+12.16 pts
3Billings County15.556-3.8 pts
4Grant County13.433+8.92 pts
5Renville County13.402+2.29 pts
6Golden Valley County12.698+3.54 pts
7Nelson County11.872+4.6 pts
8McLean County11.038+2.08 pts
9Adams County9.677+0.15 pts
10Towner County9.589+2.88 pts
11Emmons County9.39+2.12 pts
12Burke County9.375+3.27 pts
13Williams County9.211-1.06 pts
14Benson County9.091+1.13 pts
15Wells County8.917+0.94 pts
16Dickey County8.602+0.81 pts
17Mountrail County8.523-2.75 pts
18Divide County8.485-4.85 pts
19Ransom County8.38+1.16 pts
20Foster County7.813-1.24 pts
21Ramsey County7.533+2.11 pts
22Traill County7.435+0.07 pts
23Cass County7.355-0.7 pts
24McHenry County7.306-4.92 pts
25LaMoure County7.299+0.75 pts
26Hettinger County7.273-4.7 pts
27Walsh County7.257-0.13 pts
28Ward County6.857-2.39 pts
29McKenzie County6.776-7.61 pts
30Stark County6.627-1.61 pts
31Steele County6.593n/a
32Morton County6.57-2.11 pts
33Burleigh County6.409-1.84 pts
34Barnes County6.331-0.02 pts
35Bowman County6.25+0.06 pts
36Stutsman County6.234-0.65 pts
37Grand Forks County6.178-0.18 pts
38Pierce County5.907+2.52 pts
39Richland County5.865-1.03 pts
40Dunn County5.797-5.92 pts
40Eddy County5.797n/a
42Rolette County5.764-3.03 pts
43McIntosh County5.714+1.87 pts
44Pembina County5.689-1.16 pts
45Mercer County5.556-4.63 pts
46Cavalier County5.344-4.29 pts
47Bottineau County5.213-7.29 pts
48Griggs County5-1.49 pts
49Sargent County4.808-1.96 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.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

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, 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

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, 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/north-dakota-counties?period=2019. 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, 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/north-dakota-counties?period=2019.

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, 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/north-dakota-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_north_dakota_2019,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{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, 2019}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-exit-rate/north-dakota-counties?period=2019. Publisher attribution: 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.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - U.S. Census Bureau
TI  - 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, 2019
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/09/25
PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-exit-rate/north-dakota-counties?period=2019
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-exit-rate/north-dakota-counties?period=2019.
N1  - Publisher attribution: 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.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in North Dakota by establishment exit rate using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"establishment_exit_rate","level":"province","within":"North Dakota","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=establishment_exit_rate&level=province&within=North%20Dakota&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Slope County, with 23.077% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Sargent County, with 4.808% 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.

Establishment exit rate: other rankings

Counties in North Dakota: more rankings