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Counties in North Dakota by establishment exit rate

Billings County had the highest establishment exit rate of 50 counties in 2020, at 20.455%. Towner County had the lowest, at 4.11%. The median was 8.268% and the figure for North Dakota was 8.04%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.455Billings County
Lowest4.11Towner County
Median8.26850 counties
North Dakota8.04History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 11.173 %Barnes County: 8.382 %Benson County: 12.766 %Billings County: 20.455 %Bottineau County: 9.655 %Bowman County: 7.801 %Burke County: 6.25 %Burleigh County: 6.56 %Cass County: 7.466 %Cavalier County: 8.494 %Dickey County: 8.264 %Divide County: 12.346 %Dunn County: 5.882 %Emmons County: 4.739 %Foster County: 5.512 %Golden Valley County: 8.13 %Grand Forks County: 7.821 %Griggs County: 12.739 %Hettinger County: 10 %Kidder County: 5.797 %LaMoure County: 7.407 %Logan County: 6.504 %McHenry County: 8.969 %McIntosh County: 9.756 %McKenzie County: 9.182 %McLean County: 8.145 %Mercer County: 7.323 %Morton County: 11.097 %Mountrail County: 12.181 %Nelson County: 12.5 %Oliver County: 11.765 %Pembina County: 4.357 %Pierce County: 8.584 %Ramsey County: 8.128 %Ransom County: 8.475 %Renville County: 8.247 %Richland County: 6.939 %Rolette County: 10.92 %Sargent County: 7.619 %Sheridan County: 12.698 %Sioux County: 14.815 %Stark County: 7.748 %Steele County: 6.452 %Stutsman County: 6.621 %Towner County: 4.11 %Traill County: 11.992 %Walsh County: 8.272 %Ward County: 8.519 %Wells County: 7.213 %Williams County: 9.592 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Billings County: 20.455 %Billings County20.455Sioux County: 14.815 %Sioux County14.815Benson County: 12.766 %Benson County12.766Griggs County: 12.739 %Griggs County12.739Sheridan County: 12.698 %Sheridan County12.698Nelson County: 12.5 %Nelson County12.5Divide County: 12.346 %Divide County12.346Mountrail County: 12.181 %Mountrail County12.181Traill County: 11.992 %Traill County11.992Oliver County: 11.765 %Oliver County11.765Adams County: 11.173 %Adams County11.173Morton County: 11.097 %Morton County11.097Rolette County: 10.92 %Rolette County10.92Hettinger County: 10 %Hettinger County10McIntosh County: 9.756 %McIntosh County9.756Bottineau County: 9.655 %Bottineau County9.655Williams County: 9.592 %Williams County9.592McKenzie County: 9.182 %McKenzie County9.182McHenry County: 8.969 %McHenry County8.969Pierce County: 8.584 %Pierce County8.584Ward County: 8.519 %Ward County8.519Cavalier County: 8.494 %Cavalier County8.494Ransom County: 8.475 %Ransom County8.475Barnes County: 8.382 %Barnes County8.382Walsh County: 8.272 %Walsh County8.272Dickey County: 8.264 %Dickey County8.264Renville County: 8.247 %Renville County8.247McLean County: 8.145 %McLean County8.145Golden Valley County: 8.13 %Golden Valley County8.13Ramsey County: 8.128 %Ramsey County8.128Grand Forks County: 7.821 %Grand Forks County7.821Bowman County: 7.801 %Bowman County7.801Stark County: 7.748 %Stark County7.748Sargent County: 7.619 %Sargent County7.619Cass County: 7.466 %Cass County7.466LaMoure County: 7.407 %LaMoure County7.407Mercer County: 7.323 %Mercer County7.323Wells County: 7.213 %Wells County7.213Richland County: 6.939 %Richland County6.939Stutsman County: 6.621 %Stutsman County6.621Burleigh County: 6.56 %Burleigh County6.56Logan County: 6.504 %Logan County6.504Steele County: 6.452 %Steele County6.452Burke County: 6.25 %Burke County6.25Dunn County: 5.882 %Dunn County5.882Kidder County: 5.797 %Kidder County5.797Foster County: 5.512 %Foster County5.512Emmons County: 4.739 %Emmons County4.739Pembina County: 4.357 %Pembina County4.357Towner County: 4.11 %Towner County4.11Billings County: 20.455 %Billings County20.455Sioux County: 14.815 %Sioux County14.815Benson County: 12.766 %Benson County12.766Griggs County: 12.739 %Griggs County12.739Sheridan County: 12.698 %Sheridan County12.698Nelson County: 12.5 %Nelson County12.5Divide County: 12.346 %Divide County12.346Mountrail County: 12.181 %Mountrail County12.181Traill County: 11.992 %Traill County11.992Oliver County: 11.765 %Oliver County11.765Adams County: 11.173 %Adams County11.173Morton County: 11.097 %Morton County11.097Rolette County: 10.92 %Rolette County10.92Hettinger County: 10 %Hettinger County10McIntosh County: 9.756 %McIntosh County9.756Bottineau County: 9.655 %Bottineau County9.655Williams County: 9.592 %Williams County9.592McKenzie County: 9.182 %McKenzie County9.182McHenry County: 8.969 %McHenry County8.969Pierce County: 8.584 %Pierce County8.584Ward County: 8.519 %Ward County8.519Cavalier County: 8.494 %Cavalier County8.494Ransom County: 8.475 %Ransom County8.475Barnes County: 8.382 %Barnes County8.382Walsh County: 8.272 %Walsh County8.272Dickey County: 8.264 %Dickey County8.264Renville County: 8.247 %Renville County8.247McLean County: 8.145 %McLean County8.145Golden Valley County: 8.13 %Golden Valley County8.13Ramsey County: 8.128 %Ramsey County8.128Grand Forks County: 7.821 %Grand Forks County7.821Bowman County: 7.801 %Bowman County7.801Stark County: 7.748 %Stark County7.748Sargent County: 7.619 %Sargent County7.619Cass County: 7.466 %Cass County7.466LaMoure County: 7.407 %LaMoure County7.407Mercer County: 7.323 %Mercer County7.323Wells County: 7.213 %Wells County7.213Richland County: 6.939 %Richland County6.939Stutsman County: 6.621 %Stutsman County6.621Burleigh County: 6.56 %Burleigh County6.56Logan County: 6.504 %Logan County6.504Steele County: 6.452 %Steele County6.452Burke County: 6.25 %Burke County6.25Dunn County: 5.882 %Dunn County5.882Kidder County: 5.797 %Kidder County5.797Foster County: 5.512 %Foster County5.512Emmons County: 4.739 %Emmons County4.739Pembina County: 4.357 %Pembina County4.357Towner County: 4.11 %Towner County4.11
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Billings County20.455+4.9 pts
2Sioux County14.815n/a
3Benson County12.766+3.68 pts
4Griggs County12.739+7.74 pts
5Sheridan County12.698-8.84 pts
6Nelson County12.5+0.63 pts
7Divide County12.346+3.86 pts
8Mountrail County12.181+3.66 pts
9Traill County11.992+4.56 pts
10Oliver County11.765n/a
11Adams County11.173+1.5 pts
12Morton County11.097+4.53 pts
13Rolette County10.92+5.16 pts
14Hettinger County10+2.73 pts
15McIntosh County9.756+4.04 pts
16Bottineau County9.655+4.44 pts
17Williams County9.592+0.38 pts
18McKenzie County9.182+2.41 pts
19McHenry County8.969+1.66 pts
20Pierce County8.584+2.68 pts
21Ward County8.519+1.66 pts
22Cavalier County8.494+3.15 pts
23Ransom County8.475+0.09 pts
24Barnes County8.382+2.05 pts
25Walsh County8.272+1.02 pts
26Dickey County8.264-0.34 pts
27Renville County8.247-5.15 pts
28McLean County8.145-2.89 pts
29Golden Valley County8.13-4.57 pts
30Ramsey County8.128+0.59 pts
31Grand Forks County7.821+1.64 pts
32Bowman County7.801+1.55 pts
33Stark County7.748+1.12 pts
34Sargent County7.619+2.81 pts
35Cass County7.466+0.11 pts
36LaMoure County7.407+0.11 pts
37Mercer County7.323+1.77 pts
38Wells County7.213-1.7 pts
39Richland County6.939+1.07 pts
40Stutsman County6.621+0.39 pts
41Burleigh County6.56+0.15 pts
42Logan County6.504n/a
43Steele County6.452-0.14 pts
44Burke County6.25-3.13 pts
45Dunn County5.882+0.08 pts
46Kidder County5.797n/a
47Foster County5.512-2.3 pts
48Emmons County4.739-4.65 pts
49Pembina County4.357-1.33 pts
50Towner County4.11-5.48 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 2020 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Billings County, with 20.455% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Towner County, with 4.11% in 2020.

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 2020 and are not ranked.

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