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Counties in North Dakota by establishment exit rate

Slope County had the highest establishment exit rate of 53 counties in 2022, at 36.364%. LaMoure County had the lowest, at 3.69%. The median was 8.908% and the figure for North Dakota was 8.531%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest36.364Slope County
Lowest3.69LaMoure County
Median8.90853 counties
North Dakota8.531History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 10 %Barnes County: 8.421 %Benson County: 7.368 %Billings County: 14.737 %Bottineau County: 9.932 %Bowman County: 8.511 %Burke County: 7.299 %Burleigh County: 7.531 %Cass County: 8.092 %Cavalier County: 10.569 %Dickey County: 6.077 %Divide County: 10.884 %Dunn County: 9.556 %Eddy County: 4.545 %Emmons County: 10.309 %Foster County: 7.905 %Golden Valley County: 11.765 %Grand Forks County: 7.712 %Grant County: 11.189 %Griggs County: 10.811 %Hettinger County: 6.098 %Kidder County: 4.225 %LaMoure County: 3.69 %Logan County: 5.085 %McHenry County: 10.895 %McIntosh County: 8.122 %McKenzie County: 12.698 %McLean County: 10.066 %Mercer County: 6.349 %Morton County: 8.908 %Mountrail County: 9.621 %Nelson County: 6.731 %Oliver County: 6.742 %Pembina County: 6.208 %Pierce County: 5.505 %Ramsey County: 10.256 %Ransom County: 9.783 %Renville County: 9.375 %Richland County: 9.11 %Rolette County: 7.735 %Sargent County: 7.619 %Sheridan County: 12.5 %Sioux County: 18.519 %Slope County: 36.364 %Stark County: 9.285 %Steele County: 13.483 %Stutsman County: 7.362 %Towner County: 9.859 %Traill County: 9.653 %Walsh County: 8.012 %Ward County: 7.153 %Wells County: 6.04 %Williams County: 11.543 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Slope County: 36.364 %Slope County36.364Sioux County: 18.519 %Sioux County18.519Billings County: 14.737 %Billings County14.737Steele County: 13.483 %Steele County13.483McKenzie County: 12.698 %McKenzie County12.698Sheridan County: 12.5 %Sheridan County12.5Golden Valley County: 11.765 %Golden Valley County11.765Williams County: 11.543 %Williams County11.543Grant County: 11.189 %Grant County11.189McHenry County: 10.895 %McHenry County10.895Divide County: 10.884 %Divide County10.884Griggs County: 10.811 %Griggs County10.811Cavalier County: 10.569 %Cavalier County10.569Emmons County: 10.309 %Emmons County10.309Ramsey County: 10.256 %Ramsey County10.256McLean County: 10.066 %McLean County10.066Adams County: 10 %Adams County10Bottineau County: 9.932 %Bottineau County9.932Towner County: 9.859 %Towner County9.859Ransom County: 9.783 %Ransom County9.783Traill County: 9.653 %Traill County9.653Mountrail County: 9.621 %Mountrail County9.621Dunn County: 9.556 %Dunn County9.556Renville County: 9.375 %Renville County9.375Stark County: 9.285 %Stark County9.285Richland County: 9.11 %Richland County9.11Morton County: 8.908 %Morton County8.908Bowman County: 8.511 %Bowman County8.511Barnes County: 8.421 %Barnes County8.421McIntosh County: 8.122 %McIntosh County8.122Cass County: 8.092 %Cass County8.092Walsh County: 8.012 %Walsh County8.012Foster County: 7.905 %Foster County7.905Rolette County: 7.735 %Rolette County7.735Grand Forks County: 7.712 %Grand Forks County7.712Sargent County: 7.619 %Sargent County7.619Burleigh County: 7.531 %Burleigh County7.531Benson County: 7.368 %Benson County7.368Stutsman County: 7.362 %Stutsman County7.362Burke County: 7.299 %Burke County7.299Ward County: 7.153 %Ward County7.153Oliver County: 6.742 %Oliver County6.742Nelson County: 6.731 %Nelson County6.731Mercer County: 6.349 %Mercer County6.349Pembina County: 6.208 %Pembina County6.208Hettinger County: 6.098 %Hettinger County6.098Dickey County: 6.077 %Dickey County6.077Wells County: 6.04 %Wells County6.04Pierce County: 5.505 %Pierce County5.505Logan County: 5.085 %Logan County5.085Eddy County: 4.545 %Eddy County4.545Kidder County: 4.225 %Kidder County4.225LaMoure County: 3.69 %LaMoure County3.69Slope County: 36.364 %Slope County36.364Sioux County: 18.519 %Sioux County18.519Billings County: 14.737 %Billings County14.737Steele County: 13.483 %Steele County13.483McKenzie County: 12.698 %McKenzie County12.698Sheridan County: 12.5 %Sheridan County12.5Golden Valley County: 11.765 %Golden Valley County11.765Williams County: 11.543 %Williams County11.543Grant County: 11.189 %Grant County11.189McHenry County: 10.895 %McHenry County10.895Divide County: 10.884 %Divide County10.884Griggs County: 10.811 %Griggs County10.811Cavalier County: 10.569 %Cavalier County10.569Emmons County: 10.309 %Emmons County10.309Ramsey County: 10.256 %Ramsey County10.256McLean County: 10.066 %McLean County10.066Adams County: 10 %Adams County10Bottineau County: 9.932 %Bottineau County9.932Towner County: 9.859 %Towner County9.859Ransom County: 9.783 %Ransom County9.783Traill County: 9.653 %Traill County9.653Mountrail County: 9.621 %Mountrail County9.621Dunn County: 9.556 %Dunn County9.556Renville County: 9.375 %Renville County9.375Stark County: 9.285 %Stark County9.285Richland County: 9.11 %Richland County9.11Morton County: 8.908 %Morton County8.908Bowman County: 8.511 %Bowman County8.511Barnes County: 8.421 %Barnes County8.421McIntosh County: 8.122 %McIntosh County8.122Cass County: 8.092 %Cass County8.092Walsh County: 8.012 %Walsh County8.012Foster County: 7.905 %Foster County7.905Rolette County: 7.735 %Rolette County7.735Grand Forks County: 7.712 %Grand Forks County7.712Sargent County: 7.619 %Sargent County7.619Burleigh County: 7.531 %Burleigh County7.531Benson County: 7.368 %Benson County7.368Stutsman County: 7.362 %Stutsman County7.362Burke County: 7.299 %Burke County7.299Ward County: 7.153 %Ward County7.153Oliver County: 6.742 %Oliver County6.742Nelson County: 6.731 %Nelson County6.731Mercer County: 6.349 %Mercer County6.349Pembina County: 6.208 %Pembina County6.208Hettinger County: 6.098 %Hettinger County6.098Dickey County: 6.077 %Dickey County6.077Wells County: 6.04 %Wells County6.04Pierce County: 5.505 %Pierce County5.505Logan County: 5.085 %Logan County5.085Eddy County: 4.545 %Eddy County4.545Kidder County: 4.225 %Kidder County4.225LaMoure County: 3.69 %LaMoure County3.69
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Slope County36.364n/a
2Sioux County18.519n/a
3Billings County14.737+8.07 pts
4Steele County13.483+0.3 pts
5McKenzie County12.698-0.26 pts
6Sheridan County12.5n/a
7Golden Valley County11.765+1.85 pts
8Williams County11.543-0.31 pts
9Grant County11.189n/a
10McHenry County10.895n/a
11Divide County10.884-0.8 pts
12Griggs County10.811+2.76 pts
13Cavalier County10.569+0.13 pts
14Emmons County10.309-1.29 pts
15Ramsey County10.256+2.26 pts
16McLean County10.066+2.53 pts
17Adams County10-2.87 pts
18Bottineau County9.932+4.48 pts
19Towner County9.859+2.96 pts
20Ransom County9.783+6.48 pts
21Traill County9.653+6.94 pts
22Mountrail County9.621-0.78 pts
23Dunn County9.556-4.82 pts
24Renville County9.375-2.02 pts
25Stark County9.285+0.7 pts
26Richland County9.11+3.8 pts
27Morton County8.908+2.03 pts
28Bowman County8.511+2.15 pts
29Barnes County8.421+0.16 pts
30McIntosh County8.122+1.09 pts
31Cass County8.092+0.77 pts
32Walsh County8.012-0.07 pts
33Foster County7.905-0.76 pts
34Rolette County7.735+2 pts
35Grand Forks County7.712+0.19 pts
36Sargent County7.619+2.86 pts
37Burleigh County7.531-0.09 pts
38Benson County7.368+0.74 pts
39Stutsman County7.362-1.1 pts
40Burke County7.299+1.24 pts
41Ward County7.153-1.41 pts
42Oliver County6.742n/a
43Nelson County6.731-2.18 pts
44Mercer County6.349-2.31 pts
45Pembina County6.208-1.72 pts
46Hettinger County6.098n/a
47Dickey County6.077-0.08 pts
48Wells County6.04-1.34 pts
49Pierce County5.505-8.13 pts
50Logan County5.085-8.25 pts
51Eddy County4.545-5.82 pts
52Kidder County4.225-3.02 pts
53LaMoure County3.69-5.33 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. Equal values share a rank.

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Slope County, with 36.364% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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LaMoure County, with 3.69% in 2022.

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