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Counties in Wisconsin by establishment exit rate, 2023

Oconto County had the highest establishment exit rate of 71 counties in 2023, at 11.189%. Waushara County had the lowest, at 5.754%. The median was 8.149% and the figure for Wisconsin was 8.095%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.189Oconto County
Lowest5.754Waushara County
Median8.14971 counties
Wisconsin8.095History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 10.864 %Ashland County: 7.745 %Barron County: 8.586 %Bayfield County: 10.66 %Brown County: 7.363 %Buffalo County: 8.073 %Burnett County: 9.959 %Calumet County: 7.407 %Chippewa County: 8.731 %Clark County: 7.84 %Columbia County: 9.058 %Crawford County: 8.345 %Dane County: 8.165 %Dodge County: 7.786 %Door County: 8.672 %Douglas County: 10.064 %Dunn County: 10.297 %Eau Claire County: 7.432 %Florence County: 10.363 %Fond du Lac County: 7.347 %Forest County: 9.476 %Grant County: 8 %Green County: 7.31 %Green Lake County: 8.862 %Iowa County: 6.355 %Iron County: 7.164 %Jackson County: 6.821 %Jefferson County: 8.628 %Juneau County: 9.756 %Kenosha County: 8.479 %Kewaunee County: 7.776 %La Crosse County: 6.949 %Lafayette County: 6.709 %Langlade County: 6.163 %Lincoln County: 7.796 %Manitowoc County: 8.175 %Marathon County: 7.355 %Marinette County: 6.929 %Marquette County: 7.113 %Milwaukee County: 8.722 %Monroe County: 9.336 %Oconto County: 11.189 %Oneida County: 9.489 %Outagamie County: 6.641 %Ozaukee County: 7.732 %Pepin County: 7.916 %Pierce County: 10.564 %Polk County: 8.337 %Portage County: 7.015 %Price County: 8.618 %Racine County: 8.149 %Richland County: 8.921 %Rock County: 8.224 %Rusk County: 9.139 %St. Croix County: 8.886 %Sauk County: 7.283 %Sawyer County: 9.559 %Shawano County: 7.108 %Sheboygan County: 7.734 %Taylor County: 7.745 %Trempealeau County: 8.536 %Vernon County: 7.185 %Vilas County: 10.112 %Walworth County: 8.185 %Washburn County: 11.033 %Washington County: 7.642 %Waukesha County: 8.07 %Waupaca County: 8.022 %Waushara County: 5.754 %Winnebago County: 6.876 %Wood County: 8.556 %
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%, 2023. 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.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Oconto County: 11.189 %Oconto County11.189Washburn County: 11.033 %Washburn County11.033Adams County: 10.864 %Adams County10.864Bayfield County: 10.66 %Bayfield County10.66Pierce County: 10.564 %Pierce County10.564Florence County: 10.363 %Florence County10.363Dunn County: 10.297 %Dunn County10.297Vilas County: 10.112 %Vilas County10.112Douglas County: 10.064 %Douglas County10.064Burnett County: 9.959 %Burnett County9.959Juneau County: 9.756 %Juneau County9.756Sawyer County: 9.559 %Sawyer County9.559Oneida County: 9.489 %Oneida County9.489Forest County: 9.476 %Forest County9.476Monroe County: 9.336 %Monroe County9.336Rusk County: 9.139 %Rusk County9.139Columbia County: 9.058 %Columbia County9.058Richland County: 8.921 %Richland County8.921St. Croix County: 8.886 %St. Croix County8.886Green Lake County: 8.862 %Green Lake County8.862Chippewa County: 8.731 %Chippewa County8.731Milwaukee County: 8.722 %Milwaukee County8.722Door County: 8.672 %Door County8.672Jefferson County: 8.628 %Jefferson County8.628Price County: 8.618 %Price County8.618Barron County: 8.586 %Barron County8.586Wood County: 8.556 %Wood County8.556Trempealeau County: 8.536 %Trempealeau County8.536Kenosha County: 8.479 %Kenosha County8.479Crawford County: 8.345 %Crawford County8.345Polk County: 8.337 %Polk County8.337Rock County: 8.224 %Rock County8.224Walworth County: 8.185 %Walworth County8.185Manitowoc County: 8.175 %Manitowoc County8.175Dane County: 8.165 %Dane County8.165Racine County: 8.149 %Racine County8.149Buffalo County: 8.073 %Buffalo County8.073Waukesha County: 8.07 %Waukesha County8.07Waupaca County: 8.022 %Waupaca County8.022Grant County: 8 %Grant County8Oconto County: 11.189 %Oconto County11.189Washburn County: 11.033 %Washburn County11.033Adams County: 10.864 %Adams County10.864Bayfield County: 10.66 %Bayfield County10.66Pierce County: 10.564 %Pierce County10.564Florence County: 10.363 %Florence County10.363Dunn County: 10.297 %Dunn County10.297Vilas County: 10.112 %Vilas County10.112Douglas County: 10.064 %Douglas County10.064Burnett County: 9.959 %Burnett County9.959Juneau County: 9.756 %Juneau County9.756Sawyer County: 9.559 %Sawyer County9.559Oneida County: 9.489 %Oneida County9.489Forest County: 9.476 %Forest County9.476Monroe County: 9.336 %Monroe County9.336Rusk County: 9.139 %Rusk County9.139Columbia County: 9.058 %Columbia County9.058Richland County: 8.921 %Richland County8.921St. Croix County: 8.886 %St. Croix County8.886Green Lake County: 8.862 %Green Lake County8.862Chippewa County: 8.731 %Chippewa County8.731Milwaukee County: 8.722 %Milwaukee County8.722Door County: 8.672 %Door County8.672Jefferson County: 8.628 %Jefferson County8.628Price County: 8.618 %Price County8.618Barron County: 8.586 %Barron County8.586Wood County: 8.556 %Wood County8.556Trempealeau County: 8.536 %Trempealeau County8.536Kenosha County: 8.479 %Kenosha County8.479Crawford County: 8.345 %Crawford County8.345Polk County: 8.337 %Polk County8.337Rock County: 8.224 %Rock County8.224Walworth County: 8.185 %Walworth County8.185Manitowoc County: 8.175 %Manitowoc County8.175Dane County: 8.165 %Dane County8.165Racine County: 8.149 %Racine County8.149Buffalo County: 8.073 %Buffalo County8.073Waukesha County: 8.07 %Waukesha County8.07Waupaca County: 8.022 %Waupaca County8.022Grant County: 8 %Grant County8
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Oconto County11.189+3.12 pts
2Washburn County11.033-0.01 pts
3Adams County10.864+3.12 pts
4Bayfield County10.66+2.78 pts
5Pierce County10.564+0.76 pts
6Florence County10.363-3.18 pts
7Dunn County10.297+2.07 pts
8Vilas County10.112-1.45 pts
9Douglas County10.064+3.25 pts
10Burnett County9.959-1.26 pts
11Juneau County9.756+3.57 pts
12Sawyer County9.559+0.89 pts
13Oneida County9.489+0.52 pts
14Forest County9.476+0.91 pts
15Monroe County9.336+1.74 pts
16Rusk County9.139-0.42 pts
17Columbia County9.058+1.59 pts
18Richland County8.921+2.11 pts
19St. Croix County8.886+1.09 pts
20Green Lake County8.862+1.87 pts
21Chippewa County8.731-0.24 pts
22Milwaukee County8.722-0.84 pts
23Door County8.672+0.92 pts
24Jefferson County8.628+0.84 pts
25Price County8.618-1.94 pts
26Barron County8.586+0.41 pts
27Wood County8.556+0.39 pts
28Trempealeau County8.536-0.01 pts
29Kenosha County8.479+0.95 pts
30Crawford County8.345+0.82 pts
31Polk County8.337-1.14 pts
32Rock County8.224-0.15 pts
33Walworth County8.185-1.4 pts
34Manitowoc County8.175+1.41 pts
35Dane County8.165-0.08 pts
36Racine County8.149+0.27 pts
37Buffalo County8.073-0.26 pts
38Waukesha County8.07-0.38 pts
39Waupaca County8.022+1.11 pts
40Grant County8+0.96 pts
41Pepin County7.916-1.05 pts
42Clark County7.84-0.24 pts
43Lincoln County7.796-0.4 pts
44Dodge County7.786-0.08 pts
45Kewaunee County7.776-1.5 pts
46Ashland County7.745-0.97 pts
46Taylor County7.745-1.98 pts
48Sheboygan County7.734+0.5 pts
49Ozaukee County7.732-0.5 pts
50Washington County7.642-0.4 pts
51Eau Claire County7.432-0.07 pts
52Calumet County7.407+0.56 pts
53Brown County7.363-0.58 pts
54Marathon County7.355+0.33 pts
55Fond du Lac County7.347-1.91 pts
56Green County7.31-0.17 pts
57Sauk County7.283-0.42 pts
58Vernon County7.185-0.03 pts
59Iron County7.164-0.84 pts
60Marquette County7.113-0.53 pts
61Shawano County7.108-0.12 pts
62Portage County7.015-1.05 pts
63La Crosse County6.949-0.35 pts
64Marinette County6.929+0.15 pts
65Winnebago County6.876-0.47 pts
66Jackson County6.821+0.5 pts
67Lafayette County6.709-0.49 pts
68Outagamie County6.641-0.56 pts
69Iowa County6.355-0.46 pts
70Langlade County6.163-3.23 pts
71Waushara County5.754+0.24 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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2023 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 Wisconsin by establishment exit rate, 2023) [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 Wisconsin by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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/wisconsin-counties. 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 Wisconsin by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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/wisconsin-counties.

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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 Wisconsin by establishment exit rate, 2023 [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/wisconsin-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Oconto County, with 11.189% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Waushara County, with 5.754% in 2023.

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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. 1 counties have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.

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