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Counties in Wisconsin by establishment exit rate

Menominee County had the highest establishment exit rate of 72 counties in 2013, at 14.286%. Forest County had the lowest, at 5.568%. The median was 8.037% and the figure for Wisconsin was 8.01%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.286Menominee County
Lowest5.568Forest County
Median8.03772 counties
Wisconsin8.01History

Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 9.131 %Ashland County: 7.165 %Barron County: 7.656 %Bayfield County: 9.384 %Brown County: 7 %Buffalo County: 7.76 %Burnett County: 7.876 %Calumet County: 6.005 %Chippewa County: 8.699 %Clark County: 9.309 %Columbia County: 8.217 %Crawford County: 10.386 %Dane County: 8.067 %Dodge County: 8.107 %Door County: 6.523 %Douglas County: 7.656 %Dunn County: 8.798 %Eau Claire County: 7.908 %Florence County: 9.479 %Fond du Lac County: 7.63 %Forest County: 5.568 %Grant County: 6.86 %Green County: 7.209 %Green Lake County: 8.09 %Iowa County: 7.96 %Iron County: 12.267 %Jackson County: 8.673 %Jefferson County: 8.548 %Juneau County: 9.044 %Kenosha County: 8.581 %Kewaunee County: 11.707 %La Crosse County: 6.814 %Lafayette County: 9.355 %Langlade County: 6.567 %Lincoln County: 6.613 %Manitowoc County: 5.789 %Marathon County: 7.368 %Marinette County: 7.625 %Marquette County: 10.612 %Menominee County: 14.286 %Milwaukee County: 8.594 %Monroe County: 8.244 %Oconto County: 6.264 %Oneida County: 8.007 %Outagamie County: 7.683 %Ozaukee County: 7.607 %Pepin County: 11.429 %Pierce County: 8.989 %Polk County: 7.805 %Portage County: 6.982 %Price County: 7.133 %Racine County: 8.382 %Richland County: 9.289 %Rock County: 8.328 %Rusk County: 7.487 %St. Croix County: 9.138 %Sauk County: 7.517 %Sawyer County: 8.553 %Shawano County: 6.341 %Sheboygan County: 7.489 %Taylor County: 9.795 %Trempealeau County: 8.157 %Vernon County: 7.858 %Vilas County: 9.53 %Walworth County: 9.665 %Washburn County: 8.541 %Washington County: 7.769 %Waukesha County: 8.189 %Waupaca County: 8.095 %Waushara County: 7.701 %Winnebago County: 7.668 %Wood County: 6.178 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Menominee County: 14.286 %Menominee County14.286Iron County: 12.267 %Iron County12.267Kewaunee County: 11.707 %Kewaunee County11.707Pepin County: 11.429 %Pepin County11.429Marquette County: 10.612 %Marquette County10.612Crawford County: 10.386 %Crawford County10.386Taylor County: 9.795 %Taylor County9.795Walworth County: 9.665 %Walworth County9.665Vilas County: 9.53 %Vilas County9.53Florence County: 9.479 %Florence County9.479Bayfield County: 9.384 %Bayfield County9.384Lafayette County: 9.355 %Lafayette County9.355Clark County: 9.309 %Clark County9.309Richland County: 9.289 %Richland County9.289St. Croix County: 9.138 %St. Croix County9.138Adams County: 9.131 %Adams County9.131Juneau County: 9.044 %Juneau County9.044Pierce County: 8.989 %Pierce County8.989Dunn County: 8.798 %Dunn County8.798Chippewa County: 8.699 %Chippewa County8.699Jackson County: 8.673 %Jackson County8.673Milwaukee County: 8.594 %Milwaukee County8.594Kenosha County: 8.581 %Kenosha County8.581Sawyer County: 8.553 %Sawyer County8.553Jefferson County: 8.548 %Jefferson County8.548Washburn County: 8.541 %Washburn County8.541Racine County: 8.382 %Racine County8.382Rock County: 8.328 %Rock County8.328Monroe County: 8.244 %Monroe County8.244Columbia County: 8.217 %Columbia County8.217Waukesha County: 8.189 %Waukesha County8.189Trempealeau County: 8.157 %Trempealeau County8.157Dodge County: 8.107 %Dodge County8.107Waupaca County: 8.095 %Waupaca County8.095Green Lake County: 8.09 %Green Lake County8.09Dane County: 8.067 %Dane County8.067Oneida County: 8.007 %Oneida County8.007Iowa County: 7.96 %Iowa County7.96Eau Claire County: 7.908 %Eau Claire County7.908Burnett County: 7.876 %Burnett County7.876Menominee County: 14.286 %Menominee County14.286Iron County: 12.267 %Iron County12.267Kewaunee County: 11.707 %Kewaunee County11.707Pepin County: 11.429 %Pepin County11.429Marquette County: 10.612 %Marquette County10.612Crawford County: 10.386 %Crawford County10.386Taylor County: 9.795 %Taylor County9.795Walworth County: 9.665 %Walworth County9.665Vilas County: 9.53 %Vilas County9.53Florence County: 9.479 %Florence County9.479Bayfield County: 9.384 %Bayfield County9.384Lafayette County: 9.355 %Lafayette County9.355Clark County: 9.309 %Clark County9.309Richland County: 9.289 %Richland County9.289St. Croix County: 9.138 %St. Croix County9.138Adams County: 9.131 %Adams County9.131Juneau County: 9.044 %Juneau County9.044Pierce County: 8.989 %Pierce County8.989Dunn County: 8.798 %Dunn County8.798Chippewa County: 8.699 %Chippewa County8.699Jackson County: 8.673 %Jackson County8.673Milwaukee County: 8.594 %Milwaukee County8.594Kenosha County: 8.581 %Kenosha County8.581Sawyer County: 8.553 %Sawyer County8.553Jefferson County: 8.548 %Jefferson County8.548Washburn County: 8.541 %Washburn County8.541Racine County: 8.382 %Racine County8.382Rock County: 8.328 %Rock County8.328Monroe County: 8.244 %Monroe County8.244Columbia County: 8.217 %Columbia County8.217Waukesha County: 8.189 %Waukesha County8.189Trempealeau County: 8.157 %Trempealeau County8.157Dodge County: 8.107 %Dodge County8.107Waupaca County: 8.095 %Waupaca County8.095Green Lake County: 8.09 %Green Lake County8.09Dane County: 8.067 %Dane County8.067Oneida County: 8.007 %Oneida County8.007Iowa County: 7.96 %Iowa County7.96Eau Claire County: 7.908 %Eau Claire County7.908Burnett County: 7.876 %Burnett County7.876
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Menominee County14.286+14.29 pts
2Iron County12.267+3.93 pts
3Kewaunee County11.707+2.13 pts
4Pepin County11.429+5.18 pts
5Marquette County10.612+4.64 pts
6Crawford County10.386+4.36 pts
7Taylor County9.795+4.06 pts
8Walworth County9.665+1.31 pts
9Vilas County9.53-0.41 pts
10Florence County9.479-2.45 pts
11Bayfield County9.384-0.28 pts
12Lafayette County9.355+2.34 pts
13Clark County9.309+2.77 pts
14Richland County9.289+1.56 pts
15St. Croix County9.138+1.51 pts
16Adams County9.131+1.59 pts
17Juneau County9.044+1.6 pts
18Pierce County8.989-0.12 pts
19Dunn County8.798+2.31 pts
20Chippewa County8.699+1.41 pts
21Jackson County8.673+1.43 pts
22Milwaukee County8.594-0.64 pts
23Kenosha County8.581+0.6 pts
24Sawyer County8.553-2.23 pts
25Jefferson County8.548+1.28 pts
26Washburn County8.541-0.48 pts
27Racine County8.382-0.83 pts
28Rock County8.328+0.17 pts
29Monroe County8.244-0.18 pts
30Columbia County8.217+0.04 pts
31Waukesha County8.189+0.37 pts
32Trempealeau County8.157+2.25 pts
33Dodge County8.107+0.95 pts
34Waupaca County8.095-0.17 pts
35Green Lake County8.09+0.57 pts
36Dane County8.067-0.01 pts
37Oneida County8.007-2.53 pts
38Iowa County7.96+0.51 pts
39Eau Claire County7.908+0.13 pts
40Burnett County7.876-1.77 pts
41Vernon County7.858-1.33 pts
42Polk County7.805+0.52 pts
43Washington County7.769+0.38 pts
44Buffalo County7.76-2 pts
45Waushara County7.701+1.29 pts
46Outagamie County7.683+0.19 pts
47Winnebago County7.668-0.36 pts
48Barron County7.656+0.85 pts
48Douglas County7.656+1.37 pts
50Fond du Lac County7.63+0.73 pts
51Marinette County7.625-1.05 pts
52Ozaukee County7.607-0.26 pts
53Sauk County7.517-0.08 pts
54Sheboygan County7.489+0.55 pts
55Rusk County7.487+0.95 pts
56Marathon County7.368-1.78 pts
57Green County7.209+0.27 pts
58Ashland County7.165-2.38 pts
59Price County7.133-0.52 pts
60Brown County7-0.42 pts
61Portage County6.982-0.77 pts
62Grant County6.86-0.27 pts
63La Crosse County6.814+0.45 pts
64Lincoln County6.613-1.69 pts
65Langlade County6.567-0.22 pts
66Door County6.523-1.28 pts
67Shawano County6.341-1.59 pts
68Oconto County6.264-2.99 pts
69Wood County6.178-0.2 pts
70Calumet County6.005-2.13 pts
71Manitowoc County5.789-2.4 pts
72Forest County5.568-4.27 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. 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 Wisconsin by establishment exit rate, 2013) [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, 2013. 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?period=2013. 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, 2013. 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?period=2013.

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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, 2013 [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?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Menominee County, with 14.286% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Forest County, with 5.568% in 2013.

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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.

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