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Counties in Wisconsin by establishment exit rate

Ashland County had the highest establishment exit rate of 71 counties in 2014, at 10.968%. Pepin County had the lowest, at 4.124%. The median was 7.268% and the figure for Wisconsin was 7.329%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.968Ashland County
Lowest4.124Pepin County
Median7.26871 counties
Wisconsin7.329History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 8.986 %Ashland County: 10.968 %Barron County: 6.686 %Bayfield County: 6.877 %Brown County: 6.446 %Buffalo County: 10.733 %Burnett County: 9.091 %Calumet County: 4.997 %Chippewa County: 7.405 %Clark County: 8.118 %Columbia County: 7.692 %Crawford County: 8.889 %Dane County: 7.13 %Dodge County: 6.378 %Door County: 6.31 %Douglas County: 7.712 %Dunn County: 7.2 %Eau Claire County: 8.281 %Florence County: 5.714 %Fond du Lac County: 7.28 %Forest County: 8.219 %Grant County: 6.6 %Green County: 5.113 %Green Lake County: 8.824 %Iowa County: 6.275 %Iron County: 7.629 %Jackson County: 6.818 %Jefferson County: 5.99 %Juneau County: 8.386 %Kenosha County: 7.349 %Kewaunee County: 6.242 %La Crosse County: 7.078 %Lafayette County: 10.248 %Langlade County: 5.174 %Lincoln County: 5.783 %Manitowoc County: 5.881 %Marathon County: 6.807 %Marinette County: 7.604 %Marquette County: 6.186 %Milwaukee County: 8.447 %Monroe County: 6.835 %Oconto County: 8.225 %Oneida County: 7.367 %Outagamie County: 7.223 %Ozaukee County: 7.519 %Pepin County: 4.124 %Pierce County: 7.779 %Polk County: 6.883 %Portage County: 6.151 %Price County: 9.031 %Racine County: 7.852 %Richland County: 6.167 %Rock County: 7.324 %Rusk County: 8.541 %St. Croix County: 6.781 %Sauk County: 6.405 %Sawyer County: 10.691 %Shawano County: 10.39 %Sheboygan County: 6.411 %Taylor County: 5.455 %Trempealeau County: 7.488 %Vernon County: 6.551 %Vilas County: 8.063 %Walworth County: 7.417 %Washburn County: 7.268 %Washington County: 5.855 %Waukesha County: 7.685 %Waupaca County: 7.753 %Waushara County: 8.304 %Winnebago County: 6.258 %Wood County: 6.855 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Ashland County: 10.968 %Ashland County10.968Buffalo County: 10.733 %Buffalo County10.733Sawyer County: 10.691 %Sawyer County10.691Shawano County: 10.39 %Shawano County10.39Lafayette County: 10.248 %Lafayette County10.248Burnett County: 9.091 %Burnett County9.091Price County: 9.031 %Price County9.031Adams County: 8.986 %Adams County8.986Crawford County: 8.889 %Crawford County8.889Green Lake County: 8.824 %Green Lake County8.824Rusk County: 8.541 %Rusk County8.541Milwaukee County: 8.447 %Milwaukee County8.447Juneau County: 8.386 %Juneau County8.386Waushara County: 8.304 %Waushara County8.304Eau Claire County: 8.281 %Eau Claire County8.281Oconto County: 8.225 %Oconto County8.225Forest County: 8.219 %Forest County8.219Clark County: 8.118 %Clark County8.118Vilas County: 8.063 %Vilas County8.063Racine County: 7.852 %Racine County7.852Pierce County: 7.779 %Pierce County7.779Waupaca County: 7.753 %Waupaca County7.753Douglas County: 7.712 %Douglas County7.712Columbia County: 7.692 %Columbia County7.692Waukesha County: 7.685 %Waukesha County7.685Iron County: 7.629 %Iron County7.629Marinette County: 7.604 %Marinette County7.604Ozaukee County: 7.519 %Ozaukee County7.519Trempealeau County: 7.488 %Trempealeau County7.488Walworth County: 7.417 %Walworth County7.417Chippewa County: 7.405 %Chippewa County7.405Oneida County: 7.367 %Oneida County7.367Kenosha County: 7.349 %Kenosha County7.349Rock County: 7.324 %Rock County7.324Fond du Lac County: 7.28 %Fond du Lac County7.28Washburn County: 7.268 %Washburn County7.268Outagamie County: 7.223 %Outagamie County7.223Dunn County: 7.2 %Dunn County7.2Dane County: 7.13 %Dane County7.13La Crosse County: 7.078 %La Crosse County7.078Ashland County: 10.968 %Ashland County10.968Buffalo County: 10.733 %Buffalo County10.733Sawyer County: 10.691 %Sawyer County10.691Shawano County: 10.39 %Shawano County10.39Lafayette County: 10.248 %Lafayette County10.248Burnett County: 9.091 %Burnett County9.091Price County: 9.031 %Price County9.031Adams County: 8.986 %Adams County8.986Crawford County: 8.889 %Crawford County8.889Green Lake County: 8.824 %Green Lake County8.824Rusk County: 8.541 %Rusk County8.541Milwaukee County: 8.447 %Milwaukee County8.447Juneau County: 8.386 %Juneau County8.386Waushara County: 8.304 %Waushara County8.304Eau Claire County: 8.281 %Eau Claire County8.281Oconto County: 8.225 %Oconto County8.225Forest County: 8.219 %Forest County8.219Clark County: 8.118 %Clark County8.118Vilas County: 8.063 %Vilas County8.063Racine County: 7.852 %Racine County7.852Pierce County: 7.779 %Pierce County7.779Waupaca County: 7.753 %Waupaca County7.753Douglas County: 7.712 %Douglas County7.712Columbia County: 7.692 %Columbia County7.692Waukesha County: 7.685 %Waukesha County7.685Iron County: 7.629 %Iron County7.629Marinette County: 7.604 %Marinette County7.604Ozaukee County: 7.519 %Ozaukee County7.519Trempealeau County: 7.488 %Trempealeau County7.488Walworth County: 7.417 %Walworth County7.417Chippewa County: 7.405 %Chippewa County7.405Oneida County: 7.367 %Oneida County7.367Kenosha County: 7.349 %Kenosha County7.349Rock County: 7.324 %Rock County7.324Fond du Lac County: 7.28 %Fond du Lac County7.28Washburn County: 7.268 %Washburn County7.268Outagamie County: 7.223 %Outagamie County7.223Dunn County: 7.2 %Dunn County7.2Dane County: 7.13 %Dane County7.13La Crosse County: 7.078 %La Crosse County7.078
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Ashland County10.968+3.8 pts
2Buffalo County10.733+2.97 pts
3Sawyer County10.691+2.14 pts
4Shawano County10.39+4.05 pts
5Lafayette County10.248+0.89 pts
6Burnett County9.091+1.21 pts
7Price County9.031+1.9 pts
8Adams County8.986-0.14 pts
9Crawford County8.889-1.5 pts
10Green Lake County8.824+0.73 pts
11Rusk County8.541+1.05 pts
12Milwaukee County8.447-0.15 pts
13Juneau County8.386-0.66 pts
14Waushara County8.304+0.6 pts
15Eau Claire County8.281+0.37 pts
16Oconto County8.225+1.96 pts
17Forest County8.219+2.65 pts
18Clark County8.118-1.19 pts
19Vilas County8.063-1.47 pts
20Racine County7.852-0.53 pts
21Pierce County7.779-1.21 pts
22Waupaca County7.753-0.34 pts
23Douglas County7.712+0.06 pts
24Columbia County7.692-0.53 pts
25Waukesha County7.685-0.5 pts
26Iron County7.629-4.64 pts
27Marinette County7.604-0.02 pts
28Ozaukee County7.519-0.09 pts
29Trempealeau County7.488-0.67 pts
30Walworth County7.417-2.25 pts
31Chippewa County7.405-1.29 pts
32Oneida County7.367-0.64 pts
33Kenosha County7.349-1.23 pts
34Rock County7.324-1 pts
35Fond du Lac County7.28-0.35 pts
36Washburn County7.268-1.27 pts
37Outagamie County7.223-0.46 pts
38Dunn County7.2-1.6 pts
39Dane County7.13-0.94 pts
40La Crosse County7.078+0.26 pts
41Polk County6.883-0.92 pts
42Bayfield County6.877-2.51 pts
43Wood County6.855+0.68 pts
44Monroe County6.835-1.41 pts
45Jackson County6.818-1.86 pts
46Marathon County6.807-0.56 pts
47St. Croix County6.781-2.36 pts
48Barron County6.686-0.97 pts
49Grant County6.6-0.26 pts
50Vernon County6.551-1.31 pts
51Brown County6.446-0.55 pts
52Sheboygan County6.411-1.08 pts
53Sauk County6.405-1.11 pts
54Dodge County6.378-1.73 pts
55Door County6.31-0.21 pts
56Iowa County6.275-1.68 pts
57Winnebago County6.258-1.41 pts
58Kewaunee County6.242-5.47 pts
59Marquette County6.186-4.43 pts
60Richland County6.167-3.12 pts
61Portage County6.151-0.83 pts
62Jefferson County5.99-2.56 pts
63Manitowoc County5.881+0.09 pts
64Washington County5.855-1.91 pts
65Lincoln County5.783-0.83 pts
66Florence County5.714-3.76 pts
67Taylor County5.455-4.34 pts
68Langlade County5.174-1.39 pts
69Green County5.113-2.1 pts
70Calumet County4.997-1.01 pts
71Pepin County4.124-7.31 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 2014 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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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 Wisconsin by establishment exit rate, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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 Wisconsin by establishment exit rate, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Ashland County, with 10.968% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Pepin County, with 4.124% in 2014.

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. 1 counties have no value for 2014 and are not ranked.

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