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Counties in Wisconsin by establishment exit rate

Forest County had the highest establishment exit rate of 71 counties in 2015, at 11.294%. Shawano County had the lowest, at 5.483%. The median was 7.094% and the figure for Wisconsin was 7.137%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.294Forest County
Lowest5.483Shawano County
Median7.09471 counties
Wisconsin7.137History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 6.877 %Ashland County: 5.902 %Barron County: 5.75 %Bayfield County: 7.521 %Brown County: 6.052 %Buffalo County: 9.818 %Burnett County: 5.991 %Calumet County: 7.445 %Chippewa County: 8.171 %Clark County: 7.222 %Columbia County: 8.182 %Crawford County: 5.932 %Dane County: 7.16 %Dodge County: 6.262 %Door County: 8.202 %Douglas County: 6.361 %Dunn County: 7.307 %Eau Claire County: 6.703 %Florence County: 5.556 %Fond du Lac County: 5.667 %Forest County: 11.294 %Grant County: 6.326 %Green County: 5.977 %Green Lake County: 10.731 %Iowa County: 7.82 %Iron County: 10.674 %Jackson County: 8.142 %Jefferson County: 6.1 %Juneau County: 8.687 %Kenosha County: 7.515 %Kewaunee County: 5.897 %La Crosse County: 5.832 %Lafayette County: 5.941 %Langlade County: 6.496 %Lincoln County: 6.4 %Manitowoc County: 6.534 %Marathon County: 6.545 %Marinette County: 8.903 %Marquette County: 8.065 %Milwaukee County: 8.056 %Monroe County: 7.892 %Oconto County: 10.275 %Oneida County: 6.922 %Outagamie County: 6.273 %Ozaukee County: 6.374 %Pepin County: 9.744 %Pierce County: 6.775 %Polk County: 6.533 %Portage County: 7.094 %Price County: 6.952 %Racine County: 7.912 %Richland County: 7.257 %Rock County: 6.708 %Rusk County: 8.084 %St. Croix County: 7.086 %Sauk County: 7.127 %Sawyer County: 6.703 %Shawano County: 5.483 %Sheboygan County: 5.933 %Taylor County: 8.935 %Trempealeau County: 9.898 %Vernon County: 7.829 %Vilas County: 8.328 %Walworth County: 7.35 %Washburn County: 8.102 %Washington County: 7.664 %Waukesha County: 7.319 %Waupaca County: 6.645 %Waushara County: 9.037 %Winnebago County: 6.779 %Wood County: 6.088 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Forest County: 11.294 %Forest County11.294Green Lake County: 10.731 %Green Lake County10.731Iron County: 10.674 %Iron County10.674Oconto County: 10.275 %Oconto County10.275Trempealeau County: 9.898 %Trempealeau County9.898Buffalo County: 9.818 %Buffalo County9.818Pepin County: 9.744 %Pepin County9.744Waushara County: 9.037 %Waushara County9.037Taylor County: 8.935 %Taylor County8.935Marinette County: 8.903 %Marinette County8.903Juneau County: 8.687 %Juneau County8.687Vilas County: 8.328 %Vilas County8.328Door County: 8.202 %Door County8.202Columbia County: 8.182 %Columbia County8.182Chippewa County: 8.171 %Chippewa County8.171Jackson County: 8.142 %Jackson County8.142Washburn County: 8.102 %Washburn County8.102Rusk County: 8.084 %Rusk County8.084Marquette County: 8.065 %Marquette County8.065Milwaukee County: 8.056 %Milwaukee County8.056Racine County: 7.912 %Racine County7.912Monroe County: 7.892 %Monroe County7.892Vernon County: 7.829 %Vernon County7.829Iowa County: 7.82 %Iowa County7.82Washington County: 7.664 %Washington County7.664Bayfield County: 7.521 %Bayfield County7.521Kenosha County: 7.515 %Kenosha County7.515Calumet County: 7.445 %Calumet County7.445Walworth County: 7.35 %Walworth County7.35Waukesha County: 7.319 %Waukesha County7.319Dunn County: 7.307 %Dunn County7.307Richland County: 7.257 %Richland County7.257Clark County: 7.222 %Clark County7.222Dane County: 7.16 %Dane County7.16Sauk County: 7.127 %Sauk County7.127Portage County: 7.094 %Portage County7.094St. Croix County: 7.086 %St. Croix County7.086Price County: 6.952 %Price County6.952Oneida County: 6.922 %Oneida County6.922Adams County: 6.877 %Adams County6.877Forest County: 11.294 %Forest County11.294Green Lake County: 10.731 %Green Lake County10.731Iron County: 10.674 %Iron County10.674Oconto County: 10.275 %Oconto County10.275Trempealeau County: 9.898 %Trempealeau County9.898Buffalo County: 9.818 %Buffalo County9.818Pepin County: 9.744 %Pepin County9.744Waushara County: 9.037 %Waushara County9.037Taylor County: 8.935 %Taylor County8.935Marinette County: 8.903 %Marinette County8.903Juneau County: 8.687 %Juneau County8.687Vilas County: 8.328 %Vilas County8.328Door County: 8.202 %Door County8.202Columbia County: 8.182 %Columbia County8.182Chippewa County: 8.171 %Chippewa County8.171Jackson County: 8.142 %Jackson County8.142Washburn County: 8.102 %Washburn County8.102Rusk County: 8.084 %Rusk County8.084Marquette County: 8.065 %Marquette County8.065Milwaukee County: 8.056 %Milwaukee County8.056Racine County: 7.912 %Racine County7.912Monroe County: 7.892 %Monroe County7.892Vernon County: 7.829 %Vernon County7.829Iowa County: 7.82 %Iowa County7.82Washington County: 7.664 %Washington County7.664Bayfield County: 7.521 %Bayfield County7.521Kenosha County: 7.515 %Kenosha County7.515Calumet County: 7.445 %Calumet County7.445Walworth County: 7.35 %Walworth County7.35Waukesha County: 7.319 %Waukesha County7.319Dunn County: 7.307 %Dunn County7.307Richland County: 7.257 %Richland County7.257Clark County: 7.222 %Clark County7.222Dane County: 7.16 %Dane County7.16Sauk County: 7.127 %Sauk County7.127Portage County: 7.094 %Portage County7.094St. Croix County: 7.086 %St. Croix County7.086Price County: 6.952 %Price County6.952Oneida County: 6.922 %Oneida County6.922Adams County: 6.877 %Adams County6.877
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Forest County11.294+3.08 pts
2Green Lake County10.731+1.91 pts
3Iron County10.674+3.04 pts
4Oconto County10.275+2.05 pts
5Trempealeau County9.898+2.41 pts
6Buffalo County9.818-0.92 pts
7Pepin County9.744+5.62 pts
8Waushara County9.037+0.73 pts
9Taylor County8.935+3.48 pts
10Marinette County8.903+1.3 pts
11Juneau County8.687+0.3 pts
12Vilas County8.328+0.26 pts
13Door County8.202+1.89 pts
14Columbia County8.182+0.49 pts
15Chippewa County8.171+0.77 pts
16Jackson County8.142+1.32 pts
17Washburn County8.102+0.83 pts
18Rusk County8.084-0.46 pts
19Marquette County8.065+1.88 pts
20Milwaukee County8.056-0.39 pts
21Racine County7.912+0.06 pts
22Monroe County7.892+1.06 pts
23Vernon County7.829+1.28 pts
24Iowa County7.82+1.54 pts
25Washington County7.664+1.81 pts
26Bayfield County7.521+0.64 pts
27Kenosha County7.515+0.17 pts
28Calumet County7.445+2.45 pts
29Walworth County7.35-0.07 pts
30Waukesha County7.319-0.37 pts
31Dunn County7.307+0.11 pts
32Richland County7.257+1.09 pts
33Clark County7.222-0.9 pts
34Dane County7.16+0.03 pts
35Sauk County7.127+0.72 pts
36Portage County7.094+0.94 pts
37St. Croix County7.086+0.31 pts
38Price County6.952-2.08 pts
39Oneida County6.922-0.45 pts
40Adams County6.877-2.11 pts
41Winnebago County6.779+0.52 pts
42Pierce County6.775-1 pts
43Rock County6.708-0.62 pts
44Eau Claire County6.703-1.58 pts
44Sawyer County6.703-3.99 pts
46Waupaca County6.645-1.11 pts
47Marathon County6.545-0.26 pts
48Manitowoc County6.534+0.65 pts
49Polk County6.533-0.35 pts
50Langlade County6.496+1.32 pts
51Lincoln County6.4+0.62 pts
52Ozaukee County6.374-1.15 pts
53Douglas County6.361-1.35 pts
54Grant County6.326-0.27 pts
55Outagamie County6.273-0.95 pts
56Dodge County6.262-0.12 pts
57Jefferson County6.1+0.11 pts
58Wood County6.088-0.77 pts
59Brown County6.052-0.39 pts
60Burnett County5.991-3.1 pts
61Green County5.977+0.86 pts
62Lafayette County5.941-4.31 pts
63Sheboygan County5.933-0.48 pts
64Crawford County5.932-2.96 pts
65Ashland County5.902-5.07 pts
66Kewaunee County5.897-0.34 pts
67La Crosse County5.832-1.25 pts
68Barron County5.75-0.94 pts
69Fond du Lac County5.667-1.61 pts
70Florence County5.556-0.16 pts
71Shawano County5.483-4.91 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 2015 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Forest County, with 11.294% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Shawano County, with 5.483% in 2015.

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 2015 and are not ranked.

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