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Counties in Wisconsin by establishment exit rate

Forest County had the highest establishment exit rate of 72 counties in 2017, at 10.979%. Menominee County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.738% and the figure for Wisconsin was 7.784%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.979Forest County
Lowest0Menominee County
Median7.73872 counties
Wisconsin7.784History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 7.821 %Ashland County: 9.879 %Barron County: 7.655 %Bayfield County: 9.769 %Brown County: 7.228 %Buffalo County: 10.545 %Burnett County: 8.227 %Calumet County: 8.896 %Chippewa County: 7.52 %Clark County: 7.568 %Columbia County: 9.996 %Crawford County: 9.209 %Dane County: 7.618 %Dodge County: 6.21 %Door County: 7.993 %Douglas County: 7.843 %Dunn County: 8.151 %Eau Claire County: 8.541 %Florence County: 9.756 %Fond du Lac County: 8.333 %Forest County: 10.979 %Grant County: 6.552 %Green County: 8.022 %Green Lake County: 7.517 %Iowa County: 6.961 %Iron County: 3.488 %Jackson County: 7.908 %Jefferson County: 6.874 %Juneau County: 9.648 %Kenosha County: 8.007 %Kewaunee County: 7.273 %La Crosse County: 6.189 %Lafayette County: 10.24 %Langlade County: 6.458 %Lincoln County: 8.095 %Manitowoc County: 6.193 %Marathon County: 6.462 %Marinette County: 6.152 %Marquette County: 6.996 %Menominee County: 0 %Milwaukee County: 8.75 %Monroe County: 7.532 %Oconto County: 7.989 %Oneida County: 8.353 %Outagamie County: 6.933 %Ozaukee County: 6.792 %Pepin County: 5.446 %Pierce County: 7.402 %Polk County: 6.766 %Portage County: 6.854 %Price County: 9.906 %Racine County: 8.129 %Richland County: 5.375 %Rock County: 7.614 %Rusk County: 9.705 %St. Croix County: 8.378 %Sauk County: 7.596 %Sawyer County: 9.302 %Shawano County: 8.093 %Sheboygan County: 7.336 %Taylor County: 9.131 %Trempealeau County: 5.868 %Vernon County: 9.099 %Vilas County: 9.323 %Walworth County: 7.49 %Washburn County: 6.569 %Washington County: 6.786 %Waukesha County: 8.271 %Waupaca County: 8.652 %Waushara County: 9.467 %Winnebago County: 7.183 %Wood County: 6.986 %
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  • 9.3 and over
%, 2017. 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, 2017

Forest County: 10.979 %Forest County10.979Buffalo County: 10.545 %Buffalo County10.545Lafayette County: 10.24 %Lafayette County10.24Columbia County: 9.996 %Columbia County9.996Price County: 9.906 %Price County9.906Ashland County: 9.879 %Ashland County9.879Bayfield County: 9.769 %Bayfield County9.769Florence County: 9.756 %Florence County9.756Rusk County: 9.705 %Rusk County9.705Juneau County: 9.648 %Juneau County9.648Waushara County: 9.467 %Waushara County9.467Vilas County: 9.323 %Vilas County9.323Sawyer County: 9.302 %Sawyer County9.302Crawford County: 9.209 %Crawford County9.209Taylor County: 9.131 %Taylor County9.131Vernon County: 9.099 %Vernon County9.099Calumet County: 8.896 %Calumet County8.896Milwaukee County: 8.75 %Milwaukee County8.75Waupaca County: 8.652 %Waupaca County8.652Eau Claire County: 8.541 %Eau Claire County8.541St. Croix County: 8.378 %St. Croix County8.378Oneida County: 8.353 %Oneida County8.353Fond du Lac County: 8.333 %Fond du Lac County8.333Waukesha County: 8.271 %Waukesha County8.271Burnett County: 8.227 %Burnett County8.227Dunn County: 8.151 %Dunn County8.151Racine County: 8.129 %Racine County8.129Lincoln County: 8.095 %Lincoln County8.095Shawano County: 8.093 %Shawano County8.093Green County: 8.022 %Green County8.022Kenosha County: 8.007 %Kenosha County8.007Door County: 7.993 %Door County7.993Oconto County: 7.989 %Oconto County7.989Jackson County: 7.908 %Jackson County7.908Douglas County: 7.843 %Douglas County7.843Adams County: 7.821 %Adams County7.821Barron County: 7.655 %Barron County7.655Dane County: 7.618 %Dane County7.618Rock County: 7.614 %Rock County7.614Sauk County: 7.596 %Sauk County7.596Forest County: 10.979 %Forest County10.979Buffalo County: 10.545 %Buffalo County10.545Lafayette County: 10.24 %Lafayette County10.24Columbia County: 9.996 %Columbia County9.996Price County: 9.906 %Price County9.906Ashland County: 9.879 %Ashland County9.879Bayfield County: 9.769 %Bayfield County9.769Florence County: 9.756 %Florence County9.756Rusk County: 9.705 %Rusk County9.705Juneau County: 9.648 %Juneau County9.648Waushara County: 9.467 %Waushara County9.467Vilas County: 9.323 %Vilas County9.323Sawyer County: 9.302 %Sawyer County9.302Crawford County: 9.209 %Crawford County9.209Taylor County: 9.131 %Taylor County9.131Vernon County: 9.099 %Vernon County9.099Calumet County: 8.896 %Calumet County8.896Milwaukee County: 8.75 %Milwaukee County8.75Waupaca County: 8.652 %Waupaca County8.652Eau Claire County: 8.541 %Eau Claire County8.541St. Croix County: 8.378 %St. Croix County8.378Oneida County: 8.353 %Oneida County8.353Fond du Lac County: 8.333 %Fond du Lac County8.333Waukesha County: 8.271 %Waukesha County8.271Burnett County: 8.227 %Burnett County8.227Dunn County: 8.151 %Dunn County8.151Racine County: 8.129 %Racine County8.129Lincoln County: 8.095 %Lincoln County8.095Shawano County: 8.093 %Shawano County8.093Green County: 8.022 %Green County8.022Kenosha County: 8.007 %Kenosha County8.007Door County: 7.993 %Door County7.993Oconto County: 7.989 %Oconto County7.989Jackson County: 7.908 %Jackson County7.908Douglas County: 7.843 %Douglas County7.843Adams County: 7.821 %Adams County7.821Barron County: 7.655 %Barron County7.655Dane County: 7.618 %Dane County7.618Rock County: 7.614 %Rock County7.614Sauk County: 7.596 %Sauk County7.596
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Forest County10.979+2.41 pts
2Buffalo County10.545+1.88 pts
3Lafayette County10.24+2.25 pts
4Columbia County9.996+3.17 pts
5Price County9.906+0.67 pts
6Ashland County9.879+3.65 pts
7Bayfield County9.769+2.4 pts
8Florence County9.756-4.53 pts
9Rusk County9.705-0.28 pts
10Juneau County9.648+2.39 pts
11Waushara County9.467+2.34 pts
12Vilas County9.323+1.99 pts
13Sawyer County9.302+1.2 pts
14Crawford County9.209+3.86 pts
15Taylor County9.131+3.46 pts
16Vernon County9.099+3.66 pts
17Calumet County8.896+1.27 pts
18Milwaukee County8.75+1.07 pts
19Waupaca County8.652+2.9 pts
20Eau Claire County8.541+1.13 pts
21St. Croix County8.378+0.15 pts
22Oneida County8.353+1.96 pts
23Fond du Lac County8.333+1.41 pts
24Waukesha County8.271+1.24 pts
25Burnett County8.227-0.22 pts
26Dunn County8.151+2 pts
27Racine County8.129+0.64 pts
28Lincoln County8.095+0.29 pts
29Shawano County8.093+0.83 pts
30Green County8.022+1.63 pts
31Kenosha County8.007+0.68 pts
32Door County7.993+1.32 pts
33Oconto County7.989+1.51 pts
34Jackson County7.908+0.25 pts
35Douglas County7.843+1.32 pts
36Adams County7.821-1.47 pts
37Barron County7.655+2.7 pts
38Dane County7.618+0.27 pts
39Rock County7.614+1.54 pts
40Sauk County7.596+1.63 pts
41Clark County7.568+2.99 pts
42Monroe County7.532+0.2 pts
43Chippewa County7.52+0.69 pts
44Green Lake County7.517+0.26 pts
45Walworth County7.49+0.22 pts
46Pierce County7.402+0.46 pts
47Sheboygan County7.336+2.17 pts
48Kewaunee County7.273+0.99 pts
49Brown County7.228+1.28 pts
50Winnebago County7.183+1.28 pts
51Marquette County6.996-3.62 pts
52Wood County6.986+0.65 pts
53Iowa County6.961+0.58 pts
54Outagamie County6.933+0.41 pts
55Jefferson County6.874+1 pts
56Portage County6.854+1.04 pts
57Ozaukee County6.792-0.13 pts
58Washington County6.786+0.82 pts
59Polk County6.766-1.05 pts
60Washburn County6.569+1.32 pts
61Grant County6.552-1.11 pts
62Marathon County6.462+0.08 pts
63Langlade County6.458+1.15 pts
64Dodge County6.21+0.05 pts
65Manitowoc County6.193-0.76 pts
66La Crosse County6.189-0.43 pts
67Marinette County6.152+0.33 pts
68Trempealeau County5.868-0.08 pts
69Pepin County5.446+1.88 pts
70Richland County5.375-1.8 pts
71Iron County3.488-5.21 pts
72Menominee County0n/a

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 Wisconsin by establishment exit rate, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Forest County, with 10.979% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Menominee County, with 0% in 2017.

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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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