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Counties in Wisconsin by establishment exit rate

Jackson County had the highest establishment exit rate of 71 counties in 2018, at 11.64%. Shawano County had the lowest, at 4.242%. The median was 7.491% and the figure for Wisconsin was 7.508%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.64Jackson County
Lowest4.242Shawano County
Median7.49171 counties
Wisconsin7.508History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 8.463 %Ashland County: 5.43 %Barron County: 7.661 %Bayfield County: 9.602 %Brown County: 7.094 %Buffalo County: 7.807 %Burnett County: 6.867 %Calumet County: 6.036 %Chippewa County: 8.38 %Clark County: 6.289 %Columbia County: 7.236 %Crawford County: 8.048 %Dane County: 7.448 %Dodge County: 6.778 %Door County: 7.839 %Douglas County: 6.95 %Dunn County: 10.429 %Eau Claire County: 7.703 %Florence County: 5.769 %Fond du Lac County: 6.447 %Forest County: 9.901 %Grant County: 7.53 %Green County: 7.726 %Green Lake County: 8.178 %Iowa County: 7.249 %Iron County: 7.059 %Jackson County: 11.64 %Jefferson County: 6.368 %Juneau County: 10.204 %Kenosha County: 7.491 %Kewaunee County: 6.053 %La Crosse County: 5.884 %Lafayette County: 8.511 %Langlade County: 8.151 %Lincoln County: 7.803 %Manitowoc County: 7.61 %Marathon County: 5.942 %Marinette County: 7.577 %Marquette County: 9.544 %Milwaukee County: 9.345 %Monroe County: 5.972 %Oconto County: 8.403 %Oneida County: 7.769 %Outagamie County: 7.628 %Ozaukee County: 7.821 %Pepin County: 6.373 %Pierce County: 8.745 %Polk County: 7.723 %Portage County: 7.212 %Price County: 7.956 %Racine County: 7.667 %Richland County: 5.882 %Rock County: 7.027 %Rusk County: 9.765 %St. Croix County: 6.964 %Sauk County: 6.477 %Sawyer County: 9.324 %Shawano County: 4.242 %Sheboygan County: 5.897 %Taylor County: 7.928 %Trempealeau County: 5.338 %Vernon County: 7.644 %Vilas County: 5.637 %Walworth County: 8.045 %Washburn County: 7.273 %Washington County: 6.367 %Waukesha County: 7.371 %Waupaca County: 6.337 %Waushara County: 6.675 %Winnebago County: 6.538 %Wood County: 6.682 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Jackson County: 11.64 %Jackson County11.64Dunn County: 10.429 %Dunn County10.429Juneau County: 10.204 %Juneau County10.204Forest County: 9.901 %Forest County9.901Rusk County: 9.765 %Rusk County9.765Bayfield County: 9.602 %Bayfield County9.602Marquette County: 9.544 %Marquette County9.544Milwaukee County: 9.345 %Milwaukee County9.345Sawyer County: 9.324 %Sawyer County9.324Pierce County: 8.745 %Pierce County8.745Lafayette County: 8.511 %Lafayette County8.511Adams County: 8.463 %Adams County8.463Oconto County: 8.403 %Oconto County8.403Chippewa County: 8.38 %Chippewa County8.38Green Lake County: 8.178 %Green Lake County8.178Langlade County: 8.151 %Langlade County8.151Crawford County: 8.048 %Crawford County8.048Walworth County: 8.045 %Walworth County8.045Price County: 7.956 %Price County7.956Taylor County: 7.928 %Taylor County7.928Door County: 7.839 %Door County7.839Ozaukee County: 7.821 %Ozaukee County7.821Buffalo County: 7.807 %Buffalo County7.807Lincoln County: 7.803 %Lincoln County7.803Oneida County: 7.769 %Oneida County7.769Green County: 7.726 %Green County7.726Polk County: 7.723 %Polk County7.723Eau Claire County: 7.703 %Eau Claire County7.703Racine County: 7.667 %Racine County7.667Barron County: 7.661 %Barron County7.661Vernon County: 7.644 %Vernon County7.644Outagamie County: 7.628 %Outagamie County7.628Manitowoc County: 7.61 %Manitowoc County7.61Marinette County: 7.577 %Marinette County7.577Grant County: 7.53 %Grant County7.53Kenosha County: 7.491 %Kenosha County7.491Dane County: 7.448 %Dane County7.448Waukesha County: 7.371 %Waukesha County7.371Washburn County: 7.273 %Washburn County7.273Iowa County: 7.249 %Iowa County7.249Jackson County: 11.64 %Jackson County11.64Dunn County: 10.429 %Dunn County10.429Juneau County: 10.204 %Juneau County10.204Forest County: 9.901 %Forest County9.901Rusk County: 9.765 %Rusk County9.765Bayfield County: 9.602 %Bayfield County9.602Marquette County: 9.544 %Marquette County9.544Milwaukee County: 9.345 %Milwaukee County9.345Sawyer County: 9.324 %Sawyer County9.324Pierce County: 8.745 %Pierce County8.745Lafayette County: 8.511 %Lafayette County8.511Adams County: 8.463 %Adams County8.463Oconto County: 8.403 %Oconto County8.403Chippewa County: 8.38 %Chippewa County8.38Green Lake County: 8.178 %Green Lake County8.178Langlade County: 8.151 %Langlade County8.151Crawford County: 8.048 %Crawford County8.048Walworth County: 8.045 %Walworth County8.045Price County: 7.956 %Price County7.956Taylor County: 7.928 %Taylor County7.928Door County: 7.839 %Door County7.839Ozaukee County: 7.821 %Ozaukee County7.821Buffalo County: 7.807 %Buffalo County7.807Lincoln County: 7.803 %Lincoln County7.803Oneida County: 7.769 %Oneida County7.769Green County: 7.726 %Green County7.726Polk County: 7.723 %Polk County7.723Eau Claire County: 7.703 %Eau Claire County7.703Racine County: 7.667 %Racine County7.667Barron County: 7.661 %Barron County7.661Vernon County: 7.644 %Vernon County7.644Outagamie County: 7.628 %Outagamie County7.628Manitowoc County: 7.61 %Manitowoc County7.61Marinette County: 7.577 %Marinette County7.577Grant County: 7.53 %Grant County7.53Kenosha County: 7.491 %Kenosha County7.491Dane County: 7.448 %Dane County7.448Waukesha County: 7.371 %Waukesha County7.371Washburn County: 7.273 %Washburn County7.273Iowa County: 7.249 %Iowa County7.249
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Jackson County11.64+3.73 pts
2Dunn County10.429+2.28 pts
3Juneau County10.204+0.56 pts
4Forest County9.901-1.08 pts
5Rusk County9.765+0.06 pts
6Bayfield County9.602-0.17 pts
7Marquette County9.544+2.55 pts
8Milwaukee County9.345+0.6 pts
9Sawyer County9.324+0.02 pts
10Pierce County8.745+1.34 pts
11Lafayette County8.511-1.73 pts
12Adams County8.463+0.64 pts
13Oconto County8.403+0.41 pts
14Chippewa County8.38+0.86 pts
15Green Lake County8.178+0.66 pts
16Langlade County8.151+1.69 pts
17Crawford County8.048-1.16 pts
18Walworth County8.045+0.55 pts
19Price County7.956-1.95 pts
20Taylor County7.928-1.2 pts
21Door County7.839-0.15 pts
22Ozaukee County7.821+1.03 pts
23Buffalo County7.807-2.74 pts
24Lincoln County7.803-0.29 pts
25Oneida County7.769-0.58 pts
26Green County7.726-0.3 pts
27Polk County7.723+0.96 pts
28Eau Claire County7.703-0.84 pts
29Racine County7.667-0.46 pts
30Barron County7.661+0.01 pts
31Vernon County7.644-1.46 pts
32Outagamie County7.628+0.7 pts
33Manitowoc County7.61+1.42 pts
34Marinette County7.577+1.42 pts
35Grant County7.53+0.98 pts
36Kenosha County7.491-0.52 pts
37Dane County7.448-0.17 pts
38Waukesha County7.371-0.9 pts
39Washburn County7.273+0.7 pts
40Iowa County7.249+0.29 pts
41Columbia County7.236-2.76 pts
42Portage County7.212+0.36 pts
43Brown County7.094-0.13 pts
44Iron County7.059+3.57 pts
45Rock County7.027-0.59 pts
46St. Croix County6.964-1.41 pts
47Douglas County6.95-0.89 pts
48Burnett County6.867-1.36 pts
49Dodge County6.778+0.57 pts
50Wood County6.682-0.3 pts
51Waushara County6.675-2.79 pts
52Winnebago County6.538-0.64 pts
53Sauk County6.477-1.12 pts
54Fond du Lac County6.447-1.89 pts
55Pepin County6.373+0.93 pts
56Jefferson County6.368-0.51 pts
57Washington County6.367-0.42 pts
58Waupaca County6.337-2.31 pts
59Clark County6.289-1.28 pts
60Kewaunee County6.053-1.22 pts
61Calumet County6.036-2.86 pts
62Monroe County5.972-1.56 pts
63Marathon County5.942-0.52 pts
64Sheboygan County5.897-1.44 pts
65La Crosse County5.884-0.3 pts
66Richland County5.882+0.51 pts
67Florence County5.769-3.99 pts
68Vilas County5.637-3.69 pts
69Ashland County5.43-4.45 pts
70Trempealeau County5.338-0.53 pts
71Shawano County4.242-3.85 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 2018 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Jackson County, with 11.64% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Shawano County, with 4.242% in 2018.

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 2018 and are not ranked.

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