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Counties in Wisconsin by establishment exit rate

Iron County had the highest establishment exit rate of 71 counties in 2019, at 10.119%. Florence County had the lowest, at 3.865%. The median was 7.042% and the figure for Wisconsin was 7.102%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.119Iron County
Lowest3.865Florence County
Median7.04271 counties
Wisconsin7.102History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 9.143 %Ashland County: 5.929 %Barron County: 6.331 %Bayfield County: 8.424 %Brown County: 6.539 %Buffalo County: 6.729 %Burnett County: 8.671 %Calumet County: 7.424 %Chippewa County: 8.036 %Clark County: 7.093 %Columbia County: 8.45 %Crawford County: 7.508 %Dane County: 7.558 %Dodge County: 6.652 %Door County: 6.142 %Douglas County: 6.073 %Dunn County: 6.622 %Eau Claire County: 7.042 %Florence County: 3.865 %Fond du Lac County: 5.773 %Forest County: 8.608 %Grant County: 7.088 %Green County: 6.527 %Green Lake County: 7.829 %Iowa County: 9.324 %Iron County: 10.119 %Jackson County: 6.72 %Jefferson County: 6.728 %Juneau County: 6.048 %Kenosha County: 7.27 %Kewaunee County: 5.03 %La Crosse County: 6.549 %Lafayette County: 4.918 %Langlade County: 4.995 %Lincoln County: 6.677 %Manitowoc County: 6.002 %Marathon County: 5.835 %Marinette County: 5.277 %Marquette County: 8.768 %Milwaukee County: 8.259 %Monroe County: 5.727 %Oconto County: 6.699 %Oneida County: 6.949 %Outagamie County: 7.104 %Ozaukee County: 6.969 %Pepin County: 9.36 %Pierce County: 8.149 %Polk County: 6.464 %Portage County: 6.531 %Price County: 8.552 %Racine County: 6.183 %Richland County: 6.215 %Rock County: 6.748 %Rusk County: 7.871 %St. Croix County: 7.596 %Sauk County: 7.193 %Sawyer County: 7.537 %Shawano County: 7.074 %Sheboygan County: 5.675 %Taylor County: 8.247 %Trempealeau County: 5.455 %Vernon County: 7.665 %Vilas County: 7.354 %Walworth County: 7.521 %Washburn County: 8.924 %Washington County: 7.323 %Waukesha County: 7.262 %Waupaca County: 7.239 %Waushara County: 8.561 %Winnebago County: 5.306 %Wood County: 6.165 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Iron County: 10.119 %Iron County10.119Pepin County: 9.36 %Pepin County9.36Iowa County: 9.324 %Iowa County9.324Adams County: 9.143 %Adams County9.143Washburn County: 8.924 %Washburn County8.924Marquette County: 8.768 %Marquette County8.768Burnett County: 8.671 %Burnett County8.671Forest County: 8.608 %Forest County8.608Waushara County: 8.561 %Waushara County8.561Price County: 8.552 %Price County8.552Columbia County: 8.45 %Columbia County8.45Bayfield County: 8.424 %Bayfield County8.424Milwaukee County: 8.259 %Milwaukee County8.259Taylor County: 8.247 %Taylor County8.247Pierce County: 8.149 %Pierce County8.149Chippewa County: 8.036 %Chippewa County8.036Rusk County: 7.871 %Rusk County7.871Green Lake County: 7.829 %Green Lake County7.829Vernon County: 7.665 %Vernon County7.665St. Croix County: 7.596 %St. Croix County7.596Dane County: 7.558 %Dane County7.558Sawyer County: 7.537 %Sawyer County7.537Walworth County: 7.521 %Walworth County7.521Crawford County: 7.508 %Crawford County7.508Calumet County: 7.424 %Calumet County7.424Vilas County: 7.354 %Vilas County7.354Washington County: 7.323 %Washington County7.323Kenosha County: 7.27 %Kenosha County7.27Waukesha County: 7.262 %Waukesha County7.262Waupaca County: 7.239 %Waupaca County7.239Sauk County: 7.193 %Sauk County7.193Outagamie County: 7.104 %Outagamie County7.104Clark County: 7.093 %Clark County7.093Grant County: 7.088 %Grant County7.088Shawano County: 7.074 %Shawano County7.074Eau Claire County: 7.042 %Eau Claire County7.042Ozaukee County: 6.969 %Ozaukee County6.969Oneida County: 6.949 %Oneida County6.949Rock County: 6.748 %Rock County6.748Buffalo County: 6.729 %Buffalo County6.729Iron County: 10.119 %Iron County10.119Pepin County: 9.36 %Pepin County9.36Iowa County: 9.324 %Iowa County9.324Adams County: 9.143 %Adams County9.143Washburn County: 8.924 %Washburn County8.924Marquette County: 8.768 %Marquette County8.768Burnett County: 8.671 %Burnett County8.671Forest County: 8.608 %Forest County8.608Waushara County: 8.561 %Waushara County8.561Price County: 8.552 %Price County8.552Columbia County: 8.45 %Columbia County8.45Bayfield County: 8.424 %Bayfield County8.424Milwaukee County: 8.259 %Milwaukee County8.259Taylor County: 8.247 %Taylor County8.247Pierce County: 8.149 %Pierce County8.149Chippewa County: 8.036 %Chippewa County8.036Rusk County: 7.871 %Rusk County7.871Green Lake County: 7.829 %Green Lake County7.829Vernon County: 7.665 %Vernon County7.665St. Croix County: 7.596 %St. Croix County7.596Dane County: 7.558 %Dane County7.558Sawyer County: 7.537 %Sawyer County7.537Walworth County: 7.521 %Walworth County7.521Crawford County: 7.508 %Crawford County7.508Calumet County: 7.424 %Calumet County7.424Vilas County: 7.354 %Vilas County7.354Washington County: 7.323 %Washington County7.323Kenosha County: 7.27 %Kenosha County7.27Waukesha County: 7.262 %Waukesha County7.262Waupaca County: 7.239 %Waupaca County7.239Sauk County: 7.193 %Sauk County7.193Outagamie County: 7.104 %Outagamie County7.104Clark County: 7.093 %Clark County7.093Grant County: 7.088 %Grant County7.088Shawano County: 7.074 %Shawano County7.074Eau Claire County: 7.042 %Eau Claire County7.042Ozaukee County: 6.969 %Ozaukee County6.969Oneida County: 6.949 %Oneida County6.949Rock County: 6.748 %Rock County6.748Buffalo County: 6.729 %Buffalo County6.729
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Iron County10.119+3.06 pts
2Pepin County9.36+2.99 pts
3Iowa County9.324+2.08 pts
4Adams County9.143+0.68 pts
5Washburn County8.924+1.65 pts
6Marquette County8.768-0.78 pts
7Burnett County8.671+1.8 pts
8Forest County8.608-1.29 pts
9Waushara County8.561+1.89 pts
10Price County8.552+0.6 pts
11Columbia County8.45+1.21 pts
12Bayfield County8.424-1.18 pts
13Milwaukee County8.259-1.09 pts
14Taylor County8.247+0.32 pts
15Pierce County8.149-0.6 pts
16Chippewa County8.036-0.34 pts
17Rusk County7.871-1.89 pts
18Green Lake County7.829-0.35 pts
19Vernon County7.665+0.02 pts
20St. Croix County7.596+0.63 pts
21Dane County7.558+0.11 pts
22Sawyer County7.537-1.79 pts
23Walworth County7.521-0.52 pts
24Crawford County7.508-0.54 pts
25Calumet County7.424+1.39 pts
26Vilas County7.354+1.72 pts
27Washington County7.323+0.96 pts
28Kenosha County7.27-0.22 pts
29Waukesha County7.262-0.11 pts
30Waupaca County7.239+0.9 pts
31Sauk County7.193+0.72 pts
32Outagamie County7.104-0.52 pts
33Clark County7.093+0.8 pts
34Grant County7.088-0.44 pts
35Shawano County7.074+2.83 pts
36Eau Claire County7.042-0.66 pts
37Ozaukee County6.969-0.85 pts
38Oneida County6.949-0.82 pts
39Rock County6.748-0.28 pts
40Buffalo County6.729-1.08 pts
41Jefferson County6.728+0.36 pts
42Jackson County6.72-4.92 pts
43Oconto County6.699-1.7 pts
44Lincoln County6.677-1.13 pts
45Dodge County6.652-0.13 pts
46Dunn County6.622-3.81 pts
47La Crosse County6.549+0.67 pts
48Brown County6.539-0.56 pts
49Portage County6.531-0.68 pts
50Green County6.527-1.2 pts
51Polk County6.464-1.26 pts
52Barron County6.331-1.33 pts
53Richland County6.215+0.33 pts
54Racine County6.183-1.48 pts
55Wood County6.165-0.52 pts
56Door County6.142-1.7 pts
57Douglas County6.073-0.88 pts
58Juneau County6.048-4.16 pts
59Manitowoc County6.002-1.61 pts
60Ashland County5.929+0.5 pts
61Marathon County5.835-0.11 pts
62Fond du Lac County5.773-0.67 pts
63Monroe County5.727-0.25 pts
64Sheboygan County5.675-0.22 pts
65Trempealeau County5.455+0.12 pts
66Winnebago County5.306-1.23 pts
67Marinette County5.277-2.3 pts
68Kewaunee County5.03-1.02 pts
69Langlade County4.995-3.16 pts
70Lafayette County4.918-3.59 pts
71Florence County3.865-1.9 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 2019 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Iron County, with 10.119% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Florence County, with 3.865% in 2019.

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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. 1 counties have no value for 2019 and are not ranked.

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