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Counties in Wisconsin by establishment exit rate

Menominee County had the highest establishment exit rate of 72 counties in 2020, at 14.286%. La Crosse County had the lowest, at 5.614%. The median was 7.78% and the figure for Wisconsin was 7.67%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.286Menominee County
Lowest5.614La Crosse County
Median7.7872 counties
Wisconsin7.67History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 7.725 %Ashland County: 6.193 %Barron County: 7.296 %Bayfield County: 9.091 %Brown County: 8.22 %Buffalo County: 10.247 %Burnett County: 7.815 %Calumet County: 6.05 %Chippewa County: 7.589 %Clark County: 7.088 %Columbia County: 8.236 %Crawford County: 8.434 %Dane County: 8.077 %Dodge County: 6.368 %Door County: 7.568 %Douglas County: 6.889 %Dunn County: 6.498 %Eau Claire County: 7.064 %Florence County: 11.94 %Fond du Lac County: 6.749 %Forest County: 10.769 %Grant County: 7.258 %Green County: 7.08 %Green Lake County: 8.852 %Iowa County: 7.4 %Iron County: 9.61 %Jackson County: 10.811 %Jefferson County: 8.069 %Juneau County: 8.916 %Kenosha County: 8.254 %Kewaunee County: 8.905 %La Crosse County: 5.614 %Lafayette County: 6.931 %Langlade County: 5.737 %Lincoln County: 8.293 %Manitowoc County: 6.65 %Marathon County: 6.579 %Marinette County: 8.533 %Marquette County: 7.469 %Menominee County: 14.286 %Milwaukee County: 8.575 %Monroe County: 7.571 %Oconto County: 10.424 %Oneida County: 7.612 %Outagamie County: 6.109 %Ozaukee County: 7.961 %Pepin County: 7.519 %Pierce County: 8.545 %Polk County: 6.582 %Portage County: 6.363 %Price County: 9.218 %Racine County: 7.675 %Richland County: 8.908 %Rock County: 8.254 %Rusk County: 7.843 %St. Croix County: 7.998 %Sauk County: 7.134 %Sawyer County: 8.333 %Shawano County: 8.49 %Sheboygan County: 7.019 %Taylor County: 7.373 %Trempealeau County: 8.313 %Vernon County: 8.781 %Vilas County: 7.86 %Walworth County: 8.021 %Washburn County: 7.745 %Washington County: 7.835 %Waukesha County: 7.197 %Waupaca County: 6.747 %Waushara County: 9.08 %Winnebago County: 7.405 %Wood County: 7.321 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Menominee County: 14.286 %Menominee County14.286Florence County: 11.94 %Florence County11.94Jackson County: 10.811 %Jackson County10.811Forest County: 10.769 %Forest County10.769Oconto County: 10.424 %Oconto County10.424Buffalo County: 10.247 %Buffalo County10.247Iron County: 9.61 %Iron County9.61Price County: 9.218 %Price County9.218Bayfield County: 9.091 %Bayfield County9.091Waushara County: 9.08 %Waushara County9.08Juneau County: 8.916 %Juneau County8.916Richland County: 8.908 %Richland County8.908Kewaunee County: 8.905 %Kewaunee County8.905Green Lake County: 8.852 %Green Lake County8.852Vernon County: 8.781 %Vernon County8.781Milwaukee County: 8.575 %Milwaukee County8.575Pierce County: 8.545 %Pierce County8.545Marinette County: 8.533 %Marinette County8.533Shawano County: 8.49 %Shawano County8.49Crawford County: 8.434 %Crawford County8.434Sawyer County: 8.333 %Sawyer County8.333Trempealeau County: 8.313 %Trempealeau County8.313Lincoln County: 8.293 %Lincoln County8.293Kenosha County: 8.254 %Kenosha County8.254Rock County: 8.254 %Rock County8.254Columbia County: 8.236 %Columbia County8.236Brown County: 8.22 %Brown County8.22Dane County: 8.077 %Dane County8.077Jefferson County: 8.069 %Jefferson County8.069Walworth County: 8.021 %Walworth County8.021St. Croix County: 7.998 %St. Croix County7.998Ozaukee County: 7.961 %Ozaukee County7.961Vilas County: 7.86 %Vilas County7.86Rusk County: 7.843 %Rusk County7.843Washington County: 7.835 %Washington County7.835Burnett County: 7.815 %Burnett County7.815Washburn County: 7.745 %Washburn County7.745Adams County: 7.725 %Adams County7.725Racine County: 7.675 %Racine County7.675Oneida County: 7.612 %Oneida County7.612Menominee County: 14.286 %Menominee County14.286Florence County: 11.94 %Florence County11.94Jackson County: 10.811 %Jackson County10.811Forest County: 10.769 %Forest County10.769Oconto County: 10.424 %Oconto County10.424Buffalo County: 10.247 %Buffalo County10.247Iron County: 9.61 %Iron County9.61Price County: 9.218 %Price County9.218Bayfield County: 9.091 %Bayfield County9.091Waushara County: 9.08 %Waushara County9.08Juneau County: 8.916 %Juneau County8.916Richland County: 8.908 %Richland County8.908Kewaunee County: 8.905 %Kewaunee County8.905Green Lake County: 8.852 %Green Lake County8.852Vernon County: 8.781 %Vernon County8.781Milwaukee County: 8.575 %Milwaukee County8.575Pierce County: 8.545 %Pierce County8.545Marinette County: 8.533 %Marinette County8.533Shawano County: 8.49 %Shawano County8.49Crawford County: 8.434 %Crawford County8.434Sawyer County: 8.333 %Sawyer County8.333Trempealeau County: 8.313 %Trempealeau County8.313Lincoln County: 8.293 %Lincoln County8.293Kenosha County: 8.254 %Kenosha County8.254Rock County: 8.254 %Rock County8.254Columbia County: 8.236 %Columbia County8.236Brown County: 8.22 %Brown County8.22Dane County: 8.077 %Dane County8.077Jefferson County: 8.069 %Jefferson County8.069Walworth County: 8.021 %Walworth County8.021St. Croix County: 7.998 %St. Croix County7.998Ozaukee County: 7.961 %Ozaukee County7.961Vilas County: 7.86 %Vilas County7.86Rusk County: 7.843 %Rusk County7.843Washington County: 7.835 %Washington County7.835Burnett County: 7.815 %Burnett County7.815Washburn County: 7.745 %Washburn County7.745Adams County: 7.725 %Adams County7.725Racine County: 7.675 %Racine County7.675Oneida County: 7.612 %Oneida County7.612
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Menominee County14.286n/a
2Florence County11.94+8.07 pts
3Jackson County10.811+4.09 pts
4Forest County10.769+2.16 pts
5Oconto County10.424+3.72 pts
6Buffalo County10.247+3.52 pts
7Iron County9.61-0.51 pts
8Price County9.218+0.67 pts
9Bayfield County9.091+0.67 pts
10Waushara County9.08+0.52 pts
11Juneau County8.916+2.87 pts
12Richland County8.908+2.69 pts
13Kewaunee County8.905+3.87 pts
14Green Lake County8.852+1.02 pts
15Vernon County8.781+1.12 pts
16Milwaukee County8.575+0.32 pts
17Pierce County8.545+0.4 pts
18Marinette County8.533+3.26 pts
19Shawano County8.49+1.42 pts
20Crawford County8.434+0.93 pts
21Sawyer County8.333+0.8 pts
22Trempealeau County8.313+2.86 pts
23Lincoln County8.293+1.62 pts
24Kenosha County8.254+0.98 pts
24Rock County8.254+1.51 pts
26Columbia County8.236-0.21 pts
27Brown County8.22+1.68 pts
28Dane County8.077+0.52 pts
29Jefferson County8.069+1.34 pts
30Walworth County8.021+0.5 pts
31St. Croix County7.998+0.4 pts
32Ozaukee County7.961+0.99 pts
33Vilas County7.86+0.51 pts
34Rusk County7.843-0.03 pts
35Washington County7.835+0.51 pts
36Burnett County7.815-0.86 pts
37Washburn County7.745-1.18 pts
38Adams County7.725-1.42 pts
39Racine County7.675+1.49 pts
40Oneida County7.612+0.66 pts
41Chippewa County7.589-0.45 pts
42Monroe County7.571+1.84 pts
43Door County7.568+1.43 pts
44Pepin County7.519-1.84 pts
45Marquette County7.469-1.3 pts
46Winnebago County7.405+2.1 pts
47Iowa County7.4-1.92 pts
48Taylor County7.373-0.87 pts
49Wood County7.321+1.16 pts
50Barron County7.296+0.96 pts
51Grant County7.258+0.17 pts
52Waukesha County7.197-0.06 pts
53Sauk County7.134-0.06 pts
54Clark County7.088-0 pts
55Green County7.08+0.55 pts
56Eau Claire County7.064+0.02 pts
57Sheboygan County7.019+1.34 pts
58Lafayette County6.931+2.01 pts
59Douglas County6.889+0.82 pts
60Fond du Lac County6.749+0.98 pts
61Waupaca County6.747-0.49 pts
62Manitowoc County6.65+0.65 pts
63Polk County6.582+0.12 pts
64Marathon County6.579+0.74 pts
65Dunn County6.498-0.12 pts
66Dodge County6.368-0.28 pts
67Portage County6.363-0.17 pts
68Ashland County6.193+0.26 pts
69Outagamie County6.109-1 pts
70Calumet County6.05-1.37 pts
71Langlade County5.737+0.74 pts
72La Crosse County5.614-0.94 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. 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Menominee County, with 14.286% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

La Crosse County, with 5.614% in 2020.

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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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