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Counties in Wisconsin by establishment exit rate

Pepin County had the highest establishment exit rate of 71 counties in 2021, at 11.917%. Crawford County had the lowest, at 4.713%. The median was 7.917% and the figure for Wisconsin was 8.197%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.917Pepin County
Lowest4.713Crawford County
Median7.91771 counties
Wisconsin8.197History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 10.408 %Ashland County: 7.078 %Barron County: 8.388 %Bayfield County: 9.396 %Brown County: 7.213 %Buffalo County: 8.829 %Burnett County: 6.407 %Calumet County: 7.191 %Chippewa County: 7.542 %Clark County: 9.623 %Columbia County: 6.108 %Crawford County: 4.713 %Dane County: 8.675 %Dodge County: 8.44 %Door County: 9.921 %Douglas County: 8.009 %Dunn County: 8.072 %Eau Claire County: 7.488 %Florence County: 10.309 %Fond du Lac County: 6.997 %Forest County: 8.74 %Grant County: 7.352 %Green County: 8.384 %Green Lake County: 8.664 %Iowa County: 8.293 %Iron County: 11.111 %Jackson County: 9.682 %Jefferson County: 7.441 %Juneau County: 7.917 %Kenosha County: 7.604 %Kewaunee County: 8.049 %La Crosse County: 8.706 %Lafayette County: 7.333 %Langlade County: 7.715 %Lincoln County: 7.89 %Manitowoc County: 7.912 %Marathon County: 8.329 %Marinette County: 7.851 %Marquette County: 10.127 %Milwaukee County: 9.723 %Monroe County: 6.535 %Oconto County: 7.849 %Oneida County: 8.706 %Outagamie County: 7.275 %Ozaukee County: 8.368 %Pepin County: 11.917 %Pierce County: 8.363 %Polk County: 8.317 %Portage County: 8.907 %Price County: 8.87 %Racine County: 8.013 %Richland County: 10.714 %Rock County: 7.731 %Rusk County: 7.914 %St. Croix County: 7.645 %Sauk County: 7.697 %Sawyer County: 7.85 %Shawano County: 7.086 %Sheboygan County: 7.638 %Taylor County: 7.289 %Trempealeau County: 5.853 %Vernon County: 7.604 %Vilas County: 9.541 %Walworth County: 8.241 %Washburn County: 8.666 %Washington County: 7.427 %Waukesha County: 7.913 %Waupaca County: 6.41 %Waushara County: 9.455 %Winnebago County: 7.63 %Wood County: 7.298 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Pepin County: 11.917 %Pepin County11.917Iron County: 11.111 %Iron County11.111Richland County: 10.714 %Richland County10.714Adams County: 10.408 %Adams County10.408Florence County: 10.309 %Florence County10.309Marquette County: 10.127 %Marquette County10.127Door County: 9.921 %Door County9.921Milwaukee County: 9.723 %Milwaukee County9.723Jackson County: 9.682 %Jackson County9.682Clark County: 9.623 %Clark County9.623Vilas County: 9.541 %Vilas County9.541Waushara County: 9.455 %Waushara County9.455Bayfield County: 9.396 %Bayfield County9.396Portage County: 8.907 %Portage County8.907Price County: 8.87 %Price County8.87Buffalo County: 8.829 %Buffalo County8.829Forest County: 8.74 %Forest County8.74La Crosse County: 8.706 %La Crosse County8.706Oneida County: 8.706 %Oneida County8.706Dane County: 8.675 %Dane County8.675Washburn County: 8.666 %Washburn County8.666Green Lake County: 8.664 %Green Lake County8.664Dodge County: 8.44 %Dodge County8.44Barron County: 8.388 %Barron County8.388Green County: 8.384 %Green County8.384Ozaukee County: 8.368 %Ozaukee County8.368Pierce County: 8.363 %Pierce County8.363Marathon County: 8.329 %Marathon County8.329Polk County: 8.317 %Polk County8.317Iowa County: 8.293 %Iowa County8.293Walworth County: 8.241 %Walworth County8.241Dunn County: 8.072 %Dunn County8.072Kewaunee County: 8.049 %Kewaunee County8.049Racine County: 8.013 %Racine County8.013Douglas County: 8.009 %Douglas County8.009Juneau County: 7.917 %Juneau County7.917Rusk County: 7.914 %Rusk County7.914Waukesha County: 7.913 %Waukesha County7.913Manitowoc County: 7.912 %Manitowoc County7.912Lincoln County: 7.89 %Lincoln County7.89Pepin County: 11.917 %Pepin County11.917Iron County: 11.111 %Iron County11.111Richland County: 10.714 %Richland County10.714Adams County: 10.408 %Adams County10.408Florence County: 10.309 %Florence County10.309Marquette County: 10.127 %Marquette County10.127Door County: 9.921 %Door County9.921Milwaukee County: 9.723 %Milwaukee County9.723Jackson County: 9.682 %Jackson County9.682Clark County: 9.623 %Clark County9.623Vilas County: 9.541 %Vilas County9.541Waushara County: 9.455 %Waushara County9.455Bayfield County: 9.396 %Bayfield County9.396Portage County: 8.907 %Portage County8.907Price County: 8.87 %Price County8.87Buffalo County: 8.829 %Buffalo County8.829Forest County: 8.74 %Forest County8.74La Crosse County: 8.706 %La Crosse County8.706Oneida County: 8.706 %Oneida County8.706Dane County: 8.675 %Dane County8.675Washburn County: 8.666 %Washburn County8.666Green Lake County: 8.664 %Green Lake County8.664Dodge County: 8.44 %Dodge County8.44Barron County: 8.388 %Barron County8.388Green County: 8.384 %Green County8.384Ozaukee County: 8.368 %Ozaukee County8.368Pierce County: 8.363 %Pierce County8.363Marathon County: 8.329 %Marathon County8.329Polk County: 8.317 %Polk County8.317Iowa County: 8.293 %Iowa County8.293Walworth County: 8.241 %Walworth County8.241Dunn County: 8.072 %Dunn County8.072Kewaunee County: 8.049 %Kewaunee County8.049Racine County: 8.013 %Racine County8.013Douglas County: 8.009 %Douglas County8.009Juneau County: 7.917 %Juneau County7.917Rusk County: 7.914 %Rusk County7.914Waukesha County: 7.913 %Waukesha County7.913Manitowoc County: 7.912 %Manitowoc County7.912Lincoln County: 7.89 %Lincoln County7.89
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Pepin County11.917+4.4 pts
2Iron County11.111+1.5 pts
3Richland County10.714+1.81 pts
4Adams County10.408+2.68 pts
5Florence County10.309-1.63 pts
6Marquette County10.127+2.66 pts
7Door County9.921+2.35 pts
8Milwaukee County9.723+1.15 pts
9Jackson County9.682-1.13 pts
10Clark County9.623+2.53 pts
11Vilas County9.541+1.68 pts
12Waushara County9.455+0.38 pts
13Bayfield County9.396+0.31 pts
14Portage County8.907+2.54 pts
15Price County8.87-0.35 pts
16Buffalo County8.829-1.42 pts
17Forest County8.74-2.03 pts
18La Crosse County8.706+3.09 pts
18Oneida County8.706+1.09 pts
20Dane County8.675+0.6 pts
21Washburn County8.666+0.92 pts
22Green Lake County8.664-0.19 pts
23Dodge County8.44+2.07 pts
24Barron County8.388+1.09 pts
25Green County8.384+1.3 pts
26Ozaukee County8.368+0.41 pts
27Pierce County8.363-0.18 pts
28Marathon County8.329+1.75 pts
29Polk County8.317+1.74 pts
30Iowa County8.293+0.89 pts
31Walworth County8.241+0.22 pts
32Dunn County8.072+1.57 pts
33Kewaunee County8.049-0.86 pts
34Racine County8.013+0.34 pts
35Douglas County8.009+1.12 pts
36Juneau County7.917-1 pts
37Rusk County7.914+0.07 pts
38Waukesha County7.913+0.72 pts
39Manitowoc County7.912+1.26 pts
40Lincoln County7.89-0.4 pts
41Marinette County7.851-0.68 pts
42Sawyer County7.85-0.48 pts
43Oconto County7.849-2.57 pts
44Rock County7.731-0.52 pts
45Langlade County7.715+1.98 pts
46Sauk County7.697+0.56 pts
47St. Croix County7.645-0.35 pts
48Sheboygan County7.638+0.62 pts
49Winnebago County7.63+0.22 pts
50Kenosha County7.604-0.65 pts
50Vernon County7.604-1.18 pts
52Chippewa County7.542-0.05 pts
53Eau Claire County7.488+0.42 pts
54Jefferson County7.441-0.63 pts
55Washington County7.427-0.41 pts
56Grant County7.352+0.09 pts
57Lafayette County7.333+0.4 pts
58Wood County7.298-0.02 pts
59Taylor County7.289-0.08 pts
60Outagamie County7.275+1.17 pts
61Brown County7.213-1.01 pts
62Calumet County7.191+1.14 pts
63Shawano County7.086-1.4 pts
64Ashland County7.078+0.89 pts
65Fond du Lac County6.997+0.25 pts
66Monroe County6.535-1.04 pts
67Waupaca County6.41-0.34 pts
68Burnett County6.407-1.41 pts
69Columbia County6.108-2.13 pts
70Trempealeau County5.853-2.46 pts
71Crawford County4.713-3.72 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 2021 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Pepin County, with 11.917% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Crawford County, with 4.713% in 2021.

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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 2021 and are not ranked.

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