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Counties in Wisconsin by establishment exit rate

Menominee County had the highest establishment exit rate of 72 counties in 2022, at 13.636%. Waushara County had the lowest, at 5.509%. The median was 7.973% and the figure for Wisconsin was 8.258%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.636Menominee County
Lowest5.509Waushara County
Median7.97372 counties
Wisconsin8.258History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 7.746 %Ashland County: 8.716 %Barron County: 8.175 %Bayfield County: 7.884 %Brown County: 7.945 %Buffalo County: 8.333 %Burnett County: 11.218 %Calumet County: 6.851 %Chippewa County: 8.97 %Clark County: 8.078 %Columbia County: 7.471 %Crawford County: 7.525 %Dane County: 8.244 %Dodge County: 7.864 %Door County: 7.753 %Douglas County: 6.812 %Dunn County: 8.232 %Eau Claire County: 7.503 %Florence County: 13.542 %Fond du Lac County: 9.261 %Forest County: 8.564 %Grant County: 7.044 %Green County: 7.477 %Green Lake County: 6.996 %Iowa County: 6.812 %Iron County: 8 %Jackson County: 6.319 %Jefferson County: 7.789 %Juneau County: 6.186 %Kenosha County: 7.524 %Kewaunee County: 9.28 %La Crosse County: 7.301 %Lafayette County: 7.201 %Langlade County: 9.391 %Lincoln County: 8.193 %Manitowoc County: 6.767 %Marathon County: 7.025 %Marinette County: 6.783 %Marquette County: 7.643 %Menominee County: 13.636 %Milwaukee County: 9.564 %Monroe County: 7.598 %Oconto County: 8.072 %Oneida County: 8.966 %Outagamie County: 7.198 %Ozaukee County: 8.229 %Pepin County: 8.971 %Pierce County: 9.805 %Polk County: 9.482 %Portage County: 8.061 %Price County: 10.557 %Racine County: 7.881 %Richland County: 6.815 %Rock County: 8.374 %Rusk County: 9.558 %St. Croix County: 7.792 %Sauk County: 7.706 %Sawyer County: 8.672 %Shawano County: 7.226 %Sheboygan County: 7.232 %Taylor County: 9.729 %Trempealeau County: 8.543 %Vernon County: 7.216 %Vilas County: 11.56 %Walworth County: 9.585 %Washburn County: 11.047 %Washington County: 8.042 %Waukesha County: 8.447 %Waupaca County: 6.912 %Waushara County: 5.509 %Winnebago County: 7.351 %Wood County: 8.168 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Menominee County: 13.636 %Menominee County13.636Florence County: 13.542 %Florence County13.542Vilas County: 11.56 %Vilas County11.56Burnett County: 11.218 %Burnett County11.218Washburn County: 11.047 %Washburn County11.047Price County: 10.557 %Price County10.557Pierce County: 9.805 %Pierce County9.805Taylor County: 9.729 %Taylor County9.729Walworth County: 9.585 %Walworth County9.585Milwaukee County: 9.564 %Milwaukee County9.564Rusk County: 9.558 %Rusk County9.558Polk County: 9.482 %Polk County9.482Langlade County: 9.391 %Langlade County9.391Kewaunee County: 9.28 %Kewaunee County9.28Fond du Lac County: 9.261 %Fond du Lac County9.261Pepin County: 8.971 %Pepin County8.971Chippewa County: 8.97 %Chippewa County8.97Oneida County: 8.966 %Oneida County8.966Ashland County: 8.716 %Ashland County8.716Sawyer County: 8.672 %Sawyer County8.672Forest County: 8.564 %Forest County8.564Trempealeau County: 8.543 %Trempealeau County8.543Waukesha County: 8.447 %Waukesha County8.447Rock County: 8.374 %Rock County8.374Buffalo County: 8.333 %Buffalo County8.333Dane County: 8.244 %Dane County8.244Dunn County: 8.232 %Dunn County8.232Ozaukee County: 8.229 %Ozaukee County8.229Lincoln County: 8.193 %Lincoln County8.193Barron County: 8.175 %Barron County8.175Wood County: 8.168 %Wood County8.168Clark County: 8.078 %Clark County8.078Oconto County: 8.072 %Oconto County8.072Portage County: 8.061 %Portage County8.061Washington County: 8.042 %Washington County8.042Iron County: 8 %Iron County8Brown County: 7.945 %Brown County7.945Bayfield County: 7.884 %Bayfield County7.884Racine County: 7.881 %Racine County7.881Dodge County: 7.864 %Dodge County7.864Menominee County: 13.636 %Menominee County13.636Florence County: 13.542 %Florence County13.542Vilas County: 11.56 %Vilas County11.56Burnett County: 11.218 %Burnett County11.218Washburn County: 11.047 %Washburn County11.047Price County: 10.557 %Price County10.557Pierce County: 9.805 %Pierce County9.805Taylor County: 9.729 %Taylor County9.729Walworth County: 9.585 %Walworth County9.585Milwaukee County: 9.564 %Milwaukee County9.564Rusk County: 9.558 %Rusk County9.558Polk County: 9.482 %Polk County9.482Langlade County: 9.391 %Langlade County9.391Kewaunee County: 9.28 %Kewaunee County9.28Fond du Lac County: 9.261 %Fond du Lac County9.261Pepin County: 8.971 %Pepin County8.971Chippewa County: 8.97 %Chippewa County8.97Oneida County: 8.966 %Oneida County8.966Ashland County: 8.716 %Ashland County8.716Sawyer County: 8.672 %Sawyer County8.672Forest County: 8.564 %Forest County8.564Trempealeau County: 8.543 %Trempealeau County8.543Waukesha County: 8.447 %Waukesha County8.447Rock County: 8.374 %Rock County8.374Buffalo County: 8.333 %Buffalo County8.333Dane County: 8.244 %Dane County8.244Dunn County: 8.232 %Dunn County8.232Ozaukee County: 8.229 %Ozaukee County8.229Lincoln County: 8.193 %Lincoln County8.193Barron County: 8.175 %Barron County8.175Wood County: 8.168 %Wood County8.168Clark County: 8.078 %Clark County8.078Oconto County: 8.072 %Oconto County8.072Portage County: 8.061 %Portage County8.061Washington County: 8.042 %Washington County8.042Iron County: 8 %Iron County8Brown County: 7.945 %Brown County7.945Bayfield County: 7.884 %Bayfield County7.884Racine County: 7.881 %Racine County7.881Dodge County: 7.864 %Dodge County7.864
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Menominee County13.636n/a
2Florence County13.542+3.23 pts
3Vilas County11.56+2.02 pts
4Burnett County11.218+4.81 pts
5Washburn County11.047+2.38 pts
6Price County10.557+1.69 pts
7Pierce County9.805+1.44 pts
8Taylor County9.729+2.44 pts
9Walworth County9.585+1.34 pts
10Milwaukee County9.564-0.16 pts
11Rusk County9.558+1.64 pts
12Polk County9.482+1.16 pts
13Langlade County9.391+1.68 pts
14Kewaunee County9.28+1.23 pts
15Fond du Lac County9.261+2.26 pts
16Pepin County8.971-2.95 pts
17Chippewa County8.97+1.43 pts
18Oneida County8.966+0.26 pts
19Ashland County8.716+1.64 pts
20Sawyer County8.672+0.82 pts
21Forest County8.564-0.18 pts
22Trempealeau County8.543+2.69 pts
23Waukesha County8.447+0.53 pts
24Rock County8.374+0.64 pts
25Buffalo County8.333-0.5 pts
26Dane County8.244-0.43 pts
27Dunn County8.232+0.16 pts
28Ozaukee County8.229-0.14 pts
29Lincoln County8.193+0.3 pts
30Barron County8.175-0.21 pts
31Wood County8.168+0.87 pts
32Clark County8.078-1.54 pts
33Oconto County8.072+0.22 pts
34Portage County8.061-0.85 pts
35Washington County8.042+0.62 pts
36Iron County8-3.11 pts
37Brown County7.945+0.73 pts
38Bayfield County7.884-1.51 pts
39Racine County7.881-0.13 pts
40Dodge County7.864-0.58 pts
41St. Croix County7.792+0.15 pts
42Jefferson County7.789+0.35 pts
43Door County7.753-2.17 pts
44Adams County7.746-2.66 pts
45Sauk County7.706+0.01 pts
46Marquette County7.643-2.48 pts
47Monroe County7.598+1.06 pts
48Crawford County7.525+2.81 pts
49Kenosha County7.524-0.08 pts
50Eau Claire County7.503+0.01 pts
51Green County7.477-0.91 pts
52Columbia County7.471+1.36 pts
53Winnebago County7.351-0.28 pts
54La Crosse County7.301-1.4 pts
55Sheboygan County7.232-0.41 pts
56Shawano County7.226+0.14 pts
57Vernon County7.216-0.39 pts
58Lafayette County7.201-0.13 pts
59Outagamie County7.198-0.08 pts
60Grant County7.044-0.31 pts
61Marathon County7.025-1.3 pts
62Green Lake County6.996-1.67 pts
63Waupaca County6.912+0.5 pts
64Calumet County6.851-0.34 pts
65Richland County6.815-3.9 pts
66Douglas County6.812-1.2 pts
66Iowa County6.812-1.48 pts
68Marinette County6.783-1.07 pts
69Manitowoc County6.767-1.14 pts
70Jackson County6.319-3.36 pts
71Juneau County6.186-1.73 pts
72Waushara County5.509-3.95 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.

How to cite

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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Menominee County, with 13.636% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Waushara County, with 5.509% in 2022.

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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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