# Establishment exit rate in Cook County

Establishment exit rate in Cook County was 9.84% in 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `establishment_exit_rate`
- Place id: `us-county-17031`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Note: 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.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/establishment-exit-rate/cook-county-illinois
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=establishment_exit_rate&place=us-county-17031

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2023 | 9.84 |
| 2022 | 10.106 |
| 2021 | 11.321 |
| 2020 | 10.097 |
| 2019 | 9.03 |
| 2018 | 9.57 |
| 2017 | 9.647 |
| 2016 | 9.23 |
| 2015 | 9.469 |
| 2014 | 9.778 |
| 2013 | 9.817 |
| 2012 | 10.129 |
| 2011 | 10.262 |
| 2010 | 11.033 |