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Establishment exit rate in Kentucky

Establishment exit rate in Kentucky was 8.203% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.18 pts from 2022. That is the 45th highest of 51 states in 2023.

20238.203%
Change on 2022-0.18 pts
Rank45th of 51US states ranked
Series high12.4561983
Series low7.3552019

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Establishment exit rate in Kentucky, 1978 to 2023

6810121419781985199219992006201320231978: 11.464 %1979: 10.45 %1980: 11.51 %1981: 11.513 %1982: 12.389 %1983: 12.456 %1984: 9.762 %1985: 12.016 %1986: 11.237 %1987: 11.494 %1988: 10.951 %1989: 10.557 %1990: 10.353 %1991: 10.74 %1992: 10.423 %1993: 9.509 %1994: 9.158 %1995: 8.952 %1996: 9.41 %1997: 10.052 %1998: 9.124 %1999: 9.626 %2000: 9.61 %2001: 9.934 %2002: 10.109 %2003: 9.319 %2004: 8.858 %2005: 8.993 %2006: 9.027 %2007: 9.462 %2008: 9.66 %2009: 9.874 %2010: 8.946 %2011: 8.77 %2012: 8.307 %2013: 8.334 %2014: 8.06 %2015: 7.842 %2016: 7.657 %2017: 8.603 %2018: 8.029 %2019: 7.355 %2020: 8.061 %2021: 8.713 %2022: 8.378 %2023: 8.203 %
%. 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, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Period%
20238.203
20228.378
20218.713
20208.061
20197.355
20188.029
20178.603
20167.657
20157.842
20148.06
20138.334
20128.307
20118.77
20108.946
20099.874
20089.66
20079.462
20069.027
20058.993
20048.858
20039.319
200210.109
20019.934
20009.61
19999.626
19989.124
199710.052
19969.41
19958.952
19949.158
19939.509
199210.423
199110.74
199010.353
198910.557
198810.951
198711.494
198611.237
198512.016
19849.762
198312.456
198212.389
198111.513
198011.51
197910.45
197811.464

Compared with United States

Place2023
Kentucky8.203
United States9.396

Rankings

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.

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.

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.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Establishment exit rate, Kentucky, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Establishment exit rate, Kentucky, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/establishment-exit-rate/kentucky. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Establishment exit rate, Kentucky, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/establishment-exit-rate/kentucky.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Establishment exit rate, Kentucky, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/establishment-exit-rate/kentucky (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the establishment exit rate in Kentucky?

Establishment exit rate in Kentucky was 8.203% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.18 pts from 2022. That is the 45th highest of 51 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest establishment exit rate in Kentucky?

12.456% in 1983, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Establishment exit rate elsewhere in United States

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