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Establishment exit rate in Maine

Establishment exit rate in Maine was 8.624% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.15 pts from 2022. That is the 29th highest of 51 states in 2023.

20238.624%
Change on 2022-0.15 pts
Rank29th of 51US states ranked
Series high12.631991
Series low7.3082016

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Establishment exit rate in Maine, 1978 to 2023

6810121419781985199219992006201320231978: 10.554 %1979: 10.241 %1980: 11.606 %1981: 11.24 %1982: 11.898 %1983: 10.885 %1984: 8.581 %1985: 10.875 %1986: 10.628 %1987: 10.794 %1988: 10.741 %1989: 11.208 %1990: 12.576 %1991: 12.63 %1992: 11.197 %1993: 10.346 %1994: 9.76 %1995: 9.546 %1996: 9.803 %1997: 9.953 %1998: 9.281 %1999: 9.062 %2000: 8.976 %2001: 9.489 %2002: 10.831 %2003: 9.21 %2004: 8.91 %2005: 8.964 %2006: 9.658 %2007: 9.846 %2008: 10.777 %2009: 11.299 %2010: 9.439 %2011: 9.887 %2012: 9.297 %2013: 8.837 %2014: 8.335 %2015: 8.154 %2016: 7.308 %2017: 8.386 %2018: 7.861 %2019: 7.655 %2020: 8.171 %2021: 8.841 %2022: 8.779 %2023: 8.624 %6810121419781994201020231978: 10.554 %1979: 10.241 %1980: 11.606 %1981: 11.24 %1982: 11.898 %1983: 10.885 %1984: 8.581 %1985: 10.875 %1986: 10.628 %1987: 10.794 %1988: 10.741 %1989: 11.208 %1990: 12.576 %1991: 12.63 %1992: 11.197 %1993: 10.346 %1994: 9.76 %1995: 9.546 %1996: 9.803 %1997: 9.953 %1998: 9.281 %1999: 9.062 %2000: 8.976 %2001: 9.489 %2002: 10.831 %2003: 9.21 %2004: 8.91 %2005: 8.964 %2006: 9.658 %2007: 9.846 %2008: 10.777 %2009: 11.299 %2010: 9.439 %2011: 9.887 %2012: 9.297 %2013: 8.837 %2014: 8.335 %2015: 8.154 %2016: 7.308 %2017: 8.386 %2018: 7.861 %2019: 7.655 %2020: 8.171 %2021: 8.841 %2022: 8.779 %2023: 8.624 %
%. 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%
20238.624
20228.779
20218.841
20208.171
20197.655
20187.861
20178.386
20167.308
20158.154
20148.335
20138.837
20129.297
20119.887
20109.439
200911.299
200810.777
20079.846
20069.658
20058.964
20048.91
20039.21
200210.831
20019.489
20008.976
19999.062
19989.281
19979.953
19969.803
19959.546
19949.76
199310.346
199211.197
199112.63
199012.576
198911.208
198810.741
198710.794
198610.628
198510.875
19848.581
198310.885
198211.898
198111.24
198011.606
197910.241
197810.554

Compared with United States

Place2023
Maine8.624
United States9.396

Maine compared with nearby places

Alabama: 8.232 %Alaska: 9.122 %Arizona: 10.25 %Arkansas: 8.052 %California: 10.256 %Colorado: 11.172 %Connecticut: 8.473 %Delaware: 9.949 %District of Columbia: 8.862 %Florida: 10.909 %Georgia: 10.23 %Hawaii: 8.785 %Idaho: 10.426 %Illinois: 9.135 %Indiana: 8.424 %Iowa: 8.413 %Kansas: 8.326 %Kentucky: 8.203 %Louisiana: 8.056 %Maine: 8.624 %Maryland: 9.125 %Massachusetts: 8.442 %Michigan: 8.428 %Minnesota: 8.592 %Mississippi: 8.544 %Missouri: 9.576 %Montana: 9.705 %Nebraska: 8.214 %Nevada: 10.757 %New Hampshire: 8.522 %New Jersey: 9.58 %New Mexico: 9.245 %New York: 9.691 %North Carolina: 9.073 %North Dakota: 7.986 %Ohio: 8.152 %Oklahoma: 8.918 %Oregon: 9.82 %Pennsylvania: 8.159 %Rhode Island: 8.774 %South Carolina: 8.58 %South Dakota: 8.353 %Tennessee: 8.722 %Texas: 9.394 %Utah: 10.464 %Vermont: 8.57 %Virginia: 8.949 %Washington: 10.333 %West Virginia: 8.312 %Wisconsin: 8.095 %Wyoming: 10.319 %
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Establishment exit rate, 2023, %. Maine is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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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.

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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.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 (Establishment exit rate, Maine, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Establishment exit rate, Maine, 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/maine. 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, Maine, 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/maine.

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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, Establishment exit rate, Maine, 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/maine (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the establishment exit rate in Maine?

Establishment exit rate in Maine was 8.624% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.15 pts from 2022. That is the 29th 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 Maine?

12.63% in 1991, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Establishment exit rate elsewhere in United States

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