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Establishment exit rate in North Carolina

Establishment exit rate in North Carolina was 9.073% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.02 pts from 2022. That is the 22nd highest of 51 states in 2023.

20239.073%
Change on 2022+0.02 pts
Rank22nd of 51US states ranked
Series high12.0681982
Series low7.7182016

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Establishment exit rate in North Carolina, 1978 to 2023

7891011121319781985199219992006201320231978: 10.672 %1979: 9.716 %1980: 11.072 %1981: 11.231 %1982: 12.068 %1983: 10.572 %1984: 10.537 %1985: 10.653 %1986: 10.492 %1987: 10.831 %1988: 10.595 %1989: 10.523 %1990: 10.051 %1991: 11.369 %1992: 10.483 %1993: 9.313 %1994: 9.022 %1995: 8.55 %1996: 9.172 %1997: 9.734 %1998: 9.602 %1999: 10.457 %2000: 9.811 %2001: 10.413 %2002: 11.097 %2003: 10.26 %2004: 9.38 %2005: 9.622 %2006: 9.517 %2007: 10.057 %2008: 10.381 %2009: 12.038 %2010: 10.851 %2011: 10.207 %2012: 9.296 %2013: 9.076 %2014: 8.884 %2015: 8.327 %2016: 7.718 %2017: 8.253 %2018: 8.458 %2019: 7.872 %2020: 8.611 %2021: 9.102 %2022: 9.049 %2023: 9.073 %6810121419781994201020231978: 10.672 %1979: 9.716 %1980: 11.072 %1981: 11.231 %1982: 12.068 %1983: 10.572 %1984: 10.537 %1985: 10.653 %1986: 10.492 %1987: 10.831 %1988: 10.595 %1989: 10.523 %1990: 10.051 %1991: 11.369 %1992: 10.483 %1993: 9.313 %1994: 9.022 %1995: 8.55 %1996: 9.172 %1997: 9.734 %1998: 9.602 %1999: 10.457 %2000: 9.811 %2001: 10.413 %2002: 11.097 %2003: 10.26 %2004: 9.38 %2005: 9.622 %2006: 9.517 %2007: 10.057 %2008: 10.381 %2009: 12.038 %2010: 10.851 %2011: 10.207 %2012: 9.296 %2013: 9.076 %2014: 8.884 %2015: 8.327 %2016: 7.718 %2017: 8.253 %2018: 8.458 %2019: 7.872 %2020: 8.611 %2021: 9.102 %2022: 9.049 %2023: 9.073 %
%. 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%
20239.073
20229.049
20219.102
20208.611
20197.872
20188.458
20178.253
20167.718
20158.327
20148.884
20139.076
20129.296
201110.207
201010.851
200912.038
200810.381
200710.057
20069.517
20059.622
20049.38
200310.26
200211.097
200110.413
20009.811
199910.457
19989.602
19979.734
19969.172
19958.55
19949.022
19939.313
199210.483
199111.369
199010.051
198910.523
198810.595
198710.831
198610.492
198510.653
198410.537
198310.572
198212.068
198111.231
198011.072
19799.716
197810.672

Compared with United States

Place2023
North Carolina9.073
United States9.396

North Carolina 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, %. North Carolina 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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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, North Carolina, 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, North Carolina, 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/north-carolina. 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, North Carolina, 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/north-carolina.

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, North Carolina, 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/north-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010: Establishment exit rate, North Carolina, 1978 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the establishment exit rate in North Carolina?

Establishment exit rate in North Carolina was 9.073% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.02 pts from 2022. That is the 22nd 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 North Carolina?

12.068% in 1982, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Establishment exit rate elsewhere in United States

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