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Establishment exit rate in Rhode Island

Establishment exit rate in Rhode Island was 8.774% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.42 pts from 2022. That is the 27th highest of 51 states in 2023.

20238.774%
Change on 2022+0.42 pts
Rank27th of 51US states ranked
Series high13.3641991
Series low7.7982016

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Establishment exit rate in Rhode Island, 1978 to 2023

6810121419781985199219992006201320231978: 9.699 %1979: 8.605 %1980: 9.969 %1981: 9.954 %1982: 11.068 %1983: 10.025 %1984: 8.924 %1985: 10.386 %1986: 9.642 %1987: 10.44 %1988: 10.833 %1989: 11.026 %1990: 11.681 %1991: 13.364 %1992: 12.206 %1993: 9.545 %1994: 9.81 %1995: 9.499 %1996: 9.695 %1997: 9.887 %1998: 8.791 %1999: 9.331 %2000: 8.896 %2001: 9.226 %2002: 10.198 %2003: 9.483 %2004: 8.411 %2005: 9.508 %2006: 9.52 %2007: 10.33 %2008: 10.942 %2009: 12.11 %2010: 10.189 %2011: 9.664 %2012: 9.185 %2013: 8.916 %2014: 8.659 %2015: 8.274 %2016: 7.798 %2017: 8.117 %2018: 8.71 %2019: 8.01 %2020: 8.386 %2021: 10.408 %2022: 8.357 %2023: 8.774 %
%. 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%
20238.774
20228.357
202110.408
20208.386
20198.01
20188.71
20178.117
20167.798
20158.274
20148.659
20138.916
20129.185
20119.664
201010.189
200912.11
200810.942
200710.33
20069.52
20059.508
20048.411
20039.483
200210.198
20019.226
20008.896
19999.331
19988.791
19979.887
19969.695
19959.499
19949.81
19939.545
199212.206
199113.364
199011.681
198911.026
198810.833
198710.44
19869.642
198510.386
19848.924
198310.025
198211.068
19819.954
19809.969
19798.605
19789.699

Compared with United States

Place2023
Rhode Island8.774
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, Rhode Island, 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, Rhode Island, 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/rhode-island. 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, Rhode Island, 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/rhode-island.

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, Rhode Island, 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/rhode-island (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the establishment exit rate in Rhode Island?

Establishment exit rate in Rhode Island was 8.774% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.42 pts from 2022. That is the 27th 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 Rhode Island?

13.364% in 1991, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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