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Establishment exit rate in Tennessee

Establishment exit rate in Tennessee was 8.722% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.33 pts from 2022. That is the 28th highest of 51 states in 2023.

20238.722%
Change on 2022-0.33 pts
Rank28th of 51US states ranked
Series high13.2461982
Series low7.2932016

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Establishment exit rate in Tennessee, 1978 to 2023

6810121419781985199219992006201320231978: 11.699 %1979: 11.225 %1980: 11.954 %1981: 12.063 %1982: 13.246 %1983: 13.085 %1984: 10.009 %1985: 12.228 %1986: 11.485 %1987: 11.587 %1988: 11.42 %1989: 11.003 %1990: 10.83 %1991: 11.365 %1992: 10.892 %1993: 9.523 %1994: 9.411 %1995: 9.271 %1996: 9.68 %1997: 10.742 %1998: 10.238 %1999: 10.478 %2000: 10.346 %2001: 11.058 %2002: 11.352 %2003: 10.326 %2004: 9.132 %2005: 9.558 %2006: 9.565 %2007: 9.742 %2008: 9.819 %2009: 10.875 %2010: 9.856 %2011: 9.551 %2012: 8.844 %2013: 8.601 %2014: 8.27 %2015: 8.001 %2016: 7.293 %2017: 8.012 %2018: 7.893 %2019: 7.608 %2020: 8.284 %2021: 8.609 %2022: 9.05 %2023: 8.722 %6810121419781994201020231978: 11.699 %1979: 11.225 %1980: 11.954 %1981: 12.063 %1982: 13.246 %1983: 13.085 %1984: 10.009 %1985: 12.228 %1986: 11.485 %1987: 11.587 %1988: 11.42 %1989: 11.003 %1990: 10.83 %1991: 11.365 %1992: 10.892 %1993: 9.523 %1994: 9.411 %1995: 9.271 %1996: 9.68 %1997: 10.742 %1998: 10.238 %1999: 10.478 %2000: 10.346 %2001: 11.058 %2002: 11.352 %2003: 10.326 %2004: 9.132 %2005: 9.558 %2006: 9.565 %2007: 9.742 %2008: 9.819 %2009: 10.875 %2010: 9.856 %2011: 9.551 %2012: 8.844 %2013: 8.601 %2014: 8.27 %2015: 8.001 %2016: 7.293 %2017: 8.012 %2018: 7.893 %2019: 7.608 %2020: 8.284 %2021: 8.609 %2022: 9.05 %2023: 8.722 %
%. 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%
20238.722
20229.05
20218.609
20208.284
20197.608
20187.893
20178.012
20167.293
20158.001
20148.27
20138.601
20128.844
20119.551
20109.856
200910.875
20089.819
20079.742
20069.565
20059.558
20049.132
200310.326
200211.352
200111.058
200010.346
199910.478
199810.238
199710.742
19969.68
19959.271
19949.411
19939.523
199210.892
199111.365
199010.83
198911.003
198811.42
198711.587
198611.485
198512.228
198410.009
198313.085
198213.246
198112.063
198011.954
197911.225
197811.699

Compared with United States

Place2023
Tennessee8.722
United States9.396

Tennessee 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, %. Tennessee 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, Tennessee, 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, Tennessee, 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/tennessee. 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, Tennessee, 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/tennessee.

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, Tennessee, 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/tennessee (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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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, Tennessee, 1978 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the establishment exit rate in Tennessee?

Establishment exit rate in Tennessee was 8.722% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.33 pts from 2022. That is the 28th 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 Tennessee?

13.246% in 1982, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Establishment exit rate elsewhere in United States

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