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Establishment exit rate in United States

Establishment exit rate in the United States was 9.396% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.12 pts from 2022.

20239.396%
Change on 2022-0.12 pts
Series high12.381982
Series low8.3932016

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Establishment exit rate in United States, 1978 to 2023

891011121319781985199219992006201320231978: 11.137 %1979: 10.604 %1980: 11.386 %1981: 11.421 %1982: 12.38 %1983: 11.344 %1984: 10.591 %1985: 12.152 %1986: 11.563 %1987: 12.16 %1988: 11.553 %1989: 11.313 %1990: 10.918 %1991: 11.62 %1992: 11.305 %1993: 10.318 %1994: 10.116 %1995: 9.815 %1996: 10.075 %1997: 10.968 %1998: 9.967 %1999: 10.191 %2000: 10.022 %2001: 10.472 %2002: 11.251 %2003: 10.356 %2004: 9.872 %2005: 9.98 %2006: 10.073 %2007: 10.584 %2008: 10.895 %2009: 11.622 %2010: 10.542 %2011: 9.938 %2012: 9.332 %2013: 9.205 %2014: 8.853 %2015: 8.811 %2016: 8.393 %2017: 9.078 %2018: 8.902 %2019: 8.537 %2020: 9.29 %2021: 10.11 %2022: 9.512 %2023: 9.396 %
%. 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%
20239.396
20229.512
202110.11
20209.29
20198.537
20188.902
20179.078
20168.393
20158.811
20148.853
20139.205
20129.332
20119.938
201010.542
200911.622
200810.895
200710.584
200610.073
20059.98
20049.872
200310.356
200211.251
200110.472
200010.022
199910.191
19989.967
199710.968
199610.075
19959.815
199410.116
199310.318
199211.305
199111.62
199010.918
198911.313
198811.553
198712.16
198611.563
198512.152
198410.591
198311.344
198212.38
198111.421
198011.386
197910.604
197811.137

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.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, United States, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Establishment exit rate, United States, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/establishment-exit-rate/united-states. 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, United States, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/establishment-exit-rate/united-states.

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, United States, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/establishment-exit-rate/united-states (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, United States, 1978 to 2023}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/establishment-exit-rate/united-states. Publisher attribution: 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.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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What is the establishment exit rate in United States?

Establishment exit rate in the United States was 9.396% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.12 pts from 2022.

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 United States?

12.38% in 1982, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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