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Establishment exit rate in Watauga County

Establishment exit rate in Watauga County was 8.349% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.99 pts from 2022. That is the 62nd highest of 100 counties in 2023.

20238.349%
Change on 2022+0.99 pts
Rank62nd of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high10.7552012
Series low7.3642022

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Establishment exit rate in Watauga County, 2010 to 2023

789101120102012201420162018202020232010: 10.366 %2011: 9.708 %2012: 10.755 %2013: 8.652 %2014: 9.254 %2015: 9.74 %2016: 7.838 %2017: 7.596 %2018: 7.521 %2019: 7.607 %2020: 8.728 %2021: 9.232 %2022: 7.364 %2023: 8.349 %
%. 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 14 values
Period%
20238.349
20227.364
20219.232
20208.728
20197.607
20187.521
20177.596
20167.838
20159.74
20149.254
20138.652
201210.755
20119.708
201010.366

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2023
Watauga County8.349
North Carolina9.073
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_cty.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, Watauga County, 2010 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Establishment exit rate, Watauga County, 2010 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/establishment-exit-rate/watauga-county-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, Watauga County, 2010 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/establishment-exit-rate/watauga-county-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, Watauga County, 2010 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/establishment-exit-rate/watauga-county-north-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Establishment exit rate in Watauga County was 8.349% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.99 pts from 2022. That is the 62nd highest of 100 counties 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 Watauga County?

10.755% in 2012, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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