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Establishment exit rate in West Virginia

Establishment exit rate in West Virginia was 8.312% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.31 pts from 2022. That is the 42nd highest of 51 states in 2023.

20238.312%
Change on 2022-0.31 pts
Rank42nd of 51US states ranked
Series high14.2021985
Series low7.2862019

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Establishment exit rate in West Virginia, 1978 to 2023

681012141619781985199219992006201320231978: 11.456 %1979: 10.676 %1980: 11.746 %1981: 12.019 %1982: 12.918 %1983: 12.098 %1984: 10.977 %1985: 14.202 %1986: 11.725 %1987: 11.799 %1988: 10.454 %1989: 10.211 %1990: 10.246 %1991: 10.353 %1992: 10.045 %1993: 8.949 %1994: 8.797 %1995: 8.638 %1996: 9.519 %1997: 9.975 %1998: 9.034 %1999: 9.478 %2000: 9.372 %2001: 10.236 %2002: 10.318 %2003: 9.52 %2004: 8.416 %2005: 9.255 %2006: 9.555 %2007: 9.5 %2008: 9.348 %2009: 8.909 %2010: 8.359 %2011: 8.36 %2012: 8.007 %2013: 8.374 %2014: 8.083 %2015: 7.907 %2016: 7.685 %2017: 8.547 %2018: 8.109 %2019: 7.286 %2020: 8.371 %2021: 8.788 %2022: 8.624 %2023: 8.312 %681012141619781994201020231978: 11.456 %1979: 10.676 %1980: 11.746 %1981: 12.019 %1982: 12.918 %1983: 12.098 %1984: 10.977 %1985: 14.202 %1986: 11.725 %1987: 11.799 %1988: 10.454 %1989: 10.211 %1990: 10.246 %1991: 10.353 %1992: 10.045 %1993: 8.949 %1994: 8.797 %1995: 8.638 %1996: 9.519 %1997: 9.975 %1998: 9.034 %1999: 9.478 %2000: 9.372 %2001: 10.236 %2002: 10.318 %2003: 9.52 %2004: 8.416 %2005: 9.255 %2006: 9.555 %2007: 9.5 %2008: 9.348 %2009: 8.909 %2010: 8.359 %2011: 8.36 %2012: 8.007 %2013: 8.374 %2014: 8.083 %2015: 7.907 %2016: 7.685 %2017: 8.547 %2018: 8.109 %2019: 7.286 %2020: 8.371 %2021: 8.788 %2022: 8.624 %2023: 8.312 %
%. 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%
20238.312
20228.624
20218.788
20208.371
20197.286
20188.109
20178.547
20167.685
20157.907
20148.083
20138.374
20128.007
20118.36
20108.359
20098.909
20089.348
20079.5
20069.555
20059.255
20048.416
20039.52
200210.318
200110.236
20009.372
19999.478
19989.034
19979.975
19969.519
19958.638
19948.797
19938.949
199210.045
199110.353
199010.246
198910.211
198810.454
198711.799
198611.725
198514.202
198410.977
198312.098
198212.918
198112.019
198011.746
197910.676
197811.456

Compared with United States

Place2023
West Virginia8.312
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, West Virginia, 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, West Virginia, 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/west-virginia. 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, West Virginia, 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/west-virginia.

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, West Virginia, 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/west-virginia (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, West Virginia, 1978 to 2023}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/establishment-exit-rate/west-virginia. 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\_st.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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What is the establishment exit rate in West Virginia?

Establishment exit rate in West Virginia was 8.312% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.31 pts from 2022. That is the 42nd 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 West Virginia?

14.202% in 1985, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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