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Counties in Kentucky by establishment exit rate

Gallatin County had the highest establishment exit rate of 119 counties in 2012, at 16.41%. Robertson County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.989% and the figure for Kentucky was 8.307%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.41Gallatin County
Lowest0Robertson County
Median7.989119 counties
Kentucky8.307History

Map of counties, 2012

Adair County: 10.14 %Allen County: 4.557 %Anderson County: 8.428 %Ballard County: 9.205 %Barren County: 6.357 %Bath County: 8.547 %Bell County: 8.679 %Boone County: 7.866 %Bourbon County: 9.742 %Boyd County: 7.492 %Boyle County: 6.851 %Bracken County: 11.628 %Breathitt County: 9.351 %Breckinridge County: 9.785 %Bullitt County: 10.548 %Butler County: 8.434 %Caldwell County: 6.857 %Calloway County: 8.221 %Campbell County: 8.569 %Carroll County: 6.865 %Carter County: 10.744 %Casey County: 6.684 %Christian County: 6.735 %Clark County: 7.294 %Clay County: 9.091 %Clinton County: 4.972 %Crittenden County: 5.98 %Cumberland County: 6.306 %Daviess County: 7.014 %Edmonson County: 14.545 %Elliott County: 7.5 %Estill County: 9.009 %Fayette County: 8.501 %Fleming County: 8.173 %Floyd County: 9.186 %Franklin County: 8.298 %Fulton County: 6.977 %Gallatin County: 16.41 %Garrard County: 11.86 %Grant County: 9.169 %Graves County: 6.766 %Grayson County: 7.955 %Green County: 7.692 %Greenup County: 5.775 %Hancock County: 5.911 %Hardin County: 9.285 %Harlan County: 7.458 %Harrison County: 7.28 %Hart County: 7.203 %Henderson County: 6.279 %Henry County: 6.983 %Hickman County: 6.41 %Hopkins County: 5.805 %Jackson County: 7.955 %Jefferson County: 9.18 %Jessamine County: 9.979 %Johnson County: 8.997 %Kenton County: 8.48 %Knott County: 12.317 %Knox County: 9.082 %Larue County: 8.817 %Laurel County: 7.974 %Lawrence County: 8.989 %Lee County: 5.495 %Leslie County: 11 %Letcher County: 8.571 %Lewis County: 11.765 %Lincoln County: 5.508 %Livingston County: 8.029 %Logan County: 7.448 %Lyon County: 11.47 %McCracken County: 6.978 %McCreary County: 10.204 %McLean County: 4.473 %Madison County: 8.963 %Magoffin County: 8.966 %Marion County: 5.616 %Marshall County: 7.096 %Martin County: 6.228 %Mason County: 8.066 %Meade County: 6.494 %Menifee County: 5.455 %Mercer County: 10.588 %Metcalfe County: 10.891 %Monroe County: 12.234 %Montgomery County: 7.731 %Morgan County: 7.619 %Muhlenberg County: 6.014 %Nelson County: 8.769 %Nicholas County: 12.766 %Ohio County: 5.43 %Oldham County: 11.426 %Owen County: 10.667 %Owsley County: 7.895 %Pendleton County: 8.777 %Perry County: 8.401 %Pike County: 6.972 %Powell County: 6.494 %Pulaski County: 7.491 %Robertson County: 0 %Rockcastle County: 7.921 %Rowan County: 7.045 %Russell County: 9.927 %Scott County: 8.26 %Shelby County: 8.568 %Simpson County: 7.989 %Spencer County: 10.557 %Taylor County: 6.232 %Todd County: 3.499 %Trigg County: 7.356 %Trimble County: 7.843 %Union County: 5.512 %Warren County: 7.247 %Washington County: 8.352 %Wayne County: 12.2 %Webster County: 7.813 %Whitley County: 10.043 %Wolfe County: 6.612 %Woodford County: 8.008 %
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%, 2012. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2012

Gallatin County: 16.41 %Gallatin County16.41Edmonson County: 14.545 %Edmonson County14.545Nicholas County: 12.766 %Nicholas County12.766Knott County: 12.317 %Knott County12.317Monroe County: 12.234 %Monroe County12.234Wayne County: 12.2 %Wayne County12.2Garrard County: 11.86 %Garrard County11.86Lewis County: 11.765 %Lewis County11.765Bracken County: 11.628 %Bracken County11.628Lyon County: 11.47 %Lyon County11.47Oldham County: 11.426 %Oldham County11.426Leslie County: 11 %Leslie County11Metcalfe County: 10.891 %Metcalfe County10.891Carter County: 10.744 %Carter County10.744Owen County: 10.667 %Owen County10.667Mercer County: 10.588 %Mercer County10.588Spencer County: 10.557 %Spencer County10.557Bullitt County: 10.548 %Bullitt County10.548McCreary County: 10.204 %McCreary County10.204Adair County: 10.14 %Adair County10.14Whitley County: 10.043 %Whitley County10.043Jessamine County: 9.979 %Jessamine County9.979Russell County: 9.927 %Russell County9.927Breckinridge County: 9.785 %Breckinridge County9.785Bourbon County: 9.742 %Bourbon County9.742Breathitt County: 9.351 %Breathitt County9.351Hardin County: 9.285 %Hardin County9.285Ballard County: 9.205 %Ballard County9.205Floyd County: 9.186 %Floyd County9.186Jefferson County: 9.18 %Jefferson County9.18Grant County: 9.169 %Grant County9.169Clay County: 9.091 %Clay County9.091Knox County: 9.082 %Knox County9.082Estill County: 9.009 %Estill County9.009Johnson County: 8.997 %Johnson County8.997Lawrence County: 8.989 %Lawrence County8.989Magoffin County: 8.966 %Magoffin County8.966Madison County: 8.963 %Madison County8.963Larue County: 8.817 %Larue County8.817Pendleton County: 8.777 %Pendleton County8.777Gallatin County: 16.41 %Gallatin County16.41Edmonson County: 14.545 %Edmonson County14.545Nicholas County: 12.766 %Nicholas County12.766Knott County: 12.317 %Knott County12.317Monroe County: 12.234 %Monroe County12.234Wayne County: 12.2 %Wayne County12.2Garrard County: 11.86 %Garrard County11.86Lewis County: 11.765 %Lewis County11.765Bracken County: 11.628 %Bracken County11.628Lyon County: 11.47 %Lyon County11.47Oldham County: 11.426 %Oldham County11.426Leslie County: 11 %Leslie County11Metcalfe County: 10.891 %Metcalfe County10.891Carter County: 10.744 %Carter County10.744Owen County: 10.667 %Owen County10.667Mercer County: 10.588 %Mercer County10.588Spencer County: 10.557 %Spencer County10.557Bullitt County: 10.548 %Bullitt County10.548McCreary County: 10.204 %McCreary County10.204Adair County: 10.14 %Adair County10.14Whitley County: 10.043 %Whitley County10.043Jessamine County: 9.979 %Jessamine County9.979Russell County: 9.927 %Russell County9.927Breckinridge County: 9.785 %Breckinridge County9.785Bourbon County: 9.742 %Bourbon County9.742Breathitt County: 9.351 %Breathitt County9.351Hardin County: 9.285 %Hardin County9.285Ballard County: 9.205 %Ballard County9.205Floyd County: 9.186 %Floyd County9.186Jefferson County: 9.18 %Jefferson County9.18Grant County: 9.169 %Grant County9.169Clay County: 9.091 %Clay County9.091Knox County: 9.082 %Knox County9.082Estill County: 9.009 %Estill County9.009Johnson County: 8.997 %Johnson County8.997Lawrence County: 8.989 %Lawrence County8.989Magoffin County: 8.966 %Magoffin County8.966Madison County: 8.963 %Madison County8.963Larue County: 8.817 %Larue County8.817Pendleton County: 8.777 %Pendleton County8.777
%. 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.

Full ranking

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Gallatin County16.41+7.54 pts
2Edmonson County14.545+4.9 pts
3Nicholas County12.766+3.18 pts
4Knott County12.317-2.6 pts
5Monroe County12.234+4.92 pts
6Wayne County12.2+3.13 pts
7Garrard County11.86-3.68 pts
8Lewis County11.765+3.63 pts
9Bracken County11.628-2.09 pts
10Lyon County11.47+3.28 pts
11Oldham County11.426+0.35 pts
12Leslie County11-1.12 pts
13Metcalfe County10.891-4.64 pts
14Carter County10.744+1.16 pts
15Owen County10.667+0.76 pts
16Mercer County10.588+2.17 pts
17Spencer County10.557-4.74 pts
18Bullitt County10.548-0.44 pts
19McCreary County10.204-1.6 pts
20Adair County10.14+2.86 pts
21Whitley County10.043+3.51 pts
22Jessamine County9.979+1.53 pts
23Russell County9.927-1.74 pts
24Breckinridge County9.785+1.91 pts
25Bourbon County9.742-0.43 pts
26Breathitt County9.351+1.17 pts
27Hardin County9.285+1.82 pts
28Ballard County9.205-0.71 pts
29Floyd County9.186-2.4 pts
30Jefferson County9.18+0.38 pts
31Grant County9.169+0.84 pts
32Clay County9.091+0.5 pts
33Knox County9.082+2.9 pts
34Estill County9.009-1.55 pts
35Johnson County8.997-0.85 pts
36Lawrence County8.989+0.35 pts
37Magoffin County8.966-1.27 pts
38Madison County8.963-0.32 pts
39Larue County8.817-0.08 pts
40Pendleton County8.777-4.35 pts
41Nelson County8.769+0.17 pts
42Bell County8.679+2.05 pts
43Letcher County8.571-2.8 pts
44Campbell County8.569+0.52 pts
45Shelby County8.568-1.32 pts
46Bath County8.547-1.8 pts
47Fayette County8.501-0.05 pts
48Kenton County8.48-0.49 pts
49Butler County8.434-3.26 pts
50Anderson County8.428+0.11 pts
51Perry County8.401-0.76 pts
52Washington County8.352-0.15 pts
53Franklin County8.298-0.19 pts
54Scott County8.26-0.76 pts
55Calloway County8.221+1.49 pts
56Fleming County8.173-0.4 pts
57Mason County8.066+0.36 pts
58Livingston County8.029+0.65 pts
59Woodford County8.008-2.09 pts
60Simpson County7.989-1.5 pts
61Laurel County7.974-0.73 pts
62Grayson County7.955+0.07 pts
62Jackson County7.955-6.25 pts
64Rockcastle County7.921-6.4 pts
65Owsley County7.895-2.36 pts
66Boone County7.866-1.86 pts
67Trimble County7.843+0.99 pts
68Webster County7.813-6.37 pts
69Montgomery County7.731-1.17 pts
70Green County7.692+1.96 pts
71Morgan County7.619-3.07 pts
72Elliott County7.5-2.63 pts
73Boyd County7.492-1.99 pts
74Pulaski County7.491-1.18 pts
75Harlan County7.458-0.51 pts
76Logan County7.448+0.69 pts
77Trigg County7.356-2.78 pts
78Clark County7.294-3.13 pts
79Harrison County7.28-3.66 pts
80Warren County7.247-0.48 pts
81Hart County7.203-4.36 pts
82Marshall County7.096+0.36 pts
83Rowan County7.045+2.2 pts
84Daviess County7.014-0.62 pts
85Henry County6.983-4.93 pts
86McCracken County6.978+0.71 pts
87Fulton County6.977-2.95 pts
88Pike County6.972-2.99 pts
89Carroll County6.865-1.3 pts
90Caldwell County6.857+0.12 pts
91Boyle County6.851-1.2 pts
92Graves County6.766-2.43 pts
93Christian County6.735-1.67 pts
94Casey County6.684-0.63 pts
95Wolfe County6.612-9.78 pts
96Meade County6.494-2.35 pts
96Powell County6.494-8.35 pts
98Hickman County6.41-1.43 pts
99Barren County6.357-2.2 pts
100Cumberland County6.306-2.74 pts
101Henderson County6.279-0.91 pts
102Taylor County6.232-3.56 pts
103Martin County6.228-1.31 pts
104Muhlenberg County6.014-2.92 pts
105Crittenden County5.98-2.77 pts
106Hancock County5.911-3.7 pts
107Hopkins County5.805-2.52 pts
108Greenup County5.775-2.69 pts
109Marion County5.616-1.97 pts
110Union County5.512-4.97 pts
111Lincoln County5.508-0.84 pts
112Lee County5.495+0.06 pts
113Menifee County5.455-5.55 pts
114Ohio County5.43-1.5 pts
115Clinton County4.972-1.75 pts
116Allen County4.557-7.59 pts
117McLean County4.473-3.22 pts
118Todd County3.499-0.83 pts
119Robertson County0-26.09 pts

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2012 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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_cty.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 (Counties in Kentucky by establishment exit rate, 2012) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Kentucky by establishment exit rate, 2012. 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/rankings/establishment-exit-rate/kentucky-counties?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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. Counties in Kentucky by establishment exit rate, 2012. 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/rankings/establishment-exit-rate/kentucky-counties?period=2012.

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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, Counties in Kentucky by establishment exit rate, 2012 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-exit-rate/kentucky-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Gallatin County, with 16.41% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Robertson County, with 0% in 2012.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. 1 counties have no value for 2012 and are not ranked.

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