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Counties in Kentucky by establishment exit rate

Knott County had the highest establishment exit rate of 118 counties in 2013, at 16.564%. Owen County had the lowest, at 3.556%. The median was 8.321% and the figure for Kentucky was 8.334%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.564Knott County
Lowest3.556Owen County
Median8.321118 counties
Kentucky8.334History

Map of counties, 2013

Adair County: 10.193 %Allen County: 6.78 %Anderson County: 11.438 %Ballard County: 6.557 %Barren County: 7.62 %Bath County: 9.283 %Bell County: 9.391 %Boone County: 8.5 %Bourbon County: 7.482 %Boyd County: 5.989 %Boyle County: 8.48 %Bracken County: 6.936 %Breathitt County: 11.399 %Breckinridge County: 9.091 %Bullitt County: 8.446 %Butler County: 5.865 %Caldwell County: 6.91 %Calloway County: 8.036 %Campbell County: 9.191 %Carroll County: 9.412 %Carter County: 7.202 %Casey County: 8.933 %Christian County: 8.112 %Clark County: 7.942 %Clay County: 9.725 %Clinton County: 7.123 %Crittenden County: 7.742 %Cumberland County: 8.182 %Daviess County: 6.89 %Edmonson County: 8.333 %Elliott County: 9.877 %Estill County: 7.855 %Fayette County: 7.279 %Fleming County: 6.118 %Floyd County: 10.89 %Franklin County: 8.112 %Fulton County: 5.323 %Gallatin County: 13.542 %Garrard County: 11.989 %Grant County: 11.504 %Graves County: 8.702 %Grayson County: 5.778 %Green County: 7.801 %Greenup County: 8.271 %Hancock County: 3.883 %Hardin County: 8.551 %Harlan County: 10.648 %Harrison County: 7.28 %Hart County: 9.917 %Henderson County: 7.323 %Henry County: 11.587 %Hickman County: 14.286 %Hopkins County: 7.263 %Jackson County: 7.735 %Jefferson County: 8.463 %Jessamine County: 8.877 %Johnson County: 9.819 %Kenton County: 8.087 %Knott County: 16.564 %Knox County: 8.083 %Larue County: 10.28 %Laurel County: 8.551 %Lawrence County: 10.36 %Lee County: 6.417 %Leslie County: 5.882 %Letcher County: 9.325 %Lewis County: 10.526 %Lincoln County: 9.966 %Livingston County: 6.545 %Logan County: 7.309 %Lyon County: 7.273 %McCracken County: 7.905 %McCreary County: 8.304 %McLean County: 6.369 %Madison County: 8.588 %Magoffin County: 8.163 %Marion County: 8.012 %Marshall County: 7.067 %Martin County: 13.333 %Mason County: 6.228 %Meade County: 11.654 %Menifee County: 9.524 %Mercer County: 10.294 %Metcalfe County: 5.66 %Monroe County: 9.115 %Montgomery County: 6.897 %Morgan County: 14.239 %Muhlenberg County: 7.15 %Nelson County: 8.539 %Nicholas County: 8.571 %Ohio County: 7.773 %Oldham County: 10.558 %Owen County: 3.556 %Pendleton County: 7.362 %Perry County: 8.197 %Pike County: 9.945 %Powell County: 9.554 %Pulaski County: 7.955 %Robertson County: 14.634 %Rockcastle County: 7.94 %Rowan County: 10.239 %Russell County: 8.309 %Scott County: 9.738 %Shelby County: 8.338 %Simpson County: 8.608 %Spencer County: 10.405 %Taylor County: 9.577 %Todd County: 8.357 %Trigg County: 10.9 %Trimble County: 15.068 %Union County: 8.187 %Warren County: 7.773 %Washington County: 6.565 %Wayne County: 9.709 %Webster County: 5.277 %Whitley County: 6.826 %Wolfe County: 7.813 %Woodford County: 9.395 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Knott County: 16.564 %Knott County16.564Trimble County: 15.068 %Trimble County15.068Robertson County: 14.634 %Robertson County14.634Hickman County: 14.286 %Hickman County14.286Morgan County: 14.239 %Morgan County14.239Gallatin County: 13.542 %Gallatin County13.542Martin County: 13.333 %Martin County13.333Garrard County: 11.989 %Garrard County11.989Meade County: 11.654 %Meade County11.654Henry County: 11.587 %Henry County11.587Grant County: 11.504 %Grant County11.504Anderson County: 11.438 %Anderson County11.438Breathitt County: 11.399 %Breathitt County11.399Trigg County: 10.9 %Trigg County10.9Floyd County: 10.89 %Floyd County10.89Harlan County: 10.648 %Harlan County10.648Oldham County: 10.558 %Oldham County10.558Lewis County: 10.526 %Lewis County10.526Spencer County: 10.405 %Spencer County10.405Lawrence County: 10.36 %Lawrence County10.36Mercer County: 10.294 %Mercer County10.294Larue County: 10.28 %Larue County10.28Rowan County: 10.239 %Rowan County10.239Adair County: 10.193 %Adair County10.193Lincoln County: 9.966 %Lincoln County9.966Pike County: 9.945 %Pike County9.945Hart County: 9.917 %Hart County9.917Elliott County: 9.877 %Elliott County9.877Johnson County: 9.819 %Johnson County9.819Scott County: 9.738 %Scott County9.738Clay County: 9.725 %Clay County9.725Wayne County: 9.709 %Wayne County9.709Taylor County: 9.577 %Taylor County9.577Powell County: 9.554 %Powell County9.554Menifee County: 9.524 %Menifee County9.524Carroll County: 9.412 %Carroll County9.412Woodford County: 9.395 %Woodford County9.395Bell County: 9.391 %Bell County9.391Letcher County: 9.325 %Letcher County9.325Bath County: 9.283 %Bath County9.283Knott County: 16.564 %Knott County16.564Trimble County: 15.068 %Trimble County15.068Robertson County: 14.634 %Robertson County14.634Hickman County: 14.286 %Hickman County14.286Morgan County: 14.239 %Morgan County14.239Gallatin County: 13.542 %Gallatin County13.542Martin County: 13.333 %Martin County13.333Garrard County: 11.989 %Garrard County11.989Meade County: 11.654 %Meade County11.654Henry County: 11.587 %Henry County11.587Grant County: 11.504 %Grant County11.504Anderson County: 11.438 %Anderson County11.438Breathitt County: 11.399 %Breathitt County11.399Trigg County: 10.9 %Trigg County10.9Floyd County: 10.89 %Floyd County10.89Harlan County: 10.648 %Harlan County10.648Oldham County: 10.558 %Oldham County10.558Lewis County: 10.526 %Lewis County10.526Spencer County: 10.405 %Spencer County10.405Lawrence County: 10.36 %Lawrence County10.36Mercer County: 10.294 %Mercer County10.294Larue County: 10.28 %Larue County10.28Rowan County: 10.239 %Rowan County10.239Adair County: 10.193 %Adair County10.193Lincoln County: 9.966 %Lincoln County9.966Pike County: 9.945 %Pike County9.945Hart County: 9.917 %Hart County9.917Elliott County: 9.877 %Elliott County9.877Johnson County: 9.819 %Johnson County9.819Scott County: 9.738 %Scott County9.738Clay County: 9.725 %Clay County9.725Wayne County: 9.709 %Wayne County9.709Taylor County: 9.577 %Taylor County9.577Powell County: 9.554 %Powell County9.554Menifee County: 9.524 %Menifee County9.524Carroll County: 9.412 %Carroll County9.412Woodford County: 9.395 %Woodford County9.395Bell County: 9.391 %Bell County9.391Letcher County: 9.325 %Letcher County9.325Bath County: 9.283 %Bath County9.283
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Knott County16.564+4.25 pts
2Trimble County15.068+7.22 pts
3Robertson County14.634+14.63 pts
4Hickman County14.286+7.88 pts
5Morgan County14.239+6.62 pts
6Gallatin County13.542-2.87 pts
7Martin County13.333+7.11 pts
8Garrard County11.989+0.13 pts
9Meade County11.654+5.16 pts
10Henry County11.587+4.6 pts
11Grant County11.504+2.33 pts
12Anderson County11.438+3.01 pts
13Breathitt County11.399+2.05 pts
14Trigg County10.9+3.54 pts
15Floyd County10.89+1.7 pts
16Harlan County10.648+3.19 pts
17Oldham County10.558-0.87 pts
18Lewis County10.526-1.24 pts
19Spencer County10.405-0.15 pts
20Lawrence County10.36+1.37 pts
21Mercer County10.294-0.29 pts
22Larue County10.28+1.46 pts
23Rowan County10.239+3.19 pts
24Adair County10.193+0.05 pts
25Lincoln County9.966+4.46 pts
26Pike County9.945+2.97 pts
27Hart County9.917+2.71 pts
28Elliott County9.877+2.38 pts
29Johnson County9.819+0.82 pts
30Scott County9.738+1.48 pts
31Clay County9.725+0.63 pts
32Wayne County9.709-2.49 pts
33Taylor County9.577+3.34 pts
34Powell County9.554+3.06 pts
35Menifee County9.524+4.07 pts
36Carroll County9.412+2.55 pts
37Woodford County9.395+1.39 pts
38Bell County9.391+0.71 pts
39Letcher County9.325+0.75 pts
40Bath County9.283+0.74 pts
41Campbell County9.191+0.62 pts
42Monroe County9.115-3.12 pts
43Breckinridge County9.091-0.69 pts
44Casey County8.933+2.25 pts
45Jessamine County8.877-1.1 pts
46Graves County8.702+1.94 pts
47Simpson County8.608+0.62 pts
48Madison County8.588-0.38 pts
49Nicholas County8.571-4.2 pts
50Hardin County8.551-0.73 pts
50Laurel County8.551+0.58 pts
52Nelson County8.539-0.23 pts
53Boone County8.5+0.63 pts
54Boyle County8.48+1.63 pts
55Jefferson County8.463-0.72 pts
56Bullitt County8.446-2.1 pts
57Todd County8.357+4.86 pts
58Shelby County8.338-0.23 pts
59Edmonson County8.333-6.21 pts
60Russell County8.309-1.62 pts
61McCreary County8.304-1.9 pts
62Greenup County8.271+2.5 pts
63Perry County8.197-0.2 pts
64Union County8.187+2.67 pts
65Cumberland County8.182+1.88 pts
66Magoffin County8.163-0.8 pts
67Christian County8.112+1.38 pts
67Franklin County8.112-0.19 pts
69Kenton County8.087-0.39 pts
70Knox County8.083-1 pts
71Calloway County8.036-0.19 pts
72Marion County8.012+2.4 pts
73Pulaski County7.955+0.46 pts
74Clark County7.942+0.65 pts
75Rockcastle County7.94+0.02 pts
76McCracken County7.905+0.93 pts
77Estill County7.855-1.15 pts
78Wolfe County7.813+1.2 pts
79Green County7.801+0.11 pts
80Ohio County7.773+2.34 pts
80Warren County7.773+0.53 pts
82Crittenden County7.742+1.76 pts
83Jackson County7.735-0.22 pts
84Barren County7.62+1.26 pts
85Bourbon County7.482-2.26 pts
86Pendleton County7.362-1.41 pts
87Henderson County7.323+1.04 pts
88Logan County7.309-0.14 pts
89Harrison County7.280 pts
90Fayette County7.279-1.22 pts
91Lyon County7.273-4.2 pts
92Hopkins County7.263+1.46 pts
93Carter County7.202-3.54 pts
94Muhlenberg County7.15+1.14 pts
95Clinton County7.123+2.15 pts
96Marshall County7.067-0.03 pts
97Bracken County6.936-4.69 pts
98Caldwell County6.91+0.05 pts
99Montgomery County6.897-0.83 pts
100Daviess County6.89-0.12 pts
101Whitley County6.826-3.22 pts
102Allen County6.78+2.22 pts
103Washington County6.565-1.79 pts
104Ballard County6.557-2.65 pts
105Livingston County6.545-1.48 pts
106Lee County6.417+0.92 pts
107McLean County6.369+1.9 pts
108Mason County6.228-1.84 pts
109Fleming County6.118-2.05 pts
110Boyd County5.989-1.5 pts
111Leslie County5.882-5.12 pts
112Butler County5.865-2.57 pts
113Grayson County5.778-2.18 pts
114Metcalfe County5.66-5.23 pts
115Fulton County5.323-1.65 pts
116Webster County5.277-2.54 pts
117Hancock County3.883-2.03 pts
118Owen County3.556-7.11 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. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2013 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Knott County, with 16.564% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Owen County, with 3.556% in 2013.

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. 2 counties have no value for 2013 and are not ranked.

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