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Counties in Kentucky by establishment exit rate

Wolfe County had the highest establishment exit rate of 118 counties in 2014, at 13.846%. Elliott County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 8.095% and the figure for Kentucky was 8.06%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.846Wolfe County
Lowest0Elliott County
Median8.095118 counties
Kentucky8.06History

Map of counties, 2014

Adair County: 9.79 %Allen County: 5.093 %Anderson County: 6.908 %Ballard County: 11.475 %Barren County: 7.196 %Bath County: 9.524 %Bell County: 12.565 %Boone County: 7.608 %Bourbon County: 6.479 %Boyd County: 8.129 %Boyle County: 6.14 %Bracken County: 11.561 %Breathitt County: 9.828 %Breckinridge County: 7.238 %Bullitt County: 7.803 %Butler County: 10.765 %Caldwell County: 7.605 %Calloway County: 8.412 %Campbell County: 8.005 %Carroll County: 5.647 %Carter County: 5.828 %Casey County: 9.976 %Christian County: 7.282 %Clark County: 8.79 %Clay County: 10.022 %Clinton County: 9.392 %Crittenden County: 10.526 %Cumberland County: 11.374 %Daviess County: 7.592 %Edmonson County: 9.91 %Elliott County: 0 %Estill County: 13.415 %Fayette County: 8.47 %Fleming County: 7.925 %Floyd County: 10.066 %Franklin County: 7.133 %Fulton County: 5.128 %Gallatin County: 8.511 %Garrard County: 7.407 %Grant County: 8.108 %Graves County: 8.081 %Grayson County: 9.555 %Green County: 7.719 %Greenup County: 7.827 %Hancock County: 3.828 %Hardin County: 8.532 %Harlan County: 9.681 %Harrison County: 6.792 %Hart County: 10.548 %Henderson County: 6.257 %Henry County: 11.705 %Hickman County: 9.459 %Hopkins County: 6.908 %Jackson County: 12.088 %Jefferson County: 7.882 %Jessamine County: 7.037 %Johnson County: 10.663 %Kenton County: 7.244 %Knott County: 6.211 %Knox County: 9.874 %Larue County: 9.836 %Laurel County: 8.257 %Lawrence County: 11.468 %Lee County: 8.333 %Leslie County: 12.683 %Letcher County: 11.707 %Lewis County: 4.255 %Lincoln County: 10.453 %Livingston County: 10.601 %Logan County: 7.53 %Lyon County: 7.117 %McCracken County: 6.81 %McCreary County: 7.767 %McLean County: 4.487 %Madison County: 10.023 %Magoffin County: 7.097 %Marion County: 7.284 %Marshall County: 5.963 %Martin County: 6.383 %Mason County: 6.771 %Meade County: 6.006 %Menifee County: 9.615 %Mercer County: 9.792 %Metcalfe County: 9.217 %Monroe County: 6.736 %Montgomery County: 5.068 %Morgan County: 5.351 %Muhlenberg County: 9.293 %Nelson County: 7.273 %Nicholas County: 8.451 %Ohio County: 7.09 %Oldham County: 9.926 %Owen County: 7.93 %Owsley County: 9.524 %Pendleton County: 5.438 %Perry County: 9.651 %Pike County: 8.853 %Powell County: 10 %Pulaski County: 10.565 %Rockcastle County: 8.122 %Rowan County: 6.14 %Russell County: 6.696 %Scott County: 7.467 %Shelby County: 8.273 %Simpson County: 8.298 %Spencer County: 9.065 %Taylor County: 9.108 %Todd County: 6.593 %Trigg County: 6.265 %Trimble County: 10.145 %Union County: 9.393 %Warren County: 7.771 %Washington County: 4.671 %Wayne County: 7.059 %Webster County: 7.874 %Whitley County: 7.883 %Wolfe County: 13.846 %Woodford County: 8.197 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Wolfe County: 13.846 %Wolfe County13.846Estill County: 13.415 %Estill County13.415Leslie County: 12.683 %Leslie County12.683Bell County: 12.565 %Bell County12.565Jackson County: 12.088 %Jackson County12.088Letcher County: 11.707 %Letcher County11.707Henry County: 11.705 %Henry County11.705Bracken County: 11.561 %Bracken County11.561Ballard County: 11.475 %Ballard County11.475Lawrence County: 11.468 %Lawrence County11.468Cumberland County: 11.374 %Cumberland County11.374Butler County: 10.765 %Butler County10.765Johnson County: 10.663 %Johnson County10.663Livingston County: 10.601 %Livingston County10.601Pulaski County: 10.565 %Pulaski County10.565Hart County: 10.548 %Hart County10.548Crittenden County: 10.526 %Crittenden County10.526Lincoln County: 10.453 %Lincoln County10.453Trimble County: 10.145 %Trimble County10.145Floyd County: 10.066 %Floyd County10.066Madison County: 10.023 %Madison County10.023Clay County: 10.022 %Clay County10.022Powell County: 10 %Powell County10Casey County: 9.976 %Casey County9.976Oldham County: 9.926 %Oldham County9.926Edmonson County: 9.91 %Edmonson County9.91Knox County: 9.874 %Knox County9.874Larue County: 9.836 %Larue County9.836Breathitt County: 9.828 %Breathitt County9.828Mercer County: 9.792 %Mercer County9.792Adair County: 9.79 %Adair County9.79Harlan County: 9.681 %Harlan County9.681Perry County: 9.651 %Perry County9.651Menifee County: 9.615 %Menifee County9.615Grayson County: 9.555 %Grayson County9.555Bath County: 9.524 %Bath County9.524Owsley County: 9.524 %Owsley County9.524Hickman County: 9.459 %Hickman County9.459Union County: 9.393 %Union County9.393Clinton County: 9.392 %Clinton County9.392Wolfe County: 13.846 %Wolfe County13.846Estill County: 13.415 %Estill County13.415Leslie County: 12.683 %Leslie County12.683Bell County: 12.565 %Bell County12.565Jackson County: 12.088 %Jackson County12.088Letcher County: 11.707 %Letcher County11.707Henry County: 11.705 %Henry County11.705Bracken County: 11.561 %Bracken County11.561Ballard County: 11.475 %Ballard County11.475Lawrence County: 11.468 %Lawrence County11.468Cumberland County: 11.374 %Cumberland County11.374Butler County: 10.765 %Butler County10.765Johnson County: 10.663 %Johnson County10.663Livingston County: 10.601 %Livingston County10.601Pulaski County: 10.565 %Pulaski County10.565Hart County: 10.548 %Hart County10.548Crittenden County: 10.526 %Crittenden County10.526Lincoln County: 10.453 %Lincoln County10.453Trimble County: 10.145 %Trimble County10.145Floyd County: 10.066 %Floyd County10.066Madison County: 10.023 %Madison County10.023Clay County: 10.022 %Clay County10.022Powell County: 10 %Powell County10Casey County: 9.976 %Casey County9.976Oldham County: 9.926 %Oldham County9.926Edmonson County: 9.91 %Edmonson County9.91Knox County: 9.874 %Knox County9.874Larue County: 9.836 %Larue County9.836Breathitt County: 9.828 %Breathitt County9.828Mercer County: 9.792 %Mercer County9.792Adair County: 9.79 %Adair County9.79Harlan County: 9.681 %Harlan County9.681Perry County: 9.651 %Perry County9.651Menifee County: 9.615 %Menifee County9.615Grayson County: 9.555 %Grayson County9.555Bath County: 9.524 %Bath County9.524Owsley County: 9.524 %Owsley County9.524Hickman County: 9.459 %Hickman County9.459Union County: 9.393 %Union County9.393Clinton County: 9.392 %Clinton County9.392
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Wolfe County13.846+6.03 pts
2Estill County13.415+5.56 pts
3Leslie County12.683+6.8 pts
4Bell County12.565+3.17 pts
5Jackson County12.088+4.35 pts
6Letcher County11.707+2.38 pts
7Henry County11.705+0.12 pts
8Bracken County11.561+4.63 pts
9Ballard County11.475+4.92 pts
10Lawrence County11.468+1.11 pts
11Cumberland County11.374+3.19 pts
12Butler County10.765+4.9 pts
13Johnson County10.663+0.84 pts
14Livingston County10.601+4.06 pts
15Pulaski County10.565+2.61 pts
16Hart County10.548+0.63 pts
17Crittenden County10.526+2.78 pts
18Lincoln County10.453+0.49 pts
19Trimble County10.145-4.92 pts
20Floyd County10.066-0.82 pts
21Madison County10.023+1.44 pts
22Clay County10.022+0.3 pts
23Powell County10+0.45 pts
24Casey County9.976+1.04 pts
25Oldham County9.926-0.63 pts
26Edmonson County9.91+1.58 pts
27Knox County9.874+1.79 pts
28Larue County9.836-0.44 pts
29Breathitt County9.828-1.57 pts
30Mercer County9.792-0.5 pts
31Adair County9.79-0.4 pts
32Harlan County9.681-0.97 pts
33Perry County9.651+1.45 pts
34Menifee County9.615+0.09 pts
35Grayson County9.555+3.78 pts
36Bath County9.524+0.24 pts
36Owsley County9.524n/a
38Hickman County9.459-4.83 pts
39Union County9.393+1.21 pts
40Clinton County9.392+2.27 pts
41Muhlenberg County9.293+2.14 pts
42Metcalfe County9.217+3.56 pts
43Taylor County9.108-0.47 pts
44Spencer County9.065-1.34 pts
45Pike County8.853-1.09 pts
46Clark County8.79+0.85 pts
47Hardin County8.532-0.02 pts
48Gallatin County8.511-5.03 pts
49Fayette County8.47+1.19 pts
50Nicholas County8.451-0.12 pts
51Calloway County8.412+0.38 pts
52Lee County8.333+1.92 pts
53Simpson County8.298-0.31 pts
54Shelby County8.273-0.06 pts
55Laurel County8.257-0.29 pts
56Woodford County8.197-1.2 pts
57Boyd County8.129+2.14 pts
58Rockcastle County8.122+0.18 pts
59Grant County8.108-3.4 pts
60Graves County8.081-0.62 pts
61Campbell County8.005-1.19 pts
62Owen County7.93+4.37 pts
63Fleming County7.925+1.81 pts
64Whitley County7.883+1.06 pts
65Jefferson County7.882-0.58 pts
66Webster County7.874+2.6 pts
67Greenup County7.827-0.44 pts
68Bullitt County7.803-0.64 pts
69Warren County7.771-0 pts
70McCreary County7.767-0.54 pts
71Green County7.719-0.08 pts
72Boone County7.608-0.89 pts
73Caldwell County7.605+0.7 pts
74Daviess County7.592+0.7 pts
75Logan County7.53+0.22 pts
76Scott County7.467-2.27 pts
77Garrard County7.407-4.58 pts
78Marion County7.284-0.73 pts
79Christian County7.282-0.83 pts
80Nelson County7.273-1.27 pts
81Kenton County7.244-0.84 pts
82Breckinridge County7.238-1.85 pts
83Barren County7.196-0.42 pts
84Franklin County7.133-0.98 pts
85Lyon County7.117-0.16 pts
86Magoffin County7.097-1.07 pts
87Ohio County7.09-0.68 pts
88Wayne County7.059-2.65 pts
89Jessamine County7.037-1.84 pts
90Anderson County6.908-4.53 pts
90Hopkins County6.908-0.35 pts
92McCracken County6.81-1.1 pts
93Harrison County6.792-0.49 pts
94Mason County6.771+0.54 pts
95Monroe County6.736-2.38 pts
96Russell County6.696-1.61 pts
97Todd County6.593-1.76 pts
98Bourbon County6.479-1 pts
99Martin County6.383-6.95 pts
100Trigg County6.265-4.64 pts
101Henderson County6.257-1.07 pts
102Knott County6.211-10.35 pts
103Boyle County6.14-2.34 pts
103Rowan County6.14-4.1 pts
105Meade County6.006-5.65 pts
106Marshall County5.963-1.1 pts
107Carter County5.828-1.37 pts
108Carroll County5.647-3.77 pts
109Pendleton County5.438-1.92 pts
110Morgan County5.351-8.89 pts
111Fulton County5.128-0.2 pts
112Allen County5.093-1.69 pts
113Montgomery County5.068-1.83 pts
114Washington County4.671-1.89 pts
115McLean County4.487-1.88 pts
116Lewis County4.255-6.27 pts
117Hancock County3.828-0.06 pts
118Elliott County0-9.88 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 2014 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Wolfe County, with 13.846% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Elliott County, with 0% in 2014.

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 2014 and are not ranked.

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