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Counties in Kentucky by establishment exit rate

McLean County had the highest establishment exit rate of 119 counties in 2022, at 13.725%. Robertson County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.96% and the figure for Kentucky was 8.378%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.725McLean County
Lowest0Robertson County
Median7.96119 counties
Kentucky8.378History

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 9.475 %Allen County: 10.314 %Anderson County: 7.767 %Ballard County: 8.824 %Barren County: 7.891 %Bath County: 6.299 %Bell County: 9.423 %Boone County: 7.678 %Bourbon County: 8.463 %Boyd County: 9.871 %Boyle County: 6.965 %Bracken County: 8 %Breathitt County: 7.285 %Breckinridge County: 8.55 %Bullitt County: 8.583 %Butler County: 7.514 %Caldwell County: 6.911 %Calloway County: 7.589 %Campbell County: 8.127 %Carlisle County: 7.692 %Carroll County: 6.813 %Carter County: 9.563 %Casey County: 10.945 %Christian County: 9.106 %Clark County: 7.329 %Clay County: 7.963 %Clinton County: 6.116 %Crittenden County: 10.294 %Cumberland County: 10.417 %Daviess County: 8.061 %Edmonson County: 6.965 %Elliott County: 11.594 %Estill County: 3.145 %Fayette County: 7.959 %Fleming County: 7.601 %Floyd County: 8.817 %Franklin County: 7.096 %Fulton County: 4.858 %Gallatin County: 5.525 %Garrard County: 12.077 %Grant County: 6.528 %Graves County: 7.821 %Grayson County: 9.901 %Green County: 9.589 %Greenup County: 9.268 %Hancock County: 8.696 %Hardin County: 7.872 %Harlan County: 7.31 %Harrison County: 8.147 %Hart County: 12.712 %Henderson County: 7.996 %Henry County: 9.184 %Hickman County: 7.519 %Hopkins County: 8.014 %Jackson County: 10.811 %Jefferson County: 9.616 %Jessamine County: 8.245 %Johnson County: 9.764 %Kenton County: 6.573 %Knott County: 9.428 %Knox County: 7.284 %Larue County: 9.184 %Laurel County: 7.107 %Lawrence County: 8.458 %Lee County: 10 %Leslie County: 10.345 %Letcher County: 10.425 %Lewis County: 12.5 %Lincoln County: 6.63 %Livingston County: 8.594 %Logan County: 7.223 %Lyon County: 7.921 %McCracken County: 6.822 %McCreary County: 9.155 %McLean County: 13.725 %Madison County: 9.551 %Magoffin County: 10.87 %Marion County: 6.39 %Marshall County: 7.568 %Martin County: 9.402 %Mason County: 7.969 %Meade County: 8.882 %Menifee County: 5.941 %Mercer County: 8.504 %Metcalfe County: 10.092 %Monroe County: 7.937 %Montgomery County: 6.608 %Morgan County: 7.509 %Muhlenberg County: 9.167 %Nelson County: 7.755 %Nicholas County: 5.839 %Ohio County: 9.607 %Oldham County: 10.345 %Owen County: 8.333 %Pendleton County: 11.613 %Perry County: 6.977 %Pike County: 7.786 %Powell County: 9.009 %Pulaski County: 7.448 %Robertson County: 0 %Rockcastle County: 7.084 %Rowan County: 6.212 %Russell County: 7.48 %Scott County: 7.656 %Shelby County: 6.514 %Simpson County: 6.869 %Spencer County: 6.28 %Taylor County: 8.571 %Todd County: 5.495 %Trigg County: 7.96 %Trimble County: 5.797 %Union County: 7.982 %Warren County: 8.132 %Washington County: 5 %Wayne County: 6.8 %Webster County: 6.154 %Whitley County: 7.048 %Wolfe County: 7.299 %Woodford County: 7.529 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

McLean County: 13.725 %McLean County13.725Hart County: 12.712 %Hart County12.712Lewis County: 12.5 %Lewis County12.5Garrard County: 12.077 %Garrard County12.077Pendleton County: 11.613 %Pendleton County11.613Elliott County: 11.594 %Elliott County11.594Casey County: 10.945 %Casey County10.945Magoffin County: 10.87 %Magoffin County10.87Jackson County: 10.811 %Jackson County10.811Letcher County: 10.425 %Letcher County10.425Cumberland County: 10.417 %Cumberland County10.417Leslie County: 10.345 %Leslie County10.345Oldham County: 10.345 %Oldham County10.345Allen County: 10.314 %Allen County10.314Crittenden County: 10.294 %Crittenden County10.294Metcalfe County: 10.092 %Metcalfe County10.092Lee County: 10 %Lee County10Grayson County: 9.901 %Grayson County9.901Boyd County: 9.871 %Boyd County9.871Johnson County: 9.764 %Johnson County9.764Jefferson County: 9.616 %Jefferson County9.616Ohio County: 9.607 %Ohio County9.607Green County: 9.589 %Green County9.589Carter County: 9.563 %Carter County9.563Madison County: 9.551 %Madison County9.551Adair County: 9.475 %Adair County9.475Knott County: 9.428 %Knott County9.428Bell County: 9.423 %Bell County9.423Martin County: 9.402 %Martin County9.402Greenup County: 9.268 %Greenup County9.268Henry County: 9.184 %Henry County9.184Larue County: 9.184 %Larue County9.184Muhlenberg County: 9.167 %Muhlenberg County9.167McCreary County: 9.155 %McCreary County9.155Christian County: 9.106 %Christian County9.106Powell County: 9.009 %Powell County9.009Meade County: 8.882 %Meade County8.882Ballard County: 8.824 %Ballard County8.824Floyd County: 8.817 %Floyd County8.817Hancock County: 8.696 %Hancock County8.696McLean County: 13.725 %McLean County13.725Hart County: 12.712 %Hart County12.712Lewis County: 12.5 %Lewis County12.5Garrard County: 12.077 %Garrard County12.077Pendleton County: 11.613 %Pendleton County11.613Elliott County: 11.594 %Elliott County11.594Casey County: 10.945 %Casey County10.945Magoffin County: 10.87 %Magoffin County10.87Jackson County: 10.811 %Jackson County10.811Letcher County: 10.425 %Letcher County10.425Cumberland County: 10.417 %Cumberland County10.417Leslie County: 10.345 %Leslie County10.345Oldham County: 10.345 %Oldham County10.345Allen County: 10.314 %Allen County10.314Crittenden County: 10.294 %Crittenden County10.294Metcalfe County: 10.092 %Metcalfe County10.092Lee County: 10 %Lee County10Grayson County: 9.901 %Grayson County9.901Boyd County: 9.871 %Boyd County9.871Johnson County: 9.764 %Johnson County9.764Jefferson County: 9.616 %Jefferson County9.616Ohio County: 9.607 %Ohio County9.607Green County: 9.589 %Green County9.589Carter County: 9.563 %Carter County9.563Madison County: 9.551 %Madison County9.551Adair County: 9.475 %Adair County9.475Knott County: 9.428 %Knott County9.428Bell County: 9.423 %Bell County9.423Martin County: 9.402 %Martin County9.402Greenup County: 9.268 %Greenup County9.268Henry County: 9.184 %Henry County9.184Larue County: 9.184 %Larue County9.184Muhlenberg County: 9.167 %Muhlenberg County9.167McCreary County: 9.155 %McCreary County9.155Christian County: 9.106 %Christian County9.106Powell County: 9.009 %Powell County9.009Meade County: 8.882 %Meade County8.882Ballard County: 8.824 %Ballard County8.824Floyd County: 8.817 %Floyd County8.817Hancock County: 8.696 %Hancock County8.696
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1McLean County13.725+7.1 pts
2Hart County12.712+3.98 pts
3Lewis County12.5+2.66 pts
4Garrard County12.077+0.28 pts
5Pendleton County11.613+5.08 pts
6Elliott County11.594-4.84 pts
7Casey County10.945-0.94 pts
8Magoffin County10.87+0.61 pts
9Jackson County10.811+4.22 pts
10Letcher County10.425-0.16 pts
11Cumberland County10.417+4.29 pts
12Leslie County10.345+2.3 pts
12Oldham County10.345-2.12 pts
14Allen County10.314+2.64 pts
15Crittenden County10.294-1.76 pts
16Metcalfe County10.092+2.62 pts
17Lee County10n/a
18Grayson County9.901+2.47 pts
19Boyd County9.871+0.2 pts
20Johnson County9.764-0.78 pts
21Jefferson County9.616+0.11 pts
22Ohio County9.607+2.63 pts
23Green County9.589-1.74 pts
24Carter County9.563+1.67 pts
25Madison County9.551+0.36 pts
26Adair County9.475+3.12 pts
27Knott County9.428+0.61 pts
28Bell County9.423+2.21 pts
29Martin County9.402+0.78 pts
30Greenup County9.268-1.8 pts
31Henry County9.184-0.09 pts
31Larue County9.184+3.01 pts
33Muhlenberg County9.167+0.82 pts
34McCreary County9.155-2.03 pts
35Christian County9.106+1.33 pts
36Powell County9.009+4.59 pts
37Meade County8.882+1.02 pts
38Ballard County8.824+4.21 pts
39Floyd County8.817-1.21 pts
40Hancock County8.696+2.67 pts
41Livingston County8.594-5.96 pts
42Bullitt County8.583+1.88 pts
43Taylor County8.571-2.04 pts
44Breckinridge County8.55+4.38 pts
45Mercer County8.504-1.38 pts
46Bourbon County8.463-2.7 pts
47Lawrence County8.458-2.35 pts
48Owen County8.333-2.15 pts
49Jessamine County8.245+0.5 pts
50Harrison County8.147-3.52 pts
51Warren County8.132+1.11 pts
52Campbell County8.127-0.18 pts
53Daviess County8.061+0.26 pts
54Hopkins County8.014+0.37 pts
55Bracken County8+1.06 pts
56Henderson County7.996+0.63 pts
57Union County7.982+1.82 pts
58Mason County7.969-0.24 pts
59Clay County7.963-2.17 pts
60Trigg County7.96-1.11 pts
61Fayette County7.959-1.01 pts
62Monroe County7.937+0.47 pts
63Lyon County7.921+1.16 pts
64Barren County7.891-1.71 pts
65Hardin County7.872+0.6 pts
66Graves County7.821-0.32 pts
67Pike County7.786-3.38 pts
68Anderson County7.767-0.96 pts
69Nelson County7.755-0.64 pts
70Carlisle County7.692+1.4 pts
71Boone County7.678-1.35 pts
72Scott County7.656+0.51 pts
73Fleming County7.601-2.45 pts
74Calloway County7.589+0.17 pts
75Marshall County7.568-0.66 pts
76Woodford County7.529-3.06 pts
77Hickman County7.519-1.64 pts
78Butler County7.514-1.26 pts
79Morgan County7.509-2.59 pts
80Russell County7.48+0.31 pts
81Pulaski County7.448+0.99 pts
82Clark County7.329-2 pts
83Harlan County7.31-4.78 pts
84Wolfe County7.299-11.54 pts
85Breathitt County7.285-0.66 pts
86Knox County7.284-0.41 pts
87Logan County7.223-0.5 pts
88Laurel County7.107-0.69 pts
89Franklin County7.096-1.29 pts
90Rockcastle County7.084-0.16 pts
91Whitley County7.048-1.41 pts
92Perry County6.977-2.75 pts
93Boyle County6.965+0.61 pts
93Edmonson County6.965-0.25 pts
95Caldwell County6.911-2.11 pts
96Simpson County6.869-0.65 pts
97McCracken County6.822-0.93 pts
98Carroll County6.813-1.84 pts
99Wayne County6.8-1.57 pts
100Lincoln County6.63-4.52 pts
101Montgomery County6.608-1.39 pts
102Kenton County6.573-0.95 pts
103Grant County6.528-3.38 pts
104Shelby County6.514-2.51 pts
105Marion County6.39-2.31 pts
106Bath County6.299+1.34 pts
107Spencer County6.28-6.31 pts
108Rowan County6.212+1.84 pts
109Webster County6.154+0.39 pts
110Clinton County6.116-2.92 pts
111Menifee County5.941-0.18 pts
112Nicholas County5.839-5.93 pts
113Trimble County5.797+1.29 pts
114Gallatin County5.525-1.14 pts
115Todd County5.495-2.37 pts
116Washington County5-6.01 pts
117Fulton County4.858-4.2 pts
118Estill County3.145-8.47 pts
119Robertson County0n/a

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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 2022 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

McLean County, with 13.725% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Robertson County, with 0% in 2022.

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 2022 and are not ranked.

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