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Counties in Maine by establishment exit rate

Franklin County had the highest establishment exit rate of 16 counties in 2014, at 11.157%. Sagadahoc County had the lowest, at 6.053%. The median was 8.751% and the figure for Maine was 8.335%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.157Franklin County
Lowest6.053Sagadahoc County
Median8.75116 counties
Maine8.335History

Map of counties, 2014

Androscoggin County: 8.547 %Aroostook County: 8.955 %Cumberland County: 8.11 %Franklin County: 11.157 %Hancock County: 9.225 %Kennebec County: 7.713 %Knox County: 8.234 %Lincoln County: 9.432 %Oxford County: 10.465 %Penobscot County: 7.71 %Piscataquis County: 9.211 %Sagadahoc County: 6.053 %Somerset County: 7.77 %Waldo County: 10.726 %Washington County: 9.551 %York County: 7.758 %
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%, 2014. 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.

All counties, 2014

Franklin County: 11.157 %Franklin County11.157Waldo County: 10.726 %Waldo County10.726Oxford County: 10.465 %Oxford County10.465Washington County: 9.551 %Washington County9.551Lincoln County: 9.432 %Lincoln County9.432Hancock County: 9.225 %Hancock County9.225Piscataquis County: 9.211 %Piscataquis County9.211Aroostook County: 8.955 %Aroostook County8.955Androscoggin County: 8.547 %Androscoggin County8.547Knox County: 8.234 %Knox County8.234Cumberland County: 8.11 %Cumberland County8.11Somerset County: 7.77 %Somerset County7.77York County: 7.758 %York County7.758Kennebec County: 7.713 %Kennebec County7.713Penobscot County: 7.71 %Penobscot County7.71Sagadahoc County: 6.053 %Sagadahoc County6.053Franklin County: 11.157 %Franklin County11.157Waldo County: 10.726 %Waldo County10.726Oxford County: 10.465 %Oxford County10.465Washington County: 9.551 %Washington County9.551Lincoln County: 9.432 %Lincoln County9.432Hancock County: 9.225 %Hancock County9.225Piscataquis County: 9.211 %Piscataquis County9.211Aroostook County: 8.955 %Aroostook County8.955Androscoggin County: 8.547 %Androscoggin County8.547Knox County: 8.234 %Knox County8.234Cumberland County: 8.11 %Cumberland County8.11Somerset County: 7.77 %Somerset County7.77York County: 7.758 %York County7.758Kennebec County: 7.713 %Kennebec County7.713Penobscot County: 7.71 %Penobscot County7.71Sagadahoc County: 6.053 %Sagadahoc County6.053
%. 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
1Franklin County11.157+3.61 pts
2Waldo County10.726+0.06 pts
3Oxford County10.465+1.38 pts
4Washington County9.551-1.27 pts
5Lincoln County9.432-1.44 pts
6Hancock County9.225-0.66 pts
7Piscataquis County9.211+2.65 pts
8Aroostook County8.955+0.92 pts
9Androscoggin County8.547+0.17 pts
10Knox County8.234-1.06 pts
11Cumberland County8.11-0.53 pts
12Somerset County7.77+0.24 pts
13York County7.758-1.48 pts
14Kennebec County7.713-1.26 pts
15Penobscot County7.71-0.38 pts
16Sagadahoc County6.053-2.93 pts

Other periods

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. Equal values share a rank.

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_cty.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 (Counties in Maine 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

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Maine 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/maine-counties?period=2014. 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. Counties in Maine 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/maine-counties?period=2014.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Maine 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/maine-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Franklin County, with 11.157% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Sagadahoc County, with 6.053% 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.

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