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Counties in Maine by establishment exit rate

Waldo County had the highest establishment exit rate of 16 counties in 2015, at 10.237%. Aroostook County had the lowest, at 7.155%. The median was 8.132% and the figure for Maine was 8.154%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.237Waldo County
Lowest7.155Aroostook County
Median8.13216 counties
Maine8.154History

Map of counties, 2015

Androscoggin County: 7.165 %Aroostook County: 7.155 %Cumberland County: 7.78 %Franklin County: 7.31 %Hancock County: 8.566 %Kennebec County: 8.063 %Knox County: 8.201 %Lincoln County: 9.537 %Oxford County: 7.785 %Penobscot County: 7.923 %Piscataquis County: 7.349 %Sagadahoc County: 9.403 %Somerset County: 8.662 %Waldo County: 10.237 %Washington County: 8.52 %York County: 9.032 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Waldo County: 10.237 %Waldo County10.237Lincoln County: 9.537 %Lincoln County9.537Sagadahoc County: 9.403 %Sagadahoc County9.403York County: 9.032 %York County9.032Somerset County: 8.662 %Somerset County8.662Hancock County: 8.566 %Hancock County8.566Washington County: 8.52 %Washington County8.52Knox County: 8.201 %Knox County8.201Kennebec County: 8.063 %Kennebec County8.063Penobscot County: 7.923 %Penobscot County7.923Oxford County: 7.785 %Oxford County7.785Cumberland County: 7.78 %Cumberland County7.78Piscataquis County: 7.349 %Piscataquis County7.349Franklin County: 7.31 %Franklin County7.31Androscoggin County: 7.165 %Androscoggin County7.165Aroostook County: 7.155 %Aroostook County7.155Waldo County: 10.237 %Waldo County10.237Lincoln County: 9.537 %Lincoln County9.537Sagadahoc County: 9.403 %Sagadahoc County9.403York County: 9.032 %York County9.032Somerset County: 8.662 %Somerset County8.662Hancock County: 8.566 %Hancock County8.566Washington County: 8.52 %Washington County8.52Knox County: 8.201 %Knox County8.201Kennebec County: 8.063 %Kennebec County8.063Penobscot County: 7.923 %Penobscot County7.923Oxford County: 7.785 %Oxford County7.785Cumberland County: 7.78 %Cumberland County7.78Piscataquis County: 7.349 %Piscataquis County7.349Franklin County: 7.31 %Franklin County7.31Androscoggin County: 7.165 %Androscoggin County7.165Aroostook County: 7.155 %Aroostook County7.155
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Waldo County10.237-0.49 pts
2Lincoln County9.537+0.11 pts
3Sagadahoc County9.403+3.35 pts
4York County9.032+1.27 pts
5Somerset County8.662+0.89 pts
6Hancock County8.566-0.66 pts
7Washington County8.52-1.03 pts
8Knox County8.201-0.03 pts
9Kennebec County8.063+0.35 pts
10Penobscot County7.923+0.21 pts
11Oxford County7.785-2.68 pts
12Cumberland County7.78-0.33 pts
13Piscataquis County7.349-1.86 pts
14Franklin County7.31-3.85 pts
15Androscoggin County7.165-1.38 pts
16Aroostook County7.155-1.8 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Waldo County, with 10.237% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Aroostook County, with 7.155% in 2015.

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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