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Counties in Maine by establishment exit rate

Washington County had the highest establishment exit rate of 16 counties in 2018, at 9.763%. Aroostook County had the lowest, at 6.505%. The median was 7.915% and the figure for Maine was 7.861%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9.763Washington County
Lowest6.505Aroostook County
Median7.91516 counties
Maine7.861History

Map of counties, 2018

Androscoggin County: 8.174 %Aroostook County: 6.505 %Cumberland County: 7.804 %Franklin County: 7.232 %Hancock County: 9.391 %Kennebec County: 7.564 %Knox County: 6.846 %Lincoln County: 9.532 %Oxford County: 9.532 %Penobscot County: 7.353 %Piscataquis County: 8.516 %Sagadahoc County: 8.081 %Somerset County: 6.581 %Waldo County: 7.202 %Washington County: 9.763 %York County: 8.025 %
  • Under 7.2
  • 7.2 to 7.6
  • 7.6 to 8.1
  • 8.1 to 9.4
  • 9.4 and over
%, 2018. 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, 2018

Washington County: 9.763 %Washington County9.763Lincoln County: 9.532 %Lincoln County9.532Oxford County: 9.532 %Oxford County9.532Hancock County: 9.391 %Hancock County9.391Piscataquis County: 8.516 %Piscataquis County8.516Androscoggin County: 8.174 %Androscoggin County8.174Sagadahoc County: 8.081 %Sagadahoc County8.081York County: 8.025 %York County8.025Cumberland County: 7.804 %Cumberland County7.804Kennebec County: 7.564 %Kennebec County7.564Penobscot County: 7.353 %Penobscot County7.353Franklin County: 7.232 %Franklin County7.232Waldo County: 7.202 %Waldo County7.202Knox County: 6.846 %Knox County6.846Somerset County: 6.581 %Somerset County6.581Aroostook County: 6.505 %Aroostook County6.505Washington County: 9.763 %Washington County9.763Lincoln County: 9.532 %Lincoln County9.532Oxford County: 9.532 %Oxford County9.532Hancock County: 9.391 %Hancock County9.391Piscataquis County: 8.516 %Piscataquis County8.516Androscoggin County: 8.174 %Androscoggin County8.174Sagadahoc County: 8.081 %Sagadahoc County8.081York County: 8.025 %York County8.025Cumberland County: 7.804 %Cumberland County7.804Kennebec County: 7.564 %Kennebec County7.564Penobscot County: 7.353 %Penobscot County7.353Franklin County: 7.232 %Franklin County7.232Waldo County: 7.202 %Waldo County7.202Knox County: 6.846 %Knox County6.846Somerset County: 6.581 %Somerset County6.581Aroostook County: 6.505 %Aroostook County6.505
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Washington County9.763+0.44 pts
2Lincoln County9.532+0.59 pts
2Oxford County9.532-0.28 pts
4Hancock County9.391+1.6 pts
5Piscataquis County8.516+2.26 pts
6Androscoggin County8.174+1.32 pts
7Sagadahoc County8.081-0.28 pts
8York County8.025-0.24 pts
9Cumberland County7.804-0.55 pts
10Kennebec County7.564-0.46 pts
11Penobscot County7.353-1.28 pts
12Franklin County7.232-1.81 pts
13Waldo County7.202-2.97 pts
14Knox County6.846-1.83 pts
15Somerset County6.581-2.14 pts
16Aroostook County6.505-2.32 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Washington County, with 9.763% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Aroostook County, with 6.505% in 2018.

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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