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Counties in Maine by establishment exit rate

Piscataquis County had the highest establishment exit rate of 16 counties in 2019, at 9.645%. Androscoggin County had the lowest, at 5.835%. The median was 7.98% and the figure for Maine was 7.655%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9.645Piscataquis County
Lowest5.835Androscoggin County
Median7.9816 counties
Maine7.655History

Map of counties, 2019

Androscoggin County: 5.835 %Aroostook County: 8.141 %Cumberland County: 7.626 %Franklin County: 6.162 %Hancock County: 7.277 %Kennebec County: 6.937 %Knox County: 9.378 %Lincoln County: 8.75 %Oxford County: 8.078 %Penobscot County: 8.388 %Piscataquis County: 9.645 %Sagadahoc County: 7.368 %Somerset County: 7.882 %Waldo County: 9.001 %Washington County: 8.74 %York County: 7.334 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Piscataquis County: 9.645 %Piscataquis County9.645Knox County: 9.378 %Knox County9.378Waldo County: 9.001 %Waldo County9.001Lincoln County: 8.75 %Lincoln County8.75Washington County: 8.74 %Washington County8.74Penobscot County: 8.388 %Penobscot County8.388Aroostook County: 8.141 %Aroostook County8.141Oxford County: 8.078 %Oxford County8.078Somerset County: 7.882 %Somerset County7.882Cumberland County: 7.626 %Cumberland County7.626Sagadahoc County: 7.368 %Sagadahoc County7.368York County: 7.334 %York County7.334Hancock County: 7.277 %Hancock County7.277Kennebec County: 6.937 %Kennebec County6.937Franklin County: 6.162 %Franklin County6.162Androscoggin County: 5.835 %Androscoggin County5.835Piscataquis County: 9.645 %Piscataquis County9.645Knox County: 9.378 %Knox County9.378Waldo County: 9.001 %Waldo County9.001Lincoln County: 8.75 %Lincoln County8.75Washington County: 8.74 %Washington County8.74Penobscot County: 8.388 %Penobscot County8.388Aroostook County: 8.141 %Aroostook County8.141Oxford County: 8.078 %Oxford County8.078Somerset County: 7.882 %Somerset County7.882Cumberland County: 7.626 %Cumberland County7.626Sagadahoc County: 7.368 %Sagadahoc County7.368York County: 7.334 %York County7.334Hancock County: 7.277 %Hancock County7.277Kennebec County: 6.937 %Kennebec County6.937Franklin County: 6.162 %Franklin County6.162Androscoggin County: 5.835 %Androscoggin County5.835
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Piscataquis County9.645+1.13 pts
2Knox County9.378+2.53 pts
3Waldo County9.001+1.8 pts
4Lincoln County8.75-0.78 pts
5Washington County8.74-1.02 pts
6Penobscot County8.388+1.04 pts
7Aroostook County8.141+1.64 pts
8Oxford County8.078-1.45 pts
9Somerset County7.882+1.3 pts
10Cumberland County7.626-0.18 pts
11Sagadahoc County7.368-0.71 pts
12York County7.334-0.69 pts
13Hancock County7.277-2.11 pts
14Kennebec County6.937-0.63 pts
15Franklin County6.162-1.07 pts
16Androscoggin County5.835-2.34 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Piscataquis County, with 9.645% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Androscoggin County, with 5.835% in 2019.

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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