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Counties in Maine by establishment exit rate

Somerset County had the highest establishment exit rate of 16 counties in 2020, at 10.355%. Franklin County had the lowest, at 6.541%. The median was 8.335% and the figure for Maine was 8.171%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.355Somerset County
Lowest6.541Franklin County
Median8.33516 counties
Maine8.171History

Map of counties, 2020

Androscoggin County: 7.779 %Aroostook County: 7.656 %Cumberland County: 8.036 %Franklin County: 6.541 %Hancock County: 8.274 %Kennebec County: 7.07 %Knox County: 7.213 %Lincoln County: 10.266 %Oxford County: 8.401 %Penobscot County: 8.396 %Piscataquis County: 7.731 %Sagadahoc County: 9.364 %Somerset County: 10.355 %Waldo County: 8.757 %Washington County: 8.715 %York County: 8.68 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Somerset County: 10.355 %Somerset County10.355Lincoln County: 10.266 %Lincoln County10.266Sagadahoc County: 9.364 %Sagadahoc County9.364Waldo County: 8.757 %Waldo County8.757Washington County: 8.715 %Washington County8.715York County: 8.68 %York County8.68Oxford County: 8.401 %Oxford County8.401Penobscot County: 8.396 %Penobscot County8.396Hancock County: 8.274 %Hancock County8.274Cumberland County: 8.036 %Cumberland County8.036Androscoggin County: 7.779 %Androscoggin County7.779Piscataquis County: 7.731 %Piscataquis County7.731Aroostook County: 7.656 %Aroostook County7.656Knox County: 7.213 %Knox County7.213Kennebec County: 7.07 %Kennebec County7.07Franklin County: 6.541 %Franklin County6.541Somerset County: 10.355 %Somerset County10.355Lincoln County: 10.266 %Lincoln County10.266Sagadahoc County: 9.364 %Sagadahoc County9.364Waldo County: 8.757 %Waldo County8.757Washington County: 8.715 %Washington County8.715York County: 8.68 %York County8.68Oxford County: 8.401 %Oxford County8.401Penobscot County: 8.396 %Penobscot County8.396Hancock County: 8.274 %Hancock County8.274Cumberland County: 8.036 %Cumberland County8.036Androscoggin County: 7.779 %Androscoggin County7.779Piscataquis County: 7.731 %Piscataquis County7.731Aroostook County: 7.656 %Aroostook County7.656Knox County: 7.213 %Knox County7.213Kennebec County: 7.07 %Kennebec County7.07Franklin County: 6.541 %Franklin County6.541
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Somerset County10.355+2.47 pts
2Lincoln County10.266+1.52 pts
3Sagadahoc County9.364+2 pts
4Waldo County8.757-0.24 pts
5Washington County8.715-0.03 pts
6York County8.68+1.35 pts
7Oxford County8.401+0.32 pts
8Penobscot County8.396+0.01 pts
9Hancock County8.274+1 pts
10Cumberland County8.036+0.41 pts
11Androscoggin County7.779+1.94 pts
12Piscataquis County7.731-1.91 pts
13Aroostook County7.656-0.49 pts
14Knox County7.213-2.17 pts
15Kennebec County7.07+0.13 pts
16Franklin County6.541+0.38 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Somerset County, with 10.355% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Franklin County, with 6.541% in 2020.

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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