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Counties in Maine by establishment exit rate

Waldo County had the highest establishment exit rate of 16 counties in 2021, at 10.76%. Knox County had the lowest, at 7.06%. The median was 8.595% and the figure for Maine was 8.841%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.76Waldo County
Lowest7.06Knox County
Median8.59516 counties
Maine8.841History

Map of counties, 2021

Androscoggin County: 7.558 %Aroostook County: 7.153 %Cumberland County: 9.458 %Franklin County: 8.886 %Hancock County: 8.4 %Kennebec County: 9.383 %Knox County: 7.06 %Lincoln County: 8.711 %Oxford County: 7.838 %Penobscot County: 7.865 %Piscataquis County: 10.617 %Sagadahoc County: 9.012 %Somerset County: 8.478 %Waldo County: 10.76 %Washington County: 8.273 %York County: 9.652 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Waldo County: 10.76 %Waldo County10.76Piscataquis County: 10.617 %Piscataquis County10.617York County: 9.652 %York County9.652Cumberland County: 9.458 %Cumberland County9.458Kennebec County: 9.383 %Kennebec County9.383Sagadahoc County: 9.012 %Sagadahoc County9.012Franklin County: 8.886 %Franklin County8.886Lincoln County: 8.711 %Lincoln County8.711Somerset County: 8.478 %Somerset County8.478Hancock County: 8.4 %Hancock County8.4Washington County: 8.273 %Washington County8.273Penobscot County: 7.865 %Penobscot County7.865Oxford County: 7.838 %Oxford County7.838Androscoggin County: 7.558 %Androscoggin County7.558Aroostook County: 7.153 %Aroostook County7.153Knox County: 7.06 %Knox County7.06Waldo County: 10.76 %Waldo County10.76Piscataquis County: 10.617 %Piscataquis County10.617York County: 9.652 %York County9.652Cumberland County: 9.458 %Cumberland County9.458Kennebec County: 9.383 %Kennebec County9.383Sagadahoc County: 9.012 %Sagadahoc County9.012Franklin County: 8.886 %Franklin County8.886Lincoln County: 8.711 %Lincoln County8.711Somerset County: 8.478 %Somerset County8.478Hancock County: 8.4 %Hancock County8.4Washington County: 8.273 %Washington County8.273Penobscot County: 7.865 %Penobscot County7.865Oxford County: 7.838 %Oxford County7.838Androscoggin County: 7.558 %Androscoggin County7.558Aroostook County: 7.153 %Aroostook County7.153Knox County: 7.06 %Knox County7.06
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Waldo County10.76+2 pts
2Piscataquis County10.617+2.89 pts
3York County9.652+0.97 pts
4Cumberland County9.458+1.42 pts
5Kennebec County9.383+2.31 pts
6Sagadahoc County9.012-0.35 pts
7Franklin County8.886+2.34 pts
8Lincoln County8.711-1.55 pts
9Somerset County8.478-1.88 pts
10Hancock County8.4+0.13 pts
11Washington County8.273-0.44 pts
12Penobscot County7.865-0.53 pts
13Oxford County7.838-0.56 pts
14Androscoggin County7.558-0.22 pts
15Aroostook County7.153-0.5 pts
16Knox County7.06-0.15 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Waldo County, with 10.76% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Knox County, with 7.06% in 2021.

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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