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Counties in Maine by establishment exit rate

Piscataquis County had the highest establishment exit rate of 16 counties in 2022, at 11.506%. Kennebec County had the lowest, at 7.452%. The median was 8.804% and the figure for Maine was 8.779%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.506Piscataquis County
Lowest7.452Kennebec County
Median8.80416 counties
Maine8.779History

Map of counties, 2022

Androscoggin County: 7.927 %Aroostook County: 8.795 %Cumberland County: 8.813 %Franklin County: 8.966 %Hancock County: 9.601 %Kennebec County: 7.452 %Knox County: 7.564 %Lincoln County: 10.401 %Oxford County: 8.638 %Penobscot County: 8.132 %Piscataquis County: 11.506 %Sagadahoc County: 8.433 %Somerset County: 9.533 %Waldo County: 9.059 %Washington County: 8.633 %York County: 9.689 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Piscataquis County: 11.506 %Piscataquis County11.506Lincoln County: 10.401 %Lincoln County10.401York County: 9.689 %York County9.689Hancock County: 9.601 %Hancock County9.601Somerset County: 9.533 %Somerset County9.533Waldo County: 9.059 %Waldo County9.059Franklin County: 8.966 %Franklin County8.966Cumberland County: 8.813 %Cumberland County8.813Aroostook County: 8.795 %Aroostook County8.795Oxford County: 8.638 %Oxford County8.638Washington County: 8.633 %Washington County8.633Sagadahoc County: 8.433 %Sagadahoc County8.433Penobscot County: 8.132 %Penobscot County8.132Androscoggin County: 7.927 %Androscoggin County7.927Knox County: 7.564 %Knox County7.564Kennebec County: 7.452 %Kennebec County7.452Piscataquis County: 11.506 %Piscataquis County11.506Lincoln County: 10.401 %Lincoln County10.401York County: 9.689 %York County9.689Hancock County: 9.601 %Hancock County9.601Somerset County: 9.533 %Somerset County9.533Waldo County: 9.059 %Waldo County9.059Franklin County: 8.966 %Franklin County8.966Cumberland County: 8.813 %Cumberland County8.813Aroostook County: 8.795 %Aroostook County8.795Oxford County: 8.638 %Oxford County8.638Washington County: 8.633 %Washington County8.633Sagadahoc County: 8.433 %Sagadahoc County8.433Penobscot County: 8.132 %Penobscot County8.132Androscoggin County: 7.927 %Androscoggin County7.927Knox County: 7.564 %Knox County7.564Kennebec County: 7.452 %Kennebec County7.452
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Piscataquis County11.506+0.89 pts
2Lincoln County10.401+1.69 pts
3York County9.689+0.04 pts
4Hancock County9.601+1.2 pts
5Somerset County9.533+1.05 pts
6Waldo County9.059-1.7 pts
7Franklin County8.966+0.08 pts
8Cumberland County8.813-0.64 pts
9Aroostook County8.795+1.64 pts
10Oxford County8.638+0.8 pts
11Washington County8.633+0.36 pts
12Sagadahoc County8.433-0.58 pts
13Penobscot County8.132+0.27 pts
14Androscoggin County7.927+0.37 pts
15Knox County7.564+0.5 pts
16Kennebec County7.452-1.93 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Piscataquis County, with 11.506% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Kennebec County, with 7.452% in 2022.

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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