Counties in Maryland by establishment exit rate

Baltimore city had the highest establishment exit rate of 24 counties in 2017, at 9.865%. Kent County had the lowest, at 6.389%. The median was 8.675% and the figure for Maryland was 8.826%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest9.865Baltimore city

Lowest6.389Kent County

Median8.67524 counties

Maryland8.826History

Map of counties, 2017

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7.3 to 8.2
8.2 to 8.8
8.8 to 9.2
9.2 and over

%, 2017. 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, 2017

%. 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

Rank	Counties	2017 (%)	Change on 2016
1	Baltimore city	9.865	+1.33 pts
2	Talbot County	9.438	+2.31 pts
3	Charles County	9.369	+2.21 pts
4	Prince George's County	9.338	+1.57 pts
5	Howard County	9.295	+1.13 pts
6	Montgomery County	9.191	+0.53 pts
7	Carroll County	9.066	+1.58 pts
8	Baltimore County	8.997	+0.85 pts
9	Queen Anne's County	8.939	+1.18 pts
10	Caroline County	8.805	+2.44 pts
11	Dorchester County	8.703	+0.85 pts
12	Cecil County	8.682	+0.61 pts
13	Calvert County	8.668	+0.8 pts
14	Anne Arundel County	8.339	+0.98 pts
15	Harford County	8.158	+0.39 pts
16	Somerset County	7.963	-0.33 pts
17	St. Mary's County	7.643	+0.51 pts
18	Frederick County	7.5	+0.82 pts
19	Worcester County	7.426	-0.37 pts
20	Garrett County	7.233	-0.26 pts
21	Allegany County	7.18	+0.98 pts
22	Wicomico County	7.177	-0.11 pts
23	Washington County	6.639	-0.16 pts
24	Kent County	6.389	+0.24 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 Maryland by establishment exit rate, 2017) [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 Maryland by establishment exit rate, 2017. 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/maryland-counties?period=2017. 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 Maryland by establishment exit rate, 2017. 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/maryland-counties?period=2017.

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 Maryland by establishment exit rate, 2017 [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/maryland-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Baltimore city, with 9.865% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Kent County, with 6.389% in 2017.

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.