Counties in Maryland by establishment exit rate

Baltimore city had the highest establishment exit rate of 24 counties in 2021, at 11.537%. Allegany County had the lowest, at 7.564%. The median was 9.213% and the figure for Maryland was 10.079%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest11.537Baltimore city

Lowest7.564Allegany County

Median9.21324 counties

Maryland10.079History

Map of counties, 2021

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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

%. 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	2021 (%)	Change on 2020
1	Baltimore city	11.537	+1.24 pts
2	Prince George's County	11.429	+1.49 pts
3	Montgomery County	10.51	+1.45 pts
4	St. Mary's County	10.177	+2.67 pts
5	Howard County	10.146	+1.09 pts
6	Baltimore County	10.002	+1.4 pts
7	Caroline County	9.712	+1.61 pts
8	Harford County	9.549	+1.7 pts
9	Anne Arundel County	9.523	+1.01 pts
10	Washington County	9.485	+2.16 pts
11	Dorchester County	9.393	+1.7 pts
12	Queen Anne's County	9.34	-0.26 pts
13	Frederick County	9.085	+0.77 pts
14	Carroll County	8.999	+1.09 pts
15	Charles County	8.972	+0.08 pts
16	Wicomico County	8.957	+0.27 pts
17	Garrett County	8.854	-1.35 pts
18	Calvert County	8.765	+0.55 pts
19	Talbot County	8.489	-0.45 pts
20	Worcester County	8.462	-0.22 pts
21	Cecil County	8.458	-0.17 pts
22	Somerset County	8.254	-1.71 pts
23	Kent County	7.932	+0.11 pts
24	Allegany County	7.564	-0.16 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, 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 Maryland 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/maryland-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 Maryland 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/maryland-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 Maryland 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/maryland-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Baltimore city, with 11.537% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Allegany County, with 7.564% 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.