Counties in Massachusetts by establishment exit rate, 2023
Barnstable County had the highest establishment exit rate of 14 counties in 2023, at 8.964%. Nantucket County had the lowest, at 6.36%. The median was 8.195% and the figure for Massachusetts was 8.442%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
All counties, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2023 (%) | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnstable County | 8.964 | +0.95 pts |
| 2 | Essex County | 8.893 | +0.57 pts |
| 3 | Middlesex County | 8.79 | -0.01 pts |
| 4 | Suffolk County | 8.57 | -0.75 pts |
| 5 | Berkshire County | 8.398 | -0.48 pts |
| 6 | Worcester County | 8.383 | +0.21 pts |
| 7 | Plymouth County | 8.267 | +0.62 pts |
| 8 | Norfolk County | 8.122 | +0.04 pts |
| 9 | Dukes County | 7.924 | -0.27 pts |
| 10 | Bristol County | 7.906 | -0.37 pts |
| 11 | Hampden County | 7.887 | +0.02 pts |
| 12 | Franklin County | 7.7 | -1.67 pts |
| 13 | Hampshire County | 7.463 | -1.6 pts |
| 14 | Nantucket County | 6.36 | -2.41 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.Citation styles
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 Massachusetts by establishment exit rate, 2023) [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 Massachusetts by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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/massachusetts-counties. 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 Massachusetts by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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/massachusetts-counties.
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 Massachusetts by establishment exit rate, 2023 [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/massachusetts-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?
Barnstable County, with 8.964% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?
Nantucket County, with 6.36% in 2023.
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.