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Counties in New Jersey by establishment exit rate

Hudson County had the highest establishment exit rate of 21 counties in 2015, at 11.63%. Gloucester County had the lowest, at 8.653%. The median was 9.578% and the figure for New Jersey was 9.784%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.63Hudson County
Lowest8.653Gloucester County
Median9.57821 counties
New Jersey9.784History

Map of counties, 2015

Atlantic County: 9.551 %Bergen County: 9.304 %Burlington County: 9.669 %Camden County: 9.284 %Cape May County: 9.876 %Cumberland County: 8.775 %Essex County: 10.475 %Gloucester County: 8.653 %Hudson County: 11.63 %Hunterdon County: 10.119 %Mercer County: 9.454 %Middlesex County: 10.262 %Monmouth County: 9.334 %Morris County: 9.475 %Ocean County: 9.653 %Passaic County: 9.88 %Salem County: 9.287 %Somerset County: 9.479 %Sussex County: 10.993 %Union County: 10.1 %Warren County: 9.578 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Hudson County: 11.63 %Hudson County11.63Sussex County: 10.993 %Sussex County10.993Essex County: 10.475 %Essex County10.475Middlesex County: 10.262 %Middlesex County10.262Hunterdon County: 10.119 %Hunterdon County10.119Union County: 10.1 %Union County10.1Passaic County: 9.88 %Passaic County9.88Cape May County: 9.876 %Cape May County9.876Burlington County: 9.669 %Burlington County9.669Ocean County: 9.653 %Ocean County9.653Warren County: 9.578 %Warren County9.578Atlantic County: 9.551 %Atlantic County9.551Somerset County: 9.479 %Somerset County9.479Morris County: 9.475 %Morris County9.475Mercer County: 9.454 %Mercer County9.454Monmouth County: 9.334 %Monmouth County9.334Bergen County: 9.304 %Bergen County9.304Salem County: 9.287 %Salem County9.287Camden County: 9.284 %Camden County9.284Cumberland County: 8.775 %Cumberland County8.775Gloucester County: 8.653 %Gloucester County8.653Hudson County: 11.63 %Hudson County11.63Sussex County: 10.993 %Sussex County10.993Essex County: 10.475 %Essex County10.475Middlesex County: 10.262 %Middlesex County10.262Hunterdon County: 10.119 %Hunterdon County10.119Union County: 10.1 %Union County10.1Passaic County: 9.88 %Passaic County9.88Cape May County: 9.876 %Cape May County9.876Burlington County: 9.669 %Burlington County9.669Ocean County: 9.653 %Ocean County9.653Warren County: 9.578 %Warren County9.578Atlantic County: 9.551 %Atlantic County9.551Somerset County: 9.479 %Somerset County9.479Morris County: 9.475 %Morris County9.475Mercer County: 9.454 %Mercer County9.454Monmouth County: 9.334 %Monmouth County9.334Bergen County: 9.304 %Bergen County9.304Salem County: 9.287 %Salem County9.287Camden County: 9.284 %Camden County9.284Cumberland County: 8.775 %Cumberland County8.775Gloucester County: 8.653 %Gloucester County8.653
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Hudson County11.63+1.32 pts
2Sussex County10.993+1.57 pts
3Essex County10.475+0.21 pts
4Middlesex County10.262+0.23 pts
5Hunterdon County10.119+0.5 pts
6Union County10.1+0.51 pts
7Passaic County9.88+0.09 pts
8Cape May County9.876-0.6 pts
9Burlington County9.669+0.32 pts
10Ocean County9.653+0.58 pts
11Warren County9.578-0.43 pts
12Atlantic County9.551-1.07 pts
13Somerset County9.479-0.67 pts
14Morris County9.475+0.37 pts
15Mercer County9.454-1.08 pts
16Monmouth County9.334-0.82 pts
17Bergen County9.304-0.18 pts
18Salem County9.287+1.13 pts
19Camden County9.284+0.08 pts
20Cumberland County8.775+0.34 pts
21Gloucester County8.653+0.68 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 New Jersey by establishment exit rate, 2015) [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 New Jersey by establishment exit rate, 2015. 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/new-jersey-counties?period=2015. 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 New Jersey by establishment exit rate, 2015. 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/new-jersey-counties?period=2015.

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 New Jersey by establishment exit rate, 2015 [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/new-jersey-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Hudson County, with 11.63% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Gloucester County, with 8.653% in 2015.

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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