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Counties in New Jersey by establishment exit rate

Hudson County had the highest establishment exit rate of 21 counties in 2017, at 10.567%. Cumberland County had the lowest, at 7.555%. The median was 9.469% and the figure for New Jersey was 9.642%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.567Hudson County
Lowest7.555Cumberland County
Median9.46921 counties
New Jersey9.642History

Map of counties, 2017

Atlantic County: 9.281 %Bergen County: 9.44 %Burlington County: 9.469 %Camden County: 8.933 %Cape May County: 8.862 %Cumberland County: 7.555 %Essex County: 10.359 %Gloucester County: 8.405 %Hudson County: 10.567 %Hunterdon County: 9.831 %Mercer County: 10.386 %Middlesex County: 10.142 %Monmouth County: 9.529 %Morris County: 9.537 %Ocean County: 9.119 %Passaic County: 10.058 %Salem County: 8.227 %Somerset County: 9.789 %Sussex County: 9.774 %Union County: 9.44 %Warren County: 8.88 %
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%, 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

Hudson County: 10.567 %Hudson County10.567Mercer County: 10.386 %Mercer County10.386Essex County: 10.359 %Essex County10.359Middlesex County: 10.142 %Middlesex County10.142Passaic County: 10.058 %Passaic County10.058Hunterdon County: 9.831 %Hunterdon County9.831Somerset County: 9.789 %Somerset County9.789Sussex County: 9.774 %Sussex County9.774Morris County: 9.537 %Morris County9.537Monmouth County: 9.529 %Monmouth County9.529Burlington County: 9.469 %Burlington County9.469Bergen County: 9.44 %Bergen County9.44Union County: 9.44 %Union County9.44Atlantic County: 9.281 %Atlantic County9.281Ocean County: 9.119 %Ocean County9.119Camden County: 8.933 %Camden County8.933Warren County: 8.88 %Warren County8.88Cape May County: 8.862 %Cape May County8.862Gloucester County: 8.405 %Gloucester County8.405Salem County: 8.227 %Salem County8.227Cumberland County: 7.555 %Cumberland County7.555Hudson County: 10.567 %Hudson County10.567Mercer County: 10.386 %Mercer County10.386Essex County: 10.359 %Essex County10.359Middlesex County: 10.142 %Middlesex County10.142Passaic County: 10.058 %Passaic County10.058Hunterdon County: 9.831 %Hunterdon County9.831Somerset County: 9.789 %Somerset County9.789Sussex County: 9.774 %Sussex County9.774Morris County: 9.537 %Morris County9.537Monmouth County: 9.529 %Monmouth County9.529Burlington County: 9.469 %Burlington County9.469Bergen County: 9.44 %Bergen County9.44Union County: 9.44 %Union County9.44Atlantic County: 9.281 %Atlantic County9.281Ocean County: 9.119 %Ocean County9.119Camden County: 8.933 %Camden County8.933Warren County: 8.88 %Warren County8.88Cape May County: 8.862 %Cape May County8.862Gloucester County: 8.405 %Gloucester County8.405Salem County: 8.227 %Salem County8.227Cumberland County: 7.555 %Cumberland County7.555
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Hudson County10.567+0.73 pts
2Mercer County10.386+1.17 pts
3Essex County10.359+0.93 pts
4Middlesex County10.142+0.65 pts
5Passaic County10.058+1.11 pts
6Hunterdon County9.831+0.57 pts
7Somerset County9.789+0.77 pts
8Sussex County9.774+1.45 pts
9Morris County9.537+1.09 pts
10Monmouth County9.529+0.4 pts
11Burlington County9.469+0.98 pts
12Bergen County9.44+0.17 pts
12Union County9.44+0.66 pts
14Atlantic County9.281+0.51 pts
15Ocean County9.119+0.33 pts
16Camden County8.933+0.71 pts
17Warren County8.88+0.21 pts
18Cape May County8.862-0.24 pts
19Gloucester County8.405-0.22 pts
20Salem County8.227+0.31 pts
21Cumberland County7.555+0.14 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, 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 New Jersey 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/new-jersey-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 New Jersey 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/new-jersey-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 New Jersey 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/new-jersey-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Hudson County, with 10.567% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Cumberland County, with 7.555% 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.

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