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Counties in New Jersey by establishment exit rate

Essex County had the highest establishment exit rate of 21 counties in 2019, at 9.659%. Cumberland County had the lowest, at 7.546%. The median was 8.972% and the figure for New Jersey was 8.962%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9.659Essex County
Lowest7.546Cumberland County
Median8.97221 counties
New Jersey8.962History

Map of counties, 2019

Atlantic County: 8.048 %Bergen County: 9.363 %Burlington County: 7.779 %Camden County: 8.695 %Cape May County: 9.247 %Cumberland County: 7.546 %Essex County: 9.659 %Gloucester County: 7.86 %Hudson County: 9.57 %Hunterdon County: 8.766 %Mercer County: 8.972 %Middlesex County: 9.089 %Monmouth County: 8.716 %Morris County: 9.104 %Ocean County: 8.871 %Passaic County: 9.645 %Salem County: 8.213 %Somerset County: 9.087 %Sussex County: 9.47 %Union County: 8.189 %Warren County: 9.156 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Essex County: 9.659 %Essex County9.659Passaic County: 9.645 %Passaic County9.645Hudson County: 9.57 %Hudson County9.57Sussex County: 9.47 %Sussex County9.47Bergen County: 9.363 %Bergen County9.363Cape May County: 9.247 %Cape May County9.247Warren County: 9.156 %Warren County9.156Morris County: 9.104 %Morris County9.104Middlesex County: 9.089 %Middlesex County9.089Somerset County: 9.087 %Somerset County9.087Mercer County: 8.972 %Mercer County8.972Ocean County: 8.871 %Ocean County8.871Hunterdon County: 8.766 %Hunterdon County8.766Monmouth County: 8.716 %Monmouth County8.716Camden County: 8.695 %Camden County8.695Salem County: 8.213 %Salem County8.213Union County: 8.189 %Union County8.189Atlantic County: 8.048 %Atlantic County8.048Gloucester County: 7.86 %Gloucester County7.86Burlington County: 7.779 %Burlington County7.779Cumberland County: 7.546 %Cumberland County7.546Essex County: 9.659 %Essex County9.659Passaic County: 9.645 %Passaic County9.645Hudson County: 9.57 %Hudson County9.57Sussex County: 9.47 %Sussex County9.47Bergen County: 9.363 %Bergen County9.363Cape May County: 9.247 %Cape May County9.247Warren County: 9.156 %Warren County9.156Morris County: 9.104 %Morris County9.104Middlesex County: 9.089 %Middlesex County9.089Somerset County: 9.087 %Somerset County9.087Mercer County: 8.972 %Mercer County8.972Ocean County: 8.871 %Ocean County8.871Hunterdon County: 8.766 %Hunterdon County8.766Monmouth County: 8.716 %Monmouth County8.716Camden County: 8.695 %Camden County8.695Salem County: 8.213 %Salem County8.213Union County: 8.189 %Union County8.189Atlantic County: 8.048 %Atlantic County8.048Gloucester County: 7.86 %Gloucester County7.86Burlington County: 7.779 %Burlington County7.779Cumberland County: 7.546 %Cumberland County7.546
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Essex County9.659-0.7 pts
2Passaic County9.645-0.25 pts
3Hudson County9.57-1.21 pts
4Sussex County9.47+0.36 pts
5Bergen County9.363-0.27 pts
6Cape May County9.247-0.17 pts
7Warren County9.156+0.02 pts
8Morris County9.104+0.46 pts
9Middlesex County9.089-0.61 pts
10Somerset County9.087-0.11 pts
11Mercer County8.972-0.58 pts
12Ocean County8.871-0.61 pts
13Hunterdon County8.766-0.87 pts
14Monmouth County8.716-0.29 pts
15Camden County8.695-0.4 pts
16Salem County8.213-1.26 pts
17Union County8.189-0.22 pts
18Atlantic County8.048-1.12 pts
19Gloucester County7.86-0.14 pts
20Burlington County7.779-1.49 pts
21Cumberland County7.546+0.31 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Essex County, with 9.659% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Cumberland County, with 7.546% in 2019.

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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