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Counties in New York by establishment exit rate

Kings County had the highest establishment exit rate of 62 counties in 2015, at 11.18%. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 3.81%. The median was 8.084% and the figure for New York was 9.841%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.18Kings County
Lowest3.81Hamilton County
Median8.08462 counties
New York9.841History

Map of counties, 2015

Albany County: 7.693 %Allegany County: 6.92 %Bronx County: 10.524 %Broome County: 8.749 %Cattaraugus County: 7.257 %Cayuga County: 8.11 %Chautauqua County: 6.422 %Chemung County: 6.07 %Chenango County: 7.85 %Clinton County: 7.482 %Columbia County: 8.634 %Cortland County: 8.24 %Delaware County: 7.135 %Dutchess County: 8.957 %Erie County: 8.009 %Essex County: 7.782 %Franklin County: 6.382 %Fulton County: 7.315 %Genesee County: 8.296 %Greene County: 10.479 %Hamilton County: 3.81 %Herkimer County: 8.958 %Jefferson County: 8.028 %Kings County: 11.18 %Lewis County: 6.787 %Livingston County: 7.831 %Madison County: 7.799 %Monroe County: 8.205 %Montgomery County: 6.659 %Nassau County: 10.276 %New York County: 10.935 %Niagara County: 7.316 %Oneida County: 7.234 %Onondaga County: 7.988 %Ontario County: 7.254 %Orange County: 8.557 %Orleans County: 6.689 %Oswego County: 11.015 %Otsego County: 7.115 %Putnam County: 10.436 %Queens County: 11.043 %Rensselaer County: 9.337 %Richmond County: 10.322 %Rockland County: 9.676 %St. Lawrence County: 8.032 %Saratoga County: 8.058 %Schenectady County: 8.305 %Schoharie County: 9.34 %Schuyler County: 9.624 %Seneca County: 8.397 %Steuben County: 6.475 %Suffolk County: 10.148 %Sullivan County: 8.491 %Tioga County: 9.451 %Tompkins County: 7.38 %Ulster County: 8.857 %Warren County: 6.944 %Washington County: 9.326 %Wayne County: 7.708 %Westchester County: 9.967 %Wyoming County: 6.713 %Yates County: 8.515 %
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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.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Kings County: 11.18 %Kings County11.18Queens County: 11.043 %Queens County11.043Oswego County: 11.015 %Oswego County11.015New York County: 10.935 %New York County10.935Bronx County: 10.524 %Bronx County10.524Greene County: 10.479 %Greene County10.479Putnam County: 10.436 %Putnam County10.436Richmond County: 10.322 %Richmond County10.322Nassau County: 10.276 %Nassau County10.276Suffolk County: 10.148 %Suffolk County10.148Westchester County: 9.967 %Westchester County9.967Rockland County: 9.676 %Rockland County9.676Schuyler County: 9.624 %Schuyler County9.624Tioga County: 9.451 %Tioga County9.451Schoharie County: 9.34 %Schoharie County9.34Rensselaer County: 9.337 %Rensselaer County9.337Washington County: 9.326 %Washington County9.326Herkimer County: 8.958 %Herkimer County8.958Dutchess County: 8.957 %Dutchess County8.957Ulster County: 8.857 %Ulster County8.857Broome County: 8.749 %Broome County8.749Columbia County: 8.634 %Columbia County8.634Orange County: 8.557 %Orange County8.557Yates County: 8.515 %Yates County8.515Sullivan County: 8.491 %Sullivan County8.491Seneca County: 8.397 %Seneca County8.397Schenectady County: 8.305 %Schenectady County8.305Genesee County: 8.296 %Genesee County8.296Cortland County: 8.24 %Cortland County8.24Monroe County: 8.205 %Monroe County8.205Cayuga County: 8.11 %Cayuga County8.11Saratoga County: 8.058 %Saratoga County8.058St. Lawrence County: 8.032 %St. Lawrence County8.032Jefferson County: 8.028 %Jefferson County8.028Erie County: 8.009 %Erie County8.009Onondaga County: 7.988 %Onondaga County7.988Chenango County: 7.85 %Chenango County7.85Livingston County: 7.831 %Livingston County7.831Madison County: 7.799 %Madison County7.799Essex County: 7.782 %Essex County7.782Kings County: 11.18 %Kings County11.18Queens County: 11.043 %Queens County11.043Oswego County: 11.015 %Oswego County11.015New York County: 10.935 %New York County10.935Bronx County: 10.524 %Bronx County10.524Greene County: 10.479 %Greene County10.479Putnam County: 10.436 %Putnam County10.436Richmond County: 10.322 %Richmond County10.322Nassau County: 10.276 %Nassau County10.276Suffolk County: 10.148 %Suffolk County10.148Westchester County: 9.967 %Westchester County9.967Rockland County: 9.676 %Rockland County9.676Schuyler County: 9.624 %Schuyler County9.624Tioga County: 9.451 %Tioga County9.451Schoharie County: 9.34 %Schoharie County9.34Rensselaer County: 9.337 %Rensselaer County9.337Washington County: 9.326 %Washington County9.326Herkimer County: 8.958 %Herkimer County8.958Dutchess County: 8.957 %Dutchess County8.957Ulster County: 8.857 %Ulster County8.857Broome County: 8.749 %Broome County8.749Columbia County: 8.634 %Columbia County8.634Orange County: 8.557 %Orange County8.557Yates County: 8.515 %Yates County8.515Sullivan County: 8.491 %Sullivan County8.491Seneca County: 8.397 %Seneca County8.397Schenectady County: 8.305 %Schenectady County8.305Genesee County: 8.296 %Genesee County8.296Cortland County: 8.24 %Cortland County8.24Monroe County: 8.205 %Monroe County8.205Cayuga County: 8.11 %Cayuga County8.11Saratoga County: 8.058 %Saratoga County8.058St. Lawrence County: 8.032 %St. Lawrence County8.032Jefferson County: 8.028 %Jefferson County8.028Erie County: 8.009 %Erie County8.009Onondaga County: 7.988 %Onondaga County7.988Chenango County: 7.85 %Chenango County7.85Livingston County: 7.831 %Livingston County7.831Madison County: 7.799 %Madison County7.799Essex County: 7.782 %Essex County7.782
%. 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
1Kings County11.18-0.06 pts
2Queens County11.043-0.21 pts
3Oswego County11.015+1.87 pts
4New York County10.935+0.43 pts
5Bronx County10.524+0.58 pts
6Greene County10.479-1.14 pts
7Putnam County10.436+0.84 pts
8Richmond County10.322-0.33 pts
9Nassau County10.276+0.31 pts
10Suffolk County10.148+0.62 pts
11Westchester County9.967+0.26 pts
12Rockland County9.676-0.49 pts
13Schuyler County9.624+0.23 pts
14Tioga County9.451+0.67 pts
15Schoharie County9.34+1.8 pts
16Rensselaer County9.337+0.04 pts
17Washington County9.326+1.61 pts
18Herkimer County8.958+0.15 pts
19Dutchess County8.957-1.13 pts
20Ulster County8.857+0.09 pts
21Broome County8.749+0.41 pts
22Columbia County8.634+0.36 pts
23Orange County8.557-0.21 pts
24Yates County8.515-0.98 pts
25Sullivan County8.491-0.65 pts
26Seneca County8.397+1.82 pts
27Schenectady County8.305-0.6 pts
28Genesee County8.296-0.07 pts
29Cortland County8.24+0.01 pts
30Monroe County8.205-0.01 pts
31Cayuga County8.11+0.86 pts
32Saratoga County8.058-0.52 pts
33St. Lawrence County8.032+0.53 pts
34Jefferson County8.028-0.49 pts
35Erie County8.009-0.14 pts
36Onondaga County7.988+0.49 pts
37Chenango County7.85-0.37 pts
38Livingston County7.831-0.16 pts
39Madison County7.799+0.35 pts
40Essex County7.782+0.06 pts
41Wayne County7.708-1.21 pts
42Albany County7.693-0.68 pts
43Clinton County7.482+0.56 pts
44Tompkins County7.38-1.17 pts
45Niagara County7.316-0 pts
46Fulton County7.315-1.76 pts
47Cattaraugus County7.257+0.31 pts
48Ontario County7.254-0.33 pts
49Oneida County7.234-0.07 pts
50Delaware County7.135-2.68 pts
51Otsego County7.115-0.01 pts
52Warren County6.944-1.45 pts
53Allegany County6.92-1.12 pts
54Lewis County6.787-1.55 pts
55Wyoming County6.713+0.11 pts
56Orleans County6.689-0.62 pts
57Montgomery County6.659-2.47 pts
58Steuben County6.475-0.88 pts
59Chautauqua County6.422-0.71 pts
60Franklin County6.382-2.42 pts
61Chemung County6.07-0.75 pts
62Hamilton County3.81-8.27 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.

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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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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 York 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

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in New York 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-york-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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 York 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-york-counties?period=2015.

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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 York 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-york-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Kings County, with 11.18% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Hamilton County, with 3.81% in 2015.

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