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Counties in New York by establishment exit rate

Hamilton County had the highest establishment exit rate of 62 counties in 2017, at 12.78%. Orleans County had the lowest, at 5.8%. The median was 8.468% and the figure for New York was 9.842%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.78Hamilton County
Lowest5.8Orleans County
Median8.46862 counties
New York9.842History

Map of counties, 2017

Albany County: 8.381 %Allegany County: 8.924 %Bronx County: 10.383 %Broome County: 8.103 %Cattaraugus County: 7.245 %Cayuga County: 8.447 %Chautauqua County: 7.591 %Chemung County: 8.569 %Chenango County: 8.111 %Clinton County: 8.688 %Columbia County: 9.186 %Cortland County: 6.09 %Delaware County: 8.307 %Dutchess County: 9.774 %Erie County: 7.988 %Essex County: 6.107 %Franklin County: 7.679 %Fulton County: 6.93 %Genesee County: 7.167 %Greene County: 8.488 %Hamilton County: 12.78 %Herkimer County: 6.584 %Jefferson County: 8.532 %Kings County: 11.052 %Lewis County: 8.077 %Livingston County: 7.645 %Madison County: 9.864 %Monroe County: 8.539 %Montgomery County: 6.948 %Nassau County: 9.478 %New York County: 11.051 %Niagara County: 7.926 %Oneida County: 7.6 %Onondaga County: 8.326 %Ontario County: 8.094 %Orange County: 8.971 %Orleans County: 5.8 %Oswego County: 8.068 %Otsego County: 6.482 %Putnam County: 9.399 %Queens County: 11.11 %Rensselaer County: 9.592 %Richmond County: 10.43 %Rockland County: 10.307 %St. Lawrence County: 8.922 %Saratoga County: 8.025 %Schenectady County: 9.439 %Schoharie County: 9.718 %Schuyler County: 6.538 %Seneca County: 8.207 %Steuben County: 8.196 %Suffolk County: 9.706 %Sullivan County: 9.138 %Tioga County: 9.375 %Tompkins County: 7.762 %Ulster County: 9.591 %Warren County: 7.74 %Washington County: 9.534 %Wayne County: 8.104 %Westchester County: 9.678 %Wyoming County: 8.708 %Yates County: 9.247 %
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  • 9.7 and over
%, 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.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Hamilton County: 12.78 %Hamilton County12.78Queens County: 11.11 %Queens County11.11Kings County: 11.052 %Kings County11.052New York County: 11.051 %New York County11.051Richmond County: 10.43 %Richmond County10.43Bronx County: 10.383 %Bronx County10.383Rockland County: 10.307 %Rockland County10.307Madison County: 9.864 %Madison County9.864Dutchess County: 9.774 %Dutchess County9.774Schoharie County: 9.718 %Schoharie County9.718Suffolk County: 9.706 %Suffolk County9.706Westchester County: 9.678 %Westchester County9.678Rensselaer County: 9.592 %Rensselaer County9.592Ulster County: 9.591 %Ulster County9.591Washington County: 9.534 %Washington County9.534Nassau County: 9.478 %Nassau County9.478Schenectady County: 9.439 %Schenectady County9.439Putnam County: 9.399 %Putnam County9.399Tioga County: 9.375 %Tioga County9.375Yates County: 9.247 %Yates County9.247Columbia County: 9.186 %Columbia County9.186Sullivan County: 9.138 %Sullivan County9.138Orange County: 8.971 %Orange County8.971Allegany County: 8.924 %Allegany County8.924St. Lawrence County: 8.922 %St. Lawrence County8.922Wyoming County: 8.708 %Wyoming County8.708Clinton County: 8.688 %Clinton County8.688Chemung County: 8.569 %Chemung County8.569Monroe County: 8.539 %Monroe County8.539Jefferson County: 8.532 %Jefferson County8.532Greene County: 8.488 %Greene County8.488Cayuga County: 8.447 %Cayuga County8.447Albany County: 8.381 %Albany County8.381Onondaga County: 8.326 %Onondaga County8.326Delaware County: 8.307 %Delaware County8.307Seneca County: 8.207 %Seneca County8.207Steuben County: 8.196 %Steuben County8.196Chenango County: 8.111 %Chenango County8.111Wayne County: 8.104 %Wayne County8.104Broome County: 8.103 %Broome County8.103Hamilton County: 12.78 %Hamilton County12.78Queens County: 11.11 %Queens County11.11Kings County: 11.052 %Kings County11.052New York County: 11.051 %New York County11.051Richmond County: 10.43 %Richmond County10.43Bronx County: 10.383 %Bronx County10.383Rockland County: 10.307 %Rockland County10.307Madison County: 9.864 %Madison County9.864Dutchess County: 9.774 %Dutchess County9.774Schoharie County: 9.718 %Schoharie County9.718Suffolk County: 9.706 %Suffolk County9.706Westchester County: 9.678 %Westchester County9.678Rensselaer County: 9.592 %Rensselaer County9.592Ulster County: 9.591 %Ulster County9.591Washington County: 9.534 %Washington County9.534Nassau County: 9.478 %Nassau County9.478Schenectady County: 9.439 %Schenectady County9.439Putnam County: 9.399 %Putnam County9.399Tioga County: 9.375 %Tioga County9.375Yates County: 9.247 %Yates County9.247Columbia County: 9.186 %Columbia County9.186Sullivan County: 9.138 %Sullivan County9.138Orange County: 8.971 %Orange County8.971Allegany County: 8.924 %Allegany County8.924St. Lawrence County: 8.922 %St. Lawrence County8.922Wyoming County: 8.708 %Wyoming County8.708Clinton County: 8.688 %Clinton County8.688Chemung County: 8.569 %Chemung County8.569Monroe County: 8.539 %Monroe County8.539Jefferson County: 8.532 %Jefferson County8.532Greene County: 8.488 %Greene County8.488Cayuga County: 8.447 %Cayuga County8.447Albany County: 8.381 %Albany County8.381Onondaga County: 8.326 %Onondaga County8.326Delaware County: 8.307 %Delaware County8.307Seneca County: 8.207 %Seneca County8.207Steuben County: 8.196 %Steuben County8.196Chenango County: 8.111 %Chenango County8.111Wayne County: 8.104 %Wayne County8.104Broome County: 8.103 %Broome County8.103
%. 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
1Hamilton County12.78+2.9 pts
2Queens County11.11+0.31 pts
3Kings County11.052-0.19 pts
4New York County11.051+0.47 pts
5Richmond County10.43+0.28 pts
6Bronx County10.383+0.23 pts
7Rockland County10.307+1.41 pts
8Madison County9.864+2.33 pts
9Dutchess County9.774+1.43 pts
10Schoharie County9.718+4.97 pts
11Suffolk County9.706+0.58 pts
12Westchester County9.678+0.79 pts
13Rensselaer County9.592+2.36 pts
14Ulster County9.591+1.08 pts
15Washington County9.534+1.87 pts
16Nassau County9.478-0.2 pts
17Schenectady County9.439+1.47 pts
18Putnam County9.3990 pts
19Tioga County9.375-0.88 pts
20Yates County9.247+1.44 pts
21Columbia County9.186+1.47 pts
22Sullivan County9.138+0.92 pts
23Orange County8.971+0.68 pts
24Allegany County8.924+3.77 pts
25St. Lawrence County8.922+1.3 pts
26Wyoming County8.708+2.31 pts
27Clinton County8.688+1.56 pts
28Chemung County8.569+1.69 pts
29Monroe County8.539+0.64 pts
30Jefferson County8.532+0.64 pts
31Greene County8.488+1.69 pts
32Cayuga County8.447+1.38 pts
33Albany County8.381+1.01 pts
34Onondaga County8.326+0.56 pts
35Delaware County8.307+2.27 pts
36Seneca County8.207+1.35 pts
37Steuben County8.196+0.61 pts
38Chenango County8.111-0.11 pts
39Wayne County8.104-0.49 pts
40Broome County8.103+0.94 pts
41Ontario County8.094+0.61 pts
42Lewis County8.077+0.92 pts
43Oswego County8.068+0.71 pts
44Saratoga County8.025+0.14 pts
45Erie County7.988+0.42 pts
46Niagara County7.926+0.56 pts
47Tompkins County7.762+0.75 pts
48Warren County7.74+0.19 pts
49Franklin County7.679+1.66 pts
50Livingston County7.645+0.45 pts
51Oneida County7.6+0.59 pts
52Chautauqua County7.591+0.69 pts
53Cattaraugus County7.245+0.07 pts
54Genesee County7.167-0.05 pts
55Montgomery County6.948+1.48 pts
56Fulton County6.93+1.2 pts
57Herkimer County6.584-0.56 pts
58Schuyler County6.538-2.59 pts
59Otsego County6.482-0.71 pts
60Essex County6.107-0.29 pts
61Cortland County6.09-0.25 pts
62Orleans County5.8-1.65 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, 2017) [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, 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-york-counties?period=2017. 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, 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-york-counties?period=2017.

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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, 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-york-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Hamilton County, with 12.78% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Orleans County, with 5.8% in 2017.

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