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Counties in New York by establishment exit rate

Queens County had the highest establishment exit rate of 62 counties in 2018, at 11.439%. Franklin County had the lowest, at 5.734%. The median was 8.171% and the figure for New York was 9.811%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.439Queens County
Lowest5.734Franklin County
Median8.17162 counties
New York9.811History

Map of counties, 2018

Albany County: 8.264 %Allegany County: 6.807 %Bronx County: 9.703 %Broome County: 8.141 %Cattaraugus County: 7.782 %Cayuga County: 8.059 %Chautauqua County: 7.592 %Chemung County: 6.344 %Chenango County: 9.834 %Clinton County: 7.54 %Columbia County: 9.248 %Cortland County: 7.696 %Delaware County: 7.104 %Dutchess County: 9.266 %Erie County: 8.708 %Essex County: 8.436 %Franklin County: 5.734 %Fulton County: 6.658 %Genesee County: 6.862 %Greene County: 9.028 %Hamilton County: 7.668 %Herkimer County: 7.012 %Jefferson County: 7.907 %Kings County: 11.325 %Lewis County: 8.146 %Livingston County: 7.502 %Madison County: 8.296 %Monroe County: 9.008 %Montgomery County: 8.324 %Nassau County: 9.843 %New York County: 10.637 %Niagara County: 8.195 %Oneida County: 8.303 %Onondaga County: 8.894 %Ontario County: 7.883 %Orange County: 8.512 %Orleans County: 7.463 %Oswego County: 9.429 %Otsego County: 7.708 %Putnam County: 8.884 %Queens County: 11.439 %Rensselaer County: 8.409 %Richmond County: 10.15 %Rockland County: 10.389 %St. Lawrence County: 7.525 %Saratoga County: 8.576 %Schenectady County: 8.962 %Schoharie County: 9.581 %Schuyler County: 8.824 %Seneca County: 6.56 %Steuben County: 7.108 %Suffolk County: 9.615 %Sullivan County: 7.847 %Tioga County: 6.586 %Tompkins County: 6.553 %Ulster County: 7.687 %Warren County: 7.633 %Washington County: 7.083 %Wayne County: 8.195 %Westchester County: 9.714 %Wyoming County: 6.397 %Yates County: 7.127 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Queens County: 11.439 %Queens County11.439Kings County: 11.325 %Kings County11.325New York County: 10.637 %New York County10.637Rockland County: 10.389 %Rockland County10.389Richmond County: 10.15 %Richmond County10.15Nassau County: 9.843 %Nassau County9.843Chenango County: 9.834 %Chenango County9.834Westchester County: 9.714 %Westchester County9.714Bronx County: 9.703 %Bronx County9.703Suffolk County: 9.615 %Suffolk County9.615Schoharie County: 9.581 %Schoharie County9.581Oswego County: 9.429 %Oswego County9.429Dutchess County: 9.266 %Dutchess County9.266Columbia County: 9.248 %Columbia County9.248Greene County: 9.028 %Greene County9.028Monroe County: 9.008 %Monroe County9.008Schenectady County: 8.962 %Schenectady County8.962Onondaga County: 8.894 %Onondaga County8.894Putnam County: 8.884 %Putnam County8.884Schuyler County: 8.824 %Schuyler County8.824Erie County: 8.708 %Erie County8.708Saratoga County: 8.576 %Saratoga County8.576Orange County: 8.512 %Orange County8.512Essex County: 8.436 %Essex County8.436Rensselaer County: 8.409 %Rensselaer County8.409Montgomery County: 8.324 %Montgomery County8.324Oneida County: 8.303 %Oneida County8.303Madison County: 8.296 %Madison County8.296Albany County: 8.264 %Albany County8.264Niagara County: 8.195 %Niagara County8.195Wayne County: 8.195 %Wayne County8.195Lewis County: 8.146 %Lewis County8.146Broome County: 8.141 %Broome County8.141Cayuga County: 8.059 %Cayuga County8.059Jefferson County: 7.907 %Jefferson County7.907Ontario County: 7.883 %Ontario County7.883Sullivan County: 7.847 %Sullivan County7.847Cattaraugus County: 7.782 %Cattaraugus County7.782Otsego County: 7.708 %Otsego County7.708Cortland County: 7.696 %Cortland County7.696Queens County: 11.439 %Queens County11.439Kings County: 11.325 %Kings County11.325New York County: 10.637 %New York County10.637Rockland County: 10.389 %Rockland County10.389Richmond County: 10.15 %Richmond County10.15Nassau County: 9.843 %Nassau County9.843Chenango County: 9.834 %Chenango County9.834Westchester County: 9.714 %Westchester County9.714Bronx County: 9.703 %Bronx County9.703Suffolk County: 9.615 %Suffolk County9.615Schoharie County: 9.581 %Schoharie County9.581Oswego County: 9.429 %Oswego County9.429Dutchess County: 9.266 %Dutchess County9.266Columbia County: 9.248 %Columbia County9.248Greene County: 9.028 %Greene County9.028Monroe County: 9.008 %Monroe County9.008Schenectady County: 8.962 %Schenectady County8.962Onondaga County: 8.894 %Onondaga County8.894Putnam County: 8.884 %Putnam County8.884Schuyler County: 8.824 %Schuyler County8.824Erie County: 8.708 %Erie County8.708Saratoga County: 8.576 %Saratoga County8.576Orange County: 8.512 %Orange County8.512Essex County: 8.436 %Essex County8.436Rensselaer County: 8.409 %Rensselaer County8.409Montgomery County: 8.324 %Montgomery County8.324Oneida County: 8.303 %Oneida County8.303Madison County: 8.296 %Madison County8.296Albany County: 8.264 %Albany County8.264Niagara County: 8.195 %Niagara County8.195Wayne County: 8.195 %Wayne County8.195Lewis County: 8.146 %Lewis County8.146Broome County: 8.141 %Broome County8.141Cayuga County: 8.059 %Cayuga County8.059Jefferson County: 7.907 %Jefferson County7.907Ontario County: 7.883 %Ontario County7.883Sullivan County: 7.847 %Sullivan County7.847Cattaraugus County: 7.782 %Cattaraugus County7.782Otsego County: 7.708 %Otsego County7.708Cortland County: 7.696 %Cortland County7.696
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Queens County11.439+0.33 pts
2Kings County11.325+0.27 pts
3New York County10.637-0.41 pts
4Rockland County10.389+0.08 pts
5Richmond County10.15-0.28 pts
6Nassau County9.843+0.37 pts
7Chenango County9.834+1.72 pts
8Westchester County9.714+0.04 pts
9Bronx County9.703-0.68 pts
10Suffolk County9.615-0.09 pts
11Schoharie County9.581-0.14 pts
12Oswego County9.429+1.36 pts
13Dutchess County9.266-0.51 pts
14Columbia County9.248+0.06 pts
15Greene County9.028+0.54 pts
16Monroe County9.008+0.47 pts
17Schenectady County8.962-0.48 pts
18Onondaga County8.894+0.57 pts
19Putnam County8.884-0.51 pts
20Schuyler County8.824+2.29 pts
21Erie County8.708+0.72 pts
22Saratoga County8.576+0.55 pts
23Orange County8.512-0.46 pts
24Essex County8.436+2.33 pts
25Rensselaer County8.409-1.18 pts
26Montgomery County8.324+1.38 pts
27Oneida County8.303+0.7 pts
28Madison County8.296-1.57 pts
29Albany County8.264-0.12 pts
30Niagara County8.195+0.27 pts
30Wayne County8.195+0.09 pts
32Lewis County8.146+0.07 pts
33Broome County8.141+0.04 pts
34Cayuga County8.059-0.39 pts
35Jefferson County7.907-0.63 pts
36Ontario County7.883-0.21 pts
37Sullivan County7.847-1.29 pts
38Cattaraugus County7.782+0.54 pts
39Otsego County7.708+1.23 pts
40Cortland County7.696+1.61 pts
41Ulster County7.687-1.9 pts
42Hamilton County7.668-5.11 pts
43Warren County7.633-0.11 pts
44Chautauqua County7.5920 pts
45Clinton County7.54-1.15 pts
46St. Lawrence County7.525-1.4 pts
47Livingston County7.502-0.14 pts
48Orleans County7.463+1.66 pts
49Yates County7.127-2.12 pts
50Steuben County7.108-1.09 pts
51Delaware County7.104-1.2 pts
52Washington County7.083-2.45 pts
53Herkimer County7.012+0.43 pts
54Genesee County6.862-0.3 pts
55Allegany County6.807-2.12 pts
56Fulton County6.658-0.27 pts
57Tioga County6.586-2.79 pts
58Seneca County6.56-1.65 pts
59Tompkins County6.553-1.21 pts
60Wyoming County6.397-2.31 pts
61Chemung County6.344-2.23 pts
62Franklin County5.734-1.95 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Queens County, with 11.439% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Franklin County, with 5.734% in 2018.

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