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Counties in New York by establishment exit rate

Hamilton County had the highest establishment exit rate of 62 counties in 2019, at 11.613%. Seneca County had the lowest, at 5.576%. The median was 7.774% and the figure for New York was 9.278%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.613Hamilton County
Lowest5.576Seneca County
Median7.77462 counties
New York9.278History

Map of counties, 2019

Albany County: 7.627 %Allegany County: 5.985 %Bronx County: 9.626 %Broome County: 6.93 %Cattaraugus County: 8.333 %Cayuga County: 8.08 %Chautauqua County: 6.316 %Chemung County: 6.85 %Chenango County: 7.774 %Clinton County: 7.892 %Columbia County: 9.674 %Cortland County: 6.19 %Delaware County: 8.522 %Dutchess County: 7.996 %Erie County: 7.244 %Essex County: 8.596 %Franklin County: 6.629 %Fulton County: 7.551 %Genesee County: 7.257 %Greene County: 7.715 %Hamilton County: 11.613 %Herkimer County: 9.78 %Jefferson County: 7.632 %Kings County: 10.717 %Lewis County: 6.66 %Livingston County: 7.566 %Madison County: 9.087 %Monroe County: 7.773 %Montgomery County: 7.467 %Nassau County: 9.447 %New York County: 10.254 %Niagara County: 7.41 %Oneida County: 6.613 %Onondaga County: 7.428 %Ontario County: 6.507 %Orange County: 8.435 %Orleans County: 7.143 %Oswego County: 7.901 %Otsego County: 8.802 %Putnam County: 9.236 %Queens County: 10.722 %Rensselaer County: 7.969 %Richmond County: 9.589 %Rockland County: 9.641 %St. Lawrence County: 6.921 %Saratoga County: 7.952 %Schenectady County: 8.683 %Schoharie County: 7.724 %Schuyler County: 7.048 %Seneca County: 5.576 %Steuben County: 5.692 %Suffolk County: 9.23 %Sullivan County: 7.555 %Tioga County: 8.052 %Tompkins County: 8.045 %Ulster County: 8.591 %Warren County: 7.147 %Washington County: 7.992 %Wayne County: 7.58 %Westchester County: 9.263 %Wyoming County: 7.102 %Yates County: 6.554 %
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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.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Hamilton County: 11.613 %Hamilton County11.613Queens County: 10.722 %Queens County10.722Kings County: 10.717 %Kings County10.717New York County: 10.254 %New York County10.254Herkimer County: 9.78 %Herkimer County9.78Columbia County: 9.674 %Columbia County9.674Rockland County: 9.641 %Rockland County9.641Bronx County: 9.626 %Bronx County9.626Richmond County: 9.589 %Richmond County9.589Nassau County: 9.447 %Nassau County9.447Westchester County: 9.263 %Westchester County9.263Putnam County: 9.236 %Putnam County9.236Suffolk County: 9.23 %Suffolk County9.23Madison County: 9.087 %Madison County9.087Otsego County: 8.802 %Otsego County8.802Schenectady County: 8.683 %Schenectady County8.683Essex County: 8.596 %Essex County8.596Ulster County: 8.591 %Ulster County8.591Delaware County: 8.522 %Delaware County8.522Orange County: 8.435 %Orange County8.435Cattaraugus County: 8.333 %Cattaraugus County8.333Cayuga County: 8.08 %Cayuga County8.08Tioga County: 8.052 %Tioga County8.052Tompkins County: 8.045 %Tompkins County8.045Dutchess County: 7.996 %Dutchess County7.996Washington County: 7.992 %Washington County7.992Rensselaer County: 7.969 %Rensselaer County7.969Saratoga County: 7.952 %Saratoga County7.952Oswego County: 7.901 %Oswego County7.901Clinton County: 7.892 %Clinton County7.892Chenango County: 7.774 %Chenango County7.774Monroe County: 7.773 %Monroe County7.773Schoharie County: 7.724 %Schoharie County7.724Greene County: 7.715 %Greene County7.715Jefferson County: 7.632 %Jefferson County7.632Albany County: 7.627 %Albany County7.627Wayne County: 7.58 %Wayne County7.58Livingston County: 7.566 %Livingston County7.566Sullivan County: 7.555 %Sullivan County7.555Fulton County: 7.551 %Fulton County7.551Hamilton County: 11.613 %Hamilton County11.613Queens County: 10.722 %Queens County10.722Kings County: 10.717 %Kings County10.717New York County: 10.254 %New York County10.254Herkimer County: 9.78 %Herkimer County9.78Columbia County: 9.674 %Columbia County9.674Rockland County: 9.641 %Rockland County9.641Bronx County: 9.626 %Bronx County9.626Richmond County: 9.589 %Richmond County9.589Nassau County: 9.447 %Nassau County9.447Westchester County: 9.263 %Westchester County9.263Putnam County: 9.236 %Putnam County9.236Suffolk County: 9.23 %Suffolk County9.23Madison County: 9.087 %Madison County9.087Otsego County: 8.802 %Otsego County8.802Schenectady County: 8.683 %Schenectady County8.683Essex County: 8.596 %Essex County8.596Ulster County: 8.591 %Ulster County8.591Delaware County: 8.522 %Delaware County8.522Orange County: 8.435 %Orange County8.435Cattaraugus County: 8.333 %Cattaraugus County8.333Cayuga County: 8.08 %Cayuga County8.08Tioga County: 8.052 %Tioga County8.052Tompkins County: 8.045 %Tompkins County8.045Dutchess County: 7.996 %Dutchess County7.996Washington County: 7.992 %Washington County7.992Rensselaer County: 7.969 %Rensselaer County7.969Saratoga County: 7.952 %Saratoga County7.952Oswego County: 7.901 %Oswego County7.901Clinton County: 7.892 %Clinton County7.892Chenango County: 7.774 %Chenango County7.774Monroe County: 7.773 %Monroe County7.773Schoharie County: 7.724 %Schoharie County7.724Greene County: 7.715 %Greene County7.715Jefferson County: 7.632 %Jefferson County7.632Albany County: 7.627 %Albany County7.627Wayne County: 7.58 %Wayne County7.58Livingston County: 7.566 %Livingston County7.566Sullivan County: 7.555 %Sullivan County7.555Fulton County: 7.551 %Fulton County7.551
%. 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
1Hamilton County11.613+3.94 pts
2Queens County10.722-0.72 pts
3Kings County10.717-0.61 pts
4New York County10.254-0.38 pts
5Herkimer County9.78+2.77 pts
6Columbia County9.674+0.43 pts
7Rockland County9.641-0.75 pts
8Bronx County9.626-0.08 pts
9Richmond County9.589-0.56 pts
10Nassau County9.447-0.4 pts
11Westchester County9.263-0.45 pts
12Putnam County9.236+0.35 pts
13Suffolk County9.23-0.38 pts
14Madison County9.087+0.79 pts
15Otsego County8.802+1.09 pts
16Schenectady County8.683-0.28 pts
17Essex County8.596+0.16 pts
18Ulster County8.591+0.9 pts
19Delaware County8.522+1.42 pts
20Orange County8.435-0.08 pts
21Cattaraugus County8.333+0.55 pts
22Cayuga County8.08+0.02 pts
23Tioga County8.052+1.47 pts
24Tompkins County8.045+1.49 pts
25Dutchess County7.996-1.27 pts
26Washington County7.992+0.91 pts
27Rensselaer County7.969-0.44 pts
28Saratoga County7.952-0.62 pts
29Oswego County7.901-1.53 pts
30Clinton County7.892+0.35 pts
31Chenango County7.774-2.06 pts
32Monroe County7.773-1.23 pts
33Schoharie County7.724-1.86 pts
34Greene County7.715-1.31 pts
35Jefferson County7.632-0.28 pts
36Albany County7.627-0.64 pts
37Wayne County7.58-0.62 pts
38Livingston County7.566+0.06 pts
39Sullivan County7.555-0.29 pts
40Fulton County7.551+0.89 pts
41Montgomery County7.467-0.86 pts
42Onondaga County7.428-1.47 pts
43Niagara County7.41-0.79 pts
44Genesee County7.257+0.39 pts
45Erie County7.244-1.46 pts
46Warren County7.147-0.49 pts
47Orleans County7.143-0.32 pts
48Wyoming County7.102+0.71 pts
49Schuyler County7.048-1.78 pts
50Broome County6.93-1.21 pts
51St. Lawrence County6.921-0.6 pts
52Chemung County6.85+0.51 pts
53Lewis County6.66-1.49 pts
54Franklin County6.629+0.89 pts
55Oneida County6.613-1.69 pts
56Yates County6.554-0.57 pts
57Ontario County6.507-1.38 pts
58Chautauqua County6.316-1.28 pts
59Cortland County6.19-1.51 pts
60Allegany County5.985-0.82 pts
61Steuben County5.692-1.42 pts
62Seneca County5.576-0.98 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, 2019) [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, 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-york-counties?period=2019. 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, 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-york-counties?period=2019.

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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, 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-york-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Hamilton County, with 11.613% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Seneca County, with 5.576% in 2019.

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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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