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Counties in New York by establishment exit rate

Queens County had the highest establishment exit rate of 62 counties in 2020, at 13.674%. Allegany County had the lowest, at 5.71%. The median was 8.519% and the figure for New York was 10.983%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.674Queens County
Lowest5.71Allegany County
Median8.51962 counties
New York10.983History

Map of counties, 2020

Albany County: 8.636 %Allegany County: 5.71 %Bronx County: 12.157 %Broome County: 7.829 %Cattaraugus County: 7.501 %Cayuga County: 6.371 %Chautauqua County: 7.212 %Chemung County: 8.025 %Chenango County: 9.347 %Clinton County: 7.797 %Columbia County: 9.391 %Cortland County: 6.78 %Delaware County: 8.32 %Dutchess County: 10.263 %Erie County: 8.402 %Essex County: 7.571 %Franklin County: 6.797 %Fulton County: 6.847 %Genesee County: 6.048 %Greene County: 10.34 %Hamilton County: 9.967 %Herkimer County: 8.55 %Jefferson County: 8.39 %Kings County: 13.141 %Lewis County: 7.725 %Livingston County: 7.079 %Madison County: 7.379 %Monroe County: 9.082 %Montgomery County: 7.309 %Nassau County: 11.912 %New York County: 11.502 %Niagara County: 7.931 %Oneida County: 7.682 %Onondaga County: 8.488 %Ontario County: 9.526 %Orange County: 9.824 %Orleans County: 9.58 %Oswego County: 7.925 %Otsego County: 7.081 %Putnam County: 11.399 %Queens County: 13.674 %Rensselaer County: 8.16 %Richmond County: 12.184 %Rockland County: 10.74 %St. Lawrence County: 10.48 %Saratoga County: 8.155 %Schenectady County: 9.519 %Schoharie County: 11.946 %Schuyler County: 12.855 %Seneca County: 7.229 %Steuben County: 8.03 %Suffolk County: 10.936 %Sullivan County: 8.336 %Tioga County: 8.746 %Tompkins County: 9.775 %Ulster County: 10.161 %Warren County: 7.106 %Washington County: 9.979 %Wayne County: 9.124 %Westchester County: 11.101 %Wyoming County: 7.138 %Yates County: 9.613 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Queens County: 13.674 %Queens County13.674Kings County: 13.141 %Kings County13.141Schuyler County: 12.855 %Schuyler County12.855Richmond County: 12.184 %Richmond County12.184Bronx County: 12.157 %Bronx County12.157Schoharie County: 11.946 %Schoharie County11.946Nassau County: 11.912 %Nassau County11.912New York County: 11.502 %New York County11.502Putnam County: 11.399 %Putnam County11.399Westchester County: 11.101 %Westchester County11.101Suffolk County: 10.936 %Suffolk County10.936Rockland County: 10.74 %Rockland County10.74St. Lawrence County: 10.48 %St. Lawrence County10.48Greene County: 10.34 %Greene County10.34Dutchess County: 10.263 %Dutchess County10.263Ulster County: 10.161 %Ulster County10.161Washington County: 9.979 %Washington County9.979Hamilton County: 9.967 %Hamilton County9.967Orange County: 9.824 %Orange County9.824Tompkins County: 9.775 %Tompkins County9.775Yates County: 9.613 %Yates County9.613Orleans County: 9.58 %Orleans County9.58Ontario County: 9.526 %Ontario County9.526Schenectady County: 9.519 %Schenectady County9.519Columbia County: 9.391 %Columbia County9.391Chenango County: 9.347 %Chenango County9.347Wayne County: 9.124 %Wayne County9.124Monroe County: 9.082 %Monroe County9.082Tioga County: 8.746 %Tioga County8.746Albany County: 8.636 %Albany County8.636Herkimer County: 8.55 %Herkimer County8.55Onondaga County: 8.488 %Onondaga County8.488Erie County: 8.402 %Erie County8.402Jefferson County: 8.39 %Jefferson County8.39Sullivan County: 8.336 %Sullivan County8.336Delaware County: 8.32 %Delaware County8.32Rensselaer County: 8.16 %Rensselaer County8.16Saratoga County: 8.155 %Saratoga County8.155Steuben County: 8.03 %Steuben County8.03Chemung County: 8.025 %Chemung County8.025Queens County: 13.674 %Queens County13.674Kings County: 13.141 %Kings County13.141Schuyler County: 12.855 %Schuyler County12.855Richmond County: 12.184 %Richmond County12.184Bronx County: 12.157 %Bronx County12.157Schoharie County: 11.946 %Schoharie County11.946Nassau County: 11.912 %Nassau County11.912New York County: 11.502 %New York County11.502Putnam County: 11.399 %Putnam County11.399Westchester County: 11.101 %Westchester County11.101Suffolk County: 10.936 %Suffolk County10.936Rockland County: 10.74 %Rockland County10.74St. Lawrence County: 10.48 %St. Lawrence County10.48Greene County: 10.34 %Greene County10.34Dutchess County: 10.263 %Dutchess County10.263Ulster County: 10.161 %Ulster County10.161Washington County: 9.979 %Washington County9.979Hamilton County: 9.967 %Hamilton County9.967Orange County: 9.824 %Orange County9.824Tompkins County: 9.775 %Tompkins County9.775Yates County: 9.613 %Yates County9.613Orleans County: 9.58 %Orleans County9.58Ontario County: 9.526 %Ontario County9.526Schenectady County: 9.519 %Schenectady County9.519Columbia County: 9.391 %Columbia County9.391Chenango County: 9.347 %Chenango County9.347Wayne County: 9.124 %Wayne County9.124Monroe County: 9.082 %Monroe County9.082Tioga County: 8.746 %Tioga County8.746Albany County: 8.636 %Albany County8.636Herkimer County: 8.55 %Herkimer County8.55Onondaga County: 8.488 %Onondaga County8.488Erie County: 8.402 %Erie County8.402Jefferson County: 8.39 %Jefferson County8.39Sullivan County: 8.336 %Sullivan County8.336Delaware County: 8.32 %Delaware County8.32Rensselaer County: 8.16 %Rensselaer County8.16Saratoga County: 8.155 %Saratoga County8.155Steuben County: 8.03 %Steuben County8.03Chemung County: 8.025 %Chemung County8.025
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Queens County13.674+2.95 pts
2Kings County13.141+2.42 pts
3Schuyler County12.855+5.81 pts
4Richmond County12.184+2.59 pts
5Bronx County12.157+2.53 pts
6Schoharie County11.946+4.22 pts
7Nassau County11.912+2.47 pts
8New York County11.502+1.25 pts
9Putnam County11.399+2.16 pts
10Westchester County11.101+1.84 pts
11Suffolk County10.936+1.71 pts
12Rockland County10.74+1.1 pts
13St. Lawrence County10.48+3.56 pts
14Greene County10.34+2.63 pts
15Dutchess County10.263+2.27 pts
16Ulster County10.161+1.57 pts
17Washington County9.979+1.99 pts
18Hamilton County9.967-1.65 pts
19Orange County9.824+1.39 pts
20Tompkins County9.775+1.73 pts
21Yates County9.613+3.06 pts
22Orleans County9.58+2.44 pts
23Ontario County9.526+3.02 pts
24Schenectady County9.519+0.84 pts
25Columbia County9.391-0.28 pts
26Chenango County9.347+1.57 pts
27Wayne County9.124+1.54 pts
28Monroe County9.082+1.31 pts
29Tioga County8.746+0.69 pts
30Albany County8.636+1.01 pts
31Herkimer County8.55-1.23 pts
32Onondaga County8.488+1.06 pts
33Erie County8.402+1.16 pts
34Jefferson County8.39+0.76 pts
35Sullivan County8.336+0.78 pts
36Delaware County8.32-0.2 pts
37Rensselaer County8.16+0.19 pts
38Saratoga County8.155+0.2 pts
39Steuben County8.03+2.34 pts
40Chemung County8.025+1.18 pts
41Niagara County7.931+0.52 pts
42Oswego County7.925+0.02 pts
43Broome County7.829+0.9 pts
44Clinton County7.797-0.1 pts
45Lewis County7.725+1.06 pts
46Oneida County7.682+1.07 pts
47Essex County7.571-1.03 pts
48Cattaraugus County7.501-0.83 pts
49Madison County7.379-1.71 pts
50Montgomery County7.309-0.16 pts
51Seneca County7.229+1.65 pts
52Chautauqua County7.212+0.9 pts
53Wyoming County7.138+0.04 pts
54Warren County7.106-0.04 pts
55Otsego County7.081-1.72 pts
56Livingston County7.079-0.49 pts
57Fulton County6.847-0.7 pts
58Franklin County6.797+0.17 pts
59Cortland County6.78+0.59 pts
60Cayuga County6.371-1.71 pts
61Genesee County6.048-1.21 pts
62Allegany County5.71-0.28 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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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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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 York by establishment exit rate, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Queens County, with 13.674% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Allegany County, with 5.71% in 2020.

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