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Counties in New York by establishment exit rate

Queens County had the highest establishment exit rate of 62 counties in 2021, at 16.875%. Chenango County had the lowest, at 6.23%. The median was 10.145% and the figure for New York was 13.065%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.875Queens County
Lowest6.23Chenango County
Median10.14562 counties
New York13.065History

Map of counties, 2021

Albany County: 9.518 %Allegany County: 9.481 %Bronx County: 12.817 %Broome County: 9.064 %Cattaraugus County: 7.974 %Cayuga County: 10.255 %Chautauqua County: 9.4 %Chemung County: 9.463 %Chenango County: 6.23 %Clinton County: 10.248 %Columbia County: 11.282 %Cortland County: 11.407 %Delaware County: 9.875 %Dutchess County: 10.593 %Erie County: 10.09 %Essex County: 8.716 %Franklin County: 9.613 %Fulton County: 8.794 %Genesee County: 8.031 %Greene County: 9.613 %Hamilton County: 10.239 %Herkimer County: 9.839 %Jefferson County: 9.983 %Kings County: 15.742 %Lewis County: 10.641 %Livingston County: 8.911 %Madison County: 11.343 %Monroe County: 10.199 %Montgomery County: 9.048 %Nassau County: 13.396 %New York County: 15.544 %Niagara County: 10.272 %Oneida County: 9.893 %Onondaga County: 9.369 %Ontario County: 9.237 %Orange County: 10.694 %Orleans County: 7.66 %Oswego County: 10.652 %Otsego County: 10.806 %Putnam County: 11.167 %Queens County: 16.875 %Rensselaer County: 10.306 %Richmond County: 14.697 %Rockland County: 12.637 %St. Lawrence County: 9.79 %Saratoga County: 10.084 %Schenectady County: 10.538 %Schoharie County: 10.373 %Schuyler County: 9.712 %Seneca County: 12.539 %Steuben County: 7.326 %Suffolk County: 11.706 %Sullivan County: 10.618 %Tioga County: 11.827 %Tompkins County: 11.052 %Ulster County: 10.7 %Warren County: 8.752 %Washington County: 8.808 %Wayne County: 8.398 %Westchester County: 12.532 %Wyoming County: 7.753 %Yates County: 9.244 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Queens County: 16.875 %Queens County16.875Kings County: 15.742 %Kings County15.742New York County: 15.544 %New York County15.544Richmond County: 14.697 %Richmond County14.697Nassau County: 13.396 %Nassau County13.396Bronx County: 12.817 %Bronx County12.817Rockland County: 12.637 %Rockland County12.637Seneca County: 12.539 %Seneca County12.539Westchester County: 12.532 %Westchester County12.532Tioga County: 11.827 %Tioga County11.827Suffolk County: 11.706 %Suffolk County11.706Cortland County: 11.407 %Cortland County11.407Madison County: 11.343 %Madison County11.343Columbia County: 11.282 %Columbia County11.282Putnam County: 11.167 %Putnam County11.167Tompkins County: 11.052 %Tompkins County11.052Otsego County: 10.806 %Otsego County10.806Ulster County: 10.7 %Ulster County10.7Orange County: 10.694 %Orange County10.694Oswego County: 10.652 %Oswego County10.652Lewis County: 10.641 %Lewis County10.641Sullivan County: 10.618 %Sullivan County10.618Dutchess County: 10.593 %Dutchess County10.593Schenectady County: 10.538 %Schenectady County10.538Schoharie County: 10.373 %Schoharie County10.373Rensselaer County: 10.306 %Rensselaer County10.306Niagara County: 10.272 %Niagara County10.272Cayuga County: 10.255 %Cayuga County10.255Clinton County: 10.248 %Clinton County10.248Hamilton County: 10.239 %Hamilton County10.239Monroe County: 10.199 %Monroe County10.199Erie County: 10.09 %Erie County10.09Saratoga County: 10.084 %Saratoga County10.084Jefferson County: 9.983 %Jefferson County9.983Oneida County: 9.893 %Oneida County9.893Delaware County: 9.875 %Delaware County9.875Herkimer County: 9.839 %Herkimer County9.839St. Lawrence County: 9.79 %St. Lawrence County9.79Schuyler County: 9.712 %Schuyler County9.712Franklin County: 9.613 %Franklin County9.613Queens County: 16.875 %Queens County16.875Kings County: 15.742 %Kings County15.742New York County: 15.544 %New York County15.544Richmond County: 14.697 %Richmond County14.697Nassau County: 13.396 %Nassau County13.396Bronx County: 12.817 %Bronx County12.817Rockland County: 12.637 %Rockland County12.637Seneca County: 12.539 %Seneca County12.539Westchester County: 12.532 %Westchester County12.532Tioga County: 11.827 %Tioga County11.827Suffolk County: 11.706 %Suffolk County11.706Cortland County: 11.407 %Cortland County11.407Madison County: 11.343 %Madison County11.343Columbia County: 11.282 %Columbia County11.282Putnam County: 11.167 %Putnam County11.167Tompkins County: 11.052 %Tompkins County11.052Otsego County: 10.806 %Otsego County10.806Ulster County: 10.7 %Ulster County10.7Orange County: 10.694 %Orange County10.694Oswego County: 10.652 %Oswego County10.652Lewis County: 10.641 %Lewis County10.641Sullivan County: 10.618 %Sullivan County10.618Dutchess County: 10.593 %Dutchess County10.593Schenectady County: 10.538 %Schenectady County10.538Schoharie County: 10.373 %Schoharie County10.373Rensselaer County: 10.306 %Rensselaer County10.306Niagara County: 10.272 %Niagara County10.272Cayuga County: 10.255 %Cayuga County10.255Clinton County: 10.248 %Clinton County10.248Hamilton County: 10.239 %Hamilton County10.239Monroe County: 10.199 %Monroe County10.199Erie County: 10.09 %Erie County10.09Saratoga County: 10.084 %Saratoga County10.084Jefferson County: 9.983 %Jefferson County9.983Oneida County: 9.893 %Oneida County9.893Delaware County: 9.875 %Delaware County9.875Herkimer County: 9.839 %Herkimer County9.839St. Lawrence County: 9.79 %St. Lawrence County9.79Schuyler County: 9.712 %Schuyler County9.712Franklin County: 9.613 %Franklin County9.613
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Queens County16.875+3.2 pts
2Kings County15.742+2.6 pts
3New York County15.544+4.04 pts
4Richmond County14.697+2.51 pts
5Nassau County13.396+1.48 pts
6Bronx County12.817+0.66 pts
7Rockland County12.637+1.9 pts
8Seneca County12.539+5.31 pts
9Westchester County12.532+1.43 pts
10Tioga County11.827+3.08 pts
11Suffolk County11.706+0.77 pts
12Cortland County11.407+4.63 pts
13Madison County11.343+3.96 pts
14Columbia County11.282+1.89 pts
15Putnam County11.167-0.23 pts
16Tompkins County11.052+1.28 pts
17Otsego County10.806+3.72 pts
18Ulster County10.7+0.54 pts
19Orange County10.694+0.87 pts
20Oswego County10.652+2.73 pts
21Lewis County10.641+2.92 pts
22Sullivan County10.618+2.28 pts
23Dutchess County10.593+0.33 pts
24Schenectady County10.538+1.02 pts
25Schoharie County10.373-1.57 pts
26Rensselaer County10.306+2.15 pts
27Niagara County10.272+2.34 pts
28Cayuga County10.255+3.88 pts
29Clinton County10.248+2.45 pts
30Hamilton County10.239+0.27 pts
31Monroe County10.199+1.12 pts
32Erie County10.09+1.69 pts
33Saratoga County10.084+1.93 pts
34Jefferson County9.983+1.59 pts
35Oneida County9.893+2.21 pts
36Delaware County9.875+1.55 pts
37Herkimer County9.839+1.29 pts
38St. Lawrence County9.79-0.69 pts
39Schuyler County9.712-3.14 pts
40Franklin County9.613+2.82 pts
40Greene County9.613-0.73 pts
42Albany County9.518+0.88 pts
43Allegany County9.481+3.77 pts
44Chemung County9.463+1.44 pts
45Chautauqua County9.4+2.19 pts
46Onondaga County9.369+0.88 pts
47Yates County9.244-0.37 pts
48Ontario County9.237-0.29 pts
49Broome County9.064+1.24 pts
50Montgomery County9.048+1.74 pts
51Livingston County8.911+1.83 pts
52Washington County8.808-1.17 pts
53Fulton County8.794+1.95 pts
54Warren County8.752+1.65 pts
55Essex County8.716+1.14 pts
56Wayne County8.398-0.73 pts
57Genesee County8.031+1.98 pts
58Cattaraugus County7.974+0.47 pts
59Wyoming County7.753+0.62 pts
60Orleans County7.66-1.92 pts
61Steuben County7.326-0.7 pts
62Chenango County6.23-3.12 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Queens County, with 16.875% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Chenango County, with 6.23% in 2021.

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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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