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Counties in North Carolina by establishment exit rate

Jones County had the highest establishment exit rate of 100 counties in 2013, at 14.815%. Hyde County had the lowest, at 5.243%. The median was 8.843% and the figure for North Carolina was 9.076%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.815Jones County
Lowest5.243Hyde County
Median8.843100 counties
North Carolina9.076History

Map of counties, 2013

Alamance County: 8.056 %Alexander County: 9.171 %Alleghany County: 7.742 %Anson County: 6.593 %Ashe County: 11.752 %Avery County: 10.429 %Beaufort County: 8.513 %Bertie County: 5.778 %Bladen County: 8.595 %Brunswick County: 9.184 %Buncombe County: 9.09 %Burke County: 7.808 %Cabarrus County: 8.669 %Caldwell County: 7.783 %Camden County: 10.471 %Carteret County: 9.516 %Caswell County: 9.153 %Catawba County: 8.143 %Chatham County: 9.032 %Cherokee County: 8.815 %Chowan County: 6.926 %Clay County: 11.321 %Cleveland County: 8.251 %Columbus County: 9.464 %Craven County: 9.145 %Cumberland County: 9.282 %Currituck County: 8.502 %Dare County: 9.723 %Davidson County: 10.14 %Davie County: 10.907 %Duplin County: 8.486 %Durham County: 9.767 %Edgecombe County: 11.564 %Forsyth County: 8.051 %Franklin County: 10.178 %Gaston County: 8.488 %Gates County: 10.39 %Graham County: 12.364 %Granville County: 8.264 %Greene County: 9.15 %Guilford County: 8.818 %Halifax County: 7.147 %Harnett County: 8.498 %Haywood County: 7.859 %Henderson County: 9.678 %Hertford County: 7.609 %Hoke County: 7.692 %Hyde County: 5.243 %Iredell County: 8.777 %Jackson County: 11.273 %Johnston County: 8.606 %Jones County: 14.815 %Lee County: 7.182 %Lenoir County: 7.827 %Lincoln County: 10.44 %McDowell County: 8.413 %Macon County: 11.336 %Madison County: 11.071 %Martin County: 9.007 %Mecklenburg County: 9.779 %Mitchell County: 7.658 %Montgomery County: 10.939 %Moore County: 7.715 %Nash County: 8.761 %New Hanover County: 9.25 %Northampton County: 9.785 %Onslow County: 8.519 %Orange County: 9.39 %Pamlico County: 10.046 %Pasquotank County: 9.107 %Pender County: 8.629 %Perquimans County: 10.909 %Person County: 7.736 %Pitt County: 9.587 %Polk County: 9.231 %Randolph County: 8.947 %Richmond County: 6.818 %Robeson County: 8.012 %Rockingham County: 9.351 %Rowan County: 7.945 %Rutherford County: 9.273 %Sampson County: 9.018 %Scotland County: 7.557 %Stanly County: 8.556 %Stokes County: 7.453 %Surry County: 7.51 %Swain County: 12.308 %Transylvania County: 8.986 %Tyrrell County: 11.921 %Union County: 10.237 %Vance County: 7.407 %Wake County: 9.582 %Warren County: 6.897 %Washington County: 8.869 %Watauga County: 8.652 %Wayne County: 7.994 %Wilkes County: 9.154 %Wilson County: 8.273 %Yadkin County: 6.77 %Yancey County: 8.739 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Jones County: 14.815 %Jones County14.815Graham County: 12.364 %Graham County12.364Swain County: 12.308 %Swain County12.308Tyrrell County: 11.921 %Tyrrell County11.921Ashe County: 11.752 %Ashe County11.752Edgecombe County: 11.564 %Edgecombe County11.564Macon County: 11.336 %Macon County11.336Clay County: 11.321 %Clay County11.321Jackson County: 11.273 %Jackson County11.273Madison County: 11.071 %Madison County11.071Montgomery County: 10.939 %Montgomery County10.939Perquimans County: 10.909 %Perquimans County10.909Davie County: 10.907 %Davie County10.907Camden County: 10.471 %Camden County10.471Lincoln County: 10.44 %Lincoln County10.44Avery County: 10.429 %Avery County10.429Gates County: 10.39 %Gates County10.39Union County: 10.237 %Union County10.237Franklin County: 10.178 %Franklin County10.178Davidson County: 10.14 %Davidson County10.14Pamlico County: 10.046 %Pamlico County10.046Northampton County: 9.785 %Northampton County9.785Mecklenburg County: 9.779 %Mecklenburg County9.779Durham County: 9.767 %Durham County9.767Dare County: 9.723 %Dare County9.723Henderson County: 9.678 %Henderson County9.678Pitt County: 9.587 %Pitt County9.587Wake County: 9.582 %Wake County9.582Carteret County: 9.516 %Carteret County9.516Columbus County: 9.464 %Columbus County9.464Orange County: 9.39 %Orange County9.39Rockingham County: 9.351 %Rockingham County9.351Cumberland County: 9.282 %Cumberland County9.282Rutherford County: 9.273 %Rutherford County9.273New Hanover County: 9.25 %New Hanover County9.25Polk County: 9.231 %Polk County9.231Brunswick County: 9.184 %Brunswick County9.184Alexander County: 9.171 %Alexander County9.171Wilkes County: 9.154 %Wilkes County9.154Caswell County: 9.153 %Caswell County9.153Jones County: 14.815 %Jones County14.815Graham County: 12.364 %Graham County12.364Swain County: 12.308 %Swain County12.308Tyrrell County: 11.921 %Tyrrell County11.921Ashe County: 11.752 %Ashe County11.752Edgecombe County: 11.564 %Edgecombe County11.564Macon County: 11.336 %Macon County11.336Clay County: 11.321 %Clay County11.321Jackson County: 11.273 %Jackson County11.273Madison County: 11.071 %Madison County11.071Montgomery County: 10.939 %Montgomery County10.939Perquimans County: 10.909 %Perquimans County10.909Davie County: 10.907 %Davie County10.907Camden County: 10.471 %Camden County10.471Lincoln County: 10.44 %Lincoln County10.44Avery County: 10.429 %Avery County10.429Gates County: 10.39 %Gates County10.39Union County: 10.237 %Union County10.237Franklin County: 10.178 %Franklin County10.178Davidson County: 10.14 %Davidson County10.14Pamlico County: 10.046 %Pamlico County10.046Northampton County: 9.785 %Northampton County9.785Mecklenburg County: 9.779 %Mecklenburg County9.779Durham County: 9.767 %Durham County9.767Dare County: 9.723 %Dare County9.723Henderson County: 9.678 %Henderson County9.678Pitt County: 9.587 %Pitt County9.587Wake County: 9.582 %Wake County9.582Carteret County: 9.516 %Carteret County9.516Columbus County: 9.464 %Columbus County9.464Orange County: 9.39 %Orange County9.39Rockingham County: 9.351 %Rockingham County9.351Cumberland County: 9.282 %Cumberland County9.282Rutherford County: 9.273 %Rutherford County9.273New Hanover County: 9.25 %New Hanover County9.25Polk County: 9.231 %Polk County9.231Brunswick County: 9.184 %Brunswick County9.184Alexander County: 9.171 %Alexander County9.171Wilkes County: 9.154 %Wilkes County9.154Caswell County: 9.153 %Caswell County9.153
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Jones County14.815+2.22 pts
2Graham County12.364+1.61 pts
3Swain County12.308-1.62 pts
4Tyrrell County11.921n/a
5Ashe County11.752+0.99 pts
6Edgecombe County11.564+2.26 pts
7Macon County11.336+0.87 pts
8Clay County11.321-1.73 pts
9Jackson County11.273-0.19 pts
10Madison County11.071-0.34 pts
11Montgomery County10.939+4 pts
12Perquimans County10.909-2.76 pts
13Davie County10.907+2.74 pts
14Camden County10.471-1.84 pts
15Lincoln County10.44+1.47 pts
16Avery County10.429-3.07 pts
17Gates County10.39+3.61 pts
18Union County10.237-0.04 pts
19Franklin County10.178-1.5 pts
20Davidson County10.14+1.54 pts
21Pamlico County10.046-1.42 pts
22Northampton County9.785-0.62 pts
23Mecklenburg County9.779-1.18 pts
24Durham County9.767+0.55 pts
25Dare County9.723-1.2 pts
26Henderson County9.678-0.26 pts
27Pitt County9.587+1.2 pts
28Wake County9.582-0.15 pts
29Carteret County9.516+0.34 pts
30Columbus County9.464-1.93 pts
31Orange County9.39+0.8 pts
32Rockingham County9.351+0.53 pts
33Cumberland County9.282+1.36 pts
34Rutherford County9.273+0.61 pts
35New Hanover County9.25-0.43 pts
36Polk County9.231+0.15 pts
37Brunswick County9.184-1.39 pts
38Alexander County9.171-0.8 pts
39Wilkes County9.154-0.12 pts
40Caswell County9.153-3.82 pts
41Greene County9.15+3.04 pts
42Craven County9.145+0.71 pts
43Pasquotank County9.107+0.34 pts
44Buncombe County9.09+0.41 pts
45Chatham County9.032-0.75 pts
46Sampson County9.018+1.83 pts
47Martin County9.007-0.94 pts
48Transylvania County8.986-0.34 pts
49Randolph County8.947+0.78 pts
50Washington County8.869+1.97 pts
51Guilford County8.818-0.09 pts
52Cherokee County8.815+0.72 pts
53Iredell County8.777-1.66 pts
54Nash County8.761-0.05 pts
55Yancey County8.739+1.43 pts
56Cabarrus County8.669-1.26 pts
57Watauga County8.652-2.1 pts
58Pender County8.629-0.72 pts
59Johnston County8.606-0.69 pts
60Bladen County8.595-1.57 pts
61Stanly County8.556+0.9 pts
62Onslow County8.519-1.28 pts
63Beaufort County8.513-1.44 pts
64Currituck County8.502-2.19 pts
65Harnett County8.498-1.67 pts
66Gaston County8.488+0.41 pts
67Duplin County8.486-1 pts
68McDowell County8.413+0.11 pts
69Wilson County8.273-0.23 pts
70Granville County8.264+0.18 pts
71Cleveland County8.251+1.33 pts
72Catawba County8.143-0 pts
73Alamance County8.056+0.01 pts
74Forsyth County8.051-0.3 pts
75Robeson County8.012-0.16 pts
76Wayne County7.994+0.11 pts
77Rowan County7.945+0.04 pts
78Haywood County7.859-2.48 pts
79Lenoir County7.827+0.8 pts
80Burke County7.808+0.53 pts
81Caldwell County7.783-0.84 pts
82Alleghany County7.742-3.06 pts
83Person County7.736-0.37 pts
84Moore County7.715-0.91 pts
85Hoke County7.692-5.45 pts
86Mitchell County7.658+0.58 pts
87Hertford County7.609-0.11 pts
88Scotland County7.557-0 pts
89Surry County7.51+0.52 pts
90Stokes County7.453+0.97 pts
91Vance County7.407-1.44 pts
92Lee County7.182-2.19 pts
93Halifax County7.147+0.25 pts
94Chowan County6.926-0.45 pts
95Warren County6.897-0.38 pts
96Richmond County6.818-1.48 pts
97Yadkin County6.77-1.97 pts
98Anson County6.593-2.76 pts
99Bertie County5.778-3.66 pts
100Hyde County5.243-8.66 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 North Carolina by establishment exit rate, 2013) [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 North Carolina by establishment exit rate, 2013. 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/north-carolina-counties?period=2013. 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 North Carolina by establishment exit rate, 2013. 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/north-carolina-counties?period=2013.

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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 North Carolina by establishment exit rate, 2013 [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/north-carolina-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Jones County, with 14.815% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Hyde County, with 5.243% in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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