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Counties in Pennsylvania by establishment exit rate, 2023

Pike County had the highest establishment exit rate of 67 counties in 2023, at 11.232%. Montour County had the lowest, at 4.245%. The median was 7.425% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 8.159%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.232Pike County
Lowest4.245Montour County
Median7.42567 counties
Pennsylvania8.159History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 7.498 %Allegheny County: 7.665 %Armstrong County: 7.37 %Beaver County: 7.988 %Bedford County: 6.507 %Berks County: 7.836 %Blair County: 6.253 %Bradford County: 6.184 %Bucks County: 9.037 %Butler County: 7.125 %Cambria County: 6.811 %Cameron County: 5.797 %Carbon County: 6.542 %Centre County: 7.373 %Chester County: 8.539 %Clarion County: 5.521 %Clearfield County: 6.083 %Clinton County: 7.373 %Columbia County: 7.108 %Crawford County: 8.277 %Cumberland County: 7.452 %Dauphin County: 9.076 %Delaware County: 8.766 %Elk County: 8.383 %Erie County: 7.323 %Fayette County: 7.971 %Forest County: 7.5 %Franklin County: 7.286 %Fulton County: 6.424 %Greene County: 6.848 %Huntingdon County: 5.897 %Indiana County: 7.827 %Jefferson County: 8.206 %Juniata County: 5.989 %Lackawanna County: 7.269 %Lancaster County: 7.202 %Lawrence County: 6.173 %Lebanon County: 7.544 %Lehigh County: 8.487 %Luzerne County: 8.2 %Lycoming County: 6.563 %McKean County: 7.841 %Mercer County: 6.56 %Mifflin County: 6.151 %Monroe County: 9.509 %Montgomery County: 8.857 %Montour County: 4.245 %Northampton County: 8.74 %Northumberland County: 6.422 %Perry County: 7.158 %Philadelphia County: 10.406 %Pike County: 11.232 %Potter County: 9.697 %Schuylkill County: 6.668 %Snyder County: 6.892 %Somerset County: 5.855 %Sullivan County: 9.929 %Susquehanna County: 7.779 %Tioga County: 6.496 %Union County: 7.283 %Venango County: 8.497 %Warren County: 7.638 %Washington County: 7.754 %Wayne County: 7.731 %Westmoreland County: 7.425 %Wyoming County: 8.5 %York County: 7.652 %
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%, 2023. 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, 2023

Pike County: 11.232 %Pike County11.232Philadelphia County: 10.406 %Philadelphia County10.406Sullivan County: 9.929 %Sullivan County9.929Potter County: 9.697 %Potter County9.697Monroe County: 9.509 %Monroe County9.509Dauphin County: 9.076 %Dauphin County9.076Bucks County: 9.037 %Bucks County9.037Montgomery County: 8.857 %Montgomery County8.857Delaware County: 8.766 %Delaware County8.766Northampton County: 8.74 %Northampton County8.74Chester County: 8.539 %Chester County8.539Wyoming County: 8.5 %Wyoming County8.5Venango County: 8.497 %Venango County8.497Lehigh County: 8.487 %Lehigh County8.487Elk County: 8.383 %Elk County8.383Crawford County: 8.277 %Crawford County8.277Jefferson County: 8.206 %Jefferson County8.206Luzerne County: 8.2 %Luzerne County8.2Beaver County: 7.988 %Beaver County7.988Fayette County: 7.971 %Fayette County7.971McKean County: 7.841 %McKean County7.841Berks County: 7.836 %Berks County7.836Indiana County: 7.827 %Indiana County7.827Susquehanna County: 7.779 %Susquehanna County7.779Washington County: 7.754 %Washington County7.754Wayne County: 7.731 %Wayne County7.731Allegheny County: 7.665 %Allegheny County7.665York County: 7.652 %York County7.652Warren County: 7.638 %Warren County7.638Lebanon County: 7.544 %Lebanon County7.544Forest County: 7.5 %Forest County7.5Adams County: 7.498 %Adams County7.498Cumberland County: 7.452 %Cumberland County7.452Westmoreland County: 7.425 %Westmoreland County7.425Centre County: 7.373 %Centre County7.373Clinton County: 7.373 %Clinton County7.373Armstrong County: 7.37 %Armstrong County7.37Erie County: 7.323 %Erie County7.323Franklin County: 7.286 %Franklin County7.286Union County: 7.283 %Union County7.283Pike County: 11.232 %Pike County11.232Philadelphia County: 10.406 %Philadelphia County10.406Sullivan County: 9.929 %Sullivan County9.929Potter County: 9.697 %Potter County9.697Monroe County: 9.509 %Monroe County9.509Dauphin County: 9.076 %Dauphin County9.076Bucks County: 9.037 %Bucks County9.037Montgomery County: 8.857 %Montgomery County8.857Delaware County: 8.766 %Delaware County8.766Northampton County: 8.74 %Northampton County8.74Chester County: 8.539 %Chester County8.539Wyoming County: 8.5 %Wyoming County8.5Venango County: 8.497 %Venango County8.497Lehigh County: 8.487 %Lehigh County8.487Elk County: 8.383 %Elk County8.383Crawford County: 8.277 %Crawford County8.277Jefferson County: 8.206 %Jefferson County8.206Luzerne County: 8.2 %Luzerne County8.2Beaver County: 7.988 %Beaver County7.988Fayette County: 7.971 %Fayette County7.971McKean County: 7.841 %McKean County7.841Berks County: 7.836 %Berks County7.836Indiana County: 7.827 %Indiana County7.827Susquehanna County: 7.779 %Susquehanna County7.779Washington County: 7.754 %Washington County7.754Wayne County: 7.731 %Wayne County7.731Allegheny County: 7.665 %Allegheny County7.665York County: 7.652 %York County7.652Warren County: 7.638 %Warren County7.638Lebanon County: 7.544 %Lebanon County7.544Forest County: 7.5 %Forest County7.5Adams County: 7.498 %Adams County7.498Cumberland County: 7.452 %Cumberland County7.452Westmoreland County: 7.425 %Westmoreland County7.425Centre County: 7.373 %Centre County7.373Clinton County: 7.373 %Clinton County7.373Armstrong County: 7.37 %Armstrong County7.37Erie County: 7.323 %Erie County7.323Franklin County: 7.286 %Franklin County7.286Union County: 7.283 %Union County7.283
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Pike County11.232+1.76 pts
2Philadelphia County10.406+0.33 pts
3Sullivan County9.929-1.18 pts
4Potter County9.697+3.73 pts
5Monroe County9.509-0.21 pts
6Dauphin County9.076+0.92 pts
7Bucks County9.037+0.7 pts
8Montgomery County8.857+0.08 pts
9Delaware County8.766+0.48 pts
10Northampton County8.74+0.37 pts
11Chester County8.539+0.23 pts
12Wyoming County8.5+2.09 pts
13Venango County8.497+2.12 pts
14Lehigh County8.487-0.85 pts
15Elk County8.383+2.4 pts
16Crawford County8.277+0.91 pts
17Jefferson County8.206+0.94 pts
18Luzerne County8.2+0.98 pts
19Beaver County7.988+0.79 pts
20Fayette County7.971+0.88 pts
21McKean County7.841-0.32 pts
22Berks County7.836+0.97 pts
23Indiana County7.827+0.96 pts
24Susquehanna County7.779-0.52 pts
25Washington County7.754-0.06 pts
26Wayne County7.731+1.78 pts
27Allegheny County7.665-0.34 pts
28York County7.652-0.57 pts
29Warren County7.638+1.65 pts
30Lebanon County7.544+0.41 pts
31Forest County7.5+1.13 pts
32Adams County7.498-1.71 pts
33Cumberland County7.452-0.27 pts
34Westmoreland County7.425+0.4 pts
35Centre County7.373+0.08 pts
35Clinton County7.373+0.54 pts
37Armstrong County7.37+0.62 pts
38Erie County7.323+1.06 pts
39Franklin County7.286-0.19 pts
40Union County7.283+0.59 pts
41Lackawanna County7.269-0.28 pts
42Lancaster County7.202+0.1 pts
43Perry County7.158+0.89 pts
44Butler County7.125-0.19 pts
45Columbia County7.108-0.23 pts
46Snyder County6.892-0.26 pts
47Greene County6.848+0.62 pts
48Cambria County6.811+0.86 pts
49Schuylkill County6.668-1.19 pts
50Lycoming County6.563+0.46 pts
51Mercer County6.56-1.43 pts
52Carbon County6.542-1.87 pts
53Bedford County6.507+0.17 pts
54Tioga County6.496-2.12 pts
55Fulton County6.424-2.71 pts
56Northumberland County6.422-0.93 pts
57Blair County6.253-0.15 pts
58Bradford County6.184-1.05 pts
59Lawrence County6.173-0.06 pts
60Mifflin County6.151-0.7 pts
61Clearfield County6.083-0.14 pts
62Juniata County5.989-0.75 pts
63Huntingdon County5.897-1.02 pts
64Somerset County5.855-1.76 pts
65Cameron County5.797-6.89 pts
66Clarion County5.521-2.05 pts
67Montour County4.245-0.32 pts

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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 Pennsylvania by establishment exit rate, 2023) [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 Pennsylvania by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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/pennsylvania-counties. 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 Pennsylvania by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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/pennsylvania-counties.

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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 Pennsylvania by establishment exit rate, 2023 [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/pennsylvania-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Pike County, with 11.232% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Montour County, with 4.245% in 2023.

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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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