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Counties in Pennsylvania by establishment exit rate

Forest County had the highest establishment exit rate of 67 counties in 2012, at 11.828%. Fulton County had the lowest, at 4.715%. The median was 7.407% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 7.927%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.828Forest County
Lowest4.715Fulton County
Median7.40767 counties
Pennsylvania7.927History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 7.804 %Allegheny County: 7.843 %Armstrong County: 6.686 %Beaver County: 7.674 %Bedford County: 7.407 %Berks County: 6.799 %Blair County: 5.756 %Bradford County: 7.862 %Bucks County: 9.003 %Butler County: 6.472 %Cambria County: 6.388 %Cameron County: 9.05 %Carbon County: 8.132 %Centre County: 7.218 %Chester County: 8.44 %Clarion County: 6.143 %Clearfield County: 6.665 %Clinton County: 7.433 %Columbia County: 7.782 %Crawford County: 6.768 %Cumberland County: 8.333 %Dauphin County: 7.783 %Delaware County: 8.564 %Elk County: 8.042 %Erie County: 6.935 %Fayette County: 7.454 %Forest County: 11.828 %Franklin County: 6.795 %Fulton County: 4.715 %Greene County: 5.97 %Huntingdon County: 6.865 %Indiana County: 7.82 %Jefferson County: 6.268 %Juniata County: 6.017 %Lackawanna County: 7.531 %Lancaster County: 6.935 %Lawrence County: 6.465 %Lebanon County: 6.261 %Lehigh County: 7.667 %Luzerne County: 7.586 %Lycoming County: 6.638 %McKean County: 6.051 %Mercer County: 6.396 %Mifflin County: 6.285 %Monroe County: 9.406 %Montgomery County: 8.542 %Montour County: 9.375 %Northampton County: 7.764 %Northumberland County: 6.163 %Perry County: 6.794 %Philadelphia County: 10.619 %Pike County: 9.494 %Potter County: 8.857 %Schuylkill County: 8.142 %Snyder County: 5.518 %Somerset County: 7.631 %Sullivan County: 11.111 %Susquehanna County: 10.696 %Tioga County: 7.637 %Union County: 7.199 %Venango County: 6.754 %Warren County: 6.093 %Washington County: 7.024 %Wayne County: 7.78 %Westmoreland County: 6.519 %Wyoming County: 6.655 %York County: 7.193 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Forest County: 11.828 %Forest County11.828Sullivan County: 11.111 %Sullivan County11.111Susquehanna County: 10.696 %Susquehanna County10.696Philadelphia County: 10.619 %Philadelphia County10.619Pike County: 9.494 %Pike County9.494Monroe County: 9.406 %Monroe County9.406Montour County: 9.375 %Montour County9.375Cameron County: 9.05 %Cameron County9.05Bucks County: 9.003 %Bucks County9.003Potter County: 8.857 %Potter County8.857Delaware County: 8.564 %Delaware County8.564Montgomery County: 8.542 %Montgomery County8.542Chester County: 8.44 %Chester County8.44Cumberland County: 8.333 %Cumberland County8.333Schuylkill County: 8.142 %Schuylkill County8.142Carbon County: 8.132 %Carbon County8.132Elk County: 8.042 %Elk County8.042Bradford County: 7.862 %Bradford County7.862Allegheny County: 7.843 %Allegheny County7.843Indiana County: 7.82 %Indiana County7.82Adams County: 7.804 %Adams County7.804Dauphin County: 7.783 %Dauphin County7.783Columbia County: 7.782 %Columbia County7.782Wayne County: 7.78 %Wayne County7.78Northampton County: 7.764 %Northampton County7.764Beaver County: 7.674 %Beaver County7.674Lehigh County: 7.667 %Lehigh County7.667Tioga County: 7.637 %Tioga County7.637Somerset County: 7.631 %Somerset County7.631Luzerne County: 7.586 %Luzerne County7.586Lackawanna County: 7.531 %Lackawanna County7.531Fayette County: 7.454 %Fayette County7.454Clinton County: 7.433 %Clinton County7.433Bedford County: 7.407 %Bedford County7.407Centre County: 7.218 %Centre County7.218Union County: 7.199 %Union County7.199York County: 7.193 %York County7.193Washington County: 7.024 %Washington County7.024Erie County: 6.935 %Erie County6.935Lancaster County: 6.935 %Lancaster County6.935Forest County: 11.828 %Forest County11.828Sullivan County: 11.111 %Sullivan County11.111Susquehanna County: 10.696 %Susquehanna County10.696Philadelphia County: 10.619 %Philadelphia County10.619Pike County: 9.494 %Pike County9.494Monroe County: 9.406 %Monroe County9.406Montour County: 9.375 %Montour County9.375Cameron County: 9.05 %Cameron County9.05Bucks County: 9.003 %Bucks County9.003Potter County: 8.857 %Potter County8.857Delaware County: 8.564 %Delaware County8.564Montgomery County: 8.542 %Montgomery County8.542Chester County: 8.44 %Chester County8.44Cumberland County: 8.333 %Cumberland County8.333Schuylkill County: 8.142 %Schuylkill County8.142Carbon County: 8.132 %Carbon County8.132Elk County: 8.042 %Elk County8.042Bradford County: 7.862 %Bradford County7.862Allegheny County: 7.843 %Allegheny County7.843Indiana County: 7.82 %Indiana County7.82Adams County: 7.804 %Adams County7.804Dauphin County: 7.783 %Dauphin County7.783Columbia County: 7.782 %Columbia County7.782Wayne County: 7.78 %Wayne County7.78Northampton County: 7.764 %Northampton County7.764Beaver County: 7.674 %Beaver County7.674Lehigh County: 7.667 %Lehigh County7.667Tioga County: 7.637 %Tioga County7.637Somerset County: 7.631 %Somerset County7.631Luzerne County: 7.586 %Luzerne County7.586Lackawanna County: 7.531 %Lackawanna County7.531Fayette County: 7.454 %Fayette County7.454Clinton County: 7.433 %Clinton County7.433Bedford County: 7.407 %Bedford County7.407Centre County: 7.218 %Centre County7.218Union County: 7.199 %Union County7.199York County: 7.193 %York County7.193Washington County: 7.024 %Washington County7.024Erie County: 6.935 %Erie County6.935Lancaster County: 6.935 %Lancaster County6.935
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Forest County11.828+4.5 pts
2Sullivan County11.111-1.3 pts
3Susquehanna County10.696+0.42 pts
4Philadelphia County10.619+1.53 pts
5Pike County9.494+0.2 pts
6Monroe County9.406-0.47 pts
7Montour County9.375+3.25 pts
8Cameron County9.05+2.8 pts
9Bucks County9.003+0.03 pts
10Potter County8.857+1.84 pts
11Delaware County8.564-0.24 pts
12Montgomery County8.542-0.39 pts
13Chester County8.44-0.29 pts
14Cumberland County8.333+0.64 pts
15Schuylkill County8.142+1.27 pts
16Carbon County8.132-0.27 pts
17Elk County8.042+3.38 pts
18Bradford County7.862+0.84 pts
19Allegheny County7.843-0.08 pts
20Indiana County7.82+0.53 pts
21Adams County7.804-1.3 pts
22Dauphin County7.783+0.11 pts
23Columbia County7.782+0.86 pts
24Wayne County7.78-1.44 pts
25Northampton County7.764-0.37 pts
26Beaver County7.674+0.25 pts
27Lehigh County7.667-0.59 pts
28Tioga County7.637+0.88 pts
29Somerset County7.631+0.89 pts
30Luzerne County7.586-0.7 pts
31Lackawanna County7.531-0.62 pts
32Fayette County7.454-0.35 pts
33Clinton County7.433+2.16 pts
34Bedford County7.407-0.89 pts
35Centre County7.218+0.15 pts
36Union County7.199+0.03 pts
37York County7.193-0.59 pts
38Washington County7.024-0.38 pts
39Erie County6.935-0.03 pts
39Lancaster County6.935+0.02 pts
41Huntingdon County6.865+1.22 pts
42Berks County6.799-1.44 pts
43Franklin County6.795-0.25 pts
44Perry County6.794+0.29 pts
45Crawford County6.768+0.23 pts
46Venango County6.754+0.7 pts
47Armstrong County6.686-0.03 pts
48Clearfield County6.665-0.21 pts
49Wyoming County6.655-1.39 pts
50Lycoming County6.638+0.46 pts
51Westmoreland County6.519-1.29 pts
52Butler County6.472-0.23 pts
53Lawrence County6.465-0.66 pts
54Mercer County6.396-0.5 pts
55Cambria County6.388-0.09 pts
56Mifflin County6.285+0.82 pts
57Jefferson County6.268-0.49 pts
58Lebanon County6.261-0.74 pts
59Northumberland County6.163-1.23 pts
60Clarion County6.143-0.71 pts
61Warren County6.093-1.77 pts
62McKean County6.051-1.02 pts
63Juniata County6.017-1.04 pts
64Greene County5.97-3.48 pts
65Blair County5.756-0.35 pts
66Snyder County5.518-1.61 pts
67Fulton County4.715-1.67 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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Forest County, with 11.828% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Fulton County, with 4.715% in 2012.

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