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Counties in Pennsylvania by establishment exit rate

Bradford County had the highest establishment exit rate of 67 counties in 2013, at 10.642%. Montour County had the lowest, at 4.988%. The median was 7.422% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 7.917%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.642Bradford County
Lowest4.988Montour County
Median7.42267 counties
Pennsylvania7.917History

Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 6.765 %Allegheny County: 7.508 %Armstrong County: 6.989 %Beaver County: 6.231 %Bedford County: 8.873 %Berks County: 7.315 %Blair County: 6.881 %Bradford County: 10.642 %Bucks County: 8.745 %Butler County: 7.307 %Cambria County: 6.424 %Cameron County: 7.477 %Carbon County: 6.761 %Centre County: 7.402 %Chester County: 8.447 %Clarion County: 5.965 %Clearfield County: 7.102 %Clinton County: 7.634 %Columbia County: 7.223 %Crawford County: 5.677 %Cumberland County: 7.506 %Dauphin County: 9.095 %Delaware County: 8.792 %Elk County: 6.79 %Erie County: 6.571 %Fayette County: 8.026 %Forest County: 5.556 %Franklin County: 7.1 %Fulton County: 8.251 %Greene County: 7.429 %Huntingdon County: 6.414 %Indiana County: 7.502 %Jefferson County: 7.753 %Juniata County: 6.659 %Lackawanna County: 6.636 %Lancaster County: 6.575 %Lawrence County: 8.75 %Lebanon County: 6.945 %Lehigh County: 8.401 %Luzerne County: 7.422 %Lycoming County: 7.387 %McKean County: 6.408 %Mercer County: 6.434 %Mifflin County: 6.846 %Monroe County: 9.998 %Montgomery County: 7.827 %Montour County: 4.988 %Northampton County: 8.482 %Northumberland County: 6.932 %Perry County: 9.176 %Philadelphia County: 10.073 %Pike County: 10.253 %Potter County: 9.538 %Schuylkill County: 6.324 %Snyder County: 6.171 %Somerset County: 7.774 %Sullivan County: 10.49 %Susquehanna County: 9.592 %Tioga County: 9.08 %Union County: 8.232 %Venango County: 6.596 %Warren County: 5.922 %Washington County: 8.123 %Wayne County: 9.025 %Westmoreland County: 7.707 %Wyoming County: 9.244 %York County: 7.046 %
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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

Bradford County: 10.642 %Bradford County10.642Sullivan County: 10.49 %Sullivan County10.49Pike County: 10.253 %Pike County10.253Philadelphia County: 10.073 %Philadelphia County10.073Monroe County: 9.998 %Monroe County9.998Susquehanna County: 9.592 %Susquehanna County9.592Potter County: 9.538 %Potter County9.538Wyoming County: 9.244 %Wyoming County9.244Perry County: 9.176 %Perry County9.176Dauphin County: 9.095 %Dauphin County9.095Tioga County: 9.08 %Tioga County9.08Wayne County: 9.025 %Wayne County9.025Bedford County: 8.873 %Bedford County8.873Delaware County: 8.792 %Delaware County8.792Lawrence County: 8.75 %Lawrence County8.75Bucks County: 8.745 %Bucks County8.745Northampton County: 8.482 %Northampton County8.482Chester County: 8.447 %Chester County8.447Lehigh County: 8.401 %Lehigh County8.401Fulton County: 8.251 %Fulton County8.251Union County: 8.232 %Union County8.232Washington County: 8.123 %Washington County8.123Fayette County: 8.026 %Fayette County8.026Montgomery County: 7.827 %Montgomery County7.827Somerset County: 7.774 %Somerset County7.774Jefferson County: 7.753 %Jefferson County7.753Westmoreland County: 7.707 %Westmoreland County7.707Clinton County: 7.634 %Clinton County7.634Allegheny County: 7.508 %Allegheny County7.508Cumberland County: 7.506 %Cumberland County7.506Indiana County: 7.502 %Indiana County7.502Cameron County: 7.477 %Cameron County7.477Greene County: 7.429 %Greene County7.429Luzerne County: 7.422 %Luzerne County7.422Centre County: 7.402 %Centre County7.402Lycoming County: 7.387 %Lycoming County7.387Berks County: 7.315 %Berks County7.315Butler County: 7.307 %Butler County7.307Columbia County: 7.223 %Columbia County7.223Clearfield County: 7.102 %Clearfield County7.102Bradford County: 10.642 %Bradford County10.642Sullivan County: 10.49 %Sullivan County10.49Pike County: 10.253 %Pike County10.253Philadelphia County: 10.073 %Philadelphia County10.073Monroe County: 9.998 %Monroe County9.998Susquehanna County: 9.592 %Susquehanna County9.592Potter County: 9.538 %Potter County9.538Wyoming County: 9.244 %Wyoming County9.244Perry County: 9.176 %Perry County9.176Dauphin County: 9.095 %Dauphin County9.095Tioga County: 9.08 %Tioga County9.08Wayne County: 9.025 %Wayne County9.025Bedford County: 8.873 %Bedford County8.873Delaware County: 8.792 %Delaware County8.792Lawrence County: 8.75 %Lawrence County8.75Bucks County: 8.745 %Bucks County8.745Northampton County: 8.482 %Northampton County8.482Chester County: 8.447 %Chester County8.447Lehigh County: 8.401 %Lehigh County8.401Fulton County: 8.251 %Fulton County8.251Union County: 8.232 %Union County8.232Washington County: 8.123 %Washington County8.123Fayette County: 8.026 %Fayette County8.026Montgomery County: 7.827 %Montgomery County7.827Somerset County: 7.774 %Somerset County7.774Jefferson County: 7.753 %Jefferson County7.753Westmoreland County: 7.707 %Westmoreland County7.707Clinton County: 7.634 %Clinton County7.634Allegheny County: 7.508 %Allegheny County7.508Cumberland County: 7.506 %Cumberland County7.506Indiana County: 7.502 %Indiana County7.502Cameron County: 7.477 %Cameron County7.477Greene County: 7.429 %Greene County7.429Luzerne County: 7.422 %Luzerne County7.422Centre County: 7.402 %Centre County7.402Lycoming County: 7.387 %Lycoming County7.387Berks County: 7.315 %Berks County7.315Butler County: 7.307 %Butler County7.307Columbia County: 7.223 %Columbia County7.223Clearfield County: 7.102 %Clearfield County7.102
%. 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
1Bradford County10.642+2.78 pts
2Sullivan County10.49-0.62 pts
3Pike County10.253+0.76 pts
4Philadelphia County10.073-0.55 pts
5Monroe County9.998+0.59 pts
6Susquehanna County9.592-1.1 pts
7Potter County9.538+0.68 pts
8Wyoming County9.244+2.59 pts
9Perry County9.176+2.38 pts
10Dauphin County9.095+1.31 pts
11Tioga County9.08+1.44 pts
12Wayne County9.025+1.25 pts
13Bedford County8.873+1.47 pts
14Delaware County8.792+0.23 pts
15Lawrence County8.75+2.29 pts
16Bucks County8.745-0.26 pts
17Northampton County8.482+0.72 pts
18Chester County8.447+0.01 pts
19Lehigh County8.401+0.73 pts
20Fulton County8.251+3.54 pts
21Union County8.232+1.03 pts
22Washington County8.123+1.1 pts
23Fayette County8.026+0.57 pts
24Montgomery County7.827-0.71 pts
25Somerset County7.774+0.14 pts
26Jefferson County7.753+1.49 pts
27Westmoreland County7.707+1.19 pts
28Clinton County7.634+0.2 pts
29Allegheny County7.508-0.33 pts
30Cumberland County7.506-0.83 pts
31Indiana County7.502-0.32 pts
32Cameron County7.477-1.57 pts
33Greene County7.429+1.46 pts
34Luzerne County7.422-0.16 pts
35Centre County7.402+0.18 pts
36Lycoming County7.387+0.75 pts
37Berks County7.315+0.52 pts
38Butler County7.307+0.83 pts
39Columbia County7.223-0.56 pts
40Clearfield County7.102+0.44 pts
41Franklin County7.1+0.3 pts
42York County7.046-0.15 pts
43Armstrong County6.989+0.3 pts
44Lebanon County6.945+0.68 pts
45Northumberland County6.932+0.77 pts
46Blair County6.881+1.13 pts
47Mifflin County6.846+0.56 pts
48Elk County6.79-1.25 pts
49Adams County6.765-1.04 pts
50Carbon County6.761-1.37 pts
51Juniata County6.659+0.64 pts
52Lackawanna County6.636-0.89 pts
53Venango County6.596-0.16 pts
54Lancaster County6.575-0.36 pts
55Erie County6.571-0.36 pts
56Mercer County6.434+0.04 pts
57Cambria County6.424+0.04 pts
58Huntingdon County6.414-0.45 pts
59McKean County6.408+0.36 pts
60Schuylkill County6.324-1.82 pts
61Beaver County6.231-1.44 pts
62Snyder County6.171+0.65 pts
63Clarion County5.965-0.18 pts
64Warren County5.922-0.17 pts
65Crawford County5.677-1.09 pts
66Forest County5.556-6.27 pts
67Montour County4.988-4.39 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, 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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Bradford County, with 10.642% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Montour County, with 4.988% 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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