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Counties in Pennsylvania by establishment exit rate

Sullivan County had the highest establishment exit rate of 67 counties in 2014, at 11.429%. Montour County had the lowest, at 4.751%. The median was 7.38% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 7.89%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.429Sullivan County
Lowest4.751Montour County
Median7.3867 counties
Pennsylvania7.89History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 6.859 %Allegheny County: 7.692 %Armstrong County: 7.143 %Beaver County: 7.382 %Bedford County: 6.054 %Berks County: 7.352 %Blair County: 7.158 %Bradford County: 9.218 %Bucks County: 8.983 %Butler County: 6.648 %Cambria County: 6.53 %Cameron County: 6.635 %Carbon County: 7.699 %Centre County: 6.3 %Chester County: 8.245 %Clarion County: 6.539 %Clearfield County: 7.646 %Clinton County: 7.346 %Columbia County: 5.039 %Crawford County: 6.469 %Cumberland County: 7.252 %Dauphin County: 7.645 %Delaware County: 8.725 %Elk County: 7.66 %Erie County: 6.897 %Fayette County: 8.211 %Forest County: 6.704 %Franklin County: 7.677 %Fulton County: 8.782 %Greene County: 7.238 %Huntingdon County: 8.454 %Indiana County: 7.38 %Jefferson County: 7.418 %Juniata County: 8.124 %Lackawanna County: 8.185 %Lancaster County: 6.419 %Lawrence County: 6.547 %Lebanon County: 5.474 %Lehigh County: 8.122 %Luzerne County: 7.521 %Lycoming County: 7.105 %McKean County: 7.358 %Mercer County: 5.794 %Mifflin County: 5.022 %Monroe County: 9.393 %Montgomery County: 8.531 %Montour County: 4.751 %Northampton County: 8.277 %Northumberland County: 6.711 %Perry County: 7.525 %Philadelphia County: 10.056 %Pike County: 9.853 %Potter County: 8.58 %Schuylkill County: 7.409 %Snyder County: 5.405 %Somerset County: 7.141 %Sullivan County: 11.429 %Susquehanna County: 9.097 %Tioga County: 7.31 %Union County: 7.416 %Venango County: 7.257 %Warren County: 7.896 %Washington County: 7.66 %Wayne County: 8.409 %Westmoreland County: 7.034 %Wyoming County: 6.495 %York County: 7.101 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Sullivan County: 11.429 %Sullivan County11.429Philadelphia County: 10.056 %Philadelphia County10.056Pike County: 9.853 %Pike County9.853Monroe County: 9.393 %Monroe County9.393Bradford County: 9.218 %Bradford County9.218Susquehanna County: 9.097 %Susquehanna County9.097Bucks County: 8.983 %Bucks County8.983Fulton County: 8.782 %Fulton County8.782Delaware County: 8.725 %Delaware County8.725Potter County: 8.58 %Potter County8.58Montgomery County: 8.531 %Montgomery County8.531Huntingdon County: 8.454 %Huntingdon County8.454Wayne County: 8.409 %Wayne County8.409Northampton County: 8.277 %Northampton County8.277Chester County: 8.245 %Chester County8.245Fayette County: 8.211 %Fayette County8.211Lackawanna County: 8.185 %Lackawanna County8.185Juniata County: 8.124 %Juniata County8.124Lehigh County: 8.122 %Lehigh County8.122Warren County: 7.896 %Warren County7.896Carbon County: 7.699 %Carbon County7.699Allegheny County: 7.692 %Allegheny County7.692Franklin County: 7.677 %Franklin County7.677Elk County: 7.66 %Elk County7.66Washington County: 7.66 %Washington County7.66Clearfield County: 7.646 %Clearfield County7.646Dauphin County: 7.645 %Dauphin County7.645Perry County: 7.525 %Perry County7.525Luzerne County: 7.521 %Luzerne County7.521Jefferson County: 7.418 %Jefferson County7.418Union County: 7.416 %Union County7.416Schuylkill County: 7.409 %Schuylkill County7.409Beaver County: 7.382 %Beaver County7.382Indiana County: 7.38 %Indiana County7.38McKean County: 7.358 %McKean County7.358Berks County: 7.352 %Berks County7.352Clinton County: 7.346 %Clinton County7.346Tioga County: 7.31 %Tioga County7.31Venango County: 7.257 %Venango County7.257Cumberland County: 7.252 %Cumberland County7.252Sullivan County: 11.429 %Sullivan County11.429Philadelphia County: 10.056 %Philadelphia County10.056Pike County: 9.853 %Pike County9.853Monroe County: 9.393 %Monroe County9.393Bradford County: 9.218 %Bradford County9.218Susquehanna County: 9.097 %Susquehanna County9.097Bucks County: 8.983 %Bucks County8.983Fulton County: 8.782 %Fulton County8.782Delaware County: 8.725 %Delaware County8.725Potter County: 8.58 %Potter County8.58Montgomery County: 8.531 %Montgomery County8.531Huntingdon County: 8.454 %Huntingdon County8.454Wayne County: 8.409 %Wayne County8.409Northampton County: 8.277 %Northampton County8.277Chester County: 8.245 %Chester County8.245Fayette County: 8.211 %Fayette County8.211Lackawanna County: 8.185 %Lackawanna County8.185Juniata County: 8.124 %Juniata County8.124Lehigh County: 8.122 %Lehigh County8.122Warren County: 7.896 %Warren County7.896Carbon County: 7.699 %Carbon County7.699Allegheny County: 7.692 %Allegheny County7.692Franklin County: 7.677 %Franklin County7.677Elk County: 7.66 %Elk County7.66Washington County: 7.66 %Washington County7.66Clearfield County: 7.646 %Clearfield County7.646Dauphin County: 7.645 %Dauphin County7.645Perry County: 7.525 %Perry County7.525Luzerne County: 7.521 %Luzerne County7.521Jefferson County: 7.418 %Jefferson County7.418Union County: 7.416 %Union County7.416Schuylkill County: 7.409 %Schuylkill County7.409Beaver County: 7.382 %Beaver County7.382Indiana County: 7.38 %Indiana County7.38McKean County: 7.358 %McKean County7.358Berks County: 7.352 %Berks County7.352Clinton County: 7.346 %Clinton County7.346Tioga County: 7.31 %Tioga County7.31Venango County: 7.257 %Venango County7.257Cumberland County: 7.252 %Cumberland County7.252
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Sullivan County11.429+0.94 pts
2Philadelphia County10.056-0.02 pts
3Pike County9.853-0.4 pts
4Monroe County9.393-0.6 pts
5Bradford County9.218-1.42 pts
6Susquehanna County9.097-0.5 pts
7Bucks County8.983+0.24 pts
8Fulton County8.782+0.53 pts
9Delaware County8.725-0.07 pts
10Potter County8.58-0.96 pts
11Montgomery County8.531+0.7 pts
12Huntingdon County8.454+2.04 pts
13Wayne County8.409-0.62 pts
14Northampton County8.277-0.21 pts
15Chester County8.245-0.2 pts
16Fayette County8.211+0.19 pts
17Lackawanna County8.185+1.55 pts
18Juniata County8.124+1.47 pts
19Lehigh County8.122-0.28 pts
20Warren County7.896+1.97 pts
21Carbon County7.699+0.94 pts
22Allegheny County7.692+0.18 pts
23Franklin County7.677+0.58 pts
24Elk County7.66+0.87 pts
24Washington County7.66-0.46 pts
26Clearfield County7.646+0.54 pts
27Dauphin County7.645-1.45 pts
28Perry County7.525-1.65 pts
29Luzerne County7.521+0.1 pts
30Jefferson County7.418-0.33 pts
31Union County7.416-0.82 pts
32Schuylkill County7.409+1.08 pts
33Beaver County7.382+1.15 pts
34Indiana County7.38-0.12 pts
35McKean County7.358+0.95 pts
36Berks County7.352+0.04 pts
37Clinton County7.346-0.29 pts
38Tioga County7.31-1.77 pts
39Venango County7.257+0.66 pts
40Cumberland County7.252-0.25 pts
41Greene County7.238-0.19 pts
42Blair County7.158+0.28 pts
43Armstrong County7.143+0.15 pts
44Somerset County7.141-0.63 pts
45Lycoming County7.105-0.28 pts
46York County7.101+0.05 pts
47Westmoreland County7.034-0.67 pts
48Erie County6.897+0.33 pts
49Adams County6.859+0.09 pts
50Northumberland County6.711-0.22 pts
51Forest County6.704+1.15 pts
52Butler County6.648-0.66 pts
53Cameron County6.635-0.84 pts
54Lawrence County6.547-2.2 pts
55Clarion County6.539+0.57 pts
56Cambria County6.53+0.11 pts
57Wyoming County6.495-2.75 pts
58Crawford County6.469+0.79 pts
59Lancaster County6.419-0.16 pts
60Centre County6.3-1.1 pts
61Bedford County6.054-2.82 pts
62Mercer County5.794-0.64 pts
63Lebanon County5.474-1.47 pts
64Snyder County5.405-0.77 pts
65Columbia County5.039-2.18 pts
66Mifflin County5.022-1.82 pts
67Montour County4.751-0.24 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Sullivan County, with 11.429% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Montour County, with 4.751% in 2014.

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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