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Counties in Pennsylvania by establishment exit rate

Philadelphia County had the highest establishment exit rate of 67 counties in 2015, at 11.009%. Bedford County had the lowest, at 5.074%. The median was 7.108% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 7.875%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.009Philadelphia County
Lowest5.074Bedford County
Median7.10867 counties
Pennsylvania7.875History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 6.282 %Allegheny County: 8.091 %Armstrong County: 6.593 %Beaver County: 7.839 %Bedford County: 5.074 %Berks County: 7.108 %Blair County: 6.28 %Bradford County: 7.677 %Bucks County: 8.623 %Butler County: 6.955 %Cambria County: 8.102 %Cameron County: 6.573 %Carbon County: 8.716 %Centre County: 6.769 %Chester County: 7.898 %Clarion County: 5.53 %Clearfield County: 6.811 %Clinton County: 5.575 %Columbia County: 6.061 %Crawford County: 7.484 %Cumberland County: 7.185 %Dauphin County: 6.95 %Delaware County: 8.148 %Elk County: 6.511 %Erie County: 6.551 %Fayette County: 8.036 %Forest County: 8.889 %Franklin County: 6.718 %Fulton County: 8.18 %Greene County: 7.715 %Huntingdon County: 7.328 %Indiana County: 6.881 %Jefferson County: 6.767 %Juniata County: 6.954 %Lackawanna County: 7.899 %Lancaster County: 6.552 %Lawrence County: 6.932 %Lebanon County: 6.316 %Lehigh County: 7.712 %Luzerne County: 7.451 %Lycoming County: 7.02 %McKean County: 7.192 %Mercer County: 6.85 %Mifflin County: 7.403 %Monroe County: 9.776 %Montgomery County: 8.231 %Montour County: 9.185 %Northampton County: 7.735 %Northumberland County: 6.472 %Perry County: 7.531 %Philadelphia County: 11.009 %Pike County: 9.395 %Potter County: 6.259 %Schuylkill County: 6.849 %Snyder County: 8.115 %Somerset County: 7.161 %Sullivan County: 6.406 %Susquehanna County: 8.892 %Tioga County: 7.808 %Union County: 7.651 %Venango County: 5.737 %Warren County: 6.147 %Washington County: 7.939 %Wayne County: 6.96 %Westmoreland County: 6.975 %Wyoming County: 7.09 %York County: 6.96 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Philadelphia County: 11.009 %Philadelphia County11.009Monroe County: 9.776 %Monroe County9.776Pike County: 9.395 %Pike County9.395Montour County: 9.185 %Montour County9.185Susquehanna County: 8.892 %Susquehanna County8.892Forest County: 8.889 %Forest County8.889Carbon County: 8.716 %Carbon County8.716Bucks County: 8.623 %Bucks County8.623Montgomery County: 8.231 %Montgomery County8.231Fulton County: 8.18 %Fulton County8.18Delaware County: 8.148 %Delaware County8.148Snyder County: 8.115 %Snyder County8.115Cambria County: 8.102 %Cambria County8.102Allegheny County: 8.091 %Allegheny County8.091Fayette County: 8.036 %Fayette County8.036Washington County: 7.939 %Washington County7.939Lackawanna County: 7.899 %Lackawanna County7.899Chester County: 7.898 %Chester County7.898Beaver County: 7.839 %Beaver County7.839Tioga County: 7.808 %Tioga County7.808Northampton County: 7.735 %Northampton County7.735Greene County: 7.715 %Greene County7.715Lehigh County: 7.712 %Lehigh County7.712Bradford County: 7.677 %Bradford County7.677Union County: 7.651 %Union County7.651Perry County: 7.531 %Perry County7.531Crawford County: 7.484 %Crawford County7.484Luzerne County: 7.451 %Luzerne County7.451Mifflin County: 7.403 %Mifflin County7.403Huntingdon County: 7.328 %Huntingdon County7.328McKean County: 7.192 %McKean County7.192Cumberland County: 7.185 %Cumberland County7.185Somerset County: 7.161 %Somerset County7.161Berks County: 7.108 %Berks County7.108Wyoming County: 7.09 %Wyoming County7.09Lycoming County: 7.02 %Lycoming County7.02Westmoreland County: 6.975 %Westmoreland County6.975Wayne County: 6.96 %Wayne County6.96York County: 6.96 %York County6.96Butler County: 6.955 %Butler County6.955Philadelphia County: 11.009 %Philadelphia County11.009Monroe County: 9.776 %Monroe County9.776Pike County: 9.395 %Pike County9.395Montour County: 9.185 %Montour County9.185Susquehanna County: 8.892 %Susquehanna County8.892Forest County: 8.889 %Forest County8.889Carbon County: 8.716 %Carbon County8.716Bucks County: 8.623 %Bucks County8.623Montgomery County: 8.231 %Montgomery County8.231Fulton County: 8.18 %Fulton County8.18Delaware County: 8.148 %Delaware County8.148Snyder County: 8.115 %Snyder County8.115Cambria County: 8.102 %Cambria County8.102Allegheny County: 8.091 %Allegheny County8.091Fayette County: 8.036 %Fayette County8.036Washington County: 7.939 %Washington County7.939Lackawanna County: 7.899 %Lackawanna County7.899Chester County: 7.898 %Chester County7.898Beaver County: 7.839 %Beaver County7.839Tioga County: 7.808 %Tioga County7.808Northampton County: 7.735 %Northampton County7.735Greene County: 7.715 %Greene County7.715Lehigh County: 7.712 %Lehigh County7.712Bradford County: 7.677 %Bradford County7.677Union County: 7.651 %Union County7.651Perry County: 7.531 %Perry County7.531Crawford County: 7.484 %Crawford County7.484Luzerne County: 7.451 %Luzerne County7.451Mifflin County: 7.403 %Mifflin County7.403Huntingdon County: 7.328 %Huntingdon County7.328McKean County: 7.192 %McKean County7.192Cumberland County: 7.185 %Cumberland County7.185Somerset County: 7.161 %Somerset County7.161Berks County: 7.108 %Berks County7.108Wyoming County: 7.09 %Wyoming County7.09Lycoming County: 7.02 %Lycoming County7.02Westmoreland County: 6.975 %Westmoreland County6.975Wayne County: 6.96 %Wayne County6.96York County: 6.96 %York County6.96Butler County: 6.955 %Butler County6.955
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Philadelphia County11.009+0.95 pts
2Monroe County9.776+0.38 pts
3Pike County9.395-0.46 pts
4Montour County9.185+4.43 pts
5Susquehanna County8.892-0.21 pts
6Forest County8.889+2.18 pts
7Carbon County8.716+1.02 pts
8Bucks County8.623-0.36 pts
9Montgomery County8.231-0.3 pts
10Fulton County8.18-0.6 pts
11Delaware County8.148-0.58 pts
12Snyder County8.115+2.71 pts
13Cambria County8.102+1.57 pts
14Allegheny County8.091+0.4 pts
15Fayette County8.036-0.18 pts
16Washington County7.939+0.28 pts
17Lackawanna County7.899-0.29 pts
18Chester County7.898-0.35 pts
19Beaver County7.839+0.46 pts
20Tioga County7.808+0.5 pts
21Northampton County7.735-0.54 pts
22Greene County7.715+0.48 pts
23Lehigh County7.712-0.41 pts
24Bradford County7.677-1.54 pts
25Union County7.651+0.23 pts
26Perry County7.531+0.01 pts
27Crawford County7.484+1.01 pts
28Luzerne County7.451-0.07 pts
29Mifflin County7.403+2.38 pts
30Huntingdon County7.328-1.13 pts
31McKean County7.192-0.17 pts
32Cumberland County7.185-0.07 pts
33Somerset County7.161+0.02 pts
34Berks County7.108-0.24 pts
35Wyoming County7.09+0.59 pts
36Lycoming County7.02-0.09 pts
37Westmoreland County6.975-0.06 pts
38Wayne County6.96-1.45 pts
38York County6.96-0.14 pts
40Butler County6.955+0.31 pts
41Juniata County6.954-1.17 pts
42Dauphin County6.95-0.69 pts
43Lawrence County6.932+0.39 pts
44Indiana County6.881-0.5 pts
45Mercer County6.85+1.06 pts
46Schuylkill County6.849-0.56 pts
47Clearfield County6.811-0.83 pts
48Centre County6.769+0.47 pts
49Jefferson County6.767-0.65 pts
50Franklin County6.718-0.96 pts
51Armstrong County6.593-0.55 pts
52Cameron County6.573-0.06 pts
53Lancaster County6.552+0.13 pts
54Erie County6.551-0.35 pts
55Elk County6.511-1.15 pts
56Northumberland County6.472-0.24 pts
57Sullivan County6.406-5.02 pts
58Lebanon County6.316+0.84 pts
59Adams County6.282-0.58 pts
60Blair County6.28-0.88 pts
61Potter County6.259-2.32 pts
62Warren County6.147-1.75 pts
63Columbia County6.061+1.02 pts
64Venango County5.737-1.52 pts
65Clinton County5.575-1.77 pts
66Clarion County5.53-1.01 pts
67Bedford County5.074-0.98 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Philadelphia County, with 11.009% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Bedford County, with 5.074% in 2015.

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