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Counties in Pennsylvania by establishment exit rate

Susquehanna County had the highest establishment exit rate of 67 counties in 2016, at 9.712%. Fulton County had the lowest, at 4.124%. The median was 6.926% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 7.305%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9.712Susquehanna County
Lowest4.124Fulton County
Median6.92667 counties
Pennsylvania7.305History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 6.144 %Allegheny County: 7.394 %Armstrong County: 6.838 %Beaver County: 7.896 %Bedford County: 5.605 %Berks County: 6.666 %Blair County: 6.983 %Bradford County: 8.942 %Bucks County: 7.818 %Butler County: 7.165 %Cambria County: 7.263 %Cameron County: 5.634 %Carbon County: 6.279 %Centre County: 6.852 %Chester County: 7.93 %Clarion County: 4.853 %Clearfield County: 6.563 %Clinton County: 6.56 %Columbia County: 7.07 %Crawford County: 6.232 %Cumberland County: 6.22 %Dauphin County: 6.886 %Delaware County: 7.943 %Elk County: 4.955 %Erie County: 6.012 %Fayette County: 7.094 %Forest County: 6.704 %Franklin County: 5.746 %Fulton County: 4.124 %Greene County: 7.698 %Huntingdon County: 7.19 %Indiana County: 8.364 %Jefferson County: 6.418 %Juniata County: 4.673 %Lackawanna County: 7.477 %Lancaster County: 5.531 %Lawrence County: 7.694 %Lebanon County: 5.581 %Lehigh County: 7.118 %Luzerne County: 6.926 %Lycoming County: 8.649 %McKean County: 7.479 %Mercer County: 5.891 %Mifflin County: 5.215 %Monroe County: 8.942 %Montgomery County: 7.555 %Montour County: 6.889 %Northampton County: 6.694 %Northumberland County: 5.989 %Perry County: 6.802 %Philadelphia County: 9.035 %Pike County: 7.305 %Potter County: 5.515 %Schuylkill County: 8.19 %Snyder County: 6.95 %Somerset County: 7.584 %Sullivan County: 8.362 %Susquehanna County: 9.712 %Tioga County: 6.389 %Union County: 5.598 %Venango County: 6.988 %Warren County: 5.359 %Washington County: 6.746 %Wayne County: 8.496 %Westmoreland County: 7.041 %Wyoming County: 9.659 %York County: 7.01 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Susquehanna County: 9.712 %Susquehanna County9.712Wyoming County: 9.659 %Wyoming County9.659Philadelphia County: 9.035 %Philadelphia County9.035Bradford County: 8.942 %Bradford County8.942Monroe County: 8.942 %Monroe County8.942Lycoming County: 8.649 %Lycoming County8.649Wayne County: 8.496 %Wayne County8.496Indiana County: 8.364 %Indiana County8.364Sullivan County: 8.362 %Sullivan County8.362Schuylkill County: 8.19 %Schuylkill County8.19Delaware County: 7.943 %Delaware County7.943Chester County: 7.93 %Chester County7.93Beaver County: 7.896 %Beaver County7.896Bucks County: 7.818 %Bucks County7.818Greene County: 7.698 %Greene County7.698Lawrence County: 7.694 %Lawrence County7.694Somerset County: 7.584 %Somerset County7.584Montgomery County: 7.555 %Montgomery County7.555McKean County: 7.479 %McKean County7.479Lackawanna County: 7.477 %Lackawanna County7.477Allegheny County: 7.394 %Allegheny County7.394Pike County: 7.305 %Pike County7.305Cambria County: 7.263 %Cambria County7.263Huntingdon County: 7.19 %Huntingdon County7.19Butler County: 7.165 %Butler County7.165Lehigh County: 7.118 %Lehigh County7.118Fayette County: 7.094 %Fayette County7.094Columbia County: 7.07 %Columbia County7.07Westmoreland County: 7.041 %Westmoreland County7.041York County: 7.01 %York County7.01Venango County: 6.988 %Venango County6.988Blair County: 6.983 %Blair County6.983Snyder County: 6.95 %Snyder County6.95Luzerne County: 6.926 %Luzerne County6.926Montour County: 6.889 %Montour County6.889Dauphin County: 6.886 %Dauphin County6.886Centre County: 6.852 %Centre County6.852Armstrong County: 6.838 %Armstrong County6.838Perry County: 6.802 %Perry County6.802Washington County: 6.746 %Washington County6.746Susquehanna County: 9.712 %Susquehanna County9.712Wyoming County: 9.659 %Wyoming County9.659Philadelphia County: 9.035 %Philadelphia County9.035Bradford County: 8.942 %Bradford County8.942Monroe County: 8.942 %Monroe County8.942Lycoming County: 8.649 %Lycoming County8.649Wayne County: 8.496 %Wayne County8.496Indiana County: 8.364 %Indiana County8.364Sullivan County: 8.362 %Sullivan County8.362Schuylkill County: 8.19 %Schuylkill County8.19Delaware County: 7.943 %Delaware County7.943Chester County: 7.93 %Chester County7.93Beaver County: 7.896 %Beaver County7.896Bucks County: 7.818 %Bucks County7.818Greene County: 7.698 %Greene County7.698Lawrence County: 7.694 %Lawrence County7.694Somerset County: 7.584 %Somerset County7.584Montgomery County: 7.555 %Montgomery County7.555McKean County: 7.479 %McKean County7.479Lackawanna County: 7.477 %Lackawanna County7.477Allegheny County: 7.394 %Allegheny County7.394Pike County: 7.305 %Pike County7.305Cambria County: 7.263 %Cambria County7.263Huntingdon County: 7.19 %Huntingdon County7.19Butler County: 7.165 %Butler County7.165Lehigh County: 7.118 %Lehigh County7.118Fayette County: 7.094 %Fayette County7.094Columbia County: 7.07 %Columbia County7.07Westmoreland County: 7.041 %Westmoreland County7.041York County: 7.01 %York County7.01Venango County: 6.988 %Venango County6.988Blair County: 6.983 %Blair County6.983Snyder County: 6.95 %Snyder County6.95Luzerne County: 6.926 %Luzerne County6.926Montour County: 6.889 %Montour County6.889Dauphin County: 6.886 %Dauphin County6.886Centre County: 6.852 %Centre County6.852Armstrong County: 6.838 %Armstrong County6.838Perry County: 6.802 %Perry County6.802Washington County: 6.746 %Washington County6.746
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Susquehanna County9.712+0.82 pts
2Wyoming County9.659+2.57 pts
3Philadelphia County9.035-1.97 pts
4Bradford County8.942+1.27 pts
4Monroe County8.942-0.83 pts
6Lycoming County8.649+1.63 pts
7Wayne County8.496+1.54 pts
8Indiana County8.364+1.48 pts
9Sullivan County8.362+1.96 pts
10Schuylkill County8.19+1.34 pts
11Delaware County7.943-0.21 pts
12Chester County7.93+0.03 pts
13Beaver County7.896+0.06 pts
14Bucks County7.818-0.8 pts
15Greene County7.698-0.02 pts
16Lawrence County7.694+0.76 pts
17Somerset County7.584+0.42 pts
18Montgomery County7.555-0.68 pts
19McKean County7.479+0.29 pts
20Lackawanna County7.477-0.42 pts
21Allegheny County7.394-0.7 pts
22Pike County7.305-2.09 pts
23Cambria County7.263-0.84 pts
24Huntingdon County7.19-0.14 pts
25Butler County7.165+0.21 pts
26Lehigh County7.118-0.59 pts
27Fayette County7.094-0.94 pts
28Columbia County7.07+1.01 pts
29Westmoreland County7.041+0.07 pts
30York County7.01+0.05 pts
31Venango County6.988+1.25 pts
32Blair County6.983+0.7 pts
33Snyder County6.95-1.17 pts
34Luzerne County6.926-0.52 pts
35Montour County6.889-2.3 pts
36Dauphin County6.886-0.06 pts
37Centre County6.852+0.08 pts
38Armstrong County6.838+0.25 pts
39Perry County6.802-0.73 pts
40Washington County6.746-1.19 pts
41Forest County6.704-2.18 pts
42Northampton County6.694-1.04 pts
43Berks County6.666-0.44 pts
44Clearfield County6.563-0.25 pts
45Clinton County6.56+0.98 pts
46Jefferson County6.418-0.35 pts
47Tioga County6.389-1.42 pts
48Carbon County6.279-2.44 pts
49Crawford County6.232-1.25 pts
50Cumberland County6.22-0.96 pts
51Adams County6.144-0.14 pts
52Erie County6.012-0.54 pts
53Northumberland County5.989-0.48 pts
54Mercer County5.891-0.96 pts
55Franklin County5.746-0.97 pts
56Cameron County5.634-0.94 pts
57Bedford County5.605+0.53 pts
58Union County5.598-2.05 pts
59Lebanon County5.581-0.73 pts
60Lancaster County5.531-1.02 pts
61Potter County5.515-0.74 pts
62Warren County5.359-0.79 pts
63Mifflin County5.215-2.19 pts
64Elk County4.955-1.56 pts
65Clarion County4.853-0.68 pts
66Juniata County4.673-2.28 pts
67Fulton County4.124-4.06 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Susquehanna County, with 9.712% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Fulton County, with 4.124% in 2016.

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