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Counties in Pennsylvania by establishment exit rate

Forest County had the highest establishment exit rate of 67 counties in 2017, at 11.364%. Juniata County had the lowest, at 4.556%. The median was 7.564% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 8.135%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.364Forest County
Lowest4.556Juniata County
Median7.56467 counties
Pennsylvania8.135History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 6.226 %Allegheny County: 8.599 %Armstrong County: 8.368 %Beaver County: 7.059 %Bedford County: 6.989 %Berks County: 7.203 %Blair County: 6.899 %Bradford County: 7.396 %Bucks County: 8.563 %Butler County: 8.268 %Cambria County: 7.976 %Cameron County: 6.667 %Carbon County: 7.173 %Centre County: 7.716 %Chester County: 8.2 %Clarion County: 7.107 %Clearfield County: 7.715 %Clinton County: 6.38 %Columbia County: 6.061 %Crawford County: 6.563 %Cumberland County: 7.068 %Dauphin County: 7.719 %Delaware County: 8.303 %Elk County: 5.992 %Erie County: 6.954 %Fayette County: 8.022 %Forest County: 11.364 %Franklin County: 6.974 %Fulton County: 6.557 %Greene County: 9.701 %Huntingdon County: 5.291 %Indiana County: 9.579 %Jefferson County: 7.453 %Juniata County: 4.556 %Lackawanna County: 8.906 %Lancaster County: 6.8 %Lawrence County: 8.331 %Lebanon County: 7.526 %Lehigh County: 7.638 %Luzerne County: 8.617 %Lycoming County: 8.444 %McKean County: 9.2 %Mercer County: 6.906 %Mifflin County: 6.833 %Monroe County: 9.525 %Montgomery County: 8.511 %Montour County: 10.731 %Northampton County: 7.512 %Northumberland County: 6.443 %Perry County: 7.076 %Philadelphia County: 9.97 %Pike County: 9.477 %Potter County: 7.826 %Schuylkill County: 6.503 %Snyder County: 5.837 %Somerset County: 7.564 %Sullivan County: 10.526 %Susquehanna County: 9.487 %Tioga County: 11.063 %Union County: 7.378 %Venango County: 7.04 %Warren County: 7.184 %Washington County: 8.309 %Wayne County: 7.775 %Westmoreland County: 7.845 %Wyoming County: 7.803 %York County: 7.392 %
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  • 8.9 and over
%, 2017. 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, 2017

Forest County: 11.364 %Forest County11.364Tioga County: 11.063 %Tioga County11.063Montour County: 10.731 %Montour County10.731Sullivan County: 10.526 %Sullivan County10.526Philadelphia County: 9.97 %Philadelphia County9.97Greene County: 9.701 %Greene County9.701Indiana County: 9.579 %Indiana County9.579Monroe County: 9.525 %Monroe County9.525Susquehanna County: 9.487 %Susquehanna County9.487Pike County: 9.477 %Pike County9.477McKean County: 9.2 %McKean County9.2Lackawanna County: 8.906 %Lackawanna County8.906Luzerne County: 8.617 %Luzerne County8.617Allegheny County: 8.599 %Allegheny County8.599Bucks County: 8.563 %Bucks County8.563Montgomery County: 8.511 %Montgomery County8.511Lycoming County: 8.444 %Lycoming County8.444Armstrong County: 8.368 %Armstrong County8.368Lawrence County: 8.331 %Lawrence County8.331Washington County: 8.309 %Washington County8.309Delaware County: 8.303 %Delaware County8.303Butler County: 8.268 %Butler County8.268Chester County: 8.2 %Chester County8.2Fayette County: 8.022 %Fayette County8.022Cambria County: 7.976 %Cambria County7.976Westmoreland County: 7.845 %Westmoreland County7.845Potter County: 7.826 %Potter County7.826Wyoming County: 7.803 %Wyoming County7.803Wayne County: 7.775 %Wayne County7.775Dauphin County: 7.719 %Dauphin County7.719Centre County: 7.716 %Centre County7.716Clearfield County: 7.715 %Clearfield County7.715Lehigh County: 7.638 %Lehigh County7.638Somerset County: 7.564 %Somerset County7.564Lebanon County: 7.526 %Lebanon County7.526Northampton County: 7.512 %Northampton County7.512Jefferson County: 7.453 %Jefferson County7.453Bradford County: 7.396 %Bradford County7.396York County: 7.392 %York County7.392Union County: 7.378 %Union County7.378Forest County: 11.364 %Forest County11.364Tioga County: 11.063 %Tioga County11.063Montour County: 10.731 %Montour County10.731Sullivan County: 10.526 %Sullivan County10.526Philadelphia County: 9.97 %Philadelphia County9.97Greene County: 9.701 %Greene County9.701Indiana County: 9.579 %Indiana County9.579Monroe County: 9.525 %Monroe County9.525Susquehanna County: 9.487 %Susquehanna County9.487Pike County: 9.477 %Pike County9.477McKean County: 9.2 %McKean County9.2Lackawanna County: 8.906 %Lackawanna County8.906Luzerne County: 8.617 %Luzerne County8.617Allegheny County: 8.599 %Allegheny County8.599Bucks County: 8.563 %Bucks County8.563Montgomery County: 8.511 %Montgomery County8.511Lycoming County: 8.444 %Lycoming County8.444Armstrong County: 8.368 %Armstrong County8.368Lawrence County: 8.331 %Lawrence County8.331Washington County: 8.309 %Washington County8.309Delaware County: 8.303 %Delaware County8.303Butler County: 8.268 %Butler County8.268Chester County: 8.2 %Chester County8.2Fayette County: 8.022 %Fayette County8.022Cambria County: 7.976 %Cambria County7.976Westmoreland County: 7.845 %Westmoreland County7.845Potter County: 7.826 %Potter County7.826Wyoming County: 7.803 %Wyoming County7.803Wayne County: 7.775 %Wayne County7.775Dauphin County: 7.719 %Dauphin County7.719Centre County: 7.716 %Centre County7.716Clearfield County: 7.715 %Clearfield County7.715Lehigh County: 7.638 %Lehigh County7.638Somerset County: 7.564 %Somerset County7.564Lebanon County: 7.526 %Lebanon County7.526Northampton County: 7.512 %Northampton County7.512Jefferson County: 7.453 %Jefferson County7.453Bradford County: 7.396 %Bradford County7.396York County: 7.392 %York County7.392Union County: 7.378 %Union County7.378
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Forest County11.364+4.66 pts
2Tioga County11.063+4.67 pts
3Montour County10.731+3.84 pts
4Sullivan County10.526+2.16 pts
5Philadelphia County9.97+0.94 pts
6Greene County9.701+2 pts
7Indiana County9.579+1.21 pts
8Monroe County9.525+0.58 pts
9Susquehanna County9.487-0.22 pts
10Pike County9.477+2.17 pts
11McKean County9.2+1.72 pts
12Lackawanna County8.906+1.43 pts
13Luzerne County8.617+1.69 pts
14Allegheny County8.599+1.21 pts
15Bucks County8.563+0.75 pts
16Montgomery County8.511+0.96 pts
17Lycoming County8.444-0.2 pts
18Armstrong County8.368+1.53 pts
19Lawrence County8.331+0.64 pts
20Washington County8.309+1.56 pts
21Delaware County8.303+0.36 pts
22Butler County8.268+1.1 pts
23Chester County8.2+0.27 pts
24Fayette County8.022+0.93 pts
25Cambria County7.976+0.71 pts
26Westmoreland County7.845+0.8 pts
27Potter County7.826+2.31 pts
28Wyoming County7.803-1.86 pts
29Wayne County7.775-0.72 pts
30Dauphin County7.719+0.83 pts
31Centre County7.716+0.86 pts
32Clearfield County7.715+1.15 pts
33Lehigh County7.638+0.52 pts
34Somerset County7.564-0.02 pts
35Lebanon County7.526+1.94 pts
36Northampton County7.512+0.82 pts
37Jefferson County7.453+1.04 pts
38Bradford County7.396-1.55 pts
39York County7.392+0.38 pts
40Union County7.378+1.78 pts
41Berks County7.203+0.54 pts
42Warren County7.184+1.83 pts
43Carbon County7.173+0.89 pts
44Clarion County7.107+2.25 pts
45Perry County7.076+0.27 pts
46Cumberland County7.068+0.85 pts
47Beaver County7.059-0.84 pts
48Venango County7.04+0.05 pts
49Bedford County6.989+1.38 pts
50Franklin County6.974+1.23 pts
51Erie County6.954+0.94 pts
52Mercer County6.906+1.01 pts
53Blair County6.899-0.08 pts
54Mifflin County6.833+1.62 pts
55Lancaster County6.8+1.27 pts
56Cameron County6.667+1.03 pts
57Crawford County6.563+0.33 pts
58Fulton County6.557+2.43 pts
59Schuylkill County6.503-1.69 pts
60Northumberland County6.443+0.45 pts
61Clinton County6.38-0.18 pts
62Adams County6.226+0.08 pts
63Columbia County6.061-1.01 pts
64Elk County5.992+1.04 pts
65Snyder County5.837-1.11 pts
66Huntingdon County5.291-1.9 pts
67Juniata County4.556-0.12 pts

Other periods

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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

Harvard

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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Forest County, with 11.364% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Juniata County, with 4.556% in 2017.

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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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