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Counties in Pennsylvania by establishment exit rate

Susquehanna County had the highest establishment exit rate of 67 counties in 2018, at 10.395%. Cameron County had the lowest, at 4.695%. The median was 7.159% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 7.611%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.395Susquehanna County
Lowest4.695Cameron County
Median7.15967 counties
Pennsylvania7.611History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 6.089 %Allegheny County: 7.738 %Armstrong County: 6.232 %Beaver County: 7.333 %Bedford County: 6.752 %Berks County: 7.044 %Blair County: 5.862 %Bradford County: 8.39 %Bucks County: 8.203 %Butler County: 6.445 %Cambria County: 6.304 %Cameron County: 4.695 %Carbon County: 7.25 %Centre County: 6.326 %Chester County: 8.175 %Clarion County: 5.792 %Clearfield County: 7.998 %Clinton County: 6.211 %Columbia County: 6.8 %Crawford County: 8.227 %Cumberland County: 7.159 %Dauphin County: 6.985 %Delaware County: 8.421 %Elk County: 8.318 %Erie County: 6.209 %Fayette County: 6.788 %Forest County: 8.187 %Franklin County: 6.628 %Fulton County: 7.563 %Greene County: 8.527 %Huntingdon County: 6.842 %Indiana County: 7.031 %Jefferson County: 5.885 %Juniata County: 6.109 %Lackawanna County: 7.446 %Lancaster County: 6.537 %Lawrence County: 6.747 %Lebanon County: 6.479 %Lehigh County: 8.016 %Luzerne County: 7.239 %Lycoming County: 6.925 %McKean County: 5.813 %Mercer County: 6.607 %Mifflin County: 5.683 %Monroe County: 9.247 %Montgomery County: 8.155 %Montour County: 5.64 %Northampton County: 8.197 %Northumberland County: 6.396 %Perry County: 7.168 %Philadelphia County: 9.289 %Pike County: 7.191 %Potter County: 8.555 %Schuylkill County: 6.589 %Snyder County: 6.421 %Somerset County: 8.149 %Sullivan County: 7.746 %Susquehanna County: 10.395 %Tioga County: 7.547 %Union County: 5.714 %Venango County: 7.189 %Warren County: 6.243 %Washington County: 7.785 %Wayne County: 7.616 %Westmoreland County: 7.204 %Wyoming County: 8.793 %York County: 7.401 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Susquehanna County: 10.395 %Susquehanna County10.395Philadelphia County: 9.289 %Philadelphia County9.289Monroe County: 9.247 %Monroe County9.247Wyoming County: 8.793 %Wyoming County8.793Potter County: 8.555 %Potter County8.555Greene County: 8.527 %Greene County8.527Delaware County: 8.421 %Delaware County8.421Bradford County: 8.39 %Bradford County8.39Elk County: 8.318 %Elk County8.318Crawford County: 8.227 %Crawford County8.227Bucks County: 8.203 %Bucks County8.203Northampton County: 8.197 %Northampton County8.197Forest County: 8.187 %Forest County8.187Chester County: 8.175 %Chester County8.175Montgomery County: 8.155 %Montgomery County8.155Somerset County: 8.149 %Somerset County8.149Lehigh County: 8.016 %Lehigh County8.016Clearfield County: 7.998 %Clearfield County7.998Washington County: 7.785 %Washington County7.785Sullivan County: 7.746 %Sullivan County7.746Allegheny County: 7.738 %Allegheny County7.738Wayne County: 7.616 %Wayne County7.616Fulton County: 7.563 %Fulton County7.563Tioga County: 7.547 %Tioga County7.547Lackawanna County: 7.446 %Lackawanna County7.446York County: 7.401 %York County7.401Beaver County: 7.333 %Beaver County7.333Carbon County: 7.25 %Carbon County7.25Luzerne County: 7.239 %Luzerne County7.239Westmoreland County: 7.204 %Westmoreland County7.204Pike County: 7.191 %Pike County7.191Venango County: 7.189 %Venango County7.189Perry County: 7.168 %Perry County7.168Cumberland County: 7.159 %Cumberland County7.159Berks County: 7.044 %Berks County7.044Indiana County: 7.031 %Indiana County7.031Dauphin County: 6.985 %Dauphin County6.985Lycoming County: 6.925 %Lycoming County6.925Huntingdon County: 6.842 %Huntingdon County6.842Columbia County: 6.8 %Columbia County6.8Susquehanna County: 10.395 %Susquehanna County10.395Philadelphia County: 9.289 %Philadelphia County9.289Monroe County: 9.247 %Monroe County9.247Wyoming County: 8.793 %Wyoming County8.793Potter County: 8.555 %Potter County8.555Greene County: 8.527 %Greene County8.527Delaware County: 8.421 %Delaware County8.421Bradford County: 8.39 %Bradford County8.39Elk County: 8.318 %Elk County8.318Crawford County: 8.227 %Crawford County8.227Bucks County: 8.203 %Bucks County8.203Northampton County: 8.197 %Northampton County8.197Forest County: 8.187 %Forest County8.187Chester County: 8.175 %Chester County8.175Montgomery County: 8.155 %Montgomery County8.155Somerset County: 8.149 %Somerset County8.149Lehigh County: 8.016 %Lehigh County8.016Clearfield County: 7.998 %Clearfield County7.998Washington County: 7.785 %Washington County7.785Sullivan County: 7.746 %Sullivan County7.746Allegheny County: 7.738 %Allegheny County7.738Wayne County: 7.616 %Wayne County7.616Fulton County: 7.563 %Fulton County7.563Tioga County: 7.547 %Tioga County7.547Lackawanna County: 7.446 %Lackawanna County7.446York County: 7.401 %York County7.401Beaver County: 7.333 %Beaver County7.333Carbon County: 7.25 %Carbon County7.25Luzerne County: 7.239 %Luzerne County7.239Westmoreland County: 7.204 %Westmoreland County7.204Pike County: 7.191 %Pike County7.191Venango County: 7.189 %Venango County7.189Perry County: 7.168 %Perry County7.168Cumberland County: 7.159 %Cumberland County7.159Berks County: 7.044 %Berks County7.044Indiana County: 7.031 %Indiana County7.031Dauphin County: 6.985 %Dauphin County6.985Lycoming County: 6.925 %Lycoming County6.925Huntingdon County: 6.842 %Huntingdon County6.842Columbia County: 6.8 %Columbia County6.8
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Susquehanna County10.395+0.91 pts
2Philadelphia County9.289-0.68 pts
3Monroe County9.247-0.28 pts
4Wyoming County8.793+0.99 pts
5Potter County8.555+0.73 pts
6Greene County8.527-1.17 pts
7Delaware County8.421+0.12 pts
8Bradford County8.39+0.99 pts
9Elk County8.318+2.33 pts
10Crawford County8.227+1.66 pts
11Bucks County8.203-0.36 pts
12Northampton County8.197+0.68 pts
13Forest County8.187-3.18 pts
14Chester County8.175-0.02 pts
15Montgomery County8.155-0.36 pts
16Somerset County8.149+0.58 pts
17Lehigh County8.016+0.38 pts
18Clearfield County7.998+0.28 pts
19Washington County7.785-0.52 pts
20Sullivan County7.746-2.78 pts
21Allegheny County7.738-0.86 pts
22Wayne County7.616-0.16 pts
23Fulton County7.563+1.01 pts
24Tioga County7.547-3.52 pts
25Lackawanna County7.446-1.46 pts
26York County7.401+0.01 pts
27Beaver County7.333+0.27 pts
28Carbon County7.25+0.08 pts
29Luzerne County7.239-1.38 pts
30Westmoreland County7.204-0.64 pts
31Pike County7.191-2.29 pts
32Venango County7.189+0.15 pts
33Perry County7.168+0.09 pts
34Cumberland County7.159+0.09 pts
35Berks County7.044-0.16 pts
36Indiana County7.031-2.55 pts
37Dauphin County6.985-0.73 pts
38Lycoming County6.925-1.52 pts
39Huntingdon County6.842+1.55 pts
40Columbia County6.8+0.74 pts
41Fayette County6.788-1.23 pts
42Bedford County6.752-0.24 pts
43Lawrence County6.747-1.58 pts
44Franklin County6.628-0.35 pts
45Mercer County6.607-0.3 pts
46Schuylkill County6.589+0.09 pts
47Lancaster County6.537-0.26 pts
48Lebanon County6.479-1.05 pts
49Butler County6.445-1.82 pts
50Snyder County6.421+0.58 pts
51Northumberland County6.396-0.05 pts
52Centre County6.326-1.39 pts
53Cambria County6.304-1.67 pts
54Warren County6.243-0.94 pts
55Armstrong County6.232-2.14 pts
56Clinton County6.211-0.17 pts
57Erie County6.209-0.75 pts
58Juniata County6.109+1.55 pts
59Adams County6.089-0.14 pts
60Jefferson County5.885-1.57 pts
61Blair County5.862-1.04 pts
62McKean County5.813-3.39 pts
63Clarion County5.792-1.32 pts
64Union County5.714-1.66 pts
65Mifflin County5.683-1.15 pts
66Montour County5.64-5.09 pts
67Cameron County4.695-1.97 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Susquehanna County, with 10.395% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Cameron County, with 4.695% in 2018.

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