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Counties in Pennsylvania by establishment exit rate

Forest County had the highest establishment exit rate of 67 counties in 2019, at 11.043%. Montour County had the lowest, at 4.673%. The median was 6.667% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 7.522%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.043Forest County
Lowest4.673Montour County
Median6.66767 counties
Pennsylvania7.522History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 7.459 %Allegheny County: 7.727 %Armstrong County: 7.323 %Beaver County: 7.893 %Bedford County: 7.121 %Berks County: 6.182 %Blair County: 5.68 %Bradford County: 6.381 %Bucks County: 7.66 %Butler County: 6.553 %Cambria County: 6.011 %Cameron County: 6.481 %Carbon County: 6.67 %Centre County: 6.826 %Chester County: 7.427 %Clarion County: 5.763 %Clearfield County: 6.189 %Clinton County: 7.153 %Columbia County: 7.156 %Crawford County: 6.24 %Cumberland County: 6.599 %Dauphin County: 6.999 %Delaware County: 7.908 %Elk County: 5.059 %Erie County: 5.7 %Fayette County: 6.81 %Forest County: 11.043 %Franklin County: 6.247 %Fulton County: 7.692 %Greene County: 6.886 %Huntingdon County: 6.005 %Indiana County: 6.296 %Jefferson County: 6.95 %Juniata County: 7.928 %Lackawanna County: 5.744 %Lancaster County: 5.959 %Lawrence County: 7.175 %Lebanon County: 5.521 %Lehigh County: 7.598 %Luzerne County: 5.989 %Lycoming County: 5.96 %McKean County: 6.842 %Mercer County: 6.572 %Mifflin County: 5.531 %Monroe County: 7.398 %Montgomery County: 7.705 %Montour County: 4.673 %Northampton County: 7.893 %Northumberland County: 5.987 %Perry County: 7.087 %Philadelphia County: 8.467 %Pike County: 7.961 %Potter County: 6.538 %Schuylkill County: 6.088 %Snyder County: 6.302 %Somerset County: 6.684 %Sullivan County: 6.272 %Susquehanna County: 5.604 %Tioga County: 6.866 %Union County: 6.667 %Venango County: 5.625 %Warren County: 5.325 %Washington County: 7.289 %Wayne County: 5.272 %Westmoreland County: 7.342 %Wyoming County: 5.67 %York County: 6.711 %
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  • 7.6 and over
%, 2019. 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, 2019

Forest County: 11.043 %Forest County11.043Philadelphia County: 8.467 %Philadelphia County8.467Pike County: 7.961 %Pike County7.961Juniata County: 7.928 %Juniata County7.928Delaware County: 7.908 %Delaware County7.908Beaver County: 7.893 %Beaver County7.893Northampton County: 7.893 %Northampton County7.893Allegheny County: 7.727 %Allegheny County7.727Montgomery County: 7.705 %Montgomery County7.705Fulton County: 7.692 %Fulton County7.692Bucks County: 7.66 %Bucks County7.66Lehigh County: 7.598 %Lehigh County7.598Adams County: 7.459 %Adams County7.459Chester County: 7.427 %Chester County7.427Monroe County: 7.398 %Monroe County7.398Westmoreland County: 7.342 %Westmoreland County7.342Armstrong County: 7.323 %Armstrong County7.323Washington County: 7.289 %Washington County7.289Lawrence County: 7.175 %Lawrence County7.175Columbia County: 7.156 %Columbia County7.156Clinton County: 7.153 %Clinton County7.153Bedford County: 7.121 %Bedford County7.121Perry County: 7.087 %Perry County7.087Dauphin County: 6.999 %Dauphin County6.999Jefferson County: 6.95 %Jefferson County6.95Greene County: 6.886 %Greene County6.886Tioga County: 6.866 %Tioga County6.866McKean County: 6.842 %McKean County6.842Centre County: 6.826 %Centre County6.826Fayette County: 6.81 %Fayette County6.81York County: 6.711 %York County6.711Somerset County: 6.684 %Somerset County6.684Carbon County: 6.67 %Carbon County6.67Union County: 6.667 %Union County6.667Cumberland County: 6.599 %Cumberland County6.599Mercer County: 6.572 %Mercer County6.572Butler County: 6.553 %Butler County6.553Potter County: 6.538 %Potter County6.538Cameron County: 6.481 %Cameron County6.481Bradford County: 6.381 %Bradford County6.381Forest County: 11.043 %Forest County11.043Philadelphia County: 8.467 %Philadelphia County8.467Pike County: 7.961 %Pike County7.961Juniata County: 7.928 %Juniata County7.928Delaware County: 7.908 %Delaware County7.908Beaver County: 7.893 %Beaver County7.893Northampton County: 7.893 %Northampton County7.893Allegheny County: 7.727 %Allegheny County7.727Montgomery County: 7.705 %Montgomery County7.705Fulton County: 7.692 %Fulton County7.692Bucks County: 7.66 %Bucks County7.66Lehigh County: 7.598 %Lehigh County7.598Adams County: 7.459 %Adams County7.459Chester County: 7.427 %Chester County7.427Monroe County: 7.398 %Monroe County7.398Westmoreland County: 7.342 %Westmoreland County7.342Armstrong County: 7.323 %Armstrong County7.323Washington County: 7.289 %Washington County7.289Lawrence County: 7.175 %Lawrence County7.175Columbia County: 7.156 %Columbia County7.156Clinton County: 7.153 %Clinton County7.153Bedford County: 7.121 %Bedford County7.121Perry County: 7.087 %Perry County7.087Dauphin County: 6.999 %Dauphin County6.999Jefferson County: 6.95 %Jefferson County6.95Greene County: 6.886 %Greene County6.886Tioga County: 6.866 %Tioga County6.866McKean County: 6.842 %McKean County6.842Centre County: 6.826 %Centre County6.826Fayette County: 6.81 %Fayette County6.81York County: 6.711 %York County6.711Somerset County: 6.684 %Somerset County6.684Carbon County: 6.67 %Carbon County6.67Union County: 6.667 %Union County6.667Cumberland County: 6.599 %Cumberland County6.599Mercer County: 6.572 %Mercer County6.572Butler County: 6.553 %Butler County6.553Potter County: 6.538 %Potter County6.538Cameron County: 6.481 %Cameron County6.481Bradford County: 6.381 %Bradford County6.381
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Forest County11.043+2.86 pts
2Philadelphia County8.467-0.82 pts
3Pike County7.961+0.77 pts
4Juniata County7.928+1.82 pts
5Delaware County7.908-0.51 pts
6Beaver County7.893+0.56 pts
6Northampton County7.893-0.3 pts
8Allegheny County7.727-0.01 pts
9Montgomery County7.705-0.45 pts
10Fulton County7.692+0.13 pts
11Bucks County7.66-0.54 pts
12Lehigh County7.598-0.42 pts
13Adams County7.459+1.37 pts
14Chester County7.427-0.75 pts
15Monroe County7.398-1.85 pts
16Westmoreland County7.342+0.14 pts
17Armstrong County7.323+1.09 pts
18Washington County7.289-0.5 pts
19Lawrence County7.175+0.43 pts
20Columbia County7.156+0.36 pts
21Clinton County7.153+0.94 pts
22Bedford County7.121+0.37 pts
23Perry County7.087-0.08 pts
24Dauphin County6.999+0.01 pts
25Jefferson County6.95+1.07 pts
26Greene County6.886-1.64 pts
27Tioga County6.866-0.68 pts
28McKean County6.842+1.03 pts
29Centre County6.826+0.5 pts
30Fayette County6.81+0.02 pts
31York County6.711-0.69 pts
32Somerset County6.684-1.46 pts
33Carbon County6.67-0.58 pts
34Union County6.667+0.95 pts
35Cumberland County6.599-0.56 pts
36Mercer County6.572-0.04 pts
37Butler County6.553+0.11 pts
38Potter County6.538-2.02 pts
39Cameron County6.481+1.79 pts
40Bradford County6.381-2.01 pts
41Snyder County6.302-0.12 pts
42Indiana County6.296-0.73 pts
43Sullivan County6.272-1.47 pts
44Franklin County6.247-0.38 pts
45Crawford County6.24-1.99 pts
46Clearfield County6.189-1.81 pts
47Berks County6.182-0.86 pts
48Schuylkill County6.088-0.5 pts
49Cambria County6.011-0.29 pts
50Huntingdon County6.005-0.84 pts
51Luzerne County5.989-1.25 pts
52Northumberland County5.987-0.41 pts
53Lycoming County5.96-0.96 pts
54Lancaster County5.959-0.58 pts
55Clarion County5.763-0.03 pts
56Lackawanna County5.744-1.7 pts
57Erie County5.7-0.51 pts
58Blair County5.68-0.18 pts
59Wyoming County5.67-3.12 pts
60Venango County5.625-1.56 pts
61Susquehanna County5.604-4.79 pts
62Mifflin County5.531-0.15 pts
63Lebanon County5.521-0.96 pts
64Warren County5.325-0.92 pts
65Wayne County5.272-2.34 pts
66Elk County5.059-3.26 pts
67Montour County4.673-0.97 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Forest County, with 11.043% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Montour County, with 4.673% in 2019.

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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