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Counties in Pennsylvania by establishment exit rate

Cameron County had the highest establishment exit rate of 67 counties in 2020, at 10.526%. Mifflin County had the lowest, at 4.402%. The median was 7.151% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 7.811%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.526Cameron County
Lowest4.402Mifflin County
Median7.15167 counties
Pennsylvania7.811History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 7.147 %Allegheny County: 7.735 %Armstrong County: 8.624 %Beaver County: 8.874 %Bedford County: 7.339 %Berks County: 7.298 %Blair County: 5.801 %Bradford County: 6.737 %Bucks County: 8.81 %Butler County: 8.132 %Cambria County: 6.383 %Cameron County: 10.526 %Carbon County: 8.945 %Centre County: 7.104 %Chester County: 8.033 %Clarion County: 7.151 %Clearfield County: 7.107 %Clinton County: 5.613 %Columbia County: 7.18 %Crawford County: 6.707 %Cumberland County: 6.965 %Dauphin County: 6.947 %Delaware County: 8.891 %Elk County: 6.315 %Erie County: 7.267 %Fayette County: 7.302 %Forest County: 6.369 %Franklin County: 6.488 %Fulton County: 8.261 %Greene County: 8.406 %Huntingdon County: 6.572 %Indiana County: 7.084 %Jefferson County: 7.49 %Juniata County: 6.704 %Lackawanna County: 7.082 %Lancaster County: 6.576 %Lawrence County: 8.267 %Lebanon County: 6.673 %Lehigh County: 8.161 %Luzerne County: 6.841 %Lycoming County: 7.016 %McKean County: 8.736 %Mercer County: 6.875 %Mifflin County: 4.402 %Monroe County: 7.917 %Montgomery County: 8.223 %Montour County: 5.774 %Northampton County: 7.295 %Northumberland County: 7.012 %Perry County: 8.175 %Philadelphia County: 10.039 %Pike County: 10.462 %Potter County: 6.297 %Schuylkill County: 6.131 %Snyder County: 7.109 %Somerset County: 8.593 %Sullivan County: 5.479 %Susquehanna County: 7.457 %Tioga County: 6.277 %Union County: 7.295 %Venango County: 6.532 %Warren County: 5.952 %Washington County: 7.894 %Wayne County: 7.347 %Westmoreland County: 7.224 %Wyoming County: 8.069 %York County: 6.964 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Cameron County: 10.526 %Cameron County10.526Pike County: 10.462 %Pike County10.462Philadelphia County: 10.039 %Philadelphia County10.039Carbon County: 8.945 %Carbon County8.945Delaware County: 8.891 %Delaware County8.891Beaver County: 8.874 %Beaver County8.874Bucks County: 8.81 %Bucks County8.81McKean County: 8.736 %McKean County8.736Armstrong County: 8.624 %Armstrong County8.624Somerset County: 8.593 %Somerset County8.593Greene County: 8.406 %Greene County8.406Lawrence County: 8.267 %Lawrence County8.267Fulton County: 8.261 %Fulton County8.261Montgomery County: 8.223 %Montgomery County8.223Perry County: 8.175 %Perry County8.175Lehigh County: 8.161 %Lehigh County8.161Butler County: 8.132 %Butler County8.132Wyoming County: 8.069 %Wyoming County8.069Chester County: 8.033 %Chester County8.033Monroe County: 7.917 %Monroe County7.917Washington County: 7.894 %Washington County7.894Allegheny County: 7.735 %Allegheny County7.735Jefferson County: 7.49 %Jefferson County7.49Susquehanna County: 7.457 %Susquehanna County7.457Wayne County: 7.347 %Wayne County7.347Bedford County: 7.339 %Bedford County7.339Fayette County: 7.302 %Fayette County7.302Berks County: 7.298 %Berks County7.298Northampton County: 7.295 %Northampton County7.295Union County: 7.295 %Union County7.295Erie County: 7.267 %Erie County7.267Westmoreland County: 7.224 %Westmoreland County7.224Columbia County: 7.18 %Columbia County7.18Clarion County: 7.151 %Clarion County7.151Adams County: 7.147 %Adams County7.147Snyder County: 7.109 %Snyder County7.109Clearfield County: 7.107 %Clearfield County7.107Centre County: 7.104 %Centre County7.104Indiana County: 7.084 %Indiana County7.084Lackawanna County: 7.082 %Lackawanna County7.082Cameron County: 10.526 %Cameron County10.526Pike County: 10.462 %Pike County10.462Philadelphia County: 10.039 %Philadelphia County10.039Carbon County: 8.945 %Carbon County8.945Delaware County: 8.891 %Delaware County8.891Beaver County: 8.874 %Beaver County8.874Bucks County: 8.81 %Bucks County8.81McKean County: 8.736 %McKean County8.736Armstrong County: 8.624 %Armstrong County8.624Somerset County: 8.593 %Somerset County8.593Greene County: 8.406 %Greene County8.406Lawrence County: 8.267 %Lawrence County8.267Fulton County: 8.261 %Fulton County8.261Montgomery County: 8.223 %Montgomery County8.223Perry County: 8.175 %Perry County8.175Lehigh County: 8.161 %Lehigh County8.161Butler County: 8.132 %Butler County8.132Wyoming County: 8.069 %Wyoming County8.069Chester County: 8.033 %Chester County8.033Monroe County: 7.917 %Monroe County7.917Washington County: 7.894 %Washington County7.894Allegheny County: 7.735 %Allegheny County7.735Jefferson County: 7.49 %Jefferson County7.49Susquehanna County: 7.457 %Susquehanna County7.457Wayne County: 7.347 %Wayne County7.347Bedford County: 7.339 %Bedford County7.339Fayette County: 7.302 %Fayette County7.302Berks County: 7.298 %Berks County7.298Northampton County: 7.295 %Northampton County7.295Union County: 7.295 %Union County7.295Erie County: 7.267 %Erie County7.267Westmoreland County: 7.224 %Westmoreland County7.224Columbia County: 7.18 %Columbia County7.18Clarion County: 7.151 %Clarion County7.151Adams County: 7.147 %Adams County7.147Snyder County: 7.109 %Snyder County7.109Clearfield County: 7.107 %Clearfield County7.107Centre County: 7.104 %Centre County7.104Indiana County: 7.084 %Indiana County7.084Lackawanna County: 7.082 %Lackawanna County7.082
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Cameron County10.526+4.04 pts
2Pike County10.462+2.5 pts
3Philadelphia County10.039+1.57 pts
4Carbon County8.945+2.28 pts
5Delaware County8.891+0.98 pts
6Beaver County8.874+0.98 pts
7Bucks County8.81+1.15 pts
8McKean County8.736+1.89 pts
9Armstrong County8.624+1.3 pts
10Somerset County8.593+1.91 pts
11Greene County8.406+1.52 pts
12Lawrence County8.267+1.09 pts
13Fulton County8.261+0.57 pts
14Montgomery County8.223+0.52 pts
15Perry County8.175+1.09 pts
16Lehigh County8.161+0.56 pts
17Butler County8.132+1.58 pts
18Wyoming County8.069+2.4 pts
19Chester County8.033+0.61 pts
20Monroe County7.917+0.52 pts
21Washington County7.894+0.61 pts
22Allegheny County7.735+0.01 pts
23Jefferson County7.49+0.54 pts
24Susquehanna County7.457+1.85 pts
25Wayne County7.347+2.08 pts
26Bedford County7.339+0.22 pts
27Fayette County7.302+0.49 pts
28Berks County7.298+1.12 pts
29Northampton County7.295-0.6 pts
29Union County7.295+0.63 pts
31Erie County7.267+1.57 pts
32Westmoreland County7.224-0.12 pts
33Columbia County7.18+0.02 pts
34Clarion County7.151+1.39 pts
35Adams County7.147-0.31 pts
36Snyder County7.109+0.81 pts
37Clearfield County7.107+0.92 pts
38Centre County7.104+0.28 pts
39Indiana County7.084+0.79 pts
40Lackawanna County7.082+1.34 pts
41Lycoming County7.016+1.06 pts
42Northumberland County7.012+1.02 pts
43Cumberland County6.965+0.37 pts
44York County6.964+0.25 pts
45Dauphin County6.947-0.05 pts
46Mercer County6.875+0.3 pts
47Luzerne County6.841+0.85 pts
48Bradford County6.737+0.36 pts
49Crawford County6.707+0.47 pts
50Juniata County6.704-1.22 pts
51Lebanon County6.673+1.15 pts
52Lancaster County6.576+0.62 pts
53Huntingdon County6.572+0.57 pts
54Venango County6.532+0.91 pts
55Franklin County6.488+0.24 pts
56Cambria County6.383+0.37 pts
57Forest County6.369-4.67 pts
58Elk County6.315+1.26 pts
59Potter County6.297-0.24 pts
60Tioga County6.277-0.59 pts
61Schuylkill County6.131+0.04 pts
62Warren County5.952+0.63 pts
63Blair County5.801+0.12 pts
64Montour County5.774+1.1 pts
65Clinton County5.613-1.54 pts
66Sullivan County5.479-0.79 pts
67Mifflin County4.402-1.13 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Cameron County, with 10.526% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Mifflin County, with 4.402% in 2020.

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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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