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Counties in Pennsylvania by establishment exit rate

Montour County had the highest establishment exit rate of 67 counties in 2021, at 24.113%. Fulton County had the lowest, at 4.803%. The median was 8.771% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 9.709%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.113Montour County
Lowest4.803Fulton County
Median8.77167 counties
Pennsylvania9.709History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 9.208 %Allegheny County: 10.571 %Armstrong County: 7.831 %Beaver County: 9.216 %Bedford County: 9.067 %Berks County: 8.657 %Blair County: 8.489 %Bradford County: 8.364 %Bucks County: 9.975 %Butler County: 8.835 %Cambria County: 8.553 %Cameron County: 4.878 %Carbon County: 8.274 %Centre County: 8.97 %Chester County: 9.801 %Clarion County: 10 %Clearfield County: 8.011 %Clinton County: 7.604 %Columbia County: 10.494 %Crawford County: 6.767 %Cumberland County: 8.318 %Dauphin County: 8.899 %Delaware County: 9.642 %Elk County: 6.876 %Erie County: 8.24 %Fayette County: 9.109 %Forest County: 8.974 %Franklin County: 8.286 %Fulton County: 4.803 %Greene County: 7.12 %Huntingdon County: 10.3 %Indiana County: 8.285 %Jefferson County: 8.333 %Juniata County: 7.261 %Lackawanna County: 9.239 %Lancaster County: 7.601 %Lawrence County: 8.582 %Lebanon County: 8.247 %Lehigh County: 10.117 %Luzerne County: 10.717 %Lycoming County: 9.021 %McKean County: 8.889 %Mercer County: 10.239 %Mifflin County: 7.573 %Monroe County: 11.023 %Montgomery County: 9.711 %Montour County: 24.113 %Northampton County: 9.341 %Northumberland County: 10.026 %Perry County: 8.463 %Philadelphia County: 12.926 %Pike County: 8.374 %Potter County: 7.207 %Schuylkill County: 9.098 %Snyder County: 7.513 %Somerset County: 8.539 %Sullivan County: 12.245 %Susquehanna County: 10.329 %Tioga County: 8.771 %Union County: 9.615 %Venango County: 7.797 %Warren County: 8.283 %Washington County: 8.93 %Wayne County: 8.612 %Westmoreland County: 8.681 %Wyoming County: 9.408 %York County: 8.186 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Montour County: 24.113 %Montour County24.113Philadelphia County: 12.926 %Philadelphia County12.926Sullivan County: 12.245 %Sullivan County12.245Monroe County: 11.023 %Monroe County11.023Luzerne County: 10.717 %Luzerne County10.717Allegheny County: 10.571 %Allegheny County10.571Columbia County: 10.494 %Columbia County10.494Susquehanna County: 10.329 %Susquehanna County10.329Huntingdon County: 10.3 %Huntingdon County10.3Mercer County: 10.239 %Mercer County10.239Lehigh County: 10.117 %Lehigh County10.117Northumberland County: 10.026 %Northumberland County10.026Clarion County: 10 %Clarion County10Bucks County: 9.975 %Bucks County9.975Chester County: 9.801 %Chester County9.801Montgomery County: 9.711 %Montgomery County9.711Delaware County: 9.642 %Delaware County9.642Union County: 9.615 %Union County9.615Wyoming County: 9.408 %Wyoming County9.408Northampton County: 9.341 %Northampton County9.341Lackawanna County: 9.239 %Lackawanna County9.239Beaver County: 9.216 %Beaver County9.216Adams County: 9.208 %Adams County9.208Fayette County: 9.109 %Fayette County9.109Schuylkill County: 9.098 %Schuylkill County9.098Bedford County: 9.067 %Bedford County9.067Lycoming County: 9.021 %Lycoming County9.021Forest County: 8.974 %Forest County8.974Centre County: 8.97 %Centre County8.97Washington County: 8.93 %Washington County8.93Dauphin County: 8.899 %Dauphin County8.899McKean County: 8.889 %McKean County8.889Butler County: 8.835 %Butler County8.835Tioga County: 8.771 %Tioga County8.771Westmoreland County: 8.681 %Westmoreland County8.681Berks County: 8.657 %Berks County8.657Wayne County: 8.612 %Wayne County8.612Lawrence County: 8.582 %Lawrence County8.582Cambria County: 8.553 %Cambria County8.553Somerset County: 8.539 %Somerset County8.539Montour County: 24.113 %Montour County24.113Philadelphia County: 12.926 %Philadelphia County12.926Sullivan County: 12.245 %Sullivan County12.245Monroe County: 11.023 %Monroe County11.023Luzerne County: 10.717 %Luzerne County10.717Allegheny County: 10.571 %Allegheny County10.571Columbia County: 10.494 %Columbia County10.494Susquehanna County: 10.329 %Susquehanna County10.329Huntingdon County: 10.3 %Huntingdon County10.3Mercer County: 10.239 %Mercer County10.239Lehigh County: 10.117 %Lehigh County10.117Northumberland County: 10.026 %Northumberland County10.026Clarion County: 10 %Clarion County10Bucks County: 9.975 %Bucks County9.975Chester County: 9.801 %Chester County9.801Montgomery County: 9.711 %Montgomery County9.711Delaware County: 9.642 %Delaware County9.642Union County: 9.615 %Union County9.615Wyoming County: 9.408 %Wyoming County9.408Northampton County: 9.341 %Northampton County9.341Lackawanna County: 9.239 %Lackawanna County9.239Beaver County: 9.216 %Beaver County9.216Adams County: 9.208 %Adams County9.208Fayette County: 9.109 %Fayette County9.109Schuylkill County: 9.098 %Schuylkill County9.098Bedford County: 9.067 %Bedford County9.067Lycoming County: 9.021 %Lycoming County9.021Forest County: 8.974 %Forest County8.974Centre County: 8.97 %Centre County8.97Washington County: 8.93 %Washington County8.93Dauphin County: 8.899 %Dauphin County8.899McKean County: 8.889 %McKean County8.889Butler County: 8.835 %Butler County8.835Tioga County: 8.771 %Tioga County8.771Westmoreland County: 8.681 %Westmoreland County8.681Berks County: 8.657 %Berks County8.657Wayne County: 8.612 %Wayne County8.612Lawrence County: 8.582 %Lawrence County8.582Cambria County: 8.553 %Cambria County8.553Somerset County: 8.539 %Somerset County8.539
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Montour County24.113+18.34 pts
2Philadelphia County12.926+2.89 pts
3Sullivan County12.245+6.77 pts
4Monroe County11.023+3.11 pts
5Luzerne County10.717+3.88 pts
6Allegheny County10.571+2.84 pts
7Columbia County10.494+3.31 pts
8Susquehanna County10.329+2.87 pts
9Huntingdon County10.3+3.73 pts
10Mercer County10.239+3.36 pts
11Lehigh County10.117+1.96 pts
12Northumberland County10.026+3.01 pts
13Clarion County10+2.85 pts
14Bucks County9.975+1.16 pts
15Chester County9.801+1.77 pts
16Montgomery County9.711+1.49 pts
17Delaware County9.642+0.75 pts
18Union County9.615+2.32 pts
19Wyoming County9.408+1.34 pts
20Northampton County9.341+2.05 pts
21Lackawanna County9.239+2.16 pts
22Beaver County9.216+0.34 pts
23Adams County9.208+2.06 pts
24Fayette County9.109+1.81 pts
25Schuylkill County9.098+2.97 pts
26Bedford County9.067+1.73 pts
27Lycoming County9.021+2.01 pts
28Forest County8.974+2.61 pts
29Centre County8.97+1.87 pts
30Washington County8.93+1.04 pts
31Dauphin County8.899+1.95 pts
32McKean County8.889+0.15 pts
33Butler County8.835+0.7 pts
34Tioga County8.771+2.49 pts
35Westmoreland County8.681+1.46 pts
36Berks County8.657+1.36 pts
37Wayne County8.612+1.26 pts
38Lawrence County8.582+0.32 pts
39Cambria County8.553+2.17 pts
40Somerset County8.539-0.05 pts
41Blair County8.489+2.69 pts
42Perry County8.463+0.29 pts
43Pike County8.374-2.09 pts
44Bradford County8.364+1.63 pts
45Jefferson County8.333+0.84 pts
46Cumberland County8.318+1.35 pts
47Franklin County8.286+1.8 pts
48Indiana County8.285+1.2 pts
49Warren County8.283+2.33 pts
50Carbon County8.274-0.67 pts
51Lebanon County8.247+1.57 pts
52Erie County8.24+0.97 pts
53York County8.186+1.22 pts
54Clearfield County8.011+0.9 pts
55Armstrong County7.831-0.79 pts
56Venango County7.797+1.26 pts
57Clinton County7.604+1.99 pts
58Lancaster County7.601+1.03 pts
59Mifflin County7.573+3.17 pts
60Snyder County7.513+0.4 pts
61Juniata County7.261+0.56 pts
62Potter County7.207+0.91 pts
63Greene County7.12-1.29 pts
64Elk County6.876+0.56 pts
65Crawford County6.767+0.06 pts
66Cameron County4.878-5.65 pts
67Fulton County4.803-3.46 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.

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Montour County, with 24.113% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Fulton County, with 4.803% in 2021.

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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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