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Counties in Pennsylvania by establishment exit rate

Cameron County had the highest establishment exit rate of 67 counties in 2022, at 12.683%. Montour County had the lowest, at 4.562%. The median was 7.264% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 8.052%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.683Cameron County
Lowest4.562Montour County
Median7.26467 counties
Pennsylvania8.052History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 9.211 %Allegheny County: 8.007 %Armstrong County: 6.753 %Beaver County: 7.195 %Bedford County: 6.334 %Berks County: 6.87 %Blair County: 6.404 %Bradford County: 7.231 %Bucks County: 8.337 %Butler County: 7.314 %Cambria County: 5.952 %Cameron County: 12.683 %Carbon County: 8.407 %Centre County: 7.296 %Chester County: 8.307 %Clarion County: 7.569 %Clearfield County: 6.22 %Clinton County: 6.832 %Columbia County: 7.339 %Crawford County: 7.37 %Cumberland County: 7.72 %Dauphin County: 8.153 %Delaware County: 8.288 %Elk County: 5.981 %Erie County: 6.268 %Fayette County: 7.091 %Forest County: 6.369 %Franklin County: 7.479 %Fulton County: 9.13 %Greene County: 6.225 %Huntingdon County: 6.919 %Indiana County: 6.863 %Jefferson County: 7.264 %Juniata County: 6.739 %Lackawanna County: 7.553 %Lancaster County: 7.098 %Lawrence County: 6.23 %Lebanon County: 7.133 %Lehigh County: 9.336 %Luzerne County: 7.221 %Lycoming County: 6.1 %McKean County: 8.159 %Mercer County: 7.99 %Mifflin County: 6.849 %Monroe County: 9.721 %Montgomery County: 8.777 %Montour County: 4.562 %Northampton County: 8.375 %Northumberland County: 7.349 %Perry County: 6.272 %Philadelphia County: 10.076 %Pike County: 9.474 %Potter County: 5.97 %Schuylkill County: 7.855 %Snyder County: 7.151 %Somerset County: 7.62 %Sullivan County: 11.111 %Susquehanna County: 8.294 %Tioga County: 8.62 %Union County: 6.697 %Venango County: 6.376 %Warren County: 5.985 %Washington County: 7.818 %Wayne County: 5.952 %Westmoreland County: 7.021 %Wyoming County: 6.412 %York County: 8.221 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Cameron County: 12.683 %Cameron County12.683Sullivan County: 11.111 %Sullivan County11.111Philadelphia County: 10.076 %Philadelphia County10.076Monroe County: 9.721 %Monroe County9.721Pike County: 9.474 %Pike County9.474Lehigh County: 9.336 %Lehigh County9.336Adams County: 9.211 %Adams County9.211Fulton County: 9.13 %Fulton County9.13Montgomery County: 8.777 %Montgomery County8.777Tioga County: 8.62 %Tioga County8.62Carbon County: 8.407 %Carbon County8.407Northampton County: 8.375 %Northampton County8.375Bucks County: 8.337 %Bucks County8.337Chester County: 8.307 %Chester County8.307Susquehanna County: 8.294 %Susquehanna County8.294Delaware County: 8.288 %Delaware County8.288York County: 8.221 %York County8.221McKean County: 8.159 %McKean County8.159Dauphin County: 8.153 %Dauphin County8.153Allegheny County: 8.007 %Allegheny County8.007Mercer County: 7.99 %Mercer County7.99Schuylkill County: 7.855 %Schuylkill County7.855Washington County: 7.818 %Washington County7.818Cumberland County: 7.72 %Cumberland County7.72Somerset County: 7.62 %Somerset County7.62Clarion County: 7.569 %Clarion County7.569Lackawanna County: 7.553 %Lackawanna County7.553Franklin County: 7.479 %Franklin County7.479Crawford County: 7.37 %Crawford County7.37Northumberland County: 7.349 %Northumberland County7.349Columbia County: 7.339 %Columbia County7.339Butler County: 7.314 %Butler County7.314Centre County: 7.296 %Centre County7.296Jefferson County: 7.264 %Jefferson County7.264Bradford County: 7.231 %Bradford County7.231Luzerne County: 7.221 %Luzerne County7.221Beaver County: 7.195 %Beaver County7.195Snyder County: 7.151 %Snyder County7.151Lebanon County: 7.133 %Lebanon County7.133Lancaster County: 7.098 %Lancaster County7.098Cameron County: 12.683 %Cameron County12.683Sullivan County: 11.111 %Sullivan County11.111Philadelphia County: 10.076 %Philadelphia County10.076Monroe County: 9.721 %Monroe County9.721Pike County: 9.474 %Pike County9.474Lehigh County: 9.336 %Lehigh County9.336Adams County: 9.211 %Adams County9.211Fulton County: 9.13 %Fulton County9.13Montgomery County: 8.777 %Montgomery County8.777Tioga County: 8.62 %Tioga County8.62Carbon County: 8.407 %Carbon County8.407Northampton County: 8.375 %Northampton County8.375Bucks County: 8.337 %Bucks County8.337Chester County: 8.307 %Chester County8.307Susquehanna County: 8.294 %Susquehanna County8.294Delaware County: 8.288 %Delaware County8.288York County: 8.221 %York County8.221McKean County: 8.159 %McKean County8.159Dauphin County: 8.153 %Dauphin County8.153Allegheny County: 8.007 %Allegheny County8.007Mercer County: 7.99 %Mercer County7.99Schuylkill County: 7.855 %Schuylkill County7.855Washington County: 7.818 %Washington County7.818Cumberland County: 7.72 %Cumberland County7.72Somerset County: 7.62 %Somerset County7.62Clarion County: 7.569 %Clarion County7.569Lackawanna County: 7.553 %Lackawanna County7.553Franklin County: 7.479 %Franklin County7.479Crawford County: 7.37 %Crawford County7.37Northumberland County: 7.349 %Northumberland County7.349Columbia County: 7.339 %Columbia County7.339Butler County: 7.314 %Butler County7.314Centre County: 7.296 %Centre County7.296Jefferson County: 7.264 %Jefferson County7.264Bradford County: 7.231 %Bradford County7.231Luzerne County: 7.221 %Luzerne County7.221Beaver County: 7.195 %Beaver County7.195Snyder County: 7.151 %Snyder County7.151Lebanon County: 7.133 %Lebanon County7.133Lancaster County: 7.098 %Lancaster County7.098
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Cameron County12.683+7.8 pts
2Sullivan County11.111-1.13 pts
3Philadelphia County10.076-2.85 pts
4Monroe County9.721-1.3 pts
5Pike County9.474+1.1 pts
6Lehigh County9.336-0.78 pts
7Adams County9.2110 pts
8Fulton County9.13+4.33 pts
9Montgomery County8.777-0.93 pts
10Tioga County8.62-0.15 pts
11Carbon County8.407+0.13 pts
12Northampton County8.375-0.97 pts
13Bucks County8.337-1.64 pts
14Chester County8.307-1.49 pts
15Susquehanna County8.294-2.04 pts
16Delaware County8.288-1.35 pts
17York County8.221+0.04 pts
18McKean County8.159-0.73 pts
19Dauphin County8.153-0.75 pts
20Allegheny County8.007-2.56 pts
21Mercer County7.99-2.25 pts
22Schuylkill County7.855-1.24 pts
23Washington County7.818-1.11 pts
24Cumberland County7.72-0.6 pts
25Somerset County7.62-0.92 pts
26Clarion County7.569-2.43 pts
27Lackawanna County7.553-1.69 pts
28Franklin County7.479-0.81 pts
29Crawford County7.37+0.6 pts
30Northumberland County7.349-2.68 pts
31Columbia County7.339-3.15 pts
32Butler County7.314-1.52 pts
33Centre County7.296-1.67 pts
34Jefferson County7.264-1.07 pts
35Bradford County7.231-1.13 pts
36Luzerne County7.221-3.5 pts
37Beaver County7.195-2.02 pts
38Snyder County7.151-0.36 pts
39Lebanon County7.133-1.11 pts
40Lancaster County7.098-0.5 pts
41Fayette County7.091-2.02 pts
42Westmoreland County7.021-1.66 pts
43Huntingdon County6.919-3.38 pts
44Berks County6.87-1.79 pts
45Indiana County6.863-1.42 pts
46Mifflin County6.849-0.72 pts
47Clinton County6.832-0.77 pts
48Armstrong County6.753-1.08 pts
49Juniata County6.739-0.52 pts
50Union County6.697-2.92 pts
51Wyoming County6.412-3 pts
52Blair County6.404-2.09 pts
53Venango County6.376-1.42 pts
54Forest County6.369-2.61 pts
55Bedford County6.334-2.73 pts
56Perry County6.272-2.19 pts
57Erie County6.268-1.97 pts
58Lawrence County6.23-2.35 pts
59Greene County6.225-0.9 pts
60Clearfield County6.22-1.79 pts
61Lycoming County6.1-2.92 pts
62Warren County5.985-2.3 pts
63Elk County5.981-0.9 pts
64Potter County5.97-1.24 pts
65Cambria County5.952-2.6 pts
65Wayne County5.952-2.66 pts
67Montour County4.562-19.55 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Cameron County, with 12.683% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Montour County, with 4.562% in 2022.

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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