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Counties in Tennessee by establishment exit rate

Van Buren County had the highest establishment exit rate of 95 counties in 2013, at 20.513%. Houston County had the lowest, at 3.865%. The median was 8.587% and the figure for Tennessee was 8.601%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.513Van Buren County
Lowest3.865Houston County
Median8.58795 counties
Tennessee8.601History

Map of counties, 2013

Anderson County: 8.886 %Bedford County: 7.28 %Benton County: 7.279 %Bledsoe County: 11.818 %Blount County: 9.828 %Bradley County: 8.251 %Campbell County: 6.934 %Cannon County: 6.969 %Carroll County: 9.42 %Carter County: 9.752 %Cheatham County: 6.932 %Chester County: 7.843 %Claiborne County: 7.465 %Clay County: 12.973 %Cocke County: 8.638 %Coffee County: 7.42 %Crockett County: 10.891 %Cumberland County: 8.325 %Davidson County: 9.009 %Decatur County: 13.043 %DeKalb County: 9.437 %Dickson County: 7.206 %Dyer County: 7.143 %Fayette County: 9.639 %Fentress County: 10.893 %Franklin County: 7.899 %Gibson County: 8.691 %Giles County: 8.662 %Grainger County: 11.429 %Greene County: 6.939 %Grundy County: 8.856 %Hamblen County: 7.921 %Hamilton County: 8.098 %Hancock County: 10 %Hardeman County: 7.525 %Hardin County: 9.389 %Hawkins County: 6.83 %Haywood County: 8.726 %Henderson County: 10.456 %Henry County: 6.5 %Hickman County: 8.842 %Houston County: 3.865 %Humphreys County: 6.612 %Jackson County: 4.819 %Jefferson County: 8.725 %Johnson County: 6.912 %Knox County: 8.697 %Lake County: 16.149 %Lauderdale County: 9.739 %Lawrence County: 6.284 %Lewis County: 10.782 %Lincoln County: 8.129 %Loudon County: 6.905 %McMinn County: 6.187 %McNairy County: 8.673 %Macon County: 8.428 %Madison County: 8.1 %Marion County: 7.329 %Marshall County: 8.705 %Maury County: 7.759 %Meigs County: 10.363 %Monroe County: 9.373 %Montgomery County: 8.307 %Moore County: 8.197 %Morgan County: 6.993 %Obion County: 10.373 %Overton County: 7.339 %Perry County: 10.811 %Pickett County: 10.39 %Polk County: 11.173 %Putnam County: 7.387 %Rhea County: 5.827 %Roane County: 7.267 %Robertson County: 8.85 %Rutherford County: 8.254 %Scott County: 7.309 %Sequatchie County: 8.046 %Sevier County: 8.587 %Shelby County: 8.619 %Smith County: 8.907 %Stewart County: 10.753 %Sullivan County: 7.501 %Sumner County: 7.875 %Tipton County: 9.495 %Trousdale County: 7.048 %Unicoi County: 5.603 %Union County: 9.659 %Van Buren County: 20.513 %Warren County: 7.267 %Washington County: 7.8 %Wayne County: 14.854 %Weakley County: 9.407 %White County: 9.429 %Williamson County: 11.372 %Wilson County: 9.564 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Van Buren County: 20.513 %Van Buren County20.513Lake County: 16.149 %Lake County16.149Wayne County: 14.854 %Wayne County14.854Decatur County: 13.043 %Decatur County13.043Clay County: 12.973 %Clay County12.973Bledsoe County: 11.818 %Bledsoe County11.818Grainger County: 11.429 %Grainger County11.429Williamson County: 11.372 %Williamson County11.372Polk County: 11.173 %Polk County11.173Fentress County: 10.893 %Fentress County10.893Crockett County: 10.891 %Crockett County10.891Perry County: 10.811 %Perry County10.811Lewis County: 10.782 %Lewis County10.782Stewart County: 10.753 %Stewart County10.753Henderson County: 10.456 %Henderson County10.456Pickett County: 10.39 %Pickett County10.39Obion County: 10.373 %Obion County10.373Meigs County: 10.363 %Meigs County10.363Hancock County: 10 %Hancock County10Blount County: 9.828 %Blount County9.828Carter County: 9.752 %Carter County9.752Lauderdale County: 9.739 %Lauderdale County9.739Union County: 9.659 %Union County9.659Fayette County: 9.639 %Fayette County9.639Wilson County: 9.564 %Wilson County9.564Tipton County: 9.495 %Tipton County9.495DeKalb County: 9.437 %DeKalb County9.437White County: 9.429 %White County9.429Carroll County: 9.42 %Carroll County9.42Weakley County: 9.407 %Weakley County9.407Hardin County: 9.389 %Hardin County9.389Monroe County: 9.373 %Monroe County9.373Davidson County: 9.009 %Davidson County9.009Smith County: 8.907 %Smith County8.907Anderson County: 8.886 %Anderson County8.886Grundy County: 8.856 %Grundy County8.856Robertson County: 8.85 %Robertson County8.85Hickman County: 8.842 %Hickman County8.842Haywood County: 8.726 %Haywood County8.726Jefferson County: 8.725 %Jefferson County8.725Van Buren County: 20.513 %Van Buren County20.513Lake County: 16.149 %Lake County16.149Wayne County: 14.854 %Wayne County14.854Decatur County: 13.043 %Decatur County13.043Clay County: 12.973 %Clay County12.973Bledsoe County: 11.818 %Bledsoe County11.818Grainger County: 11.429 %Grainger County11.429Williamson County: 11.372 %Williamson County11.372Polk County: 11.173 %Polk County11.173Fentress County: 10.893 %Fentress County10.893Crockett County: 10.891 %Crockett County10.891Perry County: 10.811 %Perry County10.811Lewis County: 10.782 %Lewis County10.782Stewart County: 10.753 %Stewart County10.753Henderson County: 10.456 %Henderson County10.456Pickett County: 10.39 %Pickett County10.39Obion County: 10.373 %Obion County10.373Meigs County: 10.363 %Meigs County10.363Hancock County: 10 %Hancock County10Blount County: 9.828 %Blount County9.828Carter County: 9.752 %Carter County9.752Lauderdale County: 9.739 %Lauderdale County9.739Union County: 9.659 %Union County9.659Fayette County: 9.639 %Fayette County9.639Wilson County: 9.564 %Wilson County9.564Tipton County: 9.495 %Tipton County9.495DeKalb County: 9.437 %DeKalb County9.437White County: 9.429 %White County9.429Carroll County: 9.42 %Carroll County9.42Weakley County: 9.407 %Weakley County9.407Hardin County: 9.389 %Hardin County9.389Monroe County: 9.373 %Monroe County9.373Davidson County: 9.009 %Davidson County9.009Smith County: 8.907 %Smith County8.907Anderson County: 8.886 %Anderson County8.886Grundy County: 8.856 %Grundy County8.856Robertson County: 8.85 %Robertson County8.85Hickman County: 8.842 %Hickman County8.842Haywood County: 8.726 %Haywood County8.726Jefferson County: 8.725 %Jefferson County8.725
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Van Buren County20.513+8.61 pts
2Lake County16.149n/a
3Wayne County14.854+9.73 pts
4Decatur County13.043-0.59 pts
5Clay County12.973+4.64 pts
6Bledsoe County11.818-3.97 pts
7Grainger County11.429+1.51 pts
8Williamson County11.372+1.25 pts
9Polk County11.173-1.29 pts
10Fentress County10.893+3.17 pts
11Crockett County10.891+3.57 pts
12Perry County10.811+0.99 pts
13Lewis County10.782+0.7 pts
14Stewart County10.753+1.63 pts
15Henderson County10.456+1.9 pts
16Pickett County10.39+2.55 pts
17Obion County10.373+0.79 pts
18Meigs County10.363-0.16 pts
19Hancock County10-6.82 pts
20Blount County9.828+1.21 pts
21Carter County9.752-0.12 pts
22Lauderdale County9.739+0.03 pts
23Union County9.659+1.4 pts
24Fayette County9.639+1.54 pts
25Wilson County9.564+0.6 pts
26Tipton County9.495-1.25 pts
27DeKalb County9.437-1.75 pts
28White County9.429-1.54 pts
29Carroll County9.42+1.3 pts
30Weakley County9.407+1.59 pts
31Hardin County9.389+0.28 pts
32Monroe County9.373-0.52 pts
33Davidson County9.009-0.21 pts
34Smith County8.907-1.49 pts
35Anderson County8.886+0.3 pts
36Grundy County8.856+1.37 pts
37Robertson County8.85-0.93 pts
38Hickman County8.842-3.61 pts
39Haywood County8.726-1.55 pts
40Jefferson County8.725-0.01 pts
41Marshall County8.705-0.9 pts
42Knox County8.697-0.05 pts
43Gibson County8.691-0.16 pts
44McNairy County8.673-0.29 pts
45Giles County8.662+2.01 pts
46Cocke County8.638+1.97 pts
47Shelby County8.619-0.34 pts
48Sevier County8.587-2.49 pts
49Macon County8.428+1.6 pts
50Cumberland County8.325-0.34 pts
51Montgomery County8.307-0.32 pts
52Rutherford County8.254-0.97 pts
53Bradley County8.251+1.04 pts
54Moore County8.197-3.19 pts
55Lincoln County8.129-3.24 pts
56Madison County8.1-0.41 pts
57Hamilton County8.098+0.28 pts
58Sequatchie County8.046-2.91 pts
59Hamblen County7.921-0 pts
60Franklin County7.899-0.17 pts
61Sumner County7.875-1.72 pts
62Chester County7.843+0.37 pts
63Washington County7.8-1.17 pts
64Maury County7.759-0.55 pts
65Hardeman County7.525-1.21 pts
66Sullivan County7.501+0.19 pts
67Claiborne County7.465-4.36 pts
68Coffee County7.42+0.02 pts
69Putnam County7.387-0.49 pts
70Overton County7.339+1.05 pts
71Marion County7.329-1.54 pts
72Scott County7.309-1.92 pts
73Bedford County7.28-1.42 pts
74Benton County7.279+0.26 pts
75Roane County7.267-2.2 pts
75Warren County7.267-0.03 pts
77Dickson County7.206-2.85 pts
78Dyer County7.143-0.11 pts
79Trousdale County7.048+1.83 pts
80Morgan County6.993-7.44 pts
81Cannon County6.969-2.42 pts
82Greene County6.939-0.35 pts
83Campbell County6.934+1.76 pts
84Cheatham County6.932-3.33 pts
85Johnson County6.912-2.7 pts
86Loudon County6.905-1.18 pts
87Hawkins County6.83-0.02 pts
88Humphreys County6.612-6.7 pts
89Henry County6.5-0.42 pts
90Lawrence County6.284-1.09 pts
91McMinn County6.187-2.39 pts
92Rhea County5.827-2.59 pts
93Unicoi County5.603-3.8 pts
94Jackson County4.819-10.66 pts
95Houston County3.865-5 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 Tennessee by establishment exit rate, 2013) [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 Tennessee by establishment exit rate, 2013. 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/tennessee-counties?period=2013. 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 Tennessee by establishment exit rate, 2013. 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/tennessee-counties?period=2013.

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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 Tennessee by establishment exit rate, 2013 [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/tennessee-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Van Buren County, with 20.513% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Houston County, with 3.865% in 2013.

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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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