# Counties in Texas by establishment exit rate, 2023

All 244 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable. 9 counties have no value for that period and are not ranked.

- Indicator id: `establishment_exit_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-exit-rate/texas-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Borden County | 36.364 |
| 2 | Roberts County | 20.513 |
| 3 | Menard County | 19.512 |
| 4 | Glasscock County | 17.91 |
| 5 | Goliad County | 15.862 |
| 6 | Newton County | 15.635 |
| 7 | Sterling County | 15.584 |
| 8 | Cottle County | 15.385 |
| 8 | Haskell County | 15.385 |
| 10 | Tyler County | 15.063 |
| 11 | Jack County | 14.249 |
| 12 | Motley County | 13.953 |
| 12 | Throckmorton County | 13.953 |
| 14 | Bandera County | 13.195 |
| 15 | Franklin County | 13.125 |
| 16 | Foard County | 13.043 |
| 17 | Jones County | 12.998 |
| 18 | Donley County | 12.676 |
| 19 | Trinity County | 12.5 |
| 20 | Camp County | 12.438 |
| 21 | Brewster County | 12.36 |
| 22 | Knox County | 12.195 |
| 23 | Robertson County | 11.61 |
| 24 | Hardeman County | 11.465 |
| 25 | Polk County | 11.436 |
| 26 | Karnes County | 11.371 |
| 27 | Medina County | 11.305 |
| 28 | Frio County | 11.287 |
| 29 | Falls County | 11.136 |
| 30 | Fort Bend County | 11.118 |
| 31 | Kinney County | 11.111 |
| 31 | Real County | 11.111 |
| 33 | Bosque County | 11.052 |
| 34 | Kimble County | 10.938 |
| 35 | Titus County | 10.915 |
| 36 | Kaufman County | 10.884 |
| 37 | Denton County | 10.854 |
| 38 | Pecos County | 10.836 |
| 39 | Hemphill County | 10.788 |
| 40 | Lipscomb County | 10.769 |
| 41 | Rains County | 10.724 |
| 42 | Hood County | 10.673 |
| 43 | Leon County | 10.671 |
| 44 | Edwards County | 10.667 |
| 44 | McMullen County | 10.667 |
| 46 | Montgomery County | 10.652 |
| 47 | Coke County | 10.619 |
| 48 | Hamilton County | 10.377 |
| 49 | Reeves County | 10.321 |
| 50 | Collin County | 10.313 |
| 51 | Hill County | 10.214 |
| 52 | Jeff Davis County | 10.169 |
| 53 | Montague County | 10.157 |
| 54 | Archer County | 10.145 |
| 55 | Travis County | 10.13 |
| 56 | Washington County | 10 |
| 57 | Ellis County | 9.981 |
| 58 | Rusk County | 9.962 |
| 59 | Mitchell County | 9.955 |
| 60 | Matagorda County | 9.933 |
| 61 | Stephens County | 9.91 |
| 62 | Delta County | 9.901 |
| 63 | Morris County | 9.896 |
| 64 | Parker County | 9.858 |
| 65 | Williamson County | 9.855 |
| 66 | Grayson County | 9.787 |
| 67 | Zavala County | 9.783 |
| 68 | Waller County | 9.782 |
| 69 | Harris County | 9.745 |
| 70 | Dallas County | 9.711 |
| 71 | Freestone County | 9.668 |
| 72 | Comal County | 9.662 |
| 73 | Scurry County | 9.661 |
| 74 | San Saba County | 9.655 |
| 75 | Tarrant County | 9.644 |
| 76 | Crockett County | 9.569 |
| 77 | Houston County | 9.567 |
| 78 | Caldwell County | 9.544 |
| 79 | Sabine County | 9.497 |
| 80 | Brazoria County | 9.471 |
| 81 | Johnson County | 9.429 |
| 82 | Somervell County | 9.417 |
| 83 | Hutchinson County | 9.412 |
| 84 | Blanco County | 9.396 |
| 85 | Hudspeth County | 9.375 |
| 86 | Chambers County | 9.37 |
| 87 | Rockwall County | 9.36 |
| 88 | Hays County | 9.353 |
| 89 | Wise County | 9.349 |
| 90 | San Jacinto County | 9.346 |
| 91 | Bexar County | 9.34 |
| 92 | Atascosa County | 9.326 |
| 93 | Fannin County | 9.317 |
| 94 | Lee County | 9.308 |
| 95 | Kendall County | 9.279 |
| 96 | Culberson County | 9.259 |
| 97 | Liberty County | 9.255 |
| 98 | Ward County | 9.241 |
| 99 | Austin County | 9.219 |
| 100 | Wilson County | 9.218 |
| 101 | Anderson County | 9.173 |
| 102 | Henderson County | 9.153 |
| 103 | Crane County | 9.143 |
| 103 | Lynn County | 9.143 |
| 105 | Hockley County | 9.142 |
| 106 | Andrews County | 9.113 |
| 107 | Coryell County | 9.108 |
| 108 | Deaf Smith County | 9.105 |
| 109 | Armstrong County | 9.091 |
| 109 | Schleicher County | 9.091 |
| 111 | Brooks County | 9.045 |
| 112 | Sherman County | 9.009 |
| 113 | Eastland County | 8.999 |
| 114 | El Paso County | 8.989 |
| 115 | Bastrop County | 8.988 |
| 116 | Lubbock County | 8.92 |
| 117 | Floyd County | 8.907 |
| 118 | Randall County | 8.903 |
| 119 | Colorado County | 8.893 |
| 120 | Moore County | 8.852 |
| 121 | Irion County | 8.85 |
| 122 | Young County | 8.795 |
| 123 | Parmer County | 8.786 |
| 124 | Swisher County | 8.734 |
| 124 | Van Zandt County | 8.734 |
| 126 | Bell County | 8.724 |
| 126 | Nacogdoches County | 8.724 |
| 128 | Coleman County | 8.719 |
| 129 | Callahan County | 8.696 |
| 129 | Harrison County | 8.696 |
| 131 | Terry County | 8.673 |
| 132 | Cherokee County | 8.656 |
| 133 | Galveston County | 8.645 |
| 134 | Ochiltree County | 8.644 |
| 135 | Nolan County | 8.571 |
| 136 | Madison County | 8.56 |
| 137 | Val Verde County | 8.545 |
| 138 | Jackson County | 8.531 |
| 138 | Wood County | 8.531 |
| 140 | McCulloch County | 8.5 |
| 141 | Willacy County | 8.499 |
| 142 | Cass County | 8.478 |
| 143 | Hall County | 8.475 |
| 144 | Webb County | 8.448 |
| 145 | Kleberg County | 8.423 |
| 146 | Dawson County | 8.4 |
| 147 | Bailey County | 8.397 |
| 148 | Comanche County | 8.381 |
| 149 | Aransas County | 8.357 |
| 150 | Midland County | 8.345 |
| 151 | Ector County | 8.328 |
| 152 | Smith County | 8.327 |
| 153 | Gonzales County | 8.3 |
| 154 | San Augustine County | 8.299 |
| 155 | Tom Green County | 8.289 |
| 156 | Gillespie County | 8.276 |
| 157 | Upshur County | 8.274 |
| 158 | Duval County | 8.271 |
| 159 | Angelina County | 8.243 |
| 160 | Wharton County | 8.231 |
| 161 | Maverick County | 8.219 |
| 161 | Mills County | 8.219 |
| 163 | Grimes County | 8.216 |
| 164 | Gregg County | 8.179 |
| 165 | Kerr County | 8.093 |
| 166 | Clay County | 8.081 |
| 167 | Nueces County | 8.073 |
| 168 | Uvalde County | 8.035 |
| 169 | Lamar County | 8.034 |
| 170 | Walker County | 8.028 |
| 171 | Runnels County | 8.02 |
| 172 | Fayette County | 7.994 |
| 173 | Brown County | 7.961 |
| 174 | Navarro County | 7.95 |
| 175 | Guadalupe County | 7.944 |
| 176 | Wilbarger County | 7.942 |
| 177 | Potter County | 7.912 |
| 178 | Burnet County | 7.896 |
| 179 | Palo Pinto County | 7.89 |
| 180 | Fisher County | 7.874 |
| 181 | Hunt County | 7.866 |
| 182 | La Salle County | 7.857 |
| 183 | McLennan County | 7.847 |
| 184 | Hidalgo County | 7.817 |
| 185 | Cochran County | 7.792 |
| 186 | DeWitt County | 7.786 |
| 187 | Orange County | 7.763 |
| 188 | Jim Wells County | 7.76 |
| 189 | Howard County | 7.749 |
| 190 | Taylor County | 7.743 |
| 191 | Jefferson County | 7.739 |
| 192 | Hale County | 7.731 |
| 193 | Lampasas County | 7.722 |
| 194 | Gaines County | 7.708 |
| 195 | Bowie County | 7.685 |
| 196 | Brazos County | 7.665 |
| 197 | Cooke County | 7.63 |
| 198 | Victoria County | 7.606 |
| 199 | Calhoun County | 7.543 |
| 200 | Wichita County | 7.535 |
| 201 | San Patricio County | 7.509 |
| 202 | Llano County | 7.489 |
| 203 | Milam County | 7.479 |
| 204 | Hardin County | 7.468 |
| 205 | Bee County | 7.451 |
| 206 | Cameron County | 7.397 |
| 207 | Marion County | 7.385 |
| 208 | Reagan County | 7.273 |
| 209 | Limestone County | 7.219 |
| 210 | Dallam County | 7.198 |
| 211 | Childress County | 7.186 |
| 212 | Shelby County | 7.032 |
| 213 | Yoakum County | 6.977 |
| 214 | Refugio County | 6.95 |
| 215 | Panola County | 6.881 |
| 216 | Martin County | 6.87 |
| 217 | Jasper County | 6.846 |
| 218 | Mason County | 6.667 |
| 219 | Castro County | 6.623 |
| 220 | Oldham County | 6.593 |
| 221 | Wheeler County | 6.557 |
| 222 | Erath County | 6.458 |
| 223 | Red River County | 6.433 |
| 224 | Live Oak County | 6.329 |
| 225 | Gray County | 6.186 |
| 226 | Baylor County | 6.154 |
| 227 | Burleson County | 6.07 |
| 228 | Lavaca County | 5.973 |
| 229 | Lamb County | 5.936 |
| 230 | Presidio County | 5.926 |
| 231 | Hopkins County | 5.839 |
| 232 | Jim Hogg County | 5.797 |
| 233 | Dimmit County | 5.783 |
| 234 | Winkler County | 5.54 |
| 235 | Upton County | 5.376 |
| 236 | Shackelford County | 5.31 |
| 237 | Hartley County | 5.263 |
| 238 | Starr County | 5.037 |
| 239 | Crosby County | 4.969 |
| 240 | Sutton County | 4.854 |
| 241 | Garza County | 4.528 |
| 242 | Carson County | 4.065 |
| 243 | Hansford County | 3.774 |
| 244 | Zapata County | 3.69 |