Counties in Texas by establishment exit rate
Kinney County had the highest establishment exit rate of 238 counties in 2014, at 22.222%. Roberts County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 8.305% and the figure for Texas was 8.766%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2014
- Under 6.6
- 6.6 to 7.7
- 7.7 to 8.3
- 8.3 to 8.9
- 8.9 to 10
- 10 and over
- No data
Top 40 counties, 2014
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2014 (%) | Change on 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinney County | 22.222 | |
| 2 | Terrell County | 17.143 | +1.35 pts |
| 3 | Zavala County | 14.151 | +5.54 pts |
| 4 | Coke County | 14.035 | +3.6 pts |
| 5 | Presidio County | 13.934 | +5.87 pts |
| 6 | Sabine County | 12.795 | +6.63 pts |
| 7 | Schleicher County | 12.632 | +2.32 pts |
| 8 | Andrews County | 12.536 | +1.18 pts |
| 9 | McMullen County | 12.5 | |
| 10 | Knox County | 12.291 | +5.81 pts |
| 11 | Bandera County | 11.905 | +2.45 pts |
| 12 | Castro County | 11.692 | +5.08 pts |
| 13 | Crane County | 11.628 | +8.1 pts |
| 14 | San Jacinto County | 11.616 | +2.46 pts |
| 15 | Childress County | 11.409 | -2.14 pts |
| 16 | Lipscomb County | 11.299 | -1.47 pts |
| 17 | Hamilton County | 11.168 | +1.19 pts |
| 18 | Sherman County | 11.111 | +6.19 pts |
| 19 | Trinity County | 10.909 | +1 pts |
| 20 | Delta County | 10.811 | +5.45 pts |
| 21 | Coleman County | 10.784 | +3.19 pts |
| 22 | Franklin County | 10.759 | +1.47 pts |
| 23 | Llano County | 10.681 | +0.92 pts |
| 24 | Swisher County | 10.646 | +3.21 pts |
| 25 | Morris County | 10.624 | +1.27 pts |
| 26 | Wilson County | 10.581 | +1.04 pts |
| 27 | Jim Hogg County | 10.286 | +3.62 pts |
| 28 | Collin County | 10.257 | -0.03 pts |
| 29 | Harrison County | 10.152 | +1.51 pts |
| 30 | Bastrop County | 10.128 | +1.15 pts |
| 31 | Upton County | 10.127 | +3.68 pts |
| 32 | Shelby County | 10.116 | -1.26 pts |
| 33 | Wheeler County | 10.112 | +0.89 pts |
| 34 | Cochran County | 10.101 | -1.33 pts |
| 35 | Lavaca County | 10.056 | +5.33 pts |
| 36 | Brown County | 10.035 | +2.83 pts |
| 37 | Denton County | 10.027 | +0.22 pts |
| 38 | Van Zandt County | 10.006 | +2.49 pts |
| 39 | Rockwall County | 10.003 | +0.24 pts |
| 40 | Grimes County | 10 | +3.53 pts |
| 41 | Lampasas County | 9.984 | +1.02 pts |
| 42 | Frio County | 9.917 | +2.69 pts |
| 43 | Fort Bend County | 9.905 | +0.17 pts |
| 44 | Hartley County | 9.865 | +0.17 pts |
| 45 | Leon County | 9.756 | -1.47 pts |
| 46 | Irion County | 9.709 | -2.92 pts |
| 47 | Wilbarger County | 9.695 | -1.07 pts |
| 48 | Clay County | 9.665 | +0.21 pts |
| 49 | Cherokee County | 9.637 | +1.88 pts |
| 50 | Lamar County | 9.545 | +1.95 pts |
| 51 | Calhoun County | 9.486 | +2.82 pts |
| 52 | Bosque County | 9.472 | +2.62 pts |
| 53 | Tyler County | 9.426 | +0.26 pts |
| 54 | Haskell County | 9.42 | +2.2 pts |
| 55 | Aransas County | 9.385 | +0.65 pts |
| 56 | Goliad County | 9.333 | -6.1 pts |
| 57 | Eastland County | 9.292 | +1.49 pts |
| 58 | Jim Wells County | 9.289 | +0.86 pts |
| 59 | Hidalgo County | 9.266 | +0.27 pts |
| 60 | Travis County | 9.261 | -0.37 pts |
| 61 | Dallas County | 9.249 | -0.17 pts |
| 62 | Montgomery County | 9.21 | -0.76 pts |
| 63 | Williamson County | 9.205 | -0.05 pts |
| 64 | Jones County | 9.182 | -0.62 pts |
| 65 | Dallam County | 9.164 | +2.02 pts |
| 66 | Wood County | 9.156 | +0.49 pts |
| 67 | Polk County | 9.125 | +0.47 pts |
| 68 | El Paso County | 9.121 | -0.67 pts |
| 69 | Hill County | 9.091 | -1.35 pts |
| 69 | Hudspeth County | 9.091 | |
| 71 | Bell County | 8.987 | +0.41 pts |
| 72 | Harris County | 8.966 | -0.15 pts |
| 73 | Reeves County | 8.962 | -1.48 pts |
| 74 | Ellis County | 8.931 | +1.14 pts |
| 74 | Fannin County | 8.931 | +2.63 pts |
| 76 | Runnels County | 8.92 | +3.83 pts |
| 77 | Zapata County | 8.917 | +2.27 pts |
| 78 | Tarrant County | 8.903 | -0.35 pts |
| 79 | Comal County | 8.879 | +0.36 pts |
| 80 | Karnes County | 8.865 | +0.37 pts |
| 80 | Live Oak County | 8.865 | +0.58 pts |
| 82 | Brazoria County | 8.857 | +0.94 pts |
| 83 | Kleberg County | 8.843 | +0.85 pts |
| 84 | Bee County | 8.834 | +1.11 pts |
| 85 | Liberty County | 8.822 | +0.12 pts |
| 86 | Jasper County | 8.791 | +0.47 pts |
| 87 | Bexar County | 8.759 | -0.61 pts |
| 88 | Crosby County | 8.743 | +3.37 pts |
| 89 | Matagorda County | 8.741 | +1.44 pts |
| 90 | Crockett County | 8.734 | -3.34 pts |
| 91 | Jack County | 8.717 | +0.07 pts |
| 92 | Houston County | 8.683 | -0.14 pts |
| 93 | Somervell County | 8.672 | +2.29 pts |
| 94 | Henderson County | 8.668 | +0.95 pts |
| 95 | Rains County | 8.667 | +1.13 pts |
| 96 | Cass County | 8.619 | +0.33 pts |
| 97 | Carson County | 8.612 | -1 pts |
| 98 | Briscoe County | 8.571 | |
| 98 | Martin County | 8.571 | -0.13 pts |
| 100 | Galveston County | 8.563 | +0.49 pts |
| 101 | Falls County | 8.559 | +1.38 pts |
| 102 | Moore County | 8.551 | +0.73 pts |
| 103 | Archer County | 8.547 | +0.41 pts |
| 104 | Rusk County | 8.511 | +0.07 pts |
| 105 | Navarro County | 8.501 | +0.76 pts |
| 106 | Guadalupe County | 8.469 | +0.01 pts |
| 107 | Gregg County | 8.457 | +0.78 pts |
| 108 | Panola County | 8.451 | -1.1 pts |
| 109 | Marion County | 8.442 | +1.25 pts |
| 109 | Red River County | 8.442 | -1.05 pts |
| 111 | Hood County | 8.436 | -2.18 pts |
| 112 | San Patricio County | 8.422 | +1.09 pts |
| 113 | Upshur County | 8.411 | -4.24 pts |
| 114 | Hall County | 8.392 | +1.45 pts |
| 115 | Burleson County | 8.36 | -1.32 pts |
| 116 | San Augustine County | 8.333 | -3.1 pts |
| 116 | Webb County | 8.333 | +0.36 pts |
| 118 | Hopkins County | 8.315 | -0.12 pts |
| 119 | Pecos County | 8.307 | -0.72 pts |
| 120 | Blanco County | 8.302 | +3.04 pts |
| 121 | Willacy County | 8.287 | -2.89 pts |
| 122 | Edwards County | 8.219 | -2.74 pts |
| 122 | Hardeman County | 8.219 | -3.86 pts |
| 124 | Hunt County | 8.204 | -0.61 pts |
| 125 | Ward County | 8.171 | +2.58 pts |
| 126 | Cameron County | 8.167 | -0.88 pts |
| 127 | Callahan County | 8.163 | -1.02 pts |
| 128 | Smith County | 8.154 | +0.75 pts |
| 129 | Orange County | 8.137 | +0.46 pts |
| 130 | Walker County | 8.128 | -0.92 pts |
| 131 | Grayson County | 8.125 | +0.12 pts |
| 132 | Austin County | 8.113 | +0.03 pts |
| 133 | Terry County | 8.108 | -3.76 pts |
| 134 | Midland County | 8.1 | -0.32 pts |
| 135 | Kendall County | 8.084 | -2.55 pts |
| 136 | Hays County | 8.048 | -1.42 pts |
| 137 | Parker County | 8.025 | -2.24 pts |
| 138 | Freestone County | 8.024 | -0.8 pts |
| 139 | Atascosa County | 7.989 | -1.04 pts |
| 140 | Sutton County | 7.968 | +3.21 pts |
| 141 | Brooks County | 7.965 | +1.07 pts |
| 142 | Collingsworth County | 7.937 | +3.06 pts |
| 142 | Fisher County | 7.937 | -0.06 pts |
| 144 | Palo Pinto County | 7.934 | +0.25 pts |
| 145 | Johnson County | 7.933 | -1.22 pts |
| 145 | Kaufman County | 7.933 | -1.31 pts |
| 147 | Angelina County | 7.918 | +1.28 pts |
| 148 | Milam County | 7.916 | -1.76 pts |
| 149 | Hardin County | 7.914 | -0.04 pts |
| 150 | Val Verde County | 7.906 | -1.65 pts |
| 151 | La Salle County | 7.905 | +4.35 pts |
| 151 | Medina County | 7.905 | +1.73 pts |
| 153 | Titus County | 7.862 | -0.3 pts |
| 154 | Lee County | 7.828 | +0.68 pts |
| 155 | Nueces County | 7.814 | +0.46 pts |
| 156 | Brazos County | 7.81 | -0.09 pts |
| 157 | Gray County | 7.785 | -0.21 pts |
| 158 | Dimmit County | 7.763 | -6.59 pts |
| 159 | Yoakum County | 7.715 | -0.69 pts |
| 160 | Wise County | 7.677 | +0.56 pts |
| 161 | Mitchell County | 7.663 | +2.19 pts |
| 162 | Hansford County | 7.639 | +2.79 pts |
| 163 | Burnet County | 7.628 | -1.69 pts |
| 164 | Jeff Davis County | 7.619 | -5.46 pts |
| 165 | Jefferson County | 7.615 | -0.48 pts |
| 166 | Lubbock County | 7.613 | -0.85 pts |
| 167 | Parmer County | 7.595 | +1 pts |
| 168 | McLennan County | 7.562 | -0.52 pts |
| 169 | Madison County | 7.529 | -0.11 pts |
| 170 | Erath County | 7.514 | -3.8 pts |
| 171 | Nolan County | 7.512 | -0.8 pts |
| 172 | Hemphill County | 7.477 | -4.18 pts |
| 173 | Donley County | 7.453 | -4.01 pts |
| 174 | Potter County | 7.449 | +0.23 pts |
| 175 | Gillespie County | 7.438 | -0.3 pts |
| 176 | Tom Green County | 7.429 | +1.34 pts |
| 177 | Fayette County | 7.418 | -0.71 pts |
| 178 | Limestone County | 7.407 | +0.98 pts |
| 178 | Lynn County | 7.407 | -0.16 pts |
| 180 | Hale County | 7.39 | -1.92 pts |
| 181 | Taylor County | 7.384 | -0.7 pts |
| 182 | McCulloch County | 7.282 | +0.58 pts |
| 183 | Newton County | 7.261 | -3.41 pts |
| 184 | Cooke County | 7.242 | -0.73 pts |
| 185 | Maverick County | 7.235 | -2.2 pts |
| 186 | Randall County | 7.223 | -1.28 pts |
| 187 | Ector County | 7.199 | -0.28 pts |
| 188 | Gonzales County | 7.17 | +0.63 pts |
| 189 | Ochiltree County | 7.163 | +0.67 pts |
| 190 | Chambers County | 7.158 | -2.18 pts |
| 191 | DeWitt County | 7.108 | -3.04 pts |
| 192 | Bowie County | 7.096 | -0.41 pts |
| 193 | Kerr County | 7.037 | -0.9 pts |
| 194 | Duval County | 6.962 | -0.18 pts |
| 195 | Comanche County | 6.897 | -1.55 pts |
| 196 | Hockley County | 6.674 | -0.41 pts |
| 197 | Bailey County | 6.667 | -8.94 pts |
| 198 | Wichita County | 6.646 | -0.63 pts |
| 199 | Colorado County | 6.624 | -0.07 pts |
| 200 | Coryell County | 6.605 | -3.62 pts |
| 201 | Uvalde County | 6.577 | -1.76 pts |
| 202 | Washington County | 6.565 | -1.88 pts |
| 203 | Robertson County | 6.551 | -0.08 pts |
| 204 | Nacogdoches County | 6.515 | -1.44 pts |
| 205 | Starr County | 6.507 | +1.41 pts |
| 206 | Victoria County | 6.5 | -0.06 pts |
| 207 | Waller County | 6.388 | -1.68 pts |
| 208 | Caldwell County | 6.36 | +0.25 pts |
| 209 | Montague County | 6.349 | -3.46 pts |
| 210 | Mason County | 6.299 | +2.22 pts |
| 211 | Wharton County | 6.287 | +0.72 pts |
| 212 | Shackelford County | 6.275 | -3.46 pts |
| 213 | Deaf Smith County | 6.191 | -1.36 pts |
| 214 | Winkler County | 6.079 | +0.04 pts |
| 215 | Anderson County | 6.016 | -3.31 pts |
| 216 | Gaines County | 5.938 | -1.97 pts |
| 217 | Mills County | 5.882 | -5.6 pts |
| 218 | Howard County | 5.878 | -2.38 pts |
| 219 | San Saba County | 5.654 | -5.82 pts |
| 220 | Young County | 5.596 | -0.61 pts |
| 221 | Scurry County | 5.431 | -0.39 pts |
| 222 | Hutchinson County | 5.316 | -3.17 pts |
| 223 | Real County | 5.195 | -8.05 pts |
| 224 | Brewster County | 5.088 | -6.77 pts |
| 225 | Stephens County | 5.053 | -4.73 pts |
| 226 | Camp County | 5 | -2.79 pts |
| 227 | Refugio County | 4.912 | -1.63 pts |
| 228 | Jackson County | 4.762 | -2.37 pts |
| 229 | Lamb County | 4.741 | -4.82 pts |
| 230 | Floyd County | 4.667 | +0.58 pts |
| 231 | Kimble County | 4.651 | -4.08 pts |
| 232 | Dawson County | 4.167 | -1.61 pts |
| 233 | Baylor County | 3.902 | -4.06 pts |
| 234 | Reagan County | 2.586 | -3.99 pts |
| 235 | Borden County | 0 | 0 pts |
| 235 | Foard County | 0 | |
| 235 | Kenedy County | 0 | |
| 235 | Roberts County | 0 | 0 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. 15 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2014 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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.
Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Texas by establishment exit rate, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv
MLA 9
Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Texas by establishment exit rate, 2014. 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/texas-counties?period=2014. 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 Texas by establishment exit rate, 2014. 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/texas-counties?period=2014.
Harvard
U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Texas by establishment exit rate, 2014 [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/texas-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_texas_by_2014,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010: Counties in Texas by establishment exit rate, 2014}},
year = {2025},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-exit-rate/texas-counties?period=2014. Publisher attribution: 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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Questions
Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?
Kinney County, with 22.222% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?
Roberts County, with 0% in 2014.
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. 15 counties have no value for 2014 and are not ranked.