Counties in Texas by establishment exit rate
Cochran County had the highest establishment exit rate of 240 counties in 2019, at 21.053%. Terrell County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.99% and the figure for Texas was 8.715%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2019
- Under 6.3
- 6.3 to 7.3
- 7.3 to 8
- 8 to 8.7
- 8.7 to 9.7
- 9.7 and over
- No data
Top 40 counties, 2019
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2019 (%) | Change on 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cochran County | 21.053 | +8.71 pts |
| 2 | Schleicher County | 20 | |
| 3 | Glasscock County | 18.462 | |
| 4 | Lynn County | 16.185 | +7.44 pts |
| 5 | Irion County | 15.238 | +9.41 pts |
| 6 | Stonewall County | 13.483 | +4.49 pts |
| 7 | Hartley County | 12.963 | +4.71 pts |
| 8 | Oldham County | 12.903 | |
| 9 | Mitchell County | 12.712 | +5.12 pts |
| 10 | Parmer County | 12.603 | +4.56 pts |
| 11 | Shackelford County | 12.295 | +2.77 pts |
| 12 | Haskell County | 12.167 | +2.57 pts |
| 13 | Brewster County | 12.075 | +4.34 pts |
| 14 | Goliad County | 11.921 | +2.49 pts |
| 15 | Bandera County | 11.831 | +1.79 pts |
| 16 | Frio County | 11.823 | +3.97 pts |
| 17 | La Salle County | 11.806 | +2.31 pts |
| 18 | Mason County | 11.673 | +0.27 pts |
| 19 | McCulloch County | 11.558 | +1.53 pts |
| 20 | Jack County | 11.358 | -2.2 pts |
| 21 | Reagan County | 11.111 | +1.51 pts |
| 22 | Lee County | 11.054 | +3.64 pts |
| 23 | Zavala County | 11 | +1.2 pts |
| 24 | Polk County | 10.994 | +2.79 pts |
| 25 | Fort Bend County | 10.969 | +0.18 pts |
| 26 | Hall County | 10.938 | +3.36 pts |
| 27 | Coke County | 10.909 | 0 pts |
| 28 | Archer County | 10.667 | -0.5 pts |
| 29 | Crane County | 10.588 | +3.04 pts |
| 30 | San Jacinto County | 10.553 | +2.92 pts |
| 31 | Red River County | 10.323 | +0.86 pts |
| 32 | Collin County | 10.317 | -0.66 pts |
| 33 | Clay County | 10.256 | -0.04 pts |
| 34 | Milam County | 10.204 | +2.78 pts |
| 35 | Austin County | 10.178 | +3.23 pts |
| 36 | Zapata County | 10.156 | -0.57 pts |
| 37 | Denton County | 10.144 | -0.2 pts |
| 38 | Willacy County | 10.084 | -1.03 pts |
| 39 | Burleson County | 9.852 | +2.64 pts |
| 40 | Upshur County | 9.761 | -0.69 pts |
| 41 | Yoakum County | 9.742 | +3.33 pts |
| 42 | Freestone County | 9.735 | -1.04 pts |
| 43 | Kaufman County | 9.57 | +1.08 pts |
| 44 | Gaines County | 9.48 | -1.5 pts |
| 45 | Hill County | 9.444 | +1.11 pts |
| 46 | Young County | 9.436 | +1.69 pts |
| 47 | Montgomery County | 9.432 | -0.91 pts |
| 48 | Lampasas County | 9.415 | +1.54 pts |
| 49 | Travis County | 9.414 | -0.35 pts |
| 50 | Palo Pinto County | 9.383 | +0.19 pts |
| 51 | Hudspeth County | 9.375 | -0.46 pts |
| 52 | Medina County | 9.37 | -1.28 pts |
| 53 | Mills County | 9.346 | |
| 54 | Winkler County | 9.329 | -0.91 pts |
| 55 | Leon County | 9.302 | -1.19 pts |
| 55 | Sterling County | 9.302 | +2.63 pts |
| 57 | Hutchinson County | 9.291 | +0.97 pts |
| 58 | Pecos County | 9.265 | +1.74 pts |
| 59 | Brown County | 9.202 | +1.03 pts |
| 60 | Newton County | 9.18 | +1.34 pts |
| 61 | Andrews County | 9.149 | +1.37 pts |
| 62 | Liberty County | 9.137 | +0.57 pts |
| 63 | Rockwall County | 9.129 | +0.77 pts |
| 64 | Hays County | 9.128 | +0.86 pts |
| 65 | Harris County | 9.106 | -0.52 pts |
| 66 | Wise County | 9.094 | -0.67 pts |
| 67 | Van Zandt County | 9.091 | -1.44 pts |
| 68 | Montague County | 9.046 | +1.89 pts |
| 69 | Wheeler County | 9.032 | +0.34 pts |
| 70 | Madison County | 8.998 | +0.77 pts |
| 71 | Dallas County | 8.915 | -0.99 pts |
| 72 | McMullen County | 8.889 | |
| 73 | Williamson County | 8.876 | -0.22 pts |
| 74 | Smith County | 8.867 | +0.94 pts |
| 75 | Tarrant County | 8.831 | -0.24 pts |
| 76 | Hood County | 8.813 | -1.41 pts |
| 77 | Bastrop County | 8.792 | -0.96 pts |
| 78 | Wilbarger County | 8.791 | -0.48 pts |
| 79 | Bexar County | 8.785 | -0.85 pts |
| 80 | Galveston County | 8.757 | -0.76 pts |
| 81 | Atascosa County | 8.734 | -0.33 pts |
| 82 | Johnson County | 8.697 | +0.9 pts |
| 83 | Tyler County | 8.696 | +2.31 pts |
| 84 | Dimmit County | 8.676 | +0.95 pts |
| 85 | Orange County | 8.652 | -0.31 pts |
| 86 | Wood County | 8.65 | -2.23 pts |
| 87 | Victoria County | 8.643 | +1.17 pts |
| 88 | Bell County | 8.584 | -1.36 pts |
| 89 | Panola County | 8.571 | +2.35 pts |
| 90 | Martin County | 8.547 | +2.41 pts |
| 90 | Maverick County | 8.547 | +2.08 pts |
| 92 | Aransas County | 8.534 | -10.47 pts |
| 93 | Lamar County | 8.527 | -0.02 pts |
| 94 | Donley County | 8.511 | -1.35 pts |
| 95 | El Paso County | 8.424 | +0.03 pts |
| 96 | Anderson County | 8.403 | -0.63 pts |
| 97 | Guadalupe County | 8.37 | -0.47 pts |
| 98 | Brazos County | 8.364 | +0.32 pts |
| 99 | Rains County | 8.358 | +2.19 pts |
| 100 | Fannin County | 8.352 | -0.33 pts |
| 101 | Parker County | 8.315 | -0.56 pts |
| 102 | Reeves County | 8.27 | +2.11 pts |
| 103 | Lamb County | 8.257 | -3.05 pts |
| 104 | Throckmorton County | 8.247 | |
| 105 | Llano County | 8.232 | -2 pts |
| 106 | Hale County | 8.19 | +0.56 pts |
| 107 | Hidalgo County | 8.172 | -1.15 pts |
| 108 | Live Oak County | 8.163 | -1.56 pts |
| 109 | Childress County | 8.15 | -0.82 pts |
| 109 | Marion County | 8.15 | -0.46 pts |
| 111 | Shelby County | 8.102 | +0.17 pts |
| 112 | Jim Wells County | 8.073 | +0.08 pts |
| 113 | Karnes County | 8.065 | -1.89 pts |
| 114 | Gray County | 8.063 | +0.53 pts |
| 115 | Randall County | 8.029 | -1.3 pts |
| 116 | Sabine County | 8.025 | +0.21 pts |
| 116 | Trinity County | 8.025 | -0.75 pts |
| 118 | Terry County | 8 | -0.88 pts |
| 119 | Comal County | 7.996 | -1.07 pts |
| 120 | Kleberg County | 7.992 | -0.48 pts |
| 121 | Ward County | 7.987 | +0.91 pts |
| 122 | Coleman County | 7.958 | -4.02 pts |
| 123 | Upton County | 7.947 | +3.92 pts |
| 124 | Webb County | 7.943 | -0.63 pts |
| 125 | San Patricio County | 7.936 | -2.73 pts |
| 126 | Grayson County | 7.928 | +1.07 pts |
| 127 | Henderson County | 7.924 | -0.97 pts |
| 128 | Wilson County | 7.919 | -4.52 pts |
| 129 | Coryell County | 7.915 | -3.2 pts |
| 130 | Burnet County | 7.889 | -0.76 pts |
| 131 | Jackson County | 7.886 | -1.64 pts |
| 132 | Garza County | 7.874 | +0.92 pts |
| 133 | Nueces County | 7.852 | -0.12 pts |
| 134 | Harrison County | 7.84 | -0.49 pts |
| 135 | Castro County | 7.818 | +2.66 pts |
| 136 | Ellis County | 7.811 | -0.82 pts |
| 137 | Erath County | 7.796 | -2.3 pts |
| 138 | Matagorda County | 7.788 | +0.73 pts |
| 139 | Brazoria County | 7.777 | -0.29 pts |
| 139 | Cameron County | 7.777 | +0.08 pts |
| 141 | Dallam County | 7.772 | -0.47 pts |
| 142 | Culberson County | 7.767 | -3.88 pts |
| 143 | Swisher County | 7.725 | -2.23 pts |
| 144 | Hardeman County | 7.692 | |
| 145 | Navarro County | 7.688 | +0.8 pts |
| 146 | Robertson County | 7.631 | -2.71 pts |
| 147 | Delta County | 7.619 | |
| 148 | Starr County | 7.612 | +1.32 pts |
| 149 | Lubbock County | 7.594 | -0.58 pts |
| 150 | Angelina County | 7.565 | -0.41 pts |
| 151 | Bailey County | 7.491 | -0.57 pts |
| 152 | Wichita County | 7.486 | -0.49 pts |
| 153 | Midland County | 7.471 | -0.15 pts |
| 154 | Jones County | 7.469 | -3.32 pts |
| 155 | Walker County | 7.457 | -1.61 pts |
| 156 | Wharton County | 7.423 | +0.86 pts |
| 157 | Rusk County | 7.422 | -0.04 pts |
| 158 | Hamilton County | 7.389 | -0.67 pts |
| 159 | Nolan County | 7.339 | -2.07 pts |
| 160 | Kendall County | 7.322 | -1.83 pts |
| 161 | Menard County | 7.317 | -0.18 pts |
| 162 | Gregg County | 7.314 | -1.13 pts |
| 163 | Val Verde County | 7.299 | -0.97 pts |
| 164 | Potter County | 7.292 | -0.32 pts |
| 165 | McLennan County | 7.283 | -0.39 pts |
| 166 | Bowie County | 7.267 | -0.53 pts |
| 167 | Camp County | 7.216 | -0.97 pts |
| 168 | Franklin County | 7.213 | -4.04 pts |
| 169 | Howard County | 7.168 | -0.11 pts |
| 170 | Nacogdoches County | 7.158 | -1.21 pts |
| 171 | Hunt County | 7.124 | -2.45 pts |
| 172 | Titus County | 7.101 | -2.75 pts |
| 173 | Ector County | 7.084 | -1.14 pts |
| 174 | Jeff Davis County | 7.018 | +0.12 pts |
| 175 | Blanco County | 6.995 | +0.39 pts |
| 176 | Dawson County | 6.99 | -0.14 pts |
| 177 | Jefferson County | 6.981 | -0.89 pts |
| 178 | Gillespie County | 6.938 | -0.85 pts |
| 179 | Hopkins County | 6.911 | -2.82 pts |
| 180 | Chambers County | 6.903 | -2.59 pts |
| 180 | Colorado County | 6.903 | +0.72 pts |
| 182 | Concho County | 6.897 | +0.08 pts |
| 183 | Moore County | 6.88 | +0.58 pts |
| 184 | Hardin County | 6.82 | -0.8 pts |
| 185 | Deaf Smith County | 6.77 | -3.01 pts |
| 186 | Caldwell County | 6.715 | -2.22 pts |
| 187 | San Augustine County | 6.695 | -3.47 pts |
| 188 | Hockley County | 6.681 | -2.13 pts |
| 189 | Lipscomb County | 6.667 | -5.1 pts |
| 189 | Uvalde County | 6.667 | +1.13 pts |
| 191 | Duval County | 6.618 | -6.62 pts |
| 192 | Limestone County | 6.566 | -0.33 pts |
| 193 | Waller County | 6.547 | -2.78 pts |
| 194 | Jim Hogg County | 6.494 | -3.7 pts |
| 195 | San Saba County | 6.475 | -4.68 pts |
| 196 | Callahan County | 6.388 | -5.83 pts |
| 197 | Crockett County | 6.364 | -3.41 pts |
| 198 | Bee County | 6.332 | -3.22 pts |
| 199 | Tom Green County | 6.311 | -1.47 pts |
| 200 | Taylor County | 6.259 | -1.65 pts |
| 201 | Kerr County | 6.239 | -2.31 pts |
| 202 | Morris County | 6.235 | +0.45 pts |
| 203 | Kimble County | 6.226 | +0.54 pts |
| 204 | Calhoun County | 6.21 | -2.63 pts |
| 205 | Cherokee County | 6.089 | -2.67 pts |
| 206 | Eastland County | 6.082 | -1.08 pts |
| 206 | Fayette County | 6.082 | -1.08 pts |
| 208 | Floyd County | 6.061 | -1.54 pts |
| 209 | Refugio County | 5.993 | -4.34 pts |
| 210 | Grimes County | 5.967 | -1.54 pts |
| 211 | Presidio County | 5.957 | -1.77 pts |
| 212 | Collingsworth County | 5.926 | |
| 213 | Cooke County | 5.896 | -1.07 pts |
| 214 | Falls County | 5.856 | -3.09 pts |
| 215 | Knox County | 5.848 | -2.59 pts |
| 216 | Jasper County | 5.802 | -1.11 pts |
| 217 | Lavaca County | 5.797 | -0.26 pts |
| 218 | Houston County | 5.634 | -2.13 pts |
| 219 | Washington County | 5.591 | -1.37 pts |
| 220 | Comanche County | 5.579 | +1.64 pts |
| 221 | DeWitt County | 5.542 | -0.31 pts |
| 222 | Stephens County | 5.252 | -4.48 pts |
| 223 | Cass County | 5.229 | -3.44 pts |
| 224 | Carson County | 5.106 | -7.61 pts |
| 225 | Bosque County | 5.091 | -1.24 pts |
| 226 | Gonzales County | 5.04 | -3.43 pts |
| 227 | Scurry County | 5 | -3.57 pts |
| 228 | Brooks County | 4.808 | -4.76 pts |
| 229 | Somervell County | 4.796 | -4.89 pts |
| 230 | Fisher County | 4.688 | -1.61 pts |
| 231 | Runnels County | 4.489 | -3.67 pts |
| 232 | Hemphill County | 4.396 | -2.15 pts |
| 233 | Baylor County | 4.167 | -4.25 pts |
| 234 | Ochiltree County | 3.756 | -6.2 pts |
| 235 | Real County | 3.659 | -5.37 pts |
| 236 | Sutton County | 3.62 | -9.6 pts |
| 237 | Crosby County | 3.488 | -6.74 pts |
| 238 | Hansford County | 2.92 | -2.25 pts |
| 239 | Motley County | 0 | |
| 239 | Terrell County | 0 | -30.3 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. 13 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2019 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.
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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_texas_by_2019,
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, 2019}},
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=2019. 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?
Cochran County, with 21.053% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?
Terrell County, with 0% in 2019.
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. 13 counties have no value for 2019 and are not ranked.