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US counties by establishment exit rate

Daggett County had the highest establishment exit rate of 3091 counties in 2012, at 26.316%. Treasure County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 8.532% and the figure for the United States was 9.332%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26.316Daggett County
Lowest0Treasure County
Median8.5323091 counties
United States9.332History

Map of counties, 2012

%, 2012. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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, 2012

Daggett County: 26.316 %Daggett County26.316Ripley County: 26.025 %Ripley County26.025Keya Paha County: 25 %Keya Paha County25Irwin County: 24.034 %Irwin County24.034Thomas County: 23.81 %Thomas County23.81Lake and Peninsula Borough: 23.529 %Lake and Peninsula Borough23.529Wayne County: 22.737 %Wayne County22.737Adams County: 22.026 %Adams County22.026Johnson County: 21.904 %Johnson County21.904Alpine County: 21.875 %Alpine County21.875Carter County: 21.192 %Carter County21.192Costilla County: 20 %Costilla County20Schley County: 19.298 %Schley County19.298Dunklin County: 19.108 %Dunklin County19.108Saguache County: 18.868 %Saguache County18.868Teton County: 18.7 %Teton County18.7Cheyenne County: 17.857 %Cheyenne County17.857Rains County: 17.627 %Rains County17.627Shannon County: 17.6 %Shannon County17.6Daviess County: 17.329 %Daviess County17.329Clay County: 17.259 %Clay County17.259Skamania County: 17.162 %Skamania County17.162Hancock County: 16.822 %Hancock County16.822Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 16.725 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area16.725Piute County: 16.667 %Piute County16.667Wirt County: 16.667 %Wirt County16.667Gallatin County: 16.41 %Gallatin County16.41Motley County: 16.393 %Motley County16.393San Augustine County: 16.342 %San Augustine County16.342Madison County: 16.327 %Madison County16.327Wheeler County: 16.296 %Wheeler County16.296Briscoe County: 16.216 %Briscoe County16.216Park County: 15.845 %Park County15.845Lancaster County: 15.824 %Lancaster County15.824Bledsoe County: 15.789 %Bledsoe County15.789Delta County: 15.729 %Delta County15.729Crenshaw County: 15.686 %Crenshaw County15.686Yakutat City and Borough: 15.686 %Yakutat City and Borough15.686Wakulla County: 15.491 %Wakulla County15.491Jackson County: 15.476 %Jackson County15.476Daggett County: 26.316 %Daggett County26.316Ripley County: 26.025 %Ripley County26.025Keya Paha County: 25 %Keya Paha County25Irwin County: 24.034 %Irwin County24.034Thomas County: 23.81 %Thomas County23.81Lake and Peninsula Borough: 23.529 %Lake and Peninsula Borough23.529Wayne County: 22.737 %Wayne County22.737Adams County: 22.026 %Adams County22.026Johnson County: 21.904 %Johnson County21.904Alpine County: 21.875 %Alpine County21.875Carter County: 21.192 %Carter County21.192Costilla County: 20 %Costilla County20Schley County: 19.298 %Schley County19.298Dunklin County: 19.108 %Dunklin County19.108Saguache County: 18.868 %Saguache County18.868Teton County: 18.7 %Teton County18.7Cheyenne County: 17.857 %Cheyenne County17.857Rains County: 17.627 %Rains County17.627Shannon County: 17.6 %Shannon County17.6Daviess County: 17.329 %Daviess County17.329Clay County: 17.259 %Clay County17.259Skamania County: 17.162 %Skamania County17.162Hancock County: 16.822 %Hancock County16.822Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 16.725 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area16.725Piute County: 16.667 %Piute County16.667Wirt County: 16.667 %Wirt County16.667Gallatin County: 16.41 %Gallatin County16.41Motley County: 16.393 %Motley County16.393San Augustine County: 16.342 %San Augustine County16.342Madison County: 16.327 %Madison County16.327Wheeler County: 16.296 %Wheeler County16.296Briscoe County: 16.216 %Briscoe County16.216Park County: 15.845 %Park County15.845Lancaster County: 15.824 %Lancaster County15.824Bledsoe County: 15.789 %Bledsoe County15.789Delta County: 15.729 %Delta County15.729Crenshaw County: 15.686 %Crenshaw County15.686Yakutat City and Borough: 15.686 %Yakutat City and Borough15.686Wakulla County: 15.491 %Wakulla County15.491Jackson County: 15.476 %Jackson County15.476
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Daggett County26.316n/a
2Ripley County26.025+7.15 pts
3Keya Paha County25n/a
4Irwin County24.034+17.37 pts
5Thomas County23.81+10.77 pts
6Lake and Peninsula Borough23.529n/a
7Wayne County22.737+11.09 pts
8Adams County22.026+4.07 pts
9Johnson County21.904+10.03 pts
10Alpine County21.875n/a
11Carter County21.192+8.65 pts
12Costilla County20+10.48 pts
13Schley County19.298+10.82 pts
14Dunklin County19.108+6.58 pts
15Saguache County18.868+7.05 pts
16Teton County18.7-3.49 pts
17Cheyenne County17.857+9.38 pts
18Rains County17.627+10.12 pts
19Shannon County17.6+5.2 pts
20Daviess County17.329+7.4 pts
21Clay County17.259+5.67 pts
22Skamania County17.162+1.34 pts
23Hancock County16.822-1.51 pts
24Southeast Fairbanks Census Area16.725+3.71 pts
25Piute County16.667n/a
25Wirt County16.667+11.79 pts
27Gallatin County16.41+7.54 pts
28Motley County16.393-1.52 pts
29San Augustine County16.342+6.38 pts
30Madison County16.327-0.88 pts
31Wheeler County16.296+3.25 pts
32Briscoe County16.216n/a
33Park County15.845-0.71 pts
34Lancaster County15.824+4.22 pts
35Bledsoe County15.789+3.62 pts
36Delta County15.729+3.03 pts
37Crenshaw County15.686+7.63 pts
37Yakutat City and Borough15.686n/a
39Wakulla County15.491-0.31 pts
40Jackson County15.476+0.18 pts
41Clear Creek County15.413-0.27 pts
42Andrew County15.385+6.5 pts
43Crowley County15.19n/a
44Gulf County15.18+6.47 pts
45Benton County15.156+2.96 pts
46Calhoun County15.116+8.18 pts
47Towns County15.038+4.08 pts
48Kane County14.976+2.57 pts
49Cottle County14.925n/a
49Hancock County14.925+3.33 pts
51Campbell County14.894+14.89 pts
52Lee County14.878+4.78 pts
53Skagway Municipality14.876+3.68 pts
54Schuyler County14.765+2.84 pts
55Bollinger County14.749+0.82 pts
56Hamilton County14.744+3.9 pts
57Craig County14.737-1.76 pts
58Huerfano County14.634-0.65 pts
58Warren County14.634+9.91 pts
60Edmonson County14.545+4.9 pts
60Hoonah-Angoon Census Area14.545+2.04 pts
62Wayne County14.516+4.76 pts
63Brewster County14.476+2.37 pts
64Butler County14.448+2.06 pts
65Morgan County14.433+4.5 pts
66Atchison County14.404+3.65 pts
67Jefferson County14.388-4.44 pts
68Trinity County14.382+3.81 pts
69Fairfield County14.311+0.84 pts
70Oneida County14.286+8.95 pts
71Plumas County14.243-4.47 pts
72Manassas Park city14.149+7.23 pts
73Putnam County14.118-0.82 pts
74Republic County14.076+10.09 pts
75Union County14.07+0.61 pts
76Harris County14.067+0.26 pts
77Aitkin County14.06+2.18 pts
78Griggs County14.035+4.79 pts
78Roger Mills County14.035+4.57 pts
80Fremont County13.974+0.67 pts
81Wayne County13.971+9.02 pts
82Swain County13.93+0.32 pts
83Hyde County13.9+1.78 pts
84Eureka County13.889+4.93 pts
85Dillingham Census Area13.873+9.33 pts
86Sutton County13.846+4.89 pts
87Brooks County13.759+5.49 pts
88Webster County13.734-0.84 pts
89Sweet Grass County13.688+2.71 pts
90Perquimans County13.671+7.28 pts
91Valley County13.667-3.49 pts
92Decatur County13.636+2.77 pts
92Madison County13.636+0.67 pts
94Sanborn County13.592+4.42 pts
95Pemiscot County13.584+2.98 pts
96Mineral County13.542-1.02 pts
97Bradley County13.531+4.18 pts
98Avery County13.501+4.44 pts
99Lake County13.491-0.51 pts
100Catron County13.462+1.46 pts
101Nye County13.436+0.76 pts
102Winkler County13.423+4.7 pts
103Iron County13.358-5.46 pts
104Polk County13.346+2.67 pts
105Garfield County13.333-0.62 pts
105Jones County13.333+0.73 pts
105Sherman County13.333-3.51 pts
105Smith County13.333+5.41 pts
105Wibaux County13.333n/a
110Humphreys County13.312+6.31 pts
111Fall River County13.299+5.2 pts
112Chugach Census Area13.27+1.39 pts
113Pulaski County13.218+6.61 pts
114New Kent County13.213+1.43 pts
115Douglas County13.151-0.27 pts
116Hoke County13.141+2.27 pts
117Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area13.115+7.4 pts
118Fluvanna County13.056-3.18 pts
119Clay County13.055-1.98 pts
120Lafayette County13.043+1.46 pts
121Taos County13.026+2.33 pts
122Crawford County13.023+3.72 pts
122Dunn County13.023+2.62 pts
124Spink County13.003+6.87 pts
125Caswell County12.975+3.33 pts
126San Miguel County12.974+2.38 pts
127Goochland County12.935+1.28 pts
127Sierra County12.935+1.61 pts
129Cleburne County12.903+2.01 pts
129Jones County12.903n/a
129Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area12.903+9.49 pts
132Marion County12.871+2.22 pts
133Calaveras County12.863+1.07 pts
134Kalkaska County12.862+2.35 pts
135Garfield County12.851+0.1 pts
136Pickens County12.849+0.29 pts
137Caldwell County12.838-1.3 pts
138Greeley County12.8+3.28 pts
139Echols County12.766+0.27 pts
139Nicholas County12.766+3.18 pts
141Putnam County12.761+2.56 pts
142Cleveland County12.739+1.49 pts
143Kidder County12.727+5.45 pts
144Broadwater County12.698+0.48 pts
144Edwards County12.698+6.51 pts
146Mississippi County12.691-4.85 pts
147Mercer County12.644+5.34 pts
148Oregon County12.632-0.67 pts
149Pawnee County12.618+4 pts
150Scott County12.614-0.1 pts
151Klickitat County12.613-2.64 pts
152Morgan County12.608+2.07 pts
153Gilmer County12.602+0.29 pts
154Jones County12.598-1.14 pts
155Paulding County12.581+0.39 pts
156Bonner County12.567-1.48 pts
157Perry County12.552+4.99 pts
158Lucas County12.537+4.37 pts
159Garfield County12.531-1.57 pts
160Lyon County12.529-1.93 pts
161Elbert County12.514-0.18 pts
162Baker County12.5+12.5 pts
162Cochran County12.5+5.66 pts
162Dickens County12.5-1.79 pts
162Panola County12.5+3.83 pts
166Wasatch County12.491-3.32 pts
167Polk County12.466+2.6 pts
168Island County12.45-1.08 pts
169Hickman County12.448-3.09 pts
170Apache County12.428+0.22 pts
171Benton County12.414+4.31 pts
171Ouray County12.414-8.73 pts
173Kimble County12.403+3.45 pts
174Gem County12.401-3.1 pts
174Rio Grande County12.401+2.77 pts
176Douglas County12.397-1.05 pts
177Wallowa County12.392+1.34 pts
178Lewis County12.381+3.85 pts
179Sharp County12.367+4.02 pts
180McIntosh County12.325+0.27 pts
181Crawford County12.324+0.28 pts
182Knott County12.317-2.6 pts
183Utah County12.312-1.41 pts
184Camden County12.308-0.19 pts
184Essex County12.308+0.91 pts
186Beaverhead County12.292-0.01 pts
187Claiborne County12.281+5.29 pts
188Storey County12.274-4.45 pts
189Ravalli County12.265-3.23 pts
190Lowndes County12.264-1.31 pts
191Benzie County12.262+2.56 pts
192Stone County12.252+0.09 pts
193Vinton County12.245+1 pts
194Monroe County12.234+4.92 pts
195Calhoun County12.222+1.2 pts
196Clark County12.21-0.96 pts
197Clinton County12.207+1.78 pts
198Wayne County12.2+3.13 pts
199Doniphan County12.186+1.7 pts
200Hamilton County12.179+5.87 pts
201Pitkin County12.175-1.35 pts
202Grant Parish12.174+3.21 pts
202Jefferson County12.174-0.87 pts
204DeKalb County12.156+0.07 pts
205Granite County12.121-1.13 pts
205Lamar County12.121+2.1 pts
205McCone County12.121+4.2 pts
208Fulton County12.12+0.39 pts
209Oxford County12.097+0.83 pts
210Lincoln County12.069+5.29 pts
211Chouteau County12.048-3.76 pts
211Harrison County12.048+5.32 pts
213Orange County12.036+3.3 pts
214Callahan County12.03+1.61 pts
215Stevens County12.011-1.96 pts
216Real County12+1.47 pts
217Alger County11.979+3.05 pts
218Cook County11.978+4.62 pts
219Hood County11.966+0.98 pts
220Jim Hogg County11.957+4.47 pts
220Kodiak Island Borough11.957+3.67 pts
222Mason County11.942-1.12 pts
223St. Johns County11.931-0.91 pts
224Florence County11.927-0.63 pts
225Crawford County11.915+2.24 pts
226Red Lake County11.905+6.06 pts
226Van Buren County11.905-6.7 pts
226Woodson County11.905+1.68 pts
229Falls County11.894+3.31 pts
230Colfax County11.893+3.92 pts
231Sanders County11.881-1.25 pts
232Broward County11.877-1.1 pts
232Walton County11.877-0.31 pts
234Summers County11.869+4.22 pts
235Mineral County11.864-1.47 pts
236Glenn County11.862+0.83 pts
237Lemhi County11.861-1.71 pts
238Garrard County11.86-3.68 pts
239Mercer County11.852+5.88 pts
240Forest County11.828+4.5 pts
241Claiborne County11.825+1.99 pts
242Reynolds County11.818-7.19 pts
243Phillips County11.814+0.24 pts
244Llano County11.813+2.29 pts
245Dorchester County11.782+2.94 pts
246Schoharie County11.776+2.9 pts
247Ellis County11.765+2.33 pts
247Greene County11.765+2.14 pts
247Lewis County11.765+3.63 pts
247Maries County11.765-2 pts

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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. 51 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2012 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Daggett County, with 26.316% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Treasure County, with 0% in 2012.

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