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US counties by establishment exit rate

Carter County had the highest establishment exit rate of 3083 counties in 2014, at 28.571%. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 8.081% and the figure for the United States was 8.853%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.571Carter County
Lowest0Wheeler County
Median8.0813083 counties
United States8.853History

Map of counties, 2014

%, 2014. 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, 2014

Carter County: 28.571 %Carter County28.571Garfield County: 25 %Garfield County25Daggett County: 24.242 %Daggett County24.242Dolores County: 22.222 %Dolores County22.222Kinney County: 22.222 %Kinney County22.222Wirt County: 20.755 %Wirt County20.755Broadwater County: 19.658 %Broadwater County19.658Hayes County: 19.355 %Hayes County19.355Columbia County: 19.298 %Columbia County19.298Hancock County: 19.048 %Hancock County19.048Frontier County: 18.321 %Frontier County18.321Daviess County: 18.182 %Daviess County18.182Custer County: 17.949 %Custer County17.949Adams County: 17.674 %Adams County17.674Yakutat City and Borough: 17.391 %Yakutat City and Borough17.391Burke County: 17.178 %Burke County17.178Terrell County: 17.143 %Terrell County17.143Denali Borough: 17.094 %Denali Borough17.094Lewis County: 16.832 %Lewis County16.832Pope County: 16.807 %Pope County16.807Clay County: 16.484 %Clay County16.484Claiborne County: 16.268 %Claiborne County16.268Powder River County: 16.26 %Powder River County16.26Mineral County: 16 %Mineral County16Dundy County: 15.929 %Dundy County15.929Hodgeman County: 15.909 %Hodgeman County15.909Alexander County: 15.789 %Alexander County15.789Kemper County: 15.721 %Kemper County15.721Madison County: 15.701 %Madison County15.701Wayne County: 15.625 %Wayne County15.625Park County: 15.502 %Park County15.502Wahkiakum County: 15.172 %Wahkiakum County15.172McKenzie County: 15.171 %McKenzie County15.171Dunn County: 14.815 %Dunn County14.815Hooker County: 14.815 %Hooker County14.815Vernon County: 14.724 %Vernon County14.724Sanders County: 14.545 %Sanders County14.545Dixie County: 14.375 %Dixie County14.375Madison County: 14.365 %Madison County14.365Pend Oreille County: 14.286 %Pend Oreille County14.286Carter County: 28.571 %Carter County28.571Garfield County: 25 %Garfield County25Daggett County: 24.242 %Daggett County24.242Dolores County: 22.222 %Dolores County22.222Kinney County: 22.222 %Kinney County22.222Wirt County: 20.755 %Wirt County20.755Broadwater County: 19.658 %Broadwater County19.658Hayes County: 19.355 %Hayes County19.355Columbia County: 19.298 %Columbia County19.298Hancock County: 19.048 %Hancock County19.048Frontier County: 18.321 %Frontier County18.321Daviess County: 18.182 %Daviess County18.182Custer County: 17.949 %Custer County17.949Adams County: 17.674 %Adams County17.674Yakutat City and Borough: 17.391 %Yakutat City and Borough17.391Burke County: 17.178 %Burke County17.178Terrell County: 17.143 %Terrell County17.143Denali Borough: 17.094 %Denali Borough17.094Lewis County: 16.832 %Lewis County16.832Pope County: 16.807 %Pope County16.807Clay County: 16.484 %Clay County16.484Claiborne County: 16.268 %Claiborne County16.268Powder River County: 16.26 %Powder River County16.26Mineral County: 16 %Mineral County16Dundy County: 15.929 %Dundy County15.929Hodgeman County: 15.909 %Hodgeman County15.909Alexander County: 15.789 %Alexander County15.789Kemper County: 15.721 %Kemper County15.721Madison County: 15.701 %Madison County15.701Wayne County: 15.625 %Wayne County15.625Park County: 15.502 %Park County15.502Wahkiakum County: 15.172 %Wahkiakum County15.172McKenzie County: 15.171 %McKenzie County15.171Dunn County: 14.815 %Dunn County14.815Hooker County: 14.815 %Hooker County14.815Vernon County: 14.724 %Vernon County14.724Sanders County: 14.545 %Sanders County14.545Dixie County: 14.375 %Dixie County14.375Madison County: 14.365 %Madison County14.365Pend Oreille County: 14.286 %Pend Oreille County14.286
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Carter County28.571n/a
2Garfield County25n/a
3Daggett County24.242n/a
4Dolores County22.222+9.56 pts
4Kinney County22.222n/a
6Wirt County20.755+11.75 pts
7Broadwater County19.658+7.46 pts
8Hayes County19.355n/a
9Columbia County19.298+7.23 pts
10Hancock County19.048+6.55 pts
11Frontier County18.321+3.93 pts
12Daviess County18.182+8.04 pts
13Custer County17.949+5.7 pts
14Adams County17.674+10.3 pts
15Yakutat City and Borough17.391+1.39 pts
16Burke County17.178+6.92 pts
17Terrell County17.143+1.35 pts
18Denali Borough17.094-5.67 pts
19Lewis County16.832+9.07 pts
20Pope County16.807+8.54 pts
21Clay County16.484+3.79 pts
22Claiborne County16.268+9 pts
23Powder River County16.26-2.72 pts
24Mineral County16+10.29 pts
25Dundy County15.929+9.43 pts
26Hodgeman County15.909+7.31 pts
27Alexander County15.789+5.89 pts
28Kemper County15.721+7.06 pts
29Madison County15.701+4.13 pts
30Wayne County15.625+6.32 pts
31Park County15.502+1.11 pts
32Wahkiakum County15.172+4.43 pts
33McKenzie County15.171+2.67 pts
34Dunn County14.815+9.43 pts
34Hooker County14.815n/a
36Vernon County14.724+8.23 pts
37Sanders County14.545+5.77 pts
38Dixie County14.375-1.1 pts
39Madison County14.365+3.29 pts
40Pend Oreille County14.286+3.84 pts
41Zavala County14.151+5.54 pts
42McCone County14.141+7.96 pts
43Stone County14.14+2.3 pts
44Greene County14.085+7.6 pts
45Coke County14.035+3.6 pts
46McIntosh County14.024+0.11 pts
47Jefferson County13.953+5.06 pts
48Presidio County13.934+5.87 pts
49Carbon County13.885+2.43 pts
50Sierra County13.8610 pts
51Wolfe County13.846+6.03 pts
52Bledsoe County13.761+1.94 pts
53Calhoun County13.74+5.04 pts
54Aleutians East Borough13.725+7.9 pts
54Wheatland County13.725+5.96 pts
56Huerfano County13.718+3.75 pts
57Logan County13.675+0.56 pts
58Chouteau County13.655+4.21 pts
59McPherson County13.636n/a
60Perry County13.617+5.28 pts
61Torrance County13.537+2.47 pts
62Clear Creek County13.534+0.33 pts
63Garfield County13.502-10.37 pts
64Griggs County13.483+8.91 pts
65Custer County13.439+3.24 pts
66Estill County13.415+5.56 pts
67Pulaski County13.408+4.9 pts
68Rolette County13.372+4.23 pts
69Poquoson city13.333+0.87 pts
69Quitman County13.333+3.66 pts
71Gentry County13.296+6.13 pts
72Berrien County13.276+0.54 pts
73Oneida County13.245+9.3 pts
74Switzerland County13.223+4.96 pts
74Union County13.223+3.51 pts
76Brantley County13.143+4 pts
77McDonald County13.139+1.89 pts
78Montmorency County13.125+3.75 pts
79Newton County13.117+5.34 pts
80Skamania County13.072+0.36 pts
81Macon County13.069+6.39 pts
82Greene County13.034+3.88 pts
83Monroe County13.029+4.85 pts
84Morgan County13.008-0.33 pts
85Carter County12.963+1.16 pts
86Noxubee County12.958+3.79 pts
87Schuyler County12.95+1.84 pts
88Millard County12.946+4.23 pts
89Nelson County12.903+2.19 pts
90Sublette County12.887-0.66 pts
91Plumas County12.85-2.03 pts
92Cumberland County12.83+4.74 pts
93Rio Blanco County12.827+3.8 pts
94Big Horn County12.813-1.43 pts
95Wasatch County12.808-1.44 pts
96Sabine County12.795+6.63 pts
97Sheridan County12.78-0.29 pts
98Menard County12.778+0.95 pts
99Holt County12.766+5.01 pts
99Mellette County12.766-6.47 pts
101Mississippi County12.712+4.54 pts
102Wheeler County12.698-2.57 pts
103Leslie County12.683+6.8 pts
104Cherokee County12.662+4.13 pts
105Schleicher County12.632+2.32 pts
106Edwards County12.571+2.63 pts
106Granite County12.571-1.71 pts
106Warren County12.571+1.31 pts
109Bell County12.565+3.17 pts
110Andrews County12.536+1.18 pts
111McMullen County12.5n/a
111Ottawa County12.5+5.12 pts
111Platte County12.5+1.12 pts
111Schley County12.5n/a
111Wrangell City and Borough12.5-1.59 pts
116Cass County12.472+3.85 pts
117Williams County12.446+2.18 pts
118Sullivan County12.44-0.52 pts
119Reynolds County12.414+3.79 pts
120Lamar County12.389+4.11 pts
121Sanborn County12.371-1.63 pts
122Garfield County12.357+1.26 pts
123Ferry County12.346+2.75 pts
124Cheboygan County12.341+2.37 pts
125Knox County12.291+5.81 pts
126Marion County12.245+5.35 pts
127Swain County12.238-0.07 pts
128Carroll County12.136+2.18 pts
129Jones County12.121-2.69 pts
129Ohio County12.121+2.87 pts
129Prairie County12.121-3.03 pts
132Jefferson County12.097-0.01 pts
133Jackson County12.088+4.35 pts
134Hamilton County12.081-1.97 pts
135Yuba County12.064+2.75 pts
136Furnas County12.014-0.7 pts
137Johnson County12.011+1.22 pts
138Chattahoochee County12+2.29 pts
138Divide County12+1.47 pts
140Custer County11.982+4.27 pts
141Early County11.979+4.8 pts
142Lane County11.966+2.05 pts
143Skagway Municipality11.94+4.07 pts
144Citrus County11.937+1.04 pts
145Deuel County11.927+2.96 pts
146Pacific County11.926+0.72 pts
147Douglas County11.922+0.2 pts
148Miami-Dade County11.919+0.21 pts
149Manassas Park city11.918+2.45 pts
150Gilchrist County11.911-1.69 pts
151Bandera County11.905+2.45 pts
151Oliver County11.905+0.67 pts
153Boundary County11.881+2.82 pts
154Rappahannock County11.875-0.21 pts
155Caroline County11.869+1.15 pts
156Dare County11.822+2.1 pts
157Haywood County11.818+3.96 pts
158Isle of Wight County11.784+3.74 pts
159Moore County11.765+3.57 pts
159Tensas Parish11.765+4.31 pts
161Osceola County11.712-0.87 pts
162Letcher County11.707+2.38 pts
163Henry County11.705+0.12 pts
164Meigs County11.702+1.34 pts
165Broward County11.693-0.06 pts
166Castro County11.692+5.08 pts
167Owyhee County11.684-1.08 pts
168DeKalb County11.679+2.24 pts
168Twiggs County11.679+4.1 pts
170Douglas County11.662+0.77 pts
171Adams County11.65+2.22 pts
172Crane County11.628+8.1 pts
173San Jacinto County11.616+2.46 pts
174Greene County11.614+0.66 pts
175Webster County11.604+0.12 pts
176King and Queen County11.594+2.55 pts
177Levy County11.563+0.21 pts
178Bracken County11.561+4.63 pts
179Pasco County11.543+0.26 pts
180Hettinger County11.538-0.96 pts
180Taylor County11.538+3.99 pts
182Iosco County11.524+5.82 pts
183Prairie County11.486+4.1 pts
184Bear Lake County11.483+0.27 pts
185Ballard County11.475+4.92 pts
186Valley County11.474-1.45 pts
187Mingo County11.471+3.27 pts
188Lawrence County11.468+1.11 pts
189Clay County11.458+1.7 pts
190Sullivan County11.429+0.94 pts
190Surry County11.429+3.1 pts
192Archuleta County11.422+1.96 pts
193Childress County11.409-2.14 pts
194Morgan County11.392+6.33 pts
195Logan County11.378+1.61 pts
196Clarendon County11.377+1.26 pts
196Okanogan County11.377+1.32 pts
198Cumberland County11.374+3.19 pts
199Clarke County11.364+1.43 pts
200Barry County11.345+2.47 pts
201Pawnee County11.333+2.3 pts
202Roosevelt County11.33+2.89 pts
203Lipscomb County11.299-1.47 pts
204Haskell County11.282+2.14 pts
205Nye County11.274+0.6 pts
206Queens County11.257+0.23 pts
207Sitka City and Borough11.254+1.37 pts
208Uintah County11.251+0.13 pts
209Kings County11.242-0.07 pts
210Garden County11.236-1.81 pts
211Renville County11.224+3.02 pts
212Smith County11.2-0.57 pts
213Klickitat County11.183+1.36 pts
214Okeechobee County11.176+0.31 pts
215Iron County11.174-0.11 pts
216Hamilton County11.168+1.19 pts
217Franklin County11.157+3.61 pts
218Lincoln County11.155+2.49 pts
219Sharp County11.151+4.71 pts
220Washakie County11.145+2.77 pts
221Kane County11.137-1.42 pts
222Worth County11.132+4.61 pts
223Clark County11.118-0.52 pts
224Chase County11.111-3.93 pts
224Elbert County11.111-1.29 pts
224Lake and Peninsula Borough11.111n/a
224Seminole County11.111+0.95 pts
224Sherman County11.111+6.19 pts
229Charlevoix County11.094+0.68 pts
229Meade County11.094+1.23 pts
231San Miguel County11.089+0.3 pts
232Nemaha County11.079+4.78 pts
233Lee County11.078-2.24 pts
234Sumner County11.071+1.31 pts
235Nodaway County11.061+1.37 pts
236Johnson County11.039-1.7 pts
237Andrew County11.024+0.33 pts
238Choctaw County11.009+6.4 pts
238Sabine Parish11.009+1.62 pts
240St. Lucie County11.006+0.11 pts
241Beaver County10.997-0.22 pts
242Jefferson County10.989+0.19 pts
243Seminole County10.975-0.7 pts
244DeKalb County10.972+0.56 pts
245Marshall County10.969+6.5 pts
246Ashland County10.968+3.8 pts
247Tehama County10.965+1.67 pts
247Trinity County10.965+4.27 pts
249Van Buren County10.959-9.55 pts
250Lawrence County10.946+3.58 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. 59 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.

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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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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, US counties 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/us-counties?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Carter County, with 28.571% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Wheeler County, with 0% in 2014.

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