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US counties by establishment exit rate

Banner County had the highest establishment exit rate of 3078 counties in 2016, at 33.333%. Ziebach County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.698% and the figure for the United States was 8.393%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.333Banner County
Lowest0Ziebach County
Median7.6983078 counties
United States8.393History

Map of counties, 2016

%, 2016. 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, 2016

Banner County: 33.333 %Banner County33.333Eureka County: 28.571 %Eureka County28.571Wibaux County: 28.571 %Wibaux County28.571Harding County: 26.087 %Harding County26.087Sioux County: 25 %Sioux County25Logan County: 24.49 %Logan County24.49Keya Paha County: 24.39 %Keya Paha County24.39Butte County: 24 %Butte County24Hinsdale County: 22.43 %Hinsdale County22.43Duchesne County: 21.657 %Duchesne County21.657LaSalle Parish: 21.406 %LaSalle Parish21.406Mariposa County: 21.192 %Mariposa County21.192McCreary County: 20.308 %McCreary County20.308Wheeler County: 20 %Wheeler County20Roberts County: 19.512 %Roberts County19.512Dunn County: 19.333 %Dunn County19.333Divide County: 19.251 %Divide County19.251Crawford County: 18.447 %Crawford County18.447Powder River County: 17.886 %Powder River County17.886Catahoula Parish: 17.737 %Catahoula Parish17.737Stewart County: 17.699 %Stewart County17.699Sheridan County: 17.647 %Sheridan County17.647McKenzie County: 17.505 %McKenzie County17.505Ferry County: 17.355 %Ferry County17.355Washita County: 16.993 %Washita County16.993Glasscock County: 16.949 %Glasscock County16.949Morton County: 16.949 %Morton County16.949Baker County: 16.667 %Baker County16.667Calhoun County: 16.561 %Calhoun County16.561Cimarron County: 16.541 %Cimarron County16.541Uintah County: 16.531 %Uintah County16.531Denali Borough: 16.529 %Denali Borough16.529Webster County: 16.327 %Webster County16.327Clay County: 16.028 %Clay County16.028Irion County: 15.789 %Irion County15.789Keweenaw County: 15.789 %Keweenaw County15.789Dent County: 15.773 %Dent County15.773Trimble County: 15.603 %Trimble County15.603Mora County: 15.584 %Mora County15.584Custer County: 15.574 %Custer County15.574Banner County: 33.333 %Banner County33.333Eureka County: 28.571 %Eureka County28.571Wibaux County: 28.571 %Wibaux County28.571Harding County: 26.087 %Harding County26.087Sioux County: 25 %Sioux County25Logan County: 24.49 %Logan County24.49Keya Paha County: 24.39 %Keya Paha County24.39Butte County: 24 %Butte County24Hinsdale County: 22.43 %Hinsdale County22.43Duchesne County: 21.657 %Duchesne County21.657LaSalle Parish: 21.406 %LaSalle Parish21.406Mariposa County: 21.192 %Mariposa County21.192McCreary County: 20.308 %McCreary County20.308Wheeler County: 20 %Wheeler County20Roberts County: 19.512 %Roberts County19.512Dunn County: 19.333 %Dunn County19.333Divide County: 19.251 %Divide County19.251Crawford County: 18.447 %Crawford County18.447Powder River County: 17.886 %Powder River County17.886Catahoula Parish: 17.737 %Catahoula Parish17.737Stewart County: 17.699 %Stewart County17.699Sheridan County: 17.647 %Sheridan County17.647McKenzie County: 17.505 %McKenzie County17.505Ferry County: 17.355 %Ferry County17.355Washita County: 16.993 %Washita County16.993Glasscock County: 16.949 %Glasscock County16.949Morton County: 16.949 %Morton County16.949Baker County: 16.667 %Baker County16.667Calhoun County: 16.561 %Calhoun County16.561Cimarron County: 16.541 %Cimarron County16.541Uintah County: 16.531 %Uintah County16.531Denali Borough: 16.529 %Denali Borough16.529Webster County: 16.327 %Webster County16.327Clay County: 16.028 %Clay County16.028Irion County: 15.789 %Irion County15.789Keweenaw County: 15.789 %Keweenaw County15.789Dent County: 15.773 %Dent County15.773Trimble County: 15.603 %Trimble County15.603Mora County: 15.584 %Mora County15.584Custer County: 15.574 %Custer County15.574
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Banner County33.333n/a
2Eureka County28.571+11.18 pts
2Wibaux County28.571+28.57 pts
4Harding County26.087+26.09 pts
5Sioux County25n/a
6Logan County24.49n/a
7Keya Paha County24.39n/a
8Butte County24+11.04 pts
9Hinsdale County22.43+11.99 pts
10Duchesne County21.657+6.61 pts
11LaSalle Parish21.406+6.13 pts
12Mariposa County21.192+10.55 pts
13McCreary County20.308+16.12 pts
14Wheeler County20+20 pts
15Roberts County19.512n/a
16Dunn County19.333+2.56 pts
17Divide County19.251+3.41 pts
18Crawford County18.447+15.55 pts
19Powder River County17.886+4.88 pts
20Catahoula Parish17.737+9.17 pts
21Stewart County17.699n/a
22Sheridan County17.647+9.31 pts
23McKenzie County17.505+3.17 pts
24Ferry County17.355+5.79 pts
25Washita County16.993+8.55 pts
26Glasscock County16.949n/a
26Morton County16.949+1.41 pts
28Baker County16.667n/a
29Calhoun County16.561+12.9 pts
30Cimarron County16.541n/a
31Uintah County16.531+3.18 pts
32Denali Borough16.529+4.76 pts
33Webster County16.327n/a
34Clay County16.028+9.73 pts
35Irion County15.789+7.09 pts
35Keweenaw County15.789+7.79 pts
37Dent County15.773-9.05 pts
38Trimble County15.603+7.21 pts
39Mora County15.584+3.08 pts
40Custer County15.574+4.74 pts
41Hoonah-Angoon Census Area15.534-2.11 pts
42Gilpin County15.451+0.58 pts
43Motley County15.385n/a
44Casey County15.349+7.59 pts
45Golden Valley County15.278+5.95 pts
46Webster County15.225+6.41 pts
47McCone County15.217+1.08 pts
48Goliad County15.182+5.35 pts
49Bollinger County15+5.5 pts
50San Jacinto County14.91+4.78 pts
51Deuel County14.815+4.77 pts
52Ripley County14.774+0.69 pts
53Talbot County14.679+5.67 pts
54Presidio County14.655+7.03 pts
55Cumberland County14.65+7.27 pts
56Sublette County14.634+4.02 pts
57Karnes County14.58+5.43 pts
58Cottle County14.545n/a
59Menard County14.458+7.23 pts
60Sterling County14.433+2.31 pts
61Jack County14.354+5.03 pts
62Williams County14.306+3.47 pts
63Columbia County14.286+3.85 pts
63Florence County14.286+8.73 pts
65St. Clair County14.243+7.64 pts
66Mitchell County14.226+1.48 pts
67Mineral County14.213+6.17 pts
68Greene County14.118+4.72 pts
69Pulaski County14.071+7.22 pts
70Frontier County14.063n/a
71Pulaski County14.035+7.1 pts
72Bledsoe County13.953+6.68 pts
73Woods County13.936+4.79 pts
74Magoffin County13.861+3.86 pts
75Calhoun County13.846+9.2 pts
76Clay County13.836+3.31 pts
77Haskell County13.793+9.83 pts
77Jackson County13.793n/a
77McMullen County13.793+6.2 pts
77Roger Mills County13.793+2.62 pts
81Gilmer County13.734+7.04 pts
82Love County13.718+1.79 pts
83Del Norte County13.666+6.88 pts
84Eddy County13.605+8.13 pts
85Graham County13.571+3.01 pts
86Pend Oreille County13.568+6.33 pts
87Swain County13.559+4.2 pts
88Chase County13.445+2.16 pts
89Twiggs County13.433+7.59 pts
90Knott County13.376+2.16 pts
91San Juan County13.364-2.02 pts
92Hemphill County13.333+2.54 pts
93Mountrail County13.296+2.57 pts
94Daviess County13.23+2.25 pts
95Chugach Census Area13.22-8.47 pts
96Beckham County13.218+2.09 pts
97Morrill County13.198+5.16 pts
98Duval County13.115+5.57 pts
99Gulf County13.084+4.97 pts
100Bottineau County13.08+6.78 pts
101Allendale County13.043+3.6 pts
101Nicholas County13.043+5.9 pts
103Dunklin County12.993+2.35 pts
104Hartley County12.987+6.76 pts
104Miller County12.987+6.35 pts
106Coleman County12.968+5.18 pts
107Blaine County12.967+4.63 pts
108Wheatland County12.963+5.34 pts
109Bent County12.844+2.22 pts
110Copper River Census Area12.834-0.92 pts
111Leon County12.821+2.31 pts
112Russell County12.817+5.08 pts
113Pemiscot County12.783+0.62 pts
114Putnam County12.766+6.1 pts
115Vernon County12.753+4.22 pts
116Calhoun County12.717+0.83 pts
117Adair County12.698+5.79 pts
117Wilcox County12.698+5.17 pts
119Adams County12.621-0.97 pts
120Torrance County12.613+1.97 pts
121Glacier County12.594+1.97 pts
122Dillingham Census Area12.579+5.13 pts
122Real County12.579+7.55 pts
124Greenlee County12.571+0.42 pts
125Trinity County12.541+1.75 pts
126Shelby County12.513+0.62 pts
127Plumas County12.5+1.23 pts
128Dimmit County12.473+4.76 pts
129Colfax County12.466+1.81 pts
130Sabine County12.457+4.87 pts
131Richland County12.45+1.5 pts
132Pushmataha County12.429+4.61 pts
133Rosebud County12.422+8.17 pts
134Lincoln County12.414+5.52 pts
135Jim Wells County12.403+3.15 pts
136Dolores County12.346n/a
137Carbon County12.335+2.54 pts
138Lemhi County12.326+4.2 pts
139Cumberland County12.261+2.3 pts
140Park County12.251+1.07 pts
141Mitchell County12.239+4.32 pts
142Madison County12.19-1.22 pts
143Humboldt County12.169+4.27 pts
144Dawes County12.146+3.14 pts
145Dewey County12.143+4.34 pts
146Briscoe County12.121n/a
147Baca County12.081-2.49 pts
148Hickory County12.075+3.41 pts
149Kane County12.065-2.25 pts
150Ward County12.035+3.09 pts
151Comanche County12.03+0.84 pts
152Bailey County12.014+6.94 pts
153Fremont County12.012+2.23 pts
154Cleveland County12-0.74 pts
154Foard County12+0.89 pts
156Teton County11.984-1.1 pts
157Le Flore County11.963+1.35 pts
158Fluvanna County11.919+2.46 pts
159Hughes County11.852+0.14 pts
159Lawrence County11.852+1.05 pts
161Doniphan County11.847+7.58 pts
161Nowata County11.847+3 pts
163Kingsbury County11.842+1.94 pts
164Stark County11.828+2.42 pts
165DeKalb County11.786+2.9 pts
166Stephens County11.782+4.57 pts
167Delta County11.765-5.38 pts
167Fulton County11.765+2.99 pts
167Goochland County11.765+4.73 pts
167Live Oak County11.765+1.82 pts
167Montgomery County11.765+6.05 pts
172Brown County11.746+3.77 pts
173Gem County11.73+5.38 pts
174Taylor County11.705+2.73 pts
175Franklin Parish11.699+3.32 pts
176Burke County11.679-11.14 pts
177Woodward County11.677+3.86 pts
178Amelia County11.673+5.4 pts
178Holt County11.673+4.44 pts
180Klickitat County11.667+1.9 pts
181Monroe County11.656+5.58 pts
182Essex County11.64+2.41 pts
183Butler County11.639+1.13 pts
184Floyd County11.624+2.08 pts
185Uinta County11.619+3.48 pts
186Appanoose County11.594+5.14 pts
186Green County11.594+1.84 pts
186Humphreys County11.594+6.66 pts
189Dodge County11.59+1.3 pts
190Andrews County11.559+2.78 pts
191Harper County11.549+6.38 pts
192Lea County11.547+3.31 pts
193Carter County11.538-4.79 pts
194Lafayette County11.518+0.68 pts
195Tyler County11.508+4.76 pts
196Van Buren County11.506+4.06 pts
197Taylor County11.504+2.62 pts
198Washington County11.498-28.71 pts
199Barbour County11.494+0.9 pts
199Jackson County11.494+1.27 pts
201Boyd County11.475n/a
202Hanson County11.465+6.17 pts
202North Slope Borough11.465+5.1 pts
204Brooks County11.454+5.34 pts
204Sargent County11.454+5.5 pts
206Wyoming County11.417-0.64 pts
207Sheridan County11.409+1.09 pts
208Campbell County11.393+4.8 pts
209Gaines County11.392+3.14 pts
210Grant Parish11.356+3.18 pts
210Lawrence County11.356+6.26 pts
210Ozark County11.356-0.9 pts
213Lincoln County11.348+6.98 pts
214Franklin County11.335+2.97 pts
215Sitka City and Borough11.327+1.97 pts
216Garfield County11.31+1.21 pts
217Miami-Dade County11.309-0.36 pts
218Atascosa County11.303+3.61 pts
219Broward County11.295-0.3 pts
220Hancock County11.29+4.94 pts
221Ness County11.278+5.42 pts
222Texas County11.277+0.73 pts
223Lincoln County11.26+1.31 pts
224Phillips County11.255+2.71 pts
225Sweetwater County11.253+2.64 pts
226Madison County11.244+2.23 pts
227Kings County11.237+0.06 pts
228Garfield County11.228-0.87 pts
229Pershing County11.2+6.44 pts
230La Salle County11.184-0.83 pts
230Latimer County11.184+2.69 pts
232Clinton County11.173+3.42 pts
232Wasatch County11.173+1.66 pts
234Putnam County11.168+1.49 pts
235Jackson County11.148+4.94 pts
235Logan County11.148+3.1 pts
237Carroll County11.111+4.11 pts
237Gosper County11.111+2.42 pts
237Jefferson County11.111+1.71 pts
237Summers County11.111+2.02 pts
241Eastland County11.098+1.45 pts
242Yuba County11.089+1.18 pts
243Ward County11.085+1.82 pts
244Ector County11.084+2.76 pts
245Smith County11.073+5.63 pts
246Vernon Parish11.069+0.37 pts
247Elbert County11.067-1.68 pts
247Montgomery County11.067+4.96 pts
249Fremont County11.066+3.13 pts
250St. Louis city11.062+0.84 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. 64 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2016 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, 2016. 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=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Banner County, with 33.333% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Ziebach County, with 0% in 2016.

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