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US counties by establishment exit rate

Slope County had the highest establishment exit rate of 3075 counties in 2017, at 38.462%. Ziebach County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 8.24% and the figure for the United States was 9.078%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest38.462Slope County
Lowest0Ziebach County
Median8.243075 counties
United States9.078History

Map of counties, 2017

%, 2017. 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, 2017

Slope County: 38.462 %Slope County38.462Garfield County: 30.45 %Garfield County30.45Clark County: 27.273 %Clark County27.273Meade County: 24.809 %Meade County24.809Logan County: 22.727 %Logan County22.727Motley County: 22.727 %Motley County22.727Carter County: 20.833 %Carter County20.833Dunn County: 20 %Dunn County20Kent County: 20 %Kent County20Larue County: 19.56 %Larue County19.56Powder River County: 19.469 %Powder River County19.469Divide County: 18.497 %Divide County18.497Marion County: 18.182 %Marion County18.182Oregon County: 17.949 %Oregon County17.949Daggett County: 17.647 %Daggett County17.647Columbia County: 17.561 %Columbia County17.561Washington County: 17.429 %Washington County17.429Franklin County: 17.391 %Franklin County17.391Morton County: 17.391 %Morton County17.391Reagan County: 17.188 %Reagan County17.188Hardin County: 17.096 %Hardin County17.096Schleicher County: 17.021 %Schleicher County17.021Doddridge County: 16.993 %Doddridge County16.993Jefferson County: 16.97 %Jefferson County16.97Eureka County: 16.949 %Eureka County16.949Cleveland County: 16.667 %Cleveland County16.667Ripley County: 16.576 %Ripley County16.576Hinsdale County: 16.495 %Hinsdale County16.495McKenzie County: 16.382 %McKenzie County16.382Cochran County: 16.092 %Cochran County16.092Schley County: 16.071 %Schley County16.071Wheeler County: 16.071 %Wheeler County16.071Coal County: 16.049 %Coal County16.049Crane County: 15.854 %Crane County15.854Meagher County: 15.842 %Meagher County15.842Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 15.808 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area15.808Taliaferro County: 15.789 %Taliaferro County15.789Ozark County: 15.738 %Ozark County15.738Sierra County: 15.686 %Sierra County15.686Sheridan County: 15.625 %Sheridan County15.625Slope County: 38.462 %Slope County38.462Garfield County: 30.45 %Garfield County30.45Clark County: 27.273 %Clark County27.273Meade County: 24.809 %Meade County24.809Logan County: 22.727 %Logan County22.727Motley County: 22.727 %Motley County22.727Carter County: 20.833 %Carter County20.833Dunn County: 20 %Dunn County20Kent County: 20 %Kent County20Larue County: 19.56 %Larue County19.56Powder River County: 19.469 %Powder River County19.469Divide County: 18.497 %Divide County18.497Marion County: 18.182 %Marion County18.182Oregon County: 17.949 %Oregon County17.949Daggett County: 17.647 %Daggett County17.647Columbia County: 17.561 %Columbia County17.561Washington County: 17.429 %Washington County17.429Franklin County: 17.391 %Franklin County17.391Morton County: 17.391 %Morton County17.391Reagan County: 17.188 %Reagan County17.188Hardin County: 17.096 %Hardin County17.096Schleicher County: 17.021 %Schleicher County17.021Doddridge County: 16.993 %Doddridge County16.993Jefferson County: 16.97 %Jefferson County16.97Eureka County: 16.949 %Eureka County16.949Cleveland County: 16.667 %Cleveland County16.667Ripley County: 16.576 %Ripley County16.576Hinsdale County: 16.495 %Hinsdale County16.495McKenzie County: 16.382 %McKenzie County16.382Cochran County: 16.092 %Cochran County16.092Schley County: 16.071 %Schley County16.071Wheeler County: 16.071 %Wheeler County16.071Coal County: 16.049 %Coal County16.049Crane County: 15.854 %Crane County15.854Meagher County: 15.842 %Meagher County15.842Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 15.808 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area15.808Taliaferro County: 15.789 %Taliaferro County15.789Ozark County: 15.738 %Ozark County15.738Sierra County: 15.686 %Sierra County15.686Sheridan County: 15.625 %Sheridan County15.625
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Slope County38.462n/a
2Garfield County30.45+19.22 pts
3Clark County27.273n/a
4Meade County24.809+19.93 pts
5Logan County22.727-1.76 pts
5Motley County22.727+7.34 pts
7Carter County20.833+9.29 pts
8Dunn County20+0.67 pts
8Kent County20n/a
10Larue County19.56+10.62 pts
11Powder River County19.469+1.58 pts
12Divide County18.497-0.75 pts
13Marion County18.182+12.21 pts
14Oregon County17.949+7.58 pts
15Daggett County17.647n/a
16Columbia County17.561+3.28 pts
17Washington County17.429+10.84 pts
18Franklin County17.391n/a
18Morton County17.391+0.44 pts
20Reagan County17.188+9.04 pts
21Hardin County17.096+9.64 pts
22Schleicher County17.021+10.84 pts
23Doddridge County16.993+8.35 pts
24Jefferson County16.97+8.83 pts
25Eureka County16.949-11.62 pts
26Cleveland County16.667+4.67 pts
27Ripley County16.576+1.8 pts
28Hinsdale County16.495-5.93 pts
29McKenzie County16.382-1.12 pts
30Cochran County16.092+9.64 pts
31Schley County16.071+5.9 pts
31Wheeler County16.071+6.15 pts
33Coal County16.049+7.46 pts
34Crane County15.854+9.79 pts
35Meagher County15.842+7.84 pts
36Southeast Fairbanks Census Area15.808+6.99 pts
37Taliaferro County15.789n/a
38Ozark County15.738+4.38 pts
39Sierra County15.686+7.84 pts
40Sheridan County15.625-2.02 pts
41Grayson County15.525+8.99 pts
42Denali Borough15.504-1.03 pts
43Custer County15.385-0.19 pts
43Hooker County15.385+15.38 pts
45Breckinridge County15.327+9.29 pts
46Sitka City and Borough15.257+3.93 pts
47Tunica County15.094+6 pts
48Converse County15.075+5.98 pts
49Burke County15.038+3.36 pts
50Lake County15.01+8.48 pts
51Clay County14.925+6.35 pts
52Searcy County14.884+6.63 pts
53Dent County14.876-0.9 pts
54Duchesne County14.792-6.87 pts
55Grant County14.783+9.63 pts
56Bottineau County14.765+1.69 pts
56Woodson County14.765+4.64 pts
58McDonald County14.737+3.71 pts
59Beaver County14.716+5.13 pts
60Hot Springs County14.59+9.13 pts
61Grand Isle County14.521+5.55 pts
62Kidder County14.516+6.45 pts
63McDowell County14.512+3.61 pts
64Hanson County14.474+3.01 pts
65Andrew County14.453+6.27 pts
66Hughes County14.359+2.51 pts
67Jackson County14.286+9.23 pts
67Robertson County14.286n/a
69Ellis County14.222+3.83 pts
70Calhoun County14.184-2.38 pts
71Stanton County14.173n/a
72Pope County14.159+7.44 pts
73Upton County14.103+5.46 pts
74Fisher County14.063+6.25 pts
75Torrance County14.019+1.41 pts
76Graham County13.978+6.69 pts
77Cameron Parish13.971+5.75 pts
78Calhoun County13.953+0.11 pts
78Lewis County13.953+6.19 pts
80Bledsoe County13.93-0.02 pts
81Dunklin County13.864+0.87 pts
82Texas County13.823+2.55 pts
83Owsley County13.793+4.38 pts
84Marion County13.75+6.25 pts
85Mingo County13.736+4.03 pts
86Keweenaw County13.699-2.09 pts
87Mineral County13.684-0.53 pts
88Tillman County13.655+6.7 pts
89Nelson County13.575+7.27 pts
89Stillwater County13.575+4.78 pts
91Lincoln County13.569+3.62 pts
92Williams County13.568-0.74 pts
93Quitman County13.559+5.91 pts
94Grant County13.534+3.39 pts
95Mountrail County13.525+0.23 pts
96Knott County13.505+0.13 pts
97Charlton County13.475+6.31 pts
98Jones County13.442+5.75 pts
99Hartley County13.393+0.41 pts
100Edwards County13.333+7.59 pts
100Nance County13.333+4.24 pts
100Trego County13.333+7.69 pts
103Baylor County13.265+6.3 pts
104Franklin County13.264+4.16 pts
105La Salle County13.245+2.06 pts
106St. Louis city13.214+2.15 pts
107Holt County13.169+1.5 pts
108Dickens County13.158n/a
109Martin County13.139+3.24 pts
110Rockcastle County13.079+5.69 pts
111Nelson County13.076+6.08 pts
112Stanton County13.065+8.04 pts
113Gilpin County12.987-2.46 pts
114Wayne County12.95+3.02 pts
115Major County12.931+2.05 pts
116Stark County12.903+5.6 pts
117Vernon County12.883+0.13 pts
118Fallon County12.83+3.24 pts
119Jackson County12.8+8.19 pts
119Pleasants County12.8+8.8 pts
121Kingsbury County12.795+0.95 pts
122Hamilton County12.78+2.9 pts
123Perry County12.717+2.72 pts
124St. Clair County12.709-1.53 pts
125Union County12.658+5.31 pts
126Baker County12.65+5.36 pts
127Duval County12.632-0.48 pts
127Van Buren County12.632+1.13 pts
129Midland County12.617+2.4 pts
130Montgomery County12.605+1.54 pts
131Uintah County12.588-3.94 pts
132Refugio County12.587+4.4 pts
133Pierce County12.581+3.12 pts
134Andrews County12.568+1.01 pts
135Lander County12.5+7.96 pts
135Menard County12.5-1.96 pts
137Roscommon County12.472+3.23 pts
138Maries County12.448+5.84 pts
139Pemiscot County12.417-0.37 pts
140Roosevelt County12.399+5.68 pts
141Harmon County12.371+2.27 pts
141Rio Grande County12.371+6.3 pts
143Atkinson County12.346+5.25 pts
143Lake and Peninsula Borough12.346+1.68 pts
145Donley County12.329+4.49 pts
146Wasatch County12.326+1.15 pts
147Crawford County12.319+3.39 pts
148Frontier County12.308-1.76 pts
149Menard County12.299+3.7 pts
150Catahoula Parish12.245-5.49 pts
151McPherson County12.214+6.54 pts
152Marion County12.195+3.53 pts
152Mariposa County12.195-9 pts
154Berrien County12.19+4.55 pts
155Hillsborough County12.167+2.61 pts
156Upshur County12.148+1.41 pts
157Martin County12.121+6.93 pts
157Prairie County12.121n/a
157Tallahatchie County12.121+5.71 pts
160Reynolds County12.097+4 pts
161Fremont County12.083+1.02 pts
162Washita County12.065-4.93 pts
163Dade County12.06+5.56 pts
164Wilson County12.031+2.13 pts
165Hemphill County12.014-1.32 pts
166Aurora County12+8.03 pts
166Haskell County12-1.79 pts
168Pecos County11.955+2.37 pts
169Storey County11.94+6.18 pts
170Miami-Dade County11.918+0.61 pts
171Garfield County11.905+2.15 pts
172Linn County11.892+6.46 pts
173Lincoln County11.888+2.8 pts
174Campbell County11.881n/a
174Sanborn County11.881n/a
174Uinta County11.881+0.26 pts
177Custer County11.868+2.96 pts
178Mineral County11.864+3.6 pts
179Osceola County11.856+1.72 pts
180Huerfano County11.852+2.69 pts
181Schoolcraft County11.848+6.28 pts
182Essex County11.828+0.19 pts
182Washington County11.828+2.76 pts
184Madison County11.81+1.44 pts
185Oglethorpe County11.801+2.54 pts
186Guadalupe County11.765+3.9 pts
186Marshall County11.765+2.32 pts
186Oldham County11.765+4.62 pts
186Pershing County11.765+0.57 pts
186Polk County11.765+1.61 pts
186Pushmataha County11.765-0.66 pts
192Summit County11.761+1.39 pts
193Livingston Parish11.75+3.29 pts
194Stark County11.737-0.09 pts
195Siskiyou County11.733+2.17 pts
195Stevens County11.733+3.45 pts
197Sublette County11.732-2.9 pts
198Stevens County11.722+6.57 pts
199Dewey County11.702+4.21 pts
200Cotton County11.688+7.89 pts
200Millard County11.688+3.27 pts
202Golden Valley County11.679-3.6 pts
202Hickory County11.679-0.4 pts
202Zapata County11.679+2.56 pts
205Prentiss County11.676+5.05 pts
206Woods County11.673-2.26 pts
207Logan County11.667+6.75 pts
208Lafayette County11.665+5.29 pts
209New Madrid County11.663+2.25 pts
210Cuyahoga County11.662+4.35 pts
211Clear Creek County11.661+2.12 pts
212Irion County11.65-4.14 pts
213Jackson County11.638+5.66 pts
214Beaver County11.636+5.3 pts
214Chase County11.636+5.18 pts
216Washington County11.624+0.13 pts
217McIntosh County11.621+2.47 pts
218Chugach Census Area11.613-1.61 pts
218Lincoln County11.613+2.75 pts
220Union Parish11.594+4.25 pts
220Webster County11.594-3.63 pts
222Clay County11.579+1.74 pts
223Hancock County11.57+0.28 pts
223Lewis County11.57+7.5 pts
225Adair County11.566+7.67 pts
226Modoc County11.552+0.95 pts
227Clay County11.538-2.3 pts
228Douglas County11.533+0.85 pts
229Wallowa County11.532+1.88 pts
230Surry County11.511+2.69 pts
231Calaveras County11.498+1.87 pts
232LaSalle Parish11.486-9.92 pts
233Glades County11.483+0.7 pts
234Sullivan County11.475+2.6 pts
235Douglas County11.461+3.93 pts
236Camden County11.429+1.58 pts
236Floyd County11.429+2.64 pts
236Sharkey County11.429+6.8 pts
239Broward County11.423+0.13 pts
240Garvin County11.415+1.57 pts
241San Jacinto County11.399-3.51 pts
242Yalobusha County11.392+4.01 pts
243Franklin County11.382+5 pts
244Forest County11.364+4.66 pts
244Newton County11.364+3.55 pts
246Hancock County11.343+2.16 pts
247Chouteau County11.336+3.46 pts
247Jefferson County11.336+3.17 pts
249Weston County11.33+3.94 pts
250Benewah County11.321+4.76 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. 67 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2017 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, 2017. 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=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. US counties by establishment exit rate, 2017. 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/us-counties?period=2017.

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Slope County, with 38.462% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Ziebach County, with 0% in 2017.

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