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US counties by establishment exit rate

Daggett County had the highest establishment exit rate of 3074 counties in 2019, at 30.303%. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.708% and the figure for the United States was 8.537%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest30.303Daggett County
Lowest0Wheeler County
Median7.7083074 counties
United States8.537History

Map of counties, 2019

%, 2019. 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, 2019

Daggett County: 30.303 %Daggett County30.303Slope County: 23.077 %Slope County23.077Sheridan County: 21.538 %Sheridan County21.538Cochran County: 21.053 %Cochran County21.053Schleicher County: 20 %Schleicher County20Bennett County: 19.82 %Bennett County19.82Hayes County: 18.75 %Hayes County18.75Glasscock County: 18.462 %Glasscock County18.462Wibaux County: 18.182 %Wibaux County18.182Mississippi County: 17.521 %Mississippi County17.521Sherman County: 17.308 %Sherman County17.308Wheeler County: 17.241 %Wheeler County17.241Esmeralda County: 16.667 %Esmeralda County16.667Skamania County: 16.374 %Skamania County16.374Ripley County: 16.333 %Ripley County16.333Denali Borough: 16.327 %Denali Borough16.327Elk County: 16.26 %Elk County16.26Lynn County: 16.185 %Lynn County16.185Heard County: 16.143 %Heard County16.143Keweenaw County: 16.092 %Keweenaw County16.092Powder River County: 16.071 %Powder River County16.071Broadwater County: 15.808 %Broadwater County15.808Billings County: 15.556 %Billings County15.556Robertson County: 15.385 %Robertson County15.385Cleveland County: 15.278 %Cleveland County15.278Irion County: 15.238 %Irion County15.238Meagher County: 15.238 %Meagher County15.238McCone County: 15.217 %McCone County15.217Caldwell County: 15.12 %Caldwell County15.12New Madrid County: 15.027 %New Madrid County15.027Wrangell City and Borough: 14.966 %Wrangell City and Borough14.966Newton County: 14.865 %Newton County14.865Dunklin County: 14.858 %Dunklin County14.858Glascock County: 14.815 %Glascock County14.815Lewis County: 14.815 %Lewis County14.815Tensas Parish: 14.706 %Tensas Parish14.706San Juan County: 14.679 %San Juan County14.679Park County: 14.621 %Park County14.621Hooker County: 14.545 %Hooker County14.545Roger Mills County: 14.458 %Roger Mills County14.458Daggett County: 30.303 %Daggett County30.303Slope County: 23.077 %Slope County23.077Sheridan County: 21.538 %Sheridan County21.538Cochran County: 21.053 %Cochran County21.053Schleicher County: 20 %Schleicher County20Bennett County: 19.82 %Bennett County19.82Hayes County: 18.75 %Hayes County18.75Glasscock County: 18.462 %Glasscock County18.462Wibaux County: 18.182 %Wibaux County18.182Mississippi County: 17.521 %Mississippi County17.521Sherman County: 17.308 %Sherman County17.308Wheeler County: 17.241 %Wheeler County17.241Esmeralda County: 16.667 %Esmeralda County16.667Skamania County: 16.374 %Skamania County16.374Ripley County: 16.333 %Ripley County16.333Denali Borough: 16.327 %Denali Borough16.327Elk County: 16.26 %Elk County16.26Lynn County: 16.185 %Lynn County16.185Heard County: 16.143 %Heard County16.143Keweenaw County: 16.092 %Keweenaw County16.092Powder River County: 16.071 %Powder River County16.071Broadwater County: 15.808 %Broadwater County15.808Billings County: 15.556 %Billings County15.556Robertson County: 15.385 %Robertson County15.385Cleveland County: 15.278 %Cleveland County15.278Irion County: 15.238 %Irion County15.238Meagher County: 15.238 %Meagher County15.238McCone County: 15.217 %McCone County15.217Caldwell County: 15.12 %Caldwell County15.12New Madrid County: 15.027 %New Madrid County15.027Wrangell City and Borough: 14.966 %Wrangell City and Borough14.966Newton County: 14.865 %Newton County14.865Dunklin County: 14.858 %Dunklin County14.858Glascock County: 14.815 %Glascock County14.815Lewis County: 14.815 %Lewis County14.815Tensas Parish: 14.706 %Tensas Parish14.706San Juan County: 14.679 %San Juan County14.679Park County: 14.621 %Park County14.621Hooker County: 14.545 %Hooker County14.545Roger Mills County: 14.458 %Roger Mills County14.458
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Daggett County30.303+1.73 pts
2Slope County23.077n/a
3Sheridan County21.538+12.16 pts
4Cochran County21.053+8.71 pts
5Schleicher County20n/a
6Bennett County19.82+13.1 pts
7Hayes County18.75n/a
8Glasscock County18.462n/a
9Wibaux County18.182-5.82 pts
10Mississippi County17.521+6.13 pts
11Sherman County17.308+9.9 pts
12Wheeler County17.241n/a
13Esmeralda County16.667+16.67 pts
14Skamania County16.374+5.33 pts
15Ripley County16.333+0.49 pts
16Denali Borough16.327+12.13 pts
17Elk County16.26+8.32 pts
18Lynn County16.185+7.44 pts
19Heard County16.143+0.24 pts
20Keweenaw County16.092n/a
21Powder River County16.071n/a
22Broadwater County15.808+7.39 pts
23Billings County15.556-3.8 pts
24Robertson County15.385n/a
25Cleveland County15.278+5.62 pts
26Irion County15.238+9.41 pts
26Meagher County15.238+3.59 pts
28McCone County15.217+2.59 pts
29Caldwell County15.12+6.51 pts
30New Madrid County15.027+2.78 pts
31Wrangell City and Borough14.966+0.59 pts
32Newton County14.865+2.7 pts
33Dunklin County14.858+3.31 pts
34Glascock County14.815n/a
34Lewis County14.815+4.61 pts
36Tensas Parish14.706+9.15 pts
37San Juan County14.679+5.59 pts
38Park County14.621+3.33 pts
39Hooker County14.545n/a
40Roger Mills County14.458+9.81 pts
41Menard County14.243+1.99 pts
42Cedar County14.176+6.24 pts
43Gilpin County14.167+3.95 pts
44Linn County14.164+2.01 pts
45Quitman County13.924+0.67 pts
46Hale County13.861+7.33 pts
47Johnson County13.827+4.64 pts
48Jones County13.821+8.27 pts
49Livingston County13.74+7.05 pts
50Pope County13.725+6.18 pts
51Piute County13.636+13.64 pts
52Oglala Lakota County13.534+7.56 pts
53Carroll County13.514+5.58 pts
54Stonewall County13.483+4.49 pts
55Bay County13.465+4.4 pts
56Grant County13.433+8.92 pts
57Renville County13.402+2.29 pts
58Iron County13.397-1.26 pts
59Madison County13.389+4.37 pts
60Jackson County13.333+3.08 pts
61Klickitat County13.277+3.16 pts
62Putnam County13.253+0.82 pts
63Dawes County13.22+6.18 pts
64Bollinger County13.143+0.26 pts
65Pemiscot County13.099+3.56 pts
66Perry County13.084+3.17 pts
67Boise County12.996+2.63 pts
68Jefferson County12.982+4.11 pts
69Hartley County12.963+4.71 pts
69Talbot County12.963+2.05 pts
71Oldham County12.903n/a
72Wakulla County12.881+1.6 pts
73Hardin County12.844n/a
74Clearwater County12.808+2.88 pts
75Harlan County12.745+3.49 pts
76Rich County12.717+0.81 pts
77Mitchell County12.712+5.12 pts
78Golden Valley County12.698+3.54 pts
79Hamlin County12.68+7.37 pts
80Jenkins County12.632+3.31 pts
81Stevens County12.616+2.9 pts
82Parmer County12.603+4.56 pts
83Blaine County12.552+4.49 pts
84Carlisle County12.5+0.23 pts
84Carter County12.5n/a
84Elliott County12.50 pts
87Clinton County12.443+3.58 pts
88Haskell County12.435-2.95 pts
89Lake County12.403+4.4 pts
89Stevens County12.403+3.38 pts
91Dixie County12.384+2.51 pts
92Grand County12.371+5.63 pts
93Kodiak Island Borough12.356+4.24 pts
94Ottawa County12.355+6.82 pts
95Henry County12.346+4.94 pts
96Shackelford County12.295+2.77 pts
97Clear Creek County12.238+1.49 pts
98Barton County12.235+0.34 pts
99Lunenburg County12.219+3.6 pts
100Saluda County12.207+3.1 pts
101Calhoun County12.195+0.07 pts
102Haskell County12.167+2.57 pts
103Letcher County12.121+4.43 pts
104Franklin County12.109+1.72 pts
105Davis County12.085+5.6 pts
106Brewster County12.075+4.34 pts
107Pamlico County11.962+2.72 pts
108Goliad County11.921+2.49 pts
109Poinsett County11.908+4.75 pts
110Nelson County11.872+4.6 pts
111Jackson County11.864-3.26 pts
112Butte County11.858+4.03 pts
113Liberty County11.842-3.84 pts
113Wayne County11.842-2.56 pts
115Johnston County11.838-0.85 pts
116Gallatin County11.834+3.83 pts
117Bandera County11.831+1.79 pts
118Frio County11.823+3.97 pts
119Adams County11.818-2.2 pts
120La Salle County11.806+2.31 pts
121Douglas County11.788+0.63 pts
122Greer County11.765-2.03 pts
122Harding County11.765n/a
122Haskell County11.765-0.28 pts
122Musselshell County11.765+0.6 pts
126Washita County11.738+3.92 pts
127Petersburg Borough11.719+5.34 pts
128Deuel County11.712+8.08 pts
129Dawson County11.702+3.65 pts
130Cheyenne County11.698+1.54 pts
131Mason County11.673+0.27 pts
132Harrison County11.667+6.76 pts
133Moffat County11.662+1.33 pts
134Stewart County11.644-0.24 pts
135Morrow County11.628+1.57 pts
136Harris County11.622+0.75 pts
137Madison County11.62+3.89 pts
138Greenlee County11.613+7.89 pts
138Hamilton County11.613+3.94 pts
140Jewell County11.594+5.84 pts
141Garrard County11.587+1.51 pts
142Calhoun County11.57-2.6 pts
142Smith County11.57+7.49 pts
144Miami-Dade County11.563-0.18 pts
145Towns County11.561+0.73 pts
146McCulloch County11.558+1.53 pts
147Elbert County11.528-0.95 pts
148Carroll County11.511+2.42 pts
149Franklin County11.483+3.64 pts
150Pike County11.475+3.31 pts
151Schley County11.429+2 pts
152McIntosh County11.419+4.81 pts
153Powell County11.409+4.05 pts
154Howard County11.395+3.38 pts
155Jack County11.358-2.2 pts
156Henderson County11.34-0.25 pts
157Sheridan County11.332+3.54 pts
158Sequatchie County11.331+6.84 pts
159Custer County11.307+3.19 pts
160Oneida County11.299+4.2 pts
161Gilliam County11.29+0.27 pts
162Sabine Parish11.287+1.64 pts
163Grundy County11.268-0.79 pts
163Perkins County11.268+4.16 pts
165Gulf County11.252+3.22 pts
166Crawford County11.245-2.36 pts
166Ferry County11.245+0.35 pts
168Keith County11.221+0.43 pts
169Grant County11.2-3.35 pts
170Greensville County11.18+3.82 pts
170Sumner County11.18+1.49 pts
172Montgomery County11.168+0.49 pts
173Lyman County11.111+3.42 pts
173Reagan County11.111+1.51 pts
175Lake County11.08+1.05 pts
176Grant County11.077-0.67 pts
177Sweet Grass County11.07-1.88 pts
178Lee County11.054+3.64 pts
179Lafayette County11.05+7.81 pts
180Forest County11.043+2.86 pts
181McLean County11.038+2.08 pts
182Bath County11.009-0.34 pts
182Wheeler County11.0090 pts
184Zavala County11+1.2 pts
185Yazoo County10.996+1.25 pts
186Polk County10.994+2.79 pts
187Scott County10.989+3.13 pts
188Wilkinson County10.97+3.56 pts
189Fort Bend County10.969+0.18 pts
190Butler County10.967-0.34 pts
191Kimball County10.959-1.08 pts
191Pickett County10.959+1.5 pts
193Benton County10.947+2.64 pts
194Broward County10.941-0.37 pts
195Hall County10.938+3.36 pts
196Copper River Census Area10.929+0.4 pts
196Franklin County10.929+0.29 pts
198Osceola County10.926-0.63 pts
199Coke County10.9090 pts
200Bonner County10.901+1.14 pts
201Hot Spring County10.897+2.5 pts
202Lawrence County10.878+1.37 pts
203Anderson County10.857+4 pts
204Taylor County10.853+3.13 pts
205Bradford County10.851+2.82 pts
206Caribou County10.843+3.15 pts
206Coal County10.843+4.71 pts
208Webster County10.841+2.14 pts
209Harney County10.84+3.02 pts
210Wasatch County10.823-1.29 pts
211Knox County10.778+3.76 pts
212Antrim County10.766+1.61 pts
213Mathews County10.765+5.07 pts
214Holmes County10.757+3.54 pts
215Essex County10.753+1.95 pts
215Shannon County10.7530 pts
217Idaho County10.748+2.86 pts
218Morgan County10.744-0.2 pts
219Queens County10.722-0.72 pts
220Box Butte County10.721+3.8 pts
221Carson City10.718+2.17 pts
222Kings County10.717-0.61 pts
223Linn County10.707+2.45 pts
224Jefferson County10.693+0.08 pts
225Clallam County10.69+2.6 pts
226Archer County10.667-0.5 pts
227Laramie County10.662+0.06 pts
227Pine County10.662+3.58 pts
229Oceana County10.649+0.78 pts
230Ashe County10.643+1.92 pts
231Lincoln County10.64+0.68 pts
232El Dorado County10.633+0.5 pts
233Park County10.629+2 pts
234Columbia County10.628-0.6 pts
235Wheatland County10.619-3.79 pts
236Ouray County10.612+1.23 pts
236Woodruff County10.612+6.48 pts
238Izard County10.61+1.04 pts
239Jefferson County10.607-0.2 pts
240Huerfano County10.606+0.9 pts
241Greenup County10.602+3.69 pts
242Palm Beach County10.589-0.35 pts
243Crane County10.588+3.04 pts
243Jefferson County10.588+4.49 pts
245Clay County10.582+1.16 pts
246Warren County10.573+3.72 pts
247San Jacinto County10.553+2.92 pts
248Mono County10.547+2.26 pts
249Gilmer County10.537+0.38 pts
250Alpine County10.526-0.59 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. 68 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.

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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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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, 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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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, 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/us-counties?period=2019. 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, 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/us-counties?period=2019.

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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, 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/us-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Daggett County, with 30.303% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Wheeler County, with 0% in 2019.

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