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US counties by establishment exit rate

Treasure County had the highest establishment exit rate of 3090 counties in 2020, at 27.273%. Taliaferro County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 8.455% and the figure for the United States was 9.29%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.273Treasure County
Lowest0Taliaferro County
Median8.4553090 counties
United States9.29History

Map of counties, 2020

%, 2020. 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, 2020

Treasure County: 27.273 %Treasure County27.273Terrell County: 26.667 %Terrell County26.667Roberts County: 24.39 %Roberts County24.39Keweenaw County: 23.529 %Keweenaw County23.529Van Buren County: 22.989 %Van Buren County22.989Carter County: 22.727 %Carter County22.727Sioux County: 22.222 %Sioux County22.222Niobrara County: 22.069 %Niobrara County22.069Liberty County: 21.818 %Liberty County21.818Hyde County: 21.538 %Hyde County21.538Alpine County: 21.429 %Alpine County21.429Billings County: 20.455 %Billings County20.455Hooker County: 20.408 %Hooker County20.408Mellette County: 20 %Mellette County20Rich County: 19.767 %Rich County19.767Adams County: 19.535 %Adams County19.535Dickens County: 19.178 %Dickens County19.178Lynn County: 18.75 %Lynn County18.75Greer County: 18.605 %Greer County18.605Boyd County: 18.487 %Boyd County18.487Gilpin County: 18.41 %Gilpin County18.41Clear Creek County: 18.116 %Clear Creek County18.116Jim Hogg County: 17.687 %Jim Hogg County17.687Grant County: 17.544 %Grant County17.544Ripley County: 17.518 %Ripley County17.518Daggett County: 16.667 %Daggett County16.667Hidalgo County: 16.667 %Hidalgo County16.667Kinney County: 16.667 %Kinney County16.667Clearwater County: 16.484 %Clearwater County16.484McMullen County: 16.471 %McMullen County16.471Carroll County: 16.438 %Carroll County16.438Denali Borough: 16.438 %Denali Borough16.438Elbert County: 16.147 %Elbert County16.147Taylor County: 16.129 %Taylor County16.129Armstrong County: 16.092 %Armstrong County16.092Skagway Municipality: 16.058 %Skagway Municipality16.058McDowell County: 15.938 %McDowell County15.938Bennett County: 15.842 %Bennett County15.842Gilmer County: 15.686 %Gilmer County15.686Wheeler County: 15.686 %Wheeler County15.686Treasure County: 27.273 %Treasure County27.273Terrell County: 26.667 %Terrell County26.667Roberts County: 24.39 %Roberts County24.39Keweenaw County: 23.529 %Keweenaw County23.529Van Buren County: 22.989 %Van Buren County22.989Carter County: 22.727 %Carter County22.727Sioux County: 22.222 %Sioux County22.222Niobrara County: 22.069 %Niobrara County22.069Liberty County: 21.818 %Liberty County21.818Hyde County: 21.538 %Hyde County21.538Alpine County: 21.429 %Alpine County21.429Billings County: 20.455 %Billings County20.455Hooker County: 20.408 %Hooker County20.408Mellette County: 20 %Mellette County20Rich County: 19.767 %Rich County19.767Adams County: 19.535 %Adams County19.535Dickens County: 19.178 %Dickens County19.178Lynn County: 18.75 %Lynn County18.75Greer County: 18.605 %Greer County18.605Boyd County: 18.487 %Boyd County18.487Gilpin County: 18.41 %Gilpin County18.41Clear Creek County: 18.116 %Clear Creek County18.116Jim Hogg County: 17.687 %Jim Hogg County17.687Grant County: 17.544 %Grant County17.544Ripley County: 17.518 %Ripley County17.518Daggett County: 16.667 %Daggett County16.667Hidalgo County: 16.667 %Hidalgo County16.667Kinney County: 16.667 %Kinney County16.667Clearwater County: 16.484 %Clearwater County16.484McMullen County: 16.471 %McMullen County16.471Carroll County: 16.438 %Carroll County16.438Denali Borough: 16.438 %Denali Borough16.438Elbert County: 16.147 %Elbert County16.147Taylor County: 16.129 %Taylor County16.129Armstrong County: 16.092 %Armstrong County16.092Skagway Municipality: 16.058 %Skagway Municipality16.058McDowell County: 15.938 %McDowell County15.938Bennett County: 15.842 %Bennett County15.842Gilmer County: 15.686 %Gilmer County15.686Wheeler County: 15.686 %Wheeler County15.686
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Treasure County27.273n/a
2Terrell County26.667+26.67 pts
3Roberts County24.39n/a
4Keweenaw County23.529+7.44 pts
5Van Buren County22.989n/a
6Carter County22.727+10.23 pts
7Sioux County22.222+22.22 pts
8Niobrara County22.069+14.12 pts
9Liberty County21.818+14.8 pts
10Hyde County21.538+17.21 pts
11Alpine County21.429+10.9 pts
12Billings County20.455+4.9 pts
13Hooker County20.408+5.86 pts
14Mellette County20n/a
15Rich County19.767+7.05 pts
16Adams County19.535+7.72 pts
17Dickens County19.178n/a
18Lynn County18.75+2.57 pts
19Greer County18.605+6.84 pts
20Boyd County18.487+13.69 pts
21Gilpin County18.41+4.24 pts
22Clear Creek County18.116+5.88 pts
23Jim Hogg County17.687+11.19 pts
24Grant County17.544+10.71 pts
25Ripley County17.518+1.19 pts
26Daggett County16.667-13.64 pts
26Hidalgo County16.667+6.72 pts
26Kinney County16.667n/a
29Clearwater County16.484+6.69 pts
30McMullen County16.471+7.58 pts
31Carroll County16.438+2.92 pts
31Denali Borough16.438+0.11 pts
33Elbert County16.147+4.62 pts
34Taylor County16.129+5.28 pts
35Armstrong County16.092n/a
36Skagway Municipality16.058+9.06 pts
37McDowell County15.938+6.76 pts
38Bennett County15.842-3.98 pts
39Gilmer County15.686+9.14 pts
39Wheeler County15.686-1.55 pts
41Hudspeth County15.625+6.25 pts
42Mineral County15.61+8.64 pts
43Cook County15.584+9.32 pts
44Madison County15.464+7.9 pts
45Bent County15.385+7.91 pts
46Hamilton County15.282+7.46 pts
47Boone County15.251+8.17 pts
48Skamania County15.06-1.31 pts
49Saguache County15.044+4.61 pts
50McIntosh County14.975+3.56 pts
51Custer County14.894+3.59 pts
52Kodiak Island Borough14.848+2.49 pts
53Meagher County14.815-0.42 pts
53Sioux County14.815n/a
55Roger Mills County14.765+0.31 pts
56Sherman County14.754n/a
57Brown County14.691+5.42 pts
58Lake County14.672+6.4 pts
59Yakutat City and Borough14.634n/a
59Ziebach County14.634n/a
61Shannon County14.615+3.86 pts
62Quitman County14.57+0.65 pts
63Clark County14.545+8.09 pts
64Breathitt County14.511+6.13 pts
65Ferry County14.407+3.16 pts
66Clay County14.365+3.78 pts
67Benton County14.286+4.83 pts
67Menominee County14.286n/a
67San Jacinto County14.286+3.73 pts
67Webster County14.286+14.29 pts
71Castro County14.237+6.42 pts
72Kiowa County14.201+8.52 pts
73Washita County14.151+2.41 pts
74Chugach Census Area14.133+3.69 pts
75Prairie County14.035+3.87 pts
76Dent County13.986+5.84 pts
76Ozark County13.986+4.26 pts
78Custer County13.878+4.56 pts
79Tripp County13.873+9.93 pts
80Greeley County13.846+7.74 pts
81Major County13.808+5.47 pts
82Bollinger County13.793+0.65 pts
83Caldwell County13.78+7.63 pts
84Gregory County13.772+6.1 pts
85Leon County13.729+4.43 pts
86Irion County13.725-1.51 pts
87Long County13.699+3.84 pts
88Queens County13.674+2.95 pts
89San Juan County13.656+8.36 pts
90McCone County13.636-1.58 pts
91Howard County13.622+11.2 pts
92Harlan County13.613+0.87 pts
93Baker County13.559n/a
93Lane County13.559n/a
95Crittenden County13.378+3.12 pts
96Manassas Park city13.357+3.71 pts
97Kusilvak Census Area13.333n/a
97Wheeler County13.333+2.32 pts
99Uintah County13.306+5.31 pts
100Kanabec County13.284+4.81 pts
101Copper River Census Area13.26+2.33 pts
102Pawnee County13.23+8.7 pts
103Kings County13.141+2.42 pts
104Sweet Grass County13.139+2.07 pts
105Cumberland County13.125+4.67 pts
106Eureka County13.115n/a
107Wakulla County13.095+0.21 pts
108Coleman County13.043+5.08 pts
108Trigg County13.043+5.58 pts
110Bailey County13.027+5.54 pts
111Edwards County12.987+6.66 pts
112Wheeler County12.925+3.89 pts
113Park County12.895-1.73 pts
114Schuyler County12.855+5.81 pts
115Huerfano County12.83+2.22 pts
115Modoc County12.83+3.13 pts
117Alfalfa County12.821+6.15 pts
117Elliott County12.821+0.32 pts
119Tensas Parish12.8-1.91 pts
120Lincoln County12.782+2.67 pts
121Benson County12.766+3.68 pts
122Gunnison County12.762+3.06 pts
123Delta County12.76+5.04 pts
124Tyler County12.749+4.05 pts
125Griggs County12.739+7.74 pts
126Sheridan County12.698-8.84 pts
127King and Queen County12.683+3.29 pts
128Mississippi County12.676-4.85 pts
129Muhlenberg County12.663+4.35 pts
130Osceola County12.658+1.73 pts
131Upshur County12.65+2.89 pts
132Granite County12.632+2.85 pts
133Chase County12.613+5.66 pts
134Willacy County12.607+2.52 pts
135San Juan County12.602+2.13 pts
136Mason County12.593+2.34 pts
137Trinity County12.587+4.7 pts
138Caddo County12.586+3.46 pts
139Le Flore County12.526+2.36 pts
140Beaverhead County12.519+2.84 pts
141Scurry County12.516+7.52 pts
142Edmonson County12.5+2.03 pts
142Garfield County12.5+5.44 pts
142Hickory County12.5+5.6 pts
142Lyon County12.5+4.83 pts
142Nelson County12.5+0.63 pts
142Rappahannock County12.5+2.98 pts
148Chaffee County12.478+2.62 pts
149Boise County12.457-0.54 pts
150Stephens County12.444+7.19 pts
151Carroll County12.443+5.17 pts
152Middlesex County12.431+5.5 pts
153Lake County12.429+1.35 pts
154Lake County12.403+6.56 pts
155Stanton County12.389+1.95 pts
156Mills County12.386+5.2 pts
157Atoka County12.362+4.45 pts
157Mercer County12.362+2.49 pts
159De Baca County12.346+2.93 pts
159Divide County12.346+3.86 pts
161Ellis County12.322+2.14 pts
162Summit County12.316+2.49 pts
163Haskell County12.308-0.13 pts
164Washakie County12.272+5.79 pts
165Lincoln County12.245+3.03 pts
166Grand Isle County12.23+2.34 pts
167Broward County12.213+1.27 pts
168Richmond County12.184+2.59 pts
169Mountrail County12.181+3.66 pts
170Craig County12.174+7 pts
171Ward County12.171+4.18 pts
172Andrews County12.167+3.02 pts
173Bronx County12.157+2.53 pts
173Dallas County12.157+5.77 pts
173Patrick County12.157+3.61 pts
176Briscoe County12.121n/a
177Noble County12.105+4.39 pts
178Knott County12.081+4.21 pts
179Sublette County12.071+3.09 pts
180Hampton County12.069+3.59 pts
181Marshall County12.066+3.66 pts
182Miami-Dade County12.06+0.5 pts
182Perkins County12.06+0.79 pts
184Logan County12.059+5.45 pts
185Garden County12.048+2.96 pts
185Morgan County12.048+1.3 pts
187Winkler County12.034+2.71 pts
188Clark County12.03+4.73 pts
188Tyrrell County12.03+2.38 pts
190Holmes County12.027+3.69 pts
191Torrance County12.019+4.56 pts
192Aurora County12+4.11 pts
193Sibley County11.994+1.77 pts
194Traill County11.992+4.56 pts
195Stoddard County11.977+2.94 pts
196Alexander County11.976+4.92 pts
196Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area11.976+1.51 pts
198Douglas County11.969+0.18 pts
199Jones County11.966-1.86 pts
200Morgan County11.96+6.04 pts
201Schoharie County11.946+4.22 pts
202Florence County11.94+8.07 pts
202Freestone County11.94+2.21 pts
204Burt County11.932+9.69 pts
205Madison County11.928+2.26 pts
206Gem County11.917+1.98 pts
207Nassau County11.912+2.47 pts
208Wasatch County11.893+1.07 pts
209Lewis County11.892-2.92 pts
210Madison County11.885+2.89 pts
211Johnson County11.864-1.96 pts
212Jefferson County11.841+4.51 pts
213Flagler County11.807+1.63 pts
214Antrim County11.802+1.04 pts
215Perquimans County11.799+2.52 pts
216Utah County11.787+1.5 pts
217La Paz County11.765+5.53 pts
217Oglethorpe County11.765+3.28 pts
217Oliver County11.765n/a
217Rice County11.765+4.72 pts
221Sutton County11.712+8.09 pts
222Otero County11.691+3.46 pts
223McCreary County11.684+1.62 pts
223Moody County11.684+4.99 pts
225Carroll County11.681+1.65 pts
226Hansford County11.679+8.76 pts
227Iron County11.675-1.72 pts
228Martin County11.667+4.44 pts
228Warren County11.667+6.67 pts
230Red Willow County11.65+6.42 pts
231Tipton County11.647+6.09 pts
232Magoffin County11.636+3.69 pts
232Scott County11.636+3.46 pts
234Jackson Parish11.633+2.74 pts
235Yuba County11.631+3.92 pts
236Jo Daviess County11.63+4.29 pts
237Stonewall County11.628-1.86 pts
238Gilchrist County11.613+1.55 pts
239Manassas city11.611+3.13 pts
240Crowley County11.594n/a
241Canadian County11.556+2.54 pts
242Cumberland County11.538+5.38 pts
242San Juan County11.538-3.14 pts
244Garfield County11.53+3.15 pts
245Presidio County11.523+5.57 pts
246New York County11.502+1.25 pts
247Real County11.494+7.83 pts
248Hall County11.475+0.54 pts
249Forsyth County11.466+1.18 pts
250Hardeman County11.465+3.77 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. 52 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2020 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Treasure County, with 27.273% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Taliaferro County, with 0% in 2020.

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