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US counties by establishment exit rate

Harding County had the highest establishment exit rate of 3081 counties in 2021, at 66.667%. Petroleum County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 8.65% and the figure for the United States was 10.11%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest66.667Harding County
Lowest0Petroleum County
Median8.653081 counties
United States10.11History

Map of counties, 2021

%, 2021. 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, 2021

Harding County: 66.667 %Harding County66.667Treasure County: 27.273 %Treasure County27.273Montour County: 24.113 %Montour County24.113Calhoun County: 23.899 %Calhoun County23.899Camas County: 23.729 %Camas County23.729Kinney County: 22.951 %Kinney County22.951Wheeler County: 21.429 %Wheeler County21.429Carter County: 20.974 %Carter County20.974De Baca County: 20.779 %De Baca County20.779Daggett County: 20 %Daggett County20Jackson County: 19.13 %Jackson County19.13Van Buren County: 19.048 %Van Buren County19.048Sierra County: 18.868 %Sierra County18.868Wolfe County: 18.841 %Wolfe County18.841Dickens County: 18.182 %Dickens County18.182Garden County: 18.182 %Garden County18.182Hooker County: 18.182 %Hooker County18.182Mingo County: 17.6 %Mingo County17.6Cameron Parish: 17.073 %Cameron Parish17.073Niobrara County: 17.054 %Niobrara County17.054Queens County: 16.875 %Queens County16.875Keweenaw County: 16.867 %Keweenaw County16.867Hinsdale County: 16.822 %Hinsdale County16.822Gilpin County: 16.667 %Gilpin County16.667Cheyenne County: 16.514 %Cheyenne County16.514Elliott County: 16.438 %Elliott County16.438Shannon County: 16.327 %Shannon County16.327Wheeler County: 16.162 %Wheeler County16.162Carroll County: 16.114 %Carroll County16.114Throckmorton County: 16.092 %Throckmorton County16.092Pawnee County: 16 %Pawnee County16Menard County: 15.909 %Menard County15.909Greer County: 15.873 %Greer County15.873Refugio County: 15.849 %Refugio County15.849Yakutat City and Borough: 15.789 %Yakutat City and Borough15.789Kings County: 15.742 %Kings County15.742Mariposa County: 15.652 %Mariposa County15.652Reagan County: 15.638 %Reagan County15.638Kiowa County: 15.584 %Kiowa County15.584Holmes County: 15.566 %Holmes County15.566Harding County: 66.667 %Harding County66.667Treasure County: 27.273 %Treasure County27.273Montour County: 24.113 %Montour County24.113Calhoun County: 23.899 %Calhoun County23.899Camas County: 23.729 %Camas County23.729Kinney County: 22.951 %Kinney County22.951Wheeler County: 21.429 %Wheeler County21.429Carter County: 20.974 %Carter County20.974De Baca County: 20.779 %De Baca County20.779Daggett County: 20 %Daggett County20Jackson County: 19.13 %Jackson County19.13Van Buren County: 19.048 %Van Buren County19.048Sierra County: 18.868 %Sierra County18.868Wolfe County: 18.841 %Wolfe County18.841Dickens County: 18.182 %Dickens County18.182Garden County: 18.182 %Garden County18.182Hooker County: 18.182 %Hooker County18.182Mingo County: 17.6 %Mingo County17.6Cameron Parish: 17.073 %Cameron Parish17.073Niobrara County: 17.054 %Niobrara County17.054Queens County: 16.875 %Queens County16.875Keweenaw County: 16.867 %Keweenaw County16.867Hinsdale County: 16.822 %Hinsdale County16.822Gilpin County: 16.667 %Gilpin County16.667Cheyenne County: 16.514 %Cheyenne County16.514Elliott County: 16.438 %Elliott County16.438Shannon County: 16.327 %Shannon County16.327Wheeler County: 16.162 %Wheeler County16.162Carroll County: 16.114 %Carroll County16.114Throckmorton County: 16.092 %Throckmorton County16.092Pawnee County: 16 %Pawnee County16Menard County: 15.909 %Menard County15.909Greer County: 15.873 %Greer County15.873Refugio County: 15.849 %Refugio County15.849Yakutat City and Borough: 15.789 %Yakutat City and Borough15.789Kings County: 15.742 %Kings County15.742Mariposa County: 15.652 %Mariposa County15.652Reagan County: 15.638 %Reagan County15.638Kiowa County: 15.584 %Kiowa County15.584Holmes County: 15.566 %Holmes County15.566
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Harding County66.667n/a
2Treasure County27.2730 pts
3Montour County24.113+18.34 pts
4Calhoun County23.899+17.91 pts
5Camas County23.729+13.89 pts
6Kinney County22.951+6.28 pts
7Wheeler County21.429n/a
8Carter County20.974+11.08 pts
9De Baca County20.779+8.43 pts
10Daggett County20+3.33 pts
11Jackson County19.13+12.35 pts
12Van Buren County19.048-3.94 pts
13Sierra County18.868+10.95 pts
14Wolfe County18.841+11.9 pts
15Dickens County18.182-1 pts
15Garden County18.182+6.13 pts
15Hooker County18.182-2.23 pts
18Mingo County17.6+7.5 pts
19Cameron Parish17.073+9.99 pts
20Niobrara County17.054-5.02 pts
21Queens County16.875+3.2 pts
22Keweenaw County16.867-6.66 pts
23Hinsdale County16.822n/a
24Gilpin County16.667-1.74 pts
25Cheyenne County16.514+5.8 pts
26Elliott County16.438+3.62 pts
27Shannon County16.327+1.71 pts
28Wheeler County16.162+2.83 pts
29Carroll County16.114-0.32 pts
30Throckmorton County16.092+9.57 pts
31Pawnee County16+7.87 pts
32Menard County15.909n/a
33Greer County15.873-2.73 pts
34Refugio County15.849+9.23 pts
35Yakutat City and Borough15.789+1.15 pts
36Kings County15.742+2.6 pts
37Mariposa County15.652+5.92 pts
38Reagan County15.638+10.86 pts
39Kiowa County15.584+1.38 pts
40Holmes County15.566+3.54 pts
41New York County15.544+4.04 pts
42Crane County15.47+12.17 pts
43Coal County15.287+9.19 pts
44Blaine County15.207+4.24 pts
45San Francisco County15.14+4.45 pts
46Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area15.094+3.12 pts
47Butte County15.054+6.81 pts
48Roberts County15-9.39 pts
49Goliad County14.984+9.12 pts
50Plumas County14.866+7.86 pts
51Clear Creek County14.842-3.27 pts
52Montgomery County14.815+4.56 pts
53Lassen County14.752+5.81 pts
54Alger County14.714+4.02 pts
55Richmond County14.697+2.51 pts
56Coke County14.679+3.46 pts
57Claiborne Parish14.67+6.36 pts
58Bollinger County14.62+0.83 pts
59Livingston County14.559+7.01 pts
60Pend Oreille County14.554+6.5 pts
61Highland County14.474+8.06 pts
62Hyde County14.458+7.72 pts
62Stonewall County14.458+2.83 pts
64Kimble County14.44+7.89 pts
65Iron County14.439+2.76 pts
66Ouray County14.425+4.03 pts
67Dunn County14.379+8.5 pts
67Wahkiakum County14.379+5.17 pts
69Floyd County14.343+7.58 pts
70Hudson County14.314+2.98 pts
71Alpine County14.286-7.14 pts
71Frontier County14.286+9.71 pts
71Treutlen County14.286+7.88 pts
74Wrangell City and Borough14.103+4.71 pts
75Boise County14.094+1.64 pts
76Kauai County14.087+4.51 pts
77Hoonah-Angoon Census Area14.063n/a
78Baker County14.035+0.48 pts
79Washington County14+3.27 pts
80Harding County13.953n/a
81Haines Borough13.93+3.73 pts
82Bent County13.861-1.52 pts
82Musselshell County13.861+7 pts
84Alcona County13.841+5.26 pts
84St. Clair County13.841+3.81 pts
86Denali Borough13.793-2.64 pts
86St. Helena Parish13.793+7.77 pts
88Monroe County13.77+7.28 pts
89Essex County13.757+2.36 pts
90Wayne County13.744+3.19 pts
91Los Angeles County13.734+3.09 pts
92Jack County13.72+2.52 pts
93Pierce County13.636+5.05 pts
94Maui County13.594+3.86 pts
95Bristol Bay Borough13.58n/a
96Elbert County13.566-2.58 pts
97Lake County13.49+1.06 pts
98Teton County13.45+6.15 pts
99Bergen County13.434+3.32 pts
100Prince George County13.426+4.1 pts
101Reynolds County13.397+3.3 pts
102Nassau County13.396+1.48 pts
103Amelia County13.389+3.13 pts
104Baraga County13.333+5.33 pts
104Calhoun County13.333+3.33 pts
104Clay County13.333+3.54 pts
104Jefferson Davis County13.333+2.89 pts
104Logan County13.333+6.83 pts
109Las Animas County13.313+2.94 pts
110Delta County13.288+0.53 pts
111Perry County13.27+7.64 pts
112Oglethorpe County13.249+1.48 pts
113Duval County13.235+5.35 pts
114Dolores County13.208+5.73 pts
115Steele County13.187+6.73 pts
116Oscoda County13.174+5.9 pts
117Huerfano County13.139+0.31 pts
118Faulk County13.115n/a
118Quitman County13.115n/a
120Clarke County13.076+4.88 pts
121Haskell County13.065+3.86 pts
122Van Buren County13.027+3.4 pts
123Morris County12.968+2.82 pts
124Van Zandt County12.964+2.26 pts
125McKenzie County12.954+3.77 pts
126Roger Mills County12.95-1.82 pts
127Madison Parish12.941+2.83 pts
128Starr County12.94+3.72 pts
129Philadelphia County12.926+2.89 pts
130Marin County12.919+3.49 pts
131Santa Clara County12.905+2.54 pts
132Catahoula Parish12.881+4.3 pts
133Siskiyou County12.876+3.7 pts
134Adams County12.865+1.69 pts
135Bronx County12.817+0.66 pts
136Passaic County12.786+2.27 pts
137Accomack County12.749+3.29 pts
138Orange County12.72+1.62 pts
139Winston County12.703+7.09 pts
140Mason County12.696+2.96 pts
141Meade County12.67+6.58 pts
142Rockland County12.637+1.9 pts
143Daviess County12.632+4.8 pts
143Pope County12.632+6.57 pts
145Concordia Parish12.621+4.31 pts
146Trinity County12.617+0.03 pts
147Taos County12.601+2.1 pts
148Spencer County12.594+2.49 pts
149Howard County12.583-1.04 pts
150Lafayette County12.571+3.58 pts
151Mendocino County12.566+2.41 pts
152Bienville Parish12.565+3.85 pts
152Walthall County12.565+3.26 pts
154Ward County12.564+0.39 pts
155Alfalfa County12.556-0.27 pts
156Franklin city12.551+7.42 pts
157Santa Fe County12.543+3.22 pts
158Hale County12.541+2.61 pts
159Seneca County12.539+5.31 pts
160Yoakum County12.537+3.84 pts
161Westchester County12.532+1.43 pts
162Essex County12.515+2.21 pts
163Bradley County12.5+5.54 pts
163Custer County12.5+1.66 pts
163Martin County12.5+3.45 pts
166Alameda County12.496+2.77 pts
167Oldham County12.46+2.04 pts
168Pemiscot County12.435+1.27 pts
169Lake County12.431+7.34 pts
170Union County12.422+7.63 pts
171Wallowa County12.418+3.85 pts
172Polk County12.407+7.3 pts
173Broomfield County12.404+2.35 pts
174Jefferson County12.403+4.13 pts
175Lauderdale County12.386+4.68 pts
176Bleckley County12.378+3.82 pts
177Union County12.376+2.9 pts
178Grand Isle County12.364+0.13 pts
178Webster County12.364+1.65 pts
180Rappahannock County12.36-0.14 pts
181Hemphill County12.355+1.99 pts
182Jerauld County12.329+8.28 pts
182Pickett County12.329+4.17 pts
184Dooly County12.319+1.57 pts
185Hoke County12.308+3.64 pts
185Monroe County12.308+3.8 pts
187Pike County12.295+4.06 pts
188Greene County12.281+5.36 pts
189Cottle County12.245+0.92 pts
189Houston County12.245+5.21 pts
189Sullivan County12.245+6.77 pts
192St. Bernard Parish12.242+3.9 pts
193Harrison County12.232+2.29 pts
194Suffolk County12.215+3.33 pts
195King William County12.214+2.88 pts
196Presidio County12.195+0.67 pts
197San Mateo County12.179+2.65 pts
198Grundy County12.177+3.45 pts
199Mackinac County12.168+2.92 pts
200Dunklin County12.158+1.18 pts
200Oregon County12.158+2.77 pts
202Tuolumne County12.156+2.46 pts
203Crawford County12.132+4.07 pts
204Andrews County12.129-0.04 pts
205Shackelford County12.121+2.84 pts
206Lake County12.097-2.58 pts
207Harlan County12.086+1.37 pts
208Freestone County12.074+0.13 pts
209Mercer County12.065+2.4 pts
210Crittenden County12.057-1.32 pts
211Yuba County12.024+0.39 pts
212Greene County12.022+2.35 pts
213Lamoille County12.012+2.84 pts
214Dade County12+4.8 pts
214Surry County12+5.33 pts
216Stevens County11.99+2.34 pts
217Grayson County11.972+2.97 pts
218Wayne County11.968+1.89 pts
219Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area11.966+3.42 pts
220Lake County11.946+2.36 pts
221Broward County11.94-0.27 pts
222Honolulu County11.937+3.38 pts
223Sabine Parish11.933+1.08 pts
224Latimer County11.93+0.74 pts
225Pepin County11.917+4.4 pts
226Costilla County11.905+4.93 pts
226Dimmit County11.905+2.29 pts
228Miami-Dade County11.892-0.17 pts
229Sandoval County11.89+1.97 pts
230Middlesex County11.888+1.39 pts
231Casey County11.881+5.48 pts
231Fulton County11.881+0.82 pts
233Klickitat County11.873+3.19 pts
234Williams County11.853+2.26 pts
235McIntosh County11.838+3.66 pts
236LaSalle Parish11.836+1.7 pts
237El Dorado County11.827+0.97 pts
237Tioga County11.827+3.08 pts
239Page County11.825+5.69 pts
240Gulf County11.823+5.25 pts
240Washita County11.823-2.33 pts
242Kalkaska County11.821+2.95 pts
243Garrard County11.794+4.81 pts
244Windham County11.792+4.4 pts
245Caswell County11.765+2.51 pts
245Cumberland County11.765-1.36 pts
245Irion County11.765-1.96 pts
245Lewis County11.765+5.29 pts
245Menard County11.765+3.28 pts
245Nicholas County11.765+6.05 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. 61 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2021 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, 2021. 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=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Harding County, with 66.667% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Petroleum County, with 0% in 2021.

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