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US states by establishment exit rate

Nevada had the highest establishment exit rate of 51 states in 2012, at 11.769%. North Dakota had the lowest, at 7.263%. The median was 8.844% and the figure for the United States was 9.332%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.769Nevada
Lowest7.263North Dakota
Median8.84451 states
United States9.332History

Map of states, 2012

Alabama: 8.604 %Alaska: 9.51 %Arizona: 10.917 %Arkansas: 8.568 %California: 10.056 %Colorado: 10.677 %Connecticut: 8.397 %Delaware: 9.833 %District of Columbia: 9.284 %Florida: 10.922 %Georgia: 10.566 %Hawaii: 8.662 %Idaho: 10.207 %Illinois: 9.451 %Indiana: 8.398 %Iowa: 7.399 %Kansas: 8.46 %Kentucky: 8.307 %Louisiana: 8.369 %Maine: 9.297 %Maryland: 8.82 %Massachusetts: 8.359 %Michigan: 8.672 %Minnesota: 8.556 %Mississippi: 8.456 %Missouri: 9.691 %Montana: 9.294 %Nebraska: 7.64 %Nevada: 11.769 %New Hampshire: 8.556 %New Jersey: 9.669 %New Mexico: 9.307 %New York: 9.546 %North Carolina: 9.296 %North Dakota: 7.263 %Ohio: 8.188 %Oklahoma: 8.539 %Oregon: 9.651 %Pennsylvania: 7.927 %Rhode Island: 9.185 %South Carolina: 8.818 %South Dakota: 7.871 %Tennessee: 8.844 %Texas: 9.216 %Utah: 10.658 %Vermont: 8.515 %Virginia: 9.179 %Washington: 10.241 %West Virginia: 8.007 %Wisconsin: 8.012 %Wyoming: 9.18 %
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%, 2012. 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.

All states, 2012

Nevada: 11.769 %Nevada11.769Florida: 10.922 %Florida10.922Arizona: 10.917 %Arizona10.917Colorado: 10.677 %Colorado10.677Utah: 10.658 %Utah10.658Georgia: 10.566 %Georgia10.566Washington: 10.241 %Washington10.241Idaho: 10.207 %Idaho10.207California: 10.056 %California10.056Delaware: 9.833 %Delaware9.833Missouri: 9.691 %Missouri9.691New Jersey: 9.669 %New Jersey9.669Oregon: 9.651 %Oregon9.651New York: 9.546 %New York9.546Alaska: 9.51 %Alaska9.51Illinois: 9.451 %Illinois9.451New Mexico: 9.307 %New Mexico9.307Maine: 9.297 %Maine9.297North Carolina: 9.296 %North Carolina9.296Montana: 9.294 %Montana9.294District of Columbia: 9.284 %District of Columbia9.284Texas: 9.216 %Texas9.216Rhode Island: 9.185 %Rhode Island9.185Wyoming: 9.18 %Wyoming9.18Virginia: 9.179 %Virginia9.179Tennessee: 8.844 %Tennessee8.844Maryland: 8.82 %Maryland8.82South Carolina: 8.818 %South Carolina8.818Michigan: 8.672 %Michigan8.672Hawaii: 8.662 %Hawaii8.662Alabama: 8.604 %Alabama8.604Arkansas: 8.568 %Arkansas8.568Minnesota: 8.556 %Minnesota8.556New Hampshire: 8.556 %New Hampshire8.556Oklahoma: 8.539 %Oklahoma8.539Vermont: 8.515 %Vermont8.515Kansas: 8.46 %Kansas8.46Mississippi: 8.456 %Mississippi8.456Indiana: 8.398 %Indiana8.398Connecticut: 8.397 %Connecticut8.397Louisiana: 8.369 %Louisiana8.369Massachusetts: 8.359 %Massachusetts8.359Kentucky: 8.307 %Kentucky8.307Ohio: 8.188 %Ohio8.188Wisconsin: 8.012 %Wisconsin8.012West Virginia: 8.007 %West Virginia8.007Pennsylvania: 7.927 %Pennsylvania7.927South Dakota: 7.871 %South Dakota7.871Nebraska: 7.64 %Nebraska7.64Iowa: 7.399 %Iowa7.399North Dakota: 7.263 %North Dakota7.263Nevada: 11.769 %Nevada11.769Florida: 10.922 %Florida10.922Arizona: 10.917 %Arizona10.917Colorado: 10.677 %Colorado10.677Utah: 10.658 %Utah10.658Georgia: 10.566 %Georgia10.566Washington: 10.241 %Washington10.241Idaho: 10.207 %Idaho10.207California: 10.056 %California10.056Delaware: 9.833 %Delaware9.833Missouri: 9.691 %Missouri9.691New Jersey: 9.669 %New Jersey9.669Oregon: 9.651 %Oregon9.651New York: 9.546 %New York9.546Alaska: 9.51 %Alaska9.51Illinois: 9.451 %Illinois9.451New Mexico: 9.307 %New Mexico9.307Maine: 9.297 %Maine9.297North Carolina: 9.296 %North Carolina9.296Montana: 9.294 %Montana9.294District of Columbia: 9.284 %District of Columbia9.284Texas: 9.216 %Texas9.216Rhode Island: 9.185 %Rhode Island9.185Wyoming: 9.18 %Wyoming9.18Virginia: 9.179 %Virginia9.179Tennessee: 8.844 %Tennessee8.844Maryland: 8.82 %Maryland8.82South Carolina: 8.818 %South Carolina8.818Michigan: 8.672 %Michigan8.672Hawaii: 8.662 %Hawaii8.662Alabama: 8.604 %Alabama8.604Arkansas: 8.568 %Arkansas8.568Minnesota: 8.556 %Minnesota8.556New Hampshire: 8.556 %New Hampshire8.556Oklahoma: 8.539 %Oklahoma8.539Vermont: 8.515 %Vermont8.515Kansas: 8.46 %Kansas8.46Mississippi: 8.456 %Mississippi8.456Indiana: 8.398 %Indiana8.398Connecticut: 8.397 %Connecticut8.397Louisiana: 8.369 %Louisiana8.369Massachusetts: 8.359 %Massachusetts8.359Kentucky: 8.307 %Kentucky8.307Ohio: 8.188 %Ohio8.188Wisconsin: 8.012 %Wisconsin8.012West Virginia: 8.007 %West Virginia8.007Pennsylvania: 7.927 %Pennsylvania7.927South Dakota: 7.871 %South Dakota7.871Nebraska: 7.64 %Nebraska7.64Iowa: 7.399 %Iowa7.399North Dakota: 7.263 %North Dakota7.263
%. 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

RankStates2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Nevada11.769-0.88 pts
2Florida10.922-1.51 pts
3Arizona10.917-1.21 pts
4Colorado10.677-0.82 pts
5Utah10.658-1.16 pts
6Georgia10.566-0.5 pts
7Washington10.241-0.95 pts
8Idaho10.207-1.77 pts
9California10.056-0.53 pts
10Delaware9.833-0.07 pts
11Missouri9.691-0.29 pts
12New Jersey9.669-0.75 pts
13Oregon9.651-0.48 pts
14New York9.546-0.57 pts
15Alaska9.51+0.31 pts
16Illinois9.451-0.25 pts
17New Mexico9.307-0.41 pts
18Maine9.297-0.59 pts
19North Carolina9.296-0.91 pts
20Montana9.294-1.25 pts
21District of Columbia9.284+0.44 pts
22Texas9.216-0.43 pts
23Rhode Island9.185-0.48 pts
24Wyoming9.18-0.26 pts
25Virginia9.179-0.71 pts
26Tennessee8.844-0.71 pts
27Maryland8.82-0.92 pts
28South Carolina8.818-1.17 pts
29Michigan8.672-0.47 pts
30Hawaii8.662-0.32 pts
31Alabama8.604-0.8 pts
32Arkansas8.568-0.7 pts
33Minnesota8.556-0.41 pts
33New Hampshire8.556-0.63 pts
35Oklahoma8.539-0.4 pts
36Vermont8.515-0.75 pts
37Kansas8.46-0.47 pts
38Mississippi8.456-0.18 pts
39Indiana8.398-0.38 pts
40Connecticut8.397-0.72 pts
41Louisiana8.369-0.18 pts
42Massachusetts8.359-0.26 pts
43Kentucky8.307-0.46 pts
44Ohio8.188-0.4 pts
45Wisconsin8.012-0.37 pts
46West Virginia8.007-0.35 pts
47Pennsylvania7.927-0.08 pts
48South Dakota7.871-0.42 pts
49Nebraska7.64-0.75 pts
50Iowa7.399-0.45 pts
51North Dakota7.263-0.23 pts

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About this ranking

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 states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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.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 states by establishment exit rate, 2012) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, US states by establishment exit rate, 2012. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-exit-rate/us-states?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. US states by establishment exit rate, 2012. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-exit-rate/us-states?period=2012.

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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 states by establishment exit rate, 2012 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-exit-rate/us-states?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest establishment exit rate?

Nevada, with 11.769% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest establishment exit rate?

North Dakota, with 7.263% in 2012.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

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