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US states by establishment exit rate

Nevada had the highest establishment exit rate of 51 states in 2013, at 11.059%. Iowa had the lowest, at 7.641%. The median was 8.768% and the figure for the United States was 9.205%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.059Nevada
Lowest7.641Iowa
Median8.76851 states
United States9.205History

Map of states, 2013

Alabama: 8.518 %Alaska: 9.302 %Arizona: 10.147 %Arkansas: 8.655 %California: 10.083 %Colorado: 10.234 %Connecticut: 8.622 %Delaware: 9.119 %District of Columbia: 8.768 %Florida: 10.859 %Georgia: 9.805 %Hawaii: 8.208 %Idaho: 9.767 %Illinois: 9.367 %Indiana: 8.231 %Iowa: 7.641 %Kansas: 8.462 %Kentucky: 8.334 %Louisiana: 8.292 %Maine: 8.837 %Maryland: 8.905 %Massachusetts: 8.36 %Michigan: 8.587 %Minnesota: 8.25 %Mississippi: 8.033 %Missouri: 8.981 %Montana: 9.341 %Nebraska: 7.806 %Nevada: 11.059 %New Hampshire: 8.288 %New Jersey: 9.752 %New Mexico: 9.203 %New York: 9.884 %North Carolina: 9.076 %North Dakota: 8.047 %Ohio: 8.138 %Oklahoma: 8.48 %Oregon: 8.94 %Pennsylvania: 7.917 %Rhode Island: 8.916 %South Carolina: 8.624 %South Dakota: 7.683 %Tennessee: 8.601 %Texas: 8.965 %Utah: 9.91 %Vermont: 8.132 %Virginia: 9.06 %Washington: 9.661 %West Virginia: 8.374 %Wisconsin: 8.01 %Wyoming: 9.496 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Nevada: 11.059 %Nevada11.059Florida: 10.859 %Florida10.859Colorado: 10.234 %Colorado10.234Arizona: 10.147 %Arizona10.147California: 10.083 %California10.083Utah: 9.91 %Utah9.91New York: 9.884 %New York9.884Georgia: 9.805 %Georgia9.805Idaho: 9.767 %Idaho9.767New Jersey: 9.752 %New Jersey9.752Washington: 9.661 %Washington9.661Wyoming: 9.496 %Wyoming9.496Illinois: 9.367 %Illinois9.367Montana: 9.341 %Montana9.341Alaska: 9.302 %Alaska9.302New Mexico: 9.203 %New Mexico9.203Delaware: 9.119 %Delaware9.119North Carolina: 9.076 %North Carolina9.076Virginia: 9.06 %Virginia9.06Missouri: 8.981 %Missouri8.981Texas: 8.965 %Texas8.965Oregon: 8.94 %Oregon8.94Rhode Island: 8.916 %Rhode Island8.916Maryland: 8.905 %Maryland8.905Maine: 8.837 %Maine8.837District of Columbia: 8.768 %District of Columbia8.768Arkansas: 8.655 %Arkansas8.655South Carolina: 8.624 %South Carolina8.624Connecticut: 8.622 %Connecticut8.622Tennessee: 8.601 %Tennessee8.601Michigan: 8.587 %Michigan8.587Alabama: 8.518 %Alabama8.518Oklahoma: 8.48 %Oklahoma8.48Kansas: 8.462 %Kansas8.462West Virginia: 8.374 %West Virginia8.374Massachusetts: 8.36 %Massachusetts8.36Kentucky: 8.334 %Kentucky8.334Louisiana: 8.292 %Louisiana8.292New Hampshire: 8.288 %New Hampshire8.288Minnesota: 8.25 %Minnesota8.25Indiana: 8.231 %Indiana8.231Hawaii: 8.208 %Hawaii8.208Ohio: 8.138 %Ohio8.138Vermont: 8.132 %Vermont8.132North Dakota: 8.047 %North Dakota8.047Mississippi: 8.033 %Mississippi8.033Wisconsin: 8.01 %Wisconsin8.01Pennsylvania: 7.917 %Pennsylvania7.917Nebraska: 7.806 %Nebraska7.806South Dakota: 7.683 %South Dakota7.683Iowa: 7.641 %Iowa7.641Nevada: 11.059 %Nevada11.059Florida: 10.859 %Florida10.859Colorado: 10.234 %Colorado10.234Arizona: 10.147 %Arizona10.147California: 10.083 %California10.083Utah: 9.91 %Utah9.91New York: 9.884 %New York9.884Georgia: 9.805 %Georgia9.805Idaho: 9.767 %Idaho9.767New Jersey: 9.752 %New Jersey9.752Washington: 9.661 %Washington9.661Wyoming: 9.496 %Wyoming9.496Illinois: 9.367 %Illinois9.367Montana: 9.341 %Montana9.341Alaska: 9.302 %Alaska9.302New Mexico: 9.203 %New Mexico9.203Delaware: 9.119 %Delaware9.119North Carolina: 9.076 %North Carolina9.076Virginia: 9.06 %Virginia9.06Missouri: 8.981 %Missouri8.981Texas: 8.965 %Texas8.965Oregon: 8.94 %Oregon8.94Rhode Island: 8.916 %Rhode Island8.916Maryland: 8.905 %Maryland8.905Maine: 8.837 %Maine8.837District of Columbia: 8.768 %District of Columbia8.768Arkansas: 8.655 %Arkansas8.655South Carolina: 8.624 %South Carolina8.624Connecticut: 8.622 %Connecticut8.622Tennessee: 8.601 %Tennessee8.601Michigan: 8.587 %Michigan8.587Alabama: 8.518 %Alabama8.518Oklahoma: 8.48 %Oklahoma8.48Kansas: 8.462 %Kansas8.462West Virginia: 8.374 %West Virginia8.374Massachusetts: 8.36 %Massachusetts8.36Kentucky: 8.334 %Kentucky8.334Louisiana: 8.292 %Louisiana8.292New Hampshire: 8.288 %New Hampshire8.288Minnesota: 8.25 %Minnesota8.25Indiana: 8.231 %Indiana8.231Hawaii: 8.208 %Hawaii8.208Ohio: 8.138 %Ohio8.138Vermont: 8.132 %Vermont8.132North Dakota: 8.047 %North Dakota8.047Mississippi: 8.033 %Mississippi8.033Wisconsin: 8.01 %Wisconsin8.01Pennsylvania: 7.917 %Pennsylvania7.917Nebraska: 7.806 %Nebraska7.806South Dakota: 7.683 %South Dakota7.683Iowa: 7.641 %Iowa7.641
%. 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

RankStates2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Nevada11.059-0.71 pts
2Florida10.859-0.06 pts
3Colorado10.234-0.44 pts
4Arizona10.147-0.77 pts
5California10.083+0.03 pts
6Utah9.91-0.75 pts
7New York9.884+0.34 pts
8Georgia9.805-0.76 pts
9Idaho9.767-0.44 pts
10New Jersey9.752+0.08 pts
11Washington9.661-0.58 pts
12Wyoming9.496+0.32 pts
13Illinois9.367-0.08 pts
14Montana9.341+0.05 pts
15Alaska9.302-0.21 pts
16New Mexico9.203-0.1 pts
17Delaware9.119-0.71 pts
18North Carolina9.076-0.22 pts
19Virginia9.06-0.12 pts
20Missouri8.981-0.71 pts
21Texas8.965-0.25 pts
22Oregon8.94-0.71 pts
23Rhode Island8.916-0.27 pts
24Maryland8.905+0.08 pts
25Maine8.837-0.46 pts
26District of Columbia8.768-0.52 pts
27Arkansas8.655+0.09 pts
28South Carolina8.624-0.19 pts
29Connecticut8.622+0.22 pts
30Tennessee8.601-0.24 pts
31Michigan8.587-0.09 pts
32Alabama8.518-0.09 pts
33Oklahoma8.48-0.06 pts
34Kansas8.4620 pts
35West Virginia8.374+0.37 pts
36Massachusetts8.360 pts
37Kentucky8.334+0.03 pts
38Louisiana8.292-0.08 pts
39New Hampshire8.288-0.27 pts
40Minnesota8.25-0.31 pts
41Indiana8.231-0.17 pts
42Hawaii8.208-0.45 pts
43Ohio8.138-0.05 pts
44Vermont8.132-0.38 pts
45North Dakota8.047+0.78 pts
46Mississippi8.033-0.42 pts
47Wisconsin8.01-0 pts
48Pennsylvania7.917-0.01 pts
49Nebraska7.806+0.17 pts
50South Dakota7.683-0.19 pts
51Iowa7.641+0.24 pts

Other periods

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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest establishment exit rate?

Nevada, with 11.059% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Iowa, with 7.641% in 2013.

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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