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US states by establishment exit rate

Florida had the highest establishment exit rate of 51 states in 2017, at 10.552%. Indiana had the lowest, at 7.549%. The median was 8.608% and the figure for the United States was 9.078%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.552Florida
Lowest7.549Indiana
Median8.60851 states
United States9.078History

Map of states, 2017

Alabama: 7.929 %Alaska: 9.893 %Arizona: 9.393 %Arkansas: 8.063 %California: 9.776 %Colorado: 9.895 %Connecticut: 8.752 %Delaware: 9.591 %District of Columbia: 8.481 %Florida: 10.552 %Georgia: 9.048 %Hawaii: 7.998 %Idaho: 9.043 %Illinois: 9.051 %Indiana: 7.549 %Iowa: 7.636 %Kansas: 8.566 %Kentucky: 8.603 %Louisiana: 8.507 %Maine: 8.386 %Maryland: 8.826 %Massachusetts: 8.203 %Michigan: 8.261 %Minnesota: 8.223 %Mississippi: 7.986 %Missouri: 9.938 %Montana: 8.762 %Nebraska: 7.656 %Nevada: 10.46 %New Hampshire: 7.943 %New Jersey: 9.642 %New Mexico: 8.833 %New York: 9.842 %North Carolina: 8.253 %North Dakota: 9.207 %Ohio: 8.785 %Oklahoma: 9.169 %Oregon: 8.674 %Pennsylvania: 8.135 %Rhode Island: 8.117 %South Carolina: 7.844 %South Dakota: 7.857 %Tennessee: 8.012 %Texas: 9.573 %Utah: 9.692 %Vermont: 8.067 %Virginia: 8.608 %Washington: 9.154 %West Virginia: 8.547 %Wisconsin: 7.784 %Wyoming: 10.207 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Florida: 10.552 %Florida10.552Nevada: 10.46 %Nevada10.46Wyoming: 10.207 %Wyoming10.207Missouri: 9.938 %Missouri9.938Colorado: 9.895 %Colorado9.895Alaska: 9.893 %Alaska9.893New York: 9.842 %New York9.842California: 9.776 %California9.776Utah: 9.692 %Utah9.692New Jersey: 9.642 %New Jersey9.642Delaware: 9.591 %Delaware9.591Texas: 9.573 %Texas9.573Arizona: 9.393 %Arizona9.393North Dakota: 9.207 %North Dakota9.207Oklahoma: 9.169 %Oklahoma9.169Washington: 9.154 %Washington9.154Illinois: 9.051 %Illinois9.051Georgia: 9.048 %Georgia9.048Idaho: 9.043 %Idaho9.043New Mexico: 8.833 %New Mexico8.833Maryland: 8.826 %Maryland8.826Ohio: 8.785 %Ohio8.785Montana: 8.762 %Montana8.762Connecticut: 8.752 %Connecticut8.752Oregon: 8.674 %Oregon8.674Virginia: 8.608 %Virginia8.608Kentucky: 8.603 %Kentucky8.603Kansas: 8.566 %Kansas8.566West Virginia: 8.547 %West Virginia8.547Louisiana: 8.507 %Louisiana8.507District of Columbia: 8.481 %District of Columbia8.481Maine: 8.386 %Maine8.386Michigan: 8.261 %Michigan8.261North Carolina: 8.253 %North Carolina8.253Minnesota: 8.223 %Minnesota8.223Massachusetts: 8.203 %Massachusetts8.203Pennsylvania: 8.135 %Pennsylvania8.135Rhode Island: 8.117 %Rhode Island8.117Vermont: 8.067 %Vermont8.067Arkansas: 8.063 %Arkansas8.063Tennessee: 8.012 %Tennessee8.012Hawaii: 7.998 %Hawaii7.998Mississippi: 7.986 %Mississippi7.986New Hampshire: 7.943 %New Hampshire7.943Alabama: 7.929 %Alabama7.929South Dakota: 7.857 %South Dakota7.857South Carolina: 7.844 %South Carolina7.844Wisconsin: 7.784 %Wisconsin7.784Nebraska: 7.656 %Nebraska7.656Iowa: 7.636 %Iowa7.636Indiana: 7.549 %Indiana7.549Florida: 10.552 %Florida10.552Nevada: 10.46 %Nevada10.46Wyoming: 10.207 %Wyoming10.207Missouri: 9.938 %Missouri9.938Colorado: 9.895 %Colorado9.895Alaska: 9.893 %Alaska9.893New York: 9.842 %New York9.842California: 9.776 %California9.776Utah: 9.692 %Utah9.692New Jersey: 9.642 %New Jersey9.642Delaware: 9.591 %Delaware9.591Texas: 9.573 %Texas9.573Arizona: 9.393 %Arizona9.393North Dakota: 9.207 %North Dakota9.207Oklahoma: 9.169 %Oklahoma9.169Washington: 9.154 %Washington9.154Illinois: 9.051 %Illinois9.051Georgia: 9.048 %Georgia9.048Idaho: 9.043 %Idaho9.043New Mexico: 8.833 %New Mexico8.833Maryland: 8.826 %Maryland8.826Ohio: 8.785 %Ohio8.785Montana: 8.762 %Montana8.762Connecticut: 8.752 %Connecticut8.752Oregon: 8.674 %Oregon8.674Virginia: 8.608 %Virginia8.608Kentucky: 8.603 %Kentucky8.603Kansas: 8.566 %Kansas8.566West Virginia: 8.547 %West Virginia8.547Louisiana: 8.507 %Louisiana8.507District of Columbia: 8.481 %District of Columbia8.481Maine: 8.386 %Maine8.386Michigan: 8.261 %Michigan8.261North Carolina: 8.253 %North Carolina8.253Minnesota: 8.223 %Minnesota8.223Massachusetts: 8.203 %Massachusetts8.203Pennsylvania: 8.135 %Pennsylvania8.135Rhode Island: 8.117 %Rhode Island8.117Vermont: 8.067 %Vermont8.067Arkansas: 8.063 %Arkansas8.063Tennessee: 8.012 %Tennessee8.012Hawaii: 7.998 %Hawaii7.998Mississippi: 7.986 %Mississippi7.986New Hampshire: 7.943 %New Hampshire7.943Alabama: 7.929 %Alabama7.929South Dakota: 7.857 %South Dakota7.857South Carolina: 7.844 %South Carolina7.844Wisconsin: 7.784 %Wisconsin7.784Nebraska: 7.656 %Nebraska7.656Iowa: 7.636 %Iowa7.636Indiana: 7.549 %Indiana7.549
%. 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

RankStates2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Florida10.552+0.77 pts
2Nevada10.46+0.72 pts
3Wyoming10.207+0.2 pts
4Missouri9.938+1.31 pts
5Colorado9.895+0.41 pts
6Alaska9.893+0.77 pts
7New York9.842+0.46 pts
8California9.776+0.45 pts
9Utah9.692+0.33 pts
10New Jersey9.642+0.64 pts
11Delaware9.591+1.73 pts
12Texas9.573+0.82 pts
13Arizona9.393+0.62 pts
14North Dakota9.207+0.67 pts
15Oklahoma9.169+0.48 pts
16Washington9.154+0.38 pts
17Illinois9.051+0.56 pts
18Georgia9.048+0.36 pts
19Idaho9.043+0.44 pts
20New Mexico8.833+0.23 pts
21Maryland8.826+0.93 pts
22Ohio8.785+1.83 pts
23Montana8.762+0.33 pts
24Connecticut8.752+0.94 pts
25Oregon8.674+0.52 pts
26Virginia8.608+0.49 pts
27Kentucky8.603+0.95 pts
28Kansas8.566+0.94 pts
29West Virginia8.547+0.86 pts
30Louisiana8.507+0.55 pts
31District of Columbia8.481+0.73 pts
32Maine8.386+1.08 pts
33Michigan8.261+0.7 pts
34North Carolina8.253+0.54 pts
35Minnesota8.223+0.74 pts
36Massachusetts8.203+0.85 pts
37Pennsylvania8.135+0.83 pts
38Rhode Island8.117+0.32 pts
39Vermont8.067+0.66 pts
40Arkansas8.063+0.35 pts
41Tennessee8.012+0.72 pts
42Hawaii7.998+0.56 pts
43Mississippi7.986+0.44 pts
44New Hampshire7.943+0.85 pts
45Alabama7.929+0.95 pts
46South Dakota7.857+0.68 pts
47South Carolina7.844+0.44 pts
48Wisconsin7.784+0.92 pts
49Nebraska7.656+0.67 pts
50Iowa7.636+0.91 pts
51Indiana7.549+0.56 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

Harvard

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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest establishment exit rate?

Florida, with 10.552% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Indiana, with 7.549% in 2017.

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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