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US states by establishment exit rate

Florida had the highest establishment exit rate of 51 states in 2019, at 10.107%. Indiana had the lowest, at 7.031%. The median was 7.875% and the figure for the United States was 8.537%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.107Florida
Lowest7.031Indiana
Median7.87551 states
United States8.537History

Map of states, 2019

Alabama: 7.178 %Alaska: 8.613 %Arizona: 9.037 %Arkansas: 7.872 %California: 9.442 %Colorado: 9.969 %Connecticut: 7.863 %Delaware: 8.163 %District of Columbia: 8.173 %Florida: 10.107 %Georgia: 8.805 %Hawaii: 7.705 %Idaho: 8.375 %Illinois: 8.52 %Indiana: 7.031 %Iowa: 7.188 %Kansas: 7.877 %Kentucky: 7.355 %Louisiana: 7.827 %Maine: 7.655 %Maryland: 8.067 %Massachusetts: 7.668 %Michigan: 7.806 %Minnesota: 7.769 %Mississippi: 7.335 %Missouri: 8.784 %Montana: 8.517 %Nebraska: 7.376 %Nevada: 9.988 %New Hampshire: 7.264 %New Jersey: 8.962 %New Mexico: 8.086 %New York: 9.278 %North Carolina: 7.872 %North Dakota: 7.127 %Ohio: 7.535 %Oklahoma: 8.435 %Oregon: 8.761 %Pennsylvania: 7.522 %Rhode Island: 8.01 %South Carolina: 7.851 %South Dakota: 7.684 %Tennessee: 7.608 %Texas: 8.715 %Utah: 9.414 %Vermont: 7.872 %Virginia: 7.875 %Washington: 9.105 %West Virginia: 7.286 %Wisconsin: 7.102 %Wyoming: 9.138 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Florida: 10.107 %Florida10.107Nevada: 9.988 %Nevada9.988Colorado: 9.969 %Colorado9.969California: 9.442 %California9.442Utah: 9.414 %Utah9.414New York: 9.278 %New York9.278Wyoming: 9.138 %Wyoming9.138Washington: 9.105 %Washington9.105Arizona: 9.037 %Arizona9.037New Jersey: 8.962 %New Jersey8.962Georgia: 8.805 %Georgia8.805Missouri: 8.784 %Missouri8.784Oregon: 8.761 %Oregon8.761Texas: 8.715 %Texas8.715Alaska: 8.613 %Alaska8.613Illinois: 8.52 %Illinois8.52Montana: 8.517 %Montana8.517Oklahoma: 8.435 %Oklahoma8.435Idaho: 8.375 %Idaho8.375District of Columbia: 8.173 %District of Columbia8.173Delaware: 8.163 %Delaware8.163New Mexico: 8.086 %New Mexico8.086Maryland: 8.067 %Maryland8.067Rhode Island: 8.01 %Rhode Island8.01Kansas: 7.877 %Kansas7.877Virginia: 7.875 %Virginia7.875Arkansas: 7.872 %Arkansas7.872North Carolina: 7.872 %North Carolina7.872Vermont: 7.872 %Vermont7.872Connecticut: 7.863 %Connecticut7.863South Carolina: 7.851 %South Carolina7.851Louisiana: 7.827 %Louisiana7.827Michigan: 7.806 %Michigan7.806Minnesota: 7.769 %Minnesota7.769Hawaii: 7.705 %Hawaii7.705South Dakota: 7.684 %South Dakota7.684Massachusetts: 7.668 %Massachusetts7.668Maine: 7.655 %Maine7.655Tennessee: 7.608 %Tennessee7.608Ohio: 7.535 %Ohio7.535Pennsylvania: 7.522 %Pennsylvania7.522Nebraska: 7.376 %Nebraska7.376Kentucky: 7.355 %Kentucky7.355Mississippi: 7.335 %Mississippi7.335West Virginia: 7.286 %West Virginia7.286New Hampshire: 7.264 %New Hampshire7.264Iowa: 7.188 %Iowa7.188Alabama: 7.178 %Alabama7.178North Dakota: 7.127 %North Dakota7.127Wisconsin: 7.102 %Wisconsin7.102Indiana: 7.031 %Indiana7.031Florida: 10.107 %Florida10.107Nevada: 9.988 %Nevada9.988Colorado: 9.969 %Colorado9.969California: 9.442 %California9.442Utah: 9.414 %Utah9.414New York: 9.278 %New York9.278Wyoming: 9.138 %Wyoming9.138Washington: 9.105 %Washington9.105Arizona: 9.037 %Arizona9.037New Jersey: 8.962 %New Jersey8.962Georgia: 8.805 %Georgia8.805Missouri: 8.784 %Missouri8.784Oregon: 8.761 %Oregon8.761Texas: 8.715 %Texas8.715Alaska: 8.613 %Alaska8.613Illinois: 8.52 %Illinois8.52Montana: 8.517 %Montana8.517Oklahoma: 8.435 %Oklahoma8.435Idaho: 8.375 %Idaho8.375District of Columbia: 8.173 %District of Columbia8.173Delaware: 8.163 %Delaware8.163New Mexico: 8.086 %New Mexico8.086Maryland: 8.067 %Maryland8.067Rhode Island: 8.01 %Rhode Island8.01Kansas: 7.877 %Kansas7.877Virginia: 7.875 %Virginia7.875Arkansas: 7.872 %Arkansas7.872North Carolina: 7.872 %North Carolina7.872Vermont: 7.872 %Vermont7.872Connecticut: 7.863 %Connecticut7.863South Carolina: 7.851 %South Carolina7.851Louisiana: 7.827 %Louisiana7.827Michigan: 7.806 %Michigan7.806Minnesota: 7.769 %Minnesota7.769Hawaii: 7.705 %Hawaii7.705South Dakota: 7.684 %South Dakota7.684Massachusetts: 7.668 %Massachusetts7.668Maine: 7.655 %Maine7.655Tennessee: 7.608 %Tennessee7.608Ohio: 7.535 %Ohio7.535Pennsylvania: 7.522 %Pennsylvania7.522Nebraska: 7.376 %Nebraska7.376Kentucky: 7.355 %Kentucky7.355Mississippi: 7.335 %Mississippi7.335West Virginia: 7.286 %West Virginia7.286New Hampshire: 7.264 %New Hampshire7.264Iowa: 7.188 %Iowa7.188Alabama: 7.178 %Alabama7.178North Dakota: 7.127 %North Dakota7.127Wisconsin: 7.102 %Wisconsin7.102Indiana: 7.031 %Indiana7.031
%. 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

RankStates2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Florida10.107-0.34 pts
2Nevada9.988-0.11 pts
3Colorado9.969+0.1 pts
4California9.442-0.21 pts
5Utah9.414-0.01 pts
6New York9.278-0.53 pts
7Wyoming9.138-0.46 pts
8Washington9.1050 pts
9Arizona9.037-0.41 pts
10New Jersey8.962-0.43 pts
11Georgia8.805-0.51 pts
12Missouri8.784-0.89 pts
13Oregon8.761+0.17 pts
14Texas8.715-0.53 pts
15Alaska8.613-0.41 pts
16Illinois8.52-0.25 pts
17Montana8.517-0.16 pts
18Oklahoma8.435-0.31 pts
19Idaho8.375+0.14 pts
20District of Columbia8.173-0.61 pts
21Delaware8.163-0.61 pts
22New Mexico8.086-0.73 pts
23Maryland8.067-0.5 pts
24Rhode Island8.01-0.7 pts
25Kansas7.877-0.23 pts
26Virginia7.875-0.78 pts
27Arkansas7.872-0.08 pts
27North Carolina7.872-0.59 pts
27Vermont7.872+0.14 pts
30Connecticut7.863-1 pts
31South Carolina7.851-0.32 pts
32Louisiana7.827-0.53 pts
33Michigan7.806-0.12 pts
34Minnesota7.769-0.58 pts
35Hawaii7.705-0.06 pts
36South Dakota7.684-0.2 pts
37Massachusetts7.668-0.57 pts
38Maine7.655-0.21 pts
39Tennessee7.608-0.29 pts
40Ohio7.535-0.2 pts
41Pennsylvania7.522-0.09 pts
42Nebraska7.376-0.64 pts
43Kentucky7.355-0.67 pts
44Mississippi7.335-0.39 pts
45West Virginia7.286-0.82 pts
46New Hampshire7.264-0.42 pts
47Iowa7.188+0.18 pts
48Alabama7.178-0.53 pts
49North Dakota7.127-1.15 pts
50Wisconsin7.102-0.41 pts
51Indiana7.031-0.67 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest establishment exit rate?

Florida, with 10.107% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Indiana, with 7.031% in 2019.

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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