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US states by establishment exit rate

Florida had the highest establishment exit rate of 51 states in 2022, at 11.214%. South Dakota had the lowest, at 7.721%. The median was 9.049% and the figure for the United States was 9.512%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.214Florida
Lowest7.721South Dakota
Median9.04951 states
United States9.512History

Map of states, 2022

Alabama: 8.505 %Alaska: 9.895 %Arizona: 10.007 %Arkansas: 8.876 %California: 9.839 %Colorado: 11.156 %Connecticut: 8.68 %Delaware: 10.297 %District of Columbia: 10.126 %Florida: 11.214 %Georgia: 10.748 %Hawaii: 8.646 %Idaho: 9.704 %Illinois: 9.471 %Indiana: 8.359 %Iowa: 8.534 %Kansas: 8.558 %Kentucky: 8.378 %Louisiana: 9.02 %Maine: 8.779 %Maryland: 9.455 %Massachusetts: 8.501 %Michigan: 8.834 %Minnesota: 8.934 %Mississippi: 8.796 %Missouri: 9.591 %Montana: 9.504 %Nebraska: 8.245 %Nevada: 10.228 %New Hampshire: 8.427 %New Jersey: 9.622 %New Mexico: 9.272 %New York: 9.83 %North Carolina: 9.049 %North Dakota: 8.531 %Ohio: 8.501 %Oklahoma: 9.528 %Oregon: 9.323 %Pennsylvania: 8.052 %Rhode Island: 8.357 %South Carolina: 8.667 %South Dakota: 7.721 %Tennessee: 9.05 %Texas: 9.757 %Utah: 10.452 %Vermont: 8.668 %Virginia: 9.556 %Washington: 10.269 %West Virginia: 8.624 %Wisconsin: 8.258 %Wyoming: 10.397 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Florida: 11.214 %Florida11.214Colorado: 11.156 %Colorado11.156Georgia: 10.748 %Georgia10.748Utah: 10.452 %Utah10.452Wyoming: 10.397 %Wyoming10.397Delaware: 10.297 %Delaware10.297Washington: 10.269 %Washington10.269Nevada: 10.228 %Nevada10.228District of Columbia: 10.126 %District of Columbia10.126Arizona: 10.007 %Arizona10.007Alaska: 9.895 %Alaska9.895California: 9.839 %California9.839New York: 9.83 %New York9.83Texas: 9.757 %Texas9.757Idaho: 9.704 %Idaho9.704New Jersey: 9.622 %New Jersey9.622Missouri: 9.591 %Missouri9.591Virginia: 9.556 %Virginia9.556Oklahoma: 9.528 %Oklahoma9.528Montana: 9.504 %Montana9.504Illinois: 9.471 %Illinois9.471Maryland: 9.455 %Maryland9.455Oregon: 9.323 %Oregon9.323New Mexico: 9.272 %New Mexico9.272Tennessee: 9.05 %Tennessee9.05North Carolina: 9.049 %North Carolina9.049Louisiana: 9.02 %Louisiana9.02Minnesota: 8.934 %Minnesota8.934Arkansas: 8.876 %Arkansas8.876Michigan: 8.834 %Michigan8.834Mississippi: 8.796 %Mississippi8.796Maine: 8.779 %Maine8.779Connecticut: 8.68 %Connecticut8.68Vermont: 8.668 %Vermont8.668South Carolina: 8.667 %South Carolina8.667Hawaii: 8.646 %Hawaii8.646West Virginia: 8.624 %West Virginia8.624Kansas: 8.558 %Kansas8.558Iowa: 8.534 %Iowa8.534North Dakota: 8.531 %North Dakota8.531Alabama: 8.505 %Alabama8.505Massachusetts: 8.501 %Massachusetts8.501Ohio: 8.501 %Ohio8.501New Hampshire: 8.427 %New Hampshire8.427Kentucky: 8.378 %Kentucky8.378Indiana: 8.359 %Indiana8.359Rhode Island: 8.357 %Rhode Island8.357Wisconsin: 8.258 %Wisconsin8.258Nebraska: 8.245 %Nebraska8.245Pennsylvania: 8.052 %Pennsylvania8.052South Dakota: 7.721 %South Dakota7.721Florida: 11.214 %Florida11.214Colorado: 11.156 %Colorado11.156Georgia: 10.748 %Georgia10.748Utah: 10.452 %Utah10.452Wyoming: 10.397 %Wyoming10.397Delaware: 10.297 %Delaware10.297Washington: 10.269 %Washington10.269Nevada: 10.228 %Nevada10.228District of Columbia: 10.126 %District of Columbia10.126Arizona: 10.007 %Arizona10.007Alaska: 9.895 %Alaska9.895California: 9.839 %California9.839New York: 9.83 %New York9.83Texas: 9.757 %Texas9.757Idaho: 9.704 %Idaho9.704New Jersey: 9.622 %New Jersey9.622Missouri: 9.591 %Missouri9.591Virginia: 9.556 %Virginia9.556Oklahoma: 9.528 %Oklahoma9.528Montana: 9.504 %Montana9.504Illinois: 9.471 %Illinois9.471Maryland: 9.455 %Maryland9.455Oregon: 9.323 %Oregon9.323New Mexico: 9.272 %New Mexico9.272Tennessee: 9.05 %Tennessee9.05North Carolina: 9.049 %North Carolina9.049Louisiana: 9.02 %Louisiana9.02Minnesota: 8.934 %Minnesota8.934Arkansas: 8.876 %Arkansas8.876Michigan: 8.834 %Michigan8.834Mississippi: 8.796 %Mississippi8.796Maine: 8.779 %Maine8.779Connecticut: 8.68 %Connecticut8.68Vermont: 8.668 %Vermont8.668South Carolina: 8.667 %South Carolina8.667Hawaii: 8.646 %Hawaii8.646West Virginia: 8.624 %West Virginia8.624Kansas: 8.558 %Kansas8.558Iowa: 8.534 %Iowa8.534North Dakota: 8.531 %North Dakota8.531Alabama: 8.505 %Alabama8.505Massachusetts: 8.501 %Massachusetts8.501Ohio: 8.501 %Ohio8.501New Hampshire: 8.427 %New Hampshire8.427Kentucky: 8.378 %Kentucky8.378Indiana: 8.359 %Indiana8.359Rhode Island: 8.357 %Rhode Island8.357Wisconsin: 8.258 %Wisconsin8.258Nebraska: 8.245 %Nebraska8.245Pennsylvania: 8.052 %Pennsylvania8.052South Dakota: 7.721 %South Dakota7.721
%. 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

RankStates2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Florida11.214+0.68 pts
2Colorado11.156+0.59 pts
3Georgia10.748+1.08 pts
4Utah10.452+1.35 pts
5Wyoming10.397+0.87 pts
6Delaware10.297+0.63 pts
7Washington10.269-0.1 pts
8Nevada10.228-0.33 pts
9District of Columbia10.126-1.44 pts
10Arizona10.007+0.32 pts
11Alaska9.895+0.64 pts
12California9.839-2.34 pts
13New York9.83-3.23 pts
14Texas9.757+0.15 pts
15Idaho9.704+0.94 pts
16New Jersey9.622-2.35 pts
17Missouri9.591+0.47 pts
18Virginia9.556-0.16 pts
19Oklahoma9.528+0.57 pts
20Montana9.504+0.79 pts
21Illinois9.471-0.6 pts
22Maryland9.455-0.62 pts
23Oregon9.323-0.66 pts
24New Mexico9.272-1.1 pts
25Tennessee9.05+0.44 pts
26North Carolina9.049-0.05 pts
27Louisiana9.02+0.2 pts
28Minnesota8.934+0.5 pts
29Arkansas8.876+0.4 pts
30Michigan8.834-1.14 pts
31Mississippi8.796+0.37 pts
32Maine8.779-0.06 pts
33Connecticut8.68-1.31 pts
34Vermont8.668-1.28 pts
35South Carolina8.667+0.24 pts
36Hawaii8.646-3.55 pts
37West Virginia8.624-0.16 pts
38Kansas8.558+0.52 pts
39Iowa8.534+0.34 pts
40North Dakota8.531+0.44 pts
41Alabama8.505+0.49 pts
42Massachusetts8.501-2.31 pts
42Ohio8.501+0.02 pts
44New Hampshire8.427-0.63 pts
45Kentucky8.378-0.33 pts
46Indiana8.359+0.12 pts
47Rhode Island8.357-2.05 pts
48Wisconsin8.258+0.06 pts
49Nebraska8.245+0.6 pts
50Pennsylvania8.052-1.66 pts
51South Dakota7.721+0.41 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest establishment exit rate?

Florida, with 11.214% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest establishment exit rate?

South Dakota, with 7.721% in 2022.

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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