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Counties in Virginia by establishment exit rate, 2023

Craig County had the highest establishment exit rate of 133 counties in 2023, at 14.876%. Covington city had the lowest, at 3.922%. The median was 8.382% and the figure for Virginia was 8.949%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest14.876Craig County
Lowest3.922Covington city
Median8.382133 counties
Virginia8.949History

Top 40 counties, 2023

Craig County: 14.876 %Craig County14.876Southampton County: 14.173 %Southampton County14.173Poquoson city: 13.882 %Poquoson city13.882Bland County: 12.766 %Bland County12.766Petersburg city: 11.801 %Petersburg city11.801Fluvanna County: 11.765 %Fluvanna County11.765Buckingham County: 11.547 %Buckingham County11.547Surry County: 11.538 %Surry County11.538Charles City County: 11.429 %Charles City County11.429Caroline County: 11.382 %Caroline County11.382Nelson County: 11.35 %Nelson County11.35Cumberland County: 11.111 %Cumberland County11.111Amelia County: 10.811 %Amelia County10.811Stafford County: 10.579 %Stafford County10.579Spotsylvania County: 10.547 %Spotsylvania County10.547Northumberland County: 10.526 %Northumberland County10.526Hopewell city: 10.459 %Hopewell city10.459Prince William County: 10.441 %Prince William County10.441Patrick County: 10.395 %Patrick County10.395Loudoun County: 10.325 %Loudoun County10.325Manassas Park city: 10.284 %Manassas Park city10.284Dickenson County: 10.227 %Dickenson County10.227Rappahannock County: 10.141 %Rappahannock County10.141Lancaster County: 10.084 %Lancaster County10.084Botetourt County: 10.066 %Botetourt County10.066Buchanan County: 10.047 %Buchanan County10.047Manassas city: 9.996 %Manassas city9.996Virginia Beach city: 9.986 %Virginia Beach city9.986Orange County: 9.878 %Orange County9.878Chesapeake city: 9.8 %Chesapeake city9.8Greensville County: 9.722 %Greensville County9.722Fairfax city: 9.676 %Fairfax city9.676New Kent County: 9.642 %New Kent County9.642Suffolk city: 9.637 %Suffolk city9.637Prince George County: 9.602 %Prince George County9.602Brunswick County: 9.402 %Brunswick County9.402Hampton city: 9.401 %Hampton city9.401Augusta County: 9.37 %Augusta County9.37Chesterfield County: 9.356 %Chesterfield County9.356Halifax County: 9.261 %Halifax County9.261
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Craig County14.876+9.92 pts
2Southampton County14.173+1.99 pts
3Poquoson city13.882+3.78 pts
4Bland County12.766+0.35 pts
5Petersburg city11.801+4.26 pts
6Fluvanna County11.765+3.51 pts
7Buckingham County11.547-0.11 pts
8Surry County11.538+1.15 pts
9Charles City County11.429+3.79 pts
10Caroline County11.382+0.18 pts
11Nelson County11.35+1.41 pts
12Cumberland County11.111-0.65 pts
13Amelia County10.811+2.69 pts
14Stafford County10.579+1.12 pts
15Spotsylvania County10.547+1.29 pts
16Northumberland County10.526+0.54 pts
17Hopewell city10.459-1.47 pts
18Prince William County10.441+0.46 pts
19Patrick County10.395+3.44 pts
20Loudoun County10.325-0.41 pts
21Manassas Park city10.284+0.16 pts
22Dickenson County10.227+0.23 pts
23Rappahannock County10.141+2.8 pts
24Lancaster County10.084+2.42 pts
25Botetourt County10.066+0.87 pts
26Buchanan County10.047-0.14 pts
27Manassas city9.996+1.78 pts
28Virginia Beach city9.986+0.19 pts
29Orange County9.878+1.43 pts
30Chesapeake city9.8+0.49 pts
31Greensville County9.722-7.61 pts
32Fairfax city9.676+0.37 pts
33New Kent County9.642-1.85 pts
34Suffolk city9.637+1.27 pts
35Prince George County9.602-0.91 pts
36Brunswick County9.402-2 pts
37Hampton city9.401-1.54 pts
38Augusta County9.37+1.83 pts
39Chesterfield County9.356-0.46 pts
40Halifax County9.261-0.39 pts
41Richmond city9.211-0.47 pts
42Fauquier County9.2-0.05 pts
43Fairfax County9.196-1.65 pts
44Madison County9.163-2.44 pts
45Carroll County9.137+3.18 pts
46York County9.132-1.58 pts
47Campbell County9.119+0.47 pts
48Charlottesville city9.096+1.64 pts
49Albemarle County9.043-0.45 pts
50Alexandria city9.036-0.37 pts
51Frederick County8.999+1.29 pts
52Middlesex County8.989+0.23 pts
53Arlington County8.956-2.78 pts
54Bath County8.929+3.32 pts
55Prince Edward County8.857+1.75 pts
56Amherst County8.855-1.13 pts
57Powhatan County8.834-0.4 pts
58Winchester city8.777-0.21 pts
59Warren County8.745-1.47 pts
60Portsmouth city8.646-2.25 pts
61Bristol city8.618-0.64 pts
62King and Queen County8.571+0.88 pts
63Culpeper County8.546+1.24 pts
64Franklin County8.484+2 pts
65Newport News city8.426+0.08 pts
66Henrico County8.425-0.35 pts
67Isle of Wight County8.382+0.98 pts
68Fredericksburg city8.361+0.84 pts
69Essex County8.348+0.89 pts
70Falls Church city8.328+0.63 pts
71Bedford County8.246-0.95 pts
72Louisa County8.23+0.37 pts
73Franklin city8.207-6.48 pts
74Roanoke County8.188+0.11 pts
75Shenandoah County8.173+0.62 pts
76Floyd County8.17-0.47 pts
77Grayson County8.163-0.29 pts
78Accomack County8.14-1.49 pts
79Hanover County8.112-0.36 pts
80Colonial Heights city8.106-1.28 pts
81Dinwiddie County8.104-0.99 pts
82Norfolk city8.063-2.67 pts
83Lynchburg city8.021-1.39 pts
84Salem city7.94+0.56 pts
85King George County7.795-3.14 pts
86Page County7.712-0.85 pts
87Gloucester County7.673-0.22 pts
88James City County7.671-1.65 pts
89Greene County7.636-3.51 pts
90Radford city7.611-1.25 pts
91Clarke County7.569-1.05 pts
92Martinsville city7.559-0.73 pts
93Roanoke city7.484+0.02 pts
94Montgomery County7.442-1.72 pts
95Rockbridge County7.417-1.42 pts
96Northampton County7.368-2.67 pts
97Mathews County7.345-0.8 pts
98Charlotte County7.311-1.8 pts
99Harrisonburg city7.255+0.34 pts
100Sussex County7.207-2.58 pts
101Tazewell County7.126-1.82 pts
102Wythe County7.031+0.17 pts
103Lee County7.018-2.17 pts
103Staunton city7.018+0.09 pts
105Williamsburg city7.011-0.26 pts
106Highland County6.993-1.23 pts
106Washington County6.993-2.62 pts
108Pulaski County6.869+0.58 pts
109Wise County6.865-2.8 pts
110Pittsylvania County6.854-4.19 pts
111Lunenburg County6.78-3.75 pts
112Russell County6.771-2.84 pts
113Danville city6.741-2.27 pts
114Rockingham County6.736-0.81 pts
115Goochland County6.735-1.41 pts
116Waynesboro city6.588-1.08 pts
117Norton city6.533-1.47 pts
118Mecklenburg County6.519-4.1 pts
119Alleghany County6.452-2.48 pts
120Westmoreland County6.408-2.63 pts
121Emporia city6.407-1.37 pts
122Smyth County6.332-0.25 pts
123Giles County6.193+0.66 pts
124Appomattox County6.05+0.18 pts
125Scott County5.895-0.08 pts
126King William County5.891-4.16 pts
127Richmond County5.714-1.47 pts
128Henry County5.632-3.54 pts
129Buena Vista city5.051-0.3 pts
130Galax city5.034-2.37 pts
131Lexington city4.888-1.7 pts
132Nottoway County4.824-8.66 pts
133Covington city3.922-0.6 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 counties 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_cty.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 (Counties in Virginia by establishment exit rate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Virginia by establishment exit rate, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-exit-rate/virginia-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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. Counties in Virginia by establishment exit rate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-exit-rate/virginia-counties.

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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, Counties in Virginia by establishment exit rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-exit-rate/virginia-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Craig County, with 14.876% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Covington city, with 3.922% in 2023.

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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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