# Counties in Virginia by establishment exit rate, 2023

All 133 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `establishment_exit_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-exit-rate/virginia-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Craig County | 14.876 |
| 2 | Southampton County | 14.173 |
| 3 | Poquoson city | 13.882 |
| 4 | Bland County | 12.766 |
| 5 | Petersburg city | 11.801 |
| 6 | Fluvanna County | 11.765 |
| 7 | Buckingham County | 11.547 |
| 8 | Surry County | 11.538 |
| 9 | Charles City County | 11.429 |
| 10 | Caroline County | 11.382 |
| 11 | Nelson County | 11.35 |
| 12 | Cumberland County | 11.111 |
| 13 | Amelia County | 10.811 |
| 14 | Stafford County | 10.579 |
| 15 | Spotsylvania County | 10.547 |
| 16 | Northumberland County | 10.526 |
| 17 | Hopewell city | 10.459 |
| 18 | Prince William County | 10.441 |
| 19 | Patrick County | 10.395 |
| 20 | Loudoun County | 10.325 |
| 21 | Manassas Park city | 10.284 |
| 22 | Dickenson County | 10.227 |
| 23 | Rappahannock County | 10.141 |
| 24 | Lancaster County | 10.084 |
| 25 | Botetourt County | 10.066 |
| 26 | Buchanan County | 10.047 |
| 27 | Manassas city | 9.996 |
| 28 | Virginia Beach city | 9.986 |
| 29 | Orange County | 9.878 |
| 30 | Chesapeake city | 9.8 |
| 31 | Greensville County | 9.722 |
| 32 | Fairfax city | 9.676 |
| 33 | New Kent County | 9.642 |
| 34 | Suffolk city | 9.637 |
| 35 | Prince George County | 9.602 |
| 36 | Brunswick County | 9.402 |
| 37 | Hampton city | 9.401 |
| 38 | Augusta County | 9.37 |
| 39 | Chesterfield County | 9.356 |
| 40 | Halifax County | 9.261 |
| 41 | Richmond city | 9.211 |
| 42 | Fauquier County | 9.2 |
| 43 | Fairfax County | 9.196 |
| 44 | Madison County | 9.163 |
| 45 | Carroll County | 9.137 |
| 46 | York County | 9.132 |
| 47 | Campbell County | 9.119 |
| 48 | Charlottesville city | 9.096 |
| 49 | Albemarle County | 9.043 |
| 50 | Alexandria city | 9.036 |
| 51 | Frederick County | 8.999 |
| 52 | Middlesex County | 8.989 |
| 53 | Arlington County | 8.956 |
| 54 | Bath County | 8.929 |
| 55 | Prince Edward County | 8.857 |
| 56 | Amherst County | 8.855 |
| 57 | Powhatan County | 8.834 |
| 58 | Winchester city | 8.777 |
| 59 | Warren County | 8.745 |
| 60 | Portsmouth city | 8.646 |
| 61 | Bristol city | 8.618 |
| 62 | King and Queen County | 8.571 |
| 63 | Culpeper County | 8.546 |
| 64 | Franklin County | 8.484 |
| 65 | Newport News city | 8.426 |
| 66 | Henrico County | 8.425 |
| 67 | Isle of Wight County | 8.382 |
| 68 | Fredericksburg city | 8.361 |
| 69 | Essex County | 8.348 |
| 70 | Falls Church city | 8.328 |
| 71 | Bedford County | 8.246 |
| 72 | Louisa County | 8.23 |
| 73 | Franklin city | 8.207 |
| 74 | Roanoke County | 8.188 |
| 75 | Shenandoah County | 8.173 |
| 76 | Floyd County | 8.17 |
| 77 | Grayson County | 8.163 |
| 78 | Accomack County | 8.14 |
| 79 | Hanover County | 8.112 |
| 80 | Colonial Heights city | 8.106 |
| 81 | Dinwiddie County | 8.104 |
| 82 | Norfolk city | 8.063 |
| 83 | Lynchburg city | 8.021 |
| 84 | Salem city | 7.94 |
| 85 | King George County | 7.795 |
| 86 | Page County | 7.712 |
| 87 | Gloucester County | 7.673 |
| 88 | James City County | 7.671 |
| 89 | Greene County | 7.636 |
| 90 | Radford city | 7.611 |
| 91 | Clarke County | 7.569 |
| 92 | Martinsville city | 7.559 |
| 93 | Roanoke city | 7.484 |
| 94 | Montgomery County | 7.442 |
| 95 | Rockbridge County | 7.417 |
| 96 | Northampton County | 7.368 |
| 97 | Mathews County | 7.345 |
| 98 | Charlotte County | 7.311 |
| 99 | Harrisonburg city | 7.255 |
| 100 | Sussex County | 7.207 |
| 101 | Tazewell County | 7.126 |
| 102 | Wythe County | 7.031 |
| 103 | Lee County | 7.018 |
| 103 | Staunton city | 7.018 |
| 105 | Williamsburg city | 7.011 |
| 106 | Highland County | 6.993 |
| 106 | Washington County | 6.993 |
| 108 | Pulaski County | 6.869 |
| 109 | Wise County | 6.865 |
| 110 | Pittsylvania County | 6.854 |
| 111 | Lunenburg County | 6.78 |
| 112 | Russell County | 6.771 |
| 113 | Danville city | 6.741 |
| 114 | Rockingham County | 6.736 |
| 115 | Goochland County | 6.735 |
| 116 | Waynesboro city | 6.588 |
| 117 | Norton city | 6.533 |
| 118 | Mecklenburg County | 6.519 |
| 119 | Alleghany County | 6.452 |
| 120 | Westmoreland County | 6.408 |
| 121 | Emporia city | 6.407 |
| 122 | Smyth County | 6.332 |
| 123 | Giles County | 6.193 |
| 124 | Appomattox County | 6.05 |
| 125 | Scott County | 5.895 |
| 126 | King William County | 5.891 |
| 127 | Richmond County | 5.714 |
| 128 | Henry County | 5.632 |
| 129 | Buena Vista city | 5.051 |
| 130 | Galax city | 5.034 |
| 131 | Lexington city | 4.888 |
| 132 | Nottoway County | 4.824 |
| 133 | Covington city | 3.922 |