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Counties in Virginia by establishment exit rate

Greensville County had the highest establishment exit rate of 133 counties in 2013, at 16.568%. Franklin city had the lowest, at 4.906%. The median was 8.934% and the figure for Virginia was 9.06%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.568Greensville County
Lowest4.906Franklin city
Median8.934133 counties
Virginia9.06History

Map of counties, 2013

Accomack County: 8.436 %Albemarle County: 8.865 %Alleghany County: 6.95 %Amelia County: 11.741 %Amherst County: 8.387 %Appomattox County: 5.364 %Arlington County: 10.68 %Augusta County: 7.522 %Bath County: 9.735 %Bedford County: 10.023 %Bland County: 10.191 %Botetourt County: 9.161 %Brunswick County: 9.581 %Buchanan County: 9.88 %Buckingham County: 11.231 %Campbell County: 7.671 %Caroline County: 10.714 %Carroll County: 8.556 %Charles City County: 9.6 %Charlotte County: 10.732 %Chesterfield County: 9.063 %Clarke County: 9.274 %Craig County: 13.187 %Culpeper County: 8.837 %Cumberland County: 8.088 %Dickenson County: 9.828 %Dinwiddie County: 12.13 %Essex County: 8.897 %Fairfax County: 10.042 %Fauquier County: 8.934 %Floyd County: 10.204 %Fluvanna County: 8.657 %Franklin County: 6.919 %Frederick County: 9.729 %Giles County: 9.488 %Gloucester County: 9.375 %Goochland County: 7.85 %Grayson County: 12.667 %Greene County: 10.256 %Greensville County: 16.568 %Halifax County: 7.619 %Hanover County: 8.585 %Henrico County: 8.333 %Henry County: 8.625 %Highland County: 11.765 %Isle of Wight County: 8.046 %James City County: 9.443 %King and Queen County: 9.045 %King George County: 9.198 %King William County: 7.931 %Lancaster County: 8.986 %Lee County: 7.024 %Loudoun County: 9.739 %Louisa County: 7.692 %Lunenburg County: 14.286 %Madison County: 8.961 %Mathews County: 9.846 %Mecklenburg County: 8.283 %Middlesex County: 8.757 %Montgomery County: 8.662 %Nelson County: 9.51 %New Kent County: 13.115 %Northampton County: 9.444 %Northumberland County: 10.292 %Nottoway County: 5.455 %Orange County: 7.641 %Page County: 11.367 %Patrick County: 9.49 %Pittsylvania County: 8.825 %Powhatan County: 9.388 %Prince Edward County: 7.021 %Prince George County: 11.137 %Prince William County: 9.517 %Pulaski County: 9.532 %Rappahannock County: 12.085 %Richmond County: 11.014 %Roanoke County: 8.441 %Rockbridge County: 9.657 %Rockingham County: 7.148 %Russell County: 10.938 %Scott County: 8.156 %Shenandoah County: 8.421 %Smyth County: 10.082 %Southampton County: 10.024 %Spotsylvania County: 8.345 %Stafford County: 9.455 %Surry County: 8.333 %Sussex County: 12.958 %Tazewell County: 8.632 %Warren County: 8.414 %Washington County: 6.146 %Westmoreland County: 9.605 %Wise County: 10.657 %Wythe County: 9.938 %York County: 8.27 %Alexandria city: 8.626 %Bristol city: 7.71 %Buena Vista city: 14.612 %Charlottesville city: 7.387 %Chesapeake city: 8.738 %Colonial Heights city: 8.885 %Covington city: 7.426 %Danville city: 7.711 %Emporia city: 6.061 %Fairfax city: 8.486 %Falls Church city: 8.126 %Franklin city: 4.906 %Fredericksburg city: 7.514 %Galax city: 7.641 %Hampton city: 9.458 %Harrisonburg city: 7.822 %Hopewell city: 8.776 %Lexington city: 6.667 %Lynchburg city: 7.44 %Manassas city: 9.154 %Manassas Park city: 9.47 %Martinsville city: 8.947 %Newport News city: 8.398 %Norfolk city: 9.74 %Norton city: 8.907 %Petersburg city: 7.127 %Poquoson city: 12.468 %Portsmouth city: 9.145 %Radford city: 8.984 %Richmond city: 8.633 %Roanoke city: 7.038 %Salem city: 8.582 %Staunton city: 6.757 %Suffolk city: 9.071 %Virginia Beach city: 9.275 %Waynesboro city: 7.015 %Williamsburg city: 8.238 %Winchester city: 7.699 %
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%, 2013. 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.

Top 40 counties, 2013

Greensville County: 16.568 %Greensville County16.568Buena Vista city: 14.612 %Buena Vista city14.612Lunenburg County: 14.286 %Lunenburg County14.286Craig County: 13.187 %Craig County13.187New Kent County: 13.115 %New Kent County13.115Sussex County: 12.958 %Sussex County12.958Grayson County: 12.667 %Grayson County12.667Poquoson city: 12.468 %Poquoson city12.468Dinwiddie County: 12.13 %Dinwiddie County12.13Rappahannock County: 12.085 %Rappahannock County12.085Highland County: 11.765 %Highland County11.765Amelia County: 11.741 %Amelia County11.741Page County: 11.367 %Page County11.367Buckingham County: 11.231 %Buckingham County11.231Prince George County: 11.137 %Prince George County11.137Richmond County: 11.014 %Richmond County11.014Russell County: 10.938 %Russell County10.938Charlotte County: 10.732 %Charlotte County10.732Caroline County: 10.714 %Caroline County10.714Arlington County: 10.68 %Arlington County10.68Wise County: 10.657 %Wise County10.657Northumberland County: 10.292 %Northumberland County10.292Greene County: 10.256 %Greene County10.256Floyd County: 10.204 %Floyd County10.204Bland County: 10.191 %Bland County10.191Smyth County: 10.082 %Smyth County10.082Fairfax County: 10.042 %Fairfax County10.042Southampton County: 10.024 %Southampton County10.024Bedford County: 10.023 %Bedford County10.023Wythe County: 9.938 %Wythe County9.938Buchanan County: 9.88 %Buchanan County9.88Mathews County: 9.846 %Mathews County9.846Dickenson County: 9.828 %Dickenson County9.828Norfolk city: 9.74 %Norfolk city9.74Loudoun County: 9.739 %Loudoun County9.739Bath County: 9.735 %Bath County9.735Frederick County: 9.729 %Frederick County9.729Rockbridge County: 9.657 %Rockbridge County9.657Westmoreland County: 9.605 %Westmoreland County9.605Charles City County: 9.6 %Charles City County9.6Greensville County: 16.568 %Greensville County16.568Buena Vista city: 14.612 %Buena Vista city14.612Lunenburg County: 14.286 %Lunenburg County14.286Craig County: 13.187 %Craig County13.187New Kent County: 13.115 %New Kent County13.115Sussex County: 12.958 %Sussex County12.958Grayson County: 12.667 %Grayson County12.667Poquoson city: 12.468 %Poquoson city12.468Dinwiddie County: 12.13 %Dinwiddie County12.13Rappahannock County: 12.085 %Rappahannock County12.085Highland County: 11.765 %Highland County11.765Amelia County: 11.741 %Amelia County11.741Page County: 11.367 %Page County11.367Buckingham County: 11.231 %Buckingham County11.231Prince George County: 11.137 %Prince George County11.137Richmond County: 11.014 %Richmond County11.014Russell County: 10.938 %Russell County10.938Charlotte County: 10.732 %Charlotte County10.732Caroline County: 10.714 %Caroline County10.714Arlington County: 10.68 %Arlington County10.68Wise County: 10.657 %Wise County10.657Northumberland County: 10.292 %Northumberland County10.292Greene County: 10.256 %Greene County10.256Floyd County: 10.204 %Floyd County10.204Bland County: 10.191 %Bland County10.191Smyth County: 10.082 %Smyth County10.082Fairfax County: 10.042 %Fairfax County10.042Southampton County: 10.024 %Southampton County10.024Bedford County: 10.023 %Bedford County10.023Wythe County: 9.938 %Wythe County9.938Buchanan County: 9.88 %Buchanan County9.88Mathews County: 9.846 %Mathews County9.846Dickenson County: 9.828 %Dickenson County9.828Norfolk city: 9.74 %Norfolk city9.74Loudoun County: 9.739 %Loudoun County9.739Bath County: 9.735 %Bath County9.735Frederick County: 9.729 %Frederick County9.729Rockbridge County: 9.657 %Rockbridge County9.657Westmoreland County: 9.605 %Westmoreland County9.605Charles City County: 9.6 %Charles City County9.6
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Greensville County16.568+10.85 pts
2Buena Vista city14.612+7.53 pts
3Lunenburg County14.286+4.04 pts
4Craig County13.187-1.55 pts
5New Kent County13.115-0.1 pts
6Sussex County12.958+8.98 pts
7Grayson County12.667+2.51 pts
8Poquoson city12.468+1.97 pts
9Dinwiddie County12.13+4.06 pts
10Rappahannock County12.085+0.84 pts
11Highland County11.765+3.86 pts
12Amelia County11.741+0.98 pts
13Page County11.367+1.08 pts
14Buckingham County11.231+3.49 pts
15Prince George County11.137+1.84 pts
16Richmond County11.014+3.24 pts
17Russell County10.938+3.43 pts
18Charlotte County10.732-0.86 pts
19Caroline County10.714+1.25 pts
20Arlington County10.68+0.58 pts
21Wise County10.657+3.02 pts
22Northumberland County10.292-0.67 pts
23Greene County10.256+0.76 pts
24Floyd County10.204+4.02 pts
25Bland County10.191+2.6 pts
26Smyth County10.082+0.74 pts
27Fairfax County10.042-0.65 pts
28Southampton County10.024+2.93 pts
29Bedford County10.023+1.44 pts
30Wythe County9.938+2.69 pts
31Buchanan County9.88+3.17 pts
32Mathews County9.846-0.43 pts
33Dickenson County9.828-1.83 pts
34Norfolk city9.74+0.06 pts
35Loudoun County9.739-0.31 pts
36Bath County9.735+3.57 pts
37Frederick County9.729+1.03 pts
38Rockbridge County9.657+0.34 pts
39Westmoreland County9.605+2.57 pts
40Charles City County9.6+4.07 pts
41Brunswick County9.581+4.07 pts
42Pulaski County9.532+1.45 pts
43Prince William County9.517-0.68 pts
44Nelson County9.51-0.27 pts
45Patrick County9.49+1.13 pts
46Giles County9.488-1.62 pts
47Manassas Park city9.47-4.68 pts
48Hampton city9.458+0.54 pts
49Stafford County9.455-0.69 pts
50Northampton County9.444+0.88 pts
51James City County9.443-0.31 pts
52Powhatan County9.388+0.51 pts
53Gloucester County9.375-0.07 pts
54Virginia Beach city9.275-0.84 pts
55Clarke County9.274-2.12 pts
56King George County9.198+1.42 pts
57Botetourt County9.161+1.22 pts
58Manassas city9.154+0.15 pts
59Portsmouth city9.145-1.61 pts
60Suffolk city9.071-0.5 pts
61Chesterfield County9.063+0.3 pts
62King and Queen County9.045+2.92 pts
63Lancaster County8.986-6.84 pts
64Radford city8.984-1.11 pts
65Madison County8.961-0.31 pts
66Martinsville city8.947+1.78 pts
67Fauquier County8.934+0.55 pts
68Norton city8.907+4.92 pts
69Essex County8.897+2.54 pts
70Colonial Heights city8.885-0.49 pts
71Albemarle County8.865+0.71 pts
72Culpeper County8.837-0.51 pts
73Pittsylvania County8.825+0.02 pts
74Hopewell city8.776+2.26 pts
75Middlesex County8.757-1.09 pts
76Chesapeake city8.738-0.66 pts
77Montgomery County8.662+0.69 pts
78Fluvanna County8.657-4.4 pts
79Richmond city8.633+0.19 pts
80Tazewell County8.632+0.5 pts
81Alexandria city8.626+0.38 pts
82Henry County8.625+1.16 pts
83Hanover County8.585+0.49 pts
84Salem city8.582+2.19 pts
85Carroll County8.556+0.83 pts
86Fairfax city8.486+0.45 pts
87Roanoke County8.441-1.01 pts
88Accomack County8.436+0.32 pts
89Shenandoah County8.421-0.59 pts
90Warren County8.414-1.21 pts
91Newport News city8.398+0.29 pts
92Amherst County8.387+2.05 pts
93Spotsylvania County8.345-1.78 pts
94Henrico County8.333-0.86 pts
94Surry County8.333-1.19 pts
96Mecklenburg County8.283-0.17 pts
97York County8.27-2.17 pts
98Williamsburg city8.238-0.05 pts
99Scott County8.156-0.52 pts
100Falls Church city8.126+0.17 pts
101Cumberland County8.088-2.9 pts
102Isle of Wight County8.046-1.49 pts
103King William County7.931+0.11 pts
104Goochland County7.85-5.09 pts
105Harrisonburg city7.822+1.73 pts
106Danville city7.711+0.67 pts
107Bristol city7.71+0.95 pts
108Winchester city7.699+0.82 pts
109Louisa County7.692-3.05 pts
110Campbell County7.671-0.8 pts
111Galax city7.641+1.37 pts
111Orange County7.641-4.39 pts
113Halifax County7.619-0.78 pts
114Augusta County7.522-2.17 pts
115Fredericksburg city7.514-0.63 pts
116Lynchburg city7.44+1.26 pts
117Covington city7.426+3.51 pts
118Charlottesville city7.387-0.47 pts
119Rockingham County7.148-0.6 pts
120Petersburg city7.127-1.32 pts
121Roanoke city7.0380 pts
122Lee County7.024+0.15 pts
123Prince Edward County7.021-1.44 pts
124Waynesboro city7.015+0.35 pts
125Alleghany County6.95-0.77 pts
126Franklin County6.919-1.04 pts
127Staunton city6.757+0.54 pts
128Lexington city6.667-2.06 pts
129Washington County6.146-1.86 pts
130Emporia city6.061-0.87 pts
131Nottoway County5.455-5.66 pts
132Appomattox County5.364-3.47 pts
133Franklin city4.906-0.03 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 counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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?period=2013. 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, 2013. 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?period=2013.

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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, 2013 [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?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Greensville County, with 16.568% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Franklin city, with 4.906% in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

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