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Counties in Virginia by establishment exit rate

Poquoson city had the highest establishment exit rate of 133 counties in 2014, at 13.333%. Mathews County had the lowest, at 4.776%. The median was 8.257% and the figure for Virginia was 8.595%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.333Poquoson city
Lowest4.776Mathews County
Median8.257133 counties
Virginia8.595History

Map of counties, 2014

Accomack County: 10.448 %Albemarle County: 8.507 %Alleghany County: 8.077 %Amelia County: 6.855 %Amherst County: 7.586 %Appomattox County: 8.224 %Arlington County: 8.752 %Augusta County: 7.287 %Bath County: 8.257 %Bedford County: 8.061 %Bland County: 6.41 %Botetourt County: 8.471 %Brunswick County: 10.352 %Buchanan County: 7.891 %Buckingham County: 8.753 %Campbell County: 7.446 %Caroline County: 11.869 %Carroll County: 8.883 %Charles City County: 7.087 %Charlotte County: 8.738 %Chesterfield County: 8.132 %Clarke County: 9.888 %Craig County: 6.593 %Culpeper County: 9.989 %Cumberland County: 12.83 %Dickenson County: 6.091 %Dinwiddie County: 8.232 %Essex County: 6.071 %Fairfax County: 9.681 %Fauquier County: 7.717 %Floyd County: 9.199 %Fluvanna County: 9.621 %Franklin County: 6.744 %Frederick County: 7.119 %Giles County: 9.56 %Gloucester County: 8.734 %Goochland County: 6.032 %Grayson County: 10.381 %Greene County: 9.748 %Greensville County: 9.697 %Halifax County: 8.142 %Hanover County: 8.543 %Henrico County: 8.21 %Henry County: 7.99 %Highland County: 4.819 %Isle of Wight County: 11.784 %James City County: 7.162 %King and Queen County: 11.594 %King George County: 6.342 %King William County: 9.507 %Lancaster County: 6.032 %Lee County: 8.955 %Loudoun County: 9.535 %Louisa County: 9.426 %Lunenburg County: 9.938 %Madison County: 10.417 %Mathews County: 4.776 %Mecklenburg County: 7.557 %Middlesex County: 9.912 %Montgomery County: 7.42 %Nelson County: 8.785 %New Kent County: 10.044 %Northampton County: 9.247 %Northumberland County: 8.997 %Nottoway County: 6.822 %Orange County: 10.299 %Page County: 8.533 %Patrick County: 9.872 %Pittsylvania County: 7.809 %Powhatan County: 7.255 %Prince Edward County: 8.609 %Prince George County: 7.286 %Prince William County: 8.493 %Pulaski County: 6.557 %Rappahannock County: 11.875 %Richmond County: 8.459 %Roanoke County: 8.417 %Rockbridge County: 8.226 %Rockingham County: 7.497 %Russell County: 10.381 %Scott County: 5.735 %Shenandoah County: 9.188 %Smyth County: 7.676 %Southampton County: 6.132 %Spotsylvania County: 9.143 %Stafford County: 9.596 %Surry County: 11.429 %Sussex County: 7.887 %Tazewell County: 10.326 %Warren County: 8.42 %Washington County: 7.431 %Westmoreland County: 8 %Wise County: 7.914 %Wythe County: 8.346 %York County: 7.857 %Alexandria city: 9.045 %Bristol city: 7.331 %Buena Vista city: 7.619 %Charlottesville city: 6.9 %Chesapeake city: 9.331 %Colonial Heights city: 9.207 %Covington city: 5.128 %Danville city: 6.857 %Emporia city: 5.907 %Fairfax city: 7.389 %Falls Church city: 8.371 %Franklin city: 8.413 %Fredericksburg city: 6.835 %Galax city: 7.131 %Hampton city: 9.166 %Harrisonburg city: 7.43 %Hopewell city: 5.361 %Lexington city: 6.716 %Lynchburg city: 7.338 %Manassas city: 8.935 %Manassas Park city: 11.918 %Martinsville city: 8.78 %Newport News city: 7.927 %Norfolk city: 8.584 %Norton city: 9.829 %Petersburg city: 9.574 %Poquoson city: 13.333 %Portsmouth city: 9.397 %Radford city: 10.359 %Richmond city: 7.976 %Roanoke city: 7.799 %Salem city: 6.572 %Staunton city: 7.152 %Suffolk city: 8.163 %Virginia Beach city: 9.11 %Waynesboro city: 7.143 %Williamsburg city: 6.061 %Winchester city: 6.86 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Poquoson city: 13.333 %Poquoson city13.333Cumberland County: 12.83 %Cumberland County12.83Manassas Park city: 11.918 %Manassas Park city11.918Rappahannock County: 11.875 %Rappahannock County11.875Caroline County: 11.869 %Caroline County11.869Isle of Wight County: 11.784 %Isle of Wight County11.784King and Queen County: 11.594 %King and Queen County11.594Surry County: 11.429 %Surry County11.429Accomack County: 10.448 %Accomack County10.448Madison County: 10.417 %Madison County10.417Grayson County: 10.381 %Grayson County10.381Russell County: 10.381 %Russell County10.381Radford city: 10.359 %Radford city10.359Brunswick County: 10.352 %Brunswick County10.352Tazewell County: 10.326 %Tazewell County10.326Orange County: 10.299 %Orange County10.299New Kent County: 10.044 %New Kent County10.044Culpeper County: 9.989 %Culpeper County9.989Lunenburg County: 9.938 %Lunenburg County9.938Middlesex County: 9.912 %Middlesex County9.912Clarke County: 9.888 %Clarke County9.888Patrick County: 9.872 %Patrick County9.872Norton city: 9.829 %Norton city9.829Greene County: 9.748 %Greene County9.748Greensville County: 9.697 %Greensville County9.697Fairfax County: 9.681 %Fairfax County9.681Fluvanna County: 9.621 %Fluvanna County9.621Stafford County: 9.596 %Stafford County9.596Petersburg city: 9.574 %Petersburg city9.574Giles County: 9.56 %Giles County9.56Loudoun County: 9.535 %Loudoun County9.535King William County: 9.507 %King William County9.507Louisa County: 9.426 %Louisa County9.426Portsmouth city: 9.397 %Portsmouth city9.397Chesapeake city: 9.331 %Chesapeake city9.331Northampton County: 9.247 %Northampton County9.247Colonial Heights city: 9.207 %Colonial Heights city9.207Floyd County: 9.199 %Floyd County9.199Shenandoah County: 9.188 %Shenandoah County9.188Hampton city: 9.166 %Hampton city9.166Poquoson city: 13.333 %Poquoson city13.333Cumberland County: 12.83 %Cumberland County12.83Manassas Park city: 11.918 %Manassas Park city11.918Rappahannock County: 11.875 %Rappahannock County11.875Caroline County: 11.869 %Caroline County11.869Isle of Wight County: 11.784 %Isle of Wight County11.784King and Queen County: 11.594 %King and Queen County11.594Surry County: 11.429 %Surry County11.429Accomack County: 10.448 %Accomack County10.448Madison County: 10.417 %Madison County10.417Grayson County: 10.381 %Grayson County10.381Russell County: 10.381 %Russell County10.381Radford city: 10.359 %Radford city10.359Brunswick County: 10.352 %Brunswick County10.352Tazewell County: 10.326 %Tazewell County10.326Orange County: 10.299 %Orange County10.299New Kent County: 10.044 %New Kent County10.044Culpeper County: 9.989 %Culpeper County9.989Lunenburg County: 9.938 %Lunenburg County9.938Middlesex County: 9.912 %Middlesex County9.912Clarke County: 9.888 %Clarke County9.888Patrick County: 9.872 %Patrick County9.872Norton city: 9.829 %Norton city9.829Greene County: 9.748 %Greene County9.748Greensville County: 9.697 %Greensville County9.697Fairfax County: 9.681 %Fairfax County9.681Fluvanna County: 9.621 %Fluvanna County9.621Stafford County: 9.596 %Stafford County9.596Petersburg city: 9.574 %Petersburg city9.574Giles County: 9.56 %Giles County9.56Loudoun County: 9.535 %Loudoun County9.535King William County: 9.507 %King William County9.507Louisa County: 9.426 %Louisa County9.426Portsmouth city: 9.397 %Portsmouth city9.397Chesapeake city: 9.331 %Chesapeake city9.331Northampton County: 9.247 %Northampton County9.247Colonial Heights city: 9.207 %Colonial Heights city9.207Floyd County: 9.199 %Floyd County9.199Shenandoah County: 9.188 %Shenandoah County9.188Hampton city: 9.166 %Hampton city9.166
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Poquoson city13.333+0.87 pts
2Cumberland County12.83+4.74 pts
3Manassas Park city11.918+2.45 pts
4Rappahannock County11.875-0.21 pts
5Caroline County11.869+1.15 pts
6Isle of Wight County11.784+3.74 pts
7King and Queen County11.594+2.55 pts
8Surry County11.429+3.1 pts
9Accomack County10.448+2.01 pts
10Madison County10.417+1.46 pts
11Grayson County10.381-2.29 pts
11Russell County10.381-0.56 pts
13Radford city10.359+1.38 pts
14Brunswick County10.352+0.77 pts
15Tazewell County10.326+1.69 pts
16Orange County10.299+2.66 pts
17New Kent County10.044-3.07 pts
18Culpeper County9.989+1.15 pts
19Lunenburg County9.938-4.35 pts
20Middlesex County9.912+1.16 pts
21Clarke County9.888+0.61 pts
22Patrick County9.872+0.38 pts
23Norton city9.829+0.92 pts
24Greene County9.748-0.51 pts
25Greensville County9.697-6.87 pts
26Fairfax County9.681-0.36 pts
27Fluvanna County9.621+0.96 pts
28Stafford County9.596+0.14 pts
29Petersburg city9.574+2.45 pts
30Giles County9.56+0.07 pts
31Loudoun County9.535-0.2 pts
32King William County9.507+1.58 pts
33Louisa County9.426+1.73 pts
34Portsmouth city9.397+0.25 pts
35Chesapeake city9.331+0.59 pts
36Northampton County9.247-0.2 pts
37Colonial Heights city9.207+0.32 pts
38Floyd County9.199-1.01 pts
39Shenandoah County9.188+0.77 pts
40Hampton city9.166-0.29 pts
41Spotsylvania County9.143+0.8 pts
42Virginia Beach city9.11-0.17 pts
43Alexandria city9.045+0.42 pts
44Northumberland County8.997-1.29 pts
45Lee County8.955+1.93 pts
46Manassas city8.935-0.22 pts
47Carroll County8.883+0.33 pts
48Nelson County8.785-0.72 pts
49Martinsville city8.78-0.17 pts
50Buckingham County8.753-2.48 pts
51Arlington County8.752-1.93 pts
52Charlotte County8.738-1.99 pts
53Gloucester County8.734-0.64 pts
54Prince Edward County8.609+1.59 pts
55Norfolk city8.584-1.16 pts
56Hanover County8.543-0.04 pts
57Page County8.533-2.83 pts
58Albemarle County8.507-0.36 pts
59Prince William County8.493-1.02 pts
60Botetourt County8.471-0.69 pts
61Richmond County8.459-2.55 pts
62Warren County8.42+0.01 pts
63Roanoke County8.417-0.02 pts
64Franklin city8.413+3.51 pts
65Falls Church city8.371+0.25 pts
66Wythe County8.346-1.59 pts
67Bath County8.257-1.48 pts
68Dinwiddie County8.232-3.9 pts
69Rockbridge County8.226-1.43 pts
70Appomattox County8.224+2.86 pts
71Henrico County8.21-0.12 pts
72Suffolk city8.163-0.91 pts
73Halifax County8.142+0.52 pts
74Chesterfield County8.132-0.93 pts
75Alleghany County8.077+1.13 pts
76Bedford County8.061-1.96 pts
77Westmoreland County8-1.61 pts
78Henry County7.99-0.63 pts
79Richmond city7.976-0.66 pts
80Newport News city7.927-0.47 pts
81Wise County7.914-2.74 pts
82Buchanan County7.891-1.99 pts
83Sussex County7.887-5.07 pts
84York County7.857-0.41 pts
85Pittsylvania County7.809-1.02 pts
86Roanoke city7.799+0.76 pts
87Fauquier County7.717-1.22 pts
88Smyth County7.676-2.41 pts
89Buena Vista city7.619-6.99 pts
90Amherst County7.586-0.8 pts
91Mecklenburg County7.557-0.73 pts
92Rockingham County7.497+0.35 pts
93Campbell County7.446-0.23 pts
94Washington County7.431+1.29 pts
95Harrisonburg city7.43-0.39 pts
96Montgomery County7.42-1.24 pts
97Fairfax city7.389-1.1 pts
98Lynchburg city7.338-0.1 pts
99Bristol city7.331-0.38 pts
100Augusta County7.287-0.24 pts
101Prince George County7.286-3.85 pts
102Powhatan County7.255-2.13 pts
103James City County7.162-2.28 pts
104Staunton city7.152+0.4 pts
105Waynesboro city7.143+0.13 pts
106Galax city7.131-0.51 pts
107Frederick County7.119-2.61 pts
108Charles City County7.087-2.51 pts
109Charlottesville city6.9-0.49 pts
110Winchester city6.86-0.84 pts
111Danville city6.857-0.85 pts
112Amelia County6.855-4.89 pts
113Fredericksburg city6.835-0.68 pts
114Nottoway County6.822+1.37 pts
115Franklin County6.744-0.17 pts
116Lexington city6.716+0.05 pts
117Craig County6.593-6.59 pts
118Salem city6.572-2.01 pts
119Pulaski County6.557-2.97 pts
120Bland County6.41-3.78 pts
121King George County6.342-2.86 pts
122Southampton County6.132-3.89 pts
123Dickenson County6.091-3.74 pts
124Essex County6.071-2.83 pts
125Williamsburg city6.061-2.18 pts
126Goochland County6.032-1.82 pts
126Lancaster County6.032-2.95 pts
128Emporia city5.907-0.15 pts
129Scott County5.735-2.42 pts
130Hopewell city5.361-3.42 pts
131Covington city5.128-2.3 pts
132Highland County4.819-6.95 pts
133Mathews County4.776-5.07 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Poquoson city, with 13.333% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Mathews County, with 4.776% in 2014.

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