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Counties in Virginia by establishment exit rate

Cumberland County had the highest establishment exit rate of 132 counties in 2016, at 12.261%. Covington city had the lowest, at 3.59%. The median was 7.726% and the figure for Virginia was 8.118%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.261Cumberland County
Lowest3.59Covington city
Median7.726132 counties
Virginia8.118History

Map of counties, 2016

Accomack County: 6.77 %Albemarle County: 8.232 %Alleghany County: 9.6 %Amelia County: 11.673 %Amherst County: 9.302 %Appomattox County: 8.41 %Arlington County: 9.143 %Augusta County: 7.361 %Bath County: 4.444 %Bedford County: 8.619 %Bland County: 6.25 %Botetourt County: 8.243 %Brunswick County: 7.725 %Buchanan County: 9.339 %Buckingham County: 9.829 %Campbell County: 5.696 %Caroline County: 9.649 %Carroll County: 11.111 %Charlotte County: 7.813 %Chesterfield County: 7.635 %Clarke County: 9.346 %Craig County: 8.081 %Culpeper County: 10.192 %Cumberland County: 12.261 %Dickenson County: 9.16 %Dinwiddie County: 9.317 %Essex County: 5.934 %Fairfax County: 8.615 %Fauquier County: 8.676 %Floyd County: 11.624 %Fluvanna County: 11.919 %Franklin County: 7.804 %Frederick County: 8.154 %Giles County: 9.023 %Gloucester County: 7.692 %Goochland County: 11.765 %Grayson County: 6.767 %Greene County: 6.159 %Greensville County: 8.642 %Halifax County: 6.612 %Hanover County: 7.828 %Henrico County: 7.859 %Henry County: 6.025 %Highland County: 5.814 %Isle of Wight County: 9.883 %James City County: 6.822 %King and Queen County: 6.604 %King George County: 8.761 %King William County: 4.959 %Lancaster County: 6.301 %Lee County: 6.91 %Loudoun County: 9.705 %Louisa County: 7.341 %Lunenburg County: 9.467 %Madison County: 9.485 %Mathews County: 4.692 %Mecklenburg County: 6.102 %Middlesex County: 4.53 %Montgomery County: 7.397 %Nelson County: 8.571 %New Kent County: 6.686 %Northampton County: 8.95 %Northumberland County: 7.487 %Nottoway County: 6.897 %Orange County: 6.349 %Page County: 8.649 %Patrick County: 7.463 %Pittsylvania County: 7.421 %Powhatan County: 8.85 %Prince Edward County: 8.774 %Prince George County: 7.416 %Prince William County: 9.569 %Pulaski County: 7.439 %Rappahannock County: 6.838 %Richmond County: 8.284 %Roanoke County: 7.955 %Rockbridge County: 8.527 %Rockingham County: 7.952 %Russell County: 7.22 %Scott County: 7.749 %Shenandoah County: 6.049 %Smyth County: 6.458 %Southampton County: 7.882 %Spotsylvania County: 7.682 %Stafford County: 8.5 %Surry County: 8.824 %Sussex County: 5.202 %Tazewell County: 8.544 %Warren County: 6.84 %Washington County: 8.225 %Westmoreland County: 7.407 %Wise County: 7.737 %Wythe County: 4.863 %York County: 7.835 %Alexandria city: 8.331 %Bristol city: 8.71 %Buena Vista city: 6.763 %Charlottesville city: 6.878 %Chesapeake city: 7.758 %Colonial Heights city: 5.824 %Covington city: 3.59 %Danville city: 5.674 %Emporia city: 4.691 %Fairfax city: 9.08 %Falls Church city: 7.727 %Franklin city: 7.422 %Fredericksburg city: 6.03 %Galax city: 5.351 %Hampton city: 7.402 %Harrisonburg city: 6.138 %Hopewell city: 7.311 %Lexington city: 6.729 %Lynchburg city: 6.99 %Manassas city: 10.8 %Manassas Park city: 10.313 %Martinsville city: 8.138 %Newport News city: 8.14 %Norfolk city: 7.418 %Norton city: 10.39 %Petersburg city: 5.914 %Poquoson city: 6.612 %Portsmouth city: 8.026 %Radford city: 5.523 %Richmond city: 8.297 %Roanoke city: 7.05 %Salem city: 6.106 %Staunton city: 6.729 %Suffolk city: 7.114 %Virginia Beach city: 8.677 %Waynesboro city: 7.525 %Williamsburg city: 6.518 %Winchester city: 6.342 %
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%, 2016. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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, 2016

Cumberland County: 12.261 %Cumberland County12.261Fluvanna County: 11.919 %Fluvanna County11.919Goochland County: 11.765 %Goochland County11.765Amelia County: 11.673 %Amelia County11.673Floyd County: 11.624 %Floyd County11.624Carroll County: 11.111 %Carroll County11.111Manassas city: 10.8 %Manassas city10.8Norton city: 10.39 %Norton city10.39Manassas Park city: 10.313 %Manassas Park city10.313Culpeper County: 10.192 %Culpeper County10.192Isle of Wight County: 9.883 %Isle of Wight County9.883Buckingham County: 9.829 %Buckingham County9.829Loudoun County: 9.705 %Loudoun County9.705Caroline County: 9.649 %Caroline County9.649Alleghany County: 9.6 %Alleghany County9.6Prince William County: 9.569 %Prince William County9.569Madison County: 9.485 %Madison County9.485Lunenburg County: 9.467 %Lunenburg County9.467Clarke County: 9.346 %Clarke County9.346Buchanan County: 9.339 %Buchanan County9.339Dinwiddie County: 9.317 %Dinwiddie County9.317Amherst County: 9.302 %Amherst County9.302Dickenson County: 9.16 %Dickenson County9.16Arlington County: 9.143 %Arlington County9.143Fairfax city: 9.08 %Fairfax city9.08Giles County: 9.023 %Giles County9.023Northampton County: 8.95 %Northampton County8.95Powhatan County: 8.85 %Powhatan County8.85Surry County: 8.824 %Surry County8.824Prince Edward County: 8.774 %Prince Edward County8.774King George County: 8.761 %King George County8.761Bristol city: 8.71 %Bristol city8.71Virginia Beach city: 8.677 %Virginia Beach city8.677Fauquier County: 8.676 %Fauquier County8.676Page County: 8.649 %Page County8.649Greensville County: 8.642 %Greensville County8.642Bedford County: 8.619 %Bedford County8.619Fairfax County: 8.615 %Fairfax County8.615Nelson County: 8.571 %Nelson County8.571Tazewell County: 8.544 %Tazewell County8.544Cumberland County: 12.261 %Cumberland County12.261Fluvanna County: 11.919 %Fluvanna County11.919Goochland County: 11.765 %Goochland County11.765Amelia County: 11.673 %Amelia County11.673Floyd County: 11.624 %Floyd County11.624Carroll County: 11.111 %Carroll County11.111Manassas city: 10.8 %Manassas city10.8Norton city: 10.39 %Norton city10.39Manassas Park city: 10.313 %Manassas Park city10.313Culpeper County: 10.192 %Culpeper County10.192Isle of Wight County: 9.883 %Isle of Wight County9.883Buckingham County: 9.829 %Buckingham County9.829Loudoun County: 9.705 %Loudoun County9.705Caroline County: 9.649 %Caroline County9.649Alleghany County: 9.6 %Alleghany County9.6Prince William County: 9.569 %Prince William County9.569Madison County: 9.485 %Madison County9.485Lunenburg County: 9.467 %Lunenburg County9.467Clarke County: 9.346 %Clarke County9.346Buchanan County: 9.339 %Buchanan County9.339Dinwiddie County: 9.317 %Dinwiddie County9.317Amherst County: 9.302 %Amherst County9.302Dickenson County: 9.16 %Dickenson County9.16Arlington County: 9.143 %Arlington County9.143Fairfax city: 9.08 %Fairfax city9.08Giles County: 9.023 %Giles County9.023Northampton County: 8.95 %Northampton County8.95Powhatan County: 8.85 %Powhatan County8.85Surry County: 8.824 %Surry County8.824Prince Edward County: 8.774 %Prince Edward County8.774King George County: 8.761 %King George County8.761Bristol city: 8.71 %Bristol city8.71Virginia Beach city: 8.677 %Virginia Beach city8.677Fauquier County: 8.676 %Fauquier County8.676Page County: 8.649 %Page County8.649Greensville County: 8.642 %Greensville County8.642Bedford County: 8.619 %Bedford County8.619Fairfax County: 8.615 %Fairfax County8.615Nelson County: 8.571 %Nelson County8.571Tazewell County: 8.544 %Tazewell County8.544
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Cumberland County12.261+2.3 pts
2Fluvanna County11.919+2.46 pts
3Goochland County11.765+4.73 pts
4Amelia County11.673+5.4 pts
5Floyd County11.624+2.08 pts
6Carroll County11.111+4.11 pts
7Manassas city10.8+2.85 pts
8Norton city10.39+4.37 pts
9Manassas Park city10.313+1.41 pts
10Culpeper County10.192+2.69 pts
11Isle of Wight County9.883+1.92 pts
12Buckingham County9.829+0.74 pts
13Loudoun County9.705+0.29 pts
14Caroline County9.649+1.09 pts
15Alleghany County9.6+3.72 pts
16Prince William County9.569+0.21 pts
17Madison County9.485+1.2 pts
18Lunenburg County9.467+2.28 pts
19Clarke County9.346+1.38 pts
20Buchanan County9.339+2.28 pts
21Dinwiddie County9.317+1.71 pts
22Amherst County9.302+2.08 pts
23Dickenson County9.16+0.05 pts
24Arlington County9.143-0.82 pts
25Fairfax city9.08+1.85 pts
26Giles County9.023+3.35 pts
27Northampton County8.95+0.67 pts
28Powhatan County8.85+0.6 pts
29Surry County8.824-0.13 pts
30Prince Edward County8.774+2.22 pts
31King George County8.761-0.63 pts
32Bristol city8.71+0.65 pts
33Virginia Beach city8.677-0.42 pts
34Fauquier County8.676+0.9 pts
35Page County8.649+0.63 pts
36Greensville County8.642-1.11 pts
37Bedford County8.619+1.09 pts
38Fairfax County8.615-1.39 pts
39Nelson County8.571+2.2 pts
40Tazewell County8.544+0.88 pts
41Rockbridge County8.527-0.29 pts
42Stafford County8.5-1.51 pts
43Appomattox County8.41-0.43 pts
44Alexandria city8.331-0.14 pts
45Richmond city8.297-0.81 pts
46Richmond County8.284+2.3 pts
47Botetourt County8.243-1.1 pts
48Albemarle County8.232-0.51 pts
49Washington County8.225+0.76 pts
50Frederick County8.154-0.08 pts
51Newport News city8.14+0.26 pts
52Martinsville city8.138+0.88 pts
53Craig County8.081-0.34 pts
54Portsmouth city8.026-1.67 pts
55Roanoke County7.955+0.87 pts
56Rockingham County7.952+0.63 pts
57Southampton County7.882-1.25 pts
58Henrico County7.859-0.93 pts
59York County7.835-1.37 pts
60Hanover County7.828+0.48 pts
61Charlotte County7.813-5.12 pts
62Franklin County7.804-0 pts
63Chesapeake city7.758-0.75 pts
64Scott County7.749+1.26 pts
65Wise County7.737+1.92 pts
66Falls Church city7.727-1.83 pts
67Brunswick County7.725-1.19 pts
68Gloucester County7.692-0.45 pts
69Spotsylvania County7.682-1.08 pts
70Chesterfield County7.635-1.18 pts
71Waynesboro city7.525+0.28 pts
72Northumberland County7.487-3.72 pts
73Patrick County7.463+1.11 pts
74Pulaski County7.439-2.67 pts
75Franklin city7.422+1.24 pts
76Pittsylvania County7.421-0.53 pts
77Norfolk city7.418-1.4 pts
78Prince George County7.416-2.16 pts
79Westmoreland County7.407-0.97 pts
80Hampton city7.402-0.98 pts
81Montgomery County7.397+0.24 pts
82Augusta County7.361+0.71 pts
83Louisa County7.341-0.81 pts
84Hopewell city7.311-1.07 pts
85Russell County7.22-1.76 pts
86Suffolk city7.114+0.55 pts
87Roanoke city7.05-0.25 pts
88Lynchburg city6.99-0.06 pts
89Lee County6.91-2.98 pts
90Nottoway County6.897+1.26 pts
91Charlottesville city6.878-1.08 pts
92Warren County6.84-2.02 pts
93Rappahannock County6.838-2.95 pts
94James City County6.822-1.5 pts
95Accomack County6.77+0.33 pts
96Grayson County6.767-7.88 pts
97Buena Vista city6.763-2.9 pts
98Lexington city6.729-0.36 pts
98Staunton city6.729-2.02 pts
100New Kent County6.686-2.75 pts
101Halifax County6.612-0.86 pts
101Poquoson city6.612-6.1 pts
103King and Queen County6.604-0.94 pts
104Williamsburg city6.518-1.77 pts
105Smyth County6.458-2.49 pts
106Orange County6.349-1.56 pts
107Winchester city6.342-1.12 pts
108Lancaster County6.301-1.62 pts
109Bland County6.25-1.34 pts
110Greene County6.159-1.75 pts
111Harrisonburg city6.138-0.79 pts
112Salem city6.106+0.2 pts
113Mecklenburg County6.102-1.33 pts
114Shenandoah County6.049-1.47 pts
115Fredericksburg city6.03-1.52 pts
116Henry County6.025-2.61 pts
117Essex County5.934-0.73 pts
118Petersburg city5.914-2.6 pts
119Colonial Heights city5.824+0.89 pts
120Highland County5.814-1.2 pts
121Campbell County5.696-1.78 pts
122Danville city5.674+0.16 pts
123Radford city5.523-2.12 pts
124Galax city5.351+2.62 pts
125Sussex County5.202-2.8 pts
126King William County4.959-0.95 pts
127Wythe County4.863-3.88 pts
128Mathews County4.692-3.62 pts
129Emporia city4.691-2.9 pts
130Middlesex County4.53-2.55 pts
131Bath County4.444-2.96 pts
132Covington city3.59-0.02 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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2016 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Cumberland County, with 12.261% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Covington city, with 3.59% in 2016.

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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. 1 counties have no value for 2016 and are not ranked.

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