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Counties in Virginia by establishment exit rate

Surry County had the highest establishment exit rate of 133 counties in 2017, at 11.511%. Galax city had the lowest, at 3.322%. The median was 7.939% and the figure for Virginia was 8.608%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.511Surry County
Lowest3.322Galax city
Median7.939133 counties
Virginia8.608History

Map of counties, 2017

Accomack County: 8.451 %Albemarle County: 9.141 %Alleghany County: 6.841 %Amelia County: 7.004 %Amherst County: 5.899 %Appomattox County: 5.755 %Arlington County: 9.358 %Augusta County: 7.581 %Bath County: 7.725 %Bedford County: 8.298 %Bland County: 4.969 %Botetourt County: 8.563 %Brunswick County: 10.066 %Buchanan County: 8.011 %Buckingham County: 11.231 %Campbell County: 7.904 %Caroline County: 7.45 %Carroll County: 7.347 %Charles City County: 5.776 %Charlotte County: 6.218 %Chesterfield County: 8.794 %Clarke County: 7.939 %Craig County: 5.769 %Culpeper County: 8.192 %Cumberland County: 10.938 %Dickenson County: 9.278 %Dinwiddie County: 6.135 %Essex County: 5.236 %Fairfax County: 9.351 %Fauquier County: 7.812 %Floyd County: 8.432 %Fluvanna County: 7.591 %Franklin County: 9.108 %Frederick County: 7.573 %Giles County: 6.805 %Gloucester County: 8.948 %Goochland County: 9.324 %Grayson County: 9.594 %Greene County: 8.889 %Greensville County: 9.816 %Halifax County: 7.704 %Hanover County: 7.026 %Henrico County: 8.379 %Henry County: 8.644 %Highland County: 10.778 %Isle of Wight County: 9.251 %James City County: 8.565 %King and Queen County: 4.63 %King George County: 10.583 %King William County: 7.705 %Lancaster County: 8.121 %Lee County: 6.576 %Loudoun County: 10.235 %Louisa County: 7.828 %Lunenburg County: 8.459 %Madison County: 6.967 %Mathews County: 5.128 %Mecklenburg County: 7.013 %Middlesex County: 10.175 %Montgomery County: 7.883 %Nelson County: 10.709 %New Kent County: 7.314 %Northampton County: 7.229 %Northumberland County: 9.042 %Nottoway County: 5.802 %Orange County: 9.213 %Page County: 8.412 %Patrick County: 8.209 %Pittsylvania County: 7.156 %Powhatan County: 6.137 %Prince Edward County: 7.731 %Prince George County: 9.954 %Prince William County: 9.536 %Pulaski County: 6.599 %Rappahannock County: 8.672 %Richmond County: 10.334 %Roanoke County: 8.999 %Rockbridge County: 7.143 %Rockingham County: 6.137 %Russell County: 7.47 %Scott County: 7.605 %Shenandoah County: 7.821 %Smyth County: 9.302 %Southampton County: 8.437 %Spotsylvania County: 9.497 %Stafford County: 9.633 %Surry County: 11.511 %Sussex County: 6.877 %Tazewell County: 7.38 %Warren County: 6.684 %Washington County: 7.397 %Westmoreland County: 9.123 %Wise County: 9.235 %Wythe County: 7.907 %York County: 7.665 %Alexandria city: 8.819 %Bristol city: 9.773 %Buena Vista city: 5.825 %Charlottesville city: 8.896 %Chesapeake city: 8.789 %Colonial Heights city: 8.826 %Covington city: 7.853 %Danville city: 6.128 %Emporia city: 7.219 %Fairfax city: 8.591 %Falls Church city: 7.062 %Franklin city: 6.706 %Fredericksburg city: 7.595 %Galax city: 3.322 %Hampton city: 9.026 %Harrisonburg city: 6.3 %Hopewell city: 8.124 %Lexington city: 9.266 %Lynchburg city: 7.463 %Manassas city: 8.722 %Manassas Park city: 10.238 %Martinsville city: 6.939 %Newport News city: 7.811 %Norfolk city: 8.334 %Norton city: 10.835 %Petersburg city: 6.886 %Poquoson city: 7.958 %Portsmouth city: 9.524 %Radford city: 8.594 %Richmond city: 9.224 %Roanoke city: 7.197 %Salem city: 5.796 %Staunton city: 6.137 %Suffolk city: 8.155 %Virginia Beach city: 8.845 %Waynesboro city: 7.866 %Williamsburg city: 7.169 %Winchester city: 7.249 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Surry County: 11.511 %Surry County11.511Buckingham County: 11.231 %Buckingham County11.231Cumberland County: 10.938 %Cumberland County10.938Norton city: 10.835 %Norton city10.835Highland County: 10.778 %Highland County10.778Nelson County: 10.709 %Nelson County10.709King George County: 10.583 %King George County10.583Richmond County: 10.334 %Richmond County10.334Manassas Park city: 10.238 %Manassas Park city10.238Loudoun County: 10.235 %Loudoun County10.235Middlesex County: 10.175 %Middlesex County10.175Brunswick County: 10.066 %Brunswick County10.066Prince George County: 9.954 %Prince George County9.954Greensville County: 9.816 %Greensville County9.816Bristol city: 9.773 %Bristol city9.773Stafford County: 9.633 %Stafford County9.633Grayson County: 9.594 %Grayson County9.594Prince William County: 9.536 %Prince William County9.536Portsmouth city: 9.524 %Portsmouth city9.524Spotsylvania County: 9.497 %Spotsylvania County9.497Arlington County: 9.358 %Arlington County9.358Fairfax County: 9.351 %Fairfax County9.351Goochland County: 9.324 %Goochland County9.324Smyth County: 9.302 %Smyth County9.302Dickenson County: 9.278 %Dickenson County9.278Lexington city: 9.266 %Lexington city9.266Isle of Wight County: 9.251 %Isle of Wight County9.251Wise County: 9.235 %Wise County9.235Richmond city: 9.224 %Richmond city9.224Orange County: 9.213 %Orange County9.213Albemarle County: 9.141 %Albemarle County9.141Westmoreland County: 9.123 %Westmoreland County9.123Franklin County: 9.108 %Franklin County9.108Northumberland County: 9.042 %Northumberland County9.042Hampton city: 9.026 %Hampton city9.026Roanoke County: 8.999 %Roanoke County8.999Gloucester County: 8.948 %Gloucester County8.948Charlottesville city: 8.896 %Charlottesville city8.896Greene County: 8.889 %Greene County8.889Virginia Beach city: 8.845 %Virginia Beach city8.845Surry County: 11.511 %Surry County11.511Buckingham County: 11.231 %Buckingham County11.231Cumberland County: 10.938 %Cumberland County10.938Norton city: 10.835 %Norton city10.835Highland County: 10.778 %Highland County10.778Nelson County: 10.709 %Nelson County10.709King George County: 10.583 %King George County10.583Richmond County: 10.334 %Richmond County10.334Manassas Park city: 10.238 %Manassas Park city10.238Loudoun County: 10.235 %Loudoun County10.235Middlesex County: 10.175 %Middlesex County10.175Brunswick County: 10.066 %Brunswick County10.066Prince George County: 9.954 %Prince George County9.954Greensville County: 9.816 %Greensville County9.816Bristol city: 9.773 %Bristol city9.773Stafford County: 9.633 %Stafford County9.633Grayson County: 9.594 %Grayson County9.594Prince William County: 9.536 %Prince William County9.536Portsmouth city: 9.524 %Portsmouth city9.524Spotsylvania County: 9.497 %Spotsylvania County9.497Arlington County: 9.358 %Arlington County9.358Fairfax County: 9.351 %Fairfax County9.351Goochland County: 9.324 %Goochland County9.324Smyth County: 9.302 %Smyth County9.302Dickenson County: 9.278 %Dickenson County9.278Lexington city: 9.266 %Lexington city9.266Isle of Wight County: 9.251 %Isle of Wight County9.251Wise County: 9.235 %Wise County9.235Richmond city: 9.224 %Richmond city9.224Orange County: 9.213 %Orange County9.213Albemarle County: 9.141 %Albemarle County9.141Westmoreland County: 9.123 %Westmoreland County9.123Franklin County: 9.108 %Franklin County9.108Northumberland County: 9.042 %Northumberland County9.042Hampton city: 9.026 %Hampton city9.026Roanoke County: 8.999 %Roanoke County8.999Gloucester County: 8.948 %Gloucester County8.948Charlottesville city: 8.896 %Charlottesville city8.896Greene County: 8.889 %Greene County8.889Virginia Beach city: 8.845 %Virginia Beach city8.845
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Surry County11.511+2.69 pts
2Buckingham County11.231+1.4 pts
3Cumberland County10.938-1.32 pts
4Norton city10.835+0.45 pts
5Highland County10.778+4.96 pts
6Nelson County10.709+2.14 pts
7King George County10.583+1.82 pts
8Richmond County10.334+2.05 pts
9Manassas Park city10.238-0.08 pts
10Loudoun County10.235+0.53 pts
11Middlesex County10.175+5.65 pts
12Brunswick County10.066+2.34 pts
13Prince George County9.954+2.54 pts
14Greensville County9.816+1.17 pts
15Bristol city9.773+1.06 pts
16Stafford County9.633+1.13 pts
17Grayson County9.594+2.83 pts
18Prince William County9.536-0.03 pts
19Portsmouth city9.524+1.5 pts
20Spotsylvania County9.497+1.81 pts
21Arlington County9.358+0.21 pts
22Fairfax County9.351+0.74 pts
23Goochland County9.324-2.44 pts
24Smyth County9.302+2.84 pts
25Dickenson County9.278+0.12 pts
26Lexington city9.266+2.54 pts
27Isle of Wight County9.251-0.63 pts
28Wise County9.235+1.5 pts
29Richmond city9.224+0.93 pts
30Orange County9.213+2.86 pts
31Albemarle County9.141+0.91 pts
32Westmoreland County9.123+1.72 pts
33Franklin County9.108+1.3 pts
34Northumberland County9.042+1.55 pts
35Hampton city9.026+1.62 pts
36Roanoke County8.999+1.04 pts
37Gloucester County8.948+1.26 pts
38Charlottesville city8.896+2.02 pts
39Greene County8.889+2.73 pts
40Virginia Beach city8.845+0.17 pts
41Colonial Heights city8.826+3 pts
42Alexandria city8.819+0.49 pts
43Chesterfield County8.794+1.16 pts
44Chesapeake city8.789+1.03 pts
45Manassas city8.722-2.08 pts
46Rappahannock County8.672+1.83 pts
47Henry County8.644+2.62 pts
48Radford city8.594+3.07 pts
49Fairfax city8.591-0.49 pts
50James City County8.565+1.74 pts
51Botetourt County8.563+0.32 pts
52Lunenburg County8.459-1.01 pts
53Accomack County8.451+1.68 pts
54Southampton County8.437+0.55 pts
55Floyd County8.432-3.19 pts
56Page County8.412-0.24 pts
57Henrico County8.379+0.52 pts
58Norfolk city8.334+0.92 pts
59Bedford County8.298-0.32 pts
60Patrick County8.209+0.75 pts
61Culpeper County8.192-2 pts
62Suffolk city8.155+1.04 pts
63Hopewell city8.124+0.81 pts
64Lancaster County8.121+1.82 pts
65Buchanan County8.011-1.33 pts
66Poquoson city7.958+1.35 pts
67Clarke County7.939-1.41 pts
68Wythe County7.907+3.04 pts
69Campbell County7.904+2.21 pts
70Montgomery County7.883+0.49 pts
71Waynesboro city7.866+0.34 pts
72Covington city7.853+4.26 pts
73Louisa County7.828+0.49 pts
74Shenandoah County7.821+1.77 pts
75Fauquier County7.812-0.86 pts
76Newport News city7.811-0.33 pts
77Prince Edward County7.731-1.04 pts
78Bath County7.725+3.28 pts
79King William County7.705+2.75 pts
80Halifax County7.704+1.09 pts
81York County7.665-0.17 pts
82Scott County7.605-0.14 pts
83Fredericksburg city7.595+1.56 pts
84Fluvanna County7.591-4.33 pts
85Augusta County7.581+0.22 pts
86Frederick County7.573-0.58 pts
87Russell County7.47+0.25 pts
88Lynchburg city7.463+0.47 pts
89Caroline County7.45-2.2 pts
90Washington County7.397-0.83 pts
91Tazewell County7.38-1.16 pts
92Carroll County7.347-3.76 pts
93New Kent County7.314+0.63 pts
94Winchester city7.249+0.91 pts
95Northampton County7.229-1.72 pts
96Emporia city7.219+2.53 pts
97Roanoke city7.197+0.15 pts
98Williamsburg city7.169+0.65 pts
99Pittsylvania County7.156-0.27 pts
100Rockbridge County7.143-1.38 pts
101Falls Church city7.062-0.67 pts
102Hanover County7.026-0.8 pts
103Mecklenburg County7.013+0.91 pts
104Amelia County7.004-4.67 pts
105Madison County6.967-2.52 pts
106Martinsville city6.939-1.2 pts
107Petersburg city6.886+0.97 pts
108Sussex County6.877+1.67 pts
109Alleghany County6.841-2.76 pts
110Giles County6.805-2.22 pts
111Franklin city6.706-0.72 pts
112Warren County6.684-0.16 pts
113Pulaski County6.599-0.84 pts
114Lee County6.576-0.33 pts
115Harrisonburg city6.3+0.16 pts
116Charlotte County6.218-1.59 pts
117Powhatan County6.137-2.71 pts
117Rockingham County6.137-1.82 pts
117Staunton city6.137-0.59 pts
120Dinwiddie County6.135-3.18 pts
121Danville city6.128+0.45 pts
122Amherst County5.899-3.4 pts
123Buena Vista city5.825-0.94 pts
124Nottoway County5.802-1.1 pts
125Salem city5.796-0.31 pts
126Charles City County5.776n/a
127Craig County5.769-2.31 pts
128Appomattox County5.755-2.66 pts
129Essex County5.236-0.7 pts
130Mathews County5.128+0.44 pts
131Bland County4.969-1.28 pts
132King and Queen County4.63-1.97 pts
133Galax city3.322-2.03 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Surry County, with 11.511% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Galax city, with 3.322% in 2017.

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