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Counties in Virginia by establishment exit rate

Lunenburg County had the highest establishment exit rate of 133 counties in 2019, at 12.219%. Galax city had the lowest, at 3.648%. The median was 7.355% and the figure for Virginia was 7.875%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.219Lunenburg County
Lowest3.648Galax city
Median7.355133 counties
Virginia7.875History

Map of counties, 2019

Accomack County: 7.361 %Albemarle County: 7.595 %Alleghany County: 5.749 %Amelia County: 6.154 %Amherst County: 5.8 %Appomattox County: 8.872 %Arlington County: 8.075 %Augusta County: 6.538 %Bath County: 11.009 %Bedford County: 7.092 %Bland County: 6.536 %Botetourt County: 5.576 %Brunswick County: 9.272 %Buchanan County: 7.81 %Buckingham County: 7.08 %Campbell County: 6.972 %Caroline County: 7.205 %Carroll County: 8.043 %Charles City County: 5.993 %Charlotte County: 8.443 %Chesterfield County: 8.381 %Clarke County: 6.876 %Craig County: 5.172 %Culpeper County: 7.286 %Cumberland County: 6.154 %Dickenson County: 7.427 %Dinwiddie County: 9.51 %Essex County: 10.753 %Fairfax County: 8.78 %Fauquier County: 7.173 %Floyd County: 9.045 %Fluvanna County: 8.298 %Franklin County: 8.222 %Frederick County: 7.155 %Giles County: 5.65 %Gloucester County: 7.232 %Goochland County: 7.223 %Grayson County: 5.735 %Greene County: 8.374 %Greensville County: 11.18 %Halifax County: 5.905 %Hanover County: 6.576 %Henrico County: 7.679 %Henry County: 5.714 %Highland County: 10.256 %Isle of Wight County: 7.55 %James City County: 8.534 %King and Queen County: 9.39 %King George County: 6.579 %King William County: 7.121 %Lancaster County: 9.201 %Lee County: 7.377 %Loudoun County: 9.121 %Louisa County: 7.001 %Lunenburg County: 12.219 %Madison County: 6.504 %Mathews County: 10.765 %Mecklenburg County: 6.117 %Middlesex County: 6.934 %Montgomery County: 7.355 %Nelson County: 9.697 %New Kent County: 8.043 %Northampton County: 6.643 %Northumberland County: 8.856 %Nottoway County: 9.326 %Orange County: 8.326 %Page County: 9.511 %Patrick County: 8.544 %Pittsylvania County: 7.013 %Powhatan County: 8.116 %Prince Edward County: 5.72 %Prince George County: 8.21 %Prince William County: 8.647 %Pulaski County: 7.125 %Rappahannock County: 9.524 %Richmond County: 8.1 %Roanoke County: 6.796 %Rockbridge County: 8.354 %Rockingham County: 5.503 %Russell County: 7.857 %Scott County: 6.786 %Shenandoah County: 6.496 %Smyth County: 7.158 %Southampton County: 5.584 %Spotsylvania County: 8.12 %Stafford County: 8.696 %Surry County: 9.459 %Sussex County: 5.587 %Tazewell County: 8.292 %Warren County: 8.21 %Washington County: 8.161 %Westmoreland County: 6.981 %Wise County: 8.224 %Wythe County: 7.307 %York County: 6.92 %Alexandria city: 8.303 %Bristol city: 7.577 %Buena Vista city: 8.205 %Charlottesville city: 7.315 %Chesapeake city: 7.266 %Colonial Heights city: 5.527 %Covington city: 4.826 %Danville city: 6.678 %Emporia city: 6.424 %Fairfax city: 7.643 %Falls Church city: 8.255 %Franklin city: 6.759 %Fredericksburg city: 7.041 %Galax city: 3.648 %Hampton city: 7.409 %Harrisonburg city: 6.305 %Hopewell city: 5.366 %Lexington city: 4.969 %Lynchburg city: 6.431 %Manassas city: 8.478 %Manassas Park city: 9.643 %Martinsville city: 4.807 %Newport News city: 7.858 %Norfolk city: 8.163 %Norton city: 6.542 %Petersburg city: 7.536 %Poquoson city: 9.645 %Portsmouth city: 9.281 %Radford city: 5.21 %Richmond city: 7.322 %Roanoke city: 5.973 %Salem city: 6.152 %Staunton city: 6.279 %Suffolk city: 7.569 %Virginia Beach city: 8.586 %Waynesboro city: 4.651 %Williamsburg city: 5.535 %Winchester city: 7.834 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Lunenburg County: 12.219 %Lunenburg County12.219Greensville County: 11.18 %Greensville County11.18Bath County: 11.009 %Bath County11.009Mathews County: 10.765 %Mathews County10.765Essex County: 10.753 %Essex County10.753Highland County: 10.256 %Highland County10.256Nelson County: 9.697 %Nelson County9.697Poquoson city: 9.645 %Poquoson city9.645Manassas Park city: 9.643 %Manassas Park city9.643Rappahannock County: 9.524 %Rappahannock County9.524Page County: 9.511 %Page County9.511Dinwiddie County: 9.51 %Dinwiddie County9.51Surry County: 9.459 %Surry County9.459King and Queen County: 9.39 %King and Queen County9.39Nottoway County: 9.326 %Nottoway County9.326Portsmouth city: 9.281 %Portsmouth city9.281Brunswick County: 9.272 %Brunswick County9.272Lancaster County: 9.201 %Lancaster County9.201Loudoun County: 9.121 %Loudoun County9.121Floyd County: 9.045 %Floyd County9.045Appomattox County: 8.872 %Appomattox County8.872Northumberland County: 8.856 %Northumberland County8.856Fairfax County: 8.78 %Fairfax County8.78Stafford County: 8.696 %Stafford County8.696Prince William County: 8.647 %Prince William County8.647Virginia Beach city: 8.586 %Virginia Beach city8.586Patrick County: 8.544 %Patrick County8.544James City County: 8.534 %James City County8.534Manassas city: 8.478 %Manassas city8.478Charlotte County: 8.443 %Charlotte County8.443Chesterfield County: 8.381 %Chesterfield County8.381Greene County: 8.374 %Greene County8.374Rockbridge County: 8.354 %Rockbridge County8.354Orange County: 8.326 %Orange County8.326Alexandria city: 8.303 %Alexandria city8.303Fluvanna County: 8.298 %Fluvanna County8.298Tazewell County: 8.292 %Tazewell County8.292Falls Church city: 8.255 %Falls Church city8.255Wise County: 8.224 %Wise County8.224Franklin County: 8.222 %Franklin County8.222Lunenburg County: 12.219 %Lunenburg County12.219Greensville County: 11.18 %Greensville County11.18Bath County: 11.009 %Bath County11.009Mathews County: 10.765 %Mathews County10.765Essex County: 10.753 %Essex County10.753Highland County: 10.256 %Highland County10.256Nelson County: 9.697 %Nelson County9.697Poquoson city: 9.645 %Poquoson city9.645Manassas Park city: 9.643 %Manassas Park city9.643Rappahannock County: 9.524 %Rappahannock County9.524Page County: 9.511 %Page County9.511Dinwiddie County: 9.51 %Dinwiddie County9.51Surry County: 9.459 %Surry County9.459King and Queen County: 9.39 %King and Queen County9.39Nottoway County: 9.326 %Nottoway County9.326Portsmouth city: 9.281 %Portsmouth city9.281Brunswick County: 9.272 %Brunswick County9.272Lancaster County: 9.201 %Lancaster County9.201Loudoun County: 9.121 %Loudoun County9.121Floyd County: 9.045 %Floyd County9.045Appomattox County: 8.872 %Appomattox County8.872Northumberland County: 8.856 %Northumberland County8.856Fairfax County: 8.78 %Fairfax County8.78Stafford County: 8.696 %Stafford County8.696Prince William County: 8.647 %Prince William County8.647Virginia Beach city: 8.586 %Virginia Beach city8.586Patrick County: 8.544 %Patrick County8.544James City County: 8.534 %James City County8.534Manassas city: 8.478 %Manassas city8.478Charlotte County: 8.443 %Charlotte County8.443Chesterfield County: 8.381 %Chesterfield County8.381Greene County: 8.374 %Greene County8.374Rockbridge County: 8.354 %Rockbridge County8.354Orange County: 8.326 %Orange County8.326Alexandria city: 8.303 %Alexandria city8.303Fluvanna County: 8.298 %Fluvanna County8.298Tazewell County: 8.292 %Tazewell County8.292Falls Church city: 8.255 %Falls Church city8.255Wise County: 8.224 %Wise County8.224Franklin County: 8.222 %Franklin County8.222
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Lunenburg County12.219+3.6 pts
2Greensville County11.18+3.82 pts
3Bath County11.009-0.34 pts
4Mathews County10.765+5.07 pts
5Essex County10.753+1.95 pts
6Highland County10.256+2.76 pts
7Nelson County9.697+1.59 pts
8Poquoson city9.645+4.98 pts
9Manassas Park city9.643+0.26 pts
10Rappahannock County9.5240 pts
11Page County9.511+2.82 pts
12Dinwiddie County9.51+2.68 pts
13Surry County9.459+5.2 pts
14King and Queen County9.39+1.13 pts
15Nottoway County9.326+2.15 pts
16Portsmouth city9.281+1.35 pts
17Brunswick County9.272+1.78 pts
18Lancaster County9.201+0.96 pts
19Loudoun County9.121-1.11 pts
20Floyd County9.045+1.3 pts
21Appomattox County8.872-0.86 pts
22Northumberland County8.856+0.02 pts
23Fairfax County8.78-0.87 pts
24Stafford County8.696-0.85 pts
25Prince William County8.647-0.84 pts
26Virginia Beach city8.586-0.6 pts
27Patrick County8.544-2.84 pts
28James City County8.534-1.04 pts
29Manassas city8.478-0.08 pts
30Charlotte County8.443-2.47 pts
31Chesterfield County8.381-0.03 pts
32Greene County8.374-2.51 pts
33Rockbridge County8.354+3 pts
34Orange County8.326+0.92 pts
35Alexandria city8.303-1.26 pts
36Fluvanna County8.298-0.36 pts
37Tazewell County8.292-0.01 pts
38Falls Church city8.255+0.26 pts
39Wise County8.224-1.67 pts
40Franklin County8.222+0.91 pts
41Prince George County8.21+0.8 pts
41Warren County8.21-0.22 pts
43Buena Vista city8.205-1.79 pts
44Norfolk city8.163-0.14 pts
45Washington County8.161+0.07 pts
46Spotsylvania County8.12-1.87 pts
47Powhatan County8.116-0.51 pts
48Richmond County8.1+2.54 pts
49Arlington County8.075-2 pts
50Carroll County8.043+1.52 pts
50New Kent County8.043-1.32 pts
52Newport News city7.858-1.45 pts
53Russell County7.857+1.17 pts
54Winchester city7.834+1.09 pts
55Buchanan County7.81-1.5 pts
56Henrico County7.679-1.21 pts
57Fairfax city7.643-1.21 pts
58Albemarle County7.595-0.29 pts
59Bristol city7.577+0.32 pts
60Suffolk city7.569+0.87 pts
61Isle of Wight County7.55-0.69 pts
62Petersburg city7.536-2.03 pts
63Dickenson County7.427-0.93 pts
64Hampton city7.409-2.01 pts
65Lee County7.377-0.24 pts
66Accomack County7.361-2.42 pts
67Montgomery County7.355+0.56 pts
68Richmond city7.322-0.97 pts
69Charlottesville city7.315+0.22 pts
70Wythe County7.307-0.9 pts
71Culpeper County7.286+0.07 pts
72Chesapeake city7.266-0.74 pts
73Gloucester County7.232-0.84 pts
74Goochland County7.223-0.26 pts
75Caroline County7.205-3.41 pts
76Fauquier County7.173-1.23 pts
77Smyth County7.158+0.44 pts
78Frederick County7.155-0.72 pts
79Pulaski County7.125-0.01 pts
80King William County7.121+0.14 pts
81Bedford County7.092-2.68 pts
82Buckingham County7.08-2.68 pts
83Fredericksburg city7.041-0.99 pts
84Pittsylvania County7.013+0.23 pts
85Louisa County7.001-2.11 pts
86Westmoreland County6.981-2.03 pts
87Campbell County6.972-0.74 pts
88Middlesex County6.934-4.38 pts
89York County6.92+0.46 pts
90Clarke County6.876-0.68 pts
91Roanoke County6.796-0.93 pts
92Scott County6.786-0.62 pts
93Franklin city6.759-0.74 pts
94Danville city6.678-0.42 pts
95Northampton County6.643-0.69 pts
96King George County6.579-2.67 pts
97Hanover County6.576-1.04 pts
98Norton city6.542+1.4 pts
99Augusta County6.538-0.48 pts
100Bland County6.536+0.17 pts
101Madison County6.504-2.51 pts
102Shenandoah County6.496-1.26 pts
103Lynchburg city6.431-0.14 pts
104Emporia city6.424+0.43 pts
105Harrisonburg city6.305+0.89 pts
106Staunton city6.279-0.27 pts
107Amelia County6.154-1.17 pts
107Cumberland County6.154-0.91 pts
109Salem city6.152-0.03 pts
110Mecklenburg County6.117-1.28 pts
111Charles City County5.993-1.36 pts
112Roanoke city5.973-1.53 pts
113Halifax County5.905-3.96 pts
114Amherst County5.8-3.45 pts
115Alleghany County5.749-1.98 pts
116Grayson County5.735-3.25 pts
117Prince Edward County5.72-3.55 pts
118Henry County5.714-2.88 pts
119Giles County5.65-0.76 pts
120Sussex County5.587+1.02 pts
121Southampton County5.584-0.51 pts
122Botetourt County5.576-3.74 pts
123Williamsburg city5.535-2.21 pts
124Colonial Heights city5.527-3.17 pts
125Rockingham County5.503-1.63 pts
126Hopewell city5.366-1.44 pts
127Radford city5.21-2.38 pts
128Craig County5.172-0.28 pts
129Lexington city4.969-3.97 pts
130Covington city4.826+1.64 pts
131Martinsville city4.807-2.58 pts
132Waynesboro city4.651-2.07 pts
133Galax city3.648-2.33 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Lunenburg County, with 12.219% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Galax city, with 3.648% in 2019.

Where does this ranking come from?

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