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Counties in Virginia by establishment exit rate

Manassas Park city had the highest establishment exit rate of 133 counties in 2020, at 13.357%. Galax city had the lowest, at 4.667%. The median was 8.296% and the figure for Virginia was 8.813%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.357Manassas Park city
Lowest4.667Galax city
Median8.296133 counties
Virginia8.813History

Map of counties, 2020

Accomack County: 9.464 %Albemarle County: 8.294 %Alleghany County: 5.394 %Amelia County: 10.256 %Amherst County: 9.687 %Appomattox County: 6.704 %Arlington County: 9.298 %Augusta County: 6.08 %Bath County: 6.542 %Bedford County: 9.496 %Bland County: 5.263 %Botetourt County: 9.895 %Brunswick County: 8.889 %Buchanan County: 9.143 %Buckingham County: 8.261 %Campbell County: 7.89 %Caroline County: 10.842 %Carroll County: 8.256 %Charles City County: 7.246 %Charlotte County: 9.091 %Chesterfield County: 9.97 %Clarke County: 8.199 %Craig County: 12.174 %Culpeper County: 9.191 %Cumberland County: 11.538 %Dickenson County: 6.971 %Dinwiddie County: 6.835 %Essex County: 8.379 %Fairfax County: 9.629 %Fauquier County: 9.412 %Floyd County: 8.799 %Fluvanna County: 8.192 %Franklin County: 7.169 %Frederick County: 8.16 %Giles County: 7.129 %Gloucester County: 8.313 %Goochland County: 9.104 %Grayson County: 8.997 %Greene County: 5.901 %Greensville County: 6.289 %Halifax County: 6.337 %Hanover County: 7.791 %Henrico County: 8.532 %Henry County: 6.997 %Highland County: 6.41 %Isle of Wight County: 7.261 %James City County: 8.763 %King and Queen County: 12.683 %King George County: 8.525 %King William County: 9.337 %Lancaster County: 6.061 %Lee County: 9.186 %Loudoun County: 10.174 %Louisa County: 11.307 %Lunenburg County: 5.387 %Madison County: 10.421 %Mathews County: 7.386 %Mecklenburg County: 8.417 %Middlesex County: 12.431 %Montgomery County: 7.736 %Nelson County: 8.563 %New Kent County: 6.275 %Northampton County: 7.679 %Northumberland County: 8.044 %Nottoway County: 7.356 %Orange County: 7.954 %Page County: 9.474 %Patrick County: 12.157 %Pittsylvania County: 7.38 %Powhatan County: 5.564 %Prince Edward County: 6.439 %Prince George County: 9.329 %Prince William County: 9.798 %Pulaski County: 8.482 %Rappahannock County: 12.5 %Richmond County: 6.231 %Roanoke County: 8.051 %Rockbridge County: 8.564 %Rockingham County: 8.111 %Russell County: 10.108 %Scott County: 6.073 %Shenandoah County: 8.593 %Smyth County: 5.832 %Southampton County: 5.941 %Spotsylvania County: 8.632 %Stafford County: 9.36 %Surry County: 6.667 %Sussex County: 9.605 %Tazewell County: 9.243 %Warren County: 7.841 %Washington County: 8.961 %Westmoreland County: 5.31 %Wise County: 8.579 %Wythe County: 6.334 %York County: 7.775 %Alexandria city: 8.707 %Bristol city: 7.979 %Buena Vista city: 8.466 %Charlottesville city: 8.296 %Chesapeake city: 8.184 %Colonial Heights city: 7.652 %Covington city: 7.821 %Danville city: 7.357 %Emporia city: 8.12 %Fairfax city: 7.836 %Falls Church city: 9.04 %Franklin city: 5.128 %Fredericksburg city: 9.524 %Galax city: 4.667 %Hampton city: 8.901 %Harrisonburg city: 6.664 %Hopewell city: 8.344 %Lexington city: 7.547 %Lynchburg city: 6.77 %Manassas city: 11.611 %Manassas Park city: 13.357 %Martinsville city: 7.684 %Newport News city: 8.908 %Norfolk city: 8.376 %Norton city: 10.377 %Petersburg city: 9.181 %Poquoson city: 9.137 %Portsmouth city: 8.65 %Radford city: 10.484 %Richmond city: 8.872 %Roanoke city: 7.84 %Salem city: 6.597 %Staunton city: 7.507 %Suffolk city: 9.582 %Virginia Beach city: 9.154 %Waynesboro city: 6.948 %Williamsburg city: 6.458 %Winchester city: 6.849 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Manassas Park city: 13.357 %Manassas Park city13.357King and Queen County: 12.683 %King and Queen County12.683Rappahannock County: 12.5 %Rappahannock County12.5Middlesex County: 12.431 %Middlesex County12.431Craig County: 12.174 %Craig County12.174Patrick County: 12.157 %Patrick County12.157Manassas city: 11.611 %Manassas city11.611Cumberland County: 11.538 %Cumberland County11.538Louisa County: 11.307 %Louisa County11.307Caroline County: 10.842 %Caroline County10.842Radford city: 10.484 %Radford city10.484Madison County: 10.421 %Madison County10.421Norton city: 10.377 %Norton city10.377Amelia County: 10.256 %Amelia County10.256Loudoun County: 10.174 %Loudoun County10.174Russell County: 10.108 %Russell County10.108Chesterfield County: 9.97 %Chesterfield County9.97Botetourt County: 9.895 %Botetourt County9.895Prince William County: 9.798 %Prince William County9.798Amherst County: 9.687 %Amherst County9.687Fairfax County: 9.629 %Fairfax County9.629Sussex County: 9.605 %Sussex County9.605Suffolk city: 9.582 %Suffolk city9.582Fredericksburg city: 9.524 %Fredericksburg city9.524Bedford County: 9.496 %Bedford County9.496Page County: 9.474 %Page County9.474Accomack County: 9.464 %Accomack County9.464Fauquier County: 9.412 %Fauquier County9.412Stafford County: 9.36 %Stafford County9.36King William County: 9.337 %King William County9.337Prince George County: 9.329 %Prince George County9.329Arlington County: 9.298 %Arlington County9.298Tazewell County: 9.243 %Tazewell County9.243Culpeper County: 9.191 %Culpeper County9.191Lee County: 9.186 %Lee County9.186Petersburg city: 9.181 %Petersburg city9.181Virginia Beach city: 9.154 %Virginia Beach city9.154Buchanan County: 9.143 %Buchanan County9.143Poquoson city: 9.137 %Poquoson city9.137Goochland County: 9.104 %Goochland County9.104Manassas Park city: 13.357 %Manassas Park city13.357King and Queen County: 12.683 %King and Queen County12.683Rappahannock County: 12.5 %Rappahannock County12.5Middlesex County: 12.431 %Middlesex County12.431Craig County: 12.174 %Craig County12.174Patrick County: 12.157 %Patrick County12.157Manassas city: 11.611 %Manassas city11.611Cumberland County: 11.538 %Cumberland County11.538Louisa County: 11.307 %Louisa County11.307Caroline County: 10.842 %Caroline County10.842Radford city: 10.484 %Radford city10.484Madison County: 10.421 %Madison County10.421Norton city: 10.377 %Norton city10.377Amelia County: 10.256 %Amelia County10.256Loudoun County: 10.174 %Loudoun County10.174Russell County: 10.108 %Russell County10.108Chesterfield County: 9.97 %Chesterfield County9.97Botetourt County: 9.895 %Botetourt County9.895Prince William County: 9.798 %Prince William County9.798Amherst County: 9.687 %Amherst County9.687Fairfax County: 9.629 %Fairfax County9.629Sussex County: 9.605 %Sussex County9.605Suffolk city: 9.582 %Suffolk city9.582Fredericksburg city: 9.524 %Fredericksburg city9.524Bedford County: 9.496 %Bedford County9.496Page County: 9.474 %Page County9.474Accomack County: 9.464 %Accomack County9.464Fauquier County: 9.412 %Fauquier County9.412Stafford County: 9.36 %Stafford County9.36King William County: 9.337 %King William County9.337Prince George County: 9.329 %Prince George County9.329Arlington County: 9.298 %Arlington County9.298Tazewell County: 9.243 %Tazewell County9.243Culpeper County: 9.191 %Culpeper County9.191Lee County: 9.186 %Lee County9.186Petersburg city: 9.181 %Petersburg city9.181Virginia Beach city: 9.154 %Virginia Beach city9.154Buchanan County: 9.143 %Buchanan County9.143Poquoson city: 9.137 %Poquoson city9.137Goochland County: 9.104 %Goochland County9.104
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Manassas Park city13.357+3.71 pts
2King and Queen County12.683+3.29 pts
3Rappahannock County12.5+2.98 pts
4Middlesex County12.431+5.5 pts
5Craig County12.174+7 pts
6Patrick County12.157+3.61 pts
7Manassas city11.611+3.13 pts
8Cumberland County11.538+5.38 pts
9Louisa County11.307+4.31 pts
10Caroline County10.842+3.64 pts
11Radford city10.484+5.27 pts
12Madison County10.421+3.92 pts
13Norton city10.377+3.84 pts
14Amelia County10.256+4.1 pts
15Loudoun County10.174+1.05 pts
16Russell County10.108+2.25 pts
17Chesterfield County9.97+1.59 pts
18Botetourt County9.895+4.32 pts
19Prince William County9.798+1.15 pts
20Amherst County9.687+3.89 pts
21Fairfax County9.629+0.85 pts
22Sussex County9.605+4.02 pts
23Suffolk city9.582+2.01 pts
24Fredericksburg city9.524+2.48 pts
25Bedford County9.496+2.4 pts
26Page County9.474-0.04 pts
27Accomack County9.464+2.1 pts
28Fauquier County9.412+2.24 pts
29Stafford County9.36+0.66 pts
30King William County9.337+2.22 pts
31Prince George County9.329+1.12 pts
32Arlington County9.298+1.22 pts
33Tazewell County9.243+0.95 pts
34Culpeper County9.191+1.91 pts
35Lee County9.186+1.81 pts
36Petersburg city9.181+1.64 pts
37Virginia Beach city9.154+0.57 pts
38Buchanan County9.143+1.33 pts
39Poquoson city9.137-0.51 pts
40Goochland County9.104+1.88 pts
41Charlotte County9.091+0.65 pts
42Falls Church city9.04+0.78 pts
43Grayson County8.997+3.26 pts
44Washington County8.961+0.8 pts
45Newport News city8.908+1.05 pts
46Hampton city8.901+1.49 pts
47Brunswick County8.889-0.38 pts
48Richmond city8.872+1.55 pts
49Floyd County8.799-0.25 pts
50James City County8.763+0.23 pts
51Alexandria city8.707+0.4 pts
52Portsmouth city8.65-0.63 pts
53Spotsylvania County8.632+0.51 pts
54Shenandoah County8.593+2.1 pts
55Wise County8.579+0.36 pts
56Rockbridge County8.564+0.21 pts
57Nelson County8.563-1.13 pts
58Henrico County8.532+0.85 pts
59King George County8.525+1.95 pts
60Pulaski County8.482+1.36 pts
61Buena Vista city8.466+0.26 pts
62Mecklenburg County8.417+2.3 pts
63Essex County8.379-2.37 pts
64Norfolk city8.376+0.21 pts
65Hopewell city8.344+2.98 pts
66Gloucester County8.313+1.08 pts
67Charlottesville city8.296+0.98 pts
68Albemarle County8.294+0.7 pts
69Buckingham County8.261+1.18 pts
70Carroll County8.256+0.21 pts
71Clarke County8.199+1.32 pts
72Fluvanna County8.192-0.11 pts
73Chesapeake city8.184+0.92 pts
74Frederick County8.16+1 pts
75Emporia city8.12+1.7 pts
76Rockingham County8.111+2.61 pts
77Roanoke County8.051+1.25 pts
78Northumberland County8.044-0.81 pts
79Bristol city7.979+0.4 pts
80Orange County7.954-0.37 pts
81Campbell County7.89+0.92 pts
82Warren County7.841-0.37 pts
83Roanoke city7.84+1.87 pts
84Fairfax city7.836+0.19 pts
85Covington city7.821+3 pts
86Hanover County7.791+1.22 pts
87York County7.775+0.86 pts
88Montgomery County7.736+0.38 pts
89Martinsville city7.684+2.88 pts
90Northampton County7.679+1.04 pts
91Colonial Heights city7.652+2.13 pts
92Lexington city7.547+2.58 pts
93Staunton city7.507+1.23 pts
94Mathews County7.386-3.38 pts
95Pittsylvania County7.38+0.37 pts
96Danville city7.357+0.68 pts
97Nottoway County7.356-1.97 pts
98Isle of Wight County7.261-0.29 pts
99Charles City County7.246+1.25 pts
100Franklin County7.169-1.05 pts
101Giles County7.129+1.48 pts
102Henry County6.997+1.28 pts
103Dickenson County6.971-0.46 pts
104Waynesboro city6.948+2.3 pts
105Winchester city6.849-0.98 pts
106Dinwiddie County6.835-2.67 pts
107Lynchburg city6.77+0.34 pts
108Appomattox County6.704-2.17 pts
109Surry County6.667-2.79 pts
110Harrisonburg city6.664+0.36 pts
111Salem city6.597+0.45 pts
112Bath County6.542-4.47 pts
113Williamsburg city6.458+0.92 pts
114Prince Edward County6.439+0.72 pts
115Highland County6.41-3.85 pts
116Halifax County6.337+0.43 pts
117Wythe County6.334-0.97 pts
118Greensville County6.289-4.89 pts
119New Kent County6.275-1.77 pts
120Richmond County6.231-1.87 pts
121Augusta County6.08-0.46 pts
122Scott County6.073-0.71 pts
123Lancaster County6.061-3.14 pts
124Southampton County5.941+0.36 pts
125Greene County5.901-2.47 pts
126Smyth County5.832-1.33 pts
127Powhatan County5.564-2.55 pts
128Alleghany County5.394-0.35 pts
129Lunenburg County5.387-6.83 pts
130Westmoreland County5.31-1.67 pts
131Bland County5.263-1.27 pts
132Franklin city5.128-1.63 pts
133Galax city4.667+1.02 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. 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Manassas Park city, with 13.357% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Galax city, with 4.667% in 2020.

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