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Counties in Virginia by establishment exit rate

Greensville County had the highest establishment exit rate of 133 counties in 2022, at 17.333%. Covington city had the lowest, at 4.52%. The median was 9.007% and the figure for Virginia was 9.556%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.333Greensville County
Lowest4.52Covington city
Median9.007133 counties
Virginia9.556History

Map of counties, 2022

Accomack County: 9.631 %Albemarle County: 9.489 %Alleghany County: 8.936 %Amelia County: 8.12 %Amherst County: 9.99 %Appomattox County: 5.872 %Arlington County: 11.733 %Augusta County: 7.537 %Bath County: 5.607 %Bedford County: 9.194 %Bland County: 12.414 %Botetourt County: 9.197 %Brunswick County: 11.404 %Buchanan County: 10.185 %Buckingham County: 11.659 %Campbell County: 8.648 %Caroline County: 11.204 %Carroll County: 5.959 %Charles City County: 7.639 %Charlotte County: 9.115 %Chesterfield County: 9.819 %Clarke County: 8.618 %Craig County: 4.959 %Culpeper County: 7.304 %Cumberland County: 11.765 %Dickenson County: 10 %Dinwiddie County: 9.091 %Essex County: 7.46 %Fairfax County: 10.843 %Fauquier County: 9.246 %Floyd County: 8.638 %Fluvanna County: 8.253 %Franklin County: 6.481 %Frederick County: 7.705 %Giles County: 5.535 %Gloucester County: 7.893 %Goochland County: 8.145 %Grayson County: 8.451 %Greene County: 11.145 %Greensville County: 17.333 %Halifax County: 9.654 %Hanover County: 8.469 %Henrico County: 8.78 %Henry County: 9.176 %Highland County: 8.219 %Isle of Wight County: 7.402 %James City County: 9.32 %King and Queen County: 7.692 %King George County: 10.938 %King William County: 10.047 %Lancaster County: 7.665 %Lee County: 9.19 %Loudoun County: 10.737 %Louisa County: 7.857 %Lunenburg County: 10.526 %Madison County: 11.6 %Mathews County: 8.14 %Mecklenburg County: 10.622 %Middlesex County: 8.762 %Montgomery County: 9.166 %Nelson County: 9.94 %New Kent County: 11.494 %Northampton County: 10.036 %Northumberland County: 9.982 %Nottoway County: 13.483 %Orange County: 8.444 %Page County: 8.56 %Patrick County: 6.953 %Pittsylvania County: 11.041 %Powhatan County: 9.231 %Prince Edward County: 7.106 %Prince George County: 10.514 %Prince William County: 9.978 %Pulaski County: 6.291 %Rappahannock County: 7.345 %Richmond County: 7.186 %Roanoke County: 8.08 %Rockbridge County: 8.838 %Rockingham County: 7.55 %Russell County: 9.615 %Scott County: 5.97 %Shenandoah County: 7.55 %Smyth County: 6.586 %Southampton County: 12.183 %Spotsylvania County: 9.257 %Stafford County: 9.458 %Surry County: 10.39 %Sussex County: 9.786 %Tazewell County: 8.945 %Warren County: 10.213 %Washington County: 9.614 %Westmoreland County: 9.043 %Wise County: 9.669 %Wythe County: 6.864 %York County: 10.709 %Alexandria city: 9.409 %Bristol city: 9.256 %Buena Vista city: 5.348 %Charlottesville city: 7.458 %Chesapeake city: 9.309 %Colonial Heights city: 9.389 %Covington city: 4.52 %Danville city: 9.007 %Emporia city: 7.78 %Fairfax city: 9.307 %Falls Church city: 7.702 %Franklin city: 14.687 %Fredericksburg city: 7.526 %Galax city: 7.407 %Hampton city: 10.94 %Harrisonburg city: 6.912 %Hopewell city: 11.925 %Lexington city: 6.584 %Lynchburg city: 9.41 %Manassas city: 8.216 %Manassas Park city: 10.127 %Martinsville city: 8.288 %Newport News city: 8.342 %Norfolk city: 10.729 %Norton city: 8 %Petersburg city: 7.544 %Poquoson city: 10.101 %Portsmouth city: 10.892 %Radford city: 8.861 %Richmond city: 9.684 %Roanoke city: 7.468 %Salem city: 7.38 %Staunton city: 6.929 %Suffolk city: 8.372 %Virginia Beach city: 9.8 %Waynesboro city: 7.666 %Williamsburg city: 7.27 %Winchester city: 8.982 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Greensville County: 17.333 %Greensville County17.333Franklin city: 14.687 %Franklin city14.687Nottoway County: 13.483 %Nottoway County13.483Bland County: 12.414 %Bland County12.414Southampton County: 12.183 %Southampton County12.183Hopewell city: 11.925 %Hopewell city11.925Cumberland County: 11.765 %Cumberland County11.765Arlington County: 11.733 %Arlington County11.733Buckingham County: 11.659 %Buckingham County11.659Madison County: 11.6 %Madison County11.6New Kent County: 11.494 %New Kent County11.494Brunswick County: 11.404 %Brunswick County11.404Caroline County: 11.204 %Caroline County11.204Greene County: 11.145 %Greene County11.145Pittsylvania County: 11.041 %Pittsylvania County11.041Hampton city: 10.94 %Hampton city10.94King George County: 10.938 %King George County10.938Portsmouth city: 10.892 %Portsmouth city10.892Fairfax County: 10.843 %Fairfax County10.843Loudoun County: 10.737 %Loudoun County10.737Norfolk city: 10.729 %Norfolk city10.729York County: 10.709 %York County10.709Mecklenburg County: 10.622 %Mecklenburg County10.622Lunenburg County: 10.526 %Lunenburg County10.526Prince George County: 10.514 %Prince George County10.514Surry County: 10.39 %Surry County10.39Warren County: 10.213 %Warren County10.213Buchanan County: 10.185 %Buchanan County10.185Manassas Park city: 10.127 %Manassas Park city10.127Poquoson city: 10.101 %Poquoson city10.101King William County: 10.047 %King William County10.047Northampton County: 10.036 %Northampton County10.036Dickenson County: 10 %Dickenson County10Amherst County: 9.99 %Amherst County9.99Northumberland County: 9.982 %Northumberland County9.982Prince William County: 9.978 %Prince William County9.978Nelson County: 9.94 %Nelson County9.94Chesterfield County: 9.819 %Chesterfield County9.819Virginia Beach city: 9.8 %Virginia Beach city9.8Sussex County: 9.786 %Sussex County9.786Greensville County: 17.333 %Greensville County17.333Franklin city: 14.687 %Franklin city14.687Nottoway County: 13.483 %Nottoway County13.483Bland County: 12.414 %Bland County12.414Southampton County: 12.183 %Southampton County12.183Hopewell city: 11.925 %Hopewell city11.925Cumberland County: 11.765 %Cumberland County11.765Arlington County: 11.733 %Arlington County11.733Buckingham County: 11.659 %Buckingham County11.659Madison County: 11.6 %Madison County11.6New Kent County: 11.494 %New Kent County11.494Brunswick County: 11.404 %Brunswick County11.404Caroline County: 11.204 %Caroline County11.204Greene County: 11.145 %Greene County11.145Pittsylvania County: 11.041 %Pittsylvania County11.041Hampton city: 10.94 %Hampton city10.94King George County: 10.938 %King George County10.938Portsmouth city: 10.892 %Portsmouth city10.892Fairfax County: 10.843 %Fairfax County10.843Loudoun County: 10.737 %Loudoun County10.737Norfolk city: 10.729 %Norfolk city10.729York County: 10.709 %York County10.709Mecklenburg County: 10.622 %Mecklenburg County10.622Lunenburg County: 10.526 %Lunenburg County10.526Prince George County: 10.514 %Prince George County10.514Surry County: 10.39 %Surry County10.39Warren County: 10.213 %Warren County10.213Buchanan County: 10.185 %Buchanan County10.185Manassas Park city: 10.127 %Manassas Park city10.127Poquoson city: 10.101 %Poquoson city10.101King William County: 10.047 %King William County10.047Northampton County: 10.036 %Northampton County10.036Dickenson County: 10 %Dickenson County10Amherst County: 9.99 %Amherst County9.99Northumberland County: 9.982 %Northumberland County9.982Prince William County: 9.978 %Prince William County9.978Nelson County: 9.94 %Nelson County9.94Chesterfield County: 9.819 %Chesterfield County9.819Virginia Beach city: 9.8 %Virginia Beach city9.8Sussex County: 9.786 %Sussex County9.786
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Greensville County17.333+9.74 pts
2Franklin city14.687+2.14 pts
3Nottoway County13.483+3.38 pts
4Bland County12.414+1.53 pts
5Southampton County12.183+3.79 pts
6Hopewell city11.925+3.3 pts
7Cumberland County11.765+7.22 pts
8Arlington County11.733+0.81 pts
9Buckingham County11.659+5.15 pts
10Madison County11.6+1.52 pts
11New Kent County11.494+0.54 pts
12Brunswick County11.404+0.74 pts
13Caroline County11.204+2.91 pts
14Greene County11.145-0.37 pts
15Pittsylvania County11.041+2.64 pts
16Hampton city10.94+0.84 pts
17King George County10.938+1.18 pts
18Portsmouth city10.892+0.12 pts
19Fairfax County10.843-0.03 pts
20Loudoun County10.737+0.91 pts
21Norfolk city10.729+0.98 pts
22York County10.709+1.63 pts
23Mecklenburg County10.622+0.46 pts
24Lunenburg County10.526+0.14 pts
25Prince George County10.514-2.91 pts
26Surry County10.39-1.61 pts
27Warren County10.213+1.06 pts
28Buchanan County10.185+1.55 pts
29Manassas Park city10.127+0.24 pts
30Poquoson city10.101+0.87 pts
31King William County10.047-2.17 pts
32Northampton County10.036-0.68 pts
33Dickenson County10+1.85 pts
34Amherst County9.99+2.31 pts
35Northumberland County9.982+1.94 pts
36Prince William County9.978-0.04 pts
37Nelson County9.94+1.73 pts
38Chesterfield County9.819+0.03 pts
39Virginia Beach city9.8+0.98 pts
40Sussex County9.786-0.24 pts
41Richmond city9.684-0.77 pts
42Wise County9.669+1.3 pts
43Halifax County9.654+0.22 pts
44Accomack County9.631-3.12 pts
45Russell County9.615+3.56 pts
46Washington County9.614+0.16 pts
47Albemarle County9.489+0.46 pts
48Stafford County9.458+0.55 pts
49Lynchburg city9.41+0.7 pts
50Alexandria city9.409-1.13 pts
51Colonial Heights city9.389-1.58 pts
52James City County9.32+0.14 pts
53Chesapeake city9.309+0.29 pts
54Fairfax city9.307+0.26 pts
55Spotsylvania County9.257+0.26 pts
56Bristol city9.256-0.44 pts
57Fauquier County9.246-0.13 pts
58Powhatan County9.231+0.34 pts
59Botetourt County9.197+2.34 pts
60Bedford County9.194+0.04 pts
61Lee County9.19+1.05 pts
62Henry County9.176+1.86 pts
63Montgomery County9.166-1.01 pts
64Charlotte County9.115-0.1 pts
65Dinwiddie County9.091-0.05 pts
66Westmoreland County9.043+2 pts
67Danville city9.007+1.52 pts
68Winchester city8.982+0.19 pts
69Tazewell County8.945-1.53 pts
70Alleghany County8.936+0.58 pts
71Radford city8.861-1.53 pts
72Rockbridge County8.838-0.54 pts
73Henrico County8.78-2.14 pts
74Middlesex County8.762-2.67 pts
75Campbell County8.648-0.84 pts
76Floyd County8.638+2.21 pts
77Clarke County8.618-4.46 pts
78Page County8.56-2.19 pts
79Hanover County8.469-1.63 pts
80Grayson County8.451-3.52 pts
81Orange County8.444+0.77 pts
82Suffolk city8.372-1.74 pts
83Newport News city8.342-0.43 pts
84Martinsville city8.288-0.42 pts
85Fluvanna County8.253-0.17 pts
86Highland County8.219-6.26 pts
87Manassas city8.216-1.35 pts
88Goochland County8.145-2.72 pts
89Mathews County8.14-2.45 pts
90Amelia County8.12-5.27 pts
91Roanoke County8.08-0.03 pts
92Norton city8-2.27 pts
93Gloucester County7.893-2.85 pts
94Louisa County7.857-0.58 pts
95Emporia city7.78-3.31 pts
96Frederick County7.705-1.58 pts
97Falls Church city7.702-1.68 pts
98King and Queen County7.692+1.84 pts
99Waynesboro city7.666-1.28 pts
100Lancaster County7.665-2.18 pts
101Charles City County7.639+2.08 pts
102Rockingham County7.55-1.19 pts
102Shenandoah County7.55-1.64 pts
104Petersburg city7.544-2.45 pts
105Augusta County7.537-1.47 pts
106Fredericksburg city7.526-2.48 pts
107Roanoke city7.468-1.49 pts
108Essex County7.46-1.32 pts
109Charlottesville city7.458-1.94 pts
110Galax city7.407+3.41 pts
111Isle of Wight County7.402+0.27 pts
112Salem city7.38+0.89 pts
113Rappahannock County7.345-5.01 pts
114Culpeper County7.304+0.39 pts
115Williamsburg city7.27+1.46 pts
116Richmond County7.186-1.38 pts
117Prince Edward County7.106-3.39 pts
118Patrick County6.953-3.47 pts
119Staunton city6.929-1.67 pts
120Harrisonburg city6.912-2.25 pts
121Wythe County6.864-1.46 pts
122Smyth County6.586-2.95 pts
123Lexington city6.584-0.96 pts
124Franklin County6.481-2.75 pts
125Pulaski County6.291-2.39 pts
126Scott County5.97-3.61 pts
127Carroll County5.959-0.71 pts
128Appomattox County5.872-1.01 pts
129Bath County5.607-5.82 pts
130Giles County5.535-2.3 pts
131Buena Vista city5.348-0.09 pts
132Craig County4.959n/a
133Covington city4.52-0.05 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Greensville County, with 17.333% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Covington city, with 4.52% in 2022.

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