Business closing rate
Closings as a percentage of the place's business locations (the average of this March and last).
Reported for3,144areas, in 51 states — none in PR
Link to density0.01not mostly about how urban a place is
Nearby places alike0.12Moran’s I: only weakly, little map pattern
Typerate% of establishments
How it has moved
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Every state, every year
One row per state and one column per year, sorted by the latest value. It shows states, not counties: nobody can scan 3,222 rows, and the pattern only shows when it all fits on one screen.
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Where it comes from
Census Business Dynamics Statistics · Census Business Dynamics Statistics API, ESTABS_EXIT_RATE
Closings divided by the average number of business sites this year and last.
Combining areas: an average weighted by business establishments.
Population makeup
How this measure varies with the racial and ethnic makeup of counties. Every group is shown, whatever its rank. These are links across counties: they describe places, not people. They say nothing about any person’s risk or behaviour based on their race. Counties with a larger share of one group also differ in much else, such as income, segregation, region and history. The adjusted figure only accounts for density, income and education.
| Share of residents | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Business closing rate and Share White, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share White, not Hispanic by US county | -0.07 | -0.08 |
| Business closing rate and Share Black, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Black, not Hispanic by US county | +0.05 | +0.09 |
| Business closing rate and Share Hispanic or Latino, any raceCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Hispanic or Latino, any race by US county | +0.07 | +0.06 |
| Business closing rate and Share Asian, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Asian, not Hispanic by US county | +0.10 | +0.03 |
| Business closing rate and Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic by US county | -0.06 | -0.04 |
Highest and lowest
Of 3,144 counties reporting it. These are the two ends of a national ranking. For most measures, that ranking mostly sorts places by income and how urban they are. That is why the place pages compare each place with similar places instead.
Highest
- Borden County, TX — 36.4
- Loup County, NE — 27.3
- Jackson County, CO — 26.3
- Fulton County, KY — 24.6
- Prairie County, MT — 24.5
Lowest
The middle area reports 8.51. The middle half of counties falls between 7.34 and 9.76 (the 25th to 75th percentile).
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