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Establishment exit rate in California

Establishment exit rate in California was 10.256% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.42 pts from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 51 states in 2023.

202310.256%
Change on 2022+0.42 pts
Rank8th of 51US states ranked
Series high14.0291982
Series low9.3282016

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Establishment exit rate in California, 1978 to 2023

910111213141519781985199219992006201320231978: 12.001 %1979: 11.599 %1980: 12.457 %1981: 12.767 %1982: 14.029 %1983: 12.852 %1984: 11.25 %1985: 12.968 %1986: 12.365 %1987: 12.874 %1988: 12.46 %1989: 12.304 %1990: 11.799 %1991: 12.865 %1992: 13.401 %1993: 13.068 %1994: 12.505 %1995: 11.584 %1996: 11.231 %1997: 12.384 %1998: 10.782 %1999: 10.906 %2000: 10.505 %2001: 11.03 %2002: 12.064 %2003: 11.272 %2004: 11.03 %2005: 10.822 %2006: 10.487 %2007: 11.401 %2008: 11.81 %2009: 12.71 %2010: 11.757 %2011: 10.586 %2012: 10.056 %2013: 10.083 %2014: 9.48 %2015: 9.477 %2016: 9.328 %2017: 9.776 %2018: 9.651 %2019: 9.442 %2020: 9.865 %2021: 12.182 %2022: 9.839 %2023: 10.256 %81012141619781994201020231978: 12.001 %1979: 11.599 %1980: 12.457 %1981: 12.767 %1982: 14.029 %1983: 12.852 %1984: 11.25 %1985: 12.968 %1986: 12.365 %1987: 12.874 %1988: 12.46 %1989: 12.304 %1990: 11.799 %1991: 12.865 %1992: 13.401 %1993: 13.068 %1994: 12.505 %1995: 11.584 %1996: 11.231 %1997: 12.384 %1998: 10.782 %1999: 10.906 %2000: 10.505 %2001: 11.03 %2002: 12.064 %2003: 11.272 %2004: 11.03 %2005: 10.822 %2006: 10.487 %2007: 11.401 %2008: 11.81 %2009: 12.71 %2010: 11.757 %2011: 10.586 %2012: 10.056 %2013: 10.083 %2014: 9.48 %2015: 9.477 %2016: 9.328 %2017: 9.776 %2018: 9.651 %2019: 9.442 %2020: 9.865 %2021: 12.182 %2022: 9.839 %2023: 10.256 %
%. 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, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Period%
202310.256
20229.839
202112.182
20209.865
20199.442
20189.651
20179.776
20169.328
20159.477
20149.48
201310.083
201210.056
201110.586
201011.757
200912.71
200811.81
200711.401
200610.487
200510.822
200411.03
200311.272
200212.064
200111.03
200010.505
199910.906
199810.782
199712.384
199611.231
199511.584
199412.505
199313.068
199213.401
199112.865
199011.799
198912.304
198812.46
198712.874
198612.365
198512.968
198411.25
198312.852
198214.029
198112.767
198012.457
197911.599
197812.001

Compared with United States

Place2023
California10.256
United States9.396

California compared with nearby places

Alabama: 8.232 %Alaska: 9.122 %Arizona: 10.25 %Arkansas: 8.052 %California: 10.256 %Colorado: 11.172 %Connecticut: 8.473 %Delaware: 9.949 %District of Columbia: 8.862 %Florida: 10.909 %Georgia: 10.23 %Hawaii: 8.785 %Idaho: 10.426 %Illinois: 9.135 %Indiana: 8.424 %Iowa: 8.413 %Kansas: 8.326 %Kentucky: 8.203 %Louisiana: 8.056 %Maine: 8.624 %Maryland: 9.125 %Massachusetts: 8.442 %Michigan: 8.428 %Minnesota: 8.592 %Mississippi: 8.544 %Missouri: 9.576 %Montana: 9.705 %Nebraska: 8.214 %Nevada: 10.757 %New Hampshire: 8.522 %New Jersey: 9.58 %New Mexico: 9.245 %New York: 9.691 %North Carolina: 9.073 %North Dakota: 7.986 %Ohio: 8.152 %Oklahoma: 8.918 %Oregon: 9.82 %Pennsylvania: 8.159 %Rhode Island: 8.774 %South Carolina: 8.58 %South Dakota: 8.353 %Tennessee: 8.722 %Texas: 9.394 %Utah: 10.464 %Vermont: 8.57 %Virginia: 8.949 %Washington: 10.333 %West Virginia: 8.312 %Wisconsin: 8.095 %Wyoming: 10.319 %
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Establishment exit rate, 2023, %. California is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

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.

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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.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 (Establishment exit rate, California, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Establishment exit rate, California, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/establishment-exit-rate/california. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Establishment exit rate, California, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/establishment-exit-rate/california.

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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, Establishment exit rate, California, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/establishment-exit-rate/california (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the establishment exit rate in California?

Establishment exit rate in California was 10.256% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.42 pts from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 51 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest establishment exit rate in California?

14.029% in 1982, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Establishment exit rate elsewhere in United States

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