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Establishment exit rate in Colorado

Establishment exit rate in Colorado was 11.172% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.02 pts from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 51 states in 2023.

202311.172%
Change on 2022+0.02 pts
Rank1st of 51US states ranked
Series high15.3041987
Series low9.4892016

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Establishment exit rate in Colorado, 1978 to 2023

81012141619781985199219992006201320231978: 12.78 %1979: 13.238 %1980: 13.381 %1981: 13.491 %1982: 13.969 %1983: 13.506 %1984: 12.247 %1985: 14.689 %1986: 14.57 %1987: 15.304 %1988: 14.548 %1989: 13.673 %1990: 11.916 %1991: 11.692 %1992: 11.683 %1993: 10.275 %1994: 10.068 %1995: 10.166 %1996: 11.095 %1997: 11.788 %1998: 10.949 %1999: 11.109 %2000: 10.977 %2001: 11.589 %2002: 12.842 %2003: 11.998 %2004: 11.441 %2005: 11.153 %2006: 11.286 %2007: 11.745 %2008: 12.086 %2009: 13.438 %2010: 12.692 %2011: 11.499 %2012: 10.677 %2013: 10.234 %2014: 9.7 %2015: 9.954 %2016: 9.489 %2017: 9.895 %2018: 9.873 %2019: 9.969 %2020: 10.726 %2021: 10.571 %2022: 11.156 %2023: 11.172 %
%. 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%
202311.172
202211.156
202110.571
202010.726
20199.969
20189.873
20179.895
20169.489
20159.954
20149.7
201310.234
201210.677
201111.499
201012.692
200913.438
200812.086
200711.745
200611.286
200511.153
200411.441
200311.998
200212.842
200111.589
200010.977
199911.109
199810.949
199711.788
199611.095
199510.166
199410.068
199310.275
199211.683
199111.692
199011.916
198913.673
198814.548
198715.304
198614.57
198514.689
198412.247
198313.506
198213.969
198113.491
198013.381
197913.238
197812.78

Compared with United States

Place2023
Colorado11.172
United States9.396

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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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APA 7

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

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Establishment exit rate, Colorado, 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/colorado. 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, Colorado, 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/colorado.

Harvard

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, Colorado, 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/colorado (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the establishment exit rate in Colorado?

Establishment exit rate in Colorado was 11.172% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.02 pts from 2022. That is the 1st 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 Colorado?

15.304% in 1987, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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