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Establishment exit rate in District of Columbia

Establishment exit rate in District of Columbia was 8.862% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.26 pts from 2022. That is the 25th highest of 51 states in 2023.

20238.862%
Change on 2022-1.26 pts
Rank25th of 51US states ranked
Series high13.7251985
Series low7.7542016

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Establishment exit rate in District of Columbia, 1978 to 2023

6810121419781985199219992006201320231978: 11.782 %1979: 10.715 %1980: 11.5 %1981: 12.18 %1982: 13.234 %1983: 11.166 %1984: 12.806 %1985: 13.725 %1986: 10.828 %1987: 11.934 %1988: 11.352 %1989: 11.255 %1990: 12.384 %1991: 12.454 %1992: 11.158 %1993: 10.906 %1994: 9.619 %1995: 9.642 %1996: 9.942 %1997: 11.724 %1998: 10.009 %1999: 10.296 %2000: 9.041 %2001: 9.731 %2002: 11.049 %2003: 10.045 %2004: 9.245 %2005: 9.109 %2006: 8.923 %2007: 9.689 %2008: 10.006 %2009: 9.917 %2010: 9.237 %2011: 8.843 %2012: 9.284 %2013: 8.768 %2014: 8.459 %2015: 9.546 %2016: 7.754 %2017: 8.481 %2018: 8.783 %2019: 8.173 %2020: 9.045 %2021: 11.57 %2022: 10.126 %2023: 8.862 %6810121419781994201020231978: 11.782 %1979: 10.715 %1980: 11.5 %1981: 12.18 %1982: 13.234 %1983: 11.166 %1984: 12.806 %1985: 13.725 %1986: 10.828 %1987: 11.934 %1988: 11.352 %1989: 11.255 %1990: 12.384 %1991: 12.454 %1992: 11.158 %1993: 10.906 %1994: 9.619 %1995: 9.642 %1996: 9.942 %1997: 11.724 %1998: 10.009 %1999: 10.296 %2000: 9.041 %2001: 9.731 %2002: 11.049 %2003: 10.045 %2004: 9.245 %2005: 9.109 %2006: 8.923 %2007: 9.689 %2008: 10.006 %2009: 9.917 %2010: 9.237 %2011: 8.843 %2012: 9.284 %2013: 8.768 %2014: 8.459 %2015: 9.546 %2016: 7.754 %2017: 8.481 %2018: 8.783 %2019: 8.173 %2020: 9.045 %2021: 11.57 %2022: 10.126 %2023: 8.862 %
%. 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%
20238.862
202210.126
202111.57
20209.045
20198.173
20188.783
20178.481
20167.754
20159.546
20148.459
20138.768
20129.284
20118.843
20109.237
20099.917
200810.006
20079.689
20068.923
20059.109
20049.245
200310.045
200211.049
20019.731
20009.041
199910.296
199810.009
199711.724
19969.942
19959.642
19949.619
199310.906
199211.158
199112.454
199012.384
198911.255
198811.352
198711.934
198610.828
198513.725
198412.806
198311.166
198213.234
198112.18
198011.5
197910.715
197811.782

Compared with United States

Place2023
District of Columbia8.862
United States9.396

District of Columbia 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, %. District of Columbia 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, District of Columbia, 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, District of Columbia, 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/district-of-columbia. 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, District of Columbia, 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/district-of-columbia.

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, District of Columbia, 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/district-of-columbia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the establishment exit rate in District of Columbia?

Establishment exit rate in District of Columbia was 8.862% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.26 pts from 2022. That is the 25th 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 District of Columbia?

13.725% in 1985, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Establishment exit rate elsewhere in United States

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