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Establishment exit rate in Washington

Establishment exit rate in Washington was 10.333% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.06 pts from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 51 states in 2023.

202310.333%
Change on 2022+0.06 pts
Rank6th of 51US states ranked
Series high14.021982
Series low8.7772016

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Establishment exit rate in Washington, 1978 to 2023

81012141619781985199219992006201320231978: 11.004 %1979: 11.515 %1980: 13.216 %1981: 12.697 %1982: 14.02 %1983: 12.136 %1984: 10.644 %1985: 13.234 %1986: 12.544 %1987: 12.735 %1988: 12.092 %1989: 11.606 %1990: 10.702 %1991: 11.225 %1992: 11.052 %1993: 10.781 %1994: 10.678 %1995: 11.138 %1996: 11.197 %1997: 12.407 %1998: 10.813 %1999: 11.266 %2000: 11.037 %2001: 11.343 %2002: 12.39 %2003: 11.103 %2004: 10.148 %2005: 10.307 %2006: 10.325 %2007: 10.771 %2008: 11.049 %2009: 12.802 %2010: 11.205 %2011: 11.187 %2012: 10.241 %2013: 9.661 %2014: 8.998 %2015: 8.784 %2016: 8.777 %2017: 9.154 %2018: 9.104 %2019: 9.105 %2020: 10.068 %2021: 10.369 %2022: 10.269 %2023: 10.333 %
%. 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%
202310.333
202210.269
202110.369
202010.068
20199.105
20189.104
20179.154
20168.777
20158.784
20148.998
20139.661
201210.241
201111.187
201011.205
200912.802
200811.049
200710.771
200610.325
200510.307
200410.148
200311.103
200212.39
200111.343
200011.037
199911.266
199810.813
199712.407
199611.197
199511.138
199410.678
199310.781
199211.052
199111.225
199010.702
198911.606
198812.092
198712.735
198612.544
198513.234
198410.644
198312.136
198214.02
198112.697
198013.216
197911.515
197811.004

Compared with United States

Place2023
Washington10.333
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, Washington, 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, Washington, 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/washington. 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, Washington, 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/washington.

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, Washington, 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/washington (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the establishment exit rate in Washington?

Establishment exit rate in Washington was 10.333% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.06 pts from 2022. That is the 6th 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 Washington?

14.02% in 1982, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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