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Counties in California by establishment exit rate, 2023

Trinity County had the highest establishment exit rate of 58 counties in 2023, at 19.231%. Glenn County had the lowest, at 7.174%. The median was 9.728% and the figure for California was 10.256%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.231Trinity County
Lowest7.174Glenn County
Median9.72858 counties
California10.256History

Map of counties, 2023

Alameda County: 9.717 %Alpine County: 10.169 %Amador County: 10.386 %Butte County: 8.468 %Calaveras County: 13.41 %Colusa County: 7.51 %Contra Costa County: 9.681 %Del Norte County: 8.763 %El Dorado County: 11.942 %Fresno County: 9.259 %Glenn County: 7.174 %Humboldt County: 9.31 %Imperial County: 9.115 %Inyo County: 7.489 %Kern County: 9.785 %Kings County: 8.22 %Lake County: 11.688 %Lassen County: 9.956 %Los Angeles County: 11.016 %Madera County: 9.646 %Marin County: 10.21 %Mariposa County: 11.42 %Mendocino County: 10.351 %Merced County: 8.825 %Modoc County: 9.756 %Mono County: 13.396 %Monterey County: 8.208 %Napa County: 7.865 %Nevada County: 10.419 %Orange County: 10.369 %Placer County: 10.167 %Plumas County: 14.156 %Riverside County: 10.624 %Sacramento County: 9.829 %San Benito County: 8.76 %San Bernardino County: 10.702 %San Diego County: 10.149 %San Francisco County: 10.469 %San Joaquin County: 9.862 %San Luis Obispo County: 9.055 %San Mateo County: 9.656 %Santa Barbara County: 8.517 %Santa Clara County: 9.874 %Santa Cruz County: 9.685 %Shasta County: 9.783 %Sierra County: 9.259 %Siskiyou County: 9.738 %Solano County: 9.363 %Sonoma County: 9.554 %Stanislaus County: 9.406 %Sutter County: 8.773 %Tehama County: 12.801 %Trinity County: 19.231 %Tulare County: 8.331 %Tuolumne County: 9.653 %Ventura County: 9.568 %Yolo County: 9.354 %Yuba County: 9.905 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Trinity County: 19.231 %Trinity County19.231Plumas County: 14.156 %Plumas County14.156Calaveras County: 13.41 %Calaveras County13.41Mono County: 13.396 %Mono County13.396Tehama County: 12.801 %Tehama County12.801El Dorado County: 11.942 %El Dorado County11.942Lake County: 11.688 %Lake County11.688Mariposa County: 11.42 %Mariposa County11.42Los Angeles County: 11.016 %Los Angeles County11.016San Bernardino County: 10.702 %San Bernardino County10.702Riverside County: 10.624 %Riverside County10.624San Francisco County: 10.469 %San Francisco County10.469Nevada County: 10.419 %Nevada County10.419Amador County: 10.386 %Amador County10.386Orange County: 10.369 %Orange County10.369Mendocino County: 10.351 %Mendocino County10.351Marin County: 10.21 %Marin County10.21Alpine County: 10.169 %Alpine County10.169Placer County: 10.167 %Placer County10.167San Diego County: 10.149 %San Diego County10.149Lassen County: 9.956 %Lassen County9.956Yuba County: 9.905 %Yuba County9.905Santa Clara County: 9.874 %Santa Clara County9.874San Joaquin County: 9.862 %San Joaquin County9.862Sacramento County: 9.829 %Sacramento County9.829Kern County: 9.785 %Kern County9.785Shasta County: 9.783 %Shasta County9.783Modoc County: 9.756 %Modoc County9.756Siskiyou County: 9.738 %Siskiyou County9.738Alameda County: 9.717 %Alameda County9.717Santa Cruz County: 9.685 %Santa Cruz County9.685Contra Costa County: 9.681 %Contra Costa County9.681San Mateo County: 9.656 %San Mateo County9.656Tuolumne County: 9.653 %Tuolumne County9.653Madera County: 9.646 %Madera County9.646Ventura County: 9.568 %Ventura County9.568Sonoma County: 9.554 %Sonoma County9.554Stanislaus County: 9.406 %Stanislaus County9.406Solano County: 9.363 %Solano County9.363Yolo County: 9.354 %Yolo County9.354Humboldt County: 9.31 %Humboldt County9.31Fresno County: 9.259 %Fresno County9.259Sierra County: 9.259 %Sierra County9.259Imperial County: 9.115 %Imperial County9.115San Luis Obispo County: 9.055 %San Luis Obispo County9.055Merced County: 8.825 %Merced County8.825Sutter County: 8.773 %Sutter County8.773Del Norte County: 8.763 %Del Norte County8.763San Benito County: 8.76 %San Benito County8.76Santa Barbara County: 8.517 %Santa Barbara County8.517Butte County: 8.468 %Butte County8.468Tulare County: 8.331 %Tulare County8.331Kings County: 8.22 %Kings County8.22Monterey County: 8.208 %Monterey County8.208Napa County: 7.865 %Napa County7.865Colusa County: 7.51 %Colusa County7.51Inyo County: 7.489 %Inyo County7.489Glenn County: 7.174 %Glenn County7.174Trinity County: 19.231 %Trinity County19.231Plumas County: 14.156 %Plumas County14.156Calaveras County: 13.41 %Calaveras County13.41Mono County: 13.396 %Mono County13.396Tehama County: 12.801 %Tehama County12.801El Dorado County: 11.942 %El Dorado County11.942Lake County: 11.688 %Lake County11.688Mariposa County: 11.42 %Mariposa County11.42Los Angeles County: 11.016 %Los Angeles County11.016San Bernardino County: 10.702 %San Bernardino County10.702Riverside County: 10.624 %Riverside County10.624San Francisco County: 10.469 %San Francisco County10.469Nevada County: 10.419 %Nevada County10.419Amador County: 10.386 %Amador County10.386Orange County: 10.369 %Orange County10.369Mendocino County: 10.351 %Mendocino County10.351Marin County: 10.21 %Marin County10.21Alpine County: 10.169 %Alpine County10.169Placer County: 10.167 %Placer County10.167San Diego County: 10.149 %San Diego County10.149Lassen County: 9.956 %Lassen County9.956Yuba County: 9.905 %Yuba County9.905Santa Clara County: 9.874 %Santa Clara County9.874San Joaquin County: 9.862 %San Joaquin County9.862Sacramento County: 9.829 %Sacramento County9.829Kern County: 9.785 %Kern County9.785Shasta County: 9.783 %Shasta County9.783Modoc County: 9.756 %Modoc County9.756Siskiyou County: 9.738 %Siskiyou County9.738Alameda County: 9.717 %Alameda County9.717Santa Cruz County: 9.685 %Santa Cruz County9.685Contra Costa County: 9.681 %Contra Costa County9.681San Mateo County: 9.656 %San Mateo County9.656Tuolumne County: 9.653 %Tuolumne County9.653Madera County: 9.646 %Madera County9.646Ventura County: 9.568 %Ventura County9.568Sonoma County: 9.554 %Sonoma County9.554Stanislaus County: 9.406 %Stanislaus County9.406Solano County: 9.363 %Solano County9.363Yolo County: 9.354 %Yolo County9.354Humboldt County: 9.31 %Humboldt County9.31Fresno County: 9.259 %Fresno County9.259Sierra County: 9.259 %Sierra County9.259Imperial County: 9.115 %Imperial County9.115San Luis Obispo County: 9.055 %San Luis Obispo County9.055Merced County: 8.825 %Merced County8.825Sutter County: 8.773 %Sutter County8.773Del Norte County: 8.763 %Del Norte County8.763San Benito County: 8.76 %San Benito County8.76Santa Barbara County: 8.517 %Santa Barbara County8.517Butte County: 8.468 %Butte County8.468Tulare County: 8.331 %Tulare County8.331Kings County: 8.22 %Kings County8.22Monterey County: 8.208 %Monterey County8.208Napa County: 7.865 %Napa County7.865Colusa County: 7.51 %Colusa County7.51Inyo County: 7.489 %Inyo County7.489Glenn County: 7.174 %Glenn County7.174
%. 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.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Trinity County19.231+7.68 pts
2Plumas County14.156+0.04 pts
3Calaveras County13.41+2.38 pts
4Mono County13.396+4.64 pts
5Tehama County12.801+2.97 pts
6El Dorado County11.942+1.59 pts
7Lake County11.688+2.16 pts
8Mariposa County11.42+6.42 pts
9Los Angeles County11.016+0.38 pts
10San Bernardino County10.702+1.5 pts
11Riverside County10.624+1.11 pts
12San Francisco County10.469-0.37 pts
13Nevada County10.419+1.15 pts
14Amador County10.386+2.65 pts
15Orange County10.369+0.78 pts
16Mendocino County10.351+1.84 pts
17Marin County10.21-0.09 pts
18Alpine County10.169-3.39 pts
19Placer County10.167+0.4 pts
20San Diego County10.149+0.36 pts
21Lassen County9.956-1.3 pts
22Yuba County9.905-1.51 pts
23Santa Clara County9.874-0.2 pts
24San Joaquin County9.862+1.09 pts
25Sacramento County9.829+0.49 pts
26Kern County9.785+0.71 pts
27Shasta County9.783+0.44 pts
28Modoc County9.756+0.6 pts
29Siskiyou County9.738-0.87 pts
30Alameda County9.717-0.39 pts
31Santa Cruz County9.685+1.28 pts
32Contra Costa County9.681+0.08 pts
33San Mateo County9.656+0.03 pts
34Tuolumne County9.653-0.95 pts
35Madera County9.646+1.11 pts
36Ventura County9.568+0.35 pts
37Sonoma County9.554+0.4 pts
38Stanislaus County9.406+1.12 pts
39Solano County9.363+0.15 pts
40Yolo County9.354+0.57 pts
41Humboldt County9.31+0.54 pts
42Fresno County9.259+0.86 pts
42Sierra County9.259-5.69 pts
44Imperial County9.115+0.45 pts
45San Luis Obispo County9.055+0.28 pts
46Merced County8.825+0.37 pts
47Sutter County8.773-0.05 pts
48Del Norte County8.763+1.87 pts
49San Benito County8.76+0.13 pts
50Santa Barbara County8.517+0.05 pts
51Butte County8.468-0.6 pts
52Tulare County8.331+0.34 pts
53Kings County8.22+1.11 pts
54Monterey County8.208-0.6 pts
55Napa County7.865-0.6 pts
56Colusa County7.51-2.73 pts
57Inyo County7.489-0.95 pts
58Glenn County7.174-0.79 pts

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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_cty.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 (Counties in California by establishment exit rate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in California by establishment exit rate, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-exit-rate/california-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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. Counties in California by establishment exit rate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-exit-rate/california-counties.

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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, Counties in California by establishment exit rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-exit-rate/california-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Trinity County, with 19.231% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Glenn County, with 7.174% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

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