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Counties in California by establishment exit rate

Alpine County had the highest establishment exit rate of 58 counties in 2012, at 21.875%. Modoc County had the lowest, at 6.081%. The median was 9.764% and the figure for California was 10.056%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.875Alpine County
Lowest6.081Modoc County
Median9.76458 counties
California10.056History

Map of counties, 2012

Alameda County: 9.312 %Alpine County: 21.875 %Amador County: 9.179 %Butte County: 10.403 %Calaveras County: 12.863 %Colusa County: 6.423 %Contra Costa County: 10.07 %Del Norte County: 10.194 %El Dorado County: 11.429 %Fresno County: 8.825 %Glenn County: 11.862 %Humboldt County: 9.799 %Imperial County: 8.814 %Inyo County: 9.176 %Kern County: 8.894 %Kings County: 10.256 %Lake County: 10.554 %Lassen County: 10.456 %Los Angeles County: 10.506 %Madera County: 9.554 %Marin County: 9.393 %Mariposa County: 10.638 %Mendocino County: 8.992 %Merced County: 8.567 %Modoc County: 6.081 %Mono County: 11.28 %Monterey County: 9.016 %Napa County: 8.037 %Nevada County: 10.019 %Orange County: 10.171 %Placer County: 11.094 %Plumas County: 14.243 %Riverside County: 10.863 %Sacramento County: 10.119 %San Benito County: 11.638 %San Bernardino County: 9.685 %San Diego County: 10.536 %San Francisco County: 10.236 %San Joaquin County: 9.575 %San Luis Obispo County: 9.168 %San Mateo County: 9.706 %Santa Barbara County: 8.838 %Santa Clara County: 9.877 %Santa Cruz County: 9.026 %Shasta County: 9.661 %Sierra County: 10.204 %Siskiyou County: 8.65 %Solano County: 9.509 %Sonoma County: 8.693 %Stanislaus County: 8.895 %Sutter County: 9.603 %Tehama County: 11.08 %Trinity County: 14.382 %Tulare County: 8.586 %Tuolumne County: 11.332 %Ventura County: 9.728 %Yolo County: 9.352 %Yuba County: 10.748 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Alpine County: 21.875 %Alpine County21.875Trinity County: 14.382 %Trinity County14.382Plumas County: 14.243 %Plumas County14.243Calaveras County: 12.863 %Calaveras County12.863Glenn County: 11.862 %Glenn County11.862San Benito County: 11.638 %San Benito County11.638El Dorado County: 11.429 %El Dorado County11.429Tuolumne County: 11.332 %Tuolumne County11.332Mono County: 11.28 %Mono County11.28Placer County: 11.094 %Placer County11.094Tehama County: 11.08 %Tehama County11.08Riverside County: 10.863 %Riverside County10.863Yuba County: 10.748 %Yuba County10.748Mariposa County: 10.638 %Mariposa County10.638Lake County: 10.554 %Lake County10.554San Diego County: 10.536 %San Diego County10.536Los Angeles County: 10.506 %Los Angeles County10.506Lassen County: 10.456 %Lassen County10.456Butte County: 10.403 %Butte County10.403Kings County: 10.256 %Kings County10.256San Francisco County: 10.236 %San Francisco County10.236Sierra County: 10.204 %Sierra County10.204Del Norte County: 10.194 %Del Norte County10.194Orange County: 10.171 %Orange County10.171Sacramento County: 10.119 %Sacramento County10.119Contra Costa County: 10.07 %Contra Costa County10.07Nevada County: 10.019 %Nevada County10.019Santa Clara County: 9.877 %Santa Clara County9.877Humboldt County: 9.799 %Humboldt County9.799Ventura County: 9.728 %Ventura County9.728San Mateo County: 9.706 %San Mateo County9.706San Bernardino County: 9.685 %San Bernardino County9.685Shasta County: 9.661 %Shasta County9.661Sutter County: 9.603 %Sutter County9.603San Joaquin County: 9.575 %San Joaquin County9.575Madera County: 9.554 %Madera County9.554Solano County: 9.509 %Solano County9.509Marin County: 9.393 %Marin County9.393Yolo County: 9.352 %Yolo County9.352Alameda County: 9.312 %Alameda County9.312Amador County: 9.179 %Amador County9.179Inyo County: 9.176 %Inyo County9.176San Luis Obispo County: 9.168 %San Luis Obispo County9.168Santa Cruz County: 9.026 %Santa Cruz County9.026Monterey County: 9.016 %Monterey County9.016Mendocino County: 8.992 %Mendocino County8.992Stanislaus County: 8.895 %Stanislaus County8.895Kern County: 8.894 %Kern County8.894Santa Barbara County: 8.838 %Santa Barbara County8.838Fresno County: 8.825 %Fresno County8.825Imperial County: 8.814 %Imperial County8.814Sonoma County: 8.693 %Sonoma County8.693Siskiyou County: 8.65 %Siskiyou County8.65Tulare County: 8.586 %Tulare County8.586Merced County: 8.567 %Merced County8.567Napa County: 8.037 %Napa County8.037Colusa County: 6.423 %Colusa County6.423Modoc County: 6.081 %Modoc County6.081Alpine County: 21.875 %Alpine County21.875Trinity County: 14.382 %Trinity County14.382Plumas County: 14.243 %Plumas County14.243Calaveras County: 12.863 %Calaveras County12.863Glenn County: 11.862 %Glenn County11.862San Benito County: 11.638 %San Benito County11.638El Dorado County: 11.429 %El Dorado County11.429Tuolumne County: 11.332 %Tuolumne County11.332Mono County: 11.28 %Mono County11.28Placer County: 11.094 %Placer County11.094Tehama County: 11.08 %Tehama County11.08Riverside County: 10.863 %Riverside County10.863Yuba County: 10.748 %Yuba County10.748Mariposa County: 10.638 %Mariposa County10.638Lake County: 10.554 %Lake County10.554San Diego County: 10.536 %San Diego County10.536Los Angeles County: 10.506 %Los Angeles County10.506Lassen County: 10.456 %Lassen County10.456Butte County: 10.403 %Butte County10.403Kings County: 10.256 %Kings County10.256San Francisco County: 10.236 %San Francisco County10.236Sierra County: 10.204 %Sierra County10.204Del Norte County: 10.194 %Del Norte County10.194Orange County: 10.171 %Orange County10.171Sacramento County: 10.119 %Sacramento County10.119Contra Costa County: 10.07 %Contra Costa County10.07Nevada County: 10.019 %Nevada County10.019Santa Clara County: 9.877 %Santa Clara County9.877Humboldt County: 9.799 %Humboldt County9.799Ventura County: 9.728 %Ventura County9.728San Mateo County: 9.706 %San Mateo County9.706San Bernardino County: 9.685 %San Bernardino County9.685Shasta County: 9.661 %Shasta County9.661Sutter County: 9.603 %Sutter County9.603San Joaquin County: 9.575 %San Joaquin County9.575Madera County: 9.554 %Madera County9.554Solano County: 9.509 %Solano County9.509Marin County: 9.393 %Marin County9.393Yolo County: 9.352 %Yolo County9.352Alameda County: 9.312 %Alameda County9.312Amador County: 9.179 %Amador County9.179Inyo County: 9.176 %Inyo County9.176San Luis Obispo County: 9.168 %San Luis Obispo County9.168Santa Cruz County: 9.026 %Santa Cruz County9.026Monterey County: 9.016 %Monterey County9.016Mendocino County: 8.992 %Mendocino County8.992Stanislaus County: 8.895 %Stanislaus County8.895Kern County: 8.894 %Kern County8.894Santa Barbara County: 8.838 %Santa Barbara County8.838Fresno County: 8.825 %Fresno County8.825Imperial County: 8.814 %Imperial County8.814Sonoma County: 8.693 %Sonoma County8.693Siskiyou County: 8.65 %Siskiyou County8.65Tulare County: 8.586 %Tulare County8.586Merced County: 8.567 %Merced County8.567Napa County: 8.037 %Napa County8.037Colusa County: 6.423 %Colusa County6.423Modoc County: 6.081 %Modoc County6.081
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Alpine County21.875n/a
2Trinity County14.382+3.81 pts
3Plumas County14.243-4.47 pts
4Calaveras County12.863+1.07 pts
5Glenn County11.862+0.83 pts
6San Benito County11.638-0.17 pts
7El Dorado County11.429-1.81 pts
8Tuolumne County11.332+0.72 pts
9Mono County11.28+2.9 pts
10Placer County11.094-0.42 pts
11Tehama County11.08-2.21 pts
12Riverside County10.863-0.87 pts
13Yuba County10.748-0.94 pts
14Mariposa County10.638+2.13 pts
15Lake County10.554-0.37 pts
16San Diego County10.536-0.42 pts
17Los Angeles County10.506-0.39 pts
18Lassen County10.456-0.18 pts
19Butte County10.403+0.51 pts
20Kings County10.256+1.02 pts
21San Francisco County10.236+0.02 pts
22Sierra County10.204-10.75 pts
23Del Norte County10.194+0.59 pts
24Orange County10.171-0.61 pts
25Sacramento County10.119-0.65 pts
26Contra Costa County10.070 pts
27Nevada County10.019-2.93 pts
28Santa Clara County9.877-0.37 pts
29Humboldt County9.799+0.1 pts
30Ventura County9.728-0.45 pts
31San Mateo County9.706-0.11 pts
32San Bernardino County9.685-1.34 pts
33Shasta County9.661-0.68 pts
34Sutter County9.603-0.36 pts
35San Joaquin County9.575-0.54 pts
36Madera County9.554-2.05 pts
37Solano County9.509+0.15 pts
38Marin County9.393-1.68 pts
39Yolo County9.352+0.47 pts
40Alameda County9.312-0.67 pts
41Amador County9.179-4.28 pts
42Inyo County9.176+1.77 pts
43San Luis Obispo County9.168-0.41 pts
44Santa Cruz County9.026-1.6 pts
45Monterey County9.016-0.73 pts
46Mendocino County8.992-0.78 pts
47Stanislaus County8.895-0.43 pts
48Kern County8.894-0.16 pts
49Santa Barbara County8.838-0.32 pts
50Fresno County8.825-0.86 pts
51Imperial County8.814-0.95 pts
52Sonoma County8.693-1.3 pts
53Siskiyou County8.65-2.7 pts
54Tulare County8.586-0.36 pts
55Merced County8.567-1.56 pts
56Napa County8.037-2.18 pts
57Colusa County6.423-0.33 pts
58Modoc County6.081-8.68 pts

Other periods

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.

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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_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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Alpine County, with 21.875% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Modoc County, with 6.081% in 2012.

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