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Counties in California by establishment exit rate

Alpine County had the highest establishment exit rate of 58 counties in 2015, at 14.035%. Glenn County had the lowest, at 5.988%. The median was 8.677% and the figure for California was 9.477%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.035Alpine County
Lowest5.988Glenn County
Median8.67758 counties
California9.477History

Map of counties, 2015

Alameda County: 8.969 %Alpine County: 14.035 %Amador County: 8.074 %Butte County: 8.181 %Calaveras County: 10.231 %Colusa County: 8.529 %Contra Costa County: 9.366 %Del Norte County: 6.789 %El Dorado County: 11.489 %Fresno County: 8.12 %Glenn County: 5.988 %Humboldt County: 7.947 %Imperial County: 8.464 %Inyo County: 7.611 %Kern County: 8.986 %Kings County: 8.188 %Lake County: 7.918 %Lassen County: 11.507 %Los Angeles County: 10.105 %Madera County: 9.142 %Marin County: 9.203 %Mariposa County: 10.642 %Mendocino County: 8.251 %Merced County: 7.188 %Modoc County: 9.756 %Mono County: 6.746 %Monterey County: 8.455 %Napa County: 7.84 %Nevada County: 8.973 %Orange County: 9.77 %Placer County: 9.522 %Plumas County: 11.27 %Riverside County: 9.538 %Sacramento County: 9.375 %San Benito County: 8.285 %San Bernardino County: 8.706 %San Diego County: 9.85 %San Francisco County: 9.869 %San Joaquin County: 8.186 %San Luis Obispo County: 8.144 %San Mateo County: 9.384 %Santa Barbara County: 8.126 %Santa Clara County: 9.884 %Santa Cruz County: 7.832 %Shasta County: 8.499 %Sierra County: 8.163 %Siskiyou County: 8.87 %Solano County: 7.995 %Sonoma County: 8.421 %Stanislaus County: 7.682 %Sutter County: 9.548 %Tehama County: 8.357 %Trinity County: 10.835 %Tulare County: 8.648 %Tuolumne County: 8.881 %Ventura County: 9.101 %Yolo County: 8.322 %Yuba County: 9.913 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Alpine County: 14.035 %Alpine County14.035Lassen County: 11.507 %Lassen County11.507El Dorado County: 11.489 %El Dorado County11.489Plumas County: 11.27 %Plumas County11.27Trinity County: 10.835 %Trinity County10.835Mariposa County: 10.642 %Mariposa County10.642Calaveras County: 10.231 %Calaveras County10.231Los Angeles County: 10.105 %Los Angeles County10.105Yuba County: 9.913 %Yuba County9.913Santa Clara County: 9.884 %Santa Clara County9.884San Francisco County: 9.869 %San Francisco County9.869San Diego County: 9.85 %San Diego County9.85Orange County: 9.77 %Orange County9.77Modoc County: 9.756 %Modoc County9.756Sutter County: 9.548 %Sutter County9.548Riverside County: 9.538 %Riverside County9.538Placer County: 9.522 %Placer County9.522San Mateo County: 9.384 %San Mateo County9.384Sacramento County: 9.375 %Sacramento County9.375Contra Costa County: 9.366 %Contra Costa County9.366Marin County: 9.203 %Marin County9.203Madera County: 9.142 %Madera County9.142Ventura County: 9.101 %Ventura County9.101Kern County: 8.986 %Kern County8.986Nevada County: 8.973 %Nevada County8.973Alameda County: 8.969 %Alameda County8.969Tuolumne County: 8.881 %Tuolumne County8.881Siskiyou County: 8.87 %Siskiyou County8.87San Bernardino County: 8.706 %San Bernardino County8.706Tulare County: 8.648 %Tulare County8.648Colusa County: 8.529 %Colusa County8.529Shasta County: 8.499 %Shasta County8.499Imperial County: 8.464 %Imperial County8.464Monterey County: 8.455 %Monterey County8.455Sonoma County: 8.421 %Sonoma County8.421Tehama County: 8.357 %Tehama County8.357Yolo County: 8.322 %Yolo County8.322San Benito County: 8.285 %San Benito County8.285Mendocino County: 8.251 %Mendocino County8.251Kings County: 8.188 %Kings County8.188San Joaquin County: 8.186 %San Joaquin County8.186Butte County: 8.181 %Butte County8.181Sierra County: 8.163 %Sierra County8.163San Luis Obispo County: 8.144 %San Luis Obispo County8.144Santa Barbara County: 8.126 %Santa Barbara County8.126Fresno County: 8.12 %Fresno County8.12Amador County: 8.074 %Amador County8.074Solano County: 7.995 %Solano County7.995Humboldt County: 7.947 %Humboldt County7.947Lake County: 7.918 %Lake County7.918Napa County: 7.84 %Napa County7.84Santa Cruz County: 7.832 %Santa Cruz County7.832Stanislaus County: 7.682 %Stanislaus County7.682Inyo County: 7.611 %Inyo County7.611Merced County: 7.188 %Merced County7.188Del Norte County: 6.789 %Del Norte County6.789Mono County: 6.746 %Mono County6.746Glenn County: 5.988 %Glenn County5.988Alpine County: 14.035 %Alpine County14.035Lassen County: 11.507 %Lassen County11.507El Dorado County: 11.489 %El Dorado County11.489Plumas County: 11.27 %Plumas County11.27Trinity County: 10.835 %Trinity County10.835Mariposa County: 10.642 %Mariposa County10.642Calaveras County: 10.231 %Calaveras County10.231Los Angeles County: 10.105 %Los Angeles County10.105Yuba County: 9.913 %Yuba County9.913Santa Clara County: 9.884 %Santa Clara County9.884San Francisco County: 9.869 %San Francisco County9.869San Diego County: 9.85 %San Diego County9.85Orange County: 9.77 %Orange County9.77Modoc County: 9.756 %Modoc County9.756Sutter County: 9.548 %Sutter County9.548Riverside County: 9.538 %Riverside County9.538Placer County: 9.522 %Placer County9.522San Mateo County: 9.384 %San Mateo County9.384Sacramento County: 9.375 %Sacramento County9.375Contra Costa County: 9.366 %Contra Costa County9.366Marin County: 9.203 %Marin County9.203Madera County: 9.142 %Madera County9.142Ventura County: 9.101 %Ventura County9.101Kern County: 8.986 %Kern County8.986Nevada County: 8.973 %Nevada County8.973Alameda County: 8.969 %Alameda County8.969Tuolumne County: 8.881 %Tuolumne County8.881Siskiyou County: 8.87 %Siskiyou County8.87San Bernardino County: 8.706 %San Bernardino County8.706Tulare County: 8.648 %Tulare County8.648Colusa County: 8.529 %Colusa County8.529Shasta County: 8.499 %Shasta County8.499Imperial County: 8.464 %Imperial County8.464Monterey County: 8.455 %Monterey County8.455Sonoma County: 8.421 %Sonoma County8.421Tehama County: 8.357 %Tehama County8.357Yolo County: 8.322 %Yolo County8.322San Benito County: 8.285 %San Benito County8.285Mendocino County: 8.251 %Mendocino County8.251Kings County: 8.188 %Kings County8.188San Joaquin County: 8.186 %San Joaquin County8.186Butte County: 8.181 %Butte County8.181Sierra County: 8.163 %Sierra County8.163San Luis Obispo County: 8.144 %San Luis Obispo County8.144Santa Barbara County: 8.126 %Santa Barbara County8.126Fresno County: 8.12 %Fresno County8.12Amador County: 8.074 %Amador County8.074Solano County: 7.995 %Solano County7.995Humboldt County: 7.947 %Humboldt County7.947Lake County: 7.918 %Lake County7.918Napa County: 7.84 %Napa County7.84Santa Cruz County: 7.832 %Santa Cruz County7.832Stanislaus County: 7.682 %Stanislaus County7.682Inyo County: 7.611 %Inyo County7.611Merced County: 7.188 %Merced County7.188Del Norte County: 6.789 %Del Norte County6.789Mono County: 6.746 %Mono County6.746Glenn County: 5.988 %Glenn County5.988
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Alpine County14.035n/a
2Lassen County11.507+1.31 pts
3El Dorado County11.489+1.98 pts
4Plumas County11.27-1.58 pts
5Trinity County10.835-0.13 pts
6Mariposa County10.642+2.6 pts
7Calaveras County10.231+1.24 pts
8Los Angeles County10.105+0.08 pts
9Yuba County9.913-2.15 pts
10Santa Clara County9.884+0.27 pts
11San Francisco County9.869+0.44 pts
12San Diego County9.85-0.16 pts
13Orange County9.77-0.02 pts
14Modoc County9.756+1.51 pts
15Sutter County9.548+1.16 pts
16Riverside County9.538-0.16 pts
17Placer County9.522+0.13 pts
18San Mateo County9.384+0.33 pts
19Sacramento County9.375+0.34 pts
20Contra Costa County9.366+0.34 pts
21Marin County9.203+0.12 pts
22Madera County9.142+0.31 pts
23Ventura County9.101-0.48 pts
24Kern County8.986-0.28 pts
25Nevada County8.973-0.9 pts
26Alameda County8.969+0.06 pts
27Tuolumne County8.881-0.28 pts
28Siskiyou County8.87+1.59 pts
29San Bernardino County8.706-0.47 pts
30Tulare County8.648-0.3 pts
31Colusa County8.529+0.38 pts
32Shasta County8.499-0.26 pts
33Imperial County8.464+0.24 pts
34Monterey County8.455+0.36 pts
35Sonoma County8.421-0.1 pts
36Tehama County8.357-2.61 pts
37Yolo County8.322-0.41 pts
38San Benito County8.285-0.71 pts
39Mendocino County8.251-0.45 pts
40Kings County8.188+1.33 pts
41San Joaquin County8.186+0.02 pts
42Butte County8.181-0.45 pts
43Sierra County8.163-5.7 pts
44San Luis Obispo County8.144+0.03 pts
45Santa Barbara County8.126+0.08 pts
46Fresno County8.12-0.22 pts
47Amador County8.074+0.03 pts
48Solano County7.995-0.31 pts
49Humboldt County7.947+0.02 pts
50Lake County7.918-0.79 pts
51Napa County7.84-0.46 pts
52Santa Cruz County7.832-1.02 pts
53Stanislaus County7.682-0.99 pts
54Inyo County7.611+0.28 pts
55Merced County7.188-0.9 pts
56Del Norte County6.789-3.26 pts
57Mono County6.746-2.45 pts
58Glenn County5.988-2.22 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Alpine County, with 14.035% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Glenn County, with 5.988% in 2015.

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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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