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Counties in California by establishment exit rate

Mariposa County had the highest establishment exit rate of 58 counties in 2016, at 21.192%. Inyo County had the lowest, at 6.336%. The median was 8.771% and the figure for California was 9.328%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.192Mariposa County
Lowest6.336Inyo County
Median8.77158 counties
California9.328History

Map of counties, 2016

Alameda County: 9 %Alpine County: 10.345 %Amador County: 7.311 %Butte County: 8.841 %Calaveras County: 9.63 %Colusa County: 8.492 %Contra Costa County: 8.77 %Del Norte County: 13.666 %El Dorado County: 9.659 %Fresno County: 8.339 %Glenn County: 7.092 %Humboldt County: 7.155 %Imperial County: 7.52 %Inyo County: 6.336 %Kern County: 9.224 %Kings County: 8.252 %Lake County: 9.373 %Lassen County: 9.041 %Los Angeles County: 9.972 %Madera County: 9.045 %Marin County: 9.191 %Mariposa County: 21.192 %Mendocino County: 8.868 %Merced County: 7.845 %Modoc County: 10.601 %Mono County: 8.733 %Monterey County: 7.697 %Napa County: 8.228 %Nevada County: 8.84 %Orange County: 9.617 %Placer County: 8.455 %Plumas County: 12.5 %Riverside County: 9.484 %Sacramento County: 8.643 %San Benito County: 8.343 %San Bernardino County: 8.686 %San Diego County: 9.508 %San Francisco County: 9.815 %San Joaquin County: 7.766 %San Luis Obispo County: 8.386 %San Mateo County: 9.452 %Santa Barbara County: 7.965 %Santa Clara County: 9.833 %Santa Cruz County: 8.873 %Shasta County: 8.771 %Sierra County: 7.843 %Siskiyou County: 9.559 %Solano County: 7.812 %Sonoma County: 8.588 %Stanislaus County: 7.576 %Sutter County: 9.18 %Tehama County: 8.416 %Trinity County: 8.736 %Tulare County: 7.441 %Tuolumne County: 9.948 %Ventura County: 8.736 %Yolo County: 8.362 %Yuba County: 11.089 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Mariposa County: 21.192 %Mariposa County21.192Del Norte County: 13.666 %Del Norte County13.666Plumas County: 12.5 %Plumas County12.5Yuba County: 11.089 %Yuba County11.089Modoc County: 10.601 %Modoc County10.601Alpine County: 10.345 %Alpine County10.345Los Angeles County: 9.972 %Los Angeles County9.972Tuolumne County: 9.948 %Tuolumne County9.948Santa Clara County: 9.833 %Santa Clara County9.833San Francisco County: 9.815 %San Francisco County9.815El Dorado County: 9.659 %El Dorado County9.659Calaveras County: 9.63 %Calaveras County9.63Orange County: 9.617 %Orange County9.617Siskiyou County: 9.559 %Siskiyou County9.559San Diego County: 9.508 %San Diego County9.508Riverside County: 9.484 %Riverside County9.484San Mateo County: 9.452 %San Mateo County9.452Lake County: 9.373 %Lake County9.373Kern County: 9.224 %Kern County9.224Marin County: 9.191 %Marin County9.191Sutter County: 9.18 %Sutter County9.18Madera County: 9.045 %Madera County9.045Lassen County: 9.041 %Lassen County9.041Alameda County: 9 %Alameda County9Santa Cruz County: 8.873 %Santa Cruz County8.873Mendocino County: 8.868 %Mendocino County8.868Butte County: 8.841 %Butte County8.841Nevada County: 8.84 %Nevada County8.84Shasta County: 8.771 %Shasta County8.771Contra Costa County: 8.77 %Contra Costa County8.77Trinity County: 8.736 %Trinity County8.736Ventura County: 8.736 %Ventura County8.736Mono County: 8.733 %Mono County8.733San Bernardino County: 8.686 %San Bernardino County8.686Sacramento County: 8.643 %Sacramento County8.643Sonoma County: 8.588 %Sonoma County8.588Colusa County: 8.492 %Colusa County8.492Placer County: 8.455 %Placer County8.455Tehama County: 8.416 %Tehama County8.416San Luis Obispo County: 8.386 %San Luis Obispo County8.386Yolo County: 8.362 %Yolo County8.362San Benito County: 8.343 %San Benito County8.343Fresno County: 8.339 %Fresno County8.339Kings County: 8.252 %Kings County8.252Napa County: 8.228 %Napa County8.228Santa Barbara County: 7.965 %Santa Barbara County7.965Merced County: 7.845 %Merced County7.845Sierra County: 7.843 %Sierra County7.843Solano County: 7.812 %Solano County7.812San Joaquin County: 7.766 %San Joaquin County7.766Monterey County: 7.697 %Monterey County7.697Stanislaus County: 7.576 %Stanislaus County7.576Imperial County: 7.52 %Imperial County7.52Tulare County: 7.441 %Tulare County7.441Amador County: 7.311 %Amador County7.311Humboldt County: 7.155 %Humboldt County7.155Glenn County: 7.092 %Glenn County7.092Inyo County: 6.336 %Inyo County6.336Mariposa County: 21.192 %Mariposa County21.192Del Norte County: 13.666 %Del Norte County13.666Plumas County: 12.5 %Plumas County12.5Yuba County: 11.089 %Yuba County11.089Modoc County: 10.601 %Modoc County10.601Alpine County: 10.345 %Alpine County10.345Los Angeles County: 9.972 %Los Angeles County9.972Tuolumne County: 9.948 %Tuolumne County9.948Santa Clara County: 9.833 %Santa Clara County9.833San Francisco County: 9.815 %San Francisco County9.815El Dorado County: 9.659 %El Dorado County9.659Calaveras County: 9.63 %Calaveras County9.63Orange County: 9.617 %Orange County9.617Siskiyou County: 9.559 %Siskiyou County9.559San Diego County: 9.508 %San Diego County9.508Riverside County: 9.484 %Riverside County9.484San Mateo County: 9.452 %San Mateo County9.452Lake County: 9.373 %Lake County9.373Kern County: 9.224 %Kern County9.224Marin County: 9.191 %Marin County9.191Sutter County: 9.18 %Sutter County9.18Madera County: 9.045 %Madera County9.045Lassen County: 9.041 %Lassen County9.041Alameda County: 9 %Alameda County9Santa Cruz County: 8.873 %Santa Cruz County8.873Mendocino County: 8.868 %Mendocino County8.868Butte County: 8.841 %Butte County8.841Nevada County: 8.84 %Nevada County8.84Shasta County: 8.771 %Shasta County8.771Contra Costa County: 8.77 %Contra Costa County8.77Trinity County: 8.736 %Trinity County8.736Ventura County: 8.736 %Ventura County8.736Mono County: 8.733 %Mono County8.733San Bernardino County: 8.686 %San Bernardino County8.686Sacramento County: 8.643 %Sacramento County8.643Sonoma County: 8.588 %Sonoma County8.588Colusa County: 8.492 %Colusa County8.492Placer County: 8.455 %Placer County8.455Tehama County: 8.416 %Tehama County8.416San Luis Obispo County: 8.386 %San Luis Obispo County8.386Yolo County: 8.362 %Yolo County8.362San Benito County: 8.343 %San Benito County8.343Fresno County: 8.339 %Fresno County8.339Kings County: 8.252 %Kings County8.252Napa County: 8.228 %Napa County8.228Santa Barbara County: 7.965 %Santa Barbara County7.965Merced County: 7.845 %Merced County7.845Sierra County: 7.843 %Sierra County7.843Solano County: 7.812 %Solano County7.812San Joaquin County: 7.766 %San Joaquin County7.766Monterey County: 7.697 %Monterey County7.697Stanislaus County: 7.576 %Stanislaus County7.576Imperial County: 7.52 %Imperial County7.52Tulare County: 7.441 %Tulare County7.441Amador County: 7.311 %Amador County7.311Humboldt County: 7.155 %Humboldt County7.155Glenn County: 7.092 %Glenn County7.092Inyo County: 6.336 %Inyo County6.336
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Mariposa County21.192+10.55 pts
2Del Norte County13.666+6.88 pts
3Plumas County12.5+1.23 pts
4Yuba County11.089+1.18 pts
5Modoc County10.601+0.85 pts
6Alpine County10.345-3.69 pts
7Los Angeles County9.972-0.13 pts
8Tuolumne County9.948+1.07 pts
9Santa Clara County9.833-0.05 pts
10San Francisco County9.815-0.05 pts
11El Dorado County9.659-1.83 pts
12Calaveras County9.63-0.6 pts
13Orange County9.617-0.15 pts
14Siskiyou County9.559+0.69 pts
15San Diego County9.508-0.34 pts
16Riverside County9.484-0.05 pts
17San Mateo County9.452+0.07 pts
18Lake County9.373+1.45 pts
19Kern County9.224+0.24 pts
20Marin County9.191-0.01 pts
21Sutter County9.18-0.37 pts
22Madera County9.045-0.1 pts
23Lassen County9.041-2.47 pts
24Alameda County9+0.03 pts
25Santa Cruz County8.873+1.04 pts
26Mendocino County8.868+0.62 pts
27Butte County8.841+0.66 pts
28Nevada County8.84-0.13 pts
29Shasta County8.771+0.27 pts
30Contra Costa County8.77-0.6 pts
31Trinity County8.736-2.1 pts
31Ventura County8.736-0.37 pts
33Mono County8.733+1.99 pts
34San Bernardino County8.686-0.02 pts
35Sacramento County8.643-0.73 pts
36Sonoma County8.588+0.17 pts
37Colusa County8.492-0.04 pts
38Placer County8.455-1.07 pts
39Tehama County8.416+0.06 pts
40San Luis Obispo County8.386+0.24 pts
41Yolo County8.362+0.04 pts
42San Benito County8.343+0.06 pts
43Fresno County8.339+0.22 pts
44Kings County8.252+0.06 pts
45Napa County8.228+0.39 pts
46Santa Barbara County7.965-0.16 pts
47Merced County7.845+0.66 pts
48Sierra County7.843-0.32 pts
49Solano County7.812-0.18 pts
50San Joaquin County7.766-0.42 pts
51Monterey County7.697-0.76 pts
52Stanislaus County7.576-0.11 pts
53Imperial County7.52-0.94 pts
54Tulare County7.441-1.21 pts
55Amador County7.311-0.76 pts
56Humboldt County7.155-0.79 pts
57Glenn County7.092+1.1 pts
58Inyo County6.336-1.27 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Mariposa County, with 21.192% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Inyo County, with 6.336% in 2016.

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