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Counties in California by establishment exit rate

Mariposa County had the highest establishment exit rate of 58 counties in 2018, at 13.149%. Sutter County had the lowest, at 6.732%. The median was 9.2% and the figure for California was 9.651%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.149Mariposa County
Lowest6.732Sutter County
Median9.258 counties
California9.651History

Map of counties, 2018

Alameda County: 9.429 %Alpine County: 11.111 %Amador County: 8.863 %Butte County: 7.829 %Calaveras County: 9.611 %Colusa County: 7.321 %Contra Costa County: 9.674 %Del Norte County: 8.602 %El Dorado County: 10.137 %Fresno County: 8.534 %Glenn County: 8.274 %Humboldt County: 7.653 %Imperial County: 8.792 %Inyo County: 9.188 %Kern County: 9.334 %Kings County: 8.495 %Lake County: 9.211 %Lassen County: 9.116 %Los Angeles County: 10.192 %Madera County: 9.234 %Marin County: 9.538 %Mariposa County: 13.149 %Mendocino County: 8.645 %Merced County: 9.366 %Modoc County: 8.118 %Mono County: 8.291 %Monterey County: 8.436 %Napa County: 7.878 %Nevada County: 10.722 %Orange County: 9.888 %Placer County: 9.29 %Plumas County: 9.259 %Riverside County: 9.549 %Sacramento County: 8.583 %San Benito County: 8.534 %San Bernardino County: 9.045 %San Diego County: 9.894 %San Francisco County: 10.176 %San Joaquin County: 8.569 %San Luis Obispo County: 8.84 %San Mateo County: 9.621 %Santa Barbara County: 8.647 %Santa Clara County: 10.229 %Santa Cruz County: 9.593 %Shasta County: 8.294 %Sierra County: 12.766 %Siskiyou County: 9.721 %Solano County: 7.829 %Sonoma County: 8.976 %Stanislaus County: 8.423 %Sutter County: 6.732 %Tehama County: 9.726 %Trinity County: 11.521 %Tulare County: 7.99 %Tuolumne County: 10.004 %Ventura County: 9.682 %Yolo County: 9.053 %Yuba County: 11.965 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Mariposa County: 13.149 %Mariposa County13.149Sierra County: 12.766 %Sierra County12.766Yuba County: 11.965 %Yuba County11.965Trinity County: 11.521 %Trinity County11.521Alpine County: 11.111 %Alpine County11.111Nevada County: 10.722 %Nevada County10.722Santa Clara County: 10.229 %Santa Clara County10.229Los Angeles County: 10.192 %Los Angeles County10.192San Francisco County: 10.176 %San Francisco County10.176El Dorado County: 10.137 %El Dorado County10.137Tuolumne County: 10.004 %Tuolumne County10.004San Diego County: 9.894 %San Diego County9.894Orange County: 9.888 %Orange County9.888Tehama County: 9.726 %Tehama County9.726Siskiyou County: 9.721 %Siskiyou County9.721Ventura County: 9.682 %Ventura County9.682Contra Costa County: 9.674 %Contra Costa County9.674San Mateo County: 9.621 %San Mateo County9.621Calaveras County: 9.611 %Calaveras County9.611Santa Cruz County: 9.593 %Santa Cruz County9.593Riverside County: 9.549 %Riverside County9.549Marin County: 9.538 %Marin County9.538Alameda County: 9.429 %Alameda County9.429Merced County: 9.366 %Merced County9.366Kern County: 9.334 %Kern County9.334Placer County: 9.29 %Placer County9.29Plumas County: 9.259 %Plumas County9.259Madera County: 9.234 %Madera County9.234Lake County: 9.211 %Lake County9.211Inyo County: 9.188 %Inyo County9.188Lassen County: 9.116 %Lassen County9.116Yolo County: 9.053 %Yolo County9.053San Bernardino County: 9.045 %San Bernardino County9.045Sonoma County: 8.976 %Sonoma County8.976Amador County: 8.863 %Amador County8.863San Luis Obispo County: 8.84 %San Luis Obispo County8.84Imperial County: 8.792 %Imperial County8.792Santa Barbara County: 8.647 %Santa Barbara County8.647Mendocino County: 8.645 %Mendocino County8.645Del Norte County: 8.602 %Del Norte County8.602Sacramento County: 8.583 %Sacramento County8.583San Joaquin County: 8.569 %San Joaquin County8.569Fresno County: 8.534 %Fresno County8.534San Benito County: 8.534 %San Benito County8.534Kings County: 8.495 %Kings County8.495Monterey County: 8.436 %Monterey County8.436Stanislaus County: 8.423 %Stanislaus County8.423Shasta County: 8.294 %Shasta County8.294Mono County: 8.291 %Mono County8.291Glenn County: 8.274 %Glenn County8.274Modoc County: 8.118 %Modoc County8.118Tulare County: 7.99 %Tulare County7.99Napa County: 7.878 %Napa County7.878Butte County: 7.829 %Butte County7.829Solano County: 7.829 %Solano County7.829Humboldt County: 7.653 %Humboldt County7.653Colusa County: 7.321 %Colusa County7.321Sutter County: 6.732 %Sutter County6.732Mariposa County: 13.149 %Mariposa County13.149Sierra County: 12.766 %Sierra County12.766Yuba County: 11.965 %Yuba County11.965Trinity County: 11.521 %Trinity County11.521Alpine County: 11.111 %Alpine County11.111Nevada County: 10.722 %Nevada County10.722Santa Clara County: 10.229 %Santa Clara County10.229Los Angeles County: 10.192 %Los Angeles County10.192San Francisco County: 10.176 %San Francisco County10.176El Dorado County: 10.137 %El Dorado County10.137Tuolumne County: 10.004 %Tuolumne County10.004San Diego County: 9.894 %San Diego County9.894Orange County: 9.888 %Orange County9.888Tehama County: 9.726 %Tehama County9.726Siskiyou County: 9.721 %Siskiyou County9.721Ventura County: 9.682 %Ventura County9.682Contra Costa County: 9.674 %Contra Costa County9.674San Mateo County: 9.621 %San Mateo County9.621Calaveras County: 9.611 %Calaveras County9.611Santa Cruz County: 9.593 %Santa Cruz County9.593Riverside County: 9.549 %Riverside County9.549Marin County: 9.538 %Marin County9.538Alameda County: 9.429 %Alameda County9.429Merced County: 9.366 %Merced County9.366Kern County: 9.334 %Kern County9.334Placer County: 9.29 %Placer County9.29Plumas County: 9.259 %Plumas County9.259Madera County: 9.234 %Madera County9.234Lake County: 9.211 %Lake County9.211Inyo County: 9.188 %Inyo County9.188Lassen County: 9.116 %Lassen County9.116Yolo County: 9.053 %Yolo County9.053San Bernardino County: 9.045 %San Bernardino County9.045Sonoma County: 8.976 %Sonoma County8.976Amador County: 8.863 %Amador County8.863San Luis Obispo County: 8.84 %San Luis Obispo County8.84Imperial County: 8.792 %Imperial County8.792Santa Barbara County: 8.647 %Santa Barbara County8.647Mendocino County: 8.645 %Mendocino County8.645Del Norte County: 8.602 %Del Norte County8.602Sacramento County: 8.583 %Sacramento County8.583San Joaquin County: 8.569 %San Joaquin County8.569Fresno County: 8.534 %Fresno County8.534San Benito County: 8.534 %San Benito County8.534Kings County: 8.495 %Kings County8.495Monterey County: 8.436 %Monterey County8.436Stanislaus County: 8.423 %Stanislaus County8.423Shasta County: 8.294 %Shasta County8.294Mono County: 8.291 %Mono County8.291Glenn County: 8.274 %Glenn County8.274Modoc County: 8.118 %Modoc County8.118Tulare County: 7.99 %Tulare County7.99Napa County: 7.878 %Napa County7.878Butte County: 7.829 %Butte County7.829Solano County: 7.829 %Solano County7.829Humboldt County: 7.653 %Humboldt County7.653Colusa County: 7.321 %Colusa County7.321Sutter County: 6.732 %Sutter County6.732
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Mariposa County13.149+0.95 pts
2Sierra County12.766-2.92 pts
3Yuba County11.965+3.98 pts
4Trinity County11.521+2.41 pts
5Alpine County11.111n/a
6Nevada County10.722+0.26 pts
7Santa Clara County10.229-0.11 pts
8Los Angeles County10.192+0.03 pts
9San Francisco County10.176-0.2 pts
10El Dorado County10.137-0.35 pts
11Tuolumne County10.004+0.7 pts
12San Diego County9.894-0.22 pts
13Orange County9.888-0.05 pts
14Tehama County9.726-0.04 pts
15Siskiyou County9.721-2.01 pts
16Ventura County9.682+0.31 pts
17Contra Costa County9.674+0.27 pts
18San Mateo County9.621-0.31 pts
19Calaveras County9.611-1.89 pts
20Santa Cruz County9.593+0.45 pts
21Riverside County9.549+0.12 pts
22Marin County9.538-0.27 pts
23Alameda County9.429-0.22 pts
24Merced County9.366+0.69 pts
25Kern County9.334-0.46 pts
26Placer County9.29+0.11 pts
27Plumas County9.259+0.35 pts
28Madera County9.234-1.14 pts
29Lake County9.211+0.93 pts
30Inyo County9.188+0.1 pts
31Lassen County9.116-0.8 pts
32Yolo County9.053-0.16 pts
33San Bernardino County9.045-0.34 pts
34Sonoma County8.976+0.89 pts
35Amador County8.863-0.89 pts
36San Luis Obispo County8.84-0.63 pts
37Imperial County8.792-0.13 pts
38Santa Barbara County8.647-0.66 pts
39Mendocino County8.645+0.11 pts
40Del Norte County8.602+1.08 pts
41Sacramento County8.583-1.21 pts
42San Joaquin County8.569+0.19 pts
43Fresno County8.534-0.57 pts
43San Benito County8.534+0.99 pts
45Kings County8.495+1.14 pts
46Monterey County8.436-0.85 pts
47Stanislaus County8.423+0.63 pts
48Shasta County8.294-0.86 pts
49Mono County8.291+0.8 pts
50Glenn County8.274+0.27 pts
51Modoc County8.118-3.43 pts
52Tulare County7.99-0.09 pts
53Napa County7.878-0.53 pts
54Butte County7.829-0.81 pts
54Solano County7.829-1.4 pts
56Humboldt County7.653-0.97 pts
57Colusa County7.321-1.77 pts
58Sutter County6.732-1.88 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Mariposa County, with 13.149% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Sutter County, with 6.732% in 2018.

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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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