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Counties in California by establishment exit rate

Butte County had the highest establishment exit rate of 58 counties in 2019, at 11.858%. Kings County had the lowest, at 6.116%. The median was 8.83% and the figure for California was 9.442%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.858Butte County
Lowest6.116Kings County
Median8.8358 counties
California9.442History

Map of counties, 2019

Alameda County: 9.285 %Alpine County: 10.526 %Amador County: 7.969 %Butte County: 11.858 %Calaveras County: 10.347 %Colusa County: 9.289 %Contra Costa County: 9.241 %Del Norte County: 6.831 %El Dorado County: 10.633 %Fresno County: 8.184 %Glenn County: 7.63 %Humboldt County: 7.47 %Imperial County: 8.381 %Inyo County: 8.163 %Kern County: 8.568 %Kings County: 6.116 %Lake County: 9.873 %Lassen County: 9.167 %Los Angeles County: 10.123 %Madera County: 7.866 %Marin County: 9.39 %Mariposa County: 8.814 %Mendocino County: 9.116 %Merced County: 7.552 %Modoc County: 9.701 %Mono County: 10.547 %Monterey County: 8.161 %Napa County: 8.25 %Nevada County: 9.776 %Orange County: 9.616 %Placer County: 9.253 %Plumas County: 10.494 %Riverside County: 9.439 %Sacramento County: 9.061 %San Benito County: 6.874 %San Bernardino County: 9.1 %San Diego County: 9.648 %San Francisco County: 9.421 %San Joaquin County: 7.496 %San Luis Obispo County: 8.23 %San Mateo County: 9.021 %Santa Barbara County: 8.125 %Santa Clara County: 9.912 %Santa Cruz County: 8.846 %Shasta County: 7.68 %Sierra County: 8.602 %Siskiyou County: 9.214 %Solano County: 8.706 %Sonoma County: 9.058 %Stanislaus County: 7.903 %Sutter County: 8.509 %Tehama County: 7.654 %Trinity County: 7.889 %Tulare County: 8.16 %Tuolumne County: 9.9 %Ventura County: 8.465 %Yolo County: 8.58 %Yuba County: 7.708 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Butte County: 11.858 %Butte County11.858El Dorado County: 10.633 %El Dorado County10.633Mono County: 10.547 %Mono County10.547Alpine County: 10.526 %Alpine County10.526Plumas County: 10.494 %Plumas County10.494Calaveras County: 10.347 %Calaveras County10.347Los Angeles County: 10.123 %Los Angeles County10.123Santa Clara County: 9.912 %Santa Clara County9.912Tuolumne County: 9.9 %Tuolumne County9.9Lake County: 9.873 %Lake County9.873Nevada County: 9.776 %Nevada County9.776Modoc County: 9.701 %Modoc County9.701San Diego County: 9.648 %San Diego County9.648Orange County: 9.616 %Orange County9.616Riverside County: 9.439 %Riverside County9.439San Francisco County: 9.421 %San Francisco County9.421Marin County: 9.39 %Marin County9.39Colusa County: 9.289 %Colusa County9.289Alameda County: 9.285 %Alameda County9.285Placer County: 9.253 %Placer County9.253Contra Costa County: 9.241 %Contra Costa County9.241Siskiyou County: 9.214 %Siskiyou County9.214Lassen County: 9.167 %Lassen County9.167Mendocino County: 9.116 %Mendocino County9.116San Bernardino County: 9.1 %San Bernardino County9.1Sacramento County: 9.061 %Sacramento County9.061Sonoma County: 9.058 %Sonoma County9.058San Mateo County: 9.021 %San Mateo County9.021Santa Cruz County: 8.846 %Santa Cruz County8.846Mariposa County: 8.814 %Mariposa County8.814Solano County: 8.706 %Solano County8.706Sierra County: 8.602 %Sierra County8.602Yolo County: 8.58 %Yolo County8.58Kern County: 8.568 %Kern County8.568Sutter County: 8.509 %Sutter County8.509Ventura County: 8.465 %Ventura County8.465Imperial County: 8.381 %Imperial County8.381Napa County: 8.25 %Napa County8.25San Luis Obispo County: 8.23 %San Luis Obispo County8.23Fresno County: 8.184 %Fresno County8.184Inyo County: 8.163 %Inyo County8.163Monterey County: 8.161 %Monterey County8.161Tulare County: 8.16 %Tulare County8.16Santa Barbara County: 8.125 %Santa Barbara County8.125Amador County: 7.969 %Amador County7.969Stanislaus County: 7.903 %Stanislaus County7.903Trinity County: 7.889 %Trinity County7.889Madera County: 7.866 %Madera County7.866Yuba County: 7.708 %Yuba County7.708Shasta County: 7.68 %Shasta County7.68Tehama County: 7.654 %Tehama County7.654Glenn County: 7.63 %Glenn County7.63Merced County: 7.552 %Merced County7.552San Joaquin County: 7.496 %San Joaquin County7.496Humboldt County: 7.47 %Humboldt County7.47San Benito County: 6.874 %San Benito County6.874Del Norte County: 6.831 %Del Norte County6.831Kings County: 6.116 %Kings County6.116Butte County: 11.858 %Butte County11.858El Dorado County: 10.633 %El Dorado County10.633Mono County: 10.547 %Mono County10.547Alpine County: 10.526 %Alpine County10.526Plumas County: 10.494 %Plumas County10.494Calaveras County: 10.347 %Calaveras County10.347Los Angeles County: 10.123 %Los Angeles County10.123Santa Clara County: 9.912 %Santa Clara County9.912Tuolumne County: 9.9 %Tuolumne County9.9Lake County: 9.873 %Lake County9.873Nevada County: 9.776 %Nevada County9.776Modoc County: 9.701 %Modoc County9.701San Diego County: 9.648 %San Diego County9.648Orange County: 9.616 %Orange County9.616Riverside County: 9.439 %Riverside County9.439San Francisco County: 9.421 %San Francisco County9.421Marin County: 9.39 %Marin County9.39Colusa County: 9.289 %Colusa County9.289Alameda County: 9.285 %Alameda County9.285Placer County: 9.253 %Placer County9.253Contra Costa County: 9.241 %Contra Costa County9.241Siskiyou County: 9.214 %Siskiyou County9.214Lassen County: 9.167 %Lassen County9.167Mendocino County: 9.116 %Mendocino County9.116San Bernardino County: 9.1 %San Bernardino County9.1Sacramento County: 9.061 %Sacramento County9.061Sonoma County: 9.058 %Sonoma County9.058San Mateo County: 9.021 %San Mateo County9.021Santa Cruz County: 8.846 %Santa Cruz County8.846Mariposa County: 8.814 %Mariposa County8.814Solano County: 8.706 %Solano County8.706Sierra County: 8.602 %Sierra County8.602Yolo County: 8.58 %Yolo County8.58Kern County: 8.568 %Kern County8.568Sutter County: 8.509 %Sutter County8.509Ventura County: 8.465 %Ventura County8.465Imperial County: 8.381 %Imperial County8.381Napa County: 8.25 %Napa County8.25San Luis Obispo County: 8.23 %San Luis Obispo County8.23Fresno County: 8.184 %Fresno County8.184Inyo County: 8.163 %Inyo County8.163Monterey County: 8.161 %Monterey County8.161Tulare County: 8.16 %Tulare County8.16Santa Barbara County: 8.125 %Santa Barbara County8.125Amador County: 7.969 %Amador County7.969Stanislaus County: 7.903 %Stanislaus County7.903Trinity County: 7.889 %Trinity County7.889Madera County: 7.866 %Madera County7.866Yuba County: 7.708 %Yuba County7.708Shasta County: 7.68 %Shasta County7.68Tehama County: 7.654 %Tehama County7.654Glenn County: 7.63 %Glenn County7.63Merced County: 7.552 %Merced County7.552San Joaquin County: 7.496 %San Joaquin County7.496Humboldt County: 7.47 %Humboldt County7.47San Benito County: 6.874 %San Benito County6.874Del Norte County: 6.831 %Del Norte County6.831Kings County: 6.116 %Kings County6.116
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Butte County11.858+4.03 pts
2El Dorado County10.633+0.5 pts
3Mono County10.547+2.26 pts
4Alpine County10.526-0.59 pts
5Plumas County10.494+1.23 pts
6Calaveras County10.347+0.74 pts
7Los Angeles County10.123-0.07 pts
8Santa Clara County9.912-0.32 pts
9Tuolumne County9.9-0.1 pts
10Lake County9.873+0.66 pts
11Nevada County9.776-0.95 pts
12Modoc County9.701+1.58 pts
13San Diego County9.648-0.25 pts
14Orange County9.616-0.27 pts
15Riverside County9.439-0.11 pts
16San Francisco County9.421-0.76 pts
17Marin County9.39-0.15 pts
18Colusa County9.289+1.97 pts
19Alameda County9.285-0.14 pts
20Placer County9.253-0.04 pts
21Contra Costa County9.241-0.43 pts
22Siskiyou County9.214-0.51 pts
23Lassen County9.167+0.05 pts
24Mendocino County9.116+0.47 pts
25San Bernardino County9.1+0.05 pts
26Sacramento County9.061+0.48 pts
27Sonoma County9.058+0.08 pts
28San Mateo County9.021-0.6 pts
29Santa Cruz County8.846-0.75 pts
30Mariposa County8.814-4.33 pts
31Solano County8.706+0.88 pts
32Sierra County8.602-4.16 pts
33Yolo County8.58-0.47 pts
34Kern County8.568-0.77 pts
35Sutter County8.509+1.78 pts
36Ventura County8.465-1.22 pts
37Imperial County8.381-0.41 pts
38Napa County8.25+0.37 pts
39San Luis Obispo County8.23-0.61 pts
40Fresno County8.184-0.35 pts
41Inyo County8.163-1.03 pts
42Monterey County8.161-0.28 pts
43Tulare County8.16+0.17 pts
44Santa Barbara County8.125-0.52 pts
45Amador County7.969-0.89 pts
46Stanislaus County7.903-0.52 pts
47Trinity County7.889-3.63 pts
48Madera County7.866-1.37 pts
49Yuba County7.708-4.26 pts
50Shasta County7.68-0.61 pts
51Tehama County7.654-2.07 pts
52Glenn County7.63-0.64 pts
53Merced County7.552-1.81 pts
54San Joaquin County7.496-1.07 pts
55Humboldt County7.47-0.18 pts
56San Benito County6.874-1.66 pts
57Del Norte County6.831-1.77 pts
58Kings County6.116-2.38 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Butte County, with 11.858% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Kings County, with 6.116% in 2019.

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