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Counties in California by establishment exit rate

Alpine County had the highest establishment exit rate of 58 counties in 2020, at 21.429%. Del Norte County had the lowest, at 5.391%. The median was 9.379% and the figure for California was 9.865%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.429Alpine County
Lowest5.391Del Norte County
Median9.37958 counties
California9.865History

Map of counties, 2020

Alameda County: 9.729 %Alpine County: 21.429 %Amador County: 7.761 %Butte County: 8.572 %Calaveras County: 10.006 %Colusa County: 9.927 %Contra Costa County: 9.67 %Del Norte County: 5.391 %El Dorado County: 10.855 %Fresno County: 8.53 %Glenn County: 10.158 %Humboldt County: 9.877 %Imperial County: 8.5 %Inyo County: 7.495 %Kern County: 9.073 %Kings County: 7.393 %Lake County: 9.589 %Lassen County: 8.939 %Los Angeles County: 10.641 %Madera County: 9.554 %Marin County: 9.432 %Mariposa County: 9.732 %Mendocino County: 10.161 %Merced County: 8.488 %Modoc County: 12.83 %Mono County: 8.187 %Monterey County: 8.772 %Napa County: 7.77 %Nevada County: 10.423 %Orange County: 9.844 %Placer County: 9.326 %Plumas County: 7.007 %Riverside County: 9.771 %Sacramento County: 9.444 %San Benito County: 6.59 %San Bernardino County: 9.217 %San Diego County: 9.865 %San Francisco County: 10.691 %San Joaquin County: 9.087 %San Luis Obispo County: 8.125 %San Mateo County: 9.531 %Santa Barbara County: 8.328 %Santa Clara County: 10.368 %Santa Cruz County: 9.773 %Shasta County: 8.408 %Sierra County: 7.921 %Siskiyou County: 9.178 %Solano County: 9.705 %Sonoma County: 8.919 %Stanislaus County: 8.408 %Sutter County: 8.249 %Tehama County: 9.686 %Trinity County: 12.587 %Tulare County: 8.649 %Tuolumne County: 9.694 %Ventura County: 9.289 %Yolo County: 8.934 %Yuba County: 11.631 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Alpine County: 21.429 %Alpine County21.429Modoc County: 12.83 %Modoc County12.83Trinity County: 12.587 %Trinity County12.587Yuba County: 11.631 %Yuba County11.631El Dorado County: 10.855 %El Dorado County10.855San Francisco County: 10.691 %San Francisco County10.691Los Angeles County: 10.641 %Los Angeles County10.641Nevada County: 10.423 %Nevada County10.423Santa Clara County: 10.368 %Santa Clara County10.368Mendocino County: 10.161 %Mendocino County10.161Glenn County: 10.158 %Glenn County10.158Calaveras County: 10.006 %Calaveras County10.006Colusa County: 9.927 %Colusa County9.927Humboldt County: 9.877 %Humboldt County9.877San Diego County: 9.865 %San Diego County9.865Orange County: 9.844 %Orange County9.844Santa Cruz County: 9.773 %Santa Cruz County9.773Riverside County: 9.771 %Riverside County9.771Mariposa County: 9.732 %Mariposa County9.732Alameda County: 9.729 %Alameda County9.729Solano County: 9.705 %Solano County9.705Tuolumne County: 9.694 %Tuolumne County9.694Tehama County: 9.686 %Tehama County9.686Contra Costa County: 9.67 %Contra Costa County9.67Lake County: 9.589 %Lake County9.589Madera County: 9.554 %Madera County9.554San Mateo County: 9.531 %San Mateo County9.531Sacramento County: 9.444 %Sacramento County9.444Marin County: 9.432 %Marin County9.432Placer County: 9.326 %Placer County9.326Ventura County: 9.289 %Ventura County9.289San Bernardino County: 9.217 %San Bernardino County9.217Siskiyou County: 9.178 %Siskiyou County9.178San Joaquin County: 9.087 %San Joaquin County9.087Kern County: 9.073 %Kern County9.073Lassen County: 8.939 %Lassen County8.939Yolo County: 8.934 %Yolo County8.934Sonoma County: 8.919 %Sonoma County8.919Monterey County: 8.772 %Monterey County8.772Tulare County: 8.649 %Tulare County8.649Butte County: 8.572 %Butte County8.572Fresno County: 8.53 %Fresno County8.53Imperial County: 8.5 %Imperial County8.5Merced County: 8.488 %Merced County8.488Shasta County: 8.408 %Shasta County8.408Stanislaus County: 8.408 %Stanislaus County8.408Santa Barbara County: 8.328 %Santa Barbara County8.328Sutter County: 8.249 %Sutter County8.249Mono County: 8.187 %Mono County8.187San Luis Obispo County: 8.125 %San Luis Obispo County8.125Sierra County: 7.921 %Sierra County7.921Napa County: 7.77 %Napa County7.77Amador County: 7.761 %Amador County7.761Inyo County: 7.495 %Inyo County7.495Kings County: 7.393 %Kings County7.393Plumas County: 7.007 %Plumas County7.007San Benito County: 6.59 %San Benito County6.59Del Norte County: 5.391 %Del Norte County5.391Alpine County: 21.429 %Alpine County21.429Modoc County: 12.83 %Modoc County12.83Trinity County: 12.587 %Trinity County12.587Yuba County: 11.631 %Yuba County11.631El Dorado County: 10.855 %El Dorado County10.855San Francisco County: 10.691 %San Francisco County10.691Los Angeles County: 10.641 %Los Angeles County10.641Nevada County: 10.423 %Nevada County10.423Santa Clara County: 10.368 %Santa Clara County10.368Mendocino County: 10.161 %Mendocino County10.161Glenn County: 10.158 %Glenn County10.158Calaveras County: 10.006 %Calaveras County10.006Colusa County: 9.927 %Colusa County9.927Humboldt County: 9.877 %Humboldt County9.877San Diego County: 9.865 %San Diego County9.865Orange County: 9.844 %Orange County9.844Santa Cruz County: 9.773 %Santa Cruz County9.773Riverside County: 9.771 %Riverside County9.771Mariposa County: 9.732 %Mariposa County9.732Alameda County: 9.729 %Alameda County9.729Solano County: 9.705 %Solano County9.705Tuolumne County: 9.694 %Tuolumne County9.694Tehama County: 9.686 %Tehama County9.686Contra Costa County: 9.67 %Contra Costa County9.67Lake County: 9.589 %Lake County9.589Madera County: 9.554 %Madera County9.554San Mateo County: 9.531 %San Mateo County9.531Sacramento County: 9.444 %Sacramento County9.444Marin County: 9.432 %Marin County9.432Placer County: 9.326 %Placer County9.326Ventura County: 9.289 %Ventura County9.289San Bernardino County: 9.217 %San Bernardino County9.217Siskiyou County: 9.178 %Siskiyou County9.178San Joaquin County: 9.087 %San Joaquin County9.087Kern County: 9.073 %Kern County9.073Lassen County: 8.939 %Lassen County8.939Yolo County: 8.934 %Yolo County8.934Sonoma County: 8.919 %Sonoma County8.919Monterey County: 8.772 %Monterey County8.772Tulare County: 8.649 %Tulare County8.649Butte County: 8.572 %Butte County8.572Fresno County: 8.53 %Fresno County8.53Imperial County: 8.5 %Imperial County8.5Merced County: 8.488 %Merced County8.488Shasta County: 8.408 %Shasta County8.408Stanislaus County: 8.408 %Stanislaus County8.408Santa Barbara County: 8.328 %Santa Barbara County8.328Sutter County: 8.249 %Sutter County8.249Mono County: 8.187 %Mono County8.187San Luis Obispo County: 8.125 %San Luis Obispo County8.125Sierra County: 7.921 %Sierra County7.921Napa County: 7.77 %Napa County7.77Amador County: 7.761 %Amador County7.761Inyo County: 7.495 %Inyo County7.495Kings County: 7.393 %Kings County7.393Plumas County: 7.007 %Plumas County7.007San Benito County: 6.59 %San Benito County6.59Del Norte County: 5.391 %Del Norte County5.391
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Alpine County21.429+10.9 pts
2Modoc County12.83+3.13 pts
3Trinity County12.587+4.7 pts
4Yuba County11.631+3.92 pts
5El Dorado County10.855+0.22 pts
6San Francisco County10.691+1.27 pts
7Los Angeles County10.641+0.52 pts
8Nevada County10.423+0.65 pts
9Santa Clara County10.368+0.46 pts
10Mendocino County10.161+1.04 pts
11Glenn County10.158+2.53 pts
12Calaveras County10.006-0.34 pts
13Colusa County9.927+0.64 pts
14Humboldt County9.877+2.41 pts
15San Diego County9.865+0.22 pts
16Orange County9.844+0.23 pts
17Santa Cruz County9.773+0.93 pts
18Riverside County9.771+0.33 pts
19Mariposa County9.732+0.92 pts
20Alameda County9.729+0.44 pts
21Solano County9.705+1 pts
22Tuolumne County9.694-0.21 pts
23Tehama County9.686+2.03 pts
24Contra Costa County9.67+0.43 pts
25Lake County9.589-0.28 pts
26Madera County9.554+1.69 pts
27San Mateo County9.531+0.51 pts
28Sacramento County9.444+0.38 pts
29Marin County9.432+0.04 pts
30Placer County9.326+0.07 pts
31Ventura County9.289+0.82 pts
32San Bernardino County9.217+0.12 pts
33Siskiyou County9.178-0.04 pts
34San Joaquin County9.087+1.59 pts
35Kern County9.073+0.51 pts
36Lassen County8.939-0.23 pts
37Yolo County8.934+0.35 pts
38Sonoma County8.919-0.14 pts
39Monterey County8.772+0.61 pts
40Tulare County8.649+0.49 pts
41Butte County8.572-3.29 pts
42Fresno County8.53+0.35 pts
43Imperial County8.5+0.12 pts
44Merced County8.488+0.94 pts
45Shasta County8.408+0.73 pts
45Stanislaus County8.408+0.5 pts
47Santa Barbara County8.328+0.2 pts
48Sutter County8.249-0.26 pts
49Mono County8.187-2.36 pts
50San Luis Obispo County8.125-0.11 pts
51Sierra County7.921-0.68 pts
52Napa County7.77-0.48 pts
53Amador County7.761-0.21 pts
54Inyo County7.495-0.67 pts
55Kings County7.393+1.28 pts
56Plumas County7.007-3.49 pts
57San Benito County6.59-0.28 pts
58Del Norte County5.391-1.44 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Alpine County, with 21.429% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Del Norte County, with 5.391% in 2020.

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