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Counties in California by establishment exit rate

Sierra County had the highest establishment exit rate of 58 counties in 2022, at 14.953%. Mariposa County had the lowest, at 5%. The median was 9.205% and the figure for California was 9.839%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.953Sierra County
Lowest5Mariposa County
Median9.20558 counties
California9.839History

Map of counties, 2022

Alameda County: 10.104 %Alpine County: 13.559 %Amador County: 7.737 %Butte County: 9.072 %Calaveras County: 11.026 %Colusa County: 10.242 %Contra Costa County: 9.602 %Del Norte County: 6.897 %El Dorado County: 10.351 %Fresno County: 8.404 %Glenn County: 7.965 %Humboldt County: 8.774 %Imperial County: 8.663 %Inyo County: 8.435 %Kern County: 9.08 %Kings County: 7.114 %Lake County: 9.533 %Lassen County: 11.255 %Los Angeles County: 10.634 %Madera County: 8.54 %Marin County: 10.299 %Mariposa County: 5 %Mendocino County: 8.51 %Merced County: 8.459 %Modoc County: 9.155 %Mono County: 8.752 %Monterey County: 8.805 %Napa County: 8.464 %Nevada County: 9.269 %Orange County: 9.586 %Placer County: 9.765 %Plumas County: 14.113 %Riverside County: 9.511 %Sacramento County: 9.337 %San Benito County: 8.629 %San Bernardino County: 9.202 %San Diego County: 9.793 %San Francisco County: 10.84 %San Joaquin County: 8.776 %San Luis Obispo County: 8.772 %San Mateo County: 9.629 %Santa Barbara County: 8.462 %Santa Clara County: 10.077 %Santa Cruz County: 8.404 %Shasta County: 9.342 %Sierra County: 14.953 %Siskiyou County: 10.612 %Solano County: 9.208 %Sonoma County: 9.155 %Stanislaus County: 8.282 %Sutter County: 8.828 %Tehama County: 9.827 %Trinity County: 11.547 %Tulare County: 7.986 %Tuolumne County: 10.601 %Ventura County: 9.219 %Yolo County: 8.782 %Yuba County: 11.417 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Sierra County: 14.953 %Sierra County14.953Plumas County: 14.113 %Plumas County14.113Alpine County: 13.559 %Alpine County13.559Trinity County: 11.547 %Trinity County11.547Yuba County: 11.417 %Yuba County11.417Lassen County: 11.255 %Lassen County11.255Calaveras County: 11.026 %Calaveras County11.026San Francisco County: 10.84 %San Francisco County10.84Los Angeles County: 10.634 %Los Angeles County10.634Siskiyou County: 10.612 %Siskiyou County10.612Tuolumne County: 10.601 %Tuolumne County10.601El Dorado County: 10.351 %El Dorado County10.351Marin County: 10.299 %Marin County10.299Colusa County: 10.242 %Colusa County10.242Alameda County: 10.104 %Alameda County10.104Santa Clara County: 10.077 %Santa Clara County10.077Tehama County: 9.827 %Tehama County9.827San Diego County: 9.793 %San Diego County9.793Placer County: 9.765 %Placer County9.765San Mateo County: 9.629 %San Mateo County9.629Contra Costa County: 9.602 %Contra Costa County9.602Orange County: 9.586 %Orange County9.586Lake County: 9.533 %Lake County9.533Riverside County: 9.511 %Riverside County9.511Shasta County: 9.342 %Shasta County9.342Sacramento County: 9.337 %Sacramento County9.337Nevada County: 9.269 %Nevada County9.269Ventura County: 9.219 %Ventura County9.219Solano County: 9.208 %Solano County9.208San Bernardino County: 9.202 %San Bernardino County9.202Modoc County: 9.155 %Modoc County9.155Sonoma County: 9.155 %Sonoma County9.155Kern County: 9.08 %Kern County9.08Butte County: 9.072 %Butte County9.072Sutter County: 8.828 %Sutter County8.828Monterey County: 8.805 %Monterey County8.805Yolo County: 8.782 %Yolo County8.782San Joaquin County: 8.776 %San Joaquin County8.776Humboldt County: 8.774 %Humboldt County8.774San Luis Obispo County: 8.772 %San Luis Obispo County8.772Mono County: 8.752 %Mono County8.752Imperial County: 8.663 %Imperial County8.663San Benito County: 8.629 %San Benito County8.629Madera County: 8.54 %Madera County8.54Mendocino County: 8.51 %Mendocino County8.51Napa County: 8.464 %Napa County8.464Santa Barbara County: 8.462 %Santa Barbara County8.462Merced County: 8.459 %Merced County8.459Inyo County: 8.435 %Inyo County8.435Fresno County: 8.404 %Fresno County8.404Santa Cruz County: 8.404 %Santa Cruz County8.404Stanislaus County: 8.282 %Stanislaus County8.282Tulare County: 7.986 %Tulare County7.986Glenn County: 7.965 %Glenn County7.965Amador County: 7.737 %Amador County7.737Kings County: 7.114 %Kings County7.114Del Norte County: 6.897 %Del Norte County6.897Mariposa County: 5 %Mariposa County5Sierra County: 14.953 %Sierra County14.953Plumas County: 14.113 %Plumas County14.113Alpine County: 13.559 %Alpine County13.559Trinity County: 11.547 %Trinity County11.547Yuba County: 11.417 %Yuba County11.417Lassen County: 11.255 %Lassen County11.255Calaveras County: 11.026 %Calaveras County11.026San Francisco County: 10.84 %San Francisco County10.84Los Angeles County: 10.634 %Los Angeles County10.634Siskiyou County: 10.612 %Siskiyou County10.612Tuolumne County: 10.601 %Tuolumne County10.601El Dorado County: 10.351 %El Dorado County10.351Marin County: 10.299 %Marin County10.299Colusa County: 10.242 %Colusa County10.242Alameda County: 10.104 %Alameda County10.104Santa Clara County: 10.077 %Santa Clara County10.077Tehama County: 9.827 %Tehama County9.827San Diego County: 9.793 %San Diego County9.793Placer County: 9.765 %Placer County9.765San Mateo County: 9.629 %San Mateo County9.629Contra Costa County: 9.602 %Contra Costa County9.602Orange County: 9.586 %Orange County9.586Lake County: 9.533 %Lake County9.533Riverside County: 9.511 %Riverside County9.511Shasta County: 9.342 %Shasta County9.342Sacramento County: 9.337 %Sacramento County9.337Nevada County: 9.269 %Nevada County9.269Ventura County: 9.219 %Ventura County9.219Solano County: 9.208 %Solano County9.208San Bernardino County: 9.202 %San Bernardino County9.202Modoc County: 9.155 %Modoc County9.155Sonoma County: 9.155 %Sonoma County9.155Kern County: 9.08 %Kern County9.08Butte County: 9.072 %Butte County9.072Sutter County: 8.828 %Sutter County8.828Monterey County: 8.805 %Monterey County8.805Yolo County: 8.782 %Yolo County8.782San Joaquin County: 8.776 %San Joaquin County8.776Humboldt County: 8.774 %Humboldt County8.774San Luis Obispo County: 8.772 %San Luis Obispo County8.772Mono County: 8.752 %Mono County8.752Imperial County: 8.663 %Imperial County8.663San Benito County: 8.629 %San Benito County8.629Madera County: 8.54 %Madera County8.54Mendocino County: 8.51 %Mendocino County8.51Napa County: 8.464 %Napa County8.464Santa Barbara County: 8.462 %Santa Barbara County8.462Merced County: 8.459 %Merced County8.459Inyo County: 8.435 %Inyo County8.435Fresno County: 8.404 %Fresno County8.404Santa Cruz County: 8.404 %Santa Cruz County8.404Stanislaus County: 8.282 %Stanislaus County8.282Tulare County: 7.986 %Tulare County7.986Glenn County: 7.965 %Glenn County7.965Amador County: 7.737 %Amador County7.737Kings County: 7.114 %Kings County7.114Del Norte County: 6.897 %Del Norte County6.897Mariposa County: 5 %Mariposa County5
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Sierra County14.953-3.91 pts
2Plumas County14.113-0.75 pts
3Alpine County13.559-0.73 pts
4Trinity County11.547-1.07 pts
5Yuba County11.417-0.61 pts
6Lassen County11.255-3.5 pts
7Calaveras County11.026-0.61 pts
8San Francisco County10.84-4.3 pts
9Los Angeles County10.634-3.1 pts
10Siskiyou County10.612-2.26 pts
11Tuolumne County10.601-1.55 pts
12El Dorado County10.351-1.48 pts
13Marin County10.299-2.62 pts
14Colusa County10.242+4.44 pts
15Alameda County10.104-2.39 pts
16Santa Clara County10.077-2.83 pts
17Tehama County9.827+0.63 pts
18San Diego County9.793-1.84 pts
19Placer County9.765-0.53 pts
20San Mateo County9.629-2.55 pts
21Contra Costa County9.602-2.12 pts
22Orange County9.586-2.05 pts
23Lake County9.533-2.41 pts
24Riverside County9.511-2.03 pts
25Shasta County9.342-0.57 pts
26Sacramento County9.337-1.72 pts
27Nevada County9.269-2.38 pts
28Ventura County9.219-2.25 pts
29Solano County9.208-1.83 pts
30San Bernardino County9.202-1.22 pts
31Modoc County9.155+0.4 pts
31Sonoma County9.155-1.96 pts
33Kern County9.08-1.49 pts
34Butte County9.072-1.24 pts
35Sutter County8.828-0.09 pts
36Monterey County8.805-1.84 pts
37Yolo County8.782-1.04 pts
38San Joaquin County8.776-1.5 pts
39Humboldt County8.774-2.45 pts
40San Luis Obispo County8.772-1.18 pts
41Mono County8.752-2.06 pts
42Imperial County8.663-2.75 pts
43San Benito County8.629-2.66 pts
44Madera County8.54-2.04 pts
45Mendocino County8.51-4.06 pts
46Napa County8.464-1.76 pts
47Santa Barbara County8.462-1.75 pts
48Merced County8.459-2.28 pts
49Inyo County8.435-0.99 pts
50Fresno County8.404-1.23 pts
50Santa Cruz County8.404-3.15 pts
52Stanislaus County8.282-2.28 pts
53Tulare County7.986-1.7 pts
54Glenn County7.965-0.32 pts
55Amador County7.737-3.7 pts
56Kings County7.114-2.37 pts
57Del Norte County6.897-2.72 pts
58Mariposa County5-10.65 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Sierra County, with 14.953% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Mariposa County, with 5% in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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