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Counties in Colorado by establishment exit rate, 2023

Jackson County had the highest establishment exit rate of 63 counties in 2023, at 26.316%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 6.25%. The median was 11.009% and the figure for Colorado was 11.172%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26.316Jackson County
Lowest6.25Lincoln County
Median11.00963 counties
Colorado11.172History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 10.329 %Alamosa County: 9.111 %Arapahoe County: 11.005 %Archuleta County: 10.493 %Baca County: 10.191 %Bent County: 7.692 %Boulder County: 12.076 %Broomfield County: 10.307 %Chaffee County: 11.6 %Cheyenne County: 15.842 %Clear Creek County: 17.193 %Conejos County: 11.009 %Costilla County: 9.302 %Crowley County: 7.692 %Custer County: 13.669 %Delta County: 13.673 %Denver County: 11.18 %Dolores County: 14.035 %Douglas County: 12.612 %Eagle County: 10.504 %Elbert County: 13.998 %El Paso County: 11.614 %Fremont County: 9.456 %Garfield County: 10.644 %Gilpin County: 9.6 %Grand County: 13.259 %Gunnison County: 11.843 %Hinsdale County: 23.158 %Huerfano County: 11.722 %Jackson County: 26.316 %Jefferson County: 11.647 %Kiowa County: 12.121 %Kit Carson County: 7.186 %Lake County: 8.134 %La Plata County: 11.596 %Larimer County: 10.444 %Las Animas County: 11.607 %Lincoln County: 6.25 %Logan County: 7.802 %Mesa County: 9.814 %Mineral County: 14.679 %Moffat County: 11.111 %Montezuma County: 11.63 %Montrose County: 11.043 %Morgan County: 9.18 %Otero County: 9.019 %Ouray County: 12.891 %Park County: 14.841 %Phillips County: 7.087 %Pitkin County: 10.279 %Prowers County: 10.909 %Pueblo County: 10.299 %Rio Blanco County: 11.527 %Rio Grande County: 7.692 %Routt County: 12.3 %Saguache County: 10.86 %San Juan County: 11.765 %San Miguel County: 9.842 %Summit County: 11.16 %Teller County: 12.871 %Washington County: 10 %Weld County: 10.605 %Yuma County: 6.714 %
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%, 2023. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Jackson County: 26.316 %Jackson County26.316Hinsdale County: 23.158 %Hinsdale County23.158Clear Creek County: 17.193 %Clear Creek County17.193Cheyenne County: 15.842 %Cheyenne County15.842Park County: 14.841 %Park County14.841Mineral County: 14.679 %Mineral County14.679Dolores County: 14.035 %Dolores County14.035Elbert County: 13.998 %Elbert County13.998Delta County: 13.673 %Delta County13.673Custer County: 13.669 %Custer County13.669Grand County: 13.259 %Grand County13.259Ouray County: 12.891 %Ouray County12.891Teller County: 12.871 %Teller County12.871Douglas County: 12.612 %Douglas County12.612Routt County: 12.3 %Routt County12.3Kiowa County: 12.121 %Kiowa County12.121Boulder County: 12.076 %Boulder County12.076Gunnison County: 11.843 %Gunnison County11.843San Juan County: 11.765 %San Juan County11.765Huerfano County: 11.722 %Huerfano County11.722Jefferson County: 11.647 %Jefferson County11.647Montezuma County: 11.63 %Montezuma County11.63El Paso County: 11.614 %El Paso County11.614Las Animas County: 11.607 %Las Animas County11.607Chaffee County: 11.6 %Chaffee County11.6La Plata County: 11.596 %La Plata County11.596Rio Blanco County: 11.527 %Rio Blanco County11.527Denver County: 11.18 %Denver County11.18Summit County: 11.16 %Summit County11.16Moffat County: 11.111 %Moffat County11.111Montrose County: 11.043 %Montrose County11.043Conejos County: 11.009 %Conejos County11.009Arapahoe County: 11.005 %Arapahoe County11.005Prowers County: 10.909 %Prowers County10.909Saguache County: 10.86 %Saguache County10.86Garfield County: 10.644 %Garfield County10.644Weld County: 10.605 %Weld County10.605Eagle County: 10.504 %Eagle County10.504Archuleta County: 10.493 %Archuleta County10.493Larimer County: 10.444 %Larimer County10.444Jackson County: 26.316 %Jackson County26.316Hinsdale County: 23.158 %Hinsdale County23.158Clear Creek County: 17.193 %Clear Creek County17.193Cheyenne County: 15.842 %Cheyenne County15.842Park County: 14.841 %Park County14.841Mineral County: 14.679 %Mineral County14.679Dolores County: 14.035 %Dolores County14.035Elbert County: 13.998 %Elbert County13.998Delta County: 13.673 %Delta County13.673Custer County: 13.669 %Custer County13.669Grand County: 13.259 %Grand County13.259Ouray County: 12.891 %Ouray County12.891Teller County: 12.871 %Teller County12.871Douglas County: 12.612 %Douglas County12.612Routt County: 12.3 %Routt County12.3Kiowa County: 12.121 %Kiowa County12.121Boulder County: 12.076 %Boulder County12.076Gunnison County: 11.843 %Gunnison County11.843San Juan County: 11.765 %San Juan County11.765Huerfano County: 11.722 %Huerfano County11.722Jefferson County: 11.647 %Jefferson County11.647Montezuma County: 11.63 %Montezuma County11.63El Paso County: 11.614 %El Paso County11.614Las Animas County: 11.607 %Las Animas County11.607Chaffee County: 11.6 %Chaffee County11.6La Plata County: 11.596 %La Plata County11.596Rio Blanco County: 11.527 %Rio Blanco County11.527Denver County: 11.18 %Denver County11.18Summit County: 11.16 %Summit County11.16Moffat County: 11.111 %Moffat County11.111Montrose County: 11.043 %Montrose County11.043Conejos County: 11.009 %Conejos County11.009Arapahoe County: 11.005 %Arapahoe County11.005Prowers County: 10.909 %Prowers County10.909Saguache County: 10.86 %Saguache County10.86Garfield County: 10.644 %Garfield County10.644Weld County: 10.605 %Weld County10.605Eagle County: 10.504 %Eagle County10.504Archuleta County: 10.493 %Archuleta County10.493Larimer County: 10.444 %Larimer County10.444
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Jackson County26.316+17.7 pts
2Hinsdale County23.158+7.32 pts
3Clear Creek County17.193+8.22 pts
4Cheyenne County15.842+2.76 pts
5Park County14.841+0.3 pts
6Mineral County14.679+7.34 pts
7Dolores County14.035+3.03 pts
8Elbert County13.998+1.27 pts
9Delta County13.673+1.8 pts
10Custer County13.669+1.95 pts
11Grand County13.259+0.15 pts
12Ouray County12.891+3.54 pts
13Teller County12.871+0.39 pts
14Douglas County12.612-0.17 pts
15Routt County12.3+1.09 pts
16Kiowa County12.121+0.18 pts
17Boulder County12.076+0.71 pts
18Gunnison County11.843+1.51 pts
19San Juan County11.765-0.41 pts
20Huerfano County11.722-3.61 pts
21Jefferson County11.647+0.04 pts
22Montezuma County11.63+2 pts
23El Paso County11.614-0.23 pts
24Las Animas County11.607+2.18 pts
25Chaffee County11.6+0.82 pts
26La Plata County11.596+0.41 pts
27Rio Blanco County11.527-0.65 pts
28Denver County11.18-0.17 pts
29Summit County11.16+0.34 pts
30Moffat County11.111-1.57 pts
31Montrose County11.043+3.05 pts
32Conejos County11.009+4.41 pts
33Arapahoe County11.005-0.13 pts
34Prowers County10.909+4.18 pts
35Saguache County10.86-1.75 pts
36Garfield County10.644-0.34 pts
37Weld County10.605+0.12 pts
38Eagle County10.504+0.36 pts
39Archuleta County10.493-1.04 pts
40Larimer County10.444+0.17 pts
41Adams County10.329-0.51 pts
42Broomfield County10.307-0.78 pts
43Pueblo County10.299+0.8 pts
44Pitkin County10.279-0.72 pts
45Baca County10.191n/a
46Washington County10-3.13 pts
47San Miguel County9.842+1.05 pts
48Mesa County9.814-0.63 pts
49Gilpin County9.6-6.3 pts
50Fremont County9.456+0.37 pts
51Costilla County9.302-2.6 pts
52Morgan County9.18+0.36 pts
53Alamosa County9.111+1.54 pts
54Otero County9.019-0.76 pts
55Lake County8.134-4.71 pts
56Logan County7.802-0.94 pts
57Bent County7.692n/a
57Crowley County7.692-7.12 pts
57Rio Grande County7.692-3.66 pts
60Kit Carson County7.186-0.69 pts
61Phillips County7.087+0.69 pts
62Yuma County6.714-6.57 pts
63Lincoln County6.25+2.79 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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2023 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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 Colorado by establishment exit rate, 2023) [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 Colorado by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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/colorado-counties. 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 Colorado by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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/colorado-counties.

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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 Colorado by establishment exit rate, 2023 [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/colorado-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Jackson County, with 26.316% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Lincoln County, with 6.25% in 2023.

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. 1 counties have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.

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