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Counties in Colorado by establishment exit rate

Ouray County had the highest establishment exit rate of 62 counties in 2011, at 21.145%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 6.78%. The median was 11.576% and the figure for Colorado was 11.499%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.145Ouray County
Lowest6.78Lincoln County
Median11.57662 counties
Colorado11.499History

Map of counties, 2011

Adams County: 10.282 %Alamosa County: 7.539 %Arapahoe County: 10.961 %Archuleta County: 13.768 %Baca County: 6.936 %Bent County: 14.286 %Boulder County: 11.375 %Broomfield County: 10.797 %Chaffee County: 12.076 %Cheyenne County: 8.475 %Clear Creek County: 15.686 %Conejos County: 17.341 %Costilla County: 9.524 %Custer County: 19.231 %Delta County: 12.696 %Denver County: 10.953 %Dolores County: 16.901 %Douglas County: 14.306 %Eagle County: 14.646 %Elbert County: 12.695 %El Paso County: 11.246 %Fremont County: 11.053 %Garfield County: 14.102 %Gilpin County: 14.847 %Grand County: 16.112 %Gunnison County: 11.64 %Hinsdale County: 16.981 %Huerfano County: 15.282 %Jackson County: 8.13 %Jefferson County: 11.512 %Kit Carson County: 7.328 %Lake County: 13.293 %La Plata County: 12.319 %Larimer County: 10.948 %Las Animas County: 9.078 %Lincoln County: 6.78 %Logan County: 7.942 %Mesa County: 12.3 %Mineral County: 13.333 %Moffat County: 9.031 %Montezuma County: 9.942 %Montrose County: 11.698 %Morgan County: 8.514 %Otero County: 10.012 %Ouray County: 21.145 %Park County: 16.55 %Phillips County: 9.486 %Pitkin County: 13.523 %Prowers County: 11.509 %Pueblo County: 9.826 %Rio Blanco County: 13.52 %Rio Grande County: 9.627 %Routt County: 14.771 %Saguache County: 11.818 %San Juan County: 16.822 %San Miguel County: 10.589 %Sedgwick County: 7.092 %Summit County: 13.99 %Teller County: 13.896 %Washington County: 9.677 %Weld County: 10.717 %Yuma County: 7.797 %
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%, 2011. 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, 2011

Ouray County: 21.145 %Ouray County21.145Custer County: 19.231 %Custer County19.231Conejos County: 17.341 %Conejos County17.341Hinsdale County: 16.981 %Hinsdale County16.981Dolores County: 16.901 %Dolores County16.901San Juan County: 16.822 %San Juan County16.822Park County: 16.55 %Park County16.55Grand County: 16.112 %Grand County16.112Clear Creek County: 15.686 %Clear Creek County15.686Huerfano County: 15.282 %Huerfano County15.282Gilpin County: 14.847 %Gilpin County14.847Routt County: 14.771 %Routt County14.771Eagle County: 14.646 %Eagle County14.646Douglas County: 14.306 %Douglas County14.306Bent County: 14.286 %Bent County14.286Garfield County: 14.102 %Garfield County14.102Summit County: 13.99 %Summit County13.99Teller County: 13.896 %Teller County13.896Archuleta County: 13.768 %Archuleta County13.768Pitkin County: 13.523 %Pitkin County13.523Rio Blanco County: 13.52 %Rio Blanco County13.52Mineral County: 13.333 %Mineral County13.333Lake County: 13.293 %Lake County13.293Delta County: 12.696 %Delta County12.696Elbert County: 12.695 %Elbert County12.695La Plata County: 12.319 %La Plata County12.319Mesa County: 12.3 %Mesa County12.3Chaffee County: 12.076 %Chaffee County12.076Saguache County: 11.818 %Saguache County11.818Montrose County: 11.698 %Montrose County11.698Gunnison County: 11.64 %Gunnison County11.64Jefferson County: 11.512 %Jefferson County11.512Prowers County: 11.509 %Prowers County11.509Boulder County: 11.375 %Boulder County11.375El Paso County: 11.246 %El Paso County11.246Fremont County: 11.053 %Fremont County11.053Arapahoe County: 10.961 %Arapahoe County10.961Denver County: 10.953 %Denver County10.953Larimer County: 10.948 %Larimer County10.948Broomfield County: 10.797 %Broomfield County10.797Ouray County: 21.145 %Ouray County21.145Custer County: 19.231 %Custer County19.231Conejos County: 17.341 %Conejos County17.341Hinsdale County: 16.981 %Hinsdale County16.981Dolores County: 16.901 %Dolores County16.901San Juan County: 16.822 %San Juan County16.822Park County: 16.55 %Park County16.55Grand County: 16.112 %Grand County16.112Clear Creek County: 15.686 %Clear Creek County15.686Huerfano County: 15.282 %Huerfano County15.282Gilpin County: 14.847 %Gilpin County14.847Routt County: 14.771 %Routt County14.771Eagle County: 14.646 %Eagle County14.646Douglas County: 14.306 %Douglas County14.306Bent County: 14.286 %Bent County14.286Garfield County: 14.102 %Garfield County14.102Summit County: 13.99 %Summit County13.99Teller County: 13.896 %Teller County13.896Archuleta County: 13.768 %Archuleta County13.768Pitkin County: 13.523 %Pitkin County13.523Rio Blanco County: 13.52 %Rio Blanco County13.52Mineral County: 13.333 %Mineral County13.333Lake County: 13.293 %Lake County13.293Delta County: 12.696 %Delta County12.696Elbert County: 12.695 %Elbert County12.695La Plata County: 12.319 %La Plata County12.319Mesa County: 12.3 %Mesa County12.3Chaffee County: 12.076 %Chaffee County12.076Saguache County: 11.818 %Saguache County11.818Montrose County: 11.698 %Montrose County11.698Gunnison County: 11.64 %Gunnison County11.64Jefferson County: 11.512 %Jefferson County11.512Prowers County: 11.509 %Prowers County11.509Boulder County: 11.375 %Boulder County11.375El Paso County: 11.246 %El Paso County11.246Fremont County: 11.053 %Fremont County11.053Arapahoe County: 10.961 %Arapahoe County10.961Denver County: 10.953 %Denver County10.953Larimer County: 10.948 %Larimer County10.948Broomfield County: 10.797 %Broomfield County10.797
%. 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

RankCounties2011 (%)Change on 2010
1Ouray County21.145+2.59 pts
2Custer County19.231+9.38 pts
3Conejos County17.341+11.49 pts
4Hinsdale County16.981+9.36 pts
5Dolores County16.901-7.42 pts
6San Juan County16.822-3.18 pts
7Park County16.55-1.41 pts
8Grand County16.112-0.13 pts
9Clear Creek County15.686+0.87 pts
10Huerfano County15.282-0.3 pts
11Gilpin County14.847-1.82 pts
12Routt County14.771-0.12 pts
13Eagle County14.646-1.64 pts
14Douglas County14.306-0.73 pts
15Bent County14.286n/a
16Garfield County14.102-4.63 pts
17Summit County13.99-0.09 pts
18Teller County13.896-0.64 pts
19Archuleta County13.768-5.23 pts
20Pitkin County13.523-1.2 pts
21Rio Blanco County13.52+0.1 pts
22Mineral County13.333-5.82 pts
23Lake County13.293-1.37 pts
24Delta County12.696-3.08 pts
25Elbert County12.695-5.34 pts
26La Plata County12.319-1.92 pts
27Mesa County12.3-2.46 pts
28Chaffee County12.076-0.41 pts
29Saguache County11.818+0.96 pts
30Montrose County11.698-1.86 pts
31Gunnison County11.64-5.93 pts
32Jefferson County11.512-1 pts
33Prowers County11.509+4.89 pts
34Boulder County11.375-0.97 pts
35El Paso County11.246-0.79 pts
36Fremont County11.053-0.88 pts
37Arapahoe County10.961-1.73 pts
38Denver County10.953-1.21 pts
39Larimer County10.948-0.65 pts
40Broomfield County10.797-0.63 pts
41Weld County10.717-1.14 pts
42San Miguel County10.589-3.47 pts
43Adams County10.282-1.39 pts
44Otero County10.012+1.8 pts
45Montezuma County9.942-3.82 pts
46Pueblo County9.826+0.04 pts
47Washington County9.677+4.33 pts
48Rio Grande County9.627-0.1 pts
49Costilla County9.524n/a
50Phillips County9.486+4.82 pts
51Las Animas County9.078-7.25 pts
52Moffat County9.031-0.83 pts
53Morgan County8.514+0.64 pts
54Cheyenne County8.475n/a
55Jackson County8.13+3.29 pts
56Logan County7.942+1.7 pts
57Yuma County7.797-0.74 pts
58Alamosa County7.539-1.29 pts
59Kit Carson County7.328+2.1 pts
60Sedgwick County7.092-1.13 pts
61Baca County6.936-7.18 pts
62Lincoln County6.78+1.7 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. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2011 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, 2011) [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, 2011. 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?period=2011. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2011. 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?period=2011.

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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, 2011 [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?period=2011 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Ouray County, with 21.145% in 2011, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Lincoln County, with 6.78% in 2011.

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. 2 counties have no value for 2011 and are not ranked.

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