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Counties in Colorado by establishment exit rate

Baca County had the highest establishment exit rate of 64 counties in 2013, at 20.732%. Conejos County had the lowest, at 3.448%. The median was 10.038% and the figure for Colorado was 10.234%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.732Baca County
Lowest3.448Conejos County
Median10.03864 counties
Colorado10.234History

Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 9.644 %Alamosa County: 8.096 %Arapahoe County: 10.57 %Archuleta County: 9.466 %Baca County: 20.732 %Bent County: 6.957 %Boulder County: 10.731 %Broomfield County: 10.437 %Chaffee County: 10.583 %Cheyenne County: 9.615 %Clear Creek County: 13.208 %Conejos County: 3.448 %Costilla County: 10.526 %Crowley County: 14.286 %Custer County: 12.245 %Delta County: 8.217 %Denver County: 10.308 %Dolores County: 12.658 %Douglas County: 11.719 %Eagle County: 11.291 %Elbert County: 12.406 %El Paso County: 9.675 %Fremont County: 9.606 %Garfield County: 11.1 %Gilpin County: 13.675 %Grand County: 10.656 %Gunnison County: 10.864 %Hinsdale County: 7.921 %Huerfano County: 9.964 %Jackson County: 5.128 %Jefferson County: 10.113 %Kiowa County: 15.385 %Kit Carson County: 6.316 %Lake County: 11.077 %La Plata County: 9.675 %Larimer County: 9.697 %Las Animas County: 13.372 %Lincoln County: 7.08 %Logan County: 8.616 %Mesa County: 9.941 %Mineral County: 5.714 %Moffat County: 7.19 %Montezuma County: 10.37 %Montrose County: 8.986 %Morgan County: 7.846 %Otero County: 7.362 %Ouray County: 15.888 %Park County: 14.395 %Phillips County: 10.4 %Pitkin County: 9.601 %Prowers County: 6.929 %Pueblo County: 9.27 %Rio Blanco County: 9.026 %Rio Grande County: 8.724 %Routt County: 11.674 %Saguache County: 9.852 %San Juan County: 18.367 %San Miguel County: 10.789 %Sedgwick County: 5.797 %Summit County: 11.244 %Teller County: 13.191 %Washington County: 11.828 %Weld County: 9.706 %Yuma County: 9.06 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Baca County: 20.732 %Baca County20.732San Juan County: 18.367 %San Juan County18.367Ouray County: 15.888 %Ouray County15.888Kiowa County: 15.385 %Kiowa County15.385Park County: 14.395 %Park County14.395Crowley County: 14.286 %Crowley County14.286Gilpin County: 13.675 %Gilpin County13.675Las Animas County: 13.372 %Las Animas County13.372Clear Creek County: 13.208 %Clear Creek County13.208Teller County: 13.191 %Teller County13.191Dolores County: 12.658 %Dolores County12.658Elbert County: 12.406 %Elbert County12.406Custer County: 12.245 %Custer County12.245Washington County: 11.828 %Washington County11.828Douglas County: 11.719 %Douglas County11.719Routt County: 11.674 %Routt County11.674Eagle County: 11.291 %Eagle County11.291Summit County: 11.244 %Summit County11.244Garfield County: 11.1 %Garfield County11.1Lake County: 11.077 %Lake County11.077Gunnison County: 10.864 %Gunnison County10.864San Miguel County: 10.789 %San Miguel County10.789Boulder County: 10.731 %Boulder County10.731Grand County: 10.656 %Grand County10.656Chaffee County: 10.583 %Chaffee County10.583Arapahoe County: 10.57 %Arapahoe County10.57Costilla County: 10.526 %Costilla County10.526Broomfield County: 10.437 %Broomfield County10.437Phillips County: 10.4 %Phillips County10.4Montezuma County: 10.37 %Montezuma County10.37Denver County: 10.308 %Denver County10.308Jefferson County: 10.113 %Jefferson County10.113Huerfano County: 9.964 %Huerfano County9.964Mesa County: 9.941 %Mesa County9.941Saguache County: 9.852 %Saguache County9.852Weld County: 9.706 %Weld County9.706Larimer County: 9.697 %Larimer County9.697El Paso County: 9.675 %El Paso County9.675La Plata County: 9.675 %La Plata County9.675Adams County: 9.644 %Adams County9.644Baca County: 20.732 %Baca County20.732San Juan County: 18.367 %San Juan County18.367Ouray County: 15.888 %Ouray County15.888Kiowa County: 15.385 %Kiowa County15.385Park County: 14.395 %Park County14.395Crowley County: 14.286 %Crowley County14.286Gilpin County: 13.675 %Gilpin County13.675Las Animas County: 13.372 %Las Animas County13.372Clear Creek County: 13.208 %Clear Creek County13.208Teller County: 13.191 %Teller County13.191Dolores County: 12.658 %Dolores County12.658Elbert County: 12.406 %Elbert County12.406Custer County: 12.245 %Custer County12.245Washington County: 11.828 %Washington County11.828Douglas County: 11.719 %Douglas County11.719Routt County: 11.674 %Routt County11.674Eagle County: 11.291 %Eagle County11.291Summit County: 11.244 %Summit County11.244Garfield County: 11.1 %Garfield County11.1Lake County: 11.077 %Lake County11.077Gunnison County: 10.864 %Gunnison County10.864San Miguel County: 10.789 %San Miguel County10.789Boulder County: 10.731 %Boulder County10.731Grand County: 10.656 %Grand County10.656Chaffee County: 10.583 %Chaffee County10.583Arapahoe County: 10.57 %Arapahoe County10.57Costilla County: 10.526 %Costilla County10.526Broomfield County: 10.437 %Broomfield County10.437Phillips County: 10.4 %Phillips County10.4Montezuma County: 10.37 %Montezuma County10.37Denver County: 10.308 %Denver County10.308Jefferson County: 10.113 %Jefferson County10.113Huerfano County: 9.964 %Huerfano County9.964Mesa County: 9.941 %Mesa County9.941Saguache County: 9.852 %Saguache County9.852Weld County: 9.706 %Weld County9.706Larimer County: 9.697 %Larimer County9.697El Paso County: 9.675 %El Paso County9.675La Plata County: 9.675 %La Plata County9.675Adams County: 9.644 %Adams County9.644
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Baca County20.732+12.95 pts
2San Juan County18.367+8.75 pts
3Ouray County15.888+3.47 pts
4Kiowa County15.385+6.93 pts
5Park County14.395-1.45 pts
6Crowley County14.286-0.9 pts
7Gilpin County13.675+5.24 pts
8Las Animas County13.372+3.47 pts
9Clear Creek County13.208-2.21 pts
10Teller County13.191+1.6 pts
11Dolores County12.658+4.55 pts
12Elbert County12.406-0.11 pts
13Custer County12.245+1.84 pts
14Washington County11.828+3.23 pts
15Douglas County11.719+0.15 pts
16Routt County11.674+2.27 pts
17Eagle County11.291-0.3 pts
18Summit County11.244+0.33 pts
19Garfield County11.1-1.43 pts
20Lake County11.077+3.1 pts
21Gunnison County10.864-0.58 pts
22San Miguel County10.789-2.19 pts
23Boulder County10.731+0.01 pts
24Grand County10.656+0.18 pts
25Chaffee County10.583+1.46 pts
26Arapahoe County10.57-0.1 pts
27Costilla County10.526-9.47 pts
28Broomfield County10.437-0.55 pts
29Phillips County10.4+4.05 pts
30Montezuma County10.37+0.25 pts
31Denver County10.308-0.15 pts
32Jefferson County10.113-0.94 pts
33Huerfano County9.964-4.67 pts
34Mesa County9.941-1.04 pts
35Saguache County9.852-9.02 pts
36Weld County9.706-0.08 pts
37Larimer County9.697-0.31 pts
38El Paso County9.675-2.07 pts
38La Plata County9.675-1.21 pts
40Adams County9.644+0.13 pts
41Cheyenne County9.615-8.24 pts
42Fremont County9.606-0.46 pts
43Pitkin County9.601-2.57 pts
44Archuleta County9.466-1.74 pts
45Pueblo County9.27+0.42 pts
46Yuma County9.06+1.69 pts
47Rio Blanco County9.026-1.05 pts
48Montrose County8.986-1.38 pts
49Rio Grande County8.724-3.68 pts
50Logan County8.616+1.12 pts
51Delta County8.217-7.51 pts
52Alamosa County8.096-2.16 pts
53Hinsdale County7.921-0.16 pts
54Morgan County7.846+2.78 pts
55Otero County7.362-1.33 pts
56Moffat County7.19-1.13 pts
57Lincoln County7.08-4.99 pts
58Bent County6.957-1.52 pts
59Prowers County6.929+1.49 pts
60Kit Carson County6.316+3.32 pts
61Sedgwick County5.797+1.48 pts
62Mineral County5.714-4.49 pts
63Jackson County5.128+0.09 pts
64Conejos County3.448-2.61 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.

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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 Colorado by establishment exit rate, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Baca County, with 20.732% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Conejos County, with 3.448% in 2013.

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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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