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Counties in Colorado by establishment exit rate

Dolores County had the highest establishment exit rate of 62 counties in 2014, at 22.222%. Conejos County had the lowest, at 3.261%. The median was 9.432% and the figure for Colorado was 9.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.222Dolores County
Lowest3.261Conejos County
Median9.43262 counties
Colorado9.7History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 9.003 %Alamosa County: 6.565 %Arapahoe County: 10.006 %Archuleta County: 11.422 %Baca County: 8.108 %Bent County: 5.31 %Boulder County: 10.011 %Broomfield County: 8.915 %Chaffee County: 10.526 %Cheyenne County: 7.619 %Clear Creek County: 13.534 %Conejos County: 3.261 %Costilla County: 10.667 %Crowley County: 9.231 %Custer County: 17.949 %Delta County: 7.55 %Denver County: 9.514 %Dolores County: 22.222 %Douglas County: 11.922 %Eagle County: 10.211 %Elbert County: 11.111 %El Paso County: 10.095 %Fremont County: 8.904 %Garfield County: 12.357 %Gilpin County: 9.322 %Grand County: 9.809 %Gunnison County: 10.229 %Hinsdale County: 9.091 %Huerfano County: 13.718 %Jackson County: 10.345 %Jefferson County: 9.42 %Kit Carson County: 9.283 %Lake County: 10.21 %La Plata County: 9.467 %Larimer County: 9.198 %Las Animas County: 9.865 %Logan County: 8.647 %Mesa County: 9.443 %Mineral County: 16 %Moffat County: 9.587 %Montezuma County: 8.412 %Montrose County: 8.443 %Morgan County: 7.502 %Otero County: 8.739 %Ouray County: 7.425 %Park County: 15.502 %Phillips County: 5.622 %Pitkin County: 9.046 %Prowers County: 5.59 %Pueblo County: 9.397 %Rio Blanco County: 12.827 %Rio Grande County: 8.469 %Routt County: 10.126 %Saguache County: 10.891 %San Juan County: 8.511 %San Miguel County: 11.089 %Sedgwick County: 7.353 %Summit County: 10.215 %Teller County: 10.088 %Washington County: 4.255 %Weld County: 8.062 %Yuma County: 9.076 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Dolores County: 22.222 %Dolores County22.222Custer County: 17.949 %Custer County17.949Mineral County: 16 %Mineral County16Park County: 15.502 %Park County15.502Huerfano County: 13.718 %Huerfano County13.718Clear Creek County: 13.534 %Clear Creek County13.534Rio Blanco County: 12.827 %Rio Blanco County12.827Garfield County: 12.357 %Garfield County12.357Douglas County: 11.922 %Douglas County11.922Archuleta County: 11.422 %Archuleta County11.422Elbert County: 11.111 %Elbert County11.111San Miguel County: 11.089 %San Miguel County11.089Saguache County: 10.891 %Saguache County10.891Costilla County: 10.667 %Costilla County10.667Chaffee County: 10.526 %Chaffee County10.526Jackson County: 10.345 %Jackson County10.345Gunnison County: 10.229 %Gunnison County10.229Summit County: 10.215 %Summit County10.215Eagle County: 10.211 %Eagle County10.211Lake County: 10.21 %Lake County10.21Routt County: 10.126 %Routt County10.126El Paso County: 10.095 %El Paso County10.095Teller County: 10.088 %Teller County10.088Boulder County: 10.011 %Boulder County10.011Arapahoe County: 10.006 %Arapahoe County10.006Las Animas County: 9.865 %Las Animas County9.865Grand County: 9.809 %Grand County9.809Moffat County: 9.587 %Moffat County9.587Denver County: 9.514 %Denver County9.514La Plata County: 9.467 %La Plata County9.467Mesa County: 9.443 %Mesa County9.443Jefferson County: 9.42 %Jefferson County9.42Pueblo County: 9.397 %Pueblo County9.397Gilpin County: 9.322 %Gilpin County9.322Kit Carson County: 9.283 %Kit Carson County9.283Crowley County: 9.231 %Crowley County9.231Larimer County: 9.198 %Larimer County9.198Hinsdale County: 9.091 %Hinsdale County9.091Yuma County: 9.076 %Yuma County9.076Pitkin County: 9.046 %Pitkin County9.046Dolores County: 22.222 %Dolores County22.222Custer County: 17.949 %Custer County17.949Mineral County: 16 %Mineral County16Park County: 15.502 %Park County15.502Huerfano County: 13.718 %Huerfano County13.718Clear Creek County: 13.534 %Clear Creek County13.534Rio Blanco County: 12.827 %Rio Blanco County12.827Garfield County: 12.357 %Garfield County12.357Douglas County: 11.922 %Douglas County11.922Archuleta County: 11.422 %Archuleta County11.422Elbert County: 11.111 %Elbert County11.111San Miguel County: 11.089 %San Miguel County11.089Saguache County: 10.891 %Saguache County10.891Costilla County: 10.667 %Costilla County10.667Chaffee County: 10.526 %Chaffee County10.526Jackson County: 10.345 %Jackson County10.345Gunnison County: 10.229 %Gunnison County10.229Summit County: 10.215 %Summit County10.215Eagle County: 10.211 %Eagle County10.211Lake County: 10.21 %Lake County10.21Routt County: 10.126 %Routt County10.126El Paso County: 10.095 %El Paso County10.095Teller County: 10.088 %Teller County10.088Boulder County: 10.011 %Boulder County10.011Arapahoe County: 10.006 %Arapahoe County10.006Las Animas County: 9.865 %Las Animas County9.865Grand County: 9.809 %Grand County9.809Moffat County: 9.587 %Moffat County9.587Denver County: 9.514 %Denver County9.514La Plata County: 9.467 %La Plata County9.467Mesa County: 9.443 %Mesa County9.443Jefferson County: 9.42 %Jefferson County9.42Pueblo County: 9.397 %Pueblo County9.397Gilpin County: 9.322 %Gilpin County9.322Kit Carson County: 9.283 %Kit Carson County9.283Crowley County: 9.231 %Crowley County9.231Larimer County: 9.198 %Larimer County9.198Hinsdale County: 9.091 %Hinsdale County9.091Yuma County: 9.076 %Yuma County9.076Pitkin County: 9.046 %Pitkin County9.046
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Dolores County22.222+9.56 pts
2Custer County17.949+5.7 pts
3Mineral County16+10.29 pts
4Park County15.502+1.11 pts
5Huerfano County13.718+3.75 pts
6Clear Creek County13.534+0.33 pts
7Rio Blanco County12.827+3.8 pts
8Garfield County12.357+1.26 pts
9Douglas County11.922+0.2 pts
10Archuleta County11.422+1.96 pts
11Elbert County11.111-1.29 pts
12San Miguel County11.089+0.3 pts
13Saguache County10.891+1.04 pts
14Costilla County10.667+0.14 pts
15Chaffee County10.526-0.06 pts
16Jackson County10.345+5.22 pts
17Gunnison County10.229-0.64 pts
18Summit County10.215-1.03 pts
19Eagle County10.211-1.08 pts
20Lake County10.21-0.87 pts
21Routt County10.126-1.55 pts
22El Paso County10.095+0.42 pts
23Teller County10.088-3.1 pts
24Boulder County10.011-0.72 pts
25Arapahoe County10.006-0.56 pts
26Las Animas County9.865-3.51 pts
27Grand County9.809-0.85 pts
28Moffat County9.587+2.4 pts
29Denver County9.514-0.79 pts
30La Plata County9.467-0.21 pts
31Mesa County9.443-0.5 pts
32Jefferson County9.42-0.69 pts
33Pueblo County9.397+0.13 pts
34Gilpin County9.322-4.35 pts
35Kit Carson County9.283+2.97 pts
36Crowley County9.231-5.05 pts
37Larimer County9.198-0.5 pts
38Hinsdale County9.091+1.17 pts
39Yuma County9.076+0.02 pts
40Pitkin County9.046-0.56 pts
41Adams County9.003-0.64 pts
42Broomfield County8.915-1.52 pts
43Fremont County8.904-0.7 pts
44Otero County8.739+1.38 pts
45Logan County8.647+0.03 pts
46San Juan County8.511-9.86 pts
47Rio Grande County8.469-0.26 pts
48Montrose County8.443-0.54 pts
49Montezuma County8.412-1.96 pts
50Baca County8.108-12.62 pts
51Weld County8.062-1.64 pts
52Cheyenne County7.619-2 pts
53Delta County7.55-0.67 pts
54Morgan County7.502-0.34 pts
55Ouray County7.425-8.46 pts
56Sedgwick County7.353+1.56 pts
57Alamosa County6.565-1.53 pts
58Phillips County5.622-4.78 pts
59Prowers County5.59-1.34 pts
60Bent County5.31-1.65 pts
61Washington County4.255-7.57 pts
62Conejos County3.261-0.19 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 2014 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Dolores County, with 22.222% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Conejos County, with 3.261% in 2014.

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 2014 and are not ranked.

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