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Counties in Colorado by establishment exit rate

San Juan County had the highest establishment exit rate of 61 counties in 2015, at 15.217%. Saguache County had the lowest, at 2.927%. The median was 9.913% and the figure for Colorado was 9.954%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.217San Juan County
Lowest2.927Saguache County
Median9.91361 counties
Colorado9.954History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 8.836 %Alamosa County: 7.351 %Arapahoe County: 9.953 %Archuleta County: 10.244 %Baca County: 14.57 %Bent County: 10.619 %Boulder County: 10.403 %Broomfield County: 9.135 %Chaffee County: 8.449 %Cheyenne County: 7.207 %Clear Creek County: 13.884 %Conejos County: 5.181 %Custer County: 10.833 %Delta County: 11.096 %Denver County: 10.323 %Douglas County: 10.996 %Eagle County: 9.904 %Elbert County: 12.749 %El Paso County: 10.795 %Fremont County: 9.901 %Garfield County: 10.096 %Gilpin County: 14.876 %Grand County: 8.737 %Gunnison County: 9.619 %Hinsdale County: 10.435 %Huerfano County: 12.308 %Jackson County: 4.839 %Jefferson County: 10.12 %Kiowa County: 11.765 %Kit Carson County: 5.339 %Lake County: 9.913 %La Plata County: 9.943 %Larimer County: 9.336 %Las Animas County: 9.94 %Lincoln County: 8.368 %Logan County: 5.066 %Mesa County: 9.384 %Mineral County: 8.247 %Moffat County: 9.717 %Montezuma County: 8.584 %Montrose County: 10.277 %Morgan County: 9.44 %Otero County: 7.653 %Ouray County: 12.584 %Park County: 11.176 %Phillips County: 6.95 %Pitkin County: 10.024 %Prowers County: 6.173 %Pueblo County: 8.1 %Rio Blanco County: 10.294 %Rio Grande County: 10.631 %Routt County: 9.302 %Saguache County: 2.927 %San Juan County: 15.217 %San Miguel County: 9.412 %Sedgwick County: 8.889 %Summit County: 10.686 %Teller County: 11.255 %Washington County: 6.122 %Weld County: 9.434 %Yuma County: 10.667 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

San Juan County: 15.217 %San Juan County15.217Gilpin County: 14.876 %Gilpin County14.876Baca County: 14.57 %Baca County14.57Clear Creek County: 13.884 %Clear Creek County13.884Elbert County: 12.749 %Elbert County12.749Ouray County: 12.584 %Ouray County12.584Huerfano County: 12.308 %Huerfano County12.308Kiowa County: 11.765 %Kiowa County11.765Teller County: 11.255 %Teller County11.255Park County: 11.176 %Park County11.176Delta County: 11.096 %Delta County11.096Douglas County: 10.996 %Douglas County10.996Custer County: 10.833 %Custer County10.833El Paso County: 10.795 %El Paso County10.795Summit County: 10.686 %Summit County10.686Yuma County: 10.667 %Yuma County10.667Rio Grande County: 10.631 %Rio Grande County10.631Bent County: 10.619 %Bent County10.619Hinsdale County: 10.435 %Hinsdale County10.435Boulder County: 10.403 %Boulder County10.403Denver County: 10.323 %Denver County10.323Rio Blanco County: 10.294 %Rio Blanco County10.294Montrose County: 10.277 %Montrose County10.277Archuleta County: 10.244 %Archuleta County10.244Jefferson County: 10.12 %Jefferson County10.12Garfield County: 10.096 %Garfield County10.096Pitkin County: 10.024 %Pitkin County10.024Arapahoe County: 9.953 %Arapahoe County9.953La Plata County: 9.943 %La Plata County9.943Las Animas County: 9.94 %Las Animas County9.94Lake County: 9.913 %Lake County9.913Eagle County: 9.904 %Eagle County9.904Fremont County: 9.901 %Fremont County9.901Moffat County: 9.717 %Moffat County9.717Gunnison County: 9.619 %Gunnison County9.619Morgan County: 9.44 %Morgan County9.44Weld County: 9.434 %Weld County9.434San Miguel County: 9.412 %San Miguel County9.412Mesa County: 9.384 %Mesa County9.384Larimer County: 9.336 %Larimer County9.336San Juan County: 15.217 %San Juan County15.217Gilpin County: 14.876 %Gilpin County14.876Baca County: 14.57 %Baca County14.57Clear Creek County: 13.884 %Clear Creek County13.884Elbert County: 12.749 %Elbert County12.749Ouray County: 12.584 %Ouray County12.584Huerfano County: 12.308 %Huerfano County12.308Kiowa County: 11.765 %Kiowa County11.765Teller County: 11.255 %Teller County11.255Park County: 11.176 %Park County11.176Delta County: 11.096 %Delta County11.096Douglas County: 10.996 %Douglas County10.996Custer County: 10.833 %Custer County10.833El Paso County: 10.795 %El Paso County10.795Summit County: 10.686 %Summit County10.686Yuma County: 10.667 %Yuma County10.667Rio Grande County: 10.631 %Rio Grande County10.631Bent County: 10.619 %Bent County10.619Hinsdale County: 10.435 %Hinsdale County10.435Boulder County: 10.403 %Boulder County10.403Denver County: 10.323 %Denver County10.323Rio Blanco County: 10.294 %Rio Blanco County10.294Montrose County: 10.277 %Montrose County10.277Archuleta County: 10.244 %Archuleta County10.244Jefferson County: 10.12 %Jefferson County10.12Garfield County: 10.096 %Garfield County10.096Pitkin County: 10.024 %Pitkin County10.024Arapahoe County: 9.953 %Arapahoe County9.953La Plata County: 9.943 %La Plata County9.943Las Animas County: 9.94 %Las Animas County9.94Lake County: 9.913 %Lake County9.913Eagle County: 9.904 %Eagle County9.904Fremont County: 9.901 %Fremont County9.901Moffat County: 9.717 %Moffat County9.717Gunnison County: 9.619 %Gunnison County9.619Morgan County: 9.44 %Morgan County9.44Weld County: 9.434 %Weld County9.434San Miguel County: 9.412 %San Miguel County9.412Mesa County: 9.384 %Mesa County9.384Larimer County: 9.336 %Larimer County9.336
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1San Juan County15.217+6.71 pts
2Gilpin County14.876+5.55 pts
3Baca County14.57+6.46 pts
4Clear Creek County13.884+0.35 pts
5Elbert County12.749+1.64 pts
6Ouray County12.584+5.16 pts
7Huerfano County12.308-1.41 pts
8Kiowa County11.765n/a
9Teller County11.255+1.17 pts
10Park County11.176-4.33 pts
11Delta County11.096+3.55 pts
12Douglas County10.996-0.93 pts
13Custer County10.833-7.12 pts
14El Paso County10.795+0.7 pts
15Summit County10.686+0.47 pts
16Yuma County10.667+1.59 pts
17Rio Grande County10.631+2.16 pts
18Bent County10.619+5.31 pts
19Hinsdale County10.435+1.34 pts
20Boulder County10.403+0.39 pts
21Denver County10.323+0.81 pts
22Rio Blanco County10.294-2.53 pts
23Montrose County10.277+1.83 pts
24Archuleta County10.244-1.18 pts
25Jefferson County10.12+0.7 pts
26Garfield County10.096-2.26 pts
27Pitkin County10.024+0.98 pts
28Arapahoe County9.953-0.05 pts
29La Plata County9.943+0.48 pts
30Las Animas County9.94+0.07 pts
31Lake County9.913-0.3 pts
32Eagle County9.904-0.31 pts
33Fremont County9.901+1 pts
34Moffat County9.717+0.13 pts
35Gunnison County9.619-0.61 pts
36Morgan County9.44+1.94 pts
37Weld County9.434+1.37 pts
38San Miguel County9.412-1.68 pts
39Mesa County9.384-0.06 pts
40Larimer County9.336+0.14 pts
41Routt County9.302-0.82 pts
42Broomfield County9.135+0.22 pts
43Sedgwick County8.889+1.54 pts
44Adams County8.836-0.17 pts
45Grand County8.737-1.07 pts
46Montezuma County8.584+0.17 pts
47Chaffee County8.449-2.08 pts
48Lincoln County8.368n/a
49Mineral County8.247-7.75 pts
50Pueblo County8.1-1.3 pts
51Otero County7.653-1.09 pts
52Alamosa County7.351+0.79 pts
53Cheyenne County7.207-0.41 pts
54Phillips County6.95+1.33 pts
55Prowers County6.173+0.58 pts
56Washington County6.122+1.87 pts
57Kit Carson County5.339-3.94 pts
58Conejos County5.181+1.92 pts
59Logan County5.066-3.58 pts
60Jackson County4.839-5.51 pts
61Saguache County2.927-7.96 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. 3 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2015 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

San Juan County, with 15.217% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Saguache County, with 2.927% in 2015.

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. 3 counties have no value for 2015 and are not ranked.

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