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Counties in Colorado by establishment exit rate

Phillips County had the highest establishment exit rate of 61 counties in 2018, at 15.323%. Saguache County had the lowest, at 4.566%. The median was 9.305% and the figure for Colorado was 9.873%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.323Phillips County
Lowest4.566Saguache County
Median9.30561 counties
Colorado9.873History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 9.305 %Alamosa County: 6.632 %Arapahoe County: 10.515 %Archuleta County: 8.492 %Baca County: 6.849 %Bent County: 9.091 %Boulder County: 10.252 %Broomfield County: 8.063 %Chaffee County: 10.075 %Cheyenne County: 8.85 %Clear Creek County: 10.745 %Conejos County: 5.854 %Custer County: 10.256 %Delta County: 8.368 %Denver County: 10.707 %Dolores County: 10.309 %Douglas County: 11.161 %Eagle County: 9.597 %Elbert County: 12.477 %El Paso County: 9.832 %Fremont County: 9.027 %Garfield County: 8.393 %Gilpin County: 10.213 %Grand County: 6.744 %Gunnison County: 9.958 %Hinsdale County: 10.638 %Huerfano County: 9.701 %Jackson County: 15.126 %Jefferson County: 10.81 %Kit Carson County: 7.54 %Lake County: 4.905 %La Plata County: 8.91 %Larimer County: 8.872 %Las Animas County: 10.149 %Lincoln County: 5.469 %Logan County: 7.182 %Mesa County: 9.05 %Mineral County: 7.692 %Moffat County: 10.33 %Montezuma County: 9.319 %Montrose County: 8.103 %Morgan County: 7.819 %Otero County: 6.021 %Ouray County: 9.382 %Park County: 11.29 %Phillips County: 15.323 %Pitkin County: 7.101 %Prowers County: 6.583 %Pueblo County: 7.854 %Rio Blanco County: 11.111 %Rio Grande County: 5.714 %Routt County: 9.816 %Saguache County: 4.566 %San Juan County: 9.091 %San Miguel County: 9.237 %Sedgwick County: 11.511 %Summit County: 11.13 %Teller County: 10.63 %Washington County: 9.901 %Weld County: 9.097 %Yuma County: 9.492 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Phillips County: 15.323 %Phillips County15.323Jackson County: 15.126 %Jackson County15.126Elbert County: 12.477 %Elbert County12.477Sedgwick County: 11.511 %Sedgwick County11.511Park County: 11.29 %Park County11.29Douglas County: 11.161 %Douglas County11.161Summit County: 11.13 %Summit County11.13Rio Blanco County: 11.111 %Rio Blanco County11.111Jefferson County: 10.81 %Jefferson County10.81Clear Creek County: 10.745 %Clear Creek County10.745Denver County: 10.707 %Denver County10.707Hinsdale County: 10.638 %Hinsdale County10.638Teller County: 10.63 %Teller County10.63Arapahoe County: 10.515 %Arapahoe County10.515Moffat County: 10.33 %Moffat County10.33Dolores County: 10.309 %Dolores County10.309Custer County: 10.256 %Custer County10.256Boulder County: 10.252 %Boulder County10.252Gilpin County: 10.213 %Gilpin County10.213Las Animas County: 10.149 %Las Animas County10.149Chaffee County: 10.075 %Chaffee County10.075Gunnison County: 9.958 %Gunnison County9.958Washington County: 9.901 %Washington County9.901El Paso County: 9.832 %El Paso County9.832Routt County: 9.816 %Routt County9.816Huerfano County: 9.701 %Huerfano County9.701Eagle County: 9.597 %Eagle County9.597Yuma County: 9.492 %Yuma County9.492Ouray County: 9.382 %Ouray County9.382Montezuma County: 9.319 %Montezuma County9.319Adams County: 9.305 %Adams County9.305San Miguel County: 9.237 %San Miguel County9.237Weld County: 9.097 %Weld County9.097Bent County: 9.091 %Bent County9.091San Juan County: 9.091 %San Juan County9.091Mesa County: 9.05 %Mesa County9.05Fremont County: 9.027 %Fremont County9.027La Plata County: 8.91 %La Plata County8.91Larimer County: 8.872 %Larimer County8.872Cheyenne County: 8.85 %Cheyenne County8.85Phillips County: 15.323 %Phillips County15.323Jackson County: 15.126 %Jackson County15.126Elbert County: 12.477 %Elbert County12.477Sedgwick County: 11.511 %Sedgwick County11.511Park County: 11.29 %Park County11.29Douglas County: 11.161 %Douglas County11.161Summit County: 11.13 %Summit County11.13Rio Blanco County: 11.111 %Rio Blanco County11.111Jefferson County: 10.81 %Jefferson County10.81Clear Creek County: 10.745 %Clear Creek County10.745Denver County: 10.707 %Denver County10.707Hinsdale County: 10.638 %Hinsdale County10.638Teller County: 10.63 %Teller County10.63Arapahoe County: 10.515 %Arapahoe County10.515Moffat County: 10.33 %Moffat County10.33Dolores County: 10.309 %Dolores County10.309Custer County: 10.256 %Custer County10.256Boulder County: 10.252 %Boulder County10.252Gilpin County: 10.213 %Gilpin County10.213Las Animas County: 10.149 %Las Animas County10.149Chaffee County: 10.075 %Chaffee County10.075Gunnison County: 9.958 %Gunnison County9.958Washington County: 9.901 %Washington County9.901El Paso County: 9.832 %El Paso County9.832Routt County: 9.816 %Routt County9.816Huerfano County: 9.701 %Huerfano County9.701Eagle County: 9.597 %Eagle County9.597Yuma County: 9.492 %Yuma County9.492Ouray County: 9.382 %Ouray County9.382Montezuma County: 9.319 %Montezuma County9.319Adams County: 9.305 %Adams County9.305San Miguel County: 9.237 %San Miguel County9.237Weld County: 9.097 %Weld County9.097Bent County: 9.091 %Bent County9.091San Juan County: 9.091 %San Juan County9.091Mesa County: 9.05 %Mesa County9.05Fremont County: 9.027 %Fremont County9.027La Plata County: 8.91 %La Plata County8.91Larimer County: 8.872 %Larimer County8.872Cheyenne County: 8.85 %Cheyenne County8.85
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Phillips County15.323+9.79 pts
2Jackson County15.126+2.33 pts
3Elbert County12.477+3.81 pts
4Sedgwick County11.511n/a
5Park County11.29+0.73 pts
6Douglas County11.161+0.11 pts
7Summit County11.13-0.63 pts
8Rio Blanco County11.111+0.72 pts
9Jefferson County10.81+0.28 pts
10Clear Creek County10.745-0.92 pts
11Denver County10.707+0.36 pts
12Hinsdale County10.638-5.86 pts
13Teller County10.63-0.24 pts
14Arapahoe County10.515+0.56 pts
15Moffat County10.33-0.67 pts
16Dolores County10.309n/a
17Custer County10.256-5.13 pts
18Boulder County10.252+0.04 pts
19Gilpin County10.213-2.77 pts
20Las Animas County10.149+2.46 pts
21Chaffee County10.075+0.21 pts
22Gunnison County9.958+3.09 pts
23Washington County9.901+2.13 pts
24El Paso County9.832-0.45 pts
25Routt County9.816+0.06 pts
26Huerfano County9.701-2.15 pts
27Eagle County9.597+0.62 pts
28Yuma County9.492+0.9 pts
29Ouray County9.382-1.8 pts
30Montezuma County9.319+1.23 pts
31Adams County9.305+0.45 pts
32San Miguel County9.237+0.64 pts
33Weld County9.097-0.59 pts
34Bent County9.091n/a
34San Juan County9.091n/a
36Mesa County9.05-0.84 pts
37Fremont County9.027-0.27 pts
38La Plata County8.91-1.6 pts
39Larimer County8.872-0.14 pts
40Cheyenne County8.85-0.24 pts
41Archuleta County8.492-2.35 pts
42Garfield County8.393-0.79 pts
43Delta County8.368-1.47 pts
44Montrose County8.103-0.19 pts
45Broomfield County8.063-0.87 pts
46Pueblo County7.854-0.9 pts
47Morgan County7.819+0.63 pts
48Mineral County7.692-3.22 pts
49Kit Carson County7.54+1.96 pts
50Logan County7.182-0.33 pts
51Pitkin County7.101-3.79 pts
52Baca County6.849n/a
53Grand County6.744-3.01 pts
54Alamosa County6.632+2.18 pts
55Prowers County6.583+1.25 pts
56Otero County6.021-1.27 pts
57Conejos County5.854-3.85 pts
58Rio Grande County5.714-6.66 pts
59Lincoln County5.469-1.82 pts
60Lake County4.905-5.71 pts
61Saguache County4.566-4.78 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 2018 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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APA 7

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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Phillips County, with 15.323% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Saguache County, with 4.566% in 2018.

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 2018 and are not ranked.

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