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Counties in Colorado by establishment exit rate

San Juan County had the highest establishment exit rate of 60 counties in 2019, at 14.679%. Phillips County had the lowest, at 4.938%. The median was 9.667% and the figure for Colorado was 9.969%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.679San Juan County
Lowest4.938Phillips County
Median9.66760 counties
Colorado9.969History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 9.892 %Alamosa County: 8.117 %Arapahoe County: 10.391 %Archuleta County: 9.681 %Baca County: 6.849 %Bent County: 7.477 %Boulder County: 10.456 %Broomfield County: 9.503 %Chaffee County: 9.854 %Cheyenne County: 5.357 %Clear Creek County: 12.238 %Conejos County: 8.612 %Custer County: 9.322 %Delta County: 7.718 %Denver County: 10.109 %Dolores County: 9.804 %Douglas County: 11.788 %Eagle County: 9.642 %Elbert County: 11.528 %El Paso County: 10.307 %Fremont County: 8.163 %Garfield County: 8.384 %Gilpin County: 14.167 %Grand County: 12.371 %Gunnison County: 9.703 %Hinsdale County: 6.186 %Huerfano County: 10.606 %Jackson County: 11.864 %Jefferson County: 10.607 %Kit Carson County: 7.6 %Lake County: 10.526 %La Plata County: 9.653 %Larimer County: 9.521 %Las Animas County: 10.104 %Lincoln County: 10.236 %Logan County: 6.077 %Mesa County: 8.712 %Moffat County: 11.662 %Montezuma County: 7.066 %Montrose County: 8.714 %Morgan County: 7.669 %Otero County: 8.454 %Ouray County: 10.612 %Park County: 14.621 %Phillips County: 4.938 %Pitkin County: 9.531 %Prowers County: 6.604 %Pueblo County: 7.741 %Rio Blanco County: 10 %Rio Grande County: 7.48 %Routt County: 10.04 %Saguache County: 10.435 %San Juan County: 14.679 %San Miguel County: 6.599 %Sedgwick County: 10.448 %Summit County: 9.824 %Teller County: 8.144 %Washington County: 4.95 %Weld County: 8.595 %Yuma County: 10.453 %
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%, 2019. 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.

All counties, 2019

San Juan County: 14.679 %San Juan County14.679Park County: 14.621 %Park County14.621Gilpin County: 14.167 %Gilpin County14.167Grand County: 12.371 %Grand County12.371Clear Creek County: 12.238 %Clear Creek County12.238Jackson County: 11.864 %Jackson County11.864Douglas County: 11.788 %Douglas County11.788Moffat County: 11.662 %Moffat County11.662Elbert County: 11.528 %Elbert County11.528Ouray County: 10.612 %Ouray County10.612Jefferson County: 10.607 %Jefferson County10.607Huerfano County: 10.606 %Huerfano County10.606Lake County: 10.526 %Lake County10.526Boulder County: 10.456 %Boulder County10.456Yuma County: 10.453 %Yuma County10.453Sedgwick County: 10.448 %Sedgwick County10.448Saguache County: 10.435 %Saguache County10.435Arapahoe County: 10.391 %Arapahoe County10.391El Paso County: 10.307 %El Paso County10.307Lincoln County: 10.236 %Lincoln County10.236Denver County: 10.109 %Denver County10.109Las Animas County: 10.104 %Las Animas County10.104Routt County: 10.04 %Routt County10.04Rio Blanco County: 10 %Rio Blanco County10Adams County: 9.892 %Adams County9.892Chaffee County: 9.854 %Chaffee County9.854Summit County: 9.824 %Summit County9.824Dolores County: 9.804 %Dolores County9.804Gunnison County: 9.703 %Gunnison County9.703Archuleta County: 9.681 %Archuleta County9.681La Plata County: 9.653 %La Plata County9.653Eagle County: 9.642 %Eagle County9.642Pitkin County: 9.531 %Pitkin County9.531Larimer County: 9.521 %Larimer County9.521Broomfield County: 9.503 %Broomfield County9.503Custer County: 9.322 %Custer County9.322Montrose County: 8.714 %Montrose County8.714Mesa County: 8.712 %Mesa County8.712Conejos County: 8.612 %Conejos County8.612Weld County: 8.595 %Weld County8.595Otero County: 8.454 %Otero County8.454Garfield County: 8.384 %Garfield County8.384Fremont County: 8.163 %Fremont County8.163Teller County: 8.144 %Teller County8.144Alamosa County: 8.117 %Alamosa County8.117Pueblo County: 7.741 %Pueblo County7.741Delta County: 7.718 %Delta County7.718Morgan County: 7.669 %Morgan County7.669Kit Carson County: 7.6 %Kit Carson County7.6Rio Grande County: 7.48 %Rio Grande County7.48Bent County: 7.477 %Bent County7.477Montezuma County: 7.066 %Montezuma County7.066Baca County: 6.849 %Baca County6.849Prowers County: 6.604 %Prowers County6.604San Miguel County: 6.599 %San Miguel County6.599Hinsdale County: 6.186 %Hinsdale County6.186Logan County: 6.077 %Logan County6.077Cheyenne County: 5.357 %Cheyenne County5.357Washington County: 4.95 %Washington County4.95Phillips County: 4.938 %Phillips County4.938San Juan County: 14.679 %San Juan County14.679Park County: 14.621 %Park County14.621Gilpin County: 14.167 %Gilpin County14.167Grand County: 12.371 %Grand County12.371Clear Creek County: 12.238 %Clear Creek County12.238Jackson County: 11.864 %Jackson County11.864Douglas County: 11.788 %Douglas County11.788Moffat County: 11.662 %Moffat County11.662Elbert County: 11.528 %Elbert County11.528Ouray County: 10.612 %Ouray County10.612Jefferson County: 10.607 %Jefferson County10.607Huerfano County: 10.606 %Huerfano County10.606Lake County: 10.526 %Lake County10.526Boulder County: 10.456 %Boulder County10.456Yuma County: 10.453 %Yuma County10.453Sedgwick County: 10.448 %Sedgwick County10.448Saguache County: 10.435 %Saguache County10.435Arapahoe County: 10.391 %Arapahoe County10.391El Paso County: 10.307 %El Paso County10.307Lincoln County: 10.236 %Lincoln County10.236Denver County: 10.109 %Denver County10.109Las Animas County: 10.104 %Las Animas County10.104Routt County: 10.04 %Routt County10.04Rio Blanco County: 10 %Rio Blanco County10Adams County: 9.892 %Adams County9.892Chaffee County: 9.854 %Chaffee County9.854Summit County: 9.824 %Summit County9.824Dolores County: 9.804 %Dolores County9.804Gunnison County: 9.703 %Gunnison County9.703Archuleta County: 9.681 %Archuleta County9.681La Plata County: 9.653 %La Plata County9.653Eagle County: 9.642 %Eagle County9.642Pitkin County: 9.531 %Pitkin County9.531Larimer County: 9.521 %Larimer County9.521Broomfield County: 9.503 %Broomfield County9.503Custer County: 9.322 %Custer County9.322Montrose County: 8.714 %Montrose County8.714Mesa County: 8.712 %Mesa County8.712Conejos County: 8.612 %Conejos County8.612Weld County: 8.595 %Weld County8.595Otero County: 8.454 %Otero County8.454Garfield County: 8.384 %Garfield County8.384Fremont County: 8.163 %Fremont County8.163Teller County: 8.144 %Teller County8.144Alamosa County: 8.117 %Alamosa County8.117Pueblo County: 7.741 %Pueblo County7.741Delta County: 7.718 %Delta County7.718Morgan County: 7.669 %Morgan County7.669Kit Carson County: 7.6 %Kit Carson County7.6Rio Grande County: 7.48 %Rio Grande County7.48Bent County: 7.477 %Bent County7.477Montezuma County: 7.066 %Montezuma County7.066Baca County: 6.849 %Baca County6.849Prowers County: 6.604 %Prowers County6.604San Miguel County: 6.599 %San Miguel County6.599Hinsdale County: 6.186 %Hinsdale County6.186Logan County: 6.077 %Logan County6.077Cheyenne County: 5.357 %Cheyenne County5.357Washington County: 4.95 %Washington County4.95Phillips County: 4.938 %Phillips County4.938
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1San Juan County14.679+5.59 pts
2Park County14.621+3.33 pts
3Gilpin County14.167+3.95 pts
4Grand County12.371+5.63 pts
5Clear Creek County12.238+1.49 pts
6Jackson County11.864-3.26 pts
7Douglas County11.788+0.63 pts
8Moffat County11.662+1.33 pts
9Elbert County11.528-0.95 pts
10Ouray County10.612+1.23 pts
11Jefferson County10.607-0.2 pts
12Huerfano County10.606+0.9 pts
13Lake County10.526+5.62 pts
14Boulder County10.456+0.2 pts
15Yuma County10.453+0.96 pts
16Sedgwick County10.448-1.06 pts
17Saguache County10.435+5.87 pts
18Arapahoe County10.391-0.12 pts
19El Paso County10.307+0.47 pts
20Lincoln County10.236+4.77 pts
21Denver County10.109-0.6 pts
22Las Animas County10.104-0.04 pts
23Routt County10.04+0.22 pts
24Rio Blanco County10-1.11 pts
25Adams County9.892+0.59 pts
26Chaffee County9.854-0.22 pts
27Summit County9.824-1.31 pts
28Dolores County9.804-0.5 pts
29Gunnison County9.703-0.26 pts
30Archuleta County9.681+1.19 pts
31La Plata County9.653+0.74 pts
32Eagle County9.642+0.04 pts
33Pitkin County9.531+2.43 pts
34Larimer County9.521+0.65 pts
35Broomfield County9.503+1.44 pts
36Custer County9.322-0.93 pts
37Montrose County8.714+0.61 pts
38Mesa County8.712-0.34 pts
39Conejos County8.612+2.76 pts
40Weld County8.595-0.5 pts
41Otero County8.454+2.43 pts
42Garfield County8.384-0.01 pts
43Fremont County8.163-0.86 pts
44Teller County8.144-2.49 pts
45Alamosa County8.117+1.49 pts
46Pueblo County7.741-0.11 pts
47Delta County7.718-0.65 pts
48Morgan County7.669-0.15 pts
49Kit Carson County7.6+0.06 pts
50Rio Grande County7.48+1.77 pts
51Bent County7.477-1.61 pts
52Montezuma County7.066-2.25 pts
53Baca County6.8490 pts
54Prowers County6.604+0.02 pts
55San Miguel County6.599-2.64 pts
56Hinsdale County6.186-4.45 pts
57Logan County6.077-1.11 pts
58Cheyenne County5.357-3.49 pts
59Washington County4.95-4.95 pts
60Phillips County4.938-10.39 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. 4 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2019 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

San Juan County, with 14.679% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Phillips County, with 4.938% in 2019.

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. 4 counties have no value for 2019 and are not ranked.

Establishment exit rate: other rankings

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