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Counties in Colorado by establishment exit rate

Gilpin County had the highest establishment exit rate of 62 counties in 2020, at 18.41%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 3.861%. The median was 10.366% and the figure for Colorado was 10.726%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.41Gilpin County
Lowest3.861Lincoln County
Median10.36662 counties
Colorado10.726History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 10.569 %Alamosa County: 7.872 %Arapahoe County: 10.873 %Archuleta County: 11.221 %Baca County: 8 %Bent County: 15.385 %Boulder County: 10.754 %Broomfield County: 10.051 %Chaffee County: 12.478 %Cheyenne County: 10.714 %Clear Creek County: 18.116 %Conejos County: 9.804 %Costilla County: 6.977 %Crowley County: 11.594 %Custer County: 13.878 %Delta County: 12.76 %Denver County: 11.318 %Dolores County: 7.477 %Douglas County: 11.969 %Eagle County: 11.072 %Elbert County: 16.147 %El Paso County: 10.52 %Fremont County: 9.536 %Garfield County: 11.53 %Gilpin County: 18.41 %Grand County: 9.126 %Gunnison County: 12.762 %Huerfano County: 12.83 %Jackson County: 6.78 %Jefferson County: 10.946 %Kit Carson County: 7.968 %Lake County: 10.336 %La Plata County: 10.361 %Larimer County: 10.037 %Las Animas County: 10.37 %Lincoln County: 3.861 %Logan County: 8.785 %Mesa County: 9.836 %Mineral County: 7.619 %Moffat County: 10.811 %Montezuma County: 10.678 %Montrose County: 9.818 %Morgan County: 7.849 %Otero County: 6.358 %Ouray County: 10.4 %Park County: 12.895 %Phillips County: 9.639 %Pitkin County: 9.317 %Prowers County: 8.626 %Pueblo County: 9.236 %Rio Blanco County: 8.523 %Rio Grande County: 10.032 %Routt County: 9.518 %Saguache County: 15.044 %San Juan County: 11.538 %San Miguel County: 8.178 %Sedgwick County: 4.651 %Summit County: 12.316 %Teller County: 10.898 %Washington County: 10.732 %Weld County: 10.101 %Yuma County: 7.394 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Gilpin County: 18.41 %Gilpin County18.41Clear Creek County: 18.116 %Clear Creek County18.116Elbert County: 16.147 %Elbert County16.147Bent County: 15.385 %Bent County15.385Saguache County: 15.044 %Saguache County15.044Custer County: 13.878 %Custer County13.878Park County: 12.895 %Park County12.895Huerfano County: 12.83 %Huerfano County12.83Gunnison County: 12.762 %Gunnison County12.762Delta County: 12.76 %Delta County12.76Chaffee County: 12.478 %Chaffee County12.478Summit County: 12.316 %Summit County12.316Douglas County: 11.969 %Douglas County11.969Crowley County: 11.594 %Crowley County11.594San Juan County: 11.538 %San Juan County11.538Garfield County: 11.53 %Garfield County11.53Denver County: 11.318 %Denver County11.318Archuleta County: 11.221 %Archuleta County11.221Eagle County: 11.072 %Eagle County11.072Jefferson County: 10.946 %Jefferson County10.946Teller County: 10.898 %Teller County10.898Arapahoe County: 10.873 %Arapahoe County10.873Moffat County: 10.811 %Moffat County10.811Boulder County: 10.754 %Boulder County10.754Washington County: 10.732 %Washington County10.732Cheyenne County: 10.714 %Cheyenne County10.714Montezuma County: 10.678 %Montezuma County10.678Adams County: 10.569 %Adams County10.569El Paso County: 10.52 %El Paso County10.52Ouray County: 10.4 %Ouray County10.4Las Animas County: 10.37 %Las Animas County10.37La Plata County: 10.361 %La Plata County10.361Lake County: 10.336 %Lake County10.336Weld County: 10.101 %Weld County10.101Broomfield County: 10.051 %Broomfield County10.051Larimer County: 10.037 %Larimer County10.037Rio Grande County: 10.032 %Rio Grande County10.032Mesa County: 9.836 %Mesa County9.836Montrose County: 9.818 %Montrose County9.818Conejos County: 9.804 %Conejos County9.804Gilpin County: 18.41 %Gilpin County18.41Clear Creek County: 18.116 %Clear Creek County18.116Elbert County: 16.147 %Elbert County16.147Bent County: 15.385 %Bent County15.385Saguache County: 15.044 %Saguache County15.044Custer County: 13.878 %Custer County13.878Park County: 12.895 %Park County12.895Huerfano County: 12.83 %Huerfano County12.83Gunnison County: 12.762 %Gunnison County12.762Delta County: 12.76 %Delta County12.76Chaffee County: 12.478 %Chaffee County12.478Summit County: 12.316 %Summit County12.316Douglas County: 11.969 %Douglas County11.969Crowley County: 11.594 %Crowley County11.594San Juan County: 11.538 %San Juan County11.538Garfield County: 11.53 %Garfield County11.53Denver County: 11.318 %Denver County11.318Archuleta County: 11.221 %Archuleta County11.221Eagle County: 11.072 %Eagle County11.072Jefferson County: 10.946 %Jefferson County10.946Teller County: 10.898 %Teller County10.898Arapahoe County: 10.873 %Arapahoe County10.873Moffat County: 10.811 %Moffat County10.811Boulder County: 10.754 %Boulder County10.754Washington County: 10.732 %Washington County10.732Cheyenne County: 10.714 %Cheyenne County10.714Montezuma County: 10.678 %Montezuma County10.678Adams County: 10.569 %Adams County10.569El Paso County: 10.52 %El Paso County10.52Ouray County: 10.4 %Ouray County10.4Las Animas County: 10.37 %Las Animas County10.37La Plata County: 10.361 %La Plata County10.361Lake County: 10.336 %Lake County10.336Weld County: 10.101 %Weld County10.101Broomfield County: 10.051 %Broomfield County10.051Larimer County: 10.037 %Larimer County10.037Rio Grande County: 10.032 %Rio Grande County10.032Mesa County: 9.836 %Mesa County9.836Montrose County: 9.818 %Montrose County9.818Conejos County: 9.804 %Conejos County9.804
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Gilpin County18.41+4.24 pts
2Clear Creek County18.116+5.88 pts
3Elbert County16.147+4.62 pts
4Bent County15.385+7.91 pts
5Saguache County15.044+4.61 pts
6Custer County13.878+4.56 pts
7Park County12.895-1.73 pts
8Huerfano County12.83+2.22 pts
9Gunnison County12.762+3.06 pts
10Delta County12.76+5.04 pts
11Chaffee County12.478+2.62 pts
12Summit County12.316+2.49 pts
13Douglas County11.969+0.18 pts
14Crowley County11.594n/a
15San Juan County11.538-3.14 pts
16Garfield County11.53+3.15 pts
17Denver County11.318+1.21 pts
18Archuleta County11.221+1.54 pts
19Eagle County11.072+1.43 pts
20Jefferson County10.946+0.34 pts
21Teller County10.898+2.75 pts
22Arapahoe County10.873+0.48 pts
23Moffat County10.811-0.85 pts
24Boulder County10.754+0.3 pts
25Washington County10.732+5.78 pts
26Cheyenne County10.714+5.36 pts
27Montezuma County10.678+3.61 pts
28Adams County10.569+0.68 pts
29El Paso County10.52+0.21 pts
30Ouray County10.4-0.21 pts
31Las Animas County10.37+0.27 pts
32La Plata County10.361+0.71 pts
33Lake County10.336-0.19 pts
34Weld County10.101+1.51 pts
35Broomfield County10.051+0.55 pts
36Larimer County10.037+0.52 pts
37Rio Grande County10.032+2.55 pts
38Mesa County9.836+1.12 pts
39Montrose County9.818+1.1 pts
40Conejos County9.804+1.19 pts
41Phillips County9.639+4.7 pts
42Fremont County9.536+1.37 pts
43Routt County9.518-0.52 pts
44Pitkin County9.317-0.21 pts
45Pueblo County9.236+1.5 pts
46Grand County9.126-3.25 pts
47Logan County8.785+2.71 pts
48Prowers County8.626+2.02 pts
49Rio Blanco County8.523-1.48 pts
50San Miguel County8.178+1.58 pts
51Baca County8+1.15 pts
52Kit Carson County7.968+0.37 pts
53Alamosa County7.872-0.25 pts
54Morgan County7.849+0.18 pts
55Mineral County7.619n/a
56Dolores County7.477-2.33 pts
57Yuma County7.394-3.06 pts
58Costilla County6.977n/a
59Jackson County6.78-5.08 pts
60Otero County6.358-2.1 pts
61Sedgwick County4.651-5.8 pts
62Lincoln County3.861-6.38 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 2020 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Gilpin County, with 18.41% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Lincoln County, with 3.861% in 2020.

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 2020 and are not ranked.

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