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Counties in Colorado by establishment exit rate

Jackson County had the highest establishment exit rate of 64 counties in 2021, at 19.13%. Crowley County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 10.075% and the figure for Colorado was 10.571%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.13Jackson County
Lowest0Crowley County
Median10.07564 counties
Colorado10.571History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 10.234 %Alamosa County: 7.559 %Arapahoe County: 10.467 %Archuleta County: 9.793 %Baca County: 7.947 %Bent County: 13.861 %Boulder County: 11.243 %Broomfield County: 12.404 %Chaffee County: 9.254 %Cheyenne County: 16.514 %Clear Creek County: 14.842 %Conejos County: 5.911 %Costilla County: 11.905 %Crowley County: 0 %Custer County: 9.302 %Delta County: 13.288 %Denver County: 11.108 %Dolores County: 13.208 %Douglas County: 11.556 %Eagle County: 10.313 %Elbert County: 13.566 %El Paso County: 10.779 %Fremont County: 8.568 %Garfield County: 9.565 %Gilpin County: 16.667 %Grand County: 10.526 %Gunnison County: 8.799 %Hinsdale County: 16.822 %Huerfano County: 13.139 %Jackson County: 19.13 %Jefferson County: 11.137 %Kiowa County: 8.571 %Kit Carson County: 3.929 %Lake County: 11.111 %La Plata County: 9.915 %Larimer County: 10.469 %Las Animas County: 13.313 %Lincoln County: 4.301 %Logan County: 7.407 %Mesa County: 9.302 %Mineral County: 9.434 %Moffat County: 8.542 %Montezuma County: 8.59 %Montrose County: 7.964 %Morgan County: 6.607 %Otero County: 6.86 %Ouray County: 14.425 %Park County: 11.192 %Phillips County: 10.526 %Pitkin County: 9.876 %Prowers County: 6.462 %Pueblo County: 8.525 %Rio Blanco County: 10.405 %Rio Grande County: 7.512 %Routt County: 9.886 %Saguache County: 9.821 %San Juan County: 11.111 %San Miguel County: 8.696 %Sedgwick County: 6.107 %Summit County: 11.272 %Teller County: 11.729 %Washington County: 14 %Weld County: 9.656 %Yuma County: 6.563 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Jackson County: 19.13 %Jackson County19.13Hinsdale County: 16.822 %Hinsdale County16.822Gilpin County: 16.667 %Gilpin County16.667Cheyenne County: 16.514 %Cheyenne County16.514Clear Creek County: 14.842 %Clear Creek County14.842Ouray County: 14.425 %Ouray County14.425Washington County: 14 %Washington County14Bent County: 13.861 %Bent County13.861Elbert County: 13.566 %Elbert County13.566Las Animas County: 13.313 %Las Animas County13.313Delta County: 13.288 %Delta County13.288Dolores County: 13.208 %Dolores County13.208Huerfano County: 13.139 %Huerfano County13.139Broomfield County: 12.404 %Broomfield County12.404Costilla County: 11.905 %Costilla County11.905Teller County: 11.729 %Teller County11.729Douglas County: 11.556 %Douglas County11.556Summit County: 11.272 %Summit County11.272Boulder County: 11.243 %Boulder County11.243Park County: 11.192 %Park County11.192Jefferson County: 11.137 %Jefferson County11.137Lake County: 11.111 %Lake County11.111San Juan County: 11.111 %San Juan County11.111Denver County: 11.108 %Denver County11.108El Paso County: 10.779 %El Paso County10.779Grand County: 10.526 %Grand County10.526Phillips County: 10.526 %Phillips County10.526Larimer County: 10.469 %Larimer County10.469Arapahoe County: 10.467 %Arapahoe County10.467Rio Blanco County: 10.405 %Rio Blanco County10.405Eagle County: 10.313 %Eagle County10.313Adams County: 10.234 %Adams County10.234La Plata County: 9.915 %La Plata County9.915Routt County: 9.886 %Routt County9.886Pitkin County: 9.876 %Pitkin County9.876Saguache County: 9.821 %Saguache County9.821Archuleta County: 9.793 %Archuleta County9.793Weld County: 9.656 %Weld County9.656Garfield County: 9.565 %Garfield County9.565Mineral County: 9.434 %Mineral County9.434Jackson County: 19.13 %Jackson County19.13Hinsdale County: 16.822 %Hinsdale County16.822Gilpin County: 16.667 %Gilpin County16.667Cheyenne County: 16.514 %Cheyenne County16.514Clear Creek County: 14.842 %Clear Creek County14.842Ouray County: 14.425 %Ouray County14.425Washington County: 14 %Washington County14Bent County: 13.861 %Bent County13.861Elbert County: 13.566 %Elbert County13.566Las Animas County: 13.313 %Las Animas County13.313Delta County: 13.288 %Delta County13.288Dolores County: 13.208 %Dolores County13.208Huerfano County: 13.139 %Huerfano County13.139Broomfield County: 12.404 %Broomfield County12.404Costilla County: 11.905 %Costilla County11.905Teller County: 11.729 %Teller County11.729Douglas County: 11.556 %Douglas County11.556Summit County: 11.272 %Summit County11.272Boulder County: 11.243 %Boulder County11.243Park County: 11.192 %Park County11.192Jefferson County: 11.137 %Jefferson County11.137Lake County: 11.111 %Lake County11.111San Juan County: 11.111 %San Juan County11.111Denver County: 11.108 %Denver County11.108El Paso County: 10.779 %El Paso County10.779Grand County: 10.526 %Grand County10.526Phillips County: 10.526 %Phillips County10.526Larimer County: 10.469 %Larimer County10.469Arapahoe County: 10.467 %Arapahoe County10.467Rio Blanco County: 10.405 %Rio Blanco County10.405Eagle County: 10.313 %Eagle County10.313Adams County: 10.234 %Adams County10.234La Plata County: 9.915 %La Plata County9.915Routt County: 9.886 %Routt County9.886Pitkin County: 9.876 %Pitkin County9.876Saguache County: 9.821 %Saguache County9.821Archuleta County: 9.793 %Archuleta County9.793Weld County: 9.656 %Weld County9.656Garfield County: 9.565 %Garfield County9.565Mineral County: 9.434 %Mineral County9.434
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Jackson County19.13+12.35 pts
2Hinsdale County16.822n/a
3Gilpin County16.667-1.74 pts
4Cheyenne County16.514+5.8 pts
5Clear Creek County14.842-3.27 pts
6Ouray County14.425+4.03 pts
7Washington County14+3.27 pts
8Bent County13.861-1.52 pts
9Elbert County13.566-2.58 pts
10Las Animas County13.313+2.94 pts
11Delta County13.288+0.53 pts
12Dolores County13.208+5.73 pts
13Huerfano County13.139+0.31 pts
14Broomfield County12.404+2.35 pts
15Costilla County11.905+4.93 pts
16Teller County11.729+0.83 pts
17Douglas County11.556-0.41 pts
18Summit County11.272-1.04 pts
19Boulder County11.243+0.49 pts
20Park County11.192-1.7 pts
21Jefferson County11.137+0.19 pts
22Lake County11.111+0.78 pts
22San Juan County11.111-0.43 pts
24Denver County11.108-0.21 pts
25El Paso County10.779+0.26 pts
26Grand County10.526+1.4 pts
26Phillips County10.526+0.89 pts
28Larimer County10.469+0.43 pts
29Arapahoe County10.467-0.41 pts
30Rio Blanco County10.405+1.88 pts
31Eagle County10.313-0.76 pts
32Adams County10.234-0.34 pts
33La Plata County9.915-0.45 pts
34Routt County9.886+0.37 pts
35Pitkin County9.876+0.56 pts
36Saguache County9.821-5.22 pts
37Archuleta County9.793-1.43 pts
38Weld County9.656-0.45 pts
39Garfield County9.565-1.96 pts
40Mineral County9.434+1.81 pts
41Custer County9.302-4.58 pts
41Mesa County9.302-0.53 pts
43Chaffee County9.254-3.22 pts
44Gunnison County8.799-3.96 pts
45San Miguel County8.696+0.52 pts
46Montezuma County8.59-2.09 pts
47Kiowa County8.571n/a
48Fremont County8.568-0.97 pts
49Moffat County8.542-2.27 pts
50Pueblo County8.525-0.71 pts
51Montrose County7.964-1.85 pts
52Baca County7.947-0.05 pts
53Alamosa County7.559-0.31 pts
54Rio Grande County7.512-2.52 pts
55Logan County7.407-1.38 pts
56Otero County6.86+0.5 pts
57Morgan County6.607-1.24 pts
58Yuma County6.563-0.83 pts
59Prowers County6.462-2.16 pts
60Sedgwick County6.107+1.46 pts
61Conejos County5.911-3.89 pts
62Lincoln County4.301+0.44 pts
63Kit Carson County3.929-4.04 pts
64Crowley County0-11.59 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. Equal values share a rank.

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Jackson County, with 19.13% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Crowley County, with 0% in 2021.

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