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Counties in Colorado by establishment exit rate

Gilpin County had the highest establishment exit rate of 62 counties in 2022, at 15.9%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 3.46%. The median was 11.046% and the figure for Colorado was 11.156%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.9Gilpin County
Lowest3.46Lincoln County
Median11.04662 counties
Colorado11.156History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 10.844 %Alamosa County: 7.576 %Arapahoe County: 11.131 %Archuleta County: 11.538 %Boulder County: 11.369 %Broomfield County: 11.082 %Chaffee County: 10.775 %Cheyenne County: 13.084 %Clear Creek County: 8.977 %Conejos County: 6.604 %Costilla County: 11.905 %Crowley County: 14.815 %Custer County: 11.722 %Delta County: 11.868 %Denver County: 11.346 %Dolores County: 11.009 %Douglas County: 12.781 %Eagle County: 10.141 %Elbert County: 12.724 %El Paso County: 11.848 %Fremont County: 9.085 %Garfield County: 10.987 %Gilpin County: 15.9 %Grand County: 13.111 %Gunnison County: 10.334 %Hinsdale County: 15.842 %Huerfano County: 15.328 %Jackson County: 8.621 %Jefferson County: 11.61 %Kiowa County: 11.94 %Kit Carson County: 7.874 %Lake County: 12.84 %La Plata County: 11.189 %Larimer County: 10.271 %Las Animas County: 9.422 %Lincoln County: 3.46 %Logan County: 8.745 %Mesa County: 10.449 %Mineral County: 7.339 %Moffat County: 12.68 %Montezuma County: 9.632 %Montrose County: 7.994 %Morgan County: 8.819 %Otero County: 9.775 %Ouray County: 9.346 %Park County: 14.541 %Phillips County: 6.4 %Pitkin County: 11.004 %Prowers County: 6.731 %Pueblo County: 9.498 %Rio Blanco County: 12.174 %Rio Grande County: 11.35 %Routt County: 11.214 %Saguache County: 12.613 %San Juan County: 12.174 %San Miguel County: 8.791 %Sedgwick County: 6.015 %Summit County: 10.818 %Teller County: 12.482 %Washington County: 13.131 %Weld County: 10.481 %Yuma County: 13.287 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Gilpin County: 15.9 %Gilpin County15.9Hinsdale County: 15.842 %Hinsdale County15.842Huerfano County: 15.328 %Huerfano County15.328Crowley County: 14.815 %Crowley County14.815Park County: 14.541 %Park County14.541Yuma County: 13.287 %Yuma County13.287Washington County: 13.131 %Washington County13.131Grand County: 13.111 %Grand County13.111Cheyenne County: 13.084 %Cheyenne County13.084Lake County: 12.84 %Lake County12.84Douglas County: 12.781 %Douglas County12.781Elbert County: 12.724 %Elbert County12.724Moffat County: 12.68 %Moffat County12.68Saguache County: 12.613 %Saguache County12.613Teller County: 12.482 %Teller County12.482Rio Blanco County: 12.174 %Rio Blanco County12.174San Juan County: 12.174 %San Juan County12.174Kiowa County: 11.94 %Kiowa County11.94Costilla County: 11.905 %Costilla County11.905Delta County: 11.868 %Delta County11.868El Paso County: 11.848 %El Paso County11.848Custer County: 11.722 %Custer County11.722Jefferson County: 11.61 %Jefferson County11.61Archuleta County: 11.538 %Archuleta County11.538Boulder County: 11.369 %Boulder County11.369Rio Grande County: 11.35 %Rio Grande County11.35Denver County: 11.346 %Denver County11.346Routt County: 11.214 %Routt County11.214La Plata County: 11.189 %La Plata County11.189Arapahoe County: 11.131 %Arapahoe County11.131Broomfield County: 11.082 %Broomfield County11.082Dolores County: 11.009 %Dolores County11.009Pitkin County: 11.004 %Pitkin County11.004Garfield County: 10.987 %Garfield County10.987Adams County: 10.844 %Adams County10.844Summit County: 10.818 %Summit County10.818Chaffee County: 10.775 %Chaffee County10.775Weld County: 10.481 %Weld County10.481Mesa County: 10.449 %Mesa County10.449Gunnison County: 10.334 %Gunnison County10.334Gilpin County: 15.9 %Gilpin County15.9Hinsdale County: 15.842 %Hinsdale County15.842Huerfano County: 15.328 %Huerfano County15.328Crowley County: 14.815 %Crowley County14.815Park County: 14.541 %Park County14.541Yuma County: 13.287 %Yuma County13.287Washington County: 13.131 %Washington County13.131Grand County: 13.111 %Grand County13.111Cheyenne County: 13.084 %Cheyenne County13.084Lake County: 12.84 %Lake County12.84Douglas County: 12.781 %Douglas County12.781Elbert County: 12.724 %Elbert County12.724Moffat County: 12.68 %Moffat County12.68Saguache County: 12.613 %Saguache County12.613Teller County: 12.482 %Teller County12.482Rio Blanco County: 12.174 %Rio Blanco County12.174San Juan County: 12.174 %San Juan County12.174Kiowa County: 11.94 %Kiowa County11.94Costilla County: 11.905 %Costilla County11.905Delta County: 11.868 %Delta County11.868El Paso County: 11.848 %El Paso County11.848Custer County: 11.722 %Custer County11.722Jefferson County: 11.61 %Jefferson County11.61Archuleta County: 11.538 %Archuleta County11.538Boulder County: 11.369 %Boulder County11.369Rio Grande County: 11.35 %Rio Grande County11.35Denver County: 11.346 %Denver County11.346Routt County: 11.214 %Routt County11.214La Plata County: 11.189 %La Plata County11.189Arapahoe County: 11.131 %Arapahoe County11.131Broomfield County: 11.082 %Broomfield County11.082Dolores County: 11.009 %Dolores County11.009Pitkin County: 11.004 %Pitkin County11.004Garfield County: 10.987 %Garfield County10.987Adams County: 10.844 %Adams County10.844Summit County: 10.818 %Summit County10.818Chaffee County: 10.775 %Chaffee County10.775Weld County: 10.481 %Weld County10.481Mesa County: 10.449 %Mesa County10.449Gunnison County: 10.334 %Gunnison County10.334
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Gilpin County15.9-0.77 pts
2Hinsdale County15.842-0.98 pts
3Huerfano County15.328+2.19 pts
4Crowley County14.815+14.81 pts
5Park County14.541+3.35 pts
6Yuma County13.287+6.72 pts
7Washington County13.131-0.87 pts
8Grand County13.111+2.59 pts
9Cheyenne County13.084-3.43 pts
10Lake County12.84+1.73 pts
11Douglas County12.781+1.23 pts
12Elbert County12.724-0.84 pts
13Moffat County12.68+4.14 pts
14Saguache County12.613+2.79 pts
15Teller County12.482+0.75 pts
16Rio Blanco County12.174+1.77 pts
16San Juan County12.174+1.06 pts
18Kiowa County11.94+3.37 pts
19Costilla County11.9050 pts
20Delta County11.868-1.42 pts
21El Paso County11.848+1.07 pts
22Custer County11.722+2.42 pts
23Jefferson County11.61+0.47 pts
24Archuleta County11.538+1.75 pts
25Boulder County11.369+0.13 pts
26Rio Grande County11.35+3.84 pts
27Denver County11.346+0.24 pts
28Routt County11.214+1.33 pts
29La Plata County11.189+1.27 pts
30Arapahoe County11.131+0.66 pts
31Broomfield County11.082-1.32 pts
32Dolores County11.009-2.2 pts
33Pitkin County11.004+1.13 pts
34Garfield County10.987+1.42 pts
35Adams County10.844+0.61 pts
36Summit County10.818-0.45 pts
37Chaffee County10.775+1.52 pts
38Weld County10.481+0.82 pts
39Mesa County10.449+1.15 pts
40Gunnison County10.334+1.54 pts
41Larimer County10.271-0.2 pts
42Eagle County10.141-0.17 pts
43Otero County9.775+2.92 pts
44Montezuma County9.632+1.04 pts
45Pueblo County9.498+0.97 pts
46Las Animas County9.422-3.89 pts
47Ouray County9.346-5.08 pts
48Fremont County9.085+0.52 pts
49Clear Creek County8.977-5.87 pts
50Morgan County8.819+2.21 pts
51San Miguel County8.791+0.1 pts
52Logan County8.745+1.34 pts
53Jackson County8.621-10.51 pts
54Montrose County7.994+0.03 pts
55Kit Carson County7.874+3.94 pts
56Alamosa County7.576+0.02 pts
57Mineral County7.339-2.09 pts
58Prowers County6.731+0.27 pts
59Conejos County6.604+0.69 pts
60Phillips County6.4-4.13 pts
61Sedgwick County6.015-0.09 pts
62Lincoln County3.46-0.84 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 2022 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Gilpin County, with 15.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Lincoln County, with 3.46% in 2022.

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 2022 and are not ranked.

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