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Counties in Idaho by establishment exit rate, 2023

Lemhi County had the highest establishment exit rate of 43 counties in 2023, at 15.896%. Caribou County had the lowest, at 4.776%. The median was 10.51% and the figure for Idaho was 10.426%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.896Lemhi County
Lowest4.776Caribou County
Median10.5143 counties
Idaho10.426History

Map of counties, 2023

Ada County: 10.7 %Adams County: 13.445 %Bannock County: 9.877 %Bear Lake County: 9.231 %Benewah County: 8.475 %Bingham County: 8.46 %Blaine County: 11.352 %Boise County: 15.738 %Bonner County: 10.854 %Bonneville County: 8.913 %Boundary County: 10.753 %Butte County: 10.417 %Camas County: 12.308 %Canyon County: 12.489 %Caribou County: 4.776 %Cassia County: 8.796 %Clearwater County: 11.163 %Custer County: 12.821 %Elmore County: 9.109 %Franklin County: 8.36 %Fremont County: 9.984 %Gem County: 12.231 %Gooding County: 10.51 %Idaho County: 12.174 %Jefferson County: 9.637 %Jerome County: 9.403 %Kootenai County: 10.686 %Latah County: 9.488 %Lemhi County: 15.896 %Lewis County: 10.256 %Lincoln County: 14.13 %Madison County: 10.245 %Minidoka County: 12.245 %Nez Perce County: 6.721 %Oneida County: 13.095 %Owyhee County: 13.4 %Payette County: 10.751 %Power County: 14.744 %Shoshone County: 8.847 %Teton County: 7.862 %Twin Falls County: 8.956 %Valley County: 9.917 %Washington County: 12.371 %
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%, 2023. 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, 2023

Lemhi County: 15.896 %Lemhi County15.896Boise County: 15.738 %Boise County15.738Power County: 14.744 %Power County14.744Lincoln County: 14.13 %Lincoln County14.13Adams County: 13.445 %Adams County13.445Owyhee County: 13.4 %Owyhee County13.4Oneida County: 13.095 %Oneida County13.095Custer County: 12.821 %Custer County12.821Canyon County: 12.489 %Canyon County12.489Washington County: 12.371 %Washington County12.371Camas County: 12.308 %Camas County12.308Minidoka County: 12.245 %Minidoka County12.245Gem County: 12.231 %Gem County12.231Idaho County: 12.174 %Idaho County12.174Blaine County: 11.352 %Blaine County11.352Clearwater County: 11.163 %Clearwater County11.163Bonner County: 10.854 %Bonner County10.854Boundary County: 10.753 %Boundary County10.753Payette County: 10.751 %Payette County10.751Ada County: 10.7 %Ada County10.7Kootenai County: 10.686 %Kootenai County10.686Gooding County: 10.51 %Gooding County10.51Butte County: 10.417 %Butte County10.417Lewis County: 10.256 %Lewis County10.256Madison County: 10.245 %Madison County10.245Fremont County: 9.984 %Fremont County9.984Valley County: 9.917 %Valley County9.917Bannock County: 9.877 %Bannock County9.877Jefferson County: 9.637 %Jefferson County9.637Latah County: 9.488 %Latah County9.488Jerome County: 9.403 %Jerome County9.403Bear Lake County: 9.231 %Bear Lake County9.231Elmore County: 9.109 %Elmore County9.109Twin Falls County: 8.956 %Twin Falls County8.956Bonneville County: 8.913 %Bonneville County8.913Shoshone County: 8.847 %Shoshone County8.847Cassia County: 8.796 %Cassia County8.796Benewah County: 8.475 %Benewah County8.475Bingham County: 8.46 %Bingham County8.46Franklin County: 8.36 %Franklin County8.36Teton County: 7.862 %Teton County7.862Nez Perce County: 6.721 %Nez Perce County6.721Caribou County: 4.776 %Caribou County4.776Lemhi County: 15.896 %Lemhi County15.896Boise County: 15.738 %Boise County15.738Power County: 14.744 %Power County14.744Lincoln County: 14.13 %Lincoln County14.13Adams County: 13.445 %Adams County13.445Owyhee County: 13.4 %Owyhee County13.4Oneida County: 13.095 %Oneida County13.095Custer County: 12.821 %Custer County12.821Canyon County: 12.489 %Canyon County12.489Washington County: 12.371 %Washington County12.371Camas County: 12.308 %Camas County12.308Minidoka County: 12.245 %Minidoka County12.245Gem County: 12.231 %Gem County12.231Idaho County: 12.174 %Idaho County12.174Blaine County: 11.352 %Blaine County11.352Clearwater County: 11.163 %Clearwater County11.163Bonner County: 10.854 %Bonner County10.854Boundary County: 10.753 %Boundary County10.753Payette County: 10.751 %Payette County10.751Ada County: 10.7 %Ada County10.7Kootenai County: 10.686 %Kootenai County10.686Gooding County: 10.51 %Gooding County10.51Butte County: 10.417 %Butte County10.417Lewis County: 10.256 %Lewis County10.256Madison County: 10.245 %Madison County10.245Fremont County: 9.984 %Fremont County9.984Valley County: 9.917 %Valley County9.917Bannock County: 9.877 %Bannock County9.877Jefferson County: 9.637 %Jefferson County9.637Latah County: 9.488 %Latah County9.488Jerome County: 9.403 %Jerome County9.403Bear Lake County: 9.231 %Bear Lake County9.231Elmore County: 9.109 %Elmore County9.109Twin Falls County: 8.956 %Twin Falls County8.956Bonneville County: 8.913 %Bonneville County8.913Shoshone County: 8.847 %Shoshone County8.847Cassia County: 8.796 %Cassia County8.796Benewah County: 8.475 %Benewah County8.475Bingham County: 8.46 %Bingham County8.46Franklin County: 8.36 %Franklin County8.36Teton County: 7.862 %Teton County7.862Nez Perce County: 6.721 %Nez Perce County6.721Caribou County: 4.776 %Caribou County4.776
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Lemhi County15.896+5.62 pts
2Boise County15.738+2.49 pts
3Power County14.744+6.46 pts
4Lincoln County14.13+4.94 pts
5Adams County13.445-1.02 pts
6Owyhee County13.4+4.59 pts
7Oneida County13.095+2.81 pts
8Custer County12.821-1.75 pts
9Canyon County12.489+3.24 pts
10Washington County12.371-1.84 pts
11Camas County12.308n/a
12Minidoka County12.245+3.58 pts
13Gem County12.231+0.92 pts
14Idaho County12.174+0.36 pts
15Blaine County11.352+2.5 pts
16Clearwater County11.163+2.3 pts
17Bonner County10.854-2.87 pts
18Boundary County10.753-2.35 pts
19Payette County10.751+1.06 pts
20Ada County10.7+0.68 pts
21Kootenai County10.686-0.23 pts
22Gooding County10.51-0.06 pts
23Butte County10.417n/a
24Lewis County10.256-0.27 pts
25Madison County10.245+2.01 pts
26Fremont County9.984+2.21 pts
27Valley County9.917+0.45 pts
28Bannock County9.877+0.86 pts
29Jefferson County9.637+1.8 pts
30Latah County9.488-0.77 pts
31Jerome County9.403+1.4 pts
32Bear Lake County9.231+1.1 pts
33Elmore County9.109+1.28 pts
34Twin Falls County8.956+0.75 pts
35Bonneville County8.913+0.55 pts
36Shoshone County8.847-0.04 pts
37Cassia County8.796+1.04 pts
38Benewah County8.475-4.35 pts
39Bingham County8.46+0.63 pts
40Franklin County8.36-2.66 pts
41Teton County7.862-2.29 pts
42Nez Perce County6.721-1 pts
43Caribou County4.776-3.76 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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2023 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 Idaho by establishment exit rate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Idaho by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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/idaho-counties. 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 Idaho by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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/idaho-counties.

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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 Idaho by establishment exit rate, 2023 [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/idaho-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Lemhi County, with 15.896% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Caribou County, with 4.776% in 2023.

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. 1 counties have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.

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