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Counties in Oregon by establishment exit rate, 2023

Klamath County had the highest establishment exit rate of 35 counties in 2023, at 12.754%. Union County had the lowest, at 7.19%. The median was 9.375% and the figure for Oregon was 9.82%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest12.754Klamath County
Lowest7.19Union County
Median9.37535 counties
Oregon9.82History

All counties, 2023

Klamath County: 12.754 %Klamath County12.754Wallowa County: 12.052 %Wallowa County12.052Polk County: 11.994 %Polk County11.994Curry County: 11.529 %Curry County11.529Josephine County: 10.862 %Josephine County10.862Yamhill County: 10.622 %Yamhill County10.622Deschutes County: 10.498 %Deschutes County10.498Tillamook County: 10.405 %Tillamook County10.405Multnomah County: 10.367 %Multnomah County10.367Douglas County: 10.168 %Douglas County10.168Jackson County: 10.075 %Jackson County10.075Lake County: 10.059 %Lake County10.059Harney County: 9.922 %Harney County9.922Clackamas County: 9.822 %Clackamas County9.822Jefferson County: 9.762 %Jefferson County9.762Washington County: 9.49 %Washington County9.49Lincoln County: 9.453 %Lincoln County9.453Gilliam County: 9.375 %Gilliam County9.375Crook County: 9.364 %Crook County9.364Lane County: 9.202 %Lane County9.202Marion County: 9.182 %Marion County9.182Benton County: 9.179 %Benton County9.179Baker County: 9.071 %Baker County9.071Grant County: 9.043 %Grant County9.043Coos County: 8.872 %Coos County8.872Hood River County: 8.795 %Hood River County8.795Morrow County: 8.629 %Morrow County8.629Linn County: 8.529 %Linn County8.529Umatilla County: 8.521 %Umatilla County8.521Clatsop County: 8.485 %Clatsop County8.485Columbia County: 8.311 %Columbia County8.311Malheur County: 8.126 %Malheur County8.126Sherman County: 7.477 %Sherman County7.477Wasco County: 7.223 %Wasco County7.223Union County: 7.19 %Union County7.19
%. 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
1Klamath County12.754+2.3 pts
2Wallowa County12.052+2.26 pts
3Polk County11.994+1.11 pts
4Curry County11.529+1.13 pts
5Josephine County10.862+2.76 pts
6Yamhill County10.622+3.03 pts
7Deschutes County10.498+0.26 pts
8Tillamook County10.405-0.31 pts
9Multnomah County10.367+0.55 pts
10Douglas County10.168+1.38 pts
11Jackson County10.075+0.52 pts
12Lake County10.059+1.73 pts
13Harney County9.922+2.11 pts
14Clackamas County9.822+0.63 pts
15Jefferson County9.762-0.8 pts
16Washington County9.49+0.27 pts
17Lincoln County9.453+0.31 pts
18Gilliam County9.375n/a
19Crook County9.364-1.71 pts
20Lane County9.202+0.43 pts
21Marion County9.182+0.8 pts
22Benton County9.179+1.64 pts
23Baker County9.071+0.06 pts
24Grant County9.043+1.6 pts
25Coos County8.872-0.72 pts
26Hood River County8.795-2.05 pts
27Morrow County8.629+1.3 pts
28Linn County8.529-0.68 pts
29Umatilla County8.521-0.84 pts
30Clatsop County8.485-0.12 pts
31Columbia County8.311-1.05 pts
32Malheur County8.126+1.98 pts
33Sherman County7.477-13.28 pts
34Wasco County7.223-1.77 pts
35Union County7.19-1.47 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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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Oregon 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 Oregon 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/oregon-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 Oregon 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/oregon-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Oregon 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/oregon-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Klamath County, with 12.754% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Union County, with 7.19% 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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