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Counties in Oregon by establishment exit rate

Grant County had the highest establishment exit rate of 35 counties in 2018, at 14.545%. Josephine County had the lowest, at 7.056%. The median was 8.339% and the figure for Oregon was 8.595%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.545Grant County
Lowest7.056Josephine County
Median8.33935 counties
Oregon8.595History

Map of counties, 2018

Baker County: 7.229 %Benton County: 7.712 %Clackamas County: 8.84 %Clatsop County: 7.179 %Columbia County: 8 %Coos County: 8.583 %Crook County: 9.256 %Curry County: 9.569 %Deschutes County: 9.361 %Douglas County: 8.339 %Gilliam County: 11.024 %Grant County: 14.545 %Harney County: 7.821 %Hood River County: 8.21 %Jackson County: 8.455 %Jefferson County: 7.547 %Josephine County: 7.056 %Klamath County: 7.244 %Lake County: 10.028 %Lane County: 8.592 %Lincoln County: 8.514 %Linn County: 7.957 %Malheur County: 7.956 %Marion County: 8.038 %Morrow County: 10.056 %Multnomah County: 9.129 %Polk County: 7.839 %Sherman County: 7.407 %Tillamook County: 10.704 %Umatilla County: 7.847 %Union County: 8.048 %Wallowa County: 12.86 %Wasco County: 9.148 %Washington County: 8.233 %Yamhill County: 8.519 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Grant County: 14.545 %Grant County14.545Wallowa County: 12.86 %Wallowa County12.86Gilliam County: 11.024 %Gilliam County11.024Tillamook County: 10.704 %Tillamook County10.704Morrow County: 10.056 %Morrow County10.056Lake County: 10.028 %Lake County10.028Curry County: 9.569 %Curry County9.569Deschutes County: 9.361 %Deschutes County9.361Crook County: 9.256 %Crook County9.256Wasco County: 9.148 %Wasco County9.148Multnomah County: 9.129 %Multnomah County9.129Clackamas County: 8.84 %Clackamas County8.84Lane County: 8.592 %Lane County8.592Coos County: 8.583 %Coos County8.583Yamhill County: 8.519 %Yamhill County8.519Lincoln County: 8.514 %Lincoln County8.514Jackson County: 8.455 %Jackson County8.455Douglas County: 8.339 %Douglas County8.339Washington County: 8.233 %Washington County8.233Hood River County: 8.21 %Hood River County8.21Union County: 8.048 %Union County8.048Marion County: 8.038 %Marion County8.038Columbia County: 8 %Columbia County8Linn County: 7.957 %Linn County7.957Malheur County: 7.956 %Malheur County7.956Umatilla County: 7.847 %Umatilla County7.847Polk County: 7.839 %Polk County7.839Harney County: 7.821 %Harney County7.821Benton County: 7.712 %Benton County7.712Jefferson County: 7.547 %Jefferson County7.547Sherman County: 7.407 %Sherman County7.407Klamath County: 7.244 %Klamath County7.244Baker County: 7.229 %Baker County7.229Clatsop County: 7.179 %Clatsop County7.179Josephine County: 7.056 %Josephine County7.056Grant County: 14.545 %Grant County14.545Wallowa County: 12.86 %Wallowa County12.86Gilliam County: 11.024 %Gilliam County11.024Tillamook County: 10.704 %Tillamook County10.704Morrow County: 10.056 %Morrow County10.056Lake County: 10.028 %Lake County10.028Curry County: 9.569 %Curry County9.569Deschutes County: 9.361 %Deschutes County9.361Crook County: 9.256 %Crook County9.256Wasco County: 9.148 %Wasco County9.148Multnomah County: 9.129 %Multnomah County9.129Clackamas County: 8.84 %Clackamas County8.84Lane County: 8.592 %Lane County8.592Coos County: 8.583 %Coos County8.583Yamhill County: 8.519 %Yamhill County8.519Lincoln County: 8.514 %Lincoln County8.514Jackson County: 8.455 %Jackson County8.455Douglas County: 8.339 %Douglas County8.339Washington County: 8.233 %Washington County8.233Hood River County: 8.21 %Hood River County8.21Union County: 8.048 %Union County8.048Marion County: 8.038 %Marion County8.038Columbia County: 8 %Columbia County8Linn County: 7.957 %Linn County7.957Malheur County: 7.956 %Malheur County7.956Umatilla County: 7.847 %Umatilla County7.847Polk County: 7.839 %Polk County7.839Harney County: 7.821 %Harney County7.821Benton County: 7.712 %Benton County7.712Jefferson County: 7.547 %Jefferson County7.547Sherman County: 7.407 %Sherman County7.407Klamath County: 7.244 %Klamath County7.244Baker County: 7.229 %Baker County7.229Clatsop County: 7.179 %Clatsop County7.179Josephine County: 7.056 %Josephine County7.056
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Grant County14.545+5.87 pts
2Wallowa County12.86+1.33 pts
3Gilliam County11.024n/a
4Tillamook County10.704+2.69 pts
5Morrow County10.056+1.86 pts
6Lake County10.028+3.6 pts
7Curry County9.569+1.34 pts
8Deschutes County9.361+0.54 pts
9Crook County9.256+0.61 pts
10Wasco County9.148+0.15 pts
11Multnomah County9.129-0.07 pts
12Clackamas County8.84-0.37 pts
13Lane County8.592+0.48 pts
14Coos County8.583+0.05 pts
15Yamhill County8.519-0.57 pts
16Lincoln County8.514+1.52 pts
17Jackson County8.455+0.66 pts
18Douglas County8.339+0.31 pts
19Washington County8.233-0.76 pts
20Hood River County8.21+0.29 pts
21Union County8.048-1.36 pts
22Marion County8.038-0.03 pts
23Columbia County8-0.52 pts
24Linn County7.957+0.73 pts
25Malheur County7.956-0.28 pts
26Umatilla County7.847-0.78 pts
27Polk County7.839-1.41 pts
28Harney County7.821-0.29 pts
29Benton County7.712-0.53 pts
30Jefferson County7.547+1.71 pts
31Sherman County7.407-3.81 pts
32Klamath County7.244-1.39 pts
33Baker County7.229-5.42 pts
34Clatsop County7.179+0.41 pts
35Josephine County7.056-1.15 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 2018 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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?period=2018. 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, 2018. 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?period=2018.

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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 Oregon by establishment exit rate, 2018 [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?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Grant County, with 14.545% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Josephine County, with 7.056% in 2018.

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 2018 and are not ranked.

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