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Counties in Washington by establishment exit rate, 2023

Garfield County had the highest establishment exit rate of 39 counties in 2023, at 18.667%. Adams County had the lowest, at 5.658%. The median was 10.407% and the figure for Washington was 10.333%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest18.667Garfield County
Lowest5.658Adams County
Median10.40739 counties
Washington10.333History

All counties, 2023

Garfield County: 18.667 %Garfield County18.667Columbia County: 14.218 %Columbia County14.218Pend Oreille County: 12.736 %Pend Oreille County12.736Ferry County: 12.648 %Ferry County12.648Jefferson County: 12.034 %Jefferson County12.034Stevens County: 11.893 %Stevens County11.893Pacific County: 11.834 %Pacific County11.834Asotin County: 11.646 %Asotin County11.646Douglas County: 11.596 %Douglas County11.596San Juan County: 11.536 %San Juan County11.536Wahkiakum County: 11.321 %Wahkiakum County11.321Grays Harbor County: 11.243 %Grays Harbor County11.243Pierce County: 11.054 %Pierce County11.054Kittitas County: 11.024 %Kittitas County11.024Island County: 10.965 %Island County10.965Kitsap County: 10.887 %Kitsap County10.887Snohomish County: 10.64 %Snohomish County10.64Clallam County: 10.586 %Clallam County10.586Benton County: 10.474 %Benton County10.474King County: 10.407 %King County10.407Mason County: 10.137 %Mason County10.137Thurston County: 10.124 %Thurston County10.124Clark County: 10.093 %Clark County10.093Whatcom County: 10.019 %Whatcom County10.019Spokane County: 10.013 %Spokane County10.013Grant County: 9.786 %Grant County9.786Franklin County: 9.676 %Franklin County9.676Skagit County: 9.63 %Skagit County9.63Lewis County: 9.604 %Lewis County9.604Okanogan County: 9.557 %Okanogan County9.557Cowlitz County: 9.272 %Cowlitz County9.272Chelan County: 9.211 %Chelan County9.211Yakima County: 9.014 %Yakima County9.014Klickitat County: 8.885 %Klickitat County8.885Walla Walla County: 8.808 %Walla Walla County8.808Lincoln County: 8.765 %Lincoln County8.765Whitman County: 7.888 %Whitman County7.888Skamania County: 5.978 %Skamania County5.978Adams County: 5.658 %Adams County5.658
%. 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
1Garfield County18.667+6.01 pts
2Columbia County14.218+6 pts
3Pend Oreille County12.736-2.98 pts
4Ferry County12.648+2.61 pts
5Jefferson County12.034+1.77 pts
6Stevens County11.893-1.64 pts
7Pacific County11.834-0.17 pts
8Asotin County11.646+1.61 pts
9Douglas County11.596+3.12 pts
10San Juan County11.536+1.05 pts
11Wahkiakum County11.321+0.93 pts
12Grays Harbor County11.243+0.71 pts
13Pierce County11.054+1.19 pts
14Kittitas County11.024+0.06 pts
15Island County10.965+1.44 pts
16Kitsap County10.887+0.69 pts
17Snohomish County10.64+0.21 pts
18Clallam County10.586+0.87 pts
19Benton County10.474-0.3 pts
20King County10.407-0.22 pts
21Mason County10.137-0.44 pts
22Thurston County10.124+1.03 pts
23Clark County10.093-0.01 pts
24Whatcom County10.019-0.34 pts
25Spokane County10.013-0.34 pts
26Grant County9.786+1.14 pts
27Franklin County9.676+0.88 pts
28Skagit County9.63-0.11 pts
29Lewis County9.604-1.18 pts
30Okanogan County9.557-0.01 pts
31Cowlitz County9.272+0.42 pts
32Chelan County9.211-0.73 pts
33Yakima County9.0140 pts
34Klickitat County8.885-1.49 pts
35Walla Walla County8.808-0.51 pts
36Lincoln County8.765-1.05 pts
37Whitman County7.888-2.9 pts
38Skamania County5.978-2.5 pts
39Adams County5.658-4.46 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.

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 Washington 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 Washington 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/washington-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 Washington 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/washington-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 Washington 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/washington-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Garfield County, with 18.667% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Adams County, with 5.658% 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.

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