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Counties in Washington by establishment exit rate

Columbia County had the highest establishment exit rate of 38 counties in 2014, at 19.298%. Yakima County had the lowest, at 7.352%. The median was 9.039% and the figure for Washington was 8.998%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.298Columbia County
Lowest7.352Yakima County
Median9.03938 counties
Washington8.998History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 8.075 %Asotin County: 7.702 %Benton County: 8.184 %Chelan County: 8.814 %Clallam County: 9.643 %Clark County: 9.049 %Columbia County: 19.298 %Cowlitz County: 8.384 %Douglas County: 8.267 %Ferry County: 12.346 %Franklin County: 8.736 %Grant County: 7.901 %Grays Harbor County: 10.345 %Island County: 9.423 %Jefferson County: 10.375 %King County: 9.021 %Kitsap County: 10.009 %Kittitas County: 10.48 %Klickitat County: 11.183 %Lewis County: 9.515 %Lincoln County: 8.617 %Mason County: 9.029 %Okanogan County: 11.377 %Pacific County: 11.926 %Pend Oreille County: 14.286 %Pierce County: 9.22 %San Juan County: 8.426 %Skagit County: 7.868 %Skamania County: 13.072 %Snohomish County: 9.207 %Spokane County: 8.473 %Stevens County: 10.078 %Thurston County: 8.929 %Wahkiakum County: 15.172 %Walla Walla County: 7.913 %Whatcom County: 8.812 %Whitman County: 7.422 %Yakima County: 7.352 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Columbia County: 19.298 %Columbia County19.298Wahkiakum County: 15.172 %Wahkiakum County15.172Pend Oreille County: 14.286 %Pend Oreille County14.286Skamania County: 13.072 %Skamania County13.072Ferry County: 12.346 %Ferry County12.346Pacific County: 11.926 %Pacific County11.926Okanogan County: 11.377 %Okanogan County11.377Klickitat County: 11.183 %Klickitat County11.183Kittitas County: 10.48 %Kittitas County10.48Jefferson County: 10.375 %Jefferson County10.375Grays Harbor County: 10.345 %Grays Harbor County10.345Stevens County: 10.078 %Stevens County10.078Kitsap County: 10.009 %Kitsap County10.009Clallam County: 9.643 %Clallam County9.643Lewis County: 9.515 %Lewis County9.515Island County: 9.423 %Island County9.423Pierce County: 9.22 %Pierce County9.22Snohomish County: 9.207 %Snohomish County9.207Clark County: 9.049 %Clark County9.049Mason County: 9.029 %Mason County9.029King County: 9.021 %King County9.021Thurston County: 8.929 %Thurston County8.929Chelan County: 8.814 %Chelan County8.814Whatcom County: 8.812 %Whatcom County8.812Franklin County: 8.736 %Franklin County8.736Lincoln County: 8.617 %Lincoln County8.617Spokane County: 8.473 %Spokane County8.473San Juan County: 8.426 %San Juan County8.426Cowlitz County: 8.384 %Cowlitz County8.384Douglas County: 8.267 %Douglas County8.267Benton County: 8.184 %Benton County8.184Adams County: 8.075 %Adams County8.075Walla Walla County: 7.913 %Walla Walla County7.913Grant County: 7.901 %Grant County7.901Skagit County: 7.868 %Skagit County7.868Asotin County: 7.702 %Asotin County7.702Whitman County: 7.422 %Whitman County7.422Yakima County: 7.352 %Yakima County7.352Columbia County: 19.298 %Columbia County19.298Wahkiakum County: 15.172 %Wahkiakum County15.172Pend Oreille County: 14.286 %Pend Oreille County14.286Skamania County: 13.072 %Skamania County13.072Ferry County: 12.346 %Ferry County12.346Pacific County: 11.926 %Pacific County11.926Okanogan County: 11.377 %Okanogan County11.377Klickitat County: 11.183 %Klickitat County11.183Kittitas County: 10.48 %Kittitas County10.48Jefferson County: 10.375 %Jefferson County10.375Grays Harbor County: 10.345 %Grays Harbor County10.345Stevens County: 10.078 %Stevens County10.078Kitsap County: 10.009 %Kitsap County10.009Clallam County: 9.643 %Clallam County9.643Lewis County: 9.515 %Lewis County9.515Island County: 9.423 %Island County9.423Pierce County: 9.22 %Pierce County9.22Snohomish County: 9.207 %Snohomish County9.207Clark County: 9.049 %Clark County9.049Mason County: 9.029 %Mason County9.029King County: 9.021 %King County9.021Thurston County: 8.929 %Thurston County8.929Chelan County: 8.814 %Chelan County8.814Whatcom County: 8.812 %Whatcom County8.812Franklin County: 8.736 %Franklin County8.736Lincoln County: 8.617 %Lincoln County8.617Spokane County: 8.473 %Spokane County8.473San Juan County: 8.426 %San Juan County8.426Cowlitz County: 8.384 %Cowlitz County8.384Douglas County: 8.267 %Douglas County8.267Benton County: 8.184 %Benton County8.184Adams County: 8.075 %Adams County8.075Walla Walla County: 7.913 %Walla Walla County7.913Grant County: 7.901 %Grant County7.901Skagit County: 7.868 %Skagit County7.868Asotin County: 7.702 %Asotin County7.702Whitman County: 7.422 %Whitman County7.422Yakima County: 7.352 %Yakima County7.352
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Columbia County19.298+7.23 pts
2Wahkiakum County15.172+4.43 pts
3Pend Oreille County14.286+3.84 pts
4Skamania County13.072+0.36 pts
5Ferry County12.346+2.75 pts
6Pacific County11.926+0.72 pts
7Okanogan County11.377+1.32 pts
8Klickitat County11.183+1.36 pts
9Kittitas County10.48+2.14 pts
10Jefferson County10.375-0.41 pts
11Grays Harbor County10.345-0.68 pts
12Stevens County10.078-1.86 pts
13Kitsap County10.009-0.21 pts
14Clallam County9.643-0.69 pts
15Lewis County9.515-0.42 pts
16Island County9.423-1.72 pts
17Pierce County9.22-0.73 pts
18Snohomish County9.207-0.94 pts
19Clark County9.049-0.57 pts
20Mason County9.029-0.24 pts
21King County9.021-0.81 pts
22Thurston County8.929+0.16 pts
23Chelan County8.814+0.23 pts
24Whatcom County8.812-0.18 pts
25Franklin County8.736-0.41 pts
26Lincoln County8.617-2.94 pts
27Spokane County8.473-0.57 pts
28San Juan County8.426-2.24 pts
29Cowlitz County8.384-0.61 pts
30Douglas County8.267+0.58 pts
31Benton County8.184-1.24 pts
32Adams County8.075-0.54 pts
33Walla Walla County7.913-0.98 pts
34Grant County7.901-0.87 pts
35Skagit County7.868-1.08 pts
36Asotin County7.702-0.55 pts
37Whitman County7.422-0.09 pts
38Yakima County7.352-0.74 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 2014 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 Washington by establishment exit rate, 2014) [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 Washington by establishment exit rate, 2014. 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?period=2014. 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, 2014. 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?period=2014.

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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 Washington by establishment exit rate, 2014 [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?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Columbia County, with 19.298% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Yakima County, with 7.352% in 2014.

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 2014 and are not ranked.

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