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Counties in Washington by establishment exit rate

Wahkiakum County had the highest establishment exit rate of 39 counties in 2015, at 15.827%. Pacific County had the lowest, at 6.686%. The median was 8.588% and the figure for Washington was 8.784%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.827Wahkiakum County
Lowest6.686Pacific County
Median8.58839 counties
Washington8.784History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 8 %Asotin County: 7.721 %Benton County: 8.198 %Chelan County: 8.588 %Clallam County: 10.97 %Clark County: 8.89 %Columbia County: 10.435 %Cowlitz County: 8.579 %Douglas County: 8.844 %Ferry County: 11.57 %Franklin County: 8.173 %Garfield County: 7.5 %Grant County: 8.992 %Grays Harbor County: 9.543 %Island County: 9.242 %Jefferson County: 8.734 %King County: 9.176 %Kitsap County: 8.986 %Kittitas County: 8.206 %Klickitat County: 9.771 %Lewis County: 7.134 %Lincoln County: 11.521 %Mason County: 8.657 %Okanogan County: 8.329 %Pacific County: 6.686 %Pend Oreille County: 7.235 %Pierce County: 8.648 %San Juan County: 8.398 %Skagit County: 7.608 %Skamania County: 12.862 %Snohomish County: 9.117 %Spokane County: 7.675 %Stevens County: 10.141 %Thurston County: 7.96 %Wahkiakum County: 15.827 %Walla Walla County: 7.038 %Whatcom County: 8.485 %Whitman County: 6.747 %Yakima County: 8.381 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Wahkiakum County: 15.827 %Wahkiakum County15.827Skamania County: 12.862 %Skamania County12.862Ferry County: 11.57 %Ferry County11.57Lincoln County: 11.521 %Lincoln County11.521Clallam County: 10.97 %Clallam County10.97Columbia County: 10.435 %Columbia County10.435Stevens County: 10.141 %Stevens County10.141Klickitat County: 9.771 %Klickitat County9.771Grays Harbor County: 9.543 %Grays Harbor County9.543Island County: 9.242 %Island County9.242King County: 9.176 %King County9.176Snohomish County: 9.117 %Snohomish County9.117Grant County: 8.992 %Grant County8.992Kitsap County: 8.986 %Kitsap County8.986Clark County: 8.89 %Clark County8.89Douglas County: 8.844 %Douglas County8.844Jefferson County: 8.734 %Jefferson County8.734Mason County: 8.657 %Mason County8.657Pierce County: 8.648 %Pierce County8.648Chelan County: 8.588 %Chelan County8.588Cowlitz County: 8.579 %Cowlitz County8.579Whatcom County: 8.485 %Whatcom County8.485San Juan County: 8.398 %San Juan County8.398Yakima County: 8.381 %Yakima County8.381Okanogan County: 8.329 %Okanogan County8.329Kittitas County: 8.206 %Kittitas County8.206Benton County: 8.198 %Benton County8.198Franklin County: 8.173 %Franklin County8.173Adams County: 8 %Adams County8Thurston County: 7.96 %Thurston County7.96Asotin County: 7.721 %Asotin County7.721Spokane County: 7.675 %Spokane County7.675Skagit County: 7.608 %Skagit County7.608Garfield County: 7.5 %Garfield County7.5Pend Oreille County: 7.235 %Pend Oreille County7.235Lewis County: 7.134 %Lewis County7.134Walla Walla County: 7.038 %Walla Walla County7.038Whitman County: 6.747 %Whitman County6.747Pacific County: 6.686 %Pacific County6.686Wahkiakum County: 15.827 %Wahkiakum County15.827Skamania County: 12.862 %Skamania County12.862Ferry County: 11.57 %Ferry County11.57Lincoln County: 11.521 %Lincoln County11.521Clallam County: 10.97 %Clallam County10.97Columbia County: 10.435 %Columbia County10.435Stevens County: 10.141 %Stevens County10.141Klickitat County: 9.771 %Klickitat County9.771Grays Harbor County: 9.543 %Grays Harbor County9.543Island County: 9.242 %Island County9.242King County: 9.176 %King County9.176Snohomish County: 9.117 %Snohomish County9.117Grant County: 8.992 %Grant County8.992Kitsap County: 8.986 %Kitsap County8.986Clark County: 8.89 %Clark County8.89Douglas County: 8.844 %Douglas County8.844Jefferson County: 8.734 %Jefferson County8.734Mason County: 8.657 %Mason County8.657Pierce County: 8.648 %Pierce County8.648Chelan County: 8.588 %Chelan County8.588Cowlitz County: 8.579 %Cowlitz County8.579Whatcom County: 8.485 %Whatcom County8.485San Juan County: 8.398 %San Juan County8.398Yakima County: 8.381 %Yakima County8.381Okanogan County: 8.329 %Okanogan County8.329Kittitas County: 8.206 %Kittitas County8.206Benton County: 8.198 %Benton County8.198Franklin County: 8.173 %Franklin County8.173Adams County: 8 %Adams County8Thurston County: 7.96 %Thurston County7.96Asotin County: 7.721 %Asotin County7.721Spokane County: 7.675 %Spokane County7.675Skagit County: 7.608 %Skagit County7.608Garfield County: 7.5 %Garfield County7.5Pend Oreille County: 7.235 %Pend Oreille County7.235Lewis County: 7.134 %Lewis County7.134Walla Walla County: 7.038 %Walla Walla County7.038Whitman County: 6.747 %Whitman County6.747Pacific County: 6.686 %Pacific County6.686
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Wahkiakum County15.827+0.65 pts
2Skamania County12.862-0.21 pts
3Ferry County11.57-0.78 pts
4Lincoln County11.521+2.9 pts
5Clallam County10.97+1.33 pts
6Columbia County10.435-8.86 pts
7Stevens County10.141+0.06 pts
8Klickitat County9.771-1.41 pts
9Grays Harbor County9.543-0.8 pts
10Island County9.242-0.18 pts
11King County9.176+0.15 pts
12Snohomish County9.117-0.09 pts
13Grant County8.992+1.09 pts
14Kitsap County8.986-1.02 pts
15Clark County8.89-0.16 pts
16Douglas County8.844+0.58 pts
17Jefferson County8.734-1.64 pts
18Mason County8.657-0.37 pts
19Pierce County8.648-0.57 pts
20Chelan County8.588-0.23 pts
21Cowlitz County8.579+0.2 pts
22Whatcom County8.485-0.33 pts
23San Juan County8.398-0.03 pts
24Yakima County8.381+1.03 pts
25Okanogan County8.329-3.05 pts
26Kittitas County8.206-2.27 pts
27Benton County8.198+0.01 pts
28Franklin County8.173-0.56 pts
29Adams County8-0.07 pts
30Thurston County7.96-0.97 pts
31Asotin County7.721+0.02 pts
32Spokane County7.675-0.8 pts
33Skagit County7.608-0.26 pts
34Garfield County7.5n/a
35Pend Oreille County7.235-7.05 pts
36Lewis County7.134-2.38 pts
37Walla Walla County7.038-0.88 pts
38Whitman County6.747-0.67 pts
39Pacific County6.686-5.24 pts

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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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Wahkiakum County, with 15.827% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Pacific County, with 6.686% in 2015.

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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