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Counties in Washington by establishment exit rate

Ferry County had the highest establishment exit rate of 39 counties in 2016, at 17.355%. Douglas County had the lowest, at 6.701%. The median was 8.645% and the figure for Washington was 8.777%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.355Ferry County
Lowest6.701Douglas County
Median8.64539 counties
Washington8.777History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 9.741 %Asotin County: 6.88 %Benton County: 9.334 %Chelan County: 8.393 %Clallam County: 8.166 %Clark County: 8.559 %Columbia County: 14.286 %Cowlitz County: 7.772 %Douglas County: 6.701 %Ferry County: 17.355 %Franklin County: 8.539 %Garfield County: 9.756 %Grant County: 7.012 %Grays Harbor County: 8.432 %Island County: 8.36 %Jefferson County: 9.091 %King County: 9.084 %Kitsap County: 9.058 %Kittitas County: 9.167 %Klickitat County: 11.667 %Lewis County: 8.627 %Lincoln County: 9.281 %Mason County: 9.524 %Okanogan County: 6.731 %Pacific County: 10.156 %Pend Oreille County: 13.568 %Pierce County: 8.816 %San Juan County: 9.894 %Skagit County: 7.925 %Skamania County: 10.256 %Snohomish County: 8.645 %Spokane County: 8.537 %Stevens County: 8.282 %Thurston County: 8.5 %Wahkiakum County: 7.246 %Walla Walla County: 9.141 %Whatcom County: 8.095 %Whitman County: 8.005 %Yakima County: 8.712 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Ferry County: 17.355 %Ferry County17.355Columbia County: 14.286 %Columbia County14.286Pend Oreille County: 13.568 %Pend Oreille County13.568Klickitat County: 11.667 %Klickitat County11.667Skamania County: 10.256 %Skamania County10.256Pacific County: 10.156 %Pacific County10.156San Juan County: 9.894 %San Juan County9.894Garfield County: 9.756 %Garfield County9.756Adams County: 9.741 %Adams County9.741Mason County: 9.524 %Mason County9.524Benton County: 9.334 %Benton County9.334Lincoln County: 9.281 %Lincoln County9.281Kittitas County: 9.167 %Kittitas County9.167Walla Walla County: 9.141 %Walla Walla County9.141Jefferson County: 9.091 %Jefferson County9.091King County: 9.084 %King County9.084Kitsap County: 9.058 %Kitsap County9.058Pierce County: 8.816 %Pierce County8.816Yakima County: 8.712 %Yakima County8.712Snohomish County: 8.645 %Snohomish County8.645Lewis County: 8.627 %Lewis County8.627Clark County: 8.559 %Clark County8.559Franklin County: 8.539 %Franklin County8.539Spokane County: 8.537 %Spokane County8.537Thurston County: 8.5 %Thurston County8.5Grays Harbor County: 8.432 %Grays Harbor County8.432Chelan County: 8.393 %Chelan County8.393Island County: 8.36 %Island County8.36Stevens County: 8.282 %Stevens County8.282Clallam County: 8.166 %Clallam County8.166Whatcom County: 8.095 %Whatcom County8.095Whitman County: 8.005 %Whitman County8.005Skagit County: 7.925 %Skagit County7.925Cowlitz County: 7.772 %Cowlitz County7.772Wahkiakum County: 7.246 %Wahkiakum County7.246Grant County: 7.012 %Grant County7.012Asotin County: 6.88 %Asotin County6.88Okanogan County: 6.731 %Okanogan County6.731Douglas County: 6.701 %Douglas County6.701Ferry County: 17.355 %Ferry County17.355Columbia County: 14.286 %Columbia County14.286Pend Oreille County: 13.568 %Pend Oreille County13.568Klickitat County: 11.667 %Klickitat County11.667Skamania County: 10.256 %Skamania County10.256Pacific County: 10.156 %Pacific County10.156San Juan County: 9.894 %San Juan County9.894Garfield County: 9.756 %Garfield County9.756Adams County: 9.741 %Adams County9.741Mason County: 9.524 %Mason County9.524Benton County: 9.334 %Benton County9.334Lincoln County: 9.281 %Lincoln County9.281Kittitas County: 9.167 %Kittitas County9.167Walla Walla County: 9.141 %Walla Walla County9.141Jefferson County: 9.091 %Jefferson County9.091King County: 9.084 %King County9.084Kitsap County: 9.058 %Kitsap County9.058Pierce County: 8.816 %Pierce County8.816Yakima County: 8.712 %Yakima County8.712Snohomish County: 8.645 %Snohomish County8.645Lewis County: 8.627 %Lewis County8.627Clark County: 8.559 %Clark County8.559Franklin County: 8.539 %Franklin County8.539Spokane County: 8.537 %Spokane County8.537Thurston County: 8.5 %Thurston County8.5Grays Harbor County: 8.432 %Grays Harbor County8.432Chelan County: 8.393 %Chelan County8.393Island County: 8.36 %Island County8.36Stevens County: 8.282 %Stevens County8.282Clallam County: 8.166 %Clallam County8.166Whatcom County: 8.095 %Whatcom County8.095Whitman County: 8.005 %Whitman County8.005Skagit County: 7.925 %Skagit County7.925Cowlitz County: 7.772 %Cowlitz County7.772Wahkiakum County: 7.246 %Wahkiakum County7.246Grant County: 7.012 %Grant County7.012Asotin County: 6.88 %Asotin County6.88Okanogan County: 6.731 %Okanogan County6.731Douglas County: 6.701 %Douglas County6.701
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Ferry County17.355+5.79 pts
2Columbia County14.286+3.85 pts
3Pend Oreille County13.568+6.33 pts
4Klickitat County11.667+1.9 pts
5Skamania County10.256-2.61 pts
6Pacific County10.156+3.47 pts
7San Juan County9.894+1.5 pts
8Garfield County9.756+2.26 pts
9Adams County9.741+1.74 pts
10Mason County9.524+0.87 pts
11Benton County9.334+1.14 pts
12Lincoln County9.281-2.24 pts
13Kittitas County9.167+0.96 pts
14Walla Walla County9.141+2.1 pts
15Jefferson County9.091+0.36 pts
16King County9.084-0.09 pts
17Kitsap County9.058+0.07 pts
18Pierce County8.816+0.17 pts
19Yakima County8.712+0.33 pts
20Snohomish County8.645-0.47 pts
21Lewis County8.627+1.49 pts
22Clark County8.559-0.33 pts
23Franklin County8.539+0.37 pts
24Spokane County8.537+0.86 pts
25Thurston County8.5+0.54 pts
26Grays Harbor County8.432-1.11 pts
27Chelan County8.393-0.19 pts
28Island County8.36-0.88 pts
29Stevens County8.282-1.86 pts
30Clallam County8.166-2.8 pts
31Whatcom County8.095-0.39 pts
32Whitman County8.005+1.26 pts
33Skagit County7.925+0.32 pts
34Cowlitz County7.772-0.81 pts
35Wahkiakum County7.246-8.58 pts
36Grant County7.012-1.98 pts
37Asotin County6.88-0.84 pts
38Okanogan County6.731-1.6 pts
39Douglas County6.701-2.14 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Ferry County, with 17.355% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Douglas County, with 6.701% in 2016.

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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