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Counties in Washington by establishment exit rate

Columbia County had the highest establishment exit rate of 39 counties in 2017, at 17.561%. Pend Oreille County had the lowest, at 6.03%. The median was 8.963% and the figure for Washington was 9.154%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.561Columbia County
Lowest6.03Pend Oreille County
Median8.96339 counties
Washington9.154History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 9.509 %Asotin County: 10 %Benton County: 8.367 %Chelan County: 8.512 %Clallam County: 10.049 %Clark County: 8.483 %Columbia County: 17.561 %Cowlitz County: 7.232 %Douglas County: 10.29 %Ferry County: 8.032 %Franklin County: 8.758 %Garfield County: 11.905 %Grant County: 8.977 %Grays Harbor County: 9.26 %Island County: 10.205 %Jefferson County: 9.74 %King County: 9.555 %Kitsap County: 9.561 %Kittitas County: 8.518 %Klickitat County: 9.705 %Lewis County: 7.674 %Lincoln County: 10.209 %Mason County: 8.934 %Okanogan County: 10.548 %Pacific County: 8.67 %Pend Oreille County: 6.03 %Pierce County: 8.892 %San Juan County: 8.023 %Skagit County: 8.485 %Skamania County: 9.231 %Snohomish County: 9.257 %Spokane County: 8.999 %Stevens County: 11.733 %Thurston County: 8.64 %Wahkiakum County: 8.889 %Walla Walla County: 8.521 %Whatcom County: 8.963 %Whitman County: 7.682 %Yakima County: 8.243 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Columbia County: 17.561 %Columbia County17.561Garfield County: 11.905 %Garfield County11.905Stevens County: 11.733 %Stevens County11.733Okanogan County: 10.548 %Okanogan County10.548Douglas County: 10.29 %Douglas County10.29Lincoln County: 10.209 %Lincoln County10.209Island County: 10.205 %Island County10.205Clallam County: 10.049 %Clallam County10.049Asotin County: 10 %Asotin County10Jefferson County: 9.74 %Jefferson County9.74Klickitat County: 9.705 %Klickitat County9.705Kitsap County: 9.561 %Kitsap County9.561King County: 9.555 %King County9.555Adams County: 9.509 %Adams County9.509Grays Harbor County: 9.26 %Grays Harbor County9.26Snohomish County: 9.257 %Snohomish County9.257Skamania County: 9.231 %Skamania County9.231Spokane County: 8.999 %Spokane County8.999Grant County: 8.977 %Grant County8.977Whatcom County: 8.963 %Whatcom County8.963Mason County: 8.934 %Mason County8.934Pierce County: 8.892 %Pierce County8.892Wahkiakum County: 8.889 %Wahkiakum County8.889Franklin County: 8.758 %Franklin County8.758Pacific County: 8.67 %Pacific County8.67Thurston County: 8.64 %Thurston County8.64Walla Walla County: 8.521 %Walla Walla County8.521Kittitas County: 8.518 %Kittitas County8.518Chelan County: 8.512 %Chelan County8.512Skagit County: 8.485 %Skagit County8.485Clark County: 8.483 %Clark County8.483Benton County: 8.367 %Benton County8.367Yakima County: 8.243 %Yakima County8.243Ferry County: 8.032 %Ferry County8.032San Juan County: 8.023 %San Juan County8.023Whitman County: 7.682 %Whitman County7.682Lewis County: 7.674 %Lewis County7.674Cowlitz County: 7.232 %Cowlitz County7.232Pend Oreille County: 6.03 %Pend Oreille County6.03Columbia County: 17.561 %Columbia County17.561Garfield County: 11.905 %Garfield County11.905Stevens County: 11.733 %Stevens County11.733Okanogan County: 10.548 %Okanogan County10.548Douglas County: 10.29 %Douglas County10.29Lincoln County: 10.209 %Lincoln County10.209Island County: 10.205 %Island County10.205Clallam County: 10.049 %Clallam County10.049Asotin County: 10 %Asotin County10Jefferson County: 9.74 %Jefferson County9.74Klickitat County: 9.705 %Klickitat County9.705Kitsap County: 9.561 %Kitsap County9.561King County: 9.555 %King County9.555Adams County: 9.509 %Adams County9.509Grays Harbor County: 9.26 %Grays Harbor County9.26Snohomish County: 9.257 %Snohomish County9.257Skamania County: 9.231 %Skamania County9.231Spokane County: 8.999 %Spokane County8.999Grant County: 8.977 %Grant County8.977Whatcom County: 8.963 %Whatcom County8.963Mason County: 8.934 %Mason County8.934Pierce County: 8.892 %Pierce County8.892Wahkiakum County: 8.889 %Wahkiakum County8.889Franklin County: 8.758 %Franklin County8.758Pacific County: 8.67 %Pacific County8.67Thurston County: 8.64 %Thurston County8.64Walla Walla County: 8.521 %Walla Walla County8.521Kittitas County: 8.518 %Kittitas County8.518Chelan County: 8.512 %Chelan County8.512Skagit County: 8.485 %Skagit County8.485Clark County: 8.483 %Clark County8.483Benton County: 8.367 %Benton County8.367Yakima County: 8.243 %Yakima County8.243Ferry County: 8.032 %Ferry County8.032San Juan County: 8.023 %San Juan County8.023Whitman County: 7.682 %Whitman County7.682Lewis County: 7.674 %Lewis County7.674Cowlitz County: 7.232 %Cowlitz County7.232Pend Oreille County: 6.03 %Pend Oreille County6.03
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Columbia County17.561+3.28 pts
2Garfield County11.905+2.15 pts
3Stevens County11.733+3.45 pts
4Okanogan County10.548+3.82 pts
5Douglas County10.29+3.59 pts
6Lincoln County10.209+0.93 pts
7Island County10.205+1.85 pts
8Clallam County10.049+1.88 pts
9Asotin County10+3.12 pts
10Jefferson County9.74+0.65 pts
11Klickitat County9.705-1.96 pts
12Kitsap County9.561+0.5 pts
13King County9.555+0.47 pts
14Adams County9.509-0.23 pts
15Grays Harbor County9.26+0.83 pts
16Snohomish County9.257+0.61 pts
17Skamania County9.231-1.03 pts
18Spokane County8.999+0.46 pts
19Grant County8.977+1.97 pts
20Whatcom County8.963+0.87 pts
21Mason County8.934-0.59 pts
22Pierce County8.892+0.08 pts
23Wahkiakum County8.889+1.64 pts
24Franklin County8.758+0.22 pts
25Pacific County8.67-1.49 pts
26Thurston County8.64+0.14 pts
27Walla Walla County8.521-0.62 pts
28Kittitas County8.518-0.65 pts
29Chelan County8.512+0.12 pts
30Skagit County8.485+0.56 pts
31Clark County8.483-0.08 pts
32Benton County8.367-0.97 pts
33Yakima County8.243-0.47 pts
34Ferry County8.032-9.32 pts
35San Juan County8.023-1.87 pts
36Whitman County7.682-0.32 pts
37Lewis County7.674-0.95 pts
38Cowlitz County7.232-0.54 pts
39Pend Oreille County6.03-7.54 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Columbia County, with 17.561% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Pend Oreille County, with 6.03% in 2017.

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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