Counties in Washington by establishment exit rate
Skamania County had the highest establishment exit rate of 39 counties in 2019, at 16.374%. Asotin County had the lowest, at 5.459%. The median was 9.146% and the figure for Washington was 9.105%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
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All counties, 2019
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2019 (%) | Change on 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skamania County | 16.374 | +5.33 pts |
| 2 | Klickitat County | 13.277 | +3.16 pts |
| 3 | Stevens County | 12.616 | +2.9 pts |
| 4 | Ferry County | 11.245 | +0.35 pts |
| 5 | Clallam County | 10.69 | +2.6 pts |
| 6 | Columbia County | 10.628 | -0.6 pts |
| 7 | San Juan County | 10.472 | +0.35 pts |
| 8 | Mason County | 10.256 | +0.82 pts |
| 9 | Okanogan County | 10.196 | +1.81 pts |
| 10 | Douglas County | 10.165 | -0.04 pts |
| 11 | Lincoln County | 10.023 | +0.54 pts |
| 12 | Pend Oreille County | 10 | +0.87 pts |
| 13 | Kittitas County | 9.702 | +2.6 pts |
| 14 | Grays Harbor County | 9.646 | -0.26 pts |
| 15 | Wahkiakum County | 9.459 | +3.66 pts |
| 16 | Clark County | 9.42 | +0.12 pts |
| 17 | King County | 9.409 | -0.05 pts |
| 18 | Chelan County | 9.308 | +1.28 pts |
| 19 | Snohomish County | 9.235 | -0.43 pts |
| 20 | Benton County | 9.146 | +0.89 pts |
| 21 | Kitsap County | 9.004 | +0.39 pts |
| 22 | Grant County | 8.96 | +0.37 pts |
| 23 | Pierce County | 8.864 | -0.35 pts |
| 24 | Whatcom County | 8.848 | +0.22 pts |
| 25 | Island County | 8.821 | -1.97 pts |
| 26 | Franklin County | 8.699 | +0.6 pts |
| 27 | Whitman County | 8.454 | +0.53 pts |
| 28 | Thurston County | 8.444 | +0.25 pts |
| 29 | Spokane County | 8.413 | +0.15 pts |
| 30 | Skagit County | 8.137 | +0.03 pts |
| 31 | Yakima County | 8.097 | -0.06 pts |
| 32 | Cowlitz County | 7.811 | -0.89 pts |
| 33 | Walla Walla County | 7.777 | -1.64 pts |
| 34 | Jefferson County | 7.328 | -3.4 pts |
| 35 | Garfield County | 7.059 | -2.35 pts |
| 36 | Lewis County | 7.051 | -2.03 pts |
| 37 | Adams County | 6.835 | -2.09 pts |
| 38 | Pacific County | 6.816 | -2.68 pts |
| 39 | Asotin County | 5.459 | -4.23 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.Citation styles
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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.
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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?
Skamania County, with 16.374% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?
Asotin County, with 5.459% in 2019.
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.