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Counties in Washington by establishment exit rate

Skamania County had the highest establishment exit rate of 39 counties in 2020, at 15.06%. Asotin County had the lowest, at 7.931%. The median was 10.01% and the figure for Washington was 10.068%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.06Skamania County
Lowest7.931Asotin County
Median10.0139 counties
Washington10.068History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 10.16 %Asotin County: 7.931 %Benton County: 9.958 %Chelan County: 8.955 %Clallam County: 10.833 %Clark County: 10.01 %Columbia County: 9.434 %Cowlitz County: 9.259 %Douglas County: 8.974 %Ferry County: 14.407 %Franklin County: 9.775 %Garfield County: 12.5 %Grant County: 8.549 %Grays Harbor County: 9.47 %Island County: 9.979 %Jefferson County: 11.841 %King County: 10.295 %Kitsap County: 10.484 %Kittitas County: 10.788 %Klickitat County: 8.687 %Lewis County: 9.935 %Lincoln County: 10.619 %Mason County: 12.593 %Okanogan County: 10.208 %Pacific County: 10.753 %Pend Oreille County: 8.057 %Pierce County: 10.016 %San Juan County: 12.602 %Skagit County: 10.978 %Skamania County: 15.06 %Snohomish County: 10.425 %Spokane County: 9.038 %Stevens County: 9.648 %Thurston County: 9.139 %Wahkiakum County: 9.211 %Walla Walla County: 8.151 %Whatcom County: 10.606 %Whitman County: 10.04 %Yakima County: 9.594 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Skamania County: 15.06 %Skamania County15.06Ferry County: 14.407 %Ferry County14.407San Juan County: 12.602 %San Juan County12.602Mason County: 12.593 %Mason County12.593Garfield County: 12.5 %Garfield County12.5Jefferson County: 11.841 %Jefferson County11.841Skagit County: 10.978 %Skagit County10.978Clallam County: 10.833 %Clallam County10.833Kittitas County: 10.788 %Kittitas County10.788Pacific County: 10.753 %Pacific County10.753Lincoln County: 10.619 %Lincoln County10.619Whatcom County: 10.606 %Whatcom County10.606Kitsap County: 10.484 %Kitsap County10.484Snohomish County: 10.425 %Snohomish County10.425King County: 10.295 %King County10.295Okanogan County: 10.208 %Okanogan County10.208Adams County: 10.16 %Adams County10.16Whitman County: 10.04 %Whitman County10.04Pierce County: 10.016 %Pierce County10.016Clark County: 10.01 %Clark County10.01Island County: 9.979 %Island County9.979Benton County: 9.958 %Benton County9.958Lewis County: 9.935 %Lewis County9.935Franklin County: 9.775 %Franklin County9.775Stevens County: 9.648 %Stevens County9.648Yakima County: 9.594 %Yakima County9.594Grays Harbor County: 9.47 %Grays Harbor County9.47Columbia County: 9.434 %Columbia County9.434Cowlitz County: 9.259 %Cowlitz County9.259Wahkiakum County: 9.211 %Wahkiakum County9.211Thurston County: 9.139 %Thurston County9.139Spokane County: 9.038 %Spokane County9.038Douglas County: 8.974 %Douglas County8.974Chelan County: 8.955 %Chelan County8.955Klickitat County: 8.687 %Klickitat County8.687Grant County: 8.549 %Grant County8.549Walla Walla County: 8.151 %Walla Walla County8.151Pend Oreille County: 8.057 %Pend Oreille County8.057Asotin County: 7.931 %Asotin County7.931Skamania County: 15.06 %Skamania County15.06Ferry County: 14.407 %Ferry County14.407San Juan County: 12.602 %San Juan County12.602Mason County: 12.593 %Mason County12.593Garfield County: 12.5 %Garfield County12.5Jefferson County: 11.841 %Jefferson County11.841Skagit County: 10.978 %Skagit County10.978Clallam County: 10.833 %Clallam County10.833Kittitas County: 10.788 %Kittitas County10.788Pacific County: 10.753 %Pacific County10.753Lincoln County: 10.619 %Lincoln County10.619Whatcom County: 10.606 %Whatcom County10.606Kitsap County: 10.484 %Kitsap County10.484Snohomish County: 10.425 %Snohomish County10.425King County: 10.295 %King County10.295Okanogan County: 10.208 %Okanogan County10.208Adams County: 10.16 %Adams County10.16Whitman County: 10.04 %Whitman County10.04Pierce County: 10.016 %Pierce County10.016Clark County: 10.01 %Clark County10.01Island County: 9.979 %Island County9.979Benton County: 9.958 %Benton County9.958Lewis County: 9.935 %Lewis County9.935Franklin County: 9.775 %Franklin County9.775Stevens County: 9.648 %Stevens County9.648Yakima County: 9.594 %Yakima County9.594Grays Harbor County: 9.47 %Grays Harbor County9.47Columbia County: 9.434 %Columbia County9.434Cowlitz County: 9.259 %Cowlitz County9.259Wahkiakum County: 9.211 %Wahkiakum County9.211Thurston County: 9.139 %Thurston County9.139Spokane County: 9.038 %Spokane County9.038Douglas County: 8.974 %Douglas County8.974Chelan County: 8.955 %Chelan County8.955Klickitat County: 8.687 %Klickitat County8.687Grant County: 8.549 %Grant County8.549Walla Walla County: 8.151 %Walla Walla County8.151Pend Oreille County: 8.057 %Pend Oreille County8.057Asotin County: 7.931 %Asotin County7.931
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Skamania County15.06-1.31 pts
2Ferry County14.407+3.16 pts
3San Juan County12.602+2.13 pts
4Mason County12.593+2.34 pts
5Garfield County12.5+5.44 pts
6Jefferson County11.841+4.51 pts
7Skagit County10.978+2.84 pts
8Clallam County10.833+0.14 pts
9Kittitas County10.788+1.09 pts
10Pacific County10.753+3.94 pts
11Lincoln County10.619+0.6 pts
12Whatcom County10.606+1.76 pts
13Kitsap County10.484+1.48 pts
14Snohomish County10.425+1.19 pts
15King County10.295+0.89 pts
16Okanogan County10.208+0.01 pts
17Adams County10.16+3.33 pts
18Whitman County10.04+1.59 pts
19Pierce County10.016+1.15 pts
20Clark County10.01+0.59 pts
21Island County9.979+1.16 pts
22Benton County9.958+0.81 pts
23Lewis County9.935+2.88 pts
24Franklin County9.775+1.08 pts
25Stevens County9.648-2.97 pts
26Yakima County9.594+1.5 pts
27Grays Harbor County9.47-0.18 pts
28Columbia County9.434-1.19 pts
29Cowlitz County9.259+1.45 pts
30Wahkiakum County9.211-0.25 pts
31Thurston County9.139+0.69 pts
32Spokane County9.038+0.63 pts
33Douglas County8.974-1.19 pts
34Chelan County8.955-0.35 pts
35Klickitat County8.687-4.59 pts
36Grant County8.549-0.41 pts
37Walla Walla County8.151+0.37 pts
38Pend Oreille County8.057-1.94 pts
39Asotin County7.931+2.47 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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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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Skamania County, with 15.06% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Asotin County, with 7.931% in 2020.

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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