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Counties in Arkansas by establishment exit rate, 2023

Cleveland County had the highest establishment exit rate of 75 counties in 2023, at 17.333%. Jackson County had the lowest, at 3.748%. The median was 8.272% and the figure for Arkansas was 8.052%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.333Cleveland County
Lowest3.748Jackson County
Median8.27275 counties
Arkansas8.052History

Map of counties, 2023

Arkansas County: 8.607 %Ashley County: 6.864 %Baxter County: 9.181 %Benton County: 7.432 %Boone County: 7.587 %Bradley County: 9.611 %Calhoun County: 5.405 %Carroll County: 8.262 %Chicot County: 8.914 %Clark County: 9.02 %Clay County: 9.634 %Cleburne County: 10.055 %Cleveland County: 17.333 %Columbia County: 6.175 %Conway County: 7.059 %Craighead County: 6.812 %Crawford County: 8.02 %Crittenden County: 8.636 %Cross County: 8.175 %Dallas County: 10.759 %Desha County: 7.211 %Drew County: 7.484 %Faulkner County: 9.442 %Franklin County: 9.722 %Fulton County: 11.079 %Garland County: 8.272 %Grant County: 8.436 %Greene County: 5.623 %Hempstead County: 5.722 %Hot Spring County: 8.865 %Howard County: 8.627 %Independence County: 4.987 %Izard County: 8.877 %Jackson County: 3.748 %Jefferson County: 8.067 %Johnson County: 7.51 %Lafayette County: 5.587 %Lawrence County: 6.869 %Lee County: 13.659 %Lincoln County: 8.696 %Little River County: 6.984 %Logan County: 9.009 %Lonoke County: 7.447 %Madison County: 7.512 %Marion County: 10.86 %Miller County: 7.485 %Mississippi County: 8.052 %Monroe County: 5.556 %Montgomery County: 4.167 %Nevada County: 9.524 %Newton County: 6.623 %Ouachita County: 9.434 %Perry County: 9.375 %Phillips County: 8.32 %Pike County: 8.649 %Poinsett County: 10.273 %Polk County: 7.436 %Pope County: 7.319 %Prairie County: 9.449 %Pulaski County: 8.783 %Randolph County: 8.844 %St. Francis County: 10.499 %Saline County: 8.708 %Scott County: 9.811 %Searcy County: 15.859 %Sebastian County: 7.288 %Sevier County: 9.072 %Sharp County: 7.143 %Stone County: 8.559 %Union County: 6.388 %Van Buren County: 6.909 %Washington County: 7.801 %White County: 7.553 %Woodruff County: 5.128 %Yell County: 8.276 %
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%, 2023. 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.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Cleveland County: 17.333 %Cleveland County17.333Searcy County: 15.859 %Searcy County15.859Lee County: 13.659 %Lee County13.659Fulton County: 11.079 %Fulton County11.079Marion County: 10.86 %Marion County10.86Dallas County: 10.759 %Dallas County10.759St. Francis County: 10.499 %St. Francis County10.499Poinsett County: 10.273 %Poinsett County10.273Cleburne County: 10.055 %Cleburne County10.055Scott County: 9.811 %Scott County9.811Franklin County: 9.722 %Franklin County9.722Clay County: 9.634 %Clay County9.634Bradley County: 9.611 %Bradley County9.611Nevada County: 9.524 %Nevada County9.524Prairie County: 9.449 %Prairie County9.449Faulkner County: 9.442 %Faulkner County9.442Ouachita County: 9.434 %Ouachita County9.434Perry County: 9.375 %Perry County9.375Baxter County: 9.181 %Baxter County9.181Sevier County: 9.072 %Sevier County9.072Clark County: 9.02 %Clark County9.02Logan County: 9.009 %Logan County9.009Chicot County: 8.914 %Chicot County8.914Izard County: 8.877 %Izard County8.877Hot Spring County: 8.865 %Hot Spring County8.865Randolph County: 8.844 %Randolph County8.844Pulaski County: 8.783 %Pulaski County8.783Saline County: 8.708 %Saline County8.708Lincoln County: 8.696 %Lincoln County8.696Pike County: 8.649 %Pike County8.649Crittenden County: 8.636 %Crittenden County8.636Howard County: 8.627 %Howard County8.627Arkansas County: 8.607 %Arkansas County8.607Stone County: 8.559 %Stone County8.559Grant County: 8.436 %Grant County8.436Phillips County: 8.32 %Phillips County8.32Yell County: 8.276 %Yell County8.276Garland County: 8.272 %Garland County8.272Carroll County: 8.262 %Carroll County8.262Cross County: 8.175 %Cross County8.175Cleveland County: 17.333 %Cleveland County17.333Searcy County: 15.859 %Searcy County15.859Lee County: 13.659 %Lee County13.659Fulton County: 11.079 %Fulton County11.079Marion County: 10.86 %Marion County10.86Dallas County: 10.759 %Dallas County10.759St. Francis County: 10.499 %St. Francis County10.499Poinsett County: 10.273 %Poinsett County10.273Cleburne County: 10.055 %Cleburne County10.055Scott County: 9.811 %Scott County9.811Franklin County: 9.722 %Franklin County9.722Clay County: 9.634 %Clay County9.634Bradley County: 9.611 %Bradley County9.611Nevada County: 9.524 %Nevada County9.524Prairie County: 9.449 %Prairie County9.449Faulkner County: 9.442 %Faulkner County9.442Ouachita County: 9.434 %Ouachita County9.434Perry County: 9.375 %Perry County9.375Baxter County: 9.181 %Baxter County9.181Sevier County: 9.072 %Sevier County9.072Clark County: 9.02 %Clark County9.02Logan County: 9.009 %Logan County9.009Chicot County: 8.914 %Chicot County8.914Izard County: 8.877 %Izard County8.877Hot Spring County: 8.865 %Hot Spring County8.865Randolph County: 8.844 %Randolph County8.844Pulaski County: 8.783 %Pulaski County8.783Saline County: 8.708 %Saline County8.708Lincoln County: 8.696 %Lincoln County8.696Pike County: 8.649 %Pike County8.649Crittenden County: 8.636 %Crittenden County8.636Howard County: 8.627 %Howard County8.627Arkansas County: 8.607 %Arkansas County8.607Stone County: 8.559 %Stone County8.559Grant County: 8.436 %Grant County8.436Phillips County: 8.32 %Phillips County8.32Yell County: 8.276 %Yell County8.276Garland County: 8.272 %Garland County8.272Carroll County: 8.262 %Carroll County8.262Cross County: 8.175 %Cross County8.175
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Cleveland County17.333+11.74 pts
2Searcy County15.859+7.24 pts
3Lee County13.659+1.79 pts
4Fulton County11.079+1.08 pts
5Marion County10.86+2.53 pts
6Dallas County10.759-0.97 pts
7St. Francis County10.499-0.83 pts
8Poinsett County10.273+0.02 pts
9Cleburne County10.055+1.21 pts
10Scott County9.8110 pts
11Franklin County9.722+2.31 pts
12Clay County9.634+1.94 pts
13Bradley County9.611+1.39 pts
14Nevada County9.524+1.03 pts
15Prairie County9.449+0.32 pts
16Faulkner County9.442+1.29 pts
17Ouachita County9.434+0.55 pts
18Perry County9.375-6.79 pts
19Baxter County9.181-0.01 pts
20Sevier County9.072+1.6 pts
21Clark County9.02+0.99 pts
22Logan County9.009+2.12 pts
23Chicot County8.914+0.56 pts
24Izard County8.877-0.99 pts
25Hot Spring County8.865+0.96 pts
26Randolph County8.844+0.65 pts
27Pulaski County8.783-1.15 pts
28Saline County8.708+0.82 pts
29Lincoln County8.696-0.9 pts
30Pike County8.649-6.49 pts
31Crittenden County8.636+1.14 pts
32Howard County8.627+1.55 pts
33Arkansas County8.607-1.57 pts
34Stone County8.559-2.4 pts
35Grant County8.436-1.35 pts
36Phillips County8.32+1.97 pts
37Yell County8.276-0.4 pts
38Garland County8.272-0.33 pts
39Carroll County8.262-3.99 pts
40Cross County8.175-0.1 pts
41Jefferson County8.067-1.13 pts
42Mississippi County8.052-2.52 pts
43Crawford County8.02-0.65 pts
44Washington County7.801+0.35 pts
45Boone County7.587+0.45 pts
46White County7.553-0.76 pts
47Madison County7.512-1.73 pts
48Johnson County7.51-1.23 pts
49Miller County7.485-0.22 pts
50Drew County7.484+0.15 pts
51Lonoke County7.447-0.55 pts
52Polk County7.436-1.56 pts
53Benton County7.432-2.34 pts
54Pope County7.319-1.95 pts
55Sebastian County7.288-0.27 pts
56Desha County7.211-1.31 pts
57Sharp County7.143+1.9 pts
58Conway County7.059-2.49 pts
59Little River County6.984-0.04 pts
60Van Buren County6.909-2.2 pts
61Lawrence County6.869-4.49 pts
62Ashley County6.864-1.14 pts
63Craighead County6.812-2.52 pts
64Newton County6.623-7.85 pts
65Union County6.388-2.09 pts
66Columbia County6.175-2.19 pts
67Hempstead County5.722-0.6 pts
68Greene County5.623-2.12 pts
69Lafayette County5.587-2.41 pts
70Monroe County5.556-4.02 pts
71Calhoun County5.405-0.15 pts
72Woodruff County5.128-0.96 pts
73Independence County4.987-2.28 pts
74Montgomery County4.167-5 pts
75Jackson County3.748-3.72 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 Arkansas by establishment exit rate, 2023) [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 Arkansas by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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/arkansas-counties. 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 Arkansas by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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/arkansas-counties.

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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 Arkansas by establishment exit rate, 2023 [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/arkansas-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Cleveland County, with 17.333% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Jackson County, with 3.748% in 2023.

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