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Counties in Arkansas by establishment exit rate

Calhoun County had the highest establishment exit rate of 75 counties in 2012, at 15.116%. Clay County had the lowest, at 3.279%. The median was 8.364% and the figure for Arkansas was 8.568%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.116Calhoun County
Lowest3.279Clay County
Median8.36475 counties
Arkansas8.568History

Map of counties, 2012

Arkansas County: 7.039 %Ashley County: 8.364 %Baxter County: 9.174 %Benton County: 8.653 %Boone County: 7.64 %Bradley County: 13.531 %Calhoun County: 15.116 %Carroll County: 8.153 %Chicot County: 7.109 %Clark County: 8.202 %Clay County: 3.279 %Cleburne County: 12.903 %Cleveland County: 12.739 %Columbia County: 6.977 %Conway County: 7.782 %Craighead County: 8.112 %Crawford County: 9.26 %Crittenden County: 9.007 %Cross County: 7.31 %Dallas County: 10.853 %Desha County: 7.051 %Drew County: 7.582 %Faulkner County: 9.859 %Franklin County: 7.336 %Fulton County: 9.938 %Garland County: 7.984 %Grant County: 8.853 %Greene County: 9.946 %Hempstead County: 7.609 %Hot Spring County: 6.195 %Howard County: 5.348 %Independence County: 9.171 %Izard County: 10.769 %Jackson County: 7.886 %Jefferson County: 9.073 %Johnson County: 9.706 %Lafayette County: 7.254 %Lawrence County: 8.235 %Lee County: 7.407 %Lincoln County: 10.949 %Little River County: 6.135 %Logan County: 9.329 %Lonoke County: 8.884 %Madison County: 7.345 %Marion County: 12.871 %Miller County: 8.857 %Mississippi County: 8.137 %Monroe County: 4.494 %Montgomery County: 11.278 %Nevada County: 4.425 %Newton County: 6.25 %Ouachita County: 8.114 %Perry County: 6.316 %Phillips County: 8.447 %Pike County: 11.243 %Poinsett County: 5.496 %Polk County: 8.055 %Pope County: 8.608 %Prairie County: 10.067 %Pulaski County: 8.693 %Randolph County: 8.251 %St. Francis County: 8.894 %Saline County: 8.793 %Scott County: 9.333 %Searcy County: 8.511 %Sebastian County: 7.248 %Sevier County: 6.25 %Sharp County: 12.367 %Stone County: 5.869 %Union County: 7.146 %Van Buren County: 9.683 %Washington County: 9.206 %White County: 9.399 %Woodruff County: 6.426 %Yell County: 10.292 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Calhoun County: 15.116 %Calhoun County15.116Bradley County: 13.531 %Bradley County13.531Cleburne County: 12.903 %Cleburne County12.903Marion County: 12.871 %Marion County12.871Cleveland County: 12.739 %Cleveland County12.739Sharp County: 12.367 %Sharp County12.367Montgomery County: 11.278 %Montgomery County11.278Pike County: 11.243 %Pike County11.243Lincoln County: 10.949 %Lincoln County10.949Dallas County: 10.853 %Dallas County10.853Izard County: 10.769 %Izard County10.769Yell County: 10.292 %Yell County10.292Prairie County: 10.067 %Prairie County10.067Greene County: 9.946 %Greene County9.946Fulton County: 9.938 %Fulton County9.938Faulkner County: 9.859 %Faulkner County9.859Johnson County: 9.706 %Johnson County9.706Van Buren County: 9.683 %Van Buren County9.683White County: 9.399 %White County9.399Scott County: 9.333 %Scott County9.333Logan County: 9.329 %Logan County9.329Crawford County: 9.26 %Crawford County9.26Washington County: 9.206 %Washington County9.206Baxter County: 9.174 %Baxter County9.174Independence County: 9.171 %Independence County9.171Jefferson County: 9.073 %Jefferson County9.073Crittenden County: 9.007 %Crittenden County9.007St. Francis County: 8.894 %St. Francis County8.894Lonoke County: 8.884 %Lonoke County8.884Miller County: 8.857 %Miller County8.857Grant County: 8.853 %Grant County8.853Saline County: 8.793 %Saline County8.793Pulaski County: 8.693 %Pulaski County8.693Benton County: 8.653 %Benton County8.653Pope County: 8.608 %Pope County8.608Searcy County: 8.511 %Searcy County8.511Phillips County: 8.447 %Phillips County8.447Ashley County: 8.364 %Ashley County8.364Randolph County: 8.251 %Randolph County8.251Lawrence County: 8.235 %Lawrence County8.235Calhoun County: 15.116 %Calhoun County15.116Bradley County: 13.531 %Bradley County13.531Cleburne County: 12.903 %Cleburne County12.903Marion County: 12.871 %Marion County12.871Cleveland County: 12.739 %Cleveland County12.739Sharp County: 12.367 %Sharp County12.367Montgomery County: 11.278 %Montgomery County11.278Pike County: 11.243 %Pike County11.243Lincoln County: 10.949 %Lincoln County10.949Dallas County: 10.853 %Dallas County10.853Izard County: 10.769 %Izard County10.769Yell County: 10.292 %Yell County10.292Prairie County: 10.067 %Prairie County10.067Greene County: 9.946 %Greene County9.946Fulton County: 9.938 %Fulton County9.938Faulkner County: 9.859 %Faulkner County9.859Johnson County: 9.706 %Johnson County9.706Van Buren County: 9.683 %Van Buren County9.683White County: 9.399 %White County9.399Scott County: 9.333 %Scott County9.333Logan County: 9.329 %Logan County9.329Crawford County: 9.26 %Crawford County9.26Washington County: 9.206 %Washington County9.206Baxter County: 9.174 %Baxter County9.174Independence County: 9.171 %Independence County9.171Jefferson County: 9.073 %Jefferson County9.073Crittenden County: 9.007 %Crittenden County9.007St. Francis County: 8.894 %St. Francis County8.894Lonoke County: 8.884 %Lonoke County8.884Miller County: 8.857 %Miller County8.857Grant County: 8.853 %Grant County8.853Saline County: 8.793 %Saline County8.793Pulaski County: 8.693 %Pulaski County8.693Benton County: 8.653 %Benton County8.653Pope County: 8.608 %Pope County8.608Searcy County: 8.511 %Searcy County8.511Phillips County: 8.447 %Phillips County8.447Ashley County: 8.364 %Ashley County8.364Randolph County: 8.251 %Randolph County8.251Lawrence County: 8.235 %Lawrence County8.235
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Calhoun County15.116+8.18 pts
2Bradley County13.531+4.18 pts
3Cleburne County12.903+2.01 pts
4Marion County12.871+2.22 pts
5Cleveland County12.739+1.49 pts
6Sharp County12.367+4.02 pts
7Montgomery County11.278-2.64 pts
8Pike County11.243-2.47 pts
9Lincoln County10.949+0.27 pts
10Dallas County10.853+1.4 pts
11Izard County10.769+0.22 pts
12Yell County10.292+2.22 pts
13Prairie County10.067-2.07 pts
14Greene County9.946-1.01 pts
15Fulton County9.938+2.08 pts
16Faulkner County9.859+0.17 pts
17Johnson County9.706+0.62 pts
18Van Buren County9.683-0.06 pts
19White County9.399+1.55 pts
20Scott County9.333-2.81 pts
21Logan County9.329-1.42 pts
22Crawford County9.26-1.81 pts
23Washington County9.206-1.03 pts
24Baxter County9.174-2.46 pts
25Independence County9.171-0.25 pts
26Jefferson County9.073+0.17 pts
27Crittenden County9.007-0.06 pts
28St. Francis County8.894-0.12 pts
29Lonoke County8.884-1.34 pts
30Miller County8.857+1.03 pts
31Grant County8.853+0.95 pts
32Saline County8.793-1.25 pts
33Pulaski County8.693+0.38 pts
34Benton County8.653-2.44 pts
35Pope County8.608+0.87 pts
36Searcy County8.511-0.81 pts
37Phillips County8.447-0.38 pts
38Ashley County8.364-0.86 pts
39Randolph County8.251+0.6 pts
40Lawrence County8.235-0.11 pts
41Clark County8.202+0.79 pts
42Carroll County8.153-2.72 pts
43Mississippi County8.137+0.45 pts
44Ouachita County8.114+0.18 pts
45Craighead County8.112-0.19 pts
46Polk County8.055-2.76 pts
47Garland County7.984-2.27 pts
48Jackson County7.886-2.16 pts
49Conway County7.782-0.54 pts
50Boone County7.64-2.01 pts
51Hempstead County7.609-1.01 pts
52Drew County7.582+1.81 pts
53Lee County7.407-0.71 pts
54Madison County7.345-0.87 pts
55Franklin County7.336-0.74 pts
56Cross County7.31-1.13 pts
57Lafayette County7.254+0.11 pts
58Sebastian County7.248-2.58 pts
59Union County7.146-0.69 pts
60Chicot County7.109+1.5 pts
61Desha County7.051+1.92 pts
62Arkansas County7.039-2.6 pts
63Columbia County6.977+0.16 pts
64Woodruff County6.426+1.63 pts
65Perry County6.316-3.16 pts
66Newton County6.25-2.9 pts
66Sevier County6.25+0.77 pts
68Hot Spring County6.195-2.26 pts
69Little River County6.135-0.53 pts
70Stone County5.869-7.4 pts
71Poinsett County5.496-4.95 pts
72Howard County5.348-1.27 pts
73Monroe County4.494-6.09 pts
74Nevada County4.425-6.64 pts
75Clay County3.279-7.63 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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Calhoun County, with 15.116% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Clay County, with 3.279% in 2012.

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