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Counties in Arkansas by establishment exit rate

Newton County had the highest establishment exit rate of 75 counties in 2013, at 14.474%. Lafayette County had the lowest, at 5%. The median was 8.397% and the figure for Arkansas was 8.655%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.474Newton County
Lowest5Lafayette County
Median8.39775 counties
Arkansas8.655History

Map of counties, 2013

Arkansas County: 6.861 %Ashley County: 6.289 %Baxter County: 7.867 %Benton County: 9.089 %Boone County: 7.858 %Bradley County: 7.877 %Calhoun County: 9.877 %Carroll County: 9.314 %Chicot County: 8.675 %Clark County: 5.92 %Clay County: 9.756 %Cleburne County: 10.084 %Cleveland County: 9.032 %Columbia County: 7.181 %Conway County: 8.549 %Craighead County: 8.203 %Crawford County: 9.851 %Crittenden County: 8.365 %Cross County: 11.276 %Dallas County: 9.677 %Desha County: 9.165 %Drew County: 8.19 %Faulkner County: 8.876 %Franklin County: 7.28 %Fulton County: 8.228 %Garland County: 8.612 %Grant County: 5.118 %Greene County: 8.088 %Hempstead County: 7.248 %Hot Spring County: 8.241 %Howard County: 7.005 %Independence County: 9.023 %Izard County: 7.235 %Jackson County: 8.464 %Jefferson County: 7.266 %Johnson County: 7.781 %Lafayette County: 5 %Lawrence County: 10.548 %Lee County: 12.121 %Lincoln County: 6.545 %Little River County: 9.938 %Logan County: 7.988 %Lonoke County: 10.728 %Madison County: 5.028 %Marion County: 13.232 %Miller County: 9.536 %Mississippi County: 6.782 %Monroe County: 5.556 %Montgomery County: 8.397 %Nevada County: 11.009 %Newton County: 14.474 %Ouachita County: 7.819 %Perry County: 5.208 %Phillips County: 11.012 %Pike County: 8.26 %Poinsett County: 10.479 %Polk County: 11.294 %Pope County: 8.006 %Prairie County: 7.383 %Pulaski County: 8.706 %Randolph County: 10.649 %St. Francis County: 8.477 %Saline County: 9.686 %Scott County: 7.358 %Searcy County: 11.207 %Sebastian County: 7.913 %Sevier County: 8.219 %Sharp County: 6.44 %Stone County: 8.676 %Union County: 6.801 %Van Buren County: 12.947 %Washington County: 9.067 %White County: 9.672 %Woodruff County: 6.349 %Yell County: 11.208 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Newton County: 14.474 %Newton County14.474Marion County: 13.232 %Marion County13.232Van Buren County: 12.947 %Van Buren County12.947Lee County: 12.121 %Lee County12.121Polk County: 11.294 %Polk County11.294Cross County: 11.276 %Cross County11.276Yell County: 11.208 %Yell County11.208Searcy County: 11.207 %Searcy County11.207Phillips County: 11.012 %Phillips County11.012Nevada County: 11.009 %Nevada County11.009Lonoke County: 10.728 %Lonoke County10.728Randolph County: 10.649 %Randolph County10.649Lawrence County: 10.548 %Lawrence County10.548Poinsett County: 10.479 %Poinsett County10.479Cleburne County: 10.084 %Cleburne County10.084Little River County: 9.938 %Little River County9.938Calhoun County: 9.877 %Calhoun County9.877Crawford County: 9.851 %Crawford County9.851Clay County: 9.756 %Clay County9.756Saline County: 9.686 %Saline County9.686Dallas County: 9.677 %Dallas County9.677White County: 9.672 %White County9.672Miller County: 9.536 %Miller County9.536Carroll County: 9.314 %Carroll County9.314Desha County: 9.165 %Desha County9.165Benton County: 9.089 %Benton County9.089Washington County: 9.067 %Washington County9.067Cleveland County: 9.032 %Cleveland County9.032Independence County: 9.023 %Independence County9.023Faulkner County: 8.876 %Faulkner County8.876Pulaski County: 8.706 %Pulaski County8.706Stone County: 8.676 %Stone County8.676Chicot County: 8.675 %Chicot County8.675Garland County: 8.612 %Garland County8.612Conway County: 8.549 %Conway County8.549St. Francis County: 8.477 %St. Francis County8.477Jackson County: 8.464 %Jackson County8.464Montgomery County: 8.397 %Montgomery County8.397Crittenden County: 8.365 %Crittenden County8.365Pike County: 8.26 %Pike County8.26Newton County: 14.474 %Newton County14.474Marion County: 13.232 %Marion County13.232Van Buren County: 12.947 %Van Buren County12.947Lee County: 12.121 %Lee County12.121Polk County: 11.294 %Polk County11.294Cross County: 11.276 %Cross County11.276Yell County: 11.208 %Yell County11.208Searcy County: 11.207 %Searcy County11.207Phillips County: 11.012 %Phillips County11.012Nevada County: 11.009 %Nevada County11.009Lonoke County: 10.728 %Lonoke County10.728Randolph County: 10.649 %Randolph County10.649Lawrence County: 10.548 %Lawrence County10.548Poinsett County: 10.479 %Poinsett County10.479Cleburne County: 10.084 %Cleburne County10.084Little River County: 9.938 %Little River County9.938Calhoun County: 9.877 %Calhoun County9.877Crawford County: 9.851 %Crawford County9.851Clay County: 9.756 %Clay County9.756Saline County: 9.686 %Saline County9.686Dallas County: 9.677 %Dallas County9.677White County: 9.672 %White County9.672Miller County: 9.536 %Miller County9.536Carroll County: 9.314 %Carroll County9.314Desha County: 9.165 %Desha County9.165Benton County: 9.089 %Benton County9.089Washington County: 9.067 %Washington County9.067Cleveland County: 9.032 %Cleveland County9.032Independence County: 9.023 %Independence County9.023Faulkner County: 8.876 %Faulkner County8.876Pulaski County: 8.706 %Pulaski County8.706Stone County: 8.676 %Stone County8.676Chicot County: 8.675 %Chicot County8.675Garland County: 8.612 %Garland County8.612Conway County: 8.549 %Conway County8.549St. Francis County: 8.477 %St. Francis County8.477Jackson County: 8.464 %Jackson County8.464Montgomery County: 8.397 %Montgomery County8.397Crittenden County: 8.365 %Crittenden County8.365Pike County: 8.26 %Pike County8.26
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Newton County14.474+8.22 pts
2Marion County13.232+0.36 pts
3Van Buren County12.947+3.26 pts
4Lee County12.121+4.71 pts
5Polk County11.294+3.24 pts
6Cross County11.276+3.97 pts
7Yell County11.208+0.92 pts
8Searcy County11.207+2.7 pts
9Phillips County11.012+2.57 pts
10Nevada County11.009+6.58 pts
11Lonoke County10.728+1.84 pts
12Randolph County10.649+2.4 pts
13Lawrence County10.548+2.31 pts
14Poinsett County10.479+4.98 pts
15Cleburne County10.084-2.82 pts
16Little River County9.938+3.8 pts
17Calhoun County9.877-5.24 pts
18Crawford County9.851+0.59 pts
19Clay County9.756+6.48 pts
20Saline County9.686+0.89 pts
21Dallas County9.677-1.18 pts
22White County9.672+0.27 pts
23Miller County9.536+0.68 pts
24Carroll County9.314+1.16 pts
25Desha County9.165+2.11 pts
26Benton County9.089+0.44 pts
27Washington County9.067-0.14 pts
28Cleveland County9.032-3.71 pts
29Independence County9.023-0.15 pts
30Faulkner County8.876-0.98 pts
31Pulaski County8.706+0.01 pts
32Stone County8.676+2.81 pts
33Chicot County8.675+1.57 pts
34Garland County8.612+0.63 pts
35Conway County8.549+0.77 pts
36St. Francis County8.477-0.42 pts
37Jackson County8.464+0.58 pts
38Montgomery County8.397-2.88 pts
39Crittenden County8.365-0.64 pts
40Pike County8.26-2.98 pts
41Hot Spring County8.241+2.05 pts
42Fulton County8.228-1.71 pts
43Sevier County8.219+1.97 pts
44Craighead County8.203+0.09 pts
45Drew County8.19+0.61 pts
46Greene County8.088-1.86 pts
47Pope County8.006-0.6 pts
48Logan County7.988-1.34 pts
49Sebastian County7.913+0.67 pts
50Bradley County7.877-5.65 pts
51Baxter County7.867-1.31 pts
52Boone County7.858+0.22 pts
53Ouachita County7.819-0.3 pts
54Johnson County7.781-1.92 pts
55Prairie County7.383-2.68 pts
56Scott County7.358-1.98 pts
57Franklin County7.28-0.06 pts
58Jefferson County7.266-1.81 pts
59Hempstead County7.248-0.36 pts
60Izard County7.235-3.53 pts
61Columbia County7.181+0.2 pts
62Howard County7.005+1.66 pts
63Arkansas County6.861-0.18 pts
64Union County6.801-0.34 pts
65Mississippi County6.782-1.36 pts
66Lincoln County6.545-4.4 pts
67Sharp County6.44-5.93 pts
68Woodruff County6.349-0.08 pts
69Ashley County6.289-2.08 pts
70Clark County5.92-2.28 pts
71Monroe County5.556+1.06 pts
72Perry County5.208-1.11 pts
73Grant County5.118-3.73 pts
74Madison County5.028-2.32 pts
75Lafayette County5-2.25 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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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 Arkansas by establishment exit rate, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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 Arkansas by establishment exit rate, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Newton County, with 14.474% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Lafayette County, with 5% in 2013.

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