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Counties in Arkansas by establishment exit rate

Prairie County had the highest establishment exit rate of 75 counties in 2014, at 11.486%. Bradley County had the lowest, at 4.228%. The median was 8.027% and the figure for Arkansas was 8.123%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.486Prairie County
Lowest4.228Bradley County
Median8.02775 counties
Arkansas8.123History

Map of counties, 2014

Arkansas County: 7.645 %Ashley County: 7.503 %Baxter County: 6.965 %Benton County: 7.36 %Boone County: 7.946 %Bradley County: 4.228 %Calhoun County: 10.39 %Carroll County: 9.493 %Chicot County: 9.268 %Clark County: 5.858 %Clay County: 11.458 %Cleburne County: 8.647 %Cleveland County: 5.031 %Columbia County: 5.919 %Conway County: 8 %Craighead County: 9.528 %Crawford County: 8.655 %Crittenden County: 5.974 %Cross County: 7.519 %Dallas County: 5.93 %Desha County: 8.71 %Drew County: 8.871 %Faulkner County: 8.92 %Franklin County: 5.618 %Fulton County: 10.159 %Garland County: 9.047 %Grant County: 6.166 %Greene County: 7.163 %Hempstead County: 6.952 %Hot Spring County: 7.08 %Howard County: 8.556 %Independence County: 7.402 %Izard County: 6.186 %Jackson County: 10.191 %Jefferson County: 8.402 %Johnson County: 9.645 %Lafayette County: 4.808 %Lawrence County: 7.819 %Lee County: 8.661 %Lincoln County: 9.524 %Little River County: 5.714 %Logan County: 6.471 %Lonoke County: 9.863 %Madison County: 8.964 %Marion County: 8.29 %Miller County: 7.422 %Mississippi County: 9.167 %Monroe County: 5.51 %Montgomery County: 9.16 %Nevada County: 5.607 %Newton County: 8.276 %Ouachita County: 7.508 %Perry County: 9.574 %Phillips County: 6.605 %Pike County: 9.524 %Poinsett County: 7.143 %Polk County: 7.229 %Pope County: 7.418 %Prairie County: 11.486 %Pulaski County: 8.317 %Randolph County: 8.027 %St. Francis County: 8.431 %Saline County: 8.158 %Scott County: 10.774 %Searcy County: 7.965 %Sebastian County: 8.995 %Sevier County: 5.108 %Sharp County: 11.151 %Stone County: 10.926 %Union County: 7.356 %Van Buren County: 8.966 %Washington County: 7.691 %White County: 7.306 %Woodruff County: 8.835 %Yell County: 9.269 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Prairie County: 11.486 %Prairie County11.486Clay County: 11.458 %Clay County11.458Sharp County: 11.151 %Sharp County11.151Stone County: 10.926 %Stone County10.926Scott County: 10.774 %Scott County10.774Calhoun County: 10.39 %Calhoun County10.39Jackson County: 10.191 %Jackson County10.191Fulton County: 10.159 %Fulton County10.159Lonoke County: 9.863 %Lonoke County9.863Johnson County: 9.645 %Johnson County9.645Perry County: 9.574 %Perry County9.574Craighead County: 9.528 %Craighead County9.528Lincoln County: 9.524 %Lincoln County9.524Pike County: 9.524 %Pike County9.524Carroll County: 9.493 %Carroll County9.493Yell County: 9.269 %Yell County9.269Chicot County: 9.268 %Chicot County9.268Mississippi County: 9.167 %Mississippi County9.167Montgomery County: 9.16 %Montgomery County9.16Garland County: 9.047 %Garland County9.047Sebastian County: 8.995 %Sebastian County8.995Van Buren County: 8.966 %Van Buren County8.966Madison County: 8.964 %Madison County8.964Faulkner County: 8.92 %Faulkner County8.92Drew County: 8.871 %Drew County8.871Woodruff County: 8.835 %Woodruff County8.835Desha County: 8.71 %Desha County8.71Lee County: 8.661 %Lee County8.661Crawford County: 8.655 %Crawford County8.655Cleburne County: 8.647 %Cleburne County8.647Howard County: 8.556 %Howard County8.556St. Francis County: 8.431 %St. Francis County8.431Jefferson County: 8.402 %Jefferson County8.402Pulaski County: 8.317 %Pulaski County8.317Marion County: 8.29 %Marion County8.29Newton County: 8.276 %Newton County8.276Saline County: 8.158 %Saline County8.158Randolph County: 8.027 %Randolph County8.027Conway County: 8 %Conway County8Searcy County: 7.965 %Searcy County7.965Prairie County: 11.486 %Prairie County11.486Clay County: 11.458 %Clay County11.458Sharp County: 11.151 %Sharp County11.151Stone County: 10.926 %Stone County10.926Scott County: 10.774 %Scott County10.774Calhoun County: 10.39 %Calhoun County10.39Jackson County: 10.191 %Jackson County10.191Fulton County: 10.159 %Fulton County10.159Lonoke County: 9.863 %Lonoke County9.863Johnson County: 9.645 %Johnson County9.645Perry County: 9.574 %Perry County9.574Craighead County: 9.528 %Craighead County9.528Lincoln County: 9.524 %Lincoln County9.524Pike County: 9.524 %Pike County9.524Carroll County: 9.493 %Carroll County9.493Yell County: 9.269 %Yell County9.269Chicot County: 9.268 %Chicot County9.268Mississippi County: 9.167 %Mississippi County9.167Montgomery County: 9.16 %Montgomery County9.16Garland County: 9.047 %Garland County9.047Sebastian County: 8.995 %Sebastian County8.995Van Buren County: 8.966 %Van Buren County8.966Madison County: 8.964 %Madison County8.964Faulkner County: 8.92 %Faulkner County8.92Drew County: 8.871 %Drew County8.871Woodruff County: 8.835 %Woodruff County8.835Desha County: 8.71 %Desha County8.71Lee County: 8.661 %Lee County8.661Crawford County: 8.655 %Crawford County8.655Cleburne County: 8.647 %Cleburne County8.647Howard County: 8.556 %Howard County8.556St. Francis County: 8.431 %St. Francis County8.431Jefferson County: 8.402 %Jefferson County8.402Pulaski County: 8.317 %Pulaski County8.317Marion County: 8.29 %Marion County8.29Newton County: 8.276 %Newton County8.276Saline County: 8.158 %Saline County8.158Randolph County: 8.027 %Randolph County8.027Conway County: 8 %Conway County8Searcy County: 7.965 %Searcy County7.965
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Prairie County11.486+4.1 pts
2Clay County11.458+1.7 pts
3Sharp County11.151+4.71 pts
4Stone County10.926+2.25 pts
5Scott County10.774+3.42 pts
6Calhoun County10.39+0.51 pts
7Jackson County10.191+1.73 pts
8Fulton County10.159+1.93 pts
9Lonoke County9.863-0.87 pts
10Johnson County9.645+1.86 pts
11Perry County9.574+4.37 pts
12Craighead County9.528+1.33 pts
13Lincoln County9.524+2.98 pts
13Pike County9.524+1.26 pts
15Carroll County9.493+0.18 pts
16Yell County9.269-1.94 pts
17Chicot County9.268+0.59 pts
18Mississippi County9.167+2.38 pts
19Montgomery County9.16+0.76 pts
20Garland County9.047+0.44 pts
21Sebastian County8.995+1.08 pts
22Van Buren County8.966-3.98 pts
23Madison County8.964+3.94 pts
24Faulkner County8.92+0.04 pts
25Drew County8.871+0.68 pts
26Woodruff County8.835+2.49 pts
27Desha County8.71-0.45 pts
28Lee County8.661-3.46 pts
29Crawford County8.655-1.2 pts
30Cleburne County8.647-1.44 pts
31Howard County8.556+1.55 pts
32St. Francis County8.431-0.05 pts
33Jefferson County8.402+1.14 pts
34Pulaski County8.317-0.39 pts
35Marion County8.29-4.94 pts
36Newton County8.276-6.2 pts
37Saline County8.158-1.53 pts
38Randolph County8.027-2.62 pts
39Conway County8-0.55 pts
40Searcy County7.965-3.24 pts
41Boone County7.946+0.09 pts
42Lawrence County7.819-2.73 pts
43Washington County7.691-1.38 pts
44Arkansas County7.645+0.78 pts
45Cross County7.519-3.76 pts
46Ouachita County7.508-0.31 pts
47Ashley County7.503+1.21 pts
48Miller County7.422-2.11 pts
49Pope County7.418-0.59 pts
50Independence County7.402-1.62 pts
51Benton County7.36-1.73 pts
52Union County7.356+0.55 pts
53White County7.306-2.37 pts
54Polk County7.229-4.07 pts
55Greene County7.163-0.92 pts
56Poinsett County7.143-3.34 pts
57Hot Spring County7.08-1.16 pts
58Baxter County6.965-0.9 pts
59Hempstead County6.952-0.3 pts
60Phillips County6.605-4.41 pts
61Logan County6.471-1.52 pts
62Izard County6.186-1.05 pts
63Grant County6.166+1.05 pts
64Crittenden County5.974-2.39 pts
65Dallas County5.93-3.75 pts
66Columbia County5.919-1.26 pts
67Clark County5.858-0.06 pts
68Little River County5.714-4.22 pts
69Franklin County5.618-1.66 pts
70Nevada County5.607-5.4 pts
71Monroe County5.51-0.05 pts
72Sevier County5.108-3.11 pts
73Cleveland County5.031-4 pts
74Lafayette County4.808-0.19 pts
75Bradley County4.228-3.65 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Prairie County, with 11.486% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Bradley County, with 4.228% in 2014.

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