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Counties in Arkansas by establishment exit rate

Cleveland County had the highest establishment exit rate of 75 counties in 2015, at 12.739%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 4.364%. The median was 8.167% and the figure for Arkansas was 8.152%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.739Cleveland County
Lowest4.364Lincoln County
Median8.16775 counties
Arkansas8.152History

Map of counties, 2015

Arkansas County: 8.723 %Ashley County: 7.806 %Baxter County: 9.439 %Benton County: 7.227 %Boone County: 7.143 %Bradley County: 9.623 %Calhoun County: 6.711 %Carroll County: 7.875 %Chicot County: 6.388 %Clark County: 6.506 %Clay County: 6.349 %Cleburne County: 10.093 %Cleveland County: 12.739 %Columbia County: 8.167 %Conway County: 8.376 %Craighead County: 8.674 %Crawford County: 7.776 %Crittenden County: 8.9 %Cross County: 8.096 %Dallas County: 9.264 %Desha County: 10.727 %Drew County: 7.923 %Faulkner County: 7.352 %Franklin County: 8.364 %Fulton County: 8.777 %Garland County: 7.819 %Grant County: 9.562 %Greene County: 6.759 %Hempstead County: 6.233 %Hot Spring County: 7.033 %Howard County: 6.897 %Independence County: 8.612 %Izard County: 6.633 %Jackson County: 7.337 %Jefferson County: 8.21 %Johnson County: 8.475 %Lafayette County: 10.837 %Lawrence County: 6.855 %Lee County: 6.452 %Lincoln County: 4.364 %Little River County: 5.145 %Logan County: 8.346 %Lonoke County: 7.89 %Madison County: 10.169 %Marion County: 8.269 %Miller County: 8.085 %Mississippi County: 9.318 %Monroe County: 9.065 %Montgomery County: 6.107 %Nevada County: 8.333 %Newton County: 5.405 %Ouachita County: 6.947 %Perry County: 8.696 %Phillips County: 10.541 %Pike County: 8.929 %Poinsett County: 9.212 %Polk County: 9.674 %Pope County: 8.12 %Prairie County: 7.666 %Pulaski County: 8.784 %Randolph County: 6.05 %St. Francis County: 6.459 %Saline County: 9.005 %Scott County: 9.79 %Searcy County: 10.959 %Sebastian County: 7.925 %Sevier County: 9.256 %Sharp County: 5.063 %Stone County: 10.145 %Union County: 6.948 %Van Buren County: 7.445 %Washington County: 7.792 %White County: 8.744 %Woodruff County: 9.959 %Yell County: 12.409 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Cleveland County: 12.739 %Cleveland County12.739Yell County: 12.409 %Yell County12.409Searcy County: 10.959 %Searcy County10.959Lafayette County: 10.837 %Lafayette County10.837Desha County: 10.727 %Desha County10.727Phillips County: 10.541 %Phillips County10.541Madison County: 10.169 %Madison County10.169Stone County: 10.145 %Stone County10.145Cleburne County: 10.093 %Cleburne County10.093Woodruff County: 9.959 %Woodruff County9.959Scott County: 9.79 %Scott County9.79Polk County: 9.674 %Polk County9.674Bradley County: 9.623 %Bradley County9.623Grant County: 9.562 %Grant County9.562Baxter County: 9.439 %Baxter County9.439Mississippi County: 9.318 %Mississippi County9.318Dallas County: 9.264 %Dallas County9.264Sevier County: 9.256 %Sevier County9.256Poinsett County: 9.212 %Poinsett County9.212Monroe County: 9.065 %Monroe County9.065Saline County: 9.005 %Saline County9.005Pike County: 8.929 %Pike County8.929Crittenden County: 8.9 %Crittenden County8.9Pulaski County: 8.784 %Pulaski County8.784Fulton County: 8.777 %Fulton County8.777White County: 8.744 %White County8.744Arkansas County: 8.723 %Arkansas County8.723Perry County: 8.696 %Perry County8.696Craighead County: 8.674 %Craighead County8.674Independence County: 8.612 %Independence County8.612Johnson County: 8.475 %Johnson County8.475Conway County: 8.376 %Conway County8.376Franklin County: 8.364 %Franklin County8.364Logan County: 8.346 %Logan County8.346Nevada County: 8.333 %Nevada County8.333Marion County: 8.269 %Marion County8.269Jefferson County: 8.21 %Jefferson County8.21Columbia County: 8.167 %Columbia County8.167Pope County: 8.12 %Pope County8.12Cross County: 8.096 %Cross County8.096Cleveland County: 12.739 %Cleveland County12.739Yell County: 12.409 %Yell County12.409Searcy County: 10.959 %Searcy County10.959Lafayette County: 10.837 %Lafayette County10.837Desha County: 10.727 %Desha County10.727Phillips County: 10.541 %Phillips County10.541Madison County: 10.169 %Madison County10.169Stone County: 10.145 %Stone County10.145Cleburne County: 10.093 %Cleburne County10.093Woodruff County: 9.959 %Woodruff County9.959Scott County: 9.79 %Scott County9.79Polk County: 9.674 %Polk County9.674Bradley County: 9.623 %Bradley County9.623Grant County: 9.562 %Grant County9.562Baxter County: 9.439 %Baxter County9.439Mississippi County: 9.318 %Mississippi County9.318Dallas County: 9.264 %Dallas County9.264Sevier County: 9.256 %Sevier County9.256Poinsett County: 9.212 %Poinsett County9.212Monroe County: 9.065 %Monroe County9.065Saline County: 9.005 %Saline County9.005Pike County: 8.929 %Pike County8.929Crittenden County: 8.9 %Crittenden County8.9Pulaski County: 8.784 %Pulaski County8.784Fulton County: 8.777 %Fulton County8.777White County: 8.744 %White County8.744Arkansas County: 8.723 %Arkansas County8.723Perry County: 8.696 %Perry County8.696Craighead County: 8.674 %Craighead County8.674Independence County: 8.612 %Independence County8.612Johnson County: 8.475 %Johnson County8.475Conway County: 8.376 %Conway County8.376Franklin County: 8.364 %Franklin County8.364Logan County: 8.346 %Logan County8.346Nevada County: 8.333 %Nevada County8.333Marion County: 8.269 %Marion County8.269Jefferson County: 8.21 %Jefferson County8.21Columbia County: 8.167 %Columbia County8.167Pope County: 8.12 %Pope County8.12Cross County: 8.096 %Cross County8.096
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Cleveland County12.739+7.71 pts
2Yell County12.409+3.14 pts
3Searcy County10.959+2.99 pts
4Lafayette County10.837+6.03 pts
5Desha County10.727+2.02 pts
6Phillips County10.541+3.94 pts
7Madison County10.169+1.21 pts
8Stone County10.145-0.78 pts
9Cleburne County10.093+1.45 pts
10Woodruff County9.959+1.12 pts
11Scott County9.79-0.98 pts
12Polk County9.674+2.44 pts
13Bradley County9.623+5.39 pts
14Grant County9.562+3.4 pts
15Baxter County9.439+2.47 pts
16Mississippi County9.318+0.15 pts
17Dallas County9.264+3.33 pts
18Sevier County9.256+4.15 pts
19Poinsett County9.212+2.07 pts
20Monroe County9.065+3.55 pts
21Saline County9.005+0.85 pts
22Pike County8.929-0.59 pts
23Crittenden County8.9+2.93 pts
24Pulaski County8.784+0.47 pts
25Fulton County8.777-1.38 pts
26White County8.744+1.44 pts
27Arkansas County8.723+1.08 pts
28Perry County8.696-0.88 pts
29Craighead County8.674-0.85 pts
30Independence County8.612+1.21 pts
31Johnson County8.475-1.17 pts
32Conway County8.376+0.38 pts
33Franklin County8.364+2.75 pts
34Logan County8.346+1.88 pts
35Nevada County8.333+2.73 pts
36Marion County8.269-0.02 pts
37Jefferson County8.21-0.19 pts
38Columbia County8.167+2.25 pts
39Pope County8.12+0.7 pts
40Cross County8.096+0.58 pts
41Miller County8.085+0.66 pts
42Sebastian County7.925-1.07 pts
43Drew County7.923-0.95 pts
44Lonoke County7.89-1.97 pts
45Carroll County7.875-1.62 pts
46Garland County7.819-1.23 pts
47Ashley County7.806+0.3 pts
48Washington County7.792+0.1 pts
49Crawford County7.776-0.88 pts
50Prairie County7.666-3.82 pts
51Van Buren County7.445-1.52 pts
52Faulkner County7.352-1.57 pts
53Jackson County7.337-2.85 pts
54Benton County7.227-0.13 pts
55Boone County7.143-0.8 pts
56Hot Spring County7.033-0.05 pts
57Union County6.948-0.41 pts
58Ouachita County6.947-0.56 pts
59Howard County6.897-1.66 pts
60Lawrence County6.855-0.96 pts
61Greene County6.759-0.4 pts
62Calhoun County6.711-3.68 pts
63Izard County6.633+0.45 pts
64Clark County6.506+0.65 pts
65St. Francis County6.459-1.97 pts
66Lee County6.452-2.21 pts
67Chicot County6.388-2.88 pts
68Clay County6.349-5.11 pts
69Hempstead County6.233-0.72 pts
70Montgomery County6.107-3.05 pts
71Randolph County6.05-1.98 pts
72Newton County5.405-2.87 pts
73Little River County5.145-0.57 pts
74Sharp County5.063-6.09 pts
75Lincoln County4.364-5.16 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Cleveland County, with 12.739% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Lincoln County, with 4.364% in 2015.

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