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Counties in Arkansas by establishment exit rate

Cleveland County had the highest establishment exit rate of 75 counties in 2016, at 12%. Dallas County had the lowest, at 5%. The median was 7.563% and the figure for Arkansas was 7.709%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12Cleveland County
Lowest5Dallas County
Median7.56375 counties
Arkansas7.709History

Map of counties, 2016

Arkansas County: 7.571 %Ashley County: 8.067 %Baxter County: 6.381 %Benton County: 6.999 %Boone County: 7.563 %Bradley County: 8.034 %Calhoun County: 5.405 %Carroll County: 7.818 %Chicot County: 7.538 %Clark County: 7.563 %Clay County: 7.581 %Cleburne County: 10.189 %Cleveland County: 12 %Columbia County: 9.28 %Conway County: 10.23 %Craighead County: 6.987 %Crawford County: 9.602 %Crittenden County: 6.858 %Cross County: 7.867 %Dallas County: 5 %Desha County: 6.738 %Drew County: 5.42 %Faulkner County: 9.888 %Franklin County: 11.335 %Fulton County: 11.765 %Garland County: 7.196 %Grant County: 6.939 %Greene County: 6.114 %Hempstead County: 5.699 %Hot Spring County: 6.08 %Howard County: 6.581 %Independence County: 9.621 %Izard County: 6.983 %Jackson County: 8.738 %Jefferson County: 7.183 %Johnson County: 7.212 %Lafayette County: 11.518 %Lawrence County: 7.115 %Lee County: 5.691 %Lincoln County: 11.348 %Little River County: 8.946 %Logan County: 7.196 %Lonoke County: 8.065 %Madison County: 8.475 %Marion County: 8.763 %Miller County: 7.006 %Mississippi County: 9.151 %Monroe County: 5.9 %Montgomery County: 11.067 %Nevada County: 5.455 %Newton County: 6.623 %Ouachita County: 8.789 %Perry County: 10 %Phillips County: 10.397 %Pike County: 5.797 %Poinsett County: 5.917 %Polk County: 7.255 %Pope County: 9.611 %Prairie County: 5.594 %Pulaski County: 7.74 %Randolph County: 10.526 %St. Francis County: 5.542 %Saline County: 7.791 %Scott County: 10.791 %Searcy County: 8.257 %Sebastian County: 6.901 %Sevier County: 7.362 %Sharp County: 5.199 %Stone County: 7.601 %Union County: 6.812 %Van Buren County: 11.506 %Washington County: 7.23 %White County: 9.018 %Woodruff County: 6.723 %Yell County: 7.678 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Cleveland County: 12 %Cleveland County12Fulton County: 11.765 %Fulton County11.765Lafayette County: 11.518 %Lafayette County11.518Van Buren County: 11.506 %Van Buren County11.506Lincoln County: 11.348 %Lincoln County11.348Franklin County: 11.335 %Franklin County11.335Montgomery County: 11.067 %Montgomery County11.067Scott County: 10.791 %Scott County10.791Randolph County: 10.526 %Randolph County10.526Phillips County: 10.397 %Phillips County10.397Conway County: 10.23 %Conway County10.23Cleburne County: 10.189 %Cleburne County10.189Perry County: 10 %Perry County10Faulkner County: 9.888 %Faulkner County9.888Independence County: 9.621 %Independence County9.621Pope County: 9.611 %Pope County9.611Crawford County: 9.602 %Crawford County9.602Columbia County: 9.28 %Columbia County9.28Mississippi County: 9.151 %Mississippi County9.151White County: 9.018 %White County9.018Little River County: 8.946 %Little River County8.946Ouachita County: 8.789 %Ouachita County8.789Marion County: 8.763 %Marion County8.763Jackson County: 8.738 %Jackson County8.738Madison County: 8.475 %Madison County8.475Searcy County: 8.257 %Searcy County8.257Ashley County: 8.067 %Ashley County8.067Lonoke County: 8.065 %Lonoke County8.065Bradley County: 8.034 %Bradley County8.034Cross County: 7.867 %Cross County7.867Carroll County: 7.818 %Carroll County7.818Saline County: 7.791 %Saline County7.791Pulaski County: 7.74 %Pulaski County7.74Yell County: 7.678 %Yell County7.678Stone County: 7.601 %Stone County7.601Clay County: 7.581 %Clay County7.581Arkansas County: 7.571 %Arkansas County7.571Boone County: 7.563 %Boone County7.563Clark County: 7.563 %Clark County7.563Chicot County: 7.538 %Chicot County7.538Cleveland County: 12 %Cleveland County12Fulton County: 11.765 %Fulton County11.765Lafayette County: 11.518 %Lafayette County11.518Van Buren County: 11.506 %Van Buren County11.506Lincoln County: 11.348 %Lincoln County11.348Franklin County: 11.335 %Franklin County11.335Montgomery County: 11.067 %Montgomery County11.067Scott County: 10.791 %Scott County10.791Randolph County: 10.526 %Randolph County10.526Phillips County: 10.397 %Phillips County10.397Conway County: 10.23 %Conway County10.23Cleburne County: 10.189 %Cleburne County10.189Perry County: 10 %Perry County10Faulkner County: 9.888 %Faulkner County9.888Independence County: 9.621 %Independence County9.621Pope County: 9.611 %Pope County9.611Crawford County: 9.602 %Crawford County9.602Columbia County: 9.28 %Columbia County9.28Mississippi County: 9.151 %Mississippi County9.151White County: 9.018 %White County9.018Little River County: 8.946 %Little River County8.946Ouachita County: 8.789 %Ouachita County8.789Marion County: 8.763 %Marion County8.763Jackson County: 8.738 %Jackson County8.738Madison County: 8.475 %Madison County8.475Searcy County: 8.257 %Searcy County8.257Ashley County: 8.067 %Ashley County8.067Lonoke County: 8.065 %Lonoke County8.065Bradley County: 8.034 %Bradley County8.034Cross County: 7.867 %Cross County7.867Carroll County: 7.818 %Carroll County7.818Saline County: 7.791 %Saline County7.791Pulaski County: 7.74 %Pulaski County7.74Yell County: 7.678 %Yell County7.678Stone County: 7.601 %Stone County7.601Clay County: 7.581 %Clay County7.581Arkansas County: 7.571 %Arkansas County7.571Boone County: 7.563 %Boone County7.563Clark County: 7.563 %Clark County7.563Chicot County: 7.538 %Chicot County7.538
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Cleveland County12-0.74 pts
2Fulton County11.765+2.99 pts
3Lafayette County11.518+0.68 pts
4Van Buren County11.506+4.06 pts
5Lincoln County11.348+6.98 pts
6Franklin County11.335+2.97 pts
7Montgomery County11.067+4.96 pts
8Scott County10.791+1 pts
9Randolph County10.526+4.48 pts
10Phillips County10.397-0.14 pts
11Conway County10.23+1.85 pts
12Cleburne County10.189+0.1 pts
13Perry County10+1.3 pts
14Faulkner County9.888+2.54 pts
15Independence County9.621+1.01 pts
16Pope County9.611+1.49 pts
17Crawford County9.602+1.83 pts
18Columbia County9.28+1.11 pts
19Mississippi County9.151-0.17 pts
20White County9.018+0.27 pts
21Little River County8.946+3.8 pts
22Ouachita County8.789+1.84 pts
23Marion County8.763+0.49 pts
24Jackson County8.738+1.4 pts
25Madison County8.475-1.69 pts
26Searcy County8.257-2.7 pts
27Ashley County8.067+0.26 pts
28Lonoke County8.065+0.17 pts
29Bradley County8.034-1.59 pts
30Cross County7.867-0.23 pts
31Carroll County7.818-0.06 pts
32Saline County7.791-1.21 pts
33Pulaski County7.74-1.04 pts
34Yell County7.678-4.73 pts
35Stone County7.601-2.54 pts
36Clay County7.581+1.23 pts
37Arkansas County7.571-1.15 pts
38Boone County7.563+0.42 pts
38Clark County7.563+1.06 pts
40Chicot County7.538+1.15 pts
41Sevier County7.362-1.89 pts
42Polk County7.255-2.42 pts
43Washington County7.23-0.56 pts
44Johnson County7.212-1.26 pts
45Garland County7.196-0.62 pts
45Logan County7.196-1.15 pts
47Jefferson County7.183-1.03 pts
48Lawrence County7.115+0.26 pts
49Miller County7.006-1.08 pts
50Benton County6.999-0.23 pts
51Craighead County6.987-1.69 pts
52Izard County6.983+0.35 pts
53Grant County6.939-2.62 pts
54Sebastian County6.901-1.02 pts
55Crittenden County6.858-2.04 pts
56Union County6.812-0.14 pts
57Desha County6.738-3.99 pts
58Woodruff County6.723-3.24 pts
59Newton County6.623+1.22 pts
60Howard County6.581-0.32 pts
61Baxter County6.381-3.06 pts
62Greene County6.114-0.65 pts
63Hot Spring County6.08-0.95 pts
64Poinsett County5.917-3.29 pts
65Monroe County5.9-3.16 pts
66Pike County5.797-3.13 pts
67Hempstead County5.699-0.53 pts
68Lee County5.691-0.76 pts
69Prairie County5.594-2.07 pts
70St. Francis County5.542-0.92 pts
71Nevada County5.455-2.88 pts
72Drew County5.42-2.5 pts
73Calhoun County5.405-1.31 pts
74Sharp County5.199+0.14 pts
75Dallas County5-4.26 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Cleveland County, with 12% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Dallas County, with 5% in 2016.

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