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Counties in Arkansas by establishment exit rate

Cleveland County had the highest establishment exit rate of 75 counties in 2017, at 16.667%. Nevada County had the lowest, at 3.604%. The median was 8.1% and the figure for Arkansas was 8.063%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.667Cleveland County
Lowest3.604Nevada County
Median8.175 counties
Arkansas8.063History

Map of counties, 2017

Arkansas County: 9.646 %Ashley County: 6.789 %Baxter County: 8.239 %Benton County: 6.987 %Boone County: 8.034 %Bradley County: 5.474 %Calhoun County: 6.803 %Carroll County: 7.229 %Chicot County: 6.122 %Clark County: 8.316 %Clay County: 6.25 %Cleburne County: 8.671 %Cleveland County: 16.667 %Columbia County: 7.212 %Conway County: 9.186 %Craighead County: 8.935 %Crawford County: 6.653 %Crittenden County: 6.746 %Cross County: 4.511 %Dallas County: 6.111 %Desha County: 8.127 %Drew County: 8.345 %Faulkner County: 10.004 %Franklin County: 6.296 %Fulton County: 8.1 %Garland County: 9.145 %Grant County: 8.048 %Greene County: 8.637 %Hempstead County: 5.405 %Hot Spring County: 6.342 %Howard County: 7.477 %Independence County: 9.68 %Izard County: 9.337 %Jackson County: 10 %Jefferson County: 9.337 %Johnson County: 8.253 %Lafayette County: 4.324 %Lawrence County: 9.467 %Lee County: 7.5 %Lincoln County: 10.036 %Little River County: 8.202 %Logan County: 9.212 %Lonoke County: 8.457 %Madison County: 5.45 %Marion County: 6.186 %Miller County: 9.948 %Mississippi County: 9.103 %Monroe County: 5.814 %Montgomery County: 12.605 %Nevada County: 3.604 %Newton County: 6.579 %Ouachita County: 5.696 %Perry County: 12.717 %Phillips County: 10.909 %Pike County: 8.596 %Poinsett County: 8.605 %Polk County: 6.747 %Pope County: 8.366 %Prairie County: 10.526 %Pulaski County: 8.257 %Randolph County: 8.163 %St. Francis County: 7.005 %Saline County: 8.061 %Scott County: 6.475 %Searcy County: 14.884 %Sebastian County: 6.708 %Sevier County: 6.557 %Sharp County: 8.46 %Stone County: 11.058 %Union County: 7.311 %Van Buren County: 12.632 %Washington County: 8.077 %White County: 7.261 %Woodruff County: 6.78 %Yell County: 6.137 %
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  • 9.7 and over
%, 2017. 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, 2017

Cleveland County: 16.667 %Cleveland County16.667Searcy County: 14.884 %Searcy County14.884Perry County: 12.717 %Perry County12.717Van Buren County: 12.632 %Van Buren County12.632Montgomery County: 12.605 %Montgomery County12.605Stone County: 11.058 %Stone County11.058Phillips County: 10.909 %Phillips County10.909Prairie County: 10.526 %Prairie County10.526Lincoln County: 10.036 %Lincoln County10.036Faulkner County: 10.004 %Faulkner County10.004Jackson County: 10 %Jackson County10Miller County: 9.948 %Miller County9.948Independence County: 9.68 %Independence County9.68Arkansas County: 9.646 %Arkansas County9.646Lawrence County: 9.467 %Lawrence County9.467Izard County: 9.337 %Izard County9.337Jefferson County: 9.337 %Jefferson County9.337Logan County: 9.212 %Logan County9.212Conway County: 9.186 %Conway County9.186Garland County: 9.145 %Garland County9.145Mississippi County: 9.103 %Mississippi County9.103Craighead County: 8.935 %Craighead County8.935Cleburne County: 8.671 %Cleburne County8.671Greene County: 8.637 %Greene County8.637Poinsett County: 8.605 %Poinsett County8.605Pike County: 8.596 %Pike County8.596Sharp County: 8.46 %Sharp County8.46Lonoke County: 8.457 %Lonoke County8.457Pope County: 8.366 %Pope County8.366Drew County: 8.345 %Drew County8.345Clark County: 8.316 %Clark County8.316Pulaski County: 8.257 %Pulaski County8.257Johnson County: 8.253 %Johnson County8.253Baxter County: 8.239 %Baxter County8.239Little River County: 8.202 %Little River County8.202Randolph County: 8.163 %Randolph County8.163Desha County: 8.127 %Desha County8.127Fulton County: 8.1 %Fulton County8.1Washington County: 8.077 %Washington County8.077Saline County: 8.061 %Saline County8.061Cleveland County: 16.667 %Cleveland County16.667Searcy County: 14.884 %Searcy County14.884Perry County: 12.717 %Perry County12.717Van Buren County: 12.632 %Van Buren County12.632Montgomery County: 12.605 %Montgomery County12.605Stone County: 11.058 %Stone County11.058Phillips County: 10.909 %Phillips County10.909Prairie County: 10.526 %Prairie County10.526Lincoln County: 10.036 %Lincoln County10.036Faulkner County: 10.004 %Faulkner County10.004Jackson County: 10 %Jackson County10Miller County: 9.948 %Miller County9.948Independence County: 9.68 %Independence County9.68Arkansas County: 9.646 %Arkansas County9.646Lawrence County: 9.467 %Lawrence County9.467Izard County: 9.337 %Izard County9.337Jefferson County: 9.337 %Jefferson County9.337Logan County: 9.212 %Logan County9.212Conway County: 9.186 %Conway County9.186Garland County: 9.145 %Garland County9.145Mississippi County: 9.103 %Mississippi County9.103Craighead County: 8.935 %Craighead County8.935Cleburne County: 8.671 %Cleburne County8.671Greene County: 8.637 %Greene County8.637Poinsett County: 8.605 %Poinsett County8.605Pike County: 8.596 %Pike County8.596Sharp County: 8.46 %Sharp County8.46Lonoke County: 8.457 %Lonoke County8.457Pope County: 8.366 %Pope County8.366Drew County: 8.345 %Drew County8.345Clark County: 8.316 %Clark County8.316Pulaski County: 8.257 %Pulaski County8.257Johnson County: 8.253 %Johnson County8.253Baxter County: 8.239 %Baxter County8.239Little River County: 8.202 %Little River County8.202Randolph County: 8.163 %Randolph County8.163Desha County: 8.127 %Desha County8.127Fulton County: 8.1 %Fulton County8.1Washington County: 8.077 %Washington County8.077Saline County: 8.061 %Saline County8.061
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Cleveland County16.667+4.67 pts
2Searcy County14.884+6.63 pts
3Perry County12.717+2.72 pts
4Van Buren County12.632+1.13 pts
5Montgomery County12.605+1.54 pts
6Stone County11.058+3.46 pts
7Phillips County10.909+0.51 pts
8Prairie County10.526+4.93 pts
9Lincoln County10.036-1.31 pts
10Faulkner County10.004+0.12 pts
11Jackson County10+1.26 pts
12Miller County9.948+2.94 pts
13Independence County9.68+0.06 pts
14Arkansas County9.646+2.08 pts
15Lawrence County9.467+2.35 pts
16Izard County9.337+2.35 pts
16Jefferson County9.337+2.15 pts
18Logan County9.212+2.02 pts
19Conway County9.186-1.04 pts
20Garland County9.145+1.95 pts
21Mississippi County9.103-0.05 pts
22Craighead County8.935+1.95 pts
23Cleburne County8.671-1.52 pts
24Greene County8.637+2.52 pts
25Poinsett County8.605+2.69 pts
26Pike County8.596+2.8 pts
27Sharp County8.46+3.26 pts
28Lonoke County8.457+0.39 pts
29Pope County8.366-1.25 pts
30Drew County8.345+2.93 pts
31Clark County8.316+0.75 pts
32Pulaski County8.257+0.52 pts
33Johnson County8.253+1.04 pts
34Baxter County8.239+1.86 pts
35Little River County8.202-0.74 pts
36Randolph County8.163-2.36 pts
37Desha County8.127+1.39 pts
38Fulton County8.1-3.67 pts
39Washington County8.077+0.85 pts
40Saline County8.061+0.27 pts
41Grant County8.048+1.11 pts
42Boone County8.034+0.47 pts
43Lee County7.5+1.81 pts
44Howard County7.477+0.9 pts
45Union County7.311+0.5 pts
46White County7.261-1.76 pts
47Carroll County7.229-0.59 pts
48Columbia County7.212-2.07 pts
49St. Francis County7.005+1.46 pts
50Benton County6.987-0.01 pts
51Calhoun County6.803+1.4 pts
52Ashley County6.789-1.28 pts
53Woodruff County6.78+0.06 pts
54Polk County6.747-0.51 pts
55Crittenden County6.746-0.11 pts
56Sebastian County6.708-0.19 pts
57Crawford County6.653-2.95 pts
58Newton County6.579-0.04 pts
59Sevier County6.557-0.8 pts
60Scott County6.475-4.32 pts
61Hot Spring County6.342+0.26 pts
62Franklin County6.296-5.04 pts
63Clay County6.25-1.33 pts
64Marion County6.186-2.58 pts
65Yell County6.137-1.54 pts
66Chicot County6.122-1.42 pts
67Dallas County6.111+1.11 pts
68Monroe County5.814-0.09 pts
69Ouachita County5.696-3.09 pts
70Bradley County5.474-2.56 pts
71Madison County5.45-3.02 pts
72Hempstead County5.405-0.29 pts
73Cross County4.511-3.36 pts
74Lafayette County4.324-7.19 pts
75Nevada County3.604-1.85 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Cleveland County, with 16.667% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Nevada County, with 3.604% in 2017.

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