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Counties in Arkansas by establishment exit rate

Cleveland County had the highest establishment exit rate of 75 counties in 2019, at 15.278%. Lee County had the lowest, at 2.553%. The median was 8.042% and the figure for Arkansas was 7.872%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.278Cleveland County
Lowest2.553Lee County
Median8.04275 counties
Arkansas7.872History

Map of counties, 2019

Arkansas County: 9.031 %Ashley County: 6.897 %Baxter County: 8.163 %Benton County: 7.249 %Boone County: 8.02 %Bradley County: 6.941 %Calhoun County: 8.571 %Carroll County: 11.511 %Chicot County: 5.208 %Clark County: 8.039 %Clay County: 8.333 %Cleburne County: 8.905 %Cleveland County: 15.278 %Columbia County: 7.327 %Conway County: 7.562 %Craighead County: 7.988 %Crawford County: 6.931 %Crittenden County: 6.604 %Cross County: 8.296 %Dallas County: 4.624 %Desha County: 5.694 %Drew County: 5.369 %Faulkner County: 8.184 %Franklin County: 6.355 %Fulton County: 4.863 %Garland County: 6.772 %Grant County: 6.312 %Greene County: 8.272 %Hempstead County: 6.612 %Hot Spring County: 10.897 %Howard County: 11.395 %Independence County: 7.708 %Izard County: 10.61 %Jackson County: 7.321 %Jefferson County: 6.427 %Johnson County: 7.293 %Lafayette County: 11.05 %Lawrence County: 10.445 %Lee County: 2.553 %Lincoln County: 10.108 %Little River County: 8.861 %Logan County: 6.609 %Lonoke County: 8.896 %Madison County: 9.62 %Marion County: 10.05 %Miller County: 9.146 %Mississippi County: 6.796 %Monroe County: 9.009 %Montgomery County: 9.756 %Nevada County: 9.045 %Newton County: 14.865 %Ouachita County: 6.517 %Perry County: 8.889 %Phillips County: 6.857 %Pike County: 7.821 %Poinsett County: 11.908 %Polk County: 8.981 %Pope County: 8.042 %Prairie County: 7.407 %Pulaski County: 7.82 %Randolph County: 9.247 %St. Francis County: 6.388 %Saline County: 8.93 %Scott County: 10.989 %Searcy County: 9.692 %Sebastian County: 8.149 %Sevier County: 5.063 %Sharp County: 7.89 %Stone County: 7.5 %Union County: 5.97 %Van Buren County: 10.39 %Washington County: 8.046 %White County: 8.826 %Woodruff County: 10.612 %Yell County: 5.585 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Cleveland County: 15.278 %Cleveland County15.278Newton County: 14.865 %Newton County14.865Poinsett County: 11.908 %Poinsett County11.908Carroll County: 11.511 %Carroll County11.511Howard County: 11.395 %Howard County11.395Lafayette County: 11.05 %Lafayette County11.05Scott County: 10.989 %Scott County10.989Hot Spring County: 10.897 %Hot Spring County10.897Woodruff County: 10.612 %Woodruff County10.612Izard County: 10.61 %Izard County10.61Lawrence County: 10.445 %Lawrence County10.445Van Buren County: 10.39 %Van Buren County10.39Lincoln County: 10.108 %Lincoln County10.108Marion County: 10.05 %Marion County10.05Montgomery County: 9.756 %Montgomery County9.756Searcy County: 9.692 %Searcy County9.692Madison County: 9.62 %Madison County9.62Randolph County: 9.247 %Randolph County9.247Miller County: 9.146 %Miller County9.146Nevada County: 9.045 %Nevada County9.045Arkansas County: 9.031 %Arkansas County9.031Monroe County: 9.009 %Monroe County9.009Polk County: 8.981 %Polk County8.981Saline County: 8.93 %Saline County8.93Cleburne County: 8.905 %Cleburne County8.905Lonoke County: 8.896 %Lonoke County8.896Perry County: 8.889 %Perry County8.889Little River County: 8.861 %Little River County8.861White County: 8.826 %White County8.826Calhoun County: 8.571 %Calhoun County8.571Clay County: 8.333 %Clay County8.333Cross County: 8.296 %Cross County8.296Greene County: 8.272 %Greene County8.272Faulkner County: 8.184 %Faulkner County8.184Baxter County: 8.163 %Baxter County8.163Sebastian County: 8.149 %Sebastian County8.149Washington County: 8.046 %Washington County8.046Pope County: 8.042 %Pope County8.042Clark County: 8.039 %Clark County8.039Boone County: 8.02 %Boone County8.02Cleveland County: 15.278 %Cleveland County15.278Newton County: 14.865 %Newton County14.865Poinsett County: 11.908 %Poinsett County11.908Carroll County: 11.511 %Carroll County11.511Howard County: 11.395 %Howard County11.395Lafayette County: 11.05 %Lafayette County11.05Scott County: 10.989 %Scott County10.989Hot Spring County: 10.897 %Hot Spring County10.897Woodruff County: 10.612 %Woodruff County10.612Izard County: 10.61 %Izard County10.61Lawrence County: 10.445 %Lawrence County10.445Van Buren County: 10.39 %Van Buren County10.39Lincoln County: 10.108 %Lincoln County10.108Marion County: 10.05 %Marion County10.05Montgomery County: 9.756 %Montgomery County9.756Searcy County: 9.692 %Searcy County9.692Madison County: 9.62 %Madison County9.62Randolph County: 9.247 %Randolph County9.247Miller County: 9.146 %Miller County9.146Nevada County: 9.045 %Nevada County9.045Arkansas County: 9.031 %Arkansas County9.031Monroe County: 9.009 %Monroe County9.009Polk County: 8.981 %Polk County8.981Saline County: 8.93 %Saline County8.93Cleburne County: 8.905 %Cleburne County8.905Lonoke County: 8.896 %Lonoke County8.896Perry County: 8.889 %Perry County8.889Little River County: 8.861 %Little River County8.861White County: 8.826 %White County8.826Calhoun County: 8.571 %Calhoun County8.571Clay County: 8.333 %Clay County8.333Cross County: 8.296 %Cross County8.296Greene County: 8.272 %Greene County8.272Faulkner County: 8.184 %Faulkner County8.184Baxter County: 8.163 %Baxter County8.163Sebastian County: 8.149 %Sebastian County8.149Washington County: 8.046 %Washington County8.046Pope County: 8.042 %Pope County8.042Clark County: 8.039 %Clark County8.039Boone County: 8.02 %Boone County8.02
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Cleveland County15.278+5.62 pts
2Newton County14.865+2.7 pts
3Poinsett County11.908+4.75 pts
4Carroll County11.511+2.42 pts
5Howard County11.395+3.38 pts
6Lafayette County11.05+7.81 pts
7Scott County10.989+3.13 pts
8Hot Spring County10.897+2.5 pts
9Woodruff County10.612+6.48 pts
10Izard County10.61+1.04 pts
11Lawrence County10.445+2.6 pts
12Van Buren County10.39+2.09 pts
13Lincoln County10.108+3.73 pts
14Marion County10.05+0.33 pts
15Montgomery County9.756+1.46 pts
16Searcy County9.692+3.24 pts
17Madison County9.62+4.98 pts
18Randolph County9.247+1.85 pts
19Miller County9.146-0.79 pts
20Nevada County9.045-5.24 pts
21Arkansas County9.031+0.06 pts
22Monroe County9.009-0.29 pts
23Polk County8.981+2.52 pts
24Saline County8.93+0.97 pts
25Cleburne County8.905+1.28 pts
26Lonoke County8.896+0.48 pts
27Perry County8.889+4.29 pts
28Little River County8.861+2.59 pts
29White County8.826-0.32 pts
30Calhoun County8.571+4.43 pts
31Clay County8.333+0.9 pts
32Cross County8.296+4.47 pts
33Greene County8.272+1.84 pts
34Faulkner County8.184+0.46 pts
35Baxter County8.163+1.61 pts
36Sebastian County8.149+0.45 pts
37Washington County8.046+0.43 pts
38Pope County8.042+0.27 pts
39Clark County8.039+1.6 pts
40Boone County8.02-2.82 pts
41Craighead County7.988+0.51 pts
42Sharp County7.89+1.74 pts
43Pike County7.821+1.54 pts
44Pulaski County7.82-0.68 pts
45Independence County7.708+0.12 pts
46Conway County7.562+0.45 pts
47Stone County7.5-0.96 pts
48Prairie County7.407-2.78 pts
49Columbia County7.327-0.95 pts
50Jackson County7.321-1.07 pts
51Johnson County7.293-2.23 pts
52Benton County7.249+0.03 pts
53Bradley County6.941-1.57 pts
54Crawford County6.931-1.26 pts
55Ashley County6.897+0.34 pts
56Phillips County6.857-2.82 pts
57Mississippi County6.796-0.99 pts
58Garland County6.772-2.51 pts
59Hempstead County6.612-1.88 pts
60Logan County6.609-2.79 pts
61Crittenden County6.604-0.92 pts
62Ouachita County6.517-0.56 pts
63Jefferson County6.427-1.5 pts
64St. Francis County6.388-0.87 pts
65Franklin County6.355-2.21 pts
66Grant County6.312-0.43 pts
67Union County5.97-2.22 pts
68Desha County5.694-1.36 pts
69Yell County5.585-1.2 pts
70Drew County5.369-1.35 pts
71Chicot County5.208-2.93 pts
72Sevier County5.063-3.43 pts
73Fulton County4.863-0.14 pts
74Dallas County4.624-4.47 pts
75Lee County2.553-4.34 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2019. 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=2019.

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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Cleveland County, with 15.278% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Lee County, with 2.553% in 2019.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

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