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Counties in Arkansas by establishment exit rate

Lincoln County had the highest establishment exit rate of 75 counties in 2020, at 12.782%. Izard County had the lowest, at 3.175%. The median was 8.02% and the figure for Arkansas was 8.19%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.782Lincoln County
Lowest3.175Izard County
Median8.0275 counties
Arkansas8.19History

Map of counties, 2020

Arkansas County: 9.193 %Ashley County: 10.264 %Baxter County: 8.09 %Benton County: 7.771 %Boone County: 6.888 %Bradley County: 6.957 %Calhoun County: 10.219 %Carroll County: 9.455 %Chicot County: 9.067 %Clark County: 9.486 %Clay County: 6.977 %Cleburne County: 9.294 %Cleveland County: 4.167 %Columbia County: 6.528 %Conway County: 8 %Craighead County: 7.423 %Crawford County: 7.827 %Crittenden County: 9.559 %Cross County: 7.111 %Dallas County: 7.67 %Desha County: 7.513 %Drew County: 8.065 %Faulkner County: 8.806 %Franklin County: 7.807 %Fulton County: 8.982 %Garland County: 8.793 %Grant County: 4.589 %Greene County: 7.392 %Hempstead County: 5.191 %Hot Spring County: 7.6 %Howard County: 8.032 %Independence County: 7.846 %Izard County: 3.175 %Jackson County: 4.959 %Jefferson County: 8.893 %Johnson County: 7.854 %Lafayette County: 8.989 %Lawrence County: 9.804 %Lee County: 4.202 %Lincoln County: 12.782 %Little River County: 8.889 %Logan County: 12.059 %Lonoke County: 8.221 %Madison County: 8.02 %Marion County: 9.383 %Miller County: 8.508 %Mississippi County: 7.827 %Monroe County: 5.438 %Montgomery County: 6.723 %Nevada County: 6 %Newton County: 10.811 %Ouachita County: 10.502 %Perry County: 8.791 %Phillips County: 9.792 %Pike County: 7.609 %Poinsett County: 8.875 %Polk County: 8.75 %Pope County: 8.136 %Prairie County: 9.63 %Pulaski County: 8.578 %Randolph County: 7.972 %St. Francis County: 7.645 %Saline County: 7.145 %Scott County: 6.642 %Searcy County: 8.811 %Sebastian County: 9.808 %Sevier County: 7.01 %Sharp County: 6.196 %Stone County: 6.78 %Union County: 7.577 %Van Buren County: 10.325 %Washington County: 7.617 %White County: 8.417 %Woodruff County: 9.129 %Yell County: 7.204 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Lincoln County: 12.782 %Lincoln County12.782Logan County: 12.059 %Logan County12.059Newton County: 10.811 %Newton County10.811Ouachita County: 10.502 %Ouachita County10.502Van Buren County: 10.325 %Van Buren County10.325Ashley County: 10.264 %Ashley County10.264Calhoun County: 10.219 %Calhoun County10.219Sebastian County: 9.808 %Sebastian County9.808Lawrence County: 9.804 %Lawrence County9.804Phillips County: 9.792 %Phillips County9.792Prairie County: 9.63 %Prairie County9.63Crittenden County: 9.559 %Crittenden County9.559Clark County: 9.486 %Clark County9.486Carroll County: 9.455 %Carroll County9.455Marion County: 9.383 %Marion County9.383Cleburne County: 9.294 %Cleburne County9.294Arkansas County: 9.193 %Arkansas County9.193Woodruff County: 9.129 %Woodruff County9.129Chicot County: 9.067 %Chicot County9.067Lafayette County: 8.989 %Lafayette County8.989Fulton County: 8.982 %Fulton County8.982Jefferson County: 8.893 %Jefferson County8.893Little River County: 8.889 %Little River County8.889Poinsett County: 8.875 %Poinsett County8.875Searcy County: 8.811 %Searcy County8.811Faulkner County: 8.806 %Faulkner County8.806Garland County: 8.793 %Garland County8.793Perry County: 8.791 %Perry County8.791Polk County: 8.75 %Polk County8.75Pulaski County: 8.578 %Pulaski County8.578Miller County: 8.508 %Miller County8.508White County: 8.417 %White County8.417Lonoke County: 8.221 %Lonoke County8.221Pope County: 8.136 %Pope County8.136Baxter County: 8.09 %Baxter County8.09Drew County: 8.065 %Drew County8.065Howard County: 8.032 %Howard County8.032Madison County: 8.02 %Madison County8.02Conway County: 8 %Conway County8Randolph County: 7.972 %Randolph County7.972Lincoln County: 12.782 %Lincoln County12.782Logan County: 12.059 %Logan County12.059Newton County: 10.811 %Newton County10.811Ouachita County: 10.502 %Ouachita County10.502Van Buren County: 10.325 %Van Buren County10.325Ashley County: 10.264 %Ashley County10.264Calhoun County: 10.219 %Calhoun County10.219Sebastian County: 9.808 %Sebastian County9.808Lawrence County: 9.804 %Lawrence County9.804Phillips County: 9.792 %Phillips County9.792Prairie County: 9.63 %Prairie County9.63Crittenden County: 9.559 %Crittenden County9.559Clark County: 9.486 %Clark County9.486Carroll County: 9.455 %Carroll County9.455Marion County: 9.383 %Marion County9.383Cleburne County: 9.294 %Cleburne County9.294Arkansas County: 9.193 %Arkansas County9.193Woodruff County: 9.129 %Woodruff County9.129Chicot County: 9.067 %Chicot County9.067Lafayette County: 8.989 %Lafayette County8.989Fulton County: 8.982 %Fulton County8.982Jefferson County: 8.893 %Jefferson County8.893Little River County: 8.889 %Little River County8.889Poinsett County: 8.875 %Poinsett County8.875Searcy County: 8.811 %Searcy County8.811Faulkner County: 8.806 %Faulkner County8.806Garland County: 8.793 %Garland County8.793Perry County: 8.791 %Perry County8.791Polk County: 8.75 %Polk County8.75Pulaski County: 8.578 %Pulaski County8.578Miller County: 8.508 %Miller County8.508White County: 8.417 %White County8.417Lonoke County: 8.221 %Lonoke County8.221Pope County: 8.136 %Pope County8.136Baxter County: 8.09 %Baxter County8.09Drew County: 8.065 %Drew County8.065Howard County: 8.032 %Howard County8.032Madison County: 8.02 %Madison County8.02Conway County: 8 %Conway County8Randolph County: 7.972 %Randolph County7.972
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Lincoln County12.782+2.67 pts
2Logan County12.059+5.45 pts
3Newton County10.811-4.05 pts
4Ouachita County10.502+3.99 pts
5Van Buren County10.325-0.07 pts
6Ashley County10.264+3.37 pts
7Calhoun County10.219+1.65 pts
8Sebastian County9.808+1.66 pts
9Lawrence County9.804-0.64 pts
10Phillips County9.792+2.93 pts
11Prairie County9.63+2.22 pts
12Crittenden County9.559+2.95 pts
13Clark County9.486+1.45 pts
14Carroll County9.455-2.06 pts
15Marion County9.383-0.67 pts
16Cleburne County9.294+0.39 pts
17Arkansas County9.193+0.16 pts
18Woodruff County9.129-1.48 pts
19Chicot County9.067+3.86 pts
20Lafayette County8.989-2.06 pts
21Fulton County8.982+4.12 pts
22Jefferson County8.893+2.47 pts
23Little River County8.889+0.03 pts
24Poinsett County8.875-3.03 pts
25Searcy County8.811-0.88 pts
26Faulkner County8.806+0.62 pts
27Garland County8.793+2.02 pts
28Perry County8.791-0.1 pts
29Polk County8.75-0.23 pts
30Pulaski County8.578+0.76 pts
31Miller County8.508-0.64 pts
32White County8.417-0.41 pts
33Lonoke County8.221-0.68 pts
34Pope County8.136+0.09 pts
35Baxter County8.09-0.07 pts
36Drew County8.065+2.7 pts
37Howard County8.032-3.36 pts
38Madison County8.02-1.6 pts
39Conway County8+0.44 pts
40Randolph County7.972-1.27 pts
41Johnson County7.854+0.56 pts
42Independence County7.846+0.14 pts
43Crawford County7.827+0.9 pts
43Mississippi County7.827+1.03 pts
45Franklin County7.807+1.45 pts
46Benton County7.771+0.52 pts
47Dallas County7.67+3.05 pts
48St. Francis County7.645+1.26 pts
49Washington County7.617-0.43 pts
50Pike County7.609-0.21 pts
51Hot Spring County7.6-3.3 pts
52Union County7.577+1.61 pts
53Desha County7.513+1.82 pts
54Craighead County7.423-0.57 pts
55Greene County7.392-0.88 pts
56Yell County7.204+1.62 pts
57Saline County7.145-1.79 pts
58Cross County7.111-1.18 pts
59Sevier County7.01+1.95 pts
60Clay County6.977-1.36 pts
61Bradley County6.957+0.02 pts
62Boone County6.888-1.13 pts
63Stone County6.78-0.72 pts
64Montgomery County6.723-3.03 pts
65Scott County6.642-4.35 pts
66Columbia County6.528-0.8 pts
67Sharp County6.196-1.69 pts
68Nevada County6-3.04 pts
69Monroe County5.438-3.57 pts
70Hempstead County5.191-1.42 pts
71Jackson County4.959-2.36 pts
72Grant County4.589-1.72 pts
73Lee County4.202+1.65 pts
74Cleveland County4.167-11.11 pts
75Izard County3.175-7.43 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Lincoln County, with 12.782% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Izard County, with 3.175% in 2020.

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