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Counties in Arkansas by establishment exit rate

Lafayette County had the highest establishment exit rate of 75 counties in 2021, at 12.571%. Franklin County had the lowest, at 4.396%. The median was 8.196% and the figure for Arkansas was 8.476%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.571Lafayette County
Lowest4.396Franklin County
Median8.19675 counties
Arkansas8.476History

Map of counties, 2021

Arkansas County: 4.693 %Ashley County: 11.212 %Baxter County: 9.843 %Benton County: 7.666 %Boone County: 8.196 %Bradley County: 12.5 %Calhoun County: 5.714 %Carroll County: 10.072 %Chicot County: 10.526 %Clark County: 7.937 %Clay County: 7.393 %Cleburne County: 9.328 %Cleveland County: 9.929 %Columbia County: 5.929 %Conway County: 8.627 %Craighead County: 9.356 %Crawford County: 8.174 %Crittenden County: 10.138 %Cross County: 10.914 %Dallas County: 7.229 %Desha County: 7.971 %Drew County: 9.055 %Faulkner County: 9.244 %Franklin County: 4.396 %Fulton County: 7.808 %Garland County: 8.092 %Grant County: 7.407 %Greene County: 6.676 %Hempstead County: 7.713 %Hot Spring County: 7.296 %Howard County: 6.375 %Independence County: 7.824 %Izard County: 7.792 %Jackson County: 7.947 %Jefferson County: 9.142 %Johnson County: 9.078 %Lafayette County: 12.571 %Lawrence County: 10.02 %Lee County: 11.255 %Lincoln County: 10.487 %Little River County: 8.861 %Logan County: 7.82 %Lonoke County: 8.696 %Madison County: 9.314 %Marion County: 9.113 %Miller County: 5.78 %Mississippi County: 7.91 %Monroe County: 8.284 %Montgomery County: 9.167 %Nevada County: 6.829 %Newton County: 8 %Ouachita County: 6.697 %Perry County: 6.154 %Phillips County: 9.612 %Pike County: 6.971 %Poinsett County: 10.224 %Polk County: 8.917 %Pope County: 8.319 %Prairie County: 6.742 %Pulaski County: 9.007 %Randolph County: 7.877 %St. Francis County: 11.486 %Saline County: 7.537 %Scott County: 8.178 %Searcy County: 7.965 %Sebastian County: 8.509 %Sevier County: 6.263 %Sharp County: 11.208 %Stone County: 6.993 %Union County: 6.761 %Van Buren County: 7.156 %Washington County: 8.49 %White County: 9.596 %Woodruff County: 11.207 %Yell County: 9.31 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Lafayette County: 12.571 %Lafayette County12.571Bradley County: 12.5 %Bradley County12.5St. Francis County: 11.486 %St. Francis County11.486Lee County: 11.255 %Lee County11.255Ashley County: 11.212 %Ashley County11.212Sharp County: 11.208 %Sharp County11.208Woodruff County: 11.207 %Woodruff County11.207Cross County: 10.914 %Cross County10.914Chicot County: 10.526 %Chicot County10.526Lincoln County: 10.487 %Lincoln County10.487Poinsett County: 10.224 %Poinsett County10.224Crittenden County: 10.138 %Crittenden County10.138Carroll County: 10.072 %Carroll County10.072Lawrence County: 10.02 %Lawrence County10.02Cleveland County: 9.929 %Cleveland County9.929Baxter County: 9.843 %Baxter County9.843Phillips County: 9.612 %Phillips County9.612White County: 9.596 %White County9.596Craighead County: 9.356 %Craighead County9.356Cleburne County: 9.328 %Cleburne County9.328Madison County: 9.314 %Madison County9.314Yell County: 9.31 %Yell County9.31Faulkner County: 9.244 %Faulkner County9.244Montgomery County: 9.167 %Montgomery County9.167Jefferson County: 9.142 %Jefferson County9.142Marion County: 9.113 %Marion County9.113Johnson County: 9.078 %Johnson County9.078Drew County: 9.055 %Drew County9.055Pulaski County: 9.007 %Pulaski County9.007Polk County: 8.917 %Polk County8.917Little River County: 8.861 %Little River County8.861Lonoke County: 8.696 %Lonoke County8.696Conway County: 8.627 %Conway County8.627Sebastian County: 8.509 %Sebastian County8.509Washington County: 8.49 %Washington County8.49Pope County: 8.319 %Pope County8.319Monroe County: 8.284 %Monroe County8.284Boone County: 8.196 %Boone County8.196Scott County: 8.178 %Scott County8.178Crawford County: 8.174 %Crawford County8.174Lafayette County: 12.571 %Lafayette County12.571Bradley County: 12.5 %Bradley County12.5St. Francis County: 11.486 %St. Francis County11.486Lee County: 11.255 %Lee County11.255Ashley County: 11.212 %Ashley County11.212Sharp County: 11.208 %Sharp County11.208Woodruff County: 11.207 %Woodruff County11.207Cross County: 10.914 %Cross County10.914Chicot County: 10.526 %Chicot County10.526Lincoln County: 10.487 %Lincoln County10.487Poinsett County: 10.224 %Poinsett County10.224Crittenden County: 10.138 %Crittenden County10.138Carroll County: 10.072 %Carroll County10.072Lawrence County: 10.02 %Lawrence County10.02Cleveland County: 9.929 %Cleveland County9.929Baxter County: 9.843 %Baxter County9.843Phillips County: 9.612 %Phillips County9.612White County: 9.596 %White County9.596Craighead County: 9.356 %Craighead County9.356Cleburne County: 9.328 %Cleburne County9.328Madison County: 9.314 %Madison County9.314Yell County: 9.31 %Yell County9.31Faulkner County: 9.244 %Faulkner County9.244Montgomery County: 9.167 %Montgomery County9.167Jefferson County: 9.142 %Jefferson County9.142Marion County: 9.113 %Marion County9.113Johnson County: 9.078 %Johnson County9.078Drew County: 9.055 %Drew County9.055Pulaski County: 9.007 %Pulaski County9.007Polk County: 8.917 %Polk County8.917Little River County: 8.861 %Little River County8.861Lonoke County: 8.696 %Lonoke County8.696Conway County: 8.627 %Conway County8.627Sebastian County: 8.509 %Sebastian County8.509Washington County: 8.49 %Washington County8.49Pope County: 8.319 %Pope County8.319Monroe County: 8.284 %Monroe County8.284Boone County: 8.196 %Boone County8.196Scott County: 8.178 %Scott County8.178Crawford County: 8.174 %Crawford County8.174
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Lafayette County12.571+3.58 pts
2Bradley County12.5+5.54 pts
3St. Francis County11.486+3.84 pts
4Lee County11.255+7.05 pts
5Ashley County11.212+0.95 pts
6Sharp County11.208+5.01 pts
7Woodruff County11.207+2.08 pts
8Cross County10.914+3.8 pts
9Chicot County10.526+1.46 pts
10Lincoln County10.487-2.29 pts
11Poinsett County10.224+1.35 pts
12Crittenden County10.138+0.58 pts
13Carroll County10.072+0.62 pts
14Lawrence County10.02+0.22 pts
15Cleveland County9.929+5.76 pts
16Baxter County9.843+1.75 pts
17Phillips County9.612-0.18 pts
18White County9.596+1.18 pts
19Craighead County9.356+1.93 pts
20Cleburne County9.328+0.03 pts
21Madison County9.314+1.29 pts
22Yell County9.31+2.11 pts
23Faulkner County9.244+0.44 pts
24Montgomery County9.167+2.44 pts
25Jefferson County9.142+0.25 pts
26Marion County9.113-0.27 pts
27Johnson County9.078+1.22 pts
28Drew County9.055+0.99 pts
29Pulaski County9.007+0.43 pts
30Polk County8.917+0.17 pts
31Little River County8.861-0.03 pts
32Lonoke County8.696+0.47 pts
33Conway County8.627+0.63 pts
34Sebastian County8.509-1.3 pts
35Washington County8.49+0.87 pts
36Pope County8.319+0.18 pts
37Monroe County8.284+2.85 pts
38Boone County8.196+1.31 pts
39Scott County8.178+1.54 pts
40Crawford County8.174+0.35 pts
41Garland County8.092-0.7 pts
42Newton County8-2.81 pts
43Desha County7.971+0.46 pts
44Searcy County7.965-0.85 pts
45Jackson County7.947+2.99 pts
46Clark County7.937-1.55 pts
47Mississippi County7.91+0.08 pts
48Randolph County7.877-0.1 pts
49Independence County7.824-0.02 pts
50Logan County7.82-4.24 pts
51Fulton County7.808-1.17 pts
52Izard County7.792+4.62 pts
53Hempstead County7.713+2.52 pts
54Benton County7.666-0.1 pts
55Saline County7.537+0.39 pts
56Grant County7.407+2.82 pts
57Clay County7.393+0.42 pts
58Hot Spring County7.296-0.3 pts
59Dallas County7.229-0.44 pts
60Van Buren County7.156-3.17 pts
61Stone County6.993+0.21 pts
62Pike County6.971-0.64 pts
63Nevada County6.829+0.83 pts
64Union County6.761-0.82 pts
65Prairie County6.742-2.89 pts
66Ouachita County6.697-3.81 pts
67Greene County6.676-0.72 pts
68Howard County6.375-1.66 pts
69Sevier County6.263-0.75 pts
70Perry County6.154-2.64 pts
71Columbia County5.929-0.6 pts
72Miller County5.78-2.73 pts
73Calhoun County5.714-4.5 pts
74Arkansas County4.693-4.5 pts
75Franklin County4.396-3.41 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.

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Lafayette County, with 12.571% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Franklin County, with 4.396% in 2021.

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