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Counties in Arkansas by establishment exit rate

Perry County had the highest establishment exit rate of 75 counties in 2022, at 16.162%. Sharp County had the lowest, at 5.245%. The median was 8.519% and the figure for Arkansas was 8.876%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.162Perry County
Lowest5.245Sharp County
Median8.51975 counties
Arkansas8.876History

Map of counties, 2022

Arkansas County: 10.177 %Ashley County: 8 %Baxter County: 9.191 %Benton County: 9.774 %Boone County: 7.139 %Bradley County: 8.219 %Calhoun County: 5.556 %Carroll County: 12.251 %Chicot County: 8.357 %Clark County: 8.031 %Clay County: 7.692 %Cleburne County: 8.848 %Cleveland County: 5.594 %Columbia County: 8.367 %Conway County: 9.549 %Craighead County: 9.334 %Crawford County: 8.674 %Crittenden County: 7.491 %Cross County: 8.272 %Dallas County: 11.728 %Desha County: 8.519 %Drew County: 7.33 %Faulkner County: 8.157 %Franklin County: 7.407 %Fulton County: 10 %Garland County: 8.6 %Grant County: 9.783 %Greene County: 7.743 %Hempstead County: 6.319 %Hot Spring County: 7.906 %Howard County: 7.073 %Independence County: 7.265 %Izard County: 9.87 %Jackson County: 7.47 %Jefferson County: 9.202 %Johnson County: 8.745 %Lafayette County: 8 %Lawrence County: 11.359 %Lee County: 11.872 %Lincoln County: 9.594 %Little River County: 7.029 %Logan County: 6.886 %Lonoke County: 8 %Madison County: 9.246 %Marion County: 8.333 %Miller County: 7.703 %Mississippi County: 10.571 %Monroe County: 9.581 %Montgomery County: 9.167 %Nevada County: 8.491 %Newton County: 14.474 %Ouachita County: 8.879 %Perry County: 16.162 %Phillips County: 6.349 %Pike County: 15.135 %Poinsett County: 10.256 %Polk County: 8.997 %Pope County: 9.272 %Prairie County: 9.125 %Pulaski County: 9.93 %Randolph County: 8.191 %St. Francis County: 11.326 %Saline County: 7.892 %Scott County: 9.811 %Searcy County: 8.621 %Sebastian County: 7.559 %Sevier County: 7.469 %Sharp County: 5.245 %Stone County: 10.959 %Union County: 8.474 %Van Buren County: 9.107 %Washington County: 7.454 %White County: 8.316 %Woodruff County: 6.087 %Yell County: 8.681 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Perry County: 16.162 %Perry County16.162Pike County: 15.135 %Pike County15.135Newton County: 14.474 %Newton County14.474Carroll County: 12.251 %Carroll County12.251Lee County: 11.872 %Lee County11.872Dallas County: 11.728 %Dallas County11.728Lawrence County: 11.359 %Lawrence County11.359St. Francis County: 11.326 %St. Francis County11.326Stone County: 10.959 %Stone County10.959Mississippi County: 10.571 %Mississippi County10.571Poinsett County: 10.256 %Poinsett County10.256Arkansas County: 10.177 %Arkansas County10.177Fulton County: 10 %Fulton County10Pulaski County: 9.93 %Pulaski County9.93Izard County: 9.87 %Izard County9.87Scott County: 9.811 %Scott County9.811Grant County: 9.783 %Grant County9.783Benton County: 9.774 %Benton County9.774Lincoln County: 9.594 %Lincoln County9.594Monroe County: 9.581 %Monroe County9.581Conway County: 9.549 %Conway County9.549Craighead County: 9.334 %Craighead County9.334Pope County: 9.272 %Pope County9.272Madison County: 9.246 %Madison County9.246Jefferson County: 9.202 %Jefferson County9.202Baxter County: 9.191 %Baxter County9.191Montgomery County: 9.167 %Montgomery County9.167Prairie County: 9.125 %Prairie County9.125Van Buren County: 9.107 %Van Buren County9.107Polk County: 8.997 %Polk County8.997Ouachita County: 8.879 %Ouachita County8.879Cleburne County: 8.848 %Cleburne County8.848Johnson County: 8.745 %Johnson County8.745Yell County: 8.681 %Yell County8.681Crawford County: 8.674 %Crawford County8.674Searcy County: 8.621 %Searcy County8.621Garland County: 8.6 %Garland County8.6Desha County: 8.519 %Desha County8.519Nevada County: 8.491 %Nevada County8.491Union County: 8.474 %Union County8.474Perry County: 16.162 %Perry County16.162Pike County: 15.135 %Pike County15.135Newton County: 14.474 %Newton County14.474Carroll County: 12.251 %Carroll County12.251Lee County: 11.872 %Lee County11.872Dallas County: 11.728 %Dallas County11.728Lawrence County: 11.359 %Lawrence County11.359St. Francis County: 11.326 %St. Francis County11.326Stone County: 10.959 %Stone County10.959Mississippi County: 10.571 %Mississippi County10.571Poinsett County: 10.256 %Poinsett County10.256Arkansas County: 10.177 %Arkansas County10.177Fulton County: 10 %Fulton County10Pulaski County: 9.93 %Pulaski County9.93Izard County: 9.87 %Izard County9.87Scott County: 9.811 %Scott County9.811Grant County: 9.783 %Grant County9.783Benton County: 9.774 %Benton County9.774Lincoln County: 9.594 %Lincoln County9.594Monroe County: 9.581 %Monroe County9.581Conway County: 9.549 %Conway County9.549Craighead County: 9.334 %Craighead County9.334Pope County: 9.272 %Pope County9.272Madison County: 9.246 %Madison County9.246Jefferson County: 9.202 %Jefferson County9.202Baxter County: 9.191 %Baxter County9.191Montgomery County: 9.167 %Montgomery County9.167Prairie County: 9.125 %Prairie County9.125Van Buren County: 9.107 %Van Buren County9.107Polk County: 8.997 %Polk County8.997Ouachita County: 8.879 %Ouachita County8.879Cleburne County: 8.848 %Cleburne County8.848Johnson County: 8.745 %Johnson County8.745Yell County: 8.681 %Yell County8.681Crawford County: 8.674 %Crawford County8.674Searcy County: 8.621 %Searcy County8.621Garland County: 8.6 %Garland County8.6Desha County: 8.519 %Desha County8.519Nevada County: 8.491 %Nevada County8.491Union County: 8.474 %Union County8.474
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Perry County16.162+10.01 pts
2Pike County15.135+8.16 pts
3Newton County14.474+6.47 pts
4Carroll County12.251+2.18 pts
5Lee County11.872+0.62 pts
6Dallas County11.728+4.5 pts
7Lawrence County11.359+1.34 pts
8St. Francis County11.326-0.16 pts
9Stone County10.959+3.97 pts
10Mississippi County10.571+2.66 pts
11Poinsett County10.256+0.03 pts
12Arkansas County10.177+5.48 pts
13Fulton County10+2.19 pts
14Pulaski County9.93+0.92 pts
15Izard County9.87+2.08 pts
16Scott County9.811+1.63 pts
17Grant County9.783+2.38 pts
18Benton County9.774+2.11 pts
19Lincoln County9.594-0.89 pts
20Monroe County9.581+1.3 pts
21Conway County9.549+0.92 pts
22Craighead County9.334-0.02 pts
23Pope County9.272+0.95 pts
24Madison County9.246-0.07 pts
25Jefferson County9.202+0.06 pts
26Baxter County9.191-0.65 pts
27Montgomery County9.1670 pts
28Prairie County9.125+2.38 pts
29Van Buren County9.107+1.95 pts
30Polk County8.997+0.08 pts
31Ouachita County8.879+2.18 pts
32Cleburne County8.848-0.48 pts
33Johnson County8.745-0.33 pts
34Yell County8.681-0.63 pts
35Crawford County8.674+0.5 pts
36Searcy County8.621+0.66 pts
37Garland County8.6+0.51 pts
38Desha County8.519+0.55 pts
39Nevada County8.491+1.66 pts
40Union County8.474+1.71 pts
41Columbia County8.367+2.44 pts
42Chicot County8.357-2.17 pts
43Marion County8.333-0.78 pts
44White County8.316-1.28 pts
45Cross County8.272-2.64 pts
46Bradley County8.219-4.28 pts
47Randolph County8.191+0.31 pts
48Faulkner County8.157-1.09 pts
49Clark County8.031+0.09 pts
50Ashley County8-3.21 pts
50Lafayette County8-4.57 pts
50Lonoke County8-0.7 pts
53Hot Spring County7.906+0.61 pts
54Saline County7.892+0.36 pts
55Greene County7.743+1.07 pts
56Miller County7.703+1.92 pts
57Clay County7.692+0.3 pts
58Sebastian County7.559-0.95 pts
59Crittenden County7.491-2.65 pts
60Jackson County7.47-0.48 pts
61Sevier County7.469+1.21 pts
62Washington County7.454-1.04 pts
63Franklin County7.407+3.01 pts
64Drew County7.33-1.72 pts
65Independence County7.265-0.56 pts
66Boone County7.139-1.06 pts
67Howard County7.073+0.7 pts
68Little River County7.029-1.83 pts
69Logan County6.886-0.93 pts
70Phillips County6.349-3.26 pts
71Hempstead County6.319-1.39 pts
72Woodruff County6.087-5.12 pts
73Cleveland County5.594-4.33 pts
74Calhoun County5.556-0.16 pts
75Sharp County5.245-5.96 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Perry County, with 16.162% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Sharp County, with 5.245% in 2022.

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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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