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Counties in Indiana by establishment exit rate, 2023

Switzerland County had the highest establishment exit rate of 92 counties in 2023, at 13.546%. Pulaski County had the lowest, at 4.068%. The median was 8.143% and the figure for Indiana was 8.424%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.546Switzerland County
Lowest4.068Pulaski County
Median8.14392 counties
Indiana8.424History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 6.052 %Allen County: 7.944 %Bartholomew County: 7.699 %Benton County: 6.579 %Blackford County: 9.112 %Boone County: 9.019 %Brown County: 10.608 %Carroll County: 7.032 %Cass County: 6.181 %Clark County: 8.211 %Clay County: 9.578 %Clinton County: 8.275 %Crawford County: 5.405 %Daviess County: 6.05 %Dearborn County: 8.989 %Decatur County: 7.125 %DeKalb County: 9.35 %Delaware County: 8.074 %Dubois County: 6.293 %Elkhart County: 7.523 %Fayette County: 9.635 %Floyd County: 8.703 %Fountain County: 8.469 %Franklin County: 7.861 %Fulton County: 9.168 %Gibson County: 5.539 %Grant County: 8 %Greene County: 8.129 %Hamilton County: 10.062 %Hancock County: 8.714 %Harrison County: 8.555 %Hendricks County: 9.154 %Henry County: 8.979 %Howard County: 7.123 %Huntington County: 5.793 %Jackson County: 8.279 %Jasper County: 5.718 %Jay County: 6.069 %Jefferson County: 9.164 %Jennings County: 7.126 %Johnson County: 7.621 %Knox County: 8.156 %Kosciusko County: 7.106 %LaGrange County: 6.904 %Lake County: 8.382 %LaPorte County: 7.667 %Lawrence County: 10.552 %Madison County: 9.294 %Marion County: 9.574 %Marshall County: 6.837 %Martin County: 6.897 %Miami County: 8.704 %Monroe County: 9.024 %Montgomery County: 6.65 %Morgan County: 9.058 %Newton County: 9.778 %Noble County: 7.784 %Ohio County: 4.908 %Orange County: 8.815 %Owen County: 9.539 %Parke County: 5.426 %Perry County: 7.576 %Pike County: 8.995 %Porter County: 7.934 %Posey County: 7.231 %Pulaski County: 4.068 %Putnam County: 9.453 %Randolph County: 8.979 %Ripley County: 7.55 %Rush County: 7.345 %St. Joseph County: 8.581 %Scott County: 9.103 %Shelby County: 8.815 %Spencer County: 8.418 %Starke County: 8.042 %Steuben County: 8.901 %Sullivan County: 9.901 %Switzerland County: 13.546 %Tippecanoe County: 8.014 %Tipton County: 8.483 %Union County: 7.965 %Vanderburgh County: 8.29 %Vermillion County: 8.66 %Vigo County: 7.949 %Wabash County: 6.259 %Warren County: 8.511 %Warrick County: 8.918 %Washington County: 11.084 %Wayne County: 6.266 %Wells County: 5.636 %White County: 6.598 %Whitley County: 7.225 %
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%, 2023. 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, 2023

Switzerland County: 13.546 %Switzerland County13.546Washington County: 11.084 %Washington County11.084Brown County: 10.608 %Brown County10.608Lawrence County: 10.552 %Lawrence County10.552Hamilton County: 10.062 %Hamilton County10.062Sullivan County: 9.901 %Sullivan County9.901Newton County: 9.778 %Newton County9.778Fayette County: 9.635 %Fayette County9.635Clay County: 9.578 %Clay County9.578Marion County: 9.574 %Marion County9.574Owen County: 9.539 %Owen County9.539Putnam County: 9.453 %Putnam County9.453DeKalb County: 9.35 %DeKalb County9.35Madison County: 9.294 %Madison County9.294Fulton County: 9.168 %Fulton County9.168Jefferson County: 9.164 %Jefferson County9.164Hendricks County: 9.154 %Hendricks County9.154Blackford County: 9.112 %Blackford County9.112Scott County: 9.103 %Scott County9.103Morgan County: 9.058 %Morgan County9.058Monroe County: 9.024 %Monroe County9.024Boone County: 9.019 %Boone County9.019Pike County: 8.995 %Pike County8.995Dearborn County: 8.989 %Dearborn County8.989Henry County: 8.979 %Henry County8.979Randolph County: 8.979 %Randolph County8.979Warrick County: 8.918 %Warrick County8.918Steuben County: 8.901 %Steuben County8.901Orange County: 8.815 %Orange County8.815Shelby County: 8.815 %Shelby County8.815Hancock County: 8.714 %Hancock County8.714Miami County: 8.704 %Miami County8.704Floyd County: 8.703 %Floyd County8.703Vermillion County: 8.66 %Vermillion County8.66St. Joseph County: 8.581 %St. Joseph County8.581Harrison County: 8.555 %Harrison County8.555Warren County: 8.511 %Warren County8.511Tipton County: 8.483 %Tipton County8.483Fountain County: 8.469 %Fountain County8.469Spencer County: 8.418 %Spencer County8.418Switzerland County: 13.546 %Switzerland County13.546Washington County: 11.084 %Washington County11.084Brown County: 10.608 %Brown County10.608Lawrence County: 10.552 %Lawrence County10.552Hamilton County: 10.062 %Hamilton County10.062Sullivan County: 9.901 %Sullivan County9.901Newton County: 9.778 %Newton County9.778Fayette County: 9.635 %Fayette County9.635Clay County: 9.578 %Clay County9.578Marion County: 9.574 %Marion County9.574Owen County: 9.539 %Owen County9.539Putnam County: 9.453 %Putnam County9.453DeKalb County: 9.35 %DeKalb County9.35Madison County: 9.294 %Madison County9.294Fulton County: 9.168 %Fulton County9.168Jefferson County: 9.164 %Jefferson County9.164Hendricks County: 9.154 %Hendricks County9.154Blackford County: 9.112 %Blackford County9.112Scott County: 9.103 %Scott County9.103Morgan County: 9.058 %Morgan County9.058Monroe County: 9.024 %Monroe County9.024Boone County: 9.019 %Boone County9.019Pike County: 8.995 %Pike County8.995Dearborn County: 8.989 %Dearborn County8.989Henry County: 8.979 %Henry County8.979Randolph County: 8.979 %Randolph County8.979Warrick County: 8.918 %Warrick County8.918Steuben County: 8.901 %Steuben County8.901Orange County: 8.815 %Orange County8.815Shelby County: 8.815 %Shelby County8.815Hancock County: 8.714 %Hancock County8.714Miami County: 8.704 %Miami County8.704Floyd County: 8.703 %Floyd County8.703Vermillion County: 8.66 %Vermillion County8.66St. Joseph County: 8.581 %St. Joseph County8.581Harrison County: 8.555 %Harrison County8.555Warren County: 8.511 %Warren County8.511Tipton County: 8.483 %Tipton County8.483Fountain County: 8.469 %Fountain County8.469Spencer County: 8.418 %Spencer County8.418
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Switzerland County13.546+5.51 pts
2Washington County11.084+3.87 pts
3Brown County10.608+1.72 pts
4Lawrence County10.552+1.67 pts
5Hamilton County10.062+0.67 pts
6Sullivan County9.901+4.17 pts
7Newton County9.778-0.44 pts
8Fayette County9.635+2.6 pts
9Clay County9.578+0.85 pts
10Marion County9.574+0.57 pts
11Owen County9.539+4.73 pts
12Putnam County9.453+2.03 pts
13DeKalb County9.35+2.93 pts
14Madison County9.294+0.45 pts
15Fulton County9.168+1.87 pts
16Jefferson County9.164+1 pts
17Hendricks County9.154+0.95 pts
18Blackford County9.112+2.33 pts
19Scott County9.103-1.38 pts
20Morgan County9.058+1.86 pts
21Monroe County9.024+0.54 pts
22Boone County9.019+0.26 pts
23Pike County8.995+0.48 pts
24Dearborn County8.989+3.75 pts
25Henry County8.979-0.5 pts
25Randolph County8.979+0.27 pts
27Warrick County8.918-0.54 pts
28Steuben County8.901-0.39 pts
29Orange County8.815+0.8 pts
29Shelby County8.815+0.34 pts
31Hancock County8.714-0.71 pts
32Miami County8.704-0.78 pts
33Floyd County8.703+0.73 pts
34Vermillion County8.66+1.5 pts
35St. Joseph County8.581-0.05 pts
36Harrison County8.555+2.22 pts
37Warren County8.511+3.15 pts
38Tipton County8.483-2.52 pts
39Fountain County8.469+0.96 pts
40Spencer County8.418+0.5 pts
41Lake County8.382-0.46 pts
42Vanderburgh County8.29+0.38 pts
43Jackson County8.279+0.43 pts
44Clinton County8.275+0.33 pts
45Clark County8.211-0.57 pts
46Knox County8.156+1.86 pts
47Greene County8.129-0.36 pts
48Delaware County8.074-0.24 pts
49Starke County8.042-1.89 pts
50Tippecanoe County8.014-0.06 pts
51Grant County8+0.74 pts
52Union County7.965-3.8 pts
53Vigo County7.949+1.32 pts
54Allen County7.944-0.79 pts
55Porter County7.934-0.37 pts
56Franklin County7.861+2.22 pts
57Noble County7.784-0.69 pts
58Bartholomew County7.699-0.33 pts
59LaPorte County7.667+0.4 pts
60Johnson County7.621+0.26 pts
61Perry County7.576+2.34 pts
62Ripley County7.55+0.6 pts
63Elkhart County7.523-0.04 pts
64Rush County7.345-1.77 pts
65Posey County7.231+1.01 pts
66Whitley County7.225-1.04 pts
67Jennings County7.126+2.22 pts
68Decatur County7.125-0.5 pts
69Howard County7.123-0.79 pts
70Kosciusko County7.106-0.48 pts
71Carroll County7.032-2.77 pts
72LaGrange County6.904-1.39 pts
73Martin County6.897-1.88 pts
74Marshall County6.837-1.6 pts
75Montgomery County6.65-0.53 pts
76White County6.598-0.87 pts
77Benton County6.579-3.78 pts
78Dubois County6.293+0.59 pts
79Wayne County6.266-2.04 pts
80Wabash County6.259+0.14 pts
81Cass County6.181-2.22 pts
82Jay County6.069-3.05 pts
83Adams County6.052+0.45 pts
84Daviess County6.05-2.89 pts
85Huntington County5.793-2.51 pts
86Jasper County5.718-2.86 pts
87Wells County5.636-2.43 pts
88Gibson County5.539-2.52 pts
89Parke County5.426-4.47 pts
90Crawford County5.405-0.24 pts
91Ohio County4.908-3.9 pts
92Pulaski County4.068-4.14 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 Indiana by establishment exit rate, 2023) [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 Indiana by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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/indiana-counties. 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 Indiana by establishment exit rate, 2023. 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/indiana-counties.

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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 Indiana by establishment exit rate, 2023 [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/indiana-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Switzerland County, with 13.546% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Pulaski County, with 4.068% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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