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Counties in Indiana by establishment exit rate

Switzerland County had the highest establishment exit rate of 92 counties in 2014, at 13.223%. Pike County had the lowest, at 4.278%. The median was 7.727% and the figure for Indiana was 8.062%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.223Switzerland County
Lowest4.278Pike County
Median7.72792 counties
Indiana8.062History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 4.787 %Allen County: 7.758 %Bartholomew County: 9.351 %Benton County: 10.029 %Blackford County: 8.2 %Boone County: 10.683 %Brown County: 8.547 %Carroll County: 8.223 %Cass County: 7.454 %Clark County: 7.943 %Clay County: 5.581 %Clinton County: 6.475 %Crawford County: 9.692 %Daviess County: 7.325 %Dearborn County: 8.443 %Decatur County: 5.949 %DeKalb County: 7.167 %Delaware County: 7.453 %Dubois County: 5.506 %Elkhart County: 7.695 %Fayette County: 4.878 %Floyd County: 8.315 %Fountain County: 6.861 %Franklin County: 6.789 %Fulton County: 9.447 %Gibson County: 6.855 %Grant County: 5.992 %Greene County: 8.286 %Hamilton County: 9.429 %Hancock County: 6.543 %Harrison County: 7.544 %Hendricks County: 8.497 %Henry County: 9.686 %Howard County: 7.627 %Huntington County: 5.552 %Jackson County: 7.287 %Jasper County: 8.166 %Jay County: 6.831 %Jefferson County: 7.396 %Jennings County: 8.355 %Johnson County: 8.525 %Knox County: 8.766 %Kosciusko County: 7.826 %LaGrange County: 7.994 %Lake County: 8.579 %LaPorte County: 7.734 %Lawrence County: 7.649 %Madison County: 7.795 %Marion County: 8.985 %Marshall County: 5.897 %Martin County: 7.713 %Miami County: 6.421 %Monroe County: 8.405 %Montgomery County: 7.445 %Morgan County: 9.653 %Newton County: 10.309 %Noble County: 6.753 %Ohio County: 12.121 %Orange County: 6.434 %Owen County: 10 %Parke County: 8 %Perry County: 6.414 %Pike County: 4.278 %Porter County: 7.803 %Posey County: 6.897 %Pulaski County: 9.589 %Putnam County: 8.327 %Randolph County: 8.989 %Ripley County: 7.84 %Rush County: 5.588 %St. Joseph County: 8.125 %Scott County: 8.616 %Shelby County: 7.1 %Spencer County: 7.547 %Starke County: 6.78 %Steuben County: 7.631 %Sullivan County: 9.841 %Switzerland County: 13.223 %Tippecanoe County: 7.46 %Tipton County: 8.244 %Union County: 4.878 %Vanderburgh County: 7.552 %Vermillion County: 4.918 %Vigo County: 6.941 %Wabash County: 7.635 %Warren County: 10.169 %Warrick County: 7.96 %Washington County: 7.959 %Wayne County: 7.72 %Wells County: 4.791 %White County: 8.688 %Whitley County: 5.427 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Switzerland County: 13.223 %Switzerland County13.223Ohio County: 12.121 %Ohio County12.121Boone County: 10.683 %Boone County10.683Newton County: 10.309 %Newton County10.309Warren County: 10.169 %Warren County10.169Benton County: 10.029 %Benton County10.029Owen County: 10 %Owen County10Sullivan County: 9.841 %Sullivan County9.841Crawford County: 9.692 %Crawford County9.692Henry County: 9.686 %Henry County9.686Morgan County: 9.653 %Morgan County9.653Pulaski County: 9.589 %Pulaski County9.589Fulton County: 9.447 %Fulton County9.447Hamilton County: 9.429 %Hamilton County9.429Bartholomew County: 9.351 %Bartholomew County9.351Randolph County: 8.989 %Randolph County8.989Marion County: 8.985 %Marion County8.985Knox County: 8.766 %Knox County8.766White County: 8.688 %White County8.688Scott County: 8.616 %Scott County8.616Lake County: 8.579 %Lake County8.579Brown County: 8.547 %Brown County8.547Johnson County: 8.525 %Johnson County8.525Hendricks County: 8.497 %Hendricks County8.497Dearborn County: 8.443 %Dearborn County8.443Monroe County: 8.405 %Monroe County8.405Jennings County: 8.355 %Jennings County8.355Putnam County: 8.327 %Putnam County8.327Floyd County: 8.315 %Floyd County8.315Greene County: 8.286 %Greene County8.286Tipton County: 8.244 %Tipton County8.244Carroll County: 8.223 %Carroll County8.223Blackford County: 8.2 %Blackford County8.2Jasper County: 8.166 %Jasper County8.166St. Joseph County: 8.125 %St. Joseph County8.125Parke County: 8 %Parke County8LaGrange County: 7.994 %LaGrange County7.994Warrick County: 7.96 %Warrick County7.96Washington County: 7.959 %Washington County7.959Clark County: 7.943 %Clark County7.943Switzerland County: 13.223 %Switzerland County13.223Ohio County: 12.121 %Ohio County12.121Boone County: 10.683 %Boone County10.683Newton County: 10.309 %Newton County10.309Warren County: 10.169 %Warren County10.169Benton County: 10.029 %Benton County10.029Owen County: 10 %Owen County10Sullivan County: 9.841 %Sullivan County9.841Crawford County: 9.692 %Crawford County9.692Henry County: 9.686 %Henry County9.686Morgan County: 9.653 %Morgan County9.653Pulaski County: 9.589 %Pulaski County9.589Fulton County: 9.447 %Fulton County9.447Hamilton County: 9.429 %Hamilton County9.429Bartholomew County: 9.351 %Bartholomew County9.351Randolph County: 8.989 %Randolph County8.989Marion County: 8.985 %Marion County8.985Knox County: 8.766 %Knox County8.766White County: 8.688 %White County8.688Scott County: 8.616 %Scott County8.616Lake County: 8.579 %Lake County8.579Brown County: 8.547 %Brown County8.547Johnson County: 8.525 %Johnson County8.525Hendricks County: 8.497 %Hendricks County8.497Dearborn County: 8.443 %Dearborn County8.443Monroe County: 8.405 %Monroe County8.405Jennings County: 8.355 %Jennings County8.355Putnam County: 8.327 %Putnam County8.327Floyd County: 8.315 %Floyd County8.315Greene County: 8.286 %Greene County8.286Tipton County: 8.244 %Tipton County8.244Carroll County: 8.223 %Carroll County8.223Blackford County: 8.2 %Blackford County8.2Jasper County: 8.166 %Jasper County8.166St. Joseph County: 8.125 %St. Joseph County8.125Parke County: 8 %Parke County8LaGrange County: 7.994 %LaGrange County7.994Warrick County: 7.96 %Warrick County7.96Washington County: 7.959 %Washington County7.959Clark County: 7.943 %Clark County7.943
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Switzerland County13.223+4.96 pts
2Ohio County12.121+2.87 pts
3Boone County10.683+1.73 pts
4Newton County10.309+0.35 pts
5Warren County10.169+4.29 pts
6Benton County10.029-0.2 pts
7Owen County10-0.53 pts
8Sullivan County9.841+2.02 pts
9Crawford County9.692+1 pts
10Henry County9.686+1.24 pts
11Morgan County9.653+0.56 pts
12Pulaski County9.589+1.26 pts
13Fulton County9.447+4.4 pts
14Hamilton County9.429-0.4 pts
15Bartholomew County9.351+2.16 pts
16Randolph County8.989+1.32 pts
17Marion County8.985-0.01 pts
18Knox County8.766+1.98 pts
19White County8.688-0.36 pts
20Scott County8.616-0.92 pts
21Lake County8.579+0.05 pts
22Brown County8.547-2.92 pts
23Johnson County8.525+0.31 pts
24Hendricks County8.497-1.13 pts
25Dearborn County8.443+0.9 pts
26Monroe County8.405-0.96 pts
27Jennings County8.355+1.05 pts
28Putnam County8.327-2.03 pts
29Floyd County8.315+0.72 pts
30Greene County8.286-2.45 pts
31Tipton County8.244+0.07 pts
32Carroll County8.223-1.3 pts
33Blackford County8.2+1.52 pts
34Jasper County8.166+1.05 pts
35St. Joseph County8.125-0.09 pts
36Parke County8-3.53 pts
37LaGrange County7.994+0.92 pts
38Warrick County7.960 pts
39Washington County7.959-0.42 pts
40Clark County7.943+0.75 pts
41Ripley County7.84+0.57 pts
42Kosciusko County7.826-0.14 pts
43Porter County7.803-0.83 pts
44Madison County7.795-0.18 pts
45Allen County7.758-0.07 pts
46LaPorte County7.734-1.45 pts
47Wayne County7.72+0.54 pts
48Martin County7.713+0.04 pts
49Elkhart County7.695+0.74 pts
50Lawrence County7.649+0.32 pts
51Wabash County7.635+0.97 pts
52Steuben County7.631-0.59 pts
53Howard County7.627-0.55 pts
54Vanderburgh County7.552+1.01 pts
55Spencer County7.547-0.69 pts
56Harrison County7.544-3.18 pts
57Tippecanoe County7.46+0.01 pts
58Cass County7.454+2.15 pts
59Delaware County7.453-0.61 pts
60Montgomery County7.445-1.14 pts
61Jefferson County7.396+0.19 pts
62Daviess County7.325+0.21 pts
63Jackson County7.287-0.38 pts
64DeKalb County7.167-0.49 pts
65Shelby County7.1-1.7 pts
66Vigo County6.941-0.34 pts
67Posey County6.897+0.27 pts
68Fountain County6.861-0.62 pts
69Gibson County6.855-1.72 pts
70Jay County6.831+0.34 pts
71Franklin County6.789-3.87 pts
72Starke County6.78-1.65 pts
73Noble County6.753-1.14 pts
74Hancock County6.543-1.67 pts
75Clinton County6.475-2.33 pts
76Orange County6.434-2.15 pts
77Miami County6.421-3.01 pts
78Perry County6.414+0.57 pts
79Grant County5.992-1.98 pts
80Decatur County5.949-0.48 pts
81Marshall County5.897-2.09 pts
82Rush County5.588-1.04 pts
83Clay County5.581-3.85 pts
84Huntington County5.552-0.43 pts
85Dubois County5.506-0 pts
86Whitley County5.427-4.93 pts
87Vermillion County4.918-3.16 pts
88Fayette County4.878-1.64 pts
88Union County4.878-4.74 pts
90Wells County4.791-0.58 pts
91Adams County4.787-1.51 pts
92Pike County4.278-6.39 pts

Other periods

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 Indiana by establishment exit rate, 2014) [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, 2014. 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?period=2014. 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, 2014. 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?period=2014.

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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, 2014 [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?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Switzerland County, with 13.223% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Pike County, with 4.278% in 2014.

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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