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Counties in Indiana by establishment exit rate

Switzerland County had the highest establishment exit rate of 92 counties in 2015, at 11.715%. Posey County had the lowest, at 3.736%. The median was 7.151% and the figure for Indiana was 7.517%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.715Switzerland County
Lowest3.736Posey County
Median7.15192 counties
Indiana7.517History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 6.592 %Allen County: 7.202 %Bartholomew County: 6.645 %Benton County: 8.615 %Blackford County: 4.933 %Boone County: 8.048 %Brown County: 7.973 %Carroll County: 7.692 %Cass County: 6.6 %Clark County: 7.656 %Clay County: 10.943 %Clinton County: 5.23 %Crawford County: 5.31 %Daviess County: 6.436 %Dearborn County: 7.25 %Decatur County: 6.457 %DeKalb County: 6.312 %Delaware County: 6.637 %Dubois County: 4.364 %Elkhart County: 6.559 %Fayette County: 5.072 %Floyd County: 7.787 %Fountain County: 6.597 %Franklin County: 6.369 %Fulton County: 9.187 %Gibson County: 8.264 %Grant County: 6.723 %Greene County: 10.546 %Hamilton County: 8.991 %Hancock County: 7.329 %Harrison County: 6.749 %Hendricks County: 8.821 %Henry County: 8.284 %Howard County: 7.01 %Huntington County: 7.323 %Jackson County: 7.717 %Jasper County: 6.79 %Jay County: 6.069 %Jefferson County: 7.508 %Jennings County: 7.813 %Johnson County: 8.01 %Knox County: 6.901 %Kosciusko County: 6.818 %LaGrange County: 6.703 %Lake County: 7.468 %LaPorte County: 5.777 %Lawrence County: 8.1 %Madison County: 8.434 %Marion County: 8.43 %Marshall County: 5.642 %Martin County: 7.487 %Miami County: 7.044 %Monroe County: 7.682 %Montgomery County: 6.705 %Morgan County: 8.43 %Newton County: 9.263 %Noble County: 6.273 %Ohio County: 8.805 %Orange County: 5.021 %Owen County: 6.084 %Parke County: 8.389 %Perry County: 6.519 %Pike County: 6.4 %Porter County: 7.966 %Posey County: 3.736 %Pulaski County: 7.005 %Putnam County: 10.151 %Randolph County: 5.843 %Ripley County: 7.795 %Rush County: 7.602 %St. Joseph County: 7.049 %Scott County: 9.247 %Shelby County: 7.843 %Spencer County: 5.563 %Starke County: 9.639 %Steuben County: 6.289 %Sullivan County: 7.267 %Switzerland County: 11.715 %Tippecanoe County: 6.834 %Tipton County: 8.481 %Union County: 9.804 %Vanderburgh County: 6.877 %Vermillion County: 7.771 %Vigo County: 7.033 %Wabash County: 7.391 %Warren County: 6.723 %Warrick County: 7.948 %Washington County: 7.089 %Wayne County: 7.099 %Wells County: 9.027 %White County: 5.91 %Whitley County: 6.294 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Switzerland County: 11.715 %Switzerland County11.715Clay County: 10.943 %Clay County10.943Greene County: 10.546 %Greene County10.546Putnam County: 10.151 %Putnam County10.151Union County: 9.804 %Union County9.804Starke County: 9.639 %Starke County9.639Newton County: 9.263 %Newton County9.263Scott County: 9.247 %Scott County9.247Fulton County: 9.187 %Fulton County9.187Wells County: 9.027 %Wells County9.027Hamilton County: 8.991 %Hamilton County8.991Hendricks County: 8.821 %Hendricks County8.821Ohio County: 8.805 %Ohio County8.805Benton County: 8.615 %Benton County8.615Tipton County: 8.481 %Tipton County8.481Madison County: 8.434 %Madison County8.434Marion County: 8.43 %Marion County8.43Morgan County: 8.43 %Morgan County8.43Parke County: 8.389 %Parke County8.389Henry County: 8.284 %Henry County8.284Gibson County: 8.264 %Gibson County8.264Lawrence County: 8.1 %Lawrence County8.1Boone County: 8.048 %Boone County8.048Johnson County: 8.01 %Johnson County8.01Brown County: 7.973 %Brown County7.973Porter County: 7.966 %Porter County7.966Warrick County: 7.948 %Warrick County7.948Shelby County: 7.843 %Shelby County7.843Jennings County: 7.813 %Jennings County7.813Ripley County: 7.795 %Ripley County7.795Floyd County: 7.787 %Floyd County7.787Vermillion County: 7.771 %Vermillion County7.771Jackson County: 7.717 %Jackson County7.717Carroll County: 7.692 %Carroll County7.692Monroe County: 7.682 %Monroe County7.682Clark County: 7.656 %Clark County7.656Rush County: 7.602 %Rush County7.602Jefferson County: 7.508 %Jefferson County7.508Martin County: 7.487 %Martin County7.487Lake County: 7.468 %Lake County7.468Switzerland County: 11.715 %Switzerland County11.715Clay County: 10.943 %Clay County10.943Greene County: 10.546 %Greene County10.546Putnam County: 10.151 %Putnam County10.151Union County: 9.804 %Union County9.804Starke County: 9.639 %Starke County9.639Newton County: 9.263 %Newton County9.263Scott County: 9.247 %Scott County9.247Fulton County: 9.187 %Fulton County9.187Wells County: 9.027 %Wells County9.027Hamilton County: 8.991 %Hamilton County8.991Hendricks County: 8.821 %Hendricks County8.821Ohio County: 8.805 %Ohio County8.805Benton County: 8.615 %Benton County8.615Tipton County: 8.481 %Tipton County8.481Madison County: 8.434 %Madison County8.434Marion County: 8.43 %Marion County8.43Morgan County: 8.43 %Morgan County8.43Parke County: 8.389 %Parke County8.389Henry County: 8.284 %Henry County8.284Gibson County: 8.264 %Gibson County8.264Lawrence County: 8.1 %Lawrence County8.1Boone County: 8.048 %Boone County8.048Johnson County: 8.01 %Johnson County8.01Brown County: 7.973 %Brown County7.973Porter County: 7.966 %Porter County7.966Warrick County: 7.948 %Warrick County7.948Shelby County: 7.843 %Shelby County7.843Jennings County: 7.813 %Jennings County7.813Ripley County: 7.795 %Ripley County7.795Floyd County: 7.787 %Floyd County7.787Vermillion County: 7.771 %Vermillion County7.771Jackson County: 7.717 %Jackson County7.717Carroll County: 7.692 %Carroll County7.692Monroe County: 7.682 %Monroe County7.682Clark County: 7.656 %Clark County7.656Rush County: 7.602 %Rush County7.602Jefferson County: 7.508 %Jefferson County7.508Martin County: 7.487 %Martin County7.487Lake County: 7.468 %Lake County7.468
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Switzerland County11.715-1.51 pts
2Clay County10.943+5.36 pts
3Greene County10.546+2.26 pts
4Putnam County10.151+1.82 pts
5Union County9.804+4.93 pts
6Starke County9.639+2.86 pts
7Newton County9.263-1.05 pts
8Scott County9.247+0.63 pts
9Fulton County9.187-0.26 pts
10Wells County9.027+4.24 pts
11Hamilton County8.991-0.44 pts
12Hendricks County8.821+0.32 pts
13Ohio County8.805-3.32 pts
14Benton County8.615-1.41 pts
15Tipton County8.481+0.24 pts
16Madison County8.434+0.64 pts
17Marion County8.43-0.55 pts
17Morgan County8.43-1.22 pts
19Parke County8.389+0.39 pts
20Henry County8.284-1.4 pts
21Gibson County8.264+1.41 pts
22Lawrence County8.1+0.45 pts
23Boone County8.048-2.63 pts
24Johnson County8.01-0.52 pts
25Brown County7.973-0.57 pts
26Porter County7.966+0.16 pts
27Warrick County7.948-0.01 pts
28Shelby County7.843+0.74 pts
29Jennings County7.813-0.54 pts
30Ripley County7.795-0.04 pts
31Floyd County7.787-0.53 pts
32Vermillion County7.771+2.85 pts
33Jackson County7.717+0.43 pts
34Carroll County7.692-0.53 pts
35Monroe County7.682-0.72 pts
36Clark County7.656-0.29 pts
37Rush County7.602+2.01 pts
38Jefferson County7.508+0.11 pts
39Martin County7.487-0.23 pts
40Lake County7.468-1.11 pts
41Wabash County7.391-0.24 pts
42Hancock County7.329+0.79 pts
43Huntington County7.323+1.77 pts
44Sullivan County7.267-2.57 pts
45Dearborn County7.25-1.19 pts
46Allen County7.202-0.56 pts
47Wayne County7.099-0.62 pts
48Washington County7.089-0.87 pts
49St. Joseph County7.049-1.08 pts
50Miami County7.044+0.62 pts
51Vigo County7.033+0.09 pts
52Howard County7.01-0.62 pts
53Pulaski County7.005-2.58 pts
54Knox County6.901-1.87 pts
55Vanderburgh County6.877-0.67 pts
56Tippecanoe County6.834-0.63 pts
57Kosciusko County6.818-1.01 pts
58Jasper County6.79-1.38 pts
59Harrison County6.749-0.79 pts
60Grant County6.723+0.73 pts
60Warren County6.723-3.45 pts
62Montgomery County6.705-0.74 pts
63LaGrange County6.703-1.29 pts
64Bartholomew County6.645-2.71 pts
65Delaware County6.637-0.82 pts
66Cass County6.6-0.85 pts
67Fountain County6.597-0.26 pts
68Adams County6.592+1.8 pts
69Elkhart County6.559-1.14 pts
70Perry County6.519+0.11 pts
71Decatur County6.457+0.51 pts
72Daviess County6.436-0.89 pts
73Pike County6.4+2.12 pts
74Franklin County6.369-0.42 pts
75DeKalb County6.312-0.85 pts
76Whitley County6.294+0.87 pts
77Steuben County6.289-1.34 pts
78Noble County6.273-0.48 pts
79Owen County6.084-3.92 pts
80Jay County6.069-0.76 pts
81White County5.91-2.78 pts
82Randolph County5.843-3.15 pts
83LaPorte County5.777-1.96 pts
84Marshall County5.642-0.25 pts
85Spencer County5.563-1.98 pts
86Crawford County5.31-4.38 pts
87Clinton County5.23-1.24 pts
88Fayette County5.072+0.19 pts
89Orange County5.021-1.41 pts
90Blackford County4.933-3.27 pts
91Dubois County4.364-1.14 pts
92Posey County3.736-3.16 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 Indiana by establishment exit rate, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Switzerland County, with 11.715% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Posey County, with 3.736% in 2015.

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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