Data / Rankings / Establishment exit rate / Counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana by establishment exit rate

Sullivan County had the highest establishment exit rate of 92 counties in 2017, at 11.475%. Blackford County had the lowest, at 3.024%. The median was 7.222% and the figure for Indiana was 7.549%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest11.475Sullivan County
Lowest3.024Blackford County
Median7.22292 counties
Indiana7.549History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 3.994 %Allen County: 6.84 %Bartholomew County: 6.257 %Benton County: 8.307 %Blackford County: 3.024 %Boone County: 7.595 %Brown County: 11.166 %Carroll County: 6.926 %Cass County: 8.438 %Clark County: 7.647 %Clay County: 7.586 %Clinton County: 7.611 %Crawford County: 7.171 %Daviess County: 5.415 %Dearborn County: 7.744 %Decatur County: 6.58 %DeKalb County: 6.63 %Delaware County: 6.654 %Dubois County: 6.081 %Elkhart County: 6.566 %Fayette County: 7.674 %Floyd County: 6.935 %Fountain County: 9.929 %Franklin County: 9.582 %Fulton County: 6.514 %Gibson County: 7.391 %Grant County: 6.983 %Greene County: 9.728 %Hamilton County: 9.049 %Hancock County: 7.747 %Harrison County: 6.609 %Hendricks County: 8.136 %Henry County: 8.113 %Howard County: 7.273 %Huntington County: 5.041 %Jackson County: 7.151 %Jasper County: 5.743 %Jay County: 6.425 %Jefferson County: 8.039 %Jennings County: 9.044 %Johnson County: 8.392 %Knox County: 7.024 %Kosciusko County: 6.455 %LaGrange County: 6.937 %Lake County: 8.102 %LaPorte County: 8.258 %Lawrence County: 5.979 %Madison County: 7.404 %Marion County: 8.366 %Marshall County: 7.504 %Martin County: 6.186 %Miami County: 7.783 %Monroe County: 7.696 %Montgomery County: 6.914 %Morgan County: 7.678 %Newton County: 8.602 %Noble County: 5.944 %Ohio County: 8.054 %Orange County: 6.964 %Owen County: 8.85 %Parke County: 7.343 %Perry County: 5.689 %Pike County: 8.625 %Porter County: 7.09 %Posey County: 7.455 %Pulaski County: 7.815 %Putnam County: 6.754 %Randolph County: 6.772 %Ripley County: 6.574 %Rush County: 7.059 %St. Joseph County: 7.871 %Scott County: 5.087 %Shelby County: 6.05 %Spencer County: 5.805 %Starke County: 5.913 %Steuben County: 7.896 %Sullivan County: 11.475 %Switzerland County: 10.042 %Tippecanoe County: 7.008 %Tipton County: 6.387 %Union County: 9.479 %Vanderburgh County: 7.103 %Vermillion County: 8.214 %Vigo County: 6.96 %Wabash County: 6.813 %Warren County: 10.7 %Warrick County: 7.341 %Washington County: 6.522 %Wayne County: 7.889 %Wells County: 5.496 %White County: 8.022 %Whitley County: 5.556 %
  • Under 6.2
  • 6.2 to 6.8
  • 6.8 to 7.2
  • 7.2 to 7.7
  • 7.7 to 8.4
  • 8.4 and over
%, 2017. 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, 2017

Sullivan County: 11.475 %Sullivan County11.475Brown County: 11.166 %Brown County11.166Warren County: 10.7 %Warren County10.7Switzerland County: 10.042 %Switzerland County10.042Fountain County: 9.929 %Fountain County9.929Greene County: 9.728 %Greene County9.728Franklin County: 9.582 %Franklin County9.582Union County: 9.479 %Union County9.479Hamilton County: 9.049 %Hamilton County9.049Jennings County: 9.044 %Jennings County9.044Owen County: 8.85 %Owen County8.85Pike County: 8.625 %Pike County8.625Newton County: 8.602 %Newton County8.602Cass County: 8.438 %Cass County8.438Johnson County: 8.392 %Johnson County8.392Marion County: 8.366 %Marion County8.366Benton County: 8.307 %Benton County8.307LaPorte County: 8.258 %LaPorte County8.258Vermillion County: 8.214 %Vermillion County8.214Hendricks County: 8.136 %Hendricks County8.136Henry County: 8.113 %Henry County8.113Lake County: 8.102 %Lake County8.102Ohio County: 8.054 %Ohio County8.054Jefferson County: 8.039 %Jefferson County8.039White County: 8.022 %White County8.022Steuben County: 7.896 %Steuben County7.896Wayne County: 7.889 %Wayne County7.889St. Joseph County: 7.871 %St. Joseph County7.871Pulaski County: 7.815 %Pulaski County7.815Miami County: 7.783 %Miami County7.783Hancock County: 7.747 %Hancock County7.747Dearborn County: 7.744 %Dearborn County7.744Monroe County: 7.696 %Monroe County7.696Morgan County: 7.678 %Morgan County7.678Fayette County: 7.674 %Fayette County7.674Clark County: 7.647 %Clark County7.647Clinton County: 7.611 %Clinton County7.611Boone County: 7.595 %Boone County7.595Clay County: 7.586 %Clay County7.586Marshall County: 7.504 %Marshall County7.504Sullivan County: 11.475 %Sullivan County11.475Brown County: 11.166 %Brown County11.166Warren County: 10.7 %Warren County10.7Switzerland County: 10.042 %Switzerland County10.042Fountain County: 9.929 %Fountain County9.929Greene County: 9.728 %Greene County9.728Franklin County: 9.582 %Franklin County9.582Union County: 9.479 %Union County9.479Hamilton County: 9.049 %Hamilton County9.049Jennings County: 9.044 %Jennings County9.044Owen County: 8.85 %Owen County8.85Pike County: 8.625 %Pike County8.625Newton County: 8.602 %Newton County8.602Cass County: 8.438 %Cass County8.438Johnson County: 8.392 %Johnson County8.392Marion County: 8.366 %Marion County8.366Benton County: 8.307 %Benton County8.307LaPorte County: 8.258 %LaPorte County8.258Vermillion County: 8.214 %Vermillion County8.214Hendricks County: 8.136 %Hendricks County8.136Henry County: 8.113 %Henry County8.113Lake County: 8.102 %Lake County8.102Ohio County: 8.054 %Ohio County8.054Jefferson County: 8.039 %Jefferson County8.039White County: 8.022 %White County8.022Steuben County: 7.896 %Steuben County7.896Wayne County: 7.889 %Wayne County7.889St. Joseph County: 7.871 %St. Joseph County7.871Pulaski County: 7.815 %Pulaski County7.815Miami County: 7.783 %Miami County7.783Hancock County: 7.747 %Hancock County7.747Dearborn County: 7.744 %Dearborn County7.744Monroe County: 7.696 %Monroe County7.696Morgan County: 7.678 %Morgan County7.678Fayette County: 7.674 %Fayette County7.674Clark County: 7.647 %Clark County7.647Clinton County: 7.611 %Clinton County7.611Boone County: 7.595 %Boone County7.595Clay County: 7.586 %Clay County7.586Marshall County: 7.504 %Marshall County7.504
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Sullivan County11.475+2.6 pts
2Brown County11.166-0.58 pts
3Warren County10.7+2.54 pts
4Switzerland County10.042+3.38 pts
5Fountain County9.929+2.22 pts
6Greene County9.728-1.16 pts
7Franklin County9.582+4.37 pts
8Union County9.479n/a
9Hamilton County9.049+0.67 pts
10Jennings County9.044+3.12 pts
11Owen County8.85+1.93 pts
12Pike County8.625+1.14 pts
13Newton County8.602-2.08 pts
14Cass County8.438+1.75 pts
15Johnson County8.392+0.09 pts
16Marion County8.366+0.75 pts
17Benton County8.307+0.18 pts
18LaPorte County8.258+1.13 pts
19Vermillion County8.214+0.44 pts
20Hendricks County8.136+0.67 pts
21Henry County8.113+1.09 pts
22Lake County8.102+0.16 pts
23Ohio County8.054+2.79 pts
24Jefferson County8.039+3.06 pts
25White County8.022-0.98 pts
26Steuben County7.896+1.31 pts
27Wayne County7.889+1.31 pts
28St. Joseph County7.871+1.58 pts
29Pulaski County7.815+0.04 pts
30Miami County7.783+0.63 pts
31Hancock County7.747+1.3 pts
32Dearborn County7.744+2.27 pts
33Monroe County7.696+1.08 pts
34Morgan County7.678+0.66 pts
35Fayette County7.674+2.42 pts
36Clark County7.647+1.26 pts
37Clinton County7.611-0.14 pts
38Boone County7.595-0.84 pts
39Clay County7.586+1.55 pts
40Marshall County7.504+1.11 pts
41Posey County7.455-1.11 pts
42Madison County7.404+0.29 pts
43Gibson County7.391+2.17 pts
44Parke County7.343+1.64 pts
45Warrick County7.341+1.24 pts
46Howard County7.273+1.47 pts
47Crawford County7.171-2 pts
48Jackson County7.151+0.62 pts
49Vanderburgh County7.103+0.76 pts
50Porter County7.09-0.05 pts
51Rush County7.059+0.88 pts
52Knox County7.024-0.1 pts
53Tippecanoe County7.008+0.58 pts
54Grant County6.983-1.22 pts
55Orange County6.964-1.01 pts
56Vigo County6.96+2.01 pts
57LaGrange County6.937+1.71 pts
58Floyd County6.935-0.66 pts
59Carroll County6.926-1.35 pts
60Montgomery County6.914+1.39 pts
61Allen County6.84+0.04 pts
62Wabash County6.813+1.53 pts
63Randolph County6.772-1.88 pts
64Putnam County6.754-0.15 pts
65Delaware County6.654+0.9 pts
66DeKalb County6.63+0.69 pts
67Harrison County6.609-1.37 pts
68Decatur County6.58+2.24 pts
69Ripley County6.574+1.67 pts
70Elkhart County6.566+0.52 pts
71Washington County6.522+0.15 pts
72Fulton County6.514+0.02 pts
73Kosciusko County6.455+0.45 pts
74Jay County6.425+1.97 pts
75Tipton County6.387+0.59 pts
76Bartholomew County6.257+0.04 pts
77Martin County6.186-0.62 pts
78Dubois County6.081+0.26 pts
79Shelby County6.05-1.15 pts
80Lawrence County5.979-0.07 pts
81Noble County5.944-0.95 pts
82Starke County5.913-1.08 pts
83Spencer County5.805-1.55 pts
84Jasper County5.743-2.29 pts
85Perry County5.689-1.54 pts
86Whitley County5.556-1.47 pts
87Wells County5.496-0.01 pts
88Daviess County5.415-0.21 pts
89Scott County5.087-2.36 pts
90Huntington County5.041-0.95 pts
91Adams County3.994-2.62 pts
92Blackford County3.024-4.35 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.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

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, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Indiana by establishment exit rate, 2017. 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=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2017. 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=2017.

Harvard

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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_indiana_by_2017,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010: Counties in Indiana by establishment exit rate, 2017}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-exit-rate/indiana-counties?period=2017. Publisher attribution: 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.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - U.S. Census Bureau
TI  - Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010: Counties in Indiana by establishment exit rate, 2017
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/09/25
PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-exit-rate/indiana-counties?period=2017
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-exit-rate/indiana-counties?period=2017.
N1  - Publisher attribution: 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.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in Indiana by establishment exit rate using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"establishment_exit_rate","level":"province","within":"Indiana","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=establishment_exit_rate&level=province&within=Indiana&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Sullivan County, with 11.475% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Blackford County, with 3.024% in 2017.

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.

Establishment exit rate: other rankings

Counties in Indiana: more rankings