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Counties in Indiana by establishment exit rate

Brown County had the highest establishment exit rate of 92 counties in 2018, at 13.953%. Warren County had the lowest, at 4.202%. The median was 7.475% and the figure for Indiana was 7.698%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.953Brown County
Lowest4.202Warren County
Median7.47592 counties
Indiana7.698History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 5.981 %Allen County: 6.778 %Bartholomew County: 6.638 %Benton County: 5.178 %Blackford County: 6.1 %Boone County: 7.722 %Brown County: 13.953 %Carroll County: 6.704 %Cass County: 8.257 %Clark County: 6.796 %Clay County: 9.144 %Clinton County: 8.711 %Crawford County: 13.6 %Daviess County: 6.388 %Dearborn County: 7.852 %Decatur County: 5.164 %DeKalb County: 6.466 %Delaware County: 8.26 %Dubois County: 6.633 %Elkhart County: 6.965 %Fayette County: 8.867 %Floyd County: 9.206 %Fountain County: 7.055 %Franklin County: 6.203 %Fulton County: 7.99 %Gibson County: 6.161 %Grant County: 6.983 %Greene County: 8.78 %Hamilton County: 9.623 %Hancock County: 8.34 %Harrison County: 6.352 %Hendricks County: 8.969 %Henry County: 7.828 %Howard County: 6.369 %Huntington County: 8.297 %Jackson County: 7.093 %Jasper County: 6.799 %Jay County: 6.216 %Jefferson County: 6.295 %Jennings County: 6.25 %Johnson County: 7.49 %Knox County: 8.298 %Kosciusko County: 6.115 %LaGrange County: 7.46 %Lake County: 8.145 %LaPorte County: 7.535 %Lawrence County: 8.314 %Madison County: 8.085 %Marion County: 8.593 %Marshall County: 5.258 %Martin County: 9 %Miami County: 8.249 %Monroe County: 8.021 %Montgomery County: 7.054 %Morgan County: 9.358 %Newton County: 7.676 %Noble County: 6.289 %Ohio County: 8.276 %Orange County: 7.386 %Owen County: 9.171 %Parke County: 9.503 %Perry County: 8.408 %Pike County: 4.878 %Porter County: 7.947 %Posey County: 6.417 %Pulaski County: 6.702 %Putnam County: 7.969 %Randolph County: 6.186 %Ripley County: 6.396 %Rush County: 6.785 %St. Joseph County: 6.904 %Scott County: 7.568 %Shelby County: 6.94 %Spencer County: 4.433 %Starke County: 7.986 %Steuben County: 6.408 %Sullivan County: 8.251 %Switzerland County: 7.531 %Tippecanoe County: 7.517 %Tipton County: 6.302 %Union County: 10.577 %Vanderburgh County: 6.705 %Vermillion County: 12.552 %Vigo County: 7.56 %Wabash County: 5.645 %Warren County: 4.202 %Warrick County: 6.419 %Washington County: 7.656 %Wayne County: 7.661 %Wells County: 5.097 %White County: 7.533 %Whitley County: 7.247 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Brown County: 13.953 %Brown County13.953Crawford County: 13.6 %Crawford County13.6Vermillion County: 12.552 %Vermillion County12.552Union County: 10.577 %Union County10.577Hamilton County: 9.623 %Hamilton County9.623Parke County: 9.503 %Parke County9.503Morgan County: 9.358 %Morgan County9.358Floyd County: 9.206 %Floyd County9.206Owen County: 9.171 %Owen County9.171Clay County: 9.144 %Clay County9.144Martin County: 9 %Martin County9Hendricks County: 8.969 %Hendricks County8.969Fayette County: 8.867 %Fayette County8.867Greene County: 8.78 %Greene County8.78Clinton County: 8.711 %Clinton County8.711Marion County: 8.593 %Marion County8.593Perry County: 8.408 %Perry County8.408Hancock County: 8.34 %Hancock County8.34Lawrence County: 8.314 %Lawrence County8.314Knox County: 8.298 %Knox County8.298Huntington County: 8.297 %Huntington County8.297Ohio County: 8.276 %Ohio County8.276Delaware County: 8.26 %Delaware County8.26Cass County: 8.257 %Cass County8.257Sullivan County: 8.251 %Sullivan County8.251Miami County: 8.249 %Miami County8.249Lake County: 8.145 %Lake County8.145Madison County: 8.085 %Madison County8.085Monroe County: 8.021 %Monroe County8.021Fulton County: 7.99 %Fulton County7.99Starke County: 7.986 %Starke County7.986Putnam County: 7.969 %Putnam County7.969Porter County: 7.947 %Porter County7.947Dearborn County: 7.852 %Dearborn County7.852Henry County: 7.828 %Henry County7.828Boone County: 7.722 %Boone County7.722Newton County: 7.676 %Newton County7.676Wayne County: 7.661 %Wayne County7.661Washington County: 7.656 %Washington County7.656Scott County: 7.568 %Scott County7.568Brown County: 13.953 %Brown County13.953Crawford County: 13.6 %Crawford County13.6Vermillion County: 12.552 %Vermillion County12.552Union County: 10.577 %Union County10.577Hamilton County: 9.623 %Hamilton County9.623Parke County: 9.503 %Parke County9.503Morgan County: 9.358 %Morgan County9.358Floyd County: 9.206 %Floyd County9.206Owen County: 9.171 %Owen County9.171Clay County: 9.144 %Clay County9.144Martin County: 9 %Martin County9Hendricks County: 8.969 %Hendricks County8.969Fayette County: 8.867 %Fayette County8.867Greene County: 8.78 %Greene County8.78Clinton County: 8.711 %Clinton County8.711Marion County: 8.593 %Marion County8.593Perry County: 8.408 %Perry County8.408Hancock County: 8.34 %Hancock County8.34Lawrence County: 8.314 %Lawrence County8.314Knox County: 8.298 %Knox County8.298Huntington County: 8.297 %Huntington County8.297Ohio County: 8.276 %Ohio County8.276Delaware County: 8.26 %Delaware County8.26Cass County: 8.257 %Cass County8.257Sullivan County: 8.251 %Sullivan County8.251Miami County: 8.249 %Miami County8.249Lake County: 8.145 %Lake County8.145Madison County: 8.085 %Madison County8.085Monroe County: 8.021 %Monroe County8.021Fulton County: 7.99 %Fulton County7.99Starke County: 7.986 %Starke County7.986Putnam County: 7.969 %Putnam County7.969Porter County: 7.947 %Porter County7.947Dearborn County: 7.852 %Dearborn County7.852Henry County: 7.828 %Henry County7.828Boone County: 7.722 %Boone County7.722Newton County: 7.676 %Newton County7.676Wayne County: 7.661 %Wayne County7.661Washington County: 7.656 %Washington County7.656Scott County: 7.568 %Scott County7.568
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Brown County13.953+2.79 pts
2Crawford County13.6+6.43 pts
3Vermillion County12.552+4.34 pts
4Union County10.577+1.1 pts
5Hamilton County9.623+0.57 pts
6Parke County9.503+2.16 pts
7Morgan County9.358+1.68 pts
8Floyd County9.206+2.27 pts
9Owen County9.171+0.32 pts
10Clay County9.144+1.56 pts
11Martin County9+2.81 pts
12Hendricks County8.969+0.83 pts
13Fayette County8.867+1.19 pts
14Greene County8.78-0.95 pts
15Clinton County8.711+1.1 pts
16Marion County8.593+0.23 pts
17Perry County8.408+2.72 pts
18Hancock County8.34+0.59 pts
19Lawrence County8.314+2.33 pts
20Knox County8.298+1.27 pts
21Huntington County8.297+3.26 pts
22Ohio County8.276+0.22 pts
23Delaware County8.26+1.61 pts
24Cass County8.257-0.18 pts
25Sullivan County8.251-3.22 pts
26Miami County8.249+0.47 pts
27Lake County8.145+0.04 pts
28Madison County8.085+0.68 pts
29Monroe County8.021+0.33 pts
30Fulton County7.99+1.48 pts
31Starke County7.986+2.07 pts
32Putnam County7.969+1.22 pts
33Porter County7.947+0.86 pts
34Dearborn County7.852+0.11 pts
35Henry County7.828-0.28 pts
36Boone County7.722+0.13 pts
37Newton County7.676-0.93 pts
38Wayne County7.661-0.23 pts
39Washington County7.656+1.13 pts
40Scott County7.568+2.48 pts
41Vigo County7.56+0.6 pts
42LaPorte County7.535-0.72 pts
43White County7.533-0.49 pts
44Switzerland County7.531-2.51 pts
45Tippecanoe County7.517+0.51 pts
46Johnson County7.49-0.9 pts
47LaGrange County7.46+0.52 pts
48Orange County7.386+0.42 pts
49Whitley County7.247+1.69 pts
50Jackson County7.093-0.06 pts
51Fountain County7.055-2.87 pts
52Montgomery County7.054+0.14 pts
53Grant County6.9830 pts
54Elkhart County6.965+0.4 pts
55Shelby County6.94+0.89 pts
56St. Joseph County6.904-0.97 pts
57Jasper County6.799+1.06 pts
58Clark County6.796-0.85 pts
59Rush County6.785-0.27 pts
60Allen County6.778-0.06 pts
61Vanderburgh County6.705-0.4 pts
62Carroll County6.704-0.22 pts
63Pulaski County6.702-1.11 pts
64Bartholomew County6.638+0.38 pts
65Dubois County6.633+0.55 pts
66DeKalb County6.466-0.16 pts
67Warrick County6.419-0.92 pts
68Posey County6.417-1.04 pts
69Steuben County6.408-1.49 pts
70Ripley County6.396-0.18 pts
71Daviess County6.388+0.97 pts
72Howard County6.369-0.9 pts
73Harrison County6.352-0.26 pts
74Tipton County6.302-0.08 pts
75Jefferson County6.295-1.74 pts
76Noble County6.289+0.34 pts
77Jennings County6.25-2.79 pts
78Jay County6.216-0.21 pts
79Franklin County6.203-3.38 pts
80Randolph County6.186-0.59 pts
81Gibson County6.161-1.23 pts
82Kosciusko County6.115-0.34 pts
83Blackford County6.1+3.08 pts
84Adams County5.981+1.99 pts
85Wabash County5.645-1.17 pts
86Marshall County5.258-2.25 pts
87Benton County5.178-3.13 pts
88Decatur County5.164-1.42 pts
89Wells County5.097-0.4 pts
90Pike County4.878-3.75 pts
91Spencer County4.433-1.37 pts
92Warren County4.202-6.5 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Brown County, with 13.953% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Warren County, with 4.202% in 2018.

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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