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Counties in Indiana by establishment exit rate

Brown County had the highest establishment exit rate of 92 counties in 2020, at 14.691%. Jennings County had the lowest, at 4.738%. The median was 8.121% and the figure for Indiana was 8.349%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.691Brown County
Lowest4.738Jennings County
Median8.12192 counties
Indiana8.349History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 6.079 %Allen County: 7.5 %Bartholomew County: 6.621 %Benton County: 5.863 %Blackford County: 8.753 %Boone County: 9.36 %Brown County: 14.691 %Carroll County: 11.681 %Cass County: 8.076 %Clark County: 8.393 %Clay County: 7.018 %Clinton County: 9.55 %Crawford County: 10.833 %Daviess County: 7.864 %Dearborn County: 7.063 %Decatur County: 9.223 %DeKalb County: 5.543 %Delaware County: 9.532 %Dubois County: 5.423 %Elkhart County: 6.552 %Fayette County: 10.881 %Floyd County: 8.518 %Fountain County: 6.597 %Franklin County: 7.326 %Fulton County: 6.242 %Gibson County: 6.088 %Grant County: 8.491 %Greene County: 10.794 %Hamilton County: 9.419 %Hancock County: 8.244 %Harrison County: 7.975 %Hendricks County: 8.418 %Henry County: 7.494 %Howard County: 9.619 %Huntington County: 10.145 %Jackson County: 8.653 %Jasper County: 6.926 %Jay County: 8.377 %Jefferson County: 7.009 %Jennings County: 4.738 %Johnson County: 8.463 %Knox County: 6.592 %Kosciusko County: 8.516 %LaGrange County: 8.246 %Lake County: 8.295 %LaPorte County: 7.858 %Lawrence County: 8.858 %Madison County: 7.526 %Marion County: 9.944 %Marshall County: 7.091 %Martin County: 5.911 %Miami County: 7.607 %Monroe County: 10.321 %Montgomery County: 8.484 %Morgan County: 10.756 %Newton County: 8.734 %Noble County: 7.244 %Ohio County: 5.882 %Orange County: 8.169 %Owen County: 11.205 %Parke County: 7.054 %Perry County: 8.219 %Pike County: 7.324 %Porter County: 6.791 %Posey County: 5.775 %Pulaski County: 8.362 %Putnam County: 8.166 %Randolph County: 7.468 %Ripley County: 9.146 %Rush County: 4.823 %St. Joseph County: 7.38 %Scott County: 10.326 %Shelby County: 8.656 %Spencer County: 7.018 %Starke County: 9.73 %Steuben County: 7.622 %Sullivan County: 11 %Switzerland County: 6.452 %Tippecanoe County: 9.437 %Tipton County: 11.647 %Union County: 8.969 %Vanderburgh County: 6.615 %Vermillion County: 6.329 %Vigo County: 7.2 %Wabash County: 6.525 %Warren County: 11.667 %Warrick County: 9.395 %Washington County: 8.471 %Wayne County: 6.517 %Wells County: 7.472 %White County: 7.895 %Whitley County: 6.838 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Brown County: 14.691 %Brown County14.691Carroll County: 11.681 %Carroll County11.681Warren County: 11.667 %Warren County11.667Tipton County: 11.647 %Tipton County11.647Owen County: 11.205 %Owen County11.205Sullivan County: 11 %Sullivan County11Fayette County: 10.881 %Fayette County10.881Crawford County: 10.833 %Crawford County10.833Greene County: 10.794 %Greene County10.794Morgan County: 10.756 %Morgan County10.756Scott County: 10.326 %Scott County10.326Monroe County: 10.321 %Monroe County10.321Huntington County: 10.145 %Huntington County10.145Marion County: 9.944 %Marion County9.944Starke County: 9.73 %Starke County9.73Howard County: 9.619 %Howard County9.619Clinton County: 9.55 %Clinton County9.55Delaware County: 9.532 %Delaware County9.532Tippecanoe County: 9.437 %Tippecanoe County9.437Hamilton County: 9.419 %Hamilton County9.419Warrick County: 9.395 %Warrick County9.395Boone County: 9.36 %Boone County9.36Decatur County: 9.223 %Decatur County9.223Ripley County: 9.146 %Ripley County9.146Union County: 8.969 %Union County8.969Lawrence County: 8.858 %Lawrence County8.858Blackford County: 8.753 %Blackford County8.753Newton County: 8.734 %Newton County8.734Shelby County: 8.656 %Shelby County8.656Jackson County: 8.653 %Jackson County8.653Floyd County: 8.518 %Floyd County8.518Kosciusko County: 8.516 %Kosciusko County8.516Grant County: 8.491 %Grant County8.491Montgomery County: 8.484 %Montgomery County8.484Washington County: 8.471 %Washington County8.471Johnson County: 8.463 %Johnson County8.463Hendricks County: 8.418 %Hendricks County8.418Clark County: 8.393 %Clark County8.393Jay County: 8.377 %Jay County8.377Pulaski County: 8.362 %Pulaski County8.362Brown County: 14.691 %Brown County14.691Carroll County: 11.681 %Carroll County11.681Warren County: 11.667 %Warren County11.667Tipton County: 11.647 %Tipton County11.647Owen County: 11.205 %Owen County11.205Sullivan County: 11 %Sullivan County11Fayette County: 10.881 %Fayette County10.881Crawford County: 10.833 %Crawford County10.833Greene County: 10.794 %Greene County10.794Morgan County: 10.756 %Morgan County10.756Scott County: 10.326 %Scott County10.326Monroe County: 10.321 %Monroe County10.321Huntington County: 10.145 %Huntington County10.145Marion County: 9.944 %Marion County9.944Starke County: 9.73 %Starke County9.73Howard County: 9.619 %Howard County9.619Clinton County: 9.55 %Clinton County9.55Delaware County: 9.532 %Delaware County9.532Tippecanoe County: 9.437 %Tippecanoe County9.437Hamilton County: 9.419 %Hamilton County9.419Warrick County: 9.395 %Warrick County9.395Boone County: 9.36 %Boone County9.36Decatur County: 9.223 %Decatur County9.223Ripley County: 9.146 %Ripley County9.146Union County: 8.969 %Union County8.969Lawrence County: 8.858 %Lawrence County8.858Blackford County: 8.753 %Blackford County8.753Newton County: 8.734 %Newton County8.734Shelby County: 8.656 %Shelby County8.656Jackson County: 8.653 %Jackson County8.653Floyd County: 8.518 %Floyd County8.518Kosciusko County: 8.516 %Kosciusko County8.516Grant County: 8.491 %Grant County8.491Montgomery County: 8.484 %Montgomery County8.484Washington County: 8.471 %Washington County8.471Johnson County: 8.463 %Johnson County8.463Hendricks County: 8.418 %Hendricks County8.418Clark County: 8.393 %Clark County8.393Jay County: 8.377 %Jay County8.377Pulaski County: 8.362 %Pulaski County8.362
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Brown County14.691+5.42 pts
2Carroll County11.681+1.65 pts
3Warren County11.667+6.67 pts
4Tipton County11.647+6.09 pts
5Owen County11.205+5.35 pts
6Sullivan County11+2.45 pts
7Fayette County10.881+3.33 pts
8Crawford County10.833-0.41 pts
9Greene County10.794+3.69 pts
10Morgan County10.756+1.85 pts
11Scott County10.326+4.92 pts
12Monroe County10.321+2.55 pts
13Huntington County10.145+2.86 pts
14Marion County9.944+2.6 pts
15Starke County9.73+1.23 pts
16Howard County9.619+2.79 pts
17Clinton County9.55+1.69 pts
18Delaware County9.532+3.99 pts
19Tippecanoe County9.437+2.69 pts
20Hamilton County9.419+1.05 pts
21Warrick County9.395+0.85 pts
22Boone County9.36+0.02 pts
23Decatur County9.223+2.96 pts
24Ripley County9.146+3.15 pts
25Union County8.969n/a
26Lawrence County8.858+3 pts
27Blackford County8.753+6.1 pts
28Newton County8.734-1.57 pts
29Shelby County8.656+2.51 pts
30Jackson County8.653+2.02 pts
31Floyd County8.518+1.22 pts
32Kosciusko County8.516+1.27 pts
33Grant County8.491+1.86 pts
34Montgomery County8.484+3.76 pts
35Washington County8.471+1.34 pts
36Johnson County8.463+0.8 pts
37Hendricks County8.418+1.01 pts
38Clark County8.393+1.11 pts
39Jay County8.377+1.09 pts
40Pulaski County8.362+3.5 pts
41Lake County8.295+0.51 pts
42LaGrange County8.246+2.25 pts
43Hancock County8.244+1.06 pts
44Perry County8.219+2.75 pts
45Orange County8.169+0.25 pts
46Putnam County8.166+1.05 pts
47Cass County8.076+2 pts
48Harrison County7.975-0.2 pts
49White County7.895+1.5 pts
50Daviess County7.864+0.65 pts
51LaPorte County7.858+0.85 pts
52Steuben County7.622+1.3 pts
53Miami County7.6070 pts
54Madison County7.526-0.17 pts
55Allen County7.5+1.2 pts
56Henry County7.494+1.35 pts
57Wells County7.472+2.98 pts
58Randolph County7.468+0.56 pts
59St. Joseph County7.38+0.17 pts
60Franklin County7.326+0.19 pts
61Pike County7.324-3.17 pts
62Noble County7.244+0.87 pts
63Vigo County7.2+1.09 pts
64Marshall County7.091+0.67 pts
65Dearborn County7.063-0.25 pts
66Parke County7.054+1.94 pts
67Clay County7.018+0.15 pts
67Spencer County7.018+2.71 pts
69Jefferson County7.009-0.76 pts
70Jasper County6.926-0.51 pts
71Whitley County6.838-0.45 pts
72Porter County6.791-1.07 pts
73Bartholomew County6.621+0.72 pts
74Vanderburgh County6.615+1.21 pts
75Fountain County6.597-0.03 pts
76Knox County6.592+0.66 pts
77Elkhart County6.552+0.36 pts
78Wabash County6.525+1.06 pts
79Wayne County6.517+1.06 pts
80Switzerland County6.452-0.83 pts
81Vermillion County6.3290 pts
82Fulton County6.242+0.21 pts
83Gibson County6.088+0.78 pts
84Adams County6.079-0.24 pts
85Martin County5.911-1.52 pts
86Ohio County5.882-2.81 pts
87Benton County5.863-0.69 pts
88Posey County5.775-2.41 pts
89DeKalb County5.543+0.31 pts
90Dubois County5.423-0.2 pts
91Rush County4.823-0.42 pts
92Jennings County4.738-0.65 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Brown County, with 14.691% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Jennings County, with 4.738% in 2020.

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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