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Counties in Indiana by establishment exit rate

Blackford County had the highest establishment exit rate of 92 counties in 2021, at 11.53%. Pulaski County had the lowest, at 3.12%. The median was 7.893% and the figure for Indiana was 8.238%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.53Blackford County
Lowest3.12Pulaski County
Median7.89392 counties
Indiana8.238History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 6.324 %Allen County: 7.875 %Bartholomew County: 8.824 %Benton County: 8.889 %Blackford County: 11.53 %Boone County: 8.122 %Brown County: 10.945 %Carroll County: 8.069 %Cass County: 5.641 %Clark County: 8.08 %Clay County: 6.729 %Clinton County: 9.8 %Crawford County: 7.595 %Daviess County: 6.301 %Dearborn County: 9.243 %Decatur County: 5.494 %DeKalb County: 6.302 %Delaware County: 9.717 %Dubois County: 5.428 %Elkhart County: 6.8 %Fayette County: 7.105 %Floyd County: 7.902 %Fountain County: 4.384 %Franklin County: 6.755 %Fulton County: 6.545 %Gibson County: 6.422 %Grant County: 7.452 %Greene County: 8.008 %Hamilton County: 8.67 %Hancock County: 8.056 %Harrison County: 11.067 %Hendricks County: 8.023 %Henry County: 6.31 %Howard County: 7.185 %Huntington County: 7.545 %Jackson County: 6.979 %Jasper County: 8.683 %Jay County: 9.079 %Jefferson County: 7.544 %Jennings County: 8.209 %Johnson County: 7.884 %Knox County: 6.588 %Kosciusko County: 7.707 %LaGrange County: 6.178 %Lake County: 8.289 %LaPorte County: 8.085 %Lawrence County: 7.394 %Madison County: 8.468 %Marion County: 9.606 %Marshall County: 6.621 %Martin County: 9.476 %Miami County: 6.524 %Monroe County: 10.352 %Montgomery County: 7.057 %Morgan County: 8.93 %Newton County: 9.778 %Noble County: 5.61 %Ohio County: 5.405 %Orange County: 7.013 %Owen County: 11.169 %Parke County: 8.264 %Perry County: 7.088 %Pike County: 6.593 %Porter County: 8.991 %Posey County: 8.565 %Pulaski County: 3.12 %Putnam County: 8.795 %Randolph County: 7.468 %Ripley County: 6.407 %Rush County: 6.223 %St. Joseph County: 7.973 %Scott County: 4.865 %Shelby County: 8.387 %Spencer County: 8.142 %Starke County: 8.633 %Steuben County: 8.433 %Sullivan County: 9.881 %Switzerland County: 11.429 %Tippecanoe County: 8.747 %Tipton County: 7.744 %Union County: 7.273 %Vanderburgh County: 7.933 %Vermillion County: 8.475 %Vigo County: 7.532 %Wabash County: 5.74 %Warren County: 3.32 %Warrick County: 8.66 %Washington County: 8.799 %Wayne County: 7.837 %Wells County: 6.167 %White County: 11.006 %Whitley County: 8.491 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Blackford County: 11.53 %Blackford County11.53Switzerland County: 11.429 %Switzerland County11.429Owen County: 11.169 %Owen County11.169Harrison County: 11.067 %Harrison County11.067White County: 11.006 %White County11.006Brown County: 10.945 %Brown County10.945Monroe County: 10.352 %Monroe County10.352Sullivan County: 9.881 %Sullivan County9.881Clinton County: 9.8 %Clinton County9.8Newton County: 9.778 %Newton County9.778Delaware County: 9.717 %Delaware County9.717Marion County: 9.606 %Marion County9.606Martin County: 9.476 %Martin County9.476Dearborn County: 9.243 %Dearborn County9.243Jay County: 9.079 %Jay County9.079Porter County: 8.991 %Porter County8.991Morgan County: 8.93 %Morgan County8.93Benton County: 8.889 %Benton County8.889Bartholomew County: 8.824 %Bartholomew County8.824Washington County: 8.799 %Washington County8.799Putnam County: 8.795 %Putnam County8.795Tippecanoe County: 8.747 %Tippecanoe County8.747Jasper County: 8.683 %Jasper County8.683Hamilton County: 8.67 %Hamilton County8.67Warrick County: 8.66 %Warrick County8.66Starke County: 8.633 %Starke County8.633Posey County: 8.565 %Posey County8.565Whitley County: 8.491 %Whitley County8.491Vermillion County: 8.475 %Vermillion County8.475Madison County: 8.468 %Madison County8.468Steuben County: 8.433 %Steuben County8.433Shelby County: 8.387 %Shelby County8.387Lake County: 8.289 %Lake County8.289Parke County: 8.264 %Parke County8.264Jennings County: 8.209 %Jennings County8.209Spencer County: 8.142 %Spencer County8.142Boone County: 8.122 %Boone County8.122LaPorte County: 8.085 %LaPorte County8.085Clark County: 8.08 %Clark County8.08Carroll County: 8.069 %Carroll County8.069Blackford County: 11.53 %Blackford County11.53Switzerland County: 11.429 %Switzerland County11.429Owen County: 11.169 %Owen County11.169Harrison County: 11.067 %Harrison County11.067White County: 11.006 %White County11.006Brown County: 10.945 %Brown County10.945Monroe County: 10.352 %Monroe County10.352Sullivan County: 9.881 %Sullivan County9.881Clinton County: 9.8 %Clinton County9.8Newton County: 9.778 %Newton County9.778Delaware County: 9.717 %Delaware County9.717Marion County: 9.606 %Marion County9.606Martin County: 9.476 %Martin County9.476Dearborn County: 9.243 %Dearborn County9.243Jay County: 9.079 %Jay County9.079Porter County: 8.991 %Porter County8.991Morgan County: 8.93 %Morgan County8.93Benton County: 8.889 %Benton County8.889Bartholomew County: 8.824 %Bartholomew County8.824Washington County: 8.799 %Washington County8.799Putnam County: 8.795 %Putnam County8.795Tippecanoe County: 8.747 %Tippecanoe County8.747Jasper County: 8.683 %Jasper County8.683Hamilton County: 8.67 %Hamilton County8.67Warrick County: 8.66 %Warrick County8.66Starke County: 8.633 %Starke County8.633Posey County: 8.565 %Posey County8.565Whitley County: 8.491 %Whitley County8.491Vermillion County: 8.475 %Vermillion County8.475Madison County: 8.468 %Madison County8.468Steuben County: 8.433 %Steuben County8.433Shelby County: 8.387 %Shelby County8.387Lake County: 8.289 %Lake County8.289Parke County: 8.264 %Parke County8.264Jennings County: 8.209 %Jennings County8.209Spencer County: 8.142 %Spencer County8.142Boone County: 8.122 %Boone County8.122LaPorte County: 8.085 %LaPorte County8.085Clark County: 8.08 %Clark County8.08Carroll County: 8.069 %Carroll County8.069
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Blackford County11.53+2.78 pts
2Switzerland County11.429+4.98 pts
3Owen County11.169-0.04 pts
4Harrison County11.067+3.09 pts
5White County11.006+3.11 pts
6Brown County10.945-3.75 pts
7Monroe County10.352+0.03 pts
8Sullivan County9.881-1.12 pts
9Clinton County9.8+0.25 pts
10Newton County9.778+1.04 pts
11Delaware County9.717+0.19 pts
12Marion County9.606-0.34 pts
13Martin County9.476+3.57 pts
14Dearborn County9.243+2.18 pts
15Jay County9.079+0.7 pts
16Porter County8.991+2.2 pts
17Morgan County8.93-1.83 pts
18Benton County8.889+3.03 pts
19Bartholomew County8.824+2.2 pts
20Washington County8.799+0.33 pts
21Putnam County8.795+0.63 pts
22Tippecanoe County8.747-0.69 pts
23Jasper County8.683+1.76 pts
24Hamilton County8.67-0.75 pts
25Warrick County8.66-0.73 pts
26Starke County8.633-1.1 pts
27Posey County8.565+2.79 pts
28Whitley County8.491+1.65 pts
29Vermillion County8.475+2.15 pts
30Madison County8.468+0.94 pts
31Steuben County8.433+0.81 pts
32Shelby County8.387-0.27 pts
33Lake County8.289-0.01 pts
34Parke County8.264+1.21 pts
35Jennings County8.209+3.47 pts
36Spencer County8.142+1.12 pts
37Boone County8.122-1.24 pts
38LaPorte County8.085+0.23 pts
39Clark County8.08-0.31 pts
40Carroll County8.069-3.61 pts
41Hancock County8.056-0.19 pts
42Hendricks County8.023-0.39 pts
43Greene County8.008-2.79 pts
44St. Joseph County7.973+0.59 pts
45Vanderburgh County7.933+1.32 pts
46Floyd County7.902-0.62 pts
47Johnson County7.884-0.58 pts
48Allen County7.875+0.38 pts
49Wayne County7.837+1.32 pts
50Tipton County7.744-3.9 pts
51Kosciusko County7.707-0.81 pts
52Crawford County7.595-3.24 pts
53Huntington County7.545-2.6 pts
54Jefferson County7.544+0.53 pts
55Vigo County7.532+0.33 pts
56Randolph County7.4680 pts
57Grant County7.452-1.04 pts
58Lawrence County7.394-1.46 pts
59Union County7.273-1.7 pts
60Howard County7.185-2.43 pts
61Fayette County7.105-3.78 pts
62Perry County7.088-1.13 pts
63Montgomery County7.057-1.43 pts
64Orange County7.013-1.16 pts
65Jackson County6.979-1.67 pts
66Elkhart County6.8+0.25 pts
67Franklin County6.755-0.57 pts
68Clay County6.729-0.29 pts
69Marshall County6.621-0.47 pts
70Pike County6.593-0.73 pts
71Knox County6.588-0 pts
72Fulton County6.545+0.3 pts
73Miami County6.524-1.08 pts
74Gibson County6.422+0.33 pts
75Ripley County6.407-2.74 pts
76Adams County6.324+0.25 pts
77Henry County6.31-1.18 pts
78DeKalb County6.302+0.76 pts
79Daviess County6.301-1.56 pts
80Rush County6.223+1.4 pts
81LaGrange County6.178-2.07 pts
82Wells County6.167-1.31 pts
83Wabash County5.74-0.79 pts
84Cass County5.641-2.44 pts
85Noble County5.61-1.63 pts
86Decatur County5.494-3.73 pts
87Dubois County5.4280 pts
88Ohio County5.405-0.48 pts
89Scott County4.865-5.46 pts
90Fountain County4.384-2.21 pts
91Warren County3.32-8.35 pts
92Pulaski County3.12-5.24 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.

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Blackford County, with 11.53% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Pulaski County, with 3.12% in 2021.

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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