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Counties in Indiana by establishment exit rate

Union County had the highest establishment exit rate of 92 counties in 2022, at 11.765%. Owen County had the lowest, at 4.811%. The median was 8.186% and the figure for Indiana was 8.359%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.765Union County
Lowest4.811Owen County
Median8.18692 counties
Indiana8.359History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 5.603 %Allen County: 8.735 %Bartholomew County: 8.025 %Benton County: 10.356 %Blackford County: 6.787 %Boone County: 8.755 %Brown County: 8.889 %Carroll County: 9.798 %Cass County: 8.401 %Clark County: 8.783 %Clay County: 8.726 %Clinton County: 7.942 %Crawford County: 5.645 %Daviess County: 8.943 %Dearborn County: 5.243 %Decatur County: 7.627 %DeKalb County: 6.424 %Delaware County: 8.318 %Dubois County: 5.702 %Elkhart County: 7.562 %Fayette County: 7.031 %Floyd County: 7.975 %Fountain County: 7.504 %Franklin County: 5.64 %Fulton County: 7.299 %Gibson County: 8.061 %Grant County: 7.265 %Greene County: 8.49 %Hamilton County: 9.393 %Hancock County: 9.425 %Harrison County: 6.336 %Hendricks County: 8.205 %Henry County: 9.474 %Howard County: 7.918 %Huntington County: 8.301 %Jackson County: 7.852 %Jasper County: 8.582 %Jay County: 9.115 %Jefferson County: 8.167 %Jennings County: 4.908 %Johnson County: 7.365 %Knox County: 6.296 %Kosciusko County: 7.587 %LaGrange County: 8.299 %Lake County: 8.842 %LaPorte County: 7.268 %Lawrence County: 8.884 %Madison County: 8.841 %Marion County: 9.003 %Marshall County: 8.438 %Martin County: 8.78 %Miami County: 9.48 %Monroe County: 8.486 %Montgomery County: 7.183 %Morgan County: 7.198 %Newton County: 10.222 %Noble County: 8.475 %Ohio County: 8.805 %Orange County: 8.011 %Owen County: 4.811 %Parke County: 9.897 %Perry County: 5.231 %Pike County: 8.511 %Porter County: 8.305 %Posey County: 6.217 %Pulaski County: 8.205 %Putnam County: 7.424 %Randolph County: 8.706 %Ripley County: 6.949 %Rush County: 9.117 %St. Joseph County: 8.634 %Scott County: 10.484 %Shelby County: 8.479 %Spencer County: 7.918 %Starke County: 9.929 %Steuben County: 9.292 %Sullivan County: 5.734 %Switzerland County: 8.032 %Tippecanoe County: 8.075 %Tipton County: 11 %Union County: 11.765 %Vanderburgh County: 7.908 %Vermillion County: 7.158 %Vigo County: 6.628 %Wabash County: 6.124 %Warren County: 5.364 %Warrick County: 9.459 %Washington County: 7.212 %Wayne County: 8.305 %Wells County: 8.07 %White County: 7.471 %Whitley County: 8.262 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Union County: 11.765 %Union County11.765Tipton County: 11 %Tipton County11Scott County: 10.484 %Scott County10.484Benton County: 10.356 %Benton County10.356Newton County: 10.222 %Newton County10.222Starke County: 9.929 %Starke County9.929Parke County: 9.897 %Parke County9.897Carroll County: 9.798 %Carroll County9.798Miami County: 9.48 %Miami County9.48Henry County: 9.474 %Henry County9.474Warrick County: 9.459 %Warrick County9.459Hancock County: 9.425 %Hancock County9.425Hamilton County: 9.393 %Hamilton County9.393Steuben County: 9.292 %Steuben County9.292Rush County: 9.117 %Rush County9.117Jay County: 9.115 %Jay County9.115Marion County: 9.003 %Marion County9.003Daviess County: 8.943 %Daviess County8.943Brown County: 8.889 %Brown County8.889Lawrence County: 8.884 %Lawrence County8.884Lake County: 8.842 %Lake County8.842Madison County: 8.841 %Madison County8.841Ohio County: 8.805 %Ohio County8.805Clark County: 8.783 %Clark County8.783Martin County: 8.78 %Martin County8.78Boone County: 8.755 %Boone County8.755Allen County: 8.735 %Allen County8.735Clay County: 8.726 %Clay County8.726Randolph County: 8.706 %Randolph County8.706St. Joseph County: 8.634 %St. Joseph County8.634Jasper County: 8.582 %Jasper County8.582Pike County: 8.511 %Pike County8.511Greene County: 8.49 %Greene County8.49Monroe County: 8.486 %Monroe County8.486Shelby County: 8.479 %Shelby County8.479Noble County: 8.475 %Noble County8.475Marshall County: 8.438 %Marshall County8.438Cass County: 8.401 %Cass County8.401Delaware County: 8.318 %Delaware County8.318Porter County: 8.305 %Porter County8.305Union County: 11.765 %Union County11.765Tipton County: 11 %Tipton County11Scott County: 10.484 %Scott County10.484Benton County: 10.356 %Benton County10.356Newton County: 10.222 %Newton County10.222Starke County: 9.929 %Starke County9.929Parke County: 9.897 %Parke County9.897Carroll County: 9.798 %Carroll County9.798Miami County: 9.48 %Miami County9.48Henry County: 9.474 %Henry County9.474Warrick County: 9.459 %Warrick County9.459Hancock County: 9.425 %Hancock County9.425Hamilton County: 9.393 %Hamilton County9.393Steuben County: 9.292 %Steuben County9.292Rush County: 9.117 %Rush County9.117Jay County: 9.115 %Jay County9.115Marion County: 9.003 %Marion County9.003Daviess County: 8.943 %Daviess County8.943Brown County: 8.889 %Brown County8.889Lawrence County: 8.884 %Lawrence County8.884Lake County: 8.842 %Lake County8.842Madison County: 8.841 %Madison County8.841Ohio County: 8.805 %Ohio County8.805Clark County: 8.783 %Clark County8.783Martin County: 8.78 %Martin County8.78Boone County: 8.755 %Boone County8.755Allen County: 8.735 %Allen County8.735Clay County: 8.726 %Clay County8.726Randolph County: 8.706 %Randolph County8.706St. Joseph County: 8.634 %St. Joseph County8.634Jasper County: 8.582 %Jasper County8.582Pike County: 8.511 %Pike County8.511Greene County: 8.49 %Greene County8.49Monroe County: 8.486 %Monroe County8.486Shelby County: 8.479 %Shelby County8.479Noble County: 8.475 %Noble County8.475Marshall County: 8.438 %Marshall County8.438Cass County: 8.401 %Cass County8.401Delaware County: 8.318 %Delaware County8.318Porter County: 8.305 %Porter County8.305
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Union County11.765+4.49 pts
2Tipton County11+3.26 pts
3Scott County10.484+5.62 pts
4Benton County10.356+1.47 pts
5Newton County10.222+0.44 pts
6Starke County9.929+1.3 pts
7Parke County9.897+1.63 pts
8Carroll County9.798+1.73 pts
9Miami County9.48+2.96 pts
10Henry County9.474+3.16 pts
11Warrick County9.459+0.8 pts
12Hancock County9.425+1.37 pts
13Hamilton County9.393+0.72 pts
14Steuben County9.292+0.86 pts
15Rush County9.117+2.89 pts
16Jay County9.115+0.04 pts
17Marion County9.003-0.6 pts
18Daviess County8.943+2.64 pts
19Brown County8.889-2.06 pts
20Lawrence County8.884+1.49 pts
21Lake County8.842+0.55 pts
22Madison County8.841+0.37 pts
23Ohio County8.805+3.4 pts
24Clark County8.783+0.7 pts
25Martin County8.78-0.7 pts
26Boone County8.755+0.63 pts
27Allen County8.735+0.86 pts
28Clay County8.726+2 pts
29Randolph County8.706+1.24 pts
30St. Joseph County8.634+0.66 pts
31Jasper County8.582-0.1 pts
32Pike County8.511+1.92 pts
33Greene County8.49+0.48 pts
34Monroe County8.486-1.87 pts
35Shelby County8.479+0.09 pts
36Noble County8.475+2.86 pts
37Marshall County8.438+1.82 pts
38Cass County8.401+2.76 pts
39Delaware County8.318-1.4 pts
40Porter County8.305-0.69 pts
40Wayne County8.305+0.47 pts
42Huntington County8.301+0.76 pts
43LaGrange County8.299+2.12 pts
44Whitley County8.262-0.23 pts
45Hendricks County8.205+0.18 pts
45Pulaski County8.205+5.08 pts
47Jefferson County8.167+0.62 pts
48Tippecanoe County8.075-0.67 pts
49Wells County8.07+1.9 pts
50Gibson County8.061+1.64 pts
51Switzerland County8.032-3.4 pts
52Bartholomew County8.025-0.8 pts
53Orange County8.011+1 pts
54Floyd County7.975+0.07 pts
55Clinton County7.942-1.86 pts
56Howard County7.918+0.73 pts
56Spencer County7.918-0.22 pts
58Vanderburgh County7.908-0.02 pts
59Jackson County7.852+0.87 pts
60Decatur County7.627+2.13 pts
61Kosciusko County7.587-0.12 pts
62Elkhart County7.562+0.76 pts
63Fountain County7.504+3.12 pts
64White County7.471-3.54 pts
65Putnam County7.424-1.37 pts
66Johnson County7.365-0.52 pts
67Fulton County7.299+0.75 pts
68LaPorte County7.268-0.82 pts
69Grant County7.265-0.19 pts
70Washington County7.212-1.59 pts
71Morgan County7.198-1.73 pts
72Montgomery County7.183+0.13 pts
73Vermillion County7.158-1.32 pts
74Fayette County7.031-0.07 pts
75Ripley County6.949+0.54 pts
76Blackford County6.787-4.74 pts
77Vigo County6.628-0.9 pts
78DeKalb County6.424+0.12 pts
79Harrison County6.336-4.73 pts
80Knox County6.296-0.29 pts
81Posey County6.217-2.35 pts
82Wabash County6.124+0.38 pts
83Sullivan County5.734-4.15 pts
84Dubois County5.702+0.27 pts
85Crawford County5.645-1.95 pts
86Franklin County5.64-1.12 pts
87Adams County5.603-0.72 pts
88Warren County5.364+2.04 pts
89Dearborn County5.243-4 pts
90Perry County5.231-1.86 pts
91Jennings County4.908-3.3 pts
92Owen County4.811-6.36 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.

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Union County, with 11.765% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Owen County, with 4.811% in 2022.

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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