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Counties in Mississippi by establishment exit rate

Smith County had the highest establishment exit rate of 81 counties in 2012, at 13.333%. Jefferson County had the lowest, at 5.405%. The median was 8.374% and the figure for Mississippi was 8.456%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.333Smith County
Lowest5.405Jefferson County
Median8.37481 counties
Mississippi8.456History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 6.408 %Alcorn County: 8.684 %Amite County: 10.272 %Attala County: 8.309 %Benton County: 12.414 %Bolivar County: 6.785 %Calhoun County: 8.998 %Carroll County: 7.33 %Chickasaw County: 8.459 %Choctaw County: 10.092 %Claiborne County: 12.281 %Clarke County: 8.621 %Clay County: 7.781 %Coahoma County: 6.858 %Copiah County: 7.259 %Covington County: 6.709 %DeSoto County: 9.226 %Forrest County: 7.761 %Franklin County: 11.268 %George County: 9.842 %Greene County: 8.219 %Grenada County: 7.79 %Hancock County: 10.574 %Harrison County: 9.746 %Hinds County: 8.617 %Holmes County: 8.677 %Humphreys County: 7.483 %Itawamba County: 8.491 %Jackson County: 8.838 %Jasper County: 7.177 %Jefferson County: 5.405 %Jefferson Davis County: 10.101 %Jones County: 7.456 %Kemper County: 6.512 %Lafayette County: 10.21 %Lamar County: 8.569 %Lauderdale County: 7.555 %Lawrence County: 6.006 %Leake County: 10.889 %Lee County: 8.152 %Leflore County: 8.545 %Lincoln County: 6.757 %Lowndes County: 8.38 %Madison County: 8.296 %Marion County: 9.839 %Marshall County: 11.342 %Monroe County: 7.705 %Montgomery County: 7.583 %Neshoba County: 9.056 %Newton County: 10.631 %Noxubee County: 8.021 %Oktibbeha County: 7.161 %Panola County: 8.271 %Pearl River County: 9.245 %Perry County: 9.63 %Pike County: 7.244 %Pontotoc County: 6.674 %Prentiss County: 9.119 %Quitman County: 9.137 %Rankin County: 8.546 %Scott County: 8.432 %Sharkey County: 5.607 %Simpson County: 9.711 %Smith County: 13.333 %Stone County: 8.333 %Sunflower County: 7.737 %Tallahatchie County: 8.772 %Tate County: 9.384 %Tippah County: 7.975 %Tishomingo County: 7.196 %Tunica County: 8.374 %Union County: 7.801 %Walthall County: 10.602 %Warren County: 7.231 %Washington County: 7.807 %Wayne County: 7.239 %Webster County: 11.565 %Wilkinson County: 8.365 %Winston County: 7.761 %Yalobusha County: 5.505 %Yazoo County: 10.335 %
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%, 2012. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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, 2012

Smith County: 13.333 %Smith County13.333Benton County: 12.414 %Benton County12.414Claiborne County: 12.281 %Claiborne County12.281Webster County: 11.565 %Webster County11.565Marshall County: 11.342 %Marshall County11.342Franklin County: 11.268 %Franklin County11.268Leake County: 10.889 %Leake County10.889Newton County: 10.631 %Newton County10.631Walthall County: 10.602 %Walthall County10.602Hancock County: 10.574 %Hancock County10.574Yazoo County: 10.335 %Yazoo County10.335Amite County: 10.272 %Amite County10.272Lafayette County: 10.21 %Lafayette County10.21Jefferson Davis County: 10.101 %Jefferson Davis County10.101Choctaw County: 10.092 %Choctaw County10.092George County: 9.842 %George County9.842Marion County: 9.839 %Marion County9.839Harrison County: 9.746 %Harrison County9.746Simpson County: 9.711 %Simpson County9.711Perry County: 9.63 %Perry County9.63Tate County: 9.384 %Tate County9.384Pearl River County: 9.245 %Pearl River County9.245DeSoto County: 9.226 %DeSoto County9.226Quitman County: 9.137 %Quitman County9.137Prentiss County: 9.119 %Prentiss County9.119Neshoba County: 9.056 %Neshoba County9.056Calhoun County: 8.998 %Calhoun County8.998Jackson County: 8.838 %Jackson County8.838Tallahatchie County: 8.772 %Tallahatchie County8.772Alcorn County: 8.684 %Alcorn County8.684Holmes County: 8.677 %Holmes County8.677Clarke County: 8.621 %Clarke County8.621Hinds County: 8.617 %Hinds County8.617Lamar County: 8.569 %Lamar County8.569Rankin County: 8.546 %Rankin County8.546Leflore County: 8.545 %Leflore County8.545Itawamba County: 8.491 %Itawamba County8.491Chickasaw County: 8.459 %Chickasaw County8.459Scott County: 8.432 %Scott County8.432Lowndes County: 8.38 %Lowndes County8.38Smith County: 13.333 %Smith County13.333Benton County: 12.414 %Benton County12.414Claiborne County: 12.281 %Claiborne County12.281Webster County: 11.565 %Webster County11.565Marshall County: 11.342 %Marshall County11.342Franklin County: 11.268 %Franklin County11.268Leake County: 10.889 %Leake County10.889Newton County: 10.631 %Newton County10.631Walthall County: 10.602 %Walthall County10.602Hancock County: 10.574 %Hancock County10.574Yazoo County: 10.335 %Yazoo County10.335Amite County: 10.272 %Amite County10.272Lafayette County: 10.21 %Lafayette County10.21Jefferson Davis County: 10.101 %Jefferson Davis County10.101Choctaw County: 10.092 %Choctaw County10.092George County: 9.842 %George County9.842Marion County: 9.839 %Marion County9.839Harrison County: 9.746 %Harrison County9.746Simpson County: 9.711 %Simpson County9.711Perry County: 9.63 %Perry County9.63Tate County: 9.384 %Tate County9.384Pearl River County: 9.245 %Pearl River County9.245DeSoto County: 9.226 %DeSoto County9.226Quitman County: 9.137 %Quitman County9.137Prentiss County: 9.119 %Prentiss County9.119Neshoba County: 9.056 %Neshoba County9.056Calhoun County: 8.998 %Calhoun County8.998Jackson County: 8.838 %Jackson County8.838Tallahatchie County: 8.772 %Tallahatchie County8.772Alcorn County: 8.684 %Alcorn County8.684Holmes County: 8.677 %Holmes County8.677Clarke County: 8.621 %Clarke County8.621Hinds County: 8.617 %Hinds County8.617Lamar County: 8.569 %Lamar County8.569Rankin County: 8.546 %Rankin County8.546Leflore County: 8.545 %Leflore County8.545Itawamba County: 8.491 %Itawamba County8.491Chickasaw County: 8.459 %Chickasaw County8.459Scott County: 8.432 %Scott County8.432Lowndes County: 8.38 %Lowndes County8.38
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Smith County13.333+5.41 pts
2Benton County12.414+4.31 pts
3Claiborne County12.281+5.29 pts
4Webster County11.565-1.32 pts
5Marshall County11.342+1.98 pts
6Franklin County11.268+4.63 pts
7Leake County10.889+2.7 pts
8Newton County10.631+4.58 pts
9Walthall County10.602-1.9 pts
10Hancock County10.574+0.24 pts
11Yazoo County10.335-0.45 pts
12Amite County10.272-0.41 pts
13Lafayette County10.21+0.22 pts
14Jefferson Davis County10.101+0.1 pts
15Choctaw County10.092+0.14 pts
16George County9.842-1.21 pts
17Marion County9.839-0.27 pts
18Harrison County9.746+1.32 pts
19Simpson County9.711-0.34 pts
20Perry County9.63-1.44 pts
21Tate County9.384-2.58 pts
22Pearl River County9.245-0.66 pts
23DeSoto County9.226+0.14 pts
24Quitman County9.137+5.16 pts
25Prentiss County9.119+1.65 pts
26Neshoba County9.056+2.54 pts
27Calhoun County8.998+3.26 pts
28Jackson County8.838-0.54 pts
29Tallahatchie County8.772-1.48 pts
30Alcorn County8.684+1.18 pts
31Holmes County8.677+0.2 pts
32Clarke County8.621-0.94 pts
33Hinds County8.617-0.71 pts
34Lamar County8.569-1.51 pts
35Rankin County8.546-0.64 pts
36Leflore County8.545-0.26 pts
37Itawamba County8.491+0.47 pts
38Chickasaw County8.459-0.82 pts
39Scott County8.432-0.07 pts
40Lowndes County8.38-0 pts
41Tunica County8.374+2.03 pts
42Wilkinson County8.365+1.52 pts
43Stone County8.333-2.97 pts
44Attala County8.309-1.14 pts
45Madison County8.296-1.46 pts
46Panola County8.271+2.09 pts
47Greene County8.219-0.04 pts
48Lee County8.152+0.16 pts
49Noxubee County8.021+0.45 pts
50Tippah County7.975+2.45 pts
51Washington County7.807+0.91 pts
52Union County7.801-0.69 pts
53Grenada County7.79-0.77 pts
54Clay County7.781-1.82 pts
55Forrest County7.761-0.62 pts
55Winston County7.761-2.19 pts
57Sunflower County7.737-0.76 pts
58Monroe County7.705-3.19 pts
59Montgomery County7.583+1.07 pts
60Lauderdale County7.555+0.16 pts
61Humphreys County7.483+0.59 pts
62Jones County7.456+0.44 pts
63Carroll County7.33-4.85 pts
64Copiah County7.259-1.51 pts
65Pike County7.244-1.05 pts
66Wayne County7.239-0.95 pts
67Warren County7.231-1.18 pts
68Tishomingo County7.196+0.29 pts
69Jasper County7.177-3.65 pts
70Oktibbeha County7.161+0.35 pts
71Coahoma County6.858+0.7 pts
72Bolivar County6.785+0.44 pts
73Lincoln County6.757-2.14 pts
74Covington County6.7090 pts
75Pontotoc County6.674-0.89 pts
76Kemper County6.512-3.1 pts
77Adams County6.408-0.34 pts
78Lawrence County6.006-3.85 pts
79Sharkey County5.607+0.82 pts
80Yalobusha County5.505-1.75 pts
81Jefferson County5.405-3.77 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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2012 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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 Mississippi by establishment exit rate, 2012) [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 Mississippi by establishment exit rate, 2012. 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/mississippi-counties?period=2012. 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 Mississippi by establishment exit rate, 2012. 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/mississippi-counties?period=2012.

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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 Mississippi by establishment exit rate, 2012 [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/mississippi-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Smith County, with 13.333% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Jefferson County, with 5.405% in 2012.

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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. 1 counties have no value for 2012 and are not ranked.

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