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Counties in Mississippi by establishment exit rate

Kemper County had the highest establishment exit rate of 82 counties in 2015, at 12.264%. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.413% and the figure for Mississippi was 7.815%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.264Kemper County
Lowest0Issaquena County
Median7.41382 counties
Mississippi7.815History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 8.674 %Alcorn County: 7.646 %Amite County: 5.952 %Attala County: 7.419 %Benton County: 5.442 %Bolivar County: 9.313 %Calhoun County: 6.237 %Carroll County: 7.96 %Chickasaw County: 9.494 %Choctaw County: 5.634 %Claiborne County: 5 %Clarke County: 10.798 %Clay County: 8.272 %Coahoma County: 9.298 %Copiah County: 8.088 %Covington County: 6.656 %DeSoto County: 7.988 %Forrest County: 8.432 %Franklin County: 2.765 %George County: 7.279 %Greene County: 5.607 %Grenada County: 6.352 %Hancock County: 7.837 %Harrison County: 7.883 %Hinds County: 9.051 %Holmes County: 6.181 %Humphreys County: 4.93 %Issaquena County: 0 %Itawamba County: 7.407 %Jackson County: 7.775 %Jasper County: 7.494 %Jefferson County: 11.111 %Jefferson Davis County: 6.557 %Jones County: 6.659 %Kemper County: 12.264 %Lafayette County: 7.642 %Lamar County: 8.483 %Lauderdale County: 7.6 %Lawrence County: 5.096 %Leake County: 8.649 %Lee County: 8.116 %Leflore County: 7.589 %Lincoln County: 6.358 %Lowndes County: 6.304 %Madison County: 8.539 %Marion County: 8.519 %Marshall County: 7.682 %Monroe County: 10.304 %Montgomery County: 6.341 %Neshoba County: 5.639 %Newton County: 6.623 %Noxubee County: 10.682 %Oktibbeha County: 8.212 %Panola County: 6.626 %Pearl River County: 9.55 %Perry County: 5.926 %Pike County: 8.579 %Pontotoc County: 6.964 %Prentiss County: 7.036 %Quitman County: 4.396 %Rankin County: 7.574 %Scott County: 5.895 %Sharkey County: 7.373 %Simpson County: 8.673 %Smith County: 5.442 %Stone County: 6.641 %Sunflower County: 6.577 %Tallahatchie County: 6.358 %Tate County: 7.123 %Tippah County: 5.988 %Tishomingo County: 7.658 %Tunica County: 10.269 %Union County: 8.307 %Walthall County: 6.295 %Warren County: 6.324 %Washington County: 6.821 %Wayne County: 6.191 %Webster County: 8.814 %Wilkinson County: 3.419 %Winston County: 8.232 %Yalobusha County: 8.176 %Yazoo County: 5.882 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Kemper County: 12.264 %Kemper County12.264Jefferson County: 11.111 %Jefferson County11.111Clarke County: 10.798 %Clarke County10.798Noxubee County: 10.682 %Noxubee County10.682Monroe County: 10.304 %Monroe County10.304Tunica County: 10.269 %Tunica County10.269Pearl River County: 9.55 %Pearl River County9.55Chickasaw County: 9.494 %Chickasaw County9.494Bolivar County: 9.313 %Bolivar County9.313Coahoma County: 9.298 %Coahoma County9.298Hinds County: 9.051 %Hinds County9.051Webster County: 8.814 %Webster County8.814Adams County: 8.674 %Adams County8.674Simpson County: 8.673 %Simpson County8.673Leake County: 8.649 %Leake County8.649Pike County: 8.579 %Pike County8.579Madison County: 8.539 %Madison County8.539Marion County: 8.519 %Marion County8.519Lamar County: 8.483 %Lamar County8.483Forrest County: 8.432 %Forrest County8.432Union County: 8.307 %Union County8.307Clay County: 8.272 %Clay County8.272Winston County: 8.232 %Winston County8.232Oktibbeha County: 8.212 %Oktibbeha County8.212Yalobusha County: 8.176 %Yalobusha County8.176Lee County: 8.116 %Lee County8.116Copiah County: 8.088 %Copiah County8.088DeSoto County: 7.988 %DeSoto County7.988Carroll County: 7.96 %Carroll County7.96Harrison County: 7.883 %Harrison County7.883Hancock County: 7.837 %Hancock County7.837Jackson County: 7.775 %Jackson County7.775Marshall County: 7.682 %Marshall County7.682Tishomingo County: 7.658 %Tishomingo County7.658Alcorn County: 7.646 %Alcorn County7.646Lafayette County: 7.642 %Lafayette County7.642Lauderdale County: 7.6 %Lauderdale County7.6Leflore County: 7.589 %Leflore County7.589Rankin County: 7.574 %Rankin County7.574Jasper County: 7.494 %Jasper County7.494Kemper County: 12.264 %Kemper County12.264Jefferson County: 11.111 %Jefferson County11.111Clarke County: 10.798 %Clarke County10.798Noxubee County: 10.682 %Noxubee County10.682Monroe County: 10.304 %Monroe County10.304Tunica County: 10.269 %Tunica County10.269Pearl River County: 9.55 %Pearl River County9.55Chickasaw County: 9.494 %Chickasaw County9.494Bolivar County: 9.313 %Bolivar County9.313Coahoma County: 9.298 %Coahoma County9.298Hinds County: 9.051 %Hinds County9.051Webster County: 8.814 %Webster County8.814Adams County: 8.674 %Adams County8.674Simpson County: 8.673 %Simpson County8.673Leake County: 8.649 %Leake County8.649Pike County: 8.579 %Pike County8.579Madison County: 8.539 %Madison County8.539Marion County: 8.519 %Marion County8.519Lamar County: 8.483 %Lamar County8.483Forrest County: 8.432 %Forrest County8.432Union County: 8.307 %Union County8.307Clay County: 8.272 %Clay County8.272Winston County: 8.232 %Winston County8.232Oktibbeha County: 8.212 %Oktibbeha County8.212Yalobusha County: 8.176 %Yalobusha County8.176Lee County: 8.116 %Lee County8.116Copiah County: 8.088 %Copiah County8.088DeSoto County: 7.988 %DeSoto County7.988Carroll County: 7.96 %Carroll County7.96Harrison County: 7.883 %Harrison County7.883Hancock County: 7.837 %Hancock County7.837Jackson County: 7.775 %Jackson County7.775Marshall County: 7.682 %Marshall County7.682Tishomingo County: 7.658 %Tishomingo County7.658Alcorn County: 7.646 %Alcorn County7.646Lafayette County: 7.642 %Lafayette County7.642Lauderdale County: 7.6 %Lauderdale County7.6Leflore County: 7.589 %Leflore County7.589Rankin County: 7.574 %Rankin County7.574Jasper County: 7.494 %Jasper County7.494
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Kemper County12.264-3.46 pts
2Jefferson County11.111+3.97 pts
3Clarke County10.798-0.57 pts
4Noxubee County10.682-2.28 pts
5Monroe County10.304+1.62 pts
6Tunica County10.269+3.47 pts
7Pearl River County9.55+1.77 pts
8Chickasaw County9.494+1.08 pts
9Bolivar County9.313+3.2 pts
10Coahoma County9.298+3.53 pts
11Hinds County9.051+0.27 pts
12Webster County8.814-2.79 pts
13Adams County8.674+1.43 pts
14Simpson County8.673+2.5 pts
15Leake County8.649+2.08 pts
16Pike County8.579+1.56 pts
17Madison County8.539+1.05 pts
18Marion County8.519+1.31 pts
19Lamar County8.483-0.66 pts
20Forrest County8.432+0.57 pts
21Union County8.307+1.49 pts
22Clay County8.272+0.31 pts
23Winston County8.232+0.1 pts
24Oktibbeha County8.212-1.49 pts
25Yalobusha County8.176+3.03 pts
26Lee County8.116+0.12 pts
27Copiah County8.088-0.24 pts
28DeSoto County7.988+1.17 pts
29Carroll County7.96-0.33 pts
30Harrison County7.883+0.3 pts
31Hancock County7.837-3.06 pts
32Jackson County7.775-0.66 pts
33Marshall County7.682-1.87 pts
34Tishomingo County7.658+1.01 pts
35Alcorn County7.646+1.06 pts
36Lafayette County7.642+0.01 pts
37Lauderdale County7.6+1.9 pts
38Leflore County7.589+1.46 pts
39Rankin County7.5740 pts
40Jasper County7.494+0.58 pts
41Attala County7.419-1.08 pts
42Itawamba County7.407+1.2 pts
43Sharkey County7.373+1.89 pts
44George County7.279+1.42 pts
45Tate County7.123+0.21 pts
46Prentiss County7.036+1.07 pts
47Pontotoc County6.964-1.33 pts
48Washington County6.821-0.22 pts
49Jones County6.659+0.33 pts
50Covington County6.656+0.54 pts
51Stone County6.641-0.57 pts
52Panola County6.626-2.46 pts
53Newton County6.623-1.17 pts
54Sunflower County6.577-0.21 pts
55Jefferson Davis County6.557+1.91 pts
56Lincoln County6.358-1.48 pts
56Tallahatchie County6.358+2.26 pts
58Grenada County6.352+0.75 pts
59Montgomery County6.341-1.37 pts
60Warren County6.324-2.13 pts
61Lowndes County6.304-2.29 pts
62Walthall County6.295+1.97 pts
63Calhoun County6.237+0.84 pts
64Wayne County6.191-3.11 pts
65Holmes County6.181+0.07 pts
66Tippah County5.988+0.16 pts
67Amite County5.952-1.21 pts
68Perry County5.926-2.9 pts
69Scott County5.895+1.46 pts
70Yazoo County5.882-1.72 pts
71Neshoba County5.639-1.79 pts
72Choctaw County5.634-5.38 pts
73Greene County5.607-8.48 pts
74Benton County5.442-1.36 pts
74Smith County5.442+0.65 pts
76Lawrence County5.096-4.84 pts
77Claiborne County5-11.27 pts
78Humphreys County4.93-4.83 pts
79Quitman County4.396-3.38 pts
80Wilkinson County3.419-5.71 pts
81Franklin County2.765-2.07 pts
82Issaquena County00 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 Mississippi by establishment exit rate, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Kemper County, with 12.264% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Issaquena County, with 0% in 2015.

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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.

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