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Counties in Mississippi by establishment exit rate

Webster County had the highest establishment exit rate of 80 counties in 2016, at 15.225%. Itawamba County had the lowest, at 3.631%. The median was 7.738% and the figure for Mississippi was 7.549%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.225Webster County
Lowest3.631Itawamba County
Median7.73880 counties
Mississippi7.549History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 7.107 %Alcorn County: 7.962 %Amite County: 8.929 %Attala County: 5.063 %Benton County: 6.897 %Bolivar County: 4.977 %Calhoun County: 7.531 %Carroll County: 7.767 %Chickasaw County: 8.183 %Choctaw County: 10.329 %Claiborne County: 10.05 %Clarke County: 6.452 %Clay County: 5.357 %Coahoma County: 7.662 %Copiah County: 8.303 %Covington County: 5.732 %DeSoto County: 6.492 %Forrest County: 7.743 %Franklin County: 8.182 %George County: 5.181 %Greene County: 9.132 %Grenada County: 4.419 %Hancock County: 9.178 %Harrison County: 8.016 %Hinds County: 8.896 %Holmes County: 9.438 %Humphreys County: 11.594 %Itawamba County: 3.631 %Jackson County: 8.219 %Jasper County: 8.696 %Jefferson County: 9.615 %Jefferson Davis County: 7.309 %Jones County: 8.517 %Lafayette County: 6.956 %Lamar County: 7.75 %Lauderdale County: 6.169 %Lawrence County: 11.356 %Leake County: 8.41 %Lee County: 6.171 %Leflore County: 7.733 %Lincoln County: 6.802 %Lowndes County: 8.193 %Madison County: 9.332 %Marion County: 9.228 %Marshall County: 8.864 %Monroe County: 8.362 %Montgomery County: 6.829 %Neshoba County: 6.042 %Newton County: 7.818 %Noxubee County: 8.459 %Oktibbeha County: 6.551 %Panola County: 8.091 %Pearl River County: 8.116 %Perry County: 9.559 %Pike County: 7.32 %Pontotoc County: 5.382 %Prentiss County: 6.624 %Quitman County: 7.65 %Rankin County: 6.465 %Scott County: 7.634 %Sharkey County: 4.63 %Simpson County: 7.436 %Smith County: 11.073 %Stone County: 6.977 %Sunflower County: 7.814 %Tallahatchie County: 6.414 %Tate County: 5.874 %Tippah County: 5.605 %Tishomingo County: 8.798 %Tunica County: 9.091 %Union County: 5.92 %Walthall County: 8.845 %Warren County: 7.505 %Washington County: 6.41 %Wayne County: 10.612 %Webster County: 15.225 %Wilkinson County: 5.932 %Winston County: 5.81 %Yalobusha County: 7.385 %Yazoo County: 10.198 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Webster County: 15.225 %Webster County15.225Humphreys County: 11.594 %Humphreys County11.594Lawrence County: 11.356 %Lawrence County11.356Smith County: 11.073 %Smith County11.073Wayne County: 10.612 %Wayne County10.612Choctaw County: 10.329 %Choctaw County10.329Yazoo County: 10.198 %Yazoo County10.198Claiborne County: 10.05 %Claiborne County10.05Jefferson County: 9.615 %Jefferson County9.615Perry County: 9.559 %Perry County9.559Holmes County: 9.438 %Holmes County9.438Madison County: 9.332 %Madison County9.332Marion County: 9.228 %Marion County9.228Hancock County: 9.178 %Hancock County9.178Greene County: 9.132 %Greene County9.132Tunica County: 9.091 %Tunica County9.091Amite County: 8.929 %Amite County8.929Hinds County: 8.896 %Hinds County8.896Marshall County: 8.864 %Marshall County8.864Walthall County: 8.845 %Walthall County8.845Tishomingo County: 8.798 %Tishomingo County8.798Jasper County: 8.696 %Jasper County8.696Jones County: 8.517 %Jones County8.517Noxubee County: 8.459 %Noxubee County8.459Leake County: 8.41 %Leake County8.41Monroe County: 8.362 %Monroe County8.362Copiah County: 8.303 %Copiah County8.303Jackson County: 8.219 %Jackson County8.219Lowndes County: 8.193 %Lowndes County8.193Chickasaw County: 8.183 %Chickasaw County8.183Franklin County: 8.182 %Franklin County8.182Pearl River County: 8.116 %Pearl River County8.116Panola County: 8.091 %Panola County8.091Harrison County: 8.016 %Harrison County8.016Alcorn County: 7.962 %Alcorn County7.962Newton County: 7.818 %Newton County7.818Sunflower County: 7.814 %Sunflower County7.814Carroll County: 7.767 %Carroll County7.767Lamar County: 7.75 %Lamar County7.75Forrest County: 7.743 %Forrest County7.743Webster County: 15.225 %Webster County15.225Humphreys County: 11.594 %Humphreys County11.594Lawrence County: 11.356 %Lawrence County11.356Smith County: 11.073 %Smith County11.073Wayne County: 10.612 %Wayne County10.612Choctaw County: 10.329 %Choctaw County10.329Yazoo County: 10.198 %Yazoo County10.198Claiborne County: 10.05 %Claiborne County10.05Jefferson County: 9.615 %Jefferson County9.615Perry County: 9.559 %Perry County9.559Holmes County: 9.438 %Holmes County9.438Madison County: 9.332 %Madison County9.332Marion County: 9.228 %Marion County9.228Hancock County: 9.178 %Hancock County9.178Greene County: 9.132 %Greene County9.132Tunica County: 9.091 %Tunica County9.091Amite County: 8.929 %Amite County8.929Hinds County: 8.896 %Hinds County8.896Marshall County: 8.864 %Marshall County8.864Walthall County: 8.845 %Walthall County8.845Tishomingo County: 8.798 %Tishomingo County8.798Jasper County: 8.696 %Jasper County8.696Jones County: 8.517 %Jones County8.517Noxubee County: 8.459 %Noxubee County8.459Leake County: 8.41 %Leake County8.41Monroe County: 8.362 %Monroe County8.362Copiah County: 8.303 %Copiah County8.303Jackson County: 8.219 %Jackson County8.219Lowndes County: 8.193 %Lowndes County8.193Chickasaw County: 8.183 %Chickasaw County8.183Franklin County: 8.182 %Franklin County8.182Pearl River County: 8.116 %Pearl River County8.116Panola County: 8.091 %Panola County8.091Harrison County: 8.016 %Harrison County8.016Alcorn County: 7.962 %Alcorn County7.962Newton County: 7.818 %Newton County7.818Sunflower County: 7.814 %Sunflower County7.814Carroll County: 7.767 %Carroll County7.767Lamar County: 7.75 %Lamar County7.75Forrest County: 7.743 %Forrest County7.743
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Webster County15.225+6.41 pts
2Humphreys County11.594+6.66 pts
3Lawrence County11.356+6.26 pts
4Smith County11.073+5.63 pts
5Wayne County10.612+4.42 pts
6Choctaw County10.329+4.7 pts
7Yazoo County10.198+4.32 pts
8Claiborne County10.05+5.05 pts
9Jefferson County9.615-1.5 pts
10Perry County9.559+3.63 pts
11Holmes County9.438+3.26 pts
12Madison County9.332+0.79 pts
13Marion County9.228+0.71 pts
14Hancock County9.178+1.34 pts
15Greene County9.132+3.52 pts
16Tunica County9.091-1.18 pts
17Amite County8.929+2.98 pts
18Hinds County8.896-0.15 pts
19Marshall County8.864+1.18 pts
20Walthall County8.845+2.55 pts
21Tishomingo County8.798+1.14 pts
22Jasper County8.696+1.2 pts
23Jones County8.517+1.86 pts
24Noxubee County8.459-2.22 pts
25Leake County8.41-0.24 pts
26Monroe County8.362-1.94 pts
27Copiah County8.303+0.22 pts
28Jackson County8.219+0.44 pts
29Lowndes County8.193+1.89 pts
30Chickasaw County8.183-1.31 pts
31Franklin County8.182+5.42 pts
32Pearl River County8.116-1.43 pts
33Panola County8.091+1.46 pts
34Harrison County8.016+0.13 pts
35Alcorn County7.962+0.32 pts
36Newton County7.818+1.19 pts
37Sunflower County7.814+1.24 pts
38Carroll County7.767-0.19 pts
39Lamar County7.75-0.73 pts
40Forrest County7.743-0.69 pts
41Leflore County7.733+0.14 pts
42Coahoma County7.662-1.64 pts
43Quitman County7.65+3.25 pts
44Scott County7.634+1.74 pts
45Calhoun County7.531+1.29 pts
46Warren County7.505+1.18 pts
47Simpson County7.436-1.24 pts
48Yalobusha County7.385-0.79 pts
49Pike County7.32-1.26 pts
50Jefferson Davis County7.309+0.75 pts
51Adams County7.107-1.57 pts
52Stone County6.977+0.34 pts
53Lafayette County6.956-0.69 pts
54Benton County6.897+1.46 pts
55Montgomery County6.829+0.49 pts
56Lincoln County6.802+0.44 pts
57Prentiss County6.624-0.41 pts
58Oktibbeha County6.551-1.66 pts
59DeSoto County6.492-1.5 pts
60Rankin County6.465-1.11 pts
61Clarke County6.452-4.35 pts
62Tallahatchie County6.414+0.06 pts
63Washington County6.41-0.41 pts
64Lee County6.171-1.94 pts
65Lauderdale County6.169-1.43 pts
66Neshoba County6.042+0.4 pts
67Wilkinson County5.932+2.51 pts
68Union County5.92-2.39 pts
69Tate County5.874-1.25 pts
70Winston County5.81-2.42 pts
71Covington County5.732-0.92 pts
72Tippah County5.605-0.38 pts
73Pontotoc County5.382-1.58 pts
74Clay County5.357-2.92 pts
75George County5.181-2.1 pts
76Attala County5.063-2.36 pts
77Bolivar County4.977-4.34 pts
78Sharkey County4.63-2.74 pts
79Grenada County4.419-1.93 pts
80Itawamba County3.631-3.78 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. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2016 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Webster County, with 15.225% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Itawamba County, with 3.631% in 2016.

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. 2 counties have no value for 2016 and are not ranked.

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