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Counties in Mississippi by establishment exit rate

Tunica County had the highest establishment exit rate of 81 counties in 2017, at 15.094%. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.712% and the figure for Mississippi was 7.986%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.094Tunica County
Lowest0Issaquena County
Median7.71281 counties
Mississippi7.986History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 8.226 %Alcorn County: 6.685 %Amite County: 8.434 %Attala County: 6.769 %Benton County: 6.993 %Bolivar County: 6.782 %Calhoun County: 4.555 %Carroll County: 2.752 %Chickasaw County: 6.645 %Choctaw County: 7.512 %Claiborne County: 7.143 %Clarke County: 7.323 %Clay County: 6.519 %Coahoma County: 8.216 %Copiah County: 6.514 %Covington County: 6.431 %DeSoto County: 7.553 %Forrest County: 8.514 %Franklin County: 10.427 %George County: 7.407 %Greene County: 8.036 %Grenada County: 7.507 %Hancock County: 11.343 %Harrison County: 8.681 %Hinds County: 8.038 %Holmes County: 6.335 %Humphreys County: 10.811 %Issaquena County: 0 %Itawamba County: 9.185 %Jackson County: 7.676 %Jasper County: 4.423 %Jefferson Davis County: 11.034 %Jones County: 6.685 %Kemper County: 3.774 %Lafayette County: 7.544 %Lamar County: 7.427 %Lauderdale County: 7.712 %Lawrence County: 9.804 %Leake County: 7.692 %Lee County: 7.263 %Leflore County: 7.804 %Lincoln County: 7.542 %Lowndes County: 8.012 %Madison County: 9.018 %Marion County: 8.88 %Marshall County: 7.438 %Monroe County: 7.87 %Montgomery County: 9.314 %Neshoba County: 5.835 %Newton County: 11.364 %Noxubee County: 9.697 %Oktibbeha County: 7.893 %Panola County: 8.057 %Pearl River County: 6.259 %Perry County: 10.606 %Pike County: 7.819 %Pontotoc County: 8 %Prentiss County: 11.676 %Quitman County: 13.559 %Rankin County: 8.295 %Scott County: 6.034 %Sharkey County: 11.429 %Simpson County: 7.134 %Smith County: 9.386 %Stone County: 6.226 %Sunflower County: 8.344 %Tallahatchie County: 12.121 %Tate County: 7.428 %Tippah County: 7.09 %Tishomingo County: 9.453 %Tunica County: 15.094 %Union County: 6.492 %Walthall County: 7.921 %Warren County: 8.289 %Washington County: 7.71 %Wayne County: 10.235 %Webster County: 11.594 %Wilkinson County: 4.202 %Winston County: 6.647 %Yalobusha County: 11.392 %Yazoo County: 7.429 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Tunica County: 15.094 %Tunica County15.094Quitman County: 13.559 %Quitman County13.559Tallahatchie County: 12.121 %Tallahatchie County12.121Prentiss County: 11.676 %Prentiss County11.676Webster County: 11.594 %Webster County11.594Sharkey County: 11.429 %Sharkey County11.429Yalobusha County: 11.392 %Yalobusha County11.392Newton County: 11.364 %Newton County11.364Hancock County: 11.343 %Hancock County11.343Jefferson Davis County: 11.034 %Jefferson Davis County11.034Humphreys County: 10.811 %Humphreys County10.811Perry County: 10.606 %Perry County10.606Franklin County: 10.427 %Franklin County10.427Wayne County: 10.235 %Wayne County10.235Lawrence County: 9.804 %Lawrence County9.804Noxubee County: 9.697 %Noxubee County9.697Tishomingo County: 9.453 %Tishomingo County9.453Smith County: 9.386 %Smith County9.386Montgomery County: 9.314 %Montgomery County9.314Itawamba County: 9.185 %Itawamba County9.185Madison County: 9.018 %Madison County9.018Marion County: 8.88 %Marion County8.88Harrison County: 8.681 %Harrison County8.681Forrest County: 8.514 %Forrest County8.514Amite County: 8.434 %Amite County8.434Sunflower County: 8.344 %Sunflower County8.344Rankin County: 8.295 %Rankin County8.295Warren County: 8.289 %Warren County8.289Adams County: 8.226 %Adams County8.226Coahoma County: 8.216 %Coahoma County8.216Panola County: 8.057 %Panola County8.057Hinds County: 8.038 %Hinds County8.038Greene County: 8.036 %Greene County8.036Lowndes County: 8.012 %Lowndes County8.012Pontotoc County: 8 %Pontotoc County8Walthall County: 7.921 %Walthall County7.921Oktibbeha County: 7.893 %Oktibbeha County7.893Monroe County: 7.87 %Monroe County7.87Pike County: 7.819 %Pike County7.819Leflore County: 7.804 %Leflore County7.804Tunica County: 15.094 %Tunica County15.094Quitman County: 13.559 %Quitman County13.559Tallahatchie County: 12.121 %Tallahatchie County12.121Prentiss County: 11.676 %Prentiss County11.676Webster County: 11.594 %Webster County11.594Sharkey County: 11.429 %Sharkey County11.429Yalobusha County: 11.392 %Yalobusha County11.392Newton County: 11.364 %Newton County11.364Hancock County: 11.343 %Hancock County11.343Jefferson Davis County: 11.034 %Jefferson Davis County11.034Humphreys County: 10.811 %Humphreys County10.811Perry County: 10.606 %Perry County10.606Franklin County: 10.427 %Franklin County10.427Wayne County: 10.235 %Wayne County10.235Lawrence County: 9.804 %Lawrence County9.804Noxubee County: 9.697 %Noxubee County9.697Tishomingo County: 9.453 %Tishomingo County9.453Smith County: 9.386 %Smith County9.386Montgomery County: 9.314 %Montgomery County9.314Itawamba County: 9.185 %Itawamba County9.185Madison County: 9.018 %Madison County9.018Marion County: 8.88 %Marion County8.88Harrison County: 8.681 %Harrison County8.681Forrest County: 8.514 %Forrest County8.514Amite County: 8.434 %Amite County8.434Sunflower County: 8.344 %Sunflower County8.344Rankin County: 8.295 %Rankin County8.295Warren County: 8.289 %Warren County8.289Adams County: 8.226 %Adams County8.226Coahoma County: 8.216 %Coahoma County8.216Panola County: 8.057 %Panola County8.057Hinds County: 8.038 %Hinds County8.038Greene County: 8.036 %Greene County8.036Lowndes County: 8.012 %Lowndes County8.012Pontotoc County: 8 %Pontotoc County8Walthall County: 7.921 %Walthall County7.921Oktibbeha County: 7.893 %Oktibbeha County7.893Monroe County: 7.87 %Monroe County7.87Pike County: 7.819 %Pike County7.819Leflore County: 7.804 %Leflore County7.804
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Tunica County15.094+6 pts
2Quitman County13.559+5.91 pts
3Tallahatchie County12.121+5.71 pts
4Prentiss County11.676+5.05 pts
5Webster County11.594-3.63 pts
6Sharkey County11.429+6.8 pts
7Yalobusha County11.392+4.01 pts
8Newton County11.364+3.55 pts
9Hancock County11.343+2.16 pts
10Jefferson Davis County11.034+3.73 pts
11Humphreys County10.811-0.78 pts
12Perry County10.606+1.05 pts
13Franklin County10.427+2.24 pts
14Wayne County10.235-0.38 pts
15Lawrence County9.804-1.55 pts
16Noxubee County9.697+1.24 pts
17Tishomingo County9.453+0.65 pts
18Smith County9.386-1.69 pts
19Montgomery County9.314+2.49 pts
20Itawamba County9.185+5.55 pts
21Madison County9.018-0.31 pts
22Marion County8.88-0.35 pts
23Harrison County8.681+0.66 pts
24Forrest County8.514+0.77 pts
25Amite County8.434-0.5 pts
26Sunflower County8.344+0.53 pts
27Rankin County8.295+1.83 pts
28Warren County8.289+0.78 pts
29Adams County8.226+1.12 pts
30Coahoma County8.216+0.55 pts
31Panola County8.057-0.03 pts
32Hinds County8.038-0.86 pts
33Greene County8.036-1.1 pts
34Lowndes County8.012-0.18 pts
35Pontotoc County8+2.62 pts
36Walthall County7.921-0.92 pts
37Oktibbeha County7.893+1.34 pts
38Monroe County7.87-0.49 pts
39Pike County7.819+0.5 pts
40Leflore County7.804+0.07 pts
41Lauderdale County7.712+1.54 pts
42Washington County7.71+1.3 pts
43Leake County7.692-0.72 pts
44Jackson County7.676-0.54 pts
45DeSoto County7.553+1.06 pts
46Lafayette County7.544+0.59 pts
47Lincoln County7.542+0.74 pts
48Choctaw County7.512-2.82 pts
49Grenada County7.507+3.09 pts
50Marshall County7.438-1.43 pts
51Yazoo County7.429-2.77 pts
52Tate County7.428+1.55 pts
53Lamar County7.427-0.32 pts
54George County7.407+2.23 pts
55Clarke County7.323+0.87 pts
56Lee County7.263+1.09 pts
57Claiborne County7.143-2.91 pts
58Simpson County7.134-0.3 pts
59Tippah County7.09+1.48 pts
60Benton County6.993+0.1 pts
61Bolivar County6.782+1.8 pts
62Attala County6.769+1.71 pts
63Alcorn County6.685-1.28 pts
63Jones County6.685-1.83 pts
65Winston County6.647+0.84 pts
66Chickasaw County6.645-1.54 pts
67Clay County6.519+1.16 pts
68Copiah County6.514-1.79 pts
69Union County6.492+0.57 pts
70Covington County6.431+0.7 pts
71Holmes County6.335-3.1 pts
72Pearl River County6.259-1.86 pts
73Stone County6.226-0.75 pts
74Scott County6.034-1.6 pts
75Neshoba County5.835-0.21 pts
76Calhoun County4.555-2.98 pts
77Jasper County4.423-4.27 pts
78Wilkinson County4.202-1.73 pts
79Kemper County3.774n/a
80Carroll County2.752-5.02 pts
81Issaquena County0n/a

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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 2017 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Tunica County, with 15.094% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Issaquena County, with 0% in 2017.

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. 1 counties have no value for 2017 and are not ranked.

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