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Counties in Mississippi by establishment exit rate

Jefferson County had the highest establishment exit rate of 81 counties in 2018, at 13.462%. Yalobusha County had the lowest, at 4.636%. The median was 7.656% and the figure for Mississippi was 7.723%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.462Jefferson County
Lowest4.636Yalobusha County
Median7.65681 counties
Mississippi7.723History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 8.486 %Alcorn County: 8.449 %Amite County: 7.362 %Attala County: 7.24 %Benton County: 6.803 %Bolivar County: 7.774 %Calhoun County: 9.167 %Carroll County: 7.93 %Chickasaw County: 6.931 %Choctaw County: 11.163 %Claiborne County: 6 %Clarke County: 6.005 %Clay County: 12.443 %Coahoma County: 6.471 %Copiah County: 8.193 %Covington County: 7.656 %DeSoto County: 7.319 %Forrest County: 7.576 %Franklin County: 7.843 %George County: 7.934 %Greene County: 8.772 %Grenada County: 6.408 %Hancock County: 9.617 %Harrison County: 7.032 %Hinds County: 8.128 %Holmes County: 6.25 %Humphreys County: 7.115 %Itawamba County: 5.9 %Jackson County: 8.105 %Jasper County: 6.931 %Jefferson County: 13.462 %Jefferson Davis County: 10.332 %Jones County: 6.387 %Kemper County: 10.329 %Lafayette County: 9.77 %Lamar County: 7.65 %Lauderdale County: 7.003 %Lawrence County: 6.557 %Leake County: 6.093 %Lee County: 6.562 %Leflore County: 8.236 %Lincoln County: 4.929 %Lowndes County: 7.948 %Madison County: 9.038 %Marion County: 8.008 %Marshall County: 5.369 %Monroe County: 8.613 %Montgomery County: 13.165 %Neshoba County: 7.638 %Newton County: 10.784 %Noxubee County: 5.422 %Oktibbeha County: 6.565 %Panola County: 5.914 %Pearl River County: 7.729 %Perry County: 7.605 %Pike County: 7.228 %Pontotoc County: 7.221 %Prentiss County: 8.087 %Quitman County: 13.253 %Rankin County: 7.647 %Scott County: 9.218 %Sharkey County: 12.121 %Simpson County: 7.286 %Smith County: 5.147 %Stone County: 6.977 %Sunflower County: 8.728 %Tallahatchie County: 8.125 %Tate County: 8.779 %Tippah County: 6.158 %Tishomingo County: 8.358 %Tunica County: 9.632 %Union County: 6.533 %Walthall County: 13.131 %Warren County: 7.647 %Washington County: 7.879 %Wayne County: 6.31 %Webster County: 9.559 %Wilkinson County: 7.407 %Winston County: 8.996 %Yalobusha County: 4.636 %Yazoo County: 9.742 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Jefferson County: 13.462 %Jefferson County13.462Quitman County: 13.253 %Quitman County13.253Montgomery County: 13.165 %Montgomery County13.165Walthall County: 13.131 %Walthall County13.131Clay County: 12.443 %Clay County12.443Sharkey County: 12.121 %Sharkey County12.121Choctaw County: 11.163 %Choctaw County11.163Newton County: 10.784 %Newton County10.784Jefferson Davis County: 10.332 %Jefferson Davis County10.332Kemper County: 10.329 %Kemper County10.329Lafayette County: 9.77 %Lafayette County9.77Yazoo County: 9.742 %Yazoo County9.742Tunica County: 9.632 %Tunica County9.632Hancock County: 9.617 %Hancock County9.617Webster County: 9.559 %Webster County9.559Scott County: 9.218 %Scott County9.218Calhoun County: 9.167 %Calhoun County9.167Madison County: 9.038 %Madison County9.038Winston County: 8.996 %Winston County8.996Tate County: 8.779 %Tate County8.779Greene County: 8.772 %Greene County8.772Sunflower County: 8.728 %Sunflower County8.728Monroe County: 8.613 %Monroe County8.613Adams County: 8.486 %Adams County8.486Alcorn County: 8.449 %Alcorn County8.449Tishomingo County: 8.358 %Tishomingo County8.358Leflore County: 8.236 %Leflore County8.236Copiah County: 8.193 %Copiah County8.193Hinds County: 8.128 %Hinds County8.128Tallahatchie County: 8.125 %Tallahatchie County8.125Jackson County: 8.105 %Jackson County8.105Prentiss County: 8.087 %Prentiss County8.087Marion County: 8.008 %Marion County8.008Lowndes County: 7.948 %Lowndes County7.948George County: 7.934 %George County7.934Carroll County: 7.93 %Carroll County7.93Washington County: 7.879 %Washington County7.879Franklin County: 7.843 %Franklin County7.843Bolivar County: 7.774 %Bolivar County7.774Pearl River County: 7.729 %Pearl River County7.729Jefferson County: 13.462 %Jefferson County13.462Quitman County: 13.253 %Quitman County13.253Montgomery County: 13.165 %Montgomery County13.165Walthall County: 13.131 %Walthall County13.131Clay County: 12.443 %Clay County12.443Sharkey County: 12.121 %Sharkey County12.121Choctaw County: 11.163 %Choctaw County11.163Newton County: 10.784 %Newton County10.784Jefferson Davis County: 10.332 %Jefferson Davis County10.332Kemper County: 10.329 %Kemper County10.329Lafayette County: 9.77 %Lafayette County9.77Yazoo County: 9.742 %Yazoo County9.742Tunica County: 9.632 %Tunica County9.632Hancock County: 9.617 %Hancock County9.617Webster County: 9.559 %Webster County9.559Scott County: 9.218 %Scott County9.218Calhoun County: 9.167 %Calhoun County9.167Madison County: 9.038 %Madison County9.038Winston County: 8.996 %Winston County8.996Tate County: 8.779 %Tate County8.779Greene County: 8.772 %Greene County8.772Sunflower County: 8.728 %Sunflower County8.728Monroe County: 8.613 %Monroe County8.613Adams County: 8.486 %Adams County8.486Alcorn County: 8.449 %Alcorn County8.449Tishomingo County: 8.358 %Tishomingo County8.358Leflore County: 8.236 %Leflore County8.236Copiah County: 8.193 %Copiah County8.193Hinds County: 8.128 %Hinds County8.128Tallahatchie County: 8.125 %Tallahatchie County8.125Jackson County: 8.105 %Jackson County8.105Prentiss County: 8.087 %Prentiss County8.087Marion County: 8.008 %Marion County8.008Lowndes County: 7.948 %Lowndes County7.948George County: 7.934 %George County7.934Carroll County: 7.93 %Carroll County7.93Washington County: 7.879 %Washington County7.879Franklin County: 7.843 %Franklin County7.843Bolivar County: 7.774 %Bolivar County7.774Pearl River County: 7.729 %Pearl River County7.729
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Jefferson County13.462n/a
2Quitman County13.253-0.31 pts
3Montgomery County13.165+3.85 pts
4Walthall County13.131+5.21 pts
5Clay County12.443+5.92 pts
6Sharkey County12.121+0.69 pts
7Choctaw County11.163+3.65 pts
8Newton County10.784-0.58 pts
9Jefferson Davis County10.332-0.7 pts
10Kemper County10.329+6.56 pts
11Lafayette County9.77+2.23 pts
12Yazoo County9.742+2.31 pts
13Tunica County9.632-5.46 pts
14Hancock County9.617-1.73 pts
15Webster County9.559-2.04 pts
16Scott County9.218+3.18 pts
17Calhoun County9.167+4.61 pts
18Madison County9.038+0.02 pts
19Winston County8.996+2.35 pts
20Tate County8.779+1.35 pts
21Greene County8.772+0.74 pts
22Sunflower County8.728+0.38 pts
23Monroe County8.613+0.74 pts
24Adams County8.486+0.26 pts
25Alcorn County8.449+1.76 pts
26Tishomingo County8.358-1.09 pts
27Leflore County8.236+0.43 pts
28Copiah County8.193+1.68 pts
29Hinds County8.128+0.09 pts
30Tallahatchie County8.125-4 pts
31Jackson County8.105+0.43 pts
32Prentiss County8.087-3.59 pts
33Marion County8.008-0.87 pts
34Lowndes County7.948-0.06 pts
35George County7.934+0.53 pts
36Carroll County7.93+5.18 pts
37Washington County7.879+0.17 pts
38Franklin County7.843-2.58 pts
39Bolivar County7.774+0.99 pts
40Pearl River County7.729+1.47 pts
41Covington County7.656+1.22 pts
42Lamar County7.65+0.22 pts
43Rankin County7.647-0.65 pts
43Warren County7.647-0.64 pts
45Neshoba County7.638+1.8 pts
46Perry County7.605-3 pts
47Forrest County7.576-0.94 pts
48Wilkinson County7.407+3.21 pts
49Amite County7.362-1.07 pts
50DeSoto County7.319-0.23 pts
51Simpson County7.286+0.15 pts
52Attala County7.24+0.47 pts
53Pike County7.228-0.59 pts
54Pontotoc County7.221-0.78 pts
55Humphreys County7.115-3.7 pts
56Harrison County7.032-1.65 pts
57Lauderdale County7.003-0.71 pts
58Stone County6.977+0.75 pts
59Chickasaw County6.931+0.29 pts
59Jasper County6.931+2.51 pts
61Benton County6.803-0.19 pts
62Oktibbeha County6.565-1.33 pts
63Lee County6.562-0.7 pts
64Lawrence County6.557-3.25 pts
65Union County6.533+0.04 pts
66Coahoma County6.471-1.74 pts
67Grenada County6.408-1.1 pts
68Jones County6.387-0.3 pts
69Wayne County6.31-3.92 pts
70Holmes County6.25-0.08 pts
71Tippah County6.158-0.93 pts
72Leake County6.093-1.6 pts
73Clarke County6.005-1.32 pts
74Claiborne County6-1.14 pts
75Panola County5.914-2.14 pts
76Itawamba County5.9-3.29 pts
77Noxubee County5.422-4.27 pts
78Marshall County5.369-2.07 pts
79Smith County5.147-4.24 pts
80Lincoln County4.929-2.61 pts
81Yalobusha County4.636-6.76 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 2018 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Jefferson County, with 13.462% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Yalobusha County, with 4.636% in 2018.

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 2018 and are not ranked.

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