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Counties in Mississippi by establishment exit rate

Quitman County had the highest establishment exit rate of 80 counties in 2019, at 13.924%. Humphreys County had the lowest, at 2.335%. The median was 7.349% and the figure for Mississippi was 7.335%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.924Quitman County
Lowest2.335Humphreys County
Median7.34980 counties
Mississippi7.335History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 7.6 %Alcorn County: 5.647 %Amite County: 4.242 %Attala County: 7.196 %Benton County: 9.459 %Bolivar County: 8.185 %Calhoun County: 6.438 %Carroll County: 13.514 %Chickasaw County: 5.873 %Choctaw County: 5.405 %Claiborne County: 3.922 %Clarke County: 7.727 %Clay County: 6.875 %Coahoma County: 6.876 %Copiah County: 7.273 %Covington County: 6.72 %DeSoto County: 7.302 %Forrest County: 7.254 %Franklin County: 11.483 %George County: 7.987 %Greene County: 7.895 %Grenada County: 7.038 %Hancock County: 6.38 %Harrison County: 7.172 %Hinds County: 7.155 %Holmes County: 8.333 %Humphreys County: 2.335 %Itawamba County: 8.272 %Jackson County: 8.253 %Jasper County: 5.473 %Jefferson Davis County: 9.302 %Jones County: 8.337 %Kemper County: 7.882 %Lafayette County: 9.106 %Lamar County: 8.505 %Lauderdale County: 7.511 %Lawrence County: 7.029 %Leake County: 8.406 %Lee County: 5.746 %Leflore County: 6.782 %Lincoln County: 7.831 %Lowndes County: 7.555 %Madison County: 7.787 %Marion County: 8.116 %Marshall County: 7.087 %Monroe County: 8.834 %Montgomery County: 9.744 %Neshoba County: 4.158 %Newton County: 8.955 %Noxubee County: 6.471 %Oktibbeha County: 6.959 %Panola County: 7.105 %Pearl River County: 7.918 %Perry County: 9.962 %Pike County: 8.414 %Pontotoc County: 4.92 %Prentiss County: 5.388 %Quitman County: 13.924 %Rankin County: 6.618 %Scott County: 8.181 %Sharkey County: 5.263 %Simpson County: 9.32 %Smith County: 5.926 %Stone County: 6.538 %Sunflower County: 6.5 %Tallahatchie County: 9.464 %Tate County: 7.598 %Tippah County: 5.714 %Tishomingo County: 7.396 %Tunica County: 6.34 %Union County: 5.026 %Walthall County: 10.39 %Warren County: 6.223 %Washington County: 6.853 %Wayne County: 9.695 %Webster County: 5.735 %Wilkinson County: 10.97 %Winston County: 7.519 %Yalobusha County: 9.428 %Yazoo County: 10.996 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Quitman County: 13.924 %Quitman County13.924Carroll County: 13.514 %Carroll County13.514Franklin County: 11.483 %Franklin County11.483Yazoo County: 10.996 %Yazoo County10.996Wilkinson County: 10.97 %Wilkinson County10.97Walthall County: 10.39 %Walthall County10.39Perry County: 9.962 %Perry County9.962Montgomery County: 9.744 %Montgomery County9.744Wayne County: 9.695 %Wayne County9.695Tallahatchie County: 9.464 %Tallahatchie County9.464Benton County: 9.459 %Benton County9.459Yalobusha County: 9.428 %Yalobusha County9.428Simpson County: 9.32 %Simpson County9.32Jefferson Davis County: 9.302 %Jefferson Davis County9.302Lafayette County: 9.106 %Lafayette County9.106Newton County: 8.955 %Newton County8.955Monroe County: 8.834 %Monroe County8.834Lamar County: 8.505 %Lamar County8.505Pike County: 8.414 %Pike County8.414Leake County: 8.406 %Leake County8.406Jones County: 8.337 %Jones County8.337Holmes County: 8.333 %Holmes County8.333Itawamba County: 8.272 %Itawamba County8.272Jackson County: 8.253 %Jackson County8.253Bolivar County: 8.185 %Bolivar County8.185Scott County: 8.181 %Scott County8.181Marion County: 8.116 %Marion County8.116George County: 7.987 %George County7.987Pearl River County: 7.918 %Pearl River County7.918Greene County: 7.895 %Greene County7.895Kemper County: 7.882 %Kemper County7.882Lincoln County: 7.831 %Lincoln County7.831Madison County: 7.787 %Madison County7.787Clarke County: 7.727 %Clarke County7.727Adams County: 7.6 %Adams County7.6Tate County: 7.598 %Tate County7.598Lowndes County: 7.555 %Lowndes County7.555Winston County: 7.519 %Winston County7.519Lauderdale County: 7.511 %Lauderdale County7.511Tishomingo County: 7.396 %Tishomingo County7.396Quitman County: 13.924 %Quitman County13.924Carroll County: 13.514 %Carroll County13.514Franklin County: 11.483 %Franklin County11.483Yazoo County: 10.996 %Yazoo County10.996Wilkinson County: 10.97 %Wilkinson County10.97Walthall County: 10.39 %Walthall County10.39Perry County: 9.962 %Perry County9.962Montgomery County: 9.744 %Montgomery County9.744Wayne County: 9.695 %Wayne County9.695Tallahatchie County: 9.464 %Tallahatchie County9.464Benton County: 9.459 %Benton County9.459Yalobusha County: 9.428 %Yalobusha County9.428Simpson County: 9.32 %Simpson County9.32Jefferson Davis County: 9.302 %Jefferson Davis County9.302Lafayette County: 9.106 %Lafayette County9.106Newton County: 8.955 %Newton County8.955Monroe County: 8.834 %Monroe County8.834Lamar County: 8.505 %Lamar County8.505Pike County: 8.414 %Pike County8.414Leake County: 8.406 %Leake County8.406Jones County: 8.337 %Jones County8.337Holmes County: 8.333 %Holmes County8.333Itawamba County: 8.272 %Itawamba County8.272Jackson County: 8.253 %Jackson County8.253Bolivar County: 8.185 %Bolivar County8.185Scott County: 8.181 %Scott County8.181Marion County: 8.116 %Marion County8.116George County: 7.987 %George County7.987Pearl River County: 7.918 %Pearl River County7.918Greene County: 7.895 %Greene County7.895Kemper County: 7.882 %Kemper County7.882Lincoln County: 7.831 %Lincoln County7.831Madison County: 7.787 %Madison County7.787Clarke County: 7.727 %Clarke County7.727Adams County: 7.6 %Adams County7.6Tate County: 7.598 %Tate County7.598Lowndes County: 7.555 %Lowndes County7.555Winston County: 7.519 %Winston County7.519Lauderdale County: 7.511 %Lauderdale County7.511Tishomingo County: 7.396 %Tishomingo County7.396
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Quitman County13.924+0.67 pts
2Carroll County13.514+5.58 pts
3Franklin County11.483+3.64 pts
4Yazoo County10.996+1.25 pts
5Wilkinson County10.97+3.56 pts
6Walthall County10.39-2.74 pts
7Perry County9.962+2.36 pts
8Montgomery County9.744-3.42 pts
9Wayne County9.695+3.39 pts
10Tallahatchie County9.464+1.34 pts
11Benton County9.459+2.66 pts
12Yalobusha County9.428+4.79 pts
13Simpson County9.32+2.03 pts
14Jefferson Davis County9.302-1.03 pts
15Lafayette County9.106-0.66 pts
16Newton County8.955-1.83 pts
17Monroe County8.834+0.22 pts
18Lamar County8.505+0.86 pts
19Pike County8.414+1.19 pts
20Leake County8.406+2.31 pts
21Jones County8.337+1.95 pts
22Holmes County8.333+2.08 pts
23Itawamba County8.272+2.37 pts
24Jackson County8.253+0.15 pts
25Bolivar County8.185+0.41 pts
26Scott County8.181-1.04 pts
27Marion County8.116+0.11 pts
28George County7.987+0.05 pts
29Pearl River County7.918+0.19 pts
30Greene County7.895-0.88 pts
31Kemper County7.882-2.45 pts
32Lincoln County7.831+2.9 pts
33Madison County7.787-1.25 pts
34Clarke County7.727+1.72 pts
35Adams County7.6-0.89 pts
36Tate County7.598-1.18 pts
37Lowndes County7.555-0.39 pts
38Winston County7.519-1.48 pts
39Lauderdale County7.511+0.51 pts
40Tishomingo County7.396-0.96 pts
41DeSoto County7.302-0.02 pts
42Copiah County7.273-0.92 pts
43Forrest County7.254-0.32 pts
44Attala County7.196-0.04 pts
45Harrison County7.172+0.14 pts
46Hinds County7.155-0.97 pts
47Panola County7.105+1.19 pts
48Marshall County7.087+1.72 pts
49Grenada County7.038+0.63 pts
50Lawrence County7.029+0.47 pts
51Oktibbeha County6.959+0.39 pts
52Coahoma County6.876+0.41 pts
53Clay County6.875-5.57 pts
54Washington County6.853-1.03 pts
55Leflore County6.782-1.45 pts
56Covington County6.72-0.94 pts
57Rankin County6.618-1.03 pts
58Stone County6.538-0.44 pts
59Sunflower County6.5-2.23 pts
60Noxubee County6.471+1.05 pts
61Calhoun County6.438-2.73 pts
62Hancock County6.38-3.24 pts
63Tunica County6.34-3.29 pts
64Warren County6.223-1.42 pts
65Smith County5.926+0.78 pts
66Chickasaw County5.873-1.06 pts
67Lee County5.746-0.82 pts
68Webster County5.735-3.82 pts
69Tippah County5.714-0.44 pts
70Alcorn County5.647-2.8 pts
71Jasper County5.473-1.46 pts
72Choctaw County5.405-5.76 pts
73Prentiss County5.388-2.7 pts
74Sharkey County5.263-6.86 pts
75Union County5.026-1.51 pts
76Pontotoc County4.92-2.3 pts
77Amite County4.242-3.12 pts
78Neshoba County4.158-3.48 pts
79Claiborne County3.922-2.08 pts
80Humphreys County2.335-4.78 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 2019 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Quitman County, with 13.924% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Humphreys County, with 2.335% in 2019.

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 2019 and are not ranked.

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