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Counties in Mississippi by establishment exit rate

Carroll County had the highest establishment exit rate of 81 counties in 2020, at 16.438%. Kemper County had the lowest, at 3.015%. The median was 8.234% and the figure for Mississippi was 8.173%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.438Carroll County
Lowest3.015Kemper County
Median8.23481 counties
Mississippi8.173History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 8.264 %Alcorn County: 6.098 %Amite County: 9.036 %Attala County: 5.68 %Benton County: 14.286 %Bolivar County: 8.144 %Calhoun County: 7.843 %Carroll County: 16.438 %Chickasaw County: 7.934 %Choctaw County: 9.565 %Claiborne County: 10.784 %Clarke County: 10.624 %Clay County: 9.063 %Coahoma County: 5.714 %Copiah County: 8.727 %Covington County: 8.401 %DeSoto County: 8.717 %Forrest County: 8.31 %Franklin County: 10.628 %George County: 8.532 %Greene County: 6.926 %Grenada County: 7.655 %Hancock County: 8.607 %Harrison County: 8.168 %Hinds County: 9.033 %Holmes County: 12.027 %Humphreys County: 9.524 %Itawamba County: 9.268 %Jackson County: 8.418 %Jasper County: 6.015 %Jefferson County: 9.615 %Jefferson Davis County: 10.442 %Jones County: 7.359 %Kemper County: 3.015 %Lafayette County: 7.359 %Lamar County: 7.957 %Lauderdale County: 7.726 %Lawrence County: 9.494 %Leake County: 4.075 %Lee County: 7.908 %Leflore County: 8.234 %Lincoln County: 7.503 %Lowndes County: 7.568 %Madison County: 7.615 %Marion County: 8.077 %Marshall County: 9.987 %Monroe County: 7.935 %Montgomery County: 11.399 %Neshoba County: 10.19 %Newton County: 6.312 %Noxubee County: 8.211 %Oktibbeha County: 6.674 %Panola County: 8.05 %Pearl River County: 7.598 %Perry County: 5.534 %Pike County: 7.02 %Pontotoc County: 9.081 %Prentiss County: 6.801 %Quitman County: 14.57 %Rankin County: 8.353 %Scott County: 11.636 %Sharkey County: 9.783 %Simpson County: 10.473 %Smith County: 6.818 %Stone County: 5.333 %Sunflower County: 9.824 %Tallahatchie County: 9.677 %Tate County: 9.615 %Tippah County: 6.77 %Tishomingo County: 7.872 %Tunica County: 10.526 %Union County: 7.277 %Walthall County: 9.302 %Warren County: 9.935 %Washington County: 6.369 %Wayne County: 7.843 %Webster County: 10.714 %Wilkinson County: 6.061 %Winston County: 5.613 %Yalobusha County: 7.534 %Yazoo County: 9.231 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Carroll County: 16.438 %Carroll County16.438Quitman County: 14.57 %Quitman County14.57Benton County: 14.286 %Benton County14.286Holmes County: 12.027 %Holmes County12.027Scott County: 11.636 %Scott County11.636Montgomery County: 11.399 %Montgomery County11.399Claiborne County: 10.784 %Claiborne County10.784Webster County: 10.714 %Webster County10.714Franklin County: 10.628 %Franklin County10.628Clarke County: 10.624 %Clarke County10.624Tunica County: 10.526 %Tunica County10.526Simpson County: 10.473 %Simpson County10.473Jefferson Davis County: 10.442 %Jefferson Davis County10.442Neshoba County: 10.19 %Neshoba County10.19Marshall County: 9.987 %Marshall County9.987Warren County: 9.935 %Warren County9.935Sunflower County: 9.824 %Sunflower County9.824Sharkey County: 9.783 %Sharkey County9.783Tallahatchie County: 9.677 %Tallahatchie County9.677Jefferson County: 9.615 %Jefferson County9.615Tate County: 9.615 %Tate County9.615Choctaw County: 9.565 %Choctaw County9.565Humphreys County: 9.524 %Humphreys County9.524Lawrence County: 9.494 %Lawrence County9.494Walthall County: 9.302 %Walthall County9.302Itawamba County: 9.268 %Itawamba County9.268Yazoo County: 9.231 %Yazoo County9.231Pontotoc County: 9.081 %Pontotoc County9.081Clay County: 9.063 %Clay County9.063Amite County: 9.036 %Amite County9.036Hinds County: 9.033 %Hinds County9.033Copiah County: 8.727 %Copiah County8.727DeSoto County: 8.717 %DeSoto County8.717Hancock County: 8.607 %Hancock County8.607George County: 8.532 %George County8.532Jackson County: 8.418 %Jackson County8.418Covington County: 8.401 %Covington County8.401Rankin County: 8.353 %Rankin County8.353Forrest County: 8.31 %Forrest County8.31Adams County: 8.264 %Adams County8.264Carroll County: 16.438 %Carroll County16.438Quitman County: 14.57 %Quitman County14.57Benton County: 14.286 %Benton County14.286Holmes County: 12.027 %Holmes County12.027Scott County: 11.636 %Scott County11.636Montgomery County: 11.399 %Montgomery County11.399Claiborne County: 10.784 %Claiborne County10.784Webster County: 10.714 %Webster County10.714Franklin County: 10.628 %Franklin County10.628Clarke County: 10.624 %Clarke County10.624Tunica County: 10.526 %Tunica County10.526Simpson County: 10.473 %Simpson County10.473Jefferson Davis County: 10.442 %Jefferson Davis County10.442Neshoba County: 10.19 %Neshoba County10.19Marshall County: 9.987 %Marshall County9.987Warren County: 9.935 %Warren County9.935Sunflower County: 9.824 %Sunflower County9.824Sharkey County: 9.783 %Sharkey County9.783Tallahatchie County: 9.677 %Tallahatchie County9.677Jefferson County: 9.615 %Jefferson County9.615Tate County: 9.615 %Tate County9.615Choctaw County: 9.565 %Choctaw County9.565Humphreys County: 9.524 %Humphreys County9.524Lawrence County: 9.494 %Lawrence County9.494Walthall County: 9.302 %Walthall County9.302Itawamba County: 9.268 %Itawamba County9.268Yazoo County: 9.231 %Yazoo County9.231Pontotoc County: 9.081 %Pontotoc County9.081Clay County: 9.063 %Clay County9.063Amite County: 9.036 %Amite County9.036Hinds County: 9.033 %Hinds County9.033Copiah County: 8.727 %Copiah County8.727DeSoto County: 8.717 %DeSoto County8.717Hancock County: 8.607 %Hancock County8.607George County: 8.532 %George County8.532Jackson County: 8.418 %Jackson County8.418Covington County: 8.401 %Covington County8.401Rankin County: 8.353 %Rankin County8.353Forrest County: 8.31 %Forrest County8.31Adams County: 8.264 %Adams County8.264
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Carroll County16.438+2.92 pts
2Quitman County14.57+0.65 pts
3Benton County14.286+4.83 pts
4Holmes County12.027+3.69 pts
5Scott County11.636+3.46 pts
6Montgomery County11.399+1.65 pts
7Claiborne County10.784+6.86 pts
8Webster County10.714+4.98 pts
9Franklin County10.628-0.86 pts
10Clarke County10.624+2.9 pts
11Tunica County10.526+4.19 pts
12Simpson County10.473+1.15 pts
13Jefferson Davis County10.442+1.14 pts
14Neshoba County10.19+6.03 pts
15Marshall County9.987+2.9 pts
16Warren County9.935+3.71 pts
17Sunflower County9.824+3.32 pts
18Sharkey County9.783+4.52 pts
19Tallahatchie County9.677+0.21 pts
20Jefferson County9.615n/a
20Tate County9.615+2.02 pts
22Choctaw County9.565+4.16 pts
23Humphreys County9.524+7.19 pts
24Lawrence County9.494+2.46 pts
25Walthall County9.302-1.09 pts
26Itawamba County9.268+1 pts
27Yazoo County9.231-1.77 pts
28Pontotoc County9.081+4.16 pts
29Clay County9.063+2.19 pts
30Amite County9.036+4.79 pts
31Hinds County9.033+1.88 pts
32Copiah County8.727+1.45 pts
33DeSoto County8.717+1.42 pts
34Hancock County8.607+2.23 pts
35George County8.532+0.54 pts
36Jackson County8.418+0.16 pts
37Covington County8.401+1.68 pts
38Rankin County8.353+1.73 pts
39Forrest County8.31+1.06 pts
40Adams County8.264+0.66 pts
41Leflore County8.234+1.45 pts
42Noxubee County8.211+1.74 pts
43Harrison County8.168+1 pts
44Bolivar County8.144-0.04 pts
45Marion County8.077-0.04 pts
46Panola County8.05+0.95 pts
47Lamar County7.957-0.55 pts
48Monroe County7.935-0.9 pts
49Chickasaw County7.934+2.06 pts
50Lee County7.908+2.16 pts
51Tishomingo County7.872+0.48 pts
52Calhoun County7.843+1.41 pts
52Wayne County7.843-1.85 pts
54Lauderdale County7.726+0.21 pts
55Grenada County7.655+0.62 pts
56Madison County7.615-0.17 pts
57Pearl River County7.598-0.32 pts
58Lowndes County7.568+0.01 pts
59Yalobusha County7.534-1.89 pts
60Lincoln County7.503-0.33 pts
61Jones County7.359-0.98 pts
61Lafayette County7.359-1.75 pts
63Union County7.277+2.25 pts
64Pike County7.02-1.39 pts
65Greene County6.926-0.97 pts
66Smith County6.818+0.89 pts
67Prentiss County6.801+1.41 pts
68Tippah County6.77+1.06 pts
69Oktibbeha County6.674-0.28 pts
70Washington County6.369-0.48 pts
71Newton County6.312-2.64 pts
72Alcorn County6.098+0.45 pts
73Wilkinson County6.061-4.91 pts
74Jasper County6.015+0.54 pts
75Coahoma County5.714-1.16 pts
76Attala County5.68-1.52 pts
77Winston County5.613-1.91 pts
78Perry County5.534-4.43 pts
79Stone County5.333-1.21 pts
80Leake County4.075-4.33 pts
81Kemper County3.015-4.87 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 2020 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Carroll County, with 16.438% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Kemper County, with 3.015% in 2020.

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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. 1 counties have no value for 2020 and are not ranked.

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