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Counties in Mississippi by establishment exit rate

Carroll County had the highest establishment exit rate of 81 counties in 2021, at 16.114%. Benton County had the lowest, at 4%. The median was 8.351% and the figure for Mississippi was 8.429%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.114Carroll County
Lowest4Benton County
Median8.35181 counties
Mississippi8.429History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 8.517 %Alcorn County: 8.696 %Amite County: 8.485 %Attala County: 9.756 %Benton County: 4 %Bolivar County: 7.402 %Calhoun County: 8.444 %Carroll County: 16.114 %Chickasaw County: 5.298 %Choctaw County: 10.573 %Claiborne County: 11.282 %Clarke County: 6.699 %Clay County: 9.464 %Coahoma County: 8.083 %Copiah County: 4.785 %Covington County: 7.431 %DeSoto County: 8.402 %Forrest County: 7.528 %Franklin County: 7.729 %George County: 10.363 %Greene County: 12.281 %Grenada County: 6.897 %Hancock County: 8.12 %Harrison County: 8.436 %Hinds County: 9.02 %Holmes County: 15.566 %Humphreys County: 8.299 %Itawamba County: 7.038 %Jackson County: 9.784 %Jasper County: 6.582 %Jefferson County: 8.85 %Jefferson Davis County: 13.333 %Jones County: 7.414 %Kemper County: 7.071 %Lafayette County: 7.39 %Lamar County: 8.708 %Lauderdale County: 6.635 %Lawrence County: 6.854 %Leake County: 8.403 %Lee County: 8.23 %Leflore County: 8.426 %Lincoln County: 9.618 %Lowndes County: 8.618 %Madison County: 8.761 %Marion County: 7.977 %Marshall County: 7.552 %Monroe County: 8.296 %Montgomery County: 11.475 %Neshoba County: 6.776 %Newton County: 9.256 %Noxubee County: 9.742 %Oktibbeha County: 8.671 %Panola County: 6.077 %Pearl River County: 9.639 %Perry County: 11.245 %Pike County: 7.981 %Pontotoc County: 7.165 %Prentiss County: 7.847 %Quitman County: 5.161 %Rankin County: 8.351 %Scott County: 6.147 %Sharkey County: 8.939 %Simpson County: 8.081 %Smith County: 6.818 %Stone County: 7.925 %Sunflower County: 8.258 %Tallahatchie County: 8.414 %Tate County: 10.179 %Tippah County: 7.595 %Tishomingo County: 7.525 %Tunica County: 11.276 %Union County: 6.989 %Walthall County: 12.565 %Warren County: 8.729 %Washington County: 8.08 %Wayne County: 11.348 %Webster County: 12.364 %Wilkinson County: 7.048 %Winston County: 12.703 %Yalobusha County: 11.111 %Yazoo County: 7.244 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Carroll County: 16.114 %Carroll County16.114Holmes County: 15.566 %Holmes County15.566Jefferson Davis County: 13.333 %Jefferson Davis County13.333Winston County: 12.703 %Winston County12.703Walthall County: 12.565 %Walthall County12.565Webster County: 12.364 %Webster County12.364Greene County: 12.281 %Greene County12.281Montgomery County: 11.475 %Montgomery County11.475Wayne County: 11.348 %Wayne County11.348Claiborne County: 11.282 %Claiborne County11.282Tunica County: 11.276 %Tunica County11.276Perry County: 11.245 %Perry County11.245Yalobusha County: 11.111 %Yalobusha County11.111Choctaw County: 10.573 %Choctaw County10.573George County: 10.363 %George County10.363Tate County: 10.179 %Tate County10.179Jackson County: 9.784 %Jackson County9.784Attala County: 9.756 %Attala County9.756Noxubee County: 9.742 %Noxubee County9.742Pearl River County: 9.639 %Pearl River County9.639Lincoln County: 9.618 %Lincoln County9.618Clay County: 9.464 %Clay County9.464Newton County: 9.256 %Newton County9.256Hinds County: 9.02 %Hinds County9.02Sharkey County: 8.939 %Sharkey County8.939Jefferson County: 8.85 %Jefferson County8.85Madison County: 8.761 %Madison County8.761Warren County: 8.729 %Warren County8.729Lamar County: 8.708 %Lamar County8.708Alcorn County: 8.696 %Alcorn County8.696Oktibbeha County: 8.671 %Oktibbeha County8.671Lowndes County: 8.618 %Lowndes County8.618Adams County: 8.517 %Adams County8.517Amite County: 8.485 %Amite County8.485Calhoun County: 8.444 %Calhoun County8.444Harrison County: 8.436 %Harrison County8.436Leflore County: 8.426 %Leflore County8.426Tallahatchie County: 8.414 %Tallahatchie County8.414Leake County: 8.403 %Leake County8.403DeSoto County: 8.402 %DeSoto County8.402Carroll County: 16.114 %Carroll County16.114Holmes County: 15.566 %Holmes County15.566Jefferson Davis County: 13.333 %Jefferson Davis County13.333Winston County: 12.703 %Winston County12.703Walthall County: 12.565 %Walthall County12.565Webster County: 12.364 %Webster County12.364Greene County: 12.281 %Greene County12.281Montgomery County: 11.475 %Montgomery County11.475Wayne County: 11.348 %Wayne County11.348Claiborne County: 11.282 %Claiborne County11.282Tunica County: 11.276 %Tunica County11.276Perry County: 11.245 %Perry County11.245Yalobusha County: 11.111 %Yalobusha County11.111Choctaw County: 10.573 %Choctaw County10.573George County: 10.363 %George County10.363Tate County: 10.179 %Tate County10.179Jackson County: 9.784 %Jackson County9.784Attala County: 9.756 %Attala County9.756Noxubee County: 9.742 %Noxubee County9.742Pearl River County: 9.639 %Pearl River County9.639Lincoln County: 9.618 %Lincoln County9.618Clay County: 9.464 %Clay County9.464Newton County: 9.256 %Newton County9.256Hinds County: 9.02 %Hinds County9.02Sharkey County: 8.939 %Sharkey County8.939Jefferson County: 8.85 %Jefferson County8.85Madison County: 8.761 %Madison County8.761Warren County: 8.729 %Warren County8.729Lamar County: 8.708 %Lamar County8.708Alcorn County: 8.696 %Alcorn County8.696Oktibbeha County: 8.671 %Oktibbeha County8.671Lowndes County: 8.618 %Lowndes County8.618Adams County: 8.517 %Adams County8.517Amite County: 8.485 %Amite County8.485Calhoun County: 8.444 %Calhoun County8.444Harrison County: 8.436 %Harrison County8.436Leflore County: 8.426 %Leflore County8.426Tallahatchie County: 8.414 %Tallahatchie County8.414Leake County: 8.403 %Leake County8.403DeSoto County: 8.402 %DeSoto County8.402
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Carroll County16.114-0.32 pts
2Holmes County15.566+3.54 pts
3Jefferson Davis County13.333+2.89 pts
4Winston County12.703+7.09 pts
5Walthall County12.565+3.26 pts
6Webster County12.364+1.65 pts
7Greene County12.281+5.36 pts
8Montgomery County11.475+0.08 pts
9Wayne County11.348+3.51 pts
10Claiborne County11.282+0.5 pts
11Tunica County11.276+0.75 pts
12Perry County11.245+5.71 pts
13Yalobusha County11.111+3.58 pts
14Choctaw County10.573+1.01 pts
15George County10.363+1.83 pts
16Tate County10.179+0.56 pts
17Jackson County9.784+1.37 pts
18Attala County9.756+4.08 pts
19Noxubee County9.742+1.53 pts
20Pearl River County9.639+2.04 pts
21Lincoln County9.618+2.12 pts
22Clay County9.464+0.4 pts
23Newton County9.256+2.94 pts
24Hinds County9.02-0.01 pts
25Sharkey County8.939-0.84 pts
26Jefferson County8.85-0.77 pts
27Madison County8.761+1.15 pts
28Warren County8.729-1.21 pts
29Lamar County8.708+0.75 pts
30Alcorn County8.696+2.6 pts
31Oktibbeha County8.671+2 pts
32Lowndes County8.618+1.05 pts
33Adams County8.517+0.25 pts
34Amite County8.485-0.55 pts
35Calhoun County8.444+0.6 pts
36Harrison County8.436+0.27 pts
37Leflore County8.426+0.19 pts
38Tallahatchie County8.414-1.26 pts
39Leake County8.403+4.33 pts
40DeSoto County8.402-0.32 pts
41Rankin County8.351-0 pts
42Humphreys County8.299-1.22 pts
43Monroe County8.296+0.36 pts
44Sunflower County8.258-1.57 pts
45Lee County8.23+0.32 pts
46Hancock County8.12-0.49 pts
47Coahoma County8.083+2.37 pts
48Simpson County8.081-2.39 pts
49Washington County8.08+1.71 pts
50Pike County7.981+0.96 pts
51Marion County7.977-0.1 pts
52Stone County7.925+2.59 pts
53Prentiss County7.847+1.05 pts
54Franklin County7.729-2.9 pts
55Tippah County7.595+0.83 pts
56Marshall County7.552-2.44 pts
57Forrest County7.528-0.78 pts
58Tishomingo County7.525-0.35 pts
59Covington County7.431-0.97 pts
60Jones County7.414+0.05 pts
61Bolivar County7.402-0.74 pts
62Lafayette County7.39+0.03 pts
63Yazoo County7.244-1.99 pts
64Pontotoc County7.165-1.92 pts
65Kemper County7.071+4.06 pts
66Wilkinson County7.048+0.99 pts
67Itawamba County7.038-2.23 pts
68Union County6.989-0.29 pts
69Grenada County6.897-0.76 pts
70Lawrence County6.854-2.64 pts
71Smith County6.8180 pts
72Neshoba County6.776-3.41 pts
73Clarke County6.699-3.93 pts
74Lauderdale County6.635-1.09 pts
75Jasper County6.582+0.57 pts
76Scott County6.147-5.49 pts
77Panola County6.077-1.97 pts
78Chickasaw County5.298-2.64 pts
79Quitman County5.161-9.41 pts
80Copiah County4.785-3.94 pts
81Benton County4-10.29 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 2021 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Carroll County, with 16.114% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Benton County, with 4% in 2021.

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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 2021 and are not ranked.

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