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Counties in Mississippi by establishment exit rate

Benton County had the highest establishment exit rate of 82 counties in 2022, at 24.359%. Jasper County had the lowest, at 4.433%. The median was 8.823% and the figure for Mississippi was 8.796%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.359Benton County
Lowest4.433Jasper County
Median8.82382 counties
Mississippi8.796History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 9.703 %Alcorn County: 9.009 %Amite County: 4.776 %Attala County: 10.047 %Benton County: 24.359 %Bolivar County: 6.211 %Calhoun County: 9.589 %Carroll County: 16.749 %Chickasaw County: 9.587 %Choctaw County: 9.649 %Claiborne County: 8.421 %Clarke County: 9.223 %Clay County: 7.924 %Coahoma County: 7.555 %Copiah County: 10.526 %Covington County: 9.31 %DeSoto County: 10.131 %Forrest County: 8.266 %Franklin County: 5.714 %George County: 5.629 %Greene County: 6.087 %Grenada County: 8.111 %Hancock County: 8.778 %Harrison County: 9.106 %Hinds County: 9.364 %Holmes County: 8.867 %Humphreys County: 10.213 %Issaquena County: 19.355 %Itawamba County: 5.352 %Jackson County: 9.672 %Jasper County: 4.433 %Jefferson County: 12.174 %Jefferson Davis County: 10.213 %Jones County: 8.165 %Kemper County: 11.828 %Lafayette County: 7.463 %Lamar County: 8.48 %Lauderdale County: 8.605 %Lawrence County: 10.625 %Leake County: 7.744 %Lee County: 8.446 %Leflore County: 7.354 %Lincoln County: 7.952 %Lowndes County: 8.476 %Madison County: 8.389 %Marion County: 8.247 %Marshall County: 14.479 %Monroe County: 8.021 %Montgomery County: 7.713 %Neshoba County: 8.651 %Newton County: 10.927 %Noxubee County: 14.731 %Oktibbeha County: 9.605 %Panola County: 11.022 %Pearl River County: 9.097 %Perry County: 5.668 %Pike County: 6.965 %Pontotoc County: 7.66 %Prentiss County: 7.872 %Quitman County: 17.834 %Rankin County: 7.727 %Scott County: 9.935 %Sharkey County: 5.525 %Simpson County: 10.161 %Smith County: 10.687 %Stone County: 8.582 %Sunflower County: 6.443 %Tallahatchie County: 9.15 %Tate County: 9.177 %Tippah County: 10.408 %Tishomingo County: 7.013 %Tunica County: 8.902 %Union County: 5.817 %Walthall County: 10.782 %Warren County: 9.62 %Washington County: 7.456 %Wayne County: 11.577 %Webster County: 9.859 %Wilkinson County: 6.335 %Winston County: 10.795 %Yalobusha County: 6.78 %Yazoo County: 8.517 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Benton County: 24.359 %Benton County24.359Issaquena County: 19.355 %Issaquena County19.355Quitman County: 17.834 %Quitman County17.834Carroll County: 16.749 %Carroll County16.749Noxubee County: 14.731 %Noxubee County14.731Marshall County: 14.479 %Marshall County14.479Jefferson County: 12.174 %Jefferson County12.174Kemper County: 11.828 %Kemper County11.828Wayne County: 11.577 %Wayne County11.577Panola County: 11.022 %Panola County11.022Newton County: 10.927 %Newton County10.927Winston County: 10.795 %Winston County10.795Walthall County: 10.782 %Walthall County10.782Smith County: 10.687 %Smith County10.687Lawrence County: 10.625 %Lawrence County10.625Copiah County: 10.526 %Copiah County10.526Tippah County: 10.408 %Tippah County10.408Humphreys County: 10.213 %Humphreys County10.213Jefferson Davis County: 10.213 %Jefferson Davis County10.213Simpson County: 10.161 %Simpson County10.161DeSoto County: 10.131 %DeSoto County10.131Attala County: 10.047 %Attala County10.047Scott County: 9.935 %Scott County9.935Webster County: 9.859 %Webster County9.859Adams County: 9.703 %Adams County9.703Jackson County: 9.672 %Jackson County9.672Choctaw County: 9.649 %Choctaw County9.649Warren County: 9.62 %Warren County9.62Oktibbeha County: 9.605 %Oktibbeha County9.605Calhoun County: 9.589 %Calhoun County9.589Chickasaw County: 9.587 %Chickasaw County9.587Hinds County: 9.364 %Hinds County9.364Covington County: 9.31 %Covington County9.31Clarke County: 9.223 %Clarke County9.223Tate County: 9.177 %Tate County9.177Tallahatchie County: 9.15 %Tallahatchie County9.15Harrison County: 9.106 %Harrison County9.106Pearl River County: 9.097 %Pearl River County9.097Alcorn County: 9.009 %Alcorn County9.009Tunica County: 8.902 %Tunica County8.902Benton County: 24.359 %Benton County24.359Issaquena County: 19.355 %Issaquena County19.355Quitman County: 17.834 %Quitman County17.834Carroll County: 16.749 %Carroll County16.749Noxubee County: 14.731 %Noxubee County14.731Marshall County: 14.479 %Marshall County14.479Jefferson County: 12.174 %Jefferson County12.174Kemper County: 11.828 %Kemper County11.828Wayne County: 11.577 %Wayne County11.577Panola County: 11.022 %Panola County11.022Newton County: 10.927 %Newton County10.927Winston County: 10.795 %Winston County10.795Walthall County: 10.782 %Walthall County10.782Smith County: 10.687 %Smith County10.687Lawrence County: 10.625 %Lawrence County10.625Copiah County: 10.526 %Copiah County10.526Tippah County: 10.408 %Tippah County10.408Humphreys County: 10.213 %Humphreys County10.213Jefferson Davis County: 10.213 %Jefferson Davis County10.213Simpson County: 10.161 %Simpson County10.161DeSoto County: 10.131 %DeSoto County10.131Attala County: 10.047 %Attala County10.047Scott County: 9.935 %Scott County9.935Webster County: 9.859 %Webster County9.859Adams County: 9.703 %Adams County9.703Jackson County: 9.672 %Jackson County9.672Choctaw County: 9.649 %Choctaw County9.649Warren County: 9.62 %Warren County9.62Oktibbeha County: 9.605 %Oktibbeha County9.605Calhoun County: 9.589 %Calhoun County9.589Chickasaw County: 9.587 %Chickasaw County9.587Hinds County: 9.364 %Hinds County9.364Covington County: 9.31 %Covington County9.31Clarke County: 9.223 %Clarke County9.223Tate County: 9.177 %Tate County9.177Tallahatchie County: 9.15 %Tallahatchie County9.15Harrison County: 9.106 %Harrison County9.106Pearl River County: 9.097 %Pearl River County9.097Alcorn County: 9.009 %Alcorn County9.009Tunica County: 8.902 %Tunica County8.902
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Benton County24.359+20.36 pts
2Issaquena County19.355n/a
3Quitman County17.834+12.67 pts
4Carroll County16.749+0.63 pts
5Noxubee County14.731+4.99 pts
6Marshall County14.479+6.93 pts
7Jefferson County12.174+3.32 pts
8Kemper County11.828+4.76 pts
9Wayne County11.577+0.23 pts
10Panola County11.022+4.95 pts
11Newton County10.927+1.67 pts
12Winston County10.795-1.91 pts
13Walthall County10.782-1.78 pts
14Smith County10.687+3.87 pts
15Lawrence County10.625+3.77 pts
16Copiah County10.526+5.74 pts
17Tippah County10.408+2.81 pts
18Humphreys County10.213+1.91 pts
18Jefferson Davis County10.213-3.12 pts
20Simpson County10.161+2.08 pts
21DeSoto County10.131+1.73 pts
22Attala County10.047+0.29 pts
23Scott County9.935+3.79 pts
24Webster County9.859-2.51 pts
25Adams County9.703+1.19 pts
26Jackson County9.672-0.11 pts
27Choctaw County9.649-0.92 pts
28Warren County9.62+0.89 pts
29Oktibbeha County9.605+0.93 pts
30Calhoun County9.589+1.14 pts
31Chickasaw County9.587+4.29 pts
32Hinds County9.364+0.34 pts
33Covington County9.31+1.88 pts
34Clarke County9.223+2.52 pts
35Tate County9.177-1 pts
36Tallahatchie County9.15+0.74 pts
37Harrison County9.106+0.67 pts
38Pearl River County9.097-0.54 pts
39Alcorn County9.009+0.31 pts
40Tunica County8.902-2.37 pts
41Holmes County8.867-6.7 pts
42Hancock County8.778+0.66 pts
43Neshoba County8.651+1.88 pts
44Lauderdale County8.605+1.97 pts
45Stone County8.582+0.66 pts
46Yazoo County8.517+1.27 pts
47Lamar County8.48-0.23 pts
48Lowndes County8.476-0.14 pts
49Lee County8.446+0.22 pts
50Claiborne County8.421-2.86 pts
51Madison County8.389-0.37 pts
52Forrest County8.266+0.74 pts
53Marion County8.247+0.27 pts
54Jones County8.165+0.75 pts
55Grenada County8.111+1.21 pts
56Monroe County8.021-0.27 pts
57Lincoln County7.952-1.67 pts
58Clay County7.924-1.54 pts
59Prentiss County7.872+0.02 pts
60Leake County7.744-0.66 pts
61Rankin County7.727-0.62 pts
62Montgomery County7.713-3.76 pts
63Pontotoc County7.66+0.5 pts
64Coahoma County7.555-0.53 pts
65Lafayette County7.463+0.07 pts
66Washington County7.456-0.62 pts
67Leflore County7.354-1.07 pts
68Tishomingo County7.013-0.51 pts
69Pike County6.965-1.02 pts
70Yalobusha County6.78-4.33 pts
71Sunflower County6.443-1.81 pts
72Wilkinson County6.335-0.71 pts
73Bolivar County6.211-1.19 pts
74Greene County6.087-6.19 pts
75Union County5.817-1.17 pts
76Franklin County5.714-2.01 pts
77Perry County5.668-5.58 pts
78George County5.629-4.73 pts
79Sharkey County5.525-3.41 pts
80Itawamba County5.352-1.69 pts
81Amite County4.776-3.71 pts
82Jasper County4.433-2.15 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. 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Benton County, with 24.359% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Jasper County, with 4.433% in 2022.

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.

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