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Counties in Arkansas by job destruction rate, 2023

Monroe County had the highest job destruction rate of 75 counties in 2023, at 21.841%. Yell County had the lowest, at 4.883%. The median was 9.902% and the figure for Arkansas was 9.716%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.841Monroe County
Lowest4.883Yell County
Median9.90275 counties
Arkansas9.716History

Map of counties, 2023

Arkansas County: 6.626 %Ashley County: 13.163 %Baxter County: 9.82 %Benton County: 7.398 %Boone County: 12.92 %Bradley County: 11.797 %Calhoun County: 15.757 %Carroll County: 11.056 %Chicot County: 9.615 %Clark County: 8.729 %Clay County: 11.537 %Cleburne County: 9.636 %Cleveland County: 11.829 %Columbia County: 15.112 %Conway County: 8.22 %Craighead County: 7.266 %Crawford County: 8.376 %Crittenden County: 16.514 %Cross County: 9.474 %Dallas County: 20.387 %Desha County: 5.615 %Drew County: 12.197 %Faulkner County: 11.093 %Franklin County: 9.668 %Fulton County: 11.253 %Garland County: 10.598 %Grant County: 9.902 %Greene County: 8.386 %Hempstead County: 7.203 %Hot Spring County: 15.963 %Howard County: 5.505 %Independence County: 5.744 %Izard County: 20.701 %Jackson County: 7.689 %Jefferson County: 10.447 %Johnson County: 7.04 %Lafayette County: 12.155 %Lawrence County: 11.342 %Lee County: 10.315 %Lincoln County: 11.822 %Little River County: 7.813 %Logan County: 6.732 %Lonoke County: 9.933 %Madison County: 7.563 %Marion County: 12.304 %Miller County: 10.662 %Mississippi County: 7.001 %Monroe County: 21.841 %Montgomery County: 7.839 %Nevada County: 13.169 %Newton County: 9.177 %Ouachita County: 9.66 %Perry County: 11.673 %Phillips County: 12.872 %Pike County: 15.418 %Poinsett County: 9.28 %Polk County: 6.401 %Pope County: 9.452 %Prairie County: 10.116 %Pulaski County: 9.707 %Randolph County: 10.851 %St. Francis County: 9.586 %Saline County: 10.585 %Scott County: 15.907 %Searcy County: 10.4 %Sebastian County: 10.949 %Sevier County: 5.367 %Sharp County: 16.649 %Stone County: 8.774 %Union County: 11.098 %Van Buren County: 8.17 %Washington County: 8.591 %White County: 7.8 %Woodruff County: 7.521 %Yell County: 4.883 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Monroe County: 21.841 %Monroe County21.841Izard County: 20.701 %Izard County20.701Dallas County: 20.387 %Dallas County20.387Sharp County: 16.649 %Sharp County16.649Crittenden County: 16.514 %Crittenden County16.514Hot Spring County: 15.963 %Hot Spring County15.963Scott County: 15.907 %Scott County15.907Calhoun County: 15.757 %Calhoun County15.757Pike County: 15.418 %Pike County15.418Columbia County: 15.112 %Columbia County15.112Nevada County: 13.169 %Nevada County13.169Ashley County: 13.163 %Ashley County13.163Boone County: 12.92 %Boone County12.92Phillips County: 12.872 %Phillips County12.872Marion County: 12.304 %Marion County12.304Drew County: 12.197 %Drew County12.197Lafayette County: 12.155 %Lafayette County12.155Cleveland County: 11.829 %Cleveland County11.829Lincoln County: 11.822 %Lincoln County11.822Bradley County: 11.797 %Bradley County11.797Perry County: 11.673 %Perry County11.673Clay County: 11.537 %Clay County11.537Lawrence County: 11.342 %Lawrence County11.342Fulton County: 11.253 %Fulton County11.253Union County: 11.098 %Union County11.098Faulkner County: 11.093 %Faulkner County11.093Carroll County: 11.056 %Carroll County11.056Sebastian County: 10.949 %Sebastian County10.949Randolph County: 10.851 %Randolph County10.851Miller County: 10.662 %Miller County10.662Garland County: 10.598 %Garland County10.598Saline County: 10.585 %Saline County10.585Jefferson County: 10.447 %Jefferson County10.447Searcy County: 10.4 %Searcy County10.4Lee County: 10.315 %Lee County10.315Prairie County: 10.116 %Prairie County10.116Lonoke County: 9.933 %Lonoke County9.933Grant County: 9.902 %Grant County9.902Baxter County: 9.82 %Baxter County9.82Pulaski County: 9.707 %Pulaski County9.707Monroe County: 21.841 %Monroe County21.841Izard County: 20.701 %Izard County20.701Dallas County: 20.387 %Dallas County20.387Sharp County: 16.649 %Sharp County16.649Crittenden County: 16.514 %Crittenden County16.514Hot Spring County: 15.963 %Hot Spring County15.963Scott County: 15.907 %Scott County15.907Calhoun County: 15.757 %Calhoun County15.757Pike County: 15.418 %Pike County15.418Columbia County: 15.112 %Columbia County15.112Nevada County: 13.169 %Nevada County13.169Ashley County: 13.163 %Ashley County13.163Boone County: 12.92 %Boone County12.92Phillips County: 12.872 %Phillips County12.872Marion County: 12.304 %Marion County12.304Drew County: 12.197 %Drew County12.197Lafayette County: 12.155 %Lafayette County12.155Cleveland County: 11.829 %Cleveland County11.829Lincoln County: 11.822 %Lincoln County11.822Bradley County: 11.797 %Bradley County11.797Perry County: 11.673 %Perry County11.673Clay County: 11.537 %Clay County11.537Lawrence County: 11.342 %Lawrence County11.342Fulton County: 11.253 %Fulton County11.253Union County: 11.098 %Union County11.098Faulkner County: 11.093 %Faulkner County11.093Carroll County: 11.056 %Carroll County11.056Sebastian County: 10.949 %Sebastian County10.949Randolph County: 10.851 %Randolph County10.851Miller County: 10.662 %Miller County10.662Garland County: 10.598 %Garland County10.598Saline County: 10.585 %Saline County10.585Jefferson County: 10.447 %Jefferson County10.447Searcy County: 10.4 %Searcy County10.4Lee County: 10.315 %Lee County10.315Prairie County: 10.116 %Prairie County10.116Lonoke County: 9.933 %Lonoke County9.933Grant County: 9.902 %Grant County9.902Baxter County: 9.82 %Baxter County9.82Pulaski County: 9.707 %Pulaski County9.707
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Monroe County21.841-1.84 pts
2Izard County20.701+9.87 pts
3Dallas County20.387+11.41 pts
4Sharp County16.649+4.75 pts
5Crittenden County16.514+4.6 pts
6Hot Spring County15.963+5.02 pts
7Scott County15.907+5.15 pts
8Calhoun County15.757+2.36 pts
9Pike County15.418-0.63 pts
10Columbia County15.112+6.56 pts
11Nevada County13.169-10.16 pts
12Ashley County13.163+2.51 pts
13Boone County12.92+1.09 pts
14Phillips County12.872+2.17 pts
15Marion County12.304+5.52 pts
16Drew County12.197-2.9 pts
17Lafayette County12.155-6.61 pts
18Cleveland County11.829-2.33 pts
19Lincoln County11.822-2.61 pts
20Bradley County11.797+1.25 pts
21Perry County11.673-3.89 pts
22Clay County11.537-0.31 pts
23Lawrence County11.342+0.42 pts
24Fulton County11.253+1.63 pts
25Union County11.098+1.85 pts
26Faulkner County11.093-0.12 pts
27Carroll County11.056+0.88 pts
28Sebastian County10.949+0.93 pts
29Randolph County10.851-0.81 pts
30Miller County10.662+0.96 pts
31Garland County10.598-3.65 pts
32Saline County10.585-1.34 pts
33Jefferson County10.447-3.09 pts
34Searcy County10.4-19.63 pts
35Lee County10.315-6.87 pts
36Prairie County10.116-6.84 pts
37Lonoke County9.933-0.84 pts
38Grant County9.902-2.38 pts
39Baxter County9.82-0.05 pts
40Pulaski County9.707-1.59 pts
41Franklin County9.668+0.65 pts
42Ouachita County9.66+2.54 pts
43Cleburne County9.636-1.58 pts
44Chicot County9.615-3.72 pts
45St. Francis County9.586-1.54 pts
46Cross County9.474-3.06 pts
47Pope County9.452-2.83 pts
48Poinsett County9.28-2.13 pts
49Newton County9.177-24.95 pts
50Stone County8.774-10.44 pts
51Clark County8.729-2.85 pts
52Washington County8.5910 pts
53Greene County8.386+1.24 pts
54Crawford County8.376-10.61 pts
55Conway County8.22-4.58 pts
56Van Buren County8.17-1.24 pts
57Montgomery County7.839-9.51 pts
58Little River County7.813+0.98 pts
59White County7.8-1.04 pts
60Jackson County7.689-5.58 pts
61Madison County7.563+1.54 pts
62Woodruff County7.521-2.43 pts
63Benton County7.398-4.73 pts
64Craighead County7.266-4.81 pts
65Hempstead County7.203-0.38 pts
66Johnson County7.04+2.46 pts
67Mississippi County7.001-3.88 pts
68Logan County6.732-3.37 pts
69Arkansas County6.626-3.42 pts
70Polk County6.401-1.79 pts
71Independence County5.744-0.56 pts
72Desha County5.615-7.09 pts
73Howard County5.505+0.38 pts
74Sevier County5.367-4.09 pts
75Yell County4.883-4.78 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs lost at closing and shrinking establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs added elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is job_creation_rate minus this rate. Not a layoff rate: it counts positions lost at establishments, not people who lost a job. 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: job destruction 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: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Arkansas by job destruction rate, 2023) [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: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Arkansas by job destruction rate, 2023. 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/job-destruction-rate/arkansas-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Arkansas by job destruction rate, 2023. 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/job-destruction-rate/arkansas-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Arkansas by job destruction rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/arkansas-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Monroe County, with 21.841% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Yell County, with 4.883% in 2023.

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