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Counties in Arkansas by job destruction rate

Lincoln County had the highest job destruction rate of 75 counties in 2012, at 22.572%. Johnson County had the lowest, at 4.582%. The median was 11.484% and the figure for Arkansas was 12.325%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.572Lincoln County
Lowest4.582Johnson County
Median11.48475 counties
Arkansas12.325History

Map of counties, 2012

Arkansas County: 7.419 %Ashley County: 19.656 %Baxter County: 10.256 %Benton County: 13.636 %Boone County: 11.994 %Bradley County: 15.042 %Calhoun County: 14.788 %Carroll County: 8.199 %Chicot County: 11.233 %Clark County: 15.437 %Clay County: 15.237 %Cleburne County: 13.183 %Cleveland County: 12.87 %Columbia County: 10.468 %Conway County: 13.396 %Craighead County: 10.276 %Crawford County: 12.568 %Crittenden County: 11.28 %Cross County: 10.631 %Dallas County: 10.104 %Desha County: 9.861 %Drew County: 14.744 %Faulkner County: 14.639 %Franklin County: 8.168 %Fulton County: 10.799 %Garland County: 10.653 %Grant County: 11.512 %Greene County: 11.484 %Hempstead County: 10.294 %Hot Spring County: 9.543 %Howard County: 8.565 %Independence County: 9.332 %Izard County: 11.737 %Jackson County: 11.007 %Jefferson County: 13.85 %Johnson County: 4.582 %Lafayette County: 10.811 %Lawrence County: 8.114 %Lee County: 10.215 %Lincoln County: 22.572 %Little River County: 9.7 %Logan County: 12.972 %Lonoke County: 17.357 %Madison County: 7.659 %Marion County: 14.704 %Miller County: 12.053 %Mississippi County: 12.821 %Monroe County: 9.53 %Montgomery County: 12.612 %Nevada County: 8.207 %Newton County: 14.603 %Ouachita County: 15.242 %Perry County: 7.275 %Phillips County: 14.277 %Pike County: 11.6 %Poinsett County: 12.273 %Polk County: 9.904 %Pope County: 10.014 %Prairie County: 15.299 %Pulaski County: 14.59 %Randolph County: 19.936 %St. Francis County: 16.011 %Saline County: 12.44 %Scott County: 5.812 %Searcy County: 10.232 %Sebastian County: 10.63 %Sevier County: 7.908 %Sharp County: 17.566 %Stone County: 13.883 %Union County: 10.845 %Van Buren County: 12.56 %Washington County: 9.698 %White County: 13.635 %Woodruff County: 10.607 %Yell County: 9.201 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Lincoln County: 22.572 %Lincoln County22.572Randolph County: 19.936 %Randolph County19.936Ashley County: 19.656 %Ashley County19.656Sharp County: 17.566 %Sharp County17.566Lonoke County: 17.357 %Lonoke County17.357St. Francis County: 16.011 %St. Francis County16.011Clark County: 15.437 %Clark County15.437Prairie County: 15.299 %Prairie County15.299Ouachita County: 15.242 %Ouachita County15.242Clay County: 15.237 %Clay County15.237Bradley County: 15.042 %Bradley County15.042Calhoun County: 14.788 %Calhoun County14.788Drew County: 14.744 %Drew County14.744Marion County: 14.704 %Marion County14.704Faulkner County: 14.639 %Faulkner County14.639Newton County: 14.603 %Newton County14.603Pulaski County: 14.59 %Pulaski County14.59Phillips County: 14.277 %Phillips County14.277Stone County: 13.883 %Stone County13.883Jefferson County: 13.85 %Jefferson County13.85Benton County: 13.636 %Benton County13.636White County: 13.635 %White County13.635Conway County: 13.396 %Conway County13.396Cleburne County: 13.183 %Cleburne County13.183Logan County: 12.972 %Logan County12.972Cleveland County: 12.87 %Cleveland County12.87Mississippi County: 12.821 %Mississippi County12.821Montgomery County: 12.612 %Montgomery County12.612Crawford County: 12.568 %Crawford County12.568Van Buren County: 12.56 %Van Buren County12.56Saline County: 12.44 %Saline County12.44Poinsett County: 12.273 %Poinsett County12.273Miller County: 12.053 %Miller County12.053Boone County: 11.994 %Boone County11.994Izard County: 11.737 %Izard County11.737Pike County: 11.6 %Pike County11.6Grant County: 11.512 %Grant County11.512Greene County: 11.484 %Greene County11.484Crittenden County: 11.28 %Crittenden County11.28Chicot County: 11.233 %Chicot County11.233Lincoln County: 22.572 %Lincoln County22.572Randolph County: 19.936 %Randolph County19.936Ashley County: 19.656 %Ashley County19.656Sharp County: 17.566 %Sharp County17.566Lonoke County: 17.357 %Lonoke County17.357St. Francis County: 16.011 %St. Francis County16.011Clark County: 15.437 %Clark County15.437Prairie County: 15.299 %Prairie County15.299Ouachita County: 15.242 %Ouachita County15.242Clay County: 15.237 %Clay County15.237Bradley County: 15.042 %Bradley County15.042Calhoun County: 14.788 %Calhoun County14.788Drew County: 14.744 %Drew County14.744Marion County: 14.704 %Marion County14.704Faulkner County: 14.639 %Faulkner County14.639Newton County: 14.603 %Newton County14.603Pulaski County: 14.59 %Pulaski County14.59Phillips County: 14.277 %Phillips County14.277Stone County: 13.883 %Stone County13.883Jefferson County: 13.85 %Jefferson County13.85Benton County: 13.636 %Benton County13.636White County: 13.635 %White County13.635Conway County: 13.396 %Conway County13.396Cleburne County: 13.183 %Cleburne County13.183Logan County: 12.972 %Logan County12.972Cleveland County: 12.87 %Cleveland County12.87Mississippi County: 12.821 %Mississippi County12.821Montgomery County: 12.612 %Montgomery County12.612Crawford County: 12.568 %Crawford County12.568Van Buren County: 12.56 %Van Buren County12.56Saline County: 12.44 %Saline County12.44Poinsett County: 12.273 %Poinsett County12.273Miller County: 12.053 %Miller County12.053Boone County: 11.994 %Boone County11.994Izard County: 11.737 %Izard County11.737Pike County: 11.6 %Pike County11.6Grant County: 11.512 %Grant County11.512Greene County: 11.484 %Greene County11.484Crittenden County: 11.28 %Crittenden County11.28Chicot County: 11.233 %Chicot County11.233
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Lincoln County22.572+12.85 pts
2Randolph County19.936+9.51 pts
3Ashley County19.656+9.15 pts
4Sharp County17.566+3 pts
5Lonoke County17.357+6.35 pts
6St. Francis County16.011+2.91 pts
7Clark County15.437+5.06 pts
8Prairie County15.299-2.5 pts
9Ouachita County15.242+4.24 pts
10Clay County15.237-3.96 pts
11Bradley County15.042-1.49 pts
12Calhoun County14.788+1.66 pts
13Drew County14.744+6.27 pts
14Marion County14.704+0.53 pts
15Faulkner County14.639+2.39 pts
16Newton County14.603-1.21 pts
17Pulaski County14.59+3.76 pts
18Phillips County14.277+2.23 pts
19Stone County13.883-2.17 pts
20Jefferson County13.85+3.25 pts
21Benton County13.636+0.99 pts
22White County13.635+2.92 pts
23Conway County13.396+4.03 pts
24Cleburne County13.183-0.17 pts
25Logan County12.972-7.01 pts
26Cleveland County12.87-3.91 pts
27Mississippi County12.821+4.82 pts
28Montgomery County12.612-7.37 pts
29Crawford County12.568-1.35 pts
30Van Buren County12.56-14.67 pts
31Saline County12.44+1.59 pts
32Poinsett County12.273+0.8 pts
33Miller County12.053+2.08 pts
34Boone County11.994-0.46 pts
35Izard County11.737+0.48 pts
36Pike County11.6-19.06 pts
37Grant County11.512-0.32 pts
38Greene County11.484+3 pts
39Crittenden County11.28-2.04 pts
40Chicot County11.233-8.65 pts
41Jackson County11.007+1.77 pts
42Union County10.845+0.96 pts
43Lafayette County10.811+1.37 pts
44Fulton County10.799-2.16 pts
45Garland County10.653+0.48 pts
46Cross County10.631+0.91 pts
47Sebastian County10.63-3.61 pts
48Woodruff County10.607-2.68 pts
49Columbia County10.468+1.35 pts
50Hempstead County10.294-3.44 pts
51Craighead County10.276+0.15 pts
52Baxter County10.256+0.58 pts
53Searcy County10.232-1.98 pts
54Lee County10.215-4.14 pts
55Dallas County10.104-1.16 pts
56Pope County10.014+1.81 pts
57Polk County9.904-0.62 pts
58Desha County9.861+1.7 pts
59Little River County9.7+3.7 pts
60Washington County9.698-3.11 pts
61Hot Spring County9.543-3.55 pts
62Monroe County9.53-2.2 pts
63Independence County9.332-1.26 pts
64Yell County9.201-1.58 pts
65Howard County8.565-0.03 pts
66Nevada County8.207-2.57 pts
67Carroll County8.199-1.84 pts
68Franklin County8.168-1.12 pts
69Lawrence County8.114-0.8 pts
70Sevier County7.908-0.79 pts
71Madison County7.659-0.51 pts
72Arkansas County7.419+0.06 pts
73Perry County7.275-2.15 pts
74Scott County5.812-7.01 pts
75Johnson County4.582-0.92 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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Lincoln County, with 22.572% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Johnson County, with 4.582% in 2012.

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