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Counties in Arkansas by job destruction rate

Sevier County had the highest job destruction rate of 75 counties in 2013, at 29.216%. Jackson County had the lowest, at 6.273%. The median was 11.852% and the figure for Arkansas was 11.858%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest29.216Sevier County
Lowest6.273Jackson County
Median11.85275 counties
Arkansas11.858History

Map of counties, 2013

Arkansas County: 8.909 %Ashley County: 7.592 %Baxter County: 8.686 %Benton County: 14.833 %Boone County: 10.228 %Bradley County: 9.062 %Calhoun County: 14.049 %Carroll County: 9.194 %Chicot County: 15.516 %Clark County: 9.59 %Clay County: 20.696 %Cleburne County: 12.901 %Cleveland County: 12.281 %Columbia County: 13.7 %Conway County: 15.703 %Craighead County: 11.852 %Crawford County: 11.029 %Crittenden County: 10.543 %Cross County: 10.469 %Dallas County: 16.525 %Desha County: 9.762 %Drew County: 12.075 %Faulkner County: 14.793 %Franklin County: 8.934 %Fulton County: 9.321 %Garland County: 11.531 %Grant County: 8.848 %Greene County: 12.077 %Hempstead County: 24.781 %Hot Spring County: 12.012 %Howard County: 8.176 %Independence County: 16.928 %Izard County: 9.295 %Jackson County: 6.273 %Jefferson County: 13.216 %Johnson County: 11.992 %Lafayette County: 12.203 %Lawrence County: 8.125 %Lee County: 15.119 %Lincoln County: 13.524 %Little River County: 6.565 %Logan County: 7.243 %Lonoke County: 12.877 %Madison County: 10.887 %Marion County: 8.489 %Miller County: 11.712 %Mississippi County: 6.795 %Monroe County: 14.859 %Montgomery County: 11.167 %Nevada County: 10.522 %Newton County: 12.804 %Ouachita County: 11.799 %Perry County: 14.793 %Phillips County: 13.358 %Pike County: 12.345 %Poinsett County: 15.747 %Polk County: 9.79 %Pope County: 12.876 %Prairie County: 11.699 %Pulaski County: 10.863 %Randolph County: 8.205 %St. Francis County: 14.259 %Saline County: 13.539 %Scott County: 8.137 %Searcy County: 14.652 %Sebastian County: 11.44 %Sevier County: 29.216 %Sharp County: 14.44 %Stone County: 12.375 %Union County: 10.179 %Van Buren County: 15.579 %Washington County: 10.079 %White County: 15.234 %Woodruff County: 12.145 %Yell County: 6.744 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Sevier County: 29.216 %Sevier County29.216Hempstead County: 24.781 %Hempstead County24.781Clay County: 20.696 %Clay County20.696Independence County: 16.928 %Independence County16.928Dallas County: 16.525 %Dallas County16.525Poinsett County: 15.747 %Poinsett County15.747Conway County: 15.703 %Conway County15.703Van Buren County: 15.579 %Van Buren County15.579Chicot County: 15.516 %Chicot County15.516White County: 15.234 %White County15.234Lee County: 15.119 %Lee County15.119Monroe County: 14.859 %Monroe County14.859Benton County: 14.833 %Benton County14.833Faulkner County: 14.793 %Faulkner County14.793Perry County: 14.793 %Perry County14.793Searcy County: 14.652 %Searcy County14.652Sharp County: 14.44 %Sharp County14.44St. Francis County: 14.259 %St. Francis County14.259Calhoun County: 14.049 %Calhoun County14.049Columbia County: 13.7 %Columbia County13.7Saline County: 13.539 %Saline County13.539Lincoln County: 13.524 %Lincoln County13.524Phillips County: 13.358 %Phillips County13.358Jefferson County: 13.216 %Jefferson County13.216Cleburne County: 12.901 %Cleburne County12.901Lonoke County: 12.877 %Lonoke County12.877Pope County: 12.876 %Pope County12.876Newton County: 12.804 %Newton County12.804Stone County: 12.375 %Stone County12.375Pike County: 12.345 %Pike County12.345Cleveland County: 12.281 %Cleveland County12.281Lafayette County: 12.203 %Lafayette County12.203Woodruff County: 12.145 %Woodruff County12.145Greene County: 12.077 %Greene County12.077Drew County: 12.075 %Drew County12.075Hot Spring County: 12.012 %Hot Spring County12.012Johnson County: 11.992 %Johnson County11.992Craighead County: 11.852 %Craighead County11.852Ouachita County: 11.799 %Ouachita County11.799Miller County: 11.712 %Miller County11.712Sevier County: 29.216 %Sevier County29.216Hempstead County: 24.781 %Hempstead County24.781Clay County: 20.696 %Clay County20.696Independence County: 16.928 %Independence County16.928Dallas County: 16.525 %Dallas County16.525Poinsett County: 15.747 %Poinsett County15.747Conway County: 15.703 %Conway County15.703Van Buren County: 15.579 %Van Buren County15.579Chicot County: 15.516 %Chicot County15.516White County: 15.234 %White County15.234Lee County: 15.119 %Lee County15.119Monroe County: 14.859 %Monroe County14.859Benton County: 14.833 %Benton County14.833Faulkner County: 14.793 %Faulkner County14.793Perry County: 14.793 %Perry County14.793Searcy County: 14.652 %Searcy County14.652Sharp County: 14.44 %Sharp County14.44St. Francis County: 14.259 %St. Francis County14.259Calhoun County: 14.049 %Calhoun County14.049Columbia County: 13.7 %Columbia County13.7Saline County: 13.539 %Saline County13.539Lincoln County: 13.524 %Lincoln County13.524Phillips County: 13.358 %Phillips County13.358Jefferson County: 13.216 %Jefferson County13.216Cleburne County: 12.901 %Cleburne County12.901Lonoke County: 12.877 %Lonoke County12.877Pope County: 12.876 %Pope County12.876Newton County: 12.804 %Newton County12.804Stone County: 12.375 %Stone County12.375Pike County: 12.345 %Pike County12.345Cleveland County: 12.281 %Cleveland County12.281Lafayette County: 12.203 %Lafayette County12.203Woodruff County: 12.145 %Woodruff County12.145Greene County: 12.077 %Greene County12.077Drew County: 12.075 %Drew County12.075Hot Spring County: 12.012 %Hot Spring County12.012Johnson County: 11.992 %Johnson County11.992Craighead County: 11.852 %Craighead County11.852Ouachita County: 11.799 %Ouachita County11.799Miller County: 11.712 %Miller County11.712
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Sevier County29.216+21.31 pts
2Hempstead County24.781+14.49 pts
3Clay County20.696+5.46 pts
4Independence County16.928+7.6 pts
5Dallas County16.525+6.42 pts
6Poinsett County15.747+3.47 pts
7Conway County15.703+2.31 pts
8Van Buren County15.579+3.02 pts
9Chicot County15.516+4.28 pts
10White County15.234+1.6 pts
11Lee County15.119+4.9 pts
12Monroe County14.859+5.33 pts
13Benton County14.833+1.2 pts
14Faulkner County14.793+0.15 pts
14Perry County14.793+7.52 pts
16Searcy County14.652+4.42 pts
17Sharp County14.44-3.13 pts
18St. Francis County14.259-1.75 pts
19Calhoun County14.049-0.74 pts
20Columbia County13.7+3.23 pts
21Saline County13.539+1.1 pts
22Lincoln County13.524-9.05 pts
23Phillips County13.358-0.92 pts
24Jefferson County13.216-0.63 pts
25Cleburne County12.901-0.28 pts
26Lonoke County12.877-4.48 pts
27Pope County12.876+2.86 pts
28Newton County12.804-1.8 pts
29Stone County12.375-1.51 pts
30Pike County12.345+0.75 pts
31Cleveland County12.281-0.59 pts
32Lafayette County12.203+1.39 pts
33Woodruff County12.145+1.54 pts
34Greene County12.077+0.59 pts
35Drew County12.075-2.67 pts
36Hot Spring County12.012+2.47 pts
37Johnson County11.992+7.41 pts
38Craighead County11.852+1.58 pts
39Ouachita County11.799-3.44 pts
40Miller County11.712-0.34 pts
41Prairie County11.699-3.6 pts
42Garland County11.531+0.88 pts
43Sebastian County11.44+0.81 pts
44Montgomery County11.167-1.45 pts
45Crawford County11.029-1.54 pts
46Madison County10.887+3.23 pts
47Pulaski County10.863-3.73 pts
48Crittenden County10.543-0.74 pts
49Nevada County10.522+2.31 pts
50Cross County10.469-0.16 pts
51Boone County10.228-1.77 pts
52Union County10.179-0.67 pts
53Washington County10.079+0.38 pts
54Polk County9.79-0.11 pts
55Desha County9.762-0.1 pts
56Clark County9.59-5.85 pts
57Fulton County9.321-1.48 pts
58Izard County9.295-2.44 pts
59Carroll County9.194+1 pts
60Bradley County9.062-5.98 pts
61Franklin County8.934+0.77 pts
62Arkansas County8.909+1.49 pts
63Grant County8.848-2.66 pts
64Baxter County8.686-1.57 pts
65Marion County8.489-6.21 pts
66Randolph County8.205-11.73 pts
67Howard County8.176-0.39 pts
68Scott County8.137+2.33 pts
69Lawrence County8.125+0.01 pts
70Ashley County7.592-12.06 pts
71Logan County7.243-5.73 pts
72Mississippi County6.795-6.03 pts
73Yell County6.744-2.46 pts
74Little River County6.565-3.13 pts
75Jackson County6.273-4.73 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Sevier County, with 29.216% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Jackson County, with 6.273% in 2013.

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