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Counties in Arkansas by job destruction rate

Montgomery County had the highest job destruction rate of 75 counties in 2014, at 25.544%. Marion County had the lowest, at 3.426%. The median was 10.097% and the figure for Arkansas was 10.691%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.544Montgomery County
Lowest3.426Marion County
Median10.09775 counties
Arkansas10.691History

Map of counties, 2014

Arkansas County: 7.425 %Ashley County: 14.708 %Baxter County: 7.407 %Benton County: 9.024 %Boone County: 8.741 %Bradley County: 6.63 %Calhoun County: 10.322 %Carroll County: 8.441 %Chicot County: 12.793 %Clark County: 8.422 %Clay County: 16.413 %Cleburne County: 13.741 %Cleveland County: 8.081 %Columbia County: 9.62 %Conway County: 7.992 %Craighead County: 10.683 %Crawford County: 7.858 %Crittenden County: 11.611 %Cross County: 11.375 %Dallas County: 7.382 %Desha County: 12.338 %Drew County: 12.783 %Faulkner County: 10.483 %Franklin County: 10.789 %Fulton County: 8.771 %Garland County: 10.097 %Grant County: 7.567 %Greene County: 6.486 %Hempstead County: 8.017 %Hot Spring County: 10.388 %Howard County: 6.719 %Independence County: 10.76 %Izard County: 13.751 %Jackson County: 10.518 %Jefferson County: 11.793 %Johnson County: 9.709 %Lafayette County: 10.075 %Lawrence County: 6.904 %Lee County: 15.886 %Lincoln County: 10.805 %Little River County: 5.911 %Logan County: 10.16 %Lonoke County: 12.123 %Madison County: 7.018 %Marion County: 3.426 %Miller County: 9.401 %Mississippi County: 7.848 %Monroe County: 7.885 %Montgomery County: 25.544 %Nevada County: 4.867 %Newton County: 11.14 %Ouachita County: 7.893 %Perry County: 14.087 %Phillips County: 12.396 %Pike County: 11.118 %Poinsett County: 10.27 %Polk County: 8.09 %Pope County: 10.573 %Prairie County: 11.674 %Pulaski County: 11.164 %Randolph County: 10.829 %St. Francis County: 9.836 %Saline County: 9.545 %Scott County: 10.562 %Searcy County: 12.181 %Sebastian County: 8.634 %Sevier County: 9.437 %Sharp County: 11.598 %Stone County: 10.651 %Union County: 9.309 %Van Buren County: 9.787 %Washington County: 8.533 %White County: 12.201 %Woodruff County: 14.487 %Yell County: 9.433 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Montgomery County: 25.544 %Montgomery County25.544Clay County: 16.413 %Clay County16.413Lee County: 15.886 %Lee County15.886Ashley County: 14.708 %Ashley County14.708Woodruff County: 14.487 %Woodruff County14.487Perry County: 14.087 %Perry County14.087Izard County: 13.751 %Izard County13.751Cleburne County: 13.741 %Cleburne County13.741Chicot County: 12.793 %Chicot County12.793Drew County: 12.783 %Drew County12.783Phillips County: 12.396 %Phillips County12.396Desha County: 12.338 %Desha County12.338White County: 12.201 %White County12.201Searcy County: 12.181 %Searcy County12.181Lonoke County: 12.123 %Lonoke County12.123Jefferson County: 11.793 %Jefferson County11.793Prairie County: 11.674 %Prairie County11.674Crittenden County: 11.611 %Crittenden County11.611Sharp County: 11.598 %Sharp County11.598Cross County: 11.375 %Cross County11.375Pulaski County: 11.164 %Pulaski County11.164Newton County: 11.14 %Newton County11.14Pike County: 11.118 %Pike County11.118Randolph County: 10.829 %Randolph County10.829Lincoln County: 10.805 %Lincoln County10.805Franklin County: 10.789 %Franklin County10.789Independence County: 10.76 %Independence County10.76Craighead County: 10.683 %Craighead County10.683Stone County: 10.651 %Stone County10.651Pope County: 10.573 %Pope County10.573Scott County: 10.562 %Scott County10.562Jackson County: 10.518 %Jackson County10.518Faulkner County: 10.483 %Faulkner County10.483Hot Spring County: 10.388 %Hot Spring County10.388Calhoun County: 10.322 %Calhoun County10.322Poinsett County: 10.27 %Poinsett County10.27Logan County: 10.16 %Logan County10.16Garland County: 10.097 %Garland County10.097Lafayette County: 10.075 %Lafayette County10.075St. Francis County: 9.836 %St. Francis County9.836Montgomery County: 25.544 %Montgomery County25.544Clay County: 16.413 %Clay County16.413Lee County: 15.886 %Lee County15.886Ashley County: 14.708 %Ashley County14.708Woodruff County: 14.487 %Woodruff County14.487Perry County: 14.087 %Perry County14.087Izard County: 13.751 %Izard County13.751Cleburne County: 13.741 %Cleburne County13.741Chicot County: 12.793 %Chicot County12.793Drew County: 12.783 %Drew County12.783Phillips County: 12.396 %Phillips County12.396Desha County: 12.338 %Desha County12.338White County: 12.201 %White County12.201Searcy County: 12.181 %Searcy County12.181Lonoke County: 12.123 %Lonoke County12.123Jefferson County: 11.793 %Jefferson County11.793Prairie County: 11.674 %Prairie County11.674Crittenden County: 11.611 %Crittenden County11.611Sharp County: 11.598 %Sharp County11.598Cross County: 11.375 %Cross County11.375Pulaski County: 11.164 %Pulaski County11.164Newton County: 11.14 %Newton County11.14Pike County: 11.118 %Pike County11.118Randolph County: 10.829 %Randolph County10.829Lincoln County: 10.805 %Lincoln County10.805Franklin County: 10.789 %Franklin County10.789Independence County: 10.76 %Independence County10.76Craighead County: 10.683 %Craighead County10.683Stone County: 10.651 %Stone County10.651Pope County: 10.573 %Pope County10.573Scott County: 10.562 %Scott County10.562Jackson County: 10.518 %Jackson County10.518Faulkner County: 10.483 %Faulkner County10.483Hot Spring County: 10.388 %Hot Spring County10.388Calhoun County: 10.322 %Calhoun County10.322Poinsett County: 10.27 %Poinsett County10.27Logan County: 10.16 %Logan County10.16Garland County: 10.097 %Garland County10.097Lafayette County: 10.075 %Lafayette County10.075St. Francis County: 9.836 %St. Francis County9.836
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Montgomery County25.544+14.38 pts
2Clay County16.413-4.28 pts
3Lee County15.886+0.77 pts
4Ashley County14.708+7.12 pts
5Woodruff County14.487+2.34 pts
6Perry County14.087-0.71 pts
7Izard County13.751+4.46 pts
8Cleburne County13.741+0.84 pts
9Chicot County12.793-2.72 pts
10Drew County12.783+0.71 pts
11Phillips County12.396-0.96 pts
12Desha County12.338+2.58 pts
13White County12.201-3.03 pts
14Searcy County12.181-2.47 pts
15Lonoke County12.123-0.75 pts
16Jefferson County11.793-1.42 pts
17Prairie County11.674-0.03 pts
18Crittenden County11.611+1.07 pts
19Sharp County11.598-2.84 pts
20Cross County11.375+0.91 pts
21Pulaski County11.164+0.3 pts
22Newton County11.14-1.66 pts
23Pike County11.118-1.23 pts
24Randolph County10.829+2.62 pts
25Lincoln County10.805-2.72 pts
26Franklin County10.789+1.86 pts
27Independence County10.76-6.17 pts
28Craighead County10.683-1.17 pts
29Stone County10.651-1.72 pts
30Pope County10.573-2.3 pts
31Scott County10.562+2.42 pts
32Jackson County10.518+4.25 pts
33Faulkner County10.483-4.31 pts
34Hot Spring County10.388-1.62 pts
35Calhoun County10.322-3.73 pts
36Poinsett County10.27-5.48 pts
37Logan County10.16+2.92 pts
38Garland County10.097-1.43 pts
39Lafayette County10.075-2.13 pts
40St. Francis County9.836-4.42 pts
41Van Buren County9.787-5.79 pts
42Johnson County9.709-2.28 pts
43Columbia County9.62-4.08 pts
44Saline County9.545-3.99 pts
45Sevier County9.437-19.78 pts
46Yell County9.433+2.69 pts
47Miller County9.401-2.31 pts
48Union County9.309-0.87 pts
49Benton County9.024-5.81 pts
50Fulton County8.771-0.55 pts
51Boone County8.741-1.49 pts
52Sebastian County8.634-2.81 pts
53Washington County8.533-1.55 pts
54Carroll County8.441-0.75 pts
55Clark County8.422-1.17 pts
56Polk County8.09-1.7 pts
57Cleveland County8.081-4.2 pts
58Hempstead County8.017-16.76 pts
59Conway County7.992-7.71 pts
60Ouachita County7.893-3.91 pts
61Monroe County7.885-6.97 pts
62Crawford County7.858-3.17 pts
63Mississippi County7.848+1.05 pts
64Grant County7.567-1.28 pts
65Arkansas County7.425-1.48 pts
66Baxter County7.407-1.28 pts
67Dallas County7.382-9.14 pts
68Madison County7.018-3.87 pts
69Lawrence County6.904-1.22 pts
70Howard County6.719-1.46 pts
71Bradley County6.63-2.43 pts
72Greene County6.486-5.59 pts
73Little River County5.911-0.65 pts
74Nevada County4.867-5.66 pts
75Marion County3.426-5.06 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Montgomery County, with 25.544% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Marion County, with 3.426% in 2014.

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