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Counties in Arkansas by job destruction rate

Marion County had the highest job destruction rate of 75 counties in 2015, at 23.073%. Hempstead County had the lowest, at 4.463%. The median was 10.611% and the figure for Arkansas was 10.86%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.073Marion County
Lowest4.463Hempstead County
Median10.61175 counties
Arkansas10.86History

Map of counties, 2015

Arkansas County: 7.929 %Ashley County: 11.681 %Baxter County: 11.977 %Benton County: 10.634 %Boone County: 10.063 %Bradley County: 10.776 %Calhoun County: 10.021 %Carroll County: 8.292 %Chicot County: 12.484 %Clark County: 8.648 %Clay County: 11.266 %Cleburne County: 16.504 %Cleveland County: 12.851 %Columbia County: 9.995 %Conway County: 11.699 %Craighead County: 11.922 %Crawford County: 13.402 %Crittenden County: 12.677 %Cross County: 12.231 %Dallas County: 8.855 %Desha County: 11.765 %Drew County: 9.555 %Faulkner County: 11.797 %Franklin County: 14.14 %Fulton County: 21.12 %Garland County: 11.182 %Grant County: 6.379 %Greene County: 5.462 %Hempstead County: 4.463 %Hot Spring County: 12.289 %Howard County: 9.388 %Independence County: 7.29 %Izard County: 16.147 %Jackson County: 13.84 %Jefferson County: 8.682 %Johnson County: 8.304 %Lafayette County: 13.187 %Lawrence County: 10.476 %Lee County: 10.611 %Lincoln County: 9.651 %Little River County: 7.67 %Logan County: 8.247 %Lonoke County: 9.062 %Madison County: 9.862 %Marion County: 23.073 %Miller County: 9.369 %Mississippi County: 12.63 %Monroe County: 10.441 %Montgomery County: 11.174 %Nevada County: 8.669 %Newton County: 9.165 %Ouachita County: 8.546 %Perry County: 14.218 %Phillips County: 14.401 %Pike County: 8.725 %Poinsett County: 17.429 %Polk County: 7.565 %Pope County: 9.92 %Prairie County: 15.798 %Pulaski County: 11.603 %Randolph County: 11.906 %St. Francis County: 5.82 %Saline County: 9.672 %Scott County: 7.409 %Searcy County: 11.335 %Sebastian County: 9.73 %Sevier County: 14.818 %Sharp County: 11.778 %Stone County: 9.604 %Union County: 8.092 %Van Buren County: 8.758 %Washington County: 11.126 %White County: 10.688 %Woodruff County: 14.85 %Yell County: 8.732 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Marion County: 23.073 %Marion County23.073Fulton County: 21.12 %Fulton County21.12Poinsett County: 17.429 %Poinsett County17.429Cleburne County: 16.504 %Cleburne County16.504Izard County: 16.147 %Izard County16.147Prairie County: 15.798 %Prairie County15.798Woodruff County: 14.85 %Woodruff County14.85Sevier County: 14.818 %Sevier County14.818Phillips County: 14.401 %Phillips County14.401Perry County: 14.218 %Perry County14.218Franklin County: 14.14 %Franklin County14.14Jackson County: 13.84 %Jackson County13.84Crawford County: 13.402 %Crawford County13.402Lafayette County: 13.187 %Lafayette County13.187Cleveland County: 12.851 %Cleveland County12.851Crittenden County: 12.677 %Crittenden County12.677Mississippi County: 12.63 %Mississippi County12.63Chicot County: 12.484 %Chicot County12.484Hot Spring County: 12.289 %Hot Spring County12.289Cross County: 12.231 %Cross County12.231Baxter County: 11.977 %Baxter County11.977Craighead County: 11.922 %Craighead County11.922Randolph County: 11.906 %Randolph County11.906Faulkner County: 11.797 %Faulkner County11.797Sharp County: 11.778 %Sharp County11.778Desha County: 11.765 %Desha County11.765Conway County: 11.699 %Conway County11.699Ashley County: 11.681 %Ashley County11.681Pulaski County: 11.603 %Pulaski County11.603Searcy County: 11.335 %Searcy County11.335Clay County: 11.266 %Clay County11.266Garland County: 11.182 %Garland County11.182Montgomery County: 11.174 %Montgomery County11.174Washington County: 11.126 %Washington County11.126Bradley County: 10.776 %Bradley County10.776White County: 10.688 %White County10.688Benton County: 10.634 %Benton County10.634Lee County: 10.611 %Lee County10.611Lawrence County: 10.476 %Lawrence County10.476Monroe County: 10.441 %Monroe County10.441Marion County: 23.073 %Marion County23.073Fulton County: 21.12 %Fulton County21.12Poinsett County: 17.429 %Poinsett County17.429Cleburne County: 16.504 %Cleburne County16.504Izard County: 16.147 %Izard County16.147Prairie County: 15.798 %Prairie County15.798Woodruff County: 14.85 %Woodruff County14.85Sevier County: 14.818 %Sevier County14.818Phillips County: 14.401 %Phillips County14.401Perry County: 14.218 %Perry County14.218Franklin County: 14.14 %Franklin County14.14Jackson County: 13.84 %Jackson County13.84Crawford County: 13.402 %Crawford County13.402Lafayette County: 13.187 %Lafayette County13.187Cleveland County: 12.851 %Cleveland County12.851Crittenden County: 12.677 %Crittenden County12.677Mississippi County: 12.63 %Mississippi County12.63Chicot County: 12.484 %Chicot County12.484Hot Spring County: 12.289 %Hot Spring County12.289Cross County: 12.231 %Cross County12.231Baxter County: 11.977 %Baxter County11.977Craighead County: 11.922 %Craighead County11.922Randolph County: 11.906 %Randolph County11.906Faulkner County: 11.797 %Faulkner County11.797Sharp County: 11.778 %Sharp County11.778Desha County: 11.765 %Desha County11.765Conway County: 11.699 %Conway County11.699Ashley County: 11.681 %Ashley County11.681Pulaski County: 11.603 %Pulaski County11.603Searcy County: 11.335 %Searcy County11.335Clay County: 11.266 %Clay County11.266Garland County: 11.182 %Garland County11.182Montgomery County: 11.174 %Montgomery County11.174Washington County: 11.126 %Washington County11.126Bradley County: 10.776 %Bradley County10.776White County: 10.688 %White County10.688Benton County: 10.634 %Benton County10.634Lee County: 10.611 %Lee County10.611Lawrence County: 10.476 %Lawrence County10.476Monroe County: 10.441 %Monroe County10.441
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Marion County23.073+19.65 pts
2Fulton County21.12+12.35 pts
3Poinsett County17.429+7.16 pts
4Cleburne County16.504+2.76 pts
5Izard County16.147+2.4 pts
6Prairie County15.798+4.12 pts
7Woodruff County14.85+0.36 pts
8Sevier County14.818+5.38 pts
9Phillips County14.401+2 pts
10Perry County14.218+0.13 pts
11Franklin County14.14+3.35 pts
12Jackson County13.84+3.32 pts
13Crawford County13.402+5.54 pts
14Lafayette County13.187+3.11 pts
15Cleveland County12.851+4.77 pts
16Crittenden County12.677+1.07 pts
17Mississippi County12.63+4.78 pts
18Chicot County12.484-0.31 pts
19Hot Spring County12.289+1.9 pts
20Cross County12.231+0.86 pts
21Baxter County11.977+4.57 pts
22Craighead County11.922+1.24 pts
23Randolph County11.906+1.08 pts
24Faulkner County11.797+1.31 pts
25Sharp County11.778+0.18 pts
26Desha County11.765-0.57 pts
27Conway County11.699+3.71 pts
28Ashley County11.681-3.03 pts
29Pulaski County11.603+0.44 pts
30Searcy County11.335-0.85 pts
31Clay County11.266-5.15 pts
32Garland County11.182+1.09 pts
33Montgomery County11.174-14.37 pts
34Washington County11.126+2.59 pts
35Bradley County10.776+4.15 pts
36White County10.688-1.51 pts
37Benton County10.634+1.61 pts
38Lee County10.611-5.27 pts
39Lawrence County10.476+3.57 pts
40Monroe County10.441+2.56 pts
41Boone County10.063+1.32 pts
42Calhoun County10.021-0.3 pts
43Columbia County9.995+0.38 pts
44Pope County9.92-0.65 pts
45Madison County9.862+2.84 pts
46Sebastian County9.73+1.1 pts
47Saline County9.672+0.13 pts
48Lincoln County9.651-1.15 pts
49Stone County9.604-1.05 pts
50Drew County9.555-3.23 pts
51Howard County9.388+2.67 pts
52Miller County9.369-0.03 pts
53Newton County9.165-1.98 pts
54Lonoke County9.062-3.06 pts
55Dallas County8.855+1.47 pts
56Van Buren County8.758-1.03 pts
57Yell County8.732-0.7 pts
58Pike County8.725-2.39 pts
59Jefferson County8.682-3.11 pts
60Nevada County8.669+3.8 pts
61Clark County8.648+0.23 pts
62Ouachita County8.546+0.65 pts
63Johnson County8.304-1.4 pts
64Carroll County8.292-0.15 pts
65Logan County8.247-1.91 pts
66Union County8.092-1.22 pts
67Arkansas County7.929+0.5 pts
68Little River County7.67+1.76 pts
69Polk County7.565-0.52 pts
70Scott County7.409-3.15 pts
71Independence County7.29-3.47 pts
72Grant County6.379-1.19 pts
73St. Francis County5.82-4.02 pts
74Greene County5.462-1.02 pts
75Hempstead County4.463-3.55 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Marion County, with 23.073% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Hempstead County, with 4.463% in 2015.

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