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Counties in Arkansas by job destruction rate

Lafayette County had the highest job destruction rate of 75 counties in 2016, at 31.495%. Nevada County had the lowest, at 4.903%. The median was 9.701% and the figure for Arkansas was 9.945%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31.495Lafayette County
Lowest4.903Nevada County
Median9.70175 counties
Arkansas9.945History

Map of counties, 2016

Arkansas County: 6.367 %Ashley County: 11.201 %Baxter County: 9.246 %Benton County: 9.352 %Boone County: 10.382 %Bradley County: 12.304 %Calhoun County: 8.972 %Carroll County: 8.379 %Chicot County: 12.777 %Clark County: 8.815 %Clay County: 15.682 %Cleburne County: 17.794 %Cleveland County: 25.599 %Columbia County: 12.958 %Conway County: 12.414 %Craighead County: 8.353 %Crawford County: 7.733 %Crittenden County: 7.42 %Cross County: 10.079 %Dallas County: 7.302 %Desha County: 10.787 %Drew County: 12.094 %Faulkner County: 11.521 %Franklin County: 9.14 %Fulton County: 9.701 %Garland County: 8.399 %Grant County: 7.279 %Greene County: 13.07 %Hempstead County: 9.731 %Hot Spring County: 15.288 %Howard County: 8.928 %Independence County: 17.845 %Izard County: 9.682 %Jackson County: 6.769 %Jefferson County: 9.875 %Johnson County: 5.891 %Lafayette County: 31.495 %Lawrence County: 7.595 %Lee County: 11.784 %Lincoln County: 12.759 %Little River County: 6.945 %Logan County: 8.01 %Lonoke County: 10.562 %Madison County: 5.638 %Marion County: 7.437 %Miller County: 11.66 %Mississippi County: 11.172 %Monroe County: 10.567 %Montgomery County: 10.533 %Nevada County: 4.903 %Newton County: 9.048 %Ouachita County: 7.794 %Perry County: 11.451 %Phillips County: 9.412 %Pike County: 9.126 %Poinsett County: 10.416 %Polk County: 8.481 %Pope County: 11.285 %Prairie County: 12.458 %Pulaski County: 10.881 %Randolph County: 12.992 %St. Francis County: 7.296 %Saline County: 9.169 %Scott County: 7.18 %Searcy County: 8.785 %Sebastian County: 8.202 %Sevier County: 9.104 %Sharp County: 10.709 %Stone County: 14.308 %Union County: 8.994 %Van Buren County: 15.807 %Washington County: 8.13 %White County: 11.22 %Woodruff County: 6.629 %Yell County: 10.328 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Lafayette County: 31.495 %Lafayette County31.495Cleveland County: 25.599 %Cleveland County25.599Independence County: 17.845 %Independence County17.845Cleburne County: 17.794 %Cleburne County17.794Van Buren County: 15.807 %Van Buren County15.807Clay County: 15.682 %Clay County15.682Hot Spring County: 15.288 %Hot Spring County15.288Stone County: 14.308 %Stone County14.308Greene County: 13.07 %Greene County13.07Randolph County: 12.992 %Randolph County12.992Columbia County: 12.958 %Columbia County12.958Chicot County: 12.777 %Chicot County12.777Lincoln County: 12.759 %Lincoln County12.759Prairie County: 12.458 %Prairie County12.458Conway County: 12.414 %Conway County12.414Bradley County: 12.304 %Bradley County12.304Drew County: 12.094 %Drew County12.094Lee County: 11.784 %Lee County11.784Miller County: 11.66 %Miller County11.66Faulkner County: 11.521 %Faulkner County11.521Perry County: 11.451 %Perry County11.451Pope County: 11.285 %Pope County11.285White County: 11.22 %White County11.22Ashley County: 11.201 %Ashley County11.201Mississippi County: 11.172 %Mississippi County11.172Pulaski County: 10.881 %Pulaski County10.881Desha County: 10.787 %Desha County10.787Sharp County: 10.709 %Sharp County10.709Monroe County: 10.567 %Monroe County10.567Lonoke County: 10.562 %Lonoke County10.562Montgomery County: 10.533 %Montgomery County10.533Poinsett County: 10.416 %Poinsett County10.416Boone County: 10.382 %Boone County10.382Yell County: 10.328 %Yell County10.328Cross County: 10.079 %Cross County10.079Jefferson County: 9.875 %Jefferson County9.875Hempstead County: 9.731 %Hempstead County9.731Fulton County: 9.701 %Fulton County9.701Izard County: 9.682 %Izard County9.682Phillips County: 9.412 %Phillips County9.412Lafayette County: 31.495 %Lafayette County31.495Cleveland County: 25.599 %Cleveland County25.599Independence County: 17.845 %Independence County17.845Cleburne County: 17.794 %Cleburne County17.794Van Buren County: 15.807 %Van Buren County15.807Clay County: 15.682 %Clay County15.682Hot Spring County: 15.288 %Hot Spring County15.288Stone County: 14.308 %Stone County14.308Greene County: 13.07 %Greene County13.07Randolph County: 12.992 %Randolph County12.992Columbia County: 12.958 %Columbia County12.958Chicot County: 12.777 %Chicot County12.777Lincoln County: 12.759 %Lincoln County12.759Prairie County: 12.458 %Prairie County12.458Conway County: 12.414 %Conway County12.414Bradley County: 12.304 %Bradley County12.304Drew County: 12.094 %Drew County12.094Lee County: 11.784 %Lee County11.784Miller County: 11.66 %Miller County11.66Faulkner County: 11.521 %Faulkner County11.521Perry County: 11.451 %Perry County11.451Pope County: 11.285 %Pope County11.285White County: 11.22 %White County11.22Ashley County: 11.201 %Ashley County11.201Mississippi County: 11.172 %Mississippi County11.172Pulaski County: 10.881 %Pulaski County10.881Desha County: 10.787 %Desha County10.787Sharp County: 10.709 %Sharp County10.709Monroe County: 10.567 %Monroe County10.567Lonoke County: 10.562 %Lonoke County10.562Montgomery County: 10.533 %Montgomery County10.533Poinsett County: 10.416 %Poinsett County10.416Boone County: 10.382 %Boone County10.382Yell County: 10.328 %Yell County10.328Cross County: 10.079 %Cross County10.079Jefferson County: 9.875 %Jefferson County9.875Hempstead County: 9.731 %Hempstead County9.731Fulton County: 9.701 %Fulton County9.701Izard County: 9.682 %Izard County9.682Phillips County: 9.412 %Phillips County9.412
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Lafayette County31.495+18.31 pts
2Cleveland County25.599+12.75 pts
3Independence County17.845+10.55 pts
4Cleburne County17.794+1.29 pts
5Van Buren County15.807+7.05 pts
6Clay County15.682+4.42 pts
7Hot Spring County15.288+3 pts
8Stone County14.308+4.7 pts
9Greene County13.07+7.61 pts
10Randolph County12.992+1.09 pts
11Columbia County12.958+2.96 pts
12Chicot County12.777+0.29 pts
13Lincoln County12.759+3.11 pts
14Prairie County12.458-3.34 pts
15Conway County12.414+0.71 pts
16Bradley County12.304+1.53 pts
17Drew County12.094+2.54 pts
18Lee County11.784+1.17 pts
19Miller County11.66+2.29 pts
20Faulkner County11.521-0.28 pts
21Perry County11.451-2.77 pts
22Pope County11.285+1.37 pts
23White County11.22+0.53 pts
24Ashley County11.201-0.48 pts
25Mississippi County11.172-1.46 pts
26Pulaski County10.881-0.72 pts
27Desha County10.787-0.98 pts
28Sharp County10.709-1.07 pts
29Monroe County10.567+0.13 pts
30Lonoke County10.562+1.5 pts
31Montgomery County10.533-0.64 pts
32Poinsett County10.416-7.01 pts
33Boone County10.382+0.32 pts
34Yell County10.328+1.6 pts
35Cross County10.079-2.15 pts
36Jefferson County9.875+1.19 pts
37Hempstead County9.731+5.27 pts
38Fulton County9.701-11.42 pts
39Izard County9.682-6.46 pts
40Phillips County9.412-4.99 pts
41Benton County9.352-1.28 pts
42Baxter County9.246-2.73 pts
43Saline County9.169-0.5 pts
44Franklin County9.14-5 pts
45Pike County9.126+0.4 pts
46Sevier County9.104-5.71 pts
47Newton County9.048-0.12 pts
48Union County8.994+0.9 pts
49Calhoun County8.972-1.05 pts
50Howard County8.928-0.46 pts
51Clark County8.815+0.17 pts
52Searcy County8.785-2.55 pts
53Polk County8.481+0.92 pts
54Garland County8.399-2.78 pts
55Carroll County8.379+0.09 pts
56Craighead County8.353-3.57 pts
57Sebastian County8.202-1.53 pts
58Washington County8.13-3 pts
59Logan County8.01-0.24 pts
60Ouachita County7.794-0.75 pts
61Crawford County7.733-5.67 pts
62Lawrence County7.595-2.88 pts
63Marion County7.437-15.64 pts
64Crittenden County7.42-5.26 pts
65Dallas County7.302-1.55 pts
66St. Francis County7.296+1.48 pts
67Grant County7.279+0.9 pts
68Scott County7.18-0.23 pts
69Little River County6.945-0.72 pts
70Jackson County6.769-7.07 pts
71Woodruff County6.629-8.22 pts
72Arkansas County6.367-1.56 pts
73Johnson County5.891-2.41 pts
74Madison County5.638-4.22 pts
75Nevada County4.903-3.77 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Lafayette County, with 31.495% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Nevada County, with 4.903% in 2016.

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