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Counties in Arkansas by job destruction rate

Cleveland County had the highest job destruction rate of 75 counties in 2017, at 29.273%. Yell County had the lowest, at 5.563%. The median was 11.199% and the figure for Arkansas was 11.822%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest29.273Cleveland County
Lowest5.563Yell County
Median11.19975 counties
Arkansas11.822History

Map of counties, 2017

Arkansas County: 9.291 %Ashley County: 13.05 %Baxter County: 9.284 %Benton County: 10.95 %Boone County: 12.799 %Bradley County: 21.151 %Calhoun County: 8.39 %Carroll County: 7.987 %Chicot County: 16.352 %Clark County: 8.164 %Clay County: 8.174 %Cleburne County: 13.599 %Cleveland County: 29.273 %Columbia County: 12.239 %Conway County: 15.419 %Craighead County: 12.508 %Crawford County: 9.559 %Crittenden County: 15.941 %Cross County: 7.822 %Dallas County: 16.482 %Desha County: 18.037 %Drew County: 9.585 %Faulkner County: 12.199 %Franklin County: 9.78 %Fulton County: 7.888 %Garland County: 12.608 %Grant County: 12.763 %Greene County: 9.239 %Hempstead County: 6.447 %Hot Spring County: 9.82 %Howard County: 7.845 %Independence County: 9.429 %Izard County: 11.133 %Jackson County: 24.125 %Jefferson County: 13.135 %Johnson County: 6.124 %Lafayette County: 10.802 %Lawrence County: 14.684 %Lee County: 9.31 %Lincoln County: 11.199 %Little River County: 9.822 %Logan County: 9.678 %Lonoke County: 11.822 %Madison County: 7.573 %Marion County: 7.006 %Miller County: 13.135 %Mississippi County: 12.296 %Monroe County: 8.419 %Montgomery County: 12.739 %Nevada County: 13.231 %Newton County: 16 %Ouachita County: 9.554 %Perry County: 27.157 %Phillips County: 13.426 %Pike County: 13.112 %Poinsett County: 8.976 %Polk County: 8.308 %Pope County: 11.674 %Prairie County: 22.36 %Pulaski County: 11.027 %Randolph County: 11.765 %St. Francis County: 10.66 %Saline County: 15.39 %Scott County: 12.253 %Searcy County: 26.809 %Sebastian County: 15.344 %Sevier County: 9.869 %Sharp County: 12.585 %Stone County: 10.134 %Union County: 16.368 %Van Buren County: 18.761 %Washington County: 10.454 %White County: 9.92 %Woodruff County: 10.252 %Yell County: 5.563 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Cleveland County: 29.273 %Cleveland County29.273Perry County: 27.157 %Perry County27.157Searcy County: 26.809 %Searcy County26.809Jackson County: 24.125 %Jackson County24.125Prairie County: 22.36 %Prairie County22.36Bradley County: 21.151 %Bradley County21.151Van Buren County: 18.761 %Van Buren County18.761Desha County: 18.037 %Desha County18.037Dallas County: 16.482 %Dallas County16.482Union County: 16.368 %Union County16.368Chicot County: 16.352 %Chicot County16.352Newton County: 16 %Newton County16Crittenden County: 15.941 %Crittenden County15.941Conway County: 15.419 %Conway County15.419Saline County: 15.39 %Saline County15.39Sebastian County: 15.344 %Sebastian County15.344Lawrence County: 14.684 %Lawrence County14.684Cleburne County: 13.599 %Cleburne County13.599Phillips County: 13.426 %Phillips County13.426Nevada County: 13.231 %Nevada County13.231Jefferson County: 13.135 %Jefferson County13.135Miller County: 13.135 %Miller County13.135Pike County: 13.112 %Pike County13.112Ashley County: 13.05 %Ashley County13.05Boone County: 12.799 %Boone County12.799Grant County: 12.763 %Grant County12.763Montgomery County: 12.739 %Montgomery County12.739Garland County: 12.608 %Garland County12.608Sharp County: 12.585 %Sharp County12.585Craighead County: 12.508 %Craighead County12.508Mississippi County: 12.296 %Mississippi County12.296Scott County: 12.253 %Scott County12.253Columbia County: 12.239 %Columbia County12.239Faulkner County: 12.199 %Faulkner County12.199Lonoke County: 11.822 %Lonoke County11.822Randolph County: 11.765 %Randolph County11.765Pope County: 11.674 %Pope County11.674Lincoln County: 11.199 %Lincoln County11.199Izard County: 11.133 %Izard County11.133Pulaski County: 11.027 %Pulaski County11.027Cleveland County: 29.273 %Cleveland County29.273Perry County: 27.157 %Perry County27.157Searcy County: 26.809 %Searcy County26.809Jackson County: 24.125 %Jackson County24.125Prairie County: 22.36 %Prairie County22.36Bradley County: 21.151 %Bradley County21.151Van Buren County: 18.761 %Van Buren County18.761Desha County: 18.037 %Desha County18.037Dallas County: 16.482 %Dallas County16.482Union County: 16.368 %Union County16.368Chicot County: 16.352 %Chicot County16.352Newton County: 16 %Newton County16Crittenden County: 15.941 %Crittenden County15.941Conway County: 15.419 %Conway County15.419Saline County: 15.39 %Saline County15.39Sebastian County: 15.344 %Sebastian County15.344Lawrence County: 14.684 %Lawrence County14.684Cleburne County: 13.599 %Cleburne County13.599Phillips County: 13.426 %Phillips County13.426Nevada County: 13.231 %Nevada County13.231Jefferson County: 13.135 %Jefferson County13.135Miller County: 13.135 %Miller County13.135Pike County: 13.112 %Pike County13.112Ashley County: 13.05 %Ashley County13.05Boone County: 12.799 %Boone County12.799Grant County: 12.763 %Grant County12.763Montgomery County: 12.739 %Montgomery County12.739Garland County: 12.608 %Garland County12.608Sharp County: 12.585 %Sharp County12.585Craighead County: 12.508 %Craighead County12.508Mississippi County: 12.296 %Mississippi County12.296Scott County: 12.253 %Scott County12.253Columbia County: 12.239 %Columbia County12.239Faulkner County: 12.199 %Faulkner County12.199Lonoke County: 11.822 %Lonoke County11.822Randolph County: 11.765 %Randolph County11.765Pope County: 11.674 %Pope County11.674Lincoln County: 11.199 %Lincoln County11.199Izard County: 11.133 %Izard County11.133Pulaski County: 11.027 %Pulaski County11.027
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Cleveland County29.273+3.67 pts
2Perry County27.157+15.71 pts
3Searcy County26.809+18.02 pts
4Jackson County24.125+17.36 pts
5Prairie County22.36+9.9 pts
6Bradley County21.151+8.85 pts
7Van Buren County18.761+2.95 pts
8Desha County18.037+7.25 pts
9Dallas County16.482+9.18 pts
10Union County16.368+7.37 pts
11Chicot County16.352+3.58 pts
12Newton County16+6.95 pts
13Crittenden County15.941+8.52 pts
14Conway County15.419+3.01 pts
15Saline County15.39+6.22 pts
16Sebastian County15.344+7.14 pts
17Lawrence County14.684+7.09 pts
18Cleburne County13.599-4.2 pts
19Phillips County13.426+4.01 pts
20Nevada County13.231+8.33 pts
21Jefferson County13.135+3.26 pts
21Miller County13.135+1.47 pts
23Pike County13.112+3.99 pts
24Ashley County13.05+1.85 pts
25Boone County12.799+2.42 pts
26Grant County12.763+5.48 pts
27Montgomery County12.739+2.21 pts
28Garland County12.608+4.21 pts
29Sharp County12.585+1.88 pts
30Craighead County12.508+4.15 pts
31Mississippi County12.296+1.12 pts
32Scott County12.253+5.07 pts
33Columbia County12.239-0.72 pts
34Faulkner County12.199+0.68 pts
35Lonoke County11.822+1.26 pts
36Randolph County11.765-1.23 pts
37Pope County11.674+0.39 pts
38Lincoln County11.199-1.56 pts
39Izard County11.133+1.45 pts
40Pulaski County11.027+0.15 pts
41Benton County10.95+1.6 pts
42Lafayette County10.802-20.69 pts
43St. Francis County10.66+3.36 pts
44Washington County10.454+2.32 pts
45Woodruff County10.252+3.62 pts
46Stone County10.134-4.17 pts
47White County9.92-1.3 pts
48Sevier County9.869+0.77 pts
49Little River County9.822+2.88 pts
50Hot Spring County9.82-5.47 pts
51Franklin County9.78+0.64 pts
52Logan County9.678+1.67 pts
53Drew County9.585-2.51 pts
54Crawford County9.559+1.83 pts
55Ouachita County9.554+1.76 pts
56Independence County9.429-8.42 pts
57Lee County9.31-2.47 pts
58Arkansas County9.291+2.92 pts
59Baxter County9.284+0.04 pts
60Greene County9.239-3.83 pts
61Poinsett County8.976-1.44 pts
62Monroe County8.419-2.15 pts
63Calhoun County8.39-0.58 pts
64Polk County8.308-0.17 pts
65Clay County8.174-7.51 pts
66Clark County8.164-0.65 pts
67Carroll County7.987-0.39 pts
68Fulton County7.888-1.81 pts
69Howard County7.845-1.08 pts
70Cross County7.822-2.26 pts
71Madison County7.573+1.94 pts
72Marion County7.006-0.43 pts
73Hempstead County6.447-3.28 pts
74Johnson County6.124+0.23 pts
75Yell County5.563-4.76 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Cleveland County, with 29.273% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Yell County, with 5.563% in 2017.

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