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Counties in Arkansas by job destruction rate

Newton County had the highest job destruction rate of 75 counties in 2018, at 22.583%. Scott County had the lowest, at 4.517%. The median was 10.989% and the figure for Arkansas was 10.761%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.583Newton County
Lowest4.517Scott County
Median10.98975 counties
Arkansas10.761History

Map of counties, 2018

Arkansas County: 8.129 %Ashley County: 11.725 %Baxter County: 9.667 %Benton County: 10.724 %Boone County: 15.574 %Bradley County: 9.275 %Calhoun County: 16.193 %Carroll County: 15.024 %Chicot County: 11.643 %Clark County: 9.626 %Clay County: 13.215 %Cleburne County: 12.233 %Cleveland County: 12.727 %Columbia County: 11.238 %Conway County: 11.054 %Craighead County: 8.274 %Crawford County: 8.505 %Crittenden County: 10.794 %Cross County: 10.951 %Dallas County: 10.046 %Desha County: 8.272 %Drew County: 10.324 %Faulkner County: 11.856 %Franklin County: 18.918 %Fulton County: 7.834 %Garland County: 12.778 %Grant County: 6.942 %Greene County: 6.427 %Hempstead County: 7.035 %Hot Spring County: 14.11 %Howard County: 8.291 %Independence County: 10.756 %Izard County: 18.076 %Jackson County: 15.873 %Jefferson County: 8.74 %Johnson County: 8.017 %Lafayette County: 19.37 %Lawrence County: 10.688 %Lee County: 11.323 %Lincoln County: 8.477 %Little River County: 10.289 %Logan County: 12.13 %Lonoke County: 14.037 %Madison County: 10.111 %Marion County: 11.929 %Miller County: 12.439 %Mississippi County: 21.385 %Monroe County: 13.492 %Montgomery County: 10.037 %Nevada County: 12.848 %Newton County: 22.583 %Ouachita County: 8.247 %Perry County: 17.186 %Phillips County: 15.128 %Pike County: 10.143 %Poinsett County: 16.231 %Polk County: 7.493 %Pope County: 9.655 %Prairie County: 19.585 %Pulaski County: 10.289 %Randolph County: 10.26 %St. Francis County: 11.316 %Saline County: 10.989 %Scott County: 4.517 %Searcy County: 5.081 %Sebastian County: 11.494 %Sevier County: 12.552 %Sharp County: 11.384 %Stone County: 16.872 %Union County: 13.344 %Van Buren County: 10.193 %Washington County: 8.789 %White County: 10.036 %Woodruff County: 10.613 %Yell County: 13.499 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Newton County: 22.583 %Newton County22.583Mississippi County: 21.385 %Mississippi County21.385Prairie County: 19.585 %Prairie County19.585Lafayette County: 19.37 %Lafayette County19.37Franklin County: 18.918 %Franklin County18.918Izard County: 18.076 %Izard County18.076Perry County: 17.186 %Perry County17.186Stone County: 16.872 %Stone County16.872Poinsett County: 16.231 %Poinsett County16.231Calhoun County: 16.193 %Calhoun County16.193Jackson County: 15.873 %Jackson County15.873Boone County: 15.574 %Boone County15.574Phillips County: 15.128 %Phillips County15.128Carroll County: 15.024 %Carroll County15.024Hot Spring County: 14.11 %Hot Spring County14.11Lonoke County: 14.037 %Lonoke County14.037Yell County: 13.499 %Yell County13.499Monroe County: 13.492 %Monroe County13.492Union County: 13.344 %Union County13.344Clay County: 13.215 %Clay County13.215Nevada County: 12.848 %Nevada County12.848Garland County: 12.778 %Garland County12.778Cleveland County: 12.727 %Cleveland County12.727Sevier County: 12.552 %Sevier County12.552Miller County: 12.439 %Miller County12.439Cleburne County: 12.233 %Cleburne County12.233Logan County: 12.13 %Logan County12.13Marion County: 11.929 %Marion County11.929Faulkner County: 11.856 %Faulkner County11.856Ashley County: 11.725 %Ashley County11.725Chicot County: 11.643 %Chicot County11.643Sebastian County: 11.494 %Sebastian County11.494Sharp County: 11.384 %Sharp County11.384Lee County: 11.323 %Lee County11.323St. Francis County: 11.316 %St. Francis County11.316Columbia County: 11.238 %Columbia County11.238Conway County: 11.054 %Conway County11.054Saline County: 10.989 %Saline County10.989Cross County: 10.951 %Cross County10.951Crittenden County: 10.794 %Crittenden County10.794Newton County: 22.583 %Newton County22.583Mississippi County: 21.385 %Mississippi County21.385Prairie County: 19.585 %Prairie County19.585Lafayette County: 19.37 %Lafayette County19.37Franklin County: 18.918 %Franklin County18.918Izard County: 18.076 %Izard County18.076Perry County: 17.186 %Perry County17.186Stone County: 16.872 %Stone County16.872Poinsett County: 16.231 %Poinsett County16.231Calhoun County: 16.193 %Calhoun County16.193Jackson County: 15.873 %Jackson County15.873Boone County: 15.574 %Boone County15.574Phillips County: 15.128 %Phillips County15.128Carroll County: 15.024 %Carroll County15.024Hot Spring County: 14.11 %Hot Spring County14.11Lonoke County: 14.037 %Lonoke County14.037Yell County: 13.499 %Yell County13.499Monroe County: 13.492 %Monroe County13.492Union County: 13.344 %Union County13.344Clay County: 13.215 %Clay County13.215Nevada County: 12.848 %Nevada County12.848Garland County: 12.778 %Garland County12.778Cleveland County: 12.727 %Cleveland County12.727Sevier County: 12.552 %Sevier County12.552Miller County: 12.439 %Miller County12.439Cleburne County: 12.233 %Cleburne County12.233Logan County: 12.13 %Logan County12.13Marion County: 11.929 %Marion County11.929Faulkner County: 11.856 %Faulkner County11.856Ashley County: 11.725 %Ashley County11.725Chicot County: 11.643 %Chicot County11.643Sebastian County: 11.494 %Sebastian County11.494Sharp County: 11.384 %Sharp County11.384Lee County: 11.323 %Lee County11.323St. Francis County: 11.316 %St. Francis County11.316Columbia County: 11.238 %Columbia County11.238Conway County: 11.054 %Conway County11.054Saline County: 10.989 %Saline County10.989Cross County: 10.951 %Cross County10.951Crittenden County: 10.794 %Crittenden County10.794
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Newton County22.583+6.58 pts
2Mississippi County21.385+9.09 pts
3Prairie County19.585-2.77 pts
4Lafayette County19.37+8.57 pts
5Franklin County18.918+9.14 pts
6Izard County18.076+6.94 pts
7Perry County17.186-9.97 pts
8Stone County16.872+6.74 pts
9Poinsett County16.231+7.26 pts
10Calhoun County16.193+7.8 pts
11Jackson County15.873-8.25 pts
12Boone County15.574+2.78 pts
13Phillips County15.128+1.7 pts
14Carroll County15.024+7.04 pts
15Hot Spring County14.11+4.29 pts
16Lonoke County14.037+2.22 pts
17Yell County13.499+7.94 pts
18Monroe County13.492+5.07 pts
19Union County13.344-3.02 pts
20Clay County13.215+5.04 pts
21Nevada County12.848-0.38 pts
22Garland County12.778+0.17 pts
23Cleveland County12.727-16.55 pts
24Sevier County12.552+2.68 pts
25Miller County12.439-0.7 pts
26Cleburne County12.233-1.37 pts
27Logan County12.13+2.45 pts
28Marion County11.929+4.92 pts
29Faulkner County11.856-0.34 pts
30Ashley County11.725-1.33 pts
31Chicot County11.643-4.71 pts
32Sebastian County11.494-3.85 pts
33Sharp County11.384-1.2 pts
34Lee County11.323+2.01 pts
35St. Francis County11.316+0.66 pts
36Columbia County11.238-1 pts
37Conway County11.054-4.37 pts
38Saline County10.989-4.4 pts
39Cross County10.951+3.13 pts
40Crittenden County10.794-5.15 pts
41Independence County10.756+1.33 pts
42Benton County10.724-0.23 pts
43Lawrence County10.688-4 pts
44Woodruff County10.613+0.36 pts
45Drew County10.324+0.74 pts
46Little River County10.289+0.47 pts
46Pulaski County10.289-0.74 pts
48Randolph County10.26-1.51 pts
49Van Buren County10.193-8.57 pts
50Pike County10.143-2.97 pts
51Madison County10.111+2.54 pts
52Dallas County10.046-6.44 pts
53Montgomery County10.037-2.7 pts
54White County10.036+0.12 pts
55Baxter County9.667+0.38 pts
56Pope County9.655-2.02 pts
57Clark County9.626+1.46 pts
58Bradley County9.275-11.88 pts
59Washington County8.789-1.67 pts
60Jefferson County8.74-4.39 pts
61Crawford County8.505-1.05 pts
62Lincoln County8.477-2.72 pts
63Howard County8.291+0.45 pts
64Craighead County8.274-4.23 pts
65Desha County8.272-9.76 pts
66Ouachita County8.247-1.31 pts
67Arkansas County8.129-1.16 pts
68Johnson County8.017+1.89 pts
69Fulton County7.834-0.05 pts
70Polk County7.493-0.81 pts
71Hempstead County7.035+0.59 pts
72Grant County6.942-5.82 pts
73Greene County6.427-2.81 pts
74Searcy County5.081-21.73 pts
75Scott County4.517-7.74 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Newton County, with 22.583% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Scott County, with 4.517% in 2018.

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