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Counties in Arkansas by job destruction rate

Marion County had the highest job destruction rate of 75 counties in 2019, at 54.889%. Scott County had the lowest, at 6.196%. The median was 10.062% and the figure for Arkansas was 10.239%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest54.889Marion County
Lowest6.196Scott County
Median10.06275 counties
Arkansas10.239History

Map of counties, 2019

Arkansas County: 6.717 %Ashley County: 9.6 %Baxter County: 8.858 %Benton County: 10.062 %Boone County: 18.438 %Bradley County: 11.034 %Calhoun County: 9.387 %Carroll County: 9.547 %Chicot County: 7.714 %Clark County: 9.113 %Clay County: 15.343 %Cleburne County: 15.756 %Cleveland County: 14.307 %Columbia County: 15.785 %Conway County: 9.19 %Craighead County: 8.48 %Crawford County: 8.392 %Crittenden County: 7.801 %Cross County: 12.457 %Dallas County: 7.806 %Desha County: 8.182 %Drew County: 10.679 %Faulkner County: 11.626 %Franklin County: 7.658 %Fulton County: 8.625 %Garland County: 10.77 %Grant County: 7.266 %Greene County: 7.443 %Hempstead County: 7.932 %Hot Spring County: 9.603 %Howard County: 7.169 %Independence County: 7.386 %Izard County: 12.7 %Jackson County: 10.988 %Jefferson County: 9.363 %Johnson County: 8.717 %Lafayette County: 14.263 %Lawrence County: 12.533 %Lee County: 9.071 %Lincoln County: 10.787 %Little River County: 9.991 %Logan County: 8.178 %Lonoke County: 10.129 %Madison County: 10.277 %Marion County: 54.889 %Miller County: 7.429 %Mississippi County: 7.415 %Monroe County: 14.278 %Montgomery County: 11.374 %Nevada County: 10.631 %Newton County: 11.854 %Ouachita County: 8.876 %Perry County: 15.986 %Phillips County: 10.616 %Pike County: 10.851 %Poinsett County: 12.91 %Polk County: 8.461 %Pope County: 8.863 %Prairie County: 11.584 %Pulaski County: 9.969 %Randolph County: 11.043 %St. Francis County: 7.873 %Saline County: 10.469 %Scott County: 6.196 %Searcy County: 13.062 %Sebastian County: 10.28 %Sevier County: 8.873 %Sharp County: 16.157 %Stone County: 14.869 %Union County: 11.8 %Van Buren County: 11.201 %Washington County: 8.996 %White County: 9.249 %Woodruff County: 11.816 %Yell County: 12.31 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Marion County: 54.889 %Marion County54.889Boone County: 18.438 %Boone County18.438Sharp County: 16.157 %Sharp County16.157Perry County: 15.986 %Perry County15.986Columbia County: 15.785 %Columbia County15.785Cleburne County: 15.756 %Cleburne County15.756Clay County: 15.343 %Clay County15.343Stone County: 14.869 %Stone County14.869Cleveland County: 14.307 %Cleveland County14.307Monroe County: 14.278 %Monroe County14.278Lafayette County: 14.263 %Lafayette County14.263Searcy County: 13.062 %Searcy County13.062Poinsett County: 12.91 %Poinsett County12.91Izard County: 12.7 %Izard County12.7Lawrence County: 12.533 %Lawrence County12.533Cross County: 12.457 %Cross County12.457Yell County: 12.31 %Yell County12.31Newton County: 11.854 %Newton County11.854Woodruff County: 11.816 %Woodruff County11.816Union County: 11.8 %Union County11.8Faulkner County: 11.626 %Faulkner County11.626Prairie County: 11.584 %Prairie County11.584Montgomery County: 11.374 %Montgomery County11.374Van Buren County: 11.201 %Van Buren County11.201Randolph County: 11.043 %Randolph County11.043Bradley County: 11.034 %Bradley County11.034Jackson County: 10.988 %Jackson County10.988Pike County: 10.851 %Pike County10.851Lincoln County: 10.787 %Lincoln County10.787Garland County: 10.77 %Garland County10.77Drew County: 10.679 %Drew County10.679Nevada County: 10.631 %Nevada County10.631Phillips County: 10.616 %Phillips County10.616Saline County: 10.469 %Saline County10.469Sebastian County: 10.28 %Sebastian County10.28Madison County: 10.277 %Madison County10.277Lonoke County: 10.129 %Lonoke County10.129Benton County: 10.062 %Benton County10.062Little River County: 9.991 %Little River County9.991Pulaski County: 9.969 %Pulaski County9.969Marion County: 54.889 %Marion County54.889Boone County: 18.438 %Boone County18.438Sharp County: 16.157 %Sharp County16.157Perry County: 15.986 %Perry County15.986Columbia County: 15.785 %Columbia County15.785Cleburne County: 15.756 %Cleburne County15.756Clay County: 15.343 %Clay County15.343Stone County: 14.869 %Stone County14.869Cleveland County: 14.307 %Cleveland County14.307Monroe County: 14.278 %Monroe County14.278Lafayette County: 14.263 %Lafayette County14.263Searcy County: 13.062 %Searcy County13.062Poinsett County: 12.91 %Poinsett County12.91Izard County: 12.7 %Izard County12.7Lawrence County: 12.533 %Lawrence County12.533Cross County: 12.457 %Cross County12.457Yell County: 12.31 %Yell County12.31Newton County: 11.854 %Newton County11.854Woodruff County: 11.816 %Woodruff County11.816Union County: 11.8 %Union County11.8Faulkner County: 11.626 %Faulkner County11.626Prairie County: 11.584 %Prairie County11.584Montgomery County: 11.374 %Montgomery County11.374Van Buren County: 11.201 %Van Buren County11.201Randolph County: 11.043 %Randolph County11.043Bradley County: 11.034 %Bradley County11.034Jackson County: 10.988 %Jackson County10.988Pike County: 10.851 %Pike County10.851Lincoln County: 10.787 %Lincoln County10.787Garland County: 10.77 %Garland County10.77Drew County: 10.679 %Drew County10.679Nevada County: 10.631 %Nevada County10.631Phillips County: 10.616 %Phillips County10.616Saline County: 10.469 %Saline County10.469Sebastian County: 10.28 %Sebastian County10.28Madison County: 10.277 %Madison County10.277Lonoke County: 10.129 %Lonoke County10.129Benton County: 10.062 %Benton County10.062Little River County: 9.991 %Little River County9.991Pulaski County: 9.969 %Pulaski County9.969
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Marion County54.889+42.96 pts
2Boone County18.438+2.86 pts
3Sharp County16.157+4.77 pts
4Perry County15.986-1.2 pts
5Columbia County15.785+4.55 pts
6Cleburne County15.756+3.52 pts
7Clay County15.343+2.13 pts
8Stone County14.869-2 pts
9Cleveland County14.307+1.58 pts
10Monroe County14.278+0.79 pts
11Lafayette County14.263-5.11 pts
12Searcy County13.062+7.98 pts
13Poinsett County12.91-3.32 pts
14Izard County12.7-5.38 pts
15Lawrence County12.533+1.84 pts
16Cross County12.457+1.51 pts
17Yell County12.31-1.19 pts
18Newton County11.854-10.73 pts
19Woodruff County11.816+1.2 pts
20Union County11.8-1.54 pts
21Faulkner County11.626-0.23 pts
22Prairie County11.584-8 pts
23Montgomery County11.374+1.34 pts
24Van Buren County11.201+1.01 pts
25Randolph County11.043+0.78 pts
26Bradley County11.034+1.76 pts
27Jackson County10.988-4.88 pts
28Pike County10.851+0.71 pts
29Lincoln County10.787+2.31 pts
30Garland County10.77-2.01 pts
31Drew County10.679+0.36 pts
32Nevada County10.631-2.22 pts
33Phillips County10.616-4.51 pts
34Saline County10.469-0.52 pts
35Sebastian County10.28-1.21 pts
36Madison County10.277+0.17 pts
37Lonoke County10.129-3.91 pts
38Benton County10.062-0.66 pts
39Little River County9.991-0.3 pts
40Pulaski County9.969-0.32 pts
41Hot Spring County9.603-4.51 pts
42Ashley County9.6-2.13 pts
43Carroll County9.547-5.48 pts
44Calhoun County9.387-6.81 pts
45Jefferson County9.363+0.62 pts
46White County9.249-0.79 pts
47Conway County9.19-1.86 pts
48Clark County9.113-0.51 pts
49Lee County9.071-2.25 pts
50Washington County8.996+0.21 pts
51Ouachita County8.876+0.63 pts
52Sevier County8.873-3.68 pts
53Pope County8.863-0.79 pts
54Baxter County8.858-0.81 pts
55Johnson County8.717+0.7 pts
56Fulton County8.625+0.79 pts
57Craighead County8.48+0.21 pts
58Polk County8.461+0.97 pts
59Crawford County8.392-0.11 pts
60Desha County8.182-0.09 pts
61Logan County8.178-3.95 pts
62Hempstead County7.932+0.9 pts
63St. Francis County7.873-3.44 pts
64Dallas County7.806-2.24 pts
65Crittenden County7.801-2.99 pts
66Chicot County7.714-3.93 pts
67Franklin County7.658-11.26 pts
68Greene County7.443+1.02 pts
69Miller County7.429-5.01 pts
70Mississippi County7.415-13.97 pts
71Independence County7.386-3.37 pts
72Grant County7.266+0.32 pts
73Howard County7.169-1.12 pts
74Arkansas County6.717-1.41 pts
75Scott County6.196+1.68 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Marion County, with 54.889% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Scott County, with 6.196% in 2019.

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