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Counties in Arkansas by job destruction rate

Ashley County had the highest job destruction rate of 75 counties in 2020, at 24.151%. Sevier County had the lowest, at 5.783%. The median was 11.236% and the figure for Arkansas was 11.083%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.151Ashley County
Lowest5.783Sevier County
Median11.23675 counties
Arkansas11.083History

Map of counties, 2020

Arkansas County: 8.859 %Ashley County: 24.151 %Baxter County: 6.989 %Benton County: 11.307 %Boone County: 14.145 %Bradley County: 12.602 %Calhoun County: 14.506 %Carroll County: 10.867 %Chicot County: 17.918 %Clark County: 10.008 %Clay County: 8.112 %Cleburne County: 9.924 %Cleveland County: 8.309 %Columbia County: 10.078 %Conway County: 10.614 %Craighead County: 8.84 %Crawford County: 8.989 %Crittenden County: 11.027 %Cross County: 12.812 %Dallas County: 11.35 %Desha County: 10.495 %Drew County: 11.54 %Faulkner County: 12.491 %Franklin County: 8.722 %Fulton County: 9.932 %Garland County: 14.105 %Grant County: 12.353 %Greene County: 12.741 %Hempstead County: 8.338 %Hot Spring County: 10.633 %Howard County: 12.069 %Independence County: 6.821 %Izard County: 14.763 %Jackson County: 11.903 %Jefferson County: 9.748 %Johnson County: 7.973 %Lafayette County: 20.153 %Lawrence County: 7.984 %Lee County: 12.378 %Lincoln County: 19.331 %Little River County: 8.226 %Logan County: 9.541 %Lonoke County: 12.194 %Madison County: 8.325 %Marion County: 12.261 %Miller County: 11.799 %Mississippi County: 6.865 %Monroe County: 17.477 %Montgomery County: 11.99 %Nevada County: 15.593 %Newton County: 14.349 %Ouachita County: 11.218 %Perry County: 5.926 %Phillips County: 10.345 %Pike County: 19.983 %Poinsett County: 18.863 %Polk County: 10.091 %Pope County: 10.481 %Prairie County: 15.182 %Pulaski County: 11.508 %Randolph County: 9.397 %St. Francis County: 11.651 %Saline County: 9.833 %Scott County: 8.28 %Searcy County: 17.035 %Sebastian County: 13.705 %Sevier County: 5.783 %Sharp County: 12.602 %Stone County: 18.517 %Union County: 10.67 %Van Buren County: 21.293 %Washington County: 9.587 %White County: 11.236 %Woodruff County: 13.552 %Yell County: 7.582 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Ashley County: 24.151 %Ashley County24.151Van Buren County: 21.293 %Van Buren County21.293Lafayette County: 20.153 %Lafayette County20.153Pike County: 19.983 %Pike County19.983Lincoln County: 19.331 %Lincoln County19.331Poinsett County: 18.863 %Poinsett County18.863Stone County: 18.517 %Stone County18.517Chicot County: 17.918 %Chicot County17.918Monroe County: 17.477 %Monroe County17.477Searcy County: 17.035 %Searcy County17.035Nevada County: 15.593 %Nevada County15.593Prairie County: 15.182 %Prairie County15.182Izard County: 14.763 %Izard County14.763Calhoun County: 14.506 %Calhoun County14.506Newton County: 14.349 %Newton County14.349Boone County: 14.145 %Boone County14.145Garland County: 14.105 %Garland County14.105Sebastian County: 13.705 %Sebastian County13.705Woodruff County: 13.552 %Woodruff County13.552Cross County: 12.812 %Cross County12.812Greene County: 12.741 %Greene County12.741Bradley County: 12.602 %Bradley County12.602Sharp County: 12.602 %Sharp County12.602Faulkner County: 12.491 %Faulkner County12.491Lee County: 12.378 %Lee County12.378Grant County: 12.353 %Grant County12.353Marion County: 12.261 %Marion County12.261Lonoke County: 12.194 %Lonoke County12.194Howard County: 12.069 %Howard County12.069Montgomery County: 11.99 %Montgomery County11.99Jackson County: 11.903 %Jackson County11.903Miller County: 11.799 %Miller County11.799St. Francis County: 11.651 %St. Francis County11.651Drew County: 11.54 %Drew County11.54Pulaski County: 11.508 %Pulaski County11.508Dallas County: 11.35 %Dallas County11.35Benton County: 11.307 %Benton County11.307White County: 11.236 %White County11.236Ouachita County: 11.218 %Ouachita County11.218Crittenden County: 11.027 %Crittenden County11.027Ashley County: 24.151 %Ashley County24.151Van Buren County: 21.293 %Van Buren County21.293Lafayette County: 20.153 %Lafayette County20.153Pike County: 19.983 %Pike County19.983Lincoln County: 19.331 %Lincoln County19.331Poinsett County: 18.863 %Poinsett County18.863Stone County: 18.517 %Stone County18.517Chicot County: 17.918 %Chicot County17.918Monroe County: 17.477 %Monroe County17.477Searcy County: 17.035 %Searcy County17.035Nevada County: 15.593 %Nevada County15.593Prairie County: 15.182 %Prairie County15.182Izard County: 14.763 %Izard County14.763Calhoun County: 14.506 %Calhoun County14.506Newton County: 14.349 %Newton County14.349Boone County: 14.145 %Boone County14.145Garland County: 14.105 %Garland County14.105Sebastian County: 13.705 %Sebastian County13.705Woodruff County: 13.552 %Woodruff County13.552Cross County: 12.812 %Cross County12.812Greene County: 12.741 %Greene County12.741Bradley County: 12.602 %Bradley County12.602Sharp County: 12.602 %Sharp County12.602Faulkner County: 12.491 %Faulkner County12.491Lee County: 12.378 %Lee County12.378Grant County: 12.353 %Grant County12.353Marion County: 12.261 %Marion County12.261Lonoke County: 12.194 %Lonoke County12.194Howard County: 12.069 %Howard County12.069Montgomery County: 11.99 %Montgomery County11.99Jackson County: 11.903 %Jackson County11.903Miller County: 11.799 %Miller County11.799St. Francis County: 11.651 %St. Francis County11.651Drew County: 11.54 %Drew County11.54Pulaski County: 11.508 %Pulaski County11.508Dallas County: 11.35 %Dallas County11.35Benton County: 11.307 %Benton County11.307White County: 11.236 %White County11.236Ouachita County: 11.218 %Ouachita County11.218Crittenden County: 11.027 %Crittenden 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Ashley County24.151+14.55 pts
2Van Buren County21.293+10.09 pts
3Lafayette County20.153+5.89 pts
4Pike County19.983+9.13 pts
5Lincoln County19.331+8.54 pts
6Poinsett County18.863+5.95 pts
7Stone County18.517+3.65 pts
8Chicot County17.918+10.2 pts
9Monroe County17.477+3.2 pts
10Searcy County17.035+3.97 pts
11Nevada County15.593+4.96 pts
12Prairie County15.182+3.6 pts
13Izard County14.763+2.06 pts
14Calhoun County14.506+5.12 pts
15Newton County14.349+2.5 pts
16Boone County14.145-4.29 pts
17Garland County14.105+3.34 pts
18Sebastian County13.705+3.43 pts
19Woodruff County13.552+1.74 pts
20Cross County12.812+0.35 pts
21Greene County12.741+5.3 pts
22Bradley County12.602+1.57 pts
22Sharp County12.602-3.55 pts
24Faulkner County12.491+0.87 pts
25Lee County12.378+3.31 pts
26Grant County12.353+5.09 pts
27Marion County12.261-42.63 pts
28Lonoke County12.194+2.07 pts
29Howard County12.069+4.9 pts
30Montgomery County11.99+0.62 pts
31Jackson County11.903+0.92 pts
32Miller County11.799+4.37 pts
33St. Francis County11.651+3.78 pts
34Drew County11.54+0.86 pts
35Pulaski County11.508+1.54 pts
36Dallas County11.35+3.54 pts
37Benton County11.307+1.25 pts
38White County11.236+1.99 pts
39Ouachita County11.218+2.34 pts
40Crittenden County11.027+3.23 pts
41Carroll County10.867+1.32 pts
42Union County10.67-1.13 pts
43Hot Spring County10.633+1.03 pts
44Conway County10.614+1.42 pts
45Desha County10.495+2.31 pts
46Pope County10.481+1.62 pts
47Phillips County10.345-0.27 pts
48Polk County10.091+1.63 pts
49Columbia County10.078-5.71 pts
50Clark County10.008+0.89 pts
51Fulton County9.932+1.31 pts
52Cleburne County9.924-5.83 pts
53Saline County9.833-0.64 pts
54Jefferson County9.748+0.38 pts
55Washington County9.587+0.59 pts
56Logan County9.541+1.36 pts
57Randolph County9.397-1.65 pts
58Crawford County8.989+0.6 pts
59Arkansas County8.859+2.14 pts
60Craighead County8.84+0.36 pts
61Franklin County8.722+1.06 pts
62Hempstead County8.338+0.41 pts
63Madison County8.325-1.95 pts
64Cleveland County8.309-6 pts
65Scott County8.28+2.08 pts
66Little River County8.226-1.76 pts
67Clay County8.112-7.23 pts
68Lawrence County7.984-4.55 pts
69Johnson County7.973-0.74 pts
70Yell County7.582-4.73 pts
71Baxter County6.989-1.87 pts
72Mississippi County6.865-0.55 pts
73Independence County6.821-0.57 pts
74Perry County5.926-10.06 pts
75Sevier County5.783-3.09 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Ashley County, with 24.151% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Sevier County, with 5.783% in 2020.

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