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Counties in Arkansas by job destruction rate

Greene County had the highest job destruction rate of 75 counties in 2021, at 23.8%. Ouachita County had the lowest, at 5.503%. The median was 12% and the figure for Arkansas was 13.367%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.8Greene County
Lowest5.503Ouachita County
Median1275 counties
Arkansas13.367History

Map of counties, 2021

Arkansas County: 10.724 %Ashley County: 11.019 %Baxter County: 12 %Benton County: 15.347 %Boone County: 18.427 %Bradley County: 13.754 %Calhoun County: 7.816 %Carroll County: 8.7 %Chicot County: 9.11 %Clark County: 13.36 %Clay County: 10.535 %Cleburne County: 14.998 %Cleveland County: 10.36 %Columbia County: 13.25 %Conway County: 8.828 %Craighead County: 14.54 %Crawford County: 9.975 %Crittenden County: 17.953 %Cross County: 16.088 %Dallas County: 10.617 %Desha County: 11.422 %Drew County: 7.862 %Faulkner County: 12.166 %Franklin County: 8.4 %Fulton County: 9.902 %Garland County: 13.928 %Grant County: 7.22 %Greene County: 23.8 %Hempstead County: 6.32 %Hot Spring County: 9.698 %Howard County: 6.432 %Independence County: 15.287 %Izard County: 14.42 %Jackson County: 8.747 %Jefferson County: 10.586 %Johnson County: 8.897 %Lafayette County: 14.619 %Lawrence County: 8.747 %Lee County: 18.974 %Lincoln County: 12.649 %Little River County: 15.339 %Logan County: 10.495 %Lonoke County: 11.711 %Madison County: 8.857 %Marion County: 16.297 %Miller County: 16.074 %Mississippi County: 10.219 %Monroe County: 14.561 %Montgomery County: 9.924 %Nevada County: 12.505 %Newton County: 11.749 %Ouachita County: 5.503 %Perry County: 14.653 %Phillips County: 18.046 %Pike County: 10.216 %Poinsett County: 10.662 %Polk County: 11.01 %Pope County: 11.316 %Prairie County: 13.118 %Pulaski County: 13.854 %Randolph County: 13.629 %St. Francis County: 19.685 %Saline County: 12.23 %Scott County: 13.413 %Searcy County: 11.229 %Sebastian County: 16.183 %Sevier County: 11.009 %Sharp County: 12.033 %Stone County: 12.457 %Union County: 15.215 %Van Buren County: 8.454 %Washington County: 12.599 %White County: 10.732 %Woodruff County: 19.016 %Yell County: 12.218 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Greene County: 23.8 %Greene County23.8St. Francis County: 19.685 %St. Francis County19.685Woodruff County: 19.016 %Woodruff County19.016Lee County: 18.974 %Lee County18.974Boone County: 18.427 %Boone County18.427Phillips County: 18.046 %Phillips County18.046Crittenden County: 17.953 %Crittenden County17.953Marion County: 16.297 %Marion County16.297Sebastian County: 16.183 %Sebastian County16.183Cross County: 16.088 %Cross County16.088Miller County: 16.074 %Miller County16.074Benton County: 15.347 %Benton County15.347Little River County: 15.339 %Little River County15.339Independence County: 15.287 %Independence County15.287Union County: 15.215 %Union County15.215Cleburne County: 14.998 %Cleburne County14.998Perry County: 14.653 %Perry County14.653Lafayette County: 14.619 %Lafayette County14.619Monroe County: 14.561 %Monroe County14.561Craighead County: 14.54 %Craighead County14.54Izard County: 14.42 %Izard County14.42Garland County: 13.928 %Garland County13.928Pulaski County: 13.854 %Pulaski County13.854Bradley County: 13.754 %Bradley County13.754Randolph County: 13.629 %Randolph County13.629Scott County: 13.413 %Scott County13.413Clark County: 13.36 %Clark County13.36Columbia County: 13.25 %Columbia County13.25Prairie County: 13.118 %Prairie County13.118Lincoln County: 12.649 %Lincoln County12.649Washington County: 12.599 %Washington County12.599Nevada County: 12.505 %Nevada County12.505Stone County: 12.457 %Stone County12.457Saline County: 12.23 %Saline County12.23Yell County: 12.218 %Yell County12.218Faulkner County: 12.166 %Faulkner County12.166Sharp County: 12.033 %Sharp County12.033Baxter County: 12 %Baxter County12Newton County: 11.749 %Newton County11.749Lonoke County: 11.711 %Lonoke County11.711Greene County: 23.8 %Greene County23.8St. Francis County: 19.685 %St. Francis County19.685Woodruff County: 19.016 %Woodruff County19.016Lee County: 18.974 %Lee County18.974Boone County: 18.427 %Boone County18.427Phillips County: 18.046 %Phillips County18.046Crittenden County: 17.953 %Crittenden County17.953Marion County: 16.297 %Marion County16.297Sebastian County: 16.183 %Sebastian County16.183Cross County: 16.088 %Cross County16.088Miller County: 16.074 %Miller County16.074Benton County: 15.347 %Benton County15.347Little River County: 15.339 %Little River County15.339Independence County: 15.287 %Independence County15.287Union County: 15.215 %Union County15.215Cleburne County: 14.998 %Cleburne County14.998Perry County: 14.653 %Perry County14.653Lafayette County: 14.619 %Lafayette County14.619Monroe County: 14.561 %Monroe County14.561Craighead County: 14.54 %Craighead County14.54Izard County: 14.42 %Izard County14.42Garland County: 13.928 %Garland County13.928Pulaski County: 13.854 %Pulaski County13.854Bradley County: 13.754 %Bradley County13.754Randolph County: 13.629 %Randolph County13.629Scott County: 13.413 %Scott County13.413Clark County: 13.36 %Clark County13.36Columbia County: 13.25 %Columbia County13.25Prairie County: 13.118 %Prairie County13.118Lincoln County: 12.649 %Lincoln County12.649Washington County: 12.599 %Washington County12.599Nevada County: 12.505 %Nevada County12.505Stone County: 12.457 %Stone County12.457Saline County: 12.23 %Saline County12.23Yell County: 12.218 %Yell County12.218Faulkner County: 12.166 %Faulkner County12.166Sharp County: 12.033 %Sharp County12.033Baxter County: 12 %Baxter County12Newton County: 11.749 %Newton County11.749Lonoke County: 11.711 %Lonoke County11.711
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Greene County23.8+11.06 pts
2St. Francis County19.685+8.03 pts
3Woodruff County19.016+5.46 pts
4Lee County18.974+6.6 pts
5Boone County18.427+4.28 pts
6Phillips County18.046+7.7 pts
7Crittenden County17.953+6.93 pts
8Marion County16.297+4.04 pts
9Sebastian County16.183+2.48 pts
10Cross County16.088+3.28 pts
11Miller County16.074+4.28 pts
12Benton County15.347+4.04 pts
13Little River County15.339+7.11 pts
14Independence County15.287+8.47 pts
15Union County15.215+4.54 pts
16Cleburne County14.998+5.07 pts
17Perry County14.653+8.73 pts
18Lafayette County14.619-5.53 pts
19Monroe County14.561-2.92 pts
20Craighead County14.54+5.7 pts
21Izard County14.42-0.34 pts
22Garland County13.928-0.18 pts
23Pulaski County13.854+2.35 pts
24Bradley County13.754+1.15 pts
25Randolph County13.629+4.23 pts
26Scott County13.413+5.13 pts
27Clark County13.36+3.35 pts
28Columbia County13.25+3.17 pts
29Prairie County13.118-2.06 pts
30Lincoln County12.649-6.68 pts
31Washington County12.599+3.01 pts
32Nevada County12.505-3.09 pts
33Stone County12.457-6.06 pts
34Saline County12.23+2.4 pts
35Yell County12.218+4.64 pts
36Faulkner County12.166-0.32 pts
37Sharp County12.033-0.57 pts
38Baxter County12+5.01 pts
39Newton County11.749-2.6 pts
40Lonoke County11.711-0.48 pts
41Desha County11.422+0.93 pts
42Pope County11.316+0.84 pts
43Searcy County11.229-5.81 pts
44Ashley County11.019-13.13 pts
45Polk County11.01+0.92 pts
46Sevier County11.009+5.23 pts
47White County10.732-0.5 pts
48Arkansas County10.724+1.87 pts
49Poinsett County10.662-8.2 pts
50Dallas County10.617-0.73 pts
51Jefferson County10.586+0.84 pts
52Clay County10.535+2.42 pts
53Logan County10.495+0.95 pts
54Cleveland County10.36+2.05 pts
55Mississippi County10.219+3.35 pts
56Pike County10.216-9.77 pts
57Crawford County9.975+0.99 pts
58Montgomery County9.924-2.07 pts
59Fulton County9.902-0.03 pts
60Hot Spring County9.698-0.93 pts
61Chicot County9.11-8.81 pts
62Johnson County8.897+0.92 pts
63Madison County8.857+0.53 pts
64Conway County8.828-1.79 pts
65Jackson County8.747-3.16 pts
65Lawrence County8.747+0.76 pts
67Carroll County8.7-2.17 pts
68Van Buren County8.454-12.84 pts
69Franklin County8.4-0.32 pts
70Drew County7.862-3.68 pts
71Calhoun County7.816-6.69 pts
72Grant County7.22-5.13 pts
73Howard County6.432-5.64 pts
74Hempstead County6.32-2.02 pts
75Ouachita County5.503-5.71 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Greene County, with 23.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Ouachita County, with 5.503% in 2021.

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