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Counties in Arkansas by job destruction rate

Newton County had the highest job destruction rate of 75 counties in 2022, at 34.128%. Johnson County had the lowest, at 4.584%. The median was 11.208% and the figure for Arkansas was 11.196%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest34.128Newton County
Lowest4.584Johnson County
Median11.20875 counties
Arkansas11.196History

Map of counties, 2022

Arkansas County: 10.047 %Ashley County: 10.658 %Baxter County: 9.873 %Benton County: 12.125 %Boone County: 11.831 %Bradley County: 10.547 %Calhoun County: 13.394 %Carroll County: 10.174 %Chicot County: 13.337 %Clark County: 11.578 %Clay County: 11.848 %Cleburne County: 11.219 %Cleveland County: 14.163 %Columbia County: 8.548 %Conway County: 12.805 %Craighead County: 12.073 %Crawford County: 18.984 %Crittenden County: 11.918 %Cross County: 12.532 %Dallas County: 8.974 %Desha County: 12.708 %Drew County: 15.101 %Faulkner County: 11.208 %Franklin County: 9.021 %Fulton County: 9.627 %Garland County: 14.253 %Grant County: 12.284 %Greene County: 7.146 %Hempstead County: 7.586 %Hot Spring County: 10.943 %Howard County: 5.13 %Independence County: 6.305 %Izard County: 10.835 %Jackson County: 13.273 %Jefferson County: 13.534 %Johnson County: 4.584 %Lafayette County: 18.769 %Lawrence County: 10.924 %Lee County: 17.182 %Lincoln County: 14.435 %Little River County: 6.828 %Logan County: 10.107 %Lonoke County: 10.777 %Madison County: 6.023 %Marion County: 6.783 %Miller County: 9.706 %Mississippi County: 10.884 %Monroe County: 23.68 %Montgomery County: 17.352 %Nevada County: 23.33 %Newton County: 34.128 %Ouachita County: 7.117 %Perry County: 15.564 %Phillips County: 10.703 %Pike County: 16.046 %Poinsett County: 11.414 %Polk County: 8.196 %Pope County: 12.278 %Prairie County: 16.958 %Pulaski County: 11.293 %Randolph County: 11.661 %St. Francis County: 11.124 %Saline County: 11.926 %Scott County: 10.753 %Searcy County: 30.026 %Sebastian County: 10.022 %Sevier County: 9.462 %Sharp County: 11.904 %Stone County: 19.211 %Union County: 9.248 %Van Buren County: 9.415 %Washington County: 8.59 %White County: 8.839 %Woodruff County: 9.953 %Yell County: 9.659 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Newton County: 34.128 %Newton County34.128Searcy County: 30.026 %Searcy County30.026Monroe County: 23.68 %Monroe County23.68Nevada County: 23.33 %Nevada County23.33Stone County: 19.211 %Stone County19.211Crawford County: 18.984 %Crawford County18.984Lafayette County: 18.769 %Lafayette County18.769Montgomery County: 17.352 %Montgomery County17.352Lee County: 17.182 %Lee County17.182Prairie County: 16.958 %Prairie County16.958Pike County: 16.046 %Pike County16.046Perry County: 15.564 %Perry County15.564Drew County: 15.101 %Drew County15.101Lincoln County: 14.435 %Lincoln County14.435Garland County: 14.253 %Garland County14.253Cleveland County: 14.163 %Cleveland County14.163Jefferson County: 13.534 %Jefferson County13.534Calhoun County: 13.394 %Calhoun County13.394Chicot County: 13.337 %Chicot County13.337Jackson County: 13.273 %Jackson County13.273Conway County: 12.805 %Conway County12.805Desha County: 12.708 %Desha County12.708Cross County: 12.532 %Cross County12.532Grant County: 12.284 %Grant County12.284Pope County: 12.278 %Pope County12.278Benton County: 12.125 %Benton County12.125Craighead County: 12.073 %Craighead County12.073Saline County: 11.926 %Saline County11.926Crittenden County: 11.918 %Crittenden County11.918Sharp County: 11.904 %Sharp County11.904Clay County: 11.848 %Clay County11.848Boone County: 11.831 %Boone County11.831Randolph County: 11.661 %Randolph County11.661Clark County: 11.578 %Clark County11.578Poinsett County: 11.414 %Poinsett County11.414Pulaski County: 11.293 %Pulaski County11.293Cleburne County: 11.219 %Cleburne County11.219Faulkner County: 11.208 %Faulkner County11.208St. Francis County: 11.124 %St. Francis County11.124Hot Spring County: 10.943 %Hot Spring County10.943Newton County: 34.128 %Newton County34.128Searcy County: 30.026 %Searcy County30.026Monroe County: 23.68 %Monroe County23.68Nevada County: 23.33 %Nevada County23.33Stone County: 19.211 %Stone County19.211Crawford County: 18.984 %Crawford County18.984Lafayette County: 18.769 %Lafayette County18.769Montgomery County: 17.352 %Montgomery County17.352Lee County: 17.182 %Lee County17.182Prairie County: 16.958 %Prairie County16.958Pike County: 16.046 %Pike County16.046Perry County: 15.564 %Perry County15.564Drew County: 15.101 %Drew County15.101Lincoln County: 14.435 %Lincoln County14.435Garland County: 14.253 %Garland County14.253Cleveland County: 14.163 %Cleveland County14.163Jefferson County: 13.534 %Jefferson County13.534Calhoun County: 13.394 %Calhoun County13.394Chicot County: 13.337 %Chicot County13.337Jackson County: 13.273 %Jackson County13.273Conway County: 12.805 %Conway County12.805Desha County: 12.708 %Desha County12.708Cross County: 12.532 %Cross County12.532Grant County: 12.284 %Grant County12.284Pope County: 12.278 %Pope County12.278Benton County: 12.125 %Benton County12.125Craighead County: 12.073 %Craighead County12.073Saline County: 11.926 %Saline County11.926Crittenden County: 11.918 %Crittenden County11.918Sharp County: 11.904 %Sharp County11.904Clay County: 11.848 %Clay County11.848Boone County: 11.831 %Boone County11.831Randolph County: 11.661 %Randolph County11.661Clark County: 11.578 %Clark County11.578Poinsett County: 11.414 %Poinsett County11.414Pulaski County: 11.293 %Pulaski County11.293Cleburne County: 11.219 %Cleburne County11.219Faulkner County: 11.208 %Faulkner County11.208St. Francis County: 11.124 %St. Francis County11.124Hot Spring County: 10.943 %Hot Spring County10.943
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Newton County34.128+22.38 pts
2Searcy County30.026+18.8 pts
3Monroe County23.68+9.12 pts
4Nevada County23.33+10.82 pts
5Stone County19.211+6.75 pts
6Crawford County18.984+9.01 pts
7Lafayette County18.769+4.15 pts
8Montgomery County17.352+7.43 pts
9Lee County17.182-1.79 pts
10Prairie County16.958+3.84 pts
11Pike County16.046+5.83 pts
12Perry County15.564+0.91 pts
13Drew County15.101+7.24 pts
14Lincoln County14.435+1.79 pts
15Garland County14.253+0.32 pts
16Cleveland County14.163+3.8 pts
17Jefferson County13.534+2.95 pts
18Calhoun County13.394+5.58 pts
19Chicot County13.337+4.23 pts
20Jackson County13.273+4.53 pts
21Conway County12.805+3.98 pts
22Desha County12.708+1.29 pts
23Cross County12.532-3.56 pts
24Grant County12.284+5.06 pts
25Pope County12.278+0.96 pts
26Benton County12.125-3.22 pts
27Craighead County12.073-2.47 pts
28Saline County11.926-0.3 pts
29Crittenden County11.918-6.04 pts
30Sharp County11.904-0.13 pts
31Clay County11.848+1.31 pts
32Boone County11.831-6.6 pts
33Randolph County11.661-1.97 pts
34Clark County11.578-1.78 pts
35Poinsett County11.414+0.75 pts
36Pulaski County11.293-2.56 pts
37Cleburne County11.219-3.78 pts
38Faulkner County11.208-0.96 pts
39St. Francis County11.124-8.56 pts
40Hot Spring County10.943+1.24 pts
41Lawrence County10.924+2.18 pts
42Mississippi County10.884+0.67 pts
43Izard County10.835-3.58 pts
44Lonoke County10.777-0.93 pts
45Scott County10.753-2.66 pts
46Phillips County10.703-7.34 pts
47Ashley County10.658-0.36 pts
48Bradley County10.547-3.21 pts
49Carroll County10.174+1.47 pts
50Logan County10.107-0.39 pts
51Arkansas County10.047-0.68 pts
52Sebastian County10.022-6.16 pts
53Woodruff County9.953-9.06 pts
54Baxter County9.873-2.13 pts
55Miller County9.706-6.37 pts
56Yell County9.659-2.56 pts
57Fulton County9.627-0.27 pts
58Sevier County9.462-1.55 pts
59Van Buren County9.415+0.96 pts
60Union County9.248-5.97 pts
61Franklin County9.021+0.62 pts
62Dallas County8.974-1.64 pts
63White County8.839-1.89 pts
64Washington County8.59-4.01 pts
65Columbia County8.548-4.7 pts
66Polk County8.196-2.81 pts
67Hempstead County7.586+1.27 pts
68Greene County7.146-16.65 pts
69Ouachita County7.117+1.61 pts
70Little River County6.828-8.51 pts
71Marion County6.783-9.51 pts
72Independence County6.305-8.98 pts
73Madison County6.023-2.83 pts
74Howard County5.13-1.3 pts
75Johnson County4.584-4.31 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Newton County, with 34.128% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Johnson County, with 4.584% in 2022.

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