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Counties in Florida by job destruction rate, 2023

Taylor County had the highest job destruction rate of 67 counties in 2023, at 18.611%. DeSoto County had the lowest, at 5.893%. The median was 11.46% and the figure for Florida was 11.144%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.611Taylor County
Lowest5.893DeSoto County
Median11.4667 counties
Florida11.144History

Map of counties, 2023

Alachua County: 9.904 %Baker County: 7.821 %Bay County: 10.89 %Bradford County: 13.677 %Brevard County: 10.916 %Broward County: 11.992 %Calhoun County: 14.234 %Charlotte County: 13.614 %Citrus County: 11.719 %Clay County: 10.791 %Collier County: 10.905 %Columbia County: 9.612 %DeSoto County: 5.893 %Dixie County: 9.558 %Duval County: 11.363 %Escambia County: 10.046 %Flagler County: 10.474 %Franklin County: 13.777 %Gadsden County: 11.913 %Gilchrist County: 10.984 %Glades County: 10.053 %Gulf County: 10.849 %Hamilton County: 10.201 %Hardee County: 13.074 %Hendry County: 9.087 %Hernando County: 11.414 %Highlands County: 10.265 %Hillsborough County: 11.391 %Holmes County: 11.529 %Indian River County: 10.852 %Jackson County: 11.339 %Jefferson County: 14.051 %Lafayette County: 18.491 %Lake County: 11.666 %Lee County: 12.568 %Leon County: 11.436 %Levy County: 10.661 %Liberty County: 10.099 %Madison County: 13.327 %Manatee County: 11.485 %Marion County: 11.531 %Martin County: 12.229 %Miami-Dade County: 11.474 %Monroe County: 11.359 %Nassau County: 13.401 %Okaloosa County: 12.055 %Okeechobee County: 12.345 %Orange County: 11.46 %Osceola County: 9.215 %Palm Beach County: 12.912 %Pasco County: 11.628 %Pinellas County: 11.678 %Polk County: 9.186 %Putnam County: 11.788 %St. Johns County: 13.717 %St. Lucie County: 11.048 %Santa Rosa County: 12.206 %Sarasota County: 11.642 %Seminole County: 12.975 %Sumter County: 9.598 %Suwannee County: 6.838 %Taylor County: 18.611 %Union County: 10.253 %Volusia County: 11.658 %Wakulla County: 11.718 %Walton County: 15.554 %Washington County: 11.302 %
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%, 2023. 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, 2023

Taylor County: 18.611 %Taylor County18.611Lafayette County: 18.491 %Lafayette County18.491Walton County: 15.554 %Walton County15.554Calhoun County: 14.234 %Calhoun County14.234Jefferson County: 14.051 %Jefferson County14.051Franklin County: 13.777 %Franklin County13.777St. Johns County: 13.717 %St. Johns County13.717Bradford County: 13.677 %Bradford County13.677Charlotte County: 13.614 %Charlotte County13.614Nassau County: 13.401 %Nassau County13.401Madison County: 13.327 %Madison County13.327Hardee County: 13.074 %Hardee County13.074Seminole County: 12.975 %Seminole County12.975Palm Beach County: 12.912 %Palm Beach County12.912Lee County: 12.568 %Lee County12.568Okeechobee County: 12.345 %Okeechobee County12.345Martin County: 12.229 %Martin County12.229Santa Rosa County: 12.206 %Santa Rosa County12.206Okaloosa County: 12.055 %Okaloosa County12.055Broward County: 11.992 %Broward County11.992Gadsden County: 11.913 %Gadsden County11.913Putnam County: 11.788 %Putnam County11.788Citrus County: 11.719 %Citrus County11.719Wakulla County: 11.718 %Wakulla County11.718Pinellas County: 11.678 %Pinellas County11.678Lake County: 11.666 %Lake County11.666Volusia County: 11.658 %Volusia County11.658Sarasota County: 11.642 %Sarasota County11.642Pasco County: 11.628 %Pasco County11.628Marion County: 11.531 %Marion County11.531Holmes County: 11.529 %Holmes County11.529Manatee County: 11.485 %Manatee County11.485Miami-Dade County: 11.474 %Miami-Dade County11.474Orange County: 11.46 %Orange County11.46Leon County: 11.436 %Leon County11.436Hernando County: 11.414 %Hernando County11.414Hillsborough County: 11.391 %Hillsborough County11.391Duval County: 11.363 %Duval County11.363Monroe County: 11.359 %Monroe County11.359Jackson County: 11.339 %Jackson County11.339Taylor County: 18.611 %Taylor County18.611Lafayette County: 18.491 %Lafayette County18.491Walton County: 15.554 %Walton County15.554Calhoun County: 14.234 %Calhoun County14.234Jefferson County: 14.051 %Jefferson County14.051Franklin County: 13.777 %Franklin County13.777St. Johns County: 13.717 %St. Johns County13.717Bradford County: 13.677 %Bradford County13.677Charlotte County: 13.614 %Charlotte County13.614Nassau County: 13.401 %Nassau County13.401Madison County: 13.327 %Madison County13.327Hardee County: 13.074 %Hardee County13.074Seminole County: 12.975 %Seminole County12.975Palm Beach County: 12.912 %Palm Beach County12.912Lee County: 12.568 %Lee County12.568Okeechobee County: 12.345 %Okeechobee County12.345Martin County: 12.229 %Martin County12.229Santa Rosa County: 12.206 %Santa Rosa County12.206Okaloosa County: 12.055 %Okaloosa County12.055Broward County: 11.992 %Broward County11.992Gadsden County: 11.913 %Gadsden County11.913Putnam County: 11.788 %Putnam County11.788Citrus County: 11.719 %Citrus County11.719Wakulla County: 11.718 %Wakulla County11.718Pinellas County: 11.678 %Pinellas County11.678Lake County: 11.666 %Lake County11.666Volusia County: 11.658 %Volusia County11.658Sarasota County: 11.642 %Sarasota County11.642Pasco County: 11.628 %Pasco County11.628Marion County: 11.531 %Marion County11.531Holmes County: 11.529 %Holmes County11.529Manatee County: 11.485 %Manatee County11.485Miami-Dade County: 11.474 %Miami-Dade County11.474Orange County: 11.46 %Orange County11.46Leon County: 11.436 %Leon County11.436Hernando County: 11.414 %Hernando County11.414Hillsborough County: 11.391 %Hillsborough County11.391Duval County: 11.363 %Duval County11.363Monroe County: 11.359 %Monroe County11.359Jackson County: 11.339 %Jackson County11.339
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Taylor County18.611+4.71 pts
2Lafayette County18.491+8.47 pts
3Walton County15.554+0.74 pts
4Calhoun County14.234+4 pts
5Jefferson County14.051+0.96 pts
6Franklin County13.777-0.48 pts
7St. Johns County13.717+1.71 pts
8Bradford County13.677+1.49 pts
9Charlotte County13.614+2.43 pts
10Nassau County13.401+2.86 pts
11Madison County13.327+3.8 pts
12Hardee County13.074-3.19 pts
13Seminole County12.975+1.58 pts
14Palm Beach County12.912-0.85 pts
15Lee County12.568+1.73 pts
16Okeechobee County12.345+0.01 pts
17Martin County12.229-0.74 pts
18Santa Rosa County12.206-0.85 pts
19Okaloosa County12.055-2.27 pts
20Broward County11.992-0.52 pts
21Gadsden County11.913+2.43 pts
22Putnam County11.788-1.59 pts
23Citrus County11.719+1.51 pts
24Wakulla County11.718+0.73 pts
25Pinellas County11.678-1.5 pts
26Lake County11.666-0.06 pts
27Volusia County11.658-1.08 pts
28Sarasota County11.642-0.95 pts
29Pasco County11.628-0.59 pts
30Marion County11.531+0.96 pts
31Holmes County11.529+1.16 pts
32Manatee County11.485-0.6 pts
33Miami-Dade County11.474-1.62 pts
34Orange County11.46+1.46 pts
35Leon County11.436-0.47 pts
36Hernando County11.414+0.83 pts
37Hillsborough County11.391-1.49 pts
38Duval County11.363-0.59 pts
39Monroe County11.359-1.25 pts
40Jackson County11.339+1.43 pts
41Washington County11.302-2.8 pts
42St. Lucie County11.048-4.67 pts
43Gilchrist County10.984-3.88 pts
44Brevard County10.916-2.37 pts
45Collier County10.905-0.42 pts
46Bay County10.89-1.23 pts
47Indian River County10.852-0.39 pts
48Gulf County10.849-2.75 pts
49Clay County10.791-1.9 pts
50Levy County10.661-4.82 pts
51Flagler County10.474-1.75 pts
52Highlands County10.265+0.2 pts
53Union County10.253+5.27 pts
54Hamilton County10.201-2.5 pts
55Liberty County10.099-4.03 pts
56Glades County10.053-1.23 pts
57Escambia County10.046-1.55 pts
58Alachua County9.904-0.26 pts
59Columbia County9.612-4.26 pts
60Sumter County9.598+1.71 pts
61Dixie County9.558+0.32 pts
62Osceola County9.215-0.6 pts
63Polk County9.186-0.48 pts
64Hendry County9.087-3.8 pts
65Baker County7.821-5.33 pts
66Suwannee County6.838-10.44 pts
67DeSoto County5.893-5.1 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.

How to cite

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 Florida by job destruction rate, 2023) [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 Florida by job destruction rate, 2023. 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/florida-counties. 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 Florida by job destruction rate, 2023. 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/florida-counties.

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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 Florida by job destruction rate, 2023 [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/florida-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Taylor County, with 18.611% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

DeSoto County, with 5.893% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

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