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Counties in Florida by job destruction rate

Hamilton County had the highest job destruction rate of 67 counties in 2012, at 26.62%. Liberty County had the lowest, at 6.297%. The median was 12.654% and the figure for Florida was 13.001%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26.62Hamilton County
Lowest6.297Liberty County
Median12.65467 counties
Florida13.001History

Map of counties, 2012

Alachua County: 11.118 %Baker County: 10.361 %Bay County: 14.121 %Bradford County: 10.873 %Brevard County: 15.62 %Broward County: 13.599 %Calhoun County: 12.654 %Charlotte County: 12.935 %Citrus County: 12.667 %Clay County: 11.689 %Collier County: 10.708 %Columbia County: 12.819 %DeSoto County: 6.391 %Dixie County: 17.351 %Duval County: 12.941 %Escambia County: 12.063 %Flagler County: 13.888 %Franklin County: 9.034 %Gadsden County: 15.838 %Gilchrist County: 19.38 %Glades County: 19.863 %Gulf County: 15.585 %Hamilton County: 26.62 %Hardee County: 8.269 %Hendry County: 12.191 %Hernando County: 12.35 %Highlands County: 11.02 %Hillsborough County: 13.762 %Holmes County: 16.336 %Indian River County: 10.041 %Jackson County: 9.883 %Jefferson County: 23.143 %Lafayette County: 23.653 %Lake County: 11.878 %Lee County: 18.264 %Leon County: 11.973 %Levy County: 13.162 %Liberty County: 6.297 %Madison County: 16.629 %Manatee County: 24.508 %Marion County: 11.085 %Martin County: 13.603 %Miami-Dade County: 12.466 %Monroe County: 11.282 %Nassau County: 10.287 %Okaloosa County: 15.263 %Okeechobee County: 10.425 %Orange County: 13.479 %Osceola County: 10.061 %Palm Beach County: 12.72 %Pasco County: 12.327 %Pinellas County: 12.313 %Polk County: 11.334 %Putnam County: 19.621 %St. Johns County: 13.407 %St. Lucie County: 13.369 %Santa Rosa County: 13.24 %Sarasota County: 11.724 %Seminole County: 12.967 %Sumter County: 10.809 %Suwannee County: 12.035 %Taylor County: 9.785 %Union County: 11.178 %Volusia County: 12.225 %Wakulla County: 18.926 %Walton County: 13.182 %Washington County: 9.165 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Hamilton County: 26.62 %Hamilton County26.62Manatee County: 24.508 %Manatee County24.508Lafayette County: 23.653 %Lafayette County23.653Jefferson County: 23.143 %Jefferson County23.143Glades County: 19.863 %Glades County19.863Putnam County: 19.621 %Putnam County19.621Gilchrist County: 19.38 %Gilchrist County19.38Wakulla County: 18.926 %Wakulla County18.926Lee County: 18.264 %Lee County18.264Dixie County: 17.351 %Dixie County17.351Madison County: 16.629 %Madison County16.629Holmes County: 16.336 %Holmes County16.336Gadsden County: 15.838 %Gadsden County15.838Brevard County: 15.62 %Brevard County15.62Gulf County: 15.585 %Gulf County15.585Okaloosa County: 15.263 %Okaloosa County15.263Bay County: 14.121 %Bay County14.121Flagler County: 13.888 %Flagler County13.888Hillsborough County: 13.762 %Hillsborough County13.762Martin County: 13.603 %Martin County13.603Broward County: 13.599 %Broward County13.599Orange County: 13.479 %Orange County13.479St. Johns County: 13.407 %St. Johns County13.407St. Lucie County: 13.369 %St. Lucie County13.369Santa Rosa County: 13.24 %Santa Rosa County13.24Walton County: 13.182 %Walton County13.182Levy County: 13.162 %Levy County13.162Seminole County: 12.967 %Seminole County12.967Duval County: 12.941 %Duval County12.941Charlotte County: 12.935 %Charlotte County12.935Columbia County: 12.819 %Columbia County12.819Palm Beach County: 12.72 %Palm Beach County12.72Citrus County: 12.667 %Citrus County12.667Calhoun County: 12.654 %Calhoun County12.654Miami-Dade County: 12.466 %Miami-Dade County12.466Hernando County: 12.35 %Hernando County12.35Pasco County: 12.327 %Pasco County12.327Pinellas County: 12.313 %Pinellas County12.313Volusia County: 12.225 %Volusia County12.225Hendry County: 12.191 %Hendry County12.191Hamilton County: 26.62 %Hamilton County26.62Manatee County: 24.508 %Manatee County24.508Lafayette County: 23.653 %Lafayette County23.653Jefferson County: 23.143 %Jefferson County23.143Glades County: 19.863 %Glades County19.863Putnam County: 19.621 %Putnam County19.621Gilchrist County: 19.38 %Gilchrist County19.38Wakulla County: 18.926 %Wakulla County18.926Lee County: 18.264 %Lee County18.264Dixie County: 17.351 %Dixie County17.351Madison County: 16.629 %Madison County16.629Holmes County: 16.336 %Holmes County16.336Gadsden County: 15.838 %Gadsden County15.838Brevard County: 15.62 %Brevard County15.62Gulf County: 15.585 %Gulf County15.585Okaloosa County: 15.263 %Okaloosa County15.263Bay County: 14.121 %Bay County14.121Flagler County: 13.888 %Flagler County13.888Hillsborough County: 13.762 %Hillsborough County13.762Martin County: 13.603 %Martin County13.603Broward County: 13.599 %Broward County13.599Orange County: 13.479 %Orange County13.479St. Johns County: 13.407 %St. Johns County13.407St. Lucie County: 13.369 %St. Lucie County13.369Santa Rosa County: 13.24 %Santa Rosa County13.24Walton County: 13.182 %Walton County13.182Levy County: 13.162 %Levy County13.162Seminole County: 12.967 %Seminole County12.967Duval County: 12.941 %Duval County12.941Charlotte County: 12.935 %Charlotte County12.935Columbia County: 12.819 %Columbia County12.819Palm Beach County: 12.72 %Palm Beach County12.72Citrus County: 12.667 %Citrus County12.667Calhoun County: 12.654 %Calhoun County12.654Miami-Dade County: 12.466 %Miami-Dade County12.466Hernando County: 12.35 %Hernando County12.35Pasco County: 12.327 %Pasco County12.327Pinellas County: 12.313 %Pinellas County12.313Volusia County: 12.225 %Volusia County12.225Hendry County: 12.191 %Hendry County12.191
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Hamilton County26.62+21.12 pts
2Manatee County24.508+1.32 pts
3Lafayette County23.653+9.44 pts
4Jefferson County23.143+7.3 pts
5Glades County19.863+12.86 pts
6Putnam County19.621+5.63 pts
7Gilchrist County19.38+4.13 pts
8Wakulla County18.926+6.1 pts
9Lee County18.264+4.96 pts
10Dixie County17.351+5.51 pts
11Madison County16.629+1.7 pts
12Holmes County16.336-0.85 pts
13Gadsden County15.838+7.63 pts
14Brevard County15.62+2.8 pts
15Gulf County15.585+0.28 pts
16Okaloosa County15.263+0.97 pts
17Bay County14.121+0.13 pts
18Flagler County13.888+0.33 pts
19Hillsborough County13.762-0 pts
20Martin County13.603+0.17 pts
21Broward County13.599-0.28 pts
22Orange County13.479-1.25 pts
23St. Johns County13.407+1.32 pts
24St. Lucie County13.369-1.15 pts
25Santa Rosa County13.24-0.6 pts
26Walton County13.182-6.4 pts
27Levy County13.162+0.57 pts
28Seminole County12.967-0.84 pts
29Duval County12.941-2.9 pts
30Charlotte County12.935+0.52 pts
31Columbia County12.819+2.51 pts
32Palm Beach County12.72-1.54 pts
33Citrus County12.667+1.71 pts
34Calhoun County12.654+2.2 pts
35Miami-Dade County12.466-0.57 pts
36Hernando County12.35+0.81 pts
37Pasco County12.327-0.59 pts
38Pinellas County12.313-2.97 pts
39Volusia County12.225-0.75 pts
40Hendry County12.191-7.39 pts
41Escambia County12.063-0.51 pts
42Suwannee County12.035+2.78 pts
43Leon County11.973-1.02 pts
44Lake County11.878-0.99 pts
45Sarasota County11.724-1.26 pts
46Clay County11.689-1.31 pts
47Polk County11.334-0.16 pts
48Monroe County11.282-1.22 pts
49Union County11.178+3.96 pts
50Alachua County11.118-0.98 pts
51Marion County11.085-3.3 pts
52Highlands County11.02-0.18 pts
53Bradford County10.873-7.19 pts
54Sumter County10.809+1.73 pts
55Collier County10.708-1.94 pts
56Okeechobee County10.425-2.69 pts
57Baker County10.361+1.06 pts
58Nassau County10.287-3.52 pts
59Osceola County10.061-3.87 pts
60Indian River County10.041-1.89 pts
61Jackson County9.883+0.25 pts
62Taylor County9.785-0.5 pts
63Washington County9.165-2.24 pts
64Franklin County9.034-11.71 pts
65Hardee County8.269-4.01 pts
66DeSoto County6.391-13.59 pts
67Liberty County6.297-0.16 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 Florida by job destruction rate, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Hamilton County, with 26.62% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Liberty County, with 6.297% in 2012.

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