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Counties in Florida by job destruction rate

Lafayette County had the highest job destruction rate of 67 counties in 2013, at 24.222%. Liberty County had the lowest, at 6.835%. The median was 12.387% and the figure for Florida was 12.667%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.222Lafayette County
Lowest6.835Liberty County
Median12.38767 counties
Florida12.667History

Map of counties, 2013

Alachua County: 10.791 %Baker County: 10.267 %Bay County: 13.033 %Bradford County: 14.487 %Brevard County: 14.228 %Broward County: 13.966 %Calhoun County: 17.841 %Charlotte County: 11.974 %Citrus County: 12.522 %Clay County: 12.067 %Collier County: 10.741 %Columbia County: 11.525 %DeSoto County: 9.183 %Dixie County: 16.268 %Duval County: 11.732 %Escambia County: 14.709 %Flagler County: 11.135 %Franklin County: 14.684 %Gadsden County: 8.149 %Gilchrist County: 13.246 %Glades County: 7.012 %Gulf County: 17.682 %Hamilton County: 16.933 %Hardee County: 15.213 %Hendry County: 15.891 %Hernando County: 13.046 %Highlands County: 15.243 %Hillsborough County: 13.416 %Holmes County: 17.122 %Indian River County: 10.571 %Jackson County: 10.35 %Jefferson County: 14.324 %Lafayette County: 24.222 %Lake County: 11.174 %Lee County: 12.387 %Leon County: 12.261 %Levy County: 13.683 %Liberty County: 6.835 %Madison County: 11.119 %Manatee County: 12.064 %Marion County: 15.699 %Martin County: 12.049 %Miami-Dade County: 12.551 %Monroe County: 13.518 %Nassau County: 13.285 %Okaloosa County: 14.496 %Okeechobee County: 13.256 %Orange County: 10.973 %Osceola County: 11.159 %Palm Beach County: 11.718 %Pasco County: 11.649 %Pinellas County: 10.878 %Polk County: 11.292 %Putnam County: 10.856 %St. Johns County: 11.247 %St. Lucie County: 15.245 %Santa Rosa County: 12.401 %Sarasota County: 12.28 %Seminole County: 13.075 %Sumter County: 10.461 %Suwannee County: 12.221 %Taylor County: 18.388 %Union County: 11.25 %Volusia County: 11.273 %Wakulla County: 14.572 %Walton County: 12.546 %Washington County: 10.186 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Lafayette County: 24.222 %Lafayette County24.222Taylor County: 18.388 %Taylor County18.388Calhoun County: 17.841 %Calhoun County17.841Gulf County: 17.682 %Gulf County17.682Holmes County: 17.122 %Holmes County17.122Hamilton County: 16.933 %Hamilton County16.933Dixie County: 16.268 %Dixie County16.268Hendry County: 15.891 %Hendry County15.891Marion County: 15.699 %Marion County15.699St. Lucie County: 15.245 %St. Lucie County15.245Highlands County: 15.243 %Highlands County15.243Hardee County: 15.213 %Hardee County15.213Escambia County: 14.709 %Escambia County14.709Franklin County: 14.684 %Franklin County14.684Wakulla County: 14.572 %Wakulla County14.572Okaloosa County: 14.496 %Okaloosa County14.496Bradford County: 14.487 %Bradford County14.487Jefferson County: 14.324 %Jefferson County14.324Brevard County: 14.228 %Brevard County14.228Broward County: 13.966 %Broward County13.966Levy County: 13.683 %Levy County13.683Monroe County: 13.518 %Monroe County13.518Hillsborough County: 13.416 %Hillsborough County13.416Nassau County: 13.285 %Nassau County13.285Okeechobee County: 13.256 %Okeechobee County13.256Gilchrist County: 13.246 %Gilchrist County13.246Seminole County: 13.075 %Seminole County13.075Hernando County: 13.046 %Hernando County13.046Bay County: 13.033 %Bay County13.033Miami-Dade County: 12.551 %Miami-Dade County12.551Walton County: 12.546 %Walton County12.546Citrus County: 12.522 %Citrus County12.522Santa Rosa County: 12.401 %Santa Rosa County12.401Lee County: 12.387 %Lee County12.387Sarasota County: 12.28 %Sarasota County12.28Leon County: 12.261 %Leon County12.261Suwannee County: 12.221 %Suwannee County12.221Clay County: 12.067 %Clay County12.067Manatee County: 12.064 %Manatee County12.064Martin County: 12.049 %Martin County12.049Lafayette County: 24.222 %Lafayette County24.222Taylor County: 18.388 %Taylor County18.388Calhoun County: 17.841 %Calhoun County17.841Gulf County: 17.682 %Gulf County17.682Holmes County: 17.122 %Holmes County17.122Hamilton County: 16.933 %Hamilton County16.933Dixie County: 16.268 %Dixie County16.268Hendry County: 15.891 %Hendry County15.891Marion County: 15.699 %Marion County15.699St. Lucie County: 15.245 %St. Lucie County15.245Highlands County: 15.243 %Highlands County15.243Hardee County: 15.213 %Hardee County15.213Escambia County: 14.709 %Escambia County14.709Franklin County: 14.684 %Franklin County14.684Wakulla County: 14.572 %Wakulla County14.572Okaloosa County: 14.496 %Okaloosa County14.496Bradford County: 14.487 %Bradford County14.487Jefferson County: 14.324 %Jefferson County14.324Brevard County: 14.228 %Brevard County14.228Broward County: 13.966 %Broward County13.966Levy County: 13.683 %Levy County13.683Monroe County: 13.518 %Monroe County13.518Hillsborough County: 13.416 %Hillsborough County13.416Nassau County: 13.285 %Nassau County13.285Okeechobee County: 13.256 %Okeechobee County13.256Gilchrist County: 13.246 %Gilchrist County13.246Seminole County: 13.075 %Seminole County13.075Hernando County: 13.046 %Hernando County13.046Bay County: 13.033 %Bay County13.033Miami-Dade County: 12.551 %Miami-Dade County12.551Walton County: 12.546 %Walton County12.546Citrus County: 12.522 %Citrus County12.522Santa Rosa County: 12.401 %Santa Rosa County12.401Lee County: 12.387 %Lee County12.387Sarasota County: 12.28 %Sarasota County12.28Leon County: 12.261 %Leon County12.261Suwannee County: 12.221 %Suwannee County12.221Clay County: 12.067 %Clay County12.067Manatee County: 12.064 %Manatee County12.064Martin County: 12.049 %Martin County12.049
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Lafayette County24.222+0.57 pts
2Taylor County18.388+8.6 pts
3Calhoun County17.841+5.19 pts
4Gulf County17.682+2.1 pts
5Holmes County17.122+0.79 pts
6Hamilton County16.933-9.69 pts
7Dixie County16.268-1.08 pts
8Hendry County15.891+3.7 pts
9Marion County15.699+4.61 pts
10St. Lucie County15.245+1.88 pts
11Highlands County15.243+4.22 pts
12Hardee County15.213+6.94 pts
13Escambia County14.709+2.65 pts
14Franklin County14.684+5.65 pts
15Wakulla County14.572-4.35 pts
16Okaloosa County14.496-0.77 pts
17Bradford County14.487+3.61 pts
18Jefferson County14.324-8.82 pts
19Brevard County14.228-1.39 pts
20Broward County13.966+0.37 pts
21Levy County13.683+0.52 pts
22Monroe County13.518+2.24 pts
23Hillsborough County13.416-0.35 pts
24Nassau County13.285+3 pts
25Okeechobee County13.256+2.83 pts
26Gilchrist County13.246-6.13 pts
27Seminole County13.075+0.11 pts
28Hernando County13.046+0.7 pts
29Bay County13.033-1.09 pts
30Miami-Dade County12.551+0.09 pts
31Walton County12.546-0.64 pts
32Citrus County12.522-0.14 pts
33Santa Rosa County12.401-0.84 pts
34Lee County12.387-5.88 pts
35Sarasota County12.28+0.56 pts
36Leon County12.261+0.29 pts
37Suwannee County12.221+0.19 pts
38Clay County12.067+0.38 pts
39Manatee County12.064-12.44 pts
40Martin County12.049-1.55 pts
41Charlotte County11.974-0.96 pts
42Duval County11.732-1.21 pts
43Palm Beach County11.718-1 pts
44Pasco County11.649-0.68 pts
45Columbia County11.525-1.29 pts
46Polk County11.292-0.04 pts
47Volusia County11.273-0.95 pts
48Union County11.25+0.07 pts
49St. Johns County11.247-2.16 pts
50Lake County11.174-0.7 pts
51Osceola County11.159+1.1 pts
52Flagler County11.135-2.75 pts
53Madison County11.119-5.51 pts
54Orange County10.973-2.51 pts
55Pinellas County10.878-1.44 pts
56Putnam County10.856-8.76 pts
57Alachua County10.791-0.33 pts
58Collier County10.741+0.03 pts
59Indian River County10.571+0.53 pts
60Sumter County10.461-0.35 pts
61Jackson County10.35+0.47 pts
62Baker County10.267-0.09 pts
63Washington County10.186+1.02 pts
64DeSoto County9.183+2.79 pts
65Gadsden County8.149-7.69 pts
66Glades County7.012-12.85 pts
67Liberty County6.835+0.54 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Lafayette County, with 24.222% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Liberty County, with 6.835% in 2013.

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