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Counties in Florida by job destruction rate

Glades County had the highest job destruction rate of 67 counties in 2014, at 29.157%. Union County had the lowest, at 5.954%. The median was 11.107% and the figure for Florida was 12.098%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest29.157Glades County
Lowest5.954Union County
Median11.10767 counties
Florida12.098History

Map of counties, 2014

Alachua County: 9.574 %Baker County: 7.395 %Bay County: 12.554 %Bradford County: 10.313 %Brevard County: 12.274 %Broward County: 12.451 %Calhoun County: 8.379 %Charlotte County: 11.045 %Citrus County: 14.278 %Clay County: 11.107 %Collier County: 9.659 %Columbia County: 10.405 %DeSoto County: 7.061 %Dixie County: 13.547 %Duval County: 12.481 %Escambia County: 11.507 %Flagler County: 9.583 %Franklin County: 9.786 %Gadsden County: 9.373 %Gilchrist County: 14.553 %Glades County: 29.157 %Gulf County: 11.937 %Hamilton County: 6.75 %Hardee County: 8.978 %Hendry County: 11.748 %Hernando County: 10.05 %Highlands County: 10.355 %Hillsborough County: 11.877 %Holmes County: 13.054 %Indian River County: 9.681 %Jackson County: 9.714 %Jefferson County: 10.982 %Lafayette County: 20.643 %Lake County: 11.113 %Lee County: 11.641 %Leon County: 11.411 %Levy County: 12.495 %Liberty County: 6.973 %Madison County: 7.219 %Manatee County: 11.872 %Marion County: 12.188 %Martin County: 10.201 %Miami-Dade County: 11.962 %Monroe County: 12.997 %Nassau County: 11.235 %Okaloosa County: 14.115 %Okeechobee County: 11.422 %Orange County: 10.56 %Osceola County: 10.572 %Palm Beach County: 12.377 %Pasco County: 12.227 %Pinellas County: 13.009 %Polk County: 9.57 %Putnam County: 9.021 %St. Johns County: 10.52 %St. Lucie County: 11.153 %Santa Rosa County: 9.796 %Sarasota County: 9.916 %Seminole County: 13.262 %Sumter County: 8.675 %Suwannee County: 7.246 %Taylor County: 17.059 %Union County: 5.954 %Volusia County: 10.401 %Wakulla County: 13.931 %Walton County: 11.328 %Washington County: 9.164 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Glades County: 29.157 %Glades County29.157Lafayette County: 20.643 %Lafayette County20.643Taylor County: 17.059 %Taylor County17.059Gilchrist County: 14.553 %Gilchrist County14.553Citrus County: 14.278 %Citrus County14.278Okaloosa County: 14.115 %Okaloosa County14.115Wakulla County: 13.931 %Wakulla County13.931Dixie County: 13.547 %Dixie County13.547Seminole County: 13.262 %Seminole County13.262Holmes County: 13.054 %Holmes County13.054Pinellas County: 13.009 %Pinellas County13.009Monroe County: 12.997 %Monroe County12.997Bay County: 12.554 %Bay County12.554Levy County: 12.495 %Levy County12.495Duval County: 12.481 %Duval County12.481Broward County: 12.451 %Broward County12.451Palm Beach County: 12.377 %Palm Beach County12.377Brevard County: 12.274 %Brevard County12.274Pasco County: 12.227 %Pasco County12.227Marion County: 12.188 %Marion County12.188Miami-Dade County: 11.962 %Miami-Dade County11.962Gulf County: 11.937 %Gulf County11.937Hillsborough County: 11.877 %Hillsborough County11.877Manatee County: 11.872 %Manatee County11.872Hendry County: 11.748 %Hendry County11.748Lee County: 11.641 %Lee County11.641Escambia County: 11.507 %Escambia County11.507Okeechobee County: 11.422 %Okeechobee County11.422Leon County: 11.411 %Leon County11.411Walton County: 11.328 %Walton County11.328Nassau County: 11.235 %Nassau County11.235St. Lucie County: 11.153 %St. Lucie County11.153Lake County: 11.113 %Lake County11.113Clay County: 11.107 %Clay County11.107Charlotte County: 11.045 %Charlotte County11.045Jefferson County: 10.982 %Jefferson County10.982Osceola County: 10.572 %Osceola County10.572Orange County: 10.56 %Orange County10.56St. Johns County: 10.52 %St. Johns County10.52Columbia County: 10.405 %Columbia County10.405Glades County: 29.157 %Glades County29.157Lafayette County: 20.643 %Lafayette County20.643Taylor County: 17.059 %Taylor County17.059Gilchrist County: 14.553 %Gilchrist County14.553Citrus County: 14.278 %Citrus County14.278Okaloosa County: 14.115 %Okaloosa County14.115Wakulla County: 13.931 %Wakulla County13.931Dixie County: 13.547 %Dixie County13.547Seminole County: 13.262 %Seminole County13.262Holmes County: 13.054 %Holmes County13.054Pinellas County: 13.009 %Pinellas County13.009Monroe County: 12.997 %Monroe County12.997Bay County: 12.554 %Bay County12.554Levy County: 12.495 %Levy County12.495Duval County: 12.481 %Duval County12.481Broward County: 12.451 %Broward County12.451Palm Beach County: 12.377 %Palm Beach County12.377Brevard County: 12.274 %Brevard County12.274Pasco County: 12.227 %Pasco County12.227Marion County: 12.188 %Marion County12.188Miami-Dade County: 11.962 %Miami-Dade County11.962Gulf County: 11.937 %Gulf County11.937Hillsborough County: 11.877 %Hillsborough County11.877Manatee County: 11.872 %Manatee County11.872Hendry County: 11.748 %Hendry County11.748Lee County: 11.641 %Lee County11.641Escambia County: 11.507 %Escambia County11.507Okeechobee County: 11.422 %Okeechobee County11.422Leon County: 11.411 %Leon County11.411Walton County: 11.328 %Walton County11.328Nassau County: 11.235 %Nassau County11.235St. Lucie County: 11.153 %St. Lucie County11.153Lake County: 11.113 %Lake County11.113Clay County: 11.107 %Clay County11.107Charlotte County: 11.045 %Charlotte County11.045Jefferson County: 10.982 %Jefferson County10.982Osceola County: 10.572 %Osceola County10.572Orange County: 10.56 %Orange County10.56St. Johns County: 10.52 %St. Johns County10.52Columbia County: 10.405 %Columbia County10.405
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Glades County29.157+22.14 pts
2Lafayette County20.643-3.58 pts
3Taylor County17.059-1.33 pts
4Gilchrist County14.553+1.31 pts
5Citrus County14.278+1.76 pts
6Okaloosa County14.115-0.38 pts
7Wakulla County13.931-0.64 pts
8Dixie County13.547-2.72 pts
9Seminole County13.262+0.19 pts
10Holmes County13.054-4.07 pts
11Pinellas County13.009+2.13 pts
12Monroe County12.997-0.52 pts
13Bay County12.554-0.48 pts
14Levy County12.495-1.19 pts
15Duval County12.481+0.75 pts
16Broward County12.451-1.51 pts
17Palm Beach County12.377+0.66 pts
18Brevard County12.274-1.95 pts
19Pasco County12.227+0.58 pts
20Marion County12.188-3.51 pts
21Miami-Dade County11.962-0.59 pts
22Gulf County11.937-5.74 pts
23Hillsborough County11.877-1.54 pts
24Manatee County11.872-0.19 pts
25Hendry County11.748-4.14 pts
26Lee County11.641-0.75 pts
27Escambia County11.507-3.2 pts
28Okeechobee County11.422-1.83 pts
29Leon County11.411-0.85 pts
30Walton County11.328-1.22 pts
31Nassau County11.235-2.05 pts
32St. Lucie County11.153-4.09 pts
33Lake County11.113-0.06 pts
34Clay County11.107-0.96 pts
35Charlotte County11.045-0.93 pts
36Jefferson County10.982-3.34 pts
37Osceola County10.572-0.59 pts
38Orange County10.56-0.41 pts
39St. Johns County10.52-0.73 pts
40Columbia County10.405-1.12 pts
41Volusia County10.401-0.87 pts
42Highlands County10.355-4.89 pts
43Bradford County10.313-4.17 pts
44Martin County10.201-1.85 pts
45Hernando County10.05-3 pts
46Sarasota County9.916-2.36 pts
47Santa Rosa County9.796-2.61 pts
48Franklin County9.786-4.9 pts
49Jackson County9.714-0.64 pts
50Indian River County9.681-0.89 pts
51Collier County9.659-1.08 pts
52Flagler County9.583-1.55 pts
53Alachua County9.574-1.22 pts
54Polk County9.57-1.72 pts
55Gadsden County9.373+1.22 pts
56Washington County9.164-1.02 pts
57Putnam County9.021-1.83 pts
58Hardee County8.978-6.23 pts
59Sumter County8.675-1.79 pts
60Calhoun County8.379-9.46 pts
61Baker County7.395-2.87 pts
62Suwannee County7.246-4.97 pts
63Madison County7.219-3.9 pts
64DeSoto County7.061-2.12 pts
65Liberty County6.973+0.14 pts
66Hamilton County6.75-10.18 pts
67Union County5.954-5.3 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Glades County, with 29.157% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Union County, with 5.954% in 2014.

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