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Counties in Florida by job destruction rate

Hamilton County had the highest job destruction rate of 67 counties in 2015, at 24.144%. Union County had the lowest, at 4.436%. The median was 11.618% and the figure for Florida was 11.174%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.144Hamilton County
Lowest4.436Union County
Median11.61867 counties
Florida11.174History

Map of counties, 2015

Alachua County: 9.215 %Baker County: 5.483 %Bay County: 13.244 %Bradford County: 13.451 %Brevard County: 12.226 %Broward County: 12.645 %Calhoun County: 11.748 %Charlotte County: 12.058 %Citrus County: 10.032 %Clay County: 11.235 %Collier County: 10.835 %Columbia County: 7.998 %DeSoto County: 8.644 %Dixie County: 12.7 %Duval County: 12.71 %Escambia County: 8.584 %Flagler County: 11.852 %Franklin County: 12.636 %Gadsden County: 8.971 %Gilchrist County: 10.905 %Glades County: 12.356 %Gulf County: 11.846 %Hamilton County: 24.144 %Hardee County: 12.699 %Hendry County: 8.849 %Hernando County: 13.734 %Highlands County: 9.234 %Hillsborough County: 12.813 %Holmes County: 10.689 %Indian River County: 8.505 %Jackson County: 8.298 %Jefferson County: 12.303 %Lafayette County: 17.466 %Lake County: 9.694 %Lee County: 12.368 %Leon County: 12.46 %Levy County: 11.348 %Liberty County: 18.81 %Madison County: 7.95 %Manatee County: 10.699 %Marion County: 10.739 %Martin County: 9.688 %Miami-Dade County: 12.408 %Monroe County: 13.264 %Nassau County: 9.633 %Okaloosa County: 12.059 %Okeechobee County: 12.078 %Orange County: 10.625 %Osceola County: 10.084 %Palm Beach County: 12.485 %Pasco County: 11.013 %Pinellas County: 12.097 %Polk County: 9.545 %Putnam County: 10.621 %St. Johns County: 9.817 %St. Lucie County: 12.98 %Santa Rosa County: 9.43 %Sarasota County: 12.59 %Seminole County: 11.618 %Sumter County: 11.714 %Suwannee County: 9.695 %Taylor County: 13.571 %Union County: 4.436 %Volusia County: 10.957 %Wakulla County: 10.602 %Walton County: 13.48 %Washington County: 14.851 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Hamilton County: 24.144 %Hamilton County24.144Liberty County: 18.81 %Liberty County18.81Lafayette County: 17.466 %Lafayette County17.466Washington County: 14.851 %Washington County14.851Hernando County: 13.734 %Hernando County13.734Taylor County: 13.571 %Taylor County13.571Walton County: 13.48 %Walton County13.48Bradford County: 13.451 %Bradford County13.451Monroe County: 13.264 %Monroe County13.264Bay County: 13.244 %Bay County13.244St. Lucie County: 12.98 %St. Lucie County12.98Hillsborough County: 12.813 %Hillsborough County12.813Duval County: 12.71 %Duval County12.71Dixie County: 12.7 %Dixie County12.7Hardee County: 12.699 %Hardee County12.699Broward County: 12.645 %Broward County12.645Franklin County: 12.636 %Franklin County12.636Sarasota County: 12.59 %Sarasota County12.59Palm Beach County: 12.485 %Palm Beach County12.485Leon County: 12.46 %Leon County12.46Miami-Dade County: 12.408 %Miami-Dade County12.408Lee County: 12.368 %Lee County12.368Glades County: 12.356 %Glades County12.356Jefferson County: 12.303 %Jefferson County12.303Brevard County: 12.226 %Brevard County12.226Pinellas County: 12.097 %Pinellas County12.097Okeechobee County: 12.078 %Okeechobee County12.078Okaloosa County: 12.059 %Okaloosa County12.059Charlotte County: 12.058 %Charlotte County12.058Flagler County: 11.852 %Flagler County11.852Gulf County: 11.846 %Gulf County11.846Calhoun County: 11.748 %Calhoun County11.748Sumter County: 11.714 %Sumter County11.714Seminole County: 11.618 %Seminole County11.618Levy County: 11.348 %Levy County11.348Clay County: 11.235 %Clay County11.235Pasco County: 11.013 %Pasco County11.013Volusia County: 10.957 %Volusia County10.957Gilchrist County: 10.905 %Gilchrist County10.905Collier County: 10.835 %Collier County10.835Hamilton County: 24.144 %Hamilton County24.144Liberty County: 18.81 %Liberty County18.81Lafayette County: 17.466 %Lafayette County17.466Washington County: 14.851 %Washington County14.851Hernando County: 13.734 %Hernando County13.734Taylor County: 13.571 %Taylor County13.571Walton County: 13.48 %Walton County13.48Bradford County: 13.451 %Bradford County13.451Monroe County: 13.264 %Monroe County13.264Bay County: 13.244 %Bay County13.244St. Lucie County: 12.98 %St. Lucie County12.98Hillsborough County: 12.813 %Hillsborough County12.813Duval County: 12.71 %Duval County12.71Dixie County: 12.7 %Dixie County12.7Hardee County: 12.699 %Hardee County12.699Broward County: 12.645 %Broward County12.645Franklin County: 12.636 %Franklin County12.636Sarasota County: 12.59 %Sarasota County12.59Palm Beach County: 12.485 %Palm Beach County12.485Leon County: 12.46 %Leon County12.46Miami-Dade County: 12.408 %Miami-Dade County12.408Lee County: 12.368 %Lee County12.368Glades County: 12.356 %Glades County12.356Jefferson County: 12.303 %Jefferson County12.303Brevard County: 12.226 %Brevard County12.226Pinellas County: 12.097 %Pinellas County12.097Okeechobee County: 12.078 %Okeechobee County12.078Okaloosa County: 12.059 %Okaloosa County12.059Charlotte County: 12.058 %Charlotte County12.058Flagler County: 11.852 %Flagler County11.852Gulf County: 11.846 %Gulf County11.846Calhoun County: 11.748 %Calhoun County11.748Sumter County: 11.714 %Sumter County11.714Seminole County: 11.618 %Seminole County11.618Levy County: 11.348 %Levy County11.348Clay County: 11.235 %Clay County11.235Pasco County: 11.013 %Pasco County11.013Volusia County: 10.957 %Volusia County10.957Gilchrist County: 10.905 %Gilchrist County10.905Collier County: 10.835 %Collier County10.835
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Hamilton County24.144+17.39 pts
2Liberty County18.81+11.84 pts
3Lafayette County17.466-3.18 pts
4Washington County14.851+5.69 pts
5Hernando County13.734+3.68 pts
6Taylor County13.571-3.49 pts
7Walton County13.48+2.15 pts
8Bradford County13.451+3.14 pts
9Monroe County13.264+0.27 pts
10Bay County13.244+0.69 pts
11St. Lucie County12.98+1.83 pts
12Hillsborough County12.813+0.94 pts
13Duval County12.71+0.23 pts
14Dixie County12.7-0.85 pts
15Hardee County12.699+3.72 pts
16Broward County12.645+0.19 pts
17Franklin County12.636+2.85 pts
18Sarasota County12.59+2.67 pts
19Palm Beach County12.485+0.11 pts
20Leon County12.46+1.05 pts
21Miami-Dade County12.408+0.45 pts
22Lee County12.368+0.73 pts
23Glades County12.356-16.8 pts
24Jefferson County12.303+1.32 pts
25Brevard County12.226-0.05 pts
26Pinellas County12.097-0.91 pts
27Okeechobee County12.078+0.66 pts
28Okaloosa County12.059-2.06 pts
29Charlotte County12.058+1.01 pts
30Flagler County11.852+2.27 pts
31Gulf County11.846-0.09 pts
32Calhoun County11.748+3.37 pts
33Sumter County11.714+3.04 pts
34Seminole County11.618-1.64 pts
35Levy County11.348-1.15 pts
36Clay County11.235+0.13 pts
37Pasco County11.013-1.21 pts
38Volusia County10.957+0.56 pts
39Gilchrist County10.905-3.65 pts
40Collier County10.835+1.18 pts
41Marion County10.739-1.45 pts
42Manatee County10.699-1.17 pts
43Holmes County10.689-2.37 pts
44Orange County10.625+0.06 pts
45Putnam County10.621+1.6 pts
46Wakulla County10.602-3.33 pts
47Osceola County10.084-0.49 pts
48Citrus County10.032-4.25 pts
49St. Johns County9.817-0.7 pts
50Suwannee County9.695+2.45 pts
51Lake County9.694-1.42 pts
52Martin County9.688-0.51 pts
53Nassau County9.633-1.6 pts
54Polk County9.545-0.03 pts
55Santa Rosa County9.43-0.37 pts
56Highlands County9.234-1.12 pts
57Alachua County9.215-0.36 pts
58Gadsden County8.971-0.4 pts
59Hendry County8.849-2.9 pts
60DeSoto County8.644+1.58 pts
61Escambia County8.584-2.92 pts
62Indian River County8.505-1.18 pts
63Jackson County8.298-1.42 pts
64Columbia County7.998-2.41 pts
65Madison County7.95+0.73 pts
66Baker County5.483-1.91 pts
67Union County4.436-1.52 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Hamilton County, with 24.144% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Union County, with 4.436% in 2015.

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