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Counties in Florida by job destruction rate

Liberty County had the highest job destruction rate of 67 counties in 2016, at 14.303%. Baker County had the lowest, at 6.033%. The median was 10.273% and the figure for Florida was 11.634%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.303Liberty County
Lowest6.033Baker County
Median10.27367 counties
Florida11.634History

Map of counties, 2016

Alachua County: 8.514 %Baker County: 6.033 %Bay County: 13.373 %Bradford County: 8.07 %Brevard County: 10.165 %Broward County: 12.715 %Calhoun County: 7.952 %Charlotte County: 12.997 %Citrus County: 8.726 %Clay County: 9.422 %Collier County: 9.89 %Columbia County: 9.839 %DeSoto County: 7.17 %Dixie County: 12.46 %Duval County: 9.652 %Escambia County: 12.265 %Flagler County: 14.284 %Franklin County: 13.473 %Gadsden County: 7.746 %Gilchrist County: 7.465 %Glades County: 12.252 %Gulf County: 11.21 %Hamilton County: 12.842 %Hardee County: 8.682 %Hendry County: 9.213 %Hernando County: 9.325 %Highlands County: 9.857 %Hillsborough County: 12.592 %Holmes County: 10.587 %Indian River County: 10.603 %Jackson County: 7.367 %Jefferson County: 11.341 %Lafayette County: 12.353 %Lake County: 9.644 %Lee County: 10.44 %Leon County: 10.596 %Levy County: 8.144 %Liberty County: 14.303 %Madison County: 11.955 %Manatee County: 10.757 %Marion County: 10.139 %Martin County: 10.383 %Miami-Dade County: 12.67 %Monroe County: 12.77 %Nassau County: 9.371 %Okaloosa County: 11.909 %Okeechobee County: 9.923 %Orange County: 10.674 %Osceola County: 7.696 %Palm Beach County: 11.937 %Pasco County: 11.893 %Pinellas County: 11.342 %Polk County: 8.725 %Putnam County: 8.837 %St. Johns County: 10.112 %St. Lucie County: 10.932 %Santa Rosa County: 10.54 %Sarasota County: 10.679 %Seminole County: 10.727 %Sumter County: 9.437 %Suwannee County: 7.962 %Taylor County: 8.725 %Union County: 6.717 %Volusia County: 10.273 %Wakulla County: 9.264 %Walton County: 11.788 %Washington County: 6.989 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Liberty County: 14.303 %Liberty County14.303Flagler County: 14.284 %Flagler County14.284Franklin County: 13.473 %Franklin County13.473Bay County: 13.373 %Bay County13.373Charlotte County: 12.997 %Charlotte County12.997Hamilton County: 12.842 %Hamilton County12.842Monroe County: 12.77 %Monroe County12.77Broward County: 12.715 %Broward County12.715Miami-Dade County: 12.67 %Miami-Dade County12.67Hillsborough County: 12.592 %Hillsborough County12.592Dixie County: 12.46 %Dixie County12.46Lafayette County: 12.353 %Lafayette County12.353Escambia County: 12.265 %Escambia County12.265Glades County: 12.252 %Glades County12.252Madison County: 11.955 %Madison County11.955Palm Beach County: 11.937 %Palm Beach County11.937Okaloosa County: 11.909 %Okaloosa County11.909Pasco County: 11.893 %Pasco County11.893Walton County: 11.788 %Walton County11.788Pinellas County: 11.342 %Pinellas County11.342Jefferson County: 11.341 %Jefferson County11.341Gulf County: 11.21 %Gulf County11.21St. Lucie County: 10.932 %St. Lucie County10.932Manatee County: 10.757 %Manatee County10.757Seminole County: 10.727 %Seminole County10.727Sarasota County: 10.679 %Sarasota County10.679Orange County: 10.674 %Orange County10.674Indian River County: 10.603 %Indian River County10.603Leon County: 10.596 %Leon County10.596Holmes County: 10.587 %Holmes County10.587Santa Rosa County: 10.54 %Santa Rosa County10.54Lee County: 10.44 %Lee County10.44Martin County: 10.383 %Martin County10.383Volusia County: 10.273 %Volusia County10.273Brevard County: 10.165 %Brevard County10.165Marion County: 10.139 %Marion County10.139St. Johns County: 10.112 %St. Johns County10.112Okeechobee County: 9.923 %Okeechobee County9.923Collier County: 9.89 %Collier County9.89Highlands County: 9.857 %Highlands County9.857Liberty County: 14.303 %Liberty County14.303Flagler County: 14.284 %Flagler County14.284Franklin County: 13.473 %Franklin County13.473Bay County: 13.373 %Bay County13.373Charlotte County: 12.997 %Charlotte County12.997Hamilton County: 12.842 %Hamilton County12.842Monroe County: 12.77 %Monroe County12.77Broward County: 12.715 %Broward County12.715Miami-Dade County: 12.67 %Miami-Dade County12.67Hillsborough County: 12.592 %Hillsborough County12.592Dixie County: 12.46 %Dixie County12.46Lafayette County: 12.353 %Lafayette County12.353Escambia County: 12.265 %Escambia County12.265Glades County: 12.252 %Glades County12.252Madison County: 11.955 %Madison County11.955Palm Beach County: 11.937 %Palm Beach County11.937Okaloosa County: 11.909 %Okaloosa County11.909Pasco County: 11.893 %Pasco County11.893Walton County: 11.788 %Walton County11.788Pinellas County: 11.342 %Pinellas County11.342Jefferson County: 11.341 %Jefferson County11.341Gulf County: 11.21 %Gulf County11.21St. Lucie County: 10.932 %St. Lucie County10.932Manatee County: 10.757 %Manatee County10.757Seminole County: 10.727 %Seminole County10.727Sarasota County: 10.679 %Sarasota County10.679Orange County: 10.674 %Orange County10.674Indian River County: 10.603 %Indian River County10.603Leon County: 10.596 %Leon County10.596Holmes County: 10.587 %Holmes County10.587Santa Rosa County: 10.54 %Santa Rosa County10.54Lee County: 10.44 %Lee County10.44Martin County: 10.383 %Martin County10.383Volusia County: 10.273 %Volusia County10.273Brevard County: 10.165 %Brevard County10.165Marion County: 10.139 %Marion County10.139St. Johns County: 10.112 %St. Johns County10.112Okeechobee County: 9.923 %Okeechobee County9.923Collier County: 9.89 %Collier County9.89Highlands County: 9.857 %Highlands County9.857
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Liberty County14.303-4.51 pts
2Flagler County14.284+2.43 pts
3Franklin County13.473+0.84 pts
4Bay County13.373+0.13 pts
5Charlotte County12.997+0.94 pts
6Hamilton County12.842-11.3 pts
7Monroe County12.77-0.49 pts
8Broward County12.715+0.07 pts
9Miami-Dade County12.67+0.26 pts
10Hillsborough County12.592-0.22 pts
11Dixie County12.46-0.24 pts
12Lafayette County12.353-5.11 pts
13Escambia County12.265+3.68 pts
14Glades County12.252-0.1 pts
15Madison County11.955+4 pts
16Palm Beach County11.937-0.55 pts
17Okaloosa County11.909-0.15 pts
18Pasco County11.893+0.88 pts
19Walton County11.788-1.69 pts
20Pinellas County11.342-0.75 pts
21Jefferson County11.341-0.96 pts
22Gulf County11.21-0.64 pts
23St. Lucie County10.932-2.05 pts
24Manatee County10.757+0.06 pts
25Seminole County10.727-0.89 pts
26Sarasota County10.679-1.91 pts
27Orange County10.674+0.05 pts
28Indian River County10.603+2.1 pts
29Leon County10.596-1.86 pts
30Holmes County10.587-0.1 pts
31Santa Rosa County10.54+1.11 pts
32Lee County10.44-1.93 pts
33Martin County10.383+0.69 pts
34Volusia County10.273-0.68 pts
35Brevard County10.165-2.06 pts
36Marion County10.139-0.6 pts
37St. Johns County10.112+0.29 pts
38Okeechobee County9.923-2.15 pts
39Collier County9.89-0.95 pts
40Highlands County9.857+0.62 pts
41Columbia County9.839+1.84 pts
42Duval County9.652-3.06 pts
43Lake County9.644-0.05 pts
44Sumter County9.437-2.28 pts
45Clay County9.422-1.81 pts
46Nassau County9.371-0.26 pts
47Hernando County9.325-4.41 pts
48Wakulla County9.264-1.34 pts
49Hendry County9.213+0.36 pts
50Putnam County8.837-1.78 pts
51Citrus County8.726-1.31 pts
52Polk County8.725-0.82 pts
52Taylor County8.725-4.85 pts
54Hardee County8.682-4.02 pts
55Alachua County8.514-0.7 pts
56Levy County8.144-3.2 pts
57Bradford County8.07-5.38 pts
58Suwannee County7.962-1.73 pts
59Calhoun County7.952-3.8 pts
60Gadsden County7.746-1.22 pts
61Osceola County7.696-2.39 pts
62Gilchrist County7.465-3.44 pts
63Jackson County7.367-0.93 pts
64DeSoto County7.17-1.47 pts
65Washington County6.989-7.86 pts
66Union County6.717+2.28 pts
67Baker County6.033+0.55 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Liberty County, with 14.303% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Baker County, with 6.033% in 2016.

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