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Counties in Florida by job destruction rate

Union County had the highest job destruction rate of 67 counties in 2017, at 28.709%. Levy County had the lowest, at 8.272%. The median was 12.143% and the figure for Florida was 12.234%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.709Union County
Lowest8.272Levy County
Median12.14367 counties
Florida12.234History

Map of counties, 2017

Alachua County: 10.75 %Baker County: 8.489 %Bay County: 11.784 %Bradford County: 9 %Brevard County: 9.374 %Broward County: 14.091 %Calhoun County: 15.867 %Charlotte County: 12.207 %Citrus County: 13.53 %Clay County: 11.124 %Collier County: 12.016 %Columbia County: 13.546 %DeSoto County: 9.607 %Dixie County: 25.455 %Duval County: 11.942 %Escambia County: 11.489 %Flagler County: 9.441 %Franklin County: 14.907 %Gadsden County: 21.475 %Gilchrist County: 10.127 %Glades County: 13.41 %Gulf County: 12.616 %Hamilton County: 14.512 %Hardee County: 12.215 %Hendry County: 9.822 %Hernando County: 9.143 %Highlands County: 13.22 %Hillsborough County: 14.503 %Holmes County: 14.055 %Indian River County: 10.677 %Jackson County: 10.882 %Jefferson County: 16.749 %Lafayette County: 15.396 %Lake County: 11.751 %Lee County: 12.386 %Leon County: 15.116 %Levy County: 8.272 %Liberty County: 9.169 %Madison County: 15.225 %Manatee County: 11.121 %Marion County: 11.75 %Martin County: 13.407 %Miami-Dade County: 13.251 %Monroe County: 13.631 %Nassau County: 11.902 %Okaloosa County: 14.693 %Okeechobee County: 9.613 %Orange County: 10.609 %Osceola County: 11.565 %Palm Beach County: 14.739 %Pasco County: 12.442 %Pinellas County: 12.38 %Polk County: 11.288 %Putnam County: 12.853 %St. Johns County: 12.39 %St. Lucie County: 13.362 %Santa Rosa County: 10.743 %Sarasota County: 12.13 %Seminole County: 14.03 %Sumter County: 10.16 %Suwannee County: 12.061 %Taylor County: 9.927 %Union County: 28.709 %Volusia County: 12.143 %Wakulla County: 12.09 %Walton County: 11.381 %Washington County: 12.668 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Union County: 28.709 %Union County28.709Dixie County: 25.455 %Dixie County25.455Gadsden County: 21.475 %Gadsden County21.475Jefferson County: 16.749 %Jefferson County16.749Calhoun County: 15.867 %Calhoun County15.867Lafayette County: 15.396 %Lafayette County15.396Madison County: 15.225 %Madison County15.225Leon County: 15.116 %Leon County15.116Franklin County: 14.907 %Franklin County14.907Palm Beach County: 14.739 %Palm Beach County14.739Okaloosa County: 14.693 %Okaloosa County14.693Hamilton County: 14.512 %Hamilton County14.512Hillsborough County: 14.503 %Hillsborough County14.503Broward County: 14.091 %Broward County14.091Holmes County: 14.055 %Holmes County14.055Seminole County: 14.03 %Seminole County14.03Monroe County: 13.631 %Monroe County13.631Columbia County: 13.546 %Columbia County13.546Citrus County: 13.53 %Citrus County13.53Glades County: 13.41 %Glades County13.41Martin County: 13.407 %Martin County13.407St. Lucie County: 13.362 %St. Lucie County13.362Miami-Dade County: 13.251 %Miami-Dade County13.251Highlands County: 13.22 %Highlands County13.22Putnam County: 12.853 %Putnam County12.853Washington County: 12.668 %Washington County12.668Gulf County: 12.616 %Gulf County12.616Pasco County: 12.442 %Pasco County12.442St. Johns County: 12.39 %St. Johns County12.39Lee County: 12.386 %Lee County12.386Pinellas County: 12.38 %Pinellas County12.38Hardee County: 12.215 %Hardee County12.215Charlotte County: 12.207 %Charlotte County12.207Volusia County: 12.143 %Volusia County12.143Sarasota County: 12.13 %Sarasota County12.13Wakulla County: 12.09 %Wakulla County12.09Suwannee County: 12.061 %Suwannee County12.061Collier County: 12.016 %Collier County12.016Duval County: 11.942 %Duval County11.942Nassau County: 11.902 %Nassau County11.902Union County: 28.709 %Union County28.709Dixie County: 25.455 %Dixie County25.455Gadsden County: 21.475 %Gadsden County21.475Jefferson County: 16.749 %Jefferson County16.749Calhoun County: 15.867 %Calhoun County15.867Lafayette County: 15.396 %Lafayette County15.396Madison County: 15.225 %Madison County15.225Leon County: 15.116 %Leon County15.116Franklin County: 14.907 %Franklin County14.907Palm Beach County: 14.739 %Palm Beach County14.739Okaloosa County: 14.693 %Okaloosa County14.693Hamilton County: 14.512 %Hamilton County14.512Hillsborough County: 14.503 %Hillsborough County14.503Broward County: 14.091 %Broward County14.091Holmes County: 14.055 %Holmes County14.055Seminole County: 14.03 %Seminole County14.03Monroe County: 13.631 %Monroe County13.631Columbia County: 13.546 %Columbia County13.546Citrus County: 13.53 %Citrus County13.53Glades County: 13.41 %Glades County13.41Martin County: 13.407 %Martin County13.407St. Lucie County: 13.362 %St. Lucie County13.362Miami-Dade County: 13.251 %Miami-Dade County13.251Highlands County: 13.22 %Highlands County13.22Putnam County: 12.853 %Putnam County12.853Washington County: 12.668 %Washington County12.668Gulf County: 12.616 %Gulf County12.616Pasco County: 12.442 %Pasco County12.442St. Johns County: 12.39 %St. Johns County12.39Lee County: 12.386 %Lee County12.386Pinellas County: 12.38 %Pinellas County12.38Hardee County: 12.215 %Hardee County12.215Charlotte County: 12.207 %Charlotte County12.207Volusia County: 12.143 %Volusia County12.143Sarasota County: 12.13 %Sarasota County12.13Wakulla County: 12.09 %Wakulla County12.09Suwannee County: 12.061 %Suwannee County12.061Collier County: 12.016 %Collier County12.016Duval County: 11.942 %Duval County11.942Nassau County: 11.902 %Nassau County11.902
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Union County28.709+21.99 pts
2Dixie County25.455+12.99 pts
3Gadsden County21.475+13.73 pts
4Jefferson County16.749+5.41 pts
5Calhoun County15.867+7.92 pts
6Lafayette County15.396+3.04 pts
7Madison County15.225+3.27 pts
8Leon County15.116+4.52 pts
9Franklin County14.907+1.43 pts
10Palm Beach County14.739+2.8 pts
11Okaloosa County14.693+2.78 pts
12Hamilton County14.512+1.67 pts
13Hillsborough County14.503+1.91 pts
14Broward County14.091+1.38 pts
15Holmes County14.055+3.47 pts
16Seminole County14.03+3.3 pts
17Monroe County13.631+0.86 pts
18Columbia County13.546+3.71 pts
19Citrus County13.53+4.8 pts
20Glades County13.41+1.16 pts
21Martin County13.407+3.02 pts
22St. Lucie County13.362+2.43 pts
23Miami-Dade County13.251+0.58 pts
24Highlands County13.22+3.36 pts
25Putnam County12.853+4.02 pts
26Washington County12.668+5.68 pts
27Gulf County12.616+1.41 pts
28Pasco County12.442+0.55 pts
29St. Johns County12.39+2.28 pts
30Lee County12.386+1.95 pts
31Pinellas County12.38+1.04 pts
32Hardee County12.215+3.53 pts
33Charlotte County12.207-0.79 pts
34Volusia County12.143+1.87 pts
35Sarasota County12.13+1.45 pts
36Wakulla County12.09+2.83 pts
37Suwannee County12.061+4.1 pts
38Collier County12.016+2.13 pts
39Duval County11.942+2.29 pts
40Nassau County11.902+2.53 pts
41Bay County11.784-1.59 pts
42Lake County11.751+2.11 pts
43Marion County11.75+1.61 pts
44Osceola County11.565+3.87 pts
45Escambia County11.489-0.78 pts
46Walton County11.381-0.41 pts
47Polk County11.288+2.56 pts
48Clay County11.124+1.7 pts
49Manatee County11.121+0.36 pts
50Jackson County10.882+3.51 pts
51Alachua County10.75+2.24 pts
52Santa Rosa County10.743+0.2 pts
53Indian River County10.677+0.07 pts
54Orange County10.609-0.06 pts
55Sumter County10.16+0.72 pts
56Gilchrist County10.127+2.66 pts
57Taylor County9.927+1.2 pts
58Hendry County9.822+0.61 pts
59Okeechobee County9.613-0.31 pts
60DeSoto County9.607+2.44 pts
61Flagler County9.441-4.84 pts
62Brevard County9.374-0.79 pts
63Liberty County9.169-5.13 pts
64Hernando County9.143-0.18 pts
65Bradford County9+0.93 pts
66Baker County8.489+2.46 pts
67Levy County8.272+0.13 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Union County, with 28.709% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Levy County, with 8.272% in 2017.

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