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Counties in Florida by job destruction rate

Liberty County had the highest job destruction rate of 67 counties in 2018, at 27.408%. Baker County had the lowest, at 6.432%. The median was 11.627% and the figure for Florida was 11.346%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.408Liberty County
Lowest6.432Baker County
Median11.62767 counties
Florida11.346History

Map of counties, 2018

Alachua County: 10.687 %Baker County: 6.432 %Bay County: 11.334 %Bradford County: 10.844 %Brevard County: 13.061 %Broward County: 12.901 %Calhoun County: 11.332 %Charlotte County: 12.799 %Citrus County: 14.441 %Clay County: 9.826 %Collier County: 11.36 %Columbia County: 8.976 %DeSoto County: 11.32 %Dixie County: 19.596 %Duval County: 12.152 %Escambia County: 10.723 %Flagler County: 13.173 %Franklin County: 11.114 %Gadsden County: 10.503 %Gilchrist County: 19.534 %Glades County: 6.524 %Gulf County: 22.764 %Hamilton County: 9.989 %Hardee County: 17.746 %Hendry County: 9.499 %Hernando County: 10.748 %Highlands County: 11.293 %Hillsborough County: 11.796 %Holmes County: 12.856 %Indian River County: 11.538 %Jackson County: 12.704 %Jefferson County: 13.304 %Lafayette County: 19.78 %Lake County: 11.279 %Lee County: 11.379 %Leon County: 10.56 %Levy County: 16.788 %Liberty County: 27.408 %Madison County: 9.365 %Manatee County: 11.666 %Marion County: 10.989 %Martin County: 11.396 %Miami-Dade County: 12.848 %Monroe County: 17.11 %Nassau County: 11.627 %Okaloosa County: 14.514 %Okeechobee County: 13.817 %Orange County: 9.957 %Osceola County: 9.86 %Palm Beach County: 11.956 %Pasco County: 12.417 %Pinellas County: 11.12 %Polk County: 9.937 %Putnam County: 13.65 %St. Johns County: 11.615 %St. Lucie County: 11.556 %Santa Rosa County: 13.834 %Sarasota County: 13.301 %Seminole County: 12.285 %Sumter County: 12.761 %Suwannee County: 8.435 %Taylor County: 12.632 %Union County: 6.838 %Volusia County: 12.9 %Wakulla County: 13.396 %Walton County: 15.053 %Washington County: 11.377 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Liberty County: 27.408 %Liberty County27.408Gulf County: 22.764 %Gulf County22.764Lafayette County: 19.78 %Lafayette County19.78Dixie County: 19.596 %Dixie County19.596Gilchrist County: 19.534 %Gilchrist County19.534Hardee County: 17.746 %Hardee County17.746Monroe County: 17.11 %Monroe County17.11Levy County: 16.788 %Levy County16.788Walton County: 15.053 %Walton County15.053Okaloosa County: 14.514 %Okaloosa County14.514Citrus County: 14.441 %Citrus County14.441Santa Rosa County: 13.834 %Santa Rosa County13.834Okeechobee County: 13.817 %Okeechobee County13.817Putnam County: 13.65 %Putnam County13.65Wakulla County: 13.396 %Wakulla County13.396Jefferson County: 13.304 %Jefferson County13.304Sarasota County: 13.301 %Sarasota County13.301Flagler County: 13.173 %Flagler County13.173Brevard County: 13.061 %Brevard County13.061Broward County: 12.901 %Broward County12.901Volusia County: 12.9 %Volusia County12.9Holmes County: 12.856 %Holmes County12.856Miami-Dade County: 12.848 %Miami-Dade County12.848Charlotte County: 12.799 %Charlotte County12.799Sumter County: 12.761 %Sumter County12.761Jackson County: 12.704 %Jackson County12.704Taylor County: 12.632 %Taylor County12.632Pasco County: 12.417 %Pasco County12.417Seminole County: 12.285 %Seminole County12.285Duval County: 12.152 %Duval County12.152Palm Beach County: 11.956 %Palm Beach County11.956Hillsborough County: 11.796 %Hillsborough County11.796Manatee County: 11.666 %Manatee County11.666Nassau County: 11.627 %Nassau County11.627St. Johns County: 11.615 %St. Johns County11.615St. Lucie County: 11.556 %St. Lucie County11.556Indian River County: 11.538 %Indian River County11.538Martin County: 11.396 %Martin County11.396Lee County: 11.379 %Lee County11.379Washington County: 11.377 %Washington County11.377Liberty County: 27.408 %Liberty County27.408Gulf County: 22.764 %Gulf County22.764Lafayette County: 19.78 %Lafayette County19.78Dixie County: 19.596 %Dixie County19.596Gilchrist County: 19.534 %Gilchrist County19.534Hardee County: 17.746 %Hardee County17.746Monroe County: 17.11 %Monroe County17.11Levy County: 16.788 %Levy County16.788Walton County: 15.053 %Walton County15.053Okaloosa County: 14.514 %Okaloosa County14.514Citrus County: 14.441 %Citrus County14.441Santa Rosa County: 13.834 %Santa Rosa County13.834Okeechobee County: 13.817 %Okeechobee County13.817Putnam County: 13.65 %Putnam County13.65Wakulla County: 13.396 %Wakulla County13.396Jefferson County: 13.304 %Jefferson County13.304Sarasota County: 13.301 %Sarasota County13.301Flagler County: 13.173 %Flagler County13.173Brevard County: 13.061 %Brevard County13.061Broward County: 12.901 %Broward County12.901Volusia County: 12.9 %Volusia County12.9Holmes County: 12.856 %Holmes County12.856Miami-Dade County: 12.848 %Miami-Dade County12.848Charlotte County: 12.799 %Charlotte County12.799Sumter County: 12.761 %Sumter County12.761Jackson County: 12.704 %Jackson County12.704Taylor County: 12.632 %Taylor County12.632Pasco County: 12.417 %Pasco County12.417Seminole County: 12.285 %Seminole County12.285Duval County: 12.152 %Duval County12.152Palm Beach County: 11.956 %Palm Beach County11.956Hillsborough County: 11.796 %Hillsborough County11.796Manatee County: 11.666 %Manatee County11.666Nassau County: 11.627 %Nassau County11.627St. Johns County: 11.615 %St. Johns County11.615St. Lucie County: 11.556 %St. Lucie County11.556Indian River County: 11.538 %Indian River County11.538Martin County: 11.396 %Martin County11.396Lee County: 11.379 %Lee County11.379Washington County: 11.377 %Washington County11.377
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Liberty County27.408+18.24 pts
2Gulf County22.764+10.15 pts
3Lafayette County19.78+4.38 pts
4Dixie County19.596-5.86 pts
5Gilchrist County19.534+9.41 pts
6Hardee County17.746+5.53 pts
7Monroe County17.11+3.48 pts
8Levy County16.788+8.52 pts
9Walton County15.053+3.67 pts
10Okaloosa County14.514-0.18 pts
11Citrus County14.441+0.91 pts
12Santa Rosa County13.834+3.09 pts
13Okeechobee County13.817+4.2 pts
14Putnam County13.65+0.8 pts
15Wakulla County13.396+1.31 pts
16Jefferson County13.304-3.44 pts
17Sarasota County13.301+1.17 pts
18Flagler County13.173+3.73 pts
19Brevard County13.061+3.69 pts
20Broward County12.901-1.19 pts
21Volusia County12.9+0.76 pts
22Holmes County12.856-1.2 pts
23Miami-Dade County12.848-0.4 pts
24Charlotte County12.799+0.59 pts
25Sumter County12.761+2.6 pts
26Jackson County12.704+1.82 pts
27Taylor County12.632+2.71 pts
28Pasco County12.417-0.03 pts
29Seminole County12.285-1.74 pts
30Duval County12.152+0.21 pts
31Palm Beach County11.956-2.78 pts
32Hillsborough County11.796-2.71 pts
33Manatee County11.666+0.54 pts
34Nassau County11.627-0.27 pts
35St. Johns County11.615-0.78 pts
36St. Lucie County11.556-1.81 pts
37Indian River County11.538+0.86 pts
38Martin County11.396-2.01 pts
39Lee County11.379-1.01 pts
40Washington County11.377-1.29 pts
41Collier County11.36-0.66 pts
42Bay County11.334-0.45 pts
43Calhoun County11.332-4.54 pts
44DeSoto County11.32+1.71 pts
45Highlands County11.293-1.93 pts
46Lake County11.279-0.47 pts
47Pinellas County11.12-1.26 pts
48Franklin County11.114-3.79 pts
49Marion County10.989-0.76 pts
50Bradford County10.844+1.84 pts
51Hernando County10.748+1.6 pts
52Escambia County10.723-0.77 pts
53Alachua County10.687-0.06 pts
54Leon County10.56-4.56 pts
55Gadsden County10.503-10.97 pts
56Hamilton County9.989-4.52 pts
57Orange County9.957-0.65 pts
58Polk County9.937-1.35 pts
59Osceola County9.86-1.71 pts
60Clay County9.826-1.3 pts
61Hendry County9.499-0.32 pts
62Madison County9.365-5.86 pts
63Columbia County8.976-4.57 pts
64Suwannee County8.435-3.63 pts
65Union County6.838-21.87 pts
66Glades County6.524-6.89 pts
67Baker County6.432-2.06 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Liberty County, with 27.408% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Baker County, with 6.432% in 2018.

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