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Counties in Florida by job destruction rate

Liberty County had the highest job destruction rate of 67 counties in 2019, at 31.508%. Union County had the lowest, at 5.189%. The median was 10.961% and the figure for Florida was 10.889%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31.508Liberty County
Lowest5.189Union County
Median10.96167 counties
Florida10.889History

Map of counties, 2019

Alachua County: 9.675 %Baker County: 7.714 %Bay County: 20.319 %Bradford County: 11.905 %Brevard County: 12.96 %Broward County: 12.656 %Calhoun County: 12.994 %Charlotte County: 12.822 %Citrus County: 12.21 %Clay County: 14.391 %Collier County: 10.213 %Columbia County: 9.966 %DeSoto County: 8.37 %Dixie County: 23.476 %Duval County: 13.532 %Escambia County: 10.712 %Flagler County: 14.958 %Franklin County: 18.972 %Gadsden County: 9.876 %Gilchrist County: 12.385 %Glades County: 9.841 %Gulf County: 22.382 %Hamilton County: 12.651 %Hardee County: 11.4 %Hendry County: 8.537 %Hernando County: 10.774 %Highlands County: 12.869 %Hillsborough County: 11.192 %Holmes County: 15.118 %Indian River County: 10.596 %Jackson County: 8.748 %Jefferson County: 13.113 %Lafayette County: 10.732 %Lake County: 11.327 %Lee County: 10.756 %Leon County: 10.468 %Levy County: 13.109 %Liberty County: 31.508 %Madison County: 17.275 %Manatee County: 9.415 %Marion County: 9.63 %Martin County: 11.059 %Miami-Dade County: 11.821 %Monroe County: 12.718 %Nassau County: 10.252 %Okaloosa County: 11.006 %Okeechobee County: 10.232 %Orange County: 10.034 %Osceola County: 10.117 %Palm Beach County: 11.193 %Pasco County: 10.925 %Pinellas County: 10.961 %Polk County: 9.126 %Putnam County: 10.727 %St. Johns County: 11.543 %St. Lucie County: 11.559 %Santa Rosa County: 10.625 %Sarasota County: 10.941 %Seminole County: 13.095 %Sumter County: 8.343 %Suwannee County: 8.554 %Taylor County: 9.603 %Union County: 5.189 %Volusia County: 10.519 %Wakulla County: 10.722 %Walton County: 11.182 %Washington County: 9.746 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Liberty County: 31.508 %Liberty County31.508Dixie County: 23.476 %Dixie County23.476Gulf County: 22.382 %Gulf County22.382Bay County: 20.319 %Bay County20.319Franklin County: 18.972 %Franklin County18.972Madison County: 17.275 %Madison County17.275Holmes County: 15.118 %Holmes County15.118Flagler County: 14.958 %Flagler County14.958Clay County: 14.391 %Clay County14.391Duval County: 13.532 %Duval County13.532Jefferson County: 13.113 %Jefferson County13.113Levy County: 13.109 %Levy County13.109Seminole County: 13.095 %Seminole County13.095Calhoun County: 12.994 %Calhoun County12.994Brevard County: 12.96 %Brevard County12.96Highlands County: 12.869 %Highlands County12.869Charlotte County: 12.822 %Charlotte County12.822Monroe County: 12.718 %Monroe County12.718Broward County: 12.656 %Broward County12.656Hamilton County: 12.651 %Hamilton County12.651Gilchrist County: 12.385 %Gilchrist County12.385Citrus County: 12.21 %Citrus County12.21Bradford County: 11.905 %Bradford County11.905Miami-Dade County: 11.821 %Miami-Dade County11.821St. Lucie County: 11.559 %St. Lucie County11.559St. Johns County: 11.543 %St. Johns County11.543Hardee County: 11.4 %Hardee County11.4Lake County: 11.327 %Lake County11.327Palm Beach County: 11.193 %Palm Beach County11.193Hillsborough County: 11.192 %Hillsborough County11.192Walton County: 11.182 %Walton County11.182Martin County: 11.059 %Martin County11.059Okaloosa County: 11.006 %Okaloosa County11.006Pinellas County: 10.961 %Pinellas County10.961Sarasota County: 10.941 %Sarasota County10.941Pasco County: 10.925 %Pasco County10.925Hernando County: 10.774 %Hernando County10.774Lee County: 10.756 %Lee County10.756Lafayette County: 10.732 %Lafayette County10.732Putnam County: 10.727 %Putnam County10.727Liberty County: 31.508 %Liberty County31.508Dixie County: 23.476 %Dixie County23.476Gulf County: 22.382 %Gulf County22.382Bay County: 20.319 %Bay County20.319Franklin County: 18.972 %Franklin County18.972Madison County: 17.275 %Madison County17.275Holmes County: 15.118 %Holmes County15.118Flagler County: 14.958 %Flagler County14.958Clay County: 14.391 %Clay County14.391Duval County: 13.532 %Duval County13.532Jefferson County: 13.113 %Jefferson County13.113Levy County: 13.109 %Levy County13.109Seminole County: 13.095 %Seminole County13.095Calhoun County: 12.994 %Calhoun County12.994Brevard County: 12.96 %Brevard County12.96Highlands County: 12.869 %Highlands County12.869Charlotte County: 12.822 %Charlotte County12.822Monroe County: 12.718 %Monroe County12.718Broward County: 12.656 %Broward County12.656Hamilton County: 12.651 %Hamilton County12.651Gilchrist County: 12.385 %Gilchrist County12.385Citrus County: 12.21 %Citrus County12.21Bradford County: 11.905 %Bradford County11.905Miami-Dade County: 11.821 %Miami-Dade County11.821St. Lucie County: 11.559 %St. Lucie County11.559St. Johns County: 11.543 %St. Johns County11.543Hardee County: 11.4 %Hardee County11.4Lake County: 11.327 %Lake County11.327Palm Beach County: 11.193 %Palm Beach County11.193Hillsborough County: 11.192 %Hillsborough County11.192Walton County: 11.182 %Walton County11.182Martin County: 11.059 %Martin County11.059Okaloosa County: 11.006 %Okaloosa County11.006Pinellas County: 10.961 %Pinellas County10.961Sarasota County: 10.941 %Sarasota County10.941Pasco County: 10.925 %Pasco County10.925Hernando County: 10.774 %Hernando County10.774Lee County: 10.756 %Lee County10.756Lafayette County: 10.732 %Lafayette County10.732Putnam County: 10.727 %Putnam County10.727
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Liberty County31.508+4.1 pts
2Dixie County23.476+3.88 pts
3Gulf County22.382-0.38 pts
4Bay County20.319+8.98 pts
5Franklin County18.972+7.86 pts
6Madison County17.275+7.91 pts
7Holmes County15.118+2.26 pts
8Flagler County14.958+1.79 pts
9Clay County14.391+4.56 pts
10Duval County13.532+1.38 pts
11Jefferson County13.113-0.19 pts
12Levy County13.109-3.68 pts
13Seminole County13.095+0.81 pts
14Calhoun County12.994+1.66 pts
15Brevard County12.96-0.1 pts
16Highlands County12.869+1.58 pts
17Charlotte County12.822+0.02 pts
18Monroe County12.718-4.39 pts
19Broward County12.656-0.24 pts
20Hamilton County12.651+2.66 pts
21Gilchrist County12.385-7.15 pts
22Citrus County12.21-2.23 pts
23Bradford County11.905+1.06 pts
24Miami-Dade County11.821-1.03 pts
25St. Lucie County11.5590 pts
26St. Johns County11.543-0.07 pts
27Hardee County11.4-6.35 pts
28Lake County11.327+0.05 pts
29Palm Beach County11.193-0.76 pts
30Hillsborough County11.192-0.6 pts
31Walton County11.182-3.87 pts
32Martin County11.059-0.34 pts
33Okaloosa County11.006-3.51 pts
34Pinellas County10.961-0.16 pts
35Sarasota County10.941-2.36 pts
36Pasco County10.925-1.49 pts
37Hernando County10.774+0.03 pts
38Lee County10.756-0.62 pts
39Lafayette County10.732-9.05 pts
40Putnam County10.727-2.92 pts
41Wakulla County10.722-2.67 pts
42Escambia County10.712-0.01 pts
43Santa Rosa County10.625-3.21 pts
44Indian River County10.596-0.94 pts
45Volusia County10.519-2.38 pts
46Leon County10.468-0.09 pts
47Nassau County10.252-1.38 pts
48Okeechobee County10.232-3.59 pts
49Collier County10.213-1.15 pts
50Osceola County10.117+0.26 pts
51Orange County10.034+0.08 pts
52Columbia County9.966+0.99 pts
53Gadsden County9.876-0.63 pts
54Glades County9.841+3.32 pts
55Washington County9.746-1.63 pts
56Alachua County9.675-1.01 pts
57Marion County9.63-1.36 pts
58Taylor County9.603-3.03 pts
59Manatee County9.415-2.25 pts
60Polk County9.126-0.81 pts
61Jackson County8.748-3.96 pts
62Suwannee County8.554+0.12 pts
63Hendry County8.537-0.96 pts
64DeSoto County8.37-2.95 pts
65Sumter County8.343-4.42 pts
66Baker County7.714+1.28 pts
67Union County5.189-1.65 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Liberty County, with 31.508% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Union County, with 5.189% in 2019.

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