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Counties in Florida by job destruction rate

Calhoun County had the highest job destruction rate of 67 counties in 2020, at 18.606%. Glades County had the lowest, at 5.621%. The median was 11.265% and the figure for Florida was 11.777%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.606Calhoun County
Lowest5.621Glades County
Median11.26567 counties
Florida11.777History

Map of counties, 2020

Alachua County: 10.477 %Baker County: 6.384 %Bay County: 13.304 %Bradford County: 12.17 %Brevard County: 10.463 %Broward County: 12.476 %Calhoun County: 18.606 %Charlotte County: 11.676 %Citrus County: 11.718 %Clay County: 10.234 %Collier County: 9.748 %Columbia County: 11.704 %DeSoto County: 9.721 %Dixie County: 13.327 %Duval County: 11.389 %Escambia County: 10.244 %Flagler County: 11.353 %Franklin County: 8.444 %Gadsden County: 7.616 %Gilchrist County: 9.261 %Glades County: 5.621 %Gulf County: 9.224 %Hamilton County: 6.905 %Hardee County: 8.248 %Hendry County: 7.857 %Hernando County: 10.256 %Highlands County: 13.401 %Hillsborough County: 14.659 %Holmes County: 10.273 %Indian River County: 9.828 %Jackson County: 14.102 %Jefferson County: 13.329 %Lafayette County: 13.581 %Lake County: 11.625 %Lee County: 10.835 %Leon County: 11.265 %Levy County: 10.912 %Liberty County: 11.701 %Madison County: 7.381 %Manatee County: 16.576 %Marion County: 9.543 %Martin County: 11.973 %Miami-Dade County: 12.631 %Monroe County: 12.171 %Nassau County: 12.295 %Okaloosa County: 12.296 %Okeechobee County: 11.346 %Orange County: 10.716 %Osceola County: 10.6 %Palm Beach County: 12.578 %Pasco County: 10.371 %Pinellas County: 11.89 %Polk County: 10.025 %Putnam County: 9.685 %St. Johns County: 11.457 %St. Lucie County: 11.583 %Santa Rosa County: 10.774 %Sarasota County: 12.367 %Seminole County: 11.541 %Sumter County: 10.961 %Suwannee County: 8.344 %Taylor County: 9.391 %Union County: 7.294 %Volusia County: 11.275 %Wakulla County: 11.415 %Walton County: 12.359 %Washington County: 10.425 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Calhoun County: 18.606 %Calhoun County18.606Manatee County: 16.576 %Manatee County16.576Hillsborough County: 14.659 %Hillsborough County14.659Jackson County: 14.102 %Jackson County14.102Lafayette County: 13.581 %Lafayette County13.581Highlands County: 13.401 %Highlands County13.401Jefferson County: 13.329 %Jefferson County13.329Dixie County: 13.327 %Dixie County13.327Bay County: 13.304 %Bay County13.304Miami-Dade County: 12.631 %Miami-Dade County12.631Palm Beach County: 12.578 %Palm Beach County12.578Broward County: 12.476 %Broward County12.476Sarasota County: 12.367 %Sarasota County12.367Walton County: 12.359 %Walton County12.359Okaloosa County: 12.296 %Okaloosa County12.296Nassau County: 12.295 %Nassau County12.295Monroe County: 12.171 %Monroe County12.171Bradford County: 12.17 %Bradford County12.17Martin County: 11.973 %Martin County11.973Pinellas County: 11.89 %Pinellas County11.89Citrus County: 11.718 %Citrus County11.718Columbia County: 11.704 %Columbia County11.704Liberty County: 11.701 %Liberty County11.701Charlotte County: 11.676 %Charlotte County11.676Lake County: 11.625 %Lake County11.625St. Lucie County: 11.583 %St. Lucie County11.583Seminole County: 11.541 %Seminole County11.541St. Johns County: 11.457 %St. Johns County11.457Wakulla County: 11.415 %Wakulla County11.415Duval County: 11.389 %Duval County11.389Flagler County: 11.353 %Flagler County11.353Okeechobee County: 11.346 %Okeechobee County11.346Volusia County: 11.275 %Volusia County11.275Leon County: 11.265 %Leon County11.265Sumter County: 10.961 %Sumter County10.961Levy County: 10.912 %Levy County10.912Lee County: 10.835 %Lee County10.835Santa Rosa County: 10.774 %Santa Rosa County10.774Orange County: 10.716 %Orange County10.716Osceola County: 10.6 %Osceola County10.6Calhoun County: 18.606 %Calhoun County18.606Manatee County: 16.576 %Manatee County16.576Hillsborough County: 14.659 %Hillsborough County14.659Jackson County: 14.102 %Jackson County14.102Lafayette County: 13.581 %Lafayette County13.581Highlands County: 13.401 %Highlands County13.401Jefferson County: 13.329 %Jefferson County13.329Dixie County: 13.327 %Dixie County13.327Bay County: 13.304 %Bay County13.304Miami-Dade County: 12.631 %Miami-Dade County12.631Palm Beach County: 12.578 %Palm Beach County12.578Broward County: 12.476 %Broward County12.476Sarasota County: 12.367 %Sarasota County12.367Walton County: 12.359 %Walton County12.359Okaloosa County: 12.296 %Okaloosa County12.296Nassau County: 12.295 %Nassau County12.295Monroe County: 12.171 %Monroe County12.171Bradford County: 12.17 %Bradford County12.17Martin County: 11.973 %Martin County11.973Pinellas County: 11.89 %Pinellas County11.89Citrus County: 11.718 %Citrus County11.718Columbia County: 11.704 %Columbia County11.704Liberty County: 11.701 %Liberty County11.701Charlotte County: 11.676 %Charlotte County11.676Lake County: 11.625 %Lake County11.625St. Lucie County: 11.583 %St. Lucie County11.583Seminole County: 11.541 %Seminole County11.541St. Johns County: 11.457 %St. Johns County11.457Wakulla County: 11.415 %Wakulla County11.415Duval County: 11.389 %Duval County11.389Flagler County: 11.353 %Flagler County11.353Okeechobee County: 11.346 %Okeechobee County11.346Volusia County: 11.275 %Volusia County11.275Leon County: 11.265 %Leon County11.265Sumter County: 10.961 %Sumter County10.961Levy County: 10.912 %Levy County10.912Lee County: 10.835 %Lee County10.835Santa Rosa County: 10.774 %Santa Rosa County10.774Orange County: 10.716 %Orange County10.716Osceola County: 10.6 %Osceola County10.6
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Calhoun County18.606+5.61 pts
2Manatee County16.576+7.16 pts
3Hillsborough County14.659+3.47 pts
4Jackson County14.102+5.35 pts
5Lafayette County13.581+2.85 pts
6Highlands County13.401+0.53 pts
7Jefferson County13.329+0.22 pts
8Dixie County13.327-10.15 pts
9Bay County13.304-7.01 pts
10Miami-Dade County12.631+0.81 pts
11Palm Beach County12.578+1.38 pts
12Broward County12.476-0.18 pts
13Sarasota County12.367+1.43 pts
14Walton County12.359+1.18 pts
15Okaloosa County12.296+1.29 pts
16Nassau County12.295+2.04 pts
17Monroe County12.171-0.55 pts
18Bradford County12.17+0.27 pts
19Martin County11.973+0.91 pts
20Pinellas County11.89+0.93 pts
21Citrus County11.718-0.49 pts
22Columbia County11.704+1.74 pts
23Liberty County11.701-19.81 pts
24Charlotte County11.676-1.15 pts
25Lake County11.625+0.3 pts
26St. Lucie County11.583+0.02 pts
27Seminole County11.541-1.55 pts
28St. Johns County11.457-0.09 pts
29Wakulla County11.415+0.69 pts
30Duval County11.389-2.14 pts
31Flagler County11.353-3.61 pts
32Okeechobee County11.346+1.11 pts
33Volusia County11.275+0.76 pts
34Leon County11.265+0.8 pts
35Sumter County10.961+2.62 pts
36Levy County10.912-2.2 pts
37Lee County10.835+0.08 pts
38Santa Rosa County10.774+0.15 pts
39Orange County10.716+0.68 pts
40Osceola County10.6+0.48 pts
41Alachua County10.477+0.8 pts
42Brevard County10.463-2.5 pts
43Washington County10.425+0.68 pts
44Pasco County10.371-0.55 pts
45Holmes County10.273-4.85 pts
46Hernando County10.256-0.52 pts
47Escambia County10.244-0.47 pts
48Clay County10.234-4.16 pts
49Polk County10.025+0.9 pts
50Indian River County9.828-0.77 pts
51Collier County9.748-0.46 pts
52DeSoto County9.721+1.35 pts
53Putnam County9.685-1.04 pts
54Marion County9.543-0.09 pts
55Taylor County9.391-0.21 pts
56Gilchrist County9.261-3.12 pts
57Gulf County9.224-13.16 pts
58Franklin County8.444-10.53 pts
59Suwannee County8.344-0.21 pts
60Hardee County8.248-3.15 pts
61Hendry County7.857-0.68 pts
62Gadsden County7.616-2.26 pts
63Madison County7.381-9.89 pts
64Union County7.294+2.1 pts
65Hamilton County6.905-5.75 pts
66Baker County6.384-1.33 pts
67Glades County5.621-4.22 pts

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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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Calhoun County, with 18.606% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Glades County, with 5.621% in 2020.

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