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Counties in Florida by job destruction rate

Manatee County had the highest job destruction rate of 67 counties in 2021, at 18.418%. Baker County had the lowest, at 7.578%. The median was 14.057% and the figure for Florida was 15.282%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.418Manatee County
Lowest7.578Baker County
Median14.05767 counties
Florida15.282History

Map of counties, 2021

Alachua County: 15.446 %Baker County: 7.578 %Bay County: 17.08 %Bradford County: 12.658 %Brevard County: 12.598 %Broward County: 17.387 %Calhoun County: 14.523 %Charlotte County: 14.806 %Citrus County: 13.828 %Clay County: 13.073 %Collier County: 14.519 %Columbia County: 10.279 %DeSoto County: 11.548 %Dixie County: 11.019 %Duval County: 13.616 %Escambia County: 16.246 %Flagler County: 14.057 %Franklin County: 15.458 %Gadsden County: 13.745 %Gilchrist County: 15.798 %Glades County: 12.036 %Gulf County: 11.634 %Hamilton County: 11.167 %Hardee County: 12.639 %Hendry County: 14.638 %Hernando County: 13.229 %Highlands County: 12.209 %Hillsborough County: 15.826 %Holmes County: 8.092 %Indian River County: 12.423 %Jackson County: 12.068 %Jefferson County: 14.728 %Lafayette County: 11.801 %Lake County: 14.824 %Lee County: 14.366 %Leon County: 15.713 %Levy County: 9.609 %Liberty County: 16.012 %Madison County: 12.735 %Manatee County: 18.418 %Marion County: 12.92 %Martin County: 16.238 %Miami-Dade County: 18.033 %Monroe County: 17.684 %Nassau County: 13.2 %Okaloosa County: 14.852 %Okeechobee County: 12.628 %Orange County: 17.856 %Osceola County: 16.112 %Palm Beach County: 16.613 %Pasco County: 14.203 %Pinellas County: 16.456 %Polk County: 12.438 %Putnam County: 12.401 %St. Johns County: 13.877 %St. Lucie County: 14.908 %Santa Rosa County: 13.111 %Sarasota County: 14.195 %Seminole County: 15.574 %Sumter County: 12.923 %Suwannee County: 14.508 %Taylor County: 8.556 %Union County: 15.67 %Volusia County: 14.609 %Wakulla County: 12.269 %Walton County: 14.65 %Washington County: 12 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Manatee County: 18.418 %Manatee County18.418Miami-Dade County: 18.033 %Miami-Dade County18.033Orange County: 17.856 %Orange County17.856Monroe County: 17.684 %Monroe County17.684Broward County: 17.387 %Broward County17.387Bay County: 17.08 %Bay County17.08Palm Beach County: 16.613 %Palm Beach County16.613Pinellas County: 16.456 %Pinellas County16.456Escambia County: 16.246 %Escambia County16.246Martin County: 16.238 %Martin County16.238Osceola County: 16.112 %Osceola County16.112Liberty County: 16.012 %Liberty County16.012Hillsborough County: 15.826 %Hillsborough County15.826Gilchrist County: 15.798 %Gilchrist County15.798Leon County: 15.713 %Leon County15.713Union County: 15.67 %Union County15.67Seminole County: 15.574 %Seminole County15.574Franklin County: 15.458 %Franklin County15.458Alachua County: 15.446 %Alachua County15.446St. Lucie County: 14.908 %St. Lucie County14.908Okaloosa County: 14.852 %Okaloosa County14.852Lake County: 14.824 %Lake County14.824Charlotte County: 14.806 %Charlotte County14.806Jefferson County: 14.728 %Jefferson County14.728Walton County: 14.65 %Walton County14.65Hendry County: 14.638 %Hendry County14.638Volusia County: 14.609 %Volusia County14.609Calhoun County: 14.523 %Calhoun County14.523Collier County: 14.519 %Collier County14.519Suwannee County: 14.508 %Suwannee County14.508Lee County: 14.366 %Lee County14.366Pasco County: 14.203 %Pasco County14.203Sarasota County: 14.195 %Sarasota County14.195Flagler County: 14.057 %Flagler County14.057St. Johns County: 13.877 %St. Johns County13.877Citrus County: 13.828 %Citrus County13.828Gadsden County: 13.745 %Gadsden County13.745Duval County: 13.616 %Duval County13.616Hernando County: 13.229 %Hernando County13.229Nassau County: 13.2 %Nassau County13.2Manatee County: 18.418 %Manatee County18.418Miami-Dade County: 18.033 %Miami-Dade County18.033Orange County: 17.856 %Orange County17.856Monroe County: 17.684 %Monroe County17.684Broward County: 17.387 %Broward County17.387Bay County: 17.08 %Bay County17.08Palm Beach County: 16.613 %Palm Beach County16.613Pinellas County: 16.456 %Pinellas County16.456Escambia County: 16.246 %Escambia County16.246Martin County: 16.238 %Martin County16.238Osceola County: 16.112 %Osceola County16.112Liberty County: 16.012 %Liberty County16.012Hillsborough County: 15.826 %Hillsborough County15.826Gilchrist County: 15.798 %Gilchrist County15.798Leon County: 15.713 %Leon County15.713Union County: 15.67 %Union County15.67Seminole County: 15.574 %Seminole County15.574Franklin County: 15.458 %Franklin County15.458Alachua County: 15.446 %Alachua County15.446St. Lucie County: 14.908 %St. Lucie County14.908Okaloosa County: 14.852 %Okaloosa County14.852Lake County: 14.824 %Lake County14.824Charlotte County: 14.806 %Charlotte County14.806Jefferson County: 14.728 %Jefferson County14.728Walton County: 14.65 %Walton County14.65Hendry County: 14.638 %Hendry County14.638Volusia County: 14.609 %Volusia County14.609Calhoun County: 14.523 %Calhoun County14.523Collier County: 14.519 %Collier County14.519Suwannee County: 14.508 %Suwannee County14.508Lee County: 14.366 %Lee County14.366Pasco County: 14.203 %Pasco County14.203Sarasota County: 14.195 %Sarasota County14.195Flagler County: 14.057 %Flagler County14.057St. Johns County: 13.877 %St. Johns County13.877Citrus County: 13.828 %Citrus County13.828Gadsden County: 13.745 %Gadsden County13.745Duval County: 13.616 %Duval County13.616Hernando County: 13.229 %Hernando County13.229Nassau County: 13.2 %Nassau County13.2
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Manatee County18.418+1.84 pts
2Miami-Dade County18.033+5.4 pts
3Orange County17.856+7.14 pts
4Monroe County17.684+5.51 pts
5Broward County17.387+4.91 pts
6Bay County17.08+3.78 pts
7Palm Beach County16.613+4.04 pts
8Pinellas County16.456+4.57 pts
9Escambia County16.246+6 pts
10Martin County16.238+4.26 pts
11Osceola County16.112+5.51 pts
12Liberty County16.012+4.31 pts
13Hillsborough County15.826+1.17 pts
14Gilchrist County15.798+6.54 pts
15Leon County15.713+4.45 pts
16Union County15.67+8.38 pts
17Seminole County15.574+4.03 pts
18Franklin County15.458+7.01 pts
19Alachua County15.446+4.97 pts
20St. Lucie County14.908+3.32 pts
21Okaloosa County14.852+2.56 pts
22Lake County14.824+3.2 pts
23Charlotte County14.806+3.13 pts
24Jefferson County14.728+1.4 pts
25Walton County14.65+2.29 pts
26Hendry County14.638+6.78 pts
27Volusia County14.609+3.33 pts
28Calhoun County14.523-4.08 pts
29Collier County14.519+4.77 pts
30Suwannee County14.508+6.16 pts
31Lee County14.366+3.53 pts
32Pasco County14.203+3.83 pts
33Sarasota County14.195+1.83 pts
34Flagler County14.057+2.7 pts
35St. Johns County13.877+2.42 pts
36Citrus County13.828+2.11 pts
37Gadsden County13.745+6.13 pts
38Duval County13.616+2.23 pts
39Hernando County13.229+2.97 pts
40Nassau County13.2+0.9 pts
41Santa Rosa County13.111+2.34 pts
42Clay County13.073+2.84 pts
43Sumter County12.923+1.96 pts
44Marion County12.92+3.38 pts
45Madison County12.735+5.35 pts
46Bradford County12.658+0.49 pts
47Hardee County12.639+4.39 pts
48Okeechobee County12.628+1.28 pts
49Brevard County12.598+2.14 pts
50Polk County12.438+2.41 pts
51Indian River County12.423+2.6 pts
52Putnam County12.401+2.72 pts
53Wakulla County12.269+0.85 pts
54Highlands County12.209-1.19 pts
55Jackson County12.068-2.03 pts
56Glades County12.036+6.41 pts
57Washington County12+1.57 pts
58Lafayette County11.801-1.78 pts
59Gulf County11.634+2.41 pts
60DeSoto County11.548+1.83 pts
61Hamilton County11.167+4.26 pts
62Dixie County11.019-2.31 pts
63Columbia County10.279-1.43 pts
64Levy County9.609-1.3 pts
65Taylor County8.556-0.84 pts
66Holmes County8.092-2.18 pts
67Baker County7.578+1.19 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Manatee County, with 18.418% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Baker County, with 7.578% in 2021.

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