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Counties in Florida by job destruction rate

Suwannee County had the highest job destruction rate of 67 counties in 2022, at 17.279%. Union County had the lowest, at 4.984%. The median was 12.184% and the figure for Florida was 11.704%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.279Suwannee County
Lowest4.984Union County
Median12.18467 counties
Florida11.704History

Map of counties, 2022

Alachua County: 10.164 %Baker County: 13.153 %Bay County: 12.124 %Bradford County: 12.184 %Brevard County: 13.284 %Broward County: 12.508 %Calhoun County: 10.237 %Charlotte County: 11.181 %Citrus County: 10.204 %Clay County: 12.692 %Collier County: 11.329 %Columbia County: 13.871 %DeSoto County: 10.997 %Dixie County: 9.239 %Duval County: 11.949 %Escambia County: 11.595 %Flagler County: 12.222 %Franklin County: 14.252 %Gadsden County: 9.486 %Gilchrist County: 14.867 %Glades County: 11.281 %Gulf County: 13.596 %Hamilton County: 12.697 %Hardee County: 16.263 %Hendry County: 12.891 %Hernando County: 10.588 %Highlands County: 10.063 %Hillsborough County: 12.882 %Holmes County: 10.371 %Indian River County: 11.244 %Jackson County: 9.907 %Jefferson County: 13.091 %Lafayette County: 10.021 %Lake County: 11.729 %Lee County: 10.84 %Leon County: 11.903 %Levy County: 15.485 %Liberty County: 14.13 %Madison County: 9.522 %Manatee County: 12.084 %Marion County: 10.574 %Martin County: 12.966 %Miami-Dade County: 13.097 %Monroe County: 12.609 %Nassau County: 10.543 %Okaloosa County: 14.326 %Okeechobee County: 12.336 %Orange County: 10.005 %Osceola County: 9.814 %Palm Beach County: 13.767 %Pasco County: 12.217 %Pinellas County: 13.182 %Polk County: 9.671 %Putnam County: 13.376 %St. Johns County: 12.005 %St. Lucie County: 15.717 %Santa Rosa County: 13.053 %Sarasota County: 12.588 %Seminole County: 11.39 %Sumter County: 7.888 %Suwannee County: 17.279 %Taylor County: 13.904 %Union County: 4.984 %Volusia County: 12.738 %Wakulla County: 10.989 %Walton County: 14.816 %Washington County: 14.101 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Suwannee County: 17.279 %Suwannee County17.279Hardee County: 16.263 %Hardee County16.263St. Lucie County: 15.717 %St. Lucie County15.717Levy County: 15.485 %Levy County15.485Gilchrist County: 14.867 %Gilchrist County14.867Walton County: 14.816 %Walton County14.816Okaloosa County: 14.326 %Okaloosa County14.326Franklin County: 14.252 %Franklin County14.252Liberty County: 14.13 %Liberty County14.13Washington County: 14.101 %Washington County14.101Taylor County: 13.904 %Taylor County13.904Columbia County: 13.871 %Columbia County13.871Palm Beach County: 13.767 %Palm Beach County13.767Gulf County: 13.596 %Gulf County13.596Putnam County: 13.376 %Putnam County13.376Brevard County: 13.284 %Brevard County13.284Pinellas County: 13.182 %Pinellas County13.182Baker County: 13.153 %Baker County13.153Miami-Dade County: 13.097 %Miami-Dade County13.097Jefferson County: 13.091 %Jefferson County13.091Santa Rosa County: 13.053 %Santa Rosa County13.053Martin County: 12.966 %Martin County12.966Hendry County: 12.891 %Hendry County12.891Hillsborough County: 12.882 %Hillsborough County12.882Volusia County: 12.738 %Volusia County12.738Hamilton County: 12.697 %Hamilton County12.697Clay County: 12.692 %Clay County12.692Monroe County: 12.609 %Monroe County12.609Sarasota County: 12.588 %Sarasota County12.588Broward County: 12.508 %Broward County12.508Okeechobee County: 12.336 %Okeechobee County12.336Flagler County: 12.222 %Flagler County12.222Pasco County: 12.217 %Pasco County12.217Bradford County: 12.184 %Bradford County12.184Bay County: 12.124 %Bay County12.124Manatee County: 12.084 %Manatee County12.084St. Johns County: 12.005 %St. Johns County12.005Duval County: 11.949 %Duval County11.949Leon County: 11.903 %Leon County11.903Lake County: 11.729 %Lake County11.729Suwannee County: 17.279 %Suwannee County17.279Hardee County: 16.263 %Hardee County16.263St. Lucie County: 15.717 %St. Lucie County15.717Levy County: 15.485 %Levy County15.485Gilchrist County: 14.867 %Gilchrist County14.867Walton County: 14.816 %Walton County14.816Okaloosa County: 14.326 %Okaloosa County14.326Franklin County: 14.252 %Franklin County14.252Liberty County: 14.13 %Liberty County14.13Washington County: 14.101 %Washington County14.101Taylor County: 13.904 %Taylor County13.904Columbia County: 13.871 %Columbia County13.871Palm Beach County: 13.767 %Palm Beach County13.767Gulf County: 13.596 %Gulf County13.596Putnam County: 13.376 %Putnam County13.376Brevard County: 13.284 %Brevard County13.284Pinellas County: 13.182 %Pinellas County13.182Baker County: 13.153 %Baker County13.153Miami-Dade County: 13.097 %Miami-Dade County13.097Jefferson County: 13.091 %Jefferson County13.091Santa Rosa County: 13.053 %Santa Rosa County13.053Martin County: 12.966 %Martin County12.966Hendry County: 12.891 %Hendry County12.891Hillsborough County: 12.882 %Hillsborough County12.882Volusia County: 12.738 %Volusia County12.738Hamilton County: 12.697 %Hamilton County12.697Clay County: 12.692 %Clay County12.692Monroe County: 12.609 %Monroe County12.609Sarasota County: 12.588 %Sarasota County12.588Broward County: 12.508 %Broward County12.508Okeechobee County: 12.336 %Okeechobee County12.336Flagler County: 12.222 %Flagler County12.222Pasco County: 12.217 %Pasco County12.217Bradford County: 12.184 %Bradford County12.184Bay County: 12.124 %Bay County12.124Manatee County: 12.084 %Manatee County12.084St. Johns County: 12.005 %St. Johns County12.005Duval County: 11.949 %Duval County11.949Leon County: 11.903 %Leon County11.903Lake County: 11.729 %Lake County11.729
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Suwannee County17.279+2.77 pts
2Hardee County16.263+3.62 pts
3St. Lucie County15.717+0.81 pts
4Levy County15.485+5.88 pts
5Gilchrist County14.867-0.93 pts
6Walton County14.816+0.17 pts
7Okaloosa County14.326-0.53 pts
8Franklin County14.252-1.21 pts
9Liberty County14.13-1.88 pts
10Washington County14.101+2.1 pts
11Taylor County13.904+5.35 pts
12Columbia County13.871+3.59 pts
13Palm Beach County13.767-2.85 pts
14Gulf County13.596+1.96 pts
15Putnam County13.376+0.97 pts
16Brevard County13.284+0.69 pts
17Pinellas County13.182-3.27 pts
18Baker County13.153+5.58 pts
19Miami-Dade County13.097-4.94 pts
20Jefferson County13.091-1.64 pts
21Santa Rosa County13.053-0.06 pts
22Martin County12.966-3.27 pts
23Hendry County12.891-1.75 pts
24Hillsborough County12.882-2.94 pts
25Volusia County12.738-1.87 pts
26Hamilton County12.697+1.53 pts
27Clay County12.692-0.38 pts
28Monroe County12.609-5.08 pts
29Sarasota County12.588-1.61 pts
30Broward County12.508-4.88 pts
31Okeechobee County12.336-0.29 pts
32Flagler County12.222-1.84 pts
33Pasco County12.217-1.99 pts
34Bradford County12.184-0.47 pts
35Bay County12.124-4.96 pts
36Manatee County12.084-6.33 pts
37St. Johns County12.005-1.87 pts
38Duval County11.949-1.67 pts
39Leon County11.903-3.81 pts
40Lake County11.729-3.1 pts
41Escambia County11.595-4.65 pts
42Seminole County11.39-4.18 pts
43Collier County11.329-3.19 pts
44Glades County11.281-0.75 pts
45Indian River County11.244-1.18 pts
46Charlotte County11.181-3.63 pts
47DeSoto County10.997-0.55 pts
48Wakulla County10.989-1.28 pts
49Lee County10.84-3.53 pts
50Hernando County10.588-2.64 pts
51Marion County10.574-2.35 pts
52Nassau County10.543-2.66 pts
53Holmes County10.371+2.28 pts
54Calhoun County10.237-4.29 pts
55Citrus County10.204-3.62 pts
56Alachua County10.164-5.28 pts
57Highlands County10.063-2.15 pts
58Lafayette County10.021-1.78 pts
59Orange County10.005-7.85 pts
60Jackson County9.907-2.16 pts
61Osceola County9.814-6.3 pts
62Polk County9.671-2.77 pts
63Madison County9.522-3.21 pts
64Gadsden County9.486-4.26 pts
65Dixie County9.239-1.78 pts
66Sumter County7.888-5.04 pts
67Union County4.984-10.69 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.

How to cite

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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Suwannee County, with 17.279% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Union County, with 4.984% in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

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