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Counties in Kentucky by job destruction rate

Martin County had the highest job destruction rate of 120 counties in 2014, at 31.584%. Robertson County had the lowest, at 2.062%. The median was 10.213% and the figure for Kentucky was 11.171%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31.584Martin County
Lowest2.062Robertson County
Median10.213120 counties
Kentucky11.171History

Map of counties, 2014

Adair County: 10.006 %Allen County: 7.823 %Anderson County: 10.251 %Ballard County: 11.016 %Barren County: 8.363 %Bath County: 7.375 %Bell County: 10.296 %Boone County: 8.421 %Bourbon County: 15.174 %Boyd County: 14.746 %Boyle County: 6.974 %Bracken County: 7.348 %Breathitt County: 16.354 %Breckinridge County: 10.175 %Bullitt County: 7.052 %Butler County: 11.26 %Caldwell County: 8.599 %Calloway County: 10.572 %Campbell County: 9.511 %Carlisle County: 5.236 %Carroll County: 10.149 %Carter County: 8.785 %Casey County: 10.889 %Christian County: 12.092 %Clark County: 11.015 %Clay County: 6.764 %Clinton County: 11.643 %Crittenden County: 11.019 %Cumberland County: 19.453 %Daviess County: 9.857 %Edmonson County: 16.051 %Elliott County: 4.355 %Estill County: 21.099 %Fayette County: 12.846 %Fleming County: 7.174 %Floyd County: 12.771 %Franklin County: 8.609 %Fulton County: 7.934 %Gallatin County: 6.115 %Garrard County: 11.568 %Grant County: 17.158 %Graves County: 8.154 %Grayson County: 10.617 %Green County: 8.859 %Greenup County: 9.34 %Hancock County: 4.691 %Hardin County: 14.195 %Harlan County: 21.938 %Harrison County: 12.261 %Hart County: 10.389 %Henderson County: 9.376 %Henry County: 20.691 %Hickman County: 17.994 %Hopkins County: 8.013 %Jackson County: 8.545 %Jefferson County: 11.843 %Jessamine County: 8.782 %Johnson County: 14.241 %Kenton County: 12.798 %Knott County: 8.635 %Knox County: 10.779 %Larue County: 8.232 %Laurel County: 11.994 %Lawrence County: 11.768 %Lee County: 9.211 %Leslie County: 12.151 %Letcher County: 17.79 %Lewis County: 9.422 %Lincoln County: 16.138 %Livingston County: 11.939 %Logan County: 20.222 %Lyon County: 11.194 %McCracken County: 13.617 %McCreary County: 8.401 %McLean County: 7.335 %Madison County: 9.585 %Magoffin County: 22.129 %Marion County: 8.672 %Marshall County: 9.43 %Martin County: 31.584 %Mason County: 6.159 %Meade County: 10.361 %Menifee County: 15.784 %Mercer County: 16.511 %Metcalfe County: 8.003 %Monroe County: 11.051 %Montgomery County: 9.364 %Morgan County: 9.331 %Muhlenberg County: 10.843 %Nelson County: 6.046 %Nicholas County: 9.907 %Ohio County: 8.261 %Oldham County: 12.488 %Owen County: 11.652 %Owsley County: 9.792 %Pendleton County: 10.442 %Perry County: 7.776 %Pike County: 13.541 %Powell County: 16.645 %Pulaski County: 10.543 %Robertson County: 2.062 %Rockcastle County: 7.623 %Rowan County: 7.376 %Russell County: 8.585 %Scott County: 7.819 %Shelby County: 8.154 %Simpson County: 10.921 %Spencer County: 10.686 %Taylor County: 7.618 %Todd County: 7.117 %Trigg County: 16.867 %Trimble County: 10.866 %Union County: 10.525 %Warren County: 9.286 %Washington County: 7.094 %Wayne County: 9.923 %Webster County: 12.625 %Whitley County: 8.944 %Wolfe County: 14.983 %Woodford County: 8.983 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Martin County: 31.584 %Martin County31.584Magoffin County: 22.129 %Magoffin County22.129Harlan County: 21.938 %Harlan County21.938Estill County: 21.099 %Estill County21.099Henry County: 20.691 %Henry County20.691Logan County: 20.222 %Logan County20.222Cumberland County: 19.453 %Cumberland County19.453Hickman County: 17.994 %Hickman County17.994Letcher County: 17.79 %Letcher County17.79Grant County: 17.158 %Grant County17.158Trigg County: 16.867 %Trigg County16.867Powell County: 16.645 %Powell County16.645Mercer County: 16.511 %Mercer County16.511Breathitt County: 16.354 %Breathitt County16.354Lincoln County: 16.138 %Lincoln County16.138Edmonson County: 16.051 %Edmonson County16.051Menifee County: 15.784 %Menifee County15.784Bourbon County: 15.174 %Bourbon County15.174Wolfe County: 14.983 %Wolfe County14.983Boyd County: 14.746 %Boyd County14.746Johnson County: 14.241 %Johnson County14.241Hardin County: 14.195 %Hardin County14.195McCracken County: 13.617 %McCracken County13.617Pike County: 13.541 %Pike County13.541Fayette County: 12.846 %Fayette County12.846Kenton County: 12.798 %Kenton County12.798Floyd County: 12.771 %Floyd County12.771Webster County: 12.625 %Webster County12.625Oldham County: 12.488 %Oldham County12.488Harrison County: 12.261 %Harrison County12.261Leslie County: 12.151 %Leslie County12.151Christian County: 12.092 %Christian County12.092Laurel County: 11.994 %Laurel County11.994Livingston County: 11.939 %Livingston County11.939Jefferson County: 11.843 %Jefferson County11.843Lawrence County: 11.768 %Lawrence County11.768Owen County: 11.652 %Owen County11.652Clinton County: 11.643 %Clinton County11.643Garrard County: 11.568 %Garrard County11.568Butler County: 11.26 %Butler County11.26Martin County: 31.584 %Martin County31.584Magoffin County: 22.129 %Magoffin County22.129Harlan County: 21.938 %Harlan County21.938Estill County: 21.099 %Estill County21.099Henry County: 20.691 %Henry County20.691Logan County: 20.222 %Logan County20.222Cumberland County: 19.453 %Cumberland County19.453Hickman County: 17.994 %Hickman County17.994Letcher County: 17.79 %Letcher County17.79Grant County: 17.158 %Grant County17.158Trigg County: 16.867 %Trigg County16.867Powell County: 16.645 %Powell County16.645Mercer County: 16.511 %Mercer County16.511Breathitt County: 16.354 %Breathitt County16.354Lincoln County: 16.138 %Lincoln County16.138Edmonson County: 16.051 %Edmonson County16.051Menifee County: 15.784 %Menifee County15.784Bourbon County: 15.174 %Bourbon County15.174Wolfe County: 14.983 %Wolfe County14.983Boyd County: 14.746 %Boyd County14.746Johnson County: 14.241 %Johnson County14.241Hardin County: 14.195 %Hardin County14.195McCracken County: 13.617 %McCracken County13.617Pike County: 13.541 %Pike County13.541Fayette County: 12.846 %Fayette County12.846Kenton County: 12.798 %Kenton County12.798Floyd County: 12.771 %Floyd County12.771Webster County: 12.625 %Webster County12.625Oldham County: 12.488 %Oldham County12.488Harrison County: 12.261 %Harrison County12.261Leslie County: 12.151 %Leslie County12.151Christian County: 12.092 %Christian County12.092Laurel County: 11.994 %Laurel County11.994Livingston County: 11.939 %Livingston County11.939Jefferson County: 11.843 %Jefferson County11.843Lawrence County: 11.768 %Lawrence County11.768Owen County: 11.652 %Owen County11.652Clinton County: 11.643 %Clinton County11.643Garrard County: 11.568 %Garrard County11.568Butler County: 11.26 %Butler County11.26
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Martin County31.584+21.46 pts
2Magoffin County22.129+5.46 pts
3Harlan County21.938+4.21 pts
4Estill County21.099+5.75 pts
5Henry County20.691+7.57 pts
6Logan County20.222+11.52 pts
7Cumberland County19.453+10.58 pts
8Hickman County17.994+2.8 pts
9Letcher County17.79+3.42 pts
10Grant County17.158+6.34 pts
11Trigg County16.867+3.07 pts
12Powell County16.645-0.38 pts
13Mercer County16.511+9.28 pts
14Breathitt County16.354+6.23 pts
15Lincoln County16.138-7.34 pts
16Edmonson County16.051+4.12 pts
17Menifee County15.784-13.23 pts
18Bourbon County15.174+5.16 pts
19Wolfe County14.983+3.92 pts
20Boyd County14.746+0.22 pts
21Johnson County14.241+2.54 pts
22Hardin County14.195+3.85 pts
23McCracken County13.617+4.33 pts
24Pike County13.541+0.4 pts
25Fayette County12.846+1.86 pts
26Kenton County12.798-0.62 pts
27Floyd County12.771-6.43 pts
28Webster County12.625-9.18 pts
29Oldham County12.488+2.14 pts
30Harrison County12.261+3 pts
31Leslie County12.151+4.44 pts
32Christian County12.092+1.46 pts
33Laurel County11.994-1.37 pts
34Livingston County11.939-3.03 pts
35Jefferson County11.843+0.21 pts
36Lawrence County11.768+3.45 pts
37Owen County11.652+3.72 pts
38Clinton County11.643-3.75 pts
39Garrard County11.568+1.51 pts
40Butler County11.26-0.06 pts
41Lyon County11.194+4.37 pts
42Monroe County11.051+1.6 pts
43Crittenden County11.019+0.3 pts
44Ballard County11.016+1.16 pts
45Clark County11.015+2.46 pts
46Simpson County10.921-0.49 pts
47Casey County10.889+2.15 pts
48Trimble County10.866-2.17 pts
49Muhlenberg County10.843-5.92 pts
50Knox County10.779-6.2 pts
51Spencer County10.686-1.02 pts
52Grayson County10.617+2.08 pts
53Calloway County10.572+1.31 pts
54Pulaski County10.543+0.73 pts
55Union County10.525+1.28 pts
56Pendleton County10.442+2.86 pts
57Hart County10.389+4.85 pts
58Meade County10.361-1.43 pts
59Bell County10.296-5.2 pts
60Anderson County10.251-1.51 pts
61Breckinridge County10.175-1.7 pts
62Carroll County10.149-0.19 pts
63Adair County10.006-2.37 pts
64Wayne County9.923+0.12 pts
65Nicholas County9.907-8.09 pts
66Daviess County9.857-0.4 pts
67Owsley County9.792-12.03 pts
68Madison County9.585-2.13 pts
69Campbell County9.511-2.74 pts
70Marshall County9.43-1.78 pts
71Lewis County9.422-2.74 pts
72Henderson County9.376-7.41 pts
73Montgomery County9.364+0.23 pts
74Greenup County9.34-0.07 pts
75Morgan County9.331-5.24 pts
76Warren County9.286-0.26 pts
77Lee County9.211-2.01 pts
78Woodford County8.983+2.95 pts
79Whitley County8.944+2.44 pts
80Green County8.859+2.78 pts
81Carter County8.785-4.68 pts
82Jessamine County8.782-2.87 pts
83Marion County8.672-4.6 pts
84Knott County8.635-7.3 pts
85Franklin County8.609-1.68 pts
86Caldwell County8.599+1.17 pts
87Russell County8.585-7.05 pts
88Jackson County8.545-2.29 pts
89Boone County8.421-3.97 pts
90McCreary County8.401-1.77 pts
91Barren County8.363-0.87 pts
92Ohio County8.261+1.89 pts
93Larue County8.232-0.66 pts
94Graves County8.154-1.12 pts
94Shelby County8.154-0.76 pts
96Hopkins County8.013-1.2 pts
97Metcalfe County8.003-0.31 pts
98Fulton County7.934+1.63 pts
99Allen County7.823-0.62 pts
100Scott County7.819-0.6 pts
101Perry County7.776-8.93 pts
102Rockcastle County7.623-0.22 pts
103Taylor County7.618-1.48 pts
104Rowan County7.376-5.85 pts
105Bath County7.375-1.44 pts
106Bracken County7.348+0.53 pts
107McLean County7.335-4.69 pts
108Fleming County7.174+1.89 pts
109Todd County7.117-10.56 pts
110Washington County7.094-4.25 pts
111Bullitt County7.052-7.67 pts
112Boyle County6.974-0.44 pts
113Clay County6.764-3.68 pts
114Mason County6.159-2.45 pts
115Gallatin County6.115-7.39 pts
116Nelson County6.046-3.21 pts
117Carlisle County5.236-8.28 pts
118Hancock County4.691+0.66 pts
119Elliott County4.355-18.81 pts
120Robertson County2.062-20.64 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.

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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 Kentucky by job destruction rate, 2014) [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 Kentucky by job destruction rate, 2014. 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/kentucky-counties?period=2014. 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 Kentucky by job destruction rate, 2014. 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/kentucky-counties?period=2014.

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Martin County, with 31.584% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Robertson County, with 2.062% in 2014.

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