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Counties in Missouri by job destruction rate, 2023

Maries County had the highest job destruction rate of 115 counties in 2023, at 21.195%. St. Clair County had the lowest, at 5.719%. The median was 10.35% and the figure for Missouri was 10.487%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest21.195Maries County
Lowest5.719St. Clair County
Median10.35115 counties
Missouri10.487History

Top 40 counties, 2023

Maries County: 21.195 %Maries County21.195Knox County: 18.25 %Knox County18.25Pemiscot County: 16.357 %Pemiscot County16.357Newton County: 16.194 %Newton County16.194Ripley County: 15.626 %Ripley County15.626Andrew County: 15.158 %Andrew County15.158Cedar County: 15.12 %Cedar County15.12St. Francois County: 15.052 %St. Francois County15.052Schuyler County: 14.94 %Schuyler County14.94Atchison County: 14.932 %Atchison County14.932Gentry County: 14.835 %Gentry County14.835Shannon County: 14.782 %Shannon County14.782Worth County: 14.65 %Worth County14.65Carter County: 14.523 %Carter County14.523Christian County: 14.504 %Christian County14.504Mississippi County: 14.401 %Mississippi County14.401Howard County: 14.373 %Howard County14.373Monroe County: 14.018 %Monroe County14.018Bollinger County: 13.973 %Bollinger County13.973Henry County: 13.721 %Henry County13.721Clinton County: 13.509 %Clinton County13.509Hickory County: 13.496 %Hickory County13.496Caldwell County: 13.196 %Caldwell County13.196Crawford County: 12.96 %Crawford County12.96Butler County: 12.932 %Butler County12.932Cass County: 12.798 %Cass County12.798Ozark County: 12.618 %Ozark County12.618St. Charles County: 12.39 %St. Charles County12.39Webster County: 12.318 %Webster County12.318St. Louis city: 12.218 %St. Louis city12.218Benton County: 12.107 %Benton County12.107Holt County: 12.011 %Holt County12.011DeKalb County: 11.999 %DeKalb County11.999Scott County: 11.788 %Scott County11.788Miller County: 11.762 %Miller County11.762Barry County: 11.724 %Barry County11.724Washington County: 11.702 %Washington County11.702Jefferson County: 11.655 %Jefferson County11.655Marion County: 11.604 %Marion County11.604New Madrid County: 11.537 %New Madrid County11.537
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Maries County21.195+10.69 pts
2Knox County18.25-1.81 pts
3Pemiscot County16.357-1.26 pts
4Newton County16.194+6.76 pts
5Ripley County15.626-6.54 pts
6Andrew County15.158+0.79 pts
7Cedar County15.12+3.24 pts
8St. Francois County15.052+2.34 pts
9Schuyler County14.94+2.54 pts
10Atchison County14.932+6.83 pts
11Gentry County14.835+2.32 pts
12Shannon County14.782+0.77 pts
13Worth County14.65+2.63 pts
14Carter County14.523+4.24 pts
15Christian County14.504+1.91 pts
16Mississippi County14.401-1.02 pts
17Howard County14.373+1.6 pts
18Monroe County14.018+4.03 pts
19Bollinger County13.973+2.02 pts
20Henry County13.721+2.65 pts
21Clinton County13.509-0.49 pts
22Hickory County13.496+0.75 pts
23Caldwell County13.196+4.89 pts
24Crawford County12.96-0.98 pts
25Butler County12.932+3.9 pts
26Cass County12.798+1.37 pts
27Ozark County12.618-9.44 pts
28St. Charles County12.39+2.65 pts
29Webster County12.318+2.17 pts
30St. Louis city12.218-0.66 pts
31Benton County12.107+0.06 pts
32Holt County12.011+0.27 pts
33DeKalb County11.999-5.14 pts
34Scott County11.788+0.33 pts
35Miller County11.762-5.77 pts
36Barry County11.724+0.15 pts
37Washington County11.702-1.36 pts
38Jefferson County11.655+0.25 pts
39Marion County11.604-1.92 pts
40New Madrid County11.537+2.23 pts
41Lincoln County11.52+1.96 pts
42Barton County11.514+0.85 pts
43Stone County11.491-0.6 pts
44Lafayette County11.431-1.05 pts
45Moniteau County11.332+0.01 pts
46Platte County11.147-0.61 pts
47Putnam County11.138+1.22 pts
48Buchanan County11.097-2.71 pts
49Clark County11.065+2.84 pts
50Wright County10.903-0.49 pts
51St. Louis County10.776-0.65 pts
52Taney County10.774-2.8 pts
53Adair County10.64-0.07 pts
54Stoddard County10.609-7.22 pts
55Macon County10.561-1.66 pts
56Bates County10.554-1.56 pts
57Audrain County10.353-7.16 pts
58Lewis County10.35+0.61 pts
59Grundy County10.287-2.16 pts
60Pulaski County10.269-3.05 pts
61Franklin County10.263-2.09 pts
62Cape Girardeau County10.204-0.71 pts
63Camden County10.195-1.89 pts
64Johnson County10.157-0.53 pts
65Morgan County10.126-1.66 pts
66Dunklin County10.106-4.7 pts
67Ray County10.1-3.19 pts
68Chariton County10.096-2.15 pts
69Lawrence County10.079-0.73 pts
70Linn County10.02-0.23 pts
71Montgomery County9.994-6.04 pts
72Osage County9.84+3.59 pts
73Jackson County9.626-1.2 pts
74Cooper County9.582+2.65 pts
75Clay County9.569-4.41 pts
76Daviess County9.455-5.92 pts
77Livingston County9.387+0.24 pts
78Warren County9.321-1.72 pts
79Boone County9.309-0.95 pts
80Cole County9.289-0.35 pts
81Oregon County9.214-4.24 pts
82Pike County9.112+1.45 pts
83McDonald County9.025-16.86 pts
84Polk County8.88-0.42 pts
85Greene County8.846-0.71 pts
86Shelby County8.679-2.96 pts
87Mercer County8.673-8.6 pts
88Douglas County8.642-2.14 pts
89Callaway County8.604-1.42 pts
90Jasper County8.574-3.05 pts
91Carroll County8.27-4.49 pts
92Madison County8.142-1.07 pts
93Scotland County7.995-10.51 pts
94Nodaway County7.98-1.99 pts
95Saline County7.958-6.05 pts
96Texas County7.955-3.2 pts
97Phelps County7.939-3.01 pts
98Dade County7.907+0.57 pts
99Ste. Genevieve County7.853-2.16 pts
100Dent County7.85-8.94 pts
101Randolph County7.831-4.11 pts
102Perry County7.627+1.03 pts
103Iron County7.436-5.91 pts
104Vernon County7.343-5.88 pts
105Howell County7.309-4.61 pts
106Gasconade County6.942-2.92 pts
107Wayne County6.894-13.25 pts
108Dallas County6.802-9.23 pts
109Pettis County6.655-3.63 pts
110Harrison County6.63-1.71 pts
111Sullivan County6.452-0.35 pts
112Reynolds County6.151-1.62 pts
113Ralls County6.113-3.94 pts
114Laclede County5.914-3.77 pts
115St. Clair County5.719-7.22 pts

Other periods

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 Missouri by job destruction rate, 2023) [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 Missouri by job destruction rate, 2023. 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/missouri-counties. 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 Missouri by job destruction rate, 2023. 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/missouri-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Missouri by job destruction rate, 2023 [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/missouri-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Maries County, with 21.195% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

St. Clair County, with 5.719% in 2023.

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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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