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Counties in Missouri by job destruction rate

Schuyler County had the highest job destruction rate of 115 counties in 2013, at 28.571%. Scotland County had the lowest, at 5.18%. The median was 10.683% and the figure for Missouri was 10.507%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.571Schuyler County
Lowest5.18Scotland County
Median10.683115 counties
Missouri10.507History

Map of counties, 2013

Adair County: 8.763 %Andrew County: 15.153 %Atchison County: 9.67 %Audrain County: 14.696 %Barry County: 7.392 %Barton County: 7.626 %Bates County: 15.554 %Benton County: 12.621 %Bollinger County: 14.996 %Boone County: 10.366 %Buchanan County: 8.419 %Butler County: 10.376 %Caldwell County: 13.593 %Callaway County: 6.891 %Camden County: 13.971 %Cape Girardeau County: 9.249 %Carroll County: 8.789 %Carter County: 13.805 %Cass County: 9.964 %Cedar County: 9.971 %Chariton County: 10.831 %Christian County: 13.533 %Clark County: 11.634 %Clay County: 8.439 %Clinton County: 11.301 %Cole County: 10.336 %Cooper County: 15.468 %Crawford County: 12.44 %Dade County: 15.353 %Dallas County: 7.666 %Daviess County: 11.135 %DeKalb County: 8.361 %Dent County: 10.413 %Douglas County: 15.58 %Dunklin County: 7.291 %Franklin County: 9.736 %Gasconade County: 6.936 %Gentry County: 18.156 %Greene County: 11.365 %Grundy County: 8.768 %Harrison County: 7.167 %Henry County: 9.155 %Hickory County: 12.461 %Holt County: 14.135 %Howard County: 7.788 %Howell County: 9.882 %Iron County: 10.446 %Jackson County: 11.877 %Jasper County: 10.287 %Jefferson County: 12.216 %Johnson County: 12.321 %Knox County: 10.477 %Laclede County: 12.806 %Lafayette County: 13.85 %Lawrence County: 8.758 %Lewis County: 12.131 %Lincoln County: 13.127 %Linn County: 9.577 %Livingston County: 10.269 %McDonald County: 8.024 %Macon County: 10.276 %Madison County: 6.54 %Maries County: 8.839 %Marion County: 10.24 %Mercer County: 18.821 %Miller County: 10.921 %Mississippi County: 11.735 %Moniteau County: 11.452 %Monroe County: 12.651 %Montgomery County: 12.018 %Morgan County: 14.171 %New Madrid County: 9.657 %Newton County: 9.225 %Nodaway County: 21.376 %Oregon County: 14.113 %Osage County: 8.402 %Ozark County: 22.089 %Pemiscot County: 13.993 %Perry County: 6.494 %Pettis County: 10.683 %Phelps County: 9.422 %Pike County: 12.637 %Platte County: 15.232 %Polk County: 11.033 %Pulaski County: 9.063 %Putnam County: 19.417 %Ralls County: 6.443 %Randolph County: 13.452 %Ray County: 8.218 %Reynolds County: 9.919 %Ripley County: 15.706 %St. Charles County: 9.801 %St. Clair County: 11.777 %Ste. Genevieve County: 8.771 %St. Francois County: 11.85 %St. Louis County: 9.481 %Saline County: 8.045 %Schuyler County: 28.571 %Scotland County: 5.18 %Scott County: 8.994 %Shannon County: 10.676 %Shelby County: 9.461 %Stoddard County: 12.283 %Stone County: 13.079 %Sullivan County: 7.994 %Taney County: 15.509 %Texas County: 9.526 %Vernon County: 7.393 %Warren County: 12.671 %Washington County: 9.361 %Wayne County: 11.104 %Webster County: 11.228 %Worth County: 18.576 %Wright County: 13.2 %St. Louis city: 11.933 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Schuyler County: 28.571 %Schuyler County28.571Ozark County: 22.089 %Ozark County22.089Nodaway County: 21.376 %Nodaway County21.376Putnam County: 19.417 %Putnam County19.417Mercer County: 18.821 %Mercer County18.821Worth County: 18.576 %Worth County18.576Gentry County: 18.156 %Gentry County18.156Ripley County: 15.706 %Ripley County15.706Douglas County: 15.58 %Douglas County15.58Bates County: 15.554 %Bates County15.554Taney County: 15.509 %Taney County15.509Cooper County: 15.468 %Cooper County15.468Dade County: 15.353 %Dade County15.353Platte County: 15.232 %Platte County15.232Andrew County: 15.153 %Andrew County15.153Bollinger County: 14.996 %Bollinger County14.996Audrain County: 14.696 %Audrain County14.696Morgan County: 14.171 %Morgan County14.171Holt County: 14.135 %Holt County14.135Oregon County: 14.113 %Oregon County14.113Pemiscot County: 13.993 %Pemiscot County13.993Camden County: 13.971 %Camden County13.971Lafayette County: 13.85 %Lafayette County13.85Carter County: 13.805 %Carter County13.805Caldwell County: 13.593 %Caldwell County13.593Christian County: 13.533 %Christian County13.533Randolph County: 13.452 %Randolph County13.452Wright County: 13.2 %Wright County13.2Lincoln County: 13.127 %Lincoln County13.127Stone County: 13.079 %Stone County13.079Laclede County: 12.806 %Laclede County12.806Warren County: 12.671 %Warren County12.671Monroe County: 12.651 %Monroe County12.651Pike County: 12.637 %Pike County12.637Benton County: 12.621 %Benton County12.621Hickory County: 12.461 %Hickory County12.461Crawford County: 12.44 %Crawford County12.44Johnson County: 12.321 %Johnson County12.321Stoddard County: 12.283 %Stoddard County12.283Jefferson County: 12.216 %Jefferson County12.216Schuyler County: 28.571 %Schuyler County28.571Ozark County: 22.089 %Ozark County22.089Nodaway County: 21.376 %Nodaway County21.376Putnam County: 19.417 %Putnam County19.417Mercer County: 18.821 %Mercer County18.821Worth County: 18.576 %Worth County18.576Gentry County: 18.156 %Gentry County18.156Ripley County: 15.706 %Ripley County15.706Douglas County: 15.58 %Douglas County15.58Bates County: 15.554 %Bates County15.554Taney County: 15.509 %Taney County15.509Cooper County: 15.468 %Cooper County15.468Dade County: 15.353 %Dade County15.353Platte County: 15.232 %Platte County15.232Andrew County: 15.153 %Andrew County15.153Bollinger County: 14.996 %Bollinger County14.996Audrain County: 14.696 %Audrain County14.696Morgan County: 14.171 %Morgan County14.171Holt County: 14.135 %Holt County14.135Oregon County: 14.113 %Oregon County14.113Pemiscot County: 13.993 %Pemiscot County13.993Camden County: 13.971 %Camden County13.971Lafayette County: 13.85 %Lafayette County13.85Carter County: 13.805 %Carter County13.805Caldwell County: 13.593 %Caldwell County13.593Christian County: 13.533 %Christian County13.533Randolph County: 13.452 %Randolph County13.452Wright County: 13.2 %Wright County13.2Lincoln County: 13.127 %Lincoln County13.127Stone County: 13.079 %Stone County13.079Laclede County: 12.806 %Laclede County12.806Warren County: 12.671 %Warren County12.671Monroe County: 12.651 %Monroe County12.651Pike County: 12.637 %Pike County12.637Benton County: 12.621 %Benton County12.621Hickory County: 12.461 %Hickory County12.461Crawford County: 12.44 %Crawford County12.44Johnson County: 12.321 %Johnson County12.321Stoddard County: 12.283 %Stoddard County12.283Jefferson County: 12.216 %Jefferson County12.216
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Schuyler County28.571+8.18 pts
2Ozark County22.089+10.76 pts
3Nodaway County21.376+9.72 pts
4Putnam County19.417+3.09 pts
5Mercer County18.821+3.74 pts
6Worth County18.576+6.36 pts
7Gentry County18.156+4.11 pts
8Ripley County15.706+0.2 pts
9Douglas County15.58+7.87 pts
10Bates County15.554+1.54 pts
11Taney County15.509-5.94 pts
12Cooper County15.468+1.1 pts
13Dade County15.353+10.85 pts
14Platte County15.232+4.31 pts
15Andrew County15.153+3.31 pts
16Bollinger County14.996+0.64 pts
17Audrain County14.696+5.22 pts
18Morgan County14.171+4.68 pts
19Holt County14.135+3.81 pts
20Oregon County14.113-3.64 pts
21Pemiscot County13.993+2.75 pts
22Camden County13.971+0.63 pts
23Lafayette County13.85+2.81 pts
24Carter County13.805-14.6 pts
25Caldwell County13.593+1.77 pts
26Christian County13.533+0.83 pts
27Randolph County13.452-0.44 pts
28Wright County13.2+0.4 pts
29Lincoln County13.127-0.1 pts
30Stone County13.079-2.41 pts
31Laclede County12.806+2.1 pts
32Warren County12.671-2.17 pts
33Monroe County12.651+3.33 pts
34Pike County12.637+2.77 pts
35Benton County12.621-1.54 pts
36Hickory County12.461-0.37 pts
37Crawford County12.44+3.07 pts
38Johnson County12.321+1.47 pts
39Stoddard County12.283+0.56 pts
40Jefferson County12.216+0.1 pts
41Lewis County12.131+3.95 pts
42Montgomery County12.018-0.9 pts
43St. Louis city11.933-0.11 pts
44Jackson County11.877+0.86 pts
45St. Francois County11.85-0.72 pts
46St. Clair County11.777+1.43 pts
47Mississippi County11.735-3.83 pts
48Clark County11.634-0.96 pts
49Moniteau County11.452+2.02 pts
50Greene County11.365+0.57 pts
51Clinton County11.301-3.1 pts
52Webster County11.228+1.4 pts
53Daviess County11.135-1.48 pts
54Wayne County11.104-15.55 pts
55Polk County11.033+0.49 pts
56Miller County10.921-2.54 pts
57Chariton County10.831+2.65 pts
58Pettis County10.683+1.62 pts
59Shannon County10.676-2.07 pts
60Knox County10.477-4.35 pts
61Iron County10.446-4.9 pts
62Dent County10.413+3.6 pts
63Butler County10.376+0.31 pts
64Boone County10.366+2.67 pts
65Cole County10.336+1.01 pts
66Jasper County10.287+0.52 pts
67Macon County10.276+0.14 pts
68Livingston County10.269+1.15 pts
69Marion County10.24+3.33 pts
70Cedar County9.971-4.26 pts
71Cass County9.964-1.52 pts
72Reynolds County9.919+1.76 pts
73Howell County9.882+0.87 pts
74St. Charles County9.801-0.88 pts
75Franklin County9.736-3.16 pts
76Atchison County9.67-4.88 pts
77New Madrid County9.657-0.56 pts
78Linn County9.577-0.96 pts
79Texas County9.526-3.34 pts
80St. Louis County9.481-2.27 pts
81Shelby County9.461-1 pts
82Phelps County9.422-2.62 pts
83Washington County9.361-3.81 pts
84Cape Girardeau County9.249-1.46 pts
85Newton County9.225-0.66 pts
86Henry County9.155-0.87 pts
87Pulaski County9.063-3.94 pts
88Scott County8.994-3.57 pts
89Maries County8.839-1.13 pts
90Carroll County8.789-4.52 pts
91Ste. Genevieve County8.771-2.51 pts
92Grundy County8.768-2.02 pts
93Adair County8.763-6.33 pts
94Lawrence County8.758+0.44 pts
95Clay County8.439-1.12 pts
96Buchanan County8.419-2.11 pts
97Osage County8.402+0.1 pts
98DeKalb County8.361-1.27 pts
99Ray County8.218-4.78 pts
100Saline County8.045-0.75 pts
101McDonald County8.024+1.57 pts
102Sullivan County7.994+4.61 pts
103Howard County7.788-0.3 pts
104Dallas County7.666-19.91 pts
105Barton County7.626-0.83 pts
106Vernon County7.393-1.6 pts
107Barry County7.392-0.93 pts
108Dunklin County7.291-2.23 pts
109Harrison County7.167-15.43 pts
110Gasconade County6.936-2.94 pts
111Callaway County6.891-5.45 pts
112Madison County6.54-8.78 pts
113Perry County6.494-2.55 pts
114Ralls County6.443+2.19 pts
115Scotland County5.18-2.92 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 Missouri by job destruction rate, 2013) [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, 2013. 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?period=2013. 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, 2013. 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?period=2013.

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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, 2013 [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?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Schuyler County, with 28.571% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Scotland County, with 5.18% in 2013.

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