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Counties in Missouri by job destruction rate

Mississippi County had the highest job destruction rate of 115 counties in 2014, at 29.455%. Ralls County had the lowest, at 3.302%. The median was 10.111% and the figure for Missouri was 9.89%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest29.455Mississippi County
Lowest3.302Ralls County
Median10.111115 counties
Missouri9.89History

Map of counties, 2014

Adair County: 7.794 %Andrew County: 10.312 %Atchison County: 16.087 %Audrain County: 8.324 %Barry County: 6.393 %Barton County: 11.981 %Bates County: 7.522 %Benton County: 10.688 %Bollinger County: 13.085 %Boone County: 7.892 %Buchanan County: 15.031 %Butler County: 8.414 %Caldwell County: 13.093 %Callaway County: 10.447 %Camden County: 11.814 %Cape Girardeau County: 10.238 %Carroll County: 14.745 %Carter County: 10.45 %Cass County: 8.238 %Cedar County: 11.102 %Chariton County: 10.391 %Christian County: 11.031 %Clark County: 12.675 %Clay County: 7.462 %Clinton County: 8.483 %Cole County: 9.34 %Cooper County: 10.252 %Crawford County: 10.809 %Dade County: 14.455 %Dallas County: 11.356 %Daviess County: 13.463 %DeKalb County: 12.18 %Dent County: 10.521 %Douglas County: 10.099 %Dunklin County: 10.152 %Franklin County: 9.258 %Gasconade County: 6.544 %Gentry County: 11.486 %Greene County: 8.062 %Grundy County: 10.717 %Harrison County: 10.615 %Henry County: 8.258 %Hickory County: 8.715 %Holt County: 15.426 %Howard County: 5.632 %Howell County: 7.697 %Iron County: 12.506 %Jackson County: 9.938 %Jasper County: 14.207 %Jefferson County: 11.804 %Johnson County: 9.009 %Knox County: 6.581 %Laclede County: 8.039 %Lafayette County: 12.988 %Lawrence County: 7.52 %Lewis County: 6.413 %Lincoln County: 8.782 %Linn County: 6.266 %Livingston County: 8.597 %McDonald County: 8.75 %Macon County: 10.594 %Madison County: 12.492 %Maries County: 8.868 %Marion County: 8.982 %Mercer County: 15.144 %Miller County: 12.43 %Mississippi County: 29.455 %Moniteau County: 10.601 %Monroe County: 7.463 %Montgomery County: 8.221 %Morgan County: 9.694 %New Madrid County: 8.321 %Newton County: 7.149 %Nodaway County: 9.57 %Oregon County: 12.073 %Osage County: 5.197 %Ozark County: 15.157 %Pemiscot County: 9.709 %Perry County: 6.231 %Pettis County: 9.497 %Phelps County: 10.137 %Pike County: 8.516 %Platte County: 11.282 %Polk County: 8.198 %Pulaski County: 11.718 %Putnam County: 10.025 %Ralls County: 3.302 %Randolph County: 8.685 %Ray County: 11.374 %Reynolds County: 7.824 %Ripley County: 9.015 %St. Charles County: 10.126 %St. Clair County: 9.874 %Ste. Genevieve County: 10.204 %St. Francois County: 8.127 %St. Louis County: 9.923 %Saline County: 7.499 %Schuyler County: 11.785 %Scotland County: 7.846 %Scott County: 9.347 %Shannon County: 11.305 %Shelby County: 15.119 %Stoddard County: 9.6 %Stone County: 10.499 %Sullivan County: 28.454 %Taney County: 10.944 %Texas County: 11.451 %Vernon County: 10.165 %Warren County: 10.067 %Washington County: 9.982 %Wayne County: 10.111 %Webster County: 8.058 %Worth County: 13.529 %Wright County: 10.54 %St. Louis city: 11.671 %
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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

Mississippi County: 29.455 %Mississippi County29.455Sullivan County: 28.454 %Sullivan County28.454Atchison County: 16.087 %Atchison County16.087Holt County: 15.426 %Holt County15.426Ozark County: 15.157 %Ozark County15.157Mercer County: 15.144 %Mercer County15.144Shelby County: 15.119 %Shelby County15.119Buchanan County: 15.031 %Buchanan County15.031Carroll County: 14.745 %Carroll County14.745Dade County: 14.455 %Dade County14.455Jasper County: 14.207 %Jasper County14.207Worth County: 13.529 %Worth County13.529Daviess County: 13.463 %Daviess County13.463Caldwell County: 13.093 %Caldwell County13.093Bollinger County: 13.085 %Bollinger County13.085Lafayette County: 12.988 %Lafayette County12.988Clark County: 12.675 %Clark County12.675Iron County: 12.506 %Iron County12.506Madison County: 12.492 %Madison County12.492Miller County: 12.43 %Miller County12.43DeKalb County: 12.18 %DeKalb County12.18Oregon County: 12.073 %Oregon County12.073Barton County: 11.981 %Barton County11.981Camden County: 11.814 %Camden County11.814Jefferson County: 11.804 %Jefferson County11.804Schuyler County: 11.785 %Schuyler County11.785Pulaski County: 11.718 %Pulaski County11.718St. Louis city: 11.671 %St. Louis city11.671Gentry County: 11.486 %Gentry County11.486Texas County: 11.451 %Texas County11.451Ray County: 11.374 %Ray County11.374Dallas County: 11.356 %Dallas County11.356Shannon County: 11.305 %Shannon County11.305Platte County: 11.282 %Platte County11.282Cedar County: 11.102 %Cedar County11.102Christian County: 11.031 %Christian County11.031Taney County: 10.944 %Taney County10.944Crawford County: 10.809 %Crawford County10.809Grundy County: 10.717 %Grundy County10.717Benton County: 10.688 %Benton County10.688Mississippi County: 29.455 %Mississippi County29.455Sullivan County: 28.454 %Sullivan County28.454Atchison County: 16.087 %Atchison County16.087Holt County: 15.426 %Holt County15.426Ozark County: 15.157 %Ozark County15.157Mercer County: 15.144 %Mercer County15.144Shelby County: 15.119 %Shelby County15.119Buchanan County: 15.031 %Buchanan County15.031Carroll County: 14.745 %Carroll County14.745Dade County: 14.455 %Dade County14.455Jasper County: 14.207 %Jasper County14.207Worth County: 13.529 %Worth County13.529Daviess County: 13.463 %Daviess County13.463Caldwell County: 13.093 %Caldwell County13.093Bollinger County: 13.085 %Bollinger County13.085Lafayette County: 12.988 %Lafayette County12.988Clark County: 12.675 %Clark County12.675Iron County: 12.506 %Iron County12.506Madison County: 12.492 %Madison County12.492Miller County: 12.43 %Miller County12.43DeKalb County: 12.18 %DeKalb County12.18Oregon County: 12.073 %Oregon County12.073Barton County: 11.981 %Barton County11.981Camden County: 11.814 %Camden County11.814Jefferson County: 11.804 %Jefferson County11.804Schuyler County: 11.785 %Schuyler County11.785Pulaski County: 11.718 %Pulaski County11.718St. Louis city: 11.671 %St. Louis city11.671Gentry County: 11.486 %Gentry County11.486Texas County: 11.451 %Texas County11.451Ray County: 11.374 %Ray County11.374Dallas County: 11.356 %Dallas County11.356Shannon County: 11.305 %Shannon County11.305Platte County: 11.282 %Platte County11.282Cedar County: 11.102 %Cedar County11.102Christian County: 11.031 %Christian County11.031Taney County: 10.944 %Taney County10.944Crawford County: 10.809 %Crawford County10.809Grundy County: 10.717 %Grundy County10.717Benton County: 10.688 %Benton County10.688
%. 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
1Mississippi County29.455+17.72 pts
2Sullivan County28.454+20.46 pts
3Atchison County16.087+6.42 pts
4Holt County15.426+1.29 pts
5Ozark County15.157-6.93 pts
6Mercer County15.144-3.68 pts
7Shelby County15.119+5.66 pts
8Buchanan County15.031+6.61 pts
9Carroll County14.745+5.96 pts
10Dade County14.455-0.9 pts
11Jasper County14.207+3.92 pts
12Worth County13.529-5.05 pts
13Daviess County13.463+2.33 pts
14Caldwell County13.093-0.5 pts
15Bollinger County13.085-1.91 pts
16Lafayette County12.988-0.86 pts
17Clark County12.675+1.04 pts
18Iron County12.506+2.06 pts
19Madison County12.492+5.95 pts
20Miller County12.43+1.51 pts
21DeKalb County12.18+3.82 pts
22Oregon County12.073-2.04 pts
23Barton County11.981+4.35 pts
24Camden County11.814-2.16 pts
25Jefferson County11.804-0.41 pts
26Schuyler County11.785-16.79 pts
27Pulaski County11.718+2.65 pts
28St. Louis city11.671-0.26 pts
29Gentry County11.486-6.67 pts
30Texas County11.451+1.93 pts
31Ray County11.374+3.16 pts
32Dallas County11.356+3.69 pts
33Shannon County11.305+0.63 pts
34Platte County11.282-3.95 pts
35Cedar County11.102+1.13 pts
36Christian County11.031-2.5 pts
37Taney County10.944-4.56 pts
38Crawford County10.809-1.63 pts
39Grundy County10.717+1.95 pts
40Benton County10.688-1.93 pts
41Harrison County10.615+3.45 pts
42Moniteau County10.601-0.85 pts
43Macon County10.594+0.32 pts
44Wright County10.54-2.66 pts
45Dent County10.521+0.11 pts
46Stone County10.499-2.58 pts
47Carter County10.45-3.36 pts
48Callaway County10.447+3.56 pts
49Chariton County10.391-0.44 pts
50Andrew County10.312-4.84 pts
51Cooper County10.252-5.22 pts
52Cape Girardeau County10.238+0.99 pts
53Ste. Genevieve County10.204+1.43 pts
54Vernon County10.165+2.77 pts
55Dunklin County10.152+2.86 pts
56Phelps County10.137+0.71 pts
57St. Charles County10.126+0.32 pts
58Wayne County10.111-0.99 pts
59Douglas County10.099-5.48 pts
60Warren County10.067-2.6 pts
61Putnam County10.025-9.39 pts
62Washington County9.982+0.62 pts
63Jackson County9.938-1.94 pts
64St. Louis County9.923+0.44 pts
65St. Clair County9.874-1.9 pts
66Pemiscot County9.709-4.28 pts
67Morgan County9.694-4.48 pts
68Stoddard County9.6-2.68 pts
69Nodaway County9.57-11.81 pts
70Pettis County9.497-1.19 pts
71Scott County9.347+0.35 pts
72Cole County9.34-1 pts
73Franklin County9.258-0.48 pts
74Ripley County9.015-6.69 pts
75Johnson County9.009-3.31 pts
76Marion County8.982-1.26 pts
77Maries County8.868+0.03 pts
78Lincoln County8.782-4.35 pts
79McDonald County8.75+0.73 pts
80Hickory County8.715-3.75 pts
81Randolph County8.685-4.77 pts
82Livingston County8.597-1.67 pts
83Pike County8.516-4.12 pts
84Clinton County8.483-2.82 pts
85Butler County8.414-1.96 pts
86Audrain County8.324-6.37 pts
87New Madrid County8.321-1.34 pts
88Henry County8.258-0.9 pts
89Cass County8.238-1.73 pts
90Montgomery County8.221-3.8 pts
91Polk County8.198-2.83 pts
92St. Francois County8.127-3.72 pts
93Greene County8.062-3.3 pts
94Webster County8.058-3.17 pts
95Laclede County8.039-4.77 pts
96Boone County7.892-2.47 pts
97Scotland County7.846+2.67 pts
98Reynolds County7.824-2.1 pts
99Adair County7.794-0.97 pts
100Howell County7.697-2.18 pts
101Bates County7.522-8.03 pts
102Lawrence County7.52-1.24 pts
103Saline County7.499-0.55 pts
104Monroe County7.463-5.19 pts
105Clay County7.462-0.98 pts
106Newton County7.149-2.08 pts
107Knox County6.581-3.9 pts
108Gasconade County6.544-0.39 pts
109Lewis County6.413-5.72 pts
110Barry County6.393-1 pts
111Linn County6.266-3.31 pts
112Perry County6.231-0.26 pts
113Howard County5.632-2.16 pts
114Osage County5.197-3.2 pts
115Ralls County3.302-3.14 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 Missouri 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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-counties?period=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Mississippi County, with 29.455% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Ralls County, with 3.302% in 2014.

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