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Counties in Missouri by job destruction rate

Hickory County had the highest job destruction rate of 115 counties in 2015, at 28.83%. Lewis County had the lowest, at 5.141%. The median was 9.924% and the figure for Missouri was 10.977%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.83Hickory County
Lowest5.141Lewis County
Median9.924115 counties
Missouri10.977History

Map of counties, 2015

Adair County: 9.077 %Andrew County: 14.806 %Atchison County: 10.879 %Audrain County: 8.057 %Barry County: 7.353 %Barton County: 8.378 %Bates County: 11.332 %Benton County: 10.981 %Bollinger County: 11.274 %Boone County: 9.59 %Buchanan County: 7.632 %Butler County: 10.507 %Caldwell County: 7.494 %Callaway County: 7.561 %Camden County: 12.419 %Cape Girardeau County: 11.868 %Carroll County: 9.252 %Carter County: 14.93 %Cass County: 9.643 %Cedar County: 9.588 %Chariton County: 8.856 %Christian County: 10.998 %Clark County: 13.436 %Clay County: 9.524 %Clinton County: 8.828 %Cole County: 7.927 %Cooper County: 10.775 %Crawford County: 11.106 %Dade County: 10.796 %Dallas County: 8.73 %Daviess County: 11.255 %DeKalb County: 10.682 %Dent County: 10.87 %Douglas County: 6.602 %Dunklin County: 8.851 %Franklin County: 7.22 %Gasconade County: 7.491 %Gentry County: 11.552 %Greene County: 10.162 %Grundy County: 13.434 %Harrison County: 9.086 %Henry County: 7.681 %Hickory County: 28.83 %Holt County: 9.639 %Howard County: 14.632 %Howell County: 8.432 %Iron County: 15.536 %Jackson County: 10.005 %Jasper County: 9.775 %Jefferson County: 14 %Johnson County: 10.206 %Knox County: 7.25 %Laclede County: 11.9 %Lafayette County: 9.924 %Lawrence County: 16.971 %Lewis County: 5.141 %Lincoln County: 10.097 %Linn County: 7.254 %Livingston County: 8.506 %McDonald County: 8.15 %Macon County: 7.18 %Madison County: 6.562 %Maries County: 11.875 %Marion County: 9.592 %Mercer County: 17.476 %Miller County: 12.239 %Mississippi County: 10.332 %Moniteau County: 7.775 %Monroe County: 6.664 %Montgomery County: 9.143 %Morgan County: 8.586 %New Madrid County: 8.06 %Newton County: 8.383 %Nodaway County: 17.073 %Oregon County: 11.383 %Osage County: 9.285 %Ozark County: 12.018 %Pemiscot County: 8.018 %Perry County: 16.393 %Pettis County: 7.875 %Phelps County: 7.64 %Pike County: 7.693 %Platte County: 11.397 %Polk County: 10.37 %Pulaski County: 8.293 %Putnam County: 8.999 %Ralls County: 5.98 %Randolph County: 8.422 %Ray County: 13.944 %Reynolds County: 7.099 %Ripley County: 12.279 %St. Charles County: 10.758 %St. Clair County: 15.476 %Ste. Genevieve County: 9.998 %St. Francois County: 8.815 %St. Louis County: 11.038 %Saline County: 7.463 %Schuyler County: 18.667 %Scotland County: 7.921 %Scott County: 8.198 %Shannon County: 15.391 %Shelby County: 8.034 %Stoddard County: 10.704 %Stone County: 9.199 %Sullivan County: 10.464 %Taney County: 15.145 %Texas County: 10.184 %Vernon County: 8.548 %Warren County: 10.408 %Washington County: 13.818 %Wayne County: 16.538 %Webster County: 8.644 %Worth County: 22.289 %Wright County: 10.194 %St. Louis city: 15.124 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Hickory County: 28.83 %Hickory County28.83Worth County: 22.289 %Worth County22.289Schuyler County: 18.667 %Schuyler County18.667Mercer County: 17.476 %Mercer County17.476Nodaway County: 17.073 %Nodaway County17.073Lawrence County: 16.971 %Lawrence County16.971Wayne County: 16.538 %Wayne County16.538Perry County: 16.393 %Perry County16.393Iron County: 15.536 %Iron County15.536St. Clair County: 15.476 %St. Clair County15.476Shannon County: 15.391 %Shannon County15.391Taney County: 15.145 %Taney County15.145St. Louis city: 15.124 %St. Louis city15.124Carter County: 14.93 %Carter County14.93Andrew County: 14.806 %Andrew County14.806Howard County: 14.632 %Howard County14.632Jefferson County: 14 %Jefferson County14Ray County: 13.944 %Ray County13.944Washington County: 13.818 %Washington County13.818Clark County: 13.436 %Clark County13.436Grundy County: 13.434 %Grundy County13.434Camden County: 12.419 %Camden County12.419Ripley County: 12.279 %Ripley County12.279Miller County: 12.239 %Miller County12.239Ozark County: 12.018 %Ozark County12.018Laclede County: 11.9 %Laclede County11.9Maries County: 11.875 %Maries County11.875Cape Girardeau County: 11.868 %Cape Girardeau County11.868Gentry County: 11.552 %Gentry County11.552Platte County: 11.397 %Platte County11.397Oregon County: 11.383 %Oregon County11.383Bates County: 11.332 %Bates County11.332Bollinger County: 11.274 %Bollinger County11.274Daviess County: 11.255 %Daviess County11.255Crawford County: 11.106 %Crawford County11.106St. Louis County: 11.038 %St. Louis County11.038Christian County: 10.998 %Christian County10.998Benton County: 10.981 %Benton County10.981Atchison County: 10.879 %Atchison County10.879Dent County: 10.87 %Dent County10.87Hickory County: 28.83 %Hickory County28.83Worth County: 22.289 %Worth County22.289Schuyler County: 18.667 %Schuyler County18.667Mercer County: 17.476 %Mercer County17.476Nodaway County: 17.073 %Nodaway County17.073Lawrence County: 16.971 %Lawrence County16.971Wayne County: 16.538 %Wayne County16.538Perry County: 16.393 %Perry County16.393Iron County: 15.536 %Iron County15.536St. Clair County: 15.476 %St. Clair County15.476Shannon County: 15.391 %Shannon County15.391Taney County: 15.145 %Taney County15.145St. Louis city: 15.124 %St. Louis city15.124Carter County: 14.93 %Carter County14.93Andrew County: 14.806 %Andrew County14.806Howard County: 14.632 %Howard County14.632Jefferson County: 14 %Jefferson County14Ray County: 13.944 %Ray County13.944Washington County: 13.818 %Washington County13.818Clark County: 13.436 %Clark County13.436Grundy County: 13.434 %Grundy County13.434Camden County: 12.419 %Camden County12.419Ripley County: 12.279 %Ripley County12.279Miller County: 12.239 %Miller County12.239Ozark County: 12.018 %Ozark County12.018Laclede County: 11.9 %Laclede County11.9Maries County: 11.875 %Maries County11.875Cape Girardeau County: 11.868 %Cape Girardeau County11.868Gentry County: 11.552 %Gentry County11.552Platte County: 11.397 %Platte County11.397Oregon County: 11.383 %Oregon County11.383Bates County: 11.332 %Bates County11.332Bollinger County: 11.274 %Bollinger County11.274Daviess County: 11.255 %Daviess County11.255Crawford County: 11.106 %Crawford County11.106St. Louis County: 11.038 %St. Louis County11.038Christian County: 10.998 %Christian County10.998Benton County: 10.981 %Benton County10.981Atchison County: 10.879 %Atchison County10.879Dent County: 10.87 %Dent County10.87
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Hickory County28.83+20.11 pts
2Worth County22.289+8.76 pts
3Schuyler County18.667+6.88 pts
4Mercer County17.476+2.33 pts
5Nodaway County17.073+7.5 pts
6Lawrence County16.971+9.45 pts
7Wayne County16.538+6.43 pts
8Perry County16.393+10.16 pts
9Iron County15.536+3.03 pts
10St. Clair County15.476+5.6 pts
11Shannon County15.391+4.09 pts
12Taney County15.145+4.2 pts
13St. Louis city15.124+3.45 pts
14Carter County14.93+4.48 pts
15Andrew County14.806+4.49 pts
16Howard County14.632+9 pts
17Jefferson County14+2.2 pts
18Ray County13.944+2.57 pts
19Washington County13.818+3.84 pts
20Clark County13.436+0.76 pts
21Grundy County13.434+2.72 pts
22Camden County12.419+0.61 pts
23Ripley County12.279+3.26 pts
24Miller County12.239-0.19 pts
25Ozark County12.018-3.14 pts
26Laclede County11.9+3.86 pts
27Maries County11.875+3.01 pts
28Cape Girardeau County11.868+1.63 pts
29Gentry County11.552+0.07 pts
30Platte County11.397+0.12 pts
31Oregon County11.383-0.69 pts
32Bates County11.332+3.81 pts
33Bollinger County11.274-1.81 pts
34Daviess County11.255-2.21 pts
35Crawford County11.106+0.3 pts
36St. Louis County11.038+1.12 pts
37Christian County10.998-0.03 pts
38Benton County10.981+0.29 pts
39Atchison County10.879-5.21 pts
40Dent County10.87+0.35 pts
41Dade County10.796-3.66 pts
42Cooper County10.775+0.52 pts
43St. Charles County10.758+0.63 pts
44Stoddard County10.704+1.1 pts
45DeKalb County10.682-1.5 pts
46Butler County10.507+2.09 pts
47Sullivan County10.464-17.99 pts
48Warren County10.408+0.34 pts
49Polk County10.37+2.17 pts
50Mississippi County10.332-19.12 pts
51Johnson County10.206+1.2 pts
52Wright County10.194-0.35 pts
53Texas County10.184-1.27 pts
54Greene County10.162+2.1 pts
55Lincoln County10.097+1.31 pts
56Jackson County10.005+0.07 pts
57Ste. Genevieve County9.998-0.21 pts
58Lafayette County9.924-3.06 pts
59Jasper County9.775-4.43 pts
60Cass County9.643+1.41 pts
61Holt County9.639-5.79 pts
62Marion County9.592+0.61 pts
63Boone County9.59+1.7 pts
64Cedar County9.588-1.51 pts
65Clay County9.524+2.06 pts
66Osage County9.285+4.09 pts
67Carroll County9.252-5.49 pts
68Stone County9.199-1.3 pts
69Montgomery County9.143+0.92 pts
70Harrison County9.086-1.53 pts
71Adair County9.077+1.28 pts
72Putnam County8.999-1.03 pts
73Chariton County8.856-1.54 pts
74Dunklin County8.851-1.3 pts
75Clinton County8.828+0.34 pts
76St. Francois County8.815+0.69 pts
77Dallas County8.73-2.63 pts
78Webster County8.644+0.59 pts
79Morgan County8.586-1.11 pts
80Vernon County8.548-1.62 pts
81Livingston County8.506-0.09 pts
82Howell County8.432+0.74 pts
83Randolph County8.422-0.26 pts
84Newton County8.383+1.23 pts
85Barton County8.378-3.6 pts
86Pulaski County8.293-3.43 pts
87Scott County8.198-1.15 pts
88McDonald County8.15-0.6 pts
89New Madrid County8.06-0.26 pts
90Audrain County8.057-0.27 pts
91Shelby County8.034-7.08 pts
92Pemiscot County8.018-1.69 pts
93Cole County7.927-1.41 pts
94Scotland County7.921+0.08 pts
95Pettis County7.875-1.62 pts
96Moniteau County7.775-2.83 pts
97Pike County7.693-0.82 pts
98Henry County7.681-0.58 pts
99Phelps County7.64-2.5 pts
100Buchanan County7.632-7.4 pts
101Callaway County7.561-2.89 pts
102Caldwell County7.494-5.6 pts
103Gasconade County7.491+0.95 pts
104Saline County7.463-0.04 pts
105Barry County7.353+0.96 pts
106Linn County7.254+0.99 pts
107Knox County7.25+0.67 pts
108Franklin County7.22-2.04 pts
109Macon County7.18-3.41 pts
110Reynolds County7.099-0.72 pts
111Monroe County6.664-0.8 pts
112Douglas County6.602-3.5 pts
113Madison County6.562-5.93 pts
114Ralls County5.98+2.68 pts
115Lewis County5.141-1.27 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Hickory County, with 28.83% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Lewis County, with 5.141% in 2015.

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