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Counties in Missouri by job destruction rate

Oregon County had the highest job destruction rate of 115 counties in 2016, at 24.119%. Sullivan County had the lowest, at 4.542%. The median was 9.801% and the figure for Missouri was 9.819%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.119Oregon County
Lowest4.542Sullivan County
Median9.801115 counties
Missouri9.819History

Map of counties, 2016

Adair County: 10.042 %Andrew County: 11.904 %Atchison County: 12.322 %Audrain County: 7.114 %Barry County: 6.668 %Barton County: 11.47 %Bates County: 15.642 %Benton County: 12.874 %Bollinger County: 12.222 %Boone County: 8.325 %Buchanan County: 8.286 %Butler County: 10.105 %Caldwell County: 7.838 %Callaway County: 6.03 %Camden County: 9.586 %Cape Girardeau County: 7.929 %Carroll County: 14.384 %Carter County: 12.437 %Cass County: 9.801 %Cedar County: 12.495 %Chariton County: 10.432 %Christian County: 12.103 %Clark County: 12.389 %Clay County: 7.792 %Clinton County: 11.769 %Cole County: 10.68 %Cooper County: 8.734 %Crawford County: 8.661 %Dade County: 8.056 %Dallas County: 9.478 %Daviess County: 9.593 %DeKalb County: 9.369 %Dent County: 8.677 %Douglas County: 7.508 %Dunklin County: 12.089 %Franklin County: 9.227 %Gasconade County: 19.466 %Gentry County: 10.897 %Greene County: 9.118 %Grundy County: 9.542 %Harrison County: 5.505 %Henry County: 10.036 %Hickory County: 7.04 %Holt County: 15.482 %Howard County: 4.784 %Howell County: 21.487 %Iron County: 11.306 %Jackson County: 9.408 %Jasper County: 9.837 %Jefferson County: 9.746 %Johnson County: 10.303 %Knox County: 7.465 %Laclede County: 6.382 %Lafayette County: 10.405 %Lawrence County: 5.016 %Lewis County: 5.737 %Lincoln County: 8.774 %Linn County: 5.847 %Livingston County: 6.868 %McDonald County: 14.154 %Macon County: 7.618 %Madison County: 9.278 %Maries County: 9.012 %Marion County: 7.42 %Mercer County: 9.988 %Miller County: 9.598 %Mississippi County: 10.643 %Moniteau County: 9.083 %Monroe County: 9.1 %Montgomery County: 9.421 %Morgan County: 12.047 %New Madrid County: 8.282 %Newton County: 10.983 %Nodaway County: 10.38 %Oregon County: 24.119 %Osage County: 11.997 %Ozark County: 15.264 %Pemiscot County: 6.395 %Perry County: 7.74 %Pettis County: 7.277 %Phelps County: 8.632 %Pike County: 8.444 %Platte County: 10.684 %Polk County: 8.216 %Pulaski County: 10.167 %Putnam County: 16.654 %Ralls County: 6.963 %Randolph County: 8.971 %Ray County: 13.736 %Reynolds County: 11.417 %Ripley County: 10.739 %St. Charles County: 9.544 %St. Clair County: 13.611 %Ste. Genevieve County: 10.34 %St. Francois County: 16.087 %St. Louis County: 10.728 %Saline County: 10.483 %Schuyler County: 19.145 %Scotland County: 19.266 %Scott County: 14.297 %Shannon County: 10.71 %Shelby County: 12.088 %Stoddard County: 7.356 %Stone County: 8.854 %Sullivan County: 4.542 %Taney County: 10.939 %Texas County: 11.515 %Vernon County: 8.047 %Warren County: 8.673 %Washington County: 11.435 %Wayne County: 9.732 %Webster County: 9.575 %Worth County: 10.526 %Wright County: 10.629 %St. Louis city: 10.137 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Oregon County: 24.119 %Oregon County24.119Howell County: 21.487 %Howell County21.487Gasconade County: 19.466 %Gasconade County19.466Scotland County: 19.266 %Scotland County19.266Schuyler County: 19.145 %Schuyler County19.145Putnam County: 16.654 %Putnam County16.654St. Francois County: 16.087 %St. Francois County16.087Bates County: 15.642 %Bates County15.642Holt County: 15.482 %Holt County15.482Ozark County: 15.264 %Ozark County15.264Carroll County: 14.384 %Carroll County14.384Scott County: 14.297 %Scott County14.297McDonald County: 14.154 %McDonald County14.154Ray County: 13.736 %Ray County13.736St. Clair County: 13.611 %St. Clair County13.611Benton County: 12.874 %Benton County12.874Cedar County: 12.495 %Cedar County12.495Carter County: 12.437 %Carter County12.437Clark County: 12.389 %Clark County12.389Atchison County: 12.322 %Atchison County12.322Bollinger County: 12.222 %Bollinger County12.222Christian County: 12.103 %Christian County12.103Dunklin County: 12.089 %Dunklin County12.089Shelby County: 12.088 %Shelby County12.088Morgan County: 12.047 %Morgan County12.047Osage County: 11.997 %Osage County11.997Andrew County: 11.904 %Andrew County11.904Clinton County: 11.769 %Clinton County11.769Texas County: 11.515 %Texas County11.515Barton County: 11.47 %Barton County11.47Washington County: 11.435 %Washington County11.435Reynolds County: 11.417 %Reynolds County11.417Iron County: 11.306 %Iron County11.306Newton County: 10.983 %Newton County10.983Taney County: 10.939 %Taney County10.939Gentry County: 10.897 %Gentry County10.897Ripley County: 10.739 %Ripley County10.739St. Louis County: 10.728 %St. Louis County10.728Shannon County: 10.71 %Shannon County10.71Platte County: 10.684 %Platte County10.684Oregon County: 24.119 %Oregon County24.119Howell County: 21.487 %Howell County21.487Gasconade County: 19.466 %Gasconade County19.466Scotland County: 19.266 %Scotland County19.266Schuyler County: 19.145 %Schuyler County19.145Putnam County: 16.654 %Putnam County16.654St. Francois County: 16.087 %St. Francois County16.087Bates County: 15.642 %Bates County15.642Holt County: 15.482 %Holt County15.482Ozark County: 15.264 %Ozark County15.264Carroll County: 14.384 %Carroll County14.384Scott County: 14.297 %Scott County14.297McDonald County: 14.154 %McDonald County14.154Ray County: 13.736 %Ray County13.736St. Clair County: 13.611 %St. Clair County13.611Benton County: 12.874 %Benton County12.874Cedar County: 12.495 %Cedar County12.495Carter County: 12.437 %Carter County12.437Clark County: 12.389 %Clark County12.389Atchison County: 12.322 %Atchison County12.322Bollinger County: 12.222 %Bollinger County12.222Christian County: 12.103 %Christian County12.103Dunklin County: 12.089 %Dunklin County12.089Shelby County: 12.088 %Shelby County12.088Morgan County: 12.047 %Morgan County12.047Osage County: 11.997 %Osage County11.997Andrew County: 11.904 %Andrew County11.904Clinton County: 11.769 %Clinton County11.769Texas County: 11.515 %Texas County11.515Barton County: 11.47 %Barton County11.47Washington County: 11.435 %Washington County11.435Reynolds County: 11.417 %Reynolds County11.417Iron County: 11.306 %Iron County11.306Newton County: 10.983 %Newton County10.983Taney County: 10.939 %Taney County10.939Gentry County: 10.897 %Gentry County10.897Ripley County: 10.739 %Ripley County10.739St. Louis County: 10.728 %St. Louis County10.728Shannon County: 10.71 %Shannon County10.71Platte County: 10.684 %Platte County10.684
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Oregon County24.119+12.74 pts
2Howell County21.487+13.05 pts
3Gasconade County19.466+11.98 pts
4Scotland County19.266+11.34 pts
5Schuyler County19.145+0.48 pts
6Putnam County16.654+7.65 pts
7St. Francois County16.087+7.27 pts
8Bates County15.642+4.31 pts
9Holt County15.482+5.84 pts
10Ozark County15.264+3.25 pts
11Carroll County14.384+5.13 pts
12Scott County14.297+6.1 pts
13McDonald County14.154+6 pts
14Ray County13.736-0.21 pts
15St. Clair County13.611-1.87 pts
16Benton County12.874+1.89 pts
17Cedar County12.495+2.91 pts
18Carter County12.437-2.49 pts
19Clark County12.389-1.05 pts
20Atchison County12.322+1.44 pts
21Bollinger County12.222+0.95 pts
22Christian County12.103+1.11 pts
23Dunklin County12.089+3.24 pts
24Shelby County12.088+4.05 pts
25Morgan County12.047+3.46 pts
26Osage County11.997+2.71 pts
27Andrew County11.904-2.9 pts
28Clinton County11.769+2.94 pts
29Texas County11.515+1.33 pts
30Barton County11.47+3.09 pts
31Washington County11.435-2.38 pts
32Reynolds County11.417+4.32 pts
33Iron County11.306-4.23 pts
34Newton County10.983+2.6 pts
35Taney County10.939-4.21 pts
36Gentry County10.897-0.65 pts
37Ripley County10.739-1.54 pts
38St. Louis County10.728-0.31 pts
39Shannon County10.71-4.68 pts
40Platte County10.684-0.71 pts
41Cole County10.68+2.75 pts
42Mississippi County10.643+0.31 pts
43Wright County10.629+0.43 pts
44Worth County10.526-11.76 pts
45Saline County10.483+3.02 pts
46Chariton County10.432+1.58 pts
47Lafayette County10.405+0.48 pts
48Nodaway County10.38-6.69 pts
49Ste. Genevieve County10.34+0.34 pts
50Johnson County10.303+0.1 pts
51Pulaski County10.167+1.87 pts
52St. Louis city10.137-4.99 pts
53Butler County10.105-0.4 pts
54Adair County10.042+0.96 pts
55Henry County10.036+2.35 pts
56Mercer County9.988-7.49 pts
57Jasper County9.837+0.06 pts
58Cass County9.801+0.16 pts
59Jefferson County9.746-4.25 pts
60Wayne County9.732-6.81 pts
61Miller County9.598-2.64 pts
62Daviess County9.593-1.66 pts
63Camden County9.586-2.83 pts
64Webster County9.575+0.93 pts
65St. Charles County9.544-1.21 pts
66Grundy County9.542-3.89 pts
67Dallas County9.478+0.75 pts
68Montgomery County9.421+0.28 pts
69Jackson County9.408-0.6 pts
70DeKalb County9.369-1.31 pts
71Madison County9.278+2.72 pts
72Franklin County9.227+2.01 pts
73Greene County9.118-1.04 pts
74Monroe County9.1+2.44 pts
75Moniteau County9.083+1.31 pts
76Maries County9.012-2.86 pts
77Randolph County8.971+0.55 pts
78Stone County8.854-0.35 pts
79Lincoln County8.774-1.32 pts
80Cooper County8.734-2.04 pts
81Dent County8.677-2.19 pts
82Warren County8.673-1.73 pts
83Crawford County8.661-2.45 pts
84Phelps County8.632+0.99 pts
85Pike County8.444+0.75 pts
86Boone County8.325-1.27 pts
87Buchanan County8.286+0.65 pts
88New Madrid County8.282+0.22 pts
89Polk County8.216-2.15 pts
90Dade County8.056-2.74 pts
91Vernon County8.047-0.5 pts
92Cape Girardeau County7.929-3.94 pts
93Caldwell County7.838+0.34 pts
94Clay County7.792-1.73 pts
95Perry County7.74-8.65 pts
96Macon County7.618+0.44 pts
97Douglas County7.508+0.91 pts
98Knox County7.465+0.21 pts
99Marion County7.42-2.17 pts
100Stoddard County7.356-3.35 pts
101Pettis County7.277-0.6 pts
102Audrain County7.114-0.94 pts
103Hickory County7.04-21.79 pts
104Ralls County6.963+0.98 pts
105Livingston County6.868-1.64 pts
106Barry County6.668-0.68 pts
107Pemiscot County6.395-1.62 pts
108Laclede County6.382-5.52 pts
109Callaway County6.03-1.53 pts
110Linn County5.847-1.41 pts
111Lewis County5.737+0.6 pts
112Harrison County5.505-3.58 pts
113Lawrence County5.016-11.96 pts
114Howard County4.784-9.85 pts
115Sullivan County4.542-5.92 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Oregon County, with 24.119% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Sullivan County, with 4.542% in 2016.

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