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Counties in Missouri by job destruction rate

New Madrid County had the highest job destruction rate of 115 counties in 2017, at 30.743%. Sullivan County had the lowest, at 4.687%. The median was 11.18% and the figure for Missouri was 11.746%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest30.743New Madrid County
Lowest4.687Sullivan County
Median11.18115 counties
Missouri11.746History

Map of counties, 2017

Adair County: 15.223 %Andrew County: 19.879 %Atchison County: 11.83 %Audrain County: 12.055 %Barry County: 7.072 %Barton County: 20.6 %Bates County: 10.349 %Benton County: 8.829 %Bollinger County: 14.089 %Boone County: 10.765 %Buchanan County: 12.543 %Butler County: 9.829 %Caldwell County: 8.058 %Callaway County: 14.688 %Camden County: 11.486 %Cape Girardeau County: 9.763 %Carroll County: 10.39 %Carter County: 13.186 %Cass County: 11.45 %Cedar County: 12.992 %Chariton County: 9.094 %Christian County: 12.623 %Clark County: 9.964 %Clay County: 9.322 %Clinton County: 10.636 %Cole County: 11.518 %Cooper County: 11.18 %Crawford County: 10.551 %Dade County: 10.647 %Dallas County: 14.156 %Daviess County: 16.242 %DeKalb County: 8.608 %Dent County: 10.911 %Douglas County: 10.029 %Dunklin County: 13.54 %Franklin County: 9.796 %Gasconade County: 14.468 %Gentry County: 11.5 %Greene County: 11.27 %Grundy County: 13.827 %Harrison County: 12.484 %Henry County: 10.806 %Hickory County: 14.251 %Holt County: 12.878 %Howard County: 9.707 %Howell County: 10.021 %Iron County: 7.784 %Jackson County: 12.016 %Jasper County: 11.007 %Jefferson County: 12.132 %Johnson County: 14.714 %Knox County: 10.97 %Laclede County: 9.42 %Lafayette County: 12.55 %Lawrence County: 17.179 %Lewis County: 6.72 %Lincoln County: 10.754 %Linn County: 14.983 %Livingston County: 7.165 %McDonald County: 11.156 %Macon County: 13.876 %Madison County: 17.066 %Maries County: 10.612 %Marion County: 8.795 %Mercer County: 19.302 %Miller County: 10.742 %Mississippi County: 22.927 %Moniteau County: 9.911 %Monroe County: 8.87 %Montgomery County: 16.484 %Morgan County: 13.082 %New Madrid County: 30.743 %Newton County: 8.896 %Nodaway County: 13.972 %Oregon County: 18.35 %Osage County: 9.343 %Ozark County: 14.981 %Pemiscot County: 20.113 %Perry County: 9.444 %Pettis County: 10.04 %Phelps County: 10.123 %Pike County: 8.716 %Platte County: 11.418 %Polk County: 6.383 %Pulaski County: 11.171 %Putnam County: 6.302 %Ralls County: 8.035 %Randolph County: 12.347 %Ray County: 10.145 %Reynolds County: 9.664 %Ripley County: 10.741 %St. Charles County: 11.662 %St. Clair County: 16.036 %Ste. Genevieve County: 10.154 %St. Francois County: 13.556 %St. Louis County: 11.646 %Saline County: 14.714 %Schuyler County: 13.153 %Scotland County: 8.235 %Scott County: 10.015 %Shannon County: 16.125 %Shelby County: 9.03 %Stoddard County: 10.025 %Stone County: 10.091 %Sullivan County: 4.687 %Taney County: 12.184 %Texas County: 14.837 %Vernon County: 10.3 %Warren County: 10.974 %Washington County: 12.878 %Wayne County: 18.322 %Webster County: 14.848 %Worth County: 16.828 %Wright County: 12.809 %St. Louis city: 10.477 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

New Madrid County: 30.743 %New Madrid County30.743Mississippi County: 22.927 %Mississippi County22.927Barton County: 20.6 %Barton County20.6Pemiscot County: 20.113 %Pemiscot County20.113Andrew County: 19.879 %Andrew County19.879Mercer County: 19.302 %Mercer County19.302Oregon County: 18.35 %Oregon County18.35Wayne County: 18.322 %Wayne County18.322Lawrence County: 17.179 %Lawrence County17.179Madison County: 17.066 %Madison County17.066Worth County: 16.828 %Worth County16.828Montgomery County: 16.484 %Montgomery County16.484Daviess County: 16.242 %Daviess County16.242Shannon County: 16.125 %Shannon County16.125St. Clair County: 16.036 %St. Clair County16.036Adair County: 15.223 %Adair County15.223Linn County: 14.983 %Linn County14.983Ozark County: 14.981 %Ozark County14.981Webster County: 14.848 %Webster County14.848Texas County: 14.837 %Texas County14.837Johnson County: 14.714 %Johnson County14.714Saline County: 14.714 %Saline County14.714Callaway County: 14.688 %Callaway County14.688Gasconade County: 14.468 %Gasconade County14.468Hickory County: 14.251 %Hickory County14.251Dallas County: 14.156 %Dallas County14.156Bollinger County: 14.089 %Bollinger County14.089Nodaway County: 13.972 %Nodaway County13.972Macon County: 13.876 %Macon County13.876Grundy County: 13.827 %Grundy County13.827St. Francois County: 13.556 %St. Francois County13.556Dunklin County: 13.54 %Dunklin County13.54Carter County: 13.186 %Carter County13.186Schuyler County: 13.153 %Schuyler County13.153Morgan County: 13.082 %Morgan County13.082Cedar County: 12.992 %Cedar County12.992Holt County: 12.878 %Holt County12.878Washington County: 12.878 %Washington County12.878Wright County: 12.809 %Wright County12.809Christian County: 12.623 %Christian County12.623New Madrid County: 30.743 %New Madrid County30.743Mississippi County: 22.927 %Mississippi County22.927Barton County: 20.6 %Barton County20.6Pemiscot County: 20.113 %Pemiscot County20.113Andrew County: 19.879 %Andrew County19.879Mercer County: 19.302 %Mercer County19.302Oregon County: 18.35 %Oregon County18.35Wayne County: 18.322 %Wayne County18.322Lawrence County: 17.179 %Lawrence County17.179Madison County: 17.066 %Madison County17.066Worth County: 16.828 %Worth County16.828Montgomery County: 16.484 %Montgomery County16.484Daviess County: 16.242 %Daviess County16.242Shannon County: 16.125 %Shannon County16.125St. Clair County: 16.036 %St. Clair County16.036Adair County: 15.223 %Adair County15.223Linn County: 14.983 %Linn County14.983Ozark County: 14.981 %Ozark County14.981Webster County: 14.848 %Webster County14.848Texas County: 14.837 %Texas County14.837Johnson County: 14.714 %Johnson County14.714Saline County: 14.714 %Saline County14.714Callaway County: 14.688 %Callaway County14.688Gasconade County: 14.468 %Gasconade County14.468Hickory County: 14.251 %Hickory County14.251Dallas County: 14.156 %Dallas County14.156Bollinger County: 14.089 %Bollinger County14.089Nodaway County: 13.972 %Nodaway County13.972Macon County: 13.876 %Macon County13.876Grundy County: 13.827 %Grundy County13.827St. Francois County: 13.556 %St. Francois County13.556Dunklin County: 13.54 %Dunklin County13.54Carter County: 13.186 %Carter County13.186Schuyler County: 13.153 %Schuyler County13.153Morgan County: 13.082 %Morgan County13.082Cedar County: 12.992 %Cedar County12.992Holt County: 12.878 %Holt County12.878Washington County: 12.878 %Washington County12.878Wright County: 12.809 %Wright County12.809Christian County: 12.623 %Christian County12.623
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1New Madrid County30.743+22.46 pts
2Mississippi County22.927+12.28 pts
3Barton County20.6+9.13 pts
4Pemiscot County20.113+13.72 pts
5Andrew County19.879+7.98 pts
6Mercer County19.302+9.31 pts
7Oregon County18.35-5.77 pts
8Wayne County18.322+8.59 pts
9Lawrence County17.179+12.16 pts
10Madison County17.066+7.79 pts
11Worth County16.828+6.3 pts
12Montgomery County16.484+7.06 pts
13Daviess County16.242+6.65 pts
14Shannon County16.125+5.41 pts
15St. Clair County16.036+2.43 pts
16Adair County15.223+5.18 pts
17Linn County14.983+9.14 pts
18Ozark County14.981-0.28 pts
19Webster County14.848+5.27 pts
20Texas County14.837+3.32 pts
21Johnson County14.714+4.41 pts
21Saline County14.714+4.23 pts
23Callaway County14.688+8.66 pts
24Gasconade County14.468-5 pts
25Hickory County14.251+7.21 pts
26Dallas County14.156+4.68 pts
27Bollinger County14.089+1.87 pts
28Nodaway County13.972+3.59 pts
29Macon County13.876+6.26 pts
30Grundy County13.827+4.29 pts
31St. Francois County13.556-2.53 pts
32Dunklin County13.54+1.45 pts
33Carter County13.186+0.75 pts
34Schuyler County13.153-5.99 pts
35Morgan County13.082+1.04 pts
36Cedar County12.992+0.5 pts
37Holt County12.878-2.6 pts
37Washington County12.878+1.44 pts
39Wright County12.809+2.18 pts
40Christian County12.623+0.52 pts
41Lafayette County12.55+2.15 pts
42Buchanan County12.543+4.26 pts
43Harrison County12.484+6.98 pts
44Randolph County12.347+3.38 pts
45Taney County12.184+1.24 pts
46Jefferson County12.132+2.39 pts
47Audrain County12.055+4.94 pts
48Jackson County12.016+2.61 pts
49Atchison County11.83-0.49 pts
50St. Charles County11.662+2.12 pts
51St. Louis County11.646+0.92 pts
52Cole County11.518+0.84 pts
53Gentry County11.5+0.6 pts
54Camden County11.486+1.9 pts
55Cass County11.45+1.65 pts
56Platte County11.418+0.73 pts
57Greene County11.27+2.15 pts
58Cooper County11.18+2.45 pts
59Pulaski County11.171+1 pts
60McDonald County11.156-3 pts
61Jasper County11.007+1.17 pts
62Warren County10.974+2.3 pts
63Knox County10.97+3.51 pts
64Dent County10.911+2.23 pts
65Henry County10.806+0.77 pts
66Boone County10.765+2.44 pts
67Lincoln County10.754+1.98 pts
68Miller County10.742+1.14 pts
69Ripley County10.7410 pts
70Dade County10.647+2.59 pts
71Clinton County10.636-1.13 pts
72Maries County10.612+1.6 pts
73Crawford County10.551+1.89 pts
74St. Louis city10.477+0.34 pts
75Carroll County10.39-3.99 pts
76Bates County10.349-5.29 pts
77Vernon County10.3+2.25 pts
78Ste. Genevieve County10.154-0.19 pts
79Ray County10.145-3.59 pts
80Phelps County10.123+1.49 pts
81Stone County10.091+1.24 pts
82Pettis County10.04+2.76 pts
83Douglas County10.029+2.52 pts
84Stoddard County10.025+2.67 pts
85Howell County10.021-11.47 pts
86Scott County10.015-4.28 pts
87Clark County9.964-2.42 pts
88Moniteau County9.911+0.83 pts
89Butler County9.829-0.28 pts
90Franklin County9.796+0.57 pts
91Cape Girardeau County9.763+1.83 pts
92Howard County9.707+4.92 pts
93Reynolds County9.664-1.75 pts
94Perry County9.444+1.7 pts
95Laclede County9.42+3.04 pts
96Osage County9.343-2.65 pts
97Clay County9.322+1.53 pts
98Chariton County9.094-1.34 pts
99Shelby County9.03-3.06 pts
100Newton County8.896-2.09 pts
101Monroe County8.87-0.23 pts
102Benton County8.829-4.04 pts
103Marion County8.795+1.38 pts
104Pike County8.716+0.27 pts
105DeKalb County8.608-0.76 pts
106Scotland County8.235-11.03 pts
107Caldwell County8.058+0.22 pts
108Ralls County8.035+1.07 pts
109Iron County7.784-3.52 pts
110Livingston County7.165+0.3 pts
111Barry County7.072+0.4 pts
112Lewis County6.72+0.98 pts
113Polk County6.383-1.83 pts
114Putnam County6.302-10.35 pts
115Sullivan County4.687+0.15 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

New Madrid County, with 30.743% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Sullivan County, with 4.687% in 2017.

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