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Counties in Missouri by job destruction rate

Dallas County had the highest job destruction rate of 115 counties in 2019, at 32.677%. Osage County had the lowest, at 4.762%. The median was 10.252% and the figure for Missouri was 10.163%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest32.677Dallas County
Lowest4.762Osage County
Median10.252115 counties
Missouri10.163History

Map of counties, 2019

Adair County: 12.266 %Andrew County: 16.299 %Atchison County: 10.004 %Audrain County: 7.63 %Barry County: 6.282 %Barton County: 17.083 %Bates County: 11.162 %Benton County: 17.852 %Bollinger County: 10.284 %Boone County: 10.028 %Buchanan County: 6.651 %Butler County: 15.479 %Caldwell County: 16.788 %Callaway County: 7.799 %Camden County: 11.608 %Cape Girardeau County: 8.122 %Carroll County: 10.348 %Carter County: 10.84 %Cass County: 11.397 %Cedar County: 12.572 %Chariton County: 11.612 %Christian County: 12.376 %Clark County: 11.483 %Clay County: 8.16 %Clinton County: 16.345 %Cole County: 8.829 %Cooper County: 16.178 %Crawford County: 10.14 %Dade County: 9.007 %Dallas County: 32.677 %Daviess County: 10.646 %DeKalb County: 8.053 %Dent County: 10.16 %Douglas County: 10.726 %Dunklin County: 14.887 %Franklin County: 9.594 %Gasconade County: 8.118 %Gentry County: 10.079 %Greene County: 8.469 %Grundy County: 24.004 %Harrison County: 7.446 %Henry County: 10.567 %Hickory County: 7.293 %Holt County: 12.91 %Howard County: 8.575 %Howell County: 9.429 %Iron County: 10.205 %Jackson County: 11.695 %Jasper County: 8.681 %Jefferson County: 11.675 %Johnson County: 11.343 %Knox County: 10.82 %Laclede County: 8.105 %Lafayette County: 12.512 %Lawrence County: 10.348 %Lewis County: 10.627 %Lincoln County: 10.377 %Linn County: 13.311 %Livingston County: 8.31 %McDonald County: 5.79 %Macon County: 8.475 %Madison County: 8.748 %Maries County: 4.985 %Marion County: 12.022 %Mercer County: 10.615 %Miller County: 11.706 %Mississippi County: 12.254 %Moniteau County: 10.159 %Monroe County: 16.831 %Montgomery County: 7.23 %Morgan County: 16.083 %New Madrid County: 11.049 %Newton County: 7.73 %Nodaway County: 7.896 %Oregon County: 7.468 %Osage County: 4.762 %Ozark County: 15.659 %Pemiscot County: 11.672 %Perry County: 8.061 %Pettis County: 7.579 %Phelps County: 8.93 %Pike County: 9.571 %Platte County: 9.846 %Polk County: 21.098 %Pulaski County: 10.154 %Putnam County: 12.882 %Ralls County: 8.133 %Randolph County: 7.647 %Ray County: 11.977 %Reynolds County: 7.55 %Ripley County: 12.114 %St. Charles County: 10.777 %St. Clair County: 9.08 %Ste. Genevieve County: 7.09 %St. Francois County: 11.914 %St. Louis County: 9.87 %Saline County: 7.078 %Schuyler County: 8.488 %Scotland County: 9.122 %Scott County: 8.423 %Shannon County: 8.714 %Shelby County: 12.453 %Stoddard County: 7.522 %Stone County: 12.403 %Sullivan County: 5.009 %Taney County: 10.377 %Texas County: 11.828 %Vernon County: 7.984 %Warren County: 10.252 %Washington County: 10.264 %Wayne County: 24.102 %Webster County: 10.917 %Worth County: 9.459 %Wright County: 9.45 %St. Louis city: 11.024 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Dallas County: 32.677 %Dallas County32.677Wayne County: 24.102 %Wayne County24.102Grundy County: 24.004 %Grundy County24.004Polk County: 21.098 %Polk County21.098Benton County: 17.852 %Benton County17.852Barton County: 17.083 %Barton County17.083Monroe County: 16.831 %Monroe County16.831Caldwell County: 16.788 %Caldwell County16.788Clinton County: 16.345 %Clinton County16.345Andrew County: 16.299 %Andrew County16.299Cooper County: 16.178 %Cooper County16.178Morgan County: 16.083 %Morgan County16.083Ozark County: 15.659 %Ozark County15.659Butler County: 15.479 %Butler County15.479Dunklin County: 14.887 %Dunklin County14.887Linn County: 13.311 %Linn County13.311Holt County: 12.91 %Holt County12.91Putnam County: 12.882 %Putnam County12.882Cedar County: 12.572 %Cedar County12.572Lafayette County: 12.512 %Lafayette County12.512Shelby County: 12.453 %Shelby County12.453Stone County: 12.403 %Stone County12.403Christian County: 12.376 %Christian County12.376Adair County: 12.266 %Adair County12.266Mississippi County: 12.254 %Mississippi County12.254Ripley County: 12.114 %Ripley County12.114Marion County: 12.022 %Marion County12.022Ray County: 11.977 %Ray County11.977St. Francois County: 11.914 %St. Francois County11.914Texas County: 11.828 %Texas County11.828Miller County: 11.706 %Miller County11.706Jackson County: 11.695 %Jackson County11.695Jefferson County: 11.675 %Jefferson County11.675Pemiscot County: 11.672 %Pemiscot County11.672Chariton County: 11.612 %Chariton County11.612Camden County: 11.608 %Camden County11.608Clark County: 11.483 %Clark County11.483Cass County: 11.397 %Cass County11.397Johnson County: 11.343 %Johnson County11.343Bates County: 11.162 %Bates County11.162Dallas County: 32.677 %Dallas County32.677Wayne County: 24.102 %Wayne County24.102Grundy County: 24.004 %Grundy County24.004Polk County: 21.098 %Polk County21.098Benton County: 17.852 %Benton County17.852Barton County: 17.083 %Barton County17.083Monroe County: 16.831 %Monroe County16.831Caldwell County: 16.788 %Caldwell County16.788Clinton County: 16.345 %Clinton County16.345Andrew County: 16.299 %Andrew County16.299Cooper County: 16.178 %Cooper County16.178Morgan County: 16.083 %Morgan County16.083Ozark County: 15.659 %Ozark County15.659Butler County: 15.479 %Butler County15.479Dunklin County: 14.887 %Dunklin County14.887Linn County: 13.311 %Linn County13.311Holt County: 12.91 %Holt County12.91Putnam County: 12.882 %Putnam County12.882Cedar County: 12.572 %Cedar County12.572Lafayette County: 12.512 %Lafayette County12.512Shelby County: 12.453 %Shelby County12.453Stone County: 12.403 %Stone County12.403Christian County: 12.376 %Christian County12.376Adair County: 12.266 %Adair County12.266Mississippi County: 12.254 %Mississippi County12.254Ripley County: 12.114 %Ripley County12.114Marion County: 12.022 %Marion County12.022Ray County: 11.977 %Ray County11.977St. Francois County: 11.914 %St. Francois County11.914Texas County: 11.828 %Texas County11.828Miller County: 11.706 %Miller County11.706Jackson County: 11.695 %Jackson County11.695Jefferson County: 11.675 %Jefferson County11.675Pemiscot County: 11.672 %Pemiscot County11.672Chariton County: 11.612 %Chariton County11.612Camden County: 11.608 %Camden County11.608Clark County: 11.483 %Clark County11.483Cass County: 11.397 %Cass County11.397Johnson County: 11.343 %Johnson County11.343Bates County: 11.162 %Bates County11.162
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Dallas County32.677+3.42 pts
2Wayne County24.102+14.69 pts
3Grundy County24.004+9.91 pts
4Polk County21.098+11.76 pts
5Benton County17.852+5.16 pts
6Barton County17.083+6.04 pts
7Monroe County16.831-6.55 pts
8Caldwell County16.788+7.21 pts
9Clinton County16.345+3.88 pts
10Andrew County16.299+5.93 pts
11Cooper County16.178+4.08 pts
12Morgan County16.083+1.65 pts
13Ozark County15.659+4.7 pts
14Butler County15.479+4.32 pts
15Dunklin County14.887+5.34 pts
16Linn County13.311+6.06 pts
17Holt County12.91+5.53 pts
18Putnam County12.882-4.16 pts
19Cedar County12.572+3.04 pts
20Lafayette County12.512-1.91 pts
21Shelby County12.453+1.3 pts
22Stone County12.403+2.48 pts
23Christian County12.376+0.88 pts
24Adair County12.266+3.25 pts
25Mississippi County12.254+1.98 pts
26Ripley County12.114+1.74 pts
27Marion County12.022-1.31 pts
28Ray County11.977+3.37 pts
29St. Francois County11.914+2.71 pts
30Texas County11.828+4.04 pts
31Miller County11.706+1 pts
32Jackson County11.695+0.89 pts
33Jefferson County11.675+1.55 pts
34Pemiscot County11.672+3.97 pts
35Chariton County11.612+2.95 pts
36Camden County11.608-3.46 pts
37Clark County11.483+1.4 pts
38Cass County11.397-1.75 pts
39Johnson County11.343+0.98 pts
40Bates County11.162+1.69 pts
41New Madrid County11.049-6.25 pts
42St. Louis city11.024-0.36 pts
43Webster County10.917+0.14 pts
44Carter County10.84+3.24 pts
45Knox County10.82-3.35 pts
46St. Charles County10.777+0.5 pts
47Douglas County10.726+3.42 pts
48Daviess County10.646-0.12 pts
49Lewis County10.627-2.62 pts
50Mercer County10.615-0.8 pts
51Henry County10.567+0.28 pts
52Lincoln County10.377+0.75 pts
52Taney County10.377-3.8 pts
54Carroll County10.348+2.65 pts
54Lawrence County10.348-43.46 pts
56Bollinger County10.284-0.29 pts
57Washington County10.264-2.01 pts
58Warren County10.252+0.11 pts
59Iron County10.205-3.32 pts
60Dent County10.16+0.61 pts
61Moniteau County10.159-2.35 pts
62Pulaski County10.154-2.87 pts
63Crawford County10.14-1.6 pts
64Gentry County10.079+0.4 pts
65Boone County10.028-2.5 pts
66Atchison County10.004-5.68 pts
67St. Louis County9.87-2.99 pts
68Platte County9.846-0.51 pts
69Franklin County9.594+0.05 pts
70Pike County9.571-21.19 pts
71Worth County9.459-3.69 pts
72Wright County9.45-6.36 pts
73Howell County9.429-2.14 pts
74Scotland County9.122+0.83 pts
75St. Clair County9.08-2.24 pts
76Dade County9.007+1.48 pts
77Phelps County8.93-2.23 pts
78Cole County8.829-3.18 pts
79Madison County8.748+1.08 pts
80Shannon County8.714-3.44 pts
81Jasper County8.681-1.76 pts
82Howard County8.575+2.94 pts
83Schuyler County8.488-2.68 pts
84Macon County8.475-1.08 pts
85Greene County8.469-1.67 pts
86Scott County8.423-0.83 pts
87Livingston County8.31-2.35 pts
88Clay County8.16-0.71 pts
89Ralls County8.133+0.87 pts
90Cape Girardeau County8.122-1.6 pts
91Gasconade County8.118+1.35 pts
92Laclede County8.105-0.48 pts
93Perry County8.061-1.77 pts
94DeKalb County8.053-2.62 pts
95Vernon County7.984-1.77 pts
96Nodaway County7.896-2.31 pts
97Callaway County7.799-2.25 pts
98Newton County7.73-1.12 pts
99Randolph County7.647-1.77 pts
100Audrain County7.63-6.46 pts
101Pettis County7.579-2.13 pts
102Reynolds County7.55+1.22 pts
103Stoddard County7.522-0.55 pts
104Oregon County7.468-2.48 pts
105Harrison County7.446-1.54 pts
106Hickory County7.293-2.27 pts
107Montgomery County7.23-2.01 pts
108Ste. Genevieve County7.09+0.25 pts
109Saline County7.078+0.36 pts
110Buchanan County6.651-2.69 pts
111Barry County6.282-10.1 pts
112McDonald County5.79-0.76 pts
113Sullivan County5.009+1.07 pts
114Maries County4.985-5.94 pts
115Osage County4.762-6.18 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Dallas County, with 32.677% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Osage County, with 4.762% in 2019.

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