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Counties in Missouri by job destruction rate

Sullivan County had the highest job destruction rate of 115 counties in 2021, at 68.49%. Worth County had the lowest, at 5.387%. The median was 12.249% and the figure for Missouri was 14.419%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest68.49Sullivan County
Lowest5.387Worth County
Median12.249115 counties
Missouri14.419History

Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 12.551 %Andrew County: 12.508 %Atchison County: 9.256 %Audrain County: 12.341 %Barry County: 14.967 %Barton County: 13.956 %Bates County: 11.071 %Benton County: 10.612 %Bollinger County: 14.679 %Boone County: 12.621 %Buchanan County: 12.249 %Butler County: 12.118 %Caldwell County: 8.324 %Callaway County: 17.667 %Camden County: 13.131 %Cape Girardeau County: 13.964 %Carroll County: 11.129 %Carter County: 24.343 %Cass County: 11.332 %Cedar County: 6.762 %Chariton County: 12.692 %Christian County: 13.79 %Clark County: 14.364 %Clay County: 10.936 %Clinton County: 11.626 %Cole County: 13.775 %Cooper County: 10.16 %Crawford County: 14.322 %Dade County: 13.995 %Dallas County: 15.979 %Daviess County: 10.288 %DeKalb County: 10.77 %Dent County: 12.981 %Douglas County: 8.791 %Dunklin County: 14.016 %Franklin County: 12.35 %Gasconade County: 19.933 %Gentry County: 13.413 %Greene County: 13.296 %Grundy County: 10.409 %Harrison County: 10.396 %Henry County: 10.838 %Hickory County: 8.79 %Holt County: 16.131 %Howard County: 8.526 %Howell County: 13.759 %Iron County: 16.511 %Jackson County: 14.358 %Jasper County: 11.611 %Jefferson County: 11.21 %Johnson County: 11.558 %Knox County: 9.498 %Laclede County: 9.992 %Lafayette County: 15.686 %Lawrence County: 10.958 %Lewis County: 16.436 %Lincoln County: 14.12 %Linn County: 9.882 %Livingston County: 10.185 %McDonald County: 9.897 %Macon County: 10.054 %Madison County: 8.388 %Maries County: 11.063 %Marion County: 14.977 %Mercer County: 11.605 %Miller County: 9.079 %Mississippi County: 14.489 %Moniteau County: 12.004 %Monroe County: 17.305 %Montgomery County: 17.088 %Morgan County: 11.811 %New Madrid County: 16.332 %Newton County: 12.139 %Nodaway County: 9.299 %Oregon County: 11.115 %Osage County: 29.99 %Ozark County: 12.852 %Pemiscot County: 14.695 %Perry County: 7.919 %Pettis County: 11.487 %Phelps County: 10.196 %Pike County: 14.103 %Platte County: 17.176 %Polk County: 6.969 %Pulaski County: 13.542 %Putnam County: 8.725 %Ralls County: 7.986 %Randolph County: 9.947 %Ray County: 22.75 %Reynolds County: 6.144 %Ripley County: 11.609 %St. Charles County: 13.529 %St. Clair County: 15.524 %Ste. Genevieve County: 10.971 %St. Francois County: 9.963 %St. Louis County: 16.328 %Saline County: 7.824 %Schuyler County: 16.27 %Scotland County: 11.645 %Scott County: 9.819 %Shannon County: 22.905 %Shelby County: 13.419 %Stoddard County: 8.961 %Stone County: 25.927 %Sullivan County: 68.49 %Taney County: 23.824 %Texas County: 11.849 %Vernon County: 11.262 %Warren County: 12.523 %Washington County: 16.862 %Wayne County: 20.174 %Webster County: 14.618 %Worth County: 5.387 %Wright County: 11.499 %St. Louis city: 17.24 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Sullivan County: 68.49 %Sullivan County68.49Osage County: 29.99 %Osage County29.99Stone County: 25.927 %Stone County25.927Carter County: 24.343 %Carter County24.343Taney County: 23.824 %Taney County23.824Shannon County: 22.905 %Shannon County22.905Ray County: 22.75 %Ray County22.75Wayne County: 20.174 %Wayne County20.174Gasconade County: 19.933 %Gasconade County19.933Callaway County: 17.667 %Callaway County17.667Monroe County: 17.305 %Monroe County17.305St. Louis city: 17.24 %St. Louis city17.24Platte County: 17.176 %Platte County17.176Montgomery County: 17.088 %Montgomery County17.088Washington County: 16.862 %Washington County16.862Iron County: 16.511 %Iron County16.511Lewis County: 16.436 %Lewis County16.436New Madrid County: 16.332 %New Madrid County16.332St. Louis County: 16.328 %St. Louis County16.328Schuyler County: 16.27 %Schuyler County16.27Holt County: 16.131 %Holt County16.131Dallas County: 15.979 %Dallas County15.979Lafayette County: 15.686 %Lafayette County15.686St. Clair County: 15.524 %St. Clair County15.524Marion County: 14.977 %Marion County14.977Barry County: 14.967 %Barry County14.967Pemiscot County: 14.695 %Pemiscot County14.695Bollinger County: 14.679 %Bollinger County14.679Webster County: 14.618 %Webster County14.618Mississippi County: 14.489 %Mississippi County14.489Clark County: 14.364 %Clark County14.364Jackson County: 14.358 %Jackson County14.358Crawford County: 14.322 %Crawford County14.322Lincoln County: 14.12 %Lincoln County14.12Pike County: 14.103 %Pike County14.103Dunklin County: 14.016 %Dunklin County14.016Dade County: 13.995 %Dade County13.995Cape Girardeau County: 13.964 %Cape Girardeau County13.964Barton County: 13.956 %Barton County13.956Christian County: 13.79 %Christian County13.79Sullivan County: 68.49 %Sullivan County68.49Osage County: 29.99 %Osage County29.99Stone County: 25.927 %Stone County25.927Carter County: 24.343 %Carter County24.343Taney County: 23.824 %Taney County23.824Shannon County: 22.905 %Shannon County22.905Ray County: 22.75 %Ray County22.75Wayne County: 20.174 %Wayne County20.174Gasconade County: 19.933 %Gasconade County19.933Callaway County: 17.667 %Callaway County17.667Monroe County: 17.305 %Monroe County17.305St. Louis city: 17.24 %St. Louis city17.24Platte County: 17.176 %Platte County17.176Montgomery County: 17.088 %Montgomery County17.088Washington County: 16.862 %Washington County16.862Iron County: 16.511 %Iron County16.511Lewis County: 16.436 %Lewis County16.436New Madrid County: 16.332 %New Madrid County16.332St. Louis County: 16.328 %St. Louis County16.328Schuyler County: 16.27 %Schuyler County16.27Holt County: 16.131 %Holt County16.131Dallas County: 15.979 %Dallas County15.979Lafayette County: 15.686 %Lafayette County15.686St. Clair County: 15.524 %St. Clair County15.524Marion County: 14.977 %Marion County14.977Barry County: 14.967 %Barry County14.967Pemiscot County: 14.695 %Pemiscot County14.695Bollinger County: 14.679 %Bollinger County14.679Webster County: 14.618 %Webster County14.618Mississippi County: 14.489 %Mississippi County14.489Clark County: 14.364 %Clark County14.364Jackson County: 14.358 %Jackson County14.358Crawford County: 14.322 %Crawford County14.322Lincoln County: 14.12 %Lincoln County14.12Pike County: 14.103 %Pike County14.103Dunklin County: 14.016 %Dunklin County14.016Dade County: 13.995 %Dade County13.995Cape Girardeau County: 13.964 %Cape Girardeau County13.964Barton County: 13.956 %Barton County13.956Christian County: 13.79 %Christian County13.79
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Sullivan County68.49+65.03 pts
2Osage County29.99+25.47 pts
3Stone County25.927+13.85 pts
4Carter County24.343+13.39 pts
5Taney County23.824+9.69 pts
6Shannon County22.905+14.39 pts
7Ray County22.75+14.02 pts
8Wayne County20.174-0.21 pts
9Gasconade County19.933+9.09 pts
10Callaway County17.667+8.6 pts
11Monroe County17.305+2.66 pts
12St. Louis city17.24+6.71 pts
13Platte County17.176+5.66 pts
14Montgomery County17.088+6.12 pts
15Washington County16.862+5.79 pts
16Iron County16.511+3.67 pts
17Lewis County16.436+1.64 pts
18New Madrid County16.332+8 pts
19St. Louis County16.328+6.11 pts
20Schuyler County16.27+1.95 pts
21Holt County16.131+7.74 pts
22Dallas County15.979+2.35 pts
23Lafayette County15.686+1.14 pts
24St. Clair County15.524-1.3 pts
25Marion County14.977+4.03 pts
26Barry County14.967+5.31 pts
27Pemiscot County14.695+3.98 pts
28Bollinger County14.679+3.33 pts
29Webster County14.618+7.48 pts
30Mississippi County14.489-1.63 pts
31Clark County14.364-7.78 pts
32Jackson County14.358+4.28 pts
33Crawford County14.322+7 pts
34Lincoln County14.12+3.9 pts
35Pike County14.103+5 pts
36Dunklin County14.016+2.35 pts
37Dade County13.995+0.78 pts
38Cape Girardeau County13.964+6.05 pts
39Barton County13.956-1.58 pts
40Christian County13.79+2.43 pts
41Cole County13.775+6.05 pts
42Howell County13.759+4.04 pts
43Pulaski County13.542+5.06 pts
44St. Charles County13.529+2.18 pts
45Shelby County13.419+3.84 pts
46Gentry County13.413-2.26 pts
47Greene County13.296+4.42 pts
48Camden County13.131+2.95 pts
49Dent County12.981+2.45 pts
50Ozark County12.852+1.22 pts
51Chariton County12.692+0.5 pts
52Boone County12.621+2.24 pts
53Adair County12.551+1.87 pts
54Warren County12.523+3.66 pts
55Andrew County12.508+0.51 pts
56Franklin County12.35+1.35 pts
57Audrain County12.341-0.46 pts
58Buchanan County12.249+2.5 pts
59Newton County12.139+5 pts
60Butler County12.118+3.98 pts
61Moniteau County12.004+0.75 pts
62Texas County11.849-1.03 pts
63Morgan County11.811+0.97 pts
64Scotland County11.645-2.68 pts
65Clinton County11.626-2.23 pts
66Jasper County11.611+0.63 pts
67Ripley County11.609-8.57 pts
68Mercer County11.605+2.94 pts
69Johnson County11.558+2.23 pts
70Wright County11.499-4.23 pts
71Pettis County11.487+3.23 pts
72Cass County11.332+1.23 pts
73Vernon County11.262+3.62 pts
74Jefferson County11.21-0.31 pts
75Carroll County11.129+1.63 pts
76Oregon County11.115-5.61 pts
77Bates County11.071-4.39 pts
78Maries County11.063+1.03 pts
79Ste. Genevieve County10.971-7.86 pts
80Lawrence County10.958-2.99 pts
81Clay County10.936+1.62 pts
82Henry County10.838-1.11 pts
83DeKalb County10.77-3.1 pts
84Benton County10.612-0.55 pts
85Grundy County10.409+0.47 pts
86Harrison County10.396+1.42 pts
87Daviess County10.288-1.02 pts
88Phelps County10.196-0.11 pts
89Livingston County10.185+2.9 pts
90Cooper County10.16+0.63 pts
91Macon County10.054+2.74 pts
92Laclede County9.992+2.18 pts
93St. Francois County9.963-1.2 pts
94Randolph County9.947+0.82 pts
95McDonald County9.897+4.09 pts
96Linn County9.882+5.35 pts
97Scott County9.819-0.65 pts
98Knox County9.498-5.38 pts
99Nodaway County9.299+1.96 pts
100Atchison County9.256-0.82 pts
101Miller County9.079-1.26 pts
102Stoddard County8.961-0.21 pts
103Douglas County8.791+0.02 pts
104Hickory County8.79-8.86 pts
105Putnam County8.725+0.93 pts
106Howard County8.526-14.34 pts
107Madison County8.388+0.49 pts
108Caldwell County8.324-6.37 pts
109Ralls County7.986+1.01 pts
110Perry County7.919+0.11 pts
111Saline County7.824-6.73 pts
112Polk County6.969-1.92 pts
113Cedar County6.762-5.76 pts
114Reynolds County6.144-0.38 pts
115Worth County5.387-13.86 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Sullivan County, with 68.49% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Worth County, with 5.387% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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