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Counties in Missouri by job destruction rate

McDonald County had the highest job destruction rate of 115 counties in 2022, at 25.882%. Osage County had the lowest, at 6.253%. The median was 11.755% and the figure for Missouri was 11.402%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.882McDonald County
Lowest6.253Osage County
Median11.755115 counties
Missouri11.402History

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 10.709 %Andrew County: 14.373 %Atchison County: 8.106 %Audrain County: 17.516 %Barry County: 11.577 %Barton County: 10.659 %Bates County: 12.119 %Benton County: 12.042 %Bollinger County: 11.95 %Boone County: 10.26 %Buchanan County: 13.811 %Butler County: 9.03 %Caldwell County: 8.305 %Callaway County: 10.02 %Camden County: 12.089 %Cape Girardeau County: 10.91 %Carroll County: 12.763 %Carter County: 10.283 %Cass County: 11.432 %Cedar County: 11.876 %Chariton County: 12.25 %Christian County: 12.597 %Clark County: 8.228 %Clay County: 13.976 %Clinton County: 13.997 %Cole County: 9.641 %Cooper County: 6.931 %Crawford County: 13.943 %Dade County: 7.338 %Dallas County: 16.037 %Daviess County: 15.378 %DeKalb County: 17.137 %Dent County: 16.785 %Douglas County: 10.783 %Dunklin County: 14.808 %Franklin County: 12.355 %Gasconade County: 9.865 %Gentry County: 12.511 %Greene County: 9.559 %Grundy County: 12.448 %Harrison County: 8.336 %Henry County: 11.075 %Hickory County: 12.75 %Holt County: 11.743 %Howard County: 12.768 %Howell County: 11.922 %Iron County: 13.345 %Jackson County: 10.83 %Jasper County: 11.622 %Jefferson County: 11.404 %Johnson County: 10.683 %Knox County: 20.056 %Laclede County: 9.688 %Lafayette County: 12.484 %Lawrence County: 10.809 %Lewis County: 9.739 %Lincoln County: 9.56 %Linn County: 10.248 %Livingston County: 9.15 %McDonald County: 25.882 %Macon County: 12.217 %Madison County: 9.207 %Maries County: 10.507 %Marion County: 13.519 %Mercer County: 17.277 %Miller County: 17.528 %Mississippi County: 15.424 %Moniteau County: 11.325 %Monroe County: 9.991 %Montgomery County: 16.037 %Morgan County: 11.783 %New Madrid County: 9.304 %Newton County: 9.438 %Nodaway County: 9.972 %Oregon County: 13.456 %Osage County: 6.253 %Ozark County: 22.055 %Pemiscot County: 17.614 %Perry County: 6.594 %Pettis County: 10.287 %Phelps County: 10.951 %Pike County: 7.661 %Platte County: 11.755 %Polk County: 9.301 %Pulaski County: 13.323 %Putnam County: 9.916 %Ralls County: 10.055 %Randolph County: 11.938 %Ray County: 13.294 %Reynolds County: 7.774 %Ripley County: 22.169 %St. Charles County: 9.74 %St. Clair County: 12.939 %Ste. Genevieve County: 10.011 %St. Francois County: 12.707 %St. Louis County: 11.427 %Saline County: 14.012 %Schuyler County: 12.403 %Scotland County: 18.507 %Scott County: 11.456 %Shannon County: 14.017 %Shelby County: 11.636 %Stoddard County: 17.826 %Stone County: 12.086 %Sullivan County: 6.806 %Taney County: 13.571 %Texas County: 11.153 %Vernon County: 13.228 %Warren County: 11.041 %Washington County: 13.065 %Wayne County: 20.146 %Webster County: 10.146 %Worth County: 12.025 %Wright County: 11.39 %St. Louis city: 12.875 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

McDonald County: 25.882 %McDonald County25.882Ripley County: 22.169 %Ripley County22.169Ozark County: 22.055 %Ozark County22.055Wayne County: 20.146 %Wayne County20.146Knox County: 20.056 %Knox County20.056Scotland County: 18.507 %Scotland County18.507Stoddard County: 17.826 %Stoddard County17.826Pemiscot County: 17.614 %Pemiscot County17.614Miller County: 17.528 %Miller County17.528Audrain County: 17.516 %Audrain County17.516Mercer County: 17.277 %Mercer County17.277DeKalb County: 17.137 %DeKalb County17.137Dent County: 16.785 %Dent County16.785Dallas County: 16.037 %Dallas County16.037Montgomery County: 16.037 %Montgomery County16.037Mississippi County: 15.424 %Mississippi County15.424Daviess County: 15.378 %Daviess County15.378Dunklin County: 14.808 %Dunklin County14.808Andrew County: 14.373 %Andrew County14.373Shannon County: 14.017 %Shannon County14.017Saline County: 14.012 %Saline County14.012Clinton County: 13.997 %Clinton County13.997Clay County: 13.976 %Clay County13.976Crawford County: 13.943 %Crawford County13.943Buchanan County: 13.811 %Buchanan County13.811Taney County: 13.571 %Taney County13.571Marion County: 13.519 %Marion County13.519Oregon County: 13.456 %Oregon County13.456Iron County: 13.345 %Iron County13.345Pulaski County: 13.323 %Pulaski County13.323Ray County: 13.294 %Ray County13.294Vernon County: 13.228 %Vernon County13.228Washington County: 13.065 %Washington County13.065St. Clair County: 12.939 %St. Clair County12.939St. Louis city: 12.875 %St. Louis city12.875Howard County: 12.768 %Howard County12.768Carroll County: 12.763 %Carroll County12.763Hickory County: 12.75 %Hickory County12.75St. Francois County: 12.707 %St. Francois County12.707Christian County: 12.597 %Christian County12.597McDonald County: 25.882 %McDonald County25.882Ripley County: 22.169 %Ripley County22.169Ozark County: 22.055 %Ozark County22.055Wayne County: 20.146 %Wayne County20.146Knox County: 20.056 %Knox County20.056Scotland County: 18.507 %Scotland County18.507Stoddard County: 17.826 %Stoddard County17.826Pemiscot County: 17.614 %Pemiscot County17.614Miller County: 17.528 %Miller County17.528Audrain County: 17.516 %Audrain County17.516Mercer County: 17.277 %Mercer County17.277DeKalb County: 17.137 %DeKalb County17.137Dent County: 16.785 %Dent County16.785Dallas County: 16.037 %Dallas County16.037Montgomery County: 16.037 %Montgomery County16.037Mississippi County: 15.424 %Mississippi County15.424Daviess County: 15.378 %Daviess County15.378Dunklin County: 14.808 %Dunklin County14.808Andrew County: 14.373 %Andrew County14.373Shannon County: 14.017 %Shannon County14.017Saline County: 14.012 %Saline County14.012Clinton County: 13.997 %Clinton County13.997Clay County: 13.976 %Clay County13.976Crawford County: 13.943 %Crawford County13.943Buchanan County: 13.811 %Buchanan County13.811Taney County: 13.571 %Taney County13.571Marion County: 13.519 %Marion County13.519Oregon County: 13.456 %Oregon County13.456Iron County: 13.345 %Iron County13.345Pulaski County: 13.323 %Pulaski County13.323Ray County: 13.294 %Ray County13.294Vernon County: 13.228 %Vernon County13.228Washington County: 13.065 %Washington County13.065St. Clair County: 12.939 %St. Clair County12.939St. Louis city: 12.875 %St. Louis city12.875Howard County: 12.768 %Howard County12.768Carroll County: 12.763 %Carroll County12.763Hickory County: 12.75 %Hickory County12.75St. Francois County: 12.707 %St. Francois County12.707Christian County: 12.597 %Christian County12.597
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1McDonald County25.882+15.99 pts
2Ripley County22.169+10.56 pts
3Ozark County22.055+9.2 pts
4Wayne County20.146-0.03 pts
5Knox County20.056+10.56 pts
6Scotland County18.507+6.86 pts
7Stoddard County17.826+8.87 pts
8Pemiscot County17.614+2.92 pts
9Miller County17.528+8.45 pts
10Audrain County17.516+5.17 pts
11Mercer County17.277+5.67 pts
12DeKalb County17.137+6.37 pts
13Dent County16.785+3.8 pts
14Dallas County16.037+0.06 pts
14Montgomery County16.037-1.05 pts
16Mississippi County15.424+0.93 pts
17Daviess County15.378+5.09 pts
18Dunklin County14.808+0.79 pts
19Andrew County14.373+1.87 pts
20Shannon County14.017-8.89 pts
21Saline County14.012+6.19 pts
22Clinton County13.997+2.37 pts
23Clay County13.976+3.04 pts
24Crawford County13.943-0.38 pts
25Buchanan County13.811+1.56 pts
26Taney County13.571-10.25 pts
27Marion County13.519-1.46 pts
28Oregon County13.456+2.34 pts
29Iron County13.345-3.17 pts
30Pulaski County13.323-0.22 pts
31Ray County13.294-9.46 pts
32Vernon County13.228+1.97 pts
33Washington County13.065-3.8 pts
34St. Clair County12.939-2.58 pts
35St. Louis city12.875-4.36 pts
36Howard County12.768+4.24 pts
37Carroll County12.763+1.63 pts
38Hickory County12.75+3.96 pts
39St. Francois County12.707+2.74 pts
40Christian County12.597-1.19 pts
41Gentry County12.511-0.9 pts
42Lafayette County12.484-3.2 pts
43Grundy County12.448+2.04 pts
44Schuyler County12.403-3.87 pts
45Franklin County12.355+0.01 pts
46Chariton County12.25-0.44 pts
47Macon County12.217+2.16 pts
48Bates County12.119+1.05 pts
49Camden County12.089-1.04 pts
50Stone County12.086-13.84 pts
51Benton County12.042+1.43 pts
52Worth County12.025+6.64 pts
53Bollinger County11.95-2.73 pts
54Randolph County11.938+1.99 pts
55Howell County11.922-1.84 pts
56Cedar County11.876+5.11 pts
57Morgan County11.783-0.03 pts
58Platte County11.755-5.42 pts
59Holt County11.743-4.39 pts
60Shelby County11.636-1.78 pts
61Jasper County11.622+0.01 pts
62Barry County11.577-3.39 pts
63Scott County11.456+1.64 pts
64Cass County11.432+0.1 pts
65St. Louis County11.427-4.9 pts
66Jefferson County11.404+0.19 pts
67Wright County11.39-0.11 pts
68Moniteau County11.325-0.68 pts
69Texas County11.153-0.7 pts
70Henry County11.075+0.24 pts
71Warren County11.041-1.48 pts
72Phelps County10.951+0.76 pts
73Cape Girardeau County10.91-3.05 pts
74Jackson County10.83-3.53 pts
75Lawrence County10.809-0.15 pts
76Douglas County10.783+1.99 pts
77Adair County10.709-1.84 pts
78Johnson County10.683-0.88 pts
79Barton County10.659-3.3 pts
80Maries County10.507-0.56 pts
81Pettis County10.287-1.2 pts
82Carter County10.283-14.06 pts
83Boone County10.26-2.36 pts
84Linn County10.248+0.37 pts
85Webster County10.146-4.47 pts
86Ralls County10.055+2.07 pts
87Callaway County10.02-7.65 pts
88Ste. Genevieve County10.011-0.96 pts
89Monroe County9.991-7.31 pts
90Nodaway County9.972+0.67 pts
91Putnam County9.916+1.19 pts
92Gasconade County9.865-10.07 pts
93St. Charles County9.74-3.79 pts
94Lewis County9.739-6.7 pts
95Laclede County9.688-0.3 pts
96Cole County9.641-4.13 pts
97Lincoln County9.56-4.56 pts
98Greene County9.559-3.74 pts
99Newton County9.438-2.7 pts
100New Madrid County9.304-7.03 pts
101Polk County9.301+2.33 pts
102Madison County9.207+0.82 pts
103Livingston County9.15-1.04 pts
104Butler County9.03-3.09 pts
105Harrison County8.336-2.06 pts
106Caldwell County8.305-0.02 pts
107Clark County8.228-6.14 pts
108Atchison County8.106-1.15 pts
109Reynolds County7.774+1.63 pts
110Pike County7.661-6.44 pts
111Dade County7.338-6.66 pts
112Cooper County6.931-3.23 pts
113Sullivan County6.806-61.68 pts
114Perry County6.594-1.32 pts
115Osage County6.253-23.74 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

McDonald County, with 25.882% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Osage County, with 6.253% in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

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