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Counties in North Carolina by job destruction rate

Bertie County had the highest job destruction rate of 100 counties in 2013, at 40.763%. Northampton County had the lowest, at 6.257%. The median was 11.224% and the figure for North Carolina was 11.239%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest40.763Bertie County
Lowest6.257Northampton County
Median11.224100 counties
North Carolina11.239History

Map of counties, 2013

Alamance County: 9.829 %Alexander County: 7.776 %Alleghany County: 9.257 %Anson County: 8.268 %Ashe County: 13.686 %Avery County: 12.699 %Beaufort County: 11.463 %Bertie County: 40.763 %Bladen County: 6.851 %Brunswick County: 8.875 %Buncombe County: 9.423 %Burke County: 10.408 %Cabarrus County: 10.536 %Caldwell County: 10.923 %Camden County: 10.915 %Carteret County: 13.95 %Caswell County: 15.679 %Catawba County: 12.578 %Chatham County: 12.334 %Cherokee County: 16.806 %Chowan County: 13.953 %Clay County: 13.233 %Cleveland County: 15.348 %Columbus County: 13.429 %Craven County: 14.538 %Cumberland County: 12.779 %Currituck County: 11.529 %Dare County: 13.618 %Davidson County: 11.804 %Davie County: 11.37 %Duplin County: 7.874 %Durham County: 12.151 %Edgecombe County: 9.941 %Forsyth County: 8.736 %Franklin County: 11.51 %Gaston County: 9.864 %Gates County: 15.003 %Graham County: 13.515 %Granville County: 10.057 %Greene County: 13.38 %Guilford County: 11.812 %Halifax County: 10.953 %Harnett County: 12.947 %Haywood County: 12.374 %Henderson County: 9.831 %Hertford County: 8.386 %Hoke County: 6.624 %Hyde County: 15.326 %Iredell County: 10.7 %Jackson County: 10.819 %Johnston County: 9.498 %Jones County: 14.039 %Lee County: 14.498 %Lenoir County: 10.233 %Lincoln County: 10.815 %McDowell County: 6.418 %Macon County: 10.808 %Madison County: 7.052 %Martin County: 13.026 %Mecklenburg County: 11.391 %Mitchell County: 12.146 %Montgomery County: 10.921 %Moore County: 11.418 %Nash County: 18.507 %New Hanover County: 12.245 %Northampton County: 6.257 %Onslow County: 14.618 %Orange County: 9.259 %Pamlico County: 12.741 %Pasquotank County: 9.627 %Pender County: 11.404 %Perquimans County: 20.007 %Person County: 13 %Pitt County: 10.923 %Polk County: 9.227 %Randolph County: 9.838 %Richmond County: 8.216 %Robeson County: 15.873 %Rockingham County: 12.056 %Rowan County: 11.16 %Rutherford County: 12.105 %Sampson County: 12.107 %Scotland County: 9.673 %Stanly County: 9.984 %Stokes County: 11.757 %Surry County: 7.892 %Swain County: 16.677 %Transylvania County: 10.397 %Tyrrell County: 21.359 %Union County: 10.802 %Vance County: 9.232 %Wake County: 11.472 %Warren County: 10.818 %Washington County: 7.598 %Watauga County: 11.08 %Wayne County: 9.788 %Wilkes County: 9.903 %Wilson County: 9.146 %Yadkin County: 9.047 %Yancey County: 11.287 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Bertie County: 40.763 %Bertie County40.763Tyrrell County: 21.359 %Tyrrell County21.359Perquimans County: 20.007 %Perquimans County20.007Nash County: 18.507 %Nash County18.507Cherokee County: 16.806 %Cherokee County16.806Swain County: 16.677 %Swain County16.677Robeson County: 15.873 %Robeson County15.873Caswell County: 15.679 %Caswell County15.679Cleveland County: 15.348 %Cleveland County15.348Hyde County: 15.326 %Hyde County15.326Gates County: 15.003 %Gates County15.003Onslow County: 14.618 %Onslow County14.618Craven County: 14.538 %Craven County14.538Lee County: 14.498 %Lee County14.498Jones County: 14.039 %Jones County14.039Chowan County: 13.953 %Chowan County13.953Carteret County: 13.95 %Carteret County13.95Ashe County: 13.686 %Ashe County13.686Dare County: 13.618 %Dare County13.618Graham County: 13.515 %Graham County13.515Columbus County: 13.429 %Columbus County13.429Greene County: 13.38 %Greene County13.38Clay County: 13.233 %Clay County13.233Martin County: 13.026 %Martin County13.026Person County: 13 %Person County13Harnett County: 12.947 %Harnett County12.947Cumberland County: 12.779 %Cumberland County12.779Pamlico County: 12.741 %Pamlico County12.741Avery County: 12.699 %Avery County12.699Catawba County: 12.578 %Catawba County12.578Haywood County: 12.374 %Haywood County12.374Chatham County: 12.334 %Chatham County12.334New Hanover County: 12.245 %New Hanover County12.245Durham County: 12.151 %Durham County12.151Mitchell County: 12.146 %Mitchell County12.146Sampson County: 12.107 %Sampson County12.107Rutherford County: 12.105 %Rutherford County12.105Rockingham County: 12.056 %Rockingham County12.056Guilford County: 11.812 %Guilford County11.812Davidson County: 11.804 %Davidson County11.804Bertie County: 40.763 %Bertie County40.763Tyrrell County: 21.359 %Tyrrell County21.359Perquimans County: 20.007 %Perquimans County20.007Nash County: 18.507 %Nash County18.507Cherokee County: 16.806 %Cherokee County16.806Swain County: 16.677 %Swain County16.677Robeson County: 15.873 %Robeson County15.873Caswell County: 15.679 %Caswell County15.679Cleveland County: 15.348 %Cleveland County15.348Hyde County: 15.326 %Hyde County15.326Gates County: 15.003 %Gates County15.003Onslow County: 14.618 %Onslow County14.618Craven County: 14.538 %Craven County14.538Lee County: 14.498 %Lee County14.498Jones County: 14.039 %Jones County14.039Chowan County: 13.953 %Chowan County13.953Carteret County: 13.95 %Carteret County13.95Ashe County: 13.686 %Ashe County13.686Dare County: 13.618 %Dare County13.618Graham County: 13.515 %Graham County13.515Columbus County: 13.429 %Columbus County13.429Greene County: 13.38 %Greene County13.38Clay County: 13.233 %Clay County13.233Martin County: 13.026 %Martin County13.026Person County: 13 %Person County13Harnett County: 12.947 %Harnett County12.947Cumberland County: 12.779 %Cumberland County12.779Pamlico County: 12.741 %Pamlico County12.741Avery County: 12.699 %Avery County12.699Catawba County: 12.578 %Catawba County12.578Haywood County: 12.374 %Haywood County12.374Chatham County: 12.334 %Chatham County12.334New Hanover County: 12.245 %New Hanover County12.245Durham County: 12.151 %Durham County12.151Mitchell County: 12.146 %Mitchell County12.146Sampson County: 12.107 %Sampson County12.107Rutherford County: 12.105 %Rutherford County12.105Rockingham County: 12.056 %Rockingham County12.056Guilford County: 11.812 %Guilford County11.812Davidson County: 11.804 %Davidson County11.804
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Bertie County40.763+26.18 pts
2Tyrrell County21.359+9.58 pts
3Perquimans County20.007+7.5 pts
4Nash County18.507+7.25 pts
5Cherokee County16.806+3.63 pts
6Swain County16.677+2.69 pts
7Robeson County15.873+6.08 pts
8Caswell County15.679-1.28 pts
9Cleveland County15.348+5.5 pts
10Hyde County15.326-4.95 pts
11Gates County15.003+5.11 pts
12Onslow County14.618+0.87 pts
13Craven County14.538+3.18 pts
14Lee County14.498+3.98 pts
15Jones County14.039-10.79 pts
16Chowan County13.953+4.94 pts
17Carteret County13.95+1.25 pts
18Ashe County13.686-3.32 pts
19Dare County13.618-0.35 pts
20Graham County13.515-5.23 pts
21Columbus County13.429-0.42 pts
22Greene County13.38+2.34 pts
23Clay County13.233-0.77 pts
24Martin County13.026+1.42 pts
25Person County13-1.2 pts
26Harnett County12.947+1.2 pts
27Cumberland County12.779-0.57 pts
28Pamlico County12.741+1.1 pts
29Avery County12.699-10.67 pts
30Catawba County12.578+2.85 pts
31Haywood County12.374+1.37 pts
32Chatham County12.334-7.32 pts
33New Hanover County12.245-1.8 pts
34Durham County12.151+4.65 pts
35Mitchell County12.146+3.24 pts
36Sampson County12.107+2.27 pts
37Rutherford County12.105-3.37 pts
38Rockingham County12.056+1.25 pts
39Guilford County11.812+0.28 pts
40Davidson County11.804+1.81 pts
41Stokes County11.757-2.58 pts
42Currituck County11.529-5 pts
43Franklin County11.51-4.22 pts
44Wake County11.472-0.02 pts
45Beaufort County11.463-3.48 pts
46Moore County11.418+1.46 pts
47Pender County11.404-4.6 pts
48Mecklenburg County11.391-0.56 pts
49Davie County11.37-1.83 pts
50Yancey County11.287+2.9 pts
51Rowan County11.16+0.93 pts
52Watauga County11.08+0.22 pts
53Halifax County10.953-0.89 pts
54Caldwell County10.923-2.06 pts
54Pitt County10.923+1.58 pts
56Montgomery County10.921-1.98 pts
57Camden County10.915-2.23 pts
58Jackson County10.819+0.12 pts
59Warren County10.818-1.5 pts
60Lincoln County10.815+2.25 pts
61Macon County10.808-4.74 pts
62Union County10.802+0.47 pts
63Iredell County10.7-3.41 pts
64Cabarrus County10.536-1.41 pts
65Burke County10.408-0.2 pts
66Transylvania County10.397+0.4 pts
67Lenoir County10.233+0.23 pts
68Granville County10.057-8.4 pts
69Stanly County9.984-0.23 pts
70Edgecombe County9.941-8.81 pts
71Wilkes County9.903+0.24 pts
72Gaston County9.864+0.19 pts
73Randolph County9.838-1.38 pts
74Henderson County9.831-0.8 pts
75Alamance County9.829-1.41 pts
76Wayne County9.788-1.27 pts
77Scotland County9.673-7.34 pts
78Pasquotank County9.627-1.78 pts
79Johnston County9.498-2 pts
80Buncombe County9.423-2.35 pts
81Orange County9.259+0.37 pts
82Alleghany County9.257-10.71 pts
83Vance County9.232-2.09 pts
84Polk County9.227-3.88 pts
85Wilson County9.146-2.15 pts
86Yadkin County9.047+1.07 pts
87Brunswick County8.875-6.23 pts
88Forsyth County8.736-1.28 pts
89Hertford County8.386-0.35 pts
90Anson County8.268-0.51 pts
91Richmond County8.216-1.27 pts
92Surry County7.892-3.3 pts
93Duplin County7.874-5.46 pts
94Alexander County7.776+0.55 pts
95Washington County7.598-2.07 pts
96Madison County7.052-4.63 pts
97Bladen County6.851-3.22 pts
98Hoke County6.624-5.66 pts
99McDowell County6.418-3.24 pts
100Northampton County6.257-1.11 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 North Carolina by job destruction rate, 2013) [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 North Carolina by job destruction rate, 2013. 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/north-carolina-counties?period=2013. 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 North Carolina by job destruction rate, 2013. 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/north-carolina-counties?period=2013.

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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 North Carolina by job destruction rate, 2013 [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/north-carolina-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Bertie County, with 40.763% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Northampton County, with 6.257% in 2013.

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