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Counties in North Carolina by job destruction rate

Bladen County had the highest job destruction rate of 100 counties in 2014, at 25.958%. McDowell County had the lowest, at 6.08%. The median was 10.358% and the figure for North Carolina was 10.735%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.958Bladen County
Lowest6.08McDowell County
Median10.358100 counties
North Carolina10.735History

Map of counties, 2014

Alamance County: 9.892 %Alexander County: 9.234 %Alleghany County: 12.296 %Anson County: 10.339 %Ashe County: 13.666 %Avery County: 10.679 %Beaufort County: 8.85 %Bertie County: 12.757 %Bladen County: 25.958 %Brunswick County: 10.628 %Buncombe County: 8.688 %Burke County: 6.904 %Cabarrus County: 10.864 %Caldwell County: 11.008 %Camden County: 19.982 %Carteret County: 9.417 %Caswell County: 15.924 %Catawba County: 8.142 %Chatham County: 9.393 %Cherokee County: 10.26 %Chowan County: 8.436 %Clay County: 18.316 %Cleveland County: 12.805 %Columbus County: 11.673 %Craven County: 10.512 %Cumberland County: 12.949 %Currituck County: 9.98 %Dare County: 14.428 %Davidson County: 9.999 %Davie County: 10.718 %Duplin County: 7.878 %Durham County: 9.688 %Edgecombe County: 9.17 %Forsyth County: 10.251 %Franklin County: 10.014 %Gaston County: 10.512 %Gates County: 9.805 %Graham County: 21.108 %Granville County: 12.05 %Greene County: 15.087 %Guilford County: 9.805 %Halifax County: 9.85 %Harnett County: 12.568 %Haywood County: 11.8 %Henderson County: 10.879 %Hertford County: 8.021 %Hoke County: 25.427 %Hyde County: 12.805 %Iredell County: 8.947 %Jackson County: 7.163 %Johnston County: 12.41 %Jones County: 12.508 %Lee County: 10.377 %Lenoir County: 10.774 %Lincoln County: 10.715 %McDowell County: 6.08 %Macon County: 10.286 %Madison County: 9.447 %Martin County: 8.076 %Mecklenburg County: 11.556 %Mitchell County: 7.512 %Montgomery County: 6.355 %Moore County: 11.491 %Nash County: 9.524 %New Hanover County: 10.084 %Northampton County: 6.874 %Onslow County: 14.064 %Orange County: 9.676 %Pamlico County: 12.986 %Pasquotank County: 18.003 %Pender County: 10.165 %Perquimans County: 9.996 %Person County: 13.391 %Pitt County: 9.281 %Polk County: 11.228 %Randolph County: 7.815 %Richmond County: 8.941 %Robeson County: 9.314 %Rockingham County: 10.755 %Rowan County: 9.412 %Rutherford County: 11.81 %Sampson County: 11.753 %Scotland County: 9.611 %Stanly County: 8.696 %Stokes County: 10.78 %Surry County: 11.107 %Swain County: 10.437 %Transylvania County: 10.775 %Tyrrell County: 10.46 %Union County: 9.195 %Vance County: 10.596 %Wake County: 11.401 %Warren County: 9.707 %Washington County: 8.212 %Watauga County: 11.144 %Wayne County: 8.955 %Wilkes County: 9.488 %Wilson County: 10.834 %Yadkin County: 6.747 %Yancey County: 9.251 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Bladen County: 25.958 %Bladen County25.958Hoke County: 25.427 %Hoke County25.427Graham County: 21.108 %Graham County21.108Camden County: 19.982 %Camden County19.982Clay County: 18.316 %Clay County18.316Pasquotank County: 18.003 %Pasquotank County18.003Caswell County: 15.924 %Caswell County15.924Greene County: 15.087 %Greene County15.087Dare County: 14.428 %Dare County14.428Onslow County: 14.064 %Onslow County14.064Ashe County: 13.666 %Ashe County13.666Person County: 13.391 %Person County13.391Pamlico County: 12.986 %Pamlico County12.986Cumberland County: 12.949 %Cumberland County12.949Cleveland County: 12.805 %Cleveland County12.805Hyde County: 12.805 %Hyde County12.805Bertie County: 12.757 %Bertie County12.757Harnett County: 12.568 %Harnett County12.568Jones County: 12.508 %Jones County12.508Johnston County: 12.41 %Johnston County12.41Alleghany County: 12.296 %Alleghany County12.296Granville County: 12.05 %Granville County12.05Rutherford County: 11.81 %Rutherford County11.81Haywood County: 11.8 %Haywood County11.8Sampson County: 11.753 %Sampson County11.753Columbus County: 11.673 %Columbus County11.673Mecklenburg County: 11.556 %Mecklenburg County11.556Moore County: 11.491 %Moore County11.491Wake County: 11.401 %Wake County11.401Polk County: 11.228 %Polk County11.228Watauga County: 11.144 %Watauga County11.144Surry County: 11.107 %Surry County11.107Caldwell County: 11.008 %Caldwell County11.008Henderson County: 10.879 %Henderson County10.879Cabarrus County: 10.864 %Cabarrus County10.864Wilson County: 10.834 %Wilson County10.834Stokes County: 10.78 %Stokes County10.78Transylvania County: 10.775 %Transylvania County10.775Lenoir County: 10.774 %Lenoir County10.774Rockingham County: 10.755 %Rockingham County10.755Bladen County: 25.958 %Bladen County25.958Hoke County: 25.427 %Hoke County25.427Graham County: 21.108 %Graham County21.108Camden County: 19.982 %Camden County19.982Clay County: 18.316 %Clay County18.316Pasquotank County: 18.003 %Pasquotank County18.003Caswell County: 15.924 %Caswell County15.924Greene County: 15.087 %Greene County15.087Dare County: 14.428 %Dare County14.428Onslow County: 14.064 %Onslow County14.064Ashe County: 13.666 %Ashe County13.666Person County: 13.391 %Person County13.391Pamlico County: 12.986 %Pamlico County12.986Cumberland County: 12.949 %Cumberland County12.949Cleveland County: 12.805 %Cleveland County12.805Hyde County: 12.805 %Hyde County12.805Bertie County: 12.757 %Bertie County12.757Harnett County: 12.568 %Harnett County12.568Jones County: 12.508 %Jones County12.508Johnston County: 12.41 %Johnston County12.41Alleghany County: 12.296 %Alleghany County12.296Granville County: 12.05 %Granville County12.05Rutherford County: 11.81 %Rutherford County11.81Haywood County: 11.8 %Haywood County11.8Sampson County: 11.753 %Sampson County11.753Columbus County: 11.673 %Columbus County11.673Mecklenburg County: 11.556 %Mecklenburg County11.556Moore County: 11.491 %Moore County11.491Wake County: 11.401 %Wake County11.401Polk County: 11.228 %Polk County11.228Watauga County: 11.144 %Watauga County11.144Surry County: 11.107 %Surry County11.107Caldwell County: 11.008 %Caldwell County11.008Henderson County: 10.879 %Henderson County10.879Cabarrus County: 10.864 %Cabarrus County10.864Wilson County: 10.834 %Wilson County10.834Stokes County: 10.78 %Stokes County10.78Transylvania County: 10.775 %Transylvania County10.775Lenoir County: 10.774 %Lenoir County10.774Rockingham County: 10.755 %Rockingham County10.755
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Bladen County25.958+19.11 pts
2Hoke County25.427+18.8 pts
3Graham County21.108+7.59 pts
4Camden County19.982+9.07 pts
5Clay County18.316+5.08 pts
6Pasquotank County18.003+8.38 pts
7Caswell County15.924+0.24 pts
8Greene County15.087+1.71 pts
9Dare County14.428+0.81 pts
10Onslow County14.064-0.55 pts
11Ashe County13.666-0.02 pts
12Person County13.391+0.39 pts
13Pamlico County12.986+0.25 pts
14Cumberland County12.949+0.17 pts
15Cleveland County12.805-2.54 pts
15Hyde County12.805-2.52 pts
17Bertie County12.757-28.01 pts
18Harnett County12.568-0.38 pts
19Jones County12.508-1.53 pts
20Johnston County12.41+2.91 pts
21Alleghany County12.296+3.04 pts
22Granville County12.05+1.99 pts
23Rutherford County11.81-0.29 pts
24Haywood County11.8-0.57 pts
25Sampson County11.753-0.35 pts
26Columbus County11.673-1.76 pts
27Mecklenburg County11.556+0.16 pts
28Moore County11.491+0.07 pts
29Wake County11.401-0.07 pts
30Polk County11.228+2 pts
31Watauga County11.144+0.06 pts
32Surry County11.107+3.21 pts
33Caldwell County11.008+0.08 pts
34Henderson County10.879+1.05 pts
35Cabarrus County10.864+0.33 pts
36Wilson County10.834+1.69 pts
37Stokes County10.78-0.98 pts
38Transylvania County10.775+0.38 pts
39Lenoir County10.774+0.54 pts
40Rockingham County10.755-1.3 pts
41Davie County10.718-0.65 pts
42Lincoln County10.715-0.1 pts
43Avery County10.679-2.02 pts
44Brunswick County10.628+1.75 pts
45Vance County10.596+1.36 pts
46Craven County10.512-4.03 pts
46Gaston County10.512+0.65 pts
48Tyrrell County10.46-10.9 pts
49Swain County10.437-6.24 pts
50Lee County10.377-4.12 pts
51Anson County10.339+2.07 pts
52Macon County10.286-0.52 pts
53Cherokee County10.26-6.55 pts
54Forsyth County10.251+1.51 pts
55Pender County10.165-1.24 pts
56New Hanover County10.084-2.16 pts
57Franklin County10.014-1.5 pts
58Davidson County9.999-1.8 pts
59Perquimans County9.996-10.01 pts
60Currituck County9.98-1.55 pts
61Alamance County9.892+0.06 pts
62Halifax County9.85-1.1 pts
63Gates County9.805-5.2 pts
63Guilford County9.805-2.01 pts
65Warren County9.707-1.11 pts
66Durham County9.688-2.46 pts
67Orange County9.676+0.42 pts
68Scotland County9.611-0.06 pts
69Nash County9.524-8.98 pts
70Wilkes County9.488-0.42 pts
71Madison County9.447+2.39 pts
72Carteret County9.417-4.53 pts
73Rowan County9.412-1.75 pts
74Chatham County9.393-2.94 pts
75Robeson County9.314-6.56 pts
76Pitt County9.281-1.64 pts
77Yancey County9.251-2.04 pts
78Alexander County9.234+1.46 pts
79Union County9.195-1.61 pts
80Edgecombe County9.17-0.77 pts
81Wayne County8.955-0.83 pts
82Iredell County8.947-1.75 pts
83Richmond County8.941+0.73 pts
84Beaufort County8.85-2.61 pts
85Stanly County8.696-1.29 pts
86Buncombe County8.688-0.73 pts
87Chowan County8.436-5.52 pts
88Washington County8.212+0.61 pts
89Catawba County8.142-4.44 pts
90Martin County8.076-4.95 pts
91Hertford County8.021-0.36 pts
92Duplin County7.8780 pts
93Randolph County7.815-2.02 pts
94Mitchell County7.512-4.63 pts
95Jackson County7.163-3.66 pts
96Burke County6.904-3.5 pts
97Northampton County6.874+0.62 pts
98Yadkin County6.747-2.3 pts
99Montgomery County6.355-4.57 pts
100McDowell County6.08-0.34 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.

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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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Bladen County, with 25.958% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

McDowell County, with 6.08% in 2014.

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