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Counties in Texas by job destruction rate

Roberts County had the highest job destruction rate of 253 counties in 2019, at 63.699%. Calhoun County had the lowest, at 4.728%. The median was 11.006% and the figure for Texas was 10.829%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest63.699Roberts County
Lowest4.728Calhoun County
Median11.006253 counties
Texas10.829History

Map of counties, 2019

Anderson County: 13.766 %Andrews County: 8.792 %Angelina County: 9.678 %Aransas County: 10.039 %Archer County: 23.281 %Armstrong County: 10.019 %Atascosa County: 12.376 %Austin County: 12.1 %Bailey County: 12.708 %Bandera County: 17.631 %Bastrop County: 11.501 %Baylor County: 9.068 %Bee County: 12.831 %Bell County: 10.034 %Bexar County: 11.416 %Blanco County: 8.506 %Borden County: 10.101 %Bosque County: 13.911 %Bowie County: 11.006 %Brazoria County: 8.993 %Brazos County: 11.901 %Brewster County: 12.495 %Briscoe County: 35.962 %Brooks County: 14.449 %Brown County: 8.729 %Burleson County: 23.16 %Burnet County: 10.612 %Caldwell County: 8.88 %Calhoun County: 4.728 %Callahan County: 9.099 %Cameron County: 11.04 %Camp County: 11.411 %Carson County: 13.413 %Cass County: 7.83 %Castro County: 7.843 %Chambers County: 8.624 %Cherokee County: 8.091 %Childress County: 10.079 %Clay County: 8.39 %Cochran County: 23.529 %Coke County: 20.833 %Coleman County: 15.895 %Collin County: 14.095 %Collingsworth County: 10.837 %Colorado County: 13.223 %Comal County: 10.217 %Comanche County: 10.46 %Concho County: 12.629 %Cooke County: 8.586 %Coryell County: 10.327 %Cottle County: 6.806 %Crane County: 8.788 %Crockett County: 16.644 %Crosby County: 5.017 %Culberson County: 13.152 %Dallam County: 9.892 %Dallas County: 10.871 %Dawson County: 12.282 %Deaf Smith County: 9.532 %Delta County: 36.293 %Denton County: 11.292 %DeWitt County: 12.443 %Dickens County: 12.903 %Dimmit County: 5.06 %Donley County: 11.467 %Duval County: 7.019 %Eastland County: 19.295 %Ector County: 13.316 %Edwards County: 5.093 %Ellis County: 12.295 %El Paso County: 10.276 %Erath County: 9.386 %Falls County: 10.564 %Fannin County: 8.314 %Fayette County: 8.494 %Fisher County: 8.342 %Floyd County: 19.833 %Foard County: 7.5 %Fort Bend County: 11.93 %Franklin County: 5.17 %Freestone County: 18.364 %Frio County: 7.817 %Gaines County: 15.296 %Galveston County: 9.856 %Garza County: 5.928 %Gillespie County: 9.107 %Glasscock County: 19.377 %Goliad County: 9.125 %Gonzales County: 6.137 %Gray County: 11.589 %Grayson County: 9.025 %Gregg County: 10.353 %Grimes County: 7.911 %Guadalupe County: 8.873 %Hale County: 7.727 %Hall County: 13.333 %Hamilton County: 13.82 %Hansford County: 8.296 %Hardeman County: 10.365 %Hardin County: 11.161 %Harris County: 10.913 %Harrison County: 8.656 %Hartley County: 8.631 %Haskell County: 14.845 %Hays County: 11.806 %Hemphill County: 6.278 %Henderson County: 10.109 %Hidalgo County: 10.672 %Hill County: 13.558 %Hockley County: 7.809 %Hood County: 10.867 %Hopkins County: 9.504 %Houston County: 7.45 %Howard County: 8.147 %Hudspeth County: 10.68 %Hunt County: 6.665 %Hutchinson County: 12.03 %Irion County: 13.112 %Jack County: 16.149 %Jackson County: 13.773 %Jasper County: 11.155 %Jeff Davis County: 13.303 %Jefferson County: 11.059 %Jim Hogg County: 35.573 %Jim Wells County: 8.526 %Johnson County: 11.167 %Jones County: 23.484 %Karnes County: 10.452 %Kaufman County: 12.401 %Kendall County: 11.56 %Kenedy County: 11.808 %Kent County: 20.118 %Kerr County: 7.41 %Kimble County: 13.568 %Kinney County: 13.718 %Kleberg County: 8.59 %Knox County: 17.704 %Lamar County: 7.943 %Lamb County: 13.427 %Lampasas County: 11.353 %La Salle County: 15.046 %Lavaca County: 9.248 %Lee County: 8.644 %Leon County: 12.747 %Liberty County: 10.59 %Limestone County: 7.647 %Lipscomb County: 9.469 %Live Oak County: 6.931 %Llano County: 15.448 %Loving County: 10.687 %Lubbock County: 10.476 %Lynn County: 21.625 %McCulloch County: 23.569 %McLennan County: 8.714 %McMullen County: 17.411 %Madison County: 20.341 %Marion County: 15.581 %Martin County: 12.281 %Mason County: 14.726 %Matagorda County: 10.107 %Maverick County: 8.794 %Medina County: 12.579 %Menard County: 21.235 %Midland County: 10.606 %Milam County: 31.69 %Mills County: 14.649 %Mitchell County: 12.018 %Montague County: 12.268 %Montgomery County: 11.113 %Moore County: 5.393 %Morris County: 10.091 %Motley County: 18.519 %Nacogdoches County: 8.309 %Navarro County: 10.631 %Newton County: 15.047 %Nolan County: 14.721 %Nueces County: 9.092 %Ochiltree County: 11.439 %Oldham County: 19.071 %Orange County: 14.266 %Palo Pinto County: 12.13 %Panola County: 11.247 %Parker County: 12.092 %Parmer County: 4.927 %Pecos County: 11.684 %Polk County: 9.451 %Potter County: 7.697 %Presidio County: 17.745 %Rains County: 10.395 %Randall County: 14.159 %Reagan County: 14.36 %Real County: 8.761 %Red River County: 14.183 %Reeves County: 10.599 %Refugio County: 10.31 %Roberts County: 63.699 %Robertson County: 7.57 %Rockwall County: 11.417 %Runnels County: 12.448 %Rusk County: 14.123 %Sabine County: 14.228 %San Augustine County: 11.825 %San Jacinto County: 13.009 %San Patricio County: 12.001 %San Saba County: 12.793 %Schleicher County: 18.361 %Scurry County: 8.396 %Shackelford County: 34.907 %Shelby County: 8.444 %Sherman County: 7.801 %Smith County: 9.702 %Somervell County: 10.628 %Starr County: 12.286 %Stephens County: 8.078 %Sterling County: 8.304 %Stonewall County: 25.304 %Sutton County: 6.709 %Swisher County: 14.115 %Tarrant County: 10.213 %Taylor County: 9.339 %Terrell County: 7.407 %Terry County: 10.842 %Throckmorton County: 21.324 %Titus County: 11.63 %Tom Green County: 11.712 %Travis County: 12.176 %Trinity County: 11.127 %Tyler County: 9.956 %Upshur County: 11.348 %Upton County: 6.782 %Uvalde County: 8.642 %Val Verde County: 9.513 %Van Zandt County: 12.981 %Victoria County: 13.323 %Walker County: 9.877 %Waller County: 7.758 %Ward County: 7.019 %Washington County: 7.254 %Webb County: 11.271 %Wharton County: 11.616 %Wheeler County: 37.181 %Wichita County: 8.673 %Wilbarger County: 5.365 %Willacy County: 9.74 %Williamson County: 10.09 %Wilson County: 8.763 %Winkler County: 10.526 %Wise County: 13.216 %Wood County: 9.598 %Yoakum County: 15.416 %Young County: 13.88 %Zapata County: 26.029 %Zavala County: 10.093 %
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%, 2019. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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

Roberts County: 63.699 %Roberts County63.699Wheeler County: 37.181 %Wheeler County37.181Delta County: 36.293 %Delta County36.293Briscoe County: 35.962 %Briscoe County35.962Jim Hogg County: 35.573 %Jim Hogg County35.573Shackelford County: 34.907 %Shackelford County34.907Milam County: 31.69 %Milam County31.69Zapata County: 26.029 %Zapata County26.029Stonewall County: 25.304 %Stonewall County25.304McCulloch County: 23.569 %McCulloch County23.569Cochran County: 23.529 %Cochran County23.529Jones County: 23.484 %Jones County23.484Archer County: 23.281 %Archer County23.281Burleson County: 23.16 %Burleson County23.16Lynn County: 21.625 %Lynn County21.625Throckmorton County: 21.324 %Throckmorton County21.324Menard County: 21.235 %Menard County21.235Coke County: 20.833 %Coke County20.833Madison County: 20.341 %Madison County20.341Kent County: 20.118 %Kent County20.118Floyd County: 19.833 %Floyd County19.833Glasscock County: 19.377 %Glasscock County19.377Eastland County: 19.295 %Eastland County19.295Oldham County: 19.071 %Oldham County19.071Motley County: 18.519 %Motley County18.519Freestone County: 18.364 %Freestone County18.364Schleicher County: 18.361 %Schleicher County18.361Presidio County: 17.745 %Presidio County17.745Knox County: 17.704 %Knox County17.704Bandera County: 17.631 %Bandera County17.631McMullen County: 17.411 %McMullen County17.411Crockett County: 16.644 %Crockett County16.644Jack County: 16.149 %Jack County16.149Coleman County: 15.895 %Coleman County15.895Marion County: 15.581 %Marion County15.581Llano County: 15.448 %Llano County15.448Yoakum County: 15.416 %Yoakum County15.416Gaines County: 15.296 %Gaines County15.296Newton County: 15.047 %Newton County15.047La Salle County: 15.046 %La Salle County15.046Roberts County: 63.699 %Roberts County63.699Wheeler County: 37.181 %Wheeler County37.181Delta County: 36.293 %Delta County36.293Briscoe County: 35.962 %Briscoe County35.962Jim Hogg County: 35.573 %Jim Hogg County35.573Shackelford County: 34.907 %Shackelford County34.907Milam County: 31.69 %Milam County31.69Zapata County: 26.029 %Zapata County26.029Stonewall County: 25.304 %Stonewall County25.304McCulloch County: 23.569 %McCulloch County23.569Cochran County: 23.529 %Cochran County23.529Jones County: 23.484 %Jones County23.484Archer County: 23.281 %Archer County23.281Burleson County: 23.16 %Burleson County23.16Lynn County: 21.625 %Lynn County21.625Throckmorton County: 21.324 %Throckmorton County21.324Menard County: 21.235 %Menard County21.235Coke County: 20.833 %Coke County20.833Madison County: 20.341 %Madison County20.341Kent County: 20.118 %Kent County20.118Floyd County: 19.833 %Floyd County19.833Glasscock County: 19.377 %Glasscock County19.377Eastland County: 19.295 %Eastland County19.295Oldham County: 19.071 %Oldham County19.071Motley County: 18.519 %Motley County18.519Freestone County: 18.364 %Freestone County18.364Schleicher County: 18.361 %Schleicher County18.361Presidio County: 17.745 %Presidio County17.745Knox County: 17.704 %Knox County17.704Bandera County: 17.631 %Bandera County17.631McMullen County: 17.411 %McMullen County17.411Crockett County: 16.644 %Crockett County16.644Jack County: 16.149 %Jack County16.149Coleman County: 15.895 %Coleman County15.895Marion County: 15.581 %Marion County15.581Llano County: 15.448 %Llano County15.448Yoakum County: 15.416 %Yoakum County15.416Gaines County: 15.296 %Gaines County15.296Newton County: 15.047 %Newton County15.047La Salle County: 15.046 %La Salle County15.046
%. 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
1Roberts County63.699+59.8 pts
2Wheeler County37.181+26.11 pts
3Delta County36.293-24.29 pts
4Briscoe County35.962+25.33 pts
5Jim Hogg County35.573+29.76 pts
6Shackelford County34.907+18.51 pts
7Milam County31.69+12.53 pts
8Zapata County26.029+16.35 pts
9Stonewall County25.304+13.14 pts
10McCulloch County23.569+13.79 pts
11Cochran County23.529+2.31 pts
12Jones County23.484+7.14 pts
13Archer County23.281+9.94 pts
14Burleson County23.16+13.55 pts
15Lynn County21.625+13.17 pts
16Throckmorton County21.324+11.42 pts
17Menard County21.235+12.47 pts
18Coke County20.833+1.05 pts
19Madison County20.341+8.56 pts
20Kent County20.118+6.21 pts
21Floyd County19.833+7.45 pts
22Glasscock County19.377+2.6 pts
23Eastland County19.295+12.64 pts
24Oldham County19.071+0.55 pts
25Motley County18.519+1.8 pts
26Freestone County18.364-5.61 pts
27Schleicher County18.361+9.5 pts
28Presidio County17.745-6.22 pts
29Knox County17.704+8.89 pts
30Bandera County17.631-3.14 pts
31McMullen County17.411-2.67 pts
32Crockett County16.644+7.75 pts
33Jack County16.149-11.68 pts
34Coleman County15.895+5.35 pts
35Marion County15.581+3.57 pts
36Llano County15.448+1.18 pts
37Yoakum County15.416+2.7 pts
38Gaines County15.296+2.07 pts
39Newton County15.047+0.34 pts
40La Salle County15.046-4.53 pts
41Haskell County14.845-16.13 pts
42Mason County14.726-1.91 pts
43Nolan County14.721+6.28 pts
44Mills County14.649+5.7 pts
45Brooks County14.449+5.3 pts
46Reagan County14.36+5.38 pts
47Orange County14.266+1.35 pts
48Sabine County14.228+3.67 pts
49Red River County14.183-12.04 pts
50Randall County14.159-0.19 pts
51Rusk County14.123-0.91 pts
52Swisher County14.115+1.72 pts
53Collin County14.095+2.89 pts
54Bosque County13.911+4.44 pts
55Young County13.88+3.16 pts
56Hamilton County13.82+3.43 pts
57Jackson County13.773+7.99 pts
58Anderson County13.766+4.13 pts
59Kinney County13.718+8 pts
60Kimble County13.568+1.36 pts
61Hill County13.558+4.17 pts
62Lamb County13.427-5.42 pts
63Carson County13.413+1.26 pts
64Hall County13.333+5.24 pts
65Victoria County13.323+1.88 pts
66Ector County13.316+2 pts
67Jeff Davis County13.303+7.16 pts
68Colorado County13.223+3.91 pts
69Wise County13.216-0.45 pts
70Culberson County13.152-3.03 pts
71Irion County13.112+5.45 pts
72San Jacinto County13.009-0.49 pts
73Van Zandt County12.981-0.12 pts
74Dickens County12.903-6.76 pts
75Bee County12.831+0.25 pts
76San Saba County12.793-3.31 pts
77Leon County12.747+0.79 pts
78Bailey County12.708+0.98 pts
79Concho County12.629-45.93 pts
80Medina County12.579-0.87 pts
81Brewster County12.495+2.94 pts
82Runnels County12.448-1.33 pts
83DeWitt County12.443+5.03 pts
84Kaufman County12.401+1.85 pts
85Atascosa County12.376+2.57 pts
86Ellis County12.295+1.65 pts
87Starr County12.286+4.01 pts
88Dawson County12.282-2.32 pts
89Martin County12.281+0.18 pts
90Montague County12.268-5.49 pts
91Travis County12.176+0.21 pts
92Palo Pinto County12.13-1.16 pts
93Austin County12.1+2.29 pts
94Parker County12.092+0.05 pts
95Hutchinson County12.03+3.56 pts
96Mitchell County12.018+0.74 pts
97San Patricio County12.001-0.56 pts
98Fort Bend County11.93-1.2 pts
99Brazos County11.901-0.14 pts
100San Augustine County11.825+6.28 pts
101Kenedy County11.808-7.46 pts
102Hays County11.806+2.61 pts
103Tom Green County11.712+1.93 pts
104Pecos County11.684-4.72 pts
105Titus County11.63+0.64 pts
106Wharton County11.616+2.46 pts
107Gray County11.589+1.27 pts
108Kendall County11.56-0.5 pts
109Bastrop County11.501-0.54 pts
110Donley County11.467-6.59 pts
111Ochiltree County11.439-0.13 pts
112Rockwall County11.417+0.06 pts
113Bexar County11.416-0.11 pts
114Camp County11.411-1.03 pts
115Lampasas County11.353+1.31 pts
116Upshur County11.348+1.71 pts
117Denton County11.292-2.02 pts
118Webb County11.271+0.31 pts
119Panola County11.247+1.12 pts
120Johnson County11.167+1.29 pts
121Hardin County11.161-2.21 pts
122Jasper County11.155+3.04 pts
123Trinity County11.127+1.84 pts
124Montgomery County11.113-2.56 pts
125Jefferson County11.059-1.59 pts
126Cameron County11.04-1.38 pts
127Bowie County11.006-0.81 pts
128Harris County10.913-1.58 pts
129Dallas County10.871-1.68 pts
130Hood County10.867-0.61 pts
131Terry County10.842-1.55 pts
132Collingsworth County10.837+2.79 pts
133Loving County10.687-55.98 pts
134Hudspeth County10.68-31.99 pts
135Hidalgo County10.672-0.66 pts
136Navarro County10.631+0.47 pts
137Somervell County10.628-1.64 pts
138Burnet County10.612-1.9 pts
139Midland County10.606-0.46 pts
140Reeves County10.599-3.33 pts
141Liberty County10.59-3.48 pts
142Falls County10.564+0.7 pts
143Winkler County10.526+2.27 pts
144Lubbock County10.476-0.16 pts
145Comanche County10.46+4.46 pts
146Karnes County10.452+3.51 pts
147Rains County10.395-0.88 pts
148Hardeman County10.365+0.97 pts
149Gregg County10.353-0.2 pts
150Coryell County10.327+0.71 pts
151Refugio County10.31-1.81 pts
152El Paso County10.276-1.67 pts
153Comal County10.217-0.51 pts
154Tarrant County10.213-1.1 pts
155Henderson County10.109-0.76 pts
156Matagorda County10.107-0.02 pts
157Borden County10.101-33.3 pts
158Zavala County10.093-9.85 pts
159Morris County10.091-3.6 pts
160Williamson County10.09-0.34 pts
161Childress County10.079+1.05 pts
162Aransas County10.039-17.46 pts
163Bell County10.034-3.22 pts
164Armstrong County10.019+0.26 pts
165Tyler County9.956-6.55 pts
166Dallam County9.892-0.38 pts
167Walker County9.877-1.56 pts
168Galveston County9.856-1.9 pts
169Willacy County9.74-5.97 pts
170Smith County9.702-1.85 pts
171Angelina County9.678+0.57 pts
172Wood County9.598-7.58 pts
173Deaf Smith County9.532+0.68 pts
174Val Verde County9.513+1.41 pts
175Hopkins County9.504-5.03 pts
176Lipscomb County9.469+2 pts
177Polk County9.451-0.99 pts
178Erath County9.386-1.22 pts
179Taylor County9.339-0.29 pts
180Lavaca County9.248+2.31 pts
181Goliad County9.125+1.83 pts
182Gillespie County9.107-1.89 pts
183Callahan County9.099-6.47 pts
184Nueces County9.092-4.28 pts
185Baylor County9.068-8.95 pts
186Grayson County9.025-0.36 pts
187Brazoria County8.993-2.42 pts
188Caldwell County8.88-3.14 pts
189Guadalupe County8.873-0.36 pts
190Maverick County8.794-0.34 pts
191Andrews County8.792-1.48 pts
192Crane County8.788-5.63 pts
193Wilson County8.763-4.91 pts
194Real County8.761-6.95 pts
195Brown County8.729-1.56 pts
196McLennan County8.714-0.74 pts
197Wichita County8.673-3.55 pts
198Harrison County8.656-0.77 pts
199Lee County8.644+1.61 pts
200Uvalde County8.642-0.97 pts
201Hartley County8.631+0.37 pts
202Chambers County8.624-1.82 pts
203Kleberg County8.59-0.39 pts
204Cooke County8.586-0.65 pts
205Jim Wells County8.526-7.15 pts
206Blanco County8.506-5.45 pts
207Fayette County8.494-2.94 pts
208Shelby County8.444-1.71 pts
209Scurry County8.396-5.13 pts
210Clay County8.39-2.49 pts
211Fisher County8.342+0.38 pts
212Fannin County8.314+0.17 pts
213Nacogdoches County8.309-1.62 pts
214Sterling County8.304-2.75 pts
215Hansford County8.296-1.03 pts
216Howard County8.147-4.95 pts
217Cherokee County8.091-4.7 pts
218Stephens County8.078-7.16 pts
219Lamar County7.943-2.85 pts
220Grimes County7.911-0.95 pts
221Castro County7.843-3.3 pts
222Cass County7.83-0.48 pts
223Frio County7.817-8.79 pts
224Hockley County7.809-2.06 pts
225Sherman County7.801+2.25 pts
226Waller County7.758-3.43 pts
227Hale County7.727-1.12 pts
228Potter County7.697-3.02 pts
229Limestone County7.647-2.94 pts
230Robertson County7.57-11.64 pts
231Foard County7.5+1.89 pts
232Houston County7.45-15.49 pts
233Kerr County7.41-4.31 pts
234Terrell County7.407-13.33 pts
235Washington County7.254-1.78 pts
236Duval County7.019-17.05 pts
236Ward County7.019-1.76 pts
238Live Oak County6.931-6.55 pts
239Cottle County6.806+0.12 pts
240Upton County6.782-0.62 pts
241Sutton County6.709-12 pts
242Hunt County6.665-3.27 pts
243Hemphill County6.278-9.45 pts
244Gonzales County6.137-1.86 pts
245Garza County5.928-3.83 pts
246Moore County5.393-1.84 pts
247Wilbarger County5.365-6.77 pts
248Franklin County5.17+1.71 pts
249Edwards County5.093-4.98 pts
250Dimmit County5.06-3.12 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.

How to cite

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 Texas 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 Texas 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/texas-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 Texas 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/texas-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 Texas 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/texas-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_texas_by_2019,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010: Counties in Texas by job destruction rate, 2019}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/texas-counties?period=2019. Publisher attribution: 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.},
}
RIS
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PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
DB  - Invokely
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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Roberts County, with 63.699% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Calhoun County, with 4.728% in 2019.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

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