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Counties in Texas by job destruction rate

Borden County had the highest job destruction rate of 253 counties in 2020, at 71.233%. Kenedy County had the lowest, at 3.759%. The median was 12.368% and the figure for Texas was 12.382%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest71.233Borden County
Lowest3.759Kenedy County
Median12.368253 counties
Texas12.382History

Map of counties, 2020

Anderson County: 9.715 %Andrews County: 20.059 %Angelina County: 8.932 %Aransas County: 15.587 %Archer County: 18.53 %Armstrong County: 16.058 %Atascosa County: 15.16 %Austin County: 12.604 %Bailey County: 15.066 %Bandera County: 16.58 %Bastrop County: 12.857 %Baylor County: 19.288 %Bee County: 13.749 %Bell County: 10.135 %Bexar County: 12.441 %Blanco County: 11.212 %Borden County: 71.233 %Bosque County: 8.097 %Bowie County: 10.064 %Brazoria County: 12.21 %Brazos County: 12.869 %Brewster County: 15.151 %Briscoe County: 26.718 %Brooks County: 10.059 %Brown County: 16.077 %Burleson County: 11.321 %Burnet County: 10.398 %Caldwell County: 10.189 %Calhoun County: 11.431 %Callahan County: 15.659 %Cameron County: 11.107 %Camp County: 9.176 %Carson County: 11.675 %Cass County: 11.526 %Castro County: 11.466 %Chambers County: 9.164 %Cherokee County: 11.403 %Childress County: 12.862 %Clay County: 9.529 %Cochran County: 21.142 %Coke County: 13.018 %Coleman County: 11.257 %Collin County: 12.478 %Collingsworth County: 11.34 %Colorado County: 12.368 %Comal County: 11.909 %Comanche County: 19.681 %Concho County: 7.231 %Cooke County: 14.543 %Coryell County: 10.258 %Cottle County: 13.986 %Crane County: 12.415 %Crockett County: 13.855 %Crosby County: 20.848 %Culberson County: 4.549 %Dallam County: 13.749 %Dallas County: 11.353 %Dawson County: 16.092 %Deaf Smith County: 8.809 %Delta County: 15.758 %Denton County: 11.665 %DeWitt County: 16.461 %Dickens County: 18.876 %Dimmit County: 31.909 %Donley County: 11.734 %Duval County: 19.343 %Eastland County: 53.028 %Ector County: 15.678 %Edwards County: 12.054 %Ellis County: 11.149 %El Paso County: 9.974 %Erath County: 13.268 %Falls County: 13.354 %Fannin County: 9.267 %Fayette County: 10.904 %Fisher County: 9.14 %Floyd County: 12.064 %Foard County: 28.758 %Fort Bend County: 12.44 %Franklin County: 4.814 %Freestone County: 21.161 %Frio County: 13.41 %Gaines County: 16.69 %Galveston County: 10.898 %Garza County: 8.909 %Gillespie County: 10.033 %Glasscock County: 7.398 %Goliad County: 9.193 %Gonzales County: 12.729 %Gray County: 12.249 %Grayson County: 11.605 %Gregg County: 14.094 %Grimes County: 11.557 %Guadalupe County: 11.791 %Hale County: 15.014 %Hall County: 15.422 %Hamilton County: 7.227 %Hansford County: 11.535 %Hardeman County: 15.744 %Hardin County: 12.001 %Harris County: 12.637 %Harrison County: 14.534 %Hartley County: 7.176 %Haskell County: 9.114 %Hays County: 11.485 %Hemphill County: 15.368 %Henderson County: 12.75 %Hidalgo County: 10.25 %Hill County: 11.097 %Hockley County: 16.594 %Hood County: 11.161 %Hopkins County: 12.293 %Houston County: 10.925 %Howard County: 13.441 %Hudspeth County: 10.049 %Hunt County: 7.817 %Hutchinson County: 11.079 %Irion County: 22.05 %Jack County: 14.604 %Jackson County: 4.859 %Jasper County: 8.503 %Jeff Davis County: 24.54 %Jefferson County: 13.103 %Jim Hogg County: 11.684 %Jim Wells County: 11.671 %Johnson County: 10.229 %Jones County: 14.282 %Karnes County: 10.233 %Kaufman County: 9.283 %Kendall County: 11.306 %Kenedy County: 3.759 %Kent County: 10.596 %Kerr County: 11.688 %Kimble County: 10.128 %Kinney County: 12.074 %Kleberg County: 12.01 %Knox County: 13.006 %Lamar County: 14.66 %Lamb County: 12.926 %Lampasas County: 12.047 %La Salle County: 16.468 %Lavaca County: 9.115 %Lee County: 19.621 %Leon County: 15.485 %Liberty County: 11.681 %Limestone County: 14.615 %Lipscomb County: 18.098 %Live Oak County: 22.2 %Llano County: 10.791 %Loving County: 20.049 %Lubbock County: 10.929 %Lynn County: 15.492 %McCulloch County: 32.158 %McLennan County: 9.909 %McMullen County: 54.696 %Madison County: 19.892 %Marion County: 9.898 %Martin County: 14.165 %Mason County: 17.139 %Matagorda County: 9.526 %Maverick County: 11.308 %Medina County: 9.443 %Menard County: 11.429 %Midland County: 16.525 %Milam County: 13.143 %Mills County: 7.223 %Mitchell County: 13.393 %Montague County: 13.237 %Montgomery County: 12.969 %Moore County: 7.727 %Morris County: 15.02 %Motley County: 23.158 %Nacogdoches County: 13.76 %Navarro County: 11.621 %Newton County: 18.559 %Nolan County: 14.41 %Nueces County: 14.052 %Ochiltree County: 14.275 %Oldham County: 8.703 %Orange County: 12.257 %Palo Pinto County: 12.367 %Panola County: 16.328 %Parker County: 12.68 %Parmer County: 20.046 %Pecos County: 15.428 %Polk County: 8.991 %Potter County: 9.209 %Presidio County: 17.415 %Rains County: 16.098 %Randall County: 8.854 %Reagan County: 15.828 %Real County: 14.019 %Red River County: 11.431 %Reeves County: 26.763 %Refugio County: 11.619 %Roberts County: 12.987 %Robertson County: 15.167 %Rockwall County: 11.656 %Runnels County: 6.477 %Rusk County: 12.51 %Sabine County: 10.537 %San Augustine County: 7.312 %San Jacinto County: 10.92 %San Patricio County: 13.044 %San Saba County: 19.438 %Schleicher County: 13.304 %Scurry County: 18.823 %Shackelford County: 17.822 %Shelby County: 8.433 %Sherman County: 14.286 %Smith County: 10.832 %Somervell County: 18.909 %Starr County: 8.257 %Stephens County: 12.708 %Sterling County: 13.971 %Stonewall County: 12.76 %Sutton County: 14.001 %Swisher County: 11.678 %Tarrant County: 11.76 %Taylor County: 10.506 %Terrell County: 17.91 %Terry County: 13.779 %Throckmorton County: 11.395 %Titus County: 8.261 %Tom Green County: 9.893 %Travis County: 13.048 %Trinity County: 16.101 %Tyler County: 15.884 %Upshur County: 9.997 %Upton County: 16.635 %Uvalde County: 10.351 %Val Verde County: 8.365 %Van Zandt County: 17.225 %Victoria County: 13.355 %Walker County: 8.847 %Waller County: 9.822 %Ward County: 18.505 %Washington County: 10.297 %Webb County: 11.707 %Wharton County: 9.862 %Wheeler County: 13.48 %Wichita County: 11.222 %Wilbarger County: 5.809 %Willacy County: 9.885 %Williamson County: 11.214 %Wilson County: 10.419 %Winkler County: 14.387 %Wise County: 13.88 %Wood County: 14.352 %Yoakum County: 14.633 %Young County: 10.656 %Zapata County: 13.626 %Zavala County: 6.494 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Borden County: 71.233 %Borden County71.233McMullen County: 54.696 %McMullen County54.696Eastland County: 53.028 %Eastland County53.028McCulloch County: 32.158 %McCulloch County32.158Dimmit County: 31.909 %Dimmit County31.909Foard County: 28.758 %Foard County28.758Reeves County: 26.763 %Reeves County26.763Briscoe County: 26.718 %Briscoe County26.718Jeff Davis County: 24.54 %Jeff Davis County24.54Motley County: 23.158 %Motley County23.158Live Oak County: 22.2 %Live Oak County22.2Irion County: 22.05 %Irion County22.05Freestone County: 21.161 %Freestone County21.161Cochran County: 21.142 %Cochran County21.142Crosby County: 20.848 %Crosby County20.848Andrews County: 20.059 %Andrews County20.059Loving County: 20.049 %Loving County20.049Parmer County: 20.046 %Parmer County20.046Madison County: 19.892 %Madison County19.892Comanche County: 19.681 %Comanche County19.681Lee County: 19.621 %Lee County19.621San Saba County: 19.438 %San Saba County19.438Duval County: 19.343 %Duval County19.343Baylor County: 19.288 %Baylor County19.288Somervell County: 18.909 %Somervell County18.909Dickens County: 18.876 %Dickens County18.876Scurry County: 18.823 %Scurry County18.823Newton County: 18.559 %Newton County18.559Archer County: 18.53 %Archer County18.53Ward County: 18.505 %Ward County18.505Lipscomb County: 18.098 %Lipscomb County18.098Terrell County: 17.91 %Terrell County17.91Shackelford County: 17.822 %Shackelford County17.822Presidio County: 17.415 %Presidio County17.415Van Zandt County: 17.225 %Van Zandt County17.225Mason County: 17.139 %Mason County17.139Gaines County: 16.69 %Gaines County16.69Upton County: 16.635 %Upton County16.635Hockley County: 16.594 %Hockley County16.594Bandera County: 16.58 %Bandera County16.58Borden County: 71.233 %Borden County71.233McMullen County: 54.696 %McMullen County54.696Eastland County: 53.028 %Eastland County53.028McCulloch County: 32.158 %McCulloch County32.158Dimmit County: 31.909 %Dimmit County31.909Foard County: 28.758 %Foard County28.758Reeves County: 26.763 %Reeves County26.763Briscoe County: 26.718 %Briscoe County26.718Jeff Davis County: 24.54 %Jeff Davis County24.54Motley County: 23.158 %Motley County23.158Live Oak County: 22.2 %Live Oak County22.2Irion County: 22.05 %Irion County22.05Freestone County: 21.161 %Freestone County21.161Cochran County: 21.142 %Cochran County21.142Crosby County: 20.848 %Crosby County20.848Andrews County: 20.059 %Andrews County20.059Loving County: 20.049 %Loving County20.049Parmer County: 20.046 %Parmer County20.046Madison County: 19.892 %Madison County19.892Comanche County: 19.681 %Comanche County19.681Lee County: 19.621 %Lee County19.621San Saba County: 19.438 %San Saba County19.438Duval County: 19.343 %Duval County19.343Baylor County: 19.288 %Baylor County19.288Somervell County: 18.909 %Somervell County18.909Dickens County: 18.876 %Dickens County18.876Scurry County: 18.823 %Scurry County18.823Newton County: 18.559 %Newton County18.559Archer County: 18.53 %Archer County18.53Ward County: 18.505 %Ward County18.505Lipscomb County: 18.098 %Lipscomb County18.098Terrell County: 17.91 %Terrell County17.91Shackelford County: 17.822 %Shackelford County17.822Presidio County: 17.415 %Presidio County17.415Van Zandt County: 17.225 %Van Zandt County17.225Mason County: 17.139 %Mason County17.139Gaines County: 16.69 %Gaines County16.69Upton County: 16.635 %Upton County16.635Hockley County: 16.594 %Hockley County16.594Bandera County: 16.58 %Bandera County16.58
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Borden County71.233+61.13 pts
2McMullen County54.696+37.28 pts
3Eastland County53.028+33.73 pts
4McCulloch County32.158+8.59 pts
5Dimmit County31.909+26.85 pts
6Foard County28.758+21.26 pts
7Reeves County26.763+16.16 pts
8Briscoe County26.718-9.24 pts
9Jeff Davis County24.54+11.24 pts
10Motley County23.158+4.64 pts
11Live Oak County22.2+15.27 pts
12Irion County22.05+8.94 pts
13Freestone County21.161+2.8 pts
14Cochran County21.142-2.39 pts
15Crosby County20.848+15.83 pts
16Andrews County20.059+11.27 pts
17Loving County20.049+9.36 pts
18Parmer County20.046+15.12 pts
19Madison County19.892-0.45 pts
20Comanche County19.681+9.22 pts
21Lee County19.621+10.98 pts
22San Saba County19.438+6.64 pts
23Duval County19.343+12.32 pts
24Baylor County19.288+10.22 pts
25Somervell County18.909+8.28 pts
26Dickens County18.876+5.97 pts
27Scurry County18.823+10.43 pts
28Newton County18.559+3.51 pts
29Archer County18.53-4.75 pts
30Ward County18.505+11.49 pts
31Lipscomb County18.098+8.63 pts
32Terrell County17.91+10.5 pts
33Shackelford County17.822-17.08 pts
34Presidio County17.415-0.33 pts
35Van Zandt County17.225+4.24 pts
36Mason County17.139+2.41 pts
37Gaines County16.69+1.39 pts
38Upton County16.635+9.85 pts
39Hockley County16.594+8.79 pts
40Bandera County16.58-1.05 pts
41Midland County16.525+5.92 pts
42La Salle County16.468+1.42 pts
43DeWitt County16.461+4.02 pts
44Panola County16.328+5.08 pts
45Trinity County16.101+4.97 pts
46Rains County16.098+5.7 pts
47Dawson County16.092+3.81 pts
48Brown County16.077+7.35 pts
49Armstrong County16.058+6.04 pts
50Tyler County15.884+5.93 pts
51Reagan County15.828+1.47 pts
52Delta County15.758-20.54 pts
53Hardeman County15.744+5.38 pts
54Ector County15.678+2.36 pts
55Callahan County15.659+6.56 pts
56Aransas County15.587+5.55 pts
57Lynn County15.492-6.13 pts
58Leon County15.485+2.74 pts
59Pecos County15.428+3.74 pts
60Hall County15.422+2.09 pts
61Hemphill County15.368+9.09 pts
62Robertson County15.167+7.6 pts
63Atascosa County15.16+2.78 pts
64Brewster County15.151+2.66 pts
65Bailey County15.066+2.36 pts
66Morris County15.02+4.93 pts
67Hale County15.014+7.29 pts
68Lamar County14.66+6.72 pts
69Yoakum County14.633-0.78 pts
70Limestone County14.615+6.97 pts
71Jack County14.604-1.55 pts
72Cooke County14.543+5.96 pts
73Harrison County14.534+5.88 pts
74Nolan County14.41-0.31 pts
75Winkler County14.387+3.86 pts
76Wood County14.352+4.75 pts
77Sherman County14.286+6.48 pts
78Jones County14.282-9.2 pts
79Ochiltree County14.275+2.84 pts
80Martin County14.165+1.88 pts
81Gregg County14.094+3.74 pts
82Nueces County14.052+4.96 pts
83Real County14.019+5.26 pts
84Sutton County14.001+7.29 pts
85Cottle County13.986+7.18 pts
86Sterling County13.971+5.67 pts
87Wise County13.88+0.66 pts
88Crockett County13.855-2.79 pts
89Terry County13.779+2.94 pts
90Nacogdoches County13.76+5.45 pts
91Bee County13.749+0.92 pts
91Dallam County13.749+3.86 pts
93Zapata County13.626-12.4 pts
94Wheeler County13.48-23.7 pts
95Howard County13.441+5.29 pts
96Frio County13.41+5.59 pts
97Mitchell County13.393+1.38 pts
98Victoria County13.355+0.03 pts
99Falls County13.354+2.79 pts
100Schleicher County13.304-5.06 pts
101Erath County13.268+3.88 pts
102Montague County13.237+0.97 pts
103Milam County13.143-18.55 pts
104Jefferson County13.103+2.04 pts
105Travis County13.048+0.87 pts
106San Patricio County13.044+1.04 pts
107Coke County13.018-7.81 pts
108Knox County13.006-4.7 pts
109Roberts County12.987-50.71 pts
110Montgomery County12.969+1.86 pts
111Lamb County12.926-0.5 pts
112Brazos County12.869+0.97 pts
113Childress County12.862+2.78 pts
114Bastrop County12.857+1.36 pts
115Stonewall County12.76-12.54 pts
116Henderson County12.75+2.64 pts
117Gonzales County12.729+6.59 pts
118Stephens County12.708+4.63 pts
119Parker County12.68+0.59 pts
120Harris County12.637+1.72 pts
121Austin County12.604+0.5 pts
122Rusk County12.51-1.61 pts
123Collin County12.478-1.62 pts
124Bexar County12.441+1.03 pts
125Fort Bend County12.44+0.51 pts
126Crane County12.415+3.63 pts
127Colorado County12.368-0.86 pts
128Palo Pinto County12.367+0.24 pts
129Hopkins County12.293+2.79 pts
130Orange County12.257-2.01 pts
131Gray County12.249+0.66 pts
132Brazoria County12.21+3.22 pts
133Kinney County12.074-1.64 pts
134Floyd County12.064-7.77 pts
135Edwards County12.054+6.96 pts
136Lampasas County12.047+0.69 pts
137Kleberg County12.01+3.42 pts
138Hardin County12.001+0.84 pts
139Comal County11.909+1.69 pts
140Guadalupe County11.791+2.92 pts
141Tarrant County11.76+1.55 pts
142Donley County11.734+0.27 pts
143Webb County11.707+0.44 pts
144Kerr County11.688+4.28 pts
145Jim Hogg County11.684-23.89 pts
146Liberty County11.681+1.09 pts
147Swisher County11.678-2.44 pts
148Carson County11.675-1.74 pts
149Jim Wells County11.671+3.14 pts
150Denton County11.665+0.37 pts
151Rockwall County11.656+0.24 pts
152Navarro County11.621+0.99 pts
153Refugio County11.619+1.31 pts
154Grayson County11.605+2.58 pts
155Grimes County11.557+3.65 pts
156Hansford County11.535+3.24 pts
157Cass County11.526+3.7 pts
158Hays County11.485-0.32 pts
159Castro County11.466+3.62 pts
160Calhoun County11.431+6.7 pts
160Red River County11.431-2.75 pts
162Menard County11.429-9.81 pts
163Cherokee County11.403+3.31 pts
164Throckmorton County11.395-9.93 pts
165Dallas County11.353+0.48 pts
166Collingsworth County11.34+0.5 pts
167Burleson County11.321-11.84 pts
168Maverick County11.308+2.51 pts
169Kendall County11.306-0.25 pts
170Coleman County11.257-4.64 pts
171Wichita County11.222+2.55 pts
172Williamson County11.214+1.12 pts
173Blanco County11.212+2.71 pts
174Hood County11.161+0.29 pts
175Ellis County11.149-1.15 pts
176Cameron County11.107+0.07 pts
177Hill County11.097-2.46 pts
178Hutchinson County11.079-0.95 pts
179Lubbock County10.929+0.45 pts
180Houston County10.925+3.48 pts
181San Jacinto County10.92-2.09 pts
182Fayette County10.904+2.41 pts
183Galveston County10.898+1.04 pts
184Smith County10.832+1.13 pts
185Llano County10.791-4.66 pts
186Young County10.656-3.22 pts
187Kent County10.596-9.52 pts
188Sabine County10.537-3.69 pts
189Taylor County10.506+1.17 pts
190Wilson County10.419+1.66 pts
191Burnet County10.398-0.21 pts
192Uvalde County10.351+1.71 pts
193Washington County10.297+3.04 pts
194Coryell County10.258-0.07 pts
195Hidalgo County10.25-0.42 pts
196Karnes County10.233-0.22 pts
197Johnson County10.229-0.94 pts
198Caldwell County10.189+1.31 pts
199Bell County10.135+0.1 pts
200Kimble County10.128-3.44 pts
201Bowie County10.064-0.94 pts
202Brooks County10.059-4.39 pts
203Hudspeth County10.049-0.63 pts
204Gillespie County10.033+0.93 pts
205Upshur County9.997-1.35 pts
206El Paso County9.974-0.3 pts
207McLennan County9.909+1.2 pts
208Marion County9.898-5.68 pts
209Tom Green County9.893-1.82 pts
210Willacy County9.885+0.14 pts
211Wharton County9.862-1.75 pts
212Waller County9.822+2.06 pts
213Anderson County9.715-4.05 pts
214Clay County9.529+1.14 pts
215Matagorda County9.526-0.58 pts
216Medina County9.443-3.14 pts
217Kaufman County9.283-3.12 pts
218Fannin County9.267+0.95 pts
219Potter County9.209+1.51 pts
220Goliad County9.193+0.07 pts
221Camp County9.176-2.23 pts
222Chambers County9.164+0.54 pts
223Fisher County9.14+0.8 pts
224Lavaca County9.115-0.13 pts
225Haskell County9.114-5.73 pts
226Polk County8.991-0.46 pts
227Angelina County8.932-0.75 pts
228Garza County8.909+2.98 pts
229Randall County8.854-5.31 pts
230Walker County8.847-1.03 pts
231Deaf Smith County8.809-0.72 pts
232Oldham County8.703-10.37 pts
233Jasper County8.503-2.65 pts
234Shelby County8.433-0.01 pts
235Val Verde County8.365-1.15 pts
236Titus County8.261-3.37 pts
237Starr County8.257-4.03 pts
238Bosque County8.097-5.81 pts
239Hunt County7.817+1.15 pts
240Moore County7.727+2.33 pts
241Glasscock County7.398-11.98 pts
242San Augustine County7.312-4.51 pts
243Concho County7.231-5.4 pts
244Hamilton County7.227-6.59 pts
245Mills County7.223-7.43 pts
246Hartley County7.176-1.46 pts
247Zavala County6.494-3.6 pts
248Runnels County6.477-5.97 pts
249Wilbarger County5.809+0.44 pts
250Jackson County4.859-8.91 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_texas_by_2020,
  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, 2020}},
  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=2020. 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
UR  - https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv
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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Borden County, with 71.233% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Kenedy County, with 3.759% in 2020.

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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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