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Counties in Texas by job destruction rate

Loving County had the highest job destruction rate of 253 counties in 2021, at 83.297%. Borden County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 14.71% and the figure for Texas was 15.843%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest83.297Loving County
Lowest0Borden County
Median14.71253 counties
Texas15.843History

Map of counties, 2021

Anderson County: 11.154 %Andrews County: 21.215 %Angelina County: 12.536 %Aransas County: 16.212 %Archer County: 16.196 %Armstrong County: 18.359 %Atascosa County: 22.419 %Austin County: 10.812 %Bailey County: 6.457 %Bandera County: 22.168 %Bastrop County: 16.765 %Baylor County: 14.113 %Bee County: 14.168 %Bell County: 11.22 %Bexar County: 14.997 %Blanco County: 13.357 %Borden County: 0 %Bosque County: 15.288 %Bowie County: 12.093 %Brazoria County: 14.694 %Brazos County: 13.864 %Brewster County: 17.972 %Briscoe County: 8.56 %Brooks County: 16.256 %Brown County: 9.091 %Burleson County: 14.889 %Burnet County: 15.068 %Caldwell County: 16.063 %Calhoun County: 14.665 %Callahan County: 10.526 %Cameron County: 13.851 %Camp County: 10.075 %Carson County: 10.645 %Cass County: 12.205 %Castro County: 14.523 %Chambers County: 11.29 %Cherokee County: 15.424 %Childress County: 12.135 %Clay County: 9.533 %Cochran County: 8.463 %Coke County: 27.309 %Coleman County: 10.612 %Collin County: 15.665 %Collingsworth County: 13.421 %Colorado County: 19.086 %Comal County: 15.079 %Comanche County: 8.661 %Concho County: 12.828 %Cooke County: 20.067 %Coryell County: 12.762 %Cottle County: 6.597 %Crane County: 30.88 %Crockett County: 32.719 %Crosby County: 16.08 %Culberson County: 4.651 %Dallam County: 10.156 %Dallas County: 15.665 %Dawson County: 13.91 %Deaf Smith County: 11.456 %Delta County: 25.146 %Denton County: 14.446 %DeWitt County: 19.224 %Dickens County: 16.098 %Dimmit County: 31.614 %Donley County: 18.013 %Duval County: 19.586 %Eastland County: 17.514 %Ector County: 25.421 %Edwards County: 14.224 %Ellis County: 11.518 %El Paso County: 15.811 %Erath County: 10.918 %Falls County: 16.85 %Fannin County: 13.834 %Fayette County: 13.426 %Fisher County: 4.852 %Floyd County: 16.332 %Foard County: 7.895 %Fort Bend County: 17.451 %Franklin County: 5.084 %Freestone County: 14.136 %Frio County: 23.816 %Gaines County: 27.187 %Galveston County: 17.022 %Garza County: 17.014 %Gillespie County: 15.417 %Glasscock County: 10.023 %Goliad County: 11.906 %Gonzales County: 10.469 %Gray County: 16.28 %Grayson County: 12.591 %Gregg County: 15.269 %Grimes County: 20.539 %Guadalupe County: 9.827 %Hale County: 14.506 %Hall County: 15.849 %Hamilton County: 11.23 %Hansford County: 11.77 %Hardeman County: 15.533 %Hardin County: 12.717 %Harris County: 17.445 %Harrison County: 17.252 %Hartley County: 9.993 %Haskell County: 10.954 %Hays County: 15.176 %Hemphill County: 16.407 %Henderson County: 12.989 %Hidalgo County: 14.554 %Hill County: 12.74 %Hockley County: 20.967 %Hood County: 15.011 %Hopkins County: 10.44 %Houston County: 12.08 %Howard County: 16.045 %Hudspeth County: 10.381 %Hunt County: 9.635 %Hutchinson County: 10.035 %Irion County: 23.142 %Jack County: 22.999 %Jackson County: 30.501 %Jasper County: 11.48 %Jeff Davis County: 23.431 %Jefferson County: 16.834 %Jim Hogg County: 9.849 %Jim Wells County: 17.151 %Johnson County: 14.39 %Jones County: 13.211 %Karnes County: 31.322 %Kaufman County: 12.709 %Kendall County: 15.964 %Kenedy County: 0.612 %Kent County: 9.79 %Kerr County: 16.62 %Kimble County: 17.017 %Kinney County: 37.5 %Kleberg County: 15.422 %Knox County: 9.039 %Lamar County: 10.158 %Lamb County: 16.278 %Lampasas County: 12.574 %La Salle County: 23.819 %Lavaca County: 8.749 %Lee County: 27.288 %Leon County: 14.063 %Liberty County: 24.565 %Limestone County: 18.594 %Lipscomb County: 16.702 %Live Oak County: 26.728 %Llano County: 9.928 %Loving County: 83.297 %Lubbock County: 12.598 %Lynn County: 7.337 %McCulloch County: 11.078 %McLennan County: 13.219 %McMullen County: 23.971 %Madison County: 13.619 %Marion County: 11.49 %Martin County: 15.25 %Mason County: 17.432 %Matagorda County: 11.189 %Maverick County: 15.639 %Medina County: 14.584 %Menard County: 22.482 %Midland County: 27.095 %Milam County: 12.137 %Mills County: 7.539 %Mitchell County: 13.706 %Montague County: 16.901 %Montgomery County: 16.635 %Moore County: 8.49 %Morris County: 31.423 %Motley County: 11.94 %Nacogdoches County: 14.664 %Navarro County: 12.907 %Newton County: 15.479 %Nolan County: 26.695 %Nueces County: 17.004 %Ochiltree County: 14.971 %Oldham County: 11.861 %Orange County: 16.824 %Palo Pinto County: 15.916 %Panola County: 17.747 %Parker County: 16.543 %Parmer County: 4.425 %Pecos County: 18.393 %Polk County: 10.945 %Potter County: 10.967 %Presidio County: 20.282 %Rains County: 9.877 %Randall County: 12.781 %Reagan County: 32.342 %Real County: 39.883 %Red River County: 12.813 %Reeves County: 39.153 %Refugio County: 26.029 %Roberts County: 24.138 %Robertson County: 8.461 %Rockwall County: 14.816 %Runnels County: 11.972 %Rusk County: 24.434 %Sabine County: 8.963 %San Augustine County: 17.838 %San Jacinto County: 13.084 %San Patricio County: 14.273 %San Saba County: 17.838 %Schleicher County: 29.36 %Scurry County: 17.847 %Shackelford County: 14.71 %Shelby County: 9.288 %Sherman County: 13.882 %Smith County: 15.735 %Somervell County: 12.061 %Starr County: 13.94 %Stephens County: 12.199 %Sterling County: 14.453 %Stonewall County: 20.909 %Sutton County: 19.165 %Swisher County: 8.869 %Tarrant County: 15.56 %Taylor County: 13.968 %Terrell County: 29.31 %Terry County: 17.556 %Throckmorton County: 15.833 %Titus County: 15.736 %Tom Green County: 13.762 %Travis County: 18.151 %Trinity County: 17.143 %Tyler County: 11.144 %Upshur County: 14.7 %Upton County: 21.889 %Uvalde County: 13.74 %Val Verde County: 14.457 %Van Zandt County: 15.565 %Victoria County: 16.542 %Walker County: 13.791 %Waller County: 12.029 %Ward County: 58.862 %Washington County: 12.313 %Webb County: 15.501 %Wharton County: 16.337 %Wheeler County: 15.124 %Wichita County: 14.323 %Wilbarger County: 8.855 %Willacy County: 7.682 %Williamson County: 15.861 %Wilson County: 16.521 %Winkler County: 34.002 %Wise County: 13.788 %Wood County: 16.202 %Yoakum County: 26.156 %Young County: 10.019 %Zapata County: 20.908 %Zavala County: 10.825 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Loving County: 83.297 %Loving County83.297Ward County: 58.862 %Ward County58.862Real County: 39.883 %Real County39.883Reeves County: 39.153 %Reeves County39.153Kinney County: 37.5 %Kinney County37.5Winkler County: 34.002 %Winkler County34.002Crockett County: 32.719 %Crockett County32.719Reagan County: 32.342 %Reagan County32.342Dimmit County: 31.614 %Dimmit County31.614Morris County: 31.423 %Morris County31.423Karnes County: 31.322 %Karnes County31.322Crane County: 30.88 %Crane County30.88Jackson County: 30.501 %Jackson County30.501Schleicher County: 29.36 %Schleicher County29.36Terrell County: 29.31 %Terrell County29.31Coke County: 27.309 %Coke County27.309Lee County: 27.288 %Lee County27.288Gaines County: 27.187 %Gaines County27.187Midland County: 27.095 %Midland County27.095Live Oak County: 26.728 %Live Oak County26.728Nolan County: 26.695 %Nolan County26.695Yoakum County: 26.156 %Yoakum County26.156Refugio County: 26.029 %Refugio County26.029Ector County: 25.421 %Ector County25.421Delta County: 25.146 %Delta County25.146Liberty County: 24.565 %Liberty County24.565Rusk County: 24.434 %Rusk County24.434Roberts County: 24.138 %Roberts County24.138McMullen County: 23.971 %McMullen County23.971La Salle County: 23.819 %La Salle County23.819Frio County: 23.816 %Frio County23.816Jeff Davis County: 23.431 %Jeff Davis County23.431Irion County: 23.142 %Irion County23.142Jack County: 22.999 %Jack County22.999Menard County: 22.482 %Menard County22.482Atascosa County: 22.419 %Atascosa County22.419Bandera County: 22.168 %Bandera County22.168Upton County: 21.889 %Upton County21.889Andrews County: 21.215 %Andrews County21.215Hockley County: 20.967 %Hockley County20.967Loving County: 83.297 %Loving County83.297Ward County: 58.862 %Ward County58.862Real County: 39.883 %Real County39.883Reeves County: 39.153 %Reeves County39.153Kinney County: 37.5 %Kinney County37.5Winkler County: 34.002 %Winkler County34.002Crockett County: 32.719 %Crockett County32.719Reagan County: 32.342 %Reagan County32.342Dimmit County: 31.614 %Dimmit County31.614Morris County: 31.423 %Morris County31.423Karnes County: 31.322 %Karnes County31.322Crane County: 30.88 %Crane County30.88Jackson County: 30.501 %Jackson County30.501Schleicher County: 29.36 %Schleicher County29.36Terrell County: 29.31 %Terrell County29.31Coke County: 27.309 %Coke County27.309Lee County: 27.288 %Lee County27.288Gaines County: 27.187 %Gaines County27.187Midland County: 27.095 %Midland County27.095Live Oak County: 26.728 %Live Oak County26.728Nolan County: 26.695 %Nolan County26.695Yoakum County: 26.156 %Yoakum County26.156Refugio County: 26.029 %Refugio County26.029Ector County: 25.421 %Ector County25.421Delta County: 25.146 %Delta County25.146Liberty County: 24.565 %Liberty County24.565Rusk County: 24.434 %Rusk County24.434Roberts County: 24.138 %Roberts County24.138McMullen County: 23.971 %McMullen County23.971La Salle County: 23.819 %La Salle County23.819Frio County: 23.816 %Frio County23.816Jeff Davis County: 23.431 %Jeff Davis County23.431Irion County: 23.142 %Irion County23.142Jack County: 22.999 %Jack County22.999Menard County: 22.482 %Menard County22.482Atascosa County: 22.419 %Atascosa County22.419Bandera County: 22.168 %Bandera County22.168Upton County: 21.889 %Upton County21.889Andrews County: 21.215 %Andrews County21.215Hockley County: 20.967 %Hockley County20.967
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Loving County83.297+63.25 pts
2Ward County58.862+40.36 pts
3Real County39.883+25.86 pts
4Reeves County39.153+12.39 pts
5Kinney County37.5+25.43 pts
6Winkler County34.002+19.62 pts
7Crockett County32.719+18.86 pts
8Reagan County32.342+16.51 pts
9Dimmit County31.614-0.29 pts
10Morris County31.423+16.4 pts
11Karnes County31.322+21.09 pts
12Crane County30.88+18.46 pts
13Jackson County30.501+25.64 pts
14Schleicher County29.36+16.06 pts
15Terrell County29.31+11.4 pts
16Coke County27.309+14.29 pts
17Lee County27.288+7.67 pts
18Gaines County27.187+10.5 pts
19Midland County27.095+10.57 pts
20Live Oak County26.728+4.53 pts
21Nolan County26.695+12.29 pts
22Yoakum County26.156+11.52 pts
23Refugio County26.029+14.41 pts
24Ector County25.421+9.74 pts
25Delta County25.146+9.39 pts
26Liberty County24.565+12.88 pts
27Rusk County24.434+11.92 pts
28Roberts County24.138+11.15 pts
29McMullen County23.971-30.72 pts
30La Salle County23.819+7.35 pts
31Frio County23.816+10.41 pts
32Jeff Davis County23.431-1.11 pts
33Irion County23.142+1.09 pts
34Jack County22.999+8.39 pts
35Menard County22.482+11.05 pts
36Atascosa County22.419+7.26 pts
37Bandera County22.168+5.59 pts
38Upton County21.889+5.25 pts
39Andrews County21.215+1.16 pts
40Hockley County20.967+4.37 pts
41Stonewall County20.909+8.15 pts
42Zapata County20.908+7.28 pts
43Grimes County20.539+8.98 pts
44Presidio County20.282+2.87 pts
45Cooke County20.067+5.52 pts
46Duval County19.586+0.24 pts
47DeWitt County19.224+2.76 pts
48Sutton County19.165+5.16 pts
49Colorado County19.086+6.72 pts
50Limestone County18.594+3.98 pts
51Pecos County18.393+2.96 pts
52Armstrong County18.359+2.3 pts
53Travis County18.151+5.1 pts
54Donley County18.013+6.28 pts
55Brewster County17.972+2.82 pts
56Scurry County17.847-0.98 pts
57San Augustine County17.838+10.53 pts
57San Saba County17.838-1.6 pts
59Panola County17.747+1.42 pts
60Terry County17.556+3.78 pts
61Eastland County17.514-35.51 pts
62Fort Bend County17.451+5.01 pts
63Harris County17.445+4.81 pts
64Mason County17.432+0.29 pts
65Harrison County17.252+2.72 pts
66Jim Wells County17.151+5.48 pts
67Trinity County17.143+1.04 pts
68Galveston County17.022+6.12 pts
69Kimble County17.017+6.89 pts
70Garza County17.014+8.1 pts
71Nueces County17.004+2.95 pts
72Montague County16.901+3.66 pts
73Falls County16.85+3.5 pts
74Jefferson County16.834+3.73 pts
75Orange County16.824+4.57 pts
76Bastrop County16.765+3.91 pts
77Lipscomb County16.702-1.4 pts
78Montgomery County16.635+3.67 pts
79Kerr County16.62+4.93 pts
80Parker County16.543+3.86 pts
81Victoria County16.542+3.19 pts
82Wilson County16.521+6.1 pts
83Hemphill County16.407+1.04 pts
84Wharton County16.337+6.47 pts
85Floyd County16.332+4.27 pts
86Gray County16.28+4.03 pts
87Lamb County16.278+3.35 pts
88Brooks County16.256+6.2 pts
89Aransas County16.212+0.63 pts
90Wood County16.202+1.85 pts
91Archer County16.196-2.33 pts
92Dickens County16.098-2.78 pts
93Crosby County16.08-4.77 pts
94Caldwell County16.063+5.87 pts
95Howard County16.045+2.6 pts
96Kendall County15.964+4.66 pts
97Palo Pinto County15.916+3.55 pts
98Williamson County15.861+4.65 pts
99Hall County15.849+0.43 pts
100Throckmorton County15.833+4.44 pts
101El Paso County15.811+5.84 pts
102Titus County15.736+7.48 pts
103Smith County15.735+4.9 pts
104Collin County15.665+3.19 pts
104Dallas County15.665+4.31 pts
106Maverick County15.639+4.33 pts
107Van Zandt County15.565-1.66 pts
108Tarrant County15.56+3.8 pts
109Hardeman County15.533-0.21 pts
110Webb County15.501+3.79 pts
111Newton County15.479-3.08 pts
112Cherokee County15.424+4.02 pts
113Kleberg County15.422+3.41 pts
114Gillespie County15.417+5.38 pts
115Bosque County15.288+7.19 pts
116Gregg County15.269+1.18 pts
117Martin County15.25+1.09 pts
118Hays County15.176+3.69 pts
119Wheeler County15.124+1.64 pts
120Comal County15.079+3.17 pts
121Burnet County15.068+4.67 pts
122Hood County15.011+3.85 pts
123Bexar County14.997+2.56 pts
124Ochiltree County14.971+0.7 pts
125Burleson County14.889+3.57 pts
126Rockwall County14.816+3.16 pts
127Shackelford County14.71-3.11 pts
128Upshur County14.7+4.7 pts
129Brazoria County14.694+2.48 pts
130Calhoun County14.665+3.23 pts
131Nacogdoches County14.664+0.9 pts
132Medina County14.584+5.14 pts
133Hidalgo County14.554+4.3 pts
134Castro County14.523+3.06 pts
135Hale County14.506-0.51 pts
136Val Verde County14.457+6.09 pts
137Sterling County14.453+0.48 pts
138Denton County14.446+2.78 pts
139Johnson County14.39+4.16 pts
140Wichita County14.323+3.1 pts
141San Patricio County14.273+1.23 pts
142Edwards County14.224+2.17 pts
143Bee County14.168+0.42 pts
144Freestone County14.136-7.03 pts
145Baylor County14.113-5.18 pts
146Leon County14.063-1.42 pts
147Taylor County13.968+3.46 pts
148Starr County13.94+5.68 pts
149Dawson County13.91-2.18 pts
150Sherman County13.882-0.4 pts
151Brazos County13.864+1 pts
152Cameron County13.851+2.74 pts
153Fannin County13.834+4.57 pts
154Walker County13.791+4.94 pts
155Wise County13.788-0.09 pts
156Tom Green County13.762+3.87 pts
157Uvalde County13.74+3.39 pts
158Mitchell County13.706+0.31 pts
159Madison County13.619-6.27 pts
160Fayette County13.426+2.52 pts
161Collingsworth County13.421+2.08 pts
162Blanco County13.357+2.14 pts
163McLennan County13.219+3.31 pts
164Jones County13.211-1.07 pts
165San Jacinto County13.084+2.16 pts
166Henderson County12.989+0.24 pts
167Navarro County12.907+1.29 pts
168Concho County12.828+5.6 pts
169Red River County12.813+1.38 pts
170Randall County12.781+3.93 pts
171Coryell County12.762+2.5 pts
172Hill County12.74+1.64 pts
173Hardin County12.717+0.72 pts
174Kaufman County12.709+3.43 pts
175Lubbock County12.598+1.67 pts
176Grayson County12.591+0.99 pts
177Lampasas County12.574+0.53 pts
178Angelina County12.536+3.6 pts
179Washington County12.313+2.02 pts
180Cass County12.205+0.68 pts
181Stephens County12.199-0.51 pts
182Milam County12.137-1.01 pts
183Childress County12.135-0.73 pts
184Bowie County12.093+2.03 pts
185Houston County12.08+1.15 pts
186Somervell County12.061-6.85 pts
187Waller County12.029+2.21 pts
188Runnels County11.972+5.49 pts
189Motley County11.94-11.22 pts
190Goliad County11.906+2.71 pts
191Oldham County11.861+3.16 pts
192Hansford County11.77+0.23 pts
193Ellis County11.518+0.37 pts
194Marion County11.49+1.59 pts
195Jasper County11.48+2.98 pts
196Deaf Smith County11.456+2.65 pts
197Chambers County11.29+2.13 pts
198Hamilton County11.23+4 pts
199Bell County11.22+1.09 pts
200Matagorda County11.189+1.66 pts
201Anderson County11.154+1.44 pts
202Tyler County11.144-4.74 pts
203McCulloch County11.078-21.08 pts
204Potter County10.967+1.76 pts
205Haskell County10.954+1.84 pts
206Polk County10.945+1.95 pts
207Erath County10.918-2.35 pts
208Zavala County10.825+4.33 pts
209Austin County10.812-1.79 pts
210Carson County10.645-1.03 pts
211Coleman County10.612-0.64 pts
212Callahan County10.526-5.13 pts
213Gonzales County10.469-2.26 pts
214Hopkins County10.44-1.85 pts
215Hudspeth County10.381+0.33 pts
216Lamar County10.158-4.5 pts
217Dallam County10.156-3.59 pts
218Camp County10.075+0.9 pts
219Hutchinson County10.035-1.04 pts
220Glasscock County10.023+2.63 pts
221Young County10.019-0.64 pts
222Hartley County9.993+2.82 pts
223Llano County9.928-0.86 pts
224Rains County9.877-6.22 pts
225Jim Hogg County9.849-1.83 pts
226Guadalupe County9.827-1.96 pts
227Kent County9.79-0.81 pts
228Hunt County9.635+1.82 pts
229Clay County9.5330 pts
230Shelby County9.288+0.86 pts
231Brown County9.091-6.99 pts
232Knox County9.039-3.97 pts
233Sabine County8.963-1.57 pts
234Swisher County8.869-2.81 pts
235Wilbarger County8.855+3.05 pts
236Lavaca County8.749-0.37 pts
237Comanche County8.661-11.02 pts
238Briscoe County8.56-18.16 pts
239Moore County8.49+0.76 pts
240Cochran County8.463-12.68 pts
241Robertson County8.461-6.71 pts
242Foard County7.895-20.86 pts
243Willacy County7.682-2.2 pts
244Mills County7.539+0.32 pts
245Lynn County7.337-8.16 pts
246Cottle County6.597-7.39 pts
247Bailey County6.457-8.61 pts
248Franklin County5.084+0.27 pts
249Fisher County4.852-4.29 pts
250Culberson County4.651+0.1 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 Texas by job destruction rate, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_texas_by_2021,
  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, 2021}},
  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=2021. 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.},
}
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PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Loving County, with 83.297% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Borden County, with 0% in 2021.

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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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