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US counties by job destruction rate

Boone County had the highest job destruction rate of 3141 counties in 2014, at 61.747%. Webster County had the lowest, at 0.363%. The median was 10.152% and the figure for the United States was 10.968%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest61.747Boone County
Lowest0.363Webster County
Median10.1523141 counties
United States10.968History

Map of counties, 2014

%, 2014. 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, 2014

Boone County: 61.747 %Boone County61.747Jim Hogg County: 54.487 %Jim Hogg County54.487Monroe County: 48.666 %Monroe County48.666Wayne County: 44.768 %Wayne County44.768Hinsdale County: 44 %Hinsdale County44Dickenson County: 41.001 %Dickenson County41.001Ellis County: 39.981 %Ellis County39.981Terrell County: 39.189 %Terrell County39.189Blaine County: 38.889 %Blaine County38.889Eureka County: 38.688 %Eureka County38.688Marion County: 38.62 %Marion County38.62Hamilton County: 36.919 %Hamilton County36.919Hayes County: 34.615 %Hayes County34.615Mingo County: 34.323 %Mingo County34.323Calhoun County: 34.105 %Calhoun County34.105Clearwater County: 33.514 %Clearwater County33.514Union County: 32.909 %Union County32.909Hooker County: 32.068 %Hooker County32.068Lyman County: 31.922 %Lyman County31.922Pecos County: 31.83 %Pecos County31.83Sheridan County: 31.737 %Sheridan County31.737Orange County: 31.734 %Orange County31.734Martin County: 31.584 %Martin County31.584Childress County: 31.516 %Childress County31.516Lawrence County: 30.155 %Lawrence County30.155Mississippi County: 29.455 %Mississippi County29.455Glades County: 29.157 %Glades County29.157Conejos County: 28.593 %Conejos County28.593Sullivan County: 28.454 %Sullivan County28.454Camas County: 27.723 %Camas County27.723Henry County: 27.329 %Henry County27.329Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 26.534 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area26.534Roosevelt County: 26.526 %Roosevelt County26.526Mineral County: 26.425 %Mineral County26.425Cameron Parish: 26.344 %Cameron Parish26.344Bladen County: 25.958 %Bladen County25.958Nicholas County: 25.818 %Nicholas County25.818Dillon County: 25.691 %Dillon County25.691Dixon County: 25.663 %Dixon County25.663Greenlee County: 25.622 %Greenlee County25.622Boone County: 61.747 %Boone County61.747Jim Hogg County: 54.487 %Jim Hogg County54.487Monroe County: 48.666 %Monroe County48.666Wayne County: 44.768 %Wayne County44.768Hinsdale County: 44 %Hinsdale County44Dickenson County: 41.001 %Dickenson County41.001Ellis County: 39.981 %Ellis County39.981Terrell County: 39.189 %Terrell County39.189Blaine County: 38.889 %Blaine County38.889Eureka County: 38.688 %Eureka County38.688Marion County: 38.62 %Marion County38.62Hamilton County: 36.919 %Hamilton County36.919Hayes County: 34.615 %Hayes County34.615Mingo County: 34.323 %Mingo County34.323Calhoun County: 34.105 %Calhoun County34.105Clearwater County: 33.514 %Clearwater County33.514Union County: 32.909 %Union County32.909Hooker County: 32.068 %Hooker County32.068Lyman County: 31.922 %Lyman County31.922Pecos County: 31.83 %Pecos County31.83Sheridan County: 31.737 %Sheridan County31.737Orange County: 31.734 %Orange County31.734Martin County: 31.584 %Martin County31.584Childress County: 31.516 %Childress County31.516Lawrence County: 30.155 %Lawrence County30.155Mississippi County: 29.455 %Mississippi County29.455Glades County: 29.157 %Glades County29.157Conejos County: 28.593 %Conejos County28.593Sullivan County: 28.454 %Sullivan County28.454Camas County: 27.723 %Camas County27.723Henry County: 27.329 %Henry County27.329Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 26.534 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area26.534Roosevelt County: 26.526 %Roosevelt County26.526Mineral County: 26.425 %Mineral County26.425Cameron Parish: 26.344 %Cameron Parish26.344Bladen County: 25.958 %Bladen County25.958Nicholas County: 25.818 %Nicholas County25.818Dillon County: 25.691 %Dillon County25.691Dixon County: 25.663 %Dixon County25.663Greenlee County: 25.622 %Greenlee County25.622
%. 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
1Boone County61.747+46.76 pts
2Jim Hogg County54.487+45.23 pts
3Monroe County48.666+37.28 pts
4Wayne County44.768+33.22 pts
5Hinsdale County44+27.9 pts
6Dickenson County41.001+21.79 pts
7Ellis County39.981+29.79 pts
8Terrell County39.189+16.33 pts
9Blaine County38.889+16.03 pts
10Eureka County38.688+28.2 pts
11Marion County38.62+28.66 pts
12Hamilton County36.919+13.21 pts
13Hayes County34.615+13.56 pts
14Mingo County34.323+16.83 pts
15Calhoun County34.105+12.96 pts
16Clearwater County33.514+28.29 pts
17Union County32.909+26.45 pts
18Hooker County32.068+19.22 pts
19Lyman County31.922+27.1 pts
20Pecos County31.83+17.1 pts
21Sheridan County31.737+17.89 pts
22Orange County31.734+24.65 pts
23Martin County31.584+21.46 pts
24Childress County31.516+21.43 pts
25Lawrence County30.155+20.24 pts
26Mississippi County29.455+17.72 pts
27Glades County29.157+22.14 pts
28Conejos County28.593+15.9 pts
29Sullivan County28.454+20.46 pts
30Camas County27.723+0.14 pts
31Henry County27.329+14.7 pts
32Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area26.534+3.12 pts
33Roosevelt County26.526+14.92 pts
34Mineral County26.425+15.31 pts
35Cameron Parish26.344+12.74 pts
36Bladen County25.958+19.11 pts
37Nicholas County25.818+12.18 pts
38Dillon County25.691+17.95 pts
39Dixon County25.663+20.7 pts
40Greenlee County25.622+22.67 pts
41Montgomery County25.544+14.38 pts
42Hoke County25.427+18.8 pts
43Pike County25.346+16.53 pts
44Burke County24.292+11.74 pts
45Sullivan County23.935+15.02 pts
46Treasure County23.881+1.66 pts
47Schley County23.806+8.79 pts
48Cheboygan County23.632+11.29 pts
49Pope County23.585+7.02 pts
50Waldo County23.484+12.21 pts
51Daggett County23.121-8.52 pts
52Echols County23.077+5.98 pts
53Lake and Peninsula Borough22.742+13.31 pts
54Dimmit County22.486+9.15 pts
55Dodge County22.209+12.1 pts
56Lamar County22.166+9.47 pts
57Magoffin County22.129+5.46 pts
58Berrien County22.122+4.93 pts
59Garfield County22.047+11.48 pts
60Harlan County21.938+4.21 pts
61Hoonah-Angoon Census Area21.898-5.63 pts
62Walthall County21.781+5.96 pts
63Montague County21.597+12.58 pts
64Lane County21.418+7.51 pts
65Worth County21.364+8.46 pts
66East Carroll Parish21.36+8.75 pts
67Washington County21.269+14.23 pts
68Wheeler County21.154+13 pts
69Graham County21.108+7.59 pts
70Estill County21.099+5.75 pts
71Clay County21.053-17.35 pts
72McMullen County21.009+9.85 pts
73Renville County20.94+7.84 pts
74Henry County20.691+7.57 pts
75Lafayette County20.643-3.58 pts
76Irwin County20.611+7.63 pts
77Gilliam County20.578+11.28 pts
78Petroleum County20.513-2.74 pts
79Live Oak County20.329+11.35 pts
80Summers County20.318+10.1 pts
81Custer County20.285+3.08 pts
82Logan County20.222+11.52 pts
83Sublette County20.125-4.19 pts
84Morgan County20.07+10.63 pts
85Camden County19.982+9.07 pts
86King and Queen County19.929+10.76 pts
87Zavala County19.849+9.12 pts
88Wheatland County19.81+7.69 pts
89Copper River Census Area19.792+1.08 pts
90Isle of Wight County19.786+7.1 pts
91Jefferson Davis County19.736+7.21 pts
92Carson County19.732-1.87 pts
93Taylor County19.685+13.69 pts
94Macon County19.674+12.82 pts
95Zapata County19.668-6.21 pts
96Sherman County19.526+5.15 pts
97Mariposa County19.504+7.8 pts
98Jasper County19.454+7.95 pts
99Cumberland County19.453+10.58 pts
100Park County19.438+0.68 pts
101Wise County19.421-7.91 pts
102Frontier County19.385+8.04 pts
103Marion County19.361+10.26 pts
104Bristol city19.277+8.28 pts
105Saline County19.151+14.51 pts
106Webster County19.142+9.14 pts
107Owyhee County19.107+8.79 pts
108Williams County19.088+3.44 pts
109Unicoi County19.082+14.13 pts
110Grand Isle County19.072-4.92 pts
111Lee County19.024+10.91 pts
112Nantucket County18.988+6.42 pts
113Fayette County18.948+9.08 pts
114Chattahoochee County18.931+10.29 pts
115Martin County18.919-8.3 pts
116Houston County18.909+2.3 pts
117Sutton County18.845+6.68 pts
118Crockett County18.818-9.02 pts
119Lyon County18.65+11.19 pts
120Stanton County18.648+10.69 pts
121Bleckley County18.618-22.14 pts
121Union County18.618+6.86 pts
123Dunn County18.556+1.73 pts
124Shackelford County18.501+3.1 pts
125Greene County18.494+10.16 pts
126San Juan County18.433-3.4 pts
127Chippewa County18.407+9.4 pts
128Bryan County18.358+8.29 pts
129Clay County18.316+5.08 pts
130Lincoln County18.306+0.27 pts
131Alpine County18.182+9.46 pts
132Shelby County18.143+1.41 pts
133Edwards County18.13-72.62 pts
134Koochiching County18.12+9.28 pts
135Pasquotank County18.003+8.38 pts
136Lee County18.002+0.14 pts
137Hickman County17.994+2.8 pts
138Pickens County17.989+7.36 pts
139Nance County17.971+13.07 pts
140Fayette County17.95+6.39 pts
141Mason County17.939+10.26 pts
142Runnels County17.866+6.48 pts
143Stewart County17.862+12.31 pts
144Grundy County17.842+10.81 pts
145Wahkiakum County17.836-3.9 pts
146Crawford County17.833+12.32 pts
147Lawrence County17.811+5.61 pts
148Camden County17.804+5.05 pts
149Letcher County17.79+3.42 pts
150Presque Isle County17.63+6.37 pts
151Grant County17.617+8.81 pts
152Dearborn County17.614+4.99 pts
153Van Buren County17.609-25.71 pts
154Burleson County17.571+3.61 pts
155Divide County17.557-1.29 pts
156Brunswick County17.553-1.18 pts
157Kent County17.476+4.41 pts
158Carroll County17.429+6.22 pts
159Yakutat City and Borough17.419-0.71 pts
160Orleans County17.38+1.3 pts
161Nelson County17.359+6.05 pts
162Lincoln County17.342+6.25 pts
163Sheridan County17.316+5.47 pts
164Hancock County17.228+5.96 pts
165Hale County17.219+3.48 pts
166McDowell County17.174-1.05 pts
167Grant County17.158+6.34 pts
168Johnson County17.149+3.97 pts
169Switzerland County17.123+7.3 pts
170Bacon County17.106+5.81 pts
171Kingfisher County17.091+7.69 pts
172Taylor County17.059-1.33 pts
173Lassen County17.045+5.06 pts
174DeKalb County17.041+9.75 pts
175Salem County16.962+5.78 pts
176Wyoming County16.93+4.79 pts
177Cochran County16.926+1.05 pts
178Kemper County16.922+9.22 pts
179Hemphill County16.913+0.21 pts
180Columbia County16.911-3.06 pts
181Gosper County16.895+4.31 pts
182Warren County16.883+10.69 pts
183Jack County16.875-14.23 pts
184Trigg County16.867+3.07 pts
185Logan County16.802+3.87 pts
186Carter County16.779+2.68 pts
187Hitchcock County16.743+5.14 pts
188Dawson County16.718+2.95 pts
189Vinton County16.681+3.32 pts
190Keith County16.647-0.51 pts
191Powell County16.645-0.38 pts
192Stewart County16.639+3.91 pts
193Summit County16.627+6.65 pts
194Johnson County16.614+2.16 pts
195Lincoln County16.57+9.45 pts
196Gem County16.56-1.93 pts
197Donley County16.543+4.07 pts
198Mercer County16.511+9.28 pts
199Hale County16.51-8.62 pts
200Grant County16.477-6.63 pts
201Buchanan County16.454-2.95 pts
202Pulaski County16.443-2.98 pts
203Sioux County16.438-2.23 pts
204Clay County16.413-4.28 pts
205Perry County16.364+11.41 pts
206Butte County16.356+0.91 pts
207Breathitt County16.354+6.23 pts
208Calhoun County16.337+7.3 pts
209Bethel Census Area16.335+6.06 pts
210Walworth County16.327+7.09 pts
211Warren County16.32+6.61 pts
212Archer County16.295+8.4 pts
213Fallon County16.246+6.12 pts
214Carroll County16.236+8.32 pts
215Panola County16.182-7.18 pts
216Jackson County16.147+6.26 pts
217Lincoln County16.138-7.34 pts
218Sabine County16.127+5.83 pts
219Humboldt County16.12+7.27 pts
220Pleasants County16.1-2.26 pts
221McNairy County16.088+3.41 pts
222Atchison County16.087+6.42 pts
223Menard County16.073+0.11 pts
224Shelby County16.067+3.18 pts
225Torrance County16.052+4.87 pts
226Edmonson County16.051+4.12 pts
227Darlington County16.027+7.5 pts
228Harding County16+11.75 pts
229Hockley County15.983+4.09 pts
230Blaine County15.968+6.6 pts
231Haskell County15.955+6.2 pts
232Caswell County15.924+0.24 pts
233Issaquena County15.92+0.92 pts
234Lee County15.886+0.77 pts
235Emmet County15.864+5.26 pts
236Bee County15.861+4.78 pts
237Adams County15.822+2.62 pts
238Cheyenne County15.815+4.16 pts
239Presidio County15.804-0.12 pts
240Georgetown County15.791+3.58 pts
241Dale County15.788+4.24 pts
242Menifee County15.784-13.23 pts
243Vermillion County15.764+1.44 pts
244Taylor County15.762+9.02 pts
245Wells County15.739+6.26 pts
246Lake County15.672+5.54 pts
247Stark County15.649+2.81 pts
248Fairfax County15.646-0.33 pts
249Atoka County15.628+4.07 pts
250Costilla County15.606+8.29 pts

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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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2014 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Boone County, with 61.747% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Webster County, with 0.363% in 2014.

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