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Counties in California by job destruction rate, 2023

Sierra County had the highest job destruction rate of 58 counties in 2023, at 19.91%. Kings County had the lowest, at 9.282%. The median was 12.044% and the figure for California was 12.053%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.91Sierra County
Lowest9.282Kings County
Median12.04458 counties
California12.053History

Map of counties, 2023

Alameda County: 11.185 %Alpine County: 17.614 %Amador County: 12.99 %Butte County: 11.543 %Calaveras County: 14.894 %Colusa County: 13.316 %Contra Costa County: 12.018 %Del Norte County: 10.45 %El Dorado County: 12.83 %Fresno County: 11.312 %Glenn County: 11.308 %Humboldt County: 12.609 %Imperial County: 11.781 %Inyo County: 9.531 %Kern County: 11.147 %Kings County: 9.282 %Lake County: 13.663 %Lassen County: 15.046 %Los Angeles County: 12.07 %Madera County: 13.196 %Marin County: 12.391 %Mariposa County: 16.561 %Mendocino County: 12.879 %Merced County: 10.7 %Modoc County: 11.278 %Mono County: 10.632 %Monterey County: 10.438 %Napa County: 10.087 %Nevada County: 15.176 %Orange County: 12.856 %Placer County: 13.436 %Plumas County: 15.126 %Riverside County: 12.352 %Sacramento County: 12.286 %San Benito County: 10.974 %San Bernardino County: 11.283 %San Diego County: 11.097 %San Francisco County: 13.336 %San Joaquin County: 11.537 %San Luis Obispo County: 12.843 %San Mateo County: 12.103 %Santa Barbara County: 12.405 %Santa Clara County: 10.439 %Santa Cruz County: 11.706 %Shasta County: 11.667 %Sierra County: 19.91 %Siskiyou County: 11.971 %Solano County: 11.134 %Sonoma County: 12.133 %Stanislaus County: 12.67 %Sutter County: 13.669 %Tehama County: 10.202 %Trinity County: 18.487 %Tulare County: 11.045 %Tuolumne County: 11.718 %Ventura County: 12.525 %Yolo County: 10.974 %Yuba County: 10.838 %
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%, 2023. 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.

All counties, 2023

Sierra County: 19.91 %Sierra County19.91Trinity County: 18.487 %Trinity County18.487Alpine County: 17.614 %Alpine County17.614Mariposa County: 16.561 %Mariposa County16.561Nevada County: 15.176 %Nevada County15.176Plumas County: 15.126 %Plumas County15.126Lassen County: 15.046 %Lassen County15.046Calaveras County: 14.894 %Calaveras County14.894Sutter County: 13.669 %Sutter County13.669Lake County: 13.663 %Lake County13.663Placer County: 13.436 %Placer County13.436San Francisco County: 13.336 %San Francisco County13.336Colusa County: 13.316 %Colusa County13.316Madera County: 13.196 %Madera County13.196Amador County: 12.99 %Amador County12.99Mendocino County: 12.879 %Mendocino County12.879Orange County: 12.856 %Orange County12.856San Luis Obispo County: 12.843 %San Luis Obispo County12.843El Dorado County: 12.83 %El Dorado County12.83Stanislaus County: 12.67 %Stanislaus County12.67Humboldt County: 12.609 %Humboldt County12.609Ventura County: 12.525 %Ventura County12.525Santa Barbara County: 12.405 %Santa Barbara County12.405Marin County: 12.391 %Marin County12.391Riverside County: 12.352 %Riverside County12.352Sacramento County: 12.286 %Sacramento County12.286Sonoma County: 12.133 %Sonoma County12.133San Mateo County: 12.103 %San Mateo County12.103Los Angeles County: 12.07 %Los Angeles County12.07Contra Costa County: 12.018 %Contra Costa County12.018Siskiyou County: 11.971 %Siskiyou County11.971Imperial County: 11.781 %Imperial County11.781Tuolumne County: 11.718 %Tuolumne County11.718Santa Cruz County: 11.706 %Santa Cruz County11.706Shasta County: 11.667 %Shasta County11.667Butte County: 11.543 %Butte County11.543San Joaquin County: 11.537 %San Joaquin County11.537Fresno County: 11.312 %Fresno County11.312Glenn County: 11.308 %Glenn County11.308San Bernardino County: 11.283 %San Bernardino County11.283Modoc County: 11.278 %Modoc County11.278Alameda County: 11.185 %Alameda County11.185Kern County: 11.147 %Kern County11.147Solano County: 11.134 %Solano County11.134San Diego County: 11.097 %San Diego County11.097Tulare County: 11.045 %Tulare County11.045San Benito County: 10.974 %San Benito County10.974Yolo County: 10.974 %Yolo County10.974Yuba County: 10.838 %Yuba County10.838Merced County: 10.7 %Merced County10.7Mono County: 10.632 %Mono County10.632Del Norte County: 10.45 %Del Norte County10.45Santa Clara County: 10.439 %Santa Clara County10.439Monterey County: 10.438 %Monterey County10.438Tehama County: 10.202 %Tehama County10.202Napa County: 10.087 %Napa County10.087Inyo County: 9.531 %Inyo County9.531Kings County: 9.282 %Kings County9.282Sierra County: 19.91 %Sierra County19.91Trinity County: 18.487 %Trinity County18.487Alpine County: 17.614 %Alpine County17.614Mariposa County: 16.561 %Mariposa County16.561Nevada County: 15.176 %Nevada County15.176Plumas County: 15.126 %Plumas County15.126Lassen County: 15.046 %Lassen County15.046Calaveras County: 14.894 %Calaveras County14.894Sutter County: 13.669 %Sutter County13.669Lake County: 13.663 %Lake County13.663Placer County: 13.436 %Placer County13.436San Francisco County: 13.336 %San Francisco County13.336Colusa County: 13.316 %Colusa County13.316Madera County: 13.196 %Madera County13.196Amador County: 12.99 %Amador County12.99Mendocino County: 12.879 %Mendocino County12.879Orange County: 12.856 %Orange County12.856San Luis Obispo County: 12.843 %San Luis Obispo County12.843El Dorado County: 12.83 %El Dorado County12.83Stanislaus County: 12.67 %Stanislaus County12.67Humboldt County: 12.609 %Humboldt County12.609Ventura County: 12.525 %Ventura County12.525Santa Barbara County: 12.405 %Santa Barbara County12.405Marin County: 12.391 %Marin County12.391Riverside County: 12.352 %Riverside County12.352Sacramento County: 12.286 %Sacramento County12.286Sonoma County: 12.133 %Sonoma County12.133San Mateo County: 12.103 %San Mateo County12.103Los Angeles County: 12.07 %Los Angeles County12.07Contra Costa County: 12.018 %Contra Costa County12.018Siskiyou County: 11.971 %Siskiyou County11.971Imperial County: 11.781 %Imperial County11.781Tuolumne County: 11.718 %Tuolumne County11.718Santa Cruz County: 11.706 %Santa Cruz County11.706Shasta County: 11.667 %Shasta County11.667Butte County: 11.543 %Butte County11.543San Joaquin County: 11.537 %San Joaquin County11.537Fresno County: 11.312 %Fresno County11.312Glenn County: 11.308 %Glenn County11.308San Bernardino County: 11.283 %San Bernardino County11.283Modoc County: 11.278 %Modoc County11.278Alameda County: 11.185 %Alameda County11.185Kern County: 11.147 %Kern County11.147Solano County: 11.134 %Solano County11.134San Diego County: 11.097 %San Diego County11.097Tulare County: 11.045 %Tulare County11.045San Benito County: 10.974 %San Benito County10.974Yolo County: 10.974 %Yolo County10.974Yuba County: 10.838 %Yuba County10.838Merced County: 10.7 %Merced County10.7Mono County: 10.632 %Mono County10.632Del Norte County: 10.45 %Del Norte County10.45Santa Clara County: 10.439 %Santa Clara County10.439Monterey County: 10.438 %Monterey County10.438Tehama County: 10.202 %Tehama County10.202Napa County: 10.087 %Napa County10.087Inyo County: 9.531 %Inyo County9.531Kings County: 9.282 %Kings County9.282
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Sierra County19.91-9.91 pts
2Trinity County18.487+3.31 pts
3Alpine County17.614+5.19 pts
4Mariposa County16.561+8.44 pts
5Nevada County15.176+3.93 pts
6Plumas County15.126-4.71 pts
7Lassen County15.046+1.75 pts
8Calaveras County14.894+1.04 pts
9Sutter County13.669+3.1 pts
10Lake County13.663+2.39 pts
11Placer County13.436+2.03 pts
12San Francisco County13.336-0.28 pts
13Colusa County13.316+1.74 pts
14Madera County13.196+2.88 pts
15Amador County12.99+3.05 pts
16Mendocino County12.879+2.28 pts
17Orange County12.856+1.55 pts
18San Luis Obispo County12.843-0.61 pts
19El Dorado County12.83-0.2 pts
20Stanislaus County12.67+3.43 pts
21Humboldt County12.609+0.9 pts
22Ventura County12.525+0.72 pts
23Santa Barbara County12.405+3.15 pts
24Marin County12.391+1.46 pts
25Riverside County12.352+2.51 pts
26Sacramento County12.286+0.91 pts
27Sonoma County12.133+0.83 pts
28San Mateo County12.103+2.18 pts
29Los Angeles County12.07+0.39 pts
30Contra Costa County12.018-0.35 pts
31Siskiyou County11.971-3.04 pts
32Imperial County11.781+2.16 pts
33Tuolumne County11.718-0.28 pts
34Santa Cruz County11.706+1.31 pts
35Shasta County11.667+0.96 pts
36Butte County11.543-1.61 pts
37San Joaquin County11.537+2 pts
38Fresno County11.312+1.96 pts
39Glenn County11.308+3.13 pts
40San Bernardino County11.283+0.85 pts
41Modoc County11.278-0.3 pts
42Alameda County11.185+0.72 pts
43Kern County11.147+0.87 pts
44Solano County11.134-0.59 pts
45San Diego County11.097+0.09 pts
46Tulare County11.045+1.68 pts
47San Benito County10.974-1.16 pts
47Yolo County10.974+1.15 pts
49Yuba County10.838+1 pts
50Merced County10.7-0.06 pts
51Mono County10.632+1.84 pts
52Del Norte County10.45+1.14 pts
53Santa Clara County10.439-0.18 pts
54Monterey County10.438+0.05 pts
55Tehama County10.202-0.24 pts
56Napa County10.087+0.07 pts
57Inyo County9.531+0.87 pts
58Kings County9.282-0.76 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 California by job destruction rate, 2023) [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 California by job destruction rate, 2023. 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/california-counties. 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 California by job destruction rate, 2023. 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/california-counties.

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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 California by job destruction rate, 2023 [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/california-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Sierra County, with 19.91% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Kings County, with 9.282% in 2023.

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