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Counties in California by job destruction rate

Alpine County had the highest job destruction rate of 58 counties in 2012, at 32.845%. Colusa County had the lowest, at 9.036%. The median was 12.128% and the figure for California was 12.505%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest32.845Alpine County
Lowest9.036Colusa County
Median12.12858 counties
California12.505History

Map of counties, 2012

Alameda County: 12.124 %Alpine County: 32.845 %Amador County: 12.325 %Butte County: 10.785 %Calaveras County: 21.166 %Colusa County: 9.036 %Contra Costa County: 13.264 %Del Norte County: 12.019 %El Dorado County: 13.884 %Fresno County: 10.604 %Glenn County: 11.495 %Humboldt County: 14.307 %Imperial County: 10.047 %Inyo County: 11.04 %Kern County: 10.288 %Kings County: 9.294 %Lake County: 10.332 %Lassen County: 15.857 %Los Angeles County: 13.086 %Madera County: 12.132 %Marin County: 14.674 %Mariposa County: 17.348 %Mendocino County: 11.247 %Merced County: 10.647 %Modoc County: 10.558 %Mono County: 22.611 %Monterey County: 11.219 %Napa County: 9.104 %Nevada County: 12.18 %Orange County: 13.148 %Placer County: 14.747 %Plumas County: 12.205 %Riverside County: 13.07 %Sacramento County: 13.21 %San Benito County: 14.216 %San Bernardino County: 13.298 %San Diego County: 12.107 %San Francisco County: 12.152 %San Joaquin County: 10.904 %San Luis Obispo County: 10.567 %San Mateo County: 9.551 %Santa Barbara County: 12.166 %Santa Clara County: 11.494 %Santa Cruz County: 11.693 %Shasta County: 11.034 %Sierra County: 20.71 %Siskiyou County: 12.132 %Solano County: 12.646 %Sonoma County: 12.029 %Stanislaus County: 10.759 %Sutter County: 12.111 %Tehama County: 9.46 %Trinity County: 19.761 %Tulare County: 9.845 %Tuolumne County: 13.328 %Ventura County: 13.929 %Yolo County: 10.281 %Yuba County: 12.136 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Alpine County: 32.845 %Alpine County32.845Mono County: 22.611 %Mono County22.611Calaveras County: 21.166 %Calaveras County21.166Sierra County: 20.71 %Sierra County20.71Trinity County: 19.761 %Trinity County19.761Mariposa County: 17.348 %Mariposa County17.348Lassen County: 15.857 %Lassen County15.857Placer County: 14.747 %Placer County14.747Marin County: 14.674 %Marin County14.674Humboldt County: 14.307 %Humboldt County14.307San Benito County: 14.216 %San Benito County14.216Ventura County: 13.929 %Ventura County13.929El Dorado County: 13.884 %El Dorado County13.884Tuolumne County: 13.328 %Tuolumne County13.328San Bernardino County: 13.298 %San Bernardino County13.298Contra Costa County: 13.264 %Contra Costa County13.264Sacramento County: 13.21 %Sacramento County13.21Orange County: 13.148 %Orange County13.148Los Angeles County: 13.086 %Los Angeles County13.086Riverside County: 13.07 %Riverside County13.07Solano County: 12.646 %Solano County12.646Amador County: 12.325 %Amador County12.325Plumas County: 12.205 %Plumas County12.205Nevada County: 12.18 %Nevada County12.18Santa Barbara County: 12.166 %Santa Barbara County12.166San Francisco County: 12.152 %San Francisco County12.152Yuba County: 12.136 %Yuba County12.136Madera County: 12.132 %Madera County12.132Siskiyou County: 12.132 %Siskiyou County12.132Alameda County: 12.124 %Alameda County12.124Sutter County: 12.111 %Sutter County12.111San Diego County: 12.107 %San Diego County12.107Sonoma County: 12.029 %Sonoma County12.029Del Norte County: 12.019 %Del Norte County12.019Santa Cruz County: 11.693 %Santa Cruz County11.693Glenn County: 11.495 %Glenn County11.495Santa Clara County: 11.494 %Santa Clara County11.494Mendocino County: 11.247 %Mendocino County11.247Monterey County: 11.219 %Monterey County11.219Inyo County: 11.04 %Inyo County11.04Shasta County: 11.034 %Shasta County11.034San Joaquin County: 10.904 %San Joaquin County10.904Butte County: 10.785 %Butte County10.785Stanislaus County: 10.759 %Stanislaus County10.759Merced County: 10.647 %Merced County10.647Fresno County: 10.604 %Fresno County10.604San Luis Obispo County: 10.567 %San Luis Obispo County10.567Modoc County: 10.558 %Modoc County10.558Lake County: 10.332 %Lake County10.332Kern County: 10.288 %Kern County10.288Yolo County: 10.281 %Yolo County10.281Imperial County: 10.047 %Imperial County10.047Tulare County: 9.845 %Tulare County9.845San Mateo County: 9.551 %San Mateo County9.551Tehama County: 9.46 %Tehama County9.46Kings County: 9.294 %Kings County9.294Napa County: 9.104 %Napa County9.104Colusa County: 9.036 %Colusa County9.036Alpine County: 32.845 %Alpine County32.845Mono County: 22.611 %Mono County22.611Calaveras County: 21.166 %Calaveras County21.166Sierra County: 20.71 %Sierra County20.71Trinity County: 19.761 %Trinity County19.761Mariposa County: 17.348 %Mariposa County17.348Lassen County: 15.857 %Lassen County15.857Placer County: 14.747 %Placer County14.747Marin County: 14.674 %Marin County14.674Humboldt County: 14.307 %Humboldt County14.307San Benito County: 14.216 %San Benito County14.216Ventura County: 13.929 %Ventura County13.929El Dorado County: 13.884 %El Dorado County13.884Tuolumne County: 13.328 %Tuolumne County13.328San Bernardino County: 13.298 %San Bernardino County13.298Contra Costa County: 13.264 %Contra Costa County13.264Sacramento County: 13.21 %Sacramento County13.21Orange County: 13.148 %Orange County13.148Los Angeles County: 13.086 %Los Angeles County13.086Riverside County: 13.07 %Riverside County13.07Solano County: 12.646 %Solano County12.646Amador County: 12.325 %Amador County12.325Plumas County: 12.205 %Plumas County12.205Nevada County: 12.18 %Nevada County12.18Santa Barbara County: 12.166 %Santa Barbara County12.166San Francisco County: 12.152 %San Francisco County12.152Yuba County: 12.136 %Yuba County12.136Madera County: 12.132 %Madera County12.132Siskiyou County: 12.132 %Siskiyou County12.132Alameda County: 12.124 %Alameda County12.124Sutter County: 12.111 %Sutter County12.111San Diego County: 12.107 %San Diego County12.107Sonoma County: 12.029 %Sonoma County12.029Del Norte County: 12.019 %Del Norte County12.019Santa Cruz County: 11.693 %Santa Cruz County11.693Glenn County: 11.495 %Glenn County11.495Santa Clara County: 11.494 %Santa Clara County11.494Mendocino County: 11.247 %Mendocino County11.247Monterey County: 11.219 %Monterey County11.219Inyo County: 11.04 %Inyo County11.04Shasta County: 11.034 %Shasta County11.034San Joaquin County: 10.904 %San Joaquin County10.904Butte County: 10.785 %Butte County10.785Stanislaus County: 10.759 %Stanislaus County10.759Merced County: 10.647 %Merced County10.647Fresno County: 10.604 %Fresno County10.604San Luis Obispo County: 10.567 %San Luis Obispo County10.567Modoc County: 10.558 %Modoc County10.558Lake County: 10.332 %Lake County10.332Kern County: 10.288 %Kern County10.288Yolo County: 10.281 %Yolo County10.281Imperial County: 10.047 %Imperial County10.047Tulare County: 9.845 %Tulare County9.845San Mateo County: 9.551 %San Mateo County9.551Tehama County: 9.46 %Tehama County9.46Kings County: 9.294 %Kings County9.294Napa County: 9.104 %Napa County9.104Colusa County: 9.036 %Colusa County9.036
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Alpine County32.845+23.01 pts
2Mono County22.611+13.36 pts
3Calaveras County21.166+8.68 pts
4Sierra County20.71-11.95 pts
5Trinity County19.761+6.96 pts
6Mariposa County17.348+10.16 pts
7Lassen County15.857+5.41 pts
8Placer County14.747+3.14 pts
9Marin County14.674+1.01 pts
10Humboldt County14.307+2.39 pts
11San Benito County14.216-1.48 pts
12Ventura County13.929+1.81 pts
13El Dorado County13.884-0.97 pts
14Tuolumne County13.328+1.86 pts
15San Bernardino County13.298+1 pts
16Contra Costa County13.264-0.7 pts
17Sacramento County13.21+0.82 pts
18Orange County13.148+0.09 pts
19Los Angeles County13.086+0.53 pts
20Riverside County13.07+0.32 pts
21Solano County12.646+0.63 pts
22Amador County12.325-1.6 pts
23Plumas County12.205-3.08 pts
24Nevada County12.18-1.49 pts
25Santa Barbara County12.166-0.42 pts
26San Francisco County12.152+0.46 pts
27Yuba County12.136-3.34 pts
28Madera County12.132+2.99 pts
28Siskiyou County12.132-3.79 pts
30Alameda County12.124-0.66 pts
31Sutter County12.111-3.62 pts
32San Diego County12.107+0.46 pts
33Sonoma County12.029-0.96 pts
34Del Norte County12.019+0.82 pts
35Santa Cruz County11.693+0.05 pts
36Glenn County11.495+0.68 pts
37Santa Clara County11.494-0.63 pts
38Mendocino County11.247-2.99 pts
39Monterey County11.219-0.55 pts
40Inyo County11.04+1.87 pts
41Shasta County11.034-0.87 pts
42San Joaquin County10.904-1.66 pts
43Butte County10.785-1.34 pts
44Stanislaus County10.759-0.41 pts
45Merced County10.647+0.01 pts
46Fresno County10.604-0.11 pts
47San Luis Obispo County10.567-0.81 pts
48Modoc County10.558-4.29 pts
49Lake County10.332-3.1 pts
50Kern County10.288-1.73 pts
51Yolo County10.281-0.48 pts
52Imperial County10.047-0.81 pts
53Tulare County9.845-2.59 pts
54San Mateo County9.551-8.86 pts
55Tehama County9.46-2.57 pts
56Kings County9.294-1.93 pts
57Napa County9.104-0.57 pts
58Colusa County9.036-4.7 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 California by job destruction rate, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Alpine County, with 32.845% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Colusa County, with 9.036% in 2012.

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