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Counties in California by job destruction rate

Calaveras County had the highest job destruction rate of 58 counties in 2013, at 16.181%. San Benito County had the lowest, at 8.141%. The median was 11.417% and the figure for California was 11.826%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.181Calaveras County
Lowest8.141San Benito County
Median11.41758 counties
California11.826History

Map of counties, 2013

Alameda County: 11.645 %Alpine County: 8.721 %Amador County: 15.608 %Butte County: 9.618 %Calaveras County: 16.181 %Colusa County: 8.774 %Contra Costa County: 11.494 %Del Norte County: 11.855 %El Dorado County: 12.824 %Fresno County: 10.932 %Glenn County: 12.352 %Humboldt County: 11.569 %Imperial County: 9.344 %Inyo County: 14.519 %Kern County: 11.255 %Kings County: 9.349 %Lake County: 12.732 %Lassen County: 11.982 %Los Angeles County: 12.465 %Madera County: 8.668 %Marin County: 11.107 %Mariposa County: 11.708 %Mendocino County: 12.261 %Merced County: 9.915 %Modoc County: 14.035 %Mono County: 10.59 %Monterey County: 11.774 %Napa County: 10.876 %Nevada County: 11.993 %Orange County: 12.043 %Placer County: 10.496 %Plumas County: 14.026 %Riverside County: 11.937 %Sacramento County: 12.048 %San Benito County: 8.141 %San Bernardino County: 11.858 %San Diego County: 11.516 %San Francisco County: 11.17 %San Joaquin County: 11.203 %San Luis Obispo County: 12.143 %San Mateo County: 11.388 %Santa Barbara County: 10.443 %Santa Clara County: 13.508 %Santa Cruz County: 11.404 %Shasta County: 11.148 %Sierra County: 12.637 %Siskiyou County: 10.261 %Solano County: 11.43 %Sonoma County: 11.297 %Stanislaus County: 10.168 %Sutter County: 10.162 %Tehama County: 8.615 %Trinity County: 8.915 %Tulare County: 9.648 %Tuolumne County: 9.514 %Ventura County: 11.783 %Yolo County: 11.568 %Yuba County: 9.195 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Calaveras County: 16.181 %Calaveras County16.181Amador County: 15.608 %Amador County15.608Inyo County: 14.519 %Inyo County14.519Modoc County: 14.035 %Modoc County14.035Plumas County: 14.026 %Plumas County14.026Santa Clara County: 13.508 %Santa Clara County13.508El Dorado County: 12.824 %El Dorado County12.824Lake County: 12.732 %Lake County12.732Sierra County: 12.637 %Sierra County12.637Los Angeles County: 12.465 %Los Angeles County12.465Glenn County: 12.352 %Glenn County12.352Mendocino County: 12.261 %Mendocino County12.261San Luis Obispo County: 12.143 %San Luis Obispo County12.143Sacramento County: 12.048 %Sacramento County12.048Orange County: 12.043 %Orange County12.043Nevada County: 11.993 %Nevada County11.993Lassen County: 11.982 %Lassen County11.982Riverside County: 11.937 %Riverside County11.937San Bernardino County: 11.858 %San Bernardino County11.858Del Norte County: 11.855 %Del Norte County11.855Ventura County: 11.783 %Ventura County11.783Monterey County: 11.774 %Monterey County11.774Mariposa County: 11.708 %Mariposa County11.708Alameda County: 11.645 %Alameda County11.645Humboldt County: 11.569 %Humboldt County11.569Yolo County: 11.568 %Yolo County11.568San Diego County: 11.516 %San Diego County11.516Contra Costa County: 11.494 %Contra Costa County11.494Solano County: 11.43 %Solano County11.43Santa Cruz County: 11.404 %Santa Cruz County11.404San Mateo County: 11.388 %San Mateo County11.388Sonoma County: 11.297 %Sonoma County11.297Kern County: 11.255 %Kern County11.255San Joaquin County: 11.203 %San Joaquin County11.203San Francisco County: 11.17 %San Francisco County11.17Shasta County: 11.148 %Shasta County11.148Marin County: 11.107 %Marin County11.107Fresno County: 10.932 %Fresno County10.932Napa County: 10.876 %Napa County10.876Mono County: 10.59 %Mono County10.59Placer County: 10.496 %Placer County10.496Santa Barbara County: 10.443 %Santa Barbara County10.443Siskiyou County: 10.261 %Siskiyou County10.261Stanislaus County: 10.168 %Stanislaus County10.168Sutter County: 10.162 %Sutter County10.162Merced County: 9.915 %Merced County9.915Tulare County: 9.648 %Tulare County9.648Butte County: 9.618 %Butte County9.618Tuolumne County: 9.514 %Tuolumne County9.514Kings County: 9.349 %Kings County9.349Imperial County: 9.344 %Imperial County9.344Yuba County: 9.195 %Yuba County9.195Trinity County: 8.915 %Trinity County8.915Colusa County: 8.774 %Colusa County8.774Alpine County: 8.721 %Alpine County8.721Madera County: 8.668 %Madera County8.668Tehama County: 8.615 %Tehama County8.615San Benito County: 8.141 %San Benito County8.141Calaveras County: 16.181 %Calaveras County16.181Amador County: 15.608 %Amador County15.608Inyo County: 14.519 %Inyo County14.519Modoc County: 14.035 %Modoc County14.035Plumas County: 14.026 %Plumas County14.026Santa Clara County: 13.508 %Santa Clara County13.508El Dorado County: 12.824 %El Dorado County12.824Lake County: 12.732 %Lake County12.732Sierra County: 12.637 %Sierra County12.637Los Angeles County: 12.465 %Los Angeles County12.465Glenn County: 12.352 %Glenn County12.352Mendocino County: 12.261 %Mendocino County12.261San Luis Obispo County: 12.143 %San Luis Obispo County12.143Sacramento County: 12.048 %Sacramento County12.048Orange County: 12.043 %Orange County12.043Nevada County: 11.993 %Nevada County11.993Lassen County: 11.982 %Lassen County11.982Riverside County: 11.937 %Riverside County11.937San Bernardino County: 11.858 %San Bernardino County11.858Del Norte County: 11.855 %Del Norte County11.855Ventura County: 11.783 %Ventura County11.783Monterey County: 11.774 %Monterey County11.774Mariposa County: 11.708 %Mariposa County11.708Alameda County: 11.645 %Alameda County11.645Humboldt County: 11.569 %Humboldt County11.569Yolo County: 11.568 %Yolo County11.568San Diego County: 11.516 %San Diego County11.516Contra Costa County: 11.494 %Contra Costa County11.494Solano County: 11.43 %Solano County11.43Santa Cruz County: 11.404 %Santa Cruz County11.404San Mateo County: 11.388 %San Mateo County11.388Sonoma County: 11.297 %Sonoma County11.297Kern County: 11.255 %Kern County11.255San Joaquin County: 11.203 %San Joaquin County11.203San Francisco County: 11.17 %San Francisco County11.17Shasta County: 11.148 %Shasta County11.148Marin County: 11.107 %Marin County11.107Fresno County: 10.932 %Fresno County10.932Napa County: 10.876 %Napa County10.876Mono County: 10.59 %Mono County10.59Placer County: 10.496 %Placer County10.496Santa Barbara County: 10.443 %Santa Barbara County10.443Siskiyou County: 10.261 %Siskiyou County10.261Stanislaus County: 10.168 %Stanislaus County10.168Sutter County: 10.162 %Sutter County10.162Merced County: 9.915 %Merced County9.915Tulare County: 9.648 %Tulare County9.648Butte County: 9.618 %Butte County9.618Tuolumne County: 9.514 %Tuolumne County9.514Kings County: 9.349 %Kings County9.349Imperial County: 9.344 %Imperial County9.344Yuba County: 9.195 %Yuba County9.195Trinity County: 8.915 %Trinity County8.915Colusa County: 8.774 %Colusa County8.774Alpine County: 8.721 %Alpine County8.721Madera County: 8.668 %Madera County8.668Tehama County: 8.615 %Tehama County8.615San Benito County: 8.141 %San Benito County8.141
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Calaveras County16.181-4.98 pts
2Amador County15.608+3.28 pts
3Inyo County14.519+3.48 pts
4Modoc County14.035+3.48 pts
5Plumas County14.026+1.82 pts
6Santa Clara County13.508+2.01 pts
7El Dorado County12.824-1.06 pts
8Lake County12.732+2.4 pts
9Sierra County12.637-8.07 pts
10Los Angeles County12.465-0.62 pts
11Glenn County12.352+0.86 pts
12Mendocino County12.261+1.01 pts
13San Luis Obispo County12.143+1.58 pts
14Sacramento County12.048-1.16 pts
15Orange County12.043-1.11 pts
16Nevada County11.993-0.19 pts
17Lassen County11.982-3.88 pts
18Riverside County11.937-1.13 pts
19San Bernardino County11.858-1.44 pts
20Del Norte County11.855-0.16 pts
21Ventura County11.783-2.15 pts
22Monterey County11.774+0.55 pts
23Mariposa County11.708-5.64 pts
24Alameda County11.645-0.48 pts
25Humboldt County11.569-2.74 pts
26Yolo County11.568+1.29 pts
27San Diego County11.516-0.59 pts
28Contra Costa County11.494-1.77 pts
29Solano County11.43-1.22 pts
30Santa Cruz County11.404-0.29 pts
31San Mateo County11.388+1.84 pts
32Sonoma County11.297-0.73 pts
33Kern County11.255+0.97 pts
34San Joaquin County11.203+0.3 pts
35San Francisco County11.17-0.98 pts
36Shasta County11.148+0.11 pts
37Marin County11.107-3.57 pts
38Fresno County10.932+0.33 pts
39Napa County10.876+1.77 pts
40Mono County10.59-12.02 pts
41Placer County10.496-4.25 pts
42Santa Barbara County10.443-1.72 pts
43Siskiyou County10.261-1.87 pts
44Stanislaus County10.168-0.59 pts
45Sutter County10.162-1.95 pts
46Merced County9.915-0.73 pts
47Tulare County9.648-0.2 pts
48Butte County9.618-1.17 pts
49Tuolumne County9.514-3.81 pts
50Kings County9.349+0.05 pts
51Imperial County9.344-0.7 pts
52Yuba County9.195-2.94 pts
53Trinity County8.915-10.85 pts
54Colusa County8.774-0.26 pts
55Alpine County8.721-24.12 pts
56Madera County8.668-3.46 pts
57Tehama County8.615-0.85 pts
58San Benito County8.141-6.07 pts

Other periods

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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Calaveras County, with 16.181% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

San Benito County, with 8.141% in 2013.

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