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Counties in California by job destruction rate

Mariposa County had the highest job destruction rate of 58 counties in 2014, at 19.504%. Inyo County had the lowest, at 7.502%. The median was 11.067% and the figure for California was 12.097%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.504Mariposa County
Lowest7.502Inyo County
Median11.06758 counties
California12.097History

Map of counties, 2014

Alameda County: 11.345 %Alpine County: 18.182 %Amador County: 12.881 %Butte County: 9.208 %Calaveras County: 14.119 %Colusa County: 8.447 %Contra Costa County: 12.64 %Del Norte County: 11.722 %El Dorado County: 14.507 %Fresno County: 10.684 %Glenn County: 10.357 %Humboldt County: 9.657 %Imperial County: 7.703 %Inyo County: 7.502 %Kern County: 13.51 %Kings County: 9.995 %Lake County: 10.386 %Lassen County: 17.045 %Los Angeles County: 12.831 %Madera County: 10.28 %Marin County: 10.763 %Mariposa County: 19.504 %Mendocino County: 11.137 %Merced County: 9.09 %Modoc County: 9.915 %Mono County: 13.384 %Monterey County: 10.302 %Napa County: 7.96 %Nevada County: 10.974 %Orange County: 12.621 %Placer County: 11.963 %Plumas County: 14.163 %Riverside County: 11.036 %Sacramento County: 11.735 %San Benito County: 9.148 %San Bernardino County: 12.522 %San Diego County: 12.66 %San Francisco County: 10.443 %San Joaquin County: 10.975 %San Luis Obispo County: 12.083 %San Mateo County: 10.377 %Santa Barbara County: 10.891 %Santa Clara County: 12.806 %Santa Cruz County: 9.288 %Shasta County: 11.097 %Sierra County: 14.423 %Siskiyou County: 11.993 %Solano County: 10.702 %Sonoma County: 10.695 %Stanislaus County: 10.154 %Sutter County: 12.293 %Tehama County: 9.54 %Trinity County: 11.518 %Tulare County: 10.363 %Tuolumne County: 10.484 %Ventura County: 11.83 %Yolo County: 13.041 %Yuba County: 12.149 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Mariposa County: 19.504 %Mariposa County19.504Alpine County: 18.182 %Alpine County18.182Lassen County: 17.045 %Lassen County17.045El Dorado County: 14.507 %El Dorado County14.507Sierra County: 14.423 %Sierra County14.423Plumas County: 14.163 %Plumas County14.163Calaveras County: 14.119 %Calaveras County14.119Kern County: 13.51 %Kern County13.51Mono County: 13.384 %Mono County13.384Yolo County: 13.041 %Yolo County13.041Amador County: 12.881 %Amador County12.881Los Angeles County: 12.831 %Los Angeles County12.831Santa Clara County: 12.806 %Santa Clara County12.806San Diego County: 12.66 %San Diego County12.66Contra Costa County: 12.64 %Contra Costa County12.64Orange County: 12.621 %Orange County12.621San Bernardino County: 12.522 %San Bernardino County12.522Sutter County: 12.293 %Sutter County12.293Yuba County: 12.149 %Yuba County12.149San Luis Obispo County: 12.083 %San Luis Obispo County12.083Siskiyou County: 11.993 %Siskiyou County11.993Placer County: 11.963 %Placer County11.963Ventura County: 11.83 %Ventura County11.83Sacramento County: 11.735 %Sacramento County11.735Del Norte County: 11.722 %Del Norte County11.722Trinity County: 11.518 %Trinity County11.518Alameda County: 11.345 %Alameda County11.345Mendocino County: 11.137 %Mendocino County11.137Shasta County: 11.097 %Shasta County11.097Riverside County: 11.036 %Riverside County11.036San Joaquin County: 10.975 %San Joaquin County10.975Nevada County: 10.974 %Nevada County10.974Santa Barbara County: 10.891 %Santa Barbara County10.891Marin County: 10.763 %Marin County10.763Solano County: 10.702 %Solano County10.702Sonoma County: 10.695 %Sonoma County10.695Fresno County: 10.684 %Fresno County10.684Tuolumne County: 10.484 %Tuolumne County10.484San Francisco County: 10.443 %San Francisco County10.443Lake County: 10.386 %Lake County10.386San Mateo County: 10.377 %San Mateo County10.377Tulare County: 10.363 %Tulare County10.363Glenn County: 10.357 %Glenn County10.357Monterey County: 10.302 %Monterey County10.302Madera County: 10.28 %Madera County10.28Stanislaus County: 10.154 %Stanislaus County10.154Kings County: 9.995 %Kings County9.995Modoc County: 9.915 %Modoc County9.915Humboldt County: 9.657 %Humboldt County9.657Tehama County: 9.54 %Tehama County9.54Santa Cruz County: 9.288 %Santa Cruz County9.288Butte County: 9.208 %Butte County9.208San Benito County: 9.148 %San Benito County9.148Merced County: 9.09 %Merced County9.09Colusa County: 8.447 %Colusa County8.447Napa County: 7.96 %Napa County7.96Imperial County: 7.703 %Imperial County7.703Inyo County: 7.502 %Inyo County7.502Mariposa County: 19.504 %Mariposa County19.504Alpine County: 18.182 %Alpine County18.182Lassen County: 17.045 %Lassen County17.045El Dorado County: 14.507 %El Dorado County14.507Sierra County: 14.423 %Sierra County14.423Plumas County: 14.163 %Plumas County14.163Calaveras County: 14.119 %Calaveras County14.119Kern County: 13.51 %Kern County13.51Mono County: 13.384 %Mono County13.384Yolo County: 13.041 %Yolo County13.041Amador County: 12.881 %Amador County12.881Los Angeles County: 12.831 %Los Angeles County12.831Santa Clara County: 12.806 %Santa Clara County12.806San Diego County: 12.66 %San Diego County12.66Contra Costa County: 12.64 %Contra Costa County12.64Orange County: 12.621 %Orange County12.621San Bernardino County: 12.522 %San Bernardino County12.522Sutter County: 12.293 %Sutter County12.293Yuba County: 12.149 %Yuba County12.149San Luis Obispo County: 12.083 %San Luis Obispo County12.083Siskiyou County: 11.993 %Siskiyou County11.993Placer County: 11.963 %Placer County11.963Ventura County: 11.83 %Ventura County11.83Sacramento County: 11.735 %Sacramento County11.735Del Norte County: 11.722 %Del Norte County11.722Trinity County: 11.518 %Trinity County11.518Alameda County: 11.345 %Alameda County11.345Mendocino County: 11.137 %Mendocino County11.137Shasta County: 11.097 %Shasta County11.097Riverside County: 11.036 %Riverside County11.036San Joaquin County: 10.975 %San Joaquin County10.975Nevada County: 10.974 %Nevada County10.974Santa Barbara County: 10.891 %Santa Barbara County10.891Marin County: 10.763 %Marin County10.763Solano County: 10.702 %Solano County10.702Sonoma County: 10.695 %Sonoma County10.695Fresno County: 10.684 %Fresno County10.684Tuolumne County: 10.484 %Tuolumne County10.484San Francisco County: 10.443 %San Francisco County10.443Lake County: 10.386 %Lake County10.386San Mateo County: 10.377 %San Mateo County10.377Tulare County: 10.363 %Tulare County10.363Glenn County: 10.357 %Glenn County10.357Monterey County: 10.302 %Monterey County10.302Madera County: 10.28 %Madera County10.28Stanislaus County: 10.154 %Stanislaus County10.154Kings County: 9.995 %Kings County9.995Modoc County: 9.915 %Modoc County9.915Humboldt County: 9.657 %Humboldt County9.657Tehama County: 9.54 %Tehama County9.54Santa Cruz County: 9.288 %Santa Cruz County9.288Butte County: 9.208 %Butte County9.208San Benito County: 9.148 %San Benito County9.148Merced County: 9.09 %Merced County9.09Colusa County: 8.447 %Colusa County8.447Napa County: 7.96 %Napa County7.96Imperial County: 7.703 %Imperial County7.703Inyo County: 7.502 %Inyo County7.502
%. 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
1Mariposa County19.504+7.8 pts
2Alpine County18.182+9.46 pts
3Lassen County17.045+5.06 pts
4El Dorado County14.507+1.68 pts
5Sierra County14.423+1.79 pts
6Plumas County14.163+0.14 pts
7Calaveras County14.119-2.06 pts
8Kern County13.51+2.25 pts
9Mono County13.384+2.79 pts
10Yolo County13.041+1.47 pts
11Amador County12.881-2.73 pts
12Los Angeles County12.831+0.37 pts
13Santa Clara County12.806-0.7 pts
14San Diego County12.66+1.14 pts
15Contra Costa County12.64+1.15 pts
16Orange County12.621+0.58 pts
17San Bernardino County12.522+0.66 pts
18Sutter County12.293+2.13 pts
19Yuba County12.149+2.95 pts
20San Luis Obispo County12.083-0.06 pts
21Siskiyou County11.993+1.73 pts
22Placer County11.963+1.47 pts
23Ventura County11.83+0.05 pts
24Sacramento County11.735-0.31 pts
25Del Norte County11.722-0.13 pts
26Trinity County11.518+2.6 pts
27Alameda County11.345-0.3 pts
28Mendocino County11.137-1.12 pts
29Shasta County11.097-0.05 pts
30Riverside County11.036-0.9 pts
31San Joaquin County10.975-0.23 pts
32Nevada County10.974-1.02 pts
33Santa Barbara County10.891+0.45 pts
34Marin County10.763-0.34 pts
35Solano County10.702-0.73 pts
36Sonoma County10.695-0.6 pts
37Fresno County10.684-0.25 pts
38Tuolumne County10.484+0.97 pts
39San Francisco County10.443-0.73 pts
40Lake County10.386-2.35 pts
41San Mateo County10.377-1.01 pts
42Tulare County10.363+0.71 pts
43Glenn County10.357-2 pts
44Monterey County10.302-1.47 pts
45Madera County10.28+1.61 pts
46Stanislaus County10.154-0.01 pts
47Kings County9.995+0.65 pts
48Modoc County9.915-4.12 pts
49Humboldt County9.657-1.91 pts
50Tehama County9.54+0.92 pts
51Santa Cruz County9.288-2.12 pts
52Butte County9.208-0.41 pts
53San Benito County9.148+1.01 pts
54Merced County9.09-0.82 pts
55Colusa County8.447-0.33 pts
56Napa County7.96-2.92 pts
57Imperial County7.703-1.64 pts
58Inyo County7.502-7.02 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Mariposa County, with 19.504% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Inyo County, with 7.502% in 2014.

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