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Counties in California by job destruction rate

Alpine County had the highest job destruction rate of 58 counties in 2015, at 47.841%. Mono County had the lowest, at 6.191%. The median was 10.49% and the figure for California was 11.237%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest47.841Alpine County
Lowest6.191Mono County
Median10.4958 counties
California11.237History

Map of counties, 2015

Alameda County: 11.479 %Alpine County: 47.841 %Amador County: 7.682 %Butte County: 9.932 %Calaveras County: 10.716 %Colusa County: 13.475 %Contra Costa County: 10.815 %Del Norte County: 8.903 %El Dorado County: 11.094 %Fresno County: 10.16 %Glenn County: 6.783 %Humboldt County: 10.106 %Imperial County: 10.595 %Inyo County: 6.901 %Kern County: 11.044 %Kings County: 12.161 %Lake County: 9.666 %Lassen County: 17.976 %Los Angeles County: 12.046 %Madera County: 8.32 %Marin County: 12.124 %Mariposa County: 7.364 %Mendocino County: 9.857 %Merced County: 11.092 %Modoc County: 10.382 %Mono County: 6.191 %Monterey County: 10.854 %Napa County: 10.685 %Nevada County: 9.069 %Orange County: 11.488 %Placer County: 10.561 %Plumas County: 12.203 %Riverside County: 10.438 %Sacramento County: 11.163 %San Benito County: 11.602 %San Bernardino County: 10.789 %San Diego County: 11.103 %San Francisco County: 10.906 %San Joaquin County: 9.827 %San Luis Obispo County: 10.534 %San Mateo County: 12.323 %Santa Barbara County: 10.265 %Santa Clara County: 10.527 %Santa Cruz County: 10.01 %Shasta County: 8.28 %Sierra County: 10.304 %Siskiyou County: 10.452 %Solano County: 9.841 %Sonoma County: 11.023 %Stanislaus County: 10.342 %Sutter County: 9.326 %Tehama County: 7.453 %Trinity County: 10.908 %Tulare County: 9.01 %Tuolumne County: 7.894 %Ventura County: 10.63 %Yolo County: 8.285 %Yuba County: 10.282 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Alpine County: 47.841 %Alpine County47.841Lassen County: 17.976 %Lassen County17.976Colusa County: 13.475 %Colusa County13.475San Mateo County: 12.323 %San Mateo County12.323Plumas County: 12.203 %Plumas County12.203Kings County: 12.161 %Kings County12.161Marin County: 12.124 %Marin County12.124Los Angeles County: 12.046 %Los Angeles County12.046San Benito County: 11.602 %San Benito County11.602Orange County: 11.488 %Orange County11.488Alameda County: 11.479 %Alameda County11.479Sacramento County: 11.163 %Sacramento County11.163San Diego County: 11.103 %San Diego County11.103El Dorado County: 11.094 %El Dorado County11.094Merced County: 11.092 %Merced County11.092Kern County: 11.044 %Kern County11.044Sonoma County: 11.023 %Sonoma County11.023Trinity County: 10.908 %Trinity County10.908San Francisco County: 10.906 %San Francisco County10.906Monterey County: 10.854 %Monterey County10.854Contra Costa County: 10.815 %Contra Costa County10.815San Bernardino County: 10.789 %San Bernardino County10.789Calaveras County: 10.716 %Calaveras County10.716Napa County: 10.685 %Napa County10.685Ventura County: 10.63 %Ventura County10.63Imperial County: 10.595 %Imperial County10.595Placer County: 10.561 %Placer County10.561San Luis Obispo County: 10.534 %San Luis Obispo County10.534Santa Clara County: 10.527 %Santa Clara County10.527Siskiyou County: 10.452 %Siskiyou County10.452Riverside County: 10.438 %Riverside County10.438Modoc County: 10.382 %Modoc County10.382Stanislaus County: 10.342 %Stanislaus County10.342Sierra County: 10.304 %Sierra County10.304Yuba County: 10.282 %Yuba County10.282Santa Barbara County: 10.265 %Santa Barbara County10.265Fresno County: 10.16 %Fresno County10.16Humboldt County: 10.106 %Humboldt County10.106Santa Cruz County: 10.01 %Santa Cruz County10.01Butte County: 9.932 %Butte County9.932Mendocino County: 9.857 %Mendocino County9.857Solano County: 9.841 %Solano County9.841San Joaquin County: 9.827 %San Joaquin County9.827Lake County: 9.666 %Lake County9.666Sutter County: 9.326 %Sutter County9.326Nevada County: 9.069 %Nevada County9.069Tulare County: 9.01 %Tulare County9.01Del Norte County: 8.903 %Del Norte County8.903Madera County: 8.32 %Madera County8.32Yolo County: 8.285 %Yolo County8.285Shasta County: 8.28 %Shasta County8.28Tuolumne County: 7.894 %Tuolumne County7.894Amador County: 7.682 %Amador County7.682Tehama County: 7.453 %Tehama County7.453Mariposa County: 7.364 %Mariposa County7.364Inyo County: 6.901 %Inyo County6.901Glenn County: 6.783 %Glenn County6.783Mono County: 6.191 %Mono County6.191Alpine County: 47.841 %Alpine County47.841Lassen County: 17.976 %Lassen County17.976Colusa County: 13.475 %Colusa County13.475San Mateo County: 12.323 %San Mateo County12.323Plumas County: 12.203 %Plumas County12.203Kings County: 12.161 %Kings County12.161Marin County: 12.124 %Marin County12.124Los Angeles County: 12.046 %Los Angeles County12.046San Benito County: 11.602 %San Benito County11.602Orange County: 11.488 %Orange County11.488Alameda County: 11.479 %Alameda County11.479Sacramento County: 11.163 %Sacramento County11.163San Diego County: 11.103 %San Diego County11.103El Dorado County: 11.094 %El Dorado County11.094Merced County: 11.092 %Merced County11.092Kern County: 11.044 %Kern County11.044Sonoma County: 11.023 %Sonoma County11.023Trinity County: 10.908 %Trinity County10.908San Francisco County: 10.906 %San Francisco County10.906Monterey County: 10.854 %Monterey County10.854Contra Costa County: 10.815 %Contra Costa County10.815San Bernardino County: 10.789 %San Bernardino County10.789Calaveras County: 10.716 %Calaveras County10.716Napa County: 10.685 %Napa County10.685Ventura County: 10.63 %Ventura County10.63Imperial County: 10.595 %Imperial County10.595Placer County: 10.561 %Placer County10.561San Luis Obispo County: 10.534 %San Luis Obispo County10.534Santa Clara County: 10.527 %Santa Clara County10.527Siskiyou County: 10.452 %Siskiyou County10.452Riverside County: 10.438 %Riverside County10.438Modoc County: 10.382 %Modoc County10.382Stanislaus County: 10.342 %Stanislaus County10.342Sierra County: 10.304 %Sierra County10.304Yuba County: 10.282 %Yuba County10.282Santa Barbara County: 10.265 %Santa Barbara County10.265Fresno County: 10.16 %Fresno County10.16Humboldt County: 10.106 %Humboldt County10.106Santa Cruz County: 10.01 %Santa Cruz County10.01Butte County: 9.932 %Butte County9.932Mendocino County: 9.857 %Mendocino County9.857Solano County: 9.841 %Solano County9.841San Joaquin County: 9.827 %San Joaquin County9.827Lake County: 9.666 %Lake County9.666Sutter County: 9.326 %Sutter County9.326Nevada County: 9.069 %Nevada County9.069Tulare County: 9.01 %Tulare County9.01Del Norte County: 8.903 %Del Norte County8.903Madera County: 8.32 %Madera County8.32Yolo County: 8.285 %Yolo County8.285Shasta County: 8.28 %Shasta County8.28Tuolumne County: 7.894 %Tuolumne County7.894Amador County: 7.682 %Amador County7.682Tehama County: 7.453 %Tehama County7.453Mariposa County: 7.364 %Mariposa County7.364Inyo County: 6.901 %Inyo County6.901Glenn County: 6.783 %Glenn County6.783Mono County: 6.191 %Mono County6.191
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Alpine County47.841+29.66 pts
2Lassen County17.976+0.93 pts
3Colusa County13.475+5.03 pts
4San Mateo County12.323+1.95 pts
5Plumas County12.203-1.96 pts
6Kings County12.161+2.17 pts
7Marin County12.124+1.36 pts
8Los Angeles County12.046-0.79 pts
9San Benito County11.602+2.45 pts
10Orange County11.488-1.13 pts
11Alameda County11.479+0.13 pts
12Sacramento County11.163-0.57 pts
13San Diego County11.103-1.56 pts
14El Dorado County11.094-3.41 pts
15Merced County11.092+2 pts
16Kern County11.044-2.47 pts
17Sonoma County11.023+0.33 pts
18Trinity County10.908-0.61 pts
19San Francisco County10.906+0.46 pts
20Monterey County10.854+0.55 pts
21Contra Costa County10.815-1.83 pts
22San Bernardino County10.789-1.73 pts
23Calaveras County10.716-3.4 pts
24Napa County10.685+2.73 pts
25Ventura County10.63-1.2 pts
26Imperial County10.595+2.89 pts
27Placer County10.561-1.4 pts
28San Luis Obispo County10.534-1.55 pts
29Santa Clara County10.527-2.28 pts
30Siskiyou County10.452-1.54 pts
31Riverside County10.438-0.6 pts
32Modoc County10.382+0.47 pts
33Stanislaus County10.342+0.19 pts
34Sierra County10.304-4.12 pts
35Yuba County10.282-1.87 pts
36Santa Barbara County10.265-0.63 pts
37Fresno County10.16-0.52 pts
38Humboldt County10.106+0.45 pts
39Santa Cruz County10.01+0.72 pts
40Butte County9.932+0.72 pts
41Mendocino County9.857-1.28 pts
42Solano County9.841-0.86 pts
43San Joaquin County9.827-1.15 pts
44Lake County9.666-0.72 pts
45Sutter County9.326-2.97 pts
46Nevada County9.069-1.9 pts
47Tulare County9.01-1.35 pts
48Del Norte County8.903-2.82 pts
49Madera County8.32-1.96 pts
50Yolo County8.285-4.76 pts
51Shasta County8.28-2.82 pts
52Tuolumne County7.894-2.59 pts
53Amador County7.682-5.2 pts
54Tehama County7.453-2.09 pts
55Mariposa County7.364-12.14 pts
56Inyo County6.901-0.6 pts
57Glenn County6.783-3.57 pts
58Mono County6.191-7.19 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Alpine County, with 47.841% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Mono County, with 6.191% in 2015.

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