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Counties in California by job destruction rate

Mariposa County had the highest job destruction rate of 58 counties in 2016, at 33.651%. Colusa County had the lowest, at 5.418%. The median was 11.191% and the figure for California was 12.105%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.651Mariposa County
Lowest5.418Colusa County
Median11.19158 counties
California12.105History

Map of counties, 2016

Alameda County: 11.426 %Alpine County: 14.706 %Amador County: 10.098 %Butte County: 10.439 %Calaveras County: 12.378 %Colusa County: 5.418 %Contra Costa County: 11.417 %Del Norte County: 11.45 %El Dorado County: 11.166 %Fresno County: 10.206 %Glenn County: 9.316 %Humboldt County: 8.091 %Imperial County: 10.859 %Inyo County: 8.577 %Kern County: 14.745 %Kings County: 7.926 %Lake County: 10.162 %Lassen County: 15.272 %Los Angeles County: 13.816 %Madera County: 8.682 %Marin County: 12.79 %Mariposa County: 33.651 %Mendocino County: 10.305 %Merced County: 8.36 %Modoc County: 10.815 %Mono County: 6.463 %Monterey County: 10.626 %Napa County: 11.022 %Nevada County: 11.745 %Orange County: 11.939 %Placer County: 11.322 %Plumas County: 12.524 %Riverside County: 10.652 %Sacramento County: 11.216 %San Benito County: 10.218 %San Bernardino County: 11.799 %San Diego County: 12.629 %San Francisco County: 11.36 %San Joaquin County: 10.359 %San Luis Obispo County: 13.342 %San Mateo County: 11.842 %Santa Barbara County: 11.511 %Santa Clara County: 11.421 %Santa Cruz County: 10.077 %Shasta County: 9.845 %Sierra County: 21.911 %Siskiyou County: 11.699 %Solano County: 9.603 %Sonoma County: 12.069 %Stanislaus County: 9.688 %Sutter County: 11.31 %Tehama County: 9.283 %Trinity County: 12.173 %Tulare County: 10.366 %Tuolumne County: 8.38 %Ventura County: 11.299 %Yolo County: 11.371 %Yuba County: 9.595 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Mariposa County: 33.651 %Mariposa County33.651Sierra County: 21.911 %Sierra County21.911Lassen County: 15.272 %Lassen County15.272Kern County: 14.745 %Kern County14.745Alpine County: 14.706 %Alpine County14.706Los Angeles County: 13.816 %Los Angeles County13.816San Luis Obispo County: 13.342 %San Luis Obispo County13.342Marin County: 12.79 %Marin County12.79San Diego County: 12.629 %San Diego County12.629Plumas County: 12.524 %Plumas County12.524Calaveras County: 12.378 %Calaveras County12.378Trinity County: 12.173 %Trinity County12.173Sonoma County: 12.069 %Sonoma County12.069Orange County: 11.939 %Orange County11.939San Mateo County: 11.842 %San Mateo County11.842San Bernardino County: 11.799 %San Bernardino County11.799Nevada County: 11.745 %Nevada County11.745Siskiyou County: 11.699 %Siskiyou County11.699Santa Barbara County: 11.511 %Santa Barbara County11.511Del Norte County: 11.45 %Del Norte County11.45Alameda County: 11.426 %Alameda County11.426Santa Clara County: 11.421 %Santa Clara County11.421Contra Costa County: 11.417 %Contra Costa County11.417Yolo County: 11.371 %Yolo County11.371San Francisco County: 11.36 %San Francisco County11.36Placer County: 11.322 %Placer County11.322Sutter County: 11.31 %Sutter County11.31Ventura County: 11.299 %Ventura County11.299Sacramento County: 11.216 %Sacramento County11.216El Dorado County: 11.166 %El Dorado County11.166Napa County: 11.022 %Napa County11.022Imperial County: 10.859 %Imperial County10.859Modoc County: 10.815 %Modoc County10.815Riverside County: 10.652 %Riverside County10.652Monterey County: 10.626 %Monterey County10.626Butte County: 10.439 %Butte County10.439Tulare County: 10.366 %Tulare County10.366San Joaquin County: 10.359 %San Joaquin County10.359Mendocino County: 10.305 %Mendocino County10.305San Benito County: 10.218 %San Benito County10.218Fresno County: 10.206 %Fresno County10.206Lake County: 10.162 %Lake County10.162Amador County: 10.098 %Amador County10.098Santa Cruz County: 10.077 %Santa Cruz County10.077Shasta County: 9.845 %Shasta County9.845Stanislaus County: 9.688 %Stanislaus County9.688Solano County: 9.603 %Solano County9.603Yuba County: 9.595 %Yuba County9.595Glenn County: 9.316 %Glenn County9.316Tehama County: 9.283 %Tehama County9.283Madera County: 8.682 %Madera County8.682Inyo County: 8.577 %Inyo County8.577Tuolumne County: 8.38 %Tuolumne County8.38Merced County: 8.36 %Merced County8.36Humboldt County: 8.091 %Humboldt County8.091Kings County: 7.926 %Kings County7.926Mono County: 6.463 %Mono County6.463Colusa County: 5.418 %Colusa County5.418Mariposa County: 33.651 %Mariposa County33.651Sierra County: 21.911 %Sierra County21.911Lassen County: 15.272 %Lassen County15.272Kern County: 14.745 %Kern County14.745Alpine County: 14.706 %Alpine County14.706Los Angeles County: 13.816 %Los Angeles County13.816San Luis Obispo County: 13.342 %San Luis Obispo County13.342Marin County: 12.79 %Marin County12.79San Diego County: 12.629 %San Diego County12.629Plumas County: 12.524 %Plumas County12.524Calaveras County: 12.378 %Calaveras County12.378Trinity County: 12.173 %Trinity County12.173Sonoma County: 12.069 %Sonoma County12.069Orange County: 11.939 %Orange County11.939San Mateo County: 11.842 %San Mateo County11.842San Bernardino County: 11.799 %San Bernardino County11.799Nevada County: 11.745 %Nevada County11.745Siskiyou County: 11.699 %Siskiyou County11.699Santa Barbara County: 11.511 %Santa Barbara County11.511Del Norte County: 11.45 %Del Norte County11.45Alameda County: 11.426 %Alameda County11.426Santa Clara County: 11.421 %Santa Clara County11.421Contra Costa County: 11.417 %Contra Costa County11.417Yolo County: 11.371 %Yolo County11.371San Francisco County: 11.36 %San Francisco County11.36Placer County: 11.322 %Placer County11.322Sutter County: 11.31 %Sutter County11.31Ventura County: 11.299 %Ventura County11.299Sacramento County: 11.216 %Sacramento County11.216El Dorado County: 11.166 %El Dorado County11.166Napa County: 11.022 %Napa County11.022Imperial County: 10.859 %Imperial County10.859Modoc County: 10.815 %Modoc County10.815Riverside County: 10.652 %Riverside County10.652Monterey County: 10.626 %Monterey County10.626Butte County: 10.439 %Butte County10.439Tulare County: 10.366 %Tulare County10.366San Joaquin County: 10.359 %San Joaquin County10.359Mendocino County: 10.305 %Mendocino County10.305San Benito County: 10.218 %San Benito County10.218Fresno County: 10.206 %Fresno County10.206Lake County: 10.162 %Lake County10.162Amador County: 10.098 %Amador County10.098Santa Cruz County: 10.077 %Santa Cruz County10.077Shasta County: 9.845 %Shasta County9.845Stanislaus County: 9.688 %Stanislaus County9.688Solano County: 9.603 %Solano County9.603Yuba County: 9.595 %Yuba County9.595Glenn County: 9.316 %Glenn County9.316Tehama County: 9.283 %Tehama County9.283Madera County: 8.682 %Madera County8.682Inyo County: 8.577 %Inyo County8.577Tuolumne County: 8.38 %Tuolumne County8.38Merced County: 8.36 %Merced County8.36Humboldt County: 8.091 %Humboldt County8.091Kings County: 7.926 %Kings County7.926Mono County: 6.463 %Mono County6.463Colusa County: 5.418 %Colusa County5.418
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Mariposa County33.651+26.29 pts
2Sierra County21.911+11.61 pts
3Lassen County15.272-2.7 pts
4Kern County14.745+3.7 pts
5Alpine County14.706-33.14 pts
6Los Angeles County13.816+1.77 pts
7San Luis Obispo County13.342+2.81 pts
8Marin County12.79+0.67 pts
9San Diego County12.629+1.53 pts
10Plumas County12.524+0.32 pts
11Calaveras County12.378+1.66 pts
12Trinity County12.173+1.27 pts
13Sonoma County12.069+1.05 pts
14Orange County11.939+0.45 pts
15San Mateo County11.842-0.48 pts
16San Bernardino County11.799+1.01 pts
17Nevada County11.745+2.68 pts
18Siskiyou County11.699+1.25 pts
19Santa Barbara County11.511+1.25 pts
20Del Norte County11.45+2.55 pts
21Alameda County11.426-0.05 pts
22Santa Clara County11.421+0.89 pts
23Contra Costa County11.417+0.6 pts
24Yolo County11.371+3.09 pts
25San Francisco County11.36+0.45 pts
26Placer County11.322+0.76 pts
27Sutter County11.31+1.98 pts
28Ventura County11.299+0.67 pts
29Sacramento County11.216+0.05 pts
30El Dorado County11.166+0.07 pts
31Napa County11.022+0.34 pts
32Imperial County10.859+0.26 pts
33Modoc County10.815+0.43 pts
34Riverside County10.652+0.21 pts
35Monterey County10.626-0.23 pts
36Butte County10.439+0.51 pts
37Tulare County10.366+1.36 pts
38San Joaquin County10.359+0.53 pts
39Mendocino County10.305+0.45 pts
40San Benito County10.218-1.38 pts
41Fresno County10.206+0.05 pts
42Lake County10.162+0.5 pts
43Amador County10.098+2.42 pts
44Santa Cruz County10.077+0.07 pts
45Shasta County9.845+1.57 pts
46Stanislaus County9.688-0.65 pts
47Solano County9.603-0.24 pts
48Yuba County9.595-0.69 pts
49Glenn County9.316+2.53 pts
50Tehama County9.283+1.83 pts
51Madera County8.682+0.36 pts
52Inyo County8.577+1.68 pts
53Tuolumne County8.38+0.49 pts
54Merced County8.36-2.73 pts
55Humboldt County8.091-2.02 pts
56Kings County7.926-4.23 pts
57Mono County6.463+0.27 pts
58Colusa County5.418-8.06 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Mariposa County, with 33.651% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Colusa County, with 5.418% in 2016.

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