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Counties in California by job destruction rate

Mariposa County had the highest job destruction rate of 58 counties in 2017, at 40.939%. Mono County had the lowest, at 8.248%. The median was 11.658% and the figure for California was 12.621%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest40.939Mariposa County
Lowest8.248Mono County
Median11.65858 counties
California12.621History

Map of counties, 2017

Alameda County: 11.535 %Alpine County: 8.387 %Amador County: 9.862 %Butte County: 11.213 %Calaveras County: 14.178 %Colusa County: 15.404 %Contra Costa County: 12.175 %Del Norte County: 12.563 %El Dorado County: 11.703 %Fresno County: 12.226 %Glenn County: 9.052 %Humboldt County: 11.59 %Imperial County: 14.966 %Inyo County: 10.865 %Kern County: 13.903 %Kings County: 9.65 %Lake County: 10.696 %Lassen County: 14.632 %Los Angeles County: 14.418 %Madera County: 10.254 %Marin County: 11.737 %Mariposa County: 40.939 %Mendocino County: 11.28 %Merced County: 9.508 %Modoc County: 11.897 %Mono County: 8.248 %Monterey County: 11.429 %Napa County: 11.613 %Nevada County: 11.414 %Orange County: 13.23 %Placer County: 10.262 %Plumas County: 10.171 %Riverside County: 11.794 %Sacramento County: 11.255 %San Benito County: 10.545 %San Bernardino County: 12.568 %San Diego County: 12.33 %San Francisco County: 12.46 %San Joaquin County: 10.208 %San Luis Obispo County: 12.383 %San Mateo County: 12.239 %Santa Barbara County: 11.916 %Santa Clara County: 10.834 %Santa Cruz County: 11.231 %Shasta County: 11.705 %Sierra County: 19.294 %Siskiyou County: 11.532 %Solano County: 11.965 %Sonoma County: 12.072 %Stanislaus County: 10.187 %Sutter County: 12.077 %Tehama County: 13.028 %Trinity County: 11.779 %Tulare County: 9.261 %Tuolumne County: 9.541 %Ventura County: 13.026 %Yolo County: 11.484 %Yuba County: 9.882 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Mariposa County: 40.939 %Mariposa County40.939Sierra County: 19.294 %Sierra County19.294Colusa County: 15.404 %Colusa County15.404Imperial County: 14.966 %Imperial County14.966Lassen County: 14.632 %Lassen County14.632Los Angeles County: 14.418 %Los Angeles County14.418Calaveras County: 14.178 %Calaveras County14.178Kern County: 13.903 %Kern County13.903Orange County: 13.23 %Orange County13.23Tehama County: 13.028 %Tehama County13.028Ventura County: 13.026 %Ventura County13.026San Bernardino County: 12.568 %San Bernardino County12.568Del Norte County: 12.563 %Del Norte County12.563San Francisco County: 12.46 %San Francisco County12.46San Luis Obispo County: 12.383 %San Luis Obispo County12.383San Diego County: 12.33 %San Diego County12.33San Mateo County: 12.239 %San Mateo County12.239Fresno County: 12.226 %Fresno County12.226Contra Costa County: 12.175 %Contra Costa County12.175Sutter County: 12.077 %Sutter County12.077Sonoma County: 12.072 %Sonoma County12.072Solano County: 11.965 %Solano County11.965Santa Barbara County: 11.916 %Santa Barbara County11.916Modoc County: 11.897 %Modoc County11.897Riverside County: 11.794 %Riverside County11.794Trinity County: 11.779 %Trinity County11.779Marin County: 11.737 %Marin County11.737Shasta County: 11.705 %Shasta County11.705El Dorado County: 11.703 %El Dorado County11.703Napa County: 11.613 %Napa County11.613Humboldt County: 11.59 %Humboldt County11.59Alameda County: 11.535 %Alameda County11.535Siskiyou County: 11.532 %Siskiyou County11.532Yolo County: 11.484 %Yolo County11.484Monterey County: 11.429 %Monterey County11.429Nevada County: 11.414 %Nevada County11.414Mendocino County: 11.28 %Mendocino County11.28Sacramento County: 11.255 %Sacramento County11.255Santa Cruz County: 11.231 %Santa Cruz County11.231Butte County: 11.213 %Butte County11.213Inyo County: 10.865 %Inyo County10.865Santa Clara County: 10.834 %Santa Clara County10.834Lake County: 10.696 %Lake County10.696San Benito County: 10.545 %San Benito County10.545Placer County: 10.262 %Placer County10.262Madera County: 10.254 %Madera County10.254San Joaquin County: 10.208 %San Joaquin County10.208Stanislaus County: 10.187 %Stanislaus County10.187Plumas County: 10.171 %Plumas County10.171Yuba County: 9.882 %Yuba County9.882Amador County: 9.862 %Amador County9.862Kings County: 9.65 %Kings County9.65Tuolumne County: 9.541 %Tuolumne County9.541Merced County: 9.508 %Merced County9.508Tulare County: 9.261 %Tulare County9.261Glenn County: 9.052 %Glenn County9.052Alpine County: 8.387 %Alpine County8.387Mono County: 8.248 %Mono County8.248Mariposa County: 40.939 %Mariposa County40.939Sierra County: 19.294 %Sierra County19.294Colusa County: 15.404 %Colusa County15.404Imperial County: 14.966 %Imperial County14.966Lassen County: 14.632 %Lassen County14.632Los Angeles County: 14.418 %Los Angeles County14.418Calaveras County: 14.178 %Calaveras County14.178Kern County: 13.903 %Kern County13.903Orange County: 13.23 %Orange County13.23Tehama County: 13.028 %Tehama County13.028Ventura County: 13.026 %Ventura County13.026San Bernardino County: 12.568 %San Bernardino County12.568Del Norte County: 12.563 %Del Norte County12.563San Francisco County: 12.46 %San Francisco County12.46San Luis Obispo County: 12.383 %San Luis Obispo County12.383San Diego County: 12.33 %San Diego County12.33San Mateo County: 12.239 %San Mateo County12.239Fresno County: 12.226 %Fresno County12.226Contra Costa County: 12.175 %Contra Costa County12.175Sutter County: 12.077 %Sutter County12.077Sonoma County: 12.072 %Sonoma County12.072Solano County: 11.965 %Solano County11.965Santa Barbara County: 11.916 %Santa Barbara County11.916Modoc County: 11.897 %Modoc County11.897Riverside County: 11.794 %Riverside County11.794Trinity County: 11.779 %Trinity County11.779Marin County: 11.737 %Marin County11.737Shasta County: 11.705 %Shasta County11.705El Dorado County: 11.703 %El Dorado County11.703Napa County: 11.613 %Napa County11.613Humboldt County: 11.59 %Humboldt County11.59Alameda County: 11.535 %Alameda County11.535Siskiyou County: 11.532 %Siskiyou County11.532Yolo County: 11.484 %Yolo County11.484Monterey County: 11.429 %Monterey County11.429Nevada County: 11.414 %Nevada County11.414Mendocino County: 11.28 %Mendocino County11.28Sacramento County: 11.255 %Sacramento County11.255Santa Cruz County: 11.231 %Santa Cruz County11.231Butte County: 11.213 %Butte County11.213Inyo County: 10.865 %Inyo County10.865Santa Clara County: 10.834 %Santa Clara County10.834Lake County: 10.696 %Lake County10.696San Benito County: 10.545 %San Benito County10.545Placer County: 10.262 %Placer County10.262Madera County: 10.254 %Madera County10.254San Joaquin County: 10.208 %San Joaquin County10.208Stanislaus County: 10.187 %Stanislaus County10.187Plumas County: 10.171 %Plumas County10.171Yuba County: 9.882 %Yuba County9.882Amador County: 9.862 %Amador County9.862Kings County: 9.65 %Kings County9.65Tuolumne County: 9.541 %Tuolumne County9.541Merced County: 9.508 %Merced County9.508Tulare County: 9.261 %Tulare County9.261Glenn County: 9.052 %Glenn County9.052Alpine County: 8.387 %Alpine County8.387Mono County: 8.248 %Mono County8.248
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Mariposa County40.939+7.29 pts
2Sierra County19.294-2.62 pts
3Colusa County15.404+9.99 pts
4Imperial County14.966+4.11 pts
5Lassen County14.632-0.64 pts
6Los Angeles County14.418+0.6 pts
7Calaveras County14.178+1.8 pts
8Kern County13.903-0.84 pts
9Orange County13.23+1.29 pts
10Tehama County13.028+3.75 pts
11Ventura County13.026+1.73 pts
12San Bernardino County12.568+0.77 pts
13Del Norte County12.563+1.11 pts
14San Francisco County12.46+1.1 pts
15San Luis Obispo County12.383-0.96 pts
16San Diego County12.33-0.3 pts
17San Mateo County12.239+0.4 pts
18Fresno County12.226+2.02 pts
19Contra Costa County12.175+0.76 pts
20Sutter County12.077+0.77 pts
21Sonoma County12.0720 pts
22Solano County11.965+2.36 pts
23Santa Barbara County11.916+0.41 pts
24Modoc County11.897+1.08 pts
25Riverside County11.794+1.14 pts
26Trinity County11.779-0.39 pts
27Marin County11.737-1.05 pts
28Shasta County11.705+1.86 pts
29El Dorado County11.703+0.54 pts
30Napa County11.613+0.59 pts
31Humboldt County11.59+3.5 pts
32Alameda County11.535+0.11 pts
33Siskiyou County11.532-0.17 pts
34Yolo County11.484+0.11 pts
35Monterey County11.429+0.8 pts
36Nevada County11.414-0.33 pts
37Mendocino County11.28+0.97 pts
38Sacramento County11.255+0.04 pts
39Santa Cruz County11.231+1.15 pts
40Butte County11.213+0.77 pts
41Inyo County10.865+2.29 pts
42Santa Clara County10.834-0.59 pts
43Lake County10.696+0.53 pts
44San Benito County10.545+0.33 pts
45Placer County10.262-1.06 pts
46Madera County10.254+1.57 pts
47San Joaquin County10.208-0.15 pts
48Stanislaus County10.187+0.5 pts
49Plumas County10.171-2.35 pts
50Yuba County9.882+0.29 pts
51Amador County9.862-0.24 pts
52Kings County9.65+1.72 pts
53Tuolumne County9.541+1.16 pts
54Merced County9.508+1.15 pts
55Tulare County9.261-1.11 pts
56Glenn County9.052-0.26 pts
57Alpine County8.387-6.32 pts
58Mono County8.248+1.78 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Mariposa County, with 40.939% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Mono County, with 8.248% in 2017.

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