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Counties in California by job destruction rate

Alpine County had the highest job destruction rate of 58 counties in 2018, at 33.67%. Kings County had the lowest, at 7.687%. The median was 11.081% and the figure for California was 11.499%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.67Alpine County
Lowest7.687Kings County
Median11.08158 counties
California11.499History

Map of counties, 2018

Alameda County: 11.803 %Alpine County: 33.67 %Amador County: 8.233 %Butte County: 9.831 %Calaveras County: 12.203 %Colusa County: 8.05 %Contra Costa County: 11.718 %Del Norte County: 9.851 %El Dorado County: 12.558 %Fresno County: 10.399 %Glenn County: 10.701 %Humboldt County: 12.853 %Imperial County: 10.19 %Inyo County: 10.489 %Kern County: 11.174 %Kings County: 7.687 %Lake County: 9.579 %Lassen County: 13.892 %Los Angeles County: 11.621 %Madera County: 10.031 %Marin County: 12.652 %Mariposa County: 13.246 %Mendocino County: 11.279 %Merced County: 10.377 %Modoc County: 16.136 %Mono County: 9.224 %Monterey County: 11.288 %Napa County: 11.016 %Nevada County: 9.982 %Orange County: 12.029 %Placer County: 9.801 %Plumas County: 9.115 %Riverside County: 10.672 %Sacramento County: 11.493 %San Benito County: 12.172 %San Bernardino County: 10.754 %San Diego County: 11.417 %San Francisco County: 11.455 %San Joaquin County: 10.228 %San Luis Obispo County: 10.727 %San Mateo County: 10.857 %Santa Barbara County: 11.305 %Santa Clara County: 11.107 %Santa Cruz County: 12.052 %Shasta County: 10.572 %Sierra County: 18.953 %Siskiyou County: 16.926 %Solano County: 12.858 %Sonoma County: 12.045 %Stanislaus County: 10.366 %Sutter County: 11.038 %Tehama County: 8.653 %Trinity County: 20.552 %Tulare County: 10.636 %Tuolumne County: 12.223 %Ventura County: 11.055 %Yolo County: 9.392 %Yuba County: 13.2 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Alpine County: 33.67 %Alpine County33.67Trinity County: 20.552 %Trinity County20.552Sierra County: 18.953 %Sierra County18.953Siskiyou County: 16.926 %Siskiyou County16.926Modoc County: 16.136 %Modoc County16.136Lassen County: 13.892 %Lassen County13.892Mariposa County: 13.246 %Mariposa County13.246Yuba County: 13.2 %Yuba County13.2Solano County: 12.858 %Solano County12.858Humboldt County: 12.853 %Humboldt County12.853Marin County: 12.652 %Marin County12.652El Dorado County: 12.558 %El Dorado County12.558Tuolumne County: 12.223 %Tuolumne County12.223Calaveras County: 12.203 %Calaveras County12.203San Benito County: 12.172 %San Benito County12.172Santa Cruz County: 12.052 %Santa Cruz County12.052Sonoma County: 12.045 %Sonoma County12.045Orange County: 12.029 %Orange County12.029Alameda County: 11.803 %Alameda County11.803Contra Costa County: 11.718 %Contra Costa County11.718Los Angeles County: 11.621 %Los Angeles County11.621Sacramento County: 11.493 %Sacramento County11.493San Francisco County: 11.455 %San Francisco County11.455San Diego County: 11.417 %San Diego County11.417Santa Barbara County: 11.305 %Santa Barbara County11.305Monterey County: 11.288 %Monterey County11.288Mendocino County: 11.279 %Mendocino County11.279Kern County: 11.174 %Kern County11.174Santa Clara County: 11.107 %Santa Clara County11.107Ventura County: 11.055 %Ventura County11.055Sutter County: 11.038 %Sutter County11.038Napa County: 11.016 %Napa County11.016San Mateo County: 10.857 %San Mateo County10.857San Bernardino County: 10.754 %San Bernardino County10.754San Luis Obispo County: 10.727 %San Luis Obispo County10.727Glenn County: 10.701 %Glenn County10.701Riverside County: 10.672 %Riverside County10.672Tulare County: 10.636 %Tulare County10.636Shasta County: 10.572 %Shasta County10.572Inyo County: 10.489 %Inyo County10.489Fresno County: 10.399 %Fresno County10.399Merced County: 10.377 %Merced County10.377Stanislaus County: 10.366 %Stanislaus County10.366San Joaquin County: 10.228 %San Joaquin County10.228Imperial County: 10.19 %Imperial County10.19Madera County: 10.031 %Madera County10.031Nevada County: 9.982 %Nevada County9.982Del Norte County: 9.851 %Del Norte County9.851Butte County: 9.831 %Butte County9.831Placer County: 9.801 %Placer County9.801Lake County: 9.579 %Lake County9.579Yolo County: 9.392 %Yolo County9.392Mono County: 9.224 %Mono County9.224Plumas County: 9.115 %Plumas County9.115Tehama County: 8.653 %Tehama County8.653Amador County: 8.233 %Amador County8.233Colusa County: 8.05 %Colusa County8.05Kings County: 7.687 %Kings County7.687Alpine County: 33.67 %Alpine County33.67Trinity County: 20.552 %Trinity County20.552Sierra County: 18.953 %Sierra County18.953Siskiyou County: 16.926 %Siskiyou County16.926Modoc County: 16.136 %Modoc County16.136Lassen County: 13.892 %Lassen County13.892Mariposa County: 13.246 %Mariposa County13.246Yuba County: 13.2 %Yuba County13.2Solano County: 12.858 %Solano County12.858Humboldt County: 12.853 %Humboldt County12.853Marin County: 12.652 %Marin County12.652El Dorado County: 12.558 %El Dorado County12.558Tuolumne County: 12.223 %Tuolumne County12.223Calaveras County: 12.203 %Calaveras County12.203San Benito County: 12.172 %San Benito County12.172Santa Cruz County: 12.052 %Santa Cruz County12.052Sonoma County: 12.045 %Sonoma County12.045Orange County: 12.029 %Orange County12.029Alameda County: 11.803 %Alameda County11.803Contra Costa County: 11.718 %Contra Costa County11.718Los Angeles County: 11.621 %Los Angeles County11.621Sacramento County: 11.493 %Sacramento County11.493San Francisco County: 11.455 %San Francisco County11.455San Diego County: 11.417 %San Diego County11.417Santa Barbara County: 11.305 %Santa Barbara County11.305Monterey County: 11.288 %Monterey County11.288Mendocino County: 11.279 %Mendocino County11.279Kern County: 11.174 %Kern County11.174Santa Clara County: 11.107 %Santa Clara County11.107Ventura County: 11.055 %Ventura County11.055Sutter County: 11.038 %Sutter County11.038Napa County: 11.016 %Napa County11.016San Mateo County: 10.857 %San Mateo County10.857San Bernardino County: 10.754 %San Bernardino County10.754San Luis Obispo County: 10.727 %San Luis Obispo County10.727Glenn County: 10.701 %Glenn County10.701Riverside County: 10.672 %Riverside County10.672Tulare County: 10.636 %Tulare County10.636Shasta County: 10.572 %Shasta County10.572Inyo County: 10.489 %Inyo County10.489Fresno County: 10.399 %Fresno County10.399Merced County: 10.377 %Merced County10.377Stanislaus County: 10.366 %Stanislaus County10.366San Joaquin County: 10.228 %San Joaquin County10.228Imperial County: 10.19 %Imperial County10.19Madera County: 10.031 %Madera County10.031Nevada County: 9.982 %Nevada County9.982Del Norte County: 9.851 %Del Norte County9.851Butte County: 9.831 %Butte County9.831Placer County: 9.801 %Placer County9.801Lake County: 9.579 %Lake County9.579Yolo County: 9.392 %Yolo County9.392Mono County: 9.224 %Mono County9.224Plumas County: 9.115 %Plumas County9.115Tehama County: 8.653 %Tehama County8.653Amador County: 8.233 %Amador County8.233Colusa County: 8.05 %Colusa County8.05Kings County: 7.687 %Kings County7.687
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Alpine County33.67+25.28 pts
2Trinity County20.552+8.77 pts
3Sierra County18.953-0.34 pts
4Siskiyou County16.926+5.39 pts
5Modoc County16.136+4.24 pts
6Lassen County13.892-0.74 pts
7Mariposa County13.246-27.69 pts
8Yuba County13.2+3.32 pts
9Solano County12.858+0.89 pts
10Humboldt County12.853+1.26 pts
11Marin County12.652+0.91 pts
12El Dorado County12.558+0.86 pts
13Tuolumne County12.223+2.68 pts
14Calaveras County12.203-1.98 pts
15San Benito County12.172+1.63 pts
16Santa Cruz County12.052+0.82 pts
17Sonoma County12.045-0.03 pts
18Orange County12.029-1.2 pts
19Alameda County11.803+0.27 pts
20Contra Costa County11.718-0.46 pts
21Los Angeles County11.621-2.8 pts
22Sacramento County11.493+0.24 pts
23San Francisco County11.455-1.01 pts
24San Diego County11.417-0.91 pts
25Santa Barbara County11.305-0.61 pts
26Monterey County11.288-0.14 pts
27Mendocino County11.279-0 pts
28Kern County11.174-2.73 pts
29Santa Clara County11.107+0.27 pts
30Ventura County11.055-1.97 pts
31Sutter County11.038-1.04 pts
32Napa County11.016-0.6 pts
33San Mateo County10.857-1.38 pts
34San Bernardino County10.754-1.81 pts
35San Luis Obispo County10.727-1.66 pts
36Glenn County10.701+1.65 pts
37Riverside County10.672-1.12 pts
38Tulare County10.636+1.38 pts
39Shasta County10.572-1.13 pts
40Inyo County10.489-0.38 pts
41Fresno County10.399-1.83 pts
42Merced County10.377+0.87 pts
43Stanislaus County10.366+0.18 pts
44San Joaquin County10.228+0.02 pts
45Imperial County10.19-4.78 pts
46Madera County10.031-0.22 pts
47Nevada County9.982-1.43 pts
48Del Norte County9.851-2.71 pts
49Butte County9.831-1.38 pts
50Placer County9.801-0.46 pts
51Lake County9.579-1.12 pts
52Yolo County9.392-2.09 pts
53Mono County9.224+0.98 pts
54Plumas County9.115-1.06 pts
55Tehama County8.653-4.38 pts
56Amador County8.233-1.63 pts
57Colusa County8.05-7.35 pts
58Kings County7.687-1.96 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Alpine County, with 33.67% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Kings County, with 7.687% in 2018.

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