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Counties in California by job destruction rate

Colusa County had the highest job destruction rate of 58 counties in 2019, at 15.494%. Yuba County had the lowest, at 6.63%. The median was 10.734% and the figure for California was 11.18%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.494Colusa County
Lowest6.63Yuba County
Median10.73458 counties
California11.18History

Map of counties, 2019

Alameda County: 11.34 %Alpine County: 9.253 %Amador County: 7.108 %Butte County: 11.752 %Calaveras County: 14.153 %Colusa County: 15.494 %Contra Costa County: 11.466 %Del Norte County: 8.552 %El Dorado County: 12.608 %Fresno County: 10.041 %Glenn County: 7.578 %Humboldt County: 9.752 %Imperial County: 14.232 %Inyo County: 8.6 %Kern County: 10.127 %Kings County: 9.602 %Lake County: 11.594 %Lassen County: 10.585 %Los Angeles County: 11.454 %Madera County: 9.907 %Marin County: 11.871 %Mariposa County: 11.1 %Mendocino County: 12.245 %Merced County: 7.281 %Modoc County: 11.955 %Mono County: 14.637 %Monterey County: 9.819 %Napa County: 11.159 %Nevada County: 11.987 %Orange County: 12.347 %Placer County: 10.535 %Plumas County: 9.792 %Riverside County: 11.573 %Sacramento County: 10.251 %San Benito County: 8.491 %San Bernardino County: 10.779 %San Diego County: 10.791 %San Francisco County: 11.643 %San Joaquin County: 10.698 %San Luis Obispo County: 9.97 %San Mateo County: 10.419 %Santa Barbara County: 10.189 %Santa Clara County: 10.769 %Santa Cruz County: 9.898 %Shasta County: 10.817 %Sierra County: 11.97 %Siskiyou County: 10.978 %Solano County: 10.632 %Sonoma County: 12.081 %Stanislaus County: 9.578 %Sutter County: 13.302 %Tehama County: 10.37 %Trinity County: 12.508 %Tulare County: 9.011 %Tuolumne County: 8.341 %Ventura County: 12.015 %Yolo County: 9.164 %Yuba County: 6.63 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Colusa County: 15.494 %Colusa County15.494Mono County: 14.637 %Mono County14.637Imperial County: 14.232 %Imperial County14.232Calaveras County: 14.153 %Calaveras County14.153Sutter County: 13.302 %Sutter County13.302El Dorado County: 12.608 %El Dorado County12.608Trinity County: 12.508 %Trinity County12.508Orange County: 12.347 %Orange County12.347Mendocino County: 12.245 %Mendocino County12.245Sonoma County: 12.081 %Sonoma County12.081Ventura County: 12.015 %Ventura County12.015Nevada County: 11.987 %Nevada County11.987Sierra County: 11.97 %Sierra County11.97Modoc County: 11.955 %Modoc County11.955Marin County: 11.871 %Marin County11.871Butte County: 11.752 %Butte County11.752San Francisco County: 11.643 %San Francisco County11.643Lake County: 11.594 %Lake County11.594Riverside County: 11.573 %Riverside County11.573Contra Costa County: 11.466 %Contra Costa County11.466Los Angeles County: 11.454 %Los Angeles County11.454Alameda County: 11.34 %Alameda County11.34Napa County: 11.159 %Napa County11.159Mariposa County: 11.1 %Mariposa County11.1Siskiyou County: 10.978 %Siskiyou County10.978Shasta County: 10.817 %Shasta County10.817San Diego County: 10.791 %San Diego County10.791San Bernardino County: 10.779 %San Bernardino County10.779Santa Clara County: 10.769 %Santa Clara County10.769San Joaquin County: 10.698 %San Joaquin County10.698Solano County: 10.632 %Solano County10.632Lassen County: 10.585 %Lassen County10.585Placer County: 10.535 %Placer County10.535San Mateo County: 10.419 %San Mateo County10.419Tehama County: 10.37 %Tehama County10.37Sacramento County: 10.251 %Sacramento County10.251Santa Barbara County: 10.189 %Santa Barbara County10.189Kern County: 10.127 %Kern County10.127Fresno County: 10.041 %Fresno County10.041San Luis Obispo County: 9.97 %San Luis Obispo County9.97Madera County: 9.907 %Madera County9.907Santa Cruz County: 9.898 %Santa Cruz County9.898Monterey County: 9.819 %Monterey County9.819Plumas County: 9.792 %Plumas County9.792Humboldt County: 9.752 %Humboldt County9.752Kings County: 9.602 %Kings County9.602Stanislaus County: 9.578 %Stanislaus County9.578Alpine County: 9.253 %Alpine County9.253Yolo County: 9.164 %Yolo County9.164Tulare County: 9.011 %Tulare County9.011Inyo County: 8.6 %Inyo County8.6Del Norte County: 8.552 %Del Norte County8.552San Benito County: 8.491 %San Benito County8.491Tuolumne County: 8.341 %Tuolumne County8.341Glenn County: 7.578 %Glenn County7.578Merced County: 7.281 %Merced County7.281Amador County: 7.108 %Amador County7.108Yuba County: 6.63 %Yuba County6.63Colusa County: 15.494 %Colusa County15.494Mono County: 14.637 %Mono County14.637Imperial County: 14.232 %Imperial County14.232Calaveras County: 14.153 %Calaveras County14.153Sutter County: 13.302 %Sutter County13.302El Dorado County: 12.608 %El Dorado County12.608Trinity County: 12.508 %Trinity County12.508Orange County: 12.347 %Orange County12.347Mendocino County: 12.245 %Mendocino County12.245Sonoma County: 12.081 %Sonoma County12.081Ventura County: 12.015 %Ventura County12.015Nevada County: 11.987 %Nevada County11.987Sierra County: 11.97 %Sierra County11.97Modoc County: 11.955 %Modoc County11.955Marin County: 11.871 %Marin County11.871Butte County: 11.752 %Butte County11.752San Francisco County: 11.643 %San Francisco County11.643Lake County: 11.594 %Lake County11.594Riverside County: 11.573 %Riverside County11.573Contra Costa County: 11.466 %Contra Costa County11.466Los Angeles County: 11.454 %Los Angeles County11.454Alameda County: 11.34 %Alameda County11.34Napa County: 11.159 %Napa County11.159Mariposa County: 11.1 %Mariposa County11.1Siskiyou County: 10.978 %Siskiyou County10.978Shasta County: 10.817 %Shasta County10.817San Diego County: 10.791 %San Diego County10.791San Bernardino County: 10.779 %San Bernardino County10.779Santa Clara County: 10.769 %Santa Clara County10.769San Joaquin County: 10.698 %San Joaquin County10.698Solano County: 10.632 %Solano County10.632Lassen County: 10.585 %Lassen County10.585Placer County: 10.535 %Placer County10.535San Mateo County: 10.419 %San Mateo County10.419Tehama County: 10.37 %Tehama County10.37Sacramento County: 10.251 %Sacramento County10.251Santa Barbara County: 10.189 %Santa Barbara County10.189Kern County: 10.127 %Kern County10.127Fresno County: 10.041 %Fresno County10.041San Luis Obispo County: 9.97 %San Luis Obispo County9.97Madera County: 9.907 %Madera County9.907Santa Cruz County: 9.898 %Santa Cruz County9.898Monterey County: 9.819 %Monterey County9.819Plumas County: 9.792 %Plumas County9.792Humboldt County: 9.752 %Humboldt County9.752Kings County: 9.602 %Kings County9.602Stanislaus County: 9.578 %Stanislaus County9.578Alpine County: 9.253 %Alpine County9.253Yolo County: 9.164 %Yolo County9.164Tulare County: 9.011 %Tulare County9.011Inyo County: 8.6 %Inyo County8.6Del Norte County: 8.552 %Del Norte County8.552San Benito County: 8.491 %San Benito County8.491Tuolumne County: 8.341 %Tuolumne County8.341Glenn County: 7.578 %Glenn County7.578Merced County: 7.281 %Merced County7.281Amador County: 7.108 %Amador County7.108Yuba County: 6.63 %Yuba County6.63
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Colusa County15.494+7.44 pts
2Mono County14.637+5.41 pts
3Imperial County14.232+4.04 pts
4Calaveras County14.153+1.95 pts
5Sutter County13.302+2.26 pts
6El Dorado County12.608+0.05 pts
7Trinity County12.508-8.04 pts
8Orange County12.347+0.32 pts
9Mendocino County12.245+0.97 pts
10Sonoma County12.081+0.04 pts
11Ventura County12.015+0.96 pts
12Nevada County11.987+2.01 pts
13Sierra County11.97-6.98 pts
14Modoc County11.955-4.18 pts
15Marin County11.871-0.78 pts
16Butte County11.752+1.92 pts
17San Francisco County11.643+0.19 pts
18Lake County11.594+2.01 pts
19Riverside County11.573+0.9 pts
20Contra Costa County11.466-0.25 pts
21Los Angeles County11.454-0.17 pts
22Alameda County11.34-0.46 pts
23Napa County11.159+0.14 pts
24Mariposa County11.1-2.15 pts
25Siskiyou County10.978-5.95 pts
26Shasta County10.817+0.25 pts
27San Diego County10.791-0.63 pts
28San Bernardino County10.779+0.03 pts
29Santa Clara County10.769-0.34 pts
30San Joaquin County10.698+0.47 pts
31Solano County10.632-2.23 pts
32Lassen County10.585-3.31 pts
33Placer County10.535+0.73 pts
34San Mateo County10.419-0.44 pts
35Tehama County10.37+1.72 pts
36Sacramento County10.251-1.24 pts
37Santa Barbara County10.189-1.12 pts
38Kern County10.127-1.05 pts
39Fresno County10.041-0.36 pts
40San Luis Obispo County9.97-0.76 pts
41Madera County9.907-0.12 pts
42Santa Cruz County9.898-2.15 pts
43Monterey County9.819-1.47 pts
44Plumas County9.792+0.68 pts
45Humboldt County9.752-3.1 pts
46Kings County9.602+1.92 pts
47Stanislaus County9.578-0.79 pts
48Alpine County9.253-24.42 pts
49Yolo County9.164-0.23 pts
50Tulare County9.011-1.63 pts
51Inyo County8.6-1.89 pts
52Del Norte County8.552-1.3 pts
53San Benito County8.491-3.68 pts
54Tuolumne County8.341-3.88 pts
55Glenn County7.578-3.12 pts
56Merced County7.281-3.1 pts
57Amador County7.108-1.13 pts
58Yuba County6.63-6.57 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.

How to cite

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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Colusa County, with 15.494% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Yuba County, with 6.63% in 2019.

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