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Counties in California by job destruction rate

Alpine County had the highest job destruction rate of 58 counties in 2020, at 22.442%. Del Norte County had the lowest, at 8.03%. The median was 11.602% and the figure for California was 12.473%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.442Alpine County
Lowest8.03Del Norte County
Median11.60258 counties
California12.473History

Map of counties, 2020

Alameda County: 12.531 %Alpine County: 22.442 %Amador County: 10.992 %Butte County: 10.098 %Calaveras County: 13.076 %Colusa County: 11.486 %Contra Costa County: 11.803 %Del Norte County: 8.03 %El Dorado County: 14.458 %Fresno County: 10.93 %Glenn County: 8.683 %Humboldt County: 11.034 %Imperial County: 12.6 %Inyo County: 15.216 %Kern County: 10.917 %Kings County: 8.192 %Lake County: 13.793 %Lassen County: 10.287 %Los Angeles County: 13.023 %Madera County: 8.667 %Marin County: 12.056 %Mariposa County: 12.066 %Mendocino County: 13.804 %Merced County: 12.385 %Modoc County: 14.202 %Mono County: 13.058 %Monterey County: 12.463 %Napa County: 10.356 %Nevada County: 16.582 %Orange County: 12.263 %Placer County: 11.57 %Plumas County: 9.416 %Riverside County: 13.704 %Sacramento County: 11.743 %San Benito County: 12.797 %San Bernardino County: 11.43 %San Diego County: 12.488 %San Francisco County: 12.791 %San Joaquin County: 11.068 %San Luis Obispo County: 11.124 %San Mateo County: 11.29 %Santa Barbara County: 11.614 %Santa Clara County: 11.589 %Santa Cruz County: 14.076 %Shasta County: 10.217 %Sierra County: 10.571 %Siskiyou County: 13.357 %Solano County: 12.393 %Sonoma County: 12.249 %Stanislaus County: 10.915 %Sutter County: 11.229 %Tehama County: 8.73 %Trinity County: 9.725 %Tulare County: 10.152 %Tuolumne County: 10.036 %Ventura County: 12.38 %Yolo County: 9.556 %Yuba County: 11.06 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Alpine County: 22.442 %Alpine County22.442Nevada County: 16.582 %Nevada County16.582Inyo County: 15.216 %Inyo County15.216El Dorado County: 14.458 %El Dorado County14.458Modoc County: 14.202 %Modoc County14.202Santa Cruz County: 14.076 %Santa Cruz County14.076Mendocino County: 13.804 %Mendocino County13.804Lake County: 13.793 %Lake County13.793Riverside County: 13.704 %Riverside County13.704Siskiyou County: 13.357 %Siskiyou County13.357Calaveras County: 13.076 %Calaveras County13.076Mono County: 13.058 %Mono County13.058Los Angeles County: 13.023 %Los Angeles County13.023San Benito County: 12.797 %San Benito County12.797San Francisco County: 12.791 %San Francisco County12.791Imperial County: 12.6 %Imperial County12.6Alameda County: 12.531 %Alameda County12.531San Diego County: 12.488 %San Diego County12.488Monterey County: 12.463 %Monterey County12.463Solano County: 12.393 %Solano County12.393Merced County: 12.385 %Merced County12.385Ventura County: 12.38 %Ventura County12.38Orange County: 12.263 %Orange County12.263Sonoma County: 12.249 %Sonoma County12.249Mariposa County: 12.066 %Mariposa County12.066Marin County: 12.056 %Marin County12.056Contra Costa County: 11.803 %Contra Costa County11.803Sacramento County: 11.743 %Sacramento County11.743Santa Barbara County: 11.614 %Santa Barbara County11.614Santa Clara County: 11.589 %Santa Clara County11.589Placer County: 11.57 %Placer County11.57Colusa County: 11.486 %Colusa County11.486San Bernardino County: 11.43 %San Bernardino County11.43San Mateo County: 11.29 %San Mateo County11.29Sutter County: 11.229 %Sutter County11.229San Luis Obispo County: 11.124 %San Luis Obispo County11.124San Joaquin County: 11.068 %San Joaquin County11.068Yuba County: 11.06 %Yuba County11.06Humboldt County: 11.034 %Humboldt County11.034Amador County: 10.992 %Amador County10.992Fresno County: 10.93 %Fresno County10.93Kern County: 10.917 %Kern County10.917Stanislaus County: 10.915 %Stanislaus County10.915Sierra County: 10.571 %Sierra County10.571Napa County: 10.356 %Napa County10.356Lassen County: 10.287 %Lassen County10.287Shasta County: 10.217 %Shasta County10.217Tulare County: 10.152 %Tulare County10.152Butte County: 10.098 %Butte County10.098Tuolumne County: 10.036 %Tuolumne County10.036Trinity County: 9.725 %Trinity County9.725Yolo County: 9.556 %Yolo County9.556Plumas County: 9.416 %Plumas County9.416Tehama County: 8.73 %Tehama County8.73Glenn County: 8.683 %Glenn County8.683Madera County: 8.667 %Madera County8.667Kings County: 8.192 %Kings County8.192Del Norte County: 8.03 %Del Norte County8.03Alpine County: 22.442 %Alpine County22.442Nevada County: 16.582 %Nevada County16.582Inyo County: 15.216 %Inyo County15.216El Dorado County: 14.458 %El Dorado County14.458Modoc County: 14.202 %Modoc County14.202Santa Cruz County: 14.076 %Santa Cruz County14.076Mendocino County: 13.804 %Mendocino County13.804Lake County: 13.793 %Lake County13.793Riverside County: 13.704 %Riverside County13.704Siskiyou County: 13.357 %Siskiyou County13.357Calaveras County: 13.076 %Calaveras County13.076Mono County: 13.058 %Mono County13.058Los Angeles County: 13.023 %Los Angeles County13.023San Benito County: 12.797 %San Benito County12.797San Francisco County: 12.791 %San Francisco County12.791Imperial County: 12.6 %Imperial County12.6Alameda County: 12.531 %Alameda County12.531San Diego County: 12.488 %San Diego County12.488Monterey County: 12.463 %Monterey County12.463Solano County: 12.393 %Solano County12.393Merced County: 12.385 %Merced County12.385Ventura County: 12.38 %Ventura County12.38Orange County: 12.263 %Orange County12.263Sonoma County: 12.249 %Sonoma County12.249Mariposa County: 12.066 %Mariposa County12.066Marin County: 12.056 %Marin County12.056Contra Costa County: 11.803 %Contra Costa County11.803Sacramento County: 11.743 %Sacramento County11.743Santa Barbara County: 11.614 %Santa Barbara County11.614Santa Clara County: 11.589 %Santa Clara County11.589Placer County: 11.57 %Placer County11.57Colusa County: 11.486 %Colusa County11.486San Bernardino County: 11.43 %San Bernardino County11.43San Mateo County: 11.29 %San Mateo County11.29Sutter County: 11.229 %Sutter County11.229San Luis Obispo County: 11.124 %San Luis Obispo County11.124San Joaquin County: 11.068 %San Joaquin County11.068Yuba County: 11.06 %Yuba County11.06Humboldt County: 11.034 %Humboldt County11.034Amador County: 10.992 %Amador County10.992Fresno County: 10.93 %Fresno County10.93Kern County: 10.917 %Kern County10.917Stanislaus County: 10.915 %Stanislaus County10.915Sierra County: 10.571 %Sierra County10.571Napa County: 10.356 %Napa County10.356Lassen County: 10.287 %Lassen County10.287Shasta County: 10.217 %Shasta County10.217Tulare County: 10.152 %Tulare County10.152Butte County: 10.098 %Butte County10.098Tuolumne County: 10.036 %Tuolumne County10.036Trinity County: 9.725 %Trinity County9.725Yolo County: 9.556 %Yolo County9.556Plumas County: 9.416 %Plumas County9.416Tehama County: 8.73 %Tehama County8.73Glenn County: 8.683 %Glenn County8.683Madera County: 8.667 %Madera County8.667Kings County: 8.192 %Kings County8.192Del Norte County: 8.03 %Del Norte County8.03
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Alpine County22.442+13.19 pts
2Nevada County16.582+4.6 pts
3Inyo County15.216+6.62 pts
4El Dorado County14.458+1.85 pts
5Modoc County14.202+2.25 pts
6Santa Cruz County14.076+4.18 pts
7Mendocino County13.804+1.56 pts
8Lake County13.793+2.2 pts
9Riverside County13.704+2.13 pts
10Siskiyou County13.357+2.38 pts
11Calaveras County13.076-1.08 pts
12Mono County13.058-1.58 pts
13Los Angeles County13.023+1.57 pts
14San Benito County12.797+4.31 pts
15San Francisco County12.791+1.15 pts
16Imperial County12.6-1.63 pts
17Alameda County12.531+1.19 pts
18San Diego County12.488+1.7 pts
19Monterey County12.463+2.64 pts
20Solano County12.393+1.76 pts
21Merced County12.385+5.1 pts
22Ventura County12.38+0.37 pts
23Orange County12.263-0.08 pts
24Sonoma County12.249+0.17 pts
25Mariposa County12.066+0.97 pts
26Marin County12.056+0.18 pts
27Contra Costa County11.803+0.34 pts
28Sacramento County11.743+1.49 pts
29Santa Barbara County11.614+1.43 pts
30Santa Clara County11.589+0.82 pts
31Placer County11.57+1.04 pts
32Colusa County11.486-4.01 pts
33San Bernardino County11.43+0.65 pts
34San Mateo County11.29+0.87 pts
35Sutter County11.229-2.07 pts
36San Luis Obispo County11.124+1.15 pts
37San Joaquin County11.068+0.37 pts
38Yuba County11.06+4.43 pts
39Humboldt County11.034+1.28 pts
40Amador County10.992+3.88 pts
41Fresno County10.93+0.89 pts
42Kern County10.917+0.79 pts
43Stanislaus County10.915+1.34 pts
44Sierra County10.571-1.4 pts
45Napa County10.356-0.8 pts
46Lassen County10.287-0.3 pts
47Shasta County10.217-0.6 pts
48Tulare County10.152+1.14 pts
49Butte County10.098-1.65 pts
50Tuolumne County10.036+1.7 pts
51Trinity County9.725-2.78 pts
52Yolo County9.556+0.39 pts
53Plumas County9.416-0.38 pts
54Tehama County8.73-1.64 pts
55Glenn County8.683+1.1 pts
56Madera County8.667-1.24 pts
57Kings County8.192-1.41 pts
58Del Norte County8.03-0.52 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Alpine County, with 22.442% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Del Norte County, with 8.03% in 2020.

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