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Counties in California by job destruction rate

Sierra County had the highest job destruction rate of 58 counties in 2022, at 29.825%. Mariposa County had the lowest, at 8.124%. The median was 10.736% and the figure for California was 11.389%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest29.825Sierra County
Lowest8.124Mariposa County
Median10.73658 counties
California11.389History

Map of counties, 2022

Alameda County: 10.461 %Alpine County: 12.429 %Amador County: 9.941 %Butte County: 13.155 %Calaveras County: 13.853 %Colusa County: 11.58 %Contra Costa County: 12.369 %Del Norte County: 9.311 %El Dorado County: 13.029 %Fresno County: 9.357 %Glenn County: 8.176 %Humboldt County: 11.709 %Imperial County: 9.618 %Inyo County: 8.659 %Kern County: 10.275 %Kings County: 10.037 %Lake County: 11.271 %Lassen County: 13.292 %Los Angeles County: 11.678 %Madera County: 10.321 %Marin County: 10.936 %Mariposa County: 8.124 %Mendocino County: 10.603 %Merced County: 10.761 %Modoc County: 11.575 %Mono County: 8.791 %Monterey County: 10.388 %Napa County: 10.012 %Nevada County: 11.249 %Orange County: 11.301 %Placer County: 11.403 %Plumas County: 19.835 %Riverside County: 9.84 %Sacramento County: 11.372 %San Benito County: 12.135 %San Bernardino County: 10.433 %San Diego County: 11.008 %San Francisco County: 13.619 %San Joaquin County: 9.54 %San Luis Obispo County: 13.457 %San Mateo County: 9.921 %Santa Barbara County: 9.25 %Santa Clara County: 10.617 %Santa Cruz County: 10.397 %Shasta County: 10.711 %Sierra County: 29.825 %Siskiyou County: 15.006 %Solano County: 11.722 %Sonoma County: 11.304 %Stanislaus County: 9.24 %Sutter County: 10.57 %Tehama County: 10.439 %Trinity County: 15.172 %Tulare County: 9.364 %Tuolumne County: 11.997 %Ventura County: 11.8 %Yolo County: 9.822 %Yuba County: 9.836 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Sierra County: 29.825 %Sierra County29.825Plumas County: 19.835 %Plumas County19.835Trinity County: 15.172 %Trinity County15.172Siskiyou County: 15.006 %Siskiyou County15.006Calaveras County: 13.853 %Calaveras County13.853San Francisco County: 13.619 %San Francisco County13.619San Luis Obispo County: 13.457 %San Luis Obispo County13.457Lassen County: 13.292 %Lassen County13.292Butte County: 13.155 %Butte County13.155El Dorado County: 13.029 %El Dorado County13.029Alpine County: 12.429 %Alpine County12.429Contra Costa County: 12.369 %Contra Costa County12.369San Benito County: 12.135 %San Benito County12.135Tuolumne County: 11.997 %Tuolumne County11.997Ventura County: 11.8 %Ventura County11.8Solano County: 11.722 %Solano County11.722Humboldt County: 11.709 %Humboldt County11.709Los Angeles County: 11.678 %Los Angeles County11.678Colusa County: 11.58 %Colusa County11.58Modoc County: 11.575 %Modoc County11.575Placer County: 11.403 %Placer County11.403Sacramento County: 11.372 %Sacramento County11.372Sonoma County: 11.304 %Sonoma County11.304Orange County: 11.301 %Orange County11.301Lake County: 11.271 %Lake County11.271Nevada County: 11.249 %Nevada County11.249San Diego County: 11.008 %San Diego County11.008Marin County: 10.936 %Marin County10.936Merced County: 10.761 %Merced County10.761Shasta County: 10.711 %Shasta County10.711Santa Clara County: 10.617 %Santa Clara County10.617Mendocino County: 10.603 %Mendocino County10.603Sutter County: 10.57 %Sutter County10.57Alameda County: 10.461 %Alameda County10.461Tehama County: 10.439 %Tehama County10.439San Bernardino County: 10.433 %San Bernardino County10.433Santa Cruz County: 10.397 %Santa Cruz County10.397Monterey County: 10.388 %Monterey County10.388Madera County: 10.321 %Madera County10.321Kern County: 10.275 %Kern County10.275Kings County: 10.037 %Kings County10.037Napa County: 10.012 %Napa County10.012Amador County: 9.941 %Amador County9.941San Mateo County: 9.921 %San Mateo County9.921Riverside County: 9.84 %Riverside County9.84Yuba County: 9.836 %Yuba County9.836Yolo County: 9.822 %Yolo County9.822Imperial County: 9.618 %Imperial County9.618San Joaquin County: 9.54 %San Joaquin County9.54Tulare County: 9.364 %Tulare County9.364Fresno County: 9.357 %Fresno County9.357Del Norte County: 9.311 %Del Norte County9.311Santa Barbara County: 9.25 %Santa Barbara County9.25Stanislaus County: 9.24 %Stanislaus County9.24Mono County: 8.791 %Mono County8.791Inyo County: 8.659 %Inyo County8.659Glenn County: 8.176 %Glenn County8.176Mariposa County: 8.124 %Mariposa County8.124Sierra County: 29.825 %Sierra County29.825Plumas County: 19.835 %Plumas County19.835Trinity County: 15.172 %Trinity County15.172Siskiyou County: 15.006 %Siskiyou County15.006Calaveras County: 13.853 %Calaveras County13.853San Francisco County: 13.619 %San Francisco County13.619San Luis Obispo County: 13.457 %San Luis Obispo County13.457Lassen County: 13.292 %Lassen County13.292Butte County: 13.155 %Butte County13.155El Dorado County: 13.029 %El Dorado County13.029Alpine County: 12.429 %Alpine County12.429Contra Costa County: 12.369 %Contra Costa County12.369San Benito County: 12.135 %San Benito County12.135Tuolumne County: 11.997 %Tuolumne County11.997Ventura County: 11.8 %Ventura County11.8Solano County: 11.722 %Solano County11.722Humboldt County: 11.709 %Humboldt County11.709Los Angeles County: 11.678 %Los Angeles County11.678Colusa County: 11.58 %Colusa County11.58Modoc County: 11.575 %Modoc County11.575Placer County: 11.403 %Placer County11.403Sacramento County: 11.372 %Sacramento County11.372Sonoma County: 11.304 %Sonoma County11.304Orange County: 11.301 %Orange County11.301Lake County: 11.271 %Lake County11.271Nevada County: 11.249 %Nevada County11.249San Diego County: 11.008 %San Diego County11.008Marin County: 10.936 %Marin County10.936Merced County: 10.761 %Merced County10.761Shasta County: 10.711 %Shasta County10.711Santa Clara County: 10.617 %Santa Clara County10.617Mendocino County: 10.603 %Mendocino County10.603Sutter County: 10.57 %Sutter County10.57Alameda County: 10.461 %Alameda County10.461Tehama County: 10.439 %Tehama County10.439San Bernardino County: 10.433 %San Bernardino County10.433Santa Cruz County: 10.397 %Santa Cruz County10.397Monterey County: 10.388 %Monterey County10.388Madera County: 10.321 %Madera County10.321Kern County: 10.275 %Kern County10.275Kings County: 10.037 %Kings County10.037Napa County: 10.012 %Napa County10.012Amador County: 9.941 %Amador County9.941San Mateo County: 9.921 %San Mateo County9.921Riverside County: 9.84 %Riverside County9.84Yuba County: 9.836 %Yuba County9.836Yolo County: 9.822 %Yolo County9.822Imperial County: 9.618 %Imperial County9.618San Joaquin County: 9.54 %San Joaquin County9.54Tulare County: 9.364 %Tulare County9.364Fresno County: 9.357 %Fresno County9.357Del Norte County: 9.311 %Del Norte County9.311Santa Barbara County: 9.25 %Santa Barbara County9.25Stanislaus County: 9.24 %Stanislaus County9.24Mono County: 8.791 %Mono County8.791Inyo County: 8.659 %Inyo County8.659Glenn County: 8.176 %Glenn County8.176Mariposa County: 8.124 %Mariposa County8.124
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Sierra County29.825-9.61 pts
2Plumas County19.835+2.53 pts
3Trinity County15.172-6.69 pts
4Siskiyou County15.006+1.3 pts
5Calaveras County13.853-1.98 pts
6San Francisco County13.619-11.02 pts
7San Luis Obispo County13.457-3.75 pts
8Lassen County13.292-2.26 pts
9Butte County13.155-3.99 pts
10El Dorado County13.029-5.09 pts
11Alpine County12.429-5.09 pts
12Contra Costa County12.369-6.04 pts
13San Benito County12.135-1.36 pts
14Tuolumne County11.997-3.85 pts
15Ventura County11.8-5.31 pts
16Solano County11.722-3.65 pts
17Humboldt County11.709-5.49 pts
18Los Angeles County11.678-7.86 pts
19Colusa County11.58+2.11 pts
20Modoc County11.575+2.47 pts
21Placer County11.403-4.27 pts
22Sacramento County11.372-5.96 pts
23Sonoma County11.304-7.26 pts
24Orange County11.301-6.87 pts
25Lake County11.271-2.8 pts
26Nevada County11.249-6.16 pts
27San Diego County11.008-7.35 pts
28Marin County10.936-8.84 pts
29Merced County10.761-4.93 pts
30Shasta County10.711-2.89 pts
31Santa Clara County10.617-8.61 pts
32Mendocino County10.603-7.82 pts
33Sutter County10.57-4.27 pts
34Alameda County10.461-7.96 pts
35Tehama County10.439+0.08 pts
36San Bernardino County10.433-4 pts
37Santa Cruz County10.397-9.99 pts
38Monterey County10.388-9 pts
39Madera County10.321-2.56 pts
40Kern County10.275-6.56 pts
41Kings County10.037-2.96 pts
42Napa County10.012-10.72 pts
43Amador County9.941-9.7 pts
44San Mateo County9.921-9.17 pts
45Riverside County9.84-6 pts
46Yuba County9.836-5.19 pts
47Yolo County9.822-5.59 pts
48Imperial County9.618-6.31 pts
49San Joaquin County9.54-3.84 pts
50Tulare County9.364-4.49 pts
51Fresno County9.357-4.86 pts
52Del Norte County9.311-4.65 pts
53Santa Barbara County9.25-9.4 pts
54Stanislaus County9.24-6.35 pts
55Mono County8.791-9.85 pts
56Inyo County8.659-5.57 pts
57Glenn County8.176-4.83 pts
58Mariposa County8.124-11.88 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Sierra County, with 29.825% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Mariposa County, with 8.124% in 2022.

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