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Counties in Colorado by job destruction rate, 2023

Hinsdale County had the highest job destruction rate of 64 counties in 2023, at 31.939%. Bent County had the lowest, at 3.036%. The median was 11.985% and the figure for Colorado was 12.353%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31.939Hinsdale County
Lowest3.036Bent County
Median11.98564 counties
Colorado12.353History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 11.997 %Alamosa County: 9.913 %Arapahoe County: 13.902 %Archuleta County: 12.294 %Baca County: 7.76 %Bent County: 3.036 %Boulder County: 12.684 %Broomfield County: 13.603 %Chaffee County: 14.204 %Cheyenne County: 13.277 %Clear Creek County: 10.233 %Conejos County: 19.789 %Costilla County: 8.973 %Crowley County: 12.903 %Custer County: 16.69 %Delta County: 15.32 %Denver County: 12.768 %Dolores County: 14.351 %Douglas County: 10.536 %Eagle County: 9.579 %Elbert County: 16.579 %El Paso County: 11.992 %Fremont County: 12.492 %Garfield County: 17.437 %Gilpin County: 7.107 %Grand County: 11.441 %Gunnison County: 11.413 %Hinsdale County: 31.939 %Huerfano County: 11.53 %Jackson County: 17.879 %Jefferson County: 11.978 %Kiowa County: 9.574 %Kit Carson County: 10.638 %Lake County: 10.438 %La Plata County: 13.152 %Larimer County: 10.847 %Las Animas County: 13.406 %Lincoln County: 11.634 %Logan County: 10.737 %Mesa County: 11.563 %Mineral County: 19.409 %Moffat County: 9.264 %Montezuma County: 14.023 %Montrose County: 12.375 %Morgan County: 9.778 %Otero County: 7.539 %Ouray County: 22.973 %Park County: 17.64 %Phillips County: 10.684 %Pitkin County: 11.84 %Prowers County: 14.665 %Pueblo County: 10.832 %Rio Blanco County: 7.305 %Rio Grande County: 9.635 %Routt County: 10.201 %Saguache County: 18.325 %San Juan County: 25.678 %San Miguel County: 9.96 %Sedgwick County: 8.141 %Summit County: 9.194 %Teller County: 14.072 %Washington County: 11.996 %Weld County: 13.122 %Yuma County: 7.165 %
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%, 2023. 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.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Hinsdale County: 31.939 %Hinsdale County31.939San Juan County: 25.678 %San Juan County25.678Ouray County: 22.973 %Ouray County22.973Conejos County: 19.789 %Conejos County19.789Mineral County: 19.409 %Mineral County19.409Saguache County: 18.325 %Saguache County18.325Jackson County: 17.879 %Jackson County17.879Park County: 17.64 %Park County17.64Garfield County: 17.437 %Garfield County17.437Custer County: 16.69 %Custer County16.69Elbert County: 16.579 %Elbert County16.579Delta County: 15.32 %Delta County15.32Prowers County: 14.665 %Prowers County14.665Dolores County: 14.351 %Dolores County14.351Chaffee County: 14.204 %Chaffee County14.204Teller County: 14.072 %Teller County14.072Montezuma County: 14.023 %Montezuma County14.023Arapahoe County: 13.902 %Arapahoe County13.902Broomfield County: 13.603 %Broomfield County13.603Las Animas County: 13.406 %Las Animas County13.406Cheyenne County: 13.277 %Cheyenne County13.277La Plata County: 13.152 %La Plata County13.152Weld County: 13.122 %Weld County13.122Crowley County: 12.903 %Crowley County12.903Denver County: 12.768 %Denver County12.768Boulder County: 12.684 %Boulder County12.684Fremont County: 12.492 %Fremont County12.492Montrose County: 12.375 %Montrose County12.375Archuleta County: 12.294 %Archuleta County12.294Adams County: 11.997 %Adams County11.997Washington County: 11.996 %Washington County11.996El Paso County: 11.992 %El Paso County11.992Jefferson County: 11.978 %Jefferson County11.978Pitkin County: 11.84 %Pitkin County11.84Lincoln County: 11.634 %Lincoln County11.634Mesa County: 11.563 %Mesa County11.563Huerfano County: 11.53 %Huerfano County11.53Grand County: 11.441 %Grand County11.441Gunnison County: 11.413 %Gunnison County11.413Larimer County: 10.847 %Larimer County10.847Hinsdale County: 31.939 %Hinsdale County31.939San Juan County: 25.678 %San Juan County25.678Ouray County: 22.973 %Ouray County22.973Conejos County: 19.789 %Conejos County19.789Mineral County: 19.409 %Mineral County19.409Saguache County: 18.325 %Saguache County18.325Jackson County: 17.879 %Jackson County17.879Park County: 17.64 %Park County17.64Garfield County: 17.437 %Garfield County17.437Custer County: 16.69 %Custer County16.69Elbert County: 16.579 %Elbert County16.579Delta County: 15.32 %Delta County15.32Prowers County: 14.665 %Prowers County14.665Dolores County: 14.351 %Dolores County14.351Chaffee County: 14.204 %Chaffee County14.204Teller County: 14.072 %Teller County14.072Montezuma County: 14.023 %Montezuma County14.023Arapahoe County: 13.902 %Arapahoe County13.902Broomfield County: 13.603 %Broomfield County13.603Las Animas County: 13.406 %Las Animas County13.406Cheyenne County: 13.277 %Cheyenne County13.277La Plata County: 13.152 %La Plata County13.152Weld County: 13.122 %Weld County13.122Crowley County: 12.903 %Crowley County12.903Denver County: 12.768 %Denver County12.768Boulder County: 12.684 %Boulder County12.684Fremont County: 12.492 %Fremont County12.492Montrose County: 12.375 %Montrose County12.375Archuleta County: 12.294 %Archuleta County12.294Adams County: 11.997 %Adams County11.997Washington County: 11.996 %Washington County11.996El Paso County: 11.992 %El Paso County11.992Jefferson County: 11.978 %Jefferson County11.978Pitkin County: 11.84 %Pitkin County11.84Lincoln County: 11.634 %Lincoln County11.634Mesa County: 11.563 %Mesa County11.563Huerfano County: 11.53 %Huerfano County11.53Grand County: 11.441 %Grand County11.441Gunnison County: 11.413 %Gunnison County11.413Larimer County: 10.847 %Larimer County10.847
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Hinsdale County31.939+11.71 pts
2San Juan County25.678+15.8 pts
3Ouray County22.973+10.68 pts
4Conejos County19.789+9.75 pts
5Mineral County19.409+4.25 pts
6Saguache County18.325+7.66 pts
7Jackson County17.879+0.79 pts
8Park County17.64+0.76 pts
9Garfield County17.437+4.03 pts
10Custer County16.69+2.4 pts
11Elbert County16.579+0.99 pts
12Delta County15.32+1.42 pts
13Prowers County14.665+4.13 pts
14Dolores County14.351+2.11 pts
15Chaffee County14.204+1.92 pts
16Teller County14.072+1.86 pts
17Montezuma County14.023-0.54 pts
18Arapahoe County13.902-0.64 pts
19Broomfield County13.603+3.37 pts
20Las Animas County13.406-1.91 pts
21Cheyenne County13.277-17.92 pts
22La Plata County13.152-10.22 pts
23Weld County13.122+2.02 pts
24Crowley County12.903-2.23 pts
25Denver County12.768+1.19 pts
26Boulder County12.684-0.65 pts
27Fremont County12.492-1.83 pts
28Montrose County12.375+2.5 pts
29Archuleta County12.294+0.78 pts
30Adams County11.997+0.34 pts
31Washington County11.996+0.4 pts
32El Paso County11.992-1.97 pts
33Jefferson County11.978-0.67 pts
34Pitkin County11.84+3.62 pts
35Lincoln County11.634+2.51 pts
36Mesa County11.563-0.07 pts
37Huerfano County11.53-29.91 pts
38Grand County11.441+0.73 pts
39Gunnison County11.413-3.12 pts
40Larimer County10.847-1.57 pts
41Pueblo County10.832-0.73 pts
42Logan County10.737-2.03 pts
43Phillips County10.684+1.46 pts
44Kit Carson County10.638-8.09 pts
45Douglas County10.536-4.65 pts
46Lake County10.438-3.06 pts
47Clear Creek County10.233+0.57 pts
48Routt County10.201-2.25 pts
49San Miguel County9.96+0.05 pts
50Alamosa County9.913-3.81 pts
51Morgan County9.778-1.56 pts
52Rio Grande County9.635-3.73 pts
53Eagle County9.579-0.43 pts
54Kiowa County9.574-5.81 pts
55Moffat County9.264-4.76 pts
56Summit County9.194-1.93 pts
57Costilla County8.973-6.53 pts
58Sedgwick County8.141-1.13 pts
59Baca County7.76-0.83 pts
60Otero County7.539-8.59 pts
61Rio Blanco County7.305-0.54 pts
62Yuma County7.165-4.3 pts
63Gilpin County7.107+3.19 pts
64Bent County3.036-10.54 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 Colorado by job destruction rate, 2023) [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 Colorado by job destruction rate, 2023. 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/colorado-counties. 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 Colorado by job destruction rate, 2023. 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/colorado-counties.

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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 Colorado by job destruction rate, 2023 [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/colorado-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Hinsdale County, with 31.939% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Bent County, with 3.036% in 2023.

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