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Counties in Colorado by job destruction rate

Cheyenne County had the highest job destruction rate of 64 counties in 2012, at 46.763%. Gilpin County had the lowest, at 5.901%. The median was 12.618% and the figure for Colorado was 12.145%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest46.763Cheyenne County
Lowest5.901Gilpin County
Median12.61864 counties
Colorado12.145History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 11.507 %Alamosa County: 11.423 %Arapahoe County: 13.193 %Archuleta County: 14.296 %Baca County: 17.607 %Bent County: 9.091 %Boulder County: 10.617 %Broomfield County: 17.732 %Chaffee County: 12.125 %Cheyenne County: 46.763 %Clear Creek County: 11.102 %Conejos County: 6.982 %Costilla County: 41.014 %Crowley County: 11.025 %Custer County: 18.734 %Delta County: 12.024 %Denver County: 11.079 %Dolores County: 10.602 %Douglas County: 12.613 %Eagle County: 13.723 %Elbert County: 16.113 %El Paso County: 13.25 %Fremont County: 11.959 %Garfield County: 14.189 %Gilpin County: 5.901 %Grand County: 9.094 %Gunnison County: 16.951 %Hinsdale County: 16.452 %Huerfano County: 16.98 %Jackson County: 19.728 %Jefferson County: 11.796 %Kiowa County: 6.763 %Kit Carson County: 9.023 %Lake County: 13.534 %La Plata County: 12.123 %Larimer County: 11.657 %Las Animas County: 12.793 %Lincoln County: 16.129 %Logan County: 13.208 %Mesa County: 14.733 %Mineral County: 10.726 %Moffat County: 22.304 %Montezuma County: 10.522 %Montrose County: 11.717 %Morgan County: 12.189 %Otero County: 13.209 %Ouray County: 20.238 %Park County: 20.776 %Phillips County: 10.154 %Pitkin County: 11.003 %Prowers County: 10.224 %Pueblo County: 10.592 %Rio Blanco County: 13.896 %Rio Grande County: 19.846 %Routt County: 12.622 %Saguache County: 15.617 %San Juan County: 14.751 %San Miguel County: 20.741 %Sedgwick County: 8.658 %Summit County: 14.879 %Teller County: 8.997 %Washington County: 14.216 %Weld County: 12.004 %Yuma County: 8.418 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Cheyenne County: 46.763 %Cheyenne County46.763Costilla County: 41.014 %Costilla County41.014Moffat County: 22.304 %Moffat County22.304Park County: 20.776 %Park County20.776San Miguel County: 20.741 %San Miguel County20.741Ouray County: 20.238 %Ouray County20.238Rio Grande County: 19.846 %Rio Grande County19.846Jackson County: 19.728 %Jackson County19.728Custer County: 18.734 %Custer County18.734Broomfield County: 17.732 %Broomfield County17.732Baca County: 17.607 %Baca County17.607Huerfano County: 16.98 %Huerfano County16.98Gunnison County: 16.951 %Gunnison County16.951Hinsdale County: 16.452 %Hinsdale County16.452Lincoln County: 16.129 %Lincoln County16.129Elbert County: 16.113 %Elbert County16.113Saguache County: 15.617 %Saguache County15.617Summit County: 14.879 %Summit County14.879San Juan County: 14.751 %San Juan County14.751Mesa County: 14.733 %Mesa County14.733Archuleta County: 14.296 %Archuleta County14.296Washington County: 14.216 %Washington County14.216Garfield County: 14.189 %Garfield County14.189Rio Blanco County: 13.896 %Rio Blanco County13.896Eagle County: 13.723 %Eagle County13.723Lake County: 13.534 %Lake County13.534El Paso County: 13.25 %El Paso County13.25Otero County: 13.209 %Otero County13.209Logan County: 13.208 %Logan County13.208Arapahoe County: 13.193 %Arapahoe County13.193Las Animas County: 12.793 %Las Animas County12.793Routt County: 12.622 %Routt County12.622Douglas County: 12.613 %Douglas County12.613Morgan County: 12.189 %Morgan County12.189Chaffee County: 12.125 %Chaffee County12.125La Plata County: 12.123 %La Plata County12.123Delta County: 12.024 %Delta County12.024Weld County: 12.004 %Weld County12.004Fremont County: 11.959 %Fremont County11.959Jefferson County: 11.796 %Jefferson County11.796Cheyenne County: 46.763 %Cheyenne County46.763Costilla County: 41.014 %Costilla County41.014Moffat County: 22.304 %Moffat County22.304Park County: 20.776 %Park County20.776San Miguel County: 20.741 %San Miguel County20.741Ouray County: 20.238 %Ouray County20.238Rio Grande County: 19.846 %Rio Grande County19.846Jackson County: 19.728 %Jackson County19.728Custer County: 18.734 %Custer County18.734Broomfield County: 17.732 %Broomfield County17.732Baca County: 17.607 %Baca County17.607Huerfano County: 16.98 %Huerfano County16.98Gunnison County: 16.951 %Gunnison County16.951Hinsdale County: 16.452 %Hinsdale County16.452Lincoln County: 16.129 %Lincoln County16.129Elbert County: 16.113 %Elbert County16.113Saguache County: 15.617 %Saguache County15.617Summit County: 14.879 %Summit County14.879San Juan County: 14.751 %San Juan County14.751Mesa County: 14.733 %Mesa County14.733Archuleta County: 14.296 %Archuleta County14.296Washington County: 14.216 %Washington County14.216Garfield County: 14.189 %Garfield County14.189Rio Blanco County: 13.896 %Rio Blanco County13.896Eagle County: 13.723 %Eagle County13.723Lake County: 13.534 %Lake County13.534El Paso County: 13.25 %El Paso County13.25Otero County: 13.209 %Otero County13.209Logan County: 13.208 %Logan County13.208Arapahoe County: 13.193 %Arapahoe County13.193Las Animas County: 12.793 %Las Animas County12.793Routt County: 12.622 %Routt County12.622Douglas County: 12.613 %Douglas County12.613Morgan County: 12.189 %Morgan County12.189Chaffee County: 12.125 %Chaffee County12.125La Plata County: 12.123 %La Plata County12.123Delta County: 12.024 %Delta County12.024Weld County: 12.004 %Weld County12.004Fremont County: 11.959 %Fremont County11.959Jefferson County: 11.796 %Jefferson County11.796
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Cheyenne County46.763+39.6 pts
2Costilla County41.014+33.47 pts
3Moffat County22.304+11.42 pts
4Park County20.776-1.33 pts
5San Miguel County20.741+4.08 pts
6Ouray County20.238-5.02 pts
7Rio Grande County19.846+5.77 pts
8Jackson County19.728+5.25 pts
9Custer County18.734+3.18 pts
10Broomfield County17.732+0.87 pts
11Baca County17.607+9.56 pts
12Huerfano County16.98-4.9 pts
13Gunnison County16.951-0.11 pts
14Hinsdale County16.452-2.09 pts
15Lincoln County16.129+3.73 pts
16Elbert County16.113-1.98 pts
17Saguache County15.617+0.93 pts
18Summit County14.879-2.44 pts
19San Juan County14.751-2.46 pts
20Mesa County14.733+0.79 pts
21Archuleta County14.296-2.61 pts
22Washington County14.216+3.22 pts
23Garfield County14.189-4.45 pts
24Rio Blanco County13.896-3.29 pts
25Eagle County13.723-2.05 pts
26Lake County13.534+1.4 pts
27El Paso County13.25+0.38 pts
28Otero County13.209+0.48 pts
29Logan County13.208+1.73 pts
30Arapahoe County13.193-0.17 pts
31Las Animas County12.793+2.19 pts
32Routt County12.622+0.29 pts
33Douglas County12.613-1.77 pts
34Morgan County12.189+5.25 pts
35Chaffee County12.125-0.15 pts
36La Plata County12.123-3.43 pts
37Delta County12.024-1.57 pts
38Weld County12.004-0.46 pts
39Fremont County11.959-2.52 pts
40Jefferson County11.796-1.01 pts
41Montrose County11.717-1.86 pts
42Larimer County11.657-0.17 pts
43Adams County11.507-0.28 pts
44Alamosa County11.423+0.95 pts
45Clear Creek County11.102+0.38 pts
46Denver County11.079-1.52 pts
47Crowley County11.025+8.23 pts
48Pitkin County11.003-0.23 pts
49Mineral County10.726-23.78 pts
50Boulder County10.617-3.67 pts
51Dolores County10.602-6.42 pts
52Pueblo County10.592-3.39 pts
53Montezuma County10.522+1.47 pts
54Prowers County10.224-3.79 pts
55Phillips County10.154+3.92 pts
56Grand County9.094-2.83 pts
57Bent County9.091-3.01 pts
58Kit Carson County9.023-3.06 pts
59Teller County8.997-7.02 pts
60Sedgwick County8.658-5.91 pts
61Yuma County8.418-6.9 pts
62Conejos County6.982-6.07 pts
63Kiowa County6.763+0.41 pts
64Gilpin County5.901-0.08 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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Cheyenne County, with 46.763% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Gilpin County, with 5.901% in 2012.

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