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Counties in Colorado by job destruction rate

San Juan County had the highest job destruction rate of 64 counties in 2013, at 21.834%. Sedgwick County had the lowest, at 3.425%. The median was 12.387% and the figure for Colorado was 12.108%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.834San Juan County
Lowest3.425Sedgwick County
Median12.38764 counties
Colorado12.108History

Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 10.796 %Alamosa County: 12.493 %Arapahoe County: 11.846 %Archuleta County: 11.105 %Baca County: 16.962 %Bent County: 11.121 %Boulder County: 13.379 %Broomfield County: 12.929 %Chaffee County: 16.774 %Cheyenne County: 11.657 %Clear Creek County: 12.931 %Conejos County: 12.692 %Costilla County: 7.312 %Crowley County: 18.94 %Custer County: 17.201 %Delta County: 16.702 %Denver County: 12.561 %Dolores County: 20.408 %Douglas County: 13.424 %Eagle County: 16.051 %Elbert County: 14.38 %El Paso County: 11.759 %Fremont County: 16.986 %Garfield County: 13.413 %Gilpin County: 11.936 %Grand County: 6.999 %Gunnison County: 15.94 %Hinsdale County: 16.104 %Huerfano County: 10.232 %Jackson County: 9.89 %Jefferson County: 11.117 %Kiowa County: 7.425 %Kit Carson County: 7.9 %Lake County: 15.812 %La Plata County: 11.502 %Larimer County: 11.159 %Las Animas County: 18.13 %Lincoln County: 12.259 %Logan County: 15.473 %Mesa County: 12.507 %Mineral County: 11.111 %Moffat County: 9.644 %Montezuma County: 12.338 %Montrose County: 11.623 %Morgan County: 12.359 %Otero County: 14.085 %Ouray County: 19.616 %Park County: 18.758 %Phillips County: 12.395 %Pitkin County: 7.985 %Prowers County: 12.013 %Pueblo County: 10.075 %Rio Blanco County: 15.425 %Rio Grande County: 8.389 %Routt County: 13.226 %Saguache County: 9.592 %San Juan County: 21.834 %San Miguel County: 11.579 %Sedgwick County: 3.425 %Summit County: 12.409 %Teller County: 11.715 %Washington County: 9.99 %Weld County: 12.378 %Yuma County: 14.301 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

San Juan County: 21.834 %San Juan County21.834Dolores County: 20.408 %Dolores County20.408Ouray County: 19.616 %Ouray County19.616Crowley County: 18.94 %Crowley County18.94Park County: 18.758 %Park County18.758Las Animas County: 18.13 %Las Animas County18.13Custer County: 17.201 %Custer County17.201Fremont County: 16.986 %Fremont County16.986Baca County: 16.962 %Baca County16.962Chaffee County: 16.774 %Chaffee County16.774Delta County: 16.702 %Delta County16.702Hinsdale County: 16.104 %Hinsdale County16.104Eagle County: 16.051 %Eagle County16.051Gunnison County: 15.94 %Gunnison County15.94Lake County: 15.812 %Lake County15.812Logan County: 15.473 %Logan County15.473Rio Blanco County: 15.425 %Rio Blanco County15.425Elbert County: 14.38 %Elbert County14.38Yuma County: 14.301 %Yuma County14.301Otero County: 14.085 %Otero County14.085Douglas County: 13.424 %Douglas County13.424Garfield County: 13.413 %Garfield County13.413Boulder County: 13.379 %Boulder County13.379Routt County: 13.226 %Routt County13.226Clear Creek County: 12.931 %Clear Creek County12.931Broomfield County: 12.929 %Broomfield County12.929Conejos County: 12.692 %Conejos County12.692Denver County: 12.561 %Denver County12.561Mesa County: 12.507 %Mesa County12.507Alamosa County: 12.493 %Alamosa County12.493Summit County: 12.409 %Summit County12.409Phillips County: 12.395 %Phillips County12.395Weld County: 12.378 %Weld County12.378Morgan County: 12.359 %Morgan County12.359Montezuma County: 12.338 %Montezuma County12.338Lincoln County: 12.259 %Lincoln County12.259Prowers County: 12.013 %Prowers County12.013Gilpin County: 11.936 %Gilpin County11.936Arapahoe County: 11.846 %Arapahoe County11.846El Paso County: 11.759 %El Paso County11.759San Juan County: 21.834 %San Juan County21.834Dolores County: 20.408 %Dolores County20.408Ouray County: 19.616 %Ouray County19.616Crowley County: 18.94 %Crowley County18.94Park County: 18.758 %Park County18.758Las Animas County: 18.13 %Las Animas County18.13Custer County: 17.201 %Custer County17.201Fremont County: 16.986 %Fremont County16.986Baca County: 16.962 %Baca County16.962Chaffee County: 16.774 %Chaffee County16.774Delta County: 16.702 %Delta County16.702Hinsdale County: 16.104 %Hinsdale County16.104Eagle County: 16.051 %Eagle County16.051Gunnison County: 15.94 %Gunnison County15.94Lake County: 15.812 %Lake County15.812Logan County: 15.473 %Logan County15.473Rio Blanco County: 15.425 %Rio Blanco County15.425Elbert County: 14.38 %Elbert County14.38Yuma County: 14.301 %Yuma County14.301Otero County: 14.085 %Otero County14.085Douglas County: 13.424 %Douglas County13.424Garfield County: 13.413 %Garfield County13.413Boulder County: 13.379 %Boulder County13.379Routt County: 13.226 %Routt County13.226Clear Creek County: 12.931 %Clear Creek County12.931Broomfield County: 12.929 %Broomfield County12.929Conejos County: 12.692 %Conejos County12.692Denver County: 12.561 %Denver County12.561Mesa County: 12.507 %Mesa County12.507Alamosa County: 12.493 %Alamosa County12.493Summit County: 12.409 %Summit County12.409Phillips County: 12.395 %Phillips County12.395Weld County: 12.378 %Weld County12.378Morgan County: 12.359 %Morgan County12.359Montezuma County: 12.338 %Montezuma County12.338Lincoln County: 12.259 %Lincoln County12.259Prowers County: 12.013 %Prowers County12.013Gilpin County: 11.936 %Gilpin County11.936Arapahoe County: 11.846 %Arapahoe County11.846El Paso County: 11.759 %El Paso County11.759
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1San Juan County21.834+7.08 pts
2Dolores County20.408+9.81 pts
3Ouray County19.616-0.62 pts
4Crowley County18.94+7.92 pts
5Park County18.758-2.02 pts
6Las Animas County18.13+5.34 pts
7Custer County17.201-1.53 pts
8Fremont County16.986+5.03 pts
9Baca County16.962-0.64 pts
10Chaffee County16.774+4.65 pts
11Delta County16.702+4.68 pts
12Hinsdale County16.104-0.35 pts
13Eagle County16.051+2.33 pts
14Gunnison County15.94-1.01 pts
15Lake County15.812+2.28 pts
16Logan County15.473+2.27 pts
17Rio Blanco County15.425+1.53 pts
18Elbert County14.38-1.73 pts
19Yuma County14.301+5.88 pts
20Otero County14.085+0.88 pts
21Douglas County13.424+0.81 pts
22Garfield County13.413-0.78 pts
23Boulder County13.379+2.76 pts
24Routt County13.226+0.6 pts
25Clear Creek County12.931+1.83 pts
26Broomfield County12.929-4.8 pts
27Conejos County12.692+5.71 pts
28Denver County12.561+1.48 pts
29Mesa County12.507-2.23 pts
30Alamosa County12.493+1.07 pts
31Summit County12.409-2.47 pts
32Phillips County12.395+2.24 pts
33Weld County12.378+0.37 pts
34Morgan County12.359+0.17 pts
35Montezuma County12.338+1.82 pts
36Lincoln County12.259-3.87 pts
37Prowers County12.013+1.79 pts
38Gilpin County11.936+6.04 pts
39Arapahoe County11.846-1.35 pts
40El Paso County11.759-1.49 pts
41Teller County11.715+2.72 pts
42Cheyenne County11.657-35.11 pts
43Montrose County11.623-0.09 pts
44San Miguel County11.579-9.16 pts
45La Plata County11.502-0.62 pts
46Larimer County11.159-0.5 pts
47Bent County11.121+2.03 pts
48Jefferson County11.117-0.68 pts
49Mineral County11.111+0.38 pts
50Archuleta County11.105-3.19 pts
51Adams County10.796-0.71 pts
52Huerfano County10.232-6.75 pts
53Pueblo County10.075-0.52 pts
54Washington County9.99-4.23 pts
55Jackson County9.89-9.84 pts
56Moffat County9.644-12.66 pts
57Saguache County9.592-6.03 pts
58Rio Grande County8.389-11.46 pts
59Pitkin County7.985-3.02 pts
60Kit Carson County7.9-1.12 pts
61Kiowa County7.425+0.66 pts
62Costilla County7.312-33.7 pts
63Grand County6.999-2.09 pts
64Sedgwick County3.425-5.23 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

San Juan County, with 21.834% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Sedgwick County, with 3.425% in 2013.

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