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Counties in Colorado by job destruction rate

Hinsdale County had the highest job destruction rate of 64 counties in 2014, at 44%. Crowley County had the lowest, at 3.882%. The median was 11.625% and the figure for Colorado was 11.87%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest44Hinsdale County
Lowest3.882Crowley County
Median11.62564 counties
Colorado11.87History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 9.36 %Alamosa County: 9.456 %Arapahoe County: 12.765 %Archuleta County: 13.676 %Baca County: 13.399 %Bent County: 9.515 %Boulder County: 11.406 %Broomfield County: 11.745 %Chaffee County: 10.194 %Cheyenne County: 15.815 %Clear Creek County: 9.656 %Conejos County: 28.593 %Costilla County: 15.606 %Crowley County: 3.882 %Custer County: 20.285 %Delta County: 10.735 %Denver County: 11.854 %Dolores County: 9.722 %Douglas County: 12.503 %Eagle County: 10.28 %Elbert County: 15.327 %El Paso County: 13.052 %Fremont County: 10.956 %Garfield County: 13.616 %Gilpin County: 4.038 %Grand County: 11.543 %Gunnison County: 12.33 %Hinsdale County: 44 %Huerfano County: 15.344 %Jackson County: 16.147 %Jefferson County: 13.334 %Kiowa County: 9.17 %Kit Carson County: 11.707 %Lake County: 12.821 %La Plata County: 10.845 %Larimer County: 11.727 %Las Animas County: 11.732 %Lincoln County: 4.713 %Logan County: 9.107 %Mesa County: 10.377 %Mineral County: 26.425 %Moffat County: 12.79 %Montezuma County: 14.378 %Montrose County: 10.254 %Morgan County: 10.828 %Otero County: 10.269 %Ouray County: 12.394 %Park County: 19.438 %Phillips County: 5.339 %Pitkin County: 9.748 %Prowers County: 11.1 %Pueblo County: 10.263 %Rio Blanco County: 12.574 %Rio Grande County: 12.063 %Routt County: 10.657 %Saguache County: 10.514 %San Juan County: 18.433 %San Miguel County: 9.662 %Sedgwick County: 14.052 %Summit County: 8.616 %Teller County: 10.557 %Washington County: 8.84 %Weld County: 10.258 %Yuma County: 13.141 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Hinsdale County: 44 %Hinsdale County44Conejos County: 28.593 %Conejos County28.593Mineral County: 26.425 %Mineral County26.425Custer County: 20.285 %Custer County20.285Park County: 19.438 %Park County19.438San Juan County: 18.433 %San Juan County18.433Jackson County: 16.147 %Jackson County16.147Cheyenne County: 15.815 %Cheyenne County15.815Costilla County: 15.606 %Costilla County15.606Huerfano County: 15.344 %Huerfano County15.344Elbert County: 15.327 %Elbert County15.327Montezuma County: 14.378 %Montezuma County14.378Sedgwick County: 14.052 %Sedgwick County14.052Archuleta County: 13.676 %Archuleta County13.676Garfield County: 13.616 %Garfield County13.616Baca County: 13.399 %Baca County13.399Jefferson County: 13.334 %Jefferson County13.334Yuma County: 13.141 %Yuma County13.141El Paso County: 13.052 %El Paso County13.052Lake County: 12.821 %Lake County12.821Moffat County: 12.79 %Moffat County12.79Arapahoe County: 12.765 %Arapahoe County12.765Rio Blanco County: 12.574 %Rio Blanco County12.574Douglas County: 12.503 %Douglas County12.503Ouray County: 12.394 %Ouray County12.394Gunnison County: 12.33 %Gunnison County12.33Rio Grande County: 12.063 %Rio Grande County12.063Denver County: 11.854 %Denver County11.854Broomfield County: 11.745 %Broomfield County11.745Las Animas County: 11.732 %Las Animas County11.732Larimer County: 11.727 %Larimer County11.727Kit Carson County: 11.707 %Kit Carson County11.707Grand County: 11.543 %Grand County11.543Boulder County: 11.406 %Boulder County11.406Prowers County: 11.1 %Prowers County11.1Fremont County: 10.956 %Fremont County10.956La Plata County: 10.845 %La Plata County10.845Morgan County: 10.828 %Morgan County10.828Delta County: 10.735 %Delta County10.735Routt County: 10.657 %Routt County10.657Hinsdale County: 44 %Hinsdale County44Conejos County: 28.593 %Conejos County28.593Mineral County: 26.425 %Mineral County26.425Custer County: 20.285 %Custer County20.285Park County: 19.438 %Park County19.438San Juan County: 18.433 %San Juan County18.433Jackson County: 16.147 %Jackson County16.147Cheyenne County: 15.815 %Cheyenne County15.815Costilla County: 15.606 %Costilla County15.606Huerfano County: 15.344 %Huerfano County15.344Elbert County: 15.327 %Elbert County15.327Montezuma County: 14.378 %Montezuma County14.378Sedgwick County: 14.052 %Sedgwick County14.052Archuleta County: 13.676 %Archuleta County13.676Garfield County: 13.616 %Garfield County13.616Baca County: 13.399 %Baca County13.399Jefferson County: 13.334 %Jefferson County13.334Yuma County: 13.141 %Yuma County13.141El Paso County: 13.052 %El Paso County13.052Lake County: 12.821 %Lake County12.821Moffat County: 12.79 %Moffat County12.79Arapahoe County: 12.765 %Arapahoe County12.765Rio Blanco County: 12.574 %Rio Blanco County12.574Douglas County: 12.503 %Douglas County12.503Ouray County: 12.394 %Ouray County12.394Gunnison County: 12.33 %Gunnison County12.33Rio Grande County: 12.063 %Rio Grande County12.063Denver County: 11.854 %Denver County11.854Broomfield County: 11.745 %Broomfield County11.745Las Animas County: 11.732 %Las Animas County11.732Larimer County: 11.727 %Larimer County11.727Kit Carson County: 11.707 %Kit Carson County11.707Grand County: 11.543 %Grand County11.543Boulder County: 11.406 %Boulder County11.406Prowers County: 11.1 %Prowers County11.1Fremont County: 10.956 %Fremont County10.956La Plata County: 10.845 %La Plata County10.845Morgan County: 10.828 %Morgan County10.828Delta County: 10.735 %Delta County10.735Routt County: 10.657 %Routt County10.657
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Hinsdale County44+27.9 pts
2Conejos County28.593+15.9 pts
3Mineral County26.425+15.31 pts
4Custer County20.285+3.08 pts
5Park County19.438+0.68 pts
6San Juan County18.433-3.4 pts
7Jackson County16.147+6.26 pts
8Cheyenne County15.815+4.16 pts
9Costilla County15.606+8.29 pts
10Huerfano County15.344+5.11 pts
11Elbert County15.327+0.95 pts
12Montezuma County14.378+2.04 pts
13Sedgwick County14.052+10.63 pts
14Archuleta County13.676+2.57 pts
15Garfield County13.616+0.2 pts
16Baca County13.399-3.56 pts
17Jefferson County13.334+2.22 pts
18Yuma County13.141-1.16 pts
19El Paso County13.052+1.29 pts
20Lake County12.821-2.99 pts
21Moffat County12.79+3.15 pts
22Arapahoe County12.765+0.92 pts
23Rio Blanco County12.574-2.85 pts
24Douglas County12.503-0.92 pts
25Ouray County12.394-7.22 pts
26Gunnison County12.33-3.61 pts
27Rio Grande County12.063+3.67 pts
28Denver County11.854-0.71 pts
29Broomfield County11.745-1.18 pts
30Las Animas County11.732-6.4 pts
31Larimer County11.727+0.57 pts
32Kit Carson County11.707+3.81 pts
33Grand County11.543+4.54 pts
34Boulder County11.406-1.97 pts
35Prowers County11.1-0.91 pts
36Fremont County10.956-6.03 pts
37La Plata County10.845-0.66 pts
38Morgan County10.828-1.53 pts
39Delta County10.735-5.97 pts
40Routt County10.657-2.57 pts
41Teller County10.557-1.16 pts
42Saguache County10.514+0.92 pts
43Mesa County10.377-2.13 pts
44Eagle County10.28-5.77 pts
45Otero County10.269-3.82 pts
46Pueblo County10.263+0.19 pts
47Weld County10.258-2.12 pts
48Montrose County10.254-1.37 pts
49Chaffee County10.194-6.58 pts
50Pitkin County9.748+1.76 pts
51Dolores County9.722-10.69 pts
52San Miguel County9.662-1.92 pts
53Clear Creek County9.656-3.27 pts
54Bent County9.515-1.61 pts
55Alamosa County9.456-3.04 pts
56Adams County9.36-1.44 pts
57Kiowa County9.17+1.75 pts
58Logan County9.107-6.37 pts
59Washington County8.84-1.15 pts
60Summit County8.616-3.79 pts
61Phillips County5.339-7.06 pts
62Lincoln County4.713-7.55 pts
63Gilpin County4.038-7.9 pts
64Crowley County3.882-15.06 pts

Other periods

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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Hinsdale County, with 44% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Crowley County, with 3.882% in 2014.

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