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Counties in Colorado by job destruction rate

Hinsdale County had the highest job destruction rate of 64 counties in 2015, at 25.641%. Crowley County had the lowest, at 2.847%. The median was 11.431% and the figure for Colorado was 11.416%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.641Hinsdale County
Lowest2.847Crowley County
Median11.43164 counties
Colorado11.416History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 8.438 %Alamosa County: 13.369 %Arapahoe County: 11.086 %Archuleta County: 9.008 %Baca County: 9.552 %Bent County: 8.955 %Boulder County: 12.159 %Broomfield County: 10.508 %Chaffee County: 10.003 %Cheyenne County: 16.826 %Clear Creek County: 11.159 %Conejos County: 7.788 %Costilla County: 4.948 %Crowley County: 2.847 %Custer County: 16.819 %Delta County: 14.409 %Denver County: 11.765 %Dolores County: 16.018 %Douglas County: 14.18 %Eagle County: 9.187 %Elbert County: 13.525 %El Paso County: 11.831 %Fremont County: 10.834 %Garfield County: 12.875 %Gilpin County: 5.831 %Grand County: 7.156 %Gunnison County: 11.978 %Hinsdale County: 25.641 %Huerfano County: 9.986 %Jackson County: 16.547 %Jefferson County: 13.003 %Kiowa County: 18.102 %Kit Carson County: 8.995 %Lake County: 16.833 %La Plata County: 14.475 %Larimer County: 12.359 %Las Animas County: 11.393 %Lincoln County: 11.469 %Logan County: 10.348 %Mesa County: 11.335 %Mineral County: 17.08 %Moffat County: 13.396 %Montezuma County: 12.79 %Montrose County: 10.367 %Morgan County: 8.808 %Otero County: 8.627 %Ouray County: 15.094 %Park County: 15.354 %Phillips County: 7.431 %Pitkin County: 9.105 %Prowers County: 8.306 %Pueblo County: 9.253 %Rio Blanco County: 12.941 %Rio Grande County: 13.478 %Routt County: 8.796 %Saguache County: 6.474 %San Juan County: 16.471 %San Miguel County: 16.628 %Sedgwick County: 15.805 %Summit County: 11.114 %Teller County: 9.15 %Washington County: 20.865 %Weld County: 10.564 %Yuma County: 17.755 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Hinsdale County: 25.641 %Hinsdale County25.641Washington County: 20.865 %Washington County20.865Kiowa County: 18.102 %Kiowa County18.102Yuma County: 17.755 %Yuma County17.755Mineral County: 17.08 %Mineral County17.08Lake County: 16.833 %Lake County16.833Cheyenne County: 16.826 %Cheyenne County16.826Custer County: 16.819 %Custer County16.819San Miguel County: 16.628 %San Miguel County16.628Jackson County: 16.547 %Jackson County16.547San Juan County: 16.471 %San Juan County16.471Dolores County: 16.018 %Dolores County16.018Sedgwick County: 15.805 %Sedgwick County15.805Park County: 15.354 %Park County15.354Ouray County: 15.094 %Ouray County15.094La Plata County: 14.475 %La Plata County14.475Delta County: 14.409 %Delta County14.409Douglas County: 14.18 %Douglas County14.18Elbert County: 13.525 %Elbert County13.525Rio Grande County: 13.478 %Rio Grande County13.478Moffat County: 13.396 %Moffat County13.396Alamosa County: 13.369 %Alamosa County13.369Jefferson County: 13.003 %Jefferson County13.003Rio Blanco County: 12.941 %Rio Blanco County12.941Garfield County: 12.875 %Garfield County12.875Montezuma County: 12.79 %Montezuma County12.79Larimer County: 12.359 %Larimer County12.359Boulder County: 12.159 %Boulder County12.159Gunnison County: 11.978 %Gunnison County11.978El Paso County: 11.831 %El Paso County11.831Denver County: 11.765 %Denver County11.765Lincoln County: 11.469 %Lincoln County11.469Las Animas County: 11.393 %Las Animas County11.393Mesa County: 11.335 %Mesa County11.335Clear Creek County: 11.159 %Clear Creek County11.159Summit County: 11.114 %Summit County11.114Arapahoe County: 11.086 %Arapahoe County11.086Fremont County: 10.834 %Fremont County10.834Weld County: 10.564 %Weld County10.564Broomfield County: 10.508 %Broomfield County10.508Hinsdale County: 25.641 %Hinsdale County25.641Washington County: 20.865 %Washington County20.865Kiowa County: 18.102 %Kiowa County18.102Yuma County: 17.755 %Yuma County17.755Mineral County: 17.08 %Mineral County17.08Lake County: 16.833 %Lake County16.833Cheyenne County: 16.826 %Cheyenne County16.826Custer County: 16.819 %Custer County16.819San Miguel County: 16.628 %San Miguel County16.628Jackson County: 16.547 %Jackson County16.547San Juan County: 16.471 %San Juan County16.471Dolores County: 16.018 %Dolores County16.018Sedgwick County: 15.805 %Sedgwick County15.805Park County: 15.354 %Park County15.354Ouray County: 15.094 %Ouray County15.094La Plata County: 14.475 %La Plata County14.475Delta County: 14.409 %Delta County14.409Douglas County: 14.18 %Douglas County14.18Elbert County: 13.525 %Elbert County13.525Rio Grande County: 13.478 %Rio Grande County13.478Moffat County: 13.396 %Moffat County13.396Alamosa County: 13.369 %Alamosa County13.369Jefferson County: 13.003 %Jefferson County13.003Rio Blanco County: 12.941 %Rio Blanco County12.941Garfield County: 12.875 %Garfield County12.875Montezuma County: 12.79 %Montezuma County12.79Larimer County: 12.359 %Larimer County12.359Boulder County: 12.159 %Boulder County12.159Gunnison County: 11.978 %Gunnison County11.978El Paso County: 11.831 %El Paso County11.831Denver County: 11.765 %Denver County11.765Lincoln County: 11.469 %Lincoln County11.469Las Animas County: 11.393 %Las Animas County11.393Mesa County: 11.335 %Mesa County11.335Clear Creek County: 11.159 %Clear Creek County11.159Summit County: 11.114 %Summit County11.114Arapahoe County: 11.086 %Arapahoe County11.086Fremont County: 10.834 %Fremont County10.834Weld County: 10.564 %Weld County10.564Broomfield County: 10.508 %Broomfield County10.508
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Hinsdale County25.641-18.36 pts
2Washington County20.865+12.02 pts
3Kiowa County18.102+8.93 pts
4Yuma County17.755+4.61 pts
5Mineral County17.08-9.35 pts
6Lake County16.833+4.01 pts
7Cheyenne County16.826+1.01 pts
8Custer County16.819-3.47 pts
9San Miguel County16.628+6.97 pts
10Jackson County16.547+0.4 pts
11San Juan County16.471-1.96 pts
12Dolores County16.018+6.3 pts
13Sedgwick County15.805+1.75 pts
14Park County15.354-4.08 pts
15Ouray County15.094+2.7 pts
16La Plata County14.475+3.63 pts
17Delta County14.409+3.67 pts
18Douglas County14.18+1.68 pts
19Elbert County13.525-1.8 pts
20Rio Grande County13.478+1.41 pts
21Moffat County13.396+0.61 pts
22Alamosa County13.369+3.91 pts
23Jefferson County13.003-0.33 pts
24Rio Blanco County12.941+0.37 pts
25Garfield County12.875-0.74 pts
26Montezuma County12.79-1.59 pts
27Larimer County12.359+0.63 pts
28Boulder County12.159+0.75 pts
29Gunnison County11.978-0.35 pts
30El Paso County11.831-1.22 pts
31Denver County11.765-0.09 pts
32Lincoln County11.469+6.76 pts
33Las Animas County11.393-0.34 pts
34Mesa County11.335+0.96 pts
35Clear Creek County11.159+1.5 pts
36Summit County11.114+2.5 pts
37Arapahoe County11.086-1.68 pts
38Fremont County10.834-0.12 pts
39Weld County10.564+0.31 pts
40Broomfield County10.508-1.24 pts
41Montrose County10.367+0.11 pts
42Logan County10.348+1.24 pts
43Chaffee County10.003-0.19 pts
44Huerfano County9.986-5.36 pts
45Baca County9.552-3.85 pts
46Pueblo County9.253-1.01 pts
47Eagle County9.187-1.09 pts
48Teller County9.15-1.41 pts
49Pitkin County9.105-0.64 pts
50Archuleta County9.008-4.67 pts
51Kit Carson County8.995-2.71 pts
52Bent County8.955-0.56 pts
53Morgan County8.808-2.02 pts
54Routt County8.796-1.86 pts
55Otero County8.627-1.64 pts
56Adams County8.438-0.92 pts
57Prowers County8.306-2.79 pts
58Conejos County7.788-20.8 pts
59Phillips County7.431+2.09 pts
60Grand County7.156-4.39 pts
61Saguache County6.474-4.04 pts
62Gilpin County5.831+1.79 pts
63Costilla County4.948-10.66 pts
64Crowley County2.847-1.04 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Hinsdale County, with 25.641% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Crowley County, with 2.847% in 2015.

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