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Counties in Colorado by job destruction rate

Cheyenne County had the highest job destruction rate of 64 counties in 2016, at 47.557%. Costilla County had the lowest, at 4.183%. The median was 11.205% and the figure for Colorado was 11.72%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest47.557Cheyenne County
Lowest4.183Costilla County
Median11.20564 counties
Colorado11.72History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 10.426 %Alamosa County: 8.122 %Arapahoe County: 11.679 %Archuleta County: 11.22 %Baca County: 8.923 %Bent County: 11.301 %Boulder County: 14.289 %Broomfield County: 13.546 %Chaffee County: 9.203 %Cheyenne County: 47.557 %Clear Creek County: 6.251 %Conejos County: 7.402 %Costilla County: 4.183 %Crowley County: 5.434 %Custer County: 20.18 %Delta County: 16.205 %Denver County: 11.326 %Dolores County: 12.211 %Douglas County: 12.876 %Eagle County: 11.189 %Elbert County: 19.565 %El Paso County: 10.89 %Fremont County: 9.132 %Garfield County: 12.256 %Gilpin County: 8.612 %Grand County: 8.283 %Gunnison County: 11.109 %Hinsdale County: 31.229 %Huerfano County: 9.826 %Jackson County: 16.429 %Jefferson County: 12.858 %Kiowa County: 4.535 %Kit Carson County: 14.216 %Lake County: 11.95 %La Plata County: 11.94 %Larimer County: 11.56 %Las Animas County: 13.117 %Lincoln County: 7.926 %Logan County: 15.75 %Mesa County: 13.278 %Mineral County: 9.901 %Moffat County: 12.139 %Montezuma County: 12.019 %Montrose County: 9.964 %Morgan County: 9.603 %Otero County: 9.772 %Ouray County: 15.697 %Park County: 18.37 %Phillips County: 10.778 %Pitkin County: 8.811 %Prowers County: 10.242 %Pueblo County: 9.009 %Rio Blanco County: 16.879 %Rio Grande County: 10.383 %Routt County: 7.962 %Saguache County: 11.68 %San Juan County: 17.391 %San Miguel County: 9.462 %Sedgwick County: 9.938 %Summit County: 8.937 %Teller County: 6.418 %Washington County: 9.249 %Weld County: 14.077 %Yuma County: 16.355 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Cheyenne County: 47.557 %Cheyenne County47.557Hinsdale County: 31.229 %Hinsdale County31.229Custer County: 20.18 %Custer County20.18Elbert County: 19.565 %Elbert County19.565Park County: 18.37 %Park County18.37San Juan County: 17.391 %San Juan County17.391Rio Blanco County: 16.879 %Rio Blanco County16.879Jackson County: 16.429 %Jackson County16.429Yuma County: 16.355 %Yuma County16.355Delta County: 16.205 %Delta County16.205Logan County: 15.75 %Logan County15.75Ouray County: 15.697 %Ouray County15.697Boulder County: 14.289 %Boulder County14.289Kit Carson County: 14.216 %Kit Carson County14.216Weld County: 14.077 %Weld County14.077Broomfield County: 13.546 %Broomfield County13.546Mesa County: 13.278 %Mesa County13.278Las Animas County: 13.117 %Las Animas County13.117Douglas County: 12.876 %Douglas County12.876Jefferson County: 12.858 %Jefferson County12.858Garfield County: 12.256 %Garfield County12.256Dolores County: 12.211 %Dolores County12.211Moffat County: 12.139 %Moffat County12.139Montezuma County: 12.019 %Montezuma County12.019Lake County: 11.95 %Lake County11.95La Plata County: 11.94 %La Plata County11.94Saguache County: 11.68 %Saguache County11.68Arapahoe County: 11.679 %Arapahoe County11.679Larimer County: 11.56 %Larimer County11.56Denver County: 11.326 %Denver County11.326Bent County: 11.301 %Bent County11.301Archuleta County: 11.22 %Archuleta County11.22Eagle County: 11.189 %Eagle County11.189Gunnison County: 11.109 %Gunnison County11.109El Paso County: 10.89 %El Paso County10.89Phillips County: 10.778 %Phillips County10.778Adams County: 10.426 %Adams County10.426Rio Grande County: 10.383 %Rio Grande County10.383Prowers County: 10.242 %Prowers County10.242Montrose County: 9.964 %Montrose County9.964Cheyenne County: 47.557 %Cheyenne County47.557Hinsdale County: 31.229 %Hinsdale County31.229Custer County: 20.18 %Custer County20.18Elbert County: 19.565 %Elbert County19.565Park County: 18.37 %Park County18.37San Juan County: 17.391 %San Juan County17.391Rio Blanco County: 16.879 %Rio Blanco County16.879Jackson County: 16.429 %Jackson County16.429Yuma County: 16.355 %Yuma County16.355Delta County: 16.205 %Delta County16.205Logan County: 15.75 %Logan County15.75Ouray County: 15.697 %Ouray County15.697Boulder County: 14.289 %Boulder County14.289Kit Carson County: 14.216 %Kit Carson County14.216Weld County: 14.077 %Weld County14.077Broomfield County: 13.546 %Broomfield County13.546Mesa County: 13.278 %Mesa County13.278Las Animas County: 13.117 %Las Animas County13.117Douglas County: 12.876 %Douglas County12.876Jefferson County: 12.858 %Jefferson County12.858Garfield County: 12.256 %Garfield County12.256Dolores County: 12.211 %Dolores County12.211Moffat County: 12.139 %Moffat County12.139Montezuma County: 12.019 %Montezuma County12.019Lake County: 11.95 %Lake County11.95La Plata County: 11.94 %La Plata County11.94Saguache County: 11.68 %Saguache County11.68Arapahoe County: 11.679 %Arapahoe County11.679Larimer County: 11.56 %Larimer County11.56Denver County: 11.326 %Denver County11.326Bent County: 11.301 %Bent County11.301Archuleta County: 11.22 %Archuleta County11.22Eagle County: 11.189 %Eagle County11.189Gunnison County: 11.109 %Gunnison County11.109El Paso County: 10.89 %El Paso County10.89Phillips County: 10.778 %Phillips County10.778Adams County: 10.426 %Adams County10.426Rio Grande County: 10.383 %Rio Grande County10.383Prowers County: 10.242 %Prowers County10.242Montrose County: 9.964 %Montrose County9.964
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Cheyenne County47.557+30.73 pts
2Hinsdale County31.229+5.59 pts
3Custer County20.18+3.36 pts
4Elbert County19.565+6.04 pts
5Park County18.37+3.02 pts
6San Juan County17.391+0.92 pts
7Rio Blanco County16.879+3.94 pts
8Jackson County16.429-0.12 pts
9Yuma County16.355-1.4 pts
10Delta County16.205+1.8 pts
11Logan County15.75+5.4 pts
12Ouray County15.697+0.6 pts
13Boulder County14.289+2.13 pts
14Kit Carson County14.216+5.22 pts
15Weld County14.077+3.51 pts
16Broomfield County13.546+3.04 pts
17Mesa County13.278+1.94 pts
18Las Animas County13.117+1.72 pts
19Douglas County12.876-1.3 pts
20Jefferson County12.858-0.14 pts
21Garfield County12.256-0.62 pts
22Dolores County12.211-3.81 pts
23Moffat County12.139-1.26 pts
24Montezuma County12.019-0.77 pts
25Lake County11.95-4.88 pts
26La Plata County11.94-2.54 pts
27Saguache County11.68+5.21 pts
28Arapahoe County11.679+0.59 pts
29Larimer County11.56-0.8 pts
30Denver County11.326-0.44 pts
31Bent County11.301+2.35 pts
32Archuleta County11.22+2.21 pts
33Eagle County11.189+2 pts
34Gunnison County11.109-0.87 pts
35El Paso County10.89-0.94 pts
36Phillips County10.778+3.35 pts
37Adams County10.426+1.99 pts
38Rio Grande County10.383-3.1 pts
39Prowers County10.242+1.94 pts
40Montrose County9.964-0.4 pts
41Sedgwick County9.938-5.87 pts
42Mineral County9.901-7.18 pts
43Huerfano County9.826-0.16 pts
44Otero County9.772+1.14 pts
45Morgan County9.603+0.79 pts
46San Miguel County9.462-7.17 pts
47Washington County9.249-11.62 pts
48Chaffee County9.203-0.8 pts
49Fremont County9.132-1.7 pts
50Pueblo County9.009-0.24 pts
51Summit County8.937-2.18 pts
52Baca County8.923-0.63 pts
53Pitkin County8.811-0.29 pts
54Gilpin County8.612+2.78 pts
55Grand County8.283+1.13 pts
56Alamosa County8.122-5.25 pts
57Routt County7.962-0.83 pts
58Lincoln County7.926-3.54 pts
59Conejos County7.402-0.39 pts
60Teller County6.418-2.73 pts
61Clear Creek County6.251-4.91 pts
62Crowley County5.434+2.59 pts
63Kiowa County4.535-13.57 pts
64Costilla County4.183-0.77 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Cheyenne County, with 47.557% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Costilla County, with 4.183% in 2016.

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