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Counties in Colorado by job destruction rate

Hinsdale County had the highest job destruction rate of 64 counties in 2017, at 29.008%. Crowley County had the lowest, at 5.319%. The median was 12.591% and the figure for Colorado was 12.786%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest29.008Hinsdale County
Lowest5.319Crowley County
Median12.59164 counties
Colorado12.786History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 10.268 %Alamosa County: 14.278 %Arapahoe County: 14.794 %Archuleta County: 12.028 %Baca County: 10.325 %Bent County: 8.808 %Boulder County: 11.696 %Broomfield County: 13.988 %Chaffee County: 11.448 %Cheyenne County: 20.827 %Clear Creek County: 9.583 %Conejos County: 10.928 %Costilla County: 7.285 %Crowley County: 5.319 %Custer County: 23.489 %Delta County: 13.36 %Denver County: 13.254 %Dolores County: 12.524 %Douglas County: 14.032 %Eagle County: 13.298 %Elbert County: 12.658 %El Paso County: 11.916 %Fremont County: 8.998 %Garfield County: 14.232 %Gilpin County: 5.497 %Grand County: 7.297 %Gunnison County: 10.988 %Hinsdale County: 29.008 %Huerfano County: 14.253 %Jackson County: 13.875 %Jefferson County: 13.32 %Kiowa County: 6.911 %Kit Carson County: 22.119 %Lake County: 9.651 %La Plata County: 14.564 %Larimer County: 14.198 %Las Animas County: 10.798 %Lincoln County: 9.178 %Logan County: 14.758 %Mesa County: 12.768 %Mineral County: 14.486 %Moffat County: 12.73 %Montezuma County: 13.591 %Montrose County: 10.068 %Morgan County: 8.582 %Otero County: 10.999 %Ouray County: 16.849 %Park County: 17.302 %Phillips County: 12.257 %Pitkin County: 11.996 %Prowers County: 14.105 %Pueblo County: 9.779 %Rio Blanco County: 10.712 %Rio Grande County: 12.757 %Routt County: 15.058 %Saguache County: 18.685 %San Juan County: 15.856 %San Miguel County: 14.62 %Sedgwick County: 10.726 %Summit County: 10.317 %Teller County: 8.775 %Washington County: 12.311 %Weld County: 15.331 %Yuma County: 10.834 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Hinsdale County: 29.008 %Hinsdale County29.008Custer County: 23.489 %Custer County23.489Kit Carson County: 22.119 %Kit Carson County22.119Cheyenne County: 20.827 %Cheyenne County20.827Saguache County: 18.685 %Saguache County18.685Park County: 17.302 %Park County17.302Ouray County: 16.849 %Ouray County16.849San Juan County: 15.856 %San Juan County15.856Weld County: 15.331 %Weld County15.331Routt County: 15.058 %Routt County15.058Arapahoe County: 14.794 %Arapahoe County14.794Logan County: 14.758 %Logan County14.758San Miguel County: 14.62 %San Miguel County14.62La Plata County: 14.564 %La Plata County14.564Mineral County: 14.486 %Mineral County14.486Alamosa County: 14.278 %Alamosa County14.278Huerfano County: 14.253 %Huerfano County14.253Garfield County: 14.232 %Garfield County14.232Larimer County: 14.198 %Larimer County14.198Prowers County: 14.105 %Prowers County14.105Douglas County: 14.032 %Douglas County14.032Broomfield County: 13.988 %Broomfield County13.988Jackson County: 13.875 %Jackson County13.875Montezuma County: 13.591 %Montezuma County13.591Delta County: 13.36 %Delta County13.36Jefferson County: 13.32 %Jefferson County13.32Eagle County: 13.298 %Eagle County13.298Denver County: 13.254 %Denver County13.254Mesa County: 12.768 %Mesa County12.768Rio Grande County: 12.757 %Rio Grande County12.757Moffat County: 12.73 %Moffat County12.73Elbert County: 12.658 %Elbert County12.658Dolores County: 12.524 %Dolores County12.524Washington County: 12.311 %Washington County12.311Phillips County: 12.257 %Phillips County12.257Archuleta County: 12.028 %Archuleta County12.028Pitkin County: 11.996 %Pitkin County11.996El Paso County: 11.916 %El Paso County11.916Boulder County: 11.696 %Boulder County11.696Chaffee County: 11.448 %Chaffee County11.448Hinsdale County: 29.008 %Hinsdale County29.008Custer County: 23.489 %Custer County23.489Kit Carson County: 22.119 %Kit Carson County22.119Cheyenne County: 20.827 %Cheyenne County20.827Saguache County: 18.685 %Saguache County18.685Park County: 17.302 %Park County17.302Ouray County: 16.849 %Ouray County16.849San Juan County: 15.856 %San Juan County15.856Weld County: 15.331 %Weld County15.331Routt County: 15.058 %Routt County15.058Arapahoe County: 14.794 %Arapahoe County14.794Logan County: 14.758 %Logan County14.758San Miguel County: 14.62 %San Miguel County14.62La Plata County: 14.564 %La Plata County14.564Mineral County: 14.486 %Mineral County14.486Alamosa County: 14.278 %Alamosa County14.278Huerfano County: 14.253 %Huerfano County14.253Garfield County: 14.232 %Garfield County14.232Larimer County: 14.198 %Larimer County14.198Prowers County: 14.105 %Prowers County14.105Douglas County: 14.032 %Douglas County14.032Broomfield County: 13.988 %Broomfield County13.988Jackson County: 13.875 %Jackson County13.875Montezuma County: 13.591 %Montezuma County13.591Delta County: 13.36 %Delta County13.36Jefferson County: 13.32 %Jefferson County13.32Eagle County: 13.298 %Eagle County13.298Denver County: 13.254 %Denver County13.254Mesa County: 12.768 %Mesa County12.768Rio Grande County: 12.757 %Rio Grande County12.757Moffat County: 12.73 %Moffat County12.73Elbert County: 12.658 %Elbert County12.658Dolores County: 12.524 %Dolores County12.524Washington County: 12.311 %Washington County12.311Phillips County: 12.257 %Phillips County12.257Archuleta County: 12.028 %Archuleta County12.028Pitkin County: 11.996 %Pitkin County11.996El Paso County: 11.916 %El Paso County11.916Boulder County: 11.696 %Boulder County11.696Chaffee County: 11.448 %Chaffee County11.448
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Hinsdale County29.008-2.22 pts
2Custer County23.489+3.31 pts
3Kit Carson County22.119+7.9 pts
4Cheyenne County20.827-26.73 pts
5Saguache County18.685+7 pts
6Park County17.302-1.07 pts
7Ouray County16.849+1.15 pts
8San Juan County15.856-1.53 pts
9Weld County15.331+1.25 pts
10Routt County15.058+7.1 pts
11Arapahoe County14.794+3.12 pts
12Logan County14.758-0.99 pts
13San Miguel County14.62+5.16 pts
14La Plata County14.564+2.62 pts
15Mineral County14.486+4.59 pts
16Alamosa County14.278+6.16 pts
17Huerfano County14.253+4.43 pts
18Garfield County14.232+1.98 pts
19Larimer County14.198+2.64 pts
20Prowers County14.105+3.86 pts
21Douglas County14.032+1.16 pts
22Broomfield County13.988+0.44 pts
23Jackson County13.875-2.55 pts
24Montezuma County13.591+1.57 pts
25Delta County13.36-2.84 pts
26Jefferson County13.32+0.46 pts
27Eagle County13.298+2.11 pts
28Denver County13.254+1.93 pts
29Mesa County12.768-0.51 pts
30Rio Grande County12.757+2.37 pts
31Moffat County12.73+0.59 pts
32Elbert County12.658-6.91 pts
33Dolores County12.524+0.31 pts
34Washington County12.311+3.06 pts
35Phillips County12.257+1.48 pts
36Archuleta County12.028+0.81 pts
37Pitkin County11.996+3.19 pts
38El Paso County11.916+1.03 pts
39Boulder County11.696-2.59 pts
40Chaffee County11.448+2.25 pts
41Otero County10.999+1.23 pts
42Gunnison County10.988-0.12 pts
43Conejos County10.928+3.53 pts
44Yuma County10.834-5.52 pts
45Las Animas County10.798-2.32 pts
46Sedgwick County10.726+0.79 pts
47Rio Blanco County10.712-6.17 pts
48Baca County10.325+1.4 pts
49Summit County10.317+1.38 pts
50Adams County10.268-0.16 pts
51Montrose County10.068+0.1 pts
52Pueblo County9.779+0.77 pts
53Lake County9.651-2.3 pts
54Clear Creek County9.583+3.33 pts
55Lincoln County9.178+1.25 pts
56Fremont County8.998-0.13 pts
57Bent County8.808-2.49 pts
58Teller County8.775+2.36 pts
59Morgan County8.582-1.02 pts
60Grand County7.297-0.99 pts
61Costilla County7.285+3.1 pts
62Kiowa County6.911+2.38 pts
63Gilpin County5.497-3.12 pts
64Crowley County5.319-0.12 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Hinsdale County, with 29.008% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Crowley County, with 5.319% in 2017.

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