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Counties in Colorado by job destruction rate

Phillips County had the highest job destruction rate of 64 counties in 2018, at 28.571%. Crowley County had the lowest, at 2.326%. The median was 12.015% and the figure for Colorado was 12.029%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.571Phillips County
Lowest2.326Crowley County
Median12.01564 counties
Colorado12.029History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 12.33 %Alamosa County: 10.76 %Arapahoe County: 12.726 %Archuleta County: 12.04 %Baca County: 8.779 %Bent County: 6.707 %Boulder County: 12.134 %Broomfield County: 11.522 %Chaffee County: 13.121 %Cheyenne County: 7.583 %Clear Creek County: 10.41 %Conejos County: 10.367 %Costilla County: 10.089 %Crowley County: 2.326 %Custer County: 17.462 %Delta County: 12.28 %Denver County: 11.573 %Dolores County: 6.383 %Douglas County: 12.527 %Eagle County: 9.66 %Elbert County: 15.147 %El Paso County: 12.346 %Fremont County: 10.6 %Garfield County: 12.61 %Gilpin County: 13.594 %Grand County: 7.412 %Gunnison County: 13.341 %Hinsdale County: 19.835 %Huerfano County: 12.972 %Jackson County: 16.258 %Jefferson County: 14.147 %Kiowa County: 5.195 %Kit Carson County: 11.396 %Lake County: 10.041 %La Plata County: 12.176 %Larimer County: 12.255 %Las Animas County: 12.314 %Lincoln County: 8.154 %Logan County: 11.147 %Mesa County: 11.188 %Mineral County: 15.159 %Moffat County: 11.306 %Montezuma County: 15.861 %Montrose County: 10.017 %Morgan County: 8.214 %Otero County: 7.805 %Ouray County: 17.106 %Park County: 15.127 %Phillips County: 28.571 %Pitkin County: 10.905 %Prowers County: 11.989 %Pueblo County: 10.897 %Rio Blanco County: 12.701 %Rio Grande County: 8.393 %Routt County: 13.016 %Saguache County: 10.419 %San Juan County: 22.099 %San Miguel County: 12.729 %Sedgwick County: 13.261 %Summit County: 8.631 %Teller County: 8.393 %Washington County: 14.384 %Weld County: 9.274 %Yuma County: 12.73 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Phillips County: 28.571 %Phillips County28.571San Juan County: 22.099 %San Juan County22.099Hinsdale County: 19.835 %Hinsdale County19.835Custer County: 17.462 %Custer County17.462Ouray County: 17.106 %Ouray County17.106Jackson County: 16.258 %Jackson County16.258Montezuma County: 15.861 %Montezuma County15.861Mineral County: 15.159 %Mineral County15.159Elbert County: 15.147 %Elbert County15.147Park County: 15.127 %Park County15.127Washington County: 14.384 %Washington County14.384Jefferson County: 14.147 %Jefferson County14.147Gilpin County: 13.594 %Gilpin County13.594Gunnison County: 13.341 %Gunnison County13.341Sedgwick County: 13.261 %Sedgwick County13.261Chaffee County: 13.121 %Chaffee County13.121Routt County: 13.016 %Routt County13.016Huerfano County: 12.972 %Huerfano County12.972Yuma County: 12.73 %Yuma County12.73San Miguel County: 12.729 %San Miguel County12.729Arapahoe County: 12.726 %Arapahoe County12.726Rio Blanco County: 12.701 %Rio Blanco County12.701Garfield County: 12.61 %Garfield County12.61Douglas County: 12.527 %Douglas County12.527El Paso County: 12.346 %El Paso County12.346Adams County: 12.33 %Adams County12.33Las Animas County: 12.314 %Las Animas County12.314Delta County: 12.28 %Delta County12.28Larimer County: 12.255 %Larimer County12.255La Plata County: 12.176 %La Plata County12.176Boulder County: 12.134 %Boulder County12.134Archuleta County: 12.04 %Archuleta County12.04Prowers County: 11.989 %Prowers County11.989Denver County: 11.573 %Denver County11.573Broomfield County: 11.522 %Broomfield County11.522Kit Carson County: 11.396 %Kit Carson County11.396Moffat County: 11.306 %Moffat County11.306Mesa County: 11.188 %Mesa County11.188Logan County: 11.147 %Logan County11.147Pitkin County: 10.905 %Pitkin County10.905Phillips County: 28.571 %Phillips County28.571San Juan County: 22.099 %San Juan County22.099Hinsdale County: 19.835 %Hinsdale County19.835Custer County: 17.462 %Custer County17.462Ouray County: 17.106 %Ouray County17.106Jackson County: 16.258 %Jackson County16.258Montezuma County: 15.861 %Montezuma County15.861Mineral County: 15.159 %Mineral County15.159Elbert County: 15.147 %Elbert County15.147Park County: 15.127 %Park County15.127Washington County: 14.384 %Washington County14.384Jefferson County: 14.147 %Jefferson County14.147Gilpin County: 13.594 %Gilpin County13.594Gunnison County: 13.341 %Gunnison County13.341Sedgwick County: 13.261 %Sedgwick County13.261Chaffee County: 13.121 %Chaffee County13.121Routt County: 13.016 %Routt County13.016Huerfano County: 12.972 %Huerfano County12.972Yuma County: 12.73 %Yuma County12.73San Miguel County: 12.729 %San Miguel County12.729Arapahoe County: 12.726 %Arapahoe County12.726Rio Blanco County: 12.701 %Rio Blanco County12.701Garfield County: 12.61 %Garfield County12.61Douglas County: 12.527 %Douglas County12.527El Paso County: 12.346 %El Paso County12.346Adams County: 12.33 %Adams County12.33Las Animas County: 12.314 %Las Animas County12.314Delta County: 12.28 %Delta County12.28Larimer County: 12.255 %Larimer County12.255La Plata County: 12.176 %La Plata County12.176Boulder County: 12.134 %Boulder County12.134Archuleta County: 12.04 %Archuleta County12.04Prowers County: 11.989 %Prowers County11.989Denver County: 11.573 %Denver County11.573Broomfield County: 11.522 %Broomfield County11.522Kit Carson County: 11.396 %Kit Carson County11.396Moffat County: 11.306 %Moffat County11.306Mesa County: 11.188 %Mesa County11.188Logan County: 11.147 %Logan County11.147Pitkin County: 10.905 %Pitkin County10.905
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Phillips County28.571+16.31 pts
2San Juan County22.099+6.24 pts
3Hinsdale County19.835-9.17 pts
4Custer County17.462-6.03 pts
5Ouray County17.106+0.26 pts
6Jackson County16.258+2.38 pts
7Montezuma County15.861+2.27 pts
8Mineral County15.159+0.67 pts
9Elbert County15.147+2.49 pts
10Park County15.127-2.17 pts
11Washington County14.384+2.07 pts
12Jefferson County14.147+0.83 pts
13Gilpin County13.594+8.1 pts
14Gunnison County13.341+2.35 pts
15Sedgwick County13.261+2.53 pts
16Chaffee County13.121+1.67 pts
17Routt County13.016-2.04 pts
18Huerfano County12.972-1.28 pts
19Yuma County12.73+1.9 pts
20San Miguel County12.729-1.89 pts
21Arapahoe County12.726-2.07 pts
22Rio Blanco County12.701+1.99 pts
23Garfield County12.61-1.62 pts
24Douglas County12.527-1.51 pts
25El Paso County12.346+0.43 pts
26Adams County12.33+2.06 pts
27Las Animas County12.314+1.52 pts
28Delta County12.28-1.08 pts
29Larimer County12.255-1.94 pts
30La Plata County12.176-2.39 pts
31Boulder County12.134+0.44 pts
32Archuleta County12.04+0.01 pts
33Prowers County11.989-2.12 pts
34Denver County11.573-1.68 pts
35Broomfield County11.522-2.47 pts
36Kit Carson County11.396-10.72 pts
37Moffat County11.306-1.42 pts
38Mesa County11.188-1.58 pts
39Logan County11.147-3.61 pts
40Pitkin County10.905-1.09 pts
41Pueblo County10.897+1.12 pts
42Alamosa County10.76-3.52 pts
43Fremont County10.6+1.6 pts
44Saguache County10.419-8.27 pts
45Clear Creek County10.41+0.83 pts
46Conejos County10.367-0.56 pts
47Costilla County10.089+2.8 pts
48Lake County10.041+0.39 pts
49Montrose County10.017-0.05 pts
50Eagle County9.66-3.64 pts
51Weld County9.274-6.06 pts
52Baca County8.779-1.55 pts
53Summit County8.631-1.69 pts
54Rio Grande County8.393-4.36 pts
54Teller County8.393-0.38 pts
56Morgan County8.214-0.37 pts
57Lincoln County8.154-1.02 pts
58Otero County7.805-3.19 pts
59Cheyenne County7.583-13.24 pts
60Grand County7.412+0.12 pts
61Bent County6.707-2.1 pts
62Dolores County6.383-6.14 pts
63Kiowa County5.195-1.72 pts
64Crowley County2.326-2.99 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Phillips County, with 28.571% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Crowley County, with 2.326% in 2018.

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