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Counties in Colorado by job destruction rate

Delta County had the highest job destruction rate of 64 counties in 2019, at 20.698%. Baca County had the lowest, at 5.615%. The median was 10.629% and the figure for Colorado was 11.301%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.698Delta County
Lowest5.615Baca County
Median10.62964 counties
Colorado11.301History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 10.214 %Alamosa County: 9.96 %Arapahoe County: 12.806 %Archuleta County: 14.963 %Baca County: 5.615 %Bent County: 8.915 %Boulder County: 12.457 %Broomfield County: 9.656 %Chaffee County: 12.689 %Cheyenne County: 6.074 %Clear Creek County: 6.678 %Conejos County: 11.728 %Costilla County: 9.901 %Crowley County: 8.251 %Custer County: 10.545 %Delta County: 20.698 %Denver County: 11.841 %Dolores County: 9.25 %Douglas County: 13.888 %Eagle County: 9.432 %Elbert County: 13.885 %El Paso County: 10.832 %Fremont County: 11.059 %Garfield County: 9.815 %Gilpin County: 10.338 %Grand County: 9.843 %Gunnison County: 11.816 %Hinsdale County: 13.793 %Huerfano County: 13.018 %Jackson County: 15.836 %Jefferson County: 12.542 %Kiowa County: 12.973 %Kit Carson County: 8.997 %Lake County: 12.487 %La Plata County: 10.157 %Larimer County: 10.598 %Las Animas County: 12.393 %Lincoln County: 14.575 %Logan County: 11.796 %Mesa County: 10.469 %Mineral County: 13.793 %Moffat County: 10.144 %Montezuma County: 11.028 %Montrose County: 10.659 %Morgan County: 6.427 %Otero County: 7.945 %Ouray County: 13.955 %Park County: 17.673 %Phillips County: 6.217 %Pitkin County: 10.007 %Prowers County: 7.58 %Pueblo County: 8.938 %Rio Blanco County: 13.833 %Rio Grande County: 14.054 %Routt County: 9.805 %Saguache County: 15.878 %San Juan County: 16.667 %San Miguel County: 7.061 %Sedgwick County: 14.091 %Summit County: 10.191 %Teller County: 8.98 %Washington County: 8.6 %Weld County: 9.904 %Yuma County: 10.855 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Delta County: 20.698 %Delta County20.698Park County: 17.673 %Park County17.673San Juan County: 16.667 %San Juan County16.667Saguache County: 15.878 %Saguache County15.878Jackson County: 15.836 %Jackson County15.836Archuleta County: 14.963 %Archuleta County14.963Lincoln County: 14.575 %Lincoln County14.575Sedgwick County: 14.091 %Sedgwick County14.091Rio Grande County: 14.054 %Rio Grande County14.054Ouray County: 13.955 %Ouray County13.955Douglas County: 13.888 %Douglas County13.888Elbert County: 13.885 %Elbert County13.885Rio Blanco County: 13.833 %Rio Blanco County13.833Hinsdale County: 13.793 %Hinsdale County13.793Mineral County: 13.793 %Mineral County13.793Huerfano County: 13.018 %Huerfano County13.018Kiowa County: 12.973 %Kiowa County12.973Arapahoe County: 12.806 %Arapahoe County12.806Chaffee County: 12.689 %Chaffee County12.689Jefferson County: 12.542 %Jefferson County12.542Lake County: 12.487 %Lake County12.487Boulder County: 12.457 %Boulder County12.457Las Animas County: 12.393 %Las Animas County12.393Denver County: 11.841 %Denver County11.841Gunnison County: 11.816 %Gunnison County11.816Logan County: 11.796 %Logan County11.796Conejos County: 11.728 %Conejos County11.728Fremont County: 11.059 %Fremont County11.059Montezuma County: 11.028 %Montezuma County11.028Yuma County: 10.855 %Yuma County10.855El Paso County: 10.832 %El Paso County10.832Montrose County: 10.659 %Montrose County10.659Larimer County: 10.598 %Larimer County10.598Custer County: 10.545 %Custer County10.545Mesa County: 10.469 %Mesa County10.469Gilpin County: 10.338 %Gilpin County10.338Adams County: 10.214 %Adams County10.214Summit County: 10.191 %Summit County10.191La Plata County: 10.157 %La Plata County10.157Moffat County: 10.144 %Moffat County10.144Delta County: 20.698 %Delta County20.698Park County: 17.673 %Park County17.673San Juan County: 16.667 %San Juan County16.667Saguache County: 15.878 %Saguache County15.878Jackson County: 15.836 %Jackson County15.836Archuleta County: 14.963 %Archuleta County14.963Lincoln County: 14.575 %Lincoln County14.575Sedgwick County: 14.091 %Sedgwick County14.091Rio Grande County: 14.054 %Rio Grande County14.054Ouray County: 13.955 %Ouray County13.955Douglas County: 13.888 %Douglas County13.888Elbert County: 13.885 %Elbert County13.885Rio Blanco County: 13.833 %Rio Blanco County13.833Hinsdale County: 13.793 %Hinsdale County13.793Mineral County: 13.793 %Mineral County13.793Huerfano County: 13.018 %Huerfano County13.018Kiowa County: 12.973 %Kiowa County12.973Arapahoe County: 12.806 %Arapahoe County12.806Chaffee County: 12.689 %Chaffee County12.689Jefferson County: 12.542 %Jefferson County12.542Lake County: 12.487 %Lake County12.487Boulder County: 12.457 %Boulder County12.457Las Animas County: 12.393 %Las Animas County12.393Denver County: 11.841 %Denver County11.841Gunnison County: 11.816 %Gunnison County11.816Logan County: 11.796 %Logan County11.796Conejos County: 11.728 %Conejos County11.728Fremont County: 11.059 %Fremont County11.059Montezuma County: 11.028 %Montezuma County11.028Yuma County: 10.855 %Yuma County10.855El Paso County: 10.832 %El Paso County10.832Montrose County: 10.659 %Montrose County10.659Larimer County: 10.598 %Larimer County10.598Custer County: 10.545 %Custer County10.545Mesa County: 10.469 %Mesa County10.469Gilpin County: 10.338 %Gilpin County10.338Adams County: 10.214 %Adams County10.214Summit County: 10.191 %Summit County10.191La Plata County: 10.157 %La Plata County10.157Moffat County: 10.144 %Moffat County10.144
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Delta County20.698+8.42 pts
2Park County17.673+2.55 pts
3San Juan County16.667-5.43 pts
4Saguache County15.878+5.46 pts
5Jackson County15.836-0.42 pts
6Archuleta County14.963+2.92 pts
7Lincoln County14.575+6.42 pts
8Sedgwick County14.091+0.83 pts
9Rio Grande County14.054+5.66 pts
10Ouray County13.955-3.15 pts
11Douglas County13.888+1.36 pts
12Elbert County13.885-1.26 pts
13Rio Blanco County13.833+1.13 pts
14Hinsdale County13.793-6.04 pts
14Mineral County13.793-1.37 pts
16Huerfano County13.018+0.05 pts
17Kiowa County12.973+7.78 pts
18Arapahoe County12.806+0.08 pts
19Chaffee County12.689-0.43 pts
20Jefferson County12.542-1.61 pts
21Lake County12.487+2.45 pts
22Boulder County12.457+0.32 pts
23Las Animas County12.393+0.08 pts
24Denver County11.841+0.27 pts
25Gunnison County11.816-1.52 pts
26Logan County11.796+0.65 pts
27Conejos County11.728+1.36 pts
28Fremont County11.059+0.46 pts
29Montezuma County11.028-4.83 pts
30Yuma County10.855-1.88 pts
31El Paso County10.832-1.51 pts
32Montrose County10.659+0.64 pts
33Larimer County10.598-1.66 pts
34Custer County10.545-6.92 pts
35Mesa County10.469-0.72 pts
36Gilpin County10.338-3.26 pts
37Adams County10.214-2.12 pts
38Summit County10.191+1.56 pts
39La Plata County10.157-2.02 pts
40Moffat County10.144-1.16 pts
41Pitkin County10.007-0.9 pts
42Alamosa County9.96-0.8 pts
43Weld County9.904+0.63 pts
44Costilla County9.901-0.19 pts
45Grand County9.843+2.43 pts
46Garfield County9.815-2.79 pts
47Routt County9.805-3.21 pts
48Broomfield County9.656-1.87 pts
49Eagle County9.432-0.23 pts
50Dolores County9.25+2.87 pts
51Kit Carson County8.997-2.4 pts
52Teller County8.98+0.59 pts
53Pueblo County8.938-1.96 pts
54Bent County8.915+2.21 pts
55Washington County8.6-5.78 pts
56Crowley County8.251+5.92 pts
57Otero County7.945+0.14 pts
58Prowers County7.58-4.41 pts
59San Miguel County7.061-5.67 pts
60Clear Creek County6.678-3.73 pts
61Morgan County6.427-1.79 pts
62Phillips County6.217-22.35 pts
63Cheyenne County6.074-1.51 pts
64Baca County5.615-3.16 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Delta County, with 20.698% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Baca County, with 5.615% in 2019.

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