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Counties in Colorado by job destruction rate

Gilpin County had the highest job destruction rate of 64 counties in 2020, at 26.868%. Kiowa County had the lowest, at 2.365%. The median was 12.806% and the figure for Colorado was 12.662%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26.868Gilpin County
Lowest2.365Kiowa County
Median12.80664 counties
Colorado12.662History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 11.292 %Alamosa County: 9.046 %Arapahoe County: 14.632 %Archuleta County: 12.642 %Baca County: 11.24 %Bent County: 14.25 %Boulder County: 12.624 %Broomfield County: 15.287 %Chaffee County: 11.785 %Cheyenne County: 18.658 %Clear Creek County: 11.897 %Conejos County: 14.791 %Costilla County: 9.577 %Crowley County: 11.151 %Custer County: 14.941 %Delta County: 13.687 %Denver County: 12.267 %Dolores County: 15.962 %Douglas County: 10.987 %Eagle County: 20.442 %Elbert County: 13.925 %El Paso County: 11.418 %Fremont County: 13.279 %Garfield County: 13.115 %Gilpin County: 26.868 %Grand County: 12.256 %Gunnison County: 13.087 %Hinsdale County: 17.065 %Huerfano County: 10.541 %Jackson County: 17.874 %Jefferson County: 11.487 %Kiowa County: 2.365 %Kit Carson County: 12.472 %Lake County: 12.809 %La Plata County: 13.805 %Larimer County: 13.766 %Las Animas County: 15.192 %Lincoln County: 12.803 %Logan County: 13.481 %Mesa County: 10.881 %Mineral County: 18.705 %Moffat County: 12.38 %Montezuma County: 11.169 %Montrose County: 13.387 %Morgan County: 18.063 %Otero County: 12.312 %Ouray County: 18.538 %Park County: 17.152 %Phillips County: 9.848 %Pitkin County: 11.895 %Prowers County: 12.736 %Pueblo County: 8.669 %Rio Blanco County: 10.13 %Rio Grande County: 17.893 %Routt County: 13.033 %Saguache County: 15.059 %San Juan County: 16.698 %San Miguel County: 9.668 %Sedgwick County: 8.121 %Summit County: 15.417 %Teller County: 8.729 %Washington County: 10.423 %Weld County: 10.668 %Yuma County: 15.013 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Gilpin County: 26.868 %Gilpin County26.868Eagle County: 20.442 %Eagle County20.442Mineral County: 18.705 %Mineral County18.705Cheyenne County: 18.658 %Cheyenne County18.658Ouray County: 18.538 %Ouray County18.538Morgan County: 18.063 %Morgan County18.063Rio Grande County: 17.893 %Rio Grande County17.893Jackson County: 17.874 %Jackson County17.874Park County: 17.152 %Park County17.152Hinsdale County: 17.065 %Hinsdale County17.065San Juan County: 16.698 %San Juan County16.698Dolores County: 15.962 %Dolores County15.962Summit County: 15.417 %Summit County15.417Broomfield County: 15.287 %Broomfield County15.287Las Animas County: 15.192 %Las Animas County15.192Saguache County: 15.059 %Saguache County15.059Yuma County: 15.013 %Yuma County15.013Custer County: 14.941 %Custer County14.941Conejos County: 14.791 %Conejos County14.791Arapahoe County: 14.632 %Arapahoe County14.632Bent County: 14.25 %Bent County14.25Elbert County: 13.925 %Elbert County13.925La Plata County: 13.805 %La Plata County13.805Larimer County: 13.766 %Larimer County13.766Delta County: 13.687 %Delta County13.687Logan County: 13.481 %Logan County13.481Montrose County: 13.387 %Montrose County13.387Fremont County: 13.279 %Fremont County13.279Garfield County: 13.115 %Garfield County13.115Gunnison County: 13.087 %Gunnison County13.087Routt County: 13.033 %Routt County13.033Lake County: 12.809 %Lake County12.809Lincoln County: 12.803 %Lincoln County12.803Prowers County: 12.736 %Prowers County12.736Archuleta County: 12.642 %Archuleta County12.642Boulder County: 12.624 %Boulder County12.624Kit Carson County: 12.472 %Kit Carson County12.472Moffat County: 12.38 %Moffat County12.38Otero County: 12.312 %Otero County12.312Denver County: 12.267 %Denver County12.267Gilpin County: 26.868 %Gilpin County26.868Eagle County: 20.442 %Eagle County20.442Mineral County: 18.705 %Mineral County18.705Cheyenne County: 18.658 %Cheyenne County18.658Ouray County: 18.538 %Ouray County18.538Morgan County: 18.063 %Morgan County18.063Rio Grande County: 17.893 %Rio Grande County17.893Jackson County: 17.874 %Jackson County17.874Park County: 17.152 %Park County17.152Hinsdale County: 17.065 %Hinsdale County17.065San Juan County: 16.698 %San Juan County16.698Dolores County: 15.962 %Dolores County15.962Summit County: 15.417 %Summit County15.417Broomfield County: 15.287 %Broomfield County15.287Las Animas County: 15.192 %Las Animas County15.192Saguache County: 15.059 %Saguache County15.059Yuma County: 15.013 %Yuma County15.013Custer County: 14.941 %Custer County14.941Conejos County: 14.791 %Conejos County14.791Arapahoe County: 14.632 %Arapahoe County14.632Bent County: 14.25 %Bent County14.25Elbert County: 13.925 %Elbert County13.925La Plata County: 13.805 %La Plata County13.805Larimer County: 13.766 %Larimer County13.766Delta County: 13.687 %Delta County13.687Logan County: 13.481 %Logan County13.481Montrose County: 13.387 %Montrose County13.387Fremont County: 13.279 %Fremont County13.279Garfield County: 13.115 %Garfield County13.115Gunnison County: 13.087 %Gunnison County13.087Routt County: 13.033 %Routt County13.033Lake County: 12.809 %Lake County12.809Lincoln County: 12.803 %Lincoln County12.803Prowers County: 12.736 %Prowers County12.736Archuleta County: 12.642 %Archuleta County12.642Boulder County: 12.624 %Boulder County12.624Kit Carson County: 12.472 %Kit Carson County12.472Moffat County: 12.38 %Moffat County12.38Otero County: 12.312 %Otero County12.312Denver County: 12.267 %Denver County12.267
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Gilpin County26.868+16.53 pts
2Eagle County20.442+11.01 pts
3Mineral County18.705+4.91 pts
4Cheyenne County18.658+12.58 pts
5Ouray County18.538+4.58 pts
6Morgan County18.063+11.64 pts
7Rio Grande County17.893+3.84 pts
8Jackson County17.874+2.04 pts
9Park County17.152-0.52 pts
10Hinsdale County17.065+3.27 pts
11San Juan County16.698+0.03 pts
12Dolores County15.962+6.71 pts
13Summit County15.417+5.23 pts
14Broomfield County15.287+5.63 pts
15Las Animas County15.192+2.8 pts
16Saguache County15.059-0.82 pts
17Yuma County15.013+4.16 pts
18Custer County14.941+4.4 pts
19Conejos County14.791+3.06 pts
20Arapahoe County14.632+1.83 pts
21Bent County14.25+5.34 pts
22Elbert County13.925+0.04 pts
23La Plata County13.805+3.65 pts
24Larimer County13.766+3.17 pts
25Delta County13.687-7.01 pts
26Logan County13.481+1.69 pts
27Montrose County13.387+2.73 pts
28Fremont County13.279+2.22 pts
29Garfield County13.115+3.3 pts
30Gunnison County13.087+1.27 pts
31Routt County13.033+3.23 pts
32Lake County12.809+0.32 pts
33Lincoln County12.803-1.77 pts
34Prowers County12.736+5.16 pts
35Archuleta County12.642-2.32 pts
36Boulder County12.624+0.17 pts
37Kit Carson County12.472+3.47 pts
38Moffat County12.38+2.24 pts
39Otero County12.312+4.37 pts
40Denver County12.267+0.43 pts
41Grand County12.256+2.41 pts
42Clear Creek County11.897+5.22 pts
43Pitkin County11.895+1.89 pts
44Chaffee County11.785-0.9 pts
45Jefferson County11.487-1.05 pts
46El Paso County11.418+0.59 pts
47Adams County11.292+1.08 pts
48Baca County11.24+5.63 pts
49Montezuma County11.169+0.14 pts
50Crowley County11.151+2.9 pts
51Douglas County10.987-2.9 pts
52Mesa County10.881+0.41 pts
53Weld County10.668+0.76 pts
54Huerfano County10.541-2.48 pts
55Washington County10.423+1.82 pts
56Rio Blanco County10.13-3.7 pts
57Phillips County9.848+3.63 pts
58San Miguel County9.668+2.61 pts
59Costilla County9.577-0.32 pts
60Alamosa County9.046-0.91 pts
61Teller County8.729-0.25 pts
62Pueblo County8.669-0.27 pts
63Sedgwick County8.121-5.97 pts
64Kiowa County2.365-10.61 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Gilpin County, with 26.868% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Kiowa County, with 2.365% in 2020.

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