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Counties in Colorado by job destruction rate

Huerfano County had the highest job destruction rate of 64 counties in 2022, at 41.437%. Gilpin County had the lowest, at 3.922%. The median was 12.436% and the figure for Colorado was 12.552%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest41.437Huerfano County
Lowest3.922Gilpin County
Median12.43664 counties
Colorado12.552History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 11.654 %Alamosa County: 13.72 %Arapahoe County: 14.546 %Archuleta County: 11.518 %Baca County: 8.592 %Bent County: 13.576 %Boulder County: 13.332 %Broomfield County: 10.233 %Chaffee County: 12.287 %Cheyenne County: 31.2 %Clear Creek County: 9.667 %Conejos County: 10.041 %Costilla County: 15.504 %Crowley County: 15.137 %Custer County: 14.286 %Delta County: 13.905 %Denver County: 11.581 %Dolores County: 12.245 %Douglas County: 15.189 %Eagle County: 10.014 %Elbert County: 15.592 %El Paso County: 13.962 %Fremont County: 14.318 %Garfield County: 13.403 %Gilpin County: 3.922 %Grand County: 10.71 %Gunnison County: 14.532 %Hinsdale County: 20.225 %Huerfano County: 41.437 %Jackson County: 17.091 %Jefferson County: 12.647 %Kiowa County: 15.385 %Kit Carson County: 18.726 %Lake County: 13.501 %La Plata County: 23.372 %Larimer County: 12.42 %Las Animas County: 15.321 %Lincoln County: 9.127 %Logan County: 12.765 %Mesa County: 11.636 %Mineral County: 15.159 %Moffat County: 14.023 %Montezuma County: 14.568 %Montrose County: 9.873 %Morgan County: 11.337 %Otero County: 16.127 %Ouray County: 12.289 %Park County: 16.877 %Phillips County: 9.224 %Pitkin County: 8.224 %Prowers County: 10.536 %Pueblo County: 11.565 %Rio Blanco County: 7.841 %Rio Grande County: 13.367 %Routt County: 12.452 %Saguache County: 10.662 %San Juan County: 9.877 %San Miguel County: 9.912 %Sedgwick County: 9.276 %Summit County: 11.126 %Teller County: 12.211 %Washington County: 11.597 %Weld County: 11.102 %Yuma County: 11.461 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Huerfano County: 41.437 %Huerfano County41.437Cheyenne County: 31.2 %Cheyenne County31.2La Plata County: 23.372 %La Plata County23.372Hinsdale County: 20.225 %Hinsdale County20.225Kit Carson County: 18.726 %Kit Carson County18.726Jackson County: 17.091 %Jackson County17.091Park County: 16.877 %Park County16.877Otero County: 16.127 %Otero County16.127Elbert County: 15.592 %Elbert County15.592Costilla County: 15.504 %Costilla County15.504Kiowa County: 15.385 %Kiowa County15.385Las Animas County: 15.321 %Las Animas County15.321Douglas County: 15.189 %Douglas County15.189Mineral County: 15.159 %Mineral County15.159Crowley County: 15.137 %Crowley County15.137Montezuma County: 14.568 %Montezuma County14.568Arapahoe County: 14.546 %Arapahoe County14.546Gunnison County: 14.532 %Gunnison County14.532Fremont County: 14.318 %Fremont County14.318Custer County: 14.286 %Custer County14.286Moffat County: 14.023 %Moffat County14.023El Paso County: 13.962 %El Paso County13.962Delta County: 13.905 %Delta County13.905Alamosa County: 13.72 %Alamosa County13.72Bent County: 13.576 %Bent County13.576Lake County: 13.501 %Lake County13.501Garfield County: 13.403 %Garfield County13.403Rio Grande County: 13.367 %Rio Grande County13.367Boulder County: 13.332 %Boulder County13.332Logan County: 12.765 %Logan County12.765Jefferson County: 12.647 %Jefferson County12.647Routt County: 12.452 %Routt County12.452Larimer County: 12.42 %Larimer County12.42Ouray County: 12.289 %Ouray County12.289Chaffee County: 12.287 %Chaffee County12.287Dolores County: 12.245 %Dolores County12.245Teller County: 12.211 %Teller County12.211Adams County: 11.654 %Adams County11.654Mesa County: 11.636 %Mesa County11.636Washington County: 11.597 %Washington County11.597Huerfano County: 41.437 %Huerfano County41.437Cheyenne County: 31.2 %Cheyenne County31.2La Plata County: 23.372 %La Plata County23.372Hinsdale County: 20.225 %Hinsdale County20.225Kit Carson County: 18.726 %Kit Carson County18.726Jackson County: 17.091 %Jackson County17.091Park County: 16.877 %Park County16.877Otero County: 16.127 %Otero County16.127Elbert County: 15.592 %Elbert County15.592Costilla County: 15.504 %Costilla County15.504Kiowa County: 15.385 %Kiowa County15.385Las Animas County: 15.321 %Las Animas County15.321Douglas County: 15.189 %Douglas County15.189Mineral County: 15.159 %Mineral County15.159Crowley County: 15.137 %Crowley County15.137Montezuma County: 14.568 %Montezuma County14.568Arapahoe County: 14.546 %Arapahoe County14.546Gunnison County: 14.532 %Gunnison County14.532Fremont County: 14.318 %Fremont County14.318Custer County: 14.286 %Custer County14.286Moffat County: 14.023 %Moffat County14.023El Paso County: 13.962 %El Paso County13.962Delta County: 13.905 %Delta County13.905Alamosa County: 13.72 %Alamosa County13.72Bent County: 13.576 %Bent County13.576Lake County: 13.501 %Lake County13.501Garfield County: 13.403 %Garfield County13.403Rio Grande County: 13.367 %Rio Grande County13.367Boulder County: 13.332 %Boulder County13.332Logan County: 12.765 %Logan County12.765Jefferson County: 12.647 %Jefferson County12.647Routt County: 12.452 %Routt County12.452Larimer County: 12.42 %Larimer County12.42Ouray County: 12.289 %Ouray County12.289Chaffee County: 12.287 %Chaffee County12.287Dolores County: 12.245 %Dolores County12.245Teller County: 12.211 %Teller County12.211Adams County: 11.654 %Adams County11.654Mesa County: 11.636 %Mesa County11.636Washington County: 11.597 %Washington County11.597
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Huerfano County41.437+30.95 pts
2Cheyenne County31.2+6.39 pts
3La Plata County23.372+6.76 pts
4Hinsdale County20.225-10.76 pts
5Kit Carson County18.726+9.55 pts
6Jackson County17.091-1.97 pts
7Park County16.877-0.24 pts
8Otero County16.127+4.52 pts
9Elbert County15.592-2.58 pts
10Costilla County15.504+3.36 pts
11Kiowa County15.385+5.22 pts
12Las Animas County15.321+2.44 pts
13Douglas County15.189-1.04 pts
14Mineral County15.159-3.38 pts
15Crowley County15.137+4.27 pts
16Montezuma County14.568+4.73 pts
17Arapahoe County14.546-2.33 pts
18Gunnison County14.532+2.21 pts
19Fremont County14.318+0.6 pts
20Custer County14.286-1.44 pts
21Moffat County14.023+0.07 pts
22El Paso County13.962-2.11 pts
23Delta County13.905-2.22 pts
24Alamosa County13.72+2.23 pts
25Bent County13.576-2.71 pts
26Lake County13.501-10.57 pts
27Garfield County13.403-1.91 pts
28Rio Grande County13.367+4.59 pts
29Boulder County13.332-3.44 pts
30Logan County12.765-3.83 pts
31Jefferson County12.647-2.96 pts
32Routt County12.452-7.76 pts
33Larimer County12.42-3.76 pts
34Ouray County12.289-4.23 pts
35Chaffee County12.287-5.42 pts
36Dolores County12.245-8.88 pts
37Teller County12.211-0.97 pts
38Adams County11.654-2.48 pts
39Mesa County11.636-2.38 pts
40Washington County11.597+2.04 pts
41Denver County11.581-9.58 pts
42Pueblo County11.565-2.59 pts
43Archuleta County11.518-1.96 pts
44Yuma County11.461+2.06 pts
45Morgan County11.337-0.08 pts
46Summit County11.126-5.46 pts
47Weld County11.102-5.66 pts
48Grand County10.71-12.61 pts
49Saguache County10.662-4.35 pts
50Prowers County10.536-2.61 pts
51Broomfield County10.233-10.62 pts
52Conejos County10.041-3.19 pts
53Eagle County10.014-6.78 pts
54San Miguel County9.912-11.89 pts
55San Juan County9.877-9.4 pts
56Montrose County9.873-1.98 pts
57Clear Creek County9.667-18.41 pts
58Sedgwick County9.276-2.52 pts
59Phillips County9.224+0.37 pts
60Lincoln County9.127-4.37 pts
61Baca County8.592-0.04 pts
62Pitkin County8.224-27.72 pts
63Rio Blanco County7.841-5.33 pts
64Gilpin County3.922-15.38 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Huerfano County, with 41.437% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Gilpin County, with 3.922% in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

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