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Counties in Idaho by job destruction rate, 2023

Camas County had the highest job destruction rate of 44 counties in 2023, at 24.473%. Butte County had the lowest, at 5.476%. The median was 11.782% and the figure for Idaho was 11.43%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.473Camas County
Lowest5.476Butte County
Median11.78244 counties
Idaho11.43History

Map of counties, 2023

Ada County: 11.053 %Adams County: 21.349 %Bannock County: 11.686 %Bear Lake County: 12.477 %Benewah County: 10.638 %Bingham County: 11.356 %Blaine County: 11.879 %Boise County: 23.909 %Bonner County: 13.436 %Bonneville County: 9 %Boundary County: 11.43 %Butte County: 5.476 %Camas County: 24.473 %Canyon County: 14.467 %Caribou County: 6.898 %Cassia County: 8.828 %Clark County: 12.389 %Clearwater County: 10.462 %Custer County: 19.139 %Elmore County: 15.594 %Franklin County: 11.953 %Fremont County: 14.956 %Gem County: 13.568 %Gooding County: 12.517 %Idaho County: 15.665 %Jefferson County: 15.016 %Jerome County: 9.63 %Kootenai County: 12.483 %Latah County: 10.017 %Lemhi County: 19.688 %Lewis County: 11.633 %Lincoln County: 13.749 %Madison County: 8.734 %Minidoka County: 9.254 %Nez Perce County: 11.35 %Oneida County: 11.185 %Owyhee County: 14.965 %Payette County: 9.74 %Power County: 10.007 %Shoshone County: 8.974 %Teton County: 17.294 %Twin Falls County: 11.33 %Valley County: 11.314 %Washington County: 13.628 %
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%, 2023. 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.

All counties, 2023

Camas County: 24.473 %Camas County24.473Boise County: 23.909 %Boise County23.909Adams County: 21.349 %Adams County21.349Lemhi County: 19.688 %Lemhi County19.688Custer County: 19.139 %Custer County19.139Teton County: 17.294 %Teton County17.294Idaho County: 15.665 %Idaho County15.665Elmore County: 15.594 %Elmore County15.594Jefferson County: 15.016 %Jefferson County15.016Owyhee County: 14.965 %Owyhee County14.965Fremont County: 14.956 %Fremont County14.956Canyon County: 14.467 %Canyon County14.467Lincoln County: 13.749 %Lincoln County13.749Washington County: 13.628 %Washington County13.628Gem County: 13.568 %Gem County13.568Bonner County: 13.436 %Bonner County13.436Gooding County: 12.517 %Gooding County12.517Kootenai County: 12.483 %Kootenai County12.483Bear Lake County: 12.477 %Bear Lake County12.477Clark County: 12.389 %Clark County12.389Franklin County: 11.953 %Franklin County11.953Blaine County: 11.879 %Blaine County11.879Bannock County: 11.686 %Bannock County11.686Lewis County: 11.633 %Lewis County11.633Boundary County: 11.43 %Boundary County11.43Bingham County: 11.356 %Bingham County11.356Nez Perce County: 11.35 %Nez Perce County11.35Twin Falls County: 11.33 %Twin Falls County11.33Valley County: 11.314 %Valley County11.314Oneida County: 11.185 %Oneida County11.185Ada County: 11.053 %Ada County11.053Benewah County: 10.638 %Benewah County10.638Clearwater County: 10.462 %Clearwater County10.462Latah County: 10.017 %Latah County10.017Power County: 10.007 %Power County10.007Payette County: 9.74 %Payette County9.74Jerome County: 9.63 %Jerome County9.63Minidoka County: 9.254 %Minidoka County9.254Bonneville County: 9 %Bonneville County9Shoshone County: 8.974 %Shoshone County8.974Cassia County: 8.828 %Cassia County8.828Madison County: 8.734 %Madison County8.734Caribou County: 6.898 %Caribou County6.898Butte County: 5.476 %Butte County5.476Camas County: 24.473 %Camas County24.473Boise County: 23.909 %Boise County23.909Adams County: 21.349 %Adams County21.349Lemhi County: 19.688 %Lemhi County19.688Custer County: 19.139 %Custer County19.139Teton County: 17.294 %Teton County17.294Idaho County: 15.665 %Idaho County15.665Elmore County: 15.594 %Elmore County15.594Jefferson County: 15.016 %Jefferson County15.016Owyhee County: 14.965 %Owyhee County14.965Fremont County: 14.956 %Fremont County14.956Canyon County: 14.467 %Canyon County14.467Lincoln County: 13.749 %Lincoln County13.749Washington County: 13.628 %Washington County13.628Gem County: 13.568 %Gem County13.568Bonner County: 13.436 %Bonner County13.436Gooding County: 12.517 %Gooding County12.517Kootenai County: 12.483 %Kootenai County12.483Bear Lake County: 12.477 %Bear Lake County12.477Clark County: 12.389 %Clark County12.389Franklin County: 11.953 %Franklin County11.953Blaine County: 11.879 %Blaine County11.879Bannock County: 11.686 %Bannock County11.686Lewis County: 11.633 %Lewis County11.633Boundary County: 11.43 %Boundary County11.43Bingham County: 11.356 %Bingham County11.356Nez Perce County: 11.35 %Nez Perce County11.35Twin Falls County: 11.33 %Twin Falls County11.33Valley County: 11.314 %Valley County11.314Oneida County: 11.185 %Oneida County11.185Ada County: 11.053 %Ada County11.053Benewah County: 10.638 %Benewah County10.638Clearwater County: 10.462 %Clearwater County10.462Latah County: 10.017 %Latah County10.017Power County: 10.007 %Power County10.007Payette County: 9.74 %Payette County9.74Jerome County: 9.63 %Jerome County9.63Minidoka County: 9.254 %Minidoka County9.254Bonneville County: 9 %Bonneville County9Shoshone County: 8.974 %Shoshone County8.974Cassia County: 8.828 %Cassia County8.828Madison County: 8.734 %Madison County8.734Caribou County: 6.898 %Caribou County6.898Butte County: 5.476 %Butte County5.476
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Camas County24.473+19.21 pts
2Boise County23.909+12.66 pts
3Adams County21.349+6.26 pts
4Lemhi County19.688+9.15 pts
5Custer County19.139+0.13 pts
6Teton County17.294+3.24 pts
7Idaho County15.665+0.15 pts
8Elmore County15.594+6.04 pts
9Jefferson County15.016+3.5 pts
10Owyhee County14.965+0.22 pts
11Fremont County14.956+2.65 pts
12Canyon County14.467+4.93 pts
13Lincoln County13.749+4.96 pts
14Washington County13.628+0.63 pts
15Gem County13.568+3.11 pts
16Bonner County13.436-0.01 pts
17Gooding County12.517+3.6 pts
18Kootenai County12.483-0.56 pts
19Bear Lake County12.477+0.29 pts
20Clark County12.389-40.39 pts
21Franklin County11.953+0.67 pts
22Blaine County11.879+0.62 pts
23Bannock County11.686+2.17 pts
24Lewis County11.633+4.92 pts
25Boundary County11.43-0.33 pts
26Bingham County11.356+0.63 pts
27Nez Perce County11.35+1.7 pts
28Twin Falls County11.33+1.33 pts
29Valley County11.314-0.07 pts
30Oneida County11.185+1.61 pts
31Ada County11.053+0.22 pts
32Benewah County10.638-0.91 pts
33Clearwater County10.462-3.53 pts
34Latah County10.017-2.41 pts
35Power County10.007+0.22 pts
36Payette County9.74-0.75 pts
37Jerome County9.63-1.31 pts
38Minidoka County9.254-0.8 pts
39Bonneville County9-3.18 pts
40Shoshone County8.974+1.81 pts
41Cassia County8.828-1.08 pts
42Madison County8.734+1.97 pts
43Caribou County6.898-1.61 pts
44Butte County5.476-2.02 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.

How to cite

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 Idaho by job destruction rate, 2023) [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 Idaho by job destruction rate, 2023. 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/idaho-counties. 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 Idaho by job destruction rate, 2023. 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/idaho-counties.

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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 Idaho by job destruction rate, 2023 [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/idaho-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Camas County, with 24.473% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Butte County, with 5.476% in 2023.

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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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