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Counties in Idaho by job destruction rate

Adams County had the highest job destruction rate of 44 counties in 2012, at 21.28%. Camas County had the lowest, at 4.255%. The median was 12.095% and the figure for Idaho was 11.951%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.28Adams County
Lowest4.255Camas County
Median12.09544 counties
Idaho11.951History

Map of counties, 2012

Ada County: 10.879 %Adams County: 21.28 %Bannock County: 18.073 %Bear Lake County: 13.883 %Benewah County: 9.443 %Bingham County: 10.844 %Blaine County: 16.603 %Boise County: 13.12 %Bonner County: 13.434 %Bonneville County: 13.918 %Boundary County: 12.358 %Butte County: 9.929 %Camas County: 4.255 %Canyon County: 10.376 %Caribou County: 6.265 %Cassia County: 11.032 %Clark County: 9.581 %Clearwater County: 12.084 %Custer County: 14.89 %Elmore County: 10.88 %Franklin County: 15.036 %Fremont County: 16.983 %Gem County: 18.308 %Gooding County: 12.299 %Idaho County: 10.749 %Jefferson County: 12.741 %Jerome County: 13.25 %Kootenai County: 13.445 %Latah County: 12.105 %Lemhi County: 11.861 %Lewis County: 17.232 %Lincoln County: 11.429 %Madison County: 8.759 %Minidoka County: 11.86 %Nez Perce County: 8.428 %Oneida County: 11.656 %Owyhee County: 20.886 %Payette County: 13.043 %Power County: 7.042 %Shoshone County: 11.339 %Teton County: 19.724 %Twin Falls County: 10.934 %Valley County: 15.578 %Washington County: 9.509 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Adams County: 21.28 %Adams County21.28Owyhee County: 20.886 %Owyhee County20.886Teton County: 19.724 %Teton County19.724Gem County: 18.308 %Gem County18.308Bannock County: 18.073 %Bannock County18.073Lewis County: 17.232 %Lewis County17.232Fremont County: 16.983 %Fremont County16.983Blaine County: 16.603 %Blaine County16.603Valley County: 15.578 %Valley County15.578Franklin County: 15.036 %Franklin County15.036Custer County: 14.89 %Custer County14.89Bonneville County: 13.918 %Bonneville County13.918Bear Lake County: 13.883 %Bear Lake County13.883Kootenai County: 13.445 %Kootenai County13.445Bonner County: 13.434 %Bonner County13.434Jerome County: 13.25 %Jerome County13.25Boise County: 13.12 %Boise County13.12Payette County: 13.043 %Payette County13.043Jefferson County: 12.741 %Jefferson County12.741Boundary County: 12.358 %Boundary County12.358Gooding County: 12.299 %Gooding County12.299Latah County: 12.105 %Latah County12.105Clearwater County: 12.084 %Clearwater County12.084Lemhi County: 11.861 %Lemhi County11.861Minidoka County: 11.86 %Minidoka County11.86Oneida County: 11.656 %Oneida County11.656Lincoln County: 11.429 %Lincoln County11.429Shoshone County: 11.339 %Shoshone County11.339Cassia County: 11.032 %Cassia County11.032Twin Falls County: 10.934 %Twin Falls County10.934Elmore County: 10.88 %Elmore County10.88Ada County: 10.879 %Ada County10.879Bingham County: 10.844 %Bingham County10.844Idaho County: 10.749 %Idaho County10.749Canyon County: 10.376 %Canyon County10.376Butte County: 9.929 %Butte County9.929Clark County: 9.581 %Clark County9.581Washington County: 9.509 %Washington County9.509Benewah County: 9.443 %Benewah County9.443Madison County: 8.759 %Madison County8.759Nez Perce County: 8.428 %Nez Perce County8.428Power County: 7.042 %Power County7.042Caribou County: 6.265 %Caribou County6.265Camas County: 4.255 %Camas County4.255Adams County: 21.28 %Adams County21.28Owyhee County: 20.886 %Owyhee County20.886Teton County: 19.724 %Teton County19.724Gem County: 18.308 %Gem County18.308Bannock County: 18.073 %Bannock County18.073Lewis County: 17.232 %Lewis County17.232Fremont County: 16.983 %Fremont County16.983Blaine County: 16.603 %Blaine County16.603Valley County: 15.578 %Valley County15.578Franklin County: 15.036 %Franklin County15.036Custer County: 14.89 %Custer County14.89Bonneville County: 13.918 %Bonneville County13.918Bear Lake County: 13.883 %Bear Lake County13.883Kootenai County: 13.445 %Kootenai County13.445Bonner County: 13.434 %Bonner County13.434Jerome County: 13.25 %Jerome County13.25Boise County: 13.12 %Boise County13.12Payette County: 13.043 %Payette County13.043Jefferson County: 12.741 %Jefferson County12.741Boundary County: 12.358 %Boundary County12.358Gooding County: 12.299 %Gooding County12.299Latah County: 12.105 %Latah County12.105Clearwater County: 12.084 %Clearwater County12.084Lemhi County: 11.861 %Lemhi County11.861Minidoka County: 11.86 %Minidoka County11.86Oneida County: 11.656 %Oneida County11.656Lincoln County: 11.429 %Lincoln County11.429Shoshone County: 11.339 %Shoshone County11.339Cassia County: 11.032 %Cassia County11.032Twin Falls County: 10.934 %Twin Falls County10.934Elmore County: 10.88 %Elmore County10.88Ada County: 10.879 %Ada County10.879Bingham County: 10.844 %Bingham County10.844Idaho County: 10.749 %Idaho County10.749Canyon County: 10.376 %Canyon County10.376Butte County: 9.929 %Butte County9.929Clark County: 9.581 %Clark County9.581Washington County: 9.509 %Washington County9.509Benewah County: 9.443 %Benewah County9.443Madison County: 8.759 %Madison County8.759Nez Perce County: 8.428 %Nez Perce County8.428Power County: 7.042 %Power County7.042Caribou County: 6.265 %Caribou County6.265Camas County: 4.255 %Camas County4.255
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Adams County21.28+1.71 pts
2Owyhee County20.886+9.53 pts
3Teton County19.724-1.86 pts
4Gem County18.308-1.7 pts
5Bannock County18.073+0.34 pts
6Lewis County17.232+8.9 pts
7Fremont County16.983+2.65 pts
8Blaine County16.603+1.89 pts
9Valley County15.578+0.68 pts
10Franklin County15.036+5.58 pts
11Custer County14.89+5.55 pts
12Bonneville County13.918+1.97 pts
13Bear Lake County13.883+4.53 pts
14Kootenai County13.445-0.66 pts
15Bonner County13.434-2.63 pts
16Jerome County13.25+2.49 pts
17Boise County13.12+0.24 pts
18Payette County13.043-0.07 pts
19Jefferson County12.741-4.6 pts
20Boundary County12.358-2.71 pts
21Gooding County12.299-2.62 pts
22Latah County12.105-2.77 pts
23Clearwater County12.084-0.96 pts
24Lemhi County11.861-5.07 pts
25Minidoka County11.86+0.11 pts
26Oneida County11.656+3.98 pts
27Lincoln County11.429+0.66 pts
28Shoshone County11.339+1.24 pts
29Cassia County11.032-0.36 pts
30Twin Falls County10.934-4.91 pts
31Elmore County10.88-2.33 pts
32Ada County10.879-2.74 pts
33Bingham County10.844+0.99 pts
34Idaho County10.749-4.93 pts
35Canyon County10.376-0.47 pts
36Butte County9.929-9.31 pts
37Clark County9.581-39.27 pts
38Washington County9.509-5.07 pts
39Benewah County9.443-3.28 pts
40Madison County8.759+0.44 pts
41Nez Perce County8.428-2.09 pts
42Power County7.042-2.21 pts
43Caribou County6.265-10.19 pts
44Camas County4.255-20.52 pts

Other periods

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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Adams County, with 21.28% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Camas County, with 4.255% in 2012.

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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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