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Counties in Idaho by job destruction rate

Custer County had the highest job destruction rate of 44 counties in 2015, at 33.716%. Oneida County had the lowest, at 6.032%. The median was 9.882% and the figure for Idaho was 10.276%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.716Custer County
Lowest6.032Oneida County
Median9.88244 counties
Idaho10.276History

Map of counties, 2015

Ada County: 10.061 %Adams County: 13.422 %Bannock County: 15.037 %Bear Lake County: 11.516 %Benewah County: 9.116 %Bingham County: 10.434 %Blaine County: 11.212 %Boise County: 9.79 %Bonner County: 13.08 %Bonneville County: 9.202 %Boundary County: 13.287 %Butte County: 22.222 %Camas County: 8.287 %Canyon County: 9.475 %Caribou County: 14.812 %Cassia County: 7.63 %Clark County: 6.25 %Clearwater County: 9.881 %Custer County: 33.716 %Elmore County: 11.045 %Franklin County: 9.095 %Fremont County: 14.52 %Gem County: 11.077 %Gooding County: 7.451 %Idaho County: 9.561 %Jefferson County: 8.687 %Jerome County: 8.305 %Kootenai County: 12.646 %Latah County: 10.341 %Lemhi County: 12.664 %Lewis County: 9.192 %Lincoln County: 19.359 %Madison County: 7.839 %Minidoka County: 8.156 %Nez Perce County: 8.607 %Oneida County: 6.032 %Owyhee County: 9.421 %Payette County: 11.48 %Power County: 7.58 %Shoshone County: 8.937 %Teton County: 18.449 %Twin Falls County: 9.883 %Valley County: 9.226 %Washington County: 10.626 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Custer County: 33.716 %Custer County33.716Butte County: 22.222 %Butte County22.222Lincoln County: 19.359 %Lincoln County19.359Teton County: 18.449 %Teton County18.449Bannock County: 15.037 %Bannock County15.037Caribou County: 14.812 %Caribou County14.812Fremont County: 14.52 %Fremont County14.52Adams County: 13.422 %Adams County13.422Boundary County: 13.287 %Boundary County13.287Bonner County: 13.08 %Bonner County13.08Lemhi County: 12.664 %Lemhi County12.664Kootenai County: 12.646 %Kootenai County12.646Bear Lake County: 11.516 %Bear Lake County11.516Payette County: 11.48 %Payette County11.48Blaine County: 11.212 %Blaine County11.212Gem County: 11.077 %Gem County11.077Elmore County: 11.045 %Elmore County11.045Washington County: 10.626 %Washington County10.626Bingham County: 10.434 %Bingham County10.434Latah County: 10.341 %Latah County10.341Ada County: 10.061 %Ada County10.061Twin Falls County: 9.883 %Twin Falls County9.883Clearwater County: 9.881 %Clearwater County9.881Boise County: 9.79 %Boise County9.79Idaho County: 9.561 %Idaho County9.561Canyon County: 9.475 %Canyon County9.475Owyhee County: 9.421 %Owyhee County9.421Valley County: 9.226 %Valley County9.226Bonneville County: 9.202 %Bonneville County9.202Lewis County: 9.192 %Lewis County9.192Benewah County: 9.116 %Benewah County9.116Franklin County: 9.095 %Franklin County9.095Shoshone County: 8.937 %Shoshone County8.937Jefferson County: 8.687 %Jefferson County8.687Nez Perce County: 8.607 %Nez Perce County8.607Jerome County: 8.305 %Jerome County8.305Camas County: 8.287 %Camas County8.287Minidoka County: 8.156 %Minidoka County8.156Madison County: 7.839 %Madison County7.839Cassia County: 7.63 %Cassia County7.63Power County: 7.58 %Power County7.58Gooding County: 7.451 %Gooding County7.451Clark County: 6.25 %Clark County6.25Oneida County: 6.032 %Oneida County6.032Custer County: 33.716 %Custer County33.716Butte County: 22.222 %Butte County22.222Lincoln County: 19.359 %Lincoln County19.359Teton County: 18.449 %Teton County18.449Bannock County: 15.037 %Bannock County15.037Caribou County: 14.812 %Caribou County14.812Fremont County: 14.52 %Fremont County14.52Adams County: 13.422 %Adams County13.422Boundary County: 13.287 %Boundary County13.287Bonner County: 13.08 %Bonner County13.08Lemhi County: 12.664 %Lemhi County12.664Kootenai County: 12.646 %Kootenai County12.646Bear Lake County: 11.516 %Bear Lake County11.516Payette County: 11.48 %Payette County11.48Blaine County: 11.212 %Blaine County11.212Gem County: 11.077 %Gem County11.077Elmore County: 11.045 %Elmore County11.045Washington County: 10.626 %Washington County10.626Bingham County: 10.434 %Bingham County10.434Latah County: 10.341 %Latah County10.341Ada County: 10.061 %Ada County10.061Twin Falls County: 9.883 %Twin Falls County9.883Clearwater County: 9.881 %Clearwater County9.881Boise County: 9.79 %Boise County9.79Idaho County: 9.561 %Idaho County9.561Canyon County: 9.475 %Canyon County9.475Owyhee County: 9.421 %Owyhee County9.421Valley County: 9.226 %Valley County9.226Bonneville County: 9.202 %Bonneville County9.202Lewis County: 9.192 %Lewis County9.192Benewah County: 9.116 %Benewah County9.116Franklin County: 9.095 %Franklin County9.095Shoshone County: 8.937 %Shoshone County8.937Jefferson County: 8.687 %Jefferson County8.687Nez Perce County: 8.607 %Nez Perce County8.607Jerome County: 8.305 %Jerome County8.305Camas County: 8.287 %Camas County8.287Minidoka County: 8.156 %Minidoka County8.156Madison County: 7.839 %Madison County7.839Cassia County: 7.63 %Cassia County7.63Power County: 7.58 %Power County7.58Gooding County: 7.451 %Gooding County7.451Clark County: 6.25 %Clark County6.25Oneida County: 6.032 %Oneida County6.032
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Custer County33.716+18.57 pts
2Butte County22.222+5.87 pts
3Lincoln County19.359+2.79 pts
4Teton County18.449+8.03 pts
5Bannock County15.037+2.77 pts
6Caribou County14.812+7.03 pts
7Fremont County14.52-0.66 pts
8Adams County13.422-2.4 pts
9Boundary County13.287+3.99 pts
10Bonner County13.08+1.13 pts
11Lemhi County12.664+3.54 pts
12Kootenai County12.646+0.99 pts
13Bear Lake County11.516+3.08 pts
14Payette County11.48+1.56 pts
15Blaine County11.212-4.76 pts
16Gem County11.077-5.48 pts
17Elmore County11.045+1.85 pts
18Washington County10.626+1.47 pts
19Bingham County10.434+0.75 pts
20Latah County10.341+0.16 pts
21Ada County10.061-3.28 pts
22Twin Falls County9.883+1.56 pts
23Clearwater County9.881-2.25 pts
24Boise County9.79+2.74 pts
25Idaho County9.561-1.27 pts
26Canyon County9.475-1.23 pts
27Owyhee County9.421-9.69 pts
28Valley County9.226-2.64 pts
29Bonneville County9.202-0.87 pts
30Lewis County9.192-3.06 pts
31Benewah County9.116-3.35 pts
32Franklin County9.095+1.14 pts
33Shoshone County8.937-4.09 pts
34Jefferson County8.687-2.2 pts
35Nez Perce County8.607-1.39 pts
36Jerome County8.305-0.88 pts
37Camas County8.287-19.44 pts
38Minidoka County8.156+1.34 pts
39Madison County7.839+1.65 pts
40Cassia County7.63-1.6 pts
41Power County7.58+0.95 pts
42Gooding County7.451+0.22 pts
43Clark County6.25+2.33 pts
44Oneida County6.032-1.53 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Custer County, with 33.716% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Oneida County, with 6.032% in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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