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Counties in Idaho by job destruction rate

Boise County had the highest job destruction rate of 44 counties in 2016, at 66.779%. Clark County had the lowest, at 4.969%. The median was 10.388% and the figure for Idaho was 10.717%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest66.779Boise County
Lowest4.969Clark County
Median10.38844 counties
Idaho10.717History

Map of counties, 2016

Ada County: 10.463 %Adams County: 25.386 %Bannock County: 12.056 %Bear Lake County: 6.769 %Benewah County: 6.633 %Bingham County: 15.186 %Blaine County: 11.027 %Boise County: 66.779 %Bonner County: 9.298 %Bonneville County: 8.37 %Boundary County: 9.248 %Butte County: 15.199 %Camas County: 7.123 %Canyon County: 10.232 %Caribou County: 6.9 %Cassia County: 10.531 %Clark County: 4.969 %Clearwater County: 11.097 %Custer County: 14.917 %Elmore County: 6.703 %Franklin County: 10.462 %Fremont County: 21.096 %Gem County: 13.867 %Gooding County: 10.958 %Idaho County: 10.696 %Jefferson County: 24.191 %Jerome County: 8.777 %Kootenai County: 8.723 %Latah County: 10.313 %Lemhi County: 10.569 %Lewis County: 9.653 %Lincoln County: 21.596 %Madison County: 5.98 %Minidoka County: 8.131 %Nez Perce County: 6.758 %Oneida County: 6.689 %Owyhee County: 8.593 %Payette County: 8.714 %Power County: 8.142 %Shoshone County: 8.906 %Teton County: 12.109 %Twin Falls County: 12.535 %Valley County: 14.702 %Washington County: 15.795 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Boise County: 66.779 %Boise County66.779Adams County: 25.386 %Adams County25.386Jefferson County: 24.191 %Jefferson County24.191Lincoln County: 21.596 %Lincoln County21.596Fremont County: 21.096 %Fremont County21.096Washington County: 15.795 %Washington County15.795Butte County: 15.199 %Butte County15.199Bingham County: 15.186 %Bingham County15.186Custer County: 14.917 %Custer County14.917Valley County: 14.702 %Valley County14.702Gem County: 13.867 %Gem County13.867Twin Falls County: 12.535 %Twin Falls County12.535Teton County: 12.109 %Teton County12.109Bannock County: 12.056 %Bannock County12.056Clearwater County: 11.097 %Clearwater County11.097Blaine County: 11.027 %Blaine County11.027Gooding County: 10.958 %Gooding County10.958Idaho County: 10.696 %Idaho County10.696Lemhi County: 10.569 %Lemhi County10.569Cassia County: 10.531 %Cassia County10.531Ada County: 10.463 %Ada County10.463Franklin County: 10.462 %Franklin County10.462Latah County: 10.313 %Latah County10.313Canyon County: 10.232 %Canyon County10.232Lewis County: 9.653 %Lewis County9.653Bonner County: 9.298 %Bonner County9.298Boundary County: 9.248 %Boundary County9.248Shoshone County: 8.906 %Shoshone County8.906Jerome County: 8.777 %Jerome County8.777Kootenai County: 8.723 %Kootenai County8.723Payette County: 8.714 %Payette County8.714Owyhee County: 8.593 %Owyhee County8.593Bonneville County: 8.37 %Bonneville County8.37Power County: 8.142 %Power County8.142Minidoka County: 8.131 %Minidoka County8.131Camas County: 7.123 %Camas County7.123Caribou County: 6.9 %Caribou County6.9Bear Lake County: 6.769 %Bear Lake County6.769Nez Perce County: 6.758 %Nez Perce County6.758Elmore County: 6.703 %Elmore County6.703Oneida County: 6.689 %Oneida County6.689Benewah County: 6.633 %Benewah County6.633Madison County: 5.98 %Madison County5.98Clark County: 4.969 %Clark County4.969Boise County: 66.779 %Boise County66.779Adams County: 25.386 %Adams County25.386Jefferson County: 24.191 %Jefferson County24.191Lincoln County: 21.596 %Lincoln County21.596Fremont County: 21.096 %Fremont County21.096Washington County: 15.795 %Washington County15.795Butte County: 15.199 %Butte County15.199Bingham County: 15.186 %Bingham County15.186Custer County: 14.917 %Custer County14.917Valley County: 14.702 %Valley County14.702Gem County: 13.867 %Gem County13.867Twin Falls County: 12.535 %Twin Falls County12.535Teton County: 12.109 %Teton County12.109Bannock County: 12.056 %Bannock County12.056Clearwater County: 11.097 %Clearwater County11.097Blaine County: 11.027 %Blaine County11.027Gooding County: 10.958 %Gooding County10.958Idaho County: 10.696 %Idaho County10.696Lemhi County: 10.569 %Lemhi County10.569Cassia County: 10.531 %Cassia County10.531Ada County: 10.463 %Ada County10.463Franklin County: 10.462 %Franklin County10.462Latah County: 10.313 %Latah County10.313Canyon County: 10.232 %Canyon County10.232Lewis County: 9.653 %Lewis County9.653Bonner County: 9.298 %Bonner County9.298Boundary County: 9.248 %Boundary County9.248Shoshone County: 8.906 %Shoshone County8.906Jerome County: 8.777 %Jerome County8.777Kootenai County: 8.723 %Kootenai County8.723Payette County: 8.714 %Payette County8.714Owyhee County: 8.593 %Owyhee County8.593Bonneville County: 8.37 %Bonneville County8.37Power County: 8.142 %Power County8.142Minidoka County: 8.131 %Minidoka County8.131Camas County: 7.123 %Camas County7.123Caribou County: 6.9 %Caribou County6.9Bear Lake County: 6.769 %Bear Lake County6.769Nez Perce County: 6.758 %Nez Perce County6.758Elmore County: 6.703 %Elmore County6.703Oneida County: 6.689 %Oneida County6.689Benewah County: 6.633 %Benewah County6.633Madison County: 5.98 %Madison County5.98Clark County: 4.969 %Clark County4.969
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Boise County66.779+56.99 pts
2Adams County25.386+11.96 pts
3Jefferson County24.191+15.5 pts
4Lincoln County21.596+2.24 pts
5Fremont County21.096+6.58 pts
6Washington County15.795+5.17 pts
7Butte County15.199-7.02 pts
8Bingham County15.186+4.75 pts
9Custer County14.917-18.8 pts
10Valley County14.702+5.48 pts
11Gem County13.867+2.79 pts
12Twin Falls County12.535+2.65 pts
13Teton County12.109-6.34 pts
14Bannock County12.056-2.98 pts
15Clearwater County11.097+1.22 pts
16Blaine County11.027-0.19 pts
17Gooding County10.958+3.51 pts
18Idaho County10.696+1.13 pts
19Lemhi County10.569-2.09 pts
20Cassia County10.531+2.9 pts
21Ada County10.463+0.4 pts
22Franklin County10.462+1.37 pts
23Latah County10.313-0.03 pts
24Canyon County10.232+0.76 pts
25Lewis County9.653+0.46 pts
26Bonner County9.298-3.78 pts
27Boundary County9.248-4.04 pts
28Shoshone County8.906-0.03 pts
29Jerome County8.777+0.47 pts
30Kootenai County8.723-3.92 pts
31Payette County8.714-2.77 pts
32Owyhee County8.593-0.83 pts
33Bonneville County8.37-0.83 pts
34Power County8.142+0.56 pts
35Minidoka County8.131-0.03 pts
36Camas County7.123-1.16 pts
37Caribou County6.9-7.91 pts
38Bear Lake County6.769-4.75 pts
39Nez Perce County6.758-1.85 pts
40Elmore County6.703-4.34 pts
41Oneida County6.689+0.66 pts
42Benewah County6.633-2.48 pts
43Madison County5.98-1.86 pts
44Clark County4.969-1.28 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Boise County, with 66.779% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Clark County, with 4.969% in 2016.

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