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Counties in Idaho by job destruction rate

Clark County had the highest job destruction rate of 44 counties in 2017, at 33.333%. Bear Lake County had the lowest, at 6.95%. The median was 11.677% and the figure for Idaho was 11.449%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.333Clark County
Lowest6.95Bear Lake County
Median11.67744 counties
Idaho11.449History

Map of counties, 2017

Ada County: 11.672 %Adams County: 16.33 %Bannock County: 14.092 %Bear Lake County: 6.95 %Benewah County: 13.065 %Bingham County: 10.538 %Blaine County: 10.337 %Boise County: 23.266 %Bonner County: 10.594 %Bonneville County: 10.526 %Boundary County: 11.093 %Butte County: 11.111 %Camas County: 8.333 %Canyon County: 11.532 %Caribou County: 11.682 %Cassia County: 10.479 %Clark County: 33.333 %Clearwater County: 16.852 %Custer County: 11.899 %Elmore County: 15.463 %Franklin County: 14.359 %Fremont County: 17.876 %Gem County: 12.509 %Gooding County: 11.998 %Idaho County: 14.381 %Jefferson County: 15.271 %Jerome County: 11.06 %Kootenai County: 11.621 %Latah County: 12.976 %Lemhi County: 10.593 %Lewis County: 14.933 %Lincoln County: 15.193 %Madison County: 8.684 %Minidoka County: 10.364 %Nez Perce County: 9.738 %Oneida County: 8.624 %Owyhee County: 13.476 %Payette County: 10.478 %Power County: 7.545 %Shoshone County: 16.972 %Teton County: 14.486 %Twin Falls County: 10.118 %Valley County: 12.368 %Washington County: 7.885 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Clark County: 33.333 %Clark County33.333Boise County: 23.266 %Boise County23.266Fremont County: 17.876 %Fremont County17.876Shoshone County: 16.972 %Shoshone County16.972Clearwater County: 16.852 %Clearwater County16.852Adams County: 16.33 %Adams County16.33Elmore County: 15.463 %Elmore County15.463Jefferson County: 15.271 %Jefferson County15.271Lincoln County: 15.193 %Lincoln County15.193Lewis County: 14.933 %Lewis County14.933Teton County: 14.486 %Teton County14.486Idaho County: 14.381 %Idaho County14.381Franklin County: 14.359 %Franklin County14.359Bannock County: 14.092 %Bannock County14.092Owyhee County: 13.476 %Owyhee County13.476Benewah County: 13.065 %Benewah County13.065Latah County: 12.976 %Latah County12.976Gem County: 12.509 %Gem County12.509Valley County: 12.368 %Valley County12.368Gooding County: 11.998 %Gooding County11.998Custer County: 11.899 %Custer County11.899Caribou County: 11.682 %Caribou County11.682Ada County: 11.672 %Ada County11.672Kootenai County: 11.621 %Kootenai County11.621Canyon County: 11.532 %Canyon County11.532Butte County: 11.111 %Butte County11.111Boundary County: 11.093 %Boundary County11.093Jerome County: 11.06 %Jerome County11.06Bonner County: 10.594 %Bonner County10.594Lemhi County: 10.593 %Lemhi County10.593Bingham County: 10.538 %Bingham County10.538Bonneville County: 10.526 %Bonneville County10.526Cassia County: 10.479 %Cassia County10.479Payette County: 10.478 %Payette County10.478Minidoka County: 10.364 %Minidoka County10.364Blaine County: 10.337 %Blaine County10.337Twin Falls County: 10.118 %Twin Falls County10.118Nez Perce County: 9.738 %Nez Perce County9.738Madison County: 8.684 %Madison County8.684Oneida County: 8.624 %Oneida County8.624Camas County: 8.333 %Camas County8.333Washington County: 7.885 %Washington County7.885Power County: 7.545 %Power County7.545Bear Lake County: 6.95 %Bear Lake County6.95Clark County: 33.333 %Clark County33.333Boise County: 23.266 %Boise County23.266Fremont County: 17.876 %Fremont County17.876Shoshone County: 16.972 %Shoshone County16.972Clearwater County: 16.852 %Clearwater County16.852Adams County: 16.33 %Adams County16.33Elmore County: 15.463 %Elmore County15.463Jefferson County: 15.271 %Jefferson County15.271Lincoln County: 15.193 %Lincoln County15.193Lewis County: 14.933 %Lewis County14.933Teton County: 14.486 %Teton County14.486Idaho County: 14.381 %Idaho County14.381Franklin County: 14.359 %Franklin County14.359Bannock County: 14.092 %Bannock County14.092Owyhee County: 13.476 %Owyhee County13.476Benewah County: 13.065 %Benewah County13.065Latah County: 12.976 %Latah County12.976Gem County: 12.509 %Gem County12.509Valley County: 12.368 %Valley County12.368Gooding County: 11.998 %Gooding County11.998Custer County: 11.899 %Custer County11.899Caribou County: 11.682 %Caribou County11.682Ada County: 11.672 %Ada County11.672Kootenai County: 11.621 %Kootenai County11.621Canyon County: 11.532 %Canyon County11.532Butte County: 11.111 %Butte County11.111Boundary County: 11.093 %Boundary County11.093Jerome County: 11.06 %Jerome County11.06Bonner County: 10.594 %Bonner County10.594Lemhi County: 10.593 %Lemhi County10.593Bingham County: 10.538 %Bingham County10.538Bonneville County: 10.526 %Bonneville County10.526Cassia County: 10.479 %Cassia County10.479Payette County: 10.478 %Payette County10.478Minidoka County: 10.364 %Minidoka County10.364Blaine County: 10.337 %Blaine County10.337Twin Falls County: 10.118 %Twin Falls County10.118Nez Perce County: 9.738 %Nez Perce County9.738Madison County: 8.684 %Madison County8.684Oneida County: 8.624 %Oneida County8.624Camas County: 8.333 %Camas County8.333Washington County: 7.885 %Washington County7.885Power County: 7.545 %Power County7.545Bear Lake County: 6.95 %Bear Lake County6.95
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Clark County33.333+28.36 pts
2Boise County23.266-43.51 pts
3Fremont County17.876-3.22 pts
4Shoshone County16.972+8.07 pts
5Clearwater County16.852+5.76 pts
6Adams County16.33-9.06 pts
7Elmore County15.463+8.76 pts
8Jefferson County15.271-8.92 pts
9Lincoln County15.193-6.4 pts
10Lewis County14.933+5.28 pts
11Teton County14.486+2.38 pts
12Idaho County14.381+3.69 pts
13Franklin County14.359+3.9 pts
14Bannock County14.092+2.04 pts
15Owyhee County13.476+4.88 pts
16Benewah County13.065+6.43 pts
17Latah County12.976+2.66 pts
18Gem County12.509-1.36 pts
19Valley County12.368-2.33 pts
20Gooding County11.998+1.04 pts
21Custer County11.899-3.02 pts
22Caribou County11.682+4.78 pts
23Ada County11.672+1.21 pts
24Kootenai County11.621+2.9 pts
25Canyon County11.532+1.3 pts
26Butte County11.111-4.09 pts
27Boundary County11.093+1.85 pts
28Jerome County11.06+2.28 pts
29Bonner County10.594+1.3 pts
30Lemhi County10.593+0.02 pts
31Bingham County10.538-4.65 pts
32Bonneville County10.526+2.16 pts
33Cassia County10.479-0.05 pts
34Payette County10.478+1.76 pts
35Minidoka County10.364+2.23 pts
36Blaine County10.337-0.69 pts
37Twin Falls County10.118-2.42 pts
38Nez Perce County9.738+2.98 pts
39Madison County8.684+2.7 pts
40Oneida County8.624+1.94 pts
41Camas County8.333+1.21 pts
42Washington County7.885-7.91 pts
43Power County7.545-0.6 pts
44Bear Lake County6.95+0.18 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Clark County, with 33.333% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Bear Lake County, with 6.95% in 2017.

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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