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Counties in Idaho by job destruction rate

Custer County had the highest job destruction rate of 44 counties in 2018, at 19.101%. Clark County had the lowest, at 3.846%. The median was 10.962% and the figure for Idaho was 11.084%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.101Custer County
Lowest3.846Clark County
Median10.96244 counties
Idaho11.084History

Map of counties, 2018

Ada County: 12.776 %Adams County: 12.63 %Bannock County: 10.327 %Bear Lake County: 9.778 %Benewah County: 8.84 %Bingham County: 7.998 %Blaine County: 12.771 %Boise County: 11.501 %Bonner County: 10.03 %Bonneville County: 8.455 %Boundary County: 10.392 %Butte County: 14.737 %Camas County: 11.823 %Canyon County: 9.485 %Caribou County: 7.455 %Cassia County: 10.802 %Clark County: 3.846 %Clearwater County: 13.176 %Custer County: 19.101 %Elmore County: 8.481 %Franklin County: 13.668 %Fremont County: 17.551 %Gem County: 11.849 %Gooding County: 9.002 %Idaho County: 12.903 %Jefferson County: 14.138 %Jerome County: 13.568 %Kootenai County: 10.848 %Latah County: 11.075 %Lemhi County: 9.96 %Lewis County: 15.345 %Lincoln County: 12.947 %Madison County: 8.467 %Minidoka County: 7.87 %Nez Perce County: 10.615 %Oneida County: 9.861 %Owyhee County: 8.844 %Payette County: 12.466 %Power County: 6 %Shoshone County: 17.549 %Teton County: 15.397 %Twin Falls County: 11.493 %Valley County: 13.953 %Washington County: 10.803 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Custer County: 19.101 %Custer County19.101Fremont County: 17.551 %Fremont County17.551Shoshone County: 17.549 %Shoshone County17.549Teton County: 15.397 %Teton County15.397Lewis County: 15.345 %Lewis County15.345Butte County: 14.737 %Butte County14.737Jefferson County: 14.138 %Jefferson County14.138Valley County: 13.953 %Valley County13.953Franklin County: 13.668 %Franklin County13.668Jerome County: 13.568 %Jerome County13.568Clearwater County: 13.176 %Clearwater County13.176Lincoln County: 12.947 %Lincoln County12.947Idaho County: 12.903 %Idaho County12.903Ada County: 12.776 %Ada County12.776Blaine County: 12.771 %Blaine County12.771Adams County: 12.63 %Adams County12.63Payette County: 12.466 %Payette County12.466Gem County: 11.849 %Gem County11.849Camas County: 11.823 %Camas County11.823Boise County: 11.501 %Boise County11.501Twin Falls County: 11.493 %Twin Falls County11.493Latah County: 11.075 %Latah County11.075Kootenai County: 10.848 %Kootenai County10.848Washington County: 10.803 %Washington County10.803Cassia County: 10.802 %Cassia County10.802Nez Perce County: 10.615 %Nez Perce County10.615Boundary County: 10.392 %Boundary County10.392Bannock County: 10.327 %Bannock County10.327Bonner County: 10.03 %Bonner County10.03Lemhi County: 9.96 %Lemhi County9.96Oneida County: 9.861 %Oneida County9.861Bear Lake County: 9.778 %Bear Lake County9.778Canyon County: 9.485 %Canyon County9.485Gooding County: 9.002 %Gooding County9.002Owyhee County: 8.844 %Owyhee County8.844Benewah County: 8.84 %Benewah County8.84Elmore County: 8.481 %Elmore County8.481Madison County: 8.467 %Madison County8.467Bonneville County: 8.455 %Bonneville County8.455Bingham County: 7.998 %Bingham County7.998Minidoka County: 7.87 %Minidoka County7.87Caribou County: 7.455 %Caribou County7.455Power County: 6 %Power County6Clark County: 3.846 %Clark County3.846Custer County: 19.101 %Custer County19.101Fremont County: 17.551 %Fremont County17.551Shoshone County: 17.549 %Shoshone County17.549Teton County: 15.397 %Teton County15.397Lewis County: 15.345 %Lewis County15.345Butte County: 14.737 %Butte County14.737Jefferson County: 14.138 %Jefferson County14.138Valley County: 13.953 %Valley County13.953Franklin County: 13.668 %Franklin County13.668Jerome County: 13.568 %Jerome County13.568Clearwater County: 13.176 %Clearwater County13.176Lincoln County: 12.947 %Lincoln County12.947Idaho County: 12.903 %Idaho County12.903Ada County: 12.776 %Ada County12.776Blaine County: 12.771 %Blaine County12.771Adams County: 12.63 %Adams County12.63Payette County: 12.466 %Payette County12.466Gem County: 11.849 %Gem County11.849Camas County: 11.823 %Camas County11.823Boise County: 11.501 %Boise County11.501Twin Falls County: 11.493 %Twin Falls County11.493Latah County: 11.075 %Latah County11.075Kootenai County: 10.848 %Kootenai County10.848Washington County: 10.803 %Washington County10.803Cassia County: 10.802 %Cassia County10.802Nez Perce County: 10.615 %Nez Perce County10.615Boundary County: 10.392 %Boundary County10.392Bannock County: 10.327 %Bannock County10.327Bonner County: 10.03 %Bonner County10.03Lemhi County: 9.96 %Lemhi County9.96Oneida County: 9.861 %Oneida County9.861Bear Lake County: 9.778 %Bear Lake County9.778Canyon County: 9.485 %Canyon County9.485Gooding County: 9.002 %Gooding County9.002Owyhee County: 8.844 %Owyhee County8.844Benewah County: 8.84 %Benewah County8.84Elmore County: 8.481 %Elmore County8.481Madison County: 8.467 %Madison County8.467Bonneville County: 8.455 %Bonneville County8.455Bingham County: 7.998 %Bingham County7.998Minidoka County: 7.87 %Minidoka County7.87Caribou County: 7.455 %Caribou County7.455Power County: 6 %Power County6Clark County: 3.846 %Clark County3.846
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Custer County19.101+7.2 pts
2Fremont County17.551-0.33 pts
3Shoshone County17.549+0.58 pts
4Teton County15.397+0.91 pts
5Lewis County15.345+0.41 pts
6Butte County14.737+3.63 pts
7Jefferson County14.138-1.13 pts
8Valley County13.953+1.58 pts
9Franklin County13.668-0.69 pts
10Jerome County13.568+2.51 pts
11Clearwater County13.176-3.68 pts
12Lincoln County12.947-2.25 pts
13Idaho County12.903-1.48 pts
14Ada County12.776+1.1 pts
15Blaine County12.771+2.43 pts
16Adams County12.63-3.7 pts
17Payette County12.466+1.99 pts
18Gem County11.849-0.66 pts
19Camas County11.823+3.49 pts
20Boise County11.501-11.76 pts
21Twin Falls County11.493+1.38 pts
22Latah County11.075-1.9 pts
23Kootenai County10.848-0.77 pts
24Washington County10.803+2.92 pts
25Cassia County10.802+0.32 pts
26Nez Perce County10.615+0.88 pts
27Boundary County10.392-0.7 pts
28Bannock County10.327-3.77 pts
29Bonner County10.03-0.56 pts
30Lemhi County9.96-0.63 pts
31Oneida County9.861+1.24 pts
32Bear Lake County9.778+2.83 pts
33Canyon County9.485-2.05 pts
34Gooding County9.002-3 pts
35Owyhee County8.844-4.63 pts
36Benewah County8.84-4.22 pts
37Elmore County8.481-6.98 pts
38Madison County8.467-0.22 pts
39Bonneville County8.455-2.07 pts
40Bingham County7.998-2.54 pts
41Minidoka County7.87-2.49 pts
42Caribou County7.455-4.23 pts
43Power County6-1.54 pts
44Clark County3.846-29.49 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Custer County, with 19.101% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Clark County, with 3.846% in 2018.

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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