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Counties in Idaho by job destruction rate

Caribou County had the highest job destruction rate of 44 counties in 2019, at 23.546%. Butte County had the lowest, at 4.812%. The median was 9.842% and the figure for Idaho was 9.474%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.546Caribou County
Lowest4.812Butte County
Median9.84244 counties
Idaho9.474History

Map of counties, 2019

Ada County: 9.583 %Adams County: 12.927 %Bannock County: 9.269 %Bear Lake County: 11.747 %Benewah County: 6.35 %Bingham County: 7.426 %Blaine County: 9.935 %Boise County: 8.336 %Bonner County: 11.564 %Bonneville County: 8.305 %Boundary County: 14.184 %Butte County: 4.812 %Camas County: 18.402 %Canyon County: 8.405 %Caribou County: 23.546 %Cassia County: 8.459 %Clark County: 4.908 %Clearwater County: 12.435 %Custer County: 13.926 %Elmore County: 7.138 %Franklin County: 11.407 %Fremont County: 12.646 %Gem County: 10.457 %Gooding County: 9.059 %Idaho County: 9.679 %Jefferson County: 10.278 %Jerome County: 9.582 %Kootenai County: 9.808 %Latah County: 9.876 %Lemhi County: 11.035 %Lewis County: 15.035 %Lincoln County: 7.535 %Madison County: 6.712 %Minidoka County: 6.905 %Nez Perce County: 11.761 %Oneida County: 11.033 %Owyhee County: 9.47 %Payette County: 9.554 %Power County: 5.391 %Shoshone County: 12.474 %Teton County: 15.406 %Twin Falls County: 10.345 %Valley County: 9.933 %Washington County: 8.512 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Caribou County: 23.546 %Caribou County23.546Camas County: 18.402 %Camas County18.402Teton County: 15.406 %Teton County15.406Lewis County: 15.035 %Lewis County15.035Boundary County: 14.184 %Boundary County14.184Custer County: 13.926 %Custer County13.926Adams County: 12.927 %Adams County12.927Fremont County: 12.646 %Fremont County12.646Shoshone County: 12.474 %Shoshone County12.474Clearwater County: 12.435 %Clearwater County12.435Nez Perce County: 11.761 %Nez Perce County11.761Bear Lake County: 11.747 %Bear Lake County11.747Bonner County: 11.564 %Bonner County11.564Franklin County: 11.407 %Franklin County11.407Lemhi County: 11.035 %Lemhi County11.035Oneida County: 11.033 %Oneida County11.033Gem County: 10.457 %Gem County10.457Twin Falls County: 10.345 %Twin Falls County10.345Jefferson County: 10.278 %Jefferson County10.278Blaine County: 9.935 %Blaine County9.935Valley County: 9.933 %Valley County9.933Latah County: 9.876 %Latah County9.876Kootenai County: 9.808 %Kootenai County9.808Idaho County: 9.679 %Idaho County9.679Ada County: 9.583 %Ada County9.583Jerome County: 9.582 %Jerome County9.582Payette County: 9.554 %Payette County9.554Owyhee County: 9.47 %Owyhee County9.47Bannock County: 9.269 %Bannock County9.269Gooding County: 9.059 %Gooding County9.059Washington County: 8.512 %Washington County8.512Cassia County: 8.459 %Cassia County8.459Canyon County: 8.405 %Canyon County8.405Boise County: 8.336 %Boise County8.336Bonneville County: 8.305 %Bonneville County8.305Lincoln County: 7.535 %Lincoln County7.535Bingham County: 7.426 %Bingham County7.426Elmore County: 7.138 %Elmore County7.138Minidoka County: 6.905 %Minidoka County6.905Madison County: 6.712 %Madison County6.712Benewah County: 6.35 %Benewah County6.35Power County: 5.391 %Power County5.391Clark County: 4.908 %Clark County4.908Butte County: 4.812 %Butte County4.812Caribou County: 23.546 %Caribou County23.546Camas County: 18.402 %Camas County18.402Teton County: 15.406 %Teton County15.406Lewis County: 15.035 %Lewis County15.035Boundary County: 14.184 %Boundary County14.184Custer County: 13.926 %Custer County13.926Adams County: 12.927 %Adams County12.927Fremont County: 12.646 %Fremont County12.646Shoshone County: 12.474 %Shoshone County12.474Clearwater County: 12.435 %Clearwater County12.435Nez Perce County: 11.761 %Nez Perce County11.761Bear Lake County: 11.747 %Bear Lake County11.747Bonner County: 11.564 %Bonner County11.564Franklin County: 11.407 %Franklin County11.407Lemhi County: 11.035 %Lemhi County11.035Oneida County: 11.033 %Oneida County11.033Gem County: 10.457 %Gem County10.457Twin Falls County: 10.345 %Twin Falls County10.345Jefferson County: 10.278 %Jefferson County10.278Blaine County: 9.935 %Blaine County9.935Valley County: 9.933 %Valley County9.933Latah County: 9.876 %Latah County9.876Kootenai County: 9.808 %Kootenai County9.808Idaho County: 9.679 %Idaho County9.679Ada County: 9.583 %Ada County9.583Jerome County: 9.582 %Jerome County9.582Payette County: 9.554 %Payette County9.554Owyhee County: 9.47 %Owyhee County9.47Bannock County: 9.269 %Bannock County9.269Gooding County: 9.059 %Gooding County9.059Washington County: 8.512 %Washington County8.512Cassia County: 8.459 %Cassia County8.459Canyon County: 8.405 %Canyon County8.405Boise County: 8.336 %Boise County8.336Bonneville County: 8.305 %Bonneville County8.305Lincoln County: 7.535 %Lincoln County7.535Bingham County: 7.426 %Bingham County7.426Elmore County: 7.138 %Elmore County7.138Minidoka County: 6.905 %Minidoka County6.905Madison County: 6.712 %Madison County6.712Benewah County: 6.35 %Benewah County6.35Power County: 5.391 %Power County5.391Clark County: 4.908 %Clark County4.908Butte County: 4.812 %Butte County4.812
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Caribou County23.546+16.09 pts
2Camas County18.402+6.58 pts
3Teton County15.406+0.01 pts
4Lewis County15.035-0.31 pts
5Boundary County14.184+3.79 pts
6Custer County13.926-5.17 pts
7Adams County12.927+0.3 pts
8Fremont County12.646-4.9 pts
9Shoshone County12.474-5.07 pts
10Clearwater County12.435-0.74 pts
11Nez Perce County11.761+1.15 pts
12Bear Lake County11.747+1.97 pts
13Bonner County11.564+1.53 pts
14Franklin County11.407-2.26 pts
15Lemhi County11.035+1.07 pts
16Oneida County11.033+1.17 pts
17Gem County10.457-1.39 pts
18Twin Falls County10.345-1.15 pts
19Jefferson County10.278-3.86 pts
20Blaine County9.935-2.84 pts
21Valley County9.933-4.02 pts
22Latah County9.876-1.2 pts
23Kootenai County9.808-1.04 pts
24Idaho County9.679-3.22 pts
25Ada County9.583-3.19 pts
26Jerome County9.582-3.99 pts
27Payette County9.554-2.91 pts
28Owyhee County9.47+0.63 pts
29Bannock County9.269-1.06 pts
30Gooding County9.059+0.06 pts
31Washington County8.512-2.29 pts
32Cassia County8.459-2.34 pts
33Canyon County8.405-1.08 pts
34Boise County8.336-3.16 pts
35Bonneville County8.305-0.15 pts
36Lincoln County7.535-5.41 pts
37Bingham County7.426-0.57 pts
38Elmore County7.138-1.34 pts
39Minidoka County6.905-0.96 pts
40Madison County6.712-1.76 pts
41Benewah County6.35-2.49 pts
42Power County5.391-0.61 pts
43Clark County4.908+1.06 pts
44Butte County4.812-9.93 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.

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Caribou County, with 23.546% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Butte County, with 4.812% in 2019.

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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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