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Counties in Idaho by job destruction rate

Caribou County had the highest job destruction rate of 44 counties in 2020, at 24.177%. Clark County had the lowest, at 4.624%. The median was 9.662% and the figure for Idaho was 9.772%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.177Caribou County
Lowest4.624Clark County
Median9.66244 counties
Idaho9.772History

Map of counties, 2020

Ada County: 9.226 %Adams County: 17.554 %Bannock County: 9.519 %Bear Lake County: 7.843 %Benewah County: 7.929 %Bingham County: 9.805 %Blaine County: 10.105 %Boise County: 20.557 %Bonner County: 10.418 %Bonneville County: 8.993 %Boundary County: 8.415 %Butte County: 8.587 %Camas County: 19.487 %Canyon County: 9.829 %Caribou County: 24.177 %Cassia County: 12.181 %Clark County: 4.624 %Clearwater County: 8.688 %Custer County: 14.258 %Elmore County: 9.073 %Franklin County: 9.951 %Fremont County: 10.331 %Gem County: 9.039 %Gooding County: 7.257 %Idaho County: 12.172 %Jefferson County: 11.862 %Jerome County: 6.328 %Kootenai County: 12.508 %Latah County: 12.294 %Lemhi County: 10.91 %Lewis County: 17.914 %Lincoln County: 10.292 %Madison County: 7.569 %Minidoka County: 9.178 %Nez Perce County: 9.053 %Oneida County: 6.853 %Owyhee County: 9.877 %Payette County: 10.055 %Power County: 9.051 %Shoshone County: 8.019 %Teton County: 12.851 %Twin Falls County: 9.192 %Valley County: 9.289 %Washington County: 9.331 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Caribou County: 24.177 %Caribou County24.177Boise County: 20.557 %Boise County20.557Camas County: 19.487 %Camas County19.487Lewis County: 17.914 %Lewis County17.914Adams County: 17.554 %Adams County17.554Custer County: 14.258 %Custer County14.258Teton County: 12.851 %Teton County12.851Kootenai County: 12.508 %Kootenai County12.508Latah County: 12.294 %Latah County12.294Cassia County: 12.181 %Cassia County12.181Idaho County: 12.172 %Idaho County12.172Jefferson County: 11.862 %Jefferson County11.862Lemhi County: 10.91 %Lemhi County10.91Bonner County: 10.418 %Bonner County10.418Fremont County: 10.331 %Fremont County10.331Lincoln County: 10.292 %Lincoln County10.292Blaine County: 10.105 %Blaine County10.105Payette County: 10.055 %Payette County10.055Franklin County: 9.951 %Franklin County9.951Owyhee County: 9.877 %Owyhee County9.877Canyon County: 9.829 %Canyon County9.829Bingham County: 9.805 %Bingham County9.805Bannock County: 9.519 %Bannock County9.519Washington County: 9.331 %Washington County9.331Valley County: 9.289 %Valley County9.289Ada County: 9.226 %Ada County9.226Twin Falls County: 9.192 %Twin Falls County9.192Minidoka County: 9.178 %Minidoka County9.178Elmore County: 9.073 %Elmore County9.073Nez Perce County: 9.053 %Nez Perce County9.053Power County: 9.051 %Power County9.051Gem County: 9.039 %Gem County9.039Bonneville County: 8.993 %Bonneville County8.993Clearwater County: 8.688 %Clearwater County8.688Butte County: 8.587 %Butte County8.587Boundary County: 8.415 %Boundary County8.415Shoshone County: 8.019 %Shoshone County8.019Benewah County: 7.929 %Benewah County7.929Bear Lake County: 7.843 %Bear Lake County7.843Madison County: 7.569 %Madison County7.569Gooding County: 7.257 %Gooding County7.257Oneida County: 6.853 %Oneida County6.853Jerome County: 6.328 %Jerome County6.328Clark County: 4.624 %Clark County4.624Caribou County: 24.177 %Caribou County24.177Boise County: 20.557 %Boise County20.557Camas County: 19.487 %Camas County19.487Lewis County: 17.914 %Lewis County17.914Adams County: 17.554 %Adams County17.554Custer County: 14.258 %Custer County14.258Teton County: 12.851 %Teton County12.851Kootenai County: 12.508 %Kootenai County12.508Latah County: 12.294 %Latah County12.294Cassia County: 12.181 %Cassia County12.181Idaho County: 12.172 %Idaho County12.172Jefferson County: 11.862 %Jefferson County11.862Lemhi County: 10.91 %Lemhi County10.91Bonner County: 10.418 %Bonner County10.418Fremont County: 10.331 %Fremont County10.331Lincoln County: 10.292 %Lincoln County10.292Blaine County: 10.105 %Blaine County10.105Payette County: 10.055 %Payette County10.055Franklin County: 9.951 %Franklin County9.951Owyhee County: 9.877 %Owyhee County9.877Canyon County: 9.829 %Canyon County9.829Bingham County: 9.805 %Bingham County9.805Bannock County: 9.519 %Bannock County9.519Washington County: 9.331 %Washington County9.331Valley County: 9.289 %Valley County9.289Ada County: 9.226 %Ada County9.226Twin Falls County: 9.192 %Twin Falls County9.192Minidoka County: 9.178 %Minidoka County9.178Elmore County: 9.073 %Elmore County9.073Nez Perce County: 9.053 %Nez Perce County9.053Power County: 9.051 %Power County9.051Gem County: 9.039 %Gem County9.039Bonneville County: 8.993 %Bonneville County8.993Clearwater County: 8.688 %Clearwater County8.688Butte County: 8.587 %Butte County8.587Boundary County: 8.415 %Boundary County8.415Shoshone County: 8.019 %Shoshone County8.019Benewah County: 7.929 %Benewah County7.929Bear Lake County: 7.843 %Bear Lake County7.843Madison County: 7.569 %Madison County7.569Gooding County: 7.257 %Gooding County7.257Oneida County: 6.853 %Oneida County6.853Jerome County: 6.328 %Jerome County6.328Clark County: 4.624 %Clark County4.624
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Caribou County24.177+0.63 pts
2Boise County20.557+12.22 pts
3Camas County19.487+1.08 pts
4Lewis County17.914+2.88 pts
5Adams County17.554+4.63 pts
6Custer County14.258+0.33 pts
7Teton County12.851-2.55 pts
8Kootenai County12.508+2.7 pts
9Latah County12.294+2.42 pts
10Cassia County12.181+3.72 pts
11Idaho County12.172+2.49 pts
12Jefferson County11.862+1.58 pts
13Lemhi County10.91-0.13 pts
14Bonner County10.418-1.15 pts
15Fremont County10.331-2.32 pts
16Lincoln County10.292+2.76 pts
17Blaine County10.105+0.17 pts
18Payette County10.055+0.5 pts
19Franklin County9.951-1.46 pts
20Owyhee County9.877+0.41 pts
21Canyon County9.829+1.42 pts
22Bingham County9.805+2.38 pts
23Bannock County9.519+0.25 pts
24Washington County9.331+0.82 pts
25Valley County9.289-0.64 pts
26Ada County9.226-0.36 pts
27Twin Falls County9.192-1.15 pts
28Minidoka County9.178+2.27 pts
29Elmore County9.073+1.94 pts
30Nez Perce County9.053-2.71 pts
31Power County9.051+3.66 pts
32Gem County9.039-1.42 pts
33Bonneville County8.993+0.69 pts
34Clearwater County8.688-3.75 pts
35Butte County8.587+3.77 pts
36Boundary County8.415-5.77 pts
37Shoshone County8.019-4.46 pts
38Benewah County7.929+1.58 pts
39Bear Lake County7.843-3.9 pts
40Madison County7.569+0.86 pts
41Gooding County7.257-1.8 pts
42Oneida County6.853-4.18 pts
43Jerome County6.328-3.25 pts
44Clark County4.624-0.28 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Caribou County, with 24.177% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Clark County, with 4.624% in 2020.

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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