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Counties in Idaho by job destruction rate

Camas County had the highest job destruction rate of 44 counties in 2021, at 41.758%. Power County had the lowest, at 7.48%. The median was 10.654% and the figure for Idaho was 11.829%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest41.758Camas County
Lowest7.48Power County
Median10.65444 counties
Idaho11.829History

Map of counties, 2021

Ada County: 13.145 %Adams County: 11.852 %Bannock County: 10.077 %Bear Lake County: 15.591 %Benewah County: 8.199 %Bingham County: 8.784 %Blaine County: 13.145 %Boise County: 18.27 %Bonner County: 10.674 %Bonneville County: 9.387 %Boundary County: 9.162 %Butte County: 23.045 %Camas County: 41.758 %Canyon County: 13.244 %Caribou County: 7.715 %Cassia County: 11.932 %Clark County: 8.939 %Clearwater County: 8.981 %Custer County: 13.857 %Elmore County: 15.948 %Franklin County: 7.578 %Fremont County: 18.177 %Gem County: 13.616 %Gooding County: 8.706 %Idaho County: 9.294 %Jefferson County: 10.526 %Jerome County: 8.671 %Kootenai County: 11.05 %Latah County: 15.335 %Lemhi County: 12.58 %Lewis County: 10.913 %Lincoln County: 10.646 %Madison County: 7.743 %Minidoka County: 9.649 %Nez Perce County: 9.698 %Oneida County: 8.141 %Owyhee County: 9.306 %Payette County: 10.661 %Power County: 7.48 %Shoshone County: 8.058 %Teton County: 13.568 %Twin Falls County: 12.15 %Valley County: 19.554 %Washington County: 8.374 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Camas County: 41.758 %Camas County41.758Butte County: 23.045 %Butte County23.045Valley County: 19.554 %Valley County19.554Boise County: 18.27 %Boise County18.27Fremont County: 18.177 %Fremont County18.177Elmore County: 15.948 %Elmore County15.948Bear Lake County: 15.591 %Bear Lake County15.591Latah County: 15.335 %Latah County15.335Custer County: 13.857 %Custer County13.857Gem County: 13.616 %Gem County13.616Teton County: 13.568 %Teton County13.568Canyon County: 13.244 %Canyon County13.244Ada County: 13.145 %Ada County13.145Blaine County: 13.145 %Blaine County13.145Lemhi County: 12.58 %Lemhi County12.58Twin Falls County: 12.15 %Twin Falls County12.15Cassia County: 11.932 %Cassia County11.932Adams County: 11.852 %Adams County11.852Kootenai County: 11.05 %Kootenai County11.05Lewis County: 10.913 %Lewis County10.913Bonner County: 10.674 %Bonner County10.674Payette County: 10.661 %Payette County10.661Lincoln County: 10.646 %Lincoln County10.646Jefferson County: 10.526 %Jefferson County10.526Bannock County: 10.077 %Bannock County10.077Nez Perce County: 9.698 %Nez Perce County9.698Minidoka County: 9.649 %Minidoka County9.649Bonneville County: 9.387 %Bonneville County9.387Owyhee County: 9.306 %Owyhee County9.306Idaho County: 9.294 %Idaho County9.294Boundary County: 9.162 %Boundary County9.162Clearwater County: 8.981 %Clearwater County8.981Clark County: 8.939 %Clark County8.939Bingham County: 8.784 %Bingham County8.784Gooding County: 8.706 %Gooding County8.706Jerome County: 8.671 %Jerome County8.671Washington County: 8.374 %Washington County8.374Benewah County: 8.199 %Benewah County8.199Oneida County: 8.141 %Oneida County8.141Shoshone County: 8.058 %Shoshone County8.058Madison County: 7.743 %Madison County7.743Caribou County: 7.715 %Caribou County7.715Franklin County: 7.578 %Franklin County7.578Power County: 7.48 %Power County7.48Camas County: 41.758 %Camas County41.758Butte County: 23.045 %Butte County23.045Valley County: 19.554 %Valley County19.554Boise County: 18.27 %Boise County18.27Fremont County: 18.177 %Fremont County18.177Elmore County: 15.948 %Elmore County15.948Bear Lake County: 15.591 %Bear Lake County15.591Latah County: 15.335 %Latah County15.335Custer County: 13.857 %Custer County13.857Gem County: 13.616 %Gem County13.616Teton County: 13.568 %Teton County13.568Canyon County: 13.244 %Canyon County13.244Ada County: 13.145 %Ada County13.145Blaine County: 13.145 %Blaine County13.145Lemhi County: 12.58 %Lemhi County12.58Twin Falls County: 12.15 %Twin Falls County12.15Cassia County: 11.932 %Cassia County11.932Adams County: 11.852 %Adams County11.852Kootenai County: 11.05 %Kootenai County11.05Lewis County: 10.913 %Lewis County10.913Bonner County: 10.674 %Bonner County10.674Payette County: 10.661 %Payette County10.661Lincoln County: 10.646 %Lincoln County10.646Jefferson County: 10.526 %Jefferson County10.526Bannock County: 10.077 %Bannock County10.077Nez Perce County: 9.698 %Nez Perce County9.698Minidoka County: 9.649 %Minidoka County9.649Bonneville County: 9.387 %Bonneville County9.387Owyhee County: 9.306 %Owyhee County9.306Idaho County: 9.294 %Idaho County9.294Boundary County: 9.162 %Boundary County9.162Clearwater County: 8.981 %Clearwater County8.981Clark County: 8.939 %Clark County8.939Bingham County: 8.784 %Bingham County8.784Gooding County: 8.706 %Gooding County8.706Jerome County: 8.671 %Jerome County8.671Washington County: 8.374 %Washington County8.374Benewah County: 8.199 %Benewah County8.199Oneida County: 8.141 %Oneida County8.141Shoshone County: 8.058 %Shoshone County8.058Madison County: 7.743 %Madison County7.743Caribou County: 7.715 %Caribou County7.715Franklin County: 7.578 %Franklin County7.578Power County: 7.48 %Power County7.48
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Camas County41.758+22.27 pts
2Butte County23.045+14.46 pts
3Valley County19.554+10.26 pts
4Boise County18.27-2.29 pts
5Fremont County18.177+7.85 pts
6Elmore County15.948+6.88 pts
7Bear Lake County15.591+7.75 pts
8Latah County15.335+3.04 pts
9Custer County13.857-0.4 pts
10Gem County13.616+4.58 pts
11Teton County13.568+0.72 pts
12Canyon County13.244+3.41 pts
13Ada County13.145+3.92 pts
13Blaine County13.145+3.04 pts
15Lemhi County12.58+1.67 pts
16Twin Falls County12.15+2.96 pts
17Cassia County11.932-0.25 pts
18Adams County11.852-5.7 pts
19Kootenai County11.05-1.46 pts
20Lewis County10.913-7 pts
21Bonner County10.674+0.26 pts
22Payette County10.661+0.61 pts
23Lincoln County10.646+0.35 pts
24Jefferson County10.526-1.34 pts
25Bannock County10.077+0.56 pts
26Nez Perce County9.698+0.64 pts
27Minidoka County9.649+0.47 pts
28Bonneville County9.387+0.39 pts
29Owyhee County9.306-0.57 pts
30Idaho County9.294-2.88 pts
31Boundary County9.162+0.75 pts
32Clearwater County8.981+0.29 pts
33Clark County8.939+4.32 pts
34Bingham County8.784-1.02 pts
35Gooding County8.706+1.45 pts
36Jerome County8.671+2.34 pts
37Washington County8.374-0.96 pts
38Benewah County8.199+0.27 pts
39Oneida County8.141+1.29 pts
40Shoshone County8.058+0.04 pts
41Madison County7.743+0.17 pts
42Caribou County7.715-16.46 pts
43Franklin County7.578-2.37 pts
44Power County7.48-1.57 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.

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Camas County, with 41.758% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Power County, with 7.48% in 2021.

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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