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Counties in Iowa by job destruction rate, 2023

Lyon County had the highest job destruction rate of 99 counties in 2023, at 22.875%. Lucas County had the lowest, at 2.976%. The median was 9.906% and the figure for Iowa was 10.038%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.875Lyon County
Lowest2.976Lucas County
Median9.90699 counties
Iowa10.038History

Map of counties, 2023

Adair County: 12.937 %Adams County: 7.38 %Allamakee County: 6.975 %Appanoose County: 17.345 %Audubon County: 7.254 %Benton County: 13.185 %Black Hawk County: 8.403 %Boone County: 10.431 %Bremer County: 13.029 %Buchanan County: 12.064 %Buena Vista County: 5.69 %Butler County: 11.072 %Calhoun County: 9.28 %Carroll County: 9.817 %Cass County: 8.882 %Cedar County: 9.767 %Cerro Gordo County: 10.334 %Cherokee County: 9.906 %Chickasaw County: 8.103 %Clarke County: 7.046 %Clay County: 9.681 %Clayton County: 11.665 %Clinton County: 13.098 %Crawford County: 11.972 %Dallas County: 10.162 %Davis County: 13.49 %Decatur County: 4.849 %Delaware County: 9.666 %Des Moines County: 13.301 %Dickinson County: 10.357 %Dubuque County: 8.711 %Emmet County: 9.335 %Fayette County: 7.674 %Floyd County: 6.285 %Franklin County: 10.503 %Fremont County: 13.236 %Greene County: 15.42 %Grundy County: 16.208 %Guthrie County: 14.278 %Hamilton County: 7.88 %Hancock County: 11.829 %Hardin County: 9.738 %Harrison County: 13.387 %Henry County: 15.787 %Howard County: 5.151 %Humboldt County: 13.291 %Ida County: 7.604 %Iowa County: 9.113 %Jackson County: 11.99 %Jasper County: 15.301 %Jefferson County: 11.048 %Johnson County: 16.246 %Jones County: 14.483 %Keokuk County: 8.898 %Kossuth County: 9.619 %Lee County: 9.275 %Linn County: 10.422 %Louisa County: 5.911 %Lucas County: 2.976 %Lyon County: 22.875 %Madison County: 14.321 %Mahaska County: 9.848 %Marion County: 8.683 %Marshall County: 7.389 %Mills County: 13.222 %Mitchell County: 14.511 %Monona County: 15.112 %Monroe County: 7.199 %Montgomery County: 9.388 %Muscatine County: 11.085 %O'Brien County: 7.78 %Osceola County: 14.235 %Page County: 10.952 %Palo Alto County: 7.038 %Plymouth County: 9.775 %Pocahontas County: 15.759 %Polk County: 9.289 %Pottawattamie County: 10.799 %Poweshiek County: 8.836 %Ringgold County: 7.956 %Sac County: 7.872 %Scott County: 12.72 %Shelby County: 5.918 %Sioux County: 7.435 %Story County: 8.788 %Tama County: 11.594 %Taylor County: 9.026 %Union County: 6.258 %Van Buren County: 11.143 %Wapello County: 10.171 %Warren County: 10.804 %Washington County: 9.033 %Wayne County: 4.77 %Webster County: 10.194 %Winnebago County: 5.416 %Winneshiek County: 6.291 %Woodbury County: 10.278 %Worth County: 10.147 %Wright County: 10.945 %
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%, 2023. 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.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Lyon County: 22.875 %Lyon County22.875Appanoose County: 17.345 %Appanoose County17.345Johnson County: 16.246 %Johnson County16.246Grundy County: 16.208 %Grundy County16.208Henry County: 15.787 %Henry County15.787Pocahontas County: 15.759 %Pocahontas County15.759Greene County: 15.42 %Greene County15.42Jasper County: 15.301 %Jasper County15.301Monona County: 15.112 %Monona County15.112Mitchell County: 14.511 %Mitchell County14.511Jones County: 14.483 %Jones County14.483Madison County: 14.321 %Madison County14.321Guthrie County: 14.278 %Guthrie County14.278Osceola County: 14.235 %Osceola County14.235Davis County: 13.49 %Davis County13.49Harrison County: 13.387 %Harrison County13.387Des Moines County: 13.301 %Des Moines County13.301Humboldt County: 13.291 %Humboldt County13.291Fremont County: 13.236 %Fremont County13.236Mills County: 13.222 %Mills County13.222Benton County: 13.185 %Benton County13.185Clinton County: 13.098 %Clinton County13.098Bremer County: 13.029 %Bremer County13.029Adair County: 12.937 %Adair County12.937Scott County: 12.72 %Scott County12.72Buchanan County: 12.064 %Buchanan County12.064Jackson County: 11.99 %Jackson County11.99Crawford County: 11.972 %Crawford County11.972Hancock County: 11.829 %Hancock County11.829Clayton County: 11.665 %Clayton County11.665Tama County: 11.594 %Tama County11.594Van Buren County: 11.143 %Van Buren County11.143Muscatine County: 11.085 %Muscatine County11.085Butler County: 11.072 %Butler County11.072Jefferson County: 11.048 %Jefferson County11.048Page County: 10.952 %Page County10.952Wright County: 10.945 %Wright County10.945Warren County: 10.804 %Warren County10.804Pottawattamie County: 10.799 %Pottawattamie County10.799Franklin County: 10.503 %Franklin County10.503Lyon County: 22.875 %Lyon County22.875Appanoose County: 17.345 %Appanoose County17.345Johnson County: 16.246 %Johnson County16.246Grundy County: 16.208 %Grundy County16.208Henry County: 15.787 %Henry County15.787Pocahontas County: 15.759 %Pocahontas County15.759Greene County: 15.42 %Greene County15.42Jasper County: 15.301 %Jasper County15.301Monona County: 15.112 %Monona County15.112Mitchell County: 14.511 %Mitchell County14.511Jones County: 14.483 %Jones County14.483Madison County: 14.321 %Madison County14.321Guthrie County: 14.278 %Guthrie County14.278Osceola County: 14.235 %Osceola County14.235Davis County: 13.49 %Davis County13.49Harrison County: 13.387 %Harrison County13.387Des Moines County: 13.301 %Des Moines County13.301Humboldt County: 13.291 %Humboldt County13.291Fremont County: 13.236 %Fremont County13.236Mills County: 13.222 %Mills County13.222Benton County: 13.185 %Benton County13.185Clinton County: 13.098 %Clinton County13.098Bremer County: 13.029 %Bremer County13.029Adair County: 12.937 %Adair County12.937Scott County: 12.72 %Scott County12.72Buchanan County: 12.064 %Buchanan County12.064Jackson County: 11.99 %Jackson County11.99Crawford County: 11.972 %Crawford County11.972Hancock County: 11.829 %Hancock County11.829Clayton County: 11.665 %Clayton County11.665Tama County: 11.594 %Tama County11.594Van Buren County: 11.143 %Van Buren County11.143Muscatine County: 11.085 %Muscatine County11.085Butler County: 11.072 %Butler County11.072Jefferson County: 11.048 %Jefferson County11.048Page County: 10.952 %Page County10.952Wright County: 10.945 %Wright County10.945Warren County: 10.804 %Warren County10.804Pottawattamie County: 10.799 %Pottawattamie County10.799Franklin County: 10.503 %Franklin County10.503
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Lyon County22.875+15.18 pts
2Appanoose County17.345+8.9 pts
3Johnson County16.246+5.46 pts
4Grundy County16.208+5.01 pts
5Henry County15.787+5.34 pts
6Pocahontas County15.759+7.95 pts
7Greene County15.42+5.95 pts
8Jasper County15.301+1.57 pts
9Monona County15.112+3.19 pts
10Mitchell County14.511-0.19 pts
11Jones County14.483+2.81 pts
12Madison County14.321+3.03 pts
13Guthrie County14.278+5.97 pts
14Osceola County14.235+2.28 pts
15Davis County13.49+3.63 pts
16Harrison County13.387-8.18 pts
17Des Moines County13.301+1.33 pts
18Humboldt County13.291-4.43 pts
19Fremont County13.236-13.26 pts
20Mills County13.222-1.71 pts
21Benton County13.185-2.36 pts
22Clinton County13.098+3.4 pts
23Bremer County13.029-6.82 pts
24Adair County12.937+2.1 pts
25Scott County12.72+2.12 pts
26Buchanan County12.064+3.61 pts
27Jackson County11.99+1.59 pts
28Crawford County11.972-9.24 pts
29Hancock County11.829+3.14 pts
30Clayton County11.665-1.91 pts
31Tama County11.594+2.37 pts
32Van Buren County11.143+3.73 pts
33Muscatine County11.085+4.17 pts
34Butler County11.072+0.91 pts
35Jefferson County11.048-2.31 pts
36Page County10.952+3.3 pts
37Wright County10.945+2.04 pts
38Warren County10.804+0.52 pts
39Pottawattamie County10.799+1.83 pts
40Franklin County10.503+1 pts
41Boone County10.431-2.8 pts
42Linn County10.422+0.71 pts
43Dickinson County10.357-5.19 pts
44Cerro Gordo County10.334-2.68 pts
45Woodbury County10.278-0.26 pts
46Webster County10.194-0.4 pts
47Wapello County10.171-1.15 pts
48Dallas County10.162-0.84 pts
49Worth County10.147-0.25 pts
50Cherokee County9.906-2.43 pts
51Mahaska County9.848-0.17 pts
52Carroll County9.817-0.24 pts
53Plymouth County9.775-2.98 pts
54Cedar County9.767-3.08 pts
55Hardin County9.738-2.66 pts
56Clay County9.681+1.15 pts
57Delaware County9.666-1.99 pts
58Kossuth County9.619-0.01 pts
59Montgomery County9.388-0.63 pts
60Emmet County9.335-1.13 pts
61Polk County9.289-2.28 pts
62Calhoun County9.28-5.61 pts
63Lee County9.275-2.36 pts
64Iowa County9.113-0.72 pts
65Washington County9.033-1.36 pts
66Taylor County9.026-6.61 pts
67Keokuk County8.898-4.33 pts
68Cass County8.882-2.25 pts
69Poweshiek County8.836+1.6 pts
70Story County8.788-0.42 pts
71Dubuque County8.711-2.26 pts
72Marion County8.683+3.19 pts
73Black Hawk County8.403-1.71 pts
74Chickasaw County8.103-1.52 pts
75Ringgold County7.956-5.73 pts
76Hamilton County7.88-0.48 pts
77Sac County7.872-0.23 pts
78O'Brien County7.78-1.77 pts
79Fayette County7.674-6.42 pts
80Ida County7.604-5.18 pts
81Sioux County7.435+0.47 pts
82Marshall County7.389-2.04 pts
83Adams County7.38-0.16 pts
84Audubon County7.254-2.03 pts
85Monroe County7.199-1.98 pts
86Clarke County7.046+3.86 pts
87Palo Alto County7.038-2.76 pts
88Allamakee County6.975-3.12 pts
89Winneshiek County6.291-2.55 pts
90Floyd County6.285+0.56 pts
91Union County6.258-2.75 pts
92Shelby County5.918-6.5 pts
93Louisa County5.911-0.85 pts
94Buena Vista County5.69-9.72 pts
95Winnebago County5.416-2.43 pts
96Howard County5.151-2.35 pts
97Decatur County4.849-14.83 pts
98Wayne County4.77-2.17 pts
99Lucas County2.976+0.35 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 Iowa by job destruction rate, 2023) [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 Iowa by job destruction rate, 2023. 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/iowa-counties. 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 Iowa by job destruction rate, 2023. 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/iowa-counties.

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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 Iowa by job destruction rate, 2023 [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/iowa-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Lyon County, with 22.875% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Lucas County, with 2.976% in 2023.

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