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Counties in Iowa by job destruction rate

Van Buren County had the highest job destruction rate of 99 counties in 2013, at 43.323%. Crawford County had the lowest, at 5.516%. The median was 9.542% and the figure for Iowa was 9.458%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest43.323Van Buren County
Lowest5.516Crawford County
Median9.54299 counties
Iowa9.458History

Map of counties, 2013

Adair County: 10.156 %Adams County: 9.947 %Allamakee County: 6.421 %Appanoose County: 8.42 %Audubon County: 11.182 %Benton County: 11.607 %Black Hawk County: 10.122 %Boone County: 9.726 %Bremer County: 6.19 %Buchanan County: 11.381 %Buena Vista County: 6.998 %Butler County: 16.094 %Calhoun County: 10.359 %Carroll County: 11.207 %Cass County: 14.283 %Cedar County: 10.518 %Cerro Gordo County: 10.593 %Cherokee County: 10.662 %Chickasaw County: 8.844 %Clarke County: 7.944 %Clay County: 12.185 %Clayton County: 15.585 %Clinton County: 7.773 %Crawford County: 5.516 %Dallas County: 8.371 %Davis County: 8.555 %Decatur County: 7.553 %Delaware County: 9.02 %Des Moines County: 8.247 %Dickinson County: 14.347 %Dubuque County: 9.404 %Emmet County: 10.6 %Fayette County: 10.02 %Floyd County: 7.598 %Franklin County: 8.822 %Fremont County: 13.26 %Greene County: 15.673 %Grundy County: 11.316 %Guthrie County: 13.436 %Hamilton County: 9.634 %Hancock County: 12.404 %Hardin County: 9.728 %Harrison County: 14.577 %Henry County: 9.337 %Howard County: 10.609 %Humboldt County: 8.833 %Ida County: 7.902 %Iowa County: 6.123 %Jackson County: 9.72 %Jasper County: 8.951 %Jefferson County: 11.662 %Johnson County: 7.779 %Jones County: 10.577 %Keokuk County: 14.13 %Kossuth County: 8.028 %Lee County: 12.026 %Linn County: 9 %Louisa County: 5.675 %Lucas County: 6.42 %Lyon County: 9.319 %Madison County: 17.484 %Mahaska County: 8.871 %Marion County: 10.62 %Marshall County: 8.846 %Mills County: 15.02 %Mitchell County: 11.313 %Monona County: 11.232 %Monroe County: 6.313 %Montgomery County: 8.41 %Muscatine County: 8.315 %O'Brien County: 6.933 %Osceola County: 8.439 %Page County: 8.554 %Palo Alto County: 6.962 %Plymouth County: 9.052 %Pocahontas County: 13.968 %Polk County: 9.542 %Pottawattamie County: 13.124 %Poweshiek County: 7.811 %Ringgold County: 8.478 %Sac County: 9.816 %Scott County: 8.288 %Shelby County: 11.475 %Sioux County: 9.417 %Story County: 11.401 %Tama County: 8.948 %Taylor County: 5.997 %Union County: 10.997 %Van Buren County: 43.323 %Wapello County: 6.247 %Warren County: 10.765 %Washington County: 10.492 %Wayne County: 8.718 %Webster County: 9.526 %Winnebago County: 7.986 %Winneshiek County: 6.41 %Woodbury County: 9.354 %Worth County: 10.956 %Wright County: 17.634 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Van Buren County: 43.323 %Van Buren County43.323Wright County: 17.634 %Wright County17.634Madison County: 17.484 %Madison County17.484Butler County: 16.094 %Butler County16.094Greene County: 15.673 %Greene County15.673Clayton County: 15.585 %Clayton County15.585Mills County: 15.02 %Mills County15.02Harrison County: 14.577 %Harrison County14.577Dickinson County: 14.347 %Dickinson County14.347Cass County: 14.283 %Cass County14.283Keokuk County: 14.13 %Keokuk County14.13Pocahontas County: 13.968 %Pocahontas County13.968Guthrie County: 13.436 %Guthrie County13.436Fremont County: 13.26 %Fremont County13.26Pottawattamie County: 13.124 %Pottawattamie County13.124Hancock County: 12.404 %Hancock County12.404Clay County: 12.185 %Clay County12.185Lee County: 12.026 %Lee County12.026Jefferson County: 11.662 %Jefferson County11.662Benton County: 11.607 %Benton County11.607Shelby County: 11.475 %Shelby County11.475Story County: 11.401 %Story County11.401Buchanan County: 11.381 %Buchanan County11.381Grundy County: 11.316 %Grundy County11.316Mitchell County: 11.313 %Mitchell County11.313Monona County: 11.232 %Monona County11.232Carroll County: 11.207 %Carroll County11.207Audubon County: 11.182 %Audubon County11.182Union County: 10.997 %Union County10.997Worth County: 10.956 %Worth County10.956Warren County: 10.765 %Warren County10.765Cherokee County: 10.662 %Cherokee County10.662Marion County: 10.62 %Marion County10.62Howard County: 10.609 %Howard County10.609Emmet County: 10.6 %Emmet County10.6Cerro Gordo County: 10.593 %Cerro Gordo County10.593Jones County: 10.577 %Jones County10.577Cedar County: 10.518 %Cedar County10.518Washington County: 10.492 %Washington County10.492Calhoun County: 10.359 %Calhoun County10.359Van Buren County: 43.323 %Van Buren County43.323Wright County: 17.634 %Wright County17.634Madison County: 17.484 %Madison County17.484Butler County: 16.094 %Butler County16.094Greene County: 15.673 %Greene County15.673Clayton County: 15.585 %Clayton County15.585Mills County: 15.02 %Mills County15.02Harrison County: 14.577 %Harrison County14.577Dickinson County: 14.347 %Dickinson County14.347Cass County: 14.283 %Cass County14.283Keokuk County: 14.13 %Keokuk County14.13Pocahontas County: 13.968 %Pocahontas County13.968Guthrie County: 13.436 %Guthrie County13.436Fremont County: 13.26 %Fremont County13.26Pottawattamie County: 13.124 %Pottawattamie County13.124Hancock County: 12.404 %Hancock County12.404Clay County: 12.185 %Clay County12.185Lee County: 12.026 %Lee County12.026Jefferson County: 11.662 %Jefferson County11.662Benton County: 11.607 %Benton County11.607Shelby County: 11.475 %Shelby County11.475Story County: 11.401 %Story County11.401Buchanan County: 11.381 %Buchanan County11.381Grundy County: 11.316 %Grundy County11.316Mitchell County: 11.313 %Mitchell County11.313Monona County: 11.232 %Monona County11.232Carroll County: 11.207 %Carroll County11.207Audubon County: 11.182 %Audubon County11.182Union County: 10.997 %Union County10.997Worth County: 10.956 %Worth County10.956Warren County: 10.765 %Warren County10.765Cherokee County: 10.662 %Cherokee County10.662Marion County: 10.62 %Marion County10.62Howard County: 10.609 %Howard County10.609Emmet County: 10.6 %Emmet County10.6Cerro Gordo County: 10.593 %Cerro Gordo County10.593Jones County: 10.577 %Jones County10.577Cedar County: 10.518 %Cedar County10.518Washington County: 10.492 %Washington County10.492Calhoun County: 10.359 %Calhoun County10.359
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Van Buren County43.323+38.45 pts
2Wright County17.634+8.63 pts
3Madison County17.484+4.72 pts
4Butler County16.094+6.9 pts
5Greene County15.673+8.61 pts
6Clayton County15.585+5.73 pts
7Mills County15.02+6.81 pts
8Harrison County14.577+7.54 pts
9Dickinson County14.347-1.55 pts
10Cass County14.283+4.93 pts
11Keokuk County14.13+5.33 pts
12Pocahontas County13.968+4.98 pts
13Guthrie County13.436+3.4 pts
14Fremont County13.26+3.05 pts
15Pottawattamie County13.124+4.54 pts
16Hancock County12.404+6.55 pts
17Clay County12.185+1.69 pts
18Lee County12.026+2.85 pts
19Jefferson County11.662+0.85 pts
20Benton County11.607+1.31 pts
21Shelby County11.475-0.18 pts
22Story County11.401+0.21 pts
23Buchanan County11.381+1.53 pts
24Grundy County11.316+5.1 pts
25Mitchell County11.313+2.97 pts
26Monona County11.232-6.07 pts
27Carroll County11.207+1.07 pts
28Audubon County11.182-0.21 pts
29Union County10.997+1.71 pts
30Worth County10.956+5.52 pts
31Warren County10.765-5.66 pts
32Cherokee County10.662-2.28 pts
33Marion County10.62+3.95 pts
34Howard County10.609+4.15 pts
35Emmet County10.6+2.25 pts
36Cerro Gordo County10.593+0.18 pts
37Jones County10.577+1.59 pts
38Cedar County10.518+2.58 pts
39Washington County10.492+1.24 pts
40Calhoun County10.359-0.72 pts
41Adair County10.156+2.4 pts
42Black Hawk County10.122+1.48 pts
43Fayette County10.02+0.7 pts
44Adams County9.947-2.56 pts
45Sac County9.816-0.01 pts
46Hardin County9.728-0.9 pts
47Boone County9.726-3.28 pts
48Jackson County9.72+2.11 pts
49Hamilton County9.634-18.98 pts
50Polk County9.542+0.01 pts
51Webster County9.526-4.49 pts
52Sioux County9.417+0.31 pts
53Dubuque County9.404+1.68 pts
54Woodbury County9.354-1.82 pts
55Henry County9.337-0.6 pts
56Lyon County9.319+2.7 pts
57Plymouth County9.052+2.13 pts
58Delaware County9.02+1.29 pts
59Linn County9-0.43 pts
60Jasper County8.951-0.59 pts
61Tama County8.948-0.05 pts
62Mahaska County8.871+0.77 pts
63Marshall County8.846-2.1 pts
64Chickasaw County8.844-3.05 pts
65Humboldt County8.833-0.48 pts
66Franklin County8.822-0.88 pts
67Wayne County8.718+0.39 pts
68Davis County8.555-2.8 pts
69Page County8.554-5.64 pts
70Ringgold County8.478-2.6 pts
71Osceola County8.439+0.5 pts
72Appanoose County8.42-2.46 pts
73Montgomery County8.41+1.59 pts
74Dallas County8.371+0.07 pts
75Muscatine County8.315-1.09 pts
76Scott County8.288-3.4 pts
77Des Moines County8.247-0.83 pts
78Kossuth County8.028+0.43 pts
79Winnebago County7.986-4.19 pts
80Clarke County7.944+1.24 pts
81Ida County7.902-0.22 pts
82Poweshiek County7.811+0.38 pts
83Johnson County7.779-3.93 pts
84Clinton County7.773-2.13 pts
85Floyd County7.598-1.16 pts
86Decatur County7.553+0.57 pts
87Buena Vista County6.998+0.33 pts
88Palo Alto County6.962-2.93 pts
89O'Brien County6.933-1.86 pts
90Allamakee County6.421-2.74 pts
91Lucas County6.42-0.08 pts
92Winneshiek County6.41-0.86 pts
93Monroe County6.313-1.88 pts
94Wapello County6.247-3.82 pts
95Bremer County6.19-1.13 pts
96Iowa County6.123-5.89 pts
97Taylor County5.997-2.64 pts
98Louisa County5.675+0.12 pts
99Crawford County5.516-1.9 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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?period=2013. 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, 2013. 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?period=2013.

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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, 2013 [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?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Van Buren County, with 43.323% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Crawford County, with 5.516% in 2013.

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