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Counties in Iowa by job destruction rate

Fremont County had the highest job destruction rate of 99 counties in 2019, at 30.746%. Winnebago County had the lowest, at 4.034%. The median was 8.53% and the figure for Iowa was 8.768%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest30.746Fremont County
Lowest4.034Winnebago County
Median8.5399 counties
Iowa8.768History

Map of counties, 2019

Adair County: 10.703 %Adams County: 6.62 %Allamakee County: 9.331 %Appanoose County: 5.046 %Audubon County: 8.53 %Benton County: 10.108 %Black Hawk County: 9.18 %Boone County: 10.813 %Bremer County: 5.976 %Buchanan County: 5.92 %Buena Vista County: 6.047 %Butler County: 9.718 %Calhoun County: 9.714 %Carroll County: 8.843 %Cass County: 8.498 %Cedar County: 7.528 %Cerro Gordo County: 8.734 %Cherokee County: 7.914 %Chickasaw County: 8.727 %Clarke County: 6.138 %Clay County: 7.162 %Clayton County: 9.06 %Clinton County: 8.056 %Crawford County: 11.184 %Dallas County: 8.429 %Davis County: 11.849 %Decatur County: 6.194 %Delaware County: 7.048 %Des Moines County: 8.487 %Dickinson County: 8.84 %Dubuque County: 8.028 %Emmet County: 6.923 %Fayette County: 13.129 %Floyd County: 9.621 %Franklin County: 9.137 %Fremont County: 30.746 %Greene County: 8.004 %Grundy County: 10.905 %Guthrie County: 11.895 %Hamilton County: 8.177 %Hancock County: 5.728 %Hardin County: 15.932 %Harrison County: 12.995 %Henry County: 9.499 %Howard County: 6.898 %Humboldt County: 10.674 %Ida County: 7.295 %Iowa County: 6.363 %Jackson County: 15.257 %Jasper County: 11.407 %Jefferson County: 9.552 %Johnson County: 8.384 %Jones County: 10.251 %Keokuk County: 10.188 %Kossuth County: 8.526 %Lee County: 9.204 %Linn County: 8.543 %Louisa County: 7.036 %Lucas County: 5.619 %Lyon County: 9.809 %Madison County: 12.334 %Mahaska County: 5.404 %Marion County: 6.56 %Marshall County: 12.379 %Mills County: 13.86 %Mitchell County: 8.122 %Monona County: 7.512 %Monroe County: 4.326 %Montgomery County: 8.394 %Muscatine County: 11.126 %O'Brien County: 5.846 %Osceola County: 10.084 %Page County: 5.328 %Palo Alto County: 9.128 %Plymouth County: 7.21 %Pocahontas County: 8.356 %Polk County: 9.766 %Pottawattamie County: 7.173 %Poweshiek County: 9.242 %Ringgold County: 11.083 %Sac County: 8.684 %Scott County: 9.115 %Shelby County: 8.344 %Sioux County: 6.568 %Story County: 9.061 %Tama County: 7.259 %Taylor County: 7.347 %Union County: 9.235 %Van Buren County: 10.435 %Wapello County: 11.008 %Warren County: 10.17 %Washington County: 11.171 %Wayne County: 6.119 %Webster County: 7.706 %Winnebago County: 4.034 %Winneshiek County: 8.493 %Woodbury County: 8.241 %Worth County: 8.045 %Wright County: 6.855 %
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  • 9.4 to 11
  • 11 and over
%, 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.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Fremont County: 30.746 %Fremont County30.746Hardin County: 15.932 %Hardin County15.932Jackson County: 15.257 %Jackson County15.257Mills County: 13.86 %Mills County13.86Fayette County: 13.129 %Fayette County13.129Harrison County: 12.995 %Harrison County12.995Marshall County: 12.379 %Marshall County12.379Madison County: 12.334 %Madison County12.334Guthrie County: 11.895 %Guthrie County11.895Davis County: 11.849 %Davis County11.849Jasper County: 11.407 %Jasper County11.407Crawford County: 11.184 %Crawford County11.184Washington County: 11.171 %Washington County11.171Muscatine County: 11.126 %Muscatine County11.126Ringgold County: 11.083 %Ringgold County11.083Wapello County: 11.008 %Wapello County11.008Grundy County: 10.905 %Grundy County10.905Boone County: 10.813 %Boone County10.813Adair County: 10.703 %Adair County10.703Humboldt County: 10.674 %Humboldt County10.674Van Buren County: 10.435 %Van Buren County10.435Jones County: 10.251 %Jones County10.251Keokuk County: 10.188 %Keokuk County10.188Warren County: 10.17 %Warren County10.17Benton County: 10.108 %Benton County10.108Osceola County: 10.084 %Osceola County10.084Lyon County: 9.809 %Lyon County9.809Polk County: 9.766 %Polk County9.766Butler County: 9.718 %Butler County9.718Calhoun County: 9.714 %Calhoun County9.714Floyd County: 9.621 %Floyd County9.621Jefferson County: 9.552 %Jefferson County9.552Henry County: 9.499 %Henry County9.499Allamakee County: 9.331 %Allamakee County9.331Poweshiek County: 9.242 %Poweshiek County9.242Union County: 9.235 %Union County9.235Lee County: 9.204 %Lee County9.204Black Hawk County: 9.18 %Black Hawk County9.18Franklin County: 9.137 %Franklin County9.137Palo Alto County: 9.128 %Palo Alto County9.128Fremont County: 30.746 %Fremont County30.746Hardin County: 15.932 %Hardin County15.932Jackson County: 15.257 %Jackson County15.257Mills County: 13.86 %Mills County13.86Fayette County: 13.129 %Fayette County13.129Harrison County: 12.995 %Harrison County12.995Marshall County: 12.379 %Marshall County12.379Madison County: 12.334 %Madison County12.334Guthrie County: 11.895 %Guthrie County11.895Davis County: 11.849 %Davis County11.849Jasper County: 11.407 %Jasper County11.407Crawford County: 11.184 %Crawford County11.184Washington County: 11.171 %Washington County11.171Muscatine County: 11.126 %Muscatine County11.126Ringgold County: 11.083 %Ringgold County11.083Wapello County: 11.008 %Wapello County11.008Grundy County: 10.905 %Grundy County10.905Boone County: 10.813 %Boone County10.813Adair County: 10.703 %Adair County10.703Humboldt County: 10.674 %Humboldt County10.674Van Buren County: 10.435 %Van Buren County10.435Jones County: 10.251 %Jones County10.251Keokuk County: 10.188 %Keokuk County10.188Warren County: 10.17 %Warren County10.17Benton County: 10.108 %Benton County10.108Osceola County: 10.084 %Osceola County10.084Lyon County: 9.809 %Lyon County9.809Polk County: 9.766 %Polk County9.766Butler County: 9.718 %Butler County9.718Calhoun County: 9.714 %Calhoun County9.714Floyd County: 9.621 %Floyd County9.621Jefferson County: 9.552 %Jefferson County9.552Henry County: 9.499 %Henry County9.499Allamakee County: 9.331 %Allamakee County9.331Poweshiek County: 9.242 %Poweshiek County9.242Union County: 9.235 %Union County9.235Lee County: 9.204 %Lee County9.204Black Hawk County: 9.18 %Black Hawk County9.18Franklin County: 9.137 %Franklin County9.137Palo Alto County: 9.128 %Palo Alto County9.128
%. 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
1Fremont County30.746+25.43 pts
2Hardin County15.932+6.74 pts
3Jackson County15.257+5.68 pts
4Mills County13.86+2.78 pts
5Fayette County13.129+0.82 pts
6Harrison County12.995+0.05 pts
7Marshall County12.379-1.24 pts
8Madison County12.334+0.77 pts
9Guthrie County11.895+1.47 pts
10Davis County11.849+1.61 pts
11Jasper County11.407+1.06 pts
12Crawford County11.184+2.22 pts
13Washington County11.171+2.69 pts
14Muscatine County11.126+3.22 pts
15Ringgold County11.083+3.16 pts
16Wapello County11.008+4.05 pts
17Grundy County10.905-0.54 pts
18Boone County10.813-0.58 pts
19Adair County10.703+2.65 pts
20Humboldt County10.674-0.28 pts
21Van Buren County10.435+4.22 pts
22Jones County10.251-2.47 pts
23Keokuk County10.188-0.52 pts
24Warren County10.17+1.13 pts
25Benton County10.108-0.28 pts
26Osceola County10.084+0.62 pts
27Lyon County9.809+2.62 pts
28Polk County9.766-0.11 pts
29Butler County9.718-1.6 pts
30Calhoun County9.714-0.4 pts
31Floyd County9.621+0.84 pts
32Jefferson County9.552-2.83 pts
33Henry County9.499-1.43 pts
34Allamakee County9.331+2.95 pts
35Poweshiek County9.242+1.71 pts
36Union County9.235-3.78 pts
37Lee County9.204+0.9 pts
38Black Hawk County9.18-0.21 pts
39Franklin County9.137-1.3 pts
40Palo Alto County9.128+1.6 pts
41Scott County9.115-0.85 pts
42Story County9.061-2.71 pts
43Clayton County9.06-4.67 pts
44Carroll County8.843-7.28 pts
45Dickinson County8.84-3.28 pts
46Cerro Gordo County8.734-0.79 pts
47Chickasaw County8.727+1.14 pts
48Sac County8.684-3.01 pts
49Linn County8.543-2.2 pts
50Audubon County8.53-4.52 pts
51Kossuth County8.526-1.1 pts
52Cass County8.498-3.02 pts
53Winneshiek County8.493+1.67 pts
54Des Moines County8.487-3.58 pts
55Dallas County8.429-2.25 pts
56Montgomery County8.394-2.81 pts
57Johnson County8.384+1.23 pts
58Pocahontas County8.356+0.62 pts
59Shelby County8.344-2.42 pts
60Woodbury County8.241-0.54 pts
61Hamilton County8.177+1.04 pts
62Mitchell County8.122+1.28 pts
63Clinton County8.056-3.84 pts
64Worth County8.045+4.16 pts
65Dubuque County8.028+0.45 pts
66Greene County8.004-2.38 pts
67Cherokee County7.914-14.26 pts
68Webster County7.706-3.42 pts
69Cedar County7.528-9.57 pts
70Monona County7.512-3.19 pts
71Taylor County7.347+2.75 pts
72Ida County7.295+1.02 pts
73Tama County7.259+0.13 pts
74Plymouth County7.21-3.19 pts
75Pottawattamie County7.173-3.79 pts
76Clay County7.162-5.36 pts
77Delaware County7.048-0.77 pts
78Louisa County7.036+0.63 pts
79Emmet County6.923-6.48 pts
80Howard County6.898-1.81 pts
81Wright County6.855-3.32 pts
82Adams County6.62-14.21 pts
83Sioux County6.568-0.35 pts
84Marion County6.56+0.57 pts
85Iowa County6.363-3.8 pts
86Decatur County6.194+1.5 pts
87Clarke County6.138-1.97 pts
88Wayne County6.119-3.01 pts
89Buena Vista County6.047-0.04 pts
90Bremer County5.976-3.91 pts
91Buchanan County5.92-3.11 pts
92O'Brien County5.846-3.03 pts
93Hancock County5.728-2.01 pts
94Lucas County5.619+0.3 pts
95Mahaska County5.404-2.37 pts
96Page County5.328-1.98 pts
97Appanoose County5.046-10.33 pts
98Monroe County4.326-7.53 pts
99Winnebago County4.034-6.07 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, 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 Iowa 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/iowa-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 Iowa 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/iowa-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 Iowa 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/iowa-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Fremont County, with 30.746% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Winnebago County, with 4.034% in 2019.

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