# Counties in Montana by job destruction rate, 2023

All 56 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `job_destruction_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/montana-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
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| 1 | Dawson County | 21.29 |
| 2 | Golden Valley County | 21.239 |
| 3 | Roosevelt County | 19.981 |
| 4 | Broadwater County | 19.525 |
| 5 | Garfield County | 19.118 |
| 6 | Musselshell County | 17.597 |
| 7 | Granite County | 17.143 |
| 8 | Phillips County | 16.496 |
| 9 | Wibaux County | 15.385 |
| 10 | Valley County | 15.113 |
| 11 | Richland County | 15.064 |
| 12 | Glacier County | 14.774 |
| 13 | Prairie County | 14.696 |
| 14 | Sanders County | 14.345 |
| 15 | McCone County | 14.268 |
| 16 | Carbon County | 14.192 |
| 17 | Fergus County | 14.04 |
| 18 | Chouteau County | 13.623 |
| 19 | Park County | 13.604 |
| 20 | Liberty County | 13.372 |
| 21 | Madison County | 13.239 |
| 22 | Sheridan County | 13.004 |
| 23 | Blaine County | 12.861 |
| 24 | Flathead County | 12.859 |
| 25 | Big Horn County | 12.729 |
| 26 | Daniels County | 12.384 |
| 27 | Beaverhead County | 12.291 |
| 28 | Teton County | 12.138 |
| 29 | Lincoln County | 12.112 |
| 30 | Lake County | 11.502 |
| 31 | Judith Basin County | 11.09 |
| 32 | Jefferson County | 10.831 |
| 33 | Gallatin County | 10.818 |
| 34 | Powell County | 10.751 |
| 35 | Cascade County | 10.648 |
| 36 | Yellowstone County | 10.58 |
| 37 | Pondera County | 10.54 |
| 38 | Custer County | 10.445 |
| 39 | Lewis and Clark County | 10.399 |
| 40 | Ravalli County | 10.288 |
| 41 | Missoula County | 10.152 |
| 42 | Wheatland County | 9.946 |
| 43 | Stillwater County | 9.565 |
| 44 | Toole County | 9.473 |
| 45 | Fallon County | 9.423 |
| 46 | Mineral County | 9.073 |
| 47 | Powder River County | 9.011 |
| 48 | Rosebud County | 8.96 |
| 49 | Meagher County | 8.625 |
| 50 | Silver Bow County | 8.497 |
| 51 | Hill County | 8.439 |
| 52 | Sweet Grass County | 8.373 |
| 53 | Deer Lodge County | 7.078 |
| 54 | Carter County | 6.748 |
| 55 | Petroleum County | 4.545 |
| 56 | Treasure County | 1.17 |