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Counties in Montana by job destruction rate

Petroleum County had the highest job destruction rate of 56 counties in 2012, at 33.333%. Daniels County had the lowest, at 5.054%. The median was 11.418% and the figure for Montana was 11.363%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.333Petroleum County
Lowest5.054Daniels County
Median11.41856 counties
Montana11.363History

Map of counties, 2012

Beaverhead County: 13.748 %Big Horn County: 17.75 %Blaine County: 8.536 %Broadwater County: 9.077 %Carbon County: 12.687 %Carter County: 10.492 %Cascade County: 12.056 %Chouteau County: 15.373 %Custer County: 9.239 %Daniels County: 5.054 %Dawson County: 13.463 %Deer Lodge County: 7.245 %Fallon County: 6.732 %Fergus County: 12.254 %Flathead County: 13.69 %Gallatin County: 12.723 %Garfield County: 15.273 %Glacier County: 7.17 %Golden Valley County: 6.25 %Granite County: 18.635 %Hill County: 8.981 %Jefferson County: 12.024 %Judith Basin County: 21.16 %Lake County: 10.846 %Lewis and Clark County: 11.605 %Liberty County: 9.955 %Lincoln County: 11.23 %McCone County: 13.538 %Madison County: 20.138 %Meagher County: 14.745 %Mineral County: 15.336 %Missoula County: 10.445 %Musselshell County: 8.314 %Park County: 13.086 %Petroleum County: 33.333 %Phillips County: 17.859 %Pondera County: 9.439 %Powder River County: 9.723 %Powell County: 12.571 %Prairie County: 15.132 %Ravalli County: 13.412 %Richland County: 8.019 %Roosevelt County: 9.22 %Rosebud County: 9.65 %Sanders County: 16.927 %Sheridan County: 8.13 %Silver Bow County: 8.983 %Stillwater County: 7.521 %Sweet Grass County: 11.071 %Teton County: 15.741 %Toole County: 8.836 %Treasure County: 24.615 %Valley County: 13.467 %Wheatland County: 6.513 %Wibaux County: 8.845 %Yellowstone County: 11.139 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Petroleum County: 33.333 %Petroleum County33.333Treasure County: 24.615 %Treasure County24.615Judith Basin County: 21.16 %Judith Basin County21.16Madison County: 20.138 %Madison County20.138Granite County: 18.635 %Granite County18.635Phillips County: 17.859 %Phillips County17.859Big Horn County: 17.75 %Big Horn County17.75Sanders County: 16.927 %Sanders County16.927Teton County: 15.741 %Teton County15.741Chouteau County: 15.373 %Chouteau County15.373Mineral County: 15.336 %Mineral County15.336Garfield County: 15.273 %Garfield County15.273Prairie County: 15.132 %Prairie County15.132Meagher County: 14.745 %Meagher County14.745Beaverhead County: 13.748 %Beaverhead County13.748Flathead County: 13.69 %Flathead County13.69McCone County: 13.538 %McCone County13.538Valley County: 13.467 %Valley County13.467Dawson County: 13.463 %Dawson County13.463Ravalli County: 13.412 %Ravalli County13.412Park County: 13.086 %Park County13.086Gallatin County: 12.723 %Gallatin County12.723Carbon County: 12.687 %Carbon County12.687Powell County: 12.571 %Powell County12.571Fergus County: 12.254 %Fergus County12.254Cascade County: 12.056 %Cascade County12.056Jefferson County: 12.024 %Jefferson County12.024Lewis and Clark County: 11.605 %Lewis and Clark County11.605Lincoln County: 11.23 %Lincoln County11.23Yellowstone County: 11.139 %Yellowstone County11.139Sweet Grass County: 11.071 %Sweet Grass County11.071Lake County: 10.846 %Lake County10.846Carter County: 10.492 %Carter County10.492Missoula County: 10.445 %Missoula County10.445Liberty County: 9.955 %Liberty County9.955Powder River County: 9.723 %Powder River County9.723Rosebud County: 9.65 %Rosebud County9.65Pondera County: 9.439 %Pondera County9.439Custer County: 9.239 %Custer County9.239Roosevelt County: 9.22 %Roosevelt County9.22Broadwater County: 9.077 %Broadwater County9.077Silver Bow County: 8.983 %Silver Bow County8.983Hill County: 8.981 %Hill County8.981Wibaux County: 8.845 %Wibaux County8.845Toole County: 8.836 %Toole County8.836Blaine County: 8.536 %Blaine County8.536Musselshell County: 8.314 %Musselshell County8.314Sheridan County: 8.13 %Sheridan County8.13Richland County: 8.019 %Richland County8.019Stillwater County: 7.521 %Stillwater County7.521Deer Lodge County: 7.245 %Deer Lodge County7.245Glacier County: 7.17 %Glacier County7.17Fallon County: 6.732 %Fallon County6.732Wheatland County: 6.513 %Wheatland County6.513Golden Valley County: 6.25 %Golden Valley County6.25Daniels County: 5.054 %Daniels County5.054Petroleum County: 33.333 %Petroleum County33.333Treasure County: 24.615 %Treasure County24.615Judith Basin County: 21.16 %Judith Basin County21.16Madison County: 20.138 %Madison County20.138Granite County: 18.635 %Granite County18.635Phillips County: 17.859 %Phillips County17.859Big Horn County: 17.75 %Big Horn County17.75Sanders County: 16.927 %Sanders County16.927Teton County: 15.741 %Teton County15.741Chouteau County: 15.373 %Chouteau County15.373Mineral County: 15.336 %Mineral County15.336Garfield County: 15.273 %Garfield County15.273Prairie County: 15.132 %Prairie County15.132Meagher County: 14.745 %Meagher County14.745Beaverhead County: 13.748 %Beaverhead County13.748Flathead County: 13.69 %Flathead County13.69McCone County: 13.538 %McCone County13.538Valley County: 13.467 %Valley County13.467Dawson County: 13.463 %Dawson County13.463Ravalli County: 13.412 %Ravalli County13.412Park County: 13.086 %Park County13.086Gallatin County: 12.723 %Gallatin County12.723Carbon County: 12.687 %Carbon County12.687Powell County: 12.571 %Powell County12.571Fergus County: 12.254 %Fergus County12.254Cascade County: 12.056 %Cascade County12.056Jefferson County: 12.024 %Jefferson County12.024Lewis and Clark County: 11.605 %Lewis and Clark County11.605Lincoln County: 11.23 %Lincoln County11.23Yellowstone County: 11.139 %Yellowstone County11.139Sweet Grass County: 11.071 %Sweet Grass County11.071Lake County: 10.846 %Lake County10.846Carter County: 10.492 %Carter County10.492Missoula County: 10.445 %Missoula County10.445Liberty County: 9.955 %Liberty County9.955Powder River County: 9.723 %Powder River County9.723Rosebud County: 9.65 %Rosebud County9.65Pondera County: 9.439 %Pondera County9.439Custer County: 9.239 %Custer County9.239Roosevelt County: 9.22 %Roosevelt County9.22Broadwater County: 9.077 %Broadwater County9.077Silver Bow County: 8.983 %Silver Bow County8.983Hill County: 8.981 %Hill County8.981Wibaux County: 8.845 %Wibaux County8.845Toole County: 8.836 %Toole County8.836Blaine County: 8.536 %Blaine County8.536Musselshell County: 8.314 %Musselshell County8.314Sheridan County: 8.13 %Sheridan County8.13Richland County: 8.019 %Richland County8.019Stillwater County: 7.521 %Stillwater County7.521Deer Lodge County: 7.245 %Deer Lodge County7.245Glacier County: 7.17 %Glacier County7.17Fallon County: 6.732 %Fallon County6.732Wheatland County: 6.513 %Wheatland County6.513Golden Valley County: 6.25 %Golden Valley County6.25Daniels County: 5.054 %Daniels County5.054
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Petroleum County33.333+20.57 pts
2Treasure County24.615+14.7 pts
3Judith Basin County21.16+10.74 pts
4Madison County20.138-3.03 pts
5Granite County18.635+2.94 pts
6Phillips County17.859+8.22 pts
7Big Horn County17.75-2.27 pts
8Sanders County16.927+0.9 pts
9Teton County15.741+2.44 pts
10Chouteau County15.373-10.88 pts
11Mineral County15.336+7.19 pts
12Garfield County15.273+1.79 pts
13Prairie County15.132+4.3 pts
14Meagher County14.745+1.62 pts
15Beaverhead County13.748-0.64 pts
16Flathead County13.69+1.38 pts
17McCone County13.538+2.41 pts
18Valley County13.467+5.31 pts
19Dawson County13.463+0.9 pts
20Ravalli County13.412+0.26 pts
21Park County13.086-2.14 pts
22Gallatin County12.723-3.41 pts
23Carbon County12.687-5.76 pts
24Powell County12.571-7.46 pts
25Fergus County12.254-2.84 pts
26Cascade County12.056-2.33 pts
27Jefferson County12.024-5.65 pts
28Lewis and Clark County11.605-1.93 pts
29Lincoln County11.23-3.1 pts
30Yellowstone County11.139-0.55 pts
31Sweet Grass County11.071+1.47 pts
32Lake County10.846-4.21 pts
33Carter County10.492+2.16 pts
34Missoula County10.445-0.84 pts
35Liberty County9.955+1.07 pts
36Powder River County9.723-4.84 pts
37Rosebud County9.65+2.5 pts
38Pondera County9.439-2.94 pts
39Custer County9.239+1.13 pts
40Roosevelt County9.22+0.01 pts
41Broadwater County9.077-2.93 pts
42Silver Bow County8.983-1.87 pts
43Hill County8.981-1.78 pts
44Wibaux County8.845-3.16 pts
45Toole County8.836-3.3 pts
46Blaine County8.536-4.11 pts
47Musselshell County8.314-3.76 pts
48Sheridan County8.13-11.12 pts
49Richland County8.019-2.32 pts
50Stillwater County7.521-0.4 pts
51Deer Lodge County7.245-2.77 pts
52Glacier County7.17-7.47 pts
53Fallon County6.732-2.95 pts
54Wheatland County6.513-1.49 pts
55Golden Valley County6.25+2.86 pts
56Daniels County5.054-17.6 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 Montana by job destruction rate, 2012) [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 Montana by job destruction rate, 2012. 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/montana-counties?period=2012. 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 Montana by job destruction rate, 2012. 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/montana-counties?period=2012.

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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 Montana by job destruction rate, 2012 [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/montana-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Petroleum County, with 33.333% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Daniels County, with 5.054% in 2012.

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