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Counties in Montana by job destruction rate

Wibaux County had the highest job destruction rate of 56 counties in 2013, at 31.122%. Golden Valley County had the lowest, at 4.255%. The median was 11.265% and the figure for Montana was 10.916%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31.122Wibaux County
Lowest4.255Golden Valley County
Median11.26556 counties
Montana10.916History

Map of counties, 2013

Beaverhead County: 13.873 %Big Horn County: 12.477 %Blaine County: 7.723 %Broadwater County: 10.181 %Carbon County: 14.544 %Carter County: 14.103 %Cascade County: 12.339 %Chouteau County: 13.49 %Custer County: 9.918 %Daniels County: 7.149 %Dawson County: 7.851 %Deer Lodge County: 9.362 %Fallon County: 10.128 %Fergus County: 9.712 %Flathead County: 8.758 %Gallatin County: 12.902 %Garfield County: 10.563 %Glacier County: 16.455 %Golden Valley County: 4.255 %Granite County: 11.594 %Hill County: 8.73 %Jefferson County: 12.682 %Judith Basin County: 10.897 %Lake County: 10.37 %Lewis and Clark County: 8.941 %Liberty County: 13.018 %Lincoln County: 11.09 %McCone County: 10.98 %Madison County: 18.167 %Meagher County: 11.278 %Mineral County: 10.319 %Missoula County: 11.109 %Musselshell County: 8.973 %Park County: 11.115 %Petroleum County: 23.256 %Phillips County: 14.583 %Pondera County: 7.875 %Powder River County: 9.785 %Powell County: 9.643 %Prairie County: 15.917 %Ravalli County: 11.137 %Richland County: 16.415 %Roosevelt County: 11.602 %Rosebud County: 12.409 %Sanders County: 11.927 %Sheridan County: 11.85 %Silver Bow County: 11.251 %Stillwater County: 12.637 %Sweet Grass County: 15.565 %Teton County: 11.314 %Toole County: 10.377 %Treasure County: 22.222 %Valley County: 11.409 %Wheatland County: 12.121 %Wibaux County: 31.122 %Yellowstone County: 10.445 %
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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.

All counties, 2013

Wibaux County: 31.122 %Wibaux County31.122Petroleum County: 23.256 %Petroleum County23.256Treasure County: 22.222 %Treasure County22.222Madison County: 18.167 %Madison County18.167Glacier County: 16.455 %Glacier County16.455Richland County: 16.415 %Richland County16.415Prairie County: 15.917 %Prairie County15.917Sweet Grass County: 15.565 %Sweet Grass County15.565Phillips County: 14.583 %Phillips County14.583Carbon County: 14.544 %Carbon County14.544Carter County: 14.103 %Carter County14.103Beaverhead County: 13.873 %Beaverhead County13.873Chouteau County: 13.49 %Chouteau County13.49Liberty County: 13.018 %Liberty County13.018Gallatin County: 12.902 %Gallatin County12.902Jefferson County: 12.682 %Jefferson County12.682Stillwater County: 12.637 %Stillwater County12.637Big Horn County: 12.477 %Big Horn County12.477Rosebud County: 12.409 %Rosebud County12.409Cascade County: 12.339 %Cascade County12.339Wheatland County: 12.121 %Wheatland County12.121Sanders County: 11.927 %Sanders County11.927Sheridan County: 11.85 %Sheridan County11.85Roosevelt County: 11.602 %Roosevelt County11.602Granite County: 11.594 %Granite County11.594Valley County: 11.409 %Valley County11.409Teton County: 11.314 %Teton County11.314Meagher County: 11.278 %Meagher County11.278Silver Bow County: 11.251 %Silver Bow County11.251Ravalli County: 11.137 %Ravalli County11.137Park County: 11.115 %Park County11.115Missoula County: 11.109 %Missoula County11.109Lincoln County: 11.09 %Lincoln County11.09McCone County: 10.98 %McCone County10.98Judith Basin County: 10.897 %Judith Basin County10.897Garfield County: 10.563 %Garfield County10.563Yellowstone County: 10.445 %Yellowstone County10.445Toole County: 10.377 %Toole County10.377Lake County: 10.37 %Lake County10.37Mineral County: 10.319 %Mineral County10.319Broadwater County: 10.181 %Broadwater County10.181Fallon County: 10.128 %Fallon County10.128Custer County: 9.918 %Custer County9.918Powder River County: 9.785 %Powder River County9.785Fergus County: 9.712 %Fergus County9.712Powell County: 9.643 %Powell County9.643Deer Lodge County: 9.362 %Deer Lodge County9.362Musselshell County: 8.973 %Musselshell County8.973Lewis and Clark County: 8.941 %Lewis and Clark County8.941Flathead County: 8.758 %Flathead County8.758Hill County: 8.73 %Hill County8.73Pondera County: 7.875 %Pondera County7.875Dawson County: 7.851 %Dawson County7.851Blaine County: 7.723 %Blaine County7.723Daniels County: 7.149 %Daniels County7.149Golden Valley County: 4.255 %Golden Valley County4.255Wibaux County: 31.122 %Wibaux County31.122Petroleum County: 23.256 %Petroleum County23.256Treasure County: 22.222 %Treasure County22.222Madison County: 18.167 %Madison County18.167Glacier County: 16.455 %Glacier County16.455Richland County: 16.415 %Richland County16.415Prairie County: 15.917 %Prairie County15.917Sweet Grass County: 15.565 %Sweet Grass County15.565Phillips County: 14.583 %Phillips County14.583Carbon County: 14.544 %Carbon County14.544Carter County: 14.103 %Carter County14.103Beaverhead County: 13.873 %Beaverhead County13.873Chouteau County: 13.49 %Chouteau County13.49Liberty County: 13.018 %Liberty County13.018Gallatin County: 12.902 %Gallatin County12.902Jefferson County: 12.682 %Jefferson County12.682Stillwater County: 12.637 %Stillwater County12.637Big Horn County: 12.477 %Big Horn County12.477Rosebud County: 12.409 %Rosebud County12.409Cascade County: 12.339 %Cascade County12.339Wheatland County: 12.121 %Wheatland County12.121Sanders County: 11.927 %Sanders County11.927Sheridan County: 11.85 %Sheridan County11.85Roosevelt County: 11.602 %Roosevelt County11.602Granite County: 11.594 %Granite County11.594Valley County: 11.409 %Valley County11.409Teton County: 11.314 %Teton County11.314Meagher County: 11.278 %Meagher County11.278Silver Bow County: 11.251 %Silver Bow County11.251Ravalli County: 11.137 %Ravalli County11.137Park County: 11.115 %Park County11.115Missoula County: 11.109 %Missoula County11.109Lincoln County: 11.09 %Lincoln County11.09McCone County: 10.98 %McCone County10.98Judith Basin County: 10.897 %Judith Basin County10.897Garfield County: 10.563 %Garfield County10.563Yellowstone County: 10.445 %Yellowstone County10.445Toole County: 10.377 %Toole County10.377Lake County: 10.37 %Lake County10.37Mineral County: 10.319 %Mineral County10.319Broadwater County: 10.181 %Broadwater County10.181Fallon County: 10.128 %Fallon County10.128Custer County: 9.918 %Custer County9.918Powder River County: 9.785 %Powder River County9.785Fergus County: 9.712 %Fergus County9.712Powell County: 9.643 %Powell County9.643Deer Lodge County: 9.362 %Deer Lodge County9.362Musselshell County: 8.973 %Musselshell County8.973Lewis and Clark County: 8.941 %Lewis and Clark County8.941Flathead County: 8.758 %Flathead County8.758Hill County: 8.73 %Hill County8.73Pondera County: 7.875 %Pondera County7.875Dawson County: 7.851 %Dawson County7.851Blaine County: 7.723 %Blaine County7.723Daniels County: 7.149 %Daniels County7.149Golden Valley County: 4.255 %Golden Valley County4.255
%. 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
1Wibaux County31.122+22.28 pts
2Petroleum County23.256-10.08 pts
3Treasure County22.222-2.39 pts
4Madison County18.167-1.97 pts
5Glacier County16.455+9.28 pts
6Richland County16.415+8.4 pts
7Prairie County15.917+0.79 pts
8Sweet Grass County15.565+4.49 pts
9Phillips County14.583-3.28 pts
10Carbon County14.544+1.86 pts
11Carter County14.103+3.61 pts
12Beaverhead County13.873+0.13 pts
13Chouteau County13.49-1.88 pts
14Liberty County13.018+3.06 pts
15Gallatin County12.902+0.18 pts
16Jefferson County12.682+0.66 pts
17Stillwater County12.637+5.12 pts
18Big Horn County12.477-5.27 pts
19Rosebud County12.409+2.76 pts
20Cascade County12.339+0.28 pts
21Wheatland County12.121+5.61 pts
22Sanders County11.927-5 pts
23Sheridan County11.85+3.72 pts
24Roosevelt County11.602+2.38 pts
25Granite County11.594-7.04 pts
26Valley County11.409-2.06 pts
27Teton County11.314-4.43 pts
28Meagher County11.278-3.47 pts
29Silver Bow County11.251+2.27 pts
30Ravalli County11.137-2.28 pts
31Park County11.115-1.97 pts
32Missoula County11.109+0.66 pts
33Lincoln County11.09-0.14 pts
34McCone County10.98-2.56 pts
35Judith Basin County10.897-10.26 pts
36Garfield County10.563-4.71 pts
37Yellowstone County10.445-0.69 pts
38Toole County10.377+1.54 pts
39Lake County10.37-0.48 pts
40Mineral County10.319-5.02 pts
41Broadwater County10.181+1.1 pts
42Fallon County10.128+3.4 pts
43Custer County9.918+0.68 pts
44Powder River County9.785+0.06 pts
45Fergus County9.712-2.54 pts
46Powell County9.643-2.93 pts
47Deer Lodge County9.362+2.12 pts
48Musselshell County8.973+0.66 pts
49Lewis and Clark County8.941-2.66 pts
50Flathead County8.758-4.93 pts
51Hill County8.73-0.25 pts
52Pondera County7.875-1.56 pts
53Dawson County7.851-5.61 pts
54Blaine County7.723-0.81 pts
55Daniels County7.149+2.09 pts
56Golden Valley County4.255-2 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, 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 Montana 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/montana-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 Montana 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/montana-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 Montana 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/montana-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Wibaux County, with 31.122% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Golden Valley County, with 4.255% in 2013.

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