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Counties in Montana by job destruction rate

Fallon County had the highest job destruction rate of 56 counties in 2015, at 19.469%. Golden Valley County had the lowest, at 2.797%. The median was 10.768% and the figure for Montana was 10.587%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.469Fallon County
Lowest2.797Golden Valley County
Median10.76856 counties
Montana10.587History

Map of counties, 2015

Beaverhead County: 11.718 %Big Horn County: 6.231 %Blaine County: 10.323 %Broadwater County: 8.095 %Carbon County: 10.6 %Carter County: 13.24 %Cascade County: 10.941 %Chouteau County: 11.166 %Custer County: 9.904 %Daniels County: 13.441 %Dawson County: 11.599 %Deer Lodge County: 11.87 %Fallon County: 19.469 %Fergus County: 11.631 %Flathead County: 10.468 %Gallatin County: 10.123 %Garfield County: 5.24 %Glacier County: 13.37 %Golden Valley County: 2.797 %Granite County: 6.261 %Hill County: 9.297 %Jefferson County: 10.464 %Judith Basin County: 15.429 %Lake County: 10.846 %Lewis and Clark County: 9.605 %Liberty County: 14.769 %Lincoln County: 13.517 %McCone County: 9.17 %Madison County: 15.14 %Meagher County: 11.765 %Mineral County: 12.541 %Missoula County: 10.872 %Musselshell County: 8.736 %Park County: 8.362 %Petroleum County: 10.811 %Phillips County: 12.601 %Pondera County: 11.608 %Powder River County: 10.736 %Powell County: 6.915 %Prairie County: 9.722 %Ravalli County: 10.799 %Richland County: 17.877 %Roosevelt County: 13.419 %Rosebud County: 9.363 %Sanders County: 10.56 %Sheridan County: 11.259 %Silver Bow County: 9.973 %Stillwater County: 5.398 %Sweet Grass County: 7.048 %Teton County: 9.021 %Toole County: 9.755 %Treasure County: 6.349 %Valley County: 9.942 %Wheatland County: 17.127 %Wibaux County: 16.099 %Yellowstone County: 11.845 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Fallon County: 19.469 %Fallon County19.469Richland County: 17.877 %Richland County17.877Wheatland County: 17.127 %Wheatland County17.127Wibaux County: 16.099 %Wibaux County16.099Judith Basin County: 15.429 %Judith Basin County15.429Madison County: 15.14 %Madison County15.14Liberty County: 14.769 %Liberty County14.769Lincoln County: 13.517 %Lincoln County13.517Daniels County: 13.441 %Daniels County13.441Roosevelt County: 13.419 %Roosevelt County13.419Glacier County: 13.37 %Glacier County13.37Carter County: 13.24 %Carter County13.24Phillips County: 12.601 %Phillips County12.601Mineral County: 12.541 %Mineral County12.541Deer Lodge County: 11.87 %Deer Lodge County11.87Yellowstone County: 11.845 %Yellowstone County11.845Meagher County: 11.765 %Meagher County11.765Beaverhead County: 11.718 %Beaverhead County11.718Fergus County: 11.631 %Fergus County11.631Pondera County: 11.608 %Pondera County11.608Dawson County: 11.599 %Dawson County11.599Sheridan County: 11.259 %Sheridan County11.259Chouteau County: 11.166 %Chouteau County11.166Cascade County: 10.941 %Cascade County10.941Missoula County: 10.872 %Missoula County10.872Lake County: 10.846 %Lake County10.846Petroleum County: 10.811 %Petroleum County10.811Ravalli County: 10.799 %Ravalli County10.799Powder River County: 10.736 %Powder River County10.736Carbon County: 10.6 %Carbon County10.6Sanders County: 10.56 %Sanders County10.56Flathead County: 10.468 %Flathead County10.468Jefferson County: 10.464 %Jefferson County10.464Blaine County: 10.323 %Blaine County10.323Gallatin County: 10.123 %Gallatin County10.123Silver Bow County: 9.973 %Silver Bow County9.973Valley County: 9.942 %Valley County9.942Custer County: 9.904 %Custer County9.904Toole County: 9.755 %Toole County9.755Prairie County: 9.722 %Prairie County9.722Lewis and Clark County: 9.605 %Lewis and Clark County9.605Rosebud County: 9.363 %Rosebud County9.363Hill County: 9.297 %Hill County9.297McCone County: 9.17 %McCone County9.17Teton County: 9.021 %Teton County9.021Musselshell County: 8.736 %Musselshell County8.736Park County: 8.362 %Park County8.362Broadwater County: 8.095 %Broadwater County8.095Sweet Grass County: 7.048 %Sweet Grass County7.048Powell County: 6.915 %Powell County6.915Treasure County: 6.349 %Treasure County6.349Granite County: 6.261 %Granite County6.261Big Horn County: 6.231 %Big Horn County6.231Stillwater County: 5.398 %Stillwater County5.398Garfield County: 5.24 %Garfield County5.24Golden Valley County: 2.797 %Golden Valley County2.797Fallon County: 19.469 %Fallon County19.469Richland County: 17.877 %Richland County17.877Wheatland County: 17.127 %Wheatland County17.127Wibaux County: 16.099 %Wibaux County16.099Judith Basin County: 15.429 %Judith Basin County15.429Madison County: 15.14 %Madison County15.14Liberty County: 14.769 %Liberty County14.769Lincoln County: 13.517 %Lincoln County13.517Daniels County: 13.441 %Daniels County13.441Roosevelt County: 13.419 %Roosevelt County13.419Glacier County: 13.37 %Glacier County13.37Carter County: 13.24 %Carter County13.24Phillips County: 12.601 %Phillips County12.601Mineral County: 12.541 %Mineral County12.541Deer Lodge County: 11.87 %Deer Lodge County11.87Yellowstone County: 11.845 %Yellowstone County11.845Meagher County: 11.765 %Meagher County11.765Beaverhead County: 11.718 %Beaverhead County11.718Fergus County: 11.631 %Fergus County11.631Pondera County: 11.608 %Pondera County11.608Dawson County: 11.599 %Dawson County11.599Sheridan County: 11.259 %Sheridan County11.259Chouteau County: 11.166 %Chouteau County11.166Cascade County: 10.941 %Cascade County10.941Missoula County: 10.872 %Missoula County10.872Lake County: 10.846 %Lake County10.846Petroleum County: 10.811 %Petroleum County10.811Ravalli County: 10.799 %Ravalli County10.799Powder River County: 10.736 %Powder River County10.736Carbon County: 10.6 %Carbon County10.6Sanders County: 10.56 %Sanders County10.56Flathead County: 10.468 %Flathead County10.468Jefferson County: 10.464 %Jefferson County10.464Blaine County: 10.323 %Blaine County10.323Gallatin County: 10.123 %Gallatin County10.123Silver Bow County: 9.973 %Silver Bow County9.973Valley County: 9.942 %Valley County9.942Custer County: 9.904 %Custer County9.904Toole County: 9.755 %Toole County9.755Prairie County: 9.722 %Prairie County9.722Lewis and Clark County: 9.605 %Lewis and Clark County9.605Rosebud County: 9.363 %Rosebud County9.363Hill County: 9.297 %Hill County9.297McCone County: 9.17 %McCone County9.17Teton County: 9.021 %Teton County9.021Musselshell County: 8.736 %Musselshell County8.736Park County: 8.362 %Park County8.362Broadwater County: 8.095 %Broadwater County8.095Sweet Grass County: 7.048 %Sweet Grass County7.048Powell County: 6.915 %Powell County6.915Treasure County: 6.349 %Treasure County6.349Granite County: 6.261 %Granite County6.261Big Horn County: 6.231 %Big Horn County6.231Stillwater County: 5.398 %Stillwater County5.398Garfield County: 5.24 %Garfield County5.24Golden Valley County: 2.797 %Golden Valley County2.797
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Fallon County19.469+3.22 pts
2Richland County17.877+6.02 pts
3Wheatland County17.127-2.68 pts
4Wibaux County16.099+2.02 pts
5Judith Basin County15.429+4.96 pts
6Madison County15.14+0.43 pts
7Liberty County14.769+2.25 pts
8Lincoln County13.517-1.44 pts
9Daniels County13.441+9.4 pts
10Roosevelt County13.419-13.11 pts
11Glacier County13.37-0.25 pts
12Carter County13.24-3.54 pts
13Phillips County12.601-1.67 pts
14Mineral County12.541+2 pts
15Deer Lodge County11.87+2.33 pts
16Yellowstone County11.845+0.16 pts
17Meagher County11.765+0.72 pts
18Beaverhead County11.718+0.09 pts
19Fergus County11.631-2.12 pts
20Pondera County11.608-1 pts
21Dawson County11.599-3.29 pts
22Sheridan County11.259-6.06 pts
23Chouteau County11.166-4.24 pts
24Cascade County10.941+0.1 pts
25Missoula County10.872-0.48 pts
26Lake County10.846-0.42 pts
27Petroleum County10.811-9.7 pts
28Ravalli County10.799-4.22 pts
29Powder River County10.736+0.88 pts
30Carbon County10.6-2.25 pts
31Sanders County10.56-3.67 pts
32Flathead County10.468+2.05 pts
33Jefferson County10.464-1.75 pts
34Blaine County10.323-5.02 pts
35Gallatin County10.123-0.99 pts
36Silver Bow County9.973+0.09 pts
37Valley County9.942-2.8 pts
38Custer County9.904-2.08 pts
39Toole County9.755-3.73 pts
40Prairie County9.722-0.1 pts
41Lewis and Clark County9.605-0.16 pts
42Rosebud County9.363+2.49 pts
43Hill County9.297-0.22 pts
44McCone County9.17+1.01 pts
45Teton County9.021-3.4 pts
46Musselshell County8.736+0.92 pts
47Park County8.362-3.61 pts
48Broadwater County8.095-3.4 pts
49Sweet Grass County7.048-2.41 pts
50Powell County6.915-2.02 pts
51Treasure County6.349-17.53 pts
52Granite County6.261-9.12 pts
53Big Horn County6.231-4.36 pts
54Stillwater County5.398-4.4 pts
55Garfield County5.24-16.81 pts
56Golden Valley County2.797-5.59 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Fallon County, with 19.469% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Golden Valley County, with 2.797% in 2015.

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