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Counties in Montana by job destruction rate

Richland County had the highest job destruction rate of 56 counties in 2016, at 27.361%. Treasure County had the lowest, at 4.651%. The median was 10.858% and the figure for Montana was 10.771%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.361Richland County
Lowest4.651Treasure County
Median10.85856 counties
Montana10.771History

Map of counties, 2016

Beaverhead County: 11.359 %Big Horn County: 12.793 %Blaine County: 9.019 %Broadwater County: 5.301 %Carbon County: 13.809 %Carter County: 12.969 %Cascade County: 10.088 %Chouteau County: 15.296 %Custer County: 12.64 %Daniels County: 5.145 %Dawson County: 17.405 %Deer Lodge County: 9.036 %Fallon County: 25.212 %Fergus County: 12.557 %Flathead County: 8.707 %Gallatin County: 11.25 %Garfield County: 7.595 %Glacier County: 13.437 %Golden Valley County: 5.556 %Granite County: 10.278 %Hill County: 9.872 %Jefferson County: 10.46 %Judith Basin County: 12.921 %Lake County: 11.011 %Lewis and Clark County: 9.407 %Liberty County: 10.174 %Lincoln County: 12.232 %McCone County: 8.85 %Madison County: 12.847 %Meagher County: 12.078 %Mineral County: 14.861 %Missoula County: 9.197 %Musselshell County: 14.944 %Park County: 14.825 %Petroleum County: 22.222 %Phillips County: 13.859 %Pondera County: 9.606 %Powder River County: 10.265 %Powell County: 17.92 %Prairie County: 6.143 %Ravalli County: 10.108 %Richland County: 27.361 %Roosevelt County: 13.333 %Rosebud County: 7.569 %Sanders County: 9.556 %Sheridan County: 10.665 %Silver Bow County: 10.569 %Stillwater County: 11.451 %Sweet Grass County: 6.93 %Teton County: 19.608 %Toole County: 14.026 %Treasure County: 4.651 %Valley County: 8.063 %Wheatland County: 6.341 %Wibaux County: 17.427 %Yellowstone County: 10.704 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Richland County: 27.361 %Richland County27.361Fallon County: 25.212 %Fallon County25.212Petroleum County: 22.222 %Petroleum County22.222Teton County: 19.608 %Teton County19.608Powell County: 17.92 %Powell County17.92Wibaux County: 17.427 %Wibaux County17.427Dawson County: 17.405 %Dawson County17.405Chouteau County: 15.296 %Chouteau County15.296Musselshell County: 14.944 %Musselshell County14.944Mineral County: 14.861 %Mineral County14.861Park County: 14.825 %Park County14.825Toole County: 14.026 %Toole County14.026Phillips County: 13.859 %Phillips County13.859Carbon County: 13.809 %Carbon County13.809Glacier County: 13.437 %Glacier County13.437Roosevelt County: 13.333 %Roosevelt County13.333Carter County: 12.969 %Carter County12.969Judith Basin County: 12.921 %Judith Basin County12.921Madison County: 12.847 %Madison County12.847Big Horn County: 12.793 %Big Horn County12.793Custer County: 12.64 %Custer County12.64Fergus County: 12.557 %Fergus County12.557Lincoln County: 12.232 %Lincoln County12.232Meagher County: 12.078 %Meagher County12.078Stillwater County: 11.451 %Stillwater County11.451Beaverhead County: 11.359 %Beaverhead County11.359Gallatin County: 11.25 %Gallatin County11.25Lake County: 11.011 %Lake County11.011Yellowstone County: 10.704 %Yellowstone County10.704Sheridan County: 10.665 %Sheridan County10.665Silver Bow County: 10.569 %Silver Bow County10.569Jefferson County: 10.46 %Jefferson County10.46Granite County: 10.278 %Granite County10.278Powder River County: 10.265 %Powder River County10.265Liberty County: 10.174 %Liberty County10.174Ravalli County: 10.108 %Ravalli County10.108Cascade County: 10.088 %Cascade County10.088Hill County: 9.872 %Hill County9.872Pondera County: 9.606 %Pondera County9.606Sanders County: 9.556 %Sanders County9.556Lewis and Clark County: 9.407 %Lewis and Clark County9.407Missoula County: 9.197 %Missoula County9.197Deer Lodge County: 9.036 %Deer Lodge County9.036Blaine County: 9.019 %Blaine County9.019McCone County: 8.85 %McCone County8.85Flathead County: 8.707 %Flathead County8.707Valley County: 8.063 %Valley County8.063Garfield County: 7.595 %Garfield County7.595Rosebud County: 7.569 %Rosebud County7.569Sweet Grass County: 6.93 %Sweet Grass County6.93Wheatland County: 6.341 %Wheatland County6.341Prairie County: 6.143 %Prairie County6.143Golden Valley County: 5.556 %Golden Valley County5.556Broadwater County: 5.301 %Broadwater County5.301Daniels County: 5.145 %Daniels County5.145Treasure County: 4.651 %Treasure County4.651Richland County: 27.361 %Richland County27.361Fallon County: 25.212 %Fallon County25.212Petroleum County: 22.222 %Petroleum County22.222Teton County: 19.608 %Teton County19.608Powell County: 17.92 %Powell County17.92Wibaux County: 17.427 %Wibaux County17.427Dawson County: 17.405 %Dawson County17.405Chouteau County: 15.296 %Chouteau County15.296Musselshell County: 14.944 %Musselshell County14.944Mineral County: 14.861 %Mineral County14.861Park County: 14.825 %Park County14.825Toole County: 14.026 %Toole County14.026Phillips County: 13.859 %Phillips County13.859Carbon County: 13.809 %Carbon County13.809Glacier County: 13.437 %Glacier County13.437Roosevelt County: 13.333 %Roosevelt County13.333Carter County: 12.969 %Carter County12.969Judith Basin County: 12.921 %Judith Basin County12.921Madison County: 12.847 %Madison County12.847Big Horn County: 12.793 %Big Horn County12.793Custer County: 12.64 %Custer County12.64Fergus County: 12.557 %Fergus County12.557Lincoln County: 12.232 %Lincoln County12.232Meagher County: 12.078 %Meagher County12.078Stillwater County: 11.451 %Stillwater County11.451Beaverhead County: 11.359 %Beaverhead County11.359Gallatin County: 11.25 %Gallatin County11.25Lake County: 11.011 %Lake County11.011Yellowstone County: 10.704 %Yellowstone County10.704Sheridan County: 10.665 %Sheridan County10.665Silver Bow County: 10.569 %Silver Bow County10.569Jefferson County: 10.46 %Jefferson County10.46Granite County: 10.278 %Granite County10.278Powder River County: 10.265 %Powder River County10.265Liberty County: 10.174 %Liberty County10.174Ravalli County: 10.108 %Ravalli County10.108Cascade County: 10.088 %Cascade County10.088Hill County: 9.872 %Hill County9.872Pondera County: 9.606 %Pondera County9.606Sanders County: 9.556 %Sanders County9.556Lewis and Clark County: 9.407 %Lewis and Clark County9.407Missoula County: 9.197 %Missoula County9.197Deer Lodge County: 9.036 %Deer Lodge County9.036Blaine County: 9.019 %Blaine County9.019McCone County: 8.85 %McCone County8.85Flathead County: 8.707 %Flathead County8.707Valley County: 8.063 %Valley County8.063Garfield County: 7.595 %Garfield County7.595Rosebud County: 7.569 %Rosebud County7.569Sweet Grass County: 6.93 %Sweet Grass County6.93Wheatland County: 6.341 %Wheatland County6.341Prairie County: 6.143 %Prairie County6.143Golden Valley County: 5.556 %Golden Valley County5.556Broadwater County: 5.301 %Broadwater County5.301Daniels County: 5.145 %Daniels County5.145Treasure County: 4.651 %Treasure County4.651
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Richland County27.361+9.48 pts
2Fallon County25.212+5.74 pts
3Petroleum County22.222+11.41 pts
4Teton County19.608+10.59 pts
5Powell County17.92+11.01 pts
6Wibaux County17.427+1.33 pts
7Dawson County17.405+5.81 pts
8Chouteau County15.296+4.13 pts
9Musselshell County14.944+6.21 pts
10Mineral County14.861+2.32 pts
11Park County14.825+6.46 pts
12Toole County14.026+4.27 pts
13Phillips County13.859+1.26 pts
14Carbon County13.809+3.21 pts
15Glacier County13.437+0.07 pts
16Roosevelt County13.333-0.09 pts
17Carter County12.969-0.27 pts
18Judith Basin County12.921-2.51 pts
19Madison County12.847-2.29 pts
20Big Horn County12.793+6.56 pts
21Custer County12.64+2.74 pts
22Fergus County12.557+0.93 pts
23Lincoln County12.232-1.29 pts
24Meagher County12.078+0.31 pts
25Stillwater County11.451+6.05 pts
26Beaverhead County11.359-0.36 pts
27Gallatin County11.25+1.13 pts
28Lake County11.011+0.16 pts
29Yellowstone County10.704-1.14 pts
30Sheridan County10.665-0.59 pts
31Silver Bow County10.569+0.6 pts
32Jefferson County10.46-0 pts
33Granite County10.278+4.02 pts
34Powder River County10.265-0.47 pts
35Liberty County10.174-4.6 pts
36Ravalli County10.108-0.69 pts
37Cascade County10.088-0.85 pts
38Hill County9.872+0.57 pts
39Pondera County9.606-2 pts
40Sanders County9.556-1 pts
41Lewis and Clark County9.407-0.2 pts
42Missoula County9.197-1.68 pts
43Deer Lodge County9.036-2.83 pts
44Blaine County9.019-1.3 pts
45McCone County8.85-0.32 pts
46Flathead County8.707-1.76 pts
47Valley County8.063-1.88 pts
48Garfield County7.595+2.35 pts
49Rosebud County7.569-1.79 pts
50Sweet Grass County6.93-0.12 pts
51Wheatland County6.341-10.79 pts
52Prairie County6.143-3.58 pts
53Golden Valley County5.556+2.76 pts
54Broadwater County5.301-2.79 pts
55Daniels County5.145-8.3 pts
56Treasure County4.651-1.7 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Richland County, with 27.361% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Treasure County, with 4.651% in 2016.

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