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Counties in Montana by job destruction rate

Carter County had the highest job destruction rate of 56 counties in 2020, at 73.684%. Garfield County had the lowest, at 5.578%. The median was 11.021% and the figure for Montana was 11.071%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest73.684Carter County
Lowest5.578Garfield County
Median11.02156 counties
Montana11.071History

Map of counties, 2020

Beaverhead County: 15.152 %Big Horn County: 19.605 %Blaine County: 13.612 %Broadwater County: 17.371 %Carbon County: 11.164 %Carter County: 73.684 %Cascade County: 11.273 %Chouteau County: 13.755 %Custer County: 6.861 %Daniels County: 8.054 %Dawson County: 9.042 %Deer Lodge County: 9.755 %Fallon County: 15.115 %Fergus County: 10.084 %Flathead County: 10.201 %Gallatin County: 11.971 %Garfield County: 5.578 %Glacier County: 9.232 %Golden Valley County: 11.966 %Granite County: 15.353 %Hill County: 9.423 %Jefferson County: 14.333 %Judith Basin County: 9.333 %Lake County: 10.09 %Lewis and Clark County: 9.54 %Liberty County: 26.034 %Lincoln County: 14.313 %McCone County: 9.986 %Madison County: 16.116 %Meagher County: 12.521 %Mineral County: 11.772 %Missoula County: 11.478 %Musselshell County: 7.494 %Park County: 15.249 %Petroleum County: 19.355 %Phillips County: 10.164 %Pondera County: 14.267 %Powder River County: 8.007 %Powell County: 9.058 %Prairie County: 10.949 %Ravalli County: 10.557 %Richland County: 12.814 %Roosevelt County: 10.42 %Rosebud County: 6.059 %Sanders County: 11.092 %Sheridan County: 11.893 %Silver Bow County: 9.695 %Stillwater County: 6.039 %Sweet Grass County: 8.902 %Teton County: 13.965 %Toole County: 10.798 %Treasure County: 41.558 %Valley County: 9.036 %Wheatland County: 24.48 %Wibaux County: 10.526 %Yellowstone County: 10.732 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Carter County: 73.684 %Carter County73.684Treasure County: 41.558 %Treasure County41.558Liberty County: 26.034 %Liberty County26.034Wheatland County: 24.48 %Wheatland County24.48Big Horn County: 19.605 %Big Horn County19.605Petroleum County: 19.355 %Petroleum County19.355Broadwater County: 17.371 %Broadwater County17.371Madison County: 16.116 %Madison County16.116Granite County: 15.353 %Granite County15.353Park County: 15.249 %Park County15.249Beaverhead County: 15.152 %Beaverhead County15.152Fallon County: 15.115 %Fallon County15.115Jefferson County: 14.333 %Jefferson County14.333Lincoln County: 14.313 %Lincoln County14.313Pondera County: 14.267 %Pondera County14.267Teton County: 13.965 %Teton County13.965Chouteau County: 13.755 %Chouteau County13.755Blaine County: 13.612 %Blaine County13.612Richland County: 12.814 %Richland County12.814Meagher County: 12.521 %Meagher County12.521Gallatin County: 11.971 %Gallatin County11.971Golden Valley County: 11.966 %Golden Valley County11.966Sheridan County: 11.893 %Sheridan County11.893Mineral County: 11.772 %Mineral County11.772Missoula County: 11.478 %Missoula County11.478Cascade County: 11.273 %Cascade County11.273Carbon County: 11.164 %Carbon County11.164Sanders County: 11.092 %Sanders County11.092Prairie County: 10.949 %Prairie County10.949Toole County: 10.798 %Toole County10.798Yellowstone County: 10.732 %Yellowstone County10.732Ravalli County: 10.557 %Ravalli County10.557Wibaux County: 10.526 %Wibaux County10.526Roosevelt County: 10.42 %Roosevelt County10.42Flathead County: 10.201 %Flathead County10.201Phillips County: 10.164 %Phillips County10.164Lake County: 10.09 %Lake County10.09Fergus County: 10.084 %Fergus County10.084McCone County: 9.986 %McCone County9.986Deer Lodge County: 9.755 %Deer Lodge County9.755Silver Bow County: 9.695 %Silver Bow County9.695Lewis and Clark County: 9.54 %Lewis and Clark County9.54Hill County: 9.423 %Hill County9.423Judith Basin County: 9.333 %Judith Basin County9.333Glacier County: 9.232 %Glacier County9.232Powell County: 9.058 %Powell County9.058Dawson County: 9.042 %Dawson County9.042Valley County: 9.036 %Valley County9.036Sweet Grass County: 8.902 %Sweet Grass County8.902Daniels County: 8.054 %Daniels County8.054Powder River County: 8.007 %Powder River County8.007Musselshell County: 7.494 %Musselshell County7.494Custer County: 6.861 %Custer County6.861Rosebud County: 6.059 %Rosebud County6.059Stillwater County: 6.039 %Stillwater County6.039Garfield County: 5.578 %Garfield County5.578Carter County: 73.684 %Carter County73.684Treasure County: 41.558 %Treasure County41.558Liberty County: 26.034 %Liberty County26.034Wheatland County: 24.48 %Wheatland County24.48Big Horn County: 19.605 %Big Horn County19.605Petroleum County: 19.355 %Petroleum County19.355Broadwater County: 17.371 %Broadwater County17.371Madison County: 16.116 %Madison County16.116Granite County: 15.353 %Granite County15.353Park County: 15.249 %Park County15.249Beaverhead County: 15.152 %Beaverhead County15.152Fallon County: 15.115 %Fallon County15.115Jefferson County: 14.333 %Jefferson County14.333Lincoln County: 14.313 %Lincoln County14.313Pondera County: 14.267 %Pondera County14.267Teton County: 13.965 %Teton County13.965Chouteau County: 13.755 %Chouteau County13.755Blaine County: 13.612 %Blaine County13.612Richland County: 12.814 %Richland County12.814Meagher County: 12.521 %Meagher County12.521Gallatin County: 11.971 %Gallatin County11.971Golden Valley County: 11.966 %Golden Valley County11.966Sheridan County: 11.893 %Sheridan County11.893Mineral County: 11.772 %Mineral County11.772Missoula County: 11.478 %Missoula County11.478Cascade County: 11.273 %Cascade County11.273Carbon County: 11.164 %Carbon County11.164Sanders County: 11.092 %Sanders County11.092Prairie County: 10.949 %Prairie County10.949Toole County: 10.798 %Toole County10.798Yellowstone County: 10.732 %Yellowstone County10.732Ravalli County: 10.557 %Ravalli County10.557Wibaux County: 10.526 %Wibaux County10.526Roosevelt County: 10.42 %Roosevelt County10.42Flathead County: 10.201 %Flathead County10.201Phillips County: 10.164 %Phillips County10.164Lake County: 10.09 %Lake County10.09Fergus County: 10.084 %Fergus County10.084McCone County: 9.986 %McCone County9.986Deer Lodge County: 9.755 %Deer Lodge County9.755Silver Bow County: 9.695 %Silver Bow County9.695Lewis and Clark County: 9.54 %Lewis and Clark County9.54Hill County: 9.423 %Hill County9.423Judith Basin County: 9.333 %Judith Basin County9.333Glacier County: 9.232 %Glacier County9.232Powell County: 9.058 %Powell County9.058Dawson County: 9.042 %Dawson County9.042Valley County: 9.036 %Valley County9.036Sweet Grass County: 8.902 %Sweet Grass County8.902Daniels County: 8.054 %Daniels County8.054Powder River County: 8.007 %Powder River County8.007Musselshell County: 7.494 %Musselshell County7.494Custer County: 6.861 %Custer County6.861Rosebud County: 6.059 %Rosebud County6.059Stillwater County: 6.039 %Stillwater County6.039Garfield County: 5.578 %Garfield County5.578
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Carter County73.684+54.33 pts
2Treasure County41.558+38.74 pts
3Liberty County26.034+17.16 pts
4Wheatland County24.48+13.28 pts
5Big Horn County19.605+11.17 pts
6Petroleum County19.355-10.95 pts
7Broadwater County17.371+0.58 pts
8Madison County16.116+5.8 pts
9Granite County15.353+5.15 pts
10Park County15.249+1.32 pts
11Beaverhead County15.152+5.32 pts
12Fallon County15.115+3.51 pts
13Jefferson County14.333-0.03 pts
14Lincoln County14.313+1.94 pts
15Pondera County14.267+3.63 pts
16Teton County13.965+4.58 pts
17Chouteau County13.755+2.1 pts
18Blaine County13.612+3.85 pts
19Richland County12.814+4.18 pts
20Meagher County12.521-0.33 pts
21Gallatin County11.971+0.89 pts
22Golden Valley County11.966+2.79 pts
23Sheridan County11.893+1.42 pts
24Mineral County11.772+5.56 pts
25Missoula County11.478-0.44 pts
26Cascade County11.273+1.71 pts
27Carbon County11.164-3.96 pts
28Sanders County11.092+2.33 pts
29Prairie County10.949-14.21 pts
30Toole County10.798+2.09 pts
31Yellowstone County10.732+1.48 pts
32Ravalli County10.557-1.48 pts
33Wibaux County10.526-7.2 pts
34Roosevelt County10.42-1.66 pts
35Flathead County10.201+0.52 pts
36Phillips County10.164+2.52 pts
37Lake County10.09-0.3 pts
38Fergus County10.084-0.66 pts
39McCone County9.986-1.11 pts
40Deer Lodge County9.755-0.26 pts
41Silver Bow County9.695-0.8 pts
42Lewis and Clark County9.54+0.11 pts
43Hill County9.423-0.97 pts
44Judith Basin County9.333-13.48 pts
45Glacier County9.232-12.46 pts
46Powell County9.058+3.46 pts
47Dawson County9.042-0.06 pts
48Valley County9.036-0.23 pts
49Sweet Grass County8.902-2.38 pts
50Daniels County8.054-3.52 pts
51Powder River County8.007-0.85 pts
52Musselshell County7.494+1.35 pts
53Custer County6.861-2.83 pts
54Rosebud County6.059-1.85 pts
55Stillwater County6.039-6.74 pts
56Garfield County5.578-4.02 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Carter County, with 73.684% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Garfield County, with 5.578% in 2020.

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