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Counties in Nevada by job destruction rate, 2023

Mineral County had the highest job destruction rate of 17 counties in 2023, at 72.737%. Storey County had the lowest, at 2.229%. The median was 12.28% and the figure for Nevada was 11.736%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest72.737Mineral County
Lowest2.229Storey County
Median12.2817 counties
Nevada11.736History

Map of counties, 2023

Churchill County: 9.863 %Clark County: 11.538 %Douglas County: 12.618 %Elko County: 7.327 %Esmeralda County: 29.213 %Eureka County: 14.72 %Humboldt County: 11.076 %Lander County: 13.594 %Lincoln County: 14.703 %Lyon County: 13.072 %Mineral County: 72.737 %Nye County: 12.28 %Pershing County: 9.41 %Storey County: 2.229 %Washoe County: 13.704 %White Pine County: 9.187 %Carson City: 12.257 %
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%, 2023. 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, 2023

Mineral County: 72.737 %Mineral County72.737Esmeralda County: 29.213 %Esmeralda County29.213Eureka County: 14.72 %Eureka County14.72Lincoln County: 14.703 %Lincoln County14.703Washoe County: 13.704 %Washoe County13.704Lander County: 13.594 %Lander County13.594Lyon County: 13.072 %Lyon County13.072Douglas County: 12.618 %Douglas County12.618Nye County: 12.28 %Nye County12.28Carson City: 12.257 %Carson City12.257Clark County: 11.538 %Clark County11.538Humboldt County: 11.076 %Humboldt County11.076Churchill County: 9.863 %Churchill County9.863Pershing County: 9.41 %Pershing County9.41White Pine County: 9.187 %White Pine County9.187Elko County: 7.327 %Elko County7.327Storey County: 2.229 %Storey County2.229Mineral County: 72.737 %Mineral County72.737Esmeralda County: 29.213 %Esmeralda County29.213Eureka County: 14.72 %Eureka County14.72Lincoln County: 14.703 %Lincoln County14.703Washoe County: 13.704 %Washoe County13.704Lander County: 13.594 %Lander County13.594Lyon County: 13.072 %Lyon County13.072Douglas County: 12.618 %Douglas County12.618Nye County: 12.28 %Nye County12.28Carson City: 12.257 %Carson City12.257Clark County: 11.538 %Clark County11.538Humboldt County: 11.076 %Humboldt County11.076Churchill County: 9.863 %Churchill County9.863Pershing County: 9.41 %Pershing County9.41White Pine County: 9.187 %White Pine County9.187Elko County: 7.327 %Elko County7.327Storey County: 2.229 %Storey County2.229
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Mineral County72.737+65.58 pts
2Esmeralda County29.213+21.33 pts
3Eureka County14.72-5.87 pts
4Lincoln County14.703+3.29 pts
5Washoe County13.704-0.14 pts
6Lander County13.594-8.86 pts
7Lyon County13.072+0.8 pts
8Douglas County12.618-3.13 pts
9Nye County12.28+4.49 pts
10Carson City12.257+0.33 pts
11Clark County11.538+1.63 pts
12Humboldt County11.076-3.21 pts
13Churchill County9.863-2.4 pts
14Pershing County9.41+1.13 pts
15White Pine County9.187+3.29 pts
16Elko County7.327-0.18 pts
17Storey County2.229+0.06 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.

How to cite

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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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Nevada by job destruction rate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Nevada by job destruction rate, 2023. 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/nevada-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Nevada by job destruction rate, 2023. 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/nevada-counties.

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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 Nevada by job destruction rate, 2023 [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/nevada-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Mineral County, with 72.737% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Storey County, with 2.229% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

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