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Counties in Nevada by job destruction rate

Eureka County had the highest job destruction rate of 17 counties in 2012, at 19.27%. Lander County had the lowest, at 4.837%. The median was 11.78% and the figure for Nevada was 12.25%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.27Eureka County
Lowest4.837Lander County
Median11.7817 counties
Nevada12.25History

Map of counties, 2012

Churchill County: 14.28 %Clark County: 12.138 %Douglas County: 15.857 %Elko County: 5.638 %Esmeralda County: 10.714 %Eureka County: 19.27 %Humboldt County: 6.3 %Lander County: 4.837 %Lincoln County: 12.51 %Lyon County: 10.826 %Mineral County: 6.766 %Nye County: 11.982 %Pershing County: 10.108 %Storey County: 12.714 %Washoe County: 12.535 %White Pine County: 9.238 %Carson City: 11.78 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Eureka County: 19.27 %Eureka County19.27Douglas County: 15.857 %Douglas County15.857Churchill County: 14.28 %Churchill County14.28Storey County: 12.714 %Storey County12.714Washoe County: 12.535 %Washoe County12.535Lincoln County: 12.51 %Lincoln County12.51Clark County: 12.138 %Clark County12.138Nye County: 11.982 %Nye County11.982Carson City: 11.78 %Carson City11.78Lyon County: 10.826 %Lyon County10.826Esmeralda County: 10.714 %Esmeralda County10.714Pershing County: 10.108 %Pershing County10.108White Pine County: 9.238 %White Pine County9.238Mineral County: 6.766 %Mineral County6.766Humboldt County: 6.3 %Humboldt County6.3Elko County: 5.638 %Elko County5.638Lander County: 4.837 %Lander County4.837Eureka County: 19.27 %Eureka County19.27Douglas County: 15.857 %Douglas County15.857Churchill County: 14.28 %Churchill County14.28Storey County: 12.714 %Storey County12.714Washoe County: 12.535 %Washoe County12.535Lincoln County: 12.51 %Lincoln County12.51Clark County: 12.138 %Clark County12.138Nye County: 11.982 %Nye County11.982Carson City: 11.78 %Carson City11.78Lyon County: 10.826 %Lyon County10.826Esmeralda County: 10.714 %Esmeralda County10.714Pershing County: 10.108 %Pershing County10.108White Pine County: 9.238 %White Pine County9.238Mineral County: 6.766 %Mineral County6.766Humboldt County: 6.3 %Humboldt County6.3Elko County: 5.638 %Elko County5.638Lander County: 4.837 %Lander County4.837
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Eureka County19.27-17.64 pts
2Douglas County15.857+0.6 pts
3Churchill County14.28-3.45 pts
4Storey County12.714-9.32 pts
5Washoe County12.535-0.64 pts
6Lincoln County12.51-0.96 pts
7Clark County12.138-1.61 pts
8Nye County11.982+0.05 pts
9Carson City11.78-2.65 pts
10Lyon County10.826-8.31 pts
11Esmeralda County10.714-0.25 pts
12Pershing County10.108+1.19 pts
13White Pine County9.238-2.86 pts
14Mineral County6.766-7.03 pts
15Humboldt County6.3-1.26 pts
16Elko County5.638-6.91 pts
17Lander County4.837-3.76 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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

Harvard

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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Eureka County, with 19.27% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Lander County, with 4.837% in 2012.

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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