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Counties in Nevada by job destruction rate

Lander County had the highest job destruction rate of 17 counties in 2017, at 59.478%. Mineral County had the lowest, at 3.882%. The median was 11.836% and the figure for Nevada was 11.776%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest59.478Lander County
Lowest3.882Mineral County
Median11.83617 counties
Nevada11.776History

Map of counties, 2017

Churchill County: 14.468 %Clark County: 11.825 %Douglas County: 11.377 %Elko County: 9.062 %Esmeralda County: 9.127 %Eureka County: 15.929 %Humboldt County: 12.337 %Lander County: 59.478 %Lincoln County: 22.481 %Lyon County: 13.412 %Mineral County: 3.882 %Nye County: 14.77 %Pershing County: 9.047 %Storey County: 8.858 %Washoe County: 11.836 %White Pine County: 8.934 %Carson City: 12.085 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Lander County: 59.478 %Lander County59.478Lincoln County: 22.481 %Lincoln County22.481Eureka County: 15.929 %Eureka County15.929Nye County: 14.77 %Nye County14.77Churchill County: 14.468 %Churchill County14.468Lyon County: 13.412 %Lyon County13.412Humboldt County: 12.337 %Humboldt County12.337Carson City: 12.085 %Carson City12.085Washoe County: 11.836 %Washoe County11.836Clark County: 11.825 %Clark County11.825Douglas County: 11.377 %Douglas County11.377Esmeralda County: 9.127 %Esmeralda County9.127Elko County: 9.062 %Elko County9.062Pershing County: 9.047 %Pershing County9.047White Pine County: 8.934 %White Pine County8.934Storey County: 8.858 %Storey County8.858Mineral County: 3.882 %Mineral County3.882Lander County: 59.478 %Lander County59.478Lincoln County: 22.481 %Lincoln County22.481Eureka County: 15.929 %Eureka County15.929Nye County: 14.77 %Nye County14.77Churchill County: 14.468 %Churchill County14.468Lyon County: 13.412 %Lyon County13.412Humboldt County: 12.337 %Humboldt County12.337Carson City: 12.085 %Carson City12.085Washoe County: 11.836 %Washoe County11.836Clark County: 11.825 %Clark County11.825Douglas County: 11.377 %Douglas County11.377Esmeralda County: 9.127 %Esmeralda County9.127Elko County: 9.062 %Elko County9.062Pershing County: 9.047 %Pershing County9.047White Pine County: 8.934 %White Pine County8.934Storey County: 8.858 %Storey County8.858Mineral County: 3.882 %Mineral County3.882
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Lander County59.478+52.3 pts
2Lincoln County22.481+12.72 pts
3Eureka County15.929-69.16 pts
4Nye County14.77+4.34 pts
5Churchill County14.468+5.88 pts
6Lyon County13.412-8.97 pts
7Humboldt County12.337-6.72 pts
8Carson City12.085-2.82 pts
9Washoe County11.836+0.65 pts
10Clark County11.825+0.97 pts
11Douglas County11.377+0.32 pts
12Esmeralda County9.127-2.41 pts
13Elko County9.062-1.65 pts
14Pershing County9.047-6.46 pts
15White Pine County8.934-2.11 pts
16Storey County8.858+2.45 pts
17Mineral County3.882-5.14 pts

Other periods

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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Lander County, with 59.478% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Mineral County, with 3.882% in 2017.

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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