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Counties in Nevada by job destruction rate

Esmeralda County had the highest job destruction rate of 17 counties in 2019, at 22.927%. Pershing County had the lowest, at 6.39%. The median was 10.317% and the figure for Nevada was 10.396%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.927Esmeralda County
Lowest6.39Pershing County
Median10.31717 counties
Nevada10.396History

Map of counties, 2019

Churchill County: 10.91 %Clark County: 9.958 %Douglas County: 15.385 %Elko County: 6.784 %Esmeralda County: 22.927 %Eureka County: 8.847 %Humboldt County: 15.504 %Lander County: 8.506 %Lincoln County: 21.498 %Lyon County: 16.414 %Mineral County: 6.902 %Nye County: 8.978 %Pershing County: 6.39 %Storey County: 6.576 %Washoe County: 11.336 %White Pine County: 10.729 %Carson City: 10.317 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Esmeralda County: 22.927 %Esmeralda County22.927Lincoln County: 21.498 %Lincoln County21.498Lyon County: 16.414 %Lyon County16.414Humboldt County: 15.504 %Humboldt County15.504Douglas County: 15.385 %Douglas County15.385Washoe County: 11.336 %Washoe County11.336Churchill County: 10.91 %Churchill County10.91White Pine County: 10.729 %White Pine County10.729Carson City: 10.317 %Carson City10.317Clark County: 9.958 %Clark County9.958Nye County: 8.978 %Nye County8.978Eureka County: 8.847 %Eureka County8.847Lander County: 8.506 %Lander County8.506Mineral County: 6.902 %Mineral County6.902Elko County: 6.784 %Elko County6.784Storey County: 6.576 %Storey County6.576Pershing County: 6.39 %Pershing County6.39Esmeralda County: 22.927 %Esmeralda County22.927Lincoln County: 21.498 %Lincoln County21.498Lyon County: 16.414 %Lyon County16.414Humboldt County: 15.504 %Humboldt County15.504Douglas County: 15.385 %Douglas County15.385Washoe County: 11.336 %Washoe County11.336Churchill County: 10.91 %Churchill County10.91White Pine County: 10.729 %White Pine County10.729Carson City: 10.317 %Carson City10.317Clark County: 9.958 %Clark County9.958Nye County: 8.978 %Nye County8.978Eureka County: 8.847 %Eureka County8.847Lander County: 8.506 %Lander County8.506Mineral County: 6.902 %Mineral County6.902Elko County: 6.784 %Elko County6.784Storey County: 6.576 %Storey County6.576Pershing County: 6.39 %Pershing County6.39
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Esmeralda County22.927+5.91 pts
2Lincoln County21.498+14.77 pts
3Lyon County16.414+2.98 pts
4Humboldt County15.504+3.13 pts
5Douglas County15.385+5.37 pts
6Washoe County11.336-0.15 pts
7Churchill County10.91-0.1 pts
8White Pine County10.729+0.04 pts
9Carson City10.317-1.05 pts
10Clark County9.958-1.62 pts
11Nye County8.978+1.73 pts
12Eureka County8.847-2.26 pts
13Lander County8.506-2.91 pts
14Mineral County6.902+2.71 pts
15Elko County6.784-2.24 pts
16Storey County6.576-1.19 pts
17Pershing County6.39+2.48 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Esmeralda County, with 22.927% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Pershing County, with 6.39% in 2019.

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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