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Counties in North Dakota by job destruction rate

Slope County had the highest job destruction rate of 53 counties in 2012, at 27.273%. Sioux County had the lowest, at 1.808%. The median was 9.852% and the figure for North Dakota was 10.006%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.273Slope County
Lowest1.808Sioux County
Median9.85253 counties
North Dakota10.006History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 14.959 %Barnes County: 11.552 %Benson County: 6.2 %Billings County: 19.482 %Bottineau County: 26.403 %Bowman County: 7.211 %Burke County: 8.789 %Burleigh County: 8.249 %Cass County: 9.465 %Cavalier County: 7.771 %Dickey County: 7.763 %Divide County: 6.195 %Dunn County: 10.354 %Eddy County: 7.886 %Emmons County: 10.693 %Foster County: 9.366 %Golden Valley County: 9.4 %Grand Forks County: 9.508 %Grant County: 8.791 %Griggs County: 17.951 %Hettinger County: 9.479 %Kidder County: 11.088 %LaMoure County: 9.36 %Logan County: 8.506 %McHenry County: 16.598 %McIntosh County: 7.151 %McKenzie County: 11.532 %McLean County: 11.33 %Mercer County: 17.629 %Morton County: 10.693 %Mountrail County: 8.87 %Nelson County: 12.655 %Oliver County: 8.359 %Pembina County: 14.141 %Pierce County: 9.386 %Ramsey County: 7.937 %Ransom County: 6.691 %Renville County: 19.741 %Richland County: 10.15 %Rolette County: 9.773 %Sargent County: 3.647 %Sheridan County: 11.111 %Sioux County: 1.808 %Slope County: 27.273 %Stark County: 8.146 %Steele County: 19.355 %Stutsman County: 10.611 %Towner County: 12.109 %Traill County: 14.761 %Walsh County: 10.156 %Ward County: 11.528 %Wells County: 19.444 %Williams County: 9.852 %
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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

Slope County: 27.273 %Slope County27.273Bottineau County: 26.403 %Bottineau County26.403Renville County: 19.741 %Renville County19.741Billings County: 19.482 %Billings County19.482Wells County: 19.444 %Wells County19.444Steele County: 19.355 %Steele County19.355Griggs County: 17.951 %Griggs County17.951Mercer County: 17.629 %Mercer County17.629McHenry County: 16.598 %McHenry County16.598Adams County: 14.959 %Adams County14.959Traill County: 14.761 %Traill County14.761Pembina County: 14.141 %Pembina County14.141Nelson County: 12.655 %Nelson County12.655Towner County: 12.109 %Towner County12.109Barnes County: 11.552 %Barnes County11.552McKenzie County: 11.532 %McKenzie County11.532Ward County: 11.528 %Ward County11.528McLean County: 11.33 %McLean County11.33Sheridan County: 11.111 %Sheridan County11.111Kidder County: 11.088 %Kidder County11.088Emmons County: 10.693 %Emmons County10.693Morton County: 10.693 %Morton County10.693Stutsman County: 10.611 %Stutsman County10.611Dunn County: 10.354 %Dunn County10.354Walsh County: 10.156 %Walsh County10.156Richland County: 10.15 %Richland County10.15Williams County: 9.852 %Williams County9.852Rolette County: 9.773 %Rolette County9.773Grand Forks County: 9.508 %Grand Forks County9.508Hettinger County: 9.479 %Hettinger County9.479Cass County: 9.465 %Cass County9.465Golden Valley County: 9.4 %Golden Valley County9.4Pierce County: 9.386 %Pierce County9.386Foster County: 9.366 %Foster County9.366LaMoure County: 9.36 %LaMoure County9.36Mountrail County: 8.87 %Mountrail County8.87Grant County: 8.791 %Grant County8.791Burke County: 8.789 %Burke County8.789Logan County: 8.506 %Logan County8.506Oliver County: 8.359 %Oliver County8.359Burleigh County: 8.249 %Burleigh County8.249Stark County: 8.146 %Stark County8.146Ramsey County: 7.937 %Ramsey County7.937Eddy County: 7.886 %Eddy County7.886Cavalier County: 7.771 %Cavalier County7.771Dickey County: 7.763 %Dickey County7.763Bowman County: 7.211 %Bowman County7.211McIntosh County: 7.151 %McIntosh County7.151Ransom County: 6.691 %Ransom County6.691Benson County: 6.2 %Benson County6.2Divide County: 6.195 %Divide County6.195Sargent County: 3.647 %Sargent County3.647Sioux County: 1.808 %Sioux County1.808Slope County: 27.273 %Slope County27.273Bottineau County: 26.403 %Bottineau County26.403Renville County: 19.741 %Renville County19.741Billings County: 19.482 %Billings County19.482Wells County: 19.444 %Wells County19.444Steele County: 19.355 %Steele County19.355Griggs County: 17.951 %Griggs County17.951Mercer County: 17.629 %Mercer County17.629McHenry County: 16.598 %McHenry County16.598Adams County: 14.959 %Adams County14.959Traill County: 14.761 %Traill County14.761Pembina County: 14.141 %Pembina County14.141Nelson County: 12.655 %Nelson County12.655Towner County: 12.109 %Towner County12.109Barnes County: 11.552 %Barnes County11.552McKenzie County: 11.532 %McKenzie County11.532Ward County: 11.528 %Ward County11.528McLean County: 11.33 %McLean County11.33Sheridan County: 11.111 %Sheridan County11.111Kidder County: 11.088 %Kidder County11.088Emmons County: 10.693 %Emmons County10.693Morton County: 10.693 %Morton County10.693Stutsman County: 10.611 %Stutsman County10.611Dunn County: 10.354 %Dunn County10.354Walsh County: 10.156 %Walsh County10.156Richland County: 10.15 %Richland County10.15Williams County: 9.852 %Williams County9.852Rolette County: 9.773 %Rolette County9.773Grand Forks County: 9.508 %Grand Forks County9.508Hettinger County: 9.479 %Hettinger County9.479Cass County: 9.465 %Cass County9.465Golden Valley County: 9.4 %Golden Valley County9.4Pierce County: 9.386 %Pierce County9.386Foster County: 9.366 %Foster County9.366LaMoure County: 9.36 %LaMoure County9.36Mountrail County: 8.87 %Mountrail County8.87Grant County: 8.791 %Grant County8.791Burke County: 8.789 %Burke County8.789Logan County: 8.506 %Logan County8.506Oliver County: 8.359 %Oliver County8.359Burleigh County: 8.249 %Burleigh County8.249Stark County: 8.146 %Stark County8.146Ramsey County: 7.937 %Ramsey County7.937Eddy County: 7.886 %Eddy County7.886Cavalier County: 7.771 %Cavalier County7.771Dickey County: 7.763 %Dickey County7.763Bowman County: 7.211 %Bowman County7.211McIntosh County: 7.151 %McIntosh County7.151Ransom County: 6.691 %Ransom County6.691Benson County: 6.2 %Benson County6.2Divide County: 6.195 %Divide County6.195Sargent County: 3.647 %Sargent County3.647Sioux County: 1.808 %Sioux County1.808
%. 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
1Slope County27.273+26.48 pts
2Bottineau County26.403+14.64 pts
3Renville County19.741+8.51 pts
4Billings County19.482+16.52 pts
5Wells County19.444+10.34 pts
6Steele County19.355+8.96 pts
7Griggs County17.951+6.28 pts
8Mercer County17.629+11.22 pts
9McHenry County16.598+5.72 pts
10Adams County14.959+7.84 pts
11Traill County14.761+6.67 pts
12Pembina County14.141+2.65 pts
13Nelson County12.655+4.72 pts
14Towner County12.109-1.12 pts
15Barnes County11.552+0.69 pts
16McKenzie County11.532-4.5 pts
17Ward County11.528+1.19 pts
18McLean County11.33+2.53 pts
19Sheridan County11.111+0.73 pts
20Kidder County11.088+3.78 pts
21Emmons County10.693+0.92 pts
21Morton County10.693+2.58 pts
23Stutsman County10.611-1.05 pts
24Dunn County10.354+5.33 pts
25Walsh County10.156-0.34 pts
26Richland County10.15-1.24 pts
27Williams County9.852+1.51 pts
28Rolette County9.773-0.42 pts
29Grand Forks County9.508-2.05 pts
30Hettinger County9.479-3.37 pts
31Cass County9.465-2.26 pts
32Golden Valley County9.4-7.94 pts
33Pierce County9.386-0.59 pts
34Foster County9.366+0.34 pts
35LaMoure County9.36-3.21 pts
36Mountrail County8.87-0.76 pts
37Grant County8.791+0.78 pts
38Burke County8.789-0.63 pts
39Logan County8.506-6.33 pts
40Oliver County8.359+0.02 pts
41Burleigh County8.249+0.05 pts
42Stark County8.146-0.25 pts
43Ramsey County7.937-4.7 pts
44Eddy County7.886-4.66 pts
45Cavalier County7.771-5 pts
46Dickey County7.763-12.6 pts
47Bowman County7.211-6.19 pts
48McIntosh County7.151-2.42 pts
49Ransom County6.691-6.09 pts
50Benson County6.2-5.88 pts
51Divide County6.195+0.79 pts
52Sargent County3.647-6.13 pts
53Sioux County1.808+0.01 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.

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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 North Dakota 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

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Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in North Dakota 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/north-dakota-counties?period=2012. 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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-counties?period=2012.

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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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Slope County, with 27.273% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Sioux County, with 1.808% in 2012.

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