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Counties in North Dakota by job destruction rate

McKenzie County had the highest job destruction rate of 53 counties in 2016, at 47.032%. Sargent County had the lowest, at 5.011%. The median was 10.776% and the figure for North Dakota was 14.798%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest47.032McKenzie County
Lowest5.011Sargent County
Median10.77653 counties
North Dakota14.798History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 7.597 %Barnes County: 8.42 %Benson County: 15.459 %Billings County: 23.356 %Bottineau County: 17.647 %Bowman County: 13.344 %Burke County: 11.968 %Burleigh County: 10.983 %Cass County: 8.856 %Cavalier County: 14.454 %Dickey County: 12.003 %Divide County: 41.284 %Dunn County: 27.53 %Eddy County: 8.606 %Emmons County: 10.776 %Foster County: 9.582 %Golden Valley County: 16.995 %Grand Forks County: 8.395 %Grant County: 19.178 %Griggs County: 9.464 %Hettinger County: 6.054 %Kidder County: 11.841 %LaMoure County: 6.586 %Logan County: 7.072 %McHenry County: 8.128 %McIntosh County: 14.761 %McKenzie County: 47.032 %McLean County: 7.372 %Mercer County: 8.336 %Morton County: 8.563 %Mountrail County: 35.565 %Nelson County: 6.645 %Oliver County: 6.678 %Pembina County: 9.541 %Pierce County: 9 %Ramsey County: 11.289 %Ransom County: 10.642 %Renville County: 14.634 %Richland County: 10.698 %Rolette County: 11.533 %Sargent County: 5.011 %Sheridan County: 11.613 %Sioux County: 5.824 %Slope County: 27.5 %Stark County: 26.713 %Steele County: 8.049 %Stutsman County: 7.462 %Towner County: 10.696 %Traill County: 9.572 %Walsh County: 13.648 %Ward County: 17.026 %Wells County: 19.251 %Williams County: 36.449 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

McKenzie County: 47.032 %McKenzie County47.032Divide County: 41.284 %Divide County41.284Williams County: 36.449 %Williams County36.449Mountrail County: 35.565 %Mountrail County35.565Dunn County: 27.53 %Dunn County27.53Slope County: 27.5 %Slope County27.5Stark County: 26.713 %Stark County26.713Billings County: 23.356 %Billings County23.356Wells County: 19.251 %Wells County19.251Grant County: 19.178 %Grant County19.178Bottineau County: 17.647 %Bottineau County17.647Ward County: 17.026 %Ward County17.026Golden Valley County: 16.995 %Golden Valley County16.995Benson County: 15.459 %Benson County15.459McIntosh County: 14.761 %McIntosh County14.761Renville County: 14.634 %Renville County14.634Cavalier County: 14.454 %Cavalier County14.454Walsh County: 13.648 %Walsh County13.648Bowman County: 13.344 %Bowman County13.344Dickey County: 12.003 %Dickey County12.003Burke County: 11.968 %Burke County11.968Kidder County: 11.841 %Kidder County11.841Sheridan County: 11.613 %Sheridan County11.613Rolette County: 11.533 %Rolette County11.533Ramsey County: 11.289 %Ramsey County11.289Burleigh County: 10.983 %Burleigh County10.983Emmons County: 10.776 %Emmons County10.776Richland County: 10.698 %Richland County10.698Towner County: 10.696 %Towner County10.696Ransom County: 10.642 %Ransom County10.642Foster County: 9.582 %Foster County9.582Traill County: 9.572 %Traill County9.572Pembina County: 9.541 %Pembina County9.541Griggs County: 9.464 %Griggs County9.464Pierce County: 9 %Pierce County9Cass County: 8.856 %Cass County8.856Eddy County: 8.606 %Eddy County8.606Morton County: 8.563 %Morton County8.563Barnes County: 8.42 %Barnes County8.42Grand Forks County: 8.395 %Grand Forks County8.395Mercer County: 8.336 %Mercer County8.336McHenry County: 8.128 %McHenry County8.128Steele County: 8.049 %Steele County8.049Adams County: 7.597 %Adams County7.597Stutsman County: 7.462 %Stutsman County7.462McLean County: 7.372 %McLean County7.372Logan County: 7.072 %Logan County7.072Oliver County: 6.678 %Oliver County6.678Nelson County: 6.645 %Nelson County6.645LaMoure County: 6.586 %LaMoure County6.586Hettinger County: 6.054 %Hettinger County6.054Sioux County: 5.824 %Sioux County5.824Sargent County: 5.011 %Sargent County5.011McKenzie County: 47.032 %McKenzie County47.032Divide County: 41.284 %Divide County41.284Williams County: 36.449 %Williams County36.449Mountrail County: 35.565 %Mountrail County35.565Dunn County: 27.53 %Dunn County27.53Slope County: 27.5 %Slope County27.5Stark County: 26.713 %Stark County26.713Billings County: 23.356 %Billings County23.356Wells County: 19.251 %Wells County19.251Grant County: 19.178 %Grant County19.178Bottineau County: 17.647 %Bottineau County17.647Ward County: 17.026 %Ward County17.026Golden Valley County: 16.995 %Golden Valley County16.995Benson County: 15.459 %Benson County15.459McIntosh County: 14.761 %McIntosh County14.761Renville County: 14.634 %Renville County14.634Cavalier County: 14.454 %Cavalier County14.454Walsh County: 13.648 %Walsh County13.648Bowman County: 13.344 %Bowman County13.344Dickey County: 12.003 %Dickey County12.003Burke County: 11.968 %Burke County11.968Kidder County: 11.841 %Kidder County11.841Sheridan County: 11.613 %Sheridan County11.613Rolette County: 11.533 %Rolette County11.533Ramsey County: 11.289 %Ramsey County11.289Burleigh County: 10.983 %Burleigh County10.983Emmons County: 10.776 %Emmons County10.776Richland County: 10.698 %Richland County10.698Towner County: 10.696 %Towner County10.696Ransom County: 10.642 %Ransom County10.642Foster County: 9.582 %Foster County9.582Traill County: 9.572 %Traill County9.572Pembina County: 9.541 %Pembina County9.541Griggs County: 9.464 %Griggs County9.464Pierce County: 9 %Pierce County9Cass County: 8.856 %Cass County8.856Eddy County: 8.606 %Eddy County8.606Morton County: 8.563 %Morton County8.563Barnes County: 8.42 %Barnes County8.42Grand Forks County: 8.395 %Grand Forks County8.395Mercer County: 8.336 %Mercer County8.336McHenry County: 8.128 %McHenry County8.128Steele County: 8.049 %Steele County8.049Adams County: 7.597 %Adams County7.597Stutsman County: 7.462 %Stutsman County7.462McLean County: 7.372 %McLean County7.372Logan County: 7.072 %Logan County7.072Oliver County: 6.678 %Oliver County6.678Nelson County: 6.645 %Nelson County6.645LaMoure County: 6.586 %LaMoure County6.586Hettinger County: 6.054 %Hettinger County6.054Sioux County: 5.824 %Sioux County5.824Sargent County: 5.011 %Sargent County5.011
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1McKenzie County47.032+29.01 pts
2Divide County41.284+17.89 pts
3Williams County36.449+19.49 pts
4Mountrail County35.565+16.41 pts
5Dunn County27.53+7.53 pts
6Slope County27.5-8.5 pts
7Stark County26.713+12.01 pts
8Billings County23.356+14.15 pts
9Wells County19.251+8.5 pts
10Grant County19.178+4.48 pts
11Bottineau County17.647+2.13 pts
12Ward County17.026+6.79 pts
13Golden Valley County16.995-2.49 pts
14Benson County15.459+8.51 pts
15McIntosh County14.761+0.33 pts
16Renville County14.634+1.15 pts
17Cavalier County14.454+4.82 pts
18Walsh County13.648+3.07 pts
19Bowman County13.344-8.3 pts
20Dickey County12.003+2.98 pts
21Burke County11.968-29.52 pts
22Kidder County11.841+0.21 pts
23Sheridan County11.613-0.85 pts
24Rolette County11.533+4.91 pts
25Ramsey County11.289-2.12 pts
26Burleigh County10.983-0.56 pts
27Emmons County10.776+1.72 pts
28Richland County10.698-2.48 pts
29Towner County10.696-3.22 pts
30Ransom County10.642-5.56 pts
31Foster County9.582+3.73 pts
32Traill County9.572-4.06 pts
33Pembina County9.541-11.05 pts
34Griggs County9.464-4.04 pts
35Pierce County9+1.09 pts
36Cass County8.856-0.08 pts
37Eddy County8.606-1.05 pts
38Morton County8.563-1.63 pts
39Barnes County8.42-0.71 pts
40Grand Forks County8.395+0.64 pts
41Mercer County8.336+2.23 pts
42McHenry County8.128-1.44 pts
43Steele County8.049+3.54 pts
44Adams County7.597-2.99 pts
45Stutsman County7.462-1.22 pts
46McLean County7.372-1.75 pts
47Logan County7.072-4.01 pts
48Oliver County6.678+1.69 pts
49Nelson County6.645-6.42 pts
50LaMoure County6.586-5.8 pts
51Hettinger County6.054-5.79 pts
52Sioux County5.824-1.78 pts
53Sargent County5.011+0.37 pts

Other periods

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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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

McKenzie County, with 47.032% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Sargent County, with 5.011% in 2016.

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