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Counties in North Dakota by job destruction rate

Slope County had the highest job destruction rate of 53 counties in 2017, at 87.619%. Oliver County had the lowest, at 5.124%. The median was 14.025% and the figure for North Dakota was 13.763%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest87.619Slope County
Lowest5.124Oliver County
Median14.02553 counties
North Dakota13.763History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 12.01 %Barnes County: 18.407 %Benson County: 14.025 %Billings County: 18.43 %Bottineau County: 10.643 %Bowman County: 17.55 %Burke County: 26.739 %Burleigh County: 13.179 %Cass County: 11.545 %Cavalier County: 7.231 %Dickey County: 21.786 %Divide County: 18.107 %Dunn County: 19.849 %Eddy County: 22.527 %Emmons County: 14.012 %Foster County: 11.47 %Golden Valley County: 15.011 %Grand Forks County: 11.652 %Grant County: 14.338 %Griggs County: 15.498 %Hettinger County: 11.28 %Kidder County: 19.883 %LaMoure County: 13.882 %Logan County: 13.853 %McHenry County: 14.024 %McIntosh County: 6.61 %McKenzie County: 20.879 %McLean County: 12.062 %Mercer County: 16.765 %Morton County: 12.802 %Mountrail County: 22.278 %Nelson County: 19.464 %Oliver County: 5.124 %Pembina County: 10.781 %Pierce County: 12.308 %Ramsey County: 11.441 %Ransom County: 9.828 %Renville County: 21.252 %Richland County: 13.609 %Rolette County: 14.004 %Sargent County: 33.517 %Sheridan County: 18.493 %Sioux County: 20.91 %Slope County: 87.619 %Stark County: 17.208 %Steele County: 20.024 %Stutsman County: 11.895 %Towner County: 19.106 %Traill County: 13.537 %Walsh County: 9.88 %Ward County: 14.213 %Wells County: 10.164 %Williams County: 23.172 %
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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

Slope County: 87.619 %Slope County87.619Sargent County: 33.517 %Sargent County33.517Burke County: 26.739 %Burke County26.739Williams County: 23.172 %Williams County23.172Eddy County: 22.527 %Eddy County22.527Mountrail County: 22.278 %Mountrail County22.278Dickey County: 21.786 %Dickey County21.786Renville County: 21.252 %Renville County21.252Sioux County: 20.91 %Sioux County20.91McKenzie County: 20.879 %McKenzie County20.879Steele County: 20.024 %Steele County20.024Kidder County: 19.883 %Kidder County19.883Dunn County: 19.849 %Dunn County19.849Nelson County: 19.464 %Nelson County19.464Towner County: 19.106 %Towner County19.106Sheridan County: 18.493 %Sheridan County18.493Billings County: 18.43 %Billings County18.43Barnes County: 18.407 %Barnes County18.407Divide County: 18.107 %Divide County18.107Bowman County: 17.55 %Bowman County17.55Stark County: 17.208 %Stark County17.208Mercer County: 16.765 %Mercer County16.765Griggs County: 15.498 %Griggs County15.498Golden Valley County: 15.011 %Golden Valley County15.011Grant County: 14.338 %Grant County14.338Ward County: 14.213 %Ward County14.213Benson County: 14.025 %Benson County14.025McHenry County: 14.024 %McHenry County14.024Emmons County: 14.012 %Emmons County14.012Rolette County: 14.004 %Rolette County14.004LaMoure County: 13.882 %LaMoure County13.882Logan County: 13.853 %Logan County13.853Richland County: 13.609 %Richland County13.609Traill County: 13.537 %Traill County13.537Burleigh County: 13.179 %Burleigh County13.179Morton County: 12.802 %Morton County12.802Pierce County: 12.308 %Pierce County12.308McLean County: 12.062 %McLean County12.062Adams County: 12.01 %Adams County12.01Stutsman County: 11.895 %Stutsman County11.895Grand Forks County: 11.652 %Grand Forks County11.652Cass County: 11.545 %Cass County11.545Foster County: 11.47 %Foster County11.47Ramsey County: 11.441 %Ramsey County11.441Hettinger County: 11.28 %Hettinger County11.28Pembina County: 10.781 %Pembina County10.781Bottineau County: 10.643 %Bottineau County10.643Wells County: 10.164 %Wells County10.164Walsh County: 9.88 %Walsh County9.88Ransom County: 9.828 %Ransom County9.828Cavalier County: 7.231 %Cavalier County7.231McIntosh County: 6.61 %McIntosh County6.61Oliver County: 5.124 %Oliver County5.124Slope County: 87.619 %Slope County87.619Sargent County: 33.517 %Sargent County33.517Burke County: 26.739 %Burke County26.739Williams County: 23.172 %Williams County23.172Eddy County: 22.527 %Eddy County22.527Mountrail County: 22.278 %Mountrail County22.278Dickey County: 21.786 %Dickey County21.786Renville County: 21.252 %Renville County21.252Sioux County: 20.91 %Sioux County20.91McKenzie County: 20.879 %McKenzie County20.879Steele County: 20.024 %Steele County20.024Kidder County: 19.883 %Kidder County19.883Dunn County: 19.849 %Dunn County19.849Nelson County: 19.464 %Nelson County19.464Towner County: 19.106 %Towner County19.106Sheridan County: 18.493 %Sheridan County18.493Billings County: 18.43 %Billings County18.43Barnes County: 18.407 %Barnes County18.407Divide County: 18.107 %Divide County18.107Bowman County: 17.55 %Bowman County17.55Stark County: 17.208 %Stark County17.208Mercer County: 16.765 %Mercer County16.765Griggs County: 15.498 %Griggs County15.498Golden Valley County: 15.011 %Golden Valley County15.011Grant County: 14.338 %Grant County14.338Ward County: 14.213 %Ward County14.213Benson County: 14.025 %Benson County14.025McHenry County: 14.024 %McHenry County14.024Emmons County: 14.012 %Emmons County14.012Rolette County: 14.004 %Rolette County14.004LaMoure County: 13.882 %LaMoure County13.882Logan County: 13.853 %Logan County13.853Richland County: 13.609 %Richland County13.609Traill County: 13.537 %Traill County13.537Burleigh County: 13.179 %Burleigh County13.179Morton County: 12.802 %Morton County12.802Pierce County: 12.308 %Pierce County12.308McLean County: 12.062 %McLean County12.062Adams County: 12.01 %Adams County12.01Stutsman County: 11.895 %Stutsman County11.895Grand Forks County: 11.652 %Grand Forks County11.652Cass County: 11.545 %Cass County11.545Foster County: 11.47 %Foster County11.47Ramsey County: 11.441 %Ramsey County11.441Hettinger County: 11.28 %Hettinger County11.28Pembina County: 10.781 %Pembina County10.781Bottineau County: 10.643 %Bottineau County10.643Wells County: 10.164 %Wells County10.164Walsh County: 9.88 %Walsh County9.88Ransom County: 9.828 %Ransom County9.828Cavalier County: 7.231 %Cavalier County7.231McIntosh County: 6.61 %McIntosh County6.61Oliver County: 5.124 %Oliver County5.124
%. 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
1Slope County87.619+60.12 pts
2Sargent County33.517+28.51 pts
3Burke County26.739+14.77 pts
4Williams County23.172-13.28 pts
5Eddy County22.527+13.92 pts
6Mountrail County22.278-13.29 pts
7Dickey County21.786+9.78 pts
8Renville County21.252+6.62 pts
9Sioux County20.91+15.09 pts
10McKenzie County20.879-26.15 pts
11Steele County20.024+11.98 pts
12Kidder County19.883+8.04 pts
13Dunn County19.849-7.68 pts
14Nelson County19.464+12.82 pts
15Towner County19.106+8.41 pts
16Sheridan County18.493+6.88 pts
17Billings County18.43-4.93 pts
18Barnes County18.407+9.99 pts
19Divide County18.107-23.18 pts
20Bowman County17.55+4.21 pts
21Stark County17.208-9.51 pts
22Mercer County16.765+8.43 pts
23Griggs County15.498+6.03 pts
24Golden Valley County15.011-1.98 pts
25Grant County14.338-4.84 pts
26Ward County14.213-2.81 pts
27Benson County14.025-1.43 pts
28McHenry County14.024+5.9 pts
29Emmons County14.012+3.24 pts
30Rolette County14.004+2.47 pts
31LaMoure County13.882+7.3 pts
32Logan County13.853+6.78 pts
33Richland County13.609+2.91 pts
34Traill County13.537+3.97 pts
35Burleigh County13.179+2.2 pts
36Morton County12.802+4.24 pts
37Pierce County12.308+3.31 pts
38McLean County12.062+4.69 pts
39Adams County12.01+4.41 pts
40Stutsman County11.895+4.43 pts
41Grand Forks County11.652+3.26 pts
42Cass County11.545+2.69 pts
43Foster County11.47+1.89 pts
44Ramsey County11.441+0.15 pts
45Hettinger County11.28+5.23 pts
46Pembina County10.781+1.24 pts
47Bottineau County10.643-7 pts
48Wells County10.164-9.09 pts
49Walsh County9.88-3.77 pts
50Ransom County9.828-0.81 pts
51Cavalier County7.231-7.22 pts
52McIntosh County6.61-8.15 pts
53Oliver County5.124-1.55 pts

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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, 2017) [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, 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/north-dakota-counties?period=2017. 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, 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/north-dakota-counties?period=2017.

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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, 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/north-dakota-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Slope County, with 87.619% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Oliver County, with 5.124% in 2017.

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