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Counties in North Dakota by job destruction rate

McHenry County had the highest job destruction rate of 53 counties in 2018, at 24.485%. Billings County had the lowest, at 4.779%. The median was 11.633% and the figure for North Dakota was 11.381%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.485McHenry County
Lowest4.779Billings County
Median11.63353 counties
North Dakota11.381History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 13.983 %Barnes County: 10.92 %Benson County: 10.757 %Billings County: 4.779 %Bottineau County: 14.07 %Bowman County: 13.306 %Burke County: 15.681 %Burleigh County: 12.016 %Cass County: 10.971 %Cavalier County: 10.094 %Dickey County: 10.135 %Divide County: 18.735 %Dunn County: 13.278 %Eddy County: 7.983 %Emmons County: 11.633 %Foster County: 7.012 %Golden Valley County: 11.739 %Grand Forks County: 8.022 %Grant County: 9.406 %Griggs County: 14.2 %Hettinger County: 17.162 %Kidder County: 6.024 %LaMoure County: 12.982 %Logan County: 9.121 %McHenry County: 24.485 %McIntosh County: 8.073 %McKenzie County: 16.936 %McLean County: 8.867 %Mercer County: 12.546 %Morton County: 8.777 %Mountrail County: 15.388 %Nelson County: 16.83 %Oliver County: 4.996 %Pembina County: 9.382 %Pierce County: 6.593 %Ramsey County: 16.667 %Ransom County: 12.372 %Renville County: 14.59 %Richland County: 7.475 %Rolette County: 14.117 %Sargent County: 5.262 %Sheridan County: 12.364 %Sioux County: 10.216 %Slope County: 24.176 %Stark County: 12.264 %Steele County: 11.924 %Stutsman County: 7.859 %Towner County: 10.851 %Traill County: 10.59 %Walsh County: 7.29 %Ward County: 12.724 %Wells County: 6.59 %Williams County: 13.07 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

McHenry County: 24.485 %McHenry County24.485Slope County: 24.176 %Slope County24.176Divide County: 18.735 %Divide County18.735Hettinger County: 17.162 %Hettinger County17.162McKenzie County: 16.936 %McKenzie County16.936Nelson County: 16.83 %Nelson County16.83Ramsey County: 16.667 %Ramsey County16.667Burke County: 15.681 %Burke County15.681Mountrail County: 15.388 %Mountrail County15.388Renville County: 14.59 %Renville County14.59Griggs County: 14.2 %Griggs County14.2Rolette County: 14.117 %Rolette County14.117Bottineau County: 14.07 %Bottineau County14.07Adams County: 13.983 %Adams County13.983Bowman County: 13.306 %Bowman County13.306Dunn County: 13.278 %Dunn County13.278Williams County: 13.07 %Williams County13.07LaMoure County: 12.982 %LaMoure County12.982Ward County: 12.724 %Ward County12.724Mercer County: 12.546 %Mercer County12.546Ransom County: 12.372 %Ransom County12.372Sheridan County: 12.364 %Sheridan County12.364Stark County: 12.264 %Stark County12.264Burleigh County: 12.016 %Burleigh County12.016Steele County: 11.924 %Steele County11.924Golden Valley County: 11.739 %Golden Valley County11.739Emmons County: 11.633 %Emmons County11.633Cass County: 10.971 %Cass County10.971Barnes County: 10.92 %Barnes County10.92Towner County: 10.851 %Towner County10.851Benson County: 10.757 %Benson County10.757Traill County: 10.59 %Traill County10.59Sioux County: 10.216 %Sioux County10.216Dickey County: 10.135 %Dickey County10.135Cavalier County: 10.094 %Cavalier County10.094Grant County: 9.406 %Grant County9.406Pembina County: 9.382 %Pembina County9.382Logan County: 9.121 %Logan County9.121McLean County: 8.867 %McLean County8.867Morton County: 8.777 %Morton County8.777McIntosh County: 8.073 %McIntosh County8.073Grand Forks County: 8.022 %Grand Forks County8.022Eddy County: 7.983 %Eddy County7.983Stutsman County: 7.859 %Stutsman County7.859Richland County: 7.475 %Richland County7.475Walsh County: 7.29 %Walsh County7.29Foster County: 7.012 %Foster County7.012Pierce County: 6.593 %Pierce County6.593Wells County: 6.59 %Wells County6.59Kidder County: 6.024 %Kidder County6.024Sargent County: 5.262 %Sargent County5.262Oliver County: 4.996 %Oliver County4.996Billings County: 4.779 %Billings County4.779McHenry County: 24.485 %McHenry County24.485Slope County: 24.176 %Slope County24.176Divide County: 18.735 %Divide County18.735Hettinger County: 17.162 %Hettinger County17.162McKenzie County: 16.936 %McKenzie County16.936Nelson County: 16.83 %Nelson County16.83Ramsey County: 16.667 %Ramsey County16.667Burke County: 15.681 %Burke County15.681Mountrail County: 15.388 %Mountrail County15.388Renville County: 14.59 %Renville County14.59Griggs County: 14.2 %Griggs County14.2Rolette County: 14.117 %Rolette County14.117Bottineau County: 14.07 %Bottineau County14.07Adams County: 13.983 %Adams County13.983Bowman County: 13.306 %Bowman County13.306Dunn County: 13.278 %Dunn County13.278Williams County: 13.07 %Williams County13.07LaMoure County: 12.982 %LaMoure County12.982Ward County: 12.724 %Ward County12.724Mercer County: 12.546 %Mercer County12.546Ransom County: 12.372 %Ransom County12.372Sheridan County: 12.364 %Sheridan County12.364Stark County: 12.264 %Stark County12.264Burleigh County: 12.016 %Burleigh County12.016Steele County: 11.924 %Steele County11.924Golden Valley County: 11.739 %Golden Valley County11.739Emmons County: 11.633 %Emmons County11.633Cass County: 10.971 %Cass County10.971Barnes County: 10.92 %Barnes County10.92Towner County: 10.851 %Towner County10.851Benson County: 10.757 %Benson County10.757Traill County: 10.59 %Traill County10.59Sioux County: 10.216 %Sioux County10.216Dickey County: 10.135 %Dickey County10.135Cavalier County: 10.094 %Cavalier County10.094Grant County: 9.406 %Grant County9.406Pembina County: 9.382 %Pembina County9.382Logan County: 9.121 %Logan County9.121McLean County: 8.867 %McLean County8.867Morton County: 8.777 %Morton County8.777McIntosh County: 8.073 %McIntosh County8.073Grand Forks County: 8.022 %Grand Forks County8.022Eddy County: 7.983 %Eddy County7.983Stutsman County: 7.859 %Stutsman County7.859Richland County: 7.475 %Richland County7.475Walsh County: 7.29 %Walsh County7.29Foster County: 7.012 %Foster County7.012Pierce County: 6.593 %Pierce County6.593Wells County: 6.59 %Wells County6.59Kidder County: 6.024 %Kidder County6.024Sargent County: 5.262 %Sargent County5.262Oliver County: 4.996 %Oliver County4.996Billings County: 4.779 %Billings County4.779
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1McHenry County24.485+10.46 pts
2Slope County24.176-63.44 pts
3Divide County18.735+0.63 pts
4Hettinger County17.162+5.88 pts
5McKenzie County16.936-3.94 pts
6Nelson County16.83-2.63 pts
7Ramsey County16.667+5.23 pts
8Burke County15.681-11.06 pts
9Mountrail County15.388-6.89 pts
10Renville County14.59-6.66 pts
11Griggs County14.2-1.3 pts
12Rolette County14.117+0.11 pts
13Bottineau County14.07+3.43 pts
14Adams County13.983+1.97 pts
15Bowman County13.306-4.24 pts
16Dunn County13.278-6.57 pts
17Williams County13.07-10.1 pts
18LaMoure County12.982-0.9 pts
19Ward County12.724-1.49 pts
20Mercer County12.546-4.22 pts
21Ransom County12.372+2.54 pts
22Sheridan County12.364-6.13 pts
23Stark County12.264-4.94 pts
24Burleigh County12.016-1.16 pts
25Steele County11.924-8.1 pts
26Golden Valley County11.739-3.27 pts
27Emmons County11.633-2.38 pts
28Cass County10.971-0.57 pts
29Barnes County10.92-7.49 pts
30Towner County10.851-8.26 pts
31Benson County10.757-3.27 pts
32Traill County10.59-2.95 pts
33Sioux County10.216-10.69 pts
34Dickey County10.135-11.65 pts
35Cavalier County10.094+2.86 pts
36Grant County9.406-4.93 pts
37Pembina County9.382-1.4 pts
38Logan County9.121-4.73 pts
39McLean County8.867-3.19 pts
40Morton County8.777-4.03 pts
41McIntosh County8.073+1.46 pts
42Grand Forks County8.022-3.63 pts
43Eddy County7.983-14.54 pts
44Stutsman County7.859-4.04 pts
45Richland County7.475-6.13 pts
46Walsh County7.29-2.59 pts
47Foster County7.012-4.46 pts
48Pierce County6.593-5.71 pts
49Wells County6.59-3.57 pts
50Kidder County6.024-13.86 pts
51Sargent County5.262-28.26 pts
52Oliver County4.996-0.13 pts
53Billings County4.779-13.65 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

McHenry County, with 24.485% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Billings County, with 4.779% in 2018.

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