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Counties in North Dakota by job destruction rate

Billings County had the highest job destruction rate of 53 counties in 2019, at 52.789%. Sargent County had the lowest, at 3.053%. The median was 9.473% and the figure for North Dakota was 8.721%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.789Billings County
Lowest3.053Sargent County
Median9.47353 counties
North Dakota8.721History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 14.393 %Barnes County: 10.099 %Benson County: 10.012 %Billings County: 52.789 %Bottineau County: 12.526 %Bowman County: 15.466 %Burke County: 17.118 %Burleigh County: 8.173 %Cass County: 7.902 %Cavalier County: 6.784 %Dickey County: 14.133 %Divide County: 24.103 %Dunn County: 6.685 %Eddy County: 6.465 %Emmons County: 13.736 %Foster County: 6.238 %Golden Valley County: 16.533 %Grand Forks County: 7.759 %Grant County: 14.891 %Griggs County: 10.676 %Hettinger County: 11.494 %Kidder County: 4.163 %LaMoure County: 9.402 %Logan County: 10.526 %McHenry County: 7.922 %McIntosh County: 7.338 %McKenzie County: 7.428 %McLean County: 8.057 %Mercer County: 7.204 %Morton County: 13.524 %Mountrail County: 13.515 %Nelson County: 10.811 %Oliver County: 8.983 %Pembina County: 7.279 %Pierce County: 14.5 %Ramsey County: 10.074 %Ransom County: 8.643 %Renville County: 12.851 %Richland County: 5.503 %Rolette County: 7.173 %Sargent County: 3.053 %Sheridan County: 20.377 %Sioux County: 4.804 %Slope County: 4.839 %Stark County: 8.754 %Steele County: 14.123 %Stutsman County: 8.655 %Towner County: 20.525 %Traill County: 8.02 %Walsh County: 8.392 %Ward County: 9.473 %Wells County: 14.128 %Williams County: 11.243 %
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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

Billings County: 52.789 %Billings County52.789Divide County: 24.103 %Divide County24.103Towner County: 20.525 %Towner County20.525Sheridan County: 20.377 %Sheridan County20.377Burke County: 17.118 %Burke County17.118Golden Valley County: 16.533 %Golden Valley County16.533Bowman County: 15.466 %Bowman County15.466Grant County: 14.891 %Grant County14.891Pierce County: 14.5 %Pierce County14.5Adams County: 14.393 %Adams County14.393Dickey County: 14.133 %Dickey County14.133Wells County: 14.128 %Wells County14.128Steele County: 14.123 %Steele County14.123Emmons County: 13.736 %Emmons County13.736Morton County: 13.524 %Morton County13.524Mountrail County: 13.515 %Mountrail County13.515Renville County: 12.851 %Renville County12.851Bottineau County: 12.526 %Bottineau County12.526Hettinger County: 11.494 %Hettinger County11.494Williams County: 11.243 %Williams County11.243Nelson County: 10.811 %Nelson County10.811Griggs County: 10.676 %Griggs County10.676Logan County: 10.526 %Logan County10.526Barnes County: 10.099 %Barnes County10.099Ramsey County: 10.074 %Ramsey County10.074Benson County: 10.012 %Benson County10.012Ward County: 9.473 %Ward County9.473LaMoure County: 9.402 %LaMoure County9.402Oliver County: 8.983 %Oliver County8.983Stark County: 8.754 %Stark County8.754Stutsman County: 8.655 %Stutsman County8.655Ransom County: 8.643 %Ransom County8.643Walsh County: 8.392 %Walsh County8.392Burleigh County: 8.173 %Burleigh County8.173McLean County: 8.057 %McLean County8.057Traill County: 8.02 %Traill County8.02McHenry County: 7.922 %McHenry County7.922Cass County: 7.902 %Cass County7.902Grand Forks County: 7.759 %Grand Forks County7.759McKenzie County: 7.428 %McKenzie County7.428McIntosh County: 7.338 %McIntosh County7.338Pembina County: 7.279 %Pembina County7.279Mercer County: 7.204 %Mercer County7.204Rolette County: 7.173 %Rolette County7.173Cavalier County: 6.784 %Cavalier County6.784Dunn County: 6.685 %Dunn County6.685Eddy County: 6.465 %Eddy County6.465Foster County: 6.238 %Foster County6.238Richland County: 5.503 %Richland County5.503Slope County: 4.839 %Slope County4.839Sioux County: 4.804 %Sioux County4.804Kidder County: 4.163 %Kidder County4.163Sargent County: 3.053 %Sargent County3.053Billings County: 52.789 %Billings County52.789Divide County: 24.103 %Divide County24.103Towner County: 20.525 %Towner County20.525Sheridan County: 20.377 %Sheridan County20.377Burke County: 17.118 %Burke County17.118Golden Valley County: 16.533 %Golden Valley County16.533Bowman County: 15.466 %Bowman County15.466Grant County: 14.891 %Grant County14.891Pierce County: 14.5 %Pierce County14.5Adams County: 14.393 %Adams County14.393Dickey County: 14.133 %Dickey County14.133Wells County: 14.128 %Wells County14.128Steele County: 14.123 %Steele County14.123Emmons County: 13.736 %Emmons County13.736Morton County: 13.524 %Morton County13.524Mountrail County: 13.515 %Mountrail County13.515Renville County: 12.851 %Renville County12.851Bottineau County: 12.526 %Bottineau County12.526Hettinger County: 11.494 %Hettinger County11.494Williams County: 11.243 %Williams County11.243Nelson County: 10.811 %Nelson County10.811Griggs County: 10.676 %Griggs County10.676Logan County: 10.526 %Logan County10.526Barnes County: 10.099 %Barnes County10.099Ramsey County: 10.074 %Ramsey County10.074Benson County: 10.012 %Benson County10.012Ward County: 9.473 %Ward County9.473LaMoure County: 9.402 %LaMoure County9.402Oliver County: 8.983 %Oliver County8.983Stark County: 8.754 %Stark County8.754Stutsman County: 8.655 %Stutsman County8.655Ransom County: 8.643 %Ransom County8.643Walsh County: 8.392 %Walsh County8.392Burleigh County: 8.173 %Burleigh County8.173McLean County: 8.057 %McLean County8.057Traill County: 8.02 %Traill County8.02McHenry County: 7.922 %McHenry County7.922Cass County: 7.902 %Cass County7.902Grand Forks County: 7.759 %Grand Forks County7.759McKenzie County: 7.428 %McKenzie County7.428McIntosh County: 7.338 %McIntosh County7.338Pembina County: 7.279 %Pembina County7.279Mercer County: 7.204 %Mercer County7.204Rolette County: 7.173 %Rolette County7.173Cavalier County: 6.784 %Cavalier County6.784Dunn County: 6.685 %Dunn County6.685Eddy County: 6.465 %Eddy County6.465Foster County: 6.238 %Foster County6.238Richland County: 5.503 %Richland County5.503Slope County: 4.839 %Slope County4.839Sioux County: 4.804 %Sioux County4.804Kidder County: 4.163 %Kidder County4.163Sargent County: 3.053 %Sargent County3.053
%. 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
1Billings County52.789+48.01 pts
2Divide County24.103+5.37 pts
3Towner County20.525+9.67 pts
4Sheridan County20.377+8.01 pts
5Burke County17.118+1.44 pts
6Golden Valley County16.533+4.79 pts
7Bowman County15.466+2.16 pts
8Grant County14.891+5.48 pts
9Pierce County14.5+7.91 pts
10Adams County14.393+0.41 pts
11Dickey County14.133+4 pts
12Wells County14.128+7.54 pts
13Steele County14.123+2.2 pts
14Emmons County13.736+2.1 pts
15Morton County13.524+4.75 pts
16Mountrail County13.515-1.87 pts
17Renville County12.851-1.74 pts
18Bottineau County12.526-1.54 pts
19Hettinger County11.494-5.67 pts
20Williams County11.243-1.83 pts
21Nelson County10.811-6.02 pts
22Griggs County10.676-3.52 pts
23Logan County10.526+1.4 pts
24Barnes County10.099-0.82 pts
25Ramsey County10.074-6.59 pts
26Benson County10.012-0.74 pts
27Ward County9.473-3.25 pts
28LaMoure County9.402-3.58 pts
29Oliver County8.983+3.99 pts
30Stark County8.754-3.51 pts
31Stutsman County8.655+0.8 pts
32Ransom County8.643-3.73 pts
33Walsh County8.392+1.1 pts
34Burleigh County8.173-3.84 pts
35McLean County8.057-0.81 pts
36Traill County8.02-2.57 pts
37McHenry County7.922-16.56 pts
38Cass County7.902-3.07 pts
39Grand Forks County7.759-0.26 pts
40McKenzie County7.428-9.51 pts
41McIntosh County7.338-0.74 pts
42Pembina County7.279-2.1 pts
43Mercer County7.204-5.34 pts
44Rolette County7.173-6.94 pts
45Cavalier County6.784-3.31 pts
46Dunn County6.685-6.59 pts
47Eddy County6.465-1.52 pts
48Foster County6.238-0.77 pts
49Richland County5.503-1.97 pts
50Slope County4.839-19.34 pts
51Sioux County4.804-5.41 pts
52Kidder County4.163-1.86 pts
53Sargent County3.053-2.21 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, 2019) [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, 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/north-dakota-counties?period=2019. 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, 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/north-dakota-counties?period=2019.

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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, 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/north-dakota-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Billings County, with 52.789% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Sargent County, with 3.053% in 2019.

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