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Counties in North Dakota by job destruction rate

McKenzie County had the highest job destruction rate of 53 counties in 2020, at 17.916%. Sargent County had the lowest, at 3.076%. The median was 10.359% and the figure for North Dakota was 10.424%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.916McKenzie County
Lowest3.076Sargent County
Median10.35953 counties
North Dakota10.424History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 12.335 %Barnes County: 9.993 %Benson County: 11.971 %Billings County: 9.451 %Bottineau County: 11.342 %Bowman County: 13.739 %Burke County: 16.369 %Burleigh County: 7.551 %Cass County: 10.113 %Cavalier County: 9.209 %Dickey County: 10.288 %Divide County: 12.575 %Dunn County: 10.359 %Eddy County: 8.591 %Emmons County: 11.994 %Foster County: 7.3 %Golden Valley County: 8.049 %Grand Forks County: 11.417 %Grant County: 13.48 %Griggs County: 10.826 %Hettinger County: 10.798 %Kidder County: 13.632 %LaMoure County: 12.449 %Logan County: 10.15 %McHenry County: 13.642 %McIntosh County: 7.004 %McKenzie County: 17.916 %McLean County: 7.55 %Mercer County: 11.141 %Morton County: 12.608 %Mountrail County: 15.099 %Nelson County: 10.268 %Oliver County: 5.586 %Pembina County: 8.403 %Pierce County: 8.801 %Ramsey County: 11.271 %Ransom County: 10.197 %Renville County: 9.833 %Richland County: 10.719 %Rolette County: 9.116 %Sargent County: 3.076 %Sheridan County: 11.245 %Sioux County: 6.165 %Slope County: 10.145 %Stark County: 11.573 %Steele County: 10.685 %Stutsman County: 7.282 %Towner County: 5.734 %Traill County: 11.196 %Walsh County: 12.099 %Ward County: 10.239 %Wells County: 8.206 %Williams County: 14 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

McKenzie County: 17.916 %McKenzie County17.916Burke County: 16.369 %Burke County16.369Mountrail County: 15.099 %Mountrail County15.099Williams County: 14 %Williams County14Bowman County: 13.739 %Bowman County13.739McHenry County: 13.642 %McHenry County13.642Kidder County: 13.632 %Kidder County13.632Grant County: 13.48 %Grant County13.48Morton County: 12.608 %Morton County12.608Divide County: 12.575 %Divide County12.575LaMoure County: 12.449 %LaMoure County12.449Adams County: 12.335 %Adams County12.335Walsh County: 12.099 %Walsh County12.099Emmons County: 11.994 %Emmons County11.994Benson County: 11.971 %Benson County11.971Stark County: 11.573 %Stark County11.573Grand Forks County: 11.417 %Grand Forks County11.417Bottineau County: 11.342 %Bottineau County11.342Ramsey County: 11.271 %Ramsey County11.271Sheridan County: 11.245 %Sheridan County11.245Traill County: 11.196 %Traill County11.196Mercer County: 11.141 %Mercer County11.141Griggs County: 10.826 %Griggs County10.826Hettinger County: 10.798 %Hettinger County10.798Richland County: 10.719 %Richland County10.719Steele County: 10.685 %Steele County10.685Dunn County: 10.359 %Dunn County10.359Dickey County: 10.288 %Dickey County10.288Nelson County: 10.268 %Nelson County10.268Ward County: 10.239 %Ward County10.239Ransom County: 10.197 %Ransom County10.197Logan County: 10.15 %Logan County10.15Slope County: 10.145 %Slope County10.145Cass County: 10.113 %Cass County10.113Barnes County: 9.993 %Barnes County9.993Renville County: 9.833 %Renville County9.833Billings County: 9.451 %Billings County9.451Cavalier County: 9.209 %Cavalier County9.209Rolette County: 9.116 %Rolette County9.116Pierce County: 8.801 %Pierce County8.801Eddy County: 8.591 %Eddy County8.591Pembina County: 8.403 %Pembina County8.403Wells County: 8.206 %Wells County8.206Golden Valley County: 8.049 %Golden Valley County8.049Burleigh County: 7.551 %Burleigh County7.551McLean County: 7.55 %McLean County7.55Foster County: 7.3 %Foster County7.3Stutsman County: 7.282 %Stutsman County7.282McIntosh County: 7.004 %McIntosh County7.004Sioux County: 6.165 %Sioux County6.165Towner County: 5.734 %Towner County5.734Oliver County: 5.586 %Oliver County5.586Sargent County: 3.076 %Sargent County3.076McKenzie County: 17.916 %McKenzie County17.916Burke County: 16.369 %Burke County16.369Mountrail County: 15.099 %Mountrail County15.099Williams County: 14 %Williams County14Bowman County: 13.739 %Bowman County13.739McHenry County: 13.642 %McHenry County13.642Kidder County: 13.632 %Kidder County13.632Grant County: 13.48 %Grant County13.48Morton County: 12.608 %Morton County12.608Divide County: 12.575 %Divide County12.575LaMoure County: 12.449 %LaMoure County12.449Adams County: 12.335 %Adams County12.335Walsh County: 12.099 %Walsh County12.099Emmons County: 11.994 %Emmons County11.994Benson County: 11.971 %Benson County11.971Stark County: 11.573 %Stark County11.573Grand Forks County: 11.417 %Grand Forks County11.417Bottineau County: 11.342 %Bottineau County11.342Ramsey County: 11.271 %Ramsey County11.271Sheridan County: 11.245 %Sheridan County11.245Traill County: 11.196 %Traill County11.196Mercer County: 11.141 %Mercer County11.141Griggs County: 10.826 %Griggs County10.826Hettinger County: 10.798 %Hettinger County10.798Richland County: 10.719 %Richland County10.719Steele County: 10.685 %Steele County10.685Dunn County: 10.359 %Dunn County10.359Dickey County: 10.288 %Dickey County10.288Nelson County: 10.268 %Nelson County10.268Ward County: 10.239 %Ward County10.239Ransom County: 10.197 %Ransom County10.197Logan County: 10.15 %Logan County10.15Slope County: 10.145 %Slope County10.145Cass County: 10.113 %Cass County10.113Barnes County: 9.993 %Barnes County9.993Renville County: 9.833 %Renville County9.833Billings County: 9.451 %Billings County9.451Cavalier County: 9.209 %Cavalier County9.209Rolette County: 9.116 %Rolette County9.116Pierce County: 8.801 %Pierce County8.801Eddy County: 8.591 %Eddy County8.591Pembina County: 8.403 %Pembina County8.403Wells County: 8.206 %Wells County8.206Golden Valley County: 8.049 %Golden Valley County8.049Burleigh County: 7.551 %Burleigh County7.551McLean County: 7.55 %McLean County7.55Foster County: 7.3 %Foster County7.3Stutsman County: 7.282 %Stutsman County7.282McIntosh County: 7.004 %McIntosh County7.004Sioux County: 6.165 %Sioux County6.165Towner County: 5.734 %Towner County5.734Oliver County: 5.586 %Oliver County5.586Sargent County: 3.076 %Sargent County3.076
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1McKenzie County17.916+10.49 pts
2Burke County16.369-0.75 pts
3Mountrail County15.099+1.58 pts
4Williams County14+2.76 pts
5Bowman County13.739-1.73 pts
6McHenry County13.642+5.72 pts
7Kidder County13.632+9.47 pts
8Grant County13.48-1.41 pts
9Morton County12.608-0.92 pts
10Divide County12.575-11.53 pts
11LaMoure County12.449+3.05 pts
12Adams County12.335-2.06 pts
13Walsh County12.099+3.71 pts
14Emmons County11.994-1.74 pts
15Benson County11.971+1.96 pts
16Stark County11.573+2.82 pts
17Grand Forks County11.417+3.66 pts
18Bottineau County11.342-1.18 pts
19Ramsey County11.271+1.2 pts
20Sheridan County11.245-9.13 pts
21Traill County11.196+3.18 pts
22Mercer County11.141+3.94 pts
23Griggs County10.826+0.15 pts
24Hettinger County10.798-0.7 pts
25Richland County10.719+5.22 pts
26Steele County10.685-3.44 pts
27Dunn County10.359+3.67 pts
28Dickey County10.288-3.84 pts
29Nelson County10.268-0.54 pts
30Ward County10.239+0.77 pts
31Ransom County10.197+1.55 pts
32Logan County10.15-0.38 pts
33Slope County10.145+5.31 pts
34Cass County10.113+2.21 pts
35Barnes County9.993-0.11 pts
36Renville County9.833-3.02 pts
37Billings County9.451-43.34 pts
38Cavalier County9.209+2.42 pts
39Rolette County9.116+1.94 pts
40Pierce County8.801-5.7 pts
41Eddy County8.591+2.13 pts
42Pembina County8.403+1.12 pts
43Wells County8.206-5.92 pts
44Golden Valley County8.049-8.48 pts
45Burleigh County7.551-0.62 pts
46McLean County7.55-0.51 pts
47Foster County7.3+1.06 pts
48Stutsman County7.282-1.37 pts
49McIntosh County7.004-0.33 pts
50Sioux County6.165+1.36 pts
51Towner County5.734-14.79 pts
52Oliver County5.586-3.4 pts
53Sargent County3.076+0.02 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

McKenzie County, with 17.916% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Sargent County, with 3.076% in 2020.

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