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Counties in North Dakota by job destruction rate

Slope County had the highest job destruction rate of 53 counties in 2022, at 98.969%. Sargent County had the lowest, at 4.197%. The median was 10.85% and the figure for North Dakota was 10.75%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest98.969Slope County
Lowest4.197Sargent County
Median10.8553 counties
North Dakota10.75History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 20.958 %Barnes County: 13.54 %Benson County: 5.176 %Billings County: 9.461 %Bottineau County: 7.222 %Bowman County: 17.126 %Burke County: 9.579 %Burleigh County: 9.207 %Cass County: 10.922 %Cavalier County: 9.692 %Dickey County: 11.233 %Divide County: 21.661 %Dunn County: 10.463 %Eddy County: 8.29 %Emmons County: 10.982 %Foster County: 10.04 %Golden Valley County: 12.283 %Grand Forks County: 10.684 %Grant County: 22.367 %Griggs County: 16.55 %Hettinger County: 9.302 %Kidder County: 6.845 %LaMoure County: 11.435 %Logan County: 6.958 %McHenry County: 10.441 %McIntosh County: 11.326 %McKenzie County: 16.227 %McLean County: 12.569 %Mercer County: 8.495 %Morton County: 8.25 %Mountrail County: 14.721 %Nelson County: 6.263 %Oliver County: 7.667 %Pembina County: 10.948 %Pierce County: 17.436 %Ramsey County: 11.619 %Ransom County: 12.934 %Renville County: 12.74 %Richland County: 9.288 %Rolette County: 8 %Sargent County: 4.197 %Sheridan County: 9.167 %Sioux County: 15.991 %Slope County: 98.969 %Stark County: 12.521 %Steele County: 24.377 %Stutsman County: 9.758 %Towner County: 10.767 %Traill County: 9.918 %Walsh County: 9.591 %Ward County: 10.85 %Wells County: 16.087 %Williams County: 11.594 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Slope County: 98.969 %Slope County98.969Steele County: 24.377 %Steele County24.377Grant County: 22.367 %Grant County22.367Divide County: 21.661 %Divide County21.661Adams County: 20.958 %Adams County20.958Pierce County: 17.436 %Pierce County17.436Bowman County: 17.126 %Bowman County17.126Griggs County: 16.55 %Griggs County16.55McKenzie County: 16.227 %McKenzie County16.227Wells County: 16.087 %Wells County16.087Sioux County: 15.991 %Sioux County15.991Mountrail County: 14.721 %Mountrail County14.721Barnes County: 13.54 %Barnes County13.54Ransom County: 12.934 %Ransom County12.934Renville County: 12.74 %Renville County12.74McLean County: 12.569 %McLean County12.569Stark County: 12.521 %Stark County12.521Golden Valley County: 12.283 %Golden Valley County12.283Ramsey County: 11.619 %Ramsey County11.619Williams County: 11.594 %Williams County11.594LaMoure County: 11.435 %LaMoure County11.435McIntosh County: 11.326 %McIntosh County11.326Dickey County: 11.233 %Dickey County11.233Emmons County: 10.982 %Emmons County10.982Pembina County: 10.948 %Pembina County10.948Cass County: 10.922 %Cass County10.922Ward County: 10.85 %Ward County10.85Towner County: 10.767 %Towner County10.767Grand Forks County: 10.684 %Grand Forks County10.684Dunn County: 10.463 %Dunn County10.463McHenry County: 10.441 %McHenry County10.441Foster County: 10.04 %Foster County10.04Traill County: 9.918 %Traill County9.918Stutsman County: 9.758 %Stutsman County9.758Cavalier County: 9.692 %Cavalier County9.692Walsh County: 9.591 %Walsh County9.591Burke County: 9.579 %Burke County9.579Billings County: 9.461 %Billings County9.461Hettinger County: 9.302 %Hettinger County9.302Richland County: 9.288 %Richland County9.288Burleigh County: 9.207 %Burleigh County9.207Sheridan County: 9.167 %Sheridan County9.167Mercer County: 8.495 %Mercer County8.495Eddy County: 8.29 %Eddy County8.29Morton County: 8.25 %Morton County8.25Rolette County: 8 %Rolette County8Oliver County: 7.667 %Oliver County7.667Bottineau County: 7.222 %Bottineau County7.222Logan County: 6.958 %Logan County6.958Kidder County: 6.845 %Kidder County6.845Nelson County: 6.263 %Nelson County6.263Benson County: 5.176 %Benson County5.176Sargent County: 4.197 %Sargent County4.197Slope County: 98.969 %Slope County98.969Steele County: 24.377 %Steele County24.377Grant County: 22.367 %Grant County22.367Divide County: 21.661 %Divide County21.661Adams County: 20.958 %Adams County20.958Pierce County: 17.436 %Pierce County17.436Bowman County: 17.126 %Bowman County17.126Griggs County: 16.55 %Griggs County16.55McKenzie County: 16.227 %McKenzie County16.227Wells County: 16.087 %Wells County16.087Sioux County: 15.991 %Sioux County15.991Mountrail County: 14.721 %Mountrail County14.721Barnes County: 13.54 %Barnes County13.54Ransom County: 12.934 %Ransom County12.934Renville County: 12.74 %Renville County12.74McLean County: 12.569 %McLean County12.569Stark County: 12.521 %Stark County12.521Golden Valley County: 12.283 %Golden Valley County12.283Ramsey County: 11.619 %Ramsey County11.619Williams County: 11.594 %Williams County11.594LaMoure County: 11.435 %LaMoure County11.435McIntosh County: 11.326 %McIntosh County11.326Dickey County: 11.233 %Dickey County11.233Emmons County: 10.982 %Emmons County10.982Pembina County: 10.948 %Pembina County10.948Cass County: 10.922 %Cass County10.922Ward County: 10.85 %Ward County10.85Towner County: 10.767 %Towner County10.767Grand Forks County: 10.684 %Grand Forks County10.684Dunn County: 10.463 %Dunn County10.463McHenry County: 10.441 %McHenry County10.441Foster County: 10.04 %Foster County10.04Traill County: 9.918 %Traill County9.918Stutsman County: 9.758 %Stutsman County9.758Cavalier County: 9.692 %Cavalier County9.692Walsh County: 9.591 %Walsh County9.591Burke County: 9.579 %Burke County9.579Billings County: 9.461 %Billings County9.461Hettinger County: 9.302 %Hettinger County9.302Richland County: 9.288 %Richland County9.288Burleigh County: 9.207 %Burleigh County9.207Sheridan County: 9.167 %Sheridan County9.167Mercer County: 8.495 %Mercer County8.495Eddy County: 8.29 %Eddy County8.29Morton County: 8.25 %Morton County8.25Rolette County: 8 %Rolette County8Oliver County: 7.667 %Oliver County7.667Bottineau County: 7.222 %Bottineau County7.222Logan County: 6.958 %Logan County6.958Kidder County: 6.845 %Kidder County6.845Nelson County: 6.263 %Nelson County6.263Benson County: 5.176 %Benson County5.176Sargent County: 4.197 %Sargent County4.197
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Slope County98.969+78.42 pts
2Steele County24.377+12.27 pts
3Grant County22.367+17.53 pts
4Divide County21.661+8.67 pts
5Adams County20.958+10.34 pts
6Pierce County17.436+4.53 pts
7Bowman County17.126+2.71 pts
8Griggs County16.55+0.01 pts
9McKenzie County16.227-14 pts
10Wells County16.087+6.88 pts
11Sioux County15.991+2.63 pts
12Mountrail County14.721-12.15 pts
13Barnes County13.54-0.45 pts
14Ransom County12.934-2.26 pts
15Renville County12.74-3.61 pts
16McLean County12.569-1.73 pts
17Stark County12.521-11.23 pts
18Golden Valley County12.283+3 pts
19Ramsey County11.619-3.76 pts
20Williams County11.594-16.11 pts
21LaMoure County11.435-6.11 pts
22McIntosh County11.326-0.12 pts
23Dickey County11.233-1.27 pts
24Emmons County10.982-1.03 pts
25Pembina County10.948+0.81 pts
26Cass County10.922-1.02 pts
27Ward County10.85-3.09 pts
28Towner County10.767-1.1 pts
29Grand Forks County10.684-2.85 pts
30Dunn County10.463-36.77 pts
31McHenry County10.441+4.87 pts
32Foster County10.04-10.94 pts
33Traill County9.918+2.78 pts
34Stutsman County9.758-1.21 pts
35Cavalier County9.692-4.22 pts
36Walsh County9.591+1.31 pts
37Burke County9.579-1.99 pts
38Billings County9.461-6.71 pts
39Hettinger County9.3020 pts
40Richland County9.288+2.04 pts
41Burleigh County9.207-3.27 pts
42Sheridan County9.167-2.75 pts
43Mercer County8.495+1.19 pts
44Eddy County8.29-2.81 pts
45Morton County8.25-1.3 pts
46Rolette County8-11.3 pts
47Oliver County7.667+5.28 pts
48Bottineau County7.222-4.35 pts
49Logan County6.958-1.46 pts
50Kidder County6.845+0.66 pts
51Nelson County6.263-4.32 pts
52Benson County5.176-21.42 pts
53Sargent County4.197-1.11 pts

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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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Slope County, with 98.969% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Sargent County, with 4.197% in 2022.

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