Counties in Oregon by job destruction rate, 2023
Wheeler County had the highest job destruction rate of 36 counties in 2023, at 17.666%. Morrow County had the lowest, at 3.424%. The median was 11.331% and the figure for Oregon was 11.737%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2023
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- 9.4 to 11
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All counties, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2023 (%) | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheeler County | 17.666 | +0.37 pts |
| 2 | Crook County | 16.379 | +8.76 pts |
| 3 | Curry County | 16.279 | +3.75 pts |
| 4 | Multnomah County | 13.29 | +2.44 pts |
| 5 | Josephine County | 13.246 | +1.9 pts |
| 6 | Marion County | 13.062 | +1.64 pts |
| 7 | Harney County | 13.007 | +0.17 pts |
| 8 | Linn County | 13.005 | +1.7 pts |
| 9 | Polk County | 12.903 | -1.05 pts |
| 10 | Columbia County | 12.845 | +1.65 pts |
| 11 | Deschutes County | 12.841 | -0.72 pts |
| 12 | Wallowa County | 12.824 | -0.19 pts |
| 13 | Grant County | 12.765 | -3.13 pts |
| 14 | Gilliam County | 12.669 | +4.57 pts |
| 15 | Lake County | 12.407 | +1.91 pts |
| 16 | Lane County | 11.513 | +0.21 pts |
| 17 | Clackamas County | 11.505 | +0.23 pts |
| 18 | Jackson County | 11.469 | -5.58 pts |
| 19 | Hood River County | 11.192 | -0.87 pts |
| 20 | Union County | 11.188 | +2.21 pts |
| 21 | Klamath County | 11.116 | -0.35 pts |
| 22 | Lincoln County | 10.813 | -1.15 pts |
| 23 | Umatilla County | 10.737 | -0.03 pts |
| 24 | Tillamook County | 10.73 | -0.29 pts |
| 25 | Baker County | 10.693 | -1.69 pts |
| 26 | Malheur County | 10.375 | -2.96 pts |
| 27 | Washington County | 10.246 | -0.47 pts |
| 28 | Clatsop County | 10.077 | -0.72 pts |
| 29 | Jefferson County | 9.583 | -27.01 pts |
| 30 | Benton County | 9.451 | -5.79 pts |
| 31 | Douglas County | 9.23 | -1.4 pts |
| 32 | Wasco County | 9.115 | -3.59 pts |
| 33 | Yamhill County | 9.092 | -3.42 pts |
| 34 | Coos County | 8.936 | -0.87 pts |
| 35 | Sherman County | 8.111 | -1.11 pts |
| 36 | Morrow County | 3.424 | -0.88 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.
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.
How to cite
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.Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Oregon by job destruction rate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv
MLA 9
Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Oregon by job destruction rate, 2023. 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/oregon-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Oregon by job destruction rate, 2023. 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/oregon-counties.
Harvard
U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Oregon by job destruction rate, 2023 [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/oregon-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?
Wheeler County, with 17.666% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?
Morrow County, with 3.424% in 2023.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.