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Counties in Oregon by job destruction rate

Wallowa County had the highest job destruction rate of 36 counties in 2013, at 17.246%. Sherman County had the lowest, at 7.485%. The median was 11.045% and the figure for Oregon was 10.556%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.246Wallowa County
Lowest7.485Sherman County
Median11.04536 counties
Oregon10.556History

Map of counties, 2013

Baker County: 11.301 %Benton County: 8.979 %Clackamas County: 9.897 %Clatsop County: 12.426 %Columbia County: 13.335 %Coos County: 10.025 %Crook County: 14.043 %Curry County: 9.73 %Deschutes County: 11.991 %Douglas County: 10.137 %Gilliam County: 9.294 %Grant County: 11.189 %Harney County: 16.179 %Hood River County: 8.519 %Jackson County: 11.331 %Jefferson County: 11.086 %Josephine County: 11.126 %Klamath County: 10.936 %Lake County: 12.926 %Lane County: 10.076 %Lincoln County: 10.889 %Linn County: 11.004 %Malheur County: 12.225 %Marion County: 11.126 %Morrow County: 16.125 %Multnomah County: 10.216 %Polk County: 13.834 %Sherman County: 7.485 %Tillamook County: 9.127 %Umatilla County: 7.7 %Union County: 11.919 %Wallowa County: 17.246 %Wasco County: 10.317 %Washington County: 10.945 %Wheeler County: 15.142 %Yamhill County: 8.512 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Wallowa County: 17.246 %Wallowa County17.246Harney County: 16.179 %Harney County16.179Morrow County: 16.125 %Morrow County16.125Wheeler County: 15.142 %Wheeler County15.142Crook County: 14.043 %Crook County14.043Polk County: 13.834 %Polk County13.834Columbia County: 13.335 %Columbia County13.335Lake County: 12.926 %Lake County12.926Clatsop County: 12.426 %Clatsop County12.426Malheur County: 12.225 %Malheur County12.225Deschutes County: 11.991 %Deschutes County11.991Union County: 11.919 %Union County11.919Jackson County: 11.331 %Jackson County11.331Baker County: 11.301 %Baker County11.301Grant County: 11.189 %Grant County11.189Josephine County: 11.126 %Josephine County11.126Marion County: 11.126 %Marion County11.126Jefferson County: 11.086 %Jefferson County11.086Linn County: 11.004 %Linn County11.004Washington County: 10.945 %Washington County10.945Klamath County: 10.936 %Klamath County10.936Lincoln County: 10.889 %Lincoln County10.889Wasco County: 10.317 %Wasco County10.317Multnomah County: 10.216 %Multnomah County10.216Douglas County: 10.137 %Douglas County10.137Lane County: 10.076 %Lane County10.076Coos County: 10.025 %Coos County10.025Clackamas County: 9.897 %Clackamas County9.897Curry County: 9.73 %Curry County9.73Gilliam County: 9.294 %Gilliam County9.294Tillamook County: 9.127 %Tillamook County9.127Benton County: 8.979 %Benton County8.979Hood River County: 8.519 %Hood River County8.519Yamhill County: 8.512 %Yamhill County8.512Umatilla County: 7.7 %Umatilla County7.7Sherman County: 7.485 %Sherman County7.485Wallowa County: 17.246 %Wallowa County17.246Harney County: 16.179 %Harney County16.179Morrow County: 16.125 %Morrow County16.125Wheeler County: 15.142 %Wheeler County15.142Crook County: 14.043 %Crook County14.043Polk County: 13.834 %Polk County13.834Columbia County: 13.335 %Columbia County13.335Lake County: 12.926 %Lake County12.926Clatsop County: 12.426 %Clatsop County12.426Malheur County: 12.225 %Malheur County12.225Deschutes County: 11.991 %Deschutes County11.991Union County: 11.919 %Union County11.919Jackson County: 11.331 %Jackson County11.331Baker County: 11.301 %Baker County11.301Grant County: 11.189 %Grant County11.189Josephine County: 11.126 %Josephine County11.126Marion County: 11.126 %Marion County11.126Jefferson County: 11.086 %Jefferson County11.086Linn County: 11.004 %Linn County11.004Washington County: 10.945 %Washington County10.945Klamath County: 10.936 %Klamath County10.936Lincoln County: 10.889 %Lincoln County10.889Wasco County: 10.317 %Wasco County10.317Multnomah County: 10.216 %Multnomah County10.216Douglas County: 10.137 %Douglas County10.137Lane County: 10.076 %Lane County10.076Coos County: 10.025 %Coos County10.025Clackamas County: 9.897 %Clackamas County9.897Curry County: 9.73 %Curry County9.73Gilliam County: 9.294 %Gilliam County9.294Tillamook County: 9.127 %Tillamook County9.127Benton County: 8.979 %Benton County8.979Hood River County: 8.519 %Hood River County8.519Yamhill County: 8.512 %Yamhill County8.512Umatilla County: 7.7 %Umatilla County7.7Sherman County: 7.485 %Sherman County7.485
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Wallowa County17.246+0.67 pts
2Harney County16.179-0.54 pts
3Morrow County16.125+6.31 pts
4Wheeler County15.142+1.48 pts
5Crook County14.043+2.74 pts
6Polk County13.834+2.28 pts
7Columbia County13.335+1.87 pts
8Lake County12.926-4.03 pts
9Clatsop County12.426-0.14 pts
10Malheur County12.225+1.51 pts
11Deschutes County11.991-0.93 pts
12Union County11.919+0.24 pts
13Jackson County11.331-0.34 pts
14Baker County11.301+0.28 pts
15Grant County11.189-5.25 pts
16Josephine County11.126-0.03 pts
16Marion County11.126-0.44 pts
18Jefferson County11.086+1.55 pts
19Linn County11.004+0.35 pts
20Washington County10.945+0.13 pts
21Klamath County10.936+0.16 pts
22Lincoln County10.889-4.49 pts
23Wasco County10.317+0.19 pts
24Multnomah County10.216-0.55 pts
25Douglas County10.137-2.01 pts
26Lane County10.076-0.83 pts
27Coos County10.025-0.42 pts
28Clackamas County9.897-2.63 pts
29Curry County9.73-2.58 pts
30Gilliam County9.294+0.54 pts
31Tillamook County9.127-3.92 pts
32Benton County8.979-2.21 pts
33Hood River County8.519-1.11 pts
34Yamhill County8.512-1.64 pts
35Umatilla County7.7-4.85 pts
36Sherman County7.485-11.6 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.

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.

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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 Oregon by job destruction rate, 2013) [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 Oregon by job destruction rate, 2013. 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?period=2013. 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 Oregon by job destruction rate, 2013. 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?period=2013.

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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 Oregon by job destruction rate, 2013 [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?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Wallowa County, with 17.246% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Sherman County, with 7.485% in 2013.

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.

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