Counties in Oregon by job destruction rate
Wheeler County had the highest job destruction rate of 36 counties in 2015, at 24.189%. Morrow County had the lowest, at 5.837%. The median was 9.264% and the figure for Oregon was 9.973%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2015
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All counties, 2015
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2015 (%) | Change on 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheeler County | 24.189 | +18.8 pts |
| 2 | Wasco County | 19.085 | +7.58 pts |
| 3 | Baker County | 13.034 | +1.69 pts |
| 4 | Crook County | 12.748 | +3.65 pts |
| 5 | Gilliam County | 11.858 | -8.72 pts |
| 6 | Clatsop County | 11.782 | +2.34 pts |
| 7 | Hood River County | 11.476 | +2.15 pts |
| 8 | Marion County | 11.429 | +1.89 pts |
| 9 | Wallowa County | 11.403 | -1.14 pts |
| 10 | Lincoln County | 11.261 | +3.59 pts |
| 11 | Columbia County | 11.151 | +1.71 pts |
| 12 | Washington County | 10.749 | +0.42 pts |
| 13 | Lane County | 10.501 | -0.2 pts |
| 14 | Multnomah County | 10.015 | -0.71 pts |
| 15 | Jackson County | 9.913 | -0.85 pts |
| 16 | Curry County | 9.546 | -3.58 pts |
| 17 | Clackamas County | 9.456 | -1.94 pts |
| 18 | Coos County | 9.302 | -2.67 pts |
| 19 | Benton County | 9.226 | -5.13 pts |
| 20 | Lake County | 9.098 | +0.34 pts |
| 21 | Polk County | 8.943 | -1.04 pts |
| 22 | Josephine County | 8.903 | -3.48 pts |
| 23 | Deschutes County | 8.746 | -1.89 pts |
| 24 | Grant County | 8.375 | -2.31 pts |
| 25 | Klamath County | 8.328 | -2.95 pts |
| 26 | Tillamook County | 8.312 | -2.21 pts |
| 27 | Umatilla County | 7.911 | -1.42 pts |
| 28 | Union County | 7.905 | +0.24 pts |
| 29 | Yamhill County | 7.844 | -2.11 pts |
| 30 | Douglas County | 7.637 | -1.32 pts |
| 31 | Linn County | 7.551 | -1.52 pts |
| 32 | Malheur County | 7.42 | -2.54 pts |
| 33 | Sherman County | 7.15 | -3.47 pts |
| 34 | Harney County | 7.148 | -3 pts |
| 35 | Jefferson County | 6.899 | -0.5 pts |
| 36 | Morrow County | 5.837 | -8.66 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.
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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?
Wheeler County, with 24.189% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?
Morrow County, with 5.837% in 2015.
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.