Counties in Oregon by job destruction rate
Morrow County had the highest job destruction rate of 36 counties in 2017, at 31.872%. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 5.263%. The median was 10.808% and the figure for Oregon was 10.993%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2017
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All counties, 2017
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2017 (%) | Change on 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morrow County | 31.872 | +27.34 pts |
| 2 | Wallowa County | 23.92 | +11.67 pts |
| 3 | Baker County | 15.328 | +6.13 pts |
| 4 | Harney County | 13.75 | +6.83 pts |
| 5 | Crook County | 13.526 | +4.27 pts |
| 6 | Jackson County | 12.308 | +2.54 pts |
| 7 | Columbia County | 12.201 | +2.49 pts |
| 8 | Lane County | 12.096 | +2.27 pts |
| 9 | Malheur County | 12.046 | +4.27 pts |
| 10 | Benton County | 11.711 | +2.24 pts |
| 11 | Multnomah County | 11.595 | +1.65 pts |
| 12 | Polk County | 11.523 | -0.14 pts |
| 13 | Coos County | 11.48 | +2.4 pts |
| 14 | Grant County | 11.464 | +3.25 pts |
| 15 | Curry County | 11.091 | -0.65 pts |
| 16 | Josephine County | 10.984 | +0.54 pts |
| 17 | Deschutes County | 10.926 | -0.4 pts |
| 18 | Union County | 10.846 | +2.22 pts |
| 19 | Clatsop County | 10.769 | +2.76 pts |
| 20 | Sherman County | 10.664 | -6.16 pts |
| 21 | Marion County | 10.567 | +2.08 pts |
| 22 | Linn County | 10.558 | +1.3 pts |
| 23 | Yamhill County | 10.431 | +1.71 pts |
| 24 | Douglas County | 10.314 | +2.89 pts |
| 25 | Klamath County | 10.21 | -1.46 pts |
| 26 | Clackamas County | 10.122 | +0.56 pts |
| 27 | Washington County | 10.09 | -0.06 pts |
| 28 | Lincoln County | 10.059 | +1.95 pts |
| 29 | Gilliam County | 8.467 | +0.84 pts |
| 30 | Lake County | 8.055 | -9.07 pts |
| 31 | Hood River County | 7.968 | -0.77 pts |
| 32 | Wasco County | 7.958 | -4.37 pts |
| 33 | Umatilla County | 7.803 | -0.75 pts |
| 34 | Tillamook County | 7.7 | -0.84 pts |
| 35 | Jefferson County | 7.336 | +0.7 pts |
| 36 | Wheeler County | 5.263 | -14.41 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.
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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?
Morrow County, with 31.872% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?
Wheeler County, with 5.263% in 2017.
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.