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Counties in Oregon by job destruction rate

Wallowa County had the highest job destruction rate of 36 counties in 2021, at 20.997%. Gilliam County had the lowest, at 8.966%. The median was 13.984% and the figure for Oregon was 16.199%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.997Wallowa County
Lowest8.966Gilliam County
Median13.98436 counties
Oregon16.199History

Map of counties, 2021

Baker County: 11.695 %Benton County: 17.59 %Clackamas County: 16.265 %Clatsop County: 15.228 %Columbia County: 15.13 %Coos County: 11.185 %Crook County: 10.256 %Curry County: 14.351 %Deschutes County: 15.433 %Douglas County: 13.211 %Gilliam County: 8.966 %Grant County: 9.778 %Harney County: 10.063 %Hood River County: 12.638 %Jackson County: 14.798 %Jefferson County: 14.183 %Josephine County: 14.598 %Klamath County: 11.22 %Lake County: 14.103 %Lane County: 15.202 %Lincoln County: 16.649 %Linn County: 12.947 %Malheur County: 11.556 %Marion County: 15.217 %Morrow County: 9.25 %Multnomah County: 20.984 %Polk County: 11.755 %Sherman County: 11.837 %Tillamook County: 12.059 %Umatilla County: 11.391 %Union County: 11.074 %Wallowa County: 20.997 %Wasco County: 16.718 %Washington County: 13.865 %Wheeler County: 15.282 %Yamhill County: 16.817 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Wallowa County: 20.997 %Wallowa County20.997Multnomah County: 20.984 %Multnomah County20.984Benton County: 17.59 %Benton County17.59Yamhill County: 16.817 %Yamhill County16.817Wasco County: 16.718 %Wasco County16.718Lincoln County: 16.649 %Lincoln County16.649Clackamas County: 16.265 %Clackamas County16.265Deschutes County: 15.433 %Deschutes County15.433Wheeler County: 15.282 %Wheeler County15.282Clatsop County: 15.228 %Clatsop County15.228Marion County: 15.217 %Marion County15.217Lane County: 15.202 %Lane County15.202Columbia County: 15.13 %Columbia County15.13Jackson County: 14.798 %Jackson County14.798Josephine County: 14.598 %Josephine County14.598Curry County: 14.351 %Curry County14.351Jefferson County: 14.183 %Jefferson County14.183Lake County: 14.103 %Lake County14.103Washington County: 13.865 %Washington County13.865Douglas County: 13.211 %Douglas County13.211Linn County: 12.947 %Linn County12.947Hood River County: 12.638 %Hood River County12.638Tillamook County: 12.059 %Tillamook County12.059Sherman County: 11.837 %Sherman County11.837Polk County: 11.755 %Polk County11.755Baker County: 11.695 %Baker County11.695Malheur County: 11.556 %Malheur County11.556Umatilla County: 11.391 %Umatilla County11.391Klamath County: 11.22 %Klamath County11.22Coos County: 11.185 %Coos County11.185Union County: 11.074 %Union County11.074Crook County: 10.256 %Crook County10.256Harney County: 10.063 %Harney County10.063Grant County: 9.778 %Grant County9.778Morrow County: 9.25 %Morrow County9.25Gilliam County: 8.966 %Gilliam County8.966Wallowa County: 20.997 %Wallowa County20.997Multnomah County: 20.984 %Multnomah County20.984Benton County: 17.59 %Benton County17.59Yamhill County: 16.817 %Yamhill County16.817Wasco County: 16.718 %Wasco County16.718Lincoln County: 16.649 %Lincoln County16.649Clackamas County: 16.265 %Clackamas County16.265Deschutes County: 15.433 %Deschutes County15.433Wheeler County: 15.282 %Wheeler County15.282Clatsop County: 15.228 %Clatsop County15.228Marion County: 15.217 %Marion County15.217Lane County: 15.202 %Lane County15.202Columbia County: 15.13 %Columbia County15.13Jackson County: 14.798 %Jackson County14.798Josephine County: 14.598 %Josephine County14.598Curry County: 14.351 %Curry County14.351Jefferson County: 14.183 %Jefferson County14.183Lake County: 14.103 %Lake County14.103Washington County: 13.865 %Washington County13.865Douglas County: 13.211 %Douglas County13.211Linn County: 12.947 %Linn County12.947Hood River County: 12.638 %Hood River County12.638Tillamook County: 12.059 %Tillamook County12.059Sherman County: 11.837 %Sherman County11.837Polk County: 11.755 %Polk County11.755Baker County: 11.695 %Baker County11.695Malheur County: 11.556 %Malheur County11.556Umatilla County: 11.391 %Umatilla County11.391Klamath County: 11.22 %Klamath County11.22Coos County: 11.185 %Coos County11.185Union County: 11.074 %Union County11.074Crook County: 10.256 %Crook County10.256Harney County: 10.063 %Harney County10.063Grant County: 9.778 %Grant County9.778Morrow County: 9.25 %Morrow County9.25Gilliam County: 8.966 %Gilliam County8.966
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Wallowa County20.997+9.62 pts
2Multnomah County20.984+10.12 pts
3Benton County17.59+8.24 pts
4Yamhill County16.817+6.59 pts
5Wasco County16.718+4.47 pts
6Lincoln County16.649+4.88 pts
7Clackamas County16.265+5.1 pts
8Deschutes County15.433+4.23 pts
9Wheeler County15.282+2.21 pts
10Clatsop County15.228+5.08 pts
11Marion County15.217+4.07 pts
12Lane County15.202+4.74 pts
13Columbia County15.13+3.37 pts
14Jackson County14.798+4.49 pts
15Josephine County14.598+2.88 pts
16Curry County14.351+2.22 pts
17Jefferson County14.183+7.06 pts
18Lake County14.103+3.73 pts
19Washington County13.865+3.87 pts
20Douglas County13.211+3.88 pts
21Linn County12.947+2.3 pts
22Hood River County12.638-1.9 pts
23Tillamook County12.059+1.03 pts
24Sherman County11.837-0.72 pts
25Polk County11.755+0.06 pts
26Baker County11.695+1.99 pts
27Malheur County11.556+3.77 pts
28Umatilla County11.391+2.73 pts
29Klamath County11.22-1.71 pts
30Coos County11.185+1.24 pts
31Union County11.074+1.89 pts
32Crook County10.256+0.96 pts
33Harney County10.063-1.08 pts
34Grant County9.778+1.75 pts
35Morrow County9.25-0.25 pts
36Gilliam County8.966+0.44 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 Oregon by job destruction rate, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Wallowa County, with 20.997% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Gilliam County, with 8.966% in 2021.

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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