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US counties by job destruction rate, 2023

Mineral County had the highest job destruction rate of 3142 counties in 2023, at 72.737%. Greenlee County had the lowest, at 1.134%. The median was 10.465% and the figure for the United States was 11.059%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest72.737Mineral County
Lowest1.134Greenlee County
Median10.4653142 counties
United States11.059History

Map of counties, 2023

%, 2023. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Mineral County: 72.737 %Mineral County72.737Borden County: 62.745 %Borden County62.745McHenry County: 53.43 %McHenry County53.43Clark County: 49.136 %Clark County49.136Kenedy County: 44.643 %Kenedy County44.643Garden County: 43.137 %Garden County43.137Calhoun County: 38.951 %Calhoun County38.951Glasscock County: 34.892 %Glasscock County34.892Quitman County: 32.911 %Quitman County32.911Hayes County: 32.609 %Hayes County32.609Clay County: 32.383 %Clay County32.383Burke County: 32.233 %Burke County32.233Hinsdale County: 31.939 %Hinsdale County31.939Lake County: 29.945 %Lake County29.945Esmeralda County: 29.213 %Esmeralda County29.213Bayfield County: 29.203 %Bayfield County29.203Grand Isle County: 28.532 %Grand Isle County28.532Telfair County: 27.666 %Telfair County27.666Linn County: 27.422 %Linn County27.422Motley County: 26.866 %Motley County26.866Sioux County: 26.829 %Sioux County26.829Claiborne County: 26.667 %Claiborne County26.667San Juan County: 25.678 %San Juan County25.678Summers County: 25.463 %Summers County25.463Long County: 24.731 %Long County24.731Marlboro County: 24.663 %Marlboro County24.663Thomas County: 24.658 %Thomas County24.658Camas County: 24.473 %Camas County24.473Luna County: 24.462 %Luna County24.462Terrell County: 24.267 %Terrell County24.267Hodgeman County: 24.065 %Hodgeman County24.065Boise County: 23.909 %Boise County23.909Goliad County: 23.663 %Goliad County23.663Scott County: 23.585 %Scott County23.585Garfield County: 23.315 %Garfield County23.315Perry County: 23.007 %Perry County23.007Ouray County: 22.973 %Ouray County22.973Lyon County: 22.875 %Lyon County22.875Lake and Peninsula Borough: 22.824 %Lake and Peninsula Borough22.824Crawford County: 22.623 %Crawford County22.623Mineral County: 72.737 %Mineral County72.737Borden County: 62.745 %Borden County62.745McHenry County: 53.43 %McHenry County53.43Clark County: 49.136 %Clark County49.136Kenedy County: 44.643 %Kenedy County44.643Garden County: 43.137 %Garden County43.137Calhoun County: 38.951 %Calhoun County38.951Glasscock County: 34.892 %Glasscock County34.892Quitman County: 32.911 %Quitman County32.911Hayes County: 32.609 %Hayes County32.609Clay County: 32.383 %Clay County32.383Burke County: 32.233 %Burke County32.233Hinsdale County: 31.939 %Hinsdale County31.939Lake County: 29.945 %Lake County29.945Esmeralda County: 29.213 %Esmeralda County29.213Bayfield County: 29.203 %Bayfield County29.203Grand Isle County: 28.532 %Grand Isle County28.532Telfair County: 27.666 %Telfair County27.666Linn County: 27.422 %Linn County27.422Motley County: 26.866 %Motley County26.866Sioux County: 26.829 %Sioux County26.829Claiborne County: 26.667 %Claiborne County26.667San Juan County: 25.678 %San Juan County25.678Summers County: 25.463 %Summers County25.463Long County: 24.731 %Long County24.731Marlboro County: 24.663 %Marlboro County24.663Thomas County: 24.658 %Thomas County24.658Camas County: 24.473 %Camas County24.473Luna County: 24.462 %Luna County24.462Terrell County: 24.267 %Terrell County24.267Hodgeman County: 24.065 %Hodgeman County24.065Boise County: 23.909 %Boise County23.909Goliad County: 23.663 %Goliad County23.663Scott County: 23.585 %Scott County23.585Garfield County: 23.315 %Garfield County23.315Perry County: 23.007 %Perry County23.007Ouray County: 22.973 %Ouray County22.973Lyon County: 22.875 %Lyon County22.875Lake and Peninsula Borough: 22.824 %Lake and Peninsula Borough22.824Crawford County: 22.623 %Crawford County22.623
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Mineral County72.737+65.58 pts
2Borden County62.745+60.5 pts
3McHenry County53.43+42.99 pts
4Clark County49.136+40.71 pts
5Kenedy County44.643+40.09 pts
6Garden County43.137+30.48 pts
7Calhoun County38.951+29.44 pts
8Glasscock County34.892+26.93 pts
9Quitman County32.911+19.92 pts
10Hayes County32.609+15.94 pts
11Clay County32.383+15.21 pts
12Burke County32.233+3.55 pts
13Hinsdale County31.939+11.71 pts
14Lake County29.945+13.67 pts
15Esmeralda County29.213+21.33 pts
16Bayfield County29.203+15.04 pts
17Grand Isle County28.532+17.42 pts
18Telfair County27.666-33.67 pts
19Linn County27.422+12.81 pts
20Motley County26.866-8.25 pts
21Sioux County26.829+9.55 pts
22Claiborne County26.667+19.27 pts
23San Juan County25.678+15.8 pts
24Summers County25.463+16.73 pts
25Long County24.731+9.12 pts
26Marlboro County24.663+11.44 pts
27Thomas County24.658+9.31 pts
28Camas County24.473+19.21 pts
29Luna County24.462+12 pts
30Terrell County24.267+17.2 pts
31Hodgeman County24.065+16.4 pts
32Boise County23.909+12.66 pts
33Goliad County23.663+10.56 pts
34Scott County23.585+9.17 pts
35Garfield County23.315+3.72 pts
36Perry County23.007+9.54 pts
37Ouray County22.973+10.68 pts
38Lyon County22.875+15.18 pts
39Lake and Peninsula Borough22.824+12.04 pts
40Crawford County22.623+13.35 pts
41Kent County22.414-6.16 pts
42Winston County22.318-2.36 pts
43Donley County22.251+12.82 pts
44Morrow County22.245+11.97 pts
45Pawnee County21.957+6.16 pts
46Crosby County21.922+17.7 pts
47Monroe County21.841-1.84 pts
48Coke County21.757+0.68 pts
49Chattooga County21.667+11.92 pts
50Mingo County21.606+11.55 pts
51McCook County21.504+9.35 pts
52Yakutat City and Borough21.488-0.98 pts
53Nicholas County21.35+6.7 pts
54Adams County21.349+6.26 pts
55Dawson County21.29+10.2 pts
56Golden Valley County21.239+11.56 pts
57Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area21.201-0.56 pts
58Maries County21.195+10.69 pts
59Stephens County20.962+11.96 pts
60Jerauld County20.809+19.1 pts
61Hardeman County20.779+5.14 pts
62Izard County20.701+9.87 pts
63Blaine County20.69+5.31 pts
63Roberts County20.69-5.63 pts
65Montgomery County20.645+12.06 pts
66Hemphill County20.601+9.57 pts
67Logan County20.588+1.67 pts
68Glascock County20.569+5.3 pts
69Sherman County20.548+10.94 pts
70Murray County20.527+10.59 pts
71Bryan County20.487+9.89 pts
72Dallas County20.387+11.41 pts
73Greater Bridgeport Planning Region20.366+9.07 pts
74Dunn County20.297+9.83 pts
75Camden County20.267+7.57 pts
76Piute County20.175+11.04 pts
77Nome Census Area20.173+6.15 pts
78Edmunds County20.112-0.52 pts
79Poquoson city20.089+5.49 pts
80Roosevelt County19.981+7.28 pts
81Niobrara County19.971+4.3 pts
82Sierra County19.91-9.91 pts
83Conejos County19.789+9.75 pts
84Lemhi County19.688+9.15 pts
85Pendleton County19.631+8.19 pts
86Lake of the Woods County19.561+10.07 pts
87Broadwater County19.525+1.49 pts
88Pulaski County19.522+3.5 pts
89Talbot County19.463+7.79 pts
90Mineral County19.409+4.25 pts
91Lawrence County19.386+8.46 pts
92Morgan County19.34+9.87 pts
93Columbia County19.227+11.75 pts
94Harding County19.178+11.52 pts
95Daggett County19.169+9.88 pts
96Custer County19.139+0.13 pts
97Garfield County19.118+13.28 pts
98Sullivan County19.102+5.57 pts
99Grainger County19.002+9.88 pts
100Hyde County19.001-0.29 pts
101Tyrrell County18.903+5.47 pts
102Caroline County18.898+6.02 pts
103Perquimans County18.855-1.69 pts
104Jones County18.782+8.93 pts
105De Baca County18.711+9.21 pts
106Taylor County18.611+4.71 pts
107Johnson County18.563+4.72 pts
108Lafayette County18.491+8.47 pts
109Trinity County18.487+3.31 pts
110Buffalo County18.44+16.23 pts
111Trego County18.386+2.39 pts
112St. James Parish18.337+10.9 pts
113Saguache County18.325+7.66 pts
114Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area18.26+1.77 pts
115Knox County18.25-1.81 pts
116Edwards County18.231+10.78 pts
117Hamilton County18.211-2.91 pts
118Cooke County18.209+8.93 pts
119Hunterdon County18.168+8.33 pts
120Meade County18.132+8.36 pts
121McKenzie County18.125+1.9 pts
122Shelby County18.106+9.07 pts
123McCreary County18.095+0.88 pts
124Allegan County18.057+9.11 pts
125Dawes County18.052+9.46 pts
126Swain County18.012+8.01 pts
127Rappahannock County17.883+8.71 pts
128Jackson County17.879+0.79 pts
129Brown County17.872+4.72 pts
130Falls County17.814+9.37 pts
131Jones County17.742+1.81 pts
132Caswell County17.696+8.46 pts
133Wheeler County17.666+0.37 pts
134Loup County17.647-14.06 pts
135Park County17.64+0.76 pts
136Alpine County17.614+5.19 pts
137Musselshell County17.597+6.9 pts
138LaGrange County17.564-4.43 pts
139Charles City County17.555+11.84 pts
140Greene County17.522+10.62 pts
141Jefferson County17.516+6.8 pts
142Deuel County17.49+2.05 pts
143Sterling County17.48+7.22 pts
144Willacy County17.468+9.97 pts
145Washington County17.465+6.26 pts
146Garfield County17.437+4.03 pts
147Lawrence County17.369+4.43 pts
148Swisher County17.361+1.62 pts
149Harmon County17.358+6.25 pts
150Brewster County17.356+5.62 pts
151Hooker County17.352+0.68 pts
152Kimble County17.347-1.15 pts
153Appanoose County17.345+8.9 pts
154Fulton County17.314+11.96 pts
155Schoolcraft County17.305+3.6 pts
156Doniphan County17.302+9.29 pts
157Teton County17.294+3.24 pts
158Wheeler County17.284+12.35 pts
159Floyd County17.231+9.43 pts
160Granite County17.143+3.02 pts
161Crawford County17.11+9.2 pts
162Haines Borough17.073+1.28 pts
163Prentiss County17.057+5.05 pts
164Custer County17.009-0.21 pts
165Reeves County16.948+3.97 pts
166Hopewell city16.92+6.45 pts
167Lavaca County16.887+2.08 pts
168Boone County16.882-2.22 pts
169Menard County16.867+10.05 pts
170Upshur County16.835+7.21 pts
171Choctaw County16.822+6.9 pts
172Morgan County16.814+7.03 pts
173Kane County16.778+5.36 pts
174Lynn County16.763+3.54 pts
175Custer County16.69+2.4 pts
176Sharp County16.649+4.75 pts
177Elbert County16.579+0.99 pts
178Mariposa County16.561+8.44 pts
179Darlington County16.557+7.33 pts
180Pierce County16.54+4.65 pts
181Crittenden County16.514+4.6 pts
182Kalkaska County16.508+8.84 pts
183Phillips County16.496+9.44 pts
184Covington County16.45+0.4 pts
185Anderson County16.434+5.25 pts
186Greene County16.414+1.76 pts
187Crook County16.379+8.76 pts
188Randolph County16.378+4.43 pts
189LaMoure County16.373+4.94 pts
190Montague County16.363+2.81 pts
191Charlotte County16.359+4.43 pts
192Pemiscot County16.357-1.26 pts
193Carroll County16.283-1.51 pts
194Pontotoc County16.281+10.18 pts
195Curry County16.279+3.75 pts
196Lincoln County16.262+3.79 pts
197Johnson County16.246+5.46 pts
198Grundy County16.208+5.01 pts
199Pend Oreille County16.206-2.67 pts
200Rains County16.2-1.25 pts
201Wilson County16.199+1.53 pts
202Newton County16.194+6.76 pts
203Wilcox County16.174+2.36 pts
204Gosper County16.157+3.99 pts
205Comanche County16.121-3.31 pts
206Quay County16.02+7.27 pts
207Madison County16.019+4.5 pts
208Lewis County15.991+0.9 pts
209Hot Spring County15.963+5.02 pts
210Lunenburg County15.924+3.84 pts
211Scott County15.907+5.15 pts
212Assumption Parish15.848-1.41 pts
213Heard County15.836-6.92 pts
214Wheeler County15.818-6.94 pts
215Graham County15.795-7.11 pts
216Henry County15.787+5.34 pts
217Harper County15.768-5.52 pts
218Pocahontas County15.759+7.95 pts
219Calhoun County15.757+2.36 pts
220Kingman County15.753+2.46 pts
221Screven County15.751+5.5 pts
222Newton County15.725-5.79 pts
223Stanton County15.722+1.83 pts
224Kenai Peninsula Borough15.681+2.75 pts
225Pacific County15.68+3.25 pts
226Idaho County15.665+0.15 pts
227Ripley County15.626-6.54 pts
227St. John the Baptist Parish15.626+4.64 pts
229Cheboygan County15.606+0.25 pts
230Elmore County15.594+6.04 pts
231Terry County15.591-8.76 pts
232Washington County15.59+5.44 pts
233Cimarron County15.584-20.58 pts
234Rice County15.582+3.79 pts
235Walton County15.554+0.74 pts
236Beckham County15.551+0.48 pts
237Presidio County15.54+2.78 pts
238Golden Valley County15.495+3.21 pts
239Issaquena County15.476-4.52 pts
240Jones County15.457+5.06 pts
241Roscommon County15.439+6.29 pts
242Copiah County15.438+4.11 pts
243Somerset County15.425+1.11 pts
244Greene County15.42+5.95 pts
245Pike County15.418-0.63 pts
246Wibaux County15.385-20.98 pts
247Morris County15.346+1.78 pts
248Bristol Bay Borough15.331-11.07 pts
249Columbia County15.326+3.75 pts
250Delta County15.32+1.42 pts

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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.

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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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Mineral County, with 72.737% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Greenlee County, with 1.134% in 2023.

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