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US counties by job destruction rate

Osage County had the highest job destruction rate of 3141 counties in 2015, at 56.773%. Aleutians East Borough had the lowest, at 1.691%. The median was 10.117% and the figure for the United States was 10.837%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest56.773Osage County
Lowest1.691Aleutians East Borough
Median10.1173141 counties
United States10.837History

Map of counties, 2015

%, 2015. 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, 2015

Osage County: 56.773 %Osage County56.773Alpine County: 47.841 %Alpine County47.841Garden County: 45.299 %Garden County45.299Webster County: 44.193 %Webster County44.193Burke County: 41.485 %Burke County41.485Burt County: 39.569 %Burt County39.569Jim Hogg County: 37.248 %Jim Hogg County37.248Roberts County: 37.143 %Roberts County37.143Glasscock County: 36.791 %Glasscock County36.791Tioga County: 36.06 %Tioga County36.06Slope County: 36 %Slope County36Lowndes County: 35.601 %Lowndes County35.601Braxton County: 34.523 %Braxton County34.523Mingo County: 34.122 %Mingo County34.122Custer County: 33.716 %Custer County33.716Jefferson County: 33.449 %Jefferson County33.449Archer County: 33.231 %Archer County33.231Ellis County: 32.943 %Ellis County32.943Schleicher County: 32.4 %Schleicher County32.4Gray County: 31.762 %Gray County31.762Lamb County: 31.583 %Lamb County31.583Wirt County: 31.42 %Wirt County31.42Lewis County: 30.282 %Lewis County30.282Hickory County: 28.83 %Hickory County28.83Zapata County: 28.685 %Zapata County28.685Greeley County: 28.49 %Greeley County28.49Nicholas County: 28.109 %Nicholas County28.109Tucker County: 28.082 %Tucker County28.082Piute County: 27.815 %Piute County27.815Red Lake County: 27.778 %Red Lake County27.778North Slope Borough: 27.751 %North Slope Borough27.751Graham County: 27.284 %Graham County27.284Sutton County: 27.112 %Sutton County27.112Clay County: 26.917 %Clay County26.917Mason County: 26.91 %Mason County26.91Tunica County: 26.752 %Tunica County26.752Throckmorton County: 26.74 %Throckmorton County26.74Macon County: 26.519 %Macon County26.519Wyoming County: 26.147 %Wyoming County26.147Talbot County: 26.062 %Talbot County26.062Osage County: 56.773 %Osage County56.773Alpine County: 47.841 %Alpine County47.841Garden County: 45.299 %Garden County45.299Webster County: 44.193 %Webster County44.193Burke County: 41.485 %Burke County41.485Burt County: 39.569 %Burt County39.569Jim Hogg County: 37.248 %Jim Hogg County37.248Roberts County: 37.143 %Roberts County37.143Glasscock County: 36.791 %Glasscock County36.791Tioga County: 36.06 %Tioga County36.06Slope County: 36 %Slope County36Lowndes County: 35.601 %Lowndes County35.601Braxton County: 34.523 %Braxton County34.523Mingo County: 34.122 %Mingo County34.122Custer County: 33.716 %Custer County33.716Jefferson County: 33.449 %Jefferson County33.449Archer County: 33.231 %Archer County33.231Ellis County: 32.943 %Ellis County32.943Schleicher County: 32.4 %Schleicher County32.4Gray County: 31.762 %Gray County31.762Lamb County: 31.583 %Lamb County31.583Wirt County: 31.42 %Wirt County31.42Lewis County: 30.282 %Lewis County30.282Hickory County: 28.83 %Hickory County28.83Zapata County: 28.685 %Zapata County28.685Greeley County: 28.49 %Greeley County28.49Nicholas County: 28.109 %Nicholas County28.109Tucker County: 28.082 %Tucker County28.082Piute County: 27.815 %Piute County27.815Red Lake County: 27.778 %Red Lake County27.778North Slope Borough: 27.751 %North Slope Borough27.751Graham County: 27.284 %Graham County27.284Sutton County: 27.112 %Sutton County27.112Clay County: 26.917 %Clay County26.917Mason County: 26.91 %Mason County26.91Tunica County: 26.752 %Tunica County26.752Throckmorton County: 26.74 %Throckmorton County26.74Macon County: 26.519 %Macon County26.519Wyoming County: 26.147 %Wyoming County26.147Talbot County: 26.062 %Talbot County26.062
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Osage County56.773+49.42 pts
2Alpine County47.841+29.66 pts
3Garden County45.299+34.58 pts
4Webster County44.193+43.83 pts
5Burke County41.485+17.19 pts
6Burt County39.569+33.02 pts
7Jim Hogg County37.248-17.24 pts
8Roberts County37.143+28.33 pts
9Glasscock County36.791+30.07 pts
10Tioga County36.06+23.2 pts
11Slope County36+28.76 pts
12Lowndes County35.601+28.22 pts
13Braxton County34.523+19.67 pts
14Mingo County34.122-0.2 pts
15Custer County33.716+18.57 pts
16Jefferson County33.449+20.27 pts
17Archer County33.231+16.94 pts
18Ellis County32.943-7.04 pts
19Schleicher County32.4+20.22 pts
20Gray County31.762+21.47 pts
21Lamb County31.583+18.75 pts
22Wirt County31.42+17.17 pts
23Lewis County30.282+20.86 pts
24Hickory County28.83+20.11 pts
25Zapata County28.685+9.02 pts
26Greeley County28.49+22.64 pts
27Nicholas County28.109+18.2 pts
28Tucker County28.082+19.21 pts
29Piute County27.815+17.88 pts
30Red Lake County27.778+17.46 pts
31North Slope Borough27.751+17.23 pts
32Graham County27.284+6.18 pts
33Sutton County27.112+8.27 pts
34Clay County26.917+14.68 pts
35Mason County26.91+14.92 pts
36Tunica County26.752+19.39 pts
37Throckmorton County26.74+19.87 pts
38Macon County26.519+6.84 pts
39Wyoming County26.147+9.22 pts
40Talbot County26.062+18.61 pts
41Wells County26.06+22.36 pts
42Duchesne County25.965+10.6 pts
43Calhoun County25.86+10.63 pts
44Barton County25.827+18.56 pts
45Lawrence County25.698-4.46 pts
46Hinsdale County25.641-18.36 pts
47Sherman County25.42+14.61 pts
48Hoonah-Angoon Census Area25+3.1 pts
49Bristol city24.683+5.41 pts
50Daggett County24.599+1.48 pts
51Motley County24.478+20.56 pts
52Live Oak County24.425+4.1 pts
53Culberson County24.253+12.03 pts
54Wheeler County24.189+18.8 pts
55Thurston County24.155+16.29 pts
56Hamilton County24.144+17.39 pts
57Henderson County24.13+11.91 pts
58Pike County24.118+14.47 pts
59Morgan County24.072+4 pts
60Blaine County24.068+13.51 pts
61Buchanan County24.054+7.6 pts
62Greene County23.969+9.67 pts
63Deuel County23.794+13.5 pts
64Petersburg Borough23.486+13.23 pts
65Marshall County23.469+15.98 pts
66Mitchell County23.457+11.62 pts
67Lawrence County23.439+11.67 pts
68Divide County23.394+5.84 pts
69Lincoln County23.256+5.91 pts
70Duval County23.205+13.16 pts
71Vinton County23.115+6.43 pts
72Marion County23.073+19.65 pts
73Gates County22.9+13.09 pts
74Jack County22.795+5.92 pts
75Clay County22.568+8.05 pts
76Pawnee County22.371+11.47 pts
77Claiborne County22.355+14.02 pts
78De Soto Parish22.35+12.17 pts
79King and Queen County22.323+2.39 pts
80Eureka County22.294-16.39 pts
81Worth County22.289+8.76 pts
82Putnam County22.261+13.26 pts
83Butte County22.222+5.87 pts
84Wheeler County22.099+10.16 pts
85Crane County22.053+14.72 pts
86Wilkin County21.886+9.85 pts
87Franklin County21.879+10.3 pts
88Panola County21.737+5.55 pts
89Colorado County21.7+8.36 pts
90Choctaw County21.692+12.6 pts
91Washita County21.648+12.82 pts
92Bowman County21.64+10.02 pts
93Keweenaw County21.488+17.28 pts
94Wilcox County21.459+16.2 pts
95Monroe County21.216-27.45 pts
96Tyrrell County21.196+10.74 pts
97Perry County21.158+13.84 pts
98Fulton County21.12+12.35 pts
99Coosa County20.866+18.04 pts
100Washington County20.865+12.02 pts
101Bledsoe County20.827+10.89 pts
102Roane County20.685+11.28 pts
103Nantucket County20.637+1.65 pts
104Kiowa County20.625+11.33 pts
105Russell County20.601+12.02 pts
106Iberia Parish20.594+8.03 pts
107Pembina County20.592+9.84 pts
108Haskell County20.582+10.7 pts
109McPherson County20.51+11.35 pts
110Montague County20.493-1.1 pts
111Kemper County20.457+3.54 pts
112Catahoula Parish20.422+8.13 pts
113Allen County20.403+12.58 pts
114Briscoe County20.364+16.65 pts
115Wilcox County20.313+10.71 pts
116Brooks County20.29+8.83 pts
117Okmulgee County20.277+10.26 pts
118Jones County20.01+7.2 pts
119Dunn County20.004+1.45 pts
120Sioux County19.753+3.32 pts
121Hyde County19.668+6.86 pts
122Golden Valley County19.489+12.47 pts
123Fallon County19.469+3.22 pts
124Irion County19.465+6.35 pts
125Magoffin County19.434-2.7 pts
126Lincoln County19.359+2.79 pts
127Uintah County19.31+7.6 pts
128Sublette County19.278-0.85 pts
129Mountrail County19.158+3.66 pts
130Forest County19.107+13.02 pts
131Wasco County19.085+7.58 pts
132Baylor County19.081+12.27 pts
133Camden County19.077+1.27 pts
134Switzerland County19.065+1.94 pts
135Chugach Census Area19.058+10.65 pts
135Denali Borough19.058+4.07 pts
137Donley County19.057+2.51 pts
138Menard County19.023+4.49 pts
139Zavala County19.022-0.83 pts
140Hill County18.94+6.54 pts
141Deuel County18.93+9.39 pts
142Morrill County18.925+10.83 pts
143Richmond County18.879+7.1 pts
144Jeff Davis County18.878+7.13 pts
145Hayes County18.824-15.79 pts
146Liberty County18.81+11.84 pts
147Keya Paha County18.803+12.68 pts
148Cherokee County18.789+9.96 pts
149Major County18.774+8.32 pts
150Meigs County18.755+7.57 pts
151Blaine County18.75-20.14 pts
152Choctaw County18.723+11.76 pts
153Hemphill County18.711+1.8 pts
154Schuyler County18.667+6.88 pts
155Montour County18.66+16.06 pts
156Jackson County18.55+12.16 pts
157Lincoln County18.472+3.66 pts
158Teton County18.449+8.03 pts
159Karnes County18.444+9.91 pts
160Eastland County18.339+7.86 pts
161Emery County18.28+4.44 pts
162Kiowa County18.102+8.93 pts
163Tooele County18.092+5.32 pts
164McKenzie County18.021+4.72 pts
165Carbon County18.013+8.69 pts
166Smith County18.01+9.11 pts
167Stanton County18-0.65 pts
168Lassen County17.976+0.93 pts
169King George County17.975+5.28 pts
170Jefferson Davis County17.933-1.8 pts
171Reagan County17.896+7.87 pts
172Richland County17.877+6.02 pts
173Dickenson County17.874-23.13 pts
174Franklin County17.87+3.84 pts
175Greene County17.834-0.66 pts
176Waseca County17.822+10.6 pts
177Kewaunee County17.783+9.48 pts
178Essex County17.778+6.79 pts
179Yuma County17.755+4.61 pts
180Wichita County17.75+7.95 pts
181Waldo County17.674-5.81 pts
182Woodward County17.608+4.29 pts
183Morris County17.599+3.03 pts
184Hughes County17.589+6.22 pts
185Humboldt County17.546+1.43 pts
186Highland County17.52+11.73 pts
187Cedar County17.491+10.29 pts
188Mercer County17.476+2.33 pts
189Lafayette County17.466-3.18 pts
190Van Buren County17.461-0.15 pts
191Dewey County17.449+2.94 pts
192San Patricio County17.436+8.04 pts
193Jones County17.432+8.07 pts
194Martin County17.429-14.16 pts
194Poinsett County17.429+7.16 pts
196Coleman County17.418+3.15 pts
197Mineral County17.385+8.53 pts
198Cheboygan County17.373-6.26 pts
199Niobrara County17.37+4.43 pts
200Keokuk County17.366+11.32 pts
201Latimer County17.342+7.91 pts
202Mills County17.324+7.49 pts
203Banner County17.308+6.3 pts
204Harper County17.26+8.29 pts
205Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area17.23+5.52 pts
206Rappahannock County17.224+5.82 pts
207East Baton Rouge Parish17.221+6.29 pts
208Wheatland County17.127-2.68 pts
209Mineral County17.08-9.35 pts
210Nodaway County17.073+7.5 pts
211Vernon Parish17.009+2.42 pts
212Lawrence County16.971+9.45 pts
213Williams County16.96-2.13 pts
214Madison County16.926+2.56 pts
215Mercer County16.923+6.37 pts
216Burlington County16.916+4.88 pts
217Real County16.895+8.11 pts
218Goshen County16.88+1.56 pts
219Lake County16.833+4.01 pts
220Cheyenne County16.826+1.01 pts
221Jefferson County16.825+7.4 pts
222Castro County16.821+2.71 pts
223Custer County16.819-3.47 pts
224Howard County16.79+9.19 pts
225Alfalfa County16.771+1.75 pts
226Jasper County16.757-2.7 pts
227McCook County16.706+10.22 pts
228Jefferson County16.686+7.77 pts
229Dillingham Census Area16.679+10.38 pts
230Fremont County16.678+5.07 pts
231Churchill County16.637+6.22 pts
232Alcona County16.633+2.89 pts
233San Miguel County16.628+6.97 pts
234La Salle County16.606+6.3 pts
235Pope County16.587-7 pts
236Jackson County16.547+0.4 pts
237Charlotte County16.54+9.59 pts
238Wayne County16.538+6.43 pts
239Florence County16.537+5.96 pts
240Titus County16.526+10.24 pts
241Grayson County16.522+2.41 pts
242Cleburne County16.504+2.76 pts
243McDowell County16.474-0.7 pts
244San Juan County16.471-1.96 pts
245Dimmit County16.432-6.05 pts
246Warren County16.419+10.32 pts
247Perry County16.393+10.16 pts
248Boone County16.379-45.37 pts
249Sully County16.378+5.92 pts
250Williamson County16.373+1.39 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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2015 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Osage County, with 56.773% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Aleutians East Borough, with 1.691% in 2015.

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