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US counties by job destruction rate

Taliaferro County had the highest job destruction rate of 3142 counties in 2022, at 107.216%. Jerauld County had the lowest, at 1.71%. The median was 10.98% and the figure for the United States was 11.153%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest107.216Taliaferro County
Lowest1.71Jerauld County
Median10.983142 counties
United States11.153History

Map of counties, 2022

%, 2022. 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, 2022

Taliaferro County: 107.216 %Taliaferro County107.216Slope County: 98.969 %Slope County98.969Menominee County: 70.769 %Menominee County70.769Telfair County: 61.34 %Telfair County61.34Wilcox County: 55.206 %Wilcox County55.206Wrangell City and Borough: 53.782 %Wrangell City and Borough53.782Clark County: 52.778 %Clark County52.778Fall River County: 48.372 %Fall River County48.372Huerfano County: 41.437 %Huerfano County41.437Pipestone County: 40.145 %Pipestone County40.145Campbell County: 38.672 %Campbell County38.672Dale County: 37.784 %Dale County37.784Atkinson County: 37.699 %Atkinson County37.699Jefferson County: 36.597 %Jefferson County36.597Wibaux County: 36.364 %Wibaux County36.364Cimarron County: 36.161 %Cimarron County36.161Forest County: 35.208 %Forest County35.208Motley County: 35.115 %Motley County35.115Quitman County: 34.706 %Quitman County34.706Newton County: 34.128 %Newton County34.128Aurora County: 33.88 %Aurora County33.88Armstrong County: 33.636 %Armstrong County33.636Loup County: 31.707 %Loup County31.707Keya Paha County: 31.325 %Keya Paha County31.325Cheyenne County: 31.2 %Cheyenne County31.2Wyoming County: 30.298 %Wyoming County30.298Searcy County: 30.026 %Searcy County30.026Sierra County: 29.825 %Sierra County29.825Worth County: 29.741 %Worth County29.741Irion County: 28.837 %Irion County28.837Marion County: 28.835 %Marion County28.835Murray County: 28.756 %Murray County28.756Burke County: 28.687 %Burke County28.687Kent County: 28.571 %Kent County28.571Lewis County: 28.358 %Lewis County28.358Ottawa County: 27.52 %Ottawa County27.52Hudspeth County: 27.423 %Hudspeth County27.423Decatur County: 27.395 %Decatur County27.395Mineral County: 27.307 %Mineral County27.307Mahnomen County: 27.145 %Mahnomen County27.145Taliaferro County: 107.216 %Taliaferro County107.216Slope County: 98.969 %Slope County98.969Menominee County: 70.769 %Menominee County70.769Telfair County: 61.34 %Telfair County61.34Wilcox County: 55.206 %Wilcox County55.206Wrangell City and Borough: 53.782 %Wrangell City and Borough53.782Clark County: 52.778 %Clark County52.778Fall River County: 48.372 %Fall River County48.372Huerfano County: 41.437 %Huerfano County41.437Pipestone County: 40.145 %Pipestone County40.145Campbell County: 38.672 %Campbell County38.672Dale County: 37.784 %Dale County37.784Atkinson County: 37.699 %Atkinson County37.699Jefferson County: 36.597 %Jefferson County36.597Wibaux County: 36.364 %Wibaux County36.364Cimarron County: 36.161 %Cimarron County36.161Forest County: 35.208 %Forest County35.208Motley County: 35.115 %Motley County35.115Quitman County: 34.706 %Quitman County34.706Newton County: 34.128 %Newton County34.128Aurora County: 33.88 %Aurora County33.88Armstrong County: 33.636 %Armstrong County33.636Loup County: 31.707 %Loup County31.707Keya Paha County: 31.325 %Keya Paha County31.325Cheyenne County: 31.2 %Cheyenne County31.2Wyoming County: 30.298 %Wyoming County30.298Searcy County: 30.026 %Searcy County30.026Sierra County: 29.825 %Sierra County29.825Worth County: 29.741 %Worth County29.741Irion County: 28.837 %Irion County28.837Marion County: 28.835 %Marion County28.835Murray County: 28.756 %Murray County28.756Burke County: 28.687 %Burke County28.687Kent County: 28.571 %Kent County28.571Lewis County: 28.358 %Lewis County28.358Ottawa County: 27.52 %Ottawa County27.52Hudspeth County: 27.423 %Hudspeth County27.423Decatur County: 27.395 %Decatur County27.395Mineral County: 27.307 %Mineral County27.307Mahnomen County: 27.145 %Mahnomen County27.145
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Taliaferro County107.216+104 pts
2Slope County98.969+78.42 pts
3Menominee County70.769+69.57 pts
4Telfair County61.34+55.92 pts
5Wilcox County55.206+45.54 pts
6Wrangell City and Borough53.782+43.4 pts
7Clark County52.778+43.84 pts
8Fall River County48.372+41.6 pts
9Huerfano County41.437+30.95 pts
10Pipestone County40.145+26.8 pts
11Campbell County38.672+33.47 pts
12Dale County37.784+25.82 pts
13Atkinson County37.699+32.5 pts
14Jefferson County36.597+22.41 pts
15Wibaux County36.364+23.26 pts
16Cimarron County36.161+22.83 pts
17Forest County35.208+14.89 pts
18Motley County35.115+23.18 pts
19Quitman County34.706+24.72 pts
20Newton County34.128+22.38 pts
21Aurora County33.88+21.99 pts
22Armstrong County33.636+15.28 pts
23Loup County31.707+8.05 pts
24Keya Paha County31.325+12.5 pts
25Cheyenne County31.2+6.39 pts
26Wyoming County30.298+20.46 pts
27Searcy County30.026+18.8 pts
28Sierra County29.825-9.61 pts
29Worth County29.741+10.28 pts
30Irion County28.837+5.7 pts
31Marion County28.835+20.09 pts
32Murray County28.756+18.66 pts
33Burke County28.687+7.62 pts
34Kent County28.571+18.78 pts
35Lewis County28.358+17.67 pts
36Ottawa County27.52+17.79 pts
37Hudspeth County27.423+17.04 pts
38Decatur County27.395+16.03 pts
39Mineral County27.307+17.75 pts
40Mahnomen County27.145+22.77 pts
41Mellette County26.629+21.52 pts
42Fremont County26.492+19.26 pts
43Bristol Bay Borough26.402+5.07 pts
44Wabaunsee County26.38+10.45 pts
45Roberts County26.316+2.18 pts
46Kodiak Island Borough26.269+19.13 pts
47Kemper County26.071+17.89 pts
48McDonald County25.882+15.99 pts
49Jackson County25.874+12.72 pts
50Denali Borough25.867+12.42 pts
51Noble County25.486+17.05 pts
52Grant County25.478+14.5 pts
53Knott County25.31+14.16 pts
54East Carroll Parish25.296+13.77 pts
55Jones County24.949+15.74 pts
56Washington County24.852+15.76 pts
57Winston County24.674+11.9 pts
58Pope County24.476+12.03 pts
59Guadalupe County24.474+1.14 pts
60Chambers County24.427+13.14 pts
61Lincoln County24.408+11.19 pts
62Steele County24.377+12.27 pts
63Terry County24.354+6.8 pts
64Randolph County24.099+13.22 pts
65Cecil County24.007+13.75 pts
66Edwards County23.913+9.69 pts
67Monroe County23.68+9.12 pts
68La Plata County23.372+6.76 pts
69Pepin County23.355+6.09 pts
70Nevada County23.33+10.82 pts
71Lampasas County23.262+10.69 pts
72Wyoming County22.996+12.65 pts
73Graham County22.909-2.5 pts
74Stafford County22.857+9.65 pts
75Wheeler County22.757+7.63 pts
76Heard County22.755+12.74 pts
77Crenshaw County22.753+5.16 pts
78Zavala County22.734+11.91 pts
79Wheeler County22.489+9.83 pts
80Yakutat City and Borough22.472-4.32 pts
81Lander County22.457+13.1 pts
82Menifee County22.449+8.93 pts
83Fayette County22.443+13.66 pts
84Essex County22.424+0.56 pts
85Grant County22.367+17.53 pts
85King William County22.367-7.83 pts
87Corson County22.297+12.03 pts
88Lee County22.286-5 pts
89Caddo County22.234+7.06 pts
90Marquette County22.201+14.74 pts
91Ripley County22.169+10.56 pts
92Licking County22.153+10.15 pts
93Ozark County22.055+9.2 pts
94LaGrange County21.992+12.99 pts
95Goshen County21.92+11.5 pts
96Clay County21.771+12.26 pts
97Grant County21.767+1.61 pts
98Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area21.762-2.48 pts
99Lee County21.749+13.72 pts
100Cameron County21.699+13.69 pts
101Divide County21.661+8.67 pts
102Harrison County21.572+10.19 pts
103Newton County21.52+6.04 pts
104Concho County21.49+8.66 pts
105Alger County21.384+5.88 pts
106Martin County21.321+6.79 pts
107Harper County21.285+3.62 pts
108Chippewa County21.261+10.27 pts
109Crawford County21.212+10.8 pts
110Dooly County21.122+16.25 pts
111Hamilton County21.12+9.89 pts
112San Augustine County21.092+3.25 pts
113Coke County21.074-6.23 pts
114Haskell County21.053+10.1 pts
115Meagher County20.991+9.9 pts
116Greene County20.977+7.36 pts
117Adams County20.958+10.34 pts
118Union County20.956+13.09 pts
119Ferry County20.81+5.71 pts
120Bedford County20.762+7.05 pts
121Sully County20.748-2.18 pts
122Jackson County20.686+9.87 pts
123Edmunds County20.632+14.07 pts
124Eureka County20.593+11.57 pts
125Perquimans County20.545+13.54 pts
126Skagway Municipality20.544-17.29 pts
127Clearwater County20.477+13.36 pts
128Redwood County20.475+9.2 pts
129Lowndes County20.393+9.43 pts
130Pawnee County20.382+11.96 pts
131Grundy County20.366+4.6 pts
132Martin County20.326-2.04 pts
133Deuel County20.228+10.02 pts
134Hinsdale County20.225-10.76 pts
135Marshall County20.218+5.87 pts
136Bristol city20.208+7.84 pts
137Dawson County20.157+6.25 pts
138Wayne County20.146-0.03 pts
139Bladen County20.14+13.82 pts
140Miner County20.137+8.68 pts
141Knox County20.056+10.56 pts
142Garfield County20+8.31 pts
142Issaquena County20-7.18 pts
142Petroleum County20+14.44 pts
145Carbon County19.978+2.96 pts
146Bremer County19.845+10.35 pts
147Plumas County19.835+2.53 pts
148Asotin County19.746+12.25 pts
149Decatur County19.678+14.27 pts
150Live Oak County19.668-7.06 pts
151Lawrence County19.647+7.75 pts
152San Jacinto County19.633+6.55 pts
153Garfield County19.595+10.4 pts
154Isle of Wight County19.528+8.63 pts
155Hunt County19.471+9.84 pts
156Dodge County19.454+10.04 pts
157Comanche County19.432+10.77 pts
157Crockett County19.432-13.29 pts
159Edwards County19.373+15.81 pts
160Prince George County19.322+3.93 pts
161Ellis County19.308+1.95 pts
162San Saba County19.292+1.45 pts
163Hyde County19.291+5.93 pts
164Stone County19.211+6.75 pts
165Johnston County19.172+6.49 pts
166Craig County19.121+10.55 pts
167Wilkin County19.115+7.03 pts
168Boone County19.104+10.18 pts
169Southampton County19.09+10.39 pts
170Norton city19.05+6.02 pts
171Custer County19.01+5.15 pts
172Union County19.007+8.02 pts
173Crawford County18.984+9.01 pts
174Noxubee County18.934+9.16 pts
175Logan County18.919+9.59 pts
176Pend Oreille County18.875-0.33 pts
177Cochran County18.818+10.36 pts
178Greene County18.802+8.63 pts
179Bacon County18.785-5.4 pts
180Washburn County18.777+7.81 pts
181Lafayette County18.769+4.15 pts
182Shelby County18.757+9.47 pts
183Sumter County18.743+7.13 pts
184Kit Carson County18.726+9.55 pts
185Madison Parish18.694+7.53 pts
186Coconino County18.605+0.59 pts
187Chowan County18.597+9.93 pts
188Brown County18.575+10.02 pts
188Roane County18.575+5.81 pts
190Choctaw County18.542+5.76 pts
191McMullen County18.531-5.44 pts
192Scotland County18.507+6.86 pts
193Newton County18.501+8.09 pts
194Kimble County18.493+1.48 pts
195Leake County18.422+10.31 pts
196Jackson County18.415-12.09 pts
197Hart County18.359+8.78 pts
198Love County18.346+5.41 pts
199King George County18.273+2.17 pts
200Yellow Medicine County18.226+5.71 pts
201Jenkins County18.174-0.36 pts
202Dewey County18.141+6.21 pts
203Bertie County18.098+8.69 pts
204Broadwater County18.036+0.73 pts
205Mora County17.949+9.95 pts
206McLean County17.913-10.92 pts
207Red Lake County17.874+6.68 pts
208Fannin County17.855+4.02 pts
209Rockcastle County17.843+4.97 pts
210Stoddard County17.826+8.87 pts
211Fairfield County17.821-0.35 pts
212Carroll County17.793+2.26 pts
213Todd County17.785+2.61 pts
214Humboldt County17.72+6.74 pts
215Warren County17.683+3.49 pts
216Skamania County17.641-12.28 pts
217Mitchell County17.639+9.13 pts
218Bledsoe County17.634+4.14 pts
219Cook County17.62+7.4 pts
220Pemiscot County17.614+2.92 pts
221Crane County17.601-13.28 pts
222Freestone County17.529+3.39 pts
223Miller County17.528+8.45 pts
224Audrain County17.516+5.17 pts
225Laurel County17.509+7.48 pts
226Morton County17.5-11.37 pts
227Rains County17.452+7.58 pts
228Pierce County17.436+4.53 pts
229Calhoun County17.434+6.7 pts
230Polk County17.391-0.89 pts
231Patrick County17.365-6.79 pts
232Oglethorpe County17.356+1.05 pts
233Montgomery County17.352+7.43 pts
234Bamberg County17.341+2.65 pts
235Wheeler County17.301+2.02 pts
236Sioux County17.284+9.88 pts
237Suwannee County17.279+2.77 pts
238Mercer County17.277+5.67 pts
239Assumption Parish17.261+3.59 pts
240Custer County17.22+5.93 pts
241McCreary County17.217+3.68 pts
242Lake County17.2+3.58 pts
243Yancey County17.193+6.91 pts
244Wayne County17.183+8.77 pts
245Lee County17.182-1.79 pts
246Clay County17.171+8.89 pts
247Washington County17.15-1.93 pts
248DeKalb County17.137+6.37 pts
249Bowman County17.126+2.71 pts
250Greene County17.095+1.22 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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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Taliaferro County, with 107.216% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Jerauld County, with 1.71% in 2022.

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