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Counties in Utah by job destruction rate

Piute County had the highest job destruction rate of 29 counties in 2019, at 16.993%. Emery County had the lowest, at 6.925%. The median was 10.27% and the figure for Utah was 10.019%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.993Piute County
Lowest6.925Emery County
Median10.2729 counties
Utah10.019History

Map of counties, 2019

Beaver County: 13.51 %Box Elder County: 7.726 %Cache County: 10.261 %Carbon County: 10.167 %Daggett County: 10.377 %Davis County: 13.318 %Duchesne County: 10.065 %Emery County: 6.925 %Garfield County: 8.084 %Grand County: 10.917 %Iron County: 8.26 %Juab County: 11.374 %Kane County: 14.605 %Millard County: 13.824 %Morgan County: 14.049 %Piute County: 16.993 %Rich County: 9.922 %Salt Lake County: 9.792 %San Juan County: 8.153 %Sanpete County: 12.533 %Sevier County: 10.27 %Summit County: 10.058 %Tooele County: 8.187 %Uintah County: 10.179 %Utah County: 11.188 %Wasatch County: 13.457 %Washington County: 10.41 %Wayne County: 10.264 %Weber County: 11.096 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Piute County: 16.993 %Piute County16.993Kane County: 14.605 %Kane County14.605Morgan County: 14.049 %Morgan County14.049Millard County: 13.824 %Millard County13.824Beaver County: 13.51 %Beaver County13.51Wasatch County: 13.457 %Wasatch County13.457Davis County: 13.318 %Davis County13.318Sanpete County: 12.533 %Sanpete County12.533Juab County: 11.374 %Juab County11.374Utah County: 11.188 %Utah County11.188Weber County: 11.096 %Weber County11.096Grand County: 10.917 %Grand County10.917Washington County: 10.41 %Washington County10.41Daggett County: 10.377 %Daggett County10.377Sevier County: 10.27 %Sevier County10.27Wayne County: 10.264 %Wayne County10.264Cache County: 10.261 %Cache County10.261Uintah County: 10.179 %Uintah County10.179Carbon County: 10.167 %Carbon County10.167Duchesne County: 10.065 %Duchesne County10.065Summit County: 10.058 %Summit County10.058Rich County: 9.922 %Rich County9.922Salt Lake County: 9.792 %Salt Lake County9.792Iron County: 8.26 %Iron County8.26Tooele County: 8.187 %Tooele County8.187San Juan County: 8.153 %San Juan County8.153Garfield County: 8.084 %Garfield County8.084Box Elder County: 7.726 %Box Elder County7.726Emery County: 6.925 %Emery County6.925Piute County: 16.993 %Piute County16.993Kane County: 14.605 %Kane County14.605Morgan County: 14.049 %Morgan County14.049Millard County: 13.824 %Millard County13.824Beaver County: 13.51 %Beaver County13.51Wasatch County: 13.457 %Wasatch County13.457Davis County: 13.318 %Davis County13.318Sanpete County: 12.533 %Sanpete County12.533Juab County: 11.374 %Juab County11.374Utah County: 11.188 %Utah County11.188Weber County: 11.096 %Weber County11.096Grand County: 10.917 %Grand County10.917Washington County: 10.41 %Washington County10.41Daggett County: 10.377 %Daggett County10.377Sevier County: 10.27 %Sevier County10.27Wayne County: 10.264 %Wayne County10.264Cache County: 10.261 %Cache County10.261Uintah County: 10.179 %Uintah County10.179Carbon County: 10.167 %Carbon County10.167Duchesne County: 10.065 %Duchesne County10.065Summit County: 10.058 %Summit County10.058Rich County: 9.922 %Rich County9.922Salt Lake County: 9.792 %Salt Lake County9.792Iron County: 8.26 %Iron County8.26Tooele County: 8.187 %Tooele County8.187San Juan County: 8.153 %San Juan County8.153Garfield County: 8.084 %Garfield County8.084Box Elder County: 7.726 %Box Elder County7.726Emery County: 6.925 %Emery County6.925
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Piute County16.993+7.47 pts
2Kane County14.605+8.35 pts
3Morgan County14.049+3.86 pts
4Millard County13.824+7.31 pts
5Beaver County13.51-1.04 pts
6Wasatch County13.457-0.89 pts
7Davis County13.318+0.03 pts
8Sanpete County12.533+1.67 pts
9Juab County11.374+3.54 pts
10Utah County11.188+0.56 pts
11Weber County11.096+2.02 pts
12Grand County10.917-0.19 pts
13Washington County10.41+0.66 pts
14Daggett County10.377-12.33 pts
15Sevier County10.27+1.08 pts
16Wayne County10.264+2.41 pts
17Cache County10.261+0.2 pts
18Uintah County10.179-2.33 pts
19Carbon County10.167-2.1 pts
20Duchesne County10.065+0.67 pts
21Summit County10.058-1.89 pts
22Rich County9.922-1.85 pts
23Salt Lake County9.792-0.72 pts
24Iron County8.26-0.89 pts
25Tooele County8.187+0.69 pts
26San Juan County8.153-1.38 pts
27Garfield County8.084-2.2 pts
28Box Elder County7.726-0.97 pts
29Emery County6.925-6.44 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.

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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 Utah by job destruction rate, 2019) [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 Utah by job destruction rate, 2019. 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/utah-counties?period=2019. 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 Utah by job destruction rate, 2019. 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/utah-counties?period=2019.

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 Utah by job destruction rate, 2019 [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/utah-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Piute County, with 16.993% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Emery County, with 6.925% in 2019.

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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