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Counties in Utah by job destruction rate

Beaver County had the highest job destruction rate of 29 counties in 2022, at 16.342%. Garfield County had the lowest, at 7.886%. The median was 10.974% and the figure for Utah was 11.877%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.342Beaver County
Lowest7.886Garfield County
Median10.97429 counties
Utah11.877History

Map of counties, 2022

Beaver County: 16.342 %Box Elder County: 8.887 %Cache County: 10.836 %Carbon County: 9.826 %Daggett County: 9.286 %Davis County: 12.416 %Duchesne County: 9.238 %Emery County: 11.888 %Garfield County: 7.886 %Grand County: 15.961 %Iron County: 10.974 %Juab County: 9.482 %Kane County: 11.413 %Millard County: 11.595 %Morgan County: 9.781 %Piute County: 9.137 %Rich County: 9.987 %Salt Lake County: 11.776 %San Juan County: 8.33 %Sanpete County: 8.706 %Sevier County: 10.119 %Summit County: 12.161 %Tooele County: 14.073 %Uintah County: 13.306 %Utah County: 13.875 %Wasatch County: 11.637 %Washington County: 12.196 %Wayne County: 14.517 %Weber County: 10.443 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Beaver County: 16.342 %Beaver County16.342Grand County: 15.961 %Grand County15.961Wayne County: 14.517 %Wayne County14.517Tooele County: 14.073 %Tooele County14.073Utah County: 13.875 %Utah County13.875Uintah County: 13.306 %Uintah County13.306Davis County: 12.416 %Davis County12.416Washington County: 12.196 %Washington County12.196Summit County: 12.161 %Summit County12.161Emery County: 11.888 %Emery County11.888Salt Lake County: 11.776 %Salt Lake County11.776Wasatch County: 11.637 %Wasatch County11.637Millard County: 11.595 %Millard County11.595Kane County: 11.413 %Kane County11.413Iron County: 10.974 %Iron County10.974Cache County: 10.836 %Cache County10.836Weber County: 10.443 %Weber County10.443Sevier County: 10.119 %Sevier County10.119Rich County: 9.987 %Rich County9.987Carbon County: 9.826 %Carbon County9.826Morgan County: 9.781 %Morgan County9.781Juab County: 9.482 %Juab County9.482Daggett County: 9.286 %Daggett County9.286Duchesne County: 9.238 %Duchesne County9.238Piute County: 9.137 %Piute County9.137Box Elder County: 8.887 %Box Elder County8.887Sanpete County: 8.706 %Sanpete County8.706San Juan County: 8.33 %San Juan County8.33Garfield County: 7.886 %Garfield County7.886Beaver County: 16.342 %Beaver County16.342Grand County: 15.961 %Grand County15.961Wayne County: 14.517 %Wayne County14.517Tooele County: 14.073 %Tooele County14.073Utah County: 13.875 %Utah County13.875Uintah County: 13.306 %Uintah County13.306Davis County: 12.416 %Davis County12.416Washington County: 12.196 %Washington County12.196Summit County: 12.161 %Summit County12.161Emery County: 11.888 %Emery County11.888Salt Lake County: 11.776 %Salt Lake County11.776Wasatch County: 11.637 %Wasatch County11.637Millard County: 11.595 %Millard County11.595Kane County: 11.413 %Kane County11.413Iron County: 10.974 %Iron County10.974Cache County: 10.836 %Cache County10.836Weber County: 10.443 %Weber County10.443Sevier County: 10.119 %Sevier County10.119Rich County: 9.987 %Rich County9.987Carbon County: 9.826 %Carbon County9.826Morgan County: 9.781 %Morgan County9.781Juab County: 9.482 %Juab County9.482Daggett County: 9.286 %Daggett County9.286Duchesne County: 9.238 %Duchesne County9.238Piute County: 9.137 %Piute County9.137Box Elder County: 8.887 %Box Elder County8.887Sanpete County: 8.706 %Sanpete County8.706San Juan County: 8.33 %San Juan County8.33Garfield County: 7.886 %Garfield County7.886
%. 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
1Beaver County16.342+6.7 pts
2Grand County15.961+3 pts
3Wayne County14.517+3.96 pts
4Tooele County14.073+6.26 pts
5Utah County13.875+1.63 pts
6Uintah County13.306-2.26 pts
7Davis County12.416+0.16 pts
8Washington County12.196+1.35 pts
9Summit County12.161-4.99 pts
10Emery County11.888+2.1 pts
11Salt Lake County11.776-1.86 pts
12Wasatch County11.637-0.43 pts
13Millard County11.595+4.21 pts
14Kane County11.413+3.1 pts
15Iron County10.974-4.92 pts
16Cache County10.836+2.03 pts
17Weber County10.443-0.64 pts
18Sevier County10.119-3.28 pts
19Rich County9.987-25.7 pts
20Carbon County9.826-2.34 pts
21Morgan County9.781-0.55 pts
22Juab County9.482+0.14 pts
23Daggett County9.286-1.33 pts
24Duchesne County9.238-3.22 pts
25Piute County9.137-11.12 pts
26Box Elder County8.887-0.54 pts
27Sanpete County8.706-4.85 pts
28San Juan County8.33-9.23 pts
29Garfield County7.886-11.94 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Beaver County, with 16.342% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Garfield County, with 7.886% in 2022.

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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