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Counties in Vermont by job destruction rate, 2023

Grand Isle County had the highest job destruction rate of 14 counties in 2023, at 28.532%. Addison County had the lowest, at 5.797%. The median was 9.724% and the figure for Vermont was 9.874%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.532Grand Isle County
Lowest5.797Addison County
Median9.72414 counties
Vermont9.874History

Map of counties, 2023

Addison County: 5.797 %Bennington County: 8.759 %Caledonia County: 13.241 %Chittenden County: 9.684 %Essex County: 13.672 %Franklin County: 8.257 %Grand Isle County: 28.532 %Lamoille County: 7.219 %Orange County: 9.339 %Orleans County: 8.238 %Rutland County: 10.638 %Washington County: 9.764 %Windham County: 10.913 %Windsor County: 11.825 %
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%, 2023. 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, 2023

Grand Isle County: 28.532 %Grand Isle County28.532Essex County: 13.672 %Essex County13.672Caledonia County: 13.241 %Caledonia County13.241Windsor County: 11.825 %Windsor County11.825Windham County: 10.913 %Windham County10.913Rutland County: 10.638 %Rutland County10.638Washington County: 9.764 %Washington County9.764Chittenden County: 9.684 %Chittenden County9.684Orange County: 9.339 %Orange County9.339Bennington County: 8.759 %Bennington County8.759Franklin County: 8.257 %Franklin County8.257Orleans County: 8.238 %Orleans County8.238Lamoille County: 7.219 %Lamoille County7.219Addison County: 5.797 %Addison County5.797Grand Isle County: 28.532 %Grand Isle County28.532Essex County: 13.672 %Essex County13.672Caledonia County: 13.241 %Caledonia County13.241Windsor County: 11.825 %Windsor County11.825Windham County: 10.913 %Windham County10.913Rutland County: 10.638 %Rutland County10.638Washington County: 9.764 %Washington County9.764Chittenden County: 9.684 %Chittenden County9.684Orange County: 9.339 %Orange County9.339Bennington County: 8.759 %Bennington County8.759Franklin County: 8.257 %Franklin County8.257Orleans County: 8.238 %Orleans County8.238Lamoille County: 7.219 %Lamoille County7.219Addison County: 5.797 %Addison County5.797
%. 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
1Grand Isle County28.532+17.42 pts
2Essex County13.672-1.28 pts
3Caledonia County13.241+4.22 pts
4Windsor County11.825+0.58 pts
5Windham County10.913+1.19 pts
6Rutland County10.638+2.58 pts
7Washington County9.764+0.96 pts
8Chittenden County9.684+0.32 pts
9Orange County9.339+0.53 pts
10Bennington County8.759-0.71 pts
11Franklin County8.257-3.62 pts
12Orleans County8.238+0.27 pts
13Lamoille County7.219-1.2 pts
14Addison County5.797-2.85 pts

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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 Vermont by job destruction rate, 2023) [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 Vermont by job destruction rate, 2023. 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/vermont-counties. 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 Vermont by job destruction rate, 2023. 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/vermont-counties.

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 Vermont by job destruction rate, 2023 [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/vermont-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Grand Isle County, with 28.532% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Addison County, with 5.797% in 2023.

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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