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Counties in Vermont by job destruction rate

Grand Isle County had the highest job destruction rate of 14 counties in 2020, at 23.043%. Windsor County had the lowest, at 8.553%. The median was 10.098% and the figure for Vermont was 10.739%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.043Grand Isle County
Lowest8.553Windsor County
Median10.09814 counties
Vermont10.739History

Map of counties, 2020

Addison County: 8.945 %Bennington County: 10.011 %Caledonia County: 9.167 %Chittenden County: 11.84 %Essex County: 15.508 %Franklin County: 9.184 %Grand Isle County: 23.043 %Lamoille County: 15.571 %Orange County: 9.628 %Orleans County: 10.801 %Rutland County: 10.267 %Washington County: 10.185 %Windham County: 9.254 %Windsor County: 8.553 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Grand Isle County: 23.043 %Grand Isle County23.043Lamoille County: 15.571 %Lamoille County15.571Essex County: 15.508 %Essex County15.508Chittenden County: 11.84 %Chittenden County11.84Orleans County: 10.801 %Orleans County10.801Rutland County: 10.267 %Rutland County10.267Washington County: 10.185 %Washington County10.185Bennington County: 10.011 %Bennington County10.011Orange County: 9.628 %Orange County9.628Windham County: 9.254 %Windham County9.254Franklin County: 9.184 %Franklin County9.184Caledonia County: 9.167 %Caledonia County9.167Addison County: 8.945 %Addison County8.945Windsor County: 8.553 %Windsor County8.553Grand Isle County: 23.043 %Grand Isle County23.043Lamoille County: 15.571 %Lamoille County15.571Essex County: 15.508 %Essex County15.508Chittenden County: 11.84 %Chittenden County11.84Orleans County: 10.801 %Orleans County10.801Rutland County: 10.267 %Rutland County10.267Washington County: 10.185 %Washington County10.185Bennington County: 10.011 %Bennington County10.011Orange County: 9.628 %Orange County9.628Windham County: 9.254 %Windham County9.254Franklin County: 9.184 %Franklin County9.184Caledonia County: 9.167 %Caledonia County9.167Addison County: 8.945 %Addison County8.945Windsor County: 8.553 %Windsor County8.553
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Grand Isle County23.043+12.28 pts
2Lamoille County15.571+1.66 pts
3Essex County15.508+7.14 pts
4Chittenden County11.84+1.91 pts
5Orleans County10.801+2.79 pts
6Rutland County10.267+2.1 pts
7Washington County10.185+1.29 pts
8Bennington County10.011+1.94 pts
9Orange County9.628+0.43 pts
10Windham County9.254-2.48 pts
11Franklin County9.184+2.54 pts
12Caledonia County9.167-1.32 pts
13Addison County8.945+2.44 pts
14Windsor County8.553-0.8 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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?period=2020. 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, 2020. 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?period=2020.

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, 2020 [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?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Grand Isle County, with 23.043% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Windsor County, with 8.553% in 2020.

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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