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Counties in Washington by job destruction rate

San Juan County had the highest job destruction rate of 39 counties in 2012, at 17.268%. Ferry County had the lowest, at 8.125%. The median was 12.653% and the figure for Washington was 11.971%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.268San Juan County
Lowest8.125Ferry County
Median12.65339 counties
Washington11.971History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 10.863 %Asotin County: 8.566 %Benton County: 12.918 %Chelan County: 10.224 %Clallam County: 13.495 %Clark County: 15.257 %Columbia County: 10.263 %Cowlitz County: 12.696 %Douglas County: 12.742 %Ferry County: 8.125 %Franklin County: 12.653 %Garfield County: 16.216 %Grant County: 13.281 %Grays Harbor County: 14.463 %Island County: 16.744 %Jefferson County: 13.875 %King County: 11.188 %Kitsap County: 14.69 %Kittitas County: 13.358 %Klickitat County: 12.004 %Lewis County: 12.604 %Lincoln County: 9.126 %Mason County: 13.405 %Okanogan County: 12.318 %Pacific County: 15.881 %Pend Oreille County: 9.178 %Pierce County: 12.307 %San Juan County: 17.268 %Skagit County: 12.084 %Skamania County: 12.632 %Snohomish County: 12.973 %Spokane County: 11.545 %Stevens County: 13.477 %Thurston County: 13.186 %Wahkiakum County: 13.719 %Walla Walla County: 8.372 %Whatcom County: 11.294 %Whitman County: 9.025 %Yakima County: 10.272 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

San Juan County: 17.268 %San Juan County17.268Island County: 16.744 %Island County16.744Garfield County: 16.216 %Garfield County16.216Pacific County: 15.881 %Pacific County15.881Clark County: 15.257 %Clark County15.257Kitsap County: 14.69 %Kitsap County14.69Grays Harbor County: 14.463 %Grays Harbor County14.463Jefferson County: 13.875 %Jefferson County13.875Wahkiakum County: 13.719 %Wahkiakum County13.719Clallam County: 13.495 %Clallam County13.495Stevens County: 13.477 %Stevens County13.477Mason County: 13.405 %Mason County13.405Kittitas County: 13.358 %Kittitas County13.358Grant County: 13.281 %Grant County13.281Thurston County: 13.186 %Thurston County13.186Snohomish County: 12.973 %Snohomish County12.973Benton County: 12.918 %Benton County12.918Douglas County: 12.742 %Douglas County12.742Cowlitz County: 12.696 %Cowlitz County12.696Franklin County: 12.653 %Franklin County12.653Skamania County: 12.632 %Skamania County12.632Lewis County: 12.604 %Lewis County12.604Okanogan County: 12.318 %Okanogan County12.318Pierce County: 12.307 %Pierce County12.307Skagit County: 12.084 %Skagit County12.084Klickitat County: 12.004 %Klickitat County12.004Spokane County: 11.545 %Spokane County11.545Whatcom County: 11.294 %Whatcom County11.294King County: 11.188 %King County11.188Adams County: 10.863 %Adams County10.863Yakima County: 10.272 %Yakima County10.272Columbia County: 10.263 %Columbia County10.263Chelan County: 10.224 %Chelan County10.224Pend Oreille County: 9.178 %Pend Oreille County9.178Lincoln County: 9.126 %Lincoln County9.126Whitman County: 9.025 %Whitman County9.025Asotin County: 8.566 %Asotin County8.566Walla Walla County: 8.372 %Walla Walla County8.372Ferry County: 8.125 %Ferry County8.125San Juan County: 17.268 %San Juan County17.268Island County: 16.744 %Island County16.744Garfield County: 16.216 %Garfield County16.216Pacific County: 15.881 %Pacific County15.881Clark County: 15.257 %Clark County15.257Kitsap County: 14.69 %Kitsap County14.69Grays Harbor County: 14.463 %Grays Harbor County14.463Jefferson County: 13.875 %Jefferson County13.875Wahkiakum County: 13.719 %Wahkiakum County13.719Clallam County: 13.495 %Clallam County13.495Stevens County: 13.477 %Stevens County13.477Mason County: 13.405 %Mason County13.405Kittitas County: 13.358 %Kittitas County13.358Grant County: 13.281 %Grant County13.281Thurston County: 13.186 %Thurston County13.186Snohomish County: 12.973 %Snohomish County12.973Benton County: 12.918 %Benton County12.918Douglas County: 12.742 %Douglas County12.742Cowlitz County: 12.696 %Cowlitz County12.696Franklin County: 12.653 %Franklin County12.653Skamania County: 12.632 %Skamania County12.632Lewis County: 12.604 %Lewis County12.604Okanogan County: 12.318 %Okanogan County12.318Pierce County: 12.307 %Pierce County12.307Skagit County: 12.084 %Skagit County12.084Klickitat County: 12.004 %Klickitat County12.004Spokane County: 11.545 %Spokane County11.545Whatcom County: 11.294 %Whatcom County11.294King County: 11.188 %King County11.188Adams County: 10.863 %Adams County10.863Yakima County: 10.272 %Yakima County10.272Columbia County: 10.263 %Columbia County10.263Chelan County: 10.224 %Chelan County10.224Pend Oreille County: 9.178 %Pend Oreille County9.178Lincoln County: 9.126 %Lincoln County9.126Whitman County: 9.025 %Whitman County9.025Asotin County: 8.566 %Asotin County8.566Walla Walla County: 8.372 %Walla Walla County8.372Ferry County: 8.125 %Ferry County8.125
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1San Juan County17.268-2.11 pts
2Island County16.744+3.31 pts
3Garfield County16.216+11.1 pts
4Pacific County15.881-3.44 pts
5Clark County15.257+2.29 pts
6Kitsap County14.69+0.93 pts
7Grays Harbor County14.463-0.06 pts
8Jefferson County13.875-2.86 pts
9Wahkiakum County13.719+3.54 pts
10Clallam County13.495+0.56 pts
11Stevens County13.477-2.55 pts
12Mason County13.405+0.53 pts
13Kittitas County13.358-2.54 pts
14Grant County13.281+3.36 pts
15Thurston County13.186+1.6 pts
16Snohomish County12.973-0.07 pts
17Benton County12.918+2.66 pts
18Douglas County12.742-0.88 pts
19Cowlitz County12.696+2.6 pts
20Franklin County12.653+1.88 pts
21Skamania County12.632-2.51 pts
22Lewis County12.604+2.09 pts
23Okanogan County12.318-4.01 pts
24Pierce County12.307-0.37 pts
25Skagit County12.084-0.95 pts
26Klickitat County12.004-24.55 pts
27Spokane County11.545-0.59 pts
28Whatcom County11.294-2.27 pts
29King County11.188-0.89 pts
30Adams County10.863+3.12 pts
31Yakima County10.272-0.35 pts
32Columbia County10.263+0.78 pts
33Chelan County10.224-0.98 pts
34Pend Oreille County9.178-5.56 pts
35Lincoln County9.126-7.23 pts
36Whitman County9.025-1.16 pts
37Asotin County8.566-3.26 pts
38Walla Walla County8.372-1.22 pts
39Ferry County8.125-5.83 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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Washington by job destruction rate, 2012) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Washington by job destruction rate, 2012. 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/washington-counties?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Washington by job destruction rate, 2012. 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/washington-counties?period=2012.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Washington by job destruction rate, 2012 [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/washington-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

San Juan County, with 17.268% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Ferry County, with 8.125% in 2012.

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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