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Counties in Washington by job destruction rate

Wahkiakum County had the highest job destruction rate of 39 counties in 2013, at 21.734%. Pend Oreille County had the lowest, at 7.664%. The median was 11.237% and the figure for Washington was 11.691%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.734Wahkiakum County
Lowest7.664Pend Oreille County
Median11.23739 counties
Washington11.691History

Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 11.423 %Asotin County: 11.571 %Benton County: 10.605 %Chelan County: 9.218 %Clallam County: 10.231 %Clark County: 11.167 %Columbia County: 19.975 %Cowlitz County: 10.948 %Douglas County: 8.825 %Ferry County: 8.687 %Franklin County: 10.898 %Garfield County: 19.878 %Grant County: 9.673 %Grays Harbor County: 12.604 %Island County: 13.486 %Jefferson County: 14.154 %King County: 12.534 %Kitsap County: 11.186 %Kittitas County: 8.895 %Klickitat County: 11.474 %Lewis County: 12.376 %Lincoln County: 17.011 %Mason County: 11.575 %Okanogan County: 15.877 %Pacific County: 15.524 %Pend Oreille County: 7.664 %Pierce County: 11.029 %San Juan County: 13.901 %Skagit County: 8.766 %Skamania County: 8.844 %Snohomish County: 11.237 %Spokane County: 12.262 %Stevens County: 12.573 %Thurston County: 11.831 %Wahkiakum County: 21.734 %Walla Walla County: 9.845 %Whatcom County: 10.884 %Whitman County: 10.53 %Yakima County: 10.47 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Wahkiakum County: 21.734 %Wahkiakum County21.734Columbia County: 19.975 %Columbia County19.975Garfield County: 19.878 %Garfield County19.878Lincoln County: 17.011 %Lincoln County17.011Okanogan County: 15.877 %Okanogan County15.877Pacific County: 15.524 %Pacific County15.524Jefferson County: 14.154 %Jefferson County14.154San Juan County: 13.901 %San Juan County13.901Island County: 13.486 %Island County13.486Grays Harbor County: 12.604 %Grays Harbor County12.604Stevens County: 12.573 %Stevens County12.573King County: 12.534 %King County12.534Lewis County: 12.376 %Lewis County12.376Spokane County: 12.262 %Spokane County12.262Thurston County: 11.831 %Thurston County11.831Mason County: 11.575 %Mason County11.575Asotin County: 11.571 %Asotin County11.571Klickitat County: 11.474 %Klickitat County11.474Adams County: 11.423 %Adams County11.423Snohomish County: 11.237 %Snohomish County11.237Kitsap County: 11.186 %Kitsap County11.186Clark County: 11.167 %Clark County11.167Pierce County: 11.029 %Pierce County11.029Cowlitz County: 10.948 %Cowlitz County10.948Franklin County: 10.898 %Franklin County10.898Whatcom County: 10.884 %Whatcom County10.884Benton County: 10.605 %Benton County10.605Whitman County: 10.53 %Whitman County10.53Yakima County: 10.47 %Yakima County10.47Clallam County: 10.231 %Clallam County10.231Walla Walla County: 9.845 %Walla Walla County9.845Grant County: 9.673 %Grant County9.673Chelan County: 9.218 %Chelan County9.218Kittitas County: 8.895 %Kittitas County8.895Skamania County: 8.844 %Skamania County8.844Douglas County: 8.825 %Douglas County8.825Skagit County: 8.766 %Skagit County8.766Ferry County: 8.687 %Ferry County8.687Pend Oreille County: 7.664 %Pend Oreille County7.664Wahkiakum County: 21.734 %Wahkiakum County21.734Columbia County: 19.975 %Columbia County19.975Garfield County: 19.878 %Garfield County19.878Lincoln County: 17.011 %Lincoln County17.011Okanogan County: 15.877 %Okanogan County15.877Pacific County: 15.524 %Pacific County15.524Jefferson County: 14.154 %Jefferson County14.154San Juan County: 13.901 %San Juan County13.901Island County: 13.486 %Island County13.486Grays Harbor County: 12.604 %Grays Harbor County12.604Stevens County: 12.573 %Stevens County12.573King County: 12.534 %King County12.534Lewis County: 12.376 %Lewis County12.376Spokane County: 12.262 %Spokane County12.262Thurston County: 11.831 %Thurston County11.831Mason County: 11.575 %Mason County11.575Asotin County: 11.571 %Asotin County11.571Klickitat County: 11.474 %Klickitat County11.474Adams County: 11.423 %Adams County11.423Snohomish County: 11.237 %Snohomish County11.237Kitsap County: 11.186 %Kitsap County11.186Clark County: 11.167 %Clark County11.167Pierce County: 11.029 %Pierce County11.029Cowlitz County: 10.948 %Cowlitz County10.948Franklin County: 10.898 %Franklin County10.898Whatcom County: 10.884 %Whatcom County10.884Benton County: 10.605 %Benton County10.605Whitman County: 10.53 %Whitman County10.53Yakima County: 10.47 %Yakima County10.47Clallam County: 10.231 %Clallam County10.231Walla Walla County: 9.845 %Walla Walla County9.845Grant County: 9.673 %Grant County9.673Chelan County: 9.218 %Chelan County9.218Kittitas County: 8.895 %Kittitas County8.895Skamania County: 8.844 %Skamania County8.844Douglas County: 8.825 %Douglas County8.825Skagit County: 8.766 %Skagit County8.766Ferry County: 8.687 %Ferry County8.687Pend Oreille County: 7.664 %Pend Oreille County7.664
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Wahkiakum County21.734+8.02 pts
2Columbia County19.975+9.71 pts
3Garfield County19.878+3.66 pts
4Lincoln County17.011+7.88 pts
5Okanogan County15.877+3.56 pts
6Pacific County15.524-0.36 pts
7Jefferson County14.154+0.28 pts
8San Juan County13.901-3.37 pts
9Island County13.486-3.26 pts
10Grays Harbor County12.604-1.86 pts
11Stevens County12.573-0.9 pts
12King County12.534+1.35 pts
13Lewis County12.376-0.23 pts
14Spokane County12.262+0.72 pts
15Thurston County11.831-1.36 pts
16Mason County11.575-1.83 pts
17Asotin County11.571+3 pts
18Klickitat County11.474-0.53 pts
19Adams County11.423+0.56 pts
20Snohomish County11.237-1.74 pts
21Kitsap County11.186-3.5 pts
22Clark County11.167-4.09 pts
23Pierce County11.029-1.28 pts
24Cowlitz County10.948-1.75 pts
25Franklin County10.898-1.76 pts
26Whatcom County10.884-0.41 pts
27Benton County10.605-2.31 pts
28Whitman County10.53+1.5 pts
29Yakima County10.47+0.2 pts
30Clallam County10.231-3.26 pts
31Walla Walla County9.845+1.47 pts
32Grant County9.673-3.61 pts
33Chelan County9.218-1.01 pts
34Kittitas County8.895-4.46 pts
35Skamania County8.844-3.79 pts
36Douglas County8.825-3.92 pts
37Skagit County8.766-3.32 pts
38Ferry County8.687+0.56 pts
39Pend Oreille County7.664-1.51 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Wahkiakum County, with 21.734% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Pend Oreille County, with 7.664% in 2013.

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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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