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Counties in Washington by job destruction rate

Jefferson County had the highest job destruction rate of 39 counties in 2015, at 16.825%. Ferry County had the lowest, at 4.984%. The median was 10.012% and the figure for Washington was 10.564%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.825Jefferson County
Lowest4.984Ferry County
Median10.01239 counties
Washington10.564History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 5.715 %Asotin County: 12.944 %Benton County: 9.124 %Chelan County: 9.334 %Clallam County: 11.173 %Clark County: 9.915 %Columbia County: 14.005 %Cowlitz County: 8.124 %Douglas County: 10.314 %Ferry County: 4.984 %Franklin County: 11.404 %Garfield County: 9.206 %Grant County: 9.206 %Grays Harbor County: 12.564 %Island County: 10.875 %Jefferson County: 16.825 %King County: 10.577 %Kitsap County: 10.188 %Kittitas County: 9.451 %Klickitat County: 9.416 %Lewis County: 9.332 %Lincoln County: 13.499 %Mason County: 7.74 %Okanogan County: 10.792 %Pacific County: 8.184 %Pend Oreille County: 11.583 %Pierce County: 10.303 %San Juan County: 12.176 %Skagit County: 10.012 %Skamania County: 9.321 %Snohomish County: 10.678 %Spokane County: 10.049 %Stevens County: 9.46 %Thurston County: 9.307 %Wahkiakum County: 12.114 %Walla Walla County: 6.6 %Whatcom County: 11.421 %Whitman County: 6.595 %Yakima County: 7.892 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Jefferson County: 16.825 %Jefferson County16.825Columbia County: 14.005 %Columbia County14.005Lincoln County: 13.499 %Lincoln County13.499Asotin County: 12.944 %Asotin County12.944Grays Harbor County: 12.564 %Grays Harbor County12.564San Juan County: 12.176 %San Juan County12.176Wahkiakum County: 12.114 %Wahkiakum County12.114Pend Oreille County: 11.583 %Pend Oreille County11.583Whatcom County: 11.421 %Whatcom County11.421Franklin County: 11.404 %Franklin County11.404Clallam County: 11.173 %Clallam County11.173Island County: 10.875 %Island County10.875Okanogan County: 10.792 %Okanogan County10.792Snohomish County: 10.678 %Snohomish County10.678King County: 10.577 %King County10.577Douglas County: 10.314 %Douglas County10.314Pierce County: 10.303 %Pierce County10.303Kitsap County: 10.188 %Kitsap County10.188Spokane County: 10.049 %Spokane County10.049Skagit County: 10.012 %Skagit County10.012Clark County: 9.915 %Clark County9.915Stevens County: 9.46 %Stevens County9.46Kittitas County: 9.451 %Kittitas County9.451Klickitat County: 9.416 %Klickitat County9.416Chelan County: 9.334 %Chelan County9.334Lewis County: 9.332 %Lewis County9.332Skamania County: 9.321 %Skamania County9.321Thurston County: 9.307 %Thurston County9.307Garfield County: 9.206 %Garfield County9.206Grant County: 9.206 %Grant County9.206Benton County: 9.124 %Benton County9.124Pacific County: 8.184 %Pacific County8.184Cowlitz County: 8.124 %Cowlitz County8.124Yakima County: 7.892 %Yakima County7.892Mason County: 7.74 %Mason County7.74Walla Walla County: 6.6 %Walla Walla County6.6Whitman County: 6.595 %Whitman County6.595Adams County: 5.715 %Adams County5.715Ferry County: 4.984 %Ferry County4.984Jefferson County: 16.825 %Jefferson County16.825Columbia County: 14.005 %Columbia County14.005Lincoln County: 13.499 %Lincoln County13.499Asotin County: 12.944 %Asotin County12.944Grays Harbor County: 12.564 %Grays Harbor County12.564San Juan County: 12.176 %San Juan County12.176Wahkiakum County: 12.114 %Wahkiakum County12.114Pend Oreille County: 11.583 %Pend Oreille County11.583Whatcom County: 11.421 %Whatcom County11.421Franklin County: 11.404 %Franklin County11.404Clallam County: 11.173 %Clallam County11.173Island County: 10.875 %Island County10.875Okanogan County: 10.792 %Okanogan County10.792Snohomish County: 10.678 %Snohomish County10.678King County: 10.577 %King County10.577Douglas County: 10.314 %Douglas County10.314Pierce County: 10.303 %Pierce County10.303Kitsap County: 10.188 %Kitsap County10.188Spokane County: 10.049 %Spokane County10.049Skagit County: 10.012 %Skagit County10.012Clark County: 9.915 %Clark County9.915Stevens County: 9.46 %Stevens County9.46Kittitas County: 9.451 %Kittitas County9.451Klickitat County: 9.416 %Klickitat County9.416Chelan County: 9.334 %Chelan County9.334Lewis County: 9.332 %Lewis County9.332Skamania County: 9.321 %Skamania County9.321Thurston County: 9.307 %Thurston County9.307Garfield County: 9.206 %Garfield County9.206Grant County: 9.206 %Grant County9.206Benton County: 9.124 %Benton County9.124Pacific County: 8.184 %Pacific County8.184Cowlitz County: 8.124 %Cowlitz County8.124Yakima County: 7.892 %Yakima County7.892Mason County: 7.74 %Mason County7.74Walla Walla County: 6.6 %Walla Walla County6.6Whitman County: 6.595 %Whitman County6.595Adams County: 5.715 %Adams County5.715Ferry County: 4.984 %Ferry County4.984
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Jefferson County16.825+7.4 pts
2Columbia County14.005-2.91 pts
3Lincoln County13.499+6.59 pts
4Asotin County12.944+2.81 pts
5Grays Harbor County12.564-0.63 pts
6San Juan County12.176-0.79 pts
7Wahkiakum County12.114-5.72 pts
8Pend Oreille County11.583-0.26 pts
9Whatcom County11.421+0.94 pts
10Franklin County11.404+1.41 pts
11Clallam County11.173-0.58 pts
12Island County10.875+0.1 pts
13Okanogan County10.792-0.49 pts
14Snohomish County10.678-0.15 pts
15King County10.577+0.58 pts
16Douglas County10.314-2.81 pts
17Pierce County10.303+1.3 pts
18Kitsap County10.188-3.27 pts
19Spokane County10.049-0.77 pts
20Skagit County10.012-2.33 pts
21Clark County9.915-0.37 pts
22Stevens County9.46-3.82 pts
23Kittitas County9.451-2.17 pts
24Klickitat County9.416-1.06 pts
25Chelan County9.334-0.06 pts
26Lewis County9.332-1.1 pts
27Skamania County9.321-1.01 pts
28Thurston County9.307-0.87 pts
29Garfield County9.206+2.6 pts
29Grant County9.206-0.07 pts
31Benton County9.124-1.61 pts
32Pacific County8.184-2.95 pts
33Cowlitz County8.124-1.2 pts
34Yakima County7.892-2.19 pts
35Mason County7.74-2.13 pts
36Walla Walla County6.6-1.26 pts
37Whitman County6.595-3.72 pts
38Adams County5.715-4.95 pts
39Ferry County4.984-4.91 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 Washington by job destruction rate, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Jefferson County, with 16.825% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Ferry County, with 4.984% in 2015.

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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