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Counties in Washington by job destruction rate

Skamania County had the highest job destruction rate of 39 counties in 2018, at 20.104%. Wahkiakum County had the lowest, at 6.396%. The median was 10.903% and the figure for Washington was 10.861%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.104Skamania County
Lowest6.396Wahkiakum County
Median10.90339 counties
Washington10.861History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 13.159 %Asotin County: 11.771 %Benton County: 9.422 %Chelan County: 8.54 %Clallam County: 10.891 %Clark County: 11.71 %Columbia County: 7.757 %Cowlitz County: 10.903 %Douglas County: 10.172 %Ferry County: 16.339 %Franklin County: 7.855 %Garfield County: 8.254 %Grant County: 11.249 %Grays Harbor County: 11.195 %Island County: 11.052 %Jefferson County: 12.073 %King County: 10.378 %Kitsap County: 9.837 %Kittitas County: 10.142 %Klickitat County: 9.571 %Lewis County: 13.314 %Lincoln County: 17.117 %Mason County: 10.036 %Okanogan County: 11.957 %Pacific County: 14.256 %Pend Oreille County: 11.449 %Pierce County: 11.374 %San Juan County: 13.065 %Skagit County: 9.924 %Skamania County: 20.104 %Snohomish County: 11.757 %Spokane County: 11.992 %Stevens County: 10.257 %Thurston County: 10.674 %Wahkiakum County: 6.396 %Walla Walla County: 8.387 %Whatcom County: 11.407 %Whitman County: 9.767 %Yakima County: 9.163 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Skamania County: 20.104 %Skamania County20.104Lincoln County: 17.117 %Lincoln County17.117Ferry County: 16.339 %Ferry County16.339Pacific County: 14.256 %Pacific County14.256Lewis County: 13.314 %Lewis County13.314Adams County: 13.159 %Adams County13.159San Juan County: 13.065 %San Juan County13.065Jefferson County: 12.073 %Jefferson County12.073Spokane County: 11.992 %Spokane County11.992Okanogan County: 11.957 %Okanogan County11.957Asotin County: 11.771 %Asotin County11.771Snohomish County: 11.757 %Snohomish County11.757Clark County: 11.71 %Clark County11.71Pend Oreille County: 11.449 %Pend Oreille County11.449Whatcom County: 11.407 %Whatcom County11.407Pierce County: 11.374 %Pierce County11.374Grant County: 11.249 %Grant County11.249Grays Harbor County: 11.195 %Grays Harbor County11.195Island County: 11.052 %Island County11.052Cowlitz County: 10.903 %Cowlitz County10.903Clallam County: 10.891 %Clallam County10.891Thurston County: 10.674 %Thurston County10.674King County: 10.378 %King County10.378Stevens County: 10.257 %Stevens County10.257Douglas County: 10.172 %Douglas County10.172Kittitas County: 10.142 %Kittitas County10.142Mason County: 10.036 %Mason County10.036Skagit County: 9.924 %Skagit County9.924Kitsap County: 9.837 %Kitsap County9.837Whitman County: 9.767 %Whitman County9.767Klickitat County: 9.571 %Klickitat County9.571Benton County: 9.422 %Benton County9.422Yakima County: 9.163 %Yakima County9.163Chelan County: 8.54 %Chelan County8.54Walla Walla County: 8.387 %Walla Walla County8.387Garfield County: 8.254 %Garfield County8.254Franklin County: 7.855 %Franklin County7.855Columbia County: 7.757 %Columbia County7.757Wahkiakum County: 6.396 %Wahkiakum County6.396Skamania County: 20.104 %Skamania County20.104Lincoln County: 17.117 %Lincoln County17.117Ferry County: 16.339 %Ferry County16.339Pacific County: 14.256 %Pacific County14.256Lewis County: 13.314 %Lewis County13.314Adams County: 13.159 %Adams County13.159San Juan County: 13.065 %San Juan County13.065Jefferson County: 12.073 %Jefferson County12.073Spokane County: 11.992 %Spokane County11.992Okanogan County: 11.957 %Okanogan County11.957Asotin County: 11.771 %Asotin County11.771Snohomish County: 11.757 %Snohomish County11.757Clark County: 11.71 %Clark County11.71Pend Oreille County: 11.449 %Pend Oreille County11.449Whatcom County: 11.407 %Whatcom County11.407Pierce County: 11.374 %Pierce County11.374Grant County: 11.249 %Grant County11.249Grays Harbor County: 11.195 %Grays Harbor County11.195Island County: 11.052 %Island County11.052Cowlitz County: 10.903 %Cowlitz County10.903Clallam County: 10.891 %Clallam County10.891Thurston County: 10.674 %Thurston County10.674King County: 10.378 %King County10.378Stevens County: 10.257 %Stevens County10.257Douglas County: 10.172 %Douglas County10.172Kittitas County: 10.142 %Kittitas County10.142Mason County: 10.036 %Mason County10.036Skagit County: 9.924 %Skagit County9.924Kitsap County: 9.837 %Kitsap County9.837Whitman County: 9.767 %Whitman County9.767Klickitat County: 9.571 %Klickitat County9.571Benton County: 9.422 %Benton County9.422Yakima County: 9.163 %Yakima County9.163Chelan County: 8.54 %Chelan County8.54Walla Walla County: 8.387 %Walla Walla County8.387Garfield County: 8.254 %Garfield County8.254Franklin County: 7.855 %Franklin County7.855Columbia County: 7.757 %Columbia County7.757Wahkiakum County: 6.396 %Wahkiakum County6.396
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Skamania County20.104+8.64 pts
2Lincoln County17.117+5.49 pts
3Ferry County16.339-8.44 pts
4Pacific County14.256+2.87 pts
5Lewis County13.314+3.89 pts
6Adams County13.159-1.5 pts
7San Juan County13.065+0.01 pts
8Jefferson County12.073+2.34 pts
9Spokane County11.992-0.13 pts
10Okanogan County11.957-5.28 pts
11Asotin County11.771+0.23 pts
12Snohomish County11.757-0.13 pts
13Clark County11.71+0.77 pts
14Pend Oreille County11.449+4.31 pts
15Whatcom County11.407+0.02 pts
16Pierce County11.374+0.18 pts
17Grant County11.249+0.77 pts
18Grays Harbor County11.195-0.26 pts
19Island County11.052-2.55 pts
20Cowlitz County10.903+0.45 pts
21Clallam County10.891+0.27 pts
22Thurston County10.674-0.53 pts
23King County10.378-0.48 pts
24Stevens County10.257-0.76 pts
25Douglas County10.172-0.92 pts
26Kittitas County10.142+0.91 pts
27Mason County10.036-4.41 pts
28Skagit County9.924-0.82 pts
29Kitsap County9.837-4.3 pts
30Whitman County9.767-0.04 pts
31Klickitat County9.571-6.3 pts
32Benton County9.422-0.86 pts
33Yakima County9.163-1 pts
34Chelan County8.54-7.2 pts
35Walla Walla County8.387-3.53 pts
36Garfield County8.254-2.04 pts
37Franklin County7.855-3.17 pts
38Columbia County7.757-1.58 pts
39Wahkiakum County6.396-3.5 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Skamania County, with 20.104% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Wahkiakum County, with 6.396% in 2018.

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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