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Counties in Washington by job destruction rate

Skamania County had the highest job destruction rate of 39 counties in 2019, at 35.86%. Walla Walla County had the lowest, at 7.197%. The median was 10.444% and the figure for Washington was 10.356%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest35.86Skamania County
Lowest7.197Walla Walla County
Median10.44439 counties
Washington10.356History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 11.655 %Asotin County: 9.146 %Benton County: 11.768 %Chelan County: 9.926 %Clallam County: 10.492 %Clark County: 10.347 %Columbia County: 19.9 %Cowlitz County: 7.462 %Douglas County: 10.921 %Ferry County: 10.444 %Franklin County: 14.114 %Garfield County: 8.903 %Grant County: 8.667 %Grays Harbor County: 11.564 %Island County: 12.173 %Jefferson County: 11.482 %King County: 10.245 %Kitsap County: 9.405 %Kittitas County: 12.865 %Klickitat County: 13.056 %Lewis County: 8.789 %Lincoln County: 9.896 %Mason County: 10.08 %Okanogan County: 11.474 %Pacific County: 12.468 %Pend Oreille County: 9.062 %Pierce County: 9.788 %San Juan County: 12.499 %Skagit County: 8.959 %Skamania County: 35.86 %Snohomish County: 12.355 %Spokane County: 10.164 %Stevens County: 8.523 %Thurston County: 10.581 %Wahkiakum County: 11.299 %Walla Walla County: 7.197 %Whatcom County: 10.715 %Whitman County: 9.769 %Yakima County: 10.336 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Skamania County: 35.86 %Skamania County35.86Columbia County: 19.9 %Columbia County19.9Franklin County: 14.114 %Franklin County14.114Klickitat County: 13.056 %Klickitat County13.056Kittitas County: 12.865 %Kittitas County12.865San Juan County: 12.499 %San Juan County12.499Pacific County: 12.468 %Pacific County12.468Snohomish County: 12.355 %Snohomish County12.355Island County: 12.173 %Island County12.173Benton County: 11.768 %Benton County11.768Adams County: 11.655 %Adams County11.655Grays Harbor County: 11.564 %Grays Harbor County11.564Jefferson County: 11.482 %Jefferson County11.482Okanogan County: 11.474 %Okanogan County11.474Wahkiakum County: 11.299 %Wahkiakum County11.299Douglas County: 10.921 %Douglas County10.921Whatcom County: 10.715 %Whatcom County10.715Thurston County: 10.581 %Thurston County10.581Clallam County: 10.492 %Clallam County10.492Ferry County: 10.444 %Ferry County10.444Clark County: 10.347 %Clark County10.347Yakima County: 10.336 %Yakima County10.336King County: 10.245 %King County10.245Spokane County: 10.164 %Spokane County10.164Mason County: 10.08 %Mason County10.08Chelan County: 9.926 %Chelan County9.926Lincoln County: 9.896 %Lincoln County9.896Pierce County: 9.788 %Pierce County9.788Whitman County: 9.769 %Whitman County9.769Kitsap County: 9.405 %Kitsap County9.405Asotin County: 9.146 %Asotin County9.146Pend Oreille County: 9.062 %Pend Oreille County9.062Skagit County: 8.959 %Skagit County8.959Garfield County: 8.903 %Garfield County8.903Lewis County: 8.789 %Lewis County8.789Grant County: 8.667 %Grant County8.667Stevens County: 8.523 %Stevens County8.523Cowlitz County: 7.462 %Cowlitz County7.462Walla Walla County: 7.197 %Walla Walla County7.197Skamania County: 35.86 %Skamania County35.86Columbia County: 19.9 %Columbia County19.9Franklin County: 14.114 %Franklin County14.114Klickitat County: 13.056 %Klickitat County13.056Kittitas County: 12.865 %Kittitas County12.865San Juan County: 12.499 %San Juan County12.499Pacific County: 12.468 %Pacific County12.468Snohomish County: 12.355 %Snohomish County12.355Island County: 12.173 %Island County12.173Benton County: 11.768 %Benton County11.768Adams County: 11.655 %Adams County11.655Grays Harbor County: 11.564 %Grays Harbor County11.564Jefferson County: 11.482 %Jefferson County11.482Okanogan County: 11.474 %Okanogan County11.474Wahkiakum County: 11.299 %Wahkiakum County11.299Douglas County: 10.921 %Douglas County10.921Whatcom County: 10.715 %Whatcom County10.715Thurston County: 10.581 %Thurston County10.581Clallam County: 10.492 %Clallam County10.492Ferry County: 10.444 %Ferry County10.444Clark County: 10.347 %Clark County10.347Yakima County: 10.336 %Yakima County10.336King County: 10.245 %King County10.245Spokane County: 10.164 %Spokane County10.164Mason County: 10.08 %Mason County10.08Chelan County: 9.926 %Chelan County9.926Lincoln County: 9.896 %Lincoln County9.896Pierce County: 9.788 %Pierce County9.788Whitman County: 9.769 %Whitman County9.769Kitsap County: 9.405 %Kitsap County9.405Asotin County: 9.146 %Asotin County9.146Pend Oreille County: 9.062 %Pend Oreille County9.062Skagit County: 8.959 %Skagit County8.959Garfield County: 8.903 %Garfield County8.903Lewis County: 8.789 %Lewis County8.789Grant County: 8.667 %Grant County8.667Stevens County: 8.523 %Stevens County8.523Cowlitz County: 7.462 %Cowlitz County7.462Walla Walla County: 7.197 %Walla Walla County7.197
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Skamania County35.86+15.76 pts
2Columbia County19.9+12.14 pts
3Franklin County14.114+6.26 pts
4Klickitat County13.056+3.48 pts
5Kittitas County12.865+2.72 pts
6San Juan County12.499-0.57 pts
7Pacific County12.468-1.79 pts
8Snohomish County12.355+0.6 pts
9Island County12.173+1.12 pts
10Benton County11.768+2.35 pts
11Adams County11.655-1.5 pts
12Grays Harbor County11.564+0.37 pts
13Jefferson County11.482-0.59 pts
14Okanogan County11.474-0.48 pts
15Wahkiakum County11.299+4.9 pts
16Douglas County10.921+0.75 pts
17Whatcom County10.715-0.69 pts
18Thurston County10.581-0.09 pts
19Clallam County10.492-0.4 pts
20Ferry County10.444-5.89 pts
21Clark County10.347-1.36 pts
22Yakima County10.336+1.17 pts
23King County10.245-0.13 pts
24Spokane County10.164-1.83 pts
25Mason County10.08+0.04 pts
26Chelan County9.926+1.39 pts
27Lincoln County9.896-7.22 pts
28Pierce County9.788-1.59 pts
29Whitman County9.7690 pts
30Kitsap County9.405-0.43 pts
31Asotin County9.146-2.63 pts
32Pend Oreille County9.062-2.39 pts
33Skagit County8.959-0.96 pts
34Garfield County8.903+0.65 pts
35Lewis County8.789-4.53 pts
36Grant County8.667-2.58 pts
37Stevens County8.523-1.73 pts
38Cowlitz County7.462-3.44 pts
39Walla Walla County7.197-1.19 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Skamania County, with 35.86% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Walla Walla County, with 7.197% in 2019.

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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