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Counties in Wyoming by job destruction rate

Johnson County had the highest job destruction rate of 23 counties in 2020, at 27.874%. Sheridan County had the lowest, at 8.993%. The median was 11.899% and the figure for Wyoming was 11.962%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.874Johnson County
Lowest8.993Sheridan County
Median11.89923 counties
Wyoming11.962History

Map of counties, 2020

Albany County: 10.504 %Big Horn County: 9.57 %Campbell County: 10.78 %Carbon County: 14.563 %Converse County: 13.131 %Crook County: 11.442 %Fremont County: 11.521 %Goshen County: 19.207 %Hot Springs County: 13.121 %Johnson County: 27.874 %Laramie County: 10.332 %Lincoln County: 11.899 %Natrona County: 11.442 %Niobrara County: 22.251 %Park County: 11.046 %Platte County: 13.178 %Sheridan County: 8.993 %Sublette County: 20.224 %Sweetwater County: 11.239 %Teton County: 12.713 %Uinta County: 11.14 %Washakie County: 13.491 %Weston County: 22.925 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Johnson County: 27.874 %Johnson County27.874Weston County: 22.925 %Weston County22.925Niobrara County: 22.251 %Niobrara County22.251Sublette County: 20.224 %Sublette County20.224Goshen County: 19.207 %Goshen County19.207Carbon County: 14.563 %Carbon County14.563Washakie County: 13.491 %Washakie County13.491Platte County: 13.178 %Platte County13.178Converse County: 13.131 %Converse County13.131Hot Springs County: 13.121 %Hot Springs County13.121Teton County: 12.713 %Teton County12.713Lincoln County: 11.899 %Lincoln County11.899Fremont County: 11.521 %Fremont County11.521Crook County: 11.442 %Crook County11.442Natrona County: 11.442 %Natrona County11.442Sweetwater County: 11.239 %Sweetwater County11.239Uinta County: 11.14 %Uinta County11.14Park County: 11.046 %Park County11.046Campbell County: 10.78 %Campbell County10.78Albany County: 10.504 %Albany County10.504Laramie County: 10.332 %Laramie County10.332Big Horn County: 9.57 %Big Horn County9.57Sheridan County: 8.993 %Sheridan County8.993Johnson County: 27.874 %Johnson County27.874Weston County: 22.925 %Weston County22.925Niobrara County: 22.251 %Niobrara County22.251Sublette County: 20.224 %Sublette County20.224Goshen County: 19.207 %Goshen County19.207Carbon County: 14.563 %Carbon County14.563Washakie County: 13.491 %Washakie County13.491Platte County: 13.178 %Platte County13.178Converse County: 13.131 %Converse County13.131Hot Springs County: 13.121 %Hot Springs County13.121Teton County: 12.713 %Teton County12.713Lincoln County: 11.899 %Lincoln County11.899Fremont County: 11.521 %Fremont County11.521Crook County: 11.442 %Crook County11.442Natrona County: 11.442 %Natrona County11.442Sweetwater County: 11.239 %Sweetwater County11.239Uinta County: 11.14 %Uinta County11.14Park County: 11.046 %Park County11.046Campbell County: 10.78 %Campbell County10.78Albany County: 10.504 %Albany County10.504Laramie County: 10.332 %Laramie County10.332Big Horn County: 9.57 %Big Horn County9.57Sheridan County: 8.993 %Sheridan County8.993
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Johnson County27.874+14.6 pts
2Weston County22.925+14.59 pts
3Niobrara County22.251+7.98 pts
4Sublette County20.224+5.98 pts
5Goshen County19.207+5.34 pts
6Carbon County14.563+2.99 pts
7Washakie County13.491+0.55 pts
8Platte County13.178+3.93 pts
9Converse County13.131+3.75 pts
10Hot Springs County13.121+1.25 pts
11Teton County12.713+2.67 pts
12Lincoln County11.899+0.35 pts
13Fremont County11.521+1.23 pts
14Crook County11.442+2.86 pts
14Natrona County11.442+0.51 pts
16Sweetwater County11.239+2.17 pts
17Uinta County11.14+2.69 pts
18Park County11.046-0.73 pts
19Campbell County10.78-0.94 pts
20Albany County10.504-0.49 pts
21Laramie County10.332-0.3 pts
22Big Horn County9.57-0.41 pts
23Sheridan County8.993+0.01 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 Wyoming by job destruction rate, 2020) [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 Wyoming by job destruction rate, 2020. 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/wyoming-counties?period=2020. 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 Wyoming by job destruction rate, 2020. 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/wyoming-counties?period=2020.

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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 Wyoming by job destruction rate, 2020 [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/wyoming-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Johnson County, with 27.874% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Sheridan County, with 8.993% in 2020.

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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