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Counties in Ohio by establishment exit rate

Vinton County had the highest establishment exit rate of 88 counties in 2012, at 12.245%. Noble County had the lowest, at 4.675%. The median was 7.724% and the figure for Ohio was 8.188%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.245Vinton County
Lowest4.675Noble County
Median7.72488 counties
Ohio8.188History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 6.471 %Allen County: 7.813 %Ashland County: 7.215 %Ashtabula County: 8.468 %Athens County: 9.741 %Auglaize County: 5.717 %Belmont County: 7.729 %Brown County: 7.236 %Butler County: 8.747 %Carroll County: 8.14 %Champaign County: 7.106 %Clark County: 7.689 %Clermont County: 9.577 %Clinton County: 8.931 %Columbiana County: 8.469 %Coshocton County: 5.695 %Crawford County: 6.537 %Cuyahoga County: 8.759 %Darke County: 7.977 %Defiance County: 6.96 %Delaware County: 9.329 %Erie County: 7.241 %Fairfield County: 9.288 %Fayette County: 9.465 %Franklin County: 8.819 %Fulton County: 6.724 %Gallia County: 6.244 %Geauga County: 8.755 %Greene County: 7.846 %Guernsey County: 7.352 %Hamilton County: 8.333 %Hancock County: 6.813 %Hardin County: 5.505 %Harrison County: 10.022 %Henry County: 6.119 %Highland County: 6.041 %Hocking County: 10 %Holmes County: 5.841 %Huron County: 6.912 %Jackson County: 5.674 %Jefferson County: 8.869 %Knox County: 8.254 %Lake County: 7.94 %Lawrence County: 6.68 %Licking County: 8.395 %Logan County: 8.728 %Lorain County: 7.402 %Lucas County: 8.322 %Madison County: 7.718 %Mahoning County: 8.532 %Marion County: 8.314 %Medina County: 8.115 %Meigs County: 11.263 %Mercer County: 5.266 %Miami County: 6.853 %Monroe County: 6.726 %Montgomery County: 8.438 %Morgan County: 6.494 %Morrow County: 7.647 %Muskingum County: 8.09 %Noble County: 4.675 %Ottawa County: 5.942 %Paulding County: 8.099 %Perry County: 9.247 %Pickaway County: 7.258 %Pike County: 11.361 %Portage County: 8.377 %Preble County: 8.41 %Putnam County: 5.961 %Richland County: 7.99 %Ross County: 7.301 %Sandusky County: 7.492 %Scioto County: 7.311 %Seneca County: 7.182 %Shelby County: 5.904 %Stark County: 7.387 %Summit County: 7.903 %Trumbull County: 7.748 %Tuscarawas County: 7.076 %Union County: 8.394 %Van Wert County: 4.995 %Vinton County: 12.245 %Warren County: 10.081 %Washington County: 8.024 %Wayne County: 7.011 %Williams County: 7.412 %Wood County: 7.564 %Wyandot County: 7.617 %
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%, 2012. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2012

Vinton County: 12.245 %Vinton County12.245Pike County: 11.361 %Pike County11.361Meigs County: 11.263 %Meigs County11.263Warren County: 10.081 %Warren County10.081Harrison County: 10.022 %Harrison County10.022Hocking County: 10 %Hocking County10Athens County: 9.741 %Athens County9.741Clermont County: 9.577 %Clermont County9.577Fayette County: 9.465 %Fayette County9.465Delaware County: 9.329 %Delaware County9.329Fairfield County: 9.288 %Fairfield County9.288Perry County: 9.247 %Perry County9.247Clinton County: 8.931 %Clinton County8.931Jefferson County: 8.869 %Jefferson County8.869Franklin County: 8.819 %Franklin County8.819Cuyahoga County: 8.759 %Cuyahoga County8.759Geauga County: 8.755 %Geauga County8.755Butler County: 8.747 %Butler County8.747Logan County: 8.728 %Logan County8.728Mahoning County: 8.532 %Mahoning County8.532Columbiana County: 8.469 %Columbiana County8.469Ashtabula County: 8.468 %Ashtabula County8.468Montgomery County: 8.438 %Montgomery County8.438Preble County: 8.41 %Preble County8.41Licking County: 8.395 %Licking County8.395Union County: 8.394 %Union County8.394Portage County: 8.377 %Portage County8.377Hamilton County: 8.333 %Hamilton County8.333Lucas County: 8.322 %Lucas County8.322Marion County: 8.314 %Marion County8.314Knox County: 8.254 %Knox County8.254Carroll County: 8.14 %Carroll County8.14Medina County: 8.115 %Medina County8.115Paulding County: 8.099 %Paulding County8.099Muskingum County: 8.09 %Muskingum County8.09Washington County: 8.024 %Washington County8.024Richland County: 7.99 %Richland County7.99Darke County: 7.977 %Darke County7.977Lake County: 7.94 %Lake County7.94Summit County: 7.903 %Summit County7.903Vinton County: 12.245 %Vinton County12.245Pike County: 11.361 %Pike County11.361Meigs County: 11.263 %Meigs County11.263Warren County: 10.081 %Warren County10.081Harrison County: 10.022 %Harrison County10.022Hocking County: 10 %Hocking County10Athens County: 9.741 %Athens County9.741Clermont County: 9.577 %Clermont County9.577Fayette County: 9.465 %Fayette County9.465Delaware County: 9.329 %Delaware County9.329Fairfield County: 9.288 %Fairfield County9.288Perry County: 9.247 %Perry County9.247Clinton County: 8.931 %Clinton County8.931Jefferson County: 8.869 %Jefferson County8.869Franklin County: 8.819 %Franklin County8.819Cuyahoga County: 8.759 %Cuyahoga County8.759Geauga County: 8.755 %Geauga County8.755Butler County: 8.747 %Butler County8.747Logan County: 8.728 %Logan County8.728Mahoning County: 8.532 %Mahoning County8.532Columbiana County: 8.469 %Columbiana County8.469Ashtabula County: 8.468 %Ashtabula County8.468Montgomery County: 8.438 %Montgomery County8.438Preble County: 8.41 %Preble County8.41Licking County: 8.395 %Licking County8.395Union County: 8.394 %Union County8.394Portage County: 8.377 %Portage County8.377Hamilton County: 8.333 %Hamilton County8.333Lucas County: 8.322 %Lucas County8.322Marion County: 8.314 %Marion County8.314Knox County: 8.254 %Knox County8.254Carroll County: 8.14 %Carroll County8.14Medina County: 8.115 %Medina County8.115Paulding County: 8.099 %Paulding County8.099Muskingum County: 8.09 %Muskingum County8.09Washington County: 8.024 %Washington County8.024Richland County: 7.99 %Richland County7.99Darke County: 7.977 %Darke County7.977Lake County: 7.94 %Lake County7.94Summit County: 7.903 %Summit County7.903
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Vinton County12.245+1 pts
2Pike County11.361+1.39 pts
3Meigs County11.263+3.87 pts
4Warren County10.081-0.29 pts
5Harrison County10.022-3.2 pts
6Hocking County10+1.15 pts
7Athens County9.741+2.15 pts
8Clermont County9.577+0.97 pts
9Fayette County9.465+0.43 pts
10Delaware County9.329+1.16 pts
11Fairfield County9.288+0.15 pts
12Perry County9.247+3.26 pts
13Clinton County8.931+1.02 pts
14Jefferson County8.869+1.48 pts
15Franklin County8.819-1.84 pts
16Cuyahoga County8.759-0.17 pts
17Geauga County8.755-0.11 pts
18Butler County8.747+0.31 pts
19Logan County8.728+1.61 pts
20Mahoning County8.532+0.15 pts
21Columbiana County8.469+1.86 pts
22Ashtabula County8.468+0.44 pts
23Montgomery County8.438+0.76 pts
24Preble County8.41-0.29 pts
25Licking County8.395-1.51 pts
26Union County8.394-0.57 pts
27Portage County8.377-0.19 pts
28Hamilton County8.333-0.54 pts
29Lucas County8.322-0.25 pts
30Marion County8.314-0.35 pts
31Knox County8.254-0.96 pts
32Carroll County8.14-2.59 pts
33Medina County8.115-2.08 pts
34Paulding County8.099+0.76 pts
35Muskingum County8.09-0.34 pts
36Washington County8.024+1.15 pts
37Richland County7.99-1.33 pts
38Darke County7.977+0.19 pts
39Lake County7.94-1.35 pts
40Summit County7.903-0.32 pts
41Greene County7.846+0.24 pts
42Allen County7.813+1.07 pts
43Trumbull County7.748+0.04 pts
44Belmont County7.729+1.97 pts
45Madison County7.718-1.48 pts
46Clark County7.689+0.53 pts
47Morrow County7.647-2.28 pts
48Wyandot County7.617-0.13 pts
49Wood County7.564+0.54 pts
50Sandusky County7.492-0.18 pts
51Williams County7.412+2.14 pts
52Lorain County7.402-1.23 pts
53Stark County7.387-1.07 pts
54Guernsey County7.352+1.11 pts
55Scioto County7.311-0.08 pts
56Ross County7.301-2.55 pts
57Pickaway County7.258-1.11 pts
58Erie County7.241-0.07 pts
59Brown County7.236-2.7 pts
60Ashland County7.215-1.33 pts
61Seneca County7.182+0.22 pts
62Champaign County7.106-1.01 pts
63Tuscarawas County7.076-0.41 pts
64Wayne County7.011+0.01 pts
65Defiance County6.96+0.57 pts
66Huron County6.912-1.13 pts
67Miami County6.853+0.02 pts
68Hancock County6.813-1.26 pts
69Monroe County6.726-8.12 pts
70Fulton County6.724-1.59 pts
71Lawrence County6.68-2.26 pts
72Crawford County6.537-0.82 pts
73Morgan County6.494-2.37 pts
74Adams County6.471-3.72 pts
75Gallia County6.244-0.97 pts
76Henry County6.119+0.17 pts
77Highland County6.041-4.13 pts
78Putnam County5.961+0.08 pts
79Ottawa County5.942-2.79 pts
80Shelby County5.904-0.33 pts
81Holmes County5.841+0.86 pts
82Auglaize County5.717-1.06 pts
83Coshocton County5.695-0.88 pts
84Jackson County5.674-0.96 pts
85Hardin County5.505+0.42 pts
86Mercer County5.266+0.88 pts
87Van Wert County4.995-1.46 pts
88Noble County4.675-4.34 pts

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About this ranking

Establishments that closed during the year (employees a year earlier and none in March of the year), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

Counts closed locations, including branches of firms that keep operating elsewhere, so it is not a firm failure rate. Not comparable with enterprise_death_rate, which counts enterprise deaths in Europe. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit 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: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Ohio by establishment exit rate, 2012) [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: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Ohio by establishment exit rate, 2012. 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/establishment-exit-rate/ohio-counties?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Ohio by establishment exit rate, 2012. 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/establishment-exit-rate/ohio-counties?period=2012.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Ohio by establishment exit rate, 2012 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-exit-rate/ohio-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Vinton County, with 12.245% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Noble County, with 4.675% in 2012.

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: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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