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Counties in Ohio by establishment exit rate

Morgan County had the highest establishment exit rate of 88 counties in 2014, at 11.392%. Wyandot County had the lowest, at 4.051%. The median was 7.181% and the figure for Ohio was 7.56%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.392Morgan County
Lowest4.051Wyandot County
Median7.18188 counties
Ohio7.56History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 9.036 %Allen County: 6.426 %Ashland County: 6.74 %Ashtabula County: 6.439 %Athens County: 7.102 %Auglaize County: 4.379 %Belmont County: 8.811 %Brown County: 9.98 %Butler County: 7.793 %Carroll County: 6.873 %Champaign County: 5.836 %Clark County: 7.933 %Clermont County: 8.574 %Clinton County: 7.578 %Columbiana County: 5.803 %Coshocton County: 8.094 %Crawford County: 6.739 %Cuyahoga County: 7.836 %Darke County: 6.638 %Defiance County: 6.486 %Delaware County: 8.732 %Erie County: 7.706 %Fairfield County: 7.591 %Fayette County: 6.78 %Franklin County: 8.029 %Fulton County: 6.751 %Gallia County: 7.393 %Geauga County: 9.158 %Greene County: 7.475 %Guernsey County: 5.996 %Hamilton County: 7.923 %Hancock County: 6.83 %Hardin County: 7.151 %Harrison County: 8.368 %Henry County: 6.008 %Highland County: 6.409 %Hocking County: 7.168 %Holmes County: 6.11 %Huron County: 6.844 %Jackson County: 6.289 %Jefferson County: 7.562 %Knox County: 6.993 %Lake County: 7.365 %Lawrence County: 5.793 %Licking County: 8.871 %Logan County: 8.098 %Lorain County: 7.707 %Lucas County: 8.2 %Madison County: 6.738 %Mahoning County: 7.721 %Marion County: 7.334 %Medina County: 8.74 %Meigs County: 6.884 %Mercer County: 4.543 %Miami County: 6.148 %Monroe County: 9.231 %Montgomery County: 7.311 %Morgan County: 11.392 %Morrow County: 10.086 %Muskingum County: 7.07 %Noble County: 9.744 %Ottawa County: 8.432 %Paulding County: 7.194 %Perry County: 6.045 %Pickaway County: 7.724 %Pike County: 8.19 %Portage County: 6.606 %Preble County: 8.467 %Putnam County: 4.464 %Richland County: 8.561 %Ross County: 6.214 %Sandusky County: 5.938 %Scioto County: 5.736 %Seneca County: 6.182 %Shelby County: 5.764 %Stark County: 7.41 %Summit County: 7.776 %Trumbull County: 7.737 %Tuscarawas County: 5.654 %Union County: 8.159 %Van Wert County: 5.577 %Vinton County: 9.917 %Warren County: 7.664 %Washington County: 6.664 %Wayne County: 5.549 %Williams County: 4.074 %Wood County: 5.791 %Wyandot County: 4.051 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Morgan County: 11.392 %Morgan County11.392Morrow County: 10.086 %Morrow County10.086Brown County: 9.98 %Brown County9.98Vinton County: 9.917 %Vinton County9.917Noble County: 9.744 %Noble County9.744Monroe County: 9.231 %Monroe County9.231Geauga County: 9.158 %Geauga County9.158Adams County: 9.036 %Adams County9.036Licking County: 8.871 %Licking County8.871Belmont County: 8.811 %Belmont County8.811Medina County: 8.74 %Medina County8.74Delaware County: 8.732 %Delaware County8.732Clermont County: 8.574 %Clermont County8.574Richland County: 8.561 %Richland County8.561Preble County: 8.467 %Preble County8.467Ottawa County: 8.432 %Ottawa County8.432Harrison County: 8.368 %Harrison County8.368Lucas County: 8.2 %Lucas County8.2Pike County: 8.19 %Pike County8.19Union County: 8.159 %Union County8.159Logan County: 8.098 %Logan County8.098Coshocton County: 8.094 %Coshocton County8.094Franklin County: 8.029 %Franklin County8.029Clark County: 7.933 %Clark County7.933Hamilton County: 7.923 %Hamilton County7.923Cuyahoga County: 7.836 %Cuyahoga County7.836Butler County: 7.793 %Butler County7.793Summit County: 7.776 %Summit County7.776Trumbull County: 7.737 %Trumbull County7.737Pickaway County: 7.724 %Pickaway County7.724Mahoning County: 7.721 %Mahoning County7.721Lorain County: 7.707 %Lorain County7.707Erie County: 7.706 %Erie County7.706Warren County: 7.664 %Warren County7.664Fairfield County: 7.591 %Fairfield County7.591Clinton County: 7.578 %Clinton County7.578Jefferson County: 7.562 %Jefferson County7.562Greene County: 7.475 %Greene County7.475Stark County: 7.41 %Stark County7.41Gallia County: 7.393 %Gallia County7.393Morgan County: 11.392 %Morgan County11.392Morrow County: 10.086 %Morrow County10.086Brown County: 9.98 %Brown County9.98Vinton County: 9.917 %Vinton County9.917Noble County: 9.744 %Noble County9.744Monroe County: 9.231 %Monroe County9.231Geauga County: 9.158 %Geauga County9.158Adams County: 9.036 %Adams County9.036Licking County: 8.871 %Licking County8.871Belmont County: 8.811 %Belmont County8.811Medina County: 8.74 %Medina County8.74Delaware County: 8.732 %Delaware County8.732Clermont County: 8.574 %Clermont County8.574Richland County: 8.561 %Richland County8.561Preble County: 8.467 %Preble County8.467Ottawa County: 8.432 %Ottawa County8.432Harrison County: 8.368 %Harrison County8.368Lucas County: 8.2 %Lucas County8.2Pike County: 8.19 %Pike County8.19Union County: 8.159 %Union County8.159Logan County: 8.098 %Logan County8.098Coshocton County: 8.094 %Coshocton County8.094Franklin County: 8.029 %Franklin County8.029Clark County: 7.933 %Clark County7.933Hamilton County: 7.923 %Hamilton County7.923Cuyahoga County: 7.836 %Cuyahoga County7.836Butler County: 7.793 %Butler County7.793Summit County: 7.776 %Summit County7.776Trumbull County: 7.737 %Trumbull County7.737Pickaway County: 7.724 %Pickaway County7.724Mahoning County: 7.721 %Mahoning County7.721Lorain County: 7.707 %Lorain County7.707Erie County: 7.706 %Erie County7.706Warren County: 7.664 %Warren County7.664Fairfield County: 7.591 %Fairfield County7.591Clinton County: 7.578 %Clinton County7.578Jefferson County: 7.562 %Jefferson County7.562Greene County: 7.475 %Greene County7.475Stark County: 7.41 %Stark County7.41Gallia County: 7.393 %Gallia County7.393
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Morgan County11.392+6.33 pts
2Morrow County10.086+1.7 pts
3Brown County9.98-0.22 pts
4Vinton County9.917-1.51 pts
5Noble County9.744+4.68 pts
6Monroe County9.231-0.36 pts
7Geauga County9.158+0.14 pts
8Adams County9.036+0.2 pts
9Licking County8.871+0.66 pts
10Belmont County8.811+1.69 pts
11Medina County8.74+1.18 pts
12Delaware County8.732-0.35 pts
13Clermont County8.574-0.76 pts
14Richland County8.561+1.79 pts
15Preble County8.467+1.36 pts
16Ottawa County8.432+0.19 pts
17Harrison County8.368-1.44 pts
18Lucas County8.2-0.11 pts
19Pike County8.19+1.27 pts
20Union County8.159+0.75 pts
21Logan County8.098-1.03 pts
22Coshocton County8.094+1.23 pts
23Franklin County8.029-0.42 pts
24Clark County7.933+1.23 pts
25Hamilton County7.923-0.49 pts
26Cuyahoga County7.836-0.71 pts
27Butler County7.793-0.43 pts
28Summit County7.776-0.61 pts
29Trumbull County7.737-0.22 pts
30Pickaway County7.724-0.59 pts
31Mahoning County7.721+0.12 pts
32Lorain County7.707-0.36 pts
33Erie County7.706+0.13 pts
34Warren County7.664-3.54 pts
35Fairfield County7.591-1.4 pts
36Clinton County7.578+0.9 pts
37Jefferson County7.562+0.07 pts
38Greene County7.475-1.18 pts
39Stark County7.41-0.23 pts
40Gallia County7.393-0.77 pts
41Lake County7.365-0.73 pts
42Marion County7.334-0.11 pts
43Montgomery County7.311-1.03 pts
44Paulding County7.194+1.16 pts
45Hocking County7.168-0.55 pts
46Hardin County7.151+0.26 pts
47Athens County7.102-2.24 pts
48Muskingum County7.07-0.69 pts
49Knox County6.993-0.86 pts
50Meigs County6.884-4.19 pts
51Carroll County6.873+2.69 pts
52Huron County6.844-0.98 pts
53Hancock County6.83-0.84 pts
54Fayette County6.78-0.01 pts
55Fulton County6.751+1.6 pts
56Ashland County6.74+0.71 pts
57Crawford County6.739+0.45 pts
58Madison County6.738+1.4 pts
59Washington County6.664-0.97 pts
60Darke County6.638-0.45 pts
61Portage County6.606-1.26 pts
62Defiance County6.486-0.11 pts
63Ashtabula County6.439-0.84 pts
64Allen County6.426-1.59 pts
65Highland County6.409-2.58 pts
66Jackson County6.289-2.09 pts
67Ross County6.214-3.22 pts
68Seneca County6.182-3.1 pts
69Miami County6.148+0.14 pts
70Holmes County6.11-1.28 pts
71Perry County6.045-1.1 pts
72Henry County6.008-0.52 pts
73Guernsey County5.996-1.67 pts
74Sandusky County5.938-1.45 pts
75Champaign County5.836-1.74 pts
76Columbiana County5.803-2.42 pts
77Lawrence County5.793-3.94 pts
78Wood County5.791-1.68 pts
79Shelby County5.764-1.67 pts
80Scioto County5.736-2.29 pts
81Tuscarawas County5.654-2.12 pts
82Van Wert County5.577+0.21 pts
83Wayne County5.549-0.64 pts
84Mercer County4.543-1.88 pts
85Putnam County4.464+0.45 pts
86Auglaize County4.379-2.8 pts
87Williams County4.074-2.94 pts
88Wyandot County4.051-0.48 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.

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: 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Morgan County, with 11.392% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Wyandot County, with 4.051% in 2014.

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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