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Counties in Ohio by establishment exit rate

Monroe County had the highest establishment exit rate of 88 counties in 2015, at 10.177%. Paulding County had the lowest, at 3.971%. The median was 7.049% and the figure for Ohio was 7.625%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.177Monroe County
Lowest3.971Paulding County
Median7.04988 counties
Ohio7.625History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 7.229 %Allen County: 5.577 %Ashland County: 6.842 %Ashtabula County: 9.073 %Athens County: 6.061 %Auglaize County: 6.087 %Belmont County: 7.274 %Brown County: 7.157 %Butler County: 7.396 %Carroll County: 8.864 %Champaign County: 9.148 %Clark County: 7.776 %Clermont County: 7.878 %Clinton County: 6.613 %Columbiana County: 8.081 %Coshocton County: 6.855 %Crawford County: 7.008 %Cuyahoga County: 8.592 %Darke County: 5.288 %Defiance County: 5.118 %Delaware County: 8.863 %Erie County: 5.981 %Fairfield County: 7.135 %Fayette County: 6.78 %Franklin County: 8.269 %Fulton County: 4.911 %Gallia County: 7.156 %Geauga County: 9.01 %Greene County: 8.277 %Guernsey County: 7.603 %Hamilton County: 8.104 %Hancock County: 5.704 %Hardin County: 7.218 %Harrison County: 6.061 %Henry County: 6.583 %Highland County: 5.825 %Hocking County: 5.876 %Holmes County: 5.621 %Huron County: 5.367 %Jackson County: 7.795 %Jefferson County: 7.771 %Knox County: 7.154 %Lake County: 8.65 %Lawrence County: 9.373 %Licking County: 7.09 %Logan County: 5.913 %Lorain County: 6.812 %Lucas County: 8.326 %Madison County: 9.492 %Mahoning County: 7.607 %Marion County: 6.491 %Medina County: 8.561 %Meigs County: 8.229 %Mercer County: 4.897 %Miami County: 6.226 %Monroe County: 10.177 %Montgomery County: 7.244 %Morgan County: 8.497 %Morrow County: 9.869 %Muskingum County: 7.112 %Noble County: 7.216 %Ottawa County: 4.45 %Paulding County: 3.971 %Perry County: 4.669 %Pickaway County: 6.332 %Pike County: 8.673 %Portage County: 7.31 %Preble County: 7.647 %Putnam County: 4.448 %Richland County: 6.42 %Ross County: 6.921 %Sandusky County: 5.88 %Scioto County: 6.367 %Seneca County: 7.619 %Shelby County: 5.226 %Stark County: 6.942 %Summit County: 7.799 %Trumbull County: 6.403 %Tuscarawas County: 6.53 %Union County: 6.96 %Van Wert County: 4.84 %Vinton County: 9.091 %Warren County: 8.29 %Washington County: 6.758 %Wayne County: 6.283 %Williams County: 5.733 %Wood County: 6.24 %Wyandot County: 6.125 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Monroe County: 10.177 %Monroe County10.177Morrow County: 9.869 %Morrow County9.869Madison County: 9.492 %Madison County9.492Lawrence County: 9.373 %Lawrence County9.373Champaign County: 9.148 %Champaign County9.148Vinton County: 9.091 %Vinton County9.091Ashtabula County: 9.073 %Ashtabula County9.073Geauga County: 9.01 %Geauga County9.01Carroll County: 8.864 %Carroll County8.864Delaware County: 8.863 %Delaware County8.863Pike County: 8.673 %Pike County8.673Lake County: 8.65 %Lake County8.65Cuyahoga County: 8.592 %Cuyahoga County8.592Medina County: 8.561 %Medina County8.561Morgan County: 8.497 %Morgan County8.497Lucas County: 8.326 %Lucas County8.326Warren County: 8.29 %Warren County8.29Greene County: 8.277 %Greene County8.277Franklin County: 8.269 %Franklin County8.269Meigs County: 8.229 %Meigs County8.229Hamilton County: 8.104 %Hamilton County8.104Columbiana County: 8.081 %Columbiana County8.081Clermont County: 7.878 %Clermont County7.878Summit County: 7.799 %Summit County7.799Jackson County: 7.795 %Jackson County7.795Clark County: 7.776 %Clark County7.776Jefferson County: 7.771 %Jefferson County7.771Preble County: 7.647 %Preble County7.647Seneca County: 7.619 %Seneca County7.619Mahoning County: 7.607 %Mahoning County7.607Guernsey County: 7.603 %Guernsey County7.603Butler County: 7.396 %Butler County7.396Portage County: 7.31 %Portage County7.31Belmont County: 7.274 %Belmont County7.274Montgomery County: 7.244 %Montgomery County7.244Adams County: 7.229 %Adams County7.229Hardin County: 7.218 %Hardin County7.218Noble County: 7.216 %Noble County7.216Brown County: 7.157 %Brown County7.157Gallia County: 7.156 %Gallia County7.156Monroe County: 10.177 %Monroe County10.177Morrow County: 9.869 %Morrow County9.869Madison County: 9.492 %Madison County9.492Lawrence County: 9.373 %Lawrence County9.373Champaign County: 9.148 %Champaign County9.148Vinton County: 9.091 %Vinton County9.091Ashtabula County: 9.073 %Ashtabula County9.073Geauga County: 9.01 %Geauga County9.01Carroll County: 8.864 %Carroll County8.864Delaware County: 8.863 %Delaware County8.863Pike County: 8.673 %Pike County8.673Lake County: 8.65 %Lake County8.65Cuyahoga County: 8.592 %Cuyahoga County8.592Medina County: 8.561 %Medina County8.561Morgan County: 8.497 %Morgan County8.497Lucas County: 8.326 %Lucas County8.326Warren County: 8.29 %Warren County8.29Greene County: 8.277 %Greene County8.277Franklin County: 8.269 %Franklin County8.269Meigs County: 8.229 %Meigs County8.229Hamilton County: 8.104 %Hamilton County8.104Columbiana County: 8.081 %Columbiana County8.081Clermont County: 7.878 %Clermont County7.878Summit County: 7.799 %Summit County7.799Jackson County: 7.795 %Jackson County7.795Clark County: 7.776 %Clark County7.776Jefferson County: 7.771 %Jefferson County7.771Preble County: 7.647 %Preble County7.647Seneca County: 7.619 %Seneca County7.619Mahoning County: 7.607 %Mahoning County7.607Guernsey County: 7.603 %Guernsey County7.603Butler County: 7.396 %Butler County7.396Portage County: 7.31 %Portage County7.31Belmont County: 7.274 %Belmont County7.274Montgomery County: 7.244 %Montgomery County7.244Adams County: 7.229 %Adams County7.229Hardin County: 7.218 %Hardin County7.218Noble County: 7.216 %Noble County7.216Brown County: 7.157 %Brown County7.157Gallia County: 7.156 %Gallia County7.156
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Monroe County10.177+0.95 pts
2Morrow County9.869-0.22 pts
3Madison County9.492+2.75 pts
4Lawrence County9.373+3.58 pts
5Champaign County9.148+3.31 pts
6Vinton County9.091-0.83 pts
7Ashtabula County9.073+2.63 pts
8Geauga County9.01-0.15 pts
9Carroll County8.864+1.99 pts
10Delaware County8.863+0.13 pts
11Pike County8.673+0.48 pts
12Lake County8.65+1.29 pts
13Cuyahoga County8.592+0.76 pts
14Medina County8.561-0.18 pts
15Morgan County8.497-2.89 pts
16Lucas County8.326+0.13 pts
17Warren County8.29+0.63 pts
18Greene County8.277+0.8 pts
19Franklin County8.269+0.24 pts
20Meigs County8.229+1.34 pts
21Hamilton County8.104+0.18 pts
22Columbiana County8.081+2.28 pts
23Clermont County7.878-0.7 pts
24Summit County7.799+0.02 pts
25Jackson County7.795+1.51 pts
26Clark County7.776-0.16 pts
27Jefferson County7.771+0.21 pts
28Preble County7.647-0.82 pts
29Seneca County7.619+1.44 pts
30Mahoning County7.607-0.11 pts
31Guernsey County7.603+1.61 pts
32Butler County7.396-0.4 pts
33Portage County7.31+0.7 pts
34Belmont County7.274-1.54 pts
35Montgomery County7.244-0.07 pts
36Adams County7.229-1.81 pts
37Hardin County7.218+0.07 pts
38Noble County7.216-2.53 pts
39Brown County7.157-2.82 pts
40Gallia County7.156-0.24 pts
41Knox County7.154+0.16 pts
42Fairfield County7.135-0.46 pts
43Muskingum County7.112+0.04 pts
44Licking County7.09-1.78 pts
45Crawford County7.008+0.27 pts
46Union County6.96-1.2 pts
47Stark County6.942-0.47 pts
48Ross County6.921+0.71 pts
49Coshocton County6.855-1.24 pts
50Ashland County6.842+0.1 pts
51Lorain County6.812-0.89 pts
52Fayette County6.780 pts
53Washington County6.758+0.09 pts
54Clinton County6.613-0.96 pts
55Henry County6.583+0.58 pts
56Tuscarawas County6.53+0.88 pts
57Marion County6.491-0.84 pts
58Richland County6.42-2.14 pts
59Trumbull County6.403-1.33 pts
60Scioto County6.367+0.63 pts
61Pickaway County6.332-1.39 pts
62Wayne County6.283+0.73 pts
63Wood County6.24+0.45 pts
64Miami County6.226+0.08 pts
65Wyandot County6.125+2.07 pts
66Auglaize County6.087+1.71 pts
67Athens County6.061-1.04 pts
67Harrison County6.061-2.31 pts
69Erie County5.981-1.73 pts
70Logan County5.913-2.19 pts
71Sandusky County5.88-0.06 pts
72Hocking County5.876-1.29 pts
73Highland County5.825-0.58 pts
74Williams County5.733+1.66 pts
75Hancock County5.704-1.13 pts
76Holmes County5.621-0.49 pts
77Allen County5.577-0.85 pts
78Huron County5.367-1.48 pts
79Darke County5.288-1.35 pts
80Shelby County5.226-0.54 pts
81Defiance County5.118-1.37 pts
82Fulton County4.911-1.84 pts
83Mercer County4.897+0.35 pts
84Van Wert County4.84-0.74 pts
85Perry County4.669-1.38 pts
86Ottawa County4.45-3.98 pts
87Putnam County4.448-0.02 pts
88Paulding County3.971-3.22 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Monroe County, with 10.177% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Paulding County, with 3.971% in 2015.

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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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