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Counties in Ohio by establishment exit rate

Vinton County had the highest establishment exit rate of 88 counties in 2016, at 10.484%. Adams County had the lowest, at 3.468%. The median was 6.44% and the figure for Ohio was 6.957%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.484Vinton County
Lowest3.468Adams County
Median6.4488 counties
Ohio6.957History

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 3.468 %Allen County: 5.992 %Ashland County: 7.03 %Ashtabula County: 6.357 %Athens County: 6.488 %Auglaize County: 6.186 %Belmont County: 6.107 %Brown County: 6.869 %Butler County: 7.196 %Carroll County: 6.299 %Champaign County: 7.516 %Clark County: 5.987 %Clermont County: 7.799 %Clinton County: 7.983 %Columbiana County: 6.545 %Coshocton County: 6.867 %Crawford County: 6.57 %Cuyahoga County: 7.317 %Darke County: 5.991 %Defiance County: 5.321 %Delaware County: 7.275 %Erie County: 6.707 %Fairfield County: 7.635 %Fayette County: 4.237 %Franklin County: 7.776 %Fulton County: 6.659 %Gallia County: 6.403 %Geauga County: 7.772 %Greene County: 6.948 %Guernsey County: 5.572 %Hamilton County: 7.116 %Hancock County: 7.094 %Hardin County: 4.181 %Harrison County: 7.48 %Henry County: 5.615 %Highland County: 5.242 %Hocking County: 4.835 %Holmes County: 5.998 %Huron County: 6.17 %Jackson County: 4.303 %Jefferson County: 7.897 %Knox County: 6.287 %Lake County: 6.527 %Lawrence County: 5.726 %Licking County: 6.044 %Logan County: 4.819 %Lorain County: 6.489 %Lucas County: 7.173 %Madison County: 5.004 %Mahoning County: 6.991 %Marion County: 5.6 %Medina County: 7.469 %Meigs County: 4.836 %Mercer County: 5.046 %Miami County: 5.333 %Monroe County: 6.608 %Montgomery County: 7.122 %Morgan County: 9.15 %Morrow County: 8.467 %Muskingum County: 5.505 %Noble County: 5.038 %Ottawa County: 6.686 %Paulding County: 5.755 %Perry County: 7.692 %Pickaway County: 8.761 %Pike County: 5.744 %Portage County: 6.467 %Preble County: 5.21 %Putnam County: 6.428 %Richland County: 6.967 %Ross County: 5.646 %Sandusky County: 6.826 %Scioto County: 6.242 %Seneca County: 7.493 %Shelby County: 5.426 %Stark County: 6.508 %Summit County: 7.507 %Trumbull County: 6.922 %Tuscarawas County: 6.082 %Union County: 5.859 %Van Wert County: 4.41 %Vinton County: 10.484 %Warren County: 8.118 %Washington County: 6.385 %Wayne County: 6.276 %Williams County: 5.075 %Wood County: 6.452 %Wyandot County: 4.593 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Vinton County: 10.484 %Vinton County10.484Morgan County: 9.15 %Morgan County9.15Pickaway County: 8.761 %Pickaway County8.761Morrow County: 8.467 %Morrow County8.467Warren County: 8.118 %Warren County8.118Clinton County: 7.983 %Clinton County7.983Jefferson County: 7.897 %Jefferson County7.897Clermont County: 7.799 %Clermont County7.799Franklin County: 7.776 %Franklin County7.776Geauga County: 7.772 %Geauga County7.772Perry County: 7.692 %Perry County7.692Fairfield County: 7.635 %Fairfield County7.635Champaign County: 7.516 %Champaign County7.516Summit County: 7.507 %Summit County7.507Seneca County: 7.493 %Seneca County7.493Harrison County: 7.48 %Harrison County7.48Medina County: 7.469 %Medina County7.469Cuyahoga County: 7.317 %Cuyahoga County7.317Delaware County: 7.275 %Delaware County7.275Butler County: 7.196 %Butler County7.196Lucas County: 7.173 %Lucas County7.173Montgomery County: 7.122 %Montgomery County7.122Hamilton County: 7.116 %Hamilton County7.116Hancock County: 7.094 %Hancock County7.094Ashland County: 7.03 %Ashland County7.03Mahoning County: 6.991 %Mahoning County6.991Richland County: 6.967 %Richland County6.967Greene County: 6.948 %Greene County6.948Trumbull County: 6.922 %Trumbull County6.922Brown County: 6.869 %Brown County6.869Coshocton County: 6.867 %Coshocton County6.867Sandusky County: 6.826 %Sandusky County6.826Erie County: 6.707 %Erie County6.707Ottawa County: 6.686 %Ottawa County6.686Fulton County: 6.659 %Fulton County6.659Monroe County: 6.608 %Monroe County6.608Crawford County: 6.57 %Crawford County6.57Columbiana County: 6.545 %Columbiana County6.545Lake County: 6.527 %Lake County6.527Stark County: 6.508 %Stark County6.508Vinton County: 10.484 %Vinton County10.484Morgan County: 9.15 %Morgan County9.15Pickaway County: 8.761 %Pickaway County8.761Morrow County: 8.467 %Morrow County8.467Warren County: 8.118 %Warren County8.118Clinton County: 7.983 %Clinton County7.983Jefferson County: 7.897 %Jefferson County7.897Clermont County: 7.799 %Clermont County7.799Franklin County: 7.776 %Franklin County7.776Geauga County: 7.772 %Geauga County7.772Perry County: 7.692 %Perry County7.692Fairfield County: 7.635 %Fairfield County7.635Champaign County: 7.516 %Champaign County7.516Summit County: 7.507 %Summit County7.507Seneca County: 7.493 %Seneca County7.493Harrison County: 7.48 %Harrison County7.48Medina County: 7.469 %Medina County7.469Cuyahoga County: 7.317 %Cuyahoga County7.317Delaware County: 7.275 %Delaware County7.275Butler County: 7.196 %Butler County7.196Lucas County: 7.173 %Lucas County7.173Montgomery County: 7.122 %Montgomery County7.122Hamilton County: 7.116 %Hamilton County7.116Hancock County: 7.094 %Hancock County7.094Ashland County: 7.03 %Ashland County7.03Mahoning County: 6.991 %Mahoning County6.991Richland County: 6.967 %Richland County6.967Greene County: 6.948 %Greene County6.948Trumbull County: 6.922 %Trumbull County6.922Brown County: 6.869 %Brown County6.869Coshocton County: 6.867 %Coshocton County6.867Sandusky County: 6.826 %Sandusky County6.826Erie County: 6.707 %Erie County6.707Ottawa County: 6.686 %Ottawa County6.686Fulton County: 6.659 %Fulton County6.659Monroe County: 6.608 %Monroe County6.608Crawford County: 6.57 %Crawford County6.57Columbiana County: 6.545 %Columbiana County6.545Lake County: 6.527 %Lake County6.527Stark County: 6.508 %Stark County6.508
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Vinton County10.484+1.39 pts
2Morgan County9.15+0.65 pts
3Pickaway County8.761+2.43 pts
4Morrow County8.467-1.4 pts
5Warren County8.118-0.17 pts
6Clinton County7.983+1.37 pts
7Jefferson County7.897+0.13 pts
8Clermont County7.799-0.08 pts
9Franklin County7.776-0.49 pts
10Geauga County7.772-1.24 pts
11Perry County7.692+3.02 pts
12Fairfield County7.635+0.5 pts
13Champaign County7.516-1.63 pts
14Summit County7.507-0.29 pts
15Seneca County7.493-0.13 pts
16Harrison County7.48+1.42 pts
17Medina County7.469-1.09 pts
18Cuyahoga County7.317-1.28 pts
19Delaware County7.275-1.59 pts
20Butler County7.196-0.2 pts
21Lucas County7.173-1.15 pts
22Montgomery County7.122-0.12 pts
23Hamilton County7.116-0.99 pts
24Hancock County7.094+1.39 pts
25Ashland County7.03+0.19 pts
26Mahoning County6.991-0.62 pts
27Richland County6.967+0.55 pts
28Greene County6.948-1.33 pts
29Trumbull County6.922+0.52 pts
30Brown County6.869-0.29 pts
31Coshocton County6.867+0.01 pts
32Sandusky County6.826+0.95 pts
33Erie County6.707+0.73 pts
34Ottawa County6.686+2.24 pts
35Fulton County6.659+1.75 pts
36Monroe County6.608-3.57 pts
37Crawford County6.57-0.44 pts
38Columbiana County6.545-1.54 pts
39Lake County6.527-2.12 pts
40Stark County6.508-0.43 pts
41Lorain County6.489-0.32 pts
42Athens County6.488+0.43 pts
43Portage County6.467-0.84 pts
44Wood County6.452+0.21 pts
45Putnam County6.428+1.98 pts
46Gallia County6.403-0.75 pts
47Washington County6.385-0.37 pts
48Ashtabula County6.357-2.72 pts
49Carroll County6.299-2.57 pts
50Knox County6.287-0.87 pts
51Wayne County6.276-0.01 pts
52Scioto County6.242-0.13 pts
53Auglaize County6.186+0.1 pts
54Huron County6.17+0.8 pts
55Belmont County6.107-1.17 pts
56Tuscarawas County6.082-0.45 pts
57Licking County6.044-1.05 pts
58Holmes County5.998+0.38 pts
59Allen County5.992+0.42 pts
60Darke County5.991+0.7 pts
61Clark County5.987-1.79 pts
62Union County5.859-1.1 pts
63Paulding County5.755+1.78 pts
64Pike County5.744-2.93 pts
65Lawrence County5.726-3.65 pts
66Ross County5.646-1.28 pts
67Henry County5.615-0.97 pts
68Marion County5.6-0.89 pts
69Guernsey County5.572-2.03 pts
70Muskingum County5.505-1.61 pts
71Shelby County5.426+0.2 pts
72Miami County5.333-0.89 pts
73Defiance County5.321+0.2 pts
74Highland County5.242-0.58 pts
75Preble County5.21-2.44 pts
76Williams County5.075-0.66 pts
77Mercer County5.046+0.15 pts
78Noble County5.038-2.18 pts
79Madison County5.004-4.49 pts
80Meigs County4.836-3.39 pts
81Hocking County4.835-1.04 pts
82Logan County4.819-1.09 pts
83Wyandot County4.593-1.53 pts
84Van Wert County4.41-0.43 pts
85Jackson County4.303-3.49 pts
86Fayette County4.237-2.54 pts
87Hardin County4.181-3.04 pts
88Adams County3.468-3.76 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Vinton County, with 10.484% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Adams County, with 3.468% in 2016.

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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