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Counties in Ohio by establishment exit rate

Lake County had the highest establishment exit rate of 88 counties in 2017, at 15.01%. Holmes County had the lowest, at 5.141%. The median was 7.974% and the figure for Ohio was 8.785%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.01Lake County
Lowest5.141Holmes County
Median7.97488 counties
Ohio8.785History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 6.488 %Allen County: 6.578 %Ashland County: 7.15 %Ashtabula County: 9.738 %Athens County: 6.288 %Auglaize County: 6.649 %Belmont County: 8.056 %Brown County: 7.295 %Butler County: 6.883 %Carroll County: 7.341 %Champaign County: 5.91 %Clark County: 8.859 %Clermont County: 8.561 %Clinton County: 8.828 %Columbiana County: 9.322 %Coshocton County: 6.282 %Crawford County: 5.956 %Cuyahoga County: 11.662 %Darke County: 7.33 %Defiance County: 7.054 %Delaware County: 8.654 %Erie County: 8.767 %Fairfield County: 9.216 %Fayette County: 7.686 %Franklin County: 8.967 %Fulton County: 7.736 %Gallia County: 7.765 %Geauga County: 10.565 %Greene County: 8.427 %Guernsey County: 8.156 %Hamilton County: 8.061 %Hancock County: 6.134 %Hardin County: 9.08 %Harrison County: 10.02 %Henry County: 6.513 %Highland County: 7.087 %Hocking County: 8.07 %Holmes County: 5.141 %Huron County: 8.046 %Jackson County: 7.627 %Jefferson County: 8.247 %Knox County: 7.67 %Lake County: 15.01 %Lawrence County: 7.343 %Licking County: 8.993 %Logan County: 9.282 %Lorain County: 9.072 %Lucas County: 7.782 %Madison County: 8.197 %Mahoning County: 7.309 %Marion County: 8.244 %Medina County: 8.959 %Meigs County: 9.54 %Mercer County: 7.626 %Miami County: 7.998 %Monroe County: 5.677 %Montgomery County: 8.138 %Morgan County: 9.18 %Morrow County: 8.43 %Muskingum County: 7.831 %Noble County: 11.224 %Ottawa County: 6.293 %Paulding County: 5.714 %Perry County: 7.949 %Pickaway County: 8.35 %Pike County: 8.073 %Portage County: 8.978 %Preble County: 7.807 %Putnam County: 5.405 %Richland County: 5.784 %Ross County: 6.772 %Sandusky County: 6.961 %Scioto County: 7.544 %Seneca County: 8.615 %Shelby County: 8.132 %Stark County: 7.537 %Summit County: 9.225 %Trumbull County: 9.481 %Tuscarawas County: 8.555 %Union County: 9.041 %Van Wert County: 6.322 %Vinton County: 9.639 %Warren County: 8.395 %Washington County: 7.189 %Wayne County: 5.856 %Williams County: 6.658 %Wood County: 6.882 %Wyandot County: 7.831 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Lake County: 15.01 %Lake County15.01Cuyahoga County: 11.662 %Cuyahoga County11.662Noble County: 11.224 %Noble County11.224Geauga County: 10.565 %Geauga County10.565Harrison County: 10.02 %Harrison County10.02Ashtabula County: 9.738 %Ashtabula County9.738Vinton County: 9.639 %Vinton County9.639Meigs County: 9.54 %Meigs County9.54Trumbull County: 9.481 %Trumbull County9.481Columbiana County: 9.322 %Columbiana County9.322Logan County: 9.282 %Logan County9.282Summit County: 9.225 %Summit County9.225Fairfield County: 9.216 %Fairfield County9.216Morgan County: 9.18 %Morgan County9.18Hardin County: 9.08 %Hardin County9.08Lorain County: 9.072 %Lorain County9.072Union County: 9.041 %Union County9.041Licking County: 8.993 %Licking County8.993Portage County: 8.978 %Portage County8.978Franklin County: 8.967 %Franklin County8.967Medina County: 8.959 %Medina County8.959Clark County: 8.859 %Clark County8.859Clinton County: 8.828 %Clinton County8.828Erie County: 8.767 %Erie County8.767Delaware County: 8.654 %Delaware County8.654Seneca County: 8.615 %Seneca County8.615Clermont County: 8.561 %Clermont County8.561Tuscarawas County: 8.555 %Tuscarawas County8.555Morrow County: 8.43 %Morrow County8.43Greene County: 8.427 %Greene County8.427Warren County: 8.395 %Warren County8.395Pickaway County: 8.35 %Pickaway County8.35Jefferson County: 8.247 %Jefferson County8.247Marion County: 8.244 %Marion County8.244Madison County: 8.197 %Madison County8.197Guernsey County: 8.156 %Guernsey County8.156Montgomery County: 8.138 %Montgomery County8.138Shelby County: 8.132 %Shelby County8.132Pike County: 8.073 %Pike County8.073Hocking County: 8.07 %Hocking County8.07Lake County: 15.01 %Lake County15.01Cuyahoga County: 11.662 %Cuyahoga County11.662Noble County: 11.224 %Noble County11.224Geauga County: 10.565 %Geauga County10.565Harrison County: 10.02 %Harrison County10.02Ashtabula County: 9.738 %Ashtabula County9.738Vinton County: 9.639 %Vinton County9.639Meigs County: 9.54 %Meigs County9.54Trumbull County: 9.481 %Trumbull County9.481Columbiana County: 9.322 %Columbiana County9.322Logan County: 9.282 %Logan County9.282Summit County: 9.225 %Summit County9.225Fairfield County: 9.216 %Fairfield County9.216Morgan County: 9.18 %Morgan County9.18Hardin County: 9.08 %Hardin County9.08Lorain County: 9.072 %Lorain County9.072Union County: 9.041 %Union County9.041Licking County: 8.993 %Licking County8.993Portage County: 8.978 %Portage County8.978Franklin County: 8.967 %Franklin County8.967Medina County: 8.959 %Medina County8.959Clark County: 8.859 %Clark County8.859Clinton County: 8.828 %Clinton County8.828Erie County: 8.767 %Erie County8.767Delaware County: 8.654 %Delaware County8.654Seneca County: 8.615 %Seneca County8.615Clermont County: 8.561 %Clermont County8.561Tuscarawas County: 8.555 %Tuscarawas County8.555Morrow County: 8.43 %Morrow County8.43Greene County: 8.427 %Greene County8.427Warren County: 8.395 %Warren County8.395Pickaway County: 8.35 %Pickaway County8.35Jefferson County: 8.247 %Jefferson County8.247Marion County: 8.244 %Marion County8.244Madison County: 8.197 %Madison County8.197Guernsey County: 8.156 %Guernsey County8.156Montgomery County: 8.138 %Montgomery County8.138Shelby County: 8.132 %Shelby County8.132Pike County: 8.073 %Pike County8.073Hocking County: 8.07 %Hocking County8.07
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Lake County15.01+8.48 pts
2Cuyahoga County11.662+4.35 pts
3Noble County11.224+6.19 pts
4Geauga County10.565+2.79 pts
5Harrison County10.02+2.54 pts
6Ashtabula County9.738+3.38 pts
7Vinton County9.639-0.85 pts
8Meigs County9.54+4.7 pts
9Trumbull County9.481+2.56 pts
10Columbiana County9.322+2.78 pts
11Logan County9.282+4.46 pts
12Summit County9.225+1.72 pts
13Fairfield County9.216+1.58 pts
14Morgan County9.18+0.03 pts
15Hardin County9.08+4.9 pts
16Lorain County9.072+2.58 pts
17Union County9.041+3.18 pts
18Licking County8.993+2.95 pts
19Portage County8.978+2.51 pts
20Franklin County8.967+1.19 pts
21Medina County8.959+1.49 pts
22Clark County8.859+2.87 pts
23Clinton County8.828+0.84 pts
24Erie County8.767+2.06 pts
25Delaware County8.654+1.38 pts
26Seneca County8.615+1.12 pts
27Clermont County8.561+0.76 pts
28Tuscarawas County8.555+2.47 pts
29Morrow County8.43-0.04 pts
30Greene County8.427+1.48 pts
31Warren County8.395+0.28 pts
32Pickaway County8.35-0.41 pts
33Jefferson County8.247+0.35 pts
34Marion County8.244+2.64 pts
35Madison County8.197+3.19 pts
36Guernsey County8.156+2.58 pts
37Montgomery County8.138+1.02 pts
38Shelby County8.132+2.71 pts
39Pike County8.073+2.33 pts
40Hocking County8.07+3.24 pts
41Hamilton County8.061+0.95 pts
42Belmont County8.056+1.95 pts
43Huron County8.046+1.88 pts
44Miami County7.998+2.67 pts
45Perry County7.949+0.26 pts
46Muskingum County7.831+2.33 pts
46Wyandot County7.831+3.24 pts
48Preble County7.807+2.6 pts
49Lucas County7.782+0.61 pts
50Gallia County7.765+1.36 pts
51Fulton County7.736+1.08 pts
52Fayette County7.686+3.45 pts
53Knox County7.67+1.38 pts
54Jackson County7.627+3.32 pts
55Mercer County7.626+2.58 pts
56Scioto County7.544+1.3 pts
57Stark County7.537+1.03 pts
58Lawrence County7.343+1.62 pts
59Carroll County7.341+1.04 pts
60Darke County7.33+1.34 pts
61Mahoning County7.309+0.32 pts
62Brown County7.295+0.43 pts
63Washington County7.189+0.8 pts
64Ashland County7.15+0.12 pts
65Highland County7.087+1.84 pts
66Defiance County7.054+1.73 pts
67Sandusky County6.961+0.14 pts
68Butler County6.883-0.31 pts
69Wood County6.882+0.43 pts
70Ross County6.772+1.13 pts
71Williams County6.658+1.58 pts
72Auglaize County6.649+0.46 pts
73Allen County6.578+0.59 pts
74Henry County6.513+0.9 pts
75Adams County6.488+3.02 pts
76Van Wert County6.322+1.91 pts
77Ottawa County6.293-0.39 pts
78Athens County6.288-0.2 pts
79Coshocton County6.282-0.58 pts
80Hancock County6.134-0.96 pts
81Crawford County5.956-0.61 pts
82Champaign County5.91-1.61 pts
83Wayne County5.856-0.42 pts
84Richland County5.784-1.18 pts
85Paulding County5.714-0.04 pts
86Monroe County5.677-0.93 pts
87Putnam County5.405-1.02 pts
88Holmes County5.141-0.86 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Lake County, with 15.01% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Holmes County, with 5.141% in 2017.

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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