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Counties in Ohio by establishment exit rate

Hocking County had the highest establishment exit rate of 88 counties in 2018, at 9.821%. Defiance County had the lowest, at 4.59%. The median was 7.257% and the figure for Ohio was 7.737%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9.821Hocking County
Lowest4.59Defiance County
Median7.25788 counties
Ohio7.737History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 7.91 %Allen County: 6.197 %Ashland County: 8.26 %Ashtabula County: 6.637 %Athens County: 8.837 %Auglaize County: 5.944 %Belmont County: 7.135 %Brown County: 6.911 %Butler County: 7.988 %Carroll County: 8.108 %Champaign County: 6.404 %Clark County: 7.685 %Clermont County: 8.221 %Clinton County: 8.964 %Columbiana County: 8.146 %Coshocton County: 8.718 %Crawford County: 7.248 %Cuyahoga County: 8.419 %Darke County: 6.711 %Defiance County: 4.59 %Delaware County: 8.129 %Erie County: 7.59 %Fairfield County: 8.263 %Fayette County: 7.44 %Franklin County: 8.125 %Fulton County: 5.721 %Gallia County: 5.349 %Geauga County: 8.699 %Greene County: 8.472 %Guernsey County: 6.675 %Hamilton County: 8.083 %Hancock County: 6.038 %Hardin County: 5.967 %Harrison County: 9.446 %Henry County: 5.725 %Highland County: 7.143 %Hocking County: 9.821 %Holmes County: 5.835 %Huron County: 7.969 %Jackson County: 6.843 %Jefferson County: 7.287 %Knox County: 8.043 %Lake County: 8.001 %Lawrence County: 6.413 %Licking County: 7.176 %Logan County: 6.29 %Lorain County: 7.61 %Lucas County: 8.818 %Madison County: 9.5 %Mahoning County: 7.65 %Marion County: 6.812 %Medina County: 8.184 %Meigs County: 7.573 %Mercer County: 5.508 %Miami County: 6.316 %Monroe County: 6.494 %Montgomery County: 7.891 %Morgan County: 8.638 %Morrow County: 7.418 %Muskingum County: 7.265 %Noble County: 6.266 %Ottawa County: 7.763 %Paulding County: 7.513 %Perry County: 7.389 %Pickaway County: 6.622 %Pike County: 7.572 %Portage County: 7.557 %Preble County: 6.563 %Putnam County: 5.851 %Richland County: 7.144 %Ross County: 7.604 %Sandusky County: 6.439 %Scioto County: 7.098 %Seneca County: 6.397 %Shelby County: 4.749 %Stark County: 7.242 %Summit County: 7.738 %Trumbull County: 7.002 %Tuscarawas County: 6.806 %Union County: 6.506 %Van Wert County: 4.629 %Vinton County: 7.937 %Warren County: 8.602 %Washington County: 6.883 %Wayne County: 6.323 %Williams County: 4.852 %Wood County: 6.563 %Wyandot County: 6.438 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Hocking County: 9.821 %Hocking County9.821Madison County: 9.5 %Madison County9.5Harrison County: 9.446 %Harrison County9.446Clinton County: 8.964 %Clinton County8.964Athens County: 8.837 %Athens County8.837Lucas County: 8.818 %Lucas County8.818Coshocton County: 8.718 %Coshocton County8.718Geauga County: 8.699 %Geauga County8.699Morgan County: 8.638 %Morgan County8.638Warren County: 8.602 %Warren County8.602Greene County: 8.472 %Greene County8.472Cuyahoga County: 8.419 %Cuyahoga County8.419Fairfield County: 8.263 %Fairfield County8.263Ashland County: 8.26 %Ashland County8.26Clermont County: 8.221 %Clermont County8.221Medina County: 8.184 %Medina County8.184Columbiana County: 8.146 %Columbiana County8.146Delaware County: 8.129 %Delaware County8.129Franklin County: 8.125 %Franklin County8.125Carroll County: 8.108 %Carroll County8.108Hamilton County: 8.083 %Hamilton County8.083Knox County: 8.043 %Knox County8.043Lake County: 8.001 %Lake County8.001Butler County: 7.988 %Butler County7.988Huron County: 7.969 %Huron County7.969Vinton County: 7.937 %Vinton County7.937Adams County: 7.91 %Adams County7.91Montgomery County: 7.891 %Montgomery County7.891Ottawa County: 7.763 %Ottawa County7.763Summit County: 7.738 %Summit County7.738Clark County: 7.685 %Clark County7.685Mahoning County: 7.65 %Mahoning County7.65Lorain County: 7.61 %Lorain County7.61Ross County: 7.604 %Ross County7.604Erie County: 7.59 %Erie County7.59Meigs County: 7.573 %Meigs County7.573Pike County: 7.572 %Pike County7.572Portage County: 7.557 %Portage County7.557Paulding County: 7.513 %Paulding County7.513Fayette County: 7.44 %Fayette County7.44Hocking County: 9.821 %Hocking County9.821Madison County: 9.5 %Madison County9.5Harrison County: 9.446 %Harrison County9.446Clinton County: 8.964 %Clinton County8.964Athens County: 8.837 %Athens County8.837Lucas County: 8.818 %Lucas County8.818Coshocton County: 8.718 %Coshocton County8.718Geauga County: 8.699 %Geauga County8.699Morgan County: 8.638 %Morgan County8.638Warren County: 8.602 %Warren County8.602Greene County: 8.472 %Greene County8.472Cuyahoga County: 8.419 %Cuyahoga County8.419Fairfield County: 8.263 %Fairfield County8.263Ashland County: 8.26 %Ashland County8.26Clermont County: 8.221 %Clermont County8.221Medina County: 8.184 %Medina County8.184Columbiana County: 8.146 %Columbiana County8.146Delaware County: 8.129 %Delaware County8.129Franklin County: 8.125 %Franklin County8.125Carroll County: 8.108 %Carroll County8.108Hamilton County: 8.083 %Hamilton County8.083Knox County: 8.043 %Knox County8.043Lake County: 8.001 %Lake County8.001Butler County: 7.988 %Butler County7.988Huron County: 7.969 %Huron County7.969Vinton County: 7.937 %Vinton County7.937Adams County: 7.91 %Adams County7.91Montgomery County: 7.891 %Montgomery County7.891Ottawa County: 7.763 %Ottawa County7.763Summit County: 7.738 %Summit County7.738Clark County: 7.685 %Clark County7.685Mahoning County: 7.65 %Mahoning County7.65Lorain County: 7.61 %Lorain County7.61Ross County: 7.604 %Ross County7.604Erie County: 7.59 %Erie County7.59Meigs County: 7.573 %Meigs County7.573Pike County: 7.572 %Pike County7.572Portage County: 7.557 %Portage County7.557Paulding County: 7.513 %Paulding County7.513Fayette County: 7.44 %Fayette County7.44
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Hocking County9.821+1.75 pts
2Madison County9.5+1.3 pts
3Harrison County9.446-0.57 pts
4Clinton County8.964+0.14 pts
5Athens County8.837+2.55 pts
6Lucas County8.818+1.04 pts
7Coshocton County8.718+2.44 pts
8Geauga County8.699-1.87 pts
9Morgan County8.638-0.54 pts
10Warren County8.602+0.21 pts
11Greene County8.472+0.04 pts
12Cuyahoga County8.419-3.24 pts
13Fairfield County8.263-0.95 pts
14Ashland County8.26+1.11 pts
15Clermont County8.221-0.34 pts
16Medina County8.184-0.78 pts
17Columbiana County8.146-1.18 pts
18Delaware County8.129-0.53 pts
19Franklin County8.125-0.84 pts
20Carroll County8.108+0.77 pts
21Hamilton County8.083+0.02 pts
22Knox County8.043+0.37 pts
23Lake County8.001-7.01 pts
24Butler County7.988+1.11 pts
25Huron County7.969-0.08 pts
26Vinton County7.937-1.7 pts
27Adams County7.91+1.42 pts
28Montgomery County7.891-0.25 pts
29Ottawa County7.763+1.47 pts
30Summit County7.738-1.49 pts
31Clark County7.685-1.17 pts
32Mahoning County7.65+0.34 pts
33Lorain County7.61-1.46 pts
34Ross County7.604+0.83 pts
35Erie County7.59-1.18 pts
36Meigs County7.573-1.97 pts
37Pike County7.572-0.5 pts
38Portage County7.557-1.42 pts
39Paulding County7.513+1.8 pts
40Fayette County7.44-0.25 pts
41Morrow County7.418-1.01 pts
42Perry County7.389-0.56 pts
43Jefferson County7.287-0.96 pts
44Muskingum County7.265-0.57 pts
45Crawford County7.248+1.29 pts
46Stark County7.242-0.29 pts
47Licking County7.176-1.82 pts
48Richland County7.144+1.36 pts
49Highland County7.143+0.06 pts
50Belmont County7.135-0.92 pts
51Scioto County7.098-0.45 pts
52Trumbull County7.002-2.48 pts
53Brown County6.911-0.38 pts
54Washington County6.883-0.31 pts
55Jackson County6.843-0.78 pts
56Marion County6.812-1.43 pts
57Tuscarawas County6.806-1.75 pts
58Darke County6.711-0.62 pts
59Guernsey County6.675-1.48 pts
60Ashtabula County6.637-3.1 pts
61Pickaway County6.622-1.73 pts
62Preble County6.563-1.24 pts
62Wood County6.563-0.32 pts
64Union County6.506-2.54 pts
65Monroe County6.494+0.82 pts
66Sandusky County6.439-0.52 pts
67Wyandot County6.438-1.39 pts
68Lawrence County6.413-0.93 pts
69Champaign County6.404+0.49 pts
70Seneca County6.397-2.22 pts
71Wayne County6.323+0.47 pts
72Miami County6.316-1.68 pts
73Logan County6.29-2.99 pts
74Noble County6.266-4.96 pts
75Allen County6.197-0.38 pts
76Hancock County6.038-0.1 pts
77Hardin County5.967-3.11 pts
78Auglaize County5.944-0.71 pts
79Putnam County5.851+0.45 pts
80Holmes County5.835+0.69 pts
81Henry County5.725-0.79 pts
82Fulton County5.721-2.01 pts
83Mercer County5.508-2.12 pts
84Gallia County5.349-2.42 pts
85Williams County4.852-1.81 pts
86Shelby County4.749-3.38 pts
87Van Wert County4.629-1.69 pts
88Defiance County4.59-2.46 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Hocking County, with 9.821% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Defiance County, with 4.59% in 2018.

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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