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Counties in Ohio by establishment exit rate

Lake County had the highest establishment exit rate of 88 counties in 2019, at 12.403%. Putnam County had the lowest, at 4.354%. The median was 6.999% and the figure for Ohio was 7.535%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.403Lake County
Lowest4.354Putnam County
Median6.99988 counties
Ohio7.535History

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 6.742 %Allen County: 6.282 %Ashland County: 5.818 %Ashtabula County: 7.124 %Athens County: 7.239 %Auglaize County: 6.342 %Belmont County: 6.307 %Brown County: 5.994 %Butler County: 7.323 %Carroll County: 5.467 %Champaign County: 7.847 %Clark County: 7.936 %Clermont County: 7.495 %Clinton County: 7.17 %Columbiana County: 6.741 %Coshocton County: 6.024 %Crawford County: 8.169 %Cuyahoga County: 8.806 %Darke County: 5.079 %Defiance County: 7.124 %Delaware County: 7.632 %Erie County: 7.228 %Fairfield County: 7.848 %Fayette County: 6.25 %Franklin County: 7.429 %Fulton County: 5.839 %Gallia County: 5.298 %Geauga County: 10.015 %Greene County: 7.867 %Guernsey County: 6.592 %Hamilton County: 7.545 %Hancock County: 7.714 %Hardin County: 6.691 %Harrison County: 8.316 %Henry County: 8.453 %Highland County: 6.065 %Hocking County: 9.545 %Holmes County: 6.54 %Huron County: 6.34 %Jackson County: 6.518 %Jefferson County: 6.596 %Knox County: 6.856 %Lake County: 12.403 %Lawrence County: 6.68 %Licking County: 7.166 %Logan County: 6.589 %Lorain County: 7.353 %Lucas County: 7.409 %Madison County: 7.624 %Mahoning County: 7.008 %Marion County: 6.679 %Medina County: 8.56 %Meigs County: 7.757 %Mercer County: 5.936 %Miami County: 7.462 %Monroe County: 7.709 %Montgomery County: 6.995 %Morgan County: 5.921 %Morrow County: 9.576 %Muskingum County: 6.429 %Noble County: 6.122 %Ottawa County: 7.803 %Paulding County: 4.61 %Perry County: 7.089 %Pickaway County: 7.58 %Pike County: 6.162 %Portage County: 7.555 %Preble County: 6.93 %Putnam County: 4.354 %Richland County: 5.66 %Ross County: 5.986 %Sandusky County: 7.677 %Scioto County: 7.398 %Seneca County: 6.556 %Shelby County: 6.652 %Stark County: 6.805 %Summit County: 7.194 %Trumbull County: 7.652 %Tuscarawas County: 6.195 %Union County: 6.796 %Van Wert County: 4.976 %Vinton County: 7.004 %Warren County: 7.73 %Washington County: 6.145 %Wayne County: 6.331 %Williams County: 6.324 %Wood County: 7.264 %Wyandot County: 7.576 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Lake County: 12.403 %Lake County12.403Geauga County: 10.015 %Geauga County10.015Morrow County: 9.576 %Morrow County9.576Hocking County: 9.545 %Hocking County9.545Cuyahoga County: 8.806 %Cuyahoga County8.806Medina County: 8.56 %Medina County8.56Henry County: 8.453 %Henry County8.453Harrison County: 8.316 %Harrison County8.316Crawford County: 8.169 %Crawford County8.169Clark County: 7.936 %Clark County7.936Greene County: 7.867 %Greene County7.867Fairfield County: 7.848 %Fairfield County7.848Champaign County: 7.847 %Champaign County7.847Ottawa County: 7.803 %Ottawa County7.803Meigs County: 7.757 %Meigs County7.757Warren County: 7.73 %Warren County7.73Hancock County: 7.714 %Hancock County7.714Monroe County: 7.709 %Monroe County7.709Sandusky County: 7.677 %Sandusky County7.677Trumbull County: 7.652 %Trumbull County7.652Delaware County: 7.632 %Delaware County7.632Madison County: 7.624 %Madison County7.624Pickaway County: 7.58 %Pickaway County7.58Wyandot County: 7.576 %Wyandot County7.576Portage County: 7.555 %Portage County7.555Hamilton County: 7.545 %Hamilton County7.545Clermont County: 7.495 %Clermont County7.495Miami County: 7.462 %Miami County7.462Franklin County: 7.429 %Franklin County7.429Lucas County: 7.409 %Lucas County7.409Scioto County: 7.398 %Scioto County7.398Lorain County: 7.353 %Lorain County7.353Butler County: 7.323 %Butler County7.323Wood County: 7.264 %Wood County7.264Athens County: 7.239 %Athens County7.239Erie County: 7.228 %Erie County7.228Summit County: 7.194 %Summit County7.194Clinton County: 7.17 %Clinton County7.17Licking County: 7.166 %Licking County7.166Ashtabula County: 7.124 %Ashtabula County7.124Lake County: 12.403 %Lake County12.403Geauga County: 10.015 %Geauga County10.015Morrow County: 9.576 %Morrow County9.576Hocking County: 9.545 %Hocking County9.545Cuyahoga County: 8.806 %Cuyahoga County8.806Medina County: 8.56 %Medina County8.56Henry County: 8.453 %Henry County8.453Harrison County: 8.316 %Harrison County8.316Crawford County: 8.169 %Crawford County8.169Clark County: 7.936 %Clark County7.936Greene County: 7.867 %Greene County7.867Fairfield County: 7.848 %Fairfield County7.848Champaign County: 7.847 %Champaign County7.847Ottawa County: 7.803 %Ottawa County7.803Meigs County: 7.757 %Meigs County7.757Warren County: 7.73 %Warren County7.73Hancock County: 7.714 %Hancock County7.714Monroe County: 7.709 %Monroe County7.709Sandusky County: 7.677 %Sandusky County7.677Trumbull County: 7.652 %Trumbull County7.652Delaware County: 7.632 %Delaware County7.632Madison County: 7.624 %Madison County7.624Pickaway County: 7.58 %Pickaway County7.58Wyandot County: 7.576 %Wyandot County7.576Portage County: 7.555 %Portage County7.555Hamilton County: 7.545 %Hamilton County7.545Clermont County: 7.495 %Clermont County7.495Miami County: 7.462 %Miami County7.462Franklin County: 7.429 %Franklin County7.429Lucas County: 7.409 %Lucas County7.409Scioto County: 7.398 %Scioto County7.398Lorain County: 7.353 %Lorain County7.353Butler County: 7.323 %Butler County7.323Wood County: 7.264 %Wood County7.264Athens County: 7.239 %Athens County7.239Erie County: 7.228 %Erie County7.228Summit County: 7.194 %Summit County7.194Clinton County: 7.17 %Clinton County7.17Licking County: 7.166 %Licking County7.166Ashtabula County: 7.124 %Ashtabula County7.124
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Lake County12.403+4.4 pts
2Geauga County10.015+1.32 pts
3Morrow County9.576+2.16 pts
4Hocking County9.545-0.28 pts
5Cuyahoga County8.806+0.39 pts
6Medina County8.56+0.38 pts
7Henry County8.453+2.73 pts
8Harrison County8.316-1.13 pts
9Crawford County8.169+0.92 pts
10Clark County7.936+0.25 pts
11Greene County7.867-0.6 pts
12Fairfield County7.848-0.42 pts
13Champaign County7.847+1.44 pts
14Ottawa County7.803+0.04 pts
15Meigs County7.757+0.18 pts
16Warren County7.73-0.87 pts
17Hancock County7.714+1.68 pts
18Monroe County7.709+1.21 pts
19Sandusky County7.677+1.24 pts
20Trumbull County7.652+0.65 pts
21Delaware County7.632-0.5 pts
22Madison County7.624-1.88 pts
23Pickaway County7.58+0.96 pts
24Wyandot County7.576+1.14 pts
25Portage County7.555-0 pts
26Hamilton County7.545-0.54 pts
27Clermont County7.495-0.73 pts
28Miami County7.462+1.15 pts
29Franklin County7.429-0.7 pts
30Lucas County7.409-1.41 pts
31Scioto County7.398+0.3 pts
32Lorain County7.353-0.26 pts
33Butler County7.323-0.67 pts
34Wood County7.264+0.7 pts
35Athens County7.239-1.6 pts
36Erie County7.228-0.36 pts
37Summit County7.194-0.54 pts
38Clinton County7.17-1.79 pts
39Licking County7.166-0.01 pts
40Ashtabula County7.124+0.49 pts
40Defiance County7.124+2.53 pts
42Perry County7.089-0.3 pts
43Mahoning County7.008-0.64 pts
44Vinton County7.004-0.93 pts
45Montgomery County6.995-0.9 pts
46Preble County6.93+0.37 pts
47Knox County6.856-1.19 pts
48Stark County6.805-0.44 pts
49Union County6.796+0.29 pts
50Adams County6.742-1.17 pts
51Columbiana County6.741-1.41 pts
52Hardin County6.691+0.72 pts
53Lawrence County6.68+0.27 pts
54Marion County6.679-0.13 pts
55Shelby County6.652+1.9 pts
56Jefferson County6.596-0.69 pts
57Guernsey County6.592-0.08 pts
58Logan County6.589+0.3 pts
59Seneca County6.556+0.16 pts
60Holmes County6.54+0.71 pts
61Jackson County6.518-0.33 pts
62Muskingum County6.429-0.84 pts
63Auglaize County6.342+0.4 pts
64Huron County6.34-1.63 pts
65Wayne County6.331+0.01 pts
66Williams County6.324+1.47 pts
67Belmont County6.307-0.83 pts
68Allen County6.282+0.08 pts
69Fayette County6.25-1.19 pts
70Tuscarawas County6.195-0.61 pts
71Pike County6.162-1.41 pts
72Washington County6.145-0.74 pts
73Noble County6.122-0.14 pts
74Highland County6.065-1.08 pts
75Coshocton County6.024-2.69 pts
76Brown County5.994-0.92 pts
77Ross County5.986-1.62 pts
78Mercer County5.936+0.43 pts
79Morgan County5.921-2.72 pts
80Fulton County5.839+0.12 pts
81Ashland County5.818-2.44 pts
82Richland County5.66-1.48 pts
83Carroll County5.467-2.64 pts
84Gallia County5.298-0.05 pts
85Darke County5.079-1.63 pts
86Van Wert County4.976+0.35 pts
87Paulding County4.61-2.9 pts
88Putnam County4.354-1.5 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Lake County, with 12.403% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Putnam County, with 4.354% in 2019.

Where does this ranking come from?

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