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Counties in Ohio by establishment exit rate

Morgan County had the highest establishment exit rate of 88 counties in 2020, at 11.96%. Vinton County had the lowest, at 4.545%. The median was 8.105% and the figure for Ohio was 8.258%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.96Morgan County
Lowest4.545Vinton County
Median8.10588 counties
Ohio8.258History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 9.471 %Allen County: 7.495 %Ashland County: 8.434 %Ashtabula County: 9.604 %Athens County: 5.907 %Auglaize County: 6.557 %Belmont County: 8.746 %Brown County: 7.136 %Butler County: 8.35 %Carroll County: 8.894 %Champaign County: 7.149 %Clark County: 8.008 %Clermont County: 8.097 %Clinton County: 9.091 %Columbiana County: 8.525 %Coshocton County: 9.773 %Crawford County: 7.412 %Cuyahoga County: 8.494 %Darke County: 8.054 %Defiance County: 5.53 %Delaware County: 8.051 %Erie County: 7.776 %Fairfield County: 9.407 %Fayette County: 7.769 %Franklin County: 8.626 %Fulton County: 6.154 %Gallia County: 9.569 %Geauga County: 9.309 %Greene County: 8.688 %Guernsey County: 8.586 %Hamilton County: 8.396 %Hancock County: 6.53 %Hardin County: 7.923 %Harrison County: 10.549 %Henry County: 5.395 %Highland County: 7.698 %Hocking County: 6.349 %Holmes County: 6.908 %Huron County: 5.908 %Jackson County: 8.485 %Jefferson County: 8.887 %Knox County: 8.492 %Lake County: 9.276 %Lawrence County: 7.914 %Licking County: 9.675 %Logan County: 9.014 %Lorain County: 7.858 %Lucas County: 8.203 %Madison County: 7.114 %Mahoning County: 8.215 %Marion County: 5.808 %Medina County: 8.599 %Meigs County: 7.718 %Mercer County: 5.936 %Miami County: 7.374 %Monroe County: 9.957 %Montgomery County: 8.019 %Morgan County: 11.96 %Morrow County: 9.69 %Muskingum County: 8.088 %Noble County: 4.89 %Ottawa County: 8.166 %Paulding County: 8.113 %Perry County: 9.632 %Pickaway County: 10.804 %Pike County: 9.021 %Portage County: 8.25 %Preble County: 7.407 %Putnam County: 6.792 %Richland County: 7.407 %Ross County: 8.639 %Sandusky County: 8.211 %Scioto County: 7.204 %Seneca County: 7.657 %Shelby County: 5.454 %Stark County: 7.764 %Summit County: 8.25 %Trumbull County: 9.025 %Tuscarawas County: 8.722 %Union County: 7.965 %Van Wert County: 7.136 %Vinton County: 4.545 %Warren County: 9.583 %Washington County: 6.542 %Wayne County: 8.308 %Williams County: 8.373 %Wood County: 7.673 %Wyandot County: 5.178 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Morgan County: 11.96 %Morgan County11.96Pickaway County: 10.804 %Pickaway County10.804Harrison County: 10.549 %Harrison County10.549Monroe County: 9.957 %Monroe County9.957Coshocton County: 9.773 %Coshocton County9.773Morrow County: 9.69 %Morrow County9.69Licking County: 9.675 %Licking County9.675Perry County: 9.632 %Perry County9.632Ashtabula County: 9.604 %Ashtabula County9.604Warren County: 9.583 %Warren County9.583Gallia County: 9.569 %Gallia County9.569Adams County: 9.471 %Adams County9.471Fairfield County: 9.407 %Fairfield County9.407Geauga County: 9.309 %Geauga County9.309Lake County: 9.276 %Lake County9.276Clinton County: 9.091 %Clinton County9.091Trumbull County: 9.025 %Trumbull County9.025Pike County: 9.021 %Pike County9.021Logan County: 9.014 %Logan County9.014Carroll County: 8.894 %Carroll County8.894Jefferson County: 8.887 %Jefferson County8.887Belmont County: 8.746 %Belmont County8.746Tuscarawas County: 8.722 %Tuscarawas County8.722Greene County: 8.688 %Greene County8.688Ross County: 8.639 %Ross County8.639Franklin County: 8.626 %Franklin County8.626Medina County: 8.599 %Medina County8.599Guernsey County: 8.586 %Guernsey County8.586Columbiana County: 8.525 %Columbiana County8.525Cuyahoga County: 8.494 %Cuyahoga County8.494Knox County: 8.492 %Knox County8.492Jackson County: 8.485 %Jackson County8.485Ashland County: 8.434 %Ashland County8.434Hamilton County: 8.396 %Hamilton County8.396Williams County: 8.373 %Williams County8.373Butler County: 8.35 %Butler County8.35Wayne County: 8.308 %Wayne County8.308Portage County: 8.25 %Portage County8.25Summit County: 8.25 %Summit County8.25Mahoning County: 8.215 %Mahoning County8.215Morgan County: 11.96 %Morgan County11.96Pickaway County: 10.804 %Pickaway County10.804Harrison County: 10.549 %Harrison County10.549Monroe County: 9.957 %Monroe County9.957Coshocton County: 9.773 %Coshocton County9.773Morrow County: 9.69 %Morrow County9.69Licking County: 9.675 %Licking County9.675Perry County: 9.632 %Perry County9.632Ashtabula County: 9.604 %Ashtabula County9.604Warren County: 9.583 %Warren County9.583Gallia County: 9.569 %Gallia County9.569Adams County: 9.471 %Adams County9.471Fairfield County: 9.407 %Fairfield County9.407Geauga County: 9.309 %Geauga County9.309Lake County: 9.276 %Lake County9.276Clinton County: 9.091 %Clinton County9.091Trumbull County: 9.025 %Trumbull County9.025Pike County: 9.021 %Pike County9.021Logan County: 9.014 %Logan County9.014Carroll County: 8.894 %Carroll County8.894Jefferson County: 8.887 %Jefferson County8.887Belmont County: 8.746 %Belmont County8.746Tuscarawas County: 8.722 %Tuscarawas County8.722Greene County: 8.688 %Greene County8.688Ross County: 8.639 %Ross County8.639Franklin County: 8.626 %Franklin County8.626Medina County: 8.599 %Medina County8.599Guernsey County: 8.586 %Guernsey County8.586Columbiana County: 8.525 %Columbiana County8.525Cuyahoga County: 8.494 %Cuyahoga County8.494Knox County: 8.492 %Knox County8.492Jackson County: 8.485 %Jackson County8.485Ashland County: 8.434 %Ashland County8.434Hamilton County: 8.396 %Hamilton County8.396Williams County: 8.373 %Williams County8.373Butler County: 8.35 %Butler County8.35Wayne County: 8.308 %Wayne County8.308Portage County: 8.25 %Portage County8.25Summit County: 8.25 %Summit County8.25Mahoning County: 8.215 %Mahoning County8.215
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Morgan County11.96+6.04 pts
2Pickaway County10.804+3.22 pts
3Harrison County10.549+2.23 pts
4Monroe County9.957+2.25 pts
5Coshocton County9.773+3.75 pts
6Morrow County9.69+0.11 pts
7Licking County9.675+2.51 pts
8Perry County9.632+2.54 pts
9Ashtabula County9.604+2.48 pts
10Warren County9.583+1.85 pts
11Gallia County9.569+4.27 pts
12Adams County9.471+2.73 pts
13Fairfield County9.407+1.56 pts
14Geauga County9.309-0.71 pts
15Lake County9.276-3.13 pts
16Clinton County9.091+1.92 pts
17Trumbull County9.025+1.37 pts
18Pike County9.021+2.86 pts
19Logan County9.014+2.42 pts
20Carroll County8.894+3.43 pts
21Jefferson County8.887+2.29 pts
22Belmont County8.746+2.44 pts
23Tuscarawas County8.722+2.53 pts
24Greene County8.688+0.82 pts
25Ross County8.639+2.65 pts
26Franklin County8.626+1.2 pts
27Medina County8.599+0.04 pts
28Guernsey County8.586+1.99 pts
29Columbiana County8.525+1.78 pts
30Cuyahoga County8.494-0.31 pts
31Knox County8.492+1.64 pts
32Jackson County8.485+1.97 pts
33Ashland County8.434+2.62 pts
34Hamilton County8.396+0.85 pts
35Williams County8.373+2.05 pts
36Butler County8.35+1.03 pts
37Wayne County8.308+1.98 pts
38Portage County8.25+0.7 pts
38Summit County8.25+1.06 pts
40Mahoning County8.215+1.21 pts
41Sandusky County8.211+0.53 pts
42Lucas County8.203+0.79 pts
43Ottawa County8.166+0.36 pts
44Paulding County8.113+3.5 pts
45Clermont County8.097+0.6 pts
46Muskingum County8.088+1.66 pts
47Darke County8.054+2.98 pts
48Delaware County8.051+0.42 pts
49Montgomery County8.019+1.02 pts
50Clark County8.008+0.07 pts
51Union County7.965+1.17 pts
52Hardin County7.923+1.23 pts
53Lawrence County7.914+1.23 pts
54Lorain County7.858+0.5 pts
55Erie County7.776+0.55 pts
56Fayette County7.769+1.52 pts
57Stark County7.764+0.96 pts
58Meigs County7.718-0.04 pts
59Highland County7.698+1.63 pts
60Wood County7.673+0.41 pts
61Seneca County7.657+1.1 pts
62Allen County7.495+1.21 pts
63Crawford County7.412-0.76 pts
64Preble County7.407+0.48 pts
64Richland County7.407+1.75 pts
66Miami County7.374-0.09 pts
67Scioto County7.204-0.19 pts
68Champaign County7.149-0.7 pts
69Brown County7.136+1.14 pts
69Van Wert County7.136+2.16 pts
71Madison County7.114-0.51 pts
72Holmes County6.908+0.37 pts
73Putnam County6.792+2.44 pts
74Auglaize County6.557+0.22 pts
75Washington County6.542+0.4 pts
76Hancock County6.53-1.18 pts
77Hocking County6.349-3.2 pts
78Fulton County6.154+0.31 pts
79Mercer County5.9360 pts
80Huron County5.908-0.43 pts
81Athens County5.907-1.33 pts
82Marion County5.808-0.87 pts
83Defiance County5.53-1.59 pts
84Shelby County5.454-1.2 pts
85Henry County5.395-3.06 pts
86Wyandot County5.178-2.4 pts
87Noble County4.89-1.23 pts
88Vinton County4.545-2.46 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Morgan County, with 11.96% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Vinton County, with 4.545% in 2020.

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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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