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Counties in Ohio by establishment exit rate

Monroe County had the highest establishment exit rate of 88 counties in 2021, at 11.136%. Mercer County had the lowest, at 5.12%. The median was 7.903% and the figure for Ohio was 8.477%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.136Monroe County
Lowest5.12Mercer County
Median7.90388 counties
Ohio8.477History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 7.5 %Allen County: 7.098 %Ashland County: 7.215 %Ashtabula County: 7.659 %Athens County: 10.759 %Auglaize County: 6.565 %Belmont County: 6.69 %Brown County: 7.059 %Butler County: 8.243 %Carroll County: 6.102 %Champaign County: 10.595 %Clark County: 7.33 %Clermont County: 7.95 %Clinton County: 6.87 %Columbiana County: 7.668 %Coshocton County: 8.985 %Crawford County: 6.996 %Cuyahoga County: 9.468 %Darke County: 7.354 %Defiance County: 6.667 %Delaware County: 8.93 %Erie County: 7.978 %Fairfield County: 8.687 %Fayette County: 7.222 %Franklin County: 9.058 %Fulton County: 7.331 %Gallia County: 8.187 %Geauga County: 8.585 %Greene County: 8.497 %Guernsey County: 9.29 %Hamilton County: 8.473 %Hancock County: 6.262 %Hardin County: 10.435 %Harrison County: 8.137 %Henry County: 6.298 %Highland County: 5.346 %Hocking County: 6.488 %Holmes County: 6.574 %Huron County: 7.62 %Jackson County: 7.011 %Jefferson County: 9.991 %Knox County: 8.342 %Lake County: 8.546 %Lawrence County: 8.625 %Licking County: 7.419 %Logan County: 6.005 %Lorain County: 8.611 %Lucas County: 8.72 %Madison County: 5.878 %Mahoning County: 9.624 %Marion County: 10.635 %Medina County: 8.244 %Meigs County: 9.589 %Mercer County: 5.12 %Miami County: 7.479 %Monroe County: 11.136 %Montgomery County: 8.387 %Morgan County: 10.811 %Morrow County: 7.612 %Muskingum County: 7.581 %Noble County: 7.282 %Ottawa County: 7.89 %Paulding County: 6.406 %Perry County: 6.767 %Pickaway County: 6.263 %Pike County: 8.788 %Portage County: 8.599 %Preble County: 9.5 %Putnam County: 6.849 %Richland County: 9.124 %Ross County: 8.293 %Sandusky County: 6.932 %Scioto County: 7.917 %Seneca County: 8.346 %Shelby County: 5.453 %Stark County: 8.432 %Summit County: 8.626 %Trumbull County: 8.266 %Tuscarawas County: 6.686 %Union County: 7.059 %Van Wert County: 8.722 %Vinton County: 10.526 %Warren County: 8.391 %Washington County: 8.641 %Wayne County: 6.7 %Williams County: 6.916 %Wood County: 6.521 %Wyandot County: 7.809 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Monroe County: 11.136 %Monroe County11.136Morgan County: 10.811 %Morgan County10.811Athens County: 10.759 %Athens County10.759Marion County: 10.635 %Marion County10.635Champaign County: 10.595 %Champaign County10.595Vinton County: 10.526 %Vinton County10.526Hardin County: 10.435 %Hardin County10.435Jefferson County: 9.991 %Jefferson County9.991Mahoning County: 9.624 %Mahoning County9.624Meigs County: 9.589 %Meigs County9.589Preble County: 9.5 %Preble County9.5Cuyahoga County: 9.468 %Cuyahoga County9.468Guernsey County: 9.29 %Guernsey County9.29Richland County: 9.124 %Richland County9.124Franklin County: 9.058 %Franklin County9.058Coshocton County: 8.985 %Coshocton County8.985Delaware County: 8.93 %Delaware County8.93Pike County: 8.788 %Pike County8.788Van Wert County: 8.722 %Van Wert County8.722Lucas County: 8.72 %Lucas County8.72Fairfield County: 8.687 %Fairfield County8.687Washington County: 8.641 %Washington County8.641Summit County: 8.626 %Summit County8.626Lawrence County: 8.625 %Lawrence County8.625Lorain County: 8.611 %Lorain County8.611Portage County: 8.599 %Portage County8.599Geauga County: 8.585 %Geauga County8.585Lake County: 8.546 %Lake County8.546Greene County: 8.497 %Greene County8.497Hamilton County: 8.473 %Hamilton County8.473Stark County: 8.432 %Stark County8.432Warren County: 8.391 %Warren County8.391Montgomery County: 8.387 %Montgomery County8.387Seneca County: 8.346 %Seneca County8.346Knox County: 8.342 %Knox County8.342Ross County: 8.293 %Ross County8.293Trumbull County: 8.266 %Trumbull County8.266Medina County: 8.244 %Medina County8.244Butler County: 8.243 %Butler County8.243Gallia County: 8.187 %Gallia County8.187Monroe County: 11.136 %Monroe County11.136Morgan County: 10.811 %Morgan County10.811Athens County: 10.759 %Athens County10.759Marion County: 10.635 %Marion County10.635Champaign County: 10.595 %Champaign County10.595Vinton County: 10.526 %Vinton County10.526Hardin County: 10.435 %Hardin County10.435Jefferson County: 9.991 %Jefferson County9.991Mahoning County: 9.624 %Mahoning County9.624Meigs County: 9.589 %Meigs County9.589Preble County: 9.5 %Preble County9.5Cuyahoga County: 9.468 %Cuyahoga County9.468Guernsey County: 9.29 %Guernsey County9.29Richland County: 9.124 %Richland County9.124Franklin County: 9.058 %Franklin County9.058Coshocton County: 8.985 %Coshocton County8.985Delaware County: 8.93 %Delaware County8.93Pike County: 8.788 %Pike County8.788Van Wert County: 8.722 %Van Wert County8.722Lucas County: 8.72 %Lucas County8.72Fairfield County: 8.687 %Fairfield County8.687Washington County: 8.641 %Washington County8.641Summit County: 8.626 %Summit County8.626Lawrence County: 8.625 %Lawrence County8.625Lorain County: 8.611 %Lorain County8.611Portage County: 8.599 %Portage County8.599Geauga County: 8.585 %Geauga County8.585Lake County: 8.546 %Lake County8.546Greene County: 8.497 %Greene County8.497Hamilton County: 8.473 %Hamilton County8.473Stark County: 8.432 %Stark County8.432Warren County: 8.391 %Warren County8.391Montgomery County: 8.387 %Montgomery County8.387Seneca County: 8.346 %Seneca County8.346Knox County: 8.342 %Knox County8.342Ross County: 8.293 %Ross County8.293Trumbull County: 8.266 %Trumbull County8.266Medina County: 8.244 %Medina County8.244Butler County: 8.243 %Butler County8.243Gallia County: 8.187 %Gallia County8.187
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Monroe County11.136+1.18 pts
2Morgan County10.811-1.15 pts
3Athens County10.759+4.85 pts
4Marion County10.635+4.83 pts
5Champaign County10.595+3.45 pts
6Vinton County10.526+5.98 pts
7Hardin County10.435+2.51 pts
8Jefferson County9.991+1.1 pts
9Mahoning County9.624+1.41 pts
10Meigs County9.589+1.87 pts
11Preble County9.5+2.09 pts
12Cuyahoga County9.468+0.97 pts
13Guernsey County9.29+0.7 pts
14Richland County9.124+1.72 pts
15Franklin County9.058+0.43 pts
16Coshocton County8.985-0.79 pts
17Delaware County8.93+0.88 pts
18Pike County8.788-0.23 pts
19Van Wert County8.722+1.59 pts
20Lucas County8.72+0.52 pts
21Fairfield County8.687-0.72 pts
22Washington County8.641+2.1 pts
23Summit County8.626+0.38 pts
24Lawrence County8.625+0.71 pts
25Lorain County8.611+0.75 pts
26Portage County8.599+0.35 pts
27Geauga County8.585-0.72 pts
28Lake County8.546-0.73 pts
29Greene County8.497-0.19 pts
30Hamilton County8.473+0.08 pts
31Stark County8.432+0.67 pts
32Warren County8.391-1.19 pts
33Montgomery County8.387+0.37 pts
34Seneca County8.346+0.69 pts
35Knox County8.342-0.15 pts
36Ross County8.293-0.35 pts
37Trumbull County8.266-0.76 pts
38Medina County8.244-0.36 pts
39Butler County8.243-0.11 pts
40Gallia County8.187-1.38 pts
41Harrison County8.137-2.41 pts
42Erie County7.978+0.2 pts
43Clermont County7.95-0.15 pts
44Scioto County7.917+0.71 pts
45Ottawa County7.89-0.28 pts
46Wyandot County7.809+2.63 pts
47Columbiana County7.668-0.86 pts
48Ashtabula County7.659-1.94 pts
49Huron County7.62+1.71 pts
50Morrow County7.612-2.08 pts
51Muskingum County7.581-0.51 pts
52Adams County7.5-1.97 pts
53Miami County7.479+0.11 pts
54Licking County7.419-2.26 pts
55Darke County7.354-0.7 pts
56Fulton County7.331+1.18 pts
57Clark County7.33-0.68 pts
58Noble County7.282+2.39 pts
59Fayette County7.222-0.55 pts
60Ashland County7.215-1.22 pts
61Allen County7.098-0.4 pts
62Brown County7.059-0.08 pts
62Union County7.059-0.91 pts
64Jackson County7.011-1.47 pts
65Crawford County6.996-0.42 pts
66Sandusky County6.932-1.28 pts
67Williams County6.916-1.46 pts
68Clinton County6.87-2.22 pts
69Putnam County6.849+0.06 pts
70Perry County6.767-2.86 pts
71Wayne County6.7-1.61 pts
72Belmont County6.69-2.06 pts
73Tuscarawas County6.686-2.04 pts
74Defiance County6.667+1.14 pts
75Holmes County6.574-0.33 pts
76Auglaize County6.565+0.01 pts
77Wood County6.521-1.15 pts
78Hocking County6.488+0.14 pts
79Paulding County6.406-1.71 pts
80Henry County6.298+0.9 pts
81Pickaway County6.263-4.54 pts
82Hancock County6.262-0.27 pts
83Carroll County6.102-2.79 pts
84Logan County6.005-3.01 pts
85Madison County5.878-1.24 pts
86Shelby County5.453-0 pts
87Highland County5.346-2.35 pts
88Mercer County5.12-0.82 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.

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Monroe County, with 11.136% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Mercer County, with 5.12% in 2021.

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