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Counties in Ohio by establishment exit rate

Vinton County had the highest establishment exit rate of 88 counties in 2022, at 10.769%. Washington County had the lowest, at 5.467%. The median was 7.994% and the figure for Ohio was 8.501%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.769Vinton County
Lowest5.467Washington County
Median7.99488 counties
Ohio8.501History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 8.174 %Allen County: 7.762 %Ashland County: 6.519 %Ashtabula County: 7.718 %Athens County: 6.889 %Auglaize County: 7.432 %Belmont County: 6.742 %Brown County: 7.471 %Butler County: 8.744 %Carroll County: 9.762 %Champaign County: 7.887 %Clark County: 8.922 %Clermont County: 8.165 %Clinton County: 6.236 %Columbiana County: 8.428 %Coshocton County: 7.993 %Crawford County: 7.397 %Cuyahoga County: 9.288 %Darke County: 6.211 %Defiance County: 7.995 %Delaware County: 9.004 %Erie County: 8.09 %Fairfield County: 7.88 %Fayette County: 8.372 %Franklin County: 9.088 %Fulton County: 7.304 %Gallia County: 8.031 %Geauga County: 8.764 %Greene County: 10.754 %Guernsey County: 6.468 %Hamilton County: 8.779 %Hancock County: 7.277 %Hardin County: 6.258 %Harrison County: 9.586 %Henry County: 7.626 %Highland County: 5.806 %Hocking County: 8.177 %Holmes County: 5.771 %Huron County: 6.644 %Jackson County: 8.913 %Jefferson County: 7.362 %Knox County: 7.628 %Lake County: 8.74 %Lawrence County: 9.147 %Licking County: 8.546 %Logan County: 6.914 %Lorain County: 8.65 %Lucas County: 7.794 %Madison County: 5.828 %Mahoning County: 7.665 %Marion County: 8.617 %Medina County: 8.959 %Meigs County: 10.105 %Mercer County: 5.694 %Miami County: 7.708 %Monroe County: 8.989 %Montgomery County: 9.122 %Morgan County: 8.725 %Morrow County: 7.683 %Muskingum County: 7.08 %Noble County: 7.862 %Ottawa County: 8.987 %Paulding County: 5.996 %Perry County: 9.677 %Pickaway County: 8.179 %Pike County: 8.625 %Portage County: 9.343 %Preble County: 8.789 %Putnam County: 6.236 %Richland County: 8.731 %Ross County: 8.014 %Sandusky County: 8.861 %Scioto County: 5.472 %Seneca County: 6.247 %Shelby County: 6.822 %Stark County: 7.808 %Summit County: 8.78 %Trumbull County: 9.384 %Tuscarawas County: 7.248 %Union County: 9.493 %Van Wert County: 10.387 %Vinton County: 10.769 %Warren County: 8.328 %Washington County: 5.467 %Wayne County: 6.919 %Williams County: 7.602 %Wood County: 6.772 %Wyandot County: 6.353 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Vinton County: 10.769 %Vinton County10.769Greene County: 10.754 %Greene County10.754Van Wert County: 10.387 %Van Wert County10.387Meigs County: 10.105 %Meigs County10.105Carroll County: 9.762 %Carroll County9.762Perry County: 9.677 %Perry County9.677Harrison County: 9.586 %Harrison County9.586Union County: 9.493 %Union County9.493Trumbull County: 9.384 %Trumbull County9.384Portage County: 9.343 %Portage County9.343Cuyahoga County: 9.288 %Cuyahoga County9.288Lawrence County: 9.147 %Lawrence County9.147Montgomery County: 9.122 %Montgomery County9.122Franklin County: 9.088 %Franklin County9.088Delaware County: 9.004 %Delaware County9.004Monroe County: 8.989 %Monroe County8.989Ottawa County: 8.987 %Ottawa County8.987Medina County: 8.959 %Medina County8.959Clark County: 8.922 %Clark County8.922Jackson County: 8.913 %Jackson County8.913Sandusky County: 8.861 %Sandusky County8.861Preble County: 8.789 %Preble County8.789Summit County: 8.78 %Summit County8.78Hamilton County: 8.779 %Hamilton County8.779Geauga County: 8.764 %Geauga County8.764Butler County: 8.744 %Butler County8.744Lake County: 8.74 %Lake County8.74Richland County: 8.731 %Richland County8.731Morgan County: 8.725 %Morgan County8.725Lorain County: 8.65 %Lorain County8.65Pike County: 8.625 %Pike County8.625Marion County: 8.617 %Marion County8.617Licking County: 8.546 %Licking County8.546Columbiana County: 8.428 %Columbiana County8.428Fayette County: 8.372 %Fayette County8.372Warren County: 8.328 %Warren County8.328Pickaway County: 8.179 %Pickaway County8.179Hocking County: 8.177 %Hocking County8.177Adams County: 8.174 %Adams County8.174Clermont County: 8.165 %Clermont County8.165Vinton County: 10.769 %Vinton County10.769Greene County: 10.754 %Greene County10.754Van Wert County: 10.387 %Van Wert County10.387Meigs County: 10.105 %Meigs County10.105Carroll County: 9.762 %Carroll County9.762Perry County: 9.677 %Perry County9.677Harrison County: 9.586 %Harrison County9.586Union County: 9.493 %Union County9.493Trumbull County: 9.384 %Trumbull County9.384Portage County: 9.343 %Portage County9.343Cuyahoga County: 9.288 %Cuyahoga County9.288Lawrence County: 9.147 %Lawrence County9.147Montgomery County: 9.122 %Montgomery County9.122Franklin County: 9.088 %Franklin County9.088Delaware County: 9.004 %Delaware County9.004Monroe County: 8.989 %Monroe County8.989Ottawa County: 8.987 %Ottawa County8.987Medina County: 8.959 %Medina County8.959Clark County: 8.922 %Clark County8.922Jackson County: 8.913 %Jackson County8.913Sandusky County: 8.861 %Sandusky County8.861Preble County: 8.789 %Preble County8.789Summit County: 8.78 %Summit County8.78Hamilton County: 8.779 %Hamilton County8.779Geauga County: 8.764 %Geauga County8.764Butler County: 8.744 %Butler County8.744Lake County: 8.74 %Lake County8.74Richland County: 8.731 %Richland County8.731Morgan County: 8.725 %Morgan County8.725Lorain County: 8.65 %Lorain County8.65Pike County: 8.625 %Pike County8.625Marion County: 8.617 %Marion County8.617Licking County: 8.546 %Licking County8.546Columbiana County: 8.428 %Columbiana County8.428Fayette County: 8.372 %Fayette County8.372Warren County: 8.328 %Warren County8.328Pickaway County: 8.179 %Pickaway County8.179Hocking County: 8.177 %Hocking County8.177Adams County: 8.174 %Adams County8.174Clermont County: 8.165 %Clermont County8.165
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Vinton County10.769+0.24 pts
2Greene County10.754+2.26 pts
3Van Wert County10.387+1.67 pts
4Meigs County10.105+0.52 pts
5Carroll County9.762+3.66 pts
6Perry County9.677+2.91 pts
7Harrison County9.586+1.45 pts
8Union County9.493+2.43 pts
9Trumbull County9.384+1.12 pts
10Portage County9.343+0.74 pts
11Cuyahoga County9.288-0.18 pts
12Lawrence County9.147+0.52 pts
13Montgomery County9.122+0.73 pts
14Franklin County9.088+0.03 pts
15Delaware County9.004+0.07 pts
16Monroe County8.989-2.15 pts
17Ottawa County8.987+1.1 pts
18Medina County8.959+0.71 pts
19Clark County8.922+1.59 pts
20Jackson County8.913+1.9 pts
21Sandusky County8.861+1.93 pts
22Preble County8.789-0.71 pts
23Summit County8.78+0.15 pts
24Hamilton County8.779+0.31 pts
25Geauga County8.764+0.18 pts
26Butler County8.744+0.5 pts
27Lake County8.74+0.19 pts
28Richland County8.731-0.39 pts
29Morgan County8.725-2.09 pts
30Lorain County8.65+0.04 pts
31Pike County8.625-0.16 pts
32Marion County8.617-2.02 pts
33Licking County8.546+1.13 pts
34Columbiana County8.428+0.76 pts
35Fayette County8.372+1.15 pts
36Warren County8.328-0.06 pts
37Pickaway County8.179+1.92 pts
38Hocking County8.177+1.69 pts
39Adams County8.174+0.67 pts
40Clermont County8.165+0.21 pts
41Erie County8.09+0.11 pts
42Gallia County8.031-0.16 pts
43Ross County8.014-0.28 pts
44Defiance County7.995+1.33 pts
45Coshocton County7.993-0.99 pts
46Champaign County7.887-2.71 pts
47Fairfield County7.88-0.81 pts
48Noble County7.862+0.58 pts
49Stark County7.808-0.62 pts
50Lucas County7.794-0.93 pts
51Allen County7.762+0.66 pts
52Ashtabula County7.718+0.06 pts
53Miami County7.708+0.23 pts
54Morrow County7.683+0.07 pts
55Mahoning County7.665-1.96 pts
56Knox County7.628-0.71 pts
57Henry County7.626+1.33 pts
58Williams County7.602+0.69 pts
59Brown County7.471+0.41 pts
60Auglaize County7.432+0.87 pts
61Crawford County7.397+0.4 pts
62Jefferson County7.362-2.63 pts
63Fulton County7.304-0.03 pts
64Hancock County7.277+1.02 pts
65Tuscarawas County7.248+0.56 pts
66Muskingum County7.08-0.5 pts
67Wayne County6.919+0.22 pts
68Logan County6.914+0.91 pts
69Athens County6.889-3.87 pts
70Shelby County6.822+1.37 pts
71Wood County6.772+0.25 pts
72Belmont County6.742+0.05 pts
73Huron County6.644-0.98 pts
74Ashland County6.519-0.7 pts
75Guernsey County6.468-2.82 pts
76Wyandot County6.353-1.46 pts
77Hardin County6.258-4.18 pts
78Seneca County6.247-2.1 pts
79Clinton County6.236-0.63 pts
79Putnam County6.236-0.61 pts
81Darke County6.211-1.14 pts
82Paulding County5.996-0.41 pts
83Madison County5.828-0.05 pts
84Highland County5.806+0.46 pts
85Holmes County5.771-0.8 pts
86Mercer County5.694+0.57 pts
87Scioto County5.472-2.44 pts
88Washington County5.467-3.17 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.

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Vinton County, with 10.769% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Washington County, with 5.467% in 2022.

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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