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Counties in Indiana by job destruction rate, 2023

Lawrence County had the highest job destruction rate of 92 counties in 2023, at 19.386%. Gibson County had the lowest, at 5.124%. The median was 9.676% and the figure for Indiana was 11.006%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.386Lawrence County
Lowest5.124Gibson County
Median9.67692 counties
Indiana11.006History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 8.557 %Allen County: 9.819 %Bartholomew County: 8.84 %Benton County: 13.486 %Blackford County: 8.995 %Boone County: 9.482 %Brown County: 10.432 %Carroll County: 6.106 %Cass County: 11.997 %Clark County: 11.632 %Clay County: 9.248 %Clinton County: 7.163 %Crawford County: 7.674 %Daviess County: 7.904 %Dearborn County: 14.976 %Decatur County: 6.733 %DeKalb County: 9.424 %Delaware County: 11.813 %Dubois County: 10.174 %Elkhart County: 13.954 %Fayette County: 11.031 %Floyd County: 11.818 %Fountain County: 8.134 %Franklin County: 12.051 %Fulton County: 8.889 %Gibson County: 5.124 %Grant County: 9.984 %Greene County: 9.869 %Hamilton County: 13.862 %Hancock County: 12.488 %Harrison County: 7.408 %Hendricks County: 11.543 %Henry County: 8.917 %Howard County: 7.566 %Huntington County: 8.323 %Jackson County: 12.009 %Jasper County: 10.533 %Jay County: 9.221 %Jefferson County: 9.559 %Jennings County: 7.027 %Johnson County: 9.947 %Knox County: 9.719 %Kosciusko County: 9.633 %LaGrange County: 17.564 %Lake County: 11.465 %LaPorte County: 13.432 %Lawrence County: 19.386 %Madison County: 10.099 %Marion County: 11.374 %Marshall County: 8.32 %Martin County: 12.055 %Miami County: 8.14 %Monroe County: 9.487 %Montgomery County: 6.363 %Morgan County: 11.582 %Newton County: 9.984 %Noble County: 8.838 %Ohio County: 9.596 %Orange County: 11.819 %Owen County: 9.894 %Parke County: 10.573 %Perry County: 8.231 %Pike County: 8.687 %Porter County: 9.223 %Posey County: 8.131 %Pulaski County: 5.978 %Putnam County: 6.618 %Randolph County: 9.994 %Ripley County: 12.425 %Rush County: 10.696 %St. Joseph County: 12.4 %Scott County: 7.309 %Shelby County: 11.111 %Spencer County: 10.93 %Starke County: 8.826 %Steuben County: 10.286 %Sullivan County: 7.27 %Switzerland County: 10.091 %Tippecanoe County: 8.358 %Tipton County: 14.225 %Union County: 9.253 %Vanderburgh County: 10.318 %Vermillion County: 8.844 %Vigo County: 10.054 %Wabash County: 8.246 %Warren County: 5.778 %Warrick County: 11.609 %Washington County: 8.676 %Wayne County: 10.374 %Wells County: 5.435 %White County: 8.737 %Whitley County: 6.741 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Lawrence County: 19.386 %Lawrence County19.386LaGrange County: 17.564 %LaGrange County17.564Dearborn County: 14.976 %Dearborn County14.976Tipton County: 14.225 %Tipton County14.225Elkhart County: 13.954 %Elkhart County13.954Hamilton County: 13.862 %Hamilton County13.862Benton County: 13.486 %Benton County13.486LaPorte County: 13.432 %LaPorte County13.432Hancock County: 12.488 %Hancock County12.488Ripley County: 12.425 %Ripley County12.425St. Joseph County: 12.4 %St. Joseph County12.4Martin County: 12.055 %Martin County12.055Franklin County: 12.051 %Franklin County12.051Jackson County: 12.009 %Jackson County12.009Cass County: 11.997 %Cass County11.997Orange County: 11.819 %Orange County11.819Floyd County: 11.818 %Floyd County11.818Delaware County: 11.813 %Delaware County11.813Clark County: 11.632 %Clark County11.632Warrick County: 11.609 %Warrick County11.609Morgan County: 11.582 %Morgan County11.582Hendricks County: 11.543 %Hendricks County11.543Lake County: 11.465 %Lake County11.465Marion County: 11.374 %Marion County11.374Shelby County: 11.111 %Shelby County11.111Fayette County: 11.031 %Fayette County11.031Spencer County: 10.93 %Spencer County10.93Rush County: 10.696 %Rush County10.696Parke County: 10.573 %Parke County10.573Jasper County: 10.533 %Jasper County10.533Brown County: 10.432 %Brown County10.432Wayne County: 10.374 %Wayne County10.374Vanderburgh County: 10.318 %Vanderburgh County10.318Steuben County: 10.286 %Steuben County10.286Dubois County: 10.174 %Dubois County10.174Madison County: 10.099 %Madison County10.099Switzerland County: 10.091 %Switzerland County10.091Vigo County: 10.054 %Vigo County10.054Randolph County: 9.994 %Randolph County9.994Grant County: 9.984 %Grant County9.984Lawrence County: 19.386 %Lawrence County19.386LaGrange County: 17.564 %LaGrange County17.564Dearborn County: 14.976 %Dearborn County14.976Tipton County: 14.225 %Tipton County14.225Elkhart County: 13.954 %Elkhart County13.954Hamilton County: 13.862 %Hamilton County13.862Benton County: 13.486 %Benton County13.486LaPorte County: 13.432 %LaPorte County13.432Hancock County: 12.488 %Hancock County12.488Ripley County: 12.425 %Ripley County12.425St. Joseph County: 12.4 %St. Joseph County12.4Martin County: 12.055 %Martin County12.055Franklin County: 12.051 %Franklin County12.051Jackson County: 12.009 %Jackson County12.009Cass County: 11.997 %Cass County11.997Orange County: 11.819 %Orange County11.819Floyd County: 11.818 %Floyd County11.818Delaware County: 11.813 %Delaware County11.813Clark County: 11.632 %Clark County11.632Warrick County: 11.609 %Warrick County11.609Morgan County: 11.582 %Morgan County11.582Hendricks County: 11.543 %Hendricks County11.543Lake County: 11.465 %Lake County11.465Marion County: 11.374 %Marion County11.374Shelby County: 11.111 %Shelby County11.111Fayette County: 11.031 %Fayette County11.031Spencer County: 10.93 %Spencer County10.93Rush County: 10.696 %Rush County10.696Parke County: 10.573 %Parke County10.573Jasper County: 10.533 %Jasper County10.533Brown County: 10.432 %Brown County10.432Wayne County: 10.374 %Wayne County10.374Vanderburgh County: 10.318 %Vanderburgh County10.318Steuben County: 10.286 %Steuben County10.286Dubois County: 10.174 %Dubois County10.174Madison County: 10.099 %Madison County10.099Switzerland County: 10.091 %Switzerland County10.091Vigo County: 10.054 %Vigo County10.054Randolph County: 9.994 %Randolph County9.994Grant County: 9.984 %Grant County9.984
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Lawrence County19.386+8.46 pts
2LaGrange County17.564-4.43 pts
3Dearborn County14.976+4.22 pts
4Tipton County14.225+5.24 pts
5Elkhart County13.954+3.67 pts
6Hamilton County13.862+1.52 pts
7Benton County13.486+0.71 pts
8LaPorte County13.432+2.92 pts
9Hancock County12.488+0.32 pts
10Ripley County12.425+6.56 pts
11St. Joseph County12.4+2.74 pts
12Martin County12.055-9.27 pts
13Franklin County12.051+3.81 pts
14Jackson County12.009+5.52 pts
15Cass County11.997+3.83 pts
16Orange County11.819-1.5 pts
17Floyd County11.818+2.06 pts
18Delaware County11.813+0.46 pts
19Clark County11.632+0.14 pts
20Warrick County11.609+2 pts
21Morgan County11.582-4.32 pts
22Hendricks County11.543-1.5 pts
23Lake County11.465-0.66 pts
24Marion County11.374-0.15 pts
25Shelby County11.111+0.36 pts
26Fayette County11.031-11.41 pts
27Spencer County10.93+0.09 pts
28Rush County10.696-1.67 pts
29Parke County10.573-4.85 pts
30Jasper County10.533-2.34 pts
31Brown County10.432-2.41 pts
32Wayne County10.374+0.13 pts
33Vanderburgh County10.318+0.74 pts
34Steuben County10.286-1 pts
35Dubois County10.174+2.91 pts
36Madison County10.099-1.59 pts
37Switzerland County10.091+0.58 pts
38Vigo County10.054-0.98 pts
39Randolph County9.994-2.48 pts
40Grant County9.984+1.52 pts
40Newton County9.984-8.52 pts
42Johnson County9.947-3 pts
43Owen County9.894+0.1 pts
44Greene County9.869-0.68 pts
45Allen County9.819-0.44 pts
46Knox County9.719-1.88 pts
47Kosciusko County9.633+1.66 pts
48Ohio County9.596+1.79 pts
49Jefferson County9.559+0.87 pts
50Monroe County9.487-2.1 pts
51Boone County9.482+1.8 pts
52DeKalb County9.424+2.42 pts
53Union County9.253-1.67 pts
54Clay County9.248+3.21 pts
55Porter County9.223-1.23 pts
56Jay County9.221-3.83 pts
57Blackford County8.995-3.2 pts
58Henry County8.917-3.19 pts
59Fulton County8.889-1.4 pts
60Vermillion County8.844+2.14 pts
61Bartholomew County8.84-7.3 pts
62Noble County8.838-5.56 pts
63Starke County8.826-5.26 pts
64White County8.737-0.19 pts
65Pike County8.687-5.1 pts
66Washington County8.676-1.85 pts
67Adams County8.557-0.75 pts
68Tippecanoe County8.358-0.53 pts
69Huntington County8.323-0.48 pts
70Marshall County8.32-3.45 pts
71Wabash County8.246-3.42 pts
72Perry County8.231-0.93 pts
73Miami County8.14-7.71 pts
74Fountain County8.134+2.88 pts
75Posey County8.131+2.36 pts
76Daviess County7.904-0.27 pts
77Crawford County7.674+0.44 pts
78Howard County7.566-0.76 pts
79Harrison County7.408-2.25 pts
80Scott County7.309-3.63 pts
81Sullivan County7.27-3.25 pts
82Clinton County7.163-0.09 pts
83Jennings County7.027-5.63 pts
84Whitley County6.741-3.52 pts
85Decatur County6.733-0.87 pts
86Putnam County6.618-0.41 pts
87Montgomery County6.363-3.84 pts
88Carroll County6.106-5.54 pts
89Pulaski County5.978-2.46 pts
90Warren County5.778-5.29 pts
91Wells County5.435-4.39 pts
92Gibson County5.124-3.6 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs lost at closing and shrinking establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs added elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is job_creation_rate minus this rate. Not a layoff rate: it counts positions lost at establishments, not people who lost a job. 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: job destruction 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: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Indiana by job destruction rate, 2023) [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: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Indiana by job destruction rate, 2023. 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/job-destruction-rate/indiana-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Indiana by job destruction rate, 2023. 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/job-destruction-rate/indiana-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Indiana by job destruction rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/indiana-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Lawrence County, with 19.386% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Gibson County, with 5.124% in 2023.

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: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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