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Counties in Indiana by job destruction rate

Owen County had the highest job destruction rate of 92 counties in 2012, at 25.472%. Orange County had the lowest, at 5.047%. The median was 9.991% and the figure for Indiana was 10.738%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.472Owen County
Lowest5.047Orange County
Median9.99192 counties
Indiana10.738History

Map of counties, 2012

Adams County: 11.701 %Allen County: 12.683 %Bartholomew County: 8.19 %Benton County: 17.738 %Blackford County: 16.051 %Boone County: 10.723 %Brown County: 14.757 %Carroll County: 8.323 %Cass County: 13.022 %Clark County: 11.391 %Clay County: 8.399 %Clinton County: 8.231 %Crawford County: 9.659 %Daviess County: 9.353 %Dearborn County: 10.558 %Decatur County: 10.076 %DeKalb County: 7.865 %Delaware County: 13.288 %Dubois County: 6.127 %Elkhart County: 9.033 %Fayette County: 9.582 %Floyd County: 8.334 %Fountain County: 9.792 %Franklin County: 12.607 %Fulton County: 13.286 %Gibson County: 6.298 %Grant County: 8.841 %Greene County: 14.919 %Hamilton County: 12.492 %Hancock County: 9.912 %Harrison County: 8.298 %Hendricks County: 11.658 %Henry County: 10.805 %Howard County: 8.79 %Huntington County: 7.844 %Jackson County: 9.605 %Jasper County: 11.729 %Jay County: 10.794 %Jefferson County: 7.876 %Jennings County: 8.352 %Johnson County: 10.041 %Knox County: 8.024 %Kosciusko County: 8.599 %LaGrange County: 8.931 %Lake County: 10.476 %LaPorte County: 9.775 %Lawrence County: 9.403 %Madison County: 10.531 %Marion County: 11.553 %Marshall County: 12.095 %Martin County: 12.722 %Miami County: 9.94 %Monroe County: 11.236 %Montgomery County: 9.626 %Morgan County: 18.198 %Newton County: 10.515 %Noble County: 7.665 %Ohio County: 8.28 %Orange County: 5.047 %Owen County: 25.472 %Parke County: 16.852 %Perry County: 7.56 %Pike County: 7.461 %Porter County: 12.382 %Posey County: 6.376 %Pulaski County: 5.065 %Putnam County: 9.769 %Randolph County: 11.331 %Ripley County: 8.485 %Rush County: 6.554 %St. Joseph County: 10.437 %Scott County: 8.359 %Shelby County: 13.254 %Spencer County: 16.015 %Starke County: 16.076 %Steuben County: 9.893 %Sullivan County: 12.493 %Switzerland County: 8.432 %Tippecanoe County: 8.972 %Tipton County: 10.998 %Union County: 14.731 %Vanderburgh County: 11.53 %Vermillion County: 14.677 %Vigo County: 8.686 %Wabash County: 10.098 %Warren County: 18.536 %Warrick County: 9.171 %Washington County: 8.243 %Wayne County: 10.903 %Wells County: 5.569 %White County: 17.011 %Whitley County: 11.144 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

Owen County: 25.472 %Owen County25.472Warren County: 18.536 %Warren County18.536Morgan County: 18.198 %Morgan County18.198Benton County: 17.738 %Benton County17.738White County: 17.011 %White County17.011Parke County: 16.852 %Parke County16.852Starke County: 16.076 %Starke County16.076Blackford County: 16.051 %Blackford County16.051Spencer County: 16.015 %Spencer County16.015Greene County: 14.919 %Greene County14.919Brown County: 14.757 %Brown County14.757Union County: 14.731 %Union County14.731Vermillion County: 14.677 %Vermillion County14.677Delaware County: 13.288 %Delaware County13.288Fulton County: 13.286 %Fulton County13.286Shelby County: 13.254 %Shelby County13.254Cass County: 13.022 %Cass County13.022Martin County: 12.722 %Martin County12.722Allen County: 12.683 %Allen County12.683Franklin County: 12.607 %Franklin County12.607Sullivan County: 12.493 %Sullivan County12.493Hamilton County: 12.492 %Hamilton County12.492Porter County: 12.382 %Porter County12.382Marshall County: 12.095 %Marshall County12.095Jasper County: 11.729 %Jasper County11.729Adams County: 11.701 %Adams County11.701Hendricks County: 11.658 %Hendricks County11.658Marion County: 11.553 %Marion County11.553Vanderburgh County: 11.53 %Vanderburgh County11.53Clark County: 11.391 %Clark County11.391Randolph County: 11.331 %Randolph County11.331Monroe County: 11.236 %Monroe County11.236Whitley County: 11.144 %Whitley County11.144Tipton County: 10.998 %Tipton County10.998Wayne County: 10.903 %Wayne County10.903Henry County: 10.805 %Henry County10.805Jay County: 10.794 %Jay County10.794Boone County: 10.723 %Boone County10.723Dearborn County: 10.558 %Dearborn County10.558Madison County: 10.531 %Madison County10.531Owen County: 25.472 %Owen County25.472Warren County: 18.536 %Warren County18.536Morgan County: 18.198 %Morgan County18.198Benton County: 17.738 %Benton County17.738White County: 17.011 %White County17.011Parke County: 16.852 %Parke County16.852Starke County: 16.076 %Starke County16.076Blackford County: 16.051 %Blackford County16.051Spencer County: 16.015 %Spencer County16.015Greene County: 14.919 %Greene County14.919Brown County: 14.757 %Brown County14.757Union County: 14.731 %Union County14.731Vermillion County: 14.677 %Vermillion County14.677Delaware County: 13.288 %Delaware County13.288Fulton County: 13.286 %Fulton County13.286Shelby County: 13.254 %Shelby County13.254Cass County: 13.022 %Cass County13.022Martin County: 12.722 %Martin County12.722Allen County: 12.683 %Allen County12.683Franklin County: 12.607 %Franklin County12.607Sullivan County: 12.493 %Sullivan County12.493Hamilton County: 12.492 %Hamilton County12.492Porter County: 12.382 %Porter County12.382Marshall County: 12.095 %Marshall County12.095Jasper County: 11.729 %Jasper County11.729Adams County: 11.701 %Adams County11.701Hendricks County: 11.658 %Hendricks County11.658Marion County: 11.553 %Marion County11.553Vanderburgh County: 11.53 %Vanderburgh County11.53Clark County: 11.391 %Clark County11.391Randolph County: 11.331 %Randolph County11.331Monroe County: 11.236 %Monroe County11.236Whitley County: 11.144 %Whitley County11.144Tipton County: 10.998 %Tipton County10.998Wayne County: 10.903 %Wayne County10.903Henry County: 10.805 %Henry County10.805Jay County: 10.794 %Jay County10.794Boone County: 10.723 %Boone County10.723Dearborn County: 10.558 %Dearborn County10.558Madison County: 10.531 %Madison County10.531
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1Owen County25.472+12.98 pts
2Warren County18.536+10.49 pts
3Morgan County18.198+7.11 pts
4Benton County17.738+2.31 pts
5White County17.011+5.61 pts
6Parke County16.852+4.04 pts
7Starke County16.076+7.7 pts
8Blackford County16.051+8.26 pts
9Spencer County16.015-5.23 pts
10Greene County14.919-3.71 pts
11Brown County14.757-7.76 pts
12Union County14.731+4.12 pts
13Vermillion County14.677+3.19 pts
14Delaware County13.288+0.52 pts
15Fulton County13.286+4.87 pts
16Shelby County13.254+3.92 pts
17Cass County13.022+5.52 pts
18Martin County12.722-20.7 pts
19Allen County12.683+2.47 pts
20Franklin County12.607+1.66 pts
21Sullivan County12.493+4.42 pts
22Hamilton County12.492-0.7 pts
23Porter County12.382+2.53 pts
24Marshall County12.095+0.21 pts
25Jasper County11.729+0.76 pts
26Adams County11.701+0.22 pts
27Hendricks County11.658-0.39 pts
28Marion County11.553-0.07 pts
29Vanderburgh County11.53-0.14 pts
30Clark County11.391+0.33 pts
31Randolph County11.331+0.35 pts
32Monroe County11.236+1.28 pts
33Whitley County11.144+2.1 pts
34Tipton County10.998+2.21 pts
35Wayne County10.903-1.46 pts
36Henry County10.805+0.32 pts
37Jay County10.794+3.23 pts
38Boone County10.723-1.2 pts
39Dearborn County10.558+0.91 pts
40Madison County10.531+1.25 pts
41Newton County10.515-6.27 pts
42Lake County10.476+0.01 pts
43St. Joseph County10.437+0.83 pts
44Wabash County10.098+0.45 pts
45Decatur County10.076+2.1 pts
46Johnson County10.041-0.02 pts
47Miami County9.94-1.62 pts
48Hancock County9.912-1.24 pts
49Steuben County9.893-0.65 pts
50Fountain County9.792+1.13 pts
51LaPorte County9.775-1.36 pts
52Putnam County9.769+0.21 pts
53Crawford County9.659-0.91 pts
54Montgomery County9.626-0.8 pts
55Jackson County9.605+2.29 pts
56Fayette County9.582-3.12 pts
57Lawrence County9.403-2.46 pts
58Daviess County9.353+1.09 pts
59Warrick County9.171-1.27 pts
60Elkhart County9.033+0.62 pts
61Tippecanoe County8.972+0.48 pts
62LaGrange County8.931+2.21 pts
63Grant County8.841-0.88 pts
64Howard County8.79-0.03 pts
65Vigo County8.686-2.45 pts
66Kosciusko County8.599+1.43 pts
67Ripley County8.485-2.04 pts
68Switzerland County8.432+2.95 pts
69Clay County8.399-0.97 pts
70Scott County8.359-4.17 pts
71Jennings County8.352-1.41 pts
72Floyd County8.334-3.08 pts
73Carroll County8.323-0.76 pts
74Harrison County8.298-0.84 pts
75Ohio County8.28+1.78 pts
76Washington County8.243-8.3 pts
77Clinton County8.231-2.76 pts
78Bartholomew County8.19+1.91 pts
79Knox County8.024-2.23 pts
80Jefferson County7.876-3.35 pts
81DeKalb County7.865-0.95 pts
82Huntington County7.844-2.98 pts
83Noble County7.665-1.76 pts
84Perry County7.56+0.06 pts
85Pike County7.461-1.93 pts
86Rush County6.554-6.7 pts
87Posey County6.376-0.28 pts
88Gibson County6.298-2.58 pts
89Dubois County6.127-0.92 pts
90Wells County5.569-3.36 pts
91Pulaski County5.065-2.52 pts
92Orange County5.047-8.01 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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Owen County, with 25.472% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Orange County, with 5.047% in 2012.

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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