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Counties in Indiana by job destruction rate

Martin County had the highest job destruction rate of 92 counties in 2013, at 27.216%. Decatur County had the lowest, at 6.416%. The median was 10.176% and the figure for Indiana was 10.416%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.216Martin County
Lowest6.416Decatur County
Median10.17692 counties
Indiana10.416History

Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 6.864 %Allen County: 9.399 %Bartholomew County: 10.898 %Benton County: 9.131 %Blackford County: 14.353 %Boone County: 8.752 %Brown County: 14.706 %Carroll County: 6.813 %Cass County: 8.045 %Clark County: 10.295 %Clay County: 11.364 %Clinton County: 8.622 %Crawford County: 8.296 %Daviess County: 9.841 %Dearborn County: 12.626 %Decatur County: 6.416 %DeKalb County: 8.043 %Delaware County: 9.255 %Dubois County: 8.151 %Elkhart County: 10.284 %Fayette County: 8.765 %Floyd County: 9.661 %Fountain County: 10.71 %Franklin County: 13.598 %Fulton County: 8.494 %Gibson County: 7.103 %Grant County: 7.706 %Greene County: 12.919 %Hamilton County: 12.557 %Hancock County: 9.464 %Harrison County: 8.165 %Hendricks County: 13.89 %Henry County: 12.553 %Howard County: 9.308 %Huntington County: 10.199 %Jackson County: 9.919 %Jasper County: 10.879 %Jay County: 13.604 %Jefferson County: 10.873 %Jennings County: 10.491 %Johnson County: 11.435 %Knox County: 11.642 %Kosciusko County: 7.838 %LaGrange County: 6.52 %Lake County: 10.392 %LaPorte County: 9.562 %Lawrence County: 12.201 %Madison County: 10.925 %Marion County: 11.802 %Marshall County: 9.844 %Martin County: 27.216 %Miami County: 13.567 %Monroe County: 10.063 %Montgomery County: 9.373 %Morgan County: 11.888 %Newton County: 17.442 %Noble County: 9.816 %Ohio County: 22.798 %Orange County: 7.084 %Owen County: 16.287 %Parke County: 13.765 %Perry County: 8.486 %Pike County: 11.887 %Porter County: 9.275 %Posey County: 10.97 %Pulaski County: 11.364 %Putnam County: 8.105 %Randolph County: 11.243 %Ripley County: 11.625 %Rush County: 10.966 %St. Joseph County: 10.16 %Scott County: 8.598 %Shelby County: 12.886 %Spencer County: 7.1 %Starke County: 19.891 %Steuben County: 7.432 %Sullivan County: 8.916 %Switzerland County: 9.827 %Tippecanoe County: 9.506 %Tipton County: 8.379 %Union County: 7.929 %Vanderburgh County: 10.191 %Vermillion County: 14.32 %Vigo County: 11.011 %Wabash County: 7.798 %Warren County: 15.476 %Warrick County: 10.764 %Washington County: 10.49 %Wayne County: 8.691 %Wells County: 7.952 %White County: 12.057 %Whitley County: 9.218 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Martin County: 27.216 %Martin County27.216Ohio County: 22.798 %Ohio County22.798Starke County: 19.891 %Starke County19.891Newton County: 17.442 %Newton County17.442Owen County: 16.287 %Owen County16.287Warren County: 15.476 %Warren County15.476Brown County: 14.706 %Brown County14.706Blackford County: 14.353 %Blackford County14.353Vermillion County: 14.32 %Vermillion County14.32Hendricks County: 13.89 %Hendricks County13.89Parke County: 13.765 %Parke County13.765Jay County: 13.604 %Jay County13.604Franklin County: 13.598 %Franklin County13.598Miami County: 13.567 %Miami County13.567Greene County: 12.919 %Greene County12.919Shelby County: 12.886 %Shelby County12.886Dearborn County: 12.626 %Dearborn County12.626Hamilton County: 12.557 %Hamilton County12.557Henry County: 12.553 %Henry County12.553Lawrence County: 12.201 %Lawrence County12.201White County: 12.057 %White County12.057Morgan County: 11.888 %Morgan County11.888Pike County: 11.887 %Pike County11.887Marion County: 11.802 %Marion County11.802Knox County: 11.642 %Knox County11.642Ripley County: 11.625 %Ripley County11.625Johnson County: 11.435 %Johnson County11.435Clay County: 11.364 %Clay County11.364Pulaski County: 11.364 %Pulaski County11.364Randolph County: 11.243 %Randolph County11.243Vigo County: 11.011 %Vigo County11.011Posey County: 10.97 %Posey County10.97Rush County: 10.966 %Rush County10.966Madison County: 10.925 %Madison County10.925Bartholomew County: 10.898 %Bartholomew County10.898Jasper County: 10.879 %Jasper County10.879Jefferson County: 10.873 %Jefferson County10.873Warrick County: 10.764 %Warrick County10.764Fountain County: 10.71 %Fountain County10.71Jennings County: 10.491 %Jennings County10.491Martin County: 27.216 %Martin County27.216Ohio County: 22.798 %Ohio County22.798Starke County: 19.891 %Starke County19.891Newton County: 17.442 %Newton County17.442Owen County: 16.287 %Owen County16.287Warren County: 15.476 %Warren County15.476Brown County: 14.706 %Brown County14.706Blackford County: 14.353 %Blackford County14.353Vermillion County: 14.32 %Vermillion County14.32Hendricks County: 13.89 %Hendricks County13.89Parke County: 13.765 %Parke County13.765Jay County: 13.604 %Jay County13.604Franklin County: 13.598 %Franklin County13.598Miami County: 13.567 %Miami County13.567Greene County: 12.919 %Greene County12.919Shelby County: 12.886 %Shelby County12.886Dearborn County: 12.626 %Dearborn County12.626Hamilton County: 12.557 %Hamilton County12.557Henry County: 12.553 %Henry County12.553Lawrence County: 12.201 %Lawrence County12.201White County: 12.057 %White County12.057Morgan County: 11.888 %Morgan County11.888Pike County: 11.887 %Pike County11.887Marion County: 11.802 %Marion County11.802Knox County: 11.642 %Knox County11.642Ripley County: 11.625 %Ripley County11.625Johnson County: 11.435 %Johnson County11.435Clay County: 11.364 %Clay County11.364Pulaski County: 11.364 %Pulaski County11.364Randolph County: 11.243 %Randolph County11.243Vigo County: 11.011 %Vigo County11.011Posey County: 10.97 %Posey County10.97Rush County: 10.966 %Rush County10.966Madison County: 10.925 %Madison County10.925Bartholomew County: 10.898 %Bartholomew County10.898Jasper County: 10.879 %Jasper County10.879Jefferson County: 10.873 %Jefferson County10.873Warrick County: 10.764 %Warrick County10.764Fountain County: 10.71 %Fountain County10.71Jennings County: 10.491 %Jennings County10.491
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Martin County27.216+14.49 pts
2Ohio County22.798+14.52 pts
3Starke County19.891+3.81 pts
4Newton County17.442+6.93 pts
5Owen County16.287-9.19 pts
6Warren County15.476-3.06 pts
7Brown County14.706-0.05 pts
8Blackford County14.353-1.7 pts
9Vermillion County14.32-0.36 pts
10Hendricks County13.89+2.23 pts
11Parke County13.765-3.09 pts
12Jay County13.604+2.81 pts
13Franklin County13.598+0.99 pts
14Miami County13.567+3.63 pts
15Greene County12.919-2 pts
16Shelby County12.886-0.37 pts
17Dearborn County12.626+2.07 pts
18Hamilton County12.557+0.06 pts
19Henry County12.553+1.75 pts
20Lawrence County12.201+2.8 pts
21White County12.057-4.95 pts
22Morgan County11.888-6.31 pts
23Pike County11.887+4.43 pts
24Marion County11.802+0.25 pts
25Knox County11.642+3.62 pts
26Ripley County11.625+3.14 pts
27Johnson County11.435+1.39 pts
28Clay County11.364+2.97 pts
28Pulaski County11.364+6.3 pts
30Randolph County11.243-0.09 pts
31Vigo County11.011+2.32 pts
32Posey County10.97+4.59 pts
33Rush County10.966+4.41 pts
34Madison County10.925+0.39 pts
35Bartholomew County10.898+2.71 pts
36Jasper County10.879-0.85 pts
37Jefferson County10.873+3 pts
38Warrick County10.764+1.59 pts
39Fountain County10.71+0.92 pts
40Jennings County10.491+2.14 pts
41Washington County10.49+2.25 pts
42Lake County10.392-0.08 pts
43Clark County10.295-1.1 pts
44Elkhart County10.284+1.25 pts
45Huntington County10.199+2.35 pts
46Vanderburgh County10.191-1.34 pts
47St. Joseph County10.16-0.28 pts
48Monroe County10.063-1.17 pts
49Jackson County9.919+0.31 pts
50Marshall County9.844-2.25 pts
51Daviess County9.841+0.49 pts
52Switzerland County9.827+1.39 pts
53Noble County9.816+2.15 pts
54Floyd County9.661+1.33 pts
55LaPorte County9.562-0.21 pts
56Tippecanoe County9.506+0.53 pts
57Hancock County9.464-0.45 pts
58Allen County9.399-3.28 pts
59Montgomery County9.373-0.25 pts
60Howard County9.308+0.52 pts
61Porter County9.275-3.11 pts
62Delaware County9.255-4.03 pts
63Whitley County9.218-1.93 pts
64Benton County9.131-8.61 pts
65Sullivan County8.916-3.58 pts
66Fayette County8.765-0.82 pts
67Boone County8.752-1.97 pts
68Wayne County8.691-2.21 pts
69Clinton County8.622+0.39 pts
70Scott County8.598+0.24 pts
71Fulton County8.494-4.79 pts
72Perry County8.486+0.93 pts
73Tipton County8.379-2.62 pts
74Crawford County8.296-1.36 pts
75Harrison County8.165-0.13 pts
76Dubois County8.151+2.02 pts
77Putnam County8.105-1.66 pts
78Cass County8.045-4.98 pts
79DeKalb County8.043+0.18 pts
80Wells County7.952+2.38 pts
81Union County7.929-6.8 pts
82Kosciusko County7.838-0.76 pts
83Wabash County7.798-2.3 pts
84Grant County7.706-1.13 pts
85Steuben County7.432-2.46 pts
86Gibson County7.103+0.8 pts
87Spencer County7.1-8.92 pts
88Orange County7.084+2.04 pts
89Adams County6.864-4.84 pts
90Carroll County6.813-1.51 pts
91LaGrange County6.52-2.41 pts
92Decatur County6.416-3.66 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Martin County, with 27.216% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Decatur County, with 6.416% in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

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