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Counties in Indiana by job destruction rate

Orange County had the highest job destruction rate of 92 counties in 2014, at 31.734%. Wells County had the lowest, at 3.701%. The median was 9.347% and the figure for Indiana was 9.723%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31.734Orange County
Lowest3.701Wells County
Median9.34792 counties
Indiana9.723History

Map of counties, 2014

Adams County: 7.214 %Allen County: 8.638 %Bartholomew County: 7.414 %Benton County: 13.536 %Blackford County: 12.437 %Boone County: 11.065 %Brown County: 12.307 %Carroll County: 9.331 %Cass County: 7.416 %Clark County: 9.232 %Clay County: 8.022 %Clinton County: 7.322 %Crawford County: 6.836 %Daviess County: 8.785 %Dearborn County: 17.614 %Decatur County: 11.376 %DeKalb County: 7.908 %Delaware County: 9.087 %Dubois County: 10.162 %Elkhart County: 8.593 %Fayette County: 6.562 %Floyd County: 13.282 %Fountain County: 14.664 %Franklin County: 6.96 %Fulton County: 8.78 %Gibson County: 6.558 %Grant County: 6.353 %Greene County: 11.498 %Hamilton County: 9.735 %Hancock County: 10.511 %Harrison County: 7.108 %Hendricks County: 8.14 %Henry County: 10.603 %Howard County: 7.896 %Huntington County: 9.887 %Jackson County: 7.713 %Jasper County: 7.728 %Jay County: 4.759 %Jefferson County: 6.224 %Jennings County: 10.38 %Johnson County: 9.363 %Knox County: 8.842 %Kosciusko County: 8.915 %LaGrange County: 6.599 %Lake County: 12.06 %LaPorte County: 12.993 %Lawrence County: 17.811 %Madison County: 12.695 %Marion County: 10.018 %Marshall County: 6.689 %Martin County: 18.919 %Miami County: 9.605 %Monroe County: 11.218 %Montgomery County: 8.026 %Morgan County: 11.036 %Newton County: 13.617 %Noble County: 5.646 %Ohio County: 10.069 %Orange County: 31.734 %Owen County: 11.93 %Parke County: 14.193 %Perry County: 6.875 %Pike County: 9.649 %Porter County: 9.289 %Posey County: 13.786 %Pulaski County: 11.332 %Putnam County: 9.373 %Randolph County: 8.059 %Ripley County: 14.85 %Rush County: 8.626 %St. Joseph County: 7.934 %Scott County: 12.728 %Shelby County: 16.067 %Spencer County: 12.398 %Starke County: 14.77 %Steuben County: 7.01 %Sullivan County: 23.935 %Switzerland County: 17.123 %Tippecanoe County: 10.896 %Tipton County: 7.841 %Union County: 6.257 %Vanderburgh County: 8.514 %Vermillion County: 15.764 %Vigo County: 9.765 %Wabash County: 8.978 %Warren County: 7.838 %Warrick County: 9.029 %Washington County: 7.944 %Wayne County: 10.328 %Wells County: 3.701 %White County: 10.668 %Whitley County: 6.046 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Orange County: 31.734 %Orange County31.734Sullivan County: 23.935 %Sullivan County23.935Martin County: 18.919 %Martin County18.919Lawrence County: 17.811 %Lawrence County17.811Dearborn County: 17.614 %Dearborn County17.614Switzerland County: 17.123 %Switzerland County17.123Shelby County: 16.067 %Shelby County16.067Vermillion County: 15.764 %Vermillion County15.764Ripley County: 14.85 %Ripley County14.85Starke County: 14.77 %Starke County14.77Fountain County: 14.664 %Fountain County14.664Parke County: 14.193 %Parke County14.193Posey County: 13.786 %Posey County13.786Newton County: 13.617 %Newton County13.617Benton County: 13.536 %Benton County13.536Floyd County: 13.282 %Floyd County13.282LaPorte County: 12.993 %LaPorte County12.993Scott County: 12.728 %Scott County12.728Madison County: 12.695 %Madison County12.695Blackford County: 12.437 %Blackford County12.437Spencer County: 12.398 %Spencer County12.398Brown County: 12.307 %Brown County12.307Lake County: 12.06 %Lake County12.06Owen County: 11.93 %Owen County11.93Greene County: 11.498 %Greene County11.498Decatur County: 11.376 %Decatur County11.376Pulaski County: 11.332 %Pulaski County11.332Monroe County: 11.218 %Monroe County11.218Boone County: 11.065 %Boone County11.065Morgan County: 11.036 %Morgan County11.036Tippecanoe County: 10.896 %Tippecanoe County10.896White County: 10.668 %White County10.668Henry County: 10.603 %Henry County10.603Hancock County: 10.511 %Hancock County10.511Jennings County: 10.38 %Jennings County10.38Wayne County: 10.328 %Wayne County10.328Dubois County: 10.162 %Dubois County10.162Ohio County: 10.069 %Ohio County10.069Marion County: 10.018 %Marion County10.018Huntington County: 9.887 %Huntington County9.887Orange County: 31.734 %Orange County31.734Sullivan County: 23.935 %Sullivan County23.935Martin County: 18.919 %Martin County18.919Lawrence County: 17.811 %Lawrence County17.811Dearborn County: 17.614 %Dearborn County17.614Switzerland County: 17.123 %Switzerland County17.123Shelby County: 16.067 %Shelby County16.067Vermillion County: 15.764 %Vermillion County15.764Ripley County: 14.85 %Ripley County14.85Starke County: 14.77 %Starke County14.77Fountain County: 14.664 %Fountain County14.664Parke County: 14.193 %Parke County14.193Posey County: 13.786 %Posey County13.786Newton County: 13.617 %Newton County13.617Benton County: 13.536 %Benton County13.536Floyd County: 13.282 %Floyd County13.282LaPorte County: 12.993 %LaPorte County12.993Scott County: 12.728 %Scott County12.728Madison County: 12.695 %Madison County12.695Blackford County: 12.437 %Blackford County12.437Spencer County: 12.398 %Spencer County12.398Brown County: 12.307 %Brown County12.307Lake County: 12.06 %Lake County12.06Owen County: 11.93 %Owen County11.93Greene County: 11.498 %Greene County11.498Decatur County: 11.376 %Decatur County11.376Pulaski County: 11.332 %Pulaski County11.332Monroe County: 11.218 %Monroe County11.218Boone County: 11.065 %Boone County11.065Morgan County: 11.036 %Morgan County11.036Tippecanoe County: 10.896 %Tippecanoe County10.896White County: 10.668 %White County10.668Henry County: 10.603 %Henry County10.603Hancock County: 10.511 %Hancock County10.511Jennings County: 10.38 %Jennings County10.38Wayne County: 10.328 %Wayne County10.328Dubois County: 10.162 %Dubois County10.162Ohio County: 10.069 %Ohio County10.069Marion County: 10.018 %Marion County10.018Huntington County: 9.887 %Huntington County9.887
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Orange County31.734+24.65 pts
2Sullivan County23.935+15.02 pts
3Martin County18.919-8.3 pts
4Lawrence County17.811+5.61 pts
5Dearborn County17.614+4.99 pts
6Switzerland County17.123+7.3 pts
7Shelby County16.067+3.18 pts
8Vermillion County15.764+1.44 pts
9Ripley County14.85+3.22 pts
10Starke County14.77-5.12 pts
11Fountain County14.664+3.95 pts
12Parke County14.193+0.43 pts
13Posey County13.786+2.82 pts
14Newton County13.617-3.82 pts
15Benton County13.536+4.4 pts
16Floyd County13.282+3.62 pts
17LaPorte County12.993+3.43 pts
18Scott County12.728+4.13 pts
19Madison County12.695+1.77 pts
20Blackford County12.437-1.92 pts
21Spencer County12.398+5.3 pts
22Brown County12.307-2.4 pts
23Lake County12.06+1.67 pts
24Owen County11.93-4.36 pts
25Greene County11.498-1.42 pts
26Decatur County11.376+4.96 pts
27Pulaski County11.332-0.03 pts
28Monroe County11.218+1.15 pts
29Boone County11.065+2.31 pts
30Morgan County11.036-0.85 pts
31Tippecanoe County10.896+1.39 pts
32White County10.668-1.39 pts
33Henry County10.603-1.95 pts
34Hancock County10.511+1.05 pts
35Jennings County10.38-0.11 pts
36Wayne County10.328+1.64 pts
37Dubois County10.162+2.01 pts
38Ohio County10.069-12.73 pts
39Marion County10.018-1.78 pts
40Huntington County9.887-0.31 pts
41Vigo County9.765-1.25 pts
42Hamilton County9.735-2.82 pts
43Pike County9.649-2.24 pts
44Miami County9.605-3.96 pts
45Putnam County9.373+1.27 pts
46Johnson County9.363-2.07 pts
47Carroll County9.331+2.52 pts
48Porter County9.289+0.01 pts
49Clark County9.232-1.06 pts
50Delaware County9.087-0.17 pts
51Warrick County9.029-1.73 pts
52Wabash County8.978+1.18 pts
53Kosciusko County8.915+1.08 pts
54Knox County8.842-2.8 pts
55Daviess County8.785-1.06 pts
56Fulton County8.78+0.29 pts
57Allen County8.638-0.76 pts
58Rush County8.626-2.34 pts
59Elkhart County8.593-1.69 pts
60Vanderburgh County8.514-1.68 pts
61Hendricks County8.14-5.75 pts
62Randolph County8.059-3.18 pts
63Montgomery County8.026-1.35 pts
64Clay County8.022-3.34 pts
65Washington County7.944-2.55 pts
66St. Joseph County7.934-2.23 pts
67DeKalb County7.908-0.13 pts
68Howard County7.896-1.41 pts
69Tipton County7.841-0.54 pts
70Warren County7.838-7.64 pts
71Jasper County7.728-3.15 pts
72Jackson County7.713-2.21 pts
73Cass County7.416-0.63 pts
74Bartholomew County7.414-3.48 pts
75Clinton County7.322-1.3 pts
76Adams County7.214+0.35 pts
77Harrison County7.108-1.06 pts
78Steuben County7.01-0.42 pts
79Franklin County6.96-6.64 pts
80Perry County6.875-1.61 pts
81Crawford County6.836-1.46 pts
82Marshall County6.689-3.15 pts
83LaGrange County6.599+0.08 pts
84Fayette County6.562-2.2 pts
85Gibson County6.558-0.54 pts
86Grant County6.353-1.35 pts
87Union County6.257-1.67 pts
88Jefferson County6.224-4.65 pts
89Whitley County6.046-3.17 pts
90Noble County5.646-4.17 pts
91Jay County4.759-8.84 pts
92Wells County3.701-4.25 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.

How to cite

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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Orange County, with 31.734% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Wells County, with 3.701% in 2014.

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